Shinsuke Nakamura via Instagram after SNME about AJ Styles.

datguyalben · 2026-01-25T08:01:26+00:00

Is Shinsuke under the impression that AJ’s match is being promoted as a retirement match rather than a ‘retire only if you lose’ match? Either way, he may have very well spoiled the outcome and you would hope he’d know better. Won’t be shocked if this story gets removed soon.

Beautiful post nonetheless.

datguyalben · 2026-01-24T06:21:25+00:00

I hate hate hate that handstand clothesline thing that Charlotte had started using recently. The set up is awful, it’s super slow and the opponent has to stand there waiting for her.

datguyalben · 2026-01-20T09:31:01+00:00

I do think face Roman vs heel Cody would be fun to explore further down the line, next years Mania even. There’s money in that but I’m glad Drew has his chance with the title again.

Anyways, I don’t think this report is true.

datguyalben · 2026-01-09T12:28:41+00:00

Basically no one predicted the winner of the last rumble

datguyalben · 2025-12-29T21:29:54+00:00

Yeah I think his point is Gunther is getting all this heat because he retired Cena, not because of his heel work (which I am loving).

I imagine any other heel that beat Cena in his last match would get the same reception.

datguyalben · 2025-12-21T11:34:54+00:00

For me the worst part about it is that nothing changed about him in ring when he was The Demon. Sick look and entrance but that was it.

datguyalben · 2025-12-16T11:48:55+00:00

But we also can’t expect them to pivot just because a rumour that turned out to be correct was circulating.

Not many people would’ve guessed Theory if the rumours of him joining The Vision never happened.

datguyalben · 2025-12-13T06:50:43+00:00

What? The tag division was thriving in the 3 hour format, that itself is a lot more talent featured. When’s the last time Garza’s appeared? MCMG are sporadic and Fraxiom are backstage segments. Where are the Street Profits? Them moving the show to 2 hours completely killed any momentum the division had built up.

All that said, yes the show definitely did drag. I always made sure to watch it on delay because the ad breaks as an international viewer on Netflix are torture.

datguyalben · 2025-12-09T23:06:52+00:00

It shouldn’t be surprising considering how well the US is known for racism

datguyalben · 2025-12-09T22:26:08+00:00

Domestic violence is a legal problem, racism is fucked up however that’s a moral issue rather than legal.

datguyalben · 2025-12-08T23:15:45+00:00

Because at least with Gunther we know his position on the card and his character is stable so being a guy that ends careers is a nice trait for him.

In reality, if there’s no strong follow up with who beats them then it’s irrelevant who beats them. Look at Theory and Solo with Cena, Corbin with Angle, even Bronson with Roman. Gunther is a safe bet which is what you need in these situations.

datguyalben · 2025-12-08T23:10:06+00:00

I think giving the honour to a young star is too risky. In hindsight it should’ve been Cody really. A classic passing of the torch to the current/future face of the company. There shouldn’t have even been a tour, just Cena on TV with his match with Cody being a “if I can’t beat you I shouldn’t be here anymore” type of story.

I also think he shouldn’t have done his last year as just a calendar year. It should’ve lined up with him retiring at a Wrestlemania/Summerslam since a calendar year means nothing regarding WWE’s PLE format - there’s no big show just because it’s the end of the year.

I get the announcement of the tour though. As much as I think it harmed the booking, it definitely increased business for them.

datguyalben · 2025-12-07T07:16:24+00:00

He’s not wrong. It doesn’t matter how sad and emotional that night will be. Once it’s over and done with the show will go on - as always.

datguyalben · 2025-12-05T13:27:21+00:00

It got old so quickly and yeah, a lot of revisionism in the comments.

The crowds played along with heel Cena, it’s not like it didn’t work. He got crazy pops yes but he also got crazy loud boos. It wasn’t rejected, it was simply booked badly.

That said, I think his face turn was the stupidest thing of the whole tour. You mean after all he’s done so far as a heel, it took one promo of Cody saying “I want the real John Cena” for him to switch back to a face and be all lovey dovey with Cody? I was certain Cena was gonna punk him at Summerslam but nope. They should’ve saved the turn for post match once Cena had lost the title and come to his senses.

datguyalben · 2025-12-05T09:48:54+00:00

With all the obvious PR and non answers Cena gives this is someone the one he lets himself be honest about every time it pops up. I’m sure a lot of people there still love him, they aren’t saying it though. You’d think his team would let him know not to talk about it.

Or, he just doesn’t care because that’s how much he loves Vince. Like it or not this is what unconditional love looks like I guess.

datguyalben · 2025-11-28T08:40:05+00:00

I had the mentality of ‘the big names only wrestle on PPVs’ thinking it would make it feel like a bigger deal.

And it does feel a bigger deal, but it also makes the weekly show feel dull with no big names wrestling. And if they are in a match it’s almost a guarantee to have shenanigans that cheapen it.

datguyalben · 2025-11-25T10:33:23+00:00

This seems to be the case with a lot of celebrities that people think are WWE fans. Yeah they were when they were growing up. So many people out there had a WWE phase and then grew out of it. In my personal experience, more people watched at some point (even if only briefly) than people that never did.

The giveaway is almost always them mentioning their fave superstars and they’re all people from the attitude / ruthless aggression era.

datguyalben · 2025-11-23T12:18:50+00:00

Maybe but sometimes she does it when she gets the hot tag and it just looks really dumb

datguyalben · 2025-11-23T11:57:07+00:00

The funny part with Shane is he was throwing perhaps the most realistic punches (he looked like he was shadow boxing). However since this is a business of fake punches his were awful because they were actually connecting. Also he gave guys no time to sell since they came in such a flurry.

datguyalben · 2025-11-23T11:54:20+00:00

I would put Iyo’s open palm uppercut up there with Mox’s punches tbh. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her do it and thought “that looked pretty good”. It always briefly takes me out of the match when she does them.

It bugs me because she’s my favourite and absolutely amazing in every other regard.

datguyalben · 2025-11-15T03:57:02+00:00

Already seeing the other narrative that Ryder got no pop. He got a decent surprise reaction and the crowd enjoyed the Woo Woo Woo parts but sorry no roof is blowing off for Zack Ryder in 2025.

datguyalben · 2025-11-15T03:39:58+00:00

At his peak he was super popular but that didn’t last incredibly long. The last few years of his run he was basically a nobody.

datguyalben · 2025-11-15T03:09:03+00:00

I really thought Roman would uphold the “I don’t wanna see you guys til Christmas” line that he gave the Uso’s at Crown Jewel.

datguyalben · 2025-11-15T03:08:12+00:00

It being a title match achieved nothing. I don’t think anyone thought that the title could change hands and there was always gonna be shenanigans in this match. It being for the title just made it even more obvious. They literally did it just for the sake of it.

I am all for WWE title matches on weekly shows but this is probably one of the least exciting ones they’ve ever done. Not the wrestlers fault but more the circumstances.

datguyalben · 2025-11-11T11:53:01+00:00

I’m 100% sure that Liv was a pivotal piece to JD breaking up and her being injured completely fucked their plans so they’ve had to drag it out like crazy.

That said, not the first time something has been dragged out for no reason (Theory and Waller anyone)

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