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I would (and will) argue that being the best at what is most basic and primal is exactly why he should be on a list like this.

I wish Tito was higher but it really is a big jump from last time.

They're bringing Bret in because he was so brutal in his commentary about the company in the last two months, right? What a screwed up company.

There's a lot to dig through here even if the poster's idea of "best of" is sort of dubious: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/csv29tx/

Well, we disagree there but I've stated my thoughts at length. As for Taker, I am Taker-neutral,

Which ignores the major point for earnest banter, by the way as in i proffered a specific initiative. And I can spell quebradora but boy was it not rolling off the lips.

I really liked Lucas/Morton vs Dynamic Duo. Structurally, it was clever, with the faces being pissed off enough to get themselves DQ'd immediately and then it settling into a more typical shine/heat/comeback format, with the shine lasting through the next fall. I loved them working Gino's arm. Morton showed both the connection to the crowd we know him for and a lot of fun offense, even if not everything was hitting perfectly. Lucas was like an older, more seasoned Morton, which is a different sort of dynamic than Gibson. Tully was super athletic here, again, just dynamic flying around the ring with broader body language than we're used to, I think. I wasn't so high on the hot tag, though Lucas' initial flurry coming in was great. The tag itself was just slightly ill-timed to maximize the moment. I liked the finish a lot though. They did it all so crisply and quickly. It was a BS finish but it worked due to the speed that they moved with it. I could have used a bit more heat but the fact the babyfaces started a fall down, basically, helped, as did the fact that Morton can make a few minutes taking a beating feel like more.

If you think about it, he's got Joe, Nakamura, Sombra, Biff, just to name a few upcoming, plus I imagine he could pull out a better match with Balor than anyone on the roster. He has so many new and interesting match ups over the next couple of years.

If he has another few years at the rate he's going now...

Is anyone who is pro-Andre also anti-Taker? I find that unlikely.

You got a great picture out of it, at least.

I feel like we should be Wrestling Observers.

Tajiri came really close to making mine, and that's saying a lot. I really need to watch that Finlay match.

With Angle, it's a heresy thing mainly. There'll be a manifesto someday.

Williams looked real good real early in the Houston footage. I wonder if that helped him with abut one.

The way they would ANTICIPATE Lothario's punch in Houston?

And Rude.

They wouldn't have since he was working as his gimmick demanded?

Trust me. The confusion is a good thing.

I really love the MSG Piper vs Perfect match too.

That's a great way to look at it... I agree! It'll also confuse people way more than one without such wrestlers, admittedly. How do you even begin to dismiss this juggernaut of contradiction?

It definitely wasn't what she said. That's a more springboardy thingee. You'll note very earnest discussion of Christian afterwards so if it is a troll, it's one with a lot of heart, dammit.

For everyone's sake, I'll promise not to say another word about Angle so long as he doesn't end up one slot over Buddy Rose or something insane like that. I just had to get it out of my system. It's out. I'm good. We're good.

I'm not a big fan of the SNME one. I'd need to see the Main Event one again. But I don't think it was all that hard to get a perfectly decent match out of Warrior by even 89 or so. He had a lot of raw tools that someone good could utilize and surprisingly for someone so nuts and potentially egotistical, didn't seem to have strong views about pro wrestling should be (as opposed to someone who thought that selling instead of hitting more spots was an absolute sin, for instance).