CW POD: Is pro wrestling fun again?
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I seriously wonder how much longer Joe Hendry is going to stick around in TNA, considering he's broken the wall into NXT and not only has he been an absolute hit, but they've set up long-term feuds with him (even ones that don't involve TNA feuds taking place at NXT).
I didn't even know who he was until he showed up in NXT. I mean, I've seen the memes so I recognized his face, but I haven't followed TNA in years (even though it's supposed to be so much better now).
Went back and watched some videos - he has a future. I don't know how much higher his ceiling is compared to, say, Elias, but on the plus side Vince will never have the chance to ruin him.
Me either. He just seemed to come out of nowhere but his theme is so catchy and he's appears to have that "it" factor.
Just from Giullia's NXT debut alone I can already tell she's a huge star in the making. Hell - in the indies she already is.
Bill Simmons and director of Tiger King are doing a 6 part Vince doc on Netflix to go live on Sept. 25.
I got through all of Mr. McMahon and while there wasn't anything earthshattering it was a really fascinating look at Vince. Undoubtedly an awful human being, but more of the more interesting people I could think to do a documentary on.
Yeah as someone whose familiar with pro wrestling I didn't learn much I didn't already know but the non pro wrestling people it was probably interesting.
Looking forward to what they do with Penta. Too bad ECW had to eff things up by making Fenix stick around (I get it - WWE extends on injury time too - but still)
I feel in the whole AEW vs WWE with people switching brands wwe has fared much better.
I knew wwe would crush this but it's even faring better than I imagined.
Also of note I came across leaked photos of card and lineup of each rumble match.
They keep trotting Hogan out only to get booed out the building and it never gets old.
I'm not sure what to think of this.
Son watched a match a few days ago.
Now he says, "Dad. You look just like that wrestler we watched"
"Oh yeah? Which one?"
"The guy with his mom who danced."
"What? Ohhh....The Junk Yard Dog??"
"YES! That guy!"
The boy thinks I look "just like" the Junk Yard Dog.
Son watched a match a few days ago.
Now he says, "Dad. You look just like that wrestler we watched"
"Oh yeah? Which one?"
"The guy with his mom who danced."
"What? Ohhh....The Junk Yard Dog??"
"YES! That guy!"
The boy thinks I look "just like" the Junk Yard Dog.
Thought it was pretty "meh". I totally get the idea was having a bunch of new eyeballs on your product and trying to make it as entertaining as possible. But I have no idea where the Rock promo is headed. He's clearly not doing the heel thing again and I don't know where it leaves us. Cena's promo was great though.
I thought the Solo/Roman match was kind of anti-climatic at the end for all the buildup.
Liv/Rhea was a fun match but that storyline needs to go. It's run its course.
Drew/Jey-- I totally get they weren't going to have Jey lose on a stage like that, but a loss kind of hurts Drew's return. Just not sure it was a match that needed to be made.
Punk/Rollins was the highlight of the night. Great match and it's open for more.
One interesting item with Netflix is it's going to be a little harder to watch with my youngsters. My 8 year old loves WWE but between the "**** you Solo" chants and Travis Scott coming out with a blunt I got a few sideways glares from the wife...
I thought the Solo/Roman match was kind of anti-climatic at the end for all the buildup.
Liv/Rhea was a fun match but that storyline needs to go. It's run its course.
Drew/Jey-- I totally get they weren't going to have Jey lose on a stage like that, but a loss kind of hurts Drew's return. Just not sure it was a match that needed to be made.
Punk/Rollins was the highlight of the night. Great match and it's open for more.
One interesting item with Netflix is it's going to be a little harder to watch with my youngsters. My 8 year old loves WWE but between the "**** you Solo" chants and Travis Scott coming out with a blunt I got a few sideways glares from the wife...
Think the Drew loss will lead to him unleashing full beast monster heel mode and he'll go on a tear. That's what I'm hoping anyways because I think he should have a huge 2025.
I don't think The Rock's appearance was storyline last night. I think it was rolling out the big star to thank Netflix and there isn't anything to read into it, though it was super clunky like most things Dwayne at this point. I don't think he's working Mania
