Just catching up on Smack Down and Malakai Black is a surprise entrance…… and Gees Joe Tessitore is not excited about this at all.
They said “you take this feud with Miz, but we’ll give your wife a title instead”.
The top levels just shown as solid blue are sold out.
An ordinary (?) Friday night attendance, with the bulk of the top deck empty and the middle deck half-full:
This guy makes me laugh and the topic is wrestling so I’m putting it in here anyway. 
It’s the time of year again where WWE release people.
Main Roster
Braun Strowman
Shayna Baszler
Dakota Kai
Kayden Carter
Katana Chance
NXT
Cora Jade
Gigi Dolin
Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, & Wolfgang)
Eddy Thorpe
Riley Osborne
Jakara Jackson
Left hand, right hand, no idea what they’re doing.
Non-wrestlers also released, including the only woman in the booking team.
Nothing of value lost. Could’ve cut more tbh.
Strowman had a great 12 or 18 month period when he was flipping ambulances and dumbbell rowing luchadores but that was 5+ years ago now. Never really progressed and his body is cooked.
Others aren’t even worth mentioning.
Not surprised they cut Shayna Bazsler I’m fan just doesn’t have the it factor for wwe. I think AEW she would do really well there have her join Death Riders
Bailey wont be around for much longer either she’s annoyed they shafted her from Mania for Becky who hasn’t wrestled in over a year.
Just seen the releases.
Wow, they’ve just axed some serious talent on NXT.
Most notably Cora Jade and Gigi Dolin.
Darby Allin has summited Mt Everest.
No news on his condition after he jumped off it…
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Full show from the last weekend viewable, but main event cued below for two heavyweights smacking the crap out of each other.
I’m trying to think of a bigger dropped ball in wrestling in the last 15 years than Cena’s heel turn. Been so dull and boring
Wasting the dates he has left in matches against a job guy and in a stupid tag match.
HHH is in the conversation of the worst booker of all time
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Not sure about that.
But f*ck me, it’s boring atm.
Is there a more boring show on TV than Smack Down?
i’m enjoying it. the bloke is 50 and probably can’t do sht anymore so they’re working around it unlike late stage flair and hogan in the 00s
how would you do it differently?
First thing I would have done, is have cena explain why he sold his soul on the raw straight after EC. Then I would have had Cody face him again at backlash( cena wins again). Having Cody just disappear after WM killed any sort of buzz that the feud had. Or if he needed time off, have cena destory him and do an injury angle to get some heat and that explain why Cody is gone for a few a month
Having Randy hit him with an RKO the night after he won the title, just took any heat he had away from him.i wouldn’t have even had Randy face him at all.
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AEW Double or Nothing
Women’s title out-performed expectations, as did the Stretcher/Ambulance Match. I felt the latter might take the spice off Anarchy In The Arena, but nah they are totally different vibes. Loved both.
Okada-Speedball also out-performed. I’m not sure I fully buy Bailey’s character but if given a bit of time they have an undeniable ability to get a crowd to invest.
As usual, the director missed multiple key spots AND also created some gorgeous continuous action shots (especially in the main event – very NJPW style footage). The latter more than offsets the former.
Main event (Hangman v Ospreay) was an unknown result right to the end, and better for that. Great story-telling. In seven weeks time Mox’s reign of terror/confusion/boredom must and WILL end.
Not a surprise: El Hijo del Vikingo is the new AAA Mega Champion, defeating Alberto del Rio. Well, bye.
Is a surprise: R-Truth sacked. People are not happy about that.
Is fake news: Mariah “March” debuting in WWE Evolve. I think May will get better treated than that, but the chance of her ever having a bigger storyline than what she has just left in AEW is… not large.
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Carlito also not getting his contract renewed which is a shame, although he did just win a championship match for a different company a few days ago.
Mariah would he a huge get for WWE. Could see her clashing with Tiffany.