The Wyatts are officially lower than the Social Outcasts on the Kayfabe believability list.

I thought that was a pretty enjoyable Wrestlemania! Wow!

Didn't watch, a resounding 'meh' at the results.

Just can't get excited for Ryder's win when you know he'll job and be regulated to Superstars and Main Event 90% of the time.

They only gave Ambrose and Brock about 12 minutes? The fuck?

Baron Corbin has really grown, so it was cool to read that he won the Battle Royal. Hopefully he won't get the Cesaro treatment.

Shane still a damn madman.

lol @ Wyatts. How far they have fallen.

I like Roman, I really do, but WWE is just killing his career with their blatant refusal acknowledging the immense fucking up of their booking. They'll be editing the shit out of all his matches for the next 10 years if they keep this up.

Pretty much this. I just can't believe the level of mismanagement going on with these characters. It's criminal at this point. Zack fucking Ryder wins the I.C. strap, and Bray Wyatt wasn't even on the damn card.

Otherwise, a solid show. Looking forward to the "let's jumble shit up because it's the night after Mania" Raw.

Goddammit, we lost another one.

RIP Balls Mahoney.

Real sad news. So damn young!

Indeed. RIP.

I can't stop thinking about that horrible chairshot to the head Balls took a few years ago. Puking his guts up afterwards wasn't a good sign.

...so...it looks like Bray Wyatt has suffered some type of injury on the WWE's first stop on their tour overseas. No word on the severity so far...

Blessing in disguise? Maybe if he goes away for a while somebody can figure out what they actually want to do with these fools. We've known there were problems for a while. The mistake was really keeping him involved.

Meanwhile, I enjoyed Wrestlemania and have been down on RAW since.

I caught up with a lot of the post-Wrestlemania vitriol over the past few weeks. Frankly, I think critics have it the wrong way around. Lose to legends at Wrestlemania: The Showcase of The Immortals -- spend the rest of the year building credibility and star power through memorable, meaningful storylines and matches.

Wrestlemania didn't squander new talent. RAW is.

Do I want to see Shane McMahon beat the Undertaker at Wrestlemania? Hell no!
Do I want him to keep fighting to control RAW? You bet! Do I want that saga to unfold organically on TV? Yessir! Do I want Vince to arbitrarily hand it over? Not really. Do I want Shane to disappear from view after he gets that power? No. Do I want Shane's grand plan to involve nothing in particular? Uhhh... No.

You can run similar Q&As for Chris Jericho, AJ Styles, Cesaro, Dean Ambrose, The League of Nations. All guys who got appropriate outcomes at Wrestlemania and have been thrown to the wolves the last couple of weeks on TV. Ugh.

I've thought about that, and sure, absence makes the heart grow fonder(seems to have worked for Cesaro), but ultimately I don't see how its gonna fix his booking issues. I'm just frustrated that this is going down when, at the very least, he seemed to have turned a corner and it looks as if they're trying something new(its sad when Wyatt actually getting a win, with super bad ass "spear that mofo" pose might I add, is considered turning a corner, but, whatever).

Scott Steiner. Big Poppa Pump, The Genetic Freak, Big Bad Booty Daddy...

Shoney's Franchise Owner.


What a world...

You'll get no sympy from him.

Surprised nobody posted that Chyna died yesterday.
I'm not sure on the details, or circumstances.



Ka-Tra

Surprised she didn't die earlier.

Seriously, she was a fucking mess.

Just heard about it myself. Prince's passing kinda overshadowed Chyna's death. Sad situation for sure. She never really seemed to move on with her life after wrestling. Its also a shame that only now, Chyna's contributions are being recognized.

RIP.

And your new NXT Champion is...

Joey Samoey!

The Ryback has been pulled from the road until his contract situation is settled one way or the other. He then went all "Adam Rose" and decided to post his side of the story...

http://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2016/5/3/11582718/ryback-wwe-issues-money-commitment

He, at the very least makes an interesting argument. Especially in an era where we're being straight up told that wins and losses don't matter.

Damien Sandow, King Barrett, Santino Marella, Cameron, Hornswoggle, Alex Riley, El Torito and Zeb Colter were all released from their WWE contracts this past Friday.

Not surprised by a lot of the names here, but I will miss Sandow and Barrett. Sandow was a solid performer who, against all odds, took whatever they gave him and ran with it. His time as the Miz' stunt double was some of the genuinely funniest moments the WWE has had in a while.

Barrett, meanwhile, always seemed to be on the cusp of greatness, only to hit a roadblock(normally an injury) every damn time. His time as leader of the Nexus was superb. His "bad news" gimmick was great...I don't know. Just a guy with seemingly all the pieces that just couldn't(or wasn't allowed to?) put it together.

I can't wait for Shinsuke Nakamura to come up to the main roster to lose to one spear from Reigns.

Might as well bring Joe while we're at it.

Really disappointed they cut Sandow! Victim of his own success! His run with Rhodes and the MITB was pure gold. In another time he could've been such a great TV talent that grew organically into something more. Heaven forbid anybody pull focus! With any luck he'll find his way back to WWE (again).

Barrett's disappointing, but it's a career at this point. Between injuries and the mindset of the times he was always snookered. I don't think it helped that he was overrated by a lot of folks, too. Not sure he was ever a legitimate main eventer, but I would've liked to see what he could've done with the Bare Knuckle Barrett stuff. Y'know. If he actually ever fucking thrown a punch in a match. (That drove me insane).

I dread the prospect of another TV brand split, but Barrett and Sandow arguably did their best work when Smackdown was off on its own being the better wrestling show. Pfrrrt.

It'll be interesting to see if Ryback joins them in their future endeavors soon.
I think there's actually some logic to his point, but it's a dead end point. Some guys get the breaks, some don't. Such is life.

So... What is it actually going to take to get rid of Lilian Garcia?

Mike adamly...Adamlee? that guy!

Great question. Her employment may have been a stipulation of Big Show's "iron clad" contract. She's nigh untouchable now.

Is it just me or has Anderson and Gallows been a dud so far?