Am I the only one that gets a bit weirded out with the whole double entendre aspect of Cole and McAfee making “yeet” jokes on TV, but also talking about the kids that Jey Uso gets on TV “yeeting”?
There is another ringboy lawsuit coming out. Might not be the best look for the company.
Couple things from SNME:
1) Thank god all parties realized that it would benefit NOBODY for Hogan to come out and get shit on in his hometown. I was hoping for that though.
2) Can we switch Joe Tessatore and Pat McAfee? Although I would hate to subject Jesse Ventura to that for all the in-between segments.
3) CM Punk and Sami Zayn going old school with the matching tag-team ring gear colors that for some reason wasn’t discussed at all on prime-time NBC television…
4) Credit for Heyman trying to carry the big names in this group with Rollins (who hopefully avoids turning into Jericho). And thankfully he isn’t responsible for paying them. Good to see Bronson back; just don’t jump off of cages please.
5) Zelina Vega vs. Chelsea Green was the best argument for why cutting house shows was a terrible idea. Best wishes to Chelsea’s nose. Somewhere up there, Dusty Rhodes is shouting “DON’T DO SHIT YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO DO KID!”
6) I already knew R-Truth wasn’t winning, but when was it made clear that he wasn’t wrestling the champion for the championship?
7) Did Priest and McIntyre do a double-turn? Also, I’m 100% with Ventura. Walking out of the cage to win is bullshit.
8) Having a main event match to build another match at another show with a rushed promo since you ran long is probably why AEW will likely turn in a more enjoyable show this weekend as long as they limit how much they listen to Meltzer.
At 5/26/25 12:22 AM, wwwyzzerdd wrote:Couple things from SNME:
9) Way, WAY too many commercials.
I know that sounds like an old man complaint, but the flow of the show was SEVERELY disrupted by constantly cutting away from the action to shill more DUDE WIPES or whatever. It's hard to get into a match when you have to watch like eight ads before it starts and then eight more ads after three minutes of action.
Like, damn, TKO, sorry I'm not there in-person having paid for 400 dollar nosebleed seats. You don't have to bludgeon me with pitches for more DUDE WIPES to make up the cash ASAP.
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I watched AEW for the second time today, and the first time with the volume on (didn’t have headphones on my flight to Seattle the first time I watched it).
Can’t tell you much about what the hell I actually watched because I invited a girl who was into AEW over and we fucked each other’s brains out. So based on that, Tony Khan has my vote for booker of the year.
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Last nights RAW… where do I start?
1) Hope Punk has decent life insurance and a heavy turtleneck if he’s actually going to get booked to perform at Night of Champions. I guess he’s already performing in an authoritarian country. Credit to all the keyboard warriors who have been proven right that he’s a hypocrite (granted you missed his contradiction from that MJF promo about main-eventing day 1 of a 4-day extravaganza and then getting released).
2) Hey, Bayley is back.
3) I would still rate Ron Killings below Busta Rhymes for cutting their dreads off on camera.
4) Liv Morgan really missed a chance to get nuclear heat. She should’ve asked how Nikki Bella’s father-in-law is doing? At least she did get the Cena mention in (I was actually waiting for them to do a run-in since they were both on the show).
5) So did Gunther win because he’s going to do the job for Goldberg? I guess Gunther, Kevin Owens, and Bray Wyatt are a strong group to relaunch the J.O.B Squad (not sure how they’ll include Wyatt since he’s not currently under contract and whatnot…). That was an interesting run for Jey Uso.
At 6/10/25 10:18 AM, wwwyzzerdd wrote:4) Liv Morgan really missed a chance to get nuclear heat. She should’ve asked how Nikki Bella’s father-in-law is doing? At least she did get the Cena mention in (I was actually waiting for them to do a run-in since they were both on the show).
…nevermind. Next week she separates her shoulder in a freak accident in the first 5 seconds of her match with Kairi Sane. Really sucks that Kairi has been in 2 matches that have involved serious injuries (NOT SAYING SHE WAS AT FAULT). I would say that should be the cue to go home with the Judgment Day, although I guess this is how you have Roxanne Perez swoop in and take the woman’s tag team title and Dom, then Liv comes back to a big babyface pop. I’m only figuring they’ll just hand over the women’s tag title because they don’t fucking do anything with those belts.
5) So did Gunther win because he’s going to do the job for Goldberg? I guess Gunther, Kevin Owens, and Bray Wyatt are a strong group to relaunch the J.O.B Squad (not sure how they’ll include Wyatt since he’s not currently under contract and whatnot…). That was an interesting run for Jey Uso.
