Weekly Discussion Thread: 9/25-9/30

103 thoughts on “Weekly Discussion Thread: 9/25-9/30”

1. My list of wrestling to watch this week:

   Tag Title match from Dragon Gate Dangerous Gate

   AJPW Royal Road finals

   NJPW Destructuon-Cherry picking the important matches

   1. NICE. Post your thoughts!

      What matches are you picking for Destruction?

2. Mike & Maria expecting a baby

   Also is anyone going on the Cruise of Jericho?

   1. Could that be the reason why they haven’t been on TV?

   2. I thought about it for a hot second, but then I remembered that cruises aren’t my friend.

3. Judge just tied Big Mac’s rookie HR record (49)

4. Looks like they added Southpaw to the Network.

5. https://twitter.com/SoDuTw/status/912382536080400386

   1. LOL. Fantastic. Can’t wait to add Brock to the image!

6. JUDGEMENT DAY!

   New rookie HR record.

   1. So he passed McGwire?

      1. Yup

         5th Yankee to hit 50 in a season. Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle, A-Rod, Judge

         1. Wow

7. Excited for the opening segment tonight.

8. https://twitter.com/MattYallofMLB/status/912442737328353282

   1. Pat Listach. There’s a name from the past.

9. Sounds like Finn Balor may be getting his Universal Title shot either at Survivor Series or Royal Rumble.

   1. Looks like he’s continuing his never-ending feud with Wyatt from what they showed on RAW last night.

10. Elias deserves all the pushes

11. BRAUN!!!

12. Reverse chipmunk. Great stuff

13. A MySpace reference!!! Alexa is the best!!!

14. This chat is on life support tonight. Everyone ok?

15. So enzo is the main event. Is vince ok?

16. Ending the show with Enzo?!?! Holy Christ! They are nuts!

    1. That headbutt has really done some damage to vince

17. It’s like they are doing a double turn with enzo and Neville.

18. I only caught the last hour of raw tonight. I can say I am enjoying Neville beat the hell out of Enzo

19. Im officially done with Enzo Amore now. Thank You Neville.

20. Well, the Enzo heel turn was needed.

    1. Rosenberg made a good point on Twitter. Enzo needs a bodyguard now.

       1. That would be a fantastic use of Big Cass when he comes back.

          1. Too bad he bashed him at the start of his promo.

21. Hey I haven’t been on here in awhile but I was wondering if anyone has already brought up a PTBN meetup at Clash of Champions in December?

    1. Not sure if anyone is going… may be a game time decision but since we are doing the Rumble more than likely not attending that one.

       1. Yeah. My child is due a few days before the show so count me out.

22. “After Raw went off the air, Braun Strowman came out to the ring and powerslammed Enzo Amore. Braun then invited all of the Cruiserweights into the ring. They circled Enzo and they pinballed him around and several hit finishers on him. Enzo sold like he was dead as they ushered people out of the Arena.”

23. So is Neville done on 205? Saw someone mention on Twitter that he should answer AJ’s open challenge.

    1. I like that idea.

    2. I hope Neville is moving up. He’s too good to just be in the Cruiserweight Division.

24. Could you guys see Braun being added to the Miz’s side of things with whatever they are doing with the Shield. The way the Miztourage is right now, no way they can be looked at as any kind of threat but it looks like Dean & Seth are dealing with Braun while Roman faces Miz

25. My God, what a catch by Aaron Hicks!

26. Mahal is the dirt fucking worst. Awful.

    1. The silence is deafening.

       1. Lots of fans dressed as chairs for some reason too.

27. Man, how big are the key holes in Bulgaria?

28. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/515d503f1ba0f1b85da9afb5f0c6b3f317ea9b3f3946eaeea200ee91ba1f10bb.png

29. The sarcastic YOU DESERVE IT chant is the best YOU DESERVE IT chant.

    1. Enzo does an eight-minute heel promo, then enough of the crowd still sings along to his catchphrase to be readily audible. (Granted, audible among the 205 Live crowd.)

30. Just finished smackdown, I really enjoyed the Kevin Owens-Sami Zayn match and post match Angle.

    1. Yeah that was really well done. Im also glad New Day & The Usos will be in The Cell now it seems.

31. Finally, wrestling heels are taking advantage of Powerpoint’s potential to foment hatred.

32. My new podcast, on the first two episodes of Star Trek: Discovery, is embedded up above or available right here:

    https://placetobenation.com/the-glenn-butler-podcast-hour-spectacular-episode-32-blood-and-screams-and-funerals-star-trek-discovery/

    1. Glenn, let me start with the hard-hitting questions. What channel is this show on?

       1. The first episode aired Sunday night on CBS (we talked in the podcast about how weird it felt to have Jim Nantz plugging Star Trek following 60 Minutes except on the west coast), and then the first two were both available on CBS All Access, the bombad streaming platform nobody wants to sign up for, but some folks actually are for Star Trek (plus the Good Wife spinoff, and I think maybe there’s one more exclusive show). They just keep trying to launch networks with ST — though we all saw how long UPN lasted after they canceled it.

