Holy shit. Read more

They did do the stand-up intros and at least some of the commentary live originally, but that changed in...’88 I think? It was whenever they opened the in-house studio, IIRC. Read more

That’s a fair point. I don't even know, are they WWE announcers or part of the GSA? Read more

I agree with your basic point, though I'm not sure how not naming Saudi Arabia serves that goal. Read more

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Yes, that's what I meant. Most famous. Zack has woven it into his public persona the most. Read more

Hmm? The article says the go home shows for Crown Jewel are next week. Read more

To be clear, I was talking about the immediate, in the moment reaction and the choice to do it that night. Like most people, I came around like half an hour later. Read more

Yeah, I’m willing to give her a little bit of the benefit the doubt that she’s telling the truth about their daughters changing Warrior’s viewpoints, and her doing a WWE/GLAAD campaign is fine. The attempt to turn the Ultimate Warrior persona into a pillar of gay strength is where it feel off the rails. Read more

His widow...in Ultimate Warrior face paint etc. Which was framed as a show of LGBTQ strength. It’s not like it was just Dana Warrior doing pro-GLAAD work, it was explicitly invoking the Warrior gimmick. Read more

On the merits, it was absolutely one of the best turns they've done in a long time. Read more

I think it just didn’t really hit me that it was when the show started to click, but you're absolutely right. Read more

Who’s “lump[ing] every single saudi person in the same boat,” exactly? Read more

Reigns left immediately after his speech. Read more

Where did I, or even anyone else in this thread, or even anyone else covering or talking about the WWE/KSA story say anything like that? Phrasing like “The Saudis” commonly refers to the leadership, the exact same way that “The Americans” would, and should not be read as synonyms for “Saudis” and “Americans,”… Read more

NJPWWorld.com — It has a Fire TV app as well as Chromecast support. Read more

Apples to oranges. Read more

The worst take, and one I see over and over again. Being an American doesn’t magically mean you endorse everything that the government does. Read more

Because they said they’re doing the same as other companies that haven’t pulled out. But WWE is differently situated from most in a weird way. Read more

MLW Fusion also goes up on the MLW YouTube page for free the following day. Read more