There was controversy last night when Tiffany Stratton won another Money in The Bank ladder match, which makes her the first-ever two-time Women’s MiTB winner… except not really.

Do people not remember that the first woman to win MiTB was, in fact, a two-time winner due to controversy? Carmella – the former Staten Island person – won said contract under some controversy when James Elsworth plucked the briefcase in the first ever match back in… whenever this thing was the first time around (2018, maybe? A lot of stupid shit happened in 2018.)

And then they redid the match on Smackdown and Carmella won that one. So while “officially” Carmella was the first woman to win it twice, that is a lie because the first woman to win the Women’s Money In The Bank contract… was a dude.

Show the No Chin Guy some fucking respect… even if his ass got booed in TNA.

Source: https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/charlotte-flair-announces-off-the-pedestal-with-ashley-fliehr-will-launch-in-a-few-weeks/

Listen, I don’t want to come across as someone who poo-poos everything Charlotte does because I don’t have the supposed “hate boner” that some other folks seem to have with her… even though they’ve long since given up on giving her more title belts than her daddy… and I do wish Ashley all the best in her new endeavor.

But at the same time… I’ve seen podcasts from Cody Rhodes, AJ Styles, Mark McCool, and even – for the briefest of instances before my ears cried out in utter agony – Stephanie McMahon. These are kinda, sorta dull, produced under the watchful eye of WWE broadcast parameters, so you only get the WWE-approved material and not anything that people would want to actually hear these people talk about. It wouldn’t surprise me that people would watch a Cody podcast these days and forget that he was one of the founding fathers of AEW because it never gets mentioned.

Apparently, the numbers aren’t there, but I guess we need content for that Radio WWE thing that was announced a couple months back starring the Busted Open shills… which they’ve always been LONG before this WWE deal came about, so it’s not like I’m suddenly picking on them. But at the same time, if they produced anything WORTH talking about, I probably would have said something to.

That having been, big kudos to Dwayne Johnson for the touching tribute to PAC and the best wishes to Tony Khan and crew. Whatever you want to say about the man’s business moves and whatever the case may be, never let it be said that he isn’t a genuinely kind-hearted soul because that man has heart more than anything. For the WWE brass to be miffed at one of their board members mentioning the unmentionable… fuck off and grow a pair, will you? Dwayne did something nice, regardless of who the guy was working for, and that earns some respect points.

Source: https://www.blogofdoom.com/rant/i-watched-an-entire-year-of-wcw-2000-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-list/

Famed internet wrestling critic Scott Keith recently revisited every episode of Nitro and every WCW from the year 2000 and confirmed what most people already knew: that WCW in the year 2000 sucked ass.

I’ve revisited some WCW 2000 stuff in recent years, which I’ve come to regret for the most part. And mind you, not everything can be blamed on Russo because there were those few months before the “reboot” that he wasn’t in charge of and we just went back to the Hogan train. But the fact of the matter is that even back in 2000 when I was wanting to watch as much wrestling as possible, I had no interest in watching WCW around this time because it was just such a horrible television program.

And while everything can’t be blamed on Russo, the reality is that this was the guy who had a hand in Attitude Era WWF and tried to copy and paste some of his homework in his new place of employment, only to find that it didn’t quite work. The reality is that when I have the option to watch WWF or a shittier version of WWF, which do you think I’m going to go for? Never mind the fact that WCW didn’t have anyone I could remotely care about and the few I did were treated like such tools that they ended up jumping ship to the other company and the few that stayed behind saw their value die out horribly.

I do recall watching some of the PPVs. I do recall watching these things play out live. I do recall wondering why I even waste my time with this shit. Vince Russo, for all his talk about how wrestling fans confuse him with the character he plays on TV, is a horrible actor. I don’t buy him as a credible character. He comes across as a parody of an authority figure. He’s essentially a skinnier Eric Cartman; nobody is respecting his authoritah.

