Or a space fighter pilot.

I really liked Necro Butcher's match(es) with Chris Hero. They were actually well paced and technically proficient affairs.

Think you might be romanticizing ECW a little bit there. Maybe Raven vs Dreamer, but New Jack and the rest were as garbage as anyone working today.

I mean, you referencing a line in the movie that has become ingrained in pop culture kind of disproves what you said

Now, what if a player acquires a nickname related to crime? Could such a moniker, self applied or otherwise, be treated as a warning to clubs and therefore require more severe punishment. ?

Yeah, acquiring black guys in a league that is overwhelmingly populated by minorities is not exactly a feat of tolerance.

Sometimes you reach for your dog whistle and accidentally grab your kazoo

Coffee

That's some C Grade Bodega level sheet right there

I wouldn’t say the only thing. Not having to book for a PPV every month is a great help (or confusing everyone by booking for a PPV AND a controversial spectacle in a far away country that they are both proud to present and ashamed of).

It wasn’t narrow, though. Rock,Austin, HHH, Taker, Angle, Jericho, Mankind, Benoit, all could rotate in and out of the main title picture. They once had to have a 6 man HIAC because they had so many ME level talent. And Angle was able to attain that within 6 months of entering the company.

One of the points of stables is that they allow you to walk and chew gum at the same time.

This does feel Post-Solanas

I like those montages, mainly because that’s kind of what happens when I leave a movie i loved. I get outside, ready to write the great American novel or solve the world’s problems or whatever, and then the adrenaline fades, reality sets back in, and I’m me again.

And thinking one is above the vulgar partisans is a great way to feel superior. It just doesn't tend to solve any problems.

Good to know centrists have paper thin skins too

Left unmolested: The historical "Belly Itchers Only" sign over the opposing bullpen.

I agree, which is why I put it in quotes. They’ve put off building stars for so long and I see a roster full of guys who could either be mega stars or set the stage for the next mega star. We may not have the next Hogan or SCSA on the roster right now (though NXT has some definite candidates) but there’s definitely a…

He became so beloved, it’s easy to forget that his breakout role was AJ Lee’s emotionally abusive boyfriend. The transition to Frienemies with Kane then to opressed champion was so seamless that it replaced the memory of him gaslighting Big Show to tears or framing Punk over a chairshot.

Ive seen a lot of people online saying that they’re not feeling it this year, and it does lack a lot of the “star power” of previous years. But at the same time, this is the first Mania in years with matches that don’t feel completely manufactured and are instead actually based on legit beef.