…that one wasn’t too bold of a prediction since they telegraphed doing it back when Gunther cut a promo on Bret Hart, and then Goldberg (I think they were in Atlanta; Badd Blood, right?).
Im mostly just confused because Goldberg has had a career of opportune and inopportune pushes. His WCW run was done damn near by the textbook until he started getting exposed, and really went to shit when the likes of the NWO and Russo got involved. Fast forward a few years later, and one of the most fearsome people in pro wrestling is wearing a wig with Golddust, and in segments with the Super Hero In Training (“GET IT PAL!?! IT’S SHIT! IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE IT’S SHIT!” BY THE WAY, WHERE’S MY PARALEGAL?!?”). Fast forward several old ages later, and they perfectly do a return match where Goldberg squashes one of your biggest names in a complete surprise, only for them to complete fuck that up by trying to go to that well way too much.
I get Goldberg is a big name in the overall scheme of pro wrestling. I’m guessing he got put off real quick if he ever talked to Tony Khan and that’s why he didn’t get that massive payoff (I’d try to look into that story more, but oddly a lot of folks with some info on that have NDAs out of nowhere regarding it). I know him and Triple H aren’t inviting one another over to the backyard BBQ, but I guess this just happened to work to get a big match on Saturday Night Main Event, which likely will fit directly into the sliver of time they afford for 3 minutes of wrestling between 15 minutes of commercials.
I just don’t see how anyone benefits from this. Goldberg came out to do a promo with a noticeable limp. He’ll probably lose in an untapped backstage segment with a door or a soda machine and give himself a concussion. He’s going to run the risk of injuring one of your main guys, or himself because he has so much pressure to go out on top. One only positive I see is this won’t be Sting’s retirement match with a bunch of other goobers shooting fireworks out of their ass to distract from the old man in the middle of it all, but it’s not like I can believe Gunther getting squashed in a short amount of time, or late-50s Goldberg going into deep waters with Gunther.
So either the match ends in the awkward “big Austrian guy kills the Jewish guy in front of his family” (that may have sold well in Saudi Arabia), or Goldberg buries one of your best heels just so Seth Rollins can cash in.
…speaking of Saudi Arabia, are they still going to fucking do that show now with all the shit that just popped off? I know everyone is just trying to build up a decent amount of savings for this impending shitshow of a recession we’re probably barreling into, but you might want to consider that you need to be alive to spend said money.
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At 7/13/25 11:33 PM, ZJ wrote:WWE goofed on the timing of that latest SNME and the show ended during Bill Goldberg's retirement speech.
Oops.
From what I've heard, the Seth Rollins injury took some time away because of the severity of it and the finish of his match, which essentially cut time from the rest of the show.
That isn't an excuse for WWE or NBC for botching this up, and probably should've asked for a runoff in case something like this happens. Credit to WWE for posting the segment online soon enough at least.
Just stop worrying, and love the bomb.
At 7/14/25 11:43 AM, orangebomb wrote:From what I've heard, the Seth Rollins injury took some time away because of the severity of it and the finish of his match, which essentially cut time from the rest of the show.
For anyone who assumes that Seth Rollins is working this injury, I would only counter with if this were a work, then LA Knight still would’ve lost and Bron/Bronson would’ve come out and powerbombed him through about 8-12 Slim Jim tables.
That isn't an excuse for WWE or NBC for botching this up, and probably should've asked for a runoff in case something like this happens. Credit to WWE for posting the segment online soon enough at least.
The only issue is they are on American network broadcast TV, where they’re obligated to stick to cutoff times since they’re rolling into the news next in most locations (the news team at KWTF in Bumfuck Idaho isn’t going to delay their top headline of a goat running along the highway to let a 58 year old wrestler wrap up an entertainment show). Most of those moments are more for the live audience, so my confusion is why didn’t they just cut the show early and leave the rah-rah speech for the crowd and then offer it as an online bonus? I guess that was really how much time got stretched for that injury, although they did a decent job of covering it.
All in all, at least the old fart got a better retirement match than that bullshit he did with Roman Reigns or almost killing himself and the Undertaker in Saudi Arabia. Gunther ended up being a good choice to call the match on the fly (he even had to yell at him after the jackhammer and the new ref ran in to “PIN!”).
Then some women did some shit the next day, and AEW is in the middle of maybe a resurgence if they can just keep out of their own way, but oddly this pieced together ad-fest stole most of the attention this weekend. And they only had Jesse on for one segment this time!
Hmmmm… he finally lost clean.
https://amp.tmz.com/2025/07/24/hulk-hogan-dead/
Sounds like he had a heart attack. I’m very confused because Bubba the Love Sponge I guess wasn’t lying a few weeks ago. Weird story overall. Also unfortunate that one of the biggest names in pro wrestling will get a mixed reaction because of his demeanor for the past few decades. I’m guessing Flair’s passing will generate the same mixed feelings of acknowledging his contributions, but burying his behavior.
