True story: I once mentioned in a WWE creative meeting that I loved the American Badass and Bruce quickly shushed me and advised me NEVER to mention that in front of Vince.
#RAW30
The babyface locker room pouring out to celebrate w Cody was a perfect nod to Dusty’s first winning his first world title vs Flair in 81.
#Wrestlemania
Weekly WWE programming in prime time on one of the four major networks is beyond massive. It means Smackdown promos will run on Fox NFL Sundays. It means network level rights fees. It means validation for the product in Hollywood circles. This is HUGE.
@StephenM
@MLB
So you adore a sport that is almost majority Latin players who if they didn’t play baseball you’d do everything you could to send them back to their country? Hypocrite. Please know your grandparents are ashamed of you.
I mean when you invite the couple who pointed military weapons at peaceful protestors to speak at your national convention, you give a big implicit thumbs up to an impulsive 17-year-old to do the same thing and this time pull the trigger.
Cc
@GOPconvention
Tonight’s
#Raw
is a glaring example of Vince breaking his own rules. He used to tell our creative team (12 yrs ago) “don’t tell me facts, tell me a story.” Well those intros read by Cole and ice cold debuts had absolutely no story at all. Just facts. Just fucking lazy.
This outrage that Sami didn’t go over at Elimination Chamber is absurd. Why would you ever have your champion of 900+ days drop the title a month before the biggest show of the year? C’mon man. This ain’t WCW.
#RAW
Off the top of my head:
MJF over in the Battle Royal
MJF vs Mox, MJF over.
MJF goes to Forbidden Door vs unnamed opponent who turns out to be… Bray Wyatt. Bray over.
MJF beaten by a surprise “WWE guy” would be 😘. Gives MJF more to cry about and a huge jolt to top of card.
I think my fav thing about
@TripleH
is how multiple legends talk openly about HHH finding them at their lowest point during a crisis of confidence and giving them the “remember who the fuck you are” pep talk. Well H, you’re the fucking GAME, don’t ever forget it.
Hey Twitter fam, some news! I just became a dad! It's the start of a wild ride and more specifically, my paternity leave for the next 3 months (Shout out to Gov. Cuomo) Anyway, to keep my sanity, I'm going to live tweet my time at home w baby. I hope you enjoy.
#PaternityParty
WCW famously beat WWE in the ratings for 83 weeks. AEW is systematically taking the best habits and booking philosophies of WCW, putting a current spin on them and using every ounce of it to do it again. Unreal execution tonight.
#AllOut
Cody’s performance tonight in Hell in a Cell against Rollins w the torn pec is the equivalent of Kirk Gibson’s walk off home run on two busted knees in the ‘88 World Series vs Eckersley.
Last
#WK12
note
The Young Bucks are wildly overrated. They just are. Yes everything evolves, but while their spin on the art form wows physically, same time it fails emotionally. Nothing they do tugs at the heart strings or gut punches you. It's just an adrenaline rush. Sorry.
Few things bum me out more than flipping through the channels on NYE and seeing MTV airing a block of “Ridiculousness.” I wrote 5 New Years Eve shows for MTV in the early 2000’s. Nexus of the entertainment world shit. So it’s wild to see how irrelevant MTV has become.
By far the coolest thing I worked on during my decade + at MTV. Was the only writer on a 24 hour takeover by the Foos. Here’s Taylor Hawkins bucket drumming w Stuart Copeland in Times Square. Pure joy to witness him geek out for his drum hero.
#RIP
Still can’t believe my brother
@Rosenbergradio
is going to bed tonight an officially recognized WWE champion. What a ride. I’m kvelling like a Jewish grandmother right now.
I’m rooting for AEW but don’t get it twisted. When WWE is motivated to put on the best wrestling show in the game, they can by a mile.
#WWEExtremeRules
In the 80s, the only access you had to territory monsters like Abby, Brody, Ox, etc. was seeing them on the mag covers. THAT was Kamala for me. Everything about him fascinated me as a kid. And I never even saw him work! The pics alone hooked me. Imagine that.
#RIPKamala
My overriding thought after watching Taker/AJ is what a cool moment that was for AJs career. Toiled as the top guy in TNA, reinvented himself in Japan, finally makes it to WWE, takes his game to another level and becomes a certified legend. 🤘
#BoneyardMatch