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Two weeks in a row someone has worn a mask that made sense, though this was slightly less necessary than Wren Sinclair doing it, still better than worst unmasking ever Austin Theory when he joined the Vision

March 2028? I know there's a backlog but fucking hell

Was he doing a deaf gimmick?

Picked up Hard Eight last week as it's had a release on 88 blu ray, Boogie Nights is one of my favourite films so always wanted to see it 4 stars on Letterboxd, great acting, especially Gwyneth Paltrow, unless I'm forgetting something obvious she's never worked with PTA again, can't wait to watch with the directors commentary

SOMEONE WORE A MASK FOR A LOGICAL REASON AND IT ACTUALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE TO WHAT HAPPENED NEXT! NXT now officially the best booked show in North America

Hopefully they won't have him go on a losing streak before cashing in, always used to love that trope On another note, I stopped watching Raw after Mania but has Reigns ever said why he's bothered about holding the same title he slagged off when Rollins held it? I can understand him wanting to beat Punk but the whole point of the title itself was that it was beneath him

What was with getting rid of the two smaller ladders? Even Graves mentioned it didn't make any sense, which from a kayfabe point of view it obviously didn't, but even then they weren't in the way of the stunt he was setting up so it made no sense either way

Vaguely remembered him burying Hogan around that time but I've never seen his quotes about Triple H before, I know it's not like he was shooting on Raw but surprised they put that in the magazine with how strong it was, completely true as well

Bronson Reed is no doubt healthier after dropping weight but he doesn't look intimidating at all now, needs to knock the Tsunami on the head now he's smaller too Thought Lola Vice was going to break her neck when she fell from one ladder to the other I can see Penta cashing in on Zayn and giving it the (masked) shocked lottery win face they get their babyfaces to do, instantly making him look like a knob, if it was upto me he'd win the title and celebrate by wearing that Paddy's Day hat he wore in AEW that time

I'd imagine he was that checked out by then they could've put Malenko Vs Kidman from Souled Out on last and he wouldn't have been arsed

Mentioning the hardcore fans bringing signs, I remember the Nitro or two they did in Australia towards the end of 2000 having loads of 'World Wankers Federation' signs in the crowd, so they might have had to go to the other side of the world but at least a few people liked them more than the WWF

Sticking the belt on Steiner and keeping it on him helped focus the shows a lot too, I was watching Nitro from when it started on Bravo and at least it didn't give you a headache trying to keep up with who was champion once Scotty won it Just enjoyed reading the last few pages of this thread and I thought of a question, what if they'd hired JR to run the place when Bischoff was sent home instead of hiring Russo (and Ferrara and Banks)?

I've only had 4 Newcy Brown and 3 Theakstons and genuinely thought the first part was about the Royal Rumble for some reason

Wouldn't do any harm sending her back really, they mention her in every Zaria match as it is

Read an article on Yahoo Sports about the situation that has a weird line in it about how WWE need to publicly confirm what's happening with Carver, fuck knows why anyone would think that's important at the moment I give credit to WWE for not saying anything, he's obviously not going to be on any shows for the foreseeable future and they can quietly release him if all the evidence against him proves to be true As long as the woman in question feels comfortable at work and is being supported then that's all that matters

The F5 into the pin reversal last week was one of the smoothest moves I've seen in ages, credit to Zaria and Thea Hail Whole show seems to be a bit uneventful at the moment, obviously NXT isn't immune from the 'WWE is shite in Autumn' virus that they've had since about '99

It looks like someone has spunked on Cass' forehead in that match graphic

Can't be bothered googling it but beyond the Austin link, I'm pretty sure that's the time the lad shot everyone in The Amityville Horror, so it always shits me up waking up at that time despite not owning a gun or being possessed by some demon who hates my family

I was 11 when he came back for Mania 12 and even I wasn't that fussed, he seemed like a relic even then compared to Bret at his peak, Diesel who'd gone back to being cool as fuck after Survivor Series and Taker and HBK I imagine if he'd stuck around he'd have had his version of the Codyverse where they kept him away from the proper main event programs (despite probably paying him more than anyone else) and then he'd have flounced when they asked him to put HBK over

Is it just me or is it like the internet didn't happen? I can imagine that slapping game in Memphis or somewhere backwards in the 70s, surely nowadays anyone could look up the risks and see it's ridiculously stupid? The plus side is the people doing that aren't exactly adding much to society

He's too small for any of his stuff to look believable, it's not that everyone has to be 6 foot 2 and 250 pounds but he's got such an odd body shape it makes everything he does look weird, plus Bret thought he was shite and he's the greatest

Lake Mungo Never heard of it til the other day, really enjoyed it, gets the creepy atmosphere perfect but I was most impressed with the documentary interviews with the Dad, Mum and brother, most natural acting I've ever seen in a fake documentary Most famous bit (which is why I heard of the film in the first place, thankfully it didn't spoil anything) was suitably horrific, ending was a bit different to what you'd normally get but made more sense than anything else and was really sad 4 stars on Letterboxd

Seeing as he was mentioned in passing I'll make my long held point that Malenko was massively overrated and his only really good singles match was with Scotty 2 Hotty at Backlash 2000

It's odd how Hunter happily put Banks and Charlotte in the main event of big NXT shows years ago yet seemingly won't do the same for the women on the main roster now, especially when under Vince of all people had 3 main event Mania 35 In regards to the men, it'll be interesting to see if Hunter really is a Nazi considering the amount of black talent they have, Keanu Carver looks the absolute part and just needs booking as a killer for now, he has that natural charisma though where you can easily picture him on talk shows with the belt

Don't see why, it's a perfectly cromulent analogy