After 25 years, this is still one of my favorite programs and storylines of all-time!

Ric Flair's classic "Damaged Goods!" Promo - WrestleMania 8

Can't wait for the 30 for 30 to come out on ESPN about Flair this year. Think it said the Summer of 2017. Should be good!


Woooooooooooooooooo!

I can't wait either. And it was recently announced HBO is going to be doing a documentary on Andre The Giant.

Don't know if it's true or not, but heard a few times that Andre could drink like 2 cases in one setting. Unreal

I wouldn't be surprised if he could. The man was a monster!

No joke.

My Dad's best friend was like that, but he couldn't quite get down 48 though. I could definitely hit a case pretty quickly. 2 drinks and he was done with a can of Miller Lite

That's nothing.

Alright, always good to see another Irishman!

The presentation of the Superstar Shakeup was a huge misstep. I didn't like superstars just showing up. Call me old fashion but I would have preferred a draft.

-I don't care for the Apollo Crews move. Smackdown was a better opportunity for him to shine and I think he's going to be buried even more on Raw.
-I don't mind the Miz and Maryse coming to Raw as I've really been buying into them for the last year. Plus their feud with John Cena and Nikki Bella ended at WrestleMania. However, yes, he still has unfinished business with Daniel Bryan.
-I'm sure the fans are happy now that all the members of The Shield are on Raw. I could care less. I've never liked Ambrose. Just put KO on Smackdown so that show can have a mid-card title too.
-Curt Hawkins wasn't given much of an opportunity on Smackdown and I doubt he'll get more on Raw.
-I felt Bray should definitely have had a longer run with the title (his first title run and it was about a month) and he should have stayed on Smackdown. I'm not sure where he'll fit on Raw but I hope I'm wrong.
-I smell Kalisto going to the cruiserweight division
-Health Slater and Rhyno were another team that should have been more active on TV on Smackdown. I hope they get the proper time/push on Raw because they had a little something as tag champs.
-I like Alexa Bliss going to Raw. Hopefully she can continue to develop and get better because she could have some good feuds with Bayley and Sasha.
-I'm indifferent about Mickie James and David Otunga going to Raw.
-Not at all shocked to see Kevin Owens go to Smackdown with the U.S. Title. I liked him on Raw and would have loved to see him feud with Balor but I'll settle for an Owens/Nakamura program (or Owens/Styles).
-Jinder Maha coming to Smackdown does nothing for me.
-I hope Sami Zayn gets the proper push on Smackdown and doesn't get lost ala Apollo Crews. He shouldn't though as I'm sure he and Owens will have a program as well.
-Primo and Epico coming to Smackdown does nothing for me as well but maybe they can get some more TV time on Smackdown?
-If Tamina Snuka can stay healthy, I think she can be a force in the women's division and I like this pickup.
-Charlotte Flair coming to Smackdown is a big get! I look forward to her soon-to-be feuds with Becky Lynch!
-Hopefully with Rusev coming to Smackdown he can maybe be in a WWE Championship program? If he's booked well I could see Rusev as more than just a U.S. champion.
-Sin Cara coming to Smackdown does nothing for me.
-I'm curious to see Lana in action. Glad she's actually stepping into the ring and not limiting herself to just a valet.
-Smackdown needed The New Day in my opinion. The only tag team I was interested in prior to the Superstar Shakeup on Smackdown was American Alpha.

Overall, not a bad way to shake things up but I feel Raw got the better of the deal than Smackdown. Hopefully some of the talents who moved to Smackdown from Raw will have more of an opportunity to shine!

My predictions for tonight's Payback PPV:

-Randy Orton over Bray Wyatt
-Bayley over Alexa Bliss
-Kevin Owens over Chris Jericho
-Austin Aries over Neville
-The Hardys over Sheamus & Cesaro
-Seth Rollins over Samoa Joe
-Roman Reigns over Braun Strowman

Pre-show match
-Anderson & Gallows over Enzo & Big Cass

Hey Gets,

Do you remember when Jerry The King Lawler used to make blatantly racist comments on commentary?

Against Ahmed Johnson in particular.

Ronda Rousey's in the WWE! I've been looking forward to this for the past 3 years. I really think she's going to make a difference in the women's division and I look forward to her match with Charlotte at WrestleMania!

That's one babe who even is pretty w/out makeup & a body that don't quit,,now i'm not into "built" women but she is an exemption,did u c her pictorial w/ just body paint on?,,,Whoa!! kinda looks like Dyanna Lauren if there is anyone out there who knows who that is..if not,,Google the name.