33. Who would you say the top 4 guys on Raw’s pecking order are?

    1. Not including Cena:

       Brock
       Braun
       Roman
       Miz

       1. That’s probably my ranking as well.

    2. Roman
       Brock
       Braun
       Miz

       Roman was shuttled down a bit post Mania until this Cena win.

34. https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2017/9/27/16370060/rick-pitino-fired-louisville-basketball-college-fbi-scandal

35. https://placetobenation.com/wednesday-walk-around-the-web-09272017/

    This week in the Wednesday Walk: Sappho’s astronomy, the littlest and weirdest BMW, a new Mad Pooper, water advocacy, Puerto Rico, Serena Williams’ letter to her mom, digital photography from 1973, Star Trek’s incredible fight choreography, Peak Hans Zimmer, financial advice, a killer pickup line, Alejandro Villanueva, Mormons, house flippers, and dictionaries.

36. Justin Timberlake is finalizing a deal to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show.

    1. Sweet, I like it.

    2. Good get.

    3. Cue up lame twitter jokes regarding Janet Jackson returning to show her left tit

37. 18 years ago today was The Rock This Is Your Life segment on Raw after Unforgiven 1999.

38. https://twitter.com/VinceGoogling/status/913173161243324417

39. On the newest Main Event, Scott & Nate bring in prodigal son Steve Wille to discuss the aftermatch of No Mercy and look ahead to Hell in a Cell. Then they dive into some ROH and talk Cody Rhodes and the Young Bucks in legal trouble? So sit back and enjoy the OCHO CINCO episode of the Main Event!

    https://placetobenation.com/ptbns-main-event-episode-85-no-mercy-recap-cody-rhodes-cashes-in-young-bucks-in-trouble/

40. It’s almost WON HoF season!

    Rank the following in worthiness of enshrinement in a legitamite pro wrestling Hall?

    Randy Orton
    CM Punk
    Edge

    1. Punk
       Edge
       Orton

       Besides the hardcore match with Foley and his series with Christian, I can’t think of an Orton match over 4 stars.

       1. He had a great string in 07.

          Backlash 07 5 way
          No Mercy vs HHH
          Survivor Series vs HBK
          Backlash 08 4 way

          I, am, admittedly an Orton guy though.

          1. So am I, but even with that 07 above average 07 run, his career as a hole has been meh.

    2. As far as WON is concerned, probably either Punk or Edge first, but certainly both over Orton. That’s what I would hope, anyway. Orton is just the most bland character with the most mediocre career of matches. It’s not like he can’t go, but yeesh, I’m always just plain bored when he’s around.

41. I’ve been watching AJPW for about a year and a half now, and I’m shocked at how consistently great Suwama has been.

    He’s like watching Arn Anderson with a main event look and presence. It makes me want to track down 2000s AJPW to try to see what the Young version of him was.

    1. How can you not love this guy?

       https://twitter.com/MrLARIATO/status/913453806104580096

42. http://ew.com/tv/family-matters-reunion-photos/kellie-shanygne-williams-darius-mccrary-shawn-harrison-bryton-mcclure-jo-marie-payton-reginald-veljohnson-jaleel-white-and-telma-hopkins/?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitter

    1. Waldo Geraldo Faldo always killin’ it.

43. Someone disable Aaron Rodgers’ cheat codes.

44. You know what’s sad? Watching Tazz and Raven enter the Dudley’s table thing at No Mercy 2000. Tazzz a main eventer a little over a year before; Raven coming off sucessful runs in two promotions. They just look so depressed. I’m sure it doesn’t help that Tazzzz is dressed like a janitor.

    1. I think Raven’s WCW run was a little disappointing. Post-Flock he doesn’t really seem to be too heavily involved.

45. Fun listen with Orton on E&C’s pod today.

46. Happy SNES Classic Day, Friends!

    1. Did you get one?!?!

       1. YEPPERS

47. Pitbull using his private jet to transport cancer patients out of Puerto Rico… champ

48. From Twitter

    Heads up fellow @RokuPlayer enthusiasts – found a channel called Nosey feat: old American Gladiators, Blind Date, Dawson-Family Feud & more!

50. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/913844614767022080

51. https://twitter.com/ktsharp/status/913863598262415360

52. Who’s new on the Observer HOF ballot

53. Anyone else watch The Mick?

54. This Sox team is garbage. I look forward to Houston putting them out of their misery in the playoffs.

    1. You spelled Minnesota wrong.

       1. It honestly wouldn’t surprise me if your Yanks take the division.

          1. Playoff game on Monday in the boogie down if we are tied. Yanks took the season series.

             1. That would be bananas.

55. Someone on Twitter had a good idea. Have Miz and his crew weasel their way out of a match with the Shield. Miz introduces Shield’s new opponents: Joe and AoP

    1. I love that idea.

56. Another good episode of The Main Event fellas.

57. Hey gang,

    Tomorrow night we will be live watching Badd Blood 1997 at 9pm EST. There will be a new discussion thread up for that show and football tomorrow morning.

58. IFC is doing a Rocky marathon all day today. Rocky II is on right now.

59. Most underrated baseball analyst: Nick Swisher

    The only reason to tune in to a FOX pregame show.

60. https://twitter.com/WWEGraves/status/914143307462250496

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