Not bad. Hardy & Orton stole the show. Joe and AJ told a good chapter to an epic feud. Now begins the reign of Evil Becky. The Mizzes and the Bryan-Bellas can continue their feud.
I couldn’t buy Ronda having sore ribs as a result of being thrown into a padded barricade by a 97-lb pixie. Looks like she’ll be feuding with Riott Squad next, and they’re better brawler types for her wheelhouse.
OK, nobody wants to take the dive off the top? Get Dolph and Seth out there then. I thought something more spectacular would happen, like Brawn tearing off the side of the cage, but no, Brock takes the spotlight back. Kind of a letdown.
My favorite part of the Bliss/Rousey feud is they finally found the only person in the world shorter than Bliss not named “Casey Catanzarro” (Who Mrs. Cups ate next to in a sushi place about 20 miles from Orlando…weird). Knowing Rhonda’s past doesn’t make the feud believable, but it’s moreso than Nia.
Speaking of wrestlers in the wild: We have officially seen Johnny Garbanzo and Mrs. Wrestling twice at Disney Springs. The first time was a “lol look who it is” kind of sighting about 3 weeks ago. We went on Saturday and in the midst of joking about seeing them again…WE SAW THEM AGAIN.
He’s going to eclipse Izzy here soon as people I randomly see in theme park/theme park adjacent places
I’m surprised nobody called out Heyman on his verbal gaffe. Seems Brock Lesnar is going to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the triple threat…I’m guessing he’ll be quite alone but loving it inside the arena.
Jeez, I’m getting all the shows mixed up. The Triple Threat Strohman/Lesnar/Reigns is for Crown Jewel, which IS in Saudi Arabia. I thought they were booking Australia. Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. :smack:
This is the first I’ve ever heard of this Crown Jewel thing. Did they announce this already and I just missed it? Or is this something that they just randomly made up now?
I didn’t know there was a new Saudi show either, which is why I thought they meant Australia (as I never listen that closely). I should have known that Heyman doesn’t mess up.
He took advantage of Dark Fenix’s beatdown of El Dragon Azteca Jr to win the Gift of the Gods belt, then evil LU promoter Antonio Cueto announced he didn’t need to wait a week to cash it in. So, it became the Money in the Gift of the Gods Bank belt.
Pentagon Dark had to face King Cuerno and Mil Muertes in a Triple Threat and won after getting all beat up and bloody, but Marty chose to cash in right afterwards and got the win. He fluttered like a Monarch butterfly in a victory dance.
There’s rumors WWE wants to sign Pentagon and Fenix, but it’s not happening because they’re committed to LU, MLW, Impact, and who the fuck knows else. Hey, Brock Lesnar was supposed to jump to UFC, and he actually didn’t! That means they’ll show up at a Takeover or Australia or Saudi Arabia or Main Event…
I rarely say wrestlers would be “wasted” at WWE or anything like that, but I honestly think Penta and Fenix would be. WWE will book them like Rey or Almas and be lol cute luchas or stick them on 205 live (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing). Honestly, with 'Taker “gone” and Bray being worthless, they need to make Penta a supernatural demon character and stick him and Finn in a scary ass stable
Agreed, Pent and Fenix wouldn’t have nearly the same mystique in WWE that they have in LU. I saw Drago and Hijo Del Phantasma (King Cuerno) on Impact before Pop dropped out of my cable package, and it was the same deal there. They were just guys from AAA doing a talent share for a few weeks, not mythical warriors.
If WWE signs up Cage however, consider me marked out! That guy can work any match type with any opponent, from Lio Rush to Braun Stroman.
and IIRC, that figure is somewhere in the 40-50 million range.
Brian Cage is literally the largest person I’ve ever seen IRL. I haven’t been particularly close to Strowman or Lesnar, but Cage’s size is simply on another level.
Wiki lists Cage as 6’0", but he may be an inch or two below that (he’s slightly shorter than me, and I’m 6’). But what he lacks in height, he makes up for in mass (so do I, but it is not the same). For comparison, Big E lists an inch shorter and 18 pounds heavier. We all know those stats are not necessarily completely accurate, but Cage should compare to Strohman roughly the same as Big E.
ETA: Over 30 years ago, I saw Muraco in a gym. Muraco was (and I guess still is) taller than me, and he was huge (and I was skinny back then). Hard to compare given the time difference, but I think Muraco was bigger, though not as ripped.
Liv Morgan really took a shot yesterday. Brie did well to drag her back to her corner for a tag, trying not to make it too obvious (though it was). Probably should have stopped the match there, IMHO.
LU killed off another guy. Jack Evans was the latest sacrifice to the gods. Antonio Cueto tripped him with his cane when he tried to escape Matanza. Maybe he’ll come back in a mask. Evans would be good in WWE’s CW division, but I get the feeling he burns bridges with his former workplaces too much.
6-man person match: Exolicious, Ivelisse, and Joey Ryan took on The Reptile Tribe: Kobra Moon, Dagaaaaaaa, and JereSamiSolomon CallaCroweCrane Snake.
Exolicious has a prehensile ass. He somehow morphed his body to always have his ass sticking out like a hitchhiker’s thumb. At one point, he perched on the top turnbuckle, put his ankles around Daga’s head, and repeatedly rabbit-punched him with his ass. You really have to be OK with being embarrassed in front of millions if you want to be a wrestler.
Speaking of rabbits, the new Rabbit Tribe has Paul London, The White Rabbit (Impact’s Killer Kross) and an evil midget wearing a black body suit. Actually, I think he might be El Torito, who used to accompany Los Matadores in WWE. They jumped Aerostar and Drago after they lost to Jack Strong in a Nunchuks match. The evil midget was fucking amazing, much like a younger version of Masquarita Sagrada.
At the beginning of the show, Matt Stryker read a letter from Antonio Cueto announcing that Pentagon, Mil Muertes, El Dragoon Azteca Jr and King Cuerno would face each other in a Fatal Four to determine which of them would face Marty the Moth for the LU title. I think the reason they had Matt read the letter instead of Cueto is because Cueto delivering the announcement in his Christian Bale as Batman voice would have torn his throat apart. Fenix, still possessed by Catrina, took EDAJ out of contention. Pent won and will face The Moth in a dance around the buglight match.
Fozzy was actually a lot of fun, more fun than I thought they’d be. Jericho was his usual silly self, just with singing in between instead of wrestling. If you’re a fan of 80s hair bands on their stage presence, then go see Fozzy.
The only wrestling bits were that he wore one of his light jackets and at the very end he said we made the list.
We took some pics and uploaded it to the Insta, so check out our feed if you want to see them.
Good news, everyone - Joey Ryan now does weddings! He tweeted yesterday that a young couple had paid for his flight, hotel, and rental car, plus his normal booking rate, to just hang out at their wedding in-character.
I can just imagine the scene - everyone in the chapel is in their formal wear, and he’s just sitting in a pew in his Hawaiian shirt and Bermuda shorts, sunglasses on, his feet on the back of the pew in front of him, rubbing oil on his thighs as the ceremony progresses, then making a beeline to the reception hall afterwards to hit on the bridesmaids while sipping a daquiri.