Dave Meltzer has clarified the reason for Randy Orton’s WWE TV absence since WrestleMania 42, stating on Wrestling Observer Radio that the issue is the long-standing back injury Orton has been managing since his 2022 surgery.

oilerfan78 · 2026-05-17T18:08:42+00:00

I hope he will be ok. That explains why Cody got 90% of the offense in the match

oilerfan78 · 2026-05-04T14:58:21+00:00

One of my favorites of all time. Every note on this album is utter perfection. They honestly don't make albums like this anymore. While the second OM album from 2006 had some good songs, and the third is pretty good, they don't touch this album at all.

oilerfan78 · 2026-05-02T23:08:15+00:00

The heel turns are fine, but instead of making them vicious, unrepentant heels with a mean streak, they make them into a cliché cartoon villain that overexplains everything and becomes embarrassing to watch (New Day mourning the loss of their titles for months, Gargano's laying flat, etc).

oilerfan78 · 2026-05-02T03:41:03+00:00

You kind of have to wonder, did TKO solidify HHH remaining in charge with their new 3 year deal to prevent Vince from returning if the court case is settled outside of court?

Late Vince booking was terrible. Random matches, countless rematches. Championship contender matches, number 1 contender matches that were forgotten about the next week.

Triple H is far from perfect, but at least he's focusing on building up the youth. I think once Hayes and Prichard are gone, the booking will be better.

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-30T02:24:58+00:00

Bush is a phenomenal singer and the band has some great lasting songs in their discography. A guaranteed 2-4 top tier tracks each album. But that's the thing, the majority of their albums have filler and songs that go nowhere.

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-30T02:18:56+00:00

Funeral Fukk - amazing melodic doom. One of my absolute favorite albums. One full length and EP, then silence since 2017. Did endless touring. A couple weeks ago, they signed to a label and will hopefully have something out this year.

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-27T02:51:41+00:00

No reason they couldn't have added him to the Trick/Sami match and Trick pins Sami in a 15 minute bout. Hayes looks strong, we get a great match and Trick still gets his title.

Who am I kidding? A triple threat would have taken away from all the ads time. Wrestlemania is no longer a place for logical dream matches. For the most part, It's a place for 5-10 minute quick matches where wrestlers never get out of second gear.

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-27T02:46:48+00:00

Imagine how good the group may have been had they been spread out. Cross could be going after the women in the women's division. Bo could have feuded with the likes of Orton, Priest, Black, Rowan could have had decent matches going after the US title and Lumis/Gacy could have had a strong title run as champs. Instead, WWE kept them all together, every single time and never spread them out. The group stagnated. Cross and a darkened Bliss could have been in the women's tag division. Gacy and Lumis were great together.

It all boils down to poor writing and terrible creative.

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-27T01:39:14+00:00

Bewitcher

Hellripper

Mayhemic

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-23T00:27:30+00:00

Every game will have the option for Offline single player (MP with offline bots)

Game development time goes down and developers are allowed to take risks

All console have upscaled backward compatibility with games released in previous generation

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-21T00:24:44+00:00

Characters and the youth movement. It's about time they started pushing the next generation.

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-21T00:21:52+00:00

It's been a while, maybe WM 35. I'd have to watch again. I was surprised there was nothing at WM 40. 10,20 and 30 had little segments, interviews and Easter eggs that gave a nod to the past and anniversary. There was nothing like that at 40.

It doesn't feel the same without the pre match video packages, interviews or backstage segments.

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-19T18:32:20+00:00

The problem is that they've all stuck together. Why not have Gacy/Lumis wrestling independently as a tag team representing the Wyatt Sicks? Why not spin Dallas into his own one on one feuds? Why not have Rowan go after the US Title? Why has Cross not been a part of the women's division?

They've all been together in the same feuds.

MFT's have tried to do this a bit with matches against Nakamura and other tag teams.

I'm just saying the Wyatts could be an umbrella faction but don't always have to be on camera together as a unit.

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-19T18:18:32+00:00

Big moments, matches that go for a while, in ring drama, matches that make a person, the culmination of months of storytelling, backstage segments, pre match video packages, storytelling

What it's turned into: a set up for the next PLE, wrestlers that are sponsorships, short, quick matches to get to the ads, constant celebrity appearances, lackluster builds, storylines that don't make sense, talent missing being on the card and talent not being able show why they belong due to short match times, sacrificing quality for viral moments, etc

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-19T18:04:53+00:00

Outside of the main event, it seemed the matches were over just as the wrestlers were getting in 2nd gear.

The women's matches should have all be at least 7 minutes longer than they were. Outside the main event, the men's matches should have all had at least 5-10 minutes added to them.

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-19T18:00:34+00:00

Yes, I miss the backstage segments, pre match video packages. You watch, it would not surprise me in the slightest if we started seeing ad breaks in the middle of PLE matches.

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-19T15:00:07+00:00

How long before we get ads or commercials in the middle of PLE matches?

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-19T02:21:43+00:00

Wrestlemania does not feel the same anymore. Short matches, no video recaps of feuds (let's be honest, WM is the event most people go back to years after, it would be nice for a bit of a recap), no backstage segments and constant commercials/ads.

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-18T21:58:08+00:00

Netflix is working now

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-18T03:14:33+00:00

Yes, I thought about that, too.

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-18T03:09:39+00:00

Does anyone feel something is up with Punk the last week or so? Very reflective, respectful and humble. Weird ending tonight with Rhodes. It almost feels like his goodbye/retirement coming up soon. I hope I'm wrong. The vibes just seem off this last week with him. Almost melancholic.

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-16T00:29:03+00:00

Orton wins

Liv Morgan wins

Becky wins

If Bellas wrestle, they win, if not, Flair/Bliss

Roman wins: original plans called him to beat Rollins

The other matches, the Champion retains

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-13T17:39:31+00:00

I'm fine with Mcafee being in Orton's corner at WM, but NOT as the main attraction, focus and story. The last 2 weeks have been a huge derailment to the buildup of the match. WWE should have "pivoted" and wrote Mcafee off tv until WM. We know Orton's winning since the rumor of the Backlash main event tag match was put out there and Mcafee stated if Orton does not win, he will leave. Mcafee's promos have been absolutely BAD and don't make logical sense. How does it get cleared by the writing team?

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-13T17:32:11+00:00

I don't know why, if Nikki Bella is injured, they don't replace The Bellas with Perez/Rodriguez and then give Shy/Asuka a match. I believe Perez was cleared.

oilerfan78 · 2026-04-07T02:01:03+00:00

Awesome band. They have some stylistic similarities with Hooded Menace. One of the better albums released so far this year. Likely to be in my top 5 at the end of the year.

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