FROM THE BOOKERMAN:
-...I say that’s a pretty dang good rating for a show built around jobbers! We’ll ignore that it was mostly due to the Pro saturation in the top two matches.
-Dutt and Parka having such bad chemistry makes me very sad. I was intending to keep them around as a tag team after NXT and maybe see about building them to a title run, even. It’s also I think my favorite NXT pairing as far as planned storyline, so....:(
-It’s...actually kinda tough to fit everything into an hour. I haven’t been able to go nearly as far into team dynamics or character development as I wanted to in the first two weeks, and Williams literally has no angle so far beyond “is a pirate.” I’m trying to do some complex and subtle (at least relative to general Tombooking) storytelling, and it’s hard when I can barely fit everybody into matches and only do three angles a card. The upside is that it’s fun, if a bit frustrating, to try!
-And Show/Rollins doing poorly...hmmmmm.
-I thought Punk and Bryan were buds to a degree? They aren’t in this mod, at least. Original ME was a Punk/Bryan/Dreamer triple threat with Bryan going over, but Punk griped about it. I almost did it anyway because holy crap I have three months until he’s theoretically in a title match at Mania aaaaaahhhhhhhh
NEWSWIRE
-Impact got a perfectly fine 76, with a solid 6-man tag and Anderson/Sabin as the top draws.
-I am entertained by any show that has Scott Hall being the performance of the night in 2011. He did so at a JCW show, with a downright decent match against Vito.
-AJPW have made an interesting move in bringing Chris Hero on board for a tour.
-Reports indicate that HHH got in an altercation with a fan outside before the Raw tapings. He seems to believe his position guarantees his safety. He’s probably right.
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Year. Of. The. Bolo.