Hopefully they bring her along slowly and don't hotshot anything. Rousey's first match will be big regardless of opponent, so no need to do Rousey-Charlotte anytime soon. For WrestleMania, either let her fight an Alicia Fox type or a celeb-style mixed tag like her and the Rock (or Kurt Angle) vs HHH and Stephanie. Save the title fights for when she's proven worthy.

I've heard the rumored match for this year's WrestleMania is Ronda/Rock vs. HHH/Stephanie

Rumored WrestleMania 34 card:

-John Cena vs. The Undertaker
-Universal Title Match: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns
-WWE Title Match: AJ Styles (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
-Ronda Rousey and partner vs. Stephanie McMahon and Triple H
-Intercontinental Title Match: The Miz (c) vs. Braun Strowman
-Raw Women’s Title Match: Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Nia Jax
-Smackdown Live Women’s Title Match: Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Asuka
-Seth Rollins vs. Jason Jordan
-Cruiserweight Title Tournament Final

Hoping some of these don't come to pass. Miz-Strowman in particular would be a waste of each guy. Lesnar-Reigns has been in the cards for a long time now and Roman has rehabbed his image to a degree but would prefer a late change to Lesnar-Balor. And Taker will always be welcome but last year sure seemed like his last go.

Honestly, I'm sick of the Undertaker. I wish he would retire for good! As for the rumored card, I'm upset that Brock is going to drop the title to Roman. I hear he's a nice guy but like everyone else, I can't buy into him. Plus his promo's are horrible and he shows little to no emotion. And I agree with you, I think The Miz vs. Braun would be a waste of each other's talents. I am looking forward to AJ/Shinsuke, Ronda/partner vs. HHH/Stephanie (I want to see what Ronda can do inside a WWE ring), Alexa/Nia, and Charlotte/Asuka. Out of all of those, I'd say Charlotte/Asuka has the potential to be the best match (followed by AJ/Shinsuke).

So who does everyone have tonight? Here are my predictions for tonight's Elimination Chamber:

-Roman Reigns (unfortunately) to win the men's EC
-Alexa Bliss to retain her title in the women's EC
-Asuka over Nia Jax
-Matt Hardy over Bray Wyatt
-The Bar over Apollo and Titus O'Neal

Smackdown Live will move to Fox beginning October 2019. Monday Night Raw is rumored to be staying on the USA Network, receiving almost three times its current rate.

My wife loves Wrestleing , I will tell her this. She may tune in.

Smart woman Also, rumor is it (Smackdown Live) could be moving from Tuesday to Friday nights on Fox.

20 years ago today this happened:

Hell in a Cell

Not sure if anyone here watches NXT but if you don't, you're doing yourself a disservice. Once again NXT steals the weekend with another outstanding TakeOver. I wasn't sure if only 4 matches would be enough to fill the PPV and even though they did technically have 5 matches (the Riddle/Ohno squash match that it was), I think I preferred having 4 longer matches. Each one added their own unique element. For the women's title match, I usually detest seeing the same match over and over again, however, I've really bought in to the Baszler/Sane rivalry and feel it still has legs. Looking forward to seeing Baszler/Duke/Shafir take on Sane/Shirai/Kai in the near future. And I know it's way too soon but part of me is secretly hoping to see Asuka/Sane/Shirai form a stable when Sane/Shirai get on the main roster. Match of the night for me was the Velveteen Dream vs. Tommaso Ciampa match. Absolutely loved the tribute Dream gave to Hollywood Hogan last night and felt it was appropriate with them being in LA. He's already done a tribute to Macho Man so I guess this might be a thing going forward with his TakeOver appearances? If so, I look forward to the next!

Am I the only one on here who watches wrestling?

Raw underground? Seriously? Wow, Raw and Smackdown are painful to watch now. The only WWE related product I can stomach is NXT.

So Paul Heyman with Roman Reigns and a Reigns heel turn? I think it's too little, too late. Should have done it a few years ago when WWE was forcing him down our throats and he was getting booed out of the building. Guess we'll see how this turns out.

My man Scott Hall is dying, but he'll live forever in the hearts of true wrestling fans. NWO was the fucking best!

I heard that yesterday and today. Went in for hip surgery and blood clots got away from him, caused 3 heart attacks and he was on life support yesterday. Today, they took him off of it. Truly sad as he was turning his life around. Always love nWo Scott Hall!