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James Elsworth could have a Brian Scalabrine like following. Jobbers in squash matches don't get enough credit for being so convincingly scared and pathetic. Inside they're probably over the moon to be on national tv.

I was a cynical as anyone when I heard that title name. I really wanted a floating champion. But having an epic match between Rollins and Balor for it will give it immediate legitimacy. That was a very smart move. If they just gave it to someone, then it would have been really lame.

Sharlto Copley is an obnoxious, hyperactive twit who ruins everything he's in, and yes that includes DISTRICT 9. I can't remember a hero that cared for less or wanted to repeatedly punch in the face. Your love for that performance will diminish after you watch CHAPPIE, which exposes how limited his range really is.

Dean needs more screen time that for sure, and hopefully he'll get that come the roster split. Vaudevillians are awesome when they're not on the mic or wearing T shirts.

Can we all agree that Ambrose is looking great in the ring? Finally changing his move set up a bit, and selling the pain beautifully. His commentary bits were also so strong. I hope he stays champ for a long time!

I've been struggling with that same delimma about Rollins. It's hard to tell if he's succeeding or failing right now. He's almost perfect on the mic and in the ring, committing in a way that seems both exaggerated and real. But I love and agree with almost everything he says, so of course I cheer him. He's a one man

Multi-man matches are innocuous filler bullshit, but I give this one just a little credit for giving Zach Ryder a push and a few pins, something he rarely EVER gets. I wish they let him win on his own , ala 2014 Dolph Ziggler Survivor Series.

Or that his count out win was the "biggest of his career". So condescending!

You're right on about Seth. That may be why he's so over with the crowds for the most part. He's belligerent and entitled yet doesn't get booed too often. That means something.

Also, how awesome is it that Seth keeps winning cleanly?!?! My biggest problem with the way he was booked pre-injury was that he lost non-title matches all the time, many to Cena. He pretty much conquered Cena on his own tonight, as that distraction from the Club really wasn't a game changer. Even though he's as

Kurt Angle, too, though if he comes back, it won't be anything that random. Balor would have made perfect sense as his Nakamura match is clearly designed to be his farewell to NXT match, which are often booked to overlap with a main roster debut.

Kyle, last week you said something about Reigns putting on amazing matches almost like he, contrary to the snark crowds chants, CAN wrestle. I didn't get a chance to express in my tired albeit sincere Reigns hating stubbornness that it was AJ STYLES who was carrying those matches, and Reigns even rising to half his

I disagree. I think having two world champions makes both of them have less impact. I like the idea of a floating champ who was on both shows, sometimes putting a new guy over on another show. Making the other belt the IC belt on the other show is an interesting idea Bryan had.

The difference is people loved Hogan.

There does need to be a moratorium on 6 man and over tag matches and non-tag matches. Just reeks of low stakes laziness. The fact that New Day's MANIA match was not for the title is a joke.

I agree with a lot of what you said, but I thought Seth's fake outs were great. It shows he has a trickster personality that Reigns couldn't begin to even touch. However, it is weird that that was the only thing either of them did last night. They should have been on again at the end to amplify the heat a bit. Still,

My wet dream is Ambrose wins MITB and cashes in on either of his former Shield mates immediately after their match.

I think McMahon suddenly being okay with the Reigns booing and defending it as putting Reugns over is the virtual Alford Plea of pro-wrestling. He knows he was wrong but doesn't want to admit it. So he books him as this weird tweener, in this arrogant " I meant to do that fashion" rather than fess up and try to make

My God, did Flair put on a performance. He was channeling some demons to simulate that heartbreak. He was redder than a Communist radish.

That's an excellent point, and maybe that's the best way for him to go away. However, as someone who was at PAYBACK, I can't tell you how much fun it was to boo him. It's infectious. Unlike Cena, it really does feel like it pisses him off. The guy mopes his way to the ring and Vince needs to see that.