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For those of you with a problem with the Rock's comments in the previous video, try his comments in the video below (at the 2:11 mark)

Ugh - that's one hell of a tone deaf comment from the Rock.

Hard to believe that he doesn't "get it" here.

this whole last week has done nothing but make me loath Dwayne. personally i have no nostalgia for him in wrestling, so i see him acting this way and just want him to go away

 StudentOfEtherium wrote:
this whole last week has done nothing but make me loath Dwayne. personally i have no nostalgia for him in wrestling, so i see him acting this way and just want him to go away

It's a growing sentiment.

Great three-way TLC match on SmackDown last night between #DIY, the Motor City Machine Guns and the Street Profits for the belts last night. I can see why people were saying this would have been a better WrestleMania match than the New Day/War Raiders match. My only question is what happened to Tomasso Ciampa's beard?

I look forward to the return of his mighty chin badger.

 bbb wrote:

 StudentOfEtherium wrote:
this whole last week has done nothing but make me loath Dwayne. personally i have no nostalgia for him in wrestling, so i see him acting this way and just want him to go away

It's a growing sentiment.

Yup, exactly my feelings towards the rock.




Right, hello, friends, I got through wrestlemania!

Night 1:
While the opener was OK, and Tiffany Stratton vs. Charlotte was OK, I just don't get the appeal of Tiffany Stratton. This character is throwing humanity back in its development, more so than Lacey Evans or Emmalina. The whole match was 'two blonde athletic tens in the same outfit' (nothing against Charlotte; she's class in the ring). Add to this the Grande Americano stuff (which I'm technically not against, but in combination with the other stuff on the card it was kinda exhausting. This felt like WWE 2017.This felt like a pre-show, full of unnecessary stuff. By the end, I was kinda sad. Most of the things on display made me feel nothing what so ever WTF was the entrance gear of the War Raiders? Was that some Clash of Clans thing?

Wtf, WWE acquired AAA. This is huge. Just huge.

Btw, I dislike Pat McAffee more than ever before. Not a fan of the 3 commentator booth in general, but McAffee adds NOTHING to the show, talks over stuff, mindlessly repeats catchphrases; he's what Michael Cole was in 2016, but more unnecessary.

Main event was very good. I mean look at the guys involved. Roman Reigns' facials are amazing at this point, especially in their interplay with Heyman's. Also: In Living Colour! Listen to their music, it's nice.



Night 2:
First match: great. With the CORRECT outcome. Really enjoyed the match.

As for Logan Paul . What an artless, unimaginative piece of crap. Not that we didn't know that already. Yes, the match was technically OK. Whoop-dee-doo. If I had heck-all else to do but to train, have AJ Styles carry me through a match and have months of preparation, backed up by very expensive equipment, chemicals and trainers, I might have an OK match with the greats of wrestling. This may draw me as a really sad nerd, and I'm willing to accept that, but first nicking the Buckshot Lariat and then the You Can't Escape routine..... it's just so cheap. And sure, yeah, Paul is supposed to be a 'heel' and make us angry, but the guy just disgusts me as much as his ridiculous drink, and all the other ridiculous stuff he sells, including himself. And it's not like WWE sold him as a bad guy to begin with. They thought he'd be cheered. He wasn't. He was hated from the get-go because of what he made his public persona. I don't wish anything bad on anyone, I just don't want him in wrestling or anywhere near my narrow little field of perception.

Now, let's go on to nicer things. Like McIntyre vs. Damien Priest. Lovely match. Video game ads are silly (even though I'm entirely convinced that Doom Dark Ages will be lovely. I recently played Doom Eternal again and had a LOVELY time.). One of the people I watched with was VERY impressed with the Slayer guitar man playing Priest to the ring because he adores him. Cool match.

I also enjoyed the 4-way between Penta, Breakker, Dom and Balor.

Orton's match was perfect.

Women's Tag championship match. I wasn't aware that Bayley was out injured. Feeling like some plans changed there. Anyway, lovely match, just right. I'm very impressed with Lyra Valkyria in general for months now; she'll be a big deal, at least I hope so (more so than other NXT call-ups of recent. Except for Giulia maybe, she's got that Japan-bonus with me. ). Those wings were amazing. I've seen many wrestlers attempt wings with entrances. Now these here were lovely. I loved the way they moved. Yes, it can be viewed as silly, but to me these were just aesthetically pleasing wings. Even better than Scurll's back in the day. So Lyra Valkyria's wings are the #1 wings in wrestling now. The feathers in her hair were a ton of fun during the match, flying everywhere with each hit.

