Man watching Cesaro and Kidd on axxess. They really need to be doing vignette's more often. They were very entertaining and funny.

Kidd's time in NXT finding his voice as a cat loving, beats wearing douche was time well spent.

 

 

 

 

FACT.

Steph and Hunter marking out over the NXT show last night was all kinds of great (Steph recording it). It's something you would never see from Vince. I so want to believe it's genuine

 

Details?

Man watching Cesaro and Kidd on axxess. They really need to be doing vignette's more often. They were very entertaining and funny.

I said the same thing. Cesaro looked like a star. Axel too!

Thank God for the hot blonde bombshell, who was super into the show (pretty sure it was NOT Foley's daughter, but it could have been) on the hard camera for this past RAW because I don't think I could have made it through without her. Good thing, they didn't move her for upstaging all the action or make her put on a mask.

 

Paige/Nikki was the best thing about the show, but that's like saying the Sun will come up tomorrow. They had a rough start, but the finish sequence was super hot and the nearfalls actually built to an interesting climax, men take notes on how it is done. Would have liked a better setup for Nikki's Emerald Elbow, but that is nitpicky.

 

Bryan/ZIggler was actually pretty good. I liked the build to the spots and Ziggler actually felt competitive through the match. It had a more logical progression than most modern WWE matches with the matwork early. Things get chippy in the corner -> spots start revving up, but they are not always hitting them because the other guy is still fresh. It was back and forth in a way that showcased a struggle rather than offensive exhibition. ZIggler winning with a quick ZIg Zag was refreshing.

The rest was forgettable.

 

Steph and Hunter marking out over the NXT show last night was all kinds of great (Steph recording it). It's something you would never see from Vince. I so want to believe it's genuine

 

Details?

 

 

 

Stephanie's recording. Gets good at around 27:00 -30:00

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSNMbmSgf1I&feature=youtu.be

 

 

Steph's laugh is recognizable in any situation

I thought you said it got good.

So according to Meltzer on his podcast, WWE is "full court pressing" to get Jim Ross back. He couldn't finish the story because his brother came to his house and Dave started talking to him and never went back to the JR subject (which was pretty funny). But he explained Ross wouldn't have been caught dead going to WWE shows and now he's front row at NXT and going to the HOF.

 

My guess is they're bringing J.R. back for NXT. It makes perfect sense too. He'd be ideal to train the younger, up-and-coming voices on that show - including, yes, Renee Young. The more relaxed taping schedule would probably also appeal to Jim Ross at this point. And he was recently in attendance at an NXT show.

Holy fuck Stephanie tweeting the quote from the twitter founder about philanthropy being the key to brand success. What in the hell is she thinking tweeting that out especially when they are honoring Connor tonight? Absolutely mind boggling. I want to believe she's genuine with her charity work but this....

Wade went off on Stephanie for tweeting that. Can't blame him.

I'm sure business is an important, if not the key, factor driving driving the philanthropic efforts of many companies. As long as those efforts are legit and the charitable causes come out ahead at the end of the day I'm cool with it. Everybody wins.

Yeah... Just Wade being Wade. The point being made is that a company is spending that money either way. They can spend it on advertising/PR, or they can give to a charitable cause and do good while also receiving positive press as a result of it. They both "win." Wade being the cynic that he is, and only being willing to believe and expecting the worst from the McMahons, does the predictable thing of bitching on Twitter. The tweet was awkwardly worded, and definitely isn't a "philosophy" best stated in 140 characters, but Keller's response was every bit as tone deaf and moronic as he accuses Steph of being.

EDIT: Moving my response to the Keller thread.

I'm sure she was counting her money during his induction.

Trips and NXT just got a Sunday SportsCenter feature spot, a teaser for the E:60 doc "Behind the Curtain", premiering May 5th.

they are bringing back the diva search as a network exclusive show. Going to be interesting doing this show under a PG guide

they are bringing back the diva search as a network exclusive show. Going to be interesting doing this show under a PG guide

 

May not be PG. The Seth Green cartoon is MA.

Dear Raw crowd: Go easy on Reigns, please.

It'll be really telling. If I was a grumpy anti Reigns fan, I'd cheer him after last night. It'll be very impressive for the WWE if he gets cheered in front of that crowd tonight.

I hope they go easy on Reigns too after his awesome performance last night, but I don't think it's a huge deal even if they crap on him. The post-Mania raw crowd isn't indicative of how the rest of the WWE audiences will react, at least after about 3 weeks, a month tops.

I think its good if Reigns gets a loud, passionate reaction, but don't think it matters much whether its a yay or boo. Apathy is the problem.

The fact that Reigns didn't win last night and pretty much got his ass kicked may be enough to get the current audience to accept him.

The caller asked about bringing in Sting for WrestleMania. "We took someone from obscurity and developed that character and made it important." Vince felt they were good at taking characters like that and putting them on a big stage.

 

 

Vince's comments during a conference all today. I don't know what to make of this comment.. Does he actually believe this?

 

The caller asked about bringing in Sting for WrestleMania. "We took someone from obscurity and developed that character and made it important." Vince felt they were good at taking characters like that and putting them on a big stage.

 

Vince's comments during a conference all today. I don't know what to make of this comment.. Does he actually believe this?

If we believe that Vince is the micro manager that former employees say he is, then he absolutely believes what he is saying.