Given the choice between watching WCW 2000 and today’s current product, I’ll probably stick with today’s product. Some of the storytelling is pedestrian and boring, but at least I can look forward to some decent wrestling and at the very least, I can fall asleep at some point, which is an added benefit. WCW 2000 is a chore to watch, I feel miserable for having watching it, and at this stage in life, I’ve no interest in being miserable through self-inflicted means. Fuck that noise.

That said, I’ve heard good things about Vinny Ru’s run in JCW, which recently came to an end. I’ve seen a couple episodes here and there. It’s not for me, but they’re the best stuff involving Russo in a good long while. He found a show that suited his style. I wish him the best in whatever he does next, but to anyone thinking he should be brought in by either of the major promotions, that’s not happening. The guy’s old. Let him enjoy his time off doing his little podcasts. He doesn’t need the headaches anymore.

That’s my little blurb. I’m going to bed. Good night.

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/40384279/wwe-legend-missy-hyatt-sells-boob-implant/

Yes, former first lady of wrestling (there’s a bunch of those, allegedly) Missy Hyatt recently engineered a sale of one of her old breast implants… you can pretty much figure out the rest for yourselves because I ain’t got shit.

If I still did WTF labels on this blog, this would certainly qualify.

AWESOME AUSTIN CREED!
SWERVE STRICKLAND!
PRINCE NANA!

and Kofi…

Just… just Kofi.

Yep.

A couple hot topics hitting the Interwebs… the Twitter space… the IWC… something about moving chairs to pay dues or something involving what some dude said about NXT and other WWE folks agreeing with him in some vain attempt to get people to care about this pile of shit. And right now, there’s a couple topics on the horizon that might be worth discussing… but I won’t be discussing those things because all of these things are instigated for the expressed purpose of algorithmic engagement and – beyond this one post on the matter – I do not wish to add to that nonsense.

One issue should have been handled behind closed doors and not turned into an online pissing contest to see who can get the most thumbs up. I find it depressing that someone purported to be a twenty-plus year veteran of the business and a promoter is that much of an attention-seeking pussy that they needed to air their dirty laundry online. Save for that kind of talk for behind the scenes or a shoot interview down the road. Meanwhile, the other side of this discussion has yet to say a word… unless you consider Daddy speaking on his behalf.

One promo that tries to imitate another is not a pipebomb. It is a wet fart. Try as he might, the promo everyone was raving about came across completely fake and artificial. I did not believe a single word of this promo and for people to think that this is on the same level as that pipebomb from 2011 is laughably sad. And for the record, I don’t think Punk has done much in terms of pipe bombs, either. And his wanting to do what he did in AEW with choice WWE talent isn’t making me want to watch his matches. I’ve seen this stuff when it was good and raw. I don’t need to see it remade and rehashed like it is here.

Oh wait, we’ve got the Bloodline… again!

I don’t watch this stuff anymore. I mostly read online sources and even when I am somewhat compelled to watch a clip of these shows, I’m hardly enthused. There’s a lot about the current WWE product that I could complain about – too many ads, too few matches, poor pacing, etc. – but the bottom line is that the shows as a whole aren’t all that exciting. And as much as people will want to blame – and have blamed – Triple H for the current product, this has always been a WWE thing where so many little details can turn off a viewer. I go back and watch some of the stuff I skipped from years past and find myself interested, wondering why I skipped this in the first place… only to be reminded of why I turned this shit off.

WWE has had its dire periods and I’ve had moments where I stopped watching for a period, only to come back after a while to see if things have improved. Honestly, I don’t recall the last time I’ve sat down and watched an entire modern WWE show – TV, PPV, PLE, or otherwise – and I’m not exactly itching for a return. Not when Netflix prices are higher than what I expect to get out of the deal.

And it’s not like WWE is the only one with problems. I’ve got issues with AEW, too. TNA… that’s a bit of a drop off as well.

But WWE is supposed to be the best of the best… and they’re not.

That’s why I’m watching old TNA PPVs and whatever pops up on the WCW or WWE Vault channels.

Great… now I’m stirring to make another piece on this matter.

Damn.