Main event was very good too. That John Cena is excellent. Cody does the role perfectly as well. Not a fan of having the rapper in there, but oh hey.



So yeah, that was my experience. Bit mixed, but made up for on the second night. I never was a fan of two day events. Not for Wrestlemania, not for Wrestle Kingdom, not for Summer Slam. It's also funny how the originally pretty ingenious HHH booking on this event seemingly reverted to ...former days.



Peeked into the RAW after 'mania too.

If the following rumor is true, Liv Morgan may be missing some ring time in the near future...

it got announced that she's actually playing the lead in the new Takashi Miike movie

which is also pretty interesting, tbf. i'm more likely to see that movie than whatever marvel movie people think she would have ended up in

 StudentOfEtherium wrote:
it got announced that she's actually playing the lead in the new Takashi Miike movie

which is also pretty interesting, tbf. i'm more likely to see that movie than whatever marvel movie people think she would have ended up in

That doesn't preclude her from playing Black Cat in the new Spider-Man film, depending on how big the roles are for the two films.

In my hotel room, ensuring I’m all packed and nothing is forgotten before I fly home tomorrow. And I’ve got Smackdown on, via USA Network.

What fresh hell is this! Screen in Screen ads, meaning I don’t get the commentary!

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
In my hotel room, ensuring I’m all packed and nothing is forgotten before I fly home tomorrow. And I’ve got Smackdown on, via USA Network.

What fresh hell is this! Screen in Screen ads, meaning I don’t get the commentary!

The alternative would be the wrestlers going to a rest hold while they cut away from the match to air traditional commercials.

https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1850127/backstage-details-large-round-wwe-talent-releases-came-friday/

New details have been reported pertaining to Friday's batch of releases from WWE. From the main roster, Braun Strowman, Shayna Baszler, Dakota Kai, Kayden Carter and Katana Chance departed the company, while "WWE NXT" stars Cora Jade, Jakara Jackson, Riley Osborne, Javier Bernal, Oro Mensah, Gigi Dolin, Eddy Thorpe, and Gallus were also cut from the roster.

Braun again?!

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Braun again?!

I know right?

I think he might be injured at this point too, which is a double shot to the nards - and another black mark on the stupid "independent contractors" setup which I think is still a thing on pro wrestling?

 Alpharius wrote:
I think he might be injured at this point too...

That's what it sounds like according to this article on Wrestling Inc.

Fair play. He didn't do much, according to what I hear he got lots of money.


Shame about Baszler. She could be Stardom-bound, if she wants to put up with the schedule and the whole wrestling malarky still. Can't really see her anywhere else; MAYBE the New Japan Dojo in the US, if that's still a thing?

Not familiar with the NXT people to be honest.

Shotzi too :(

At least it sounds like Shotzi isn't a release, as much as a "Sorry, we're not renewing your contract when it expires" - which has the advantage, as far as I recall, of no 90-day no compete clause.

 Dysartes wrote:
At least it sounds like Shotzi isn't a release, as much as a "Sorry, we're not renewing your contract when it expires" - which has the advantage, as far as I recall, of no 90-day no compete clause.

Really it kinda should be the other way round if you think about it. No-competes should be void if the employing party is the one terminating the contract.

Just, nobody really has the money to fight it, and the one who did fight it (Brock when he was going to the UFC did a short stint in Japan beforehand) got WWE to settle and drop it rather than go through with the court case to enforce it in case they lost.

 A Town Called Malus wrote:

 Dysartes wrote:
At least it sounds like Shotzi isn't a release, as much as a "Sorry, we're not renewing your contract when it expires" - which has the advantage, as far as I recall, of no 90-day no compete clause.

Really it kinda should be the other way round if you think about it. No-competes should be void if the employing party is the one terminating the contract.

Just, nobody really has the money to fight it, and the one who did fight it (Brock when he was going to the UFC did a short stint in Japan beforehand) got WWE to settle and drop it rather than go through with the court case to enforce it in case they lost.

No. The non-compete is part of the contract that if you're released, you can't wrestle for 60 or 90 days. If the contract just expires, then nothing in that contract would still apply, including non-compete clauses.