And finally, “I hope he was Saved.”
At 7/24/25 01:11 PM, wwwyzzerdd wrote:Hmmmm… he finally lost clean.
https://amp.tmz.com/2025/07/24/hulk-hogan-dead/
Sounds like he had a heart attack. I’m very confused because Bubba the Love Sponge I guess wasn’t lying a few weeks ago. Weird story overall. Also unfortunate that one of the biggest names in pro wrestling will get a mixed reaction because of his demeanor for the past few decades. I’m guessing Flair’s passing will generate the same mixed feelings of acknowledging his contributions, but burying his behavior.
And finally, “I hope he was Saved.”
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At 7/26/25 12:05 PM, JackSlammer wrote:This one got me, brother.
…at least 3 people in that photo would not be responding kindly. Another one would be screaming about whatever “destrucity” is, and the last one would be only slightly buzzed after a 30-pack.
Thoughts on last night’s Raw:
1) I will acknowledge that you can’t take away the historical value of the company as it relates to Hogan. I will comment that the company originally was more than eager to do that when Gawker released the video, only to eventually acquiesce (albeit to the consternation to several fans). They didn’t get all the boos out of the crowd, so that’ll be a thing every time they do these pieces. By the way; if you’ve never been to a live show, take a guess how the live audience reacts whenever they talk about any of their Saudi Arabia shows?
2) Paul Heyman helps out Jey Uso by interrupting his opening promo to let him catch his breath. Dude needs to work on cardio. Heyman is very ballsy to hit the audience with a Jew joke in today’s climate.
3) AJ Styles and the two Japanese women who aren’t Iyo Sky fight the Judgment Day. Seemed like a house show match, but picked the crowd up after the Hogan tribute.
4) Sheamus and Rusev continue their mid-card booking hell. Oddly this was the only useful spot for Vince Russo where he could at least shit out a half-decent mid-card storyline (until it resulted in a double-cage match with dogs shitting ringside).
5) WHY IS THE BIRD LADY STILL ON MY FUCKING SCREEN!?! AND WHY ARE THEY PUNISHING HER (AND US) BY MAKING HER DELIVER A PROMO!?!
6) Jackie Redmond cracks me up when she just refers to the senior announcer as “Cole”.
7) 8-woman equal screen-time match. What motivation do any of these women have to team with one another? What show is Chelsea Green on? Are they booking Nikki Bella for her silence on the former head of talent relations (a.k.a. her father-in-law)? And additional pushing of the idea that Iyo Sky is actually on par with the woman who is 6” taller than her?
8) I’m seeing double here… 4 Grande Americanos!
9) In a testament to why you need to cut back on the “premium live events” or figure out a better way to hype your marquee matches, CM Punk and Gunther talk shit to one another two weeks in a row where each of them look dumbfounded after the fact. Glad Punk promised that he wouldn’t just be a part of stupid booking in his return to pro wrestling (or be part of a fake wrestlemania main event, or work in Saudi Arabia).
10) I guess Roman Reigns doesn’t watch the show regularly to have guessed that Uso v. Reed was going to end in interference. And for whatever reason he figured that his slow dramatic entrance would instill fear in his opponents (while Bron elected to just kick Jey several more times while Roman methodically walked down the entrance ramp). And this was all for nothing since Jey and Roman got their shit pushed in still.
I’m starting to get 1999 WCW vibes from today’s WWE product. The expectation that the audience will just tune in still and happily accept their gruel is beginning to become untenable. I understand that all they’re relying on is for the owner of their chief rival to continue using the ADHD medication recreationally and they’ll look better by default, but there was still a point where WWE was putting up a mediocre product compared to TNA giving some effort, and that just resulted in a massive decline in viewership across the board.
At 7/14/25 05:36 PM, wwwyzzerdd wrote:For anyone who assumes that Seth Rollins is working this injury, I would only counter with if this were a work, then LA Knight still would’ve lost and Bron/Bronson would’ve come out and powerbombed him through about 8-12 Slim Jim tables.
…yeah nevermind. I could probably also dig up at some point where I said CM Punk wasn’t going to Saudi Arabia. I think I just dropped below Meltzer on my batting average.
