I don't think that's fair. He's very good, and can be valuable when used in the right way. Gabe was excellent at this. But Gabe isn't there. I just think he's done too much to hurt the business. Everything from his smiling face to some of the joke wrestling he's done and his bullshit "superman...

Good. Colt Cabana is fucking awful. I don't think that's fair. He's very good, and can be valuable when used in the right way. Gabe was excellent at this. But Gabe isn't there. I just think he's done too much to hurt the business. Everything from his smiling face to some of the joke wrestling he's ...

Good.

Colt Cabana is fucking awful.

I can see Nick Aldis' point here. When they were resurfacing in 2019 with the Youtube show and other things, the direction looked good, Nick Aldis was at the front of it was NWA Champion and it was going well, but then they just stalled and stuck exactly as they are. If I'm Nick, I'm at my prime and...

Big Red Machine wrote: ↑Nov 4th, '22, 13:17 1. Has Jeff ever actually successfully developed a business before?

I would call what he did with TNA to be successful for the first few years at least.

Well.. Uncle Dave appears to clear this up... Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that AEW President Tony Khan had agreed to let Gunn appear on the show but requested that WWE mention him working for AEW live on the air, which WWE ultimately denied. He wrote: “Khan agreed to l...

If he really thought Tony would let him show up, he's a moron. In fairness, Tony allowed Jericho & Danielson to make small recent videos for WWE television, so not unheard of. Ah. I didn’t realize this. Stuff actually on TV, or just talking heads for a Network doc? As Thelone said, it was some ...

Big Red Machine wrote: ↑Oct 19th, '22, 22:18 If he really thought Tony would let him show up, he's a moron.

In fairness, Tony allowed Jericho & Danielson to make small recent videos for WWE television, so not unheard of.

This is the only one where I feel like not having a solidly-defined criteria makes it nigh-impossible: Cornette, Heenan, Heyman, Jimmy Hart. It is very broad. There are probably the right decisions there. Those four were all probably the best talkers, at least 3 of them were. Heyman is probably sti...

This is the only one where I feel like not having a solidly-defined criteria makes it nigh-impossible: Cornette, Heenan, Heyman, Jimmy Hart. It is very broad. There are probably the right decisions there. Those four were all probably the best talkers, at least 3 of them were. Heyman is probably sti...

Is this a rib? This has to be a rib. The timing is too good not to be. Well... they just brought Strowman back, and there is a rumored Bray Wyatt return, so maybe not? And that's on top of Charlotte and Rousey, plus anyone else I'm forgetting and/or that we don't know about. I’m not saying it’s not...

Just found a post of mine from 2013... which I feel fits exactly what I wrote above. Hey everybody! I would like to know your first favourite wrestler(s), not the guy(s) you think is best now or has been the best over the last 20 years, or even your favourite growing up... I want to know who was the...

I mean, if I ran a competitor company that constantly allowed its employees to make digs about my friend's company to our joint customers. I don't think we'd be considered friends for very long.

Is this a rib? This has to be a rib.

The timing is too good not to be.

YEAH

I don't think you can ever "force chemistry". Taz & Cole or JR & Lawler were fairly organic, built over time. So whilst you cannot force it, you cannot rush it also.

If I was WWE, I'd be checking on Ian Riccaboni's contract situation. Best announcer in American wrestling right now.

WWE will not be forcing banter within the new commentary teams that were announced this week for RAW, SmackDown and NXT. It was confirmed by Variety that the new teams will see Corey Graves and Kevin Patrick call the action on RAW, with Michael Cole and Wade Barrett on SmackDown. Vic Joseph and Book...

Max Dupri is no more. During Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown, we saw the return of LA Knight after the now-former leader of the Maximum Male Models stable took out Mace and Mansoor backstage. Following the attack, he went on to tell Maxxine Dupri not to call him Max anymore, because he is no...

WWE is looking to avoid a situation similar to what’s happening in All Elite Wrestling by hiring an ‘Operations Manager’ to handle talent. In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer noted that WWE has a listing for an Operations Manager to manage conflict. The job descr...

AEW President Tony Khan has said he felt like he, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon were friends, but isn’t so sure anymore. Khan founded AEW in 2019, and has been in competition with WWE ever since. In July, McMahon was appointed CEO of WWE following the retirement of Vince McMahon, and Triple H was a...