He's fine when he has a purpose. Sitting at home doing nothing doesn't help.
Given the man's history of drug or alcohol charges, there's definitely an underlying substance abuse issue. It only took me two DWI charges to realize my need to eliminate alcohol from my life before it ruined my, or worse, someone else's life. This dude showed up to wrestle Sting, on a PPV, so fucked up that he could barely stand. That should've been the wake up call that alcohol, whether he's on the road working or not, is the fucking problem.
I think the WWE, knowing his history, should encourage Hardy to get himself some help and then allow him to retire. I don't think he needs to do anything else in ring. Grand slam champ? Check. Legendary career? Check. At this point, the man's mental, emotional and physical health far outweigh any desire I have to see him do another swanton bomb.
Pretty good Extreme Rules show thus far and after Evolve 131 and AEW FFTF, it's been a damn good weekend for wrestling.
Missed the first hour and a half. Guessing it's worth going back to? The last man standing match was solid. Only gripe is it couldve been Shorter.
Not gonna lie, this PPV has turned out WAY better than I thought it would. Just about every match has been enjoyable so far.
Aleister Black vs Cesaro was awesome.
Incredible US Title match with Styles and Ricochet.
Great paced, energetic SD! Tag Team Championship match.
I love Alexa (no shit if you frequent this thread) but not surprised by that crap finish we got. It's gonna build to the inevitable boring conclusion of one splitting from the other due to losses. Shame.
AEW - Meh
EVOLVE - Good shit!
Extreme Rules - Black/Cesaro, Ricochet/AJ, SD Tag Titles and Mixed Tag clusterfuck are all worth it.
Fight for the Fallen was very good. I didn’t waste any time on Evolve. It’s not ever been my thing and the fact that it was a disingenuous move by WWE to give the indies the rub (fuck with AEW) just sealed the deal.
There were some decent matches at Extreme Rules but if you had any doubt whatsoever that Senile Vince is still calling the shots, Master Blaster should’ve made it quite clear.
WWE has left such a bad taste in my mouth recently that I find it very, very hard to watch these days. I had Extreme Rules on my laptop- on silent. I'd glance over every now and then and eventually fell asleep. I have been enjoying AEW so far. It of course needs a lot of work in some areas, but I've been pretty impressed.
And yet somehow, some way, I'm going to drag myself to watch Raw tonight and Smackdown tomorrow. It's tough to break from something you've been watching since 1988....although I had a good 9/10 year break starting around 2004.
Bray is back praise be to wwe
I was able to walk away from Manson. This one isn't so easy. Been in since 93... Doesn't help that I keep getting lured in by all the staff changes. And every time, I'm just as disappointed as before.
I'm a Finn Balor stan and love the Demon King, but with the news of his two months off post-Summerslam after, presumably, a match with Bray Wyatt, this would be the perfect time to accomplish a few things -
1. To make Wyatt finally realize the potential that WWE has squandered in the past, the Fiend needs to beat the Demon King at Summerslam. This would explain a two month absence and would also establish Wyatt as a credible threat to EVERYONE. He's had high profile matches with Cena, Undertaker and Randy Orton at Wrestlemanias past, and he's lost all three. A win against the undefeated (in WWE, not counting NXT) Demon King would reestablish him in a new way.
2. The loss against Wyatt not only explains his absence, but upon his return, Finn Balor turns heel. Whether that's with joining the Club, forming a new stable, or just going out there on his own and being the Prince Devitt of old, he needs this to happen because babyface Finn has gotten stale from a storytelling perspective. This could have an adverse effect and make him into a Becky Lynch-style babyface, but give him a villainous run for a bit and let him loose on the good guys.
I feel like Wyatt has been buried ever since that last man standing match with Cena.
I mean, why did he even loose that WM to taker? Taker should have been the one putting HIM over.
Wyatt was always a victim to circumstance. Not going over on Taker or Cena hurt him. It's always the booking. Cool if you want him to job. They had no plan after though. They have him a two week reign only to give it to orton in THAT match. Just bad decisions all around for him. They killed him.
They have a second chance now. I'm worried they're going to screw it up again. He's over. Shouldn't be too hard. They always find a way to convolute and run something into the ground. Hopefully wrong.
I've decided that my break from watching WWE will extend until Sami Zayn gets a clean win. It may be a long time.
Charlotte vs Trish doesn’t really move the needle for me.
The O.C. is a dumb ass name but the shirt is cool as hell!
Is anyone else keeping tabs on Moxley in New Japan? He's their US champion and so far is undefeated in the G1 tournament. He also has some pretty great post-match interviews.
Dean was always my favorite in WWE, and now that he's on his own and able to show off what he can really do, I feel vindicated in holding that opinion.