I’ll just say I am not a fan of this Seth Rollins swerve. I would rant about the risk of exposing kayfabe to the extent that they just did and how shy of a bone protruding out of someone’s skin, now everyone is going to assume any legitimate injury is a “work”, but I have to remember that the two head bookers of this company were involved in the Curtain Call. I get that wrestling is built on making people believe in the reality that they want to portray, and I appreciate that sometimes WWE attempts to stick to a slightly more believable form of augmented reality (when it suits them), but this was straight-up exposing your own business just to get a cheap surprise and prolong a feud that I’m really not seeing the point of doing, and a sizable amount of people don’t seem to really be invested in.
To top that off, that was surprise #1 of night 1, followed by bigger surprise #2 for night 2. It seems that Cena wants to work with Brock Lesnar before his retirement run. I get the historical ties to OVW and they actually had several feuds during their time years ago. And yes the live audience had a loud reaction at the end of the second night, but it’s rather transparent why there was no post-show press conference.
I’m going to Raw in Philly in 2 weeks. I can nearly promise that they’ll be on the lookout for any “Brock is Pissed” signs in the crowd. Yes, Brock did not physically commit any heinous acts he was alleged to have been an accomplice to (probably because according to those same allegations, he was too drunk to take part in sex trafficking). TKO-led WWE really has burned through the little bit of good-will they had with the fans happy that the Vince/Dunn/Laurinaitis nightmare was over.
If Tony Khan is really in charge of his company and had any ideas that weren’t rehashes of Russo’s and Bischoff’s worst ideas, he has a chance to chip away at his competition. He has a TV deal, he has some credible talent that look like grown adults and can sometimes do the video game shit (when it’s warranted), and so far he only has the stench of poor leadership decisions, but he isn’t charging exorbitant prices for a declining product, he isn’t tied to a corrupt and bigoted regime, and he’s only getting a bit too high every so often rather than shitting on his paralegals. If he could cater to those of us who don’t care for the IWC’s opinion based on obscure references and are aware that there is a benefit to sponsors who maybe don’t care for some of the snuff-film shit some of their talent are trying to push, then you can maybe get
more than 500-600k weekly viewers who aren’t finishing up Big Bang Theory reruns or trying to catch The Modern Family.
So I want to try to list all of the live shows I’ve been to before I succumb to Alzheimer’s. But hay, I least I won’t have Alzheimer’s…
1) WWF RAW IS WAR: April 23, 2001 - Pepsi Center - Denver CO
2) WWF Smackdown: April 24, 2001 - Pepsi Center - Denver CO (Smackdown aired on Thursdays, but was taped on Tuesday back then)
3) WWE RAW: October 31, 2005 - Arrowhead Pond - Anaheim CA
Can anyone make out that sign in the crowd behind Shawn Michaels?
4) WWE Raw: December 3, 2007 - North Charleston Coliseum - North Charleston SC
5) WWE Smackdown Live: March 21, 2017 - Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville CT
6) NXT Takeover: Brooklyn 4: August 18, 2018 - Barclays Center - Brooklyn NY
7) Survivor Series: WarGames: November 26, 2022 - TD Garden - Boston MA
8) Wrestlemania 39: April 1 & 2, 2023 - SoFi Stadium - Inglewood CA
9) WWE RAW: April 3, 2023 - Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles CA
10) WWE RAW: April 10, 2023 - Climate Pledge Arena - Seattle WA
11) WWE Friday Night Smackdown Tribute To The Troops: December 8, 2023 - Amica Mutual Pavilion - Providence RI
12) WWE Smackdown: March 29, 2024 - Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville CT
13) WWE Smackdown: April 5, 2024 - Wells Fargo Arena - Philadelphia PA
14) Wrestlemania XL: April 6 & 7, 2024 - Lincoln Financial Field - Philadelphia PA
15) WWE RAW: May 6, 2024 - XL Center - Hartford CT
16) WWE Smackdown: June 28, 2024 - Madison Square Garden - New York City NY
17) WWE Smackdown: July 12, 2024 - DCU Center - Worcester MA
18) WWE Smackdown: August 2, 2024 - Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse - Cleveland OH
19) Summerslam: Cleveland: August 3, 2024 - Cleveland Browns Stadium - Cleveland OH
20) WWE Smackdown: October 25, 2024 - Barclays Center - Brooklyn NY
(They also taped the next week’s show after this)
21) WWE Smackdown: December 13, 2024 - XL Center - Hartford CT
22) Saturday Night’s Main Event: December 14, 2024 - Nassau County Coliseum - Uniondale NY
23) WWE Live Holiday Tour: December 26, 2024 - Madison Square Garden - New York City NY
24) WWE Smackdown: March 7, 2025 - Wells Fargo Arena - Philadelphia PA
25) WWE RAW: March 10, 2025 - Madison Square Garden - New York NY
26) WWE RAW: August 18, 2025 - Xfinity Mobile Arena - Philadelphia PA
