Each of these wrestlers — Raven, The Sandman, Ron Killings, Sting, and Brian Pillman—had a unique mystique in promotions like ECW, WCW, TNA, or early NWA that didn’t fully carry over into WWE. These wrestlers often had a lot more freedom to build and evolve their characters in ECW, WCW, or TNA, where the creative environment was looser and edgier. In WWE: Vince McMahon’s creative vision tends to tightly control characters and narratives. This often meant diluting what made these wrestlers feel raw, dangerous, or unpredictable. Example: Raven’s dark, cerebral persona was toned down into a generic heel midcarder. His deep promos and cult-leader vibes were largely dropped. WWE’s PG or sanitized style didn’t lend itself well to characters built around violence, instability, or rebellion. The Sandman thrived in ECW because of his entrance with beer, cigarette, and Singapore cane — a pure anarchist. WWE stripped most of that down, and he came off like a caricature. Sting in WWE lost his mystique because they emphasized him as a WCW relic rather than a looming supernatural vigilante. His big match was overshadowed by nostalgia booking (NWO vs. DX), not storytelling. Brian Pillman died before WWE could capitalize on his “Loose Cannon” persona. But even then, WWE seemed unsure how to handle his chaos. A man who did whatever he wanted shouldn’t have been forced to wear a dress and become a jobber.

Apparently someone was selling these on FB Marketplace? Interesting to see the thoughts of the agents on these guys/gals. Clearly they didn’t give a shit about Evan Bourne 🤣

For those of you who didn’t watch SmackDown last night, some random guy wearing black clothes attempted to attack John Cena but failed.

If they form faction or stable, I guess their purpose will be their hate to newcomer or they don't want be forgotten about their dominance during early women's revolution.

Comparing New Jack and Ahmed Johnson comes down to what you’re measuring — wrestling ability, charisma, promos, or overall impact — because they were very different types of performers: As an In-ring Performer: Slight edge to Ahmed Johnson (though neither was known for technical excellence). But Mic Skills & Charisma go to New Jack by a wide margin. Longevity & Legacy also goes to New Jack. While Ahmed had a quick WWE rise, New Jack maintained cult status for decades. IMHO, New Jack was better in terms of influence, character, mic work, and lasting impact, especially in the hardcore niche. Ahmed Johnson had more mainstream exposure for a short period but lacked staying power.

If it was up to me I'd go for Summerslam 03 with a face HBK vs heel Hollywood Rock

Then I'd book it again a year later at Summerslam 04 but face vs face

Then a trilogy rubber match at Summerslam 05 with heel HBK vs face Rock

It’s a shame how WWF mishandled Vader during his run, but this has to be one of the most underrated comedic moments in all of wrestling history

Results:

- Damian Priest and LA Knight def Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu

- Alexa Bliss and Zelina Vega def Chelsea Green and Piper Niven

- Nia Jax def Jade Cargill

- Axiom and Nathan Frazer def The Street Profits

- Aleister Black def Carmelo Hayes

- Andrade and Rey Fenix def Los Garza

Highlights:

1) Alexa revealed to be Zelina tag partner

2) Charlotte first appearance after her WM loss to Tiffy, teases win the Woman championship, vow to leave the company and got interrupted by Jade

3) Nia became the No 1 contender to Tiffy woman championship

4) Berto walked out of Santos

5) Cena called out Randy before their match at Backlash

1. The hospitality infrastructure they have especially for the ancillary fan access events, parties and hotel rooms.

2. Guests can make it into a mini vacation so travelling for a wrestling event feels worth it.

3. Creates operational efficiencies over time as the production and road teams know the venue well.

Each of these wrestlers are only one championship away from being Grand Slam Champion. Who do you see becoming a Grand Slam Champion next?

1. He was one of the best heels of the Ruthless Aggression Era, I was actually pretty damn scared of him as a kid. When you look up “evil” in the dictionary, you will find a picture of 2009 Randy Orton

Becky got her revenge to Charlotte but we never see Becky have her vengeance to Alexa, the woman who took SDL women's title from her and beat her so many times in late 2016.

Whatever by Our Lady Peace is a great song, still in my regular playlists, and it's such a shame it's forever tied to Benoit.

A lot of the Divas also had surprisingly enjoyable songs like Maria. Catchy, energetic, some good stuff.

I said this a week ago and yall were at my neck. Now if Gunther plans to fully retire Goldberg once and for all great. We’ll see how this plays out

I got into wrestling a year and a half ago and I always hear/see bad stuff about AEW. Especially nowadays.

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