Drebin_893

Hey guys - I saw this a few days ago and thought ya'll might've found it interesting -

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-02-16/wwe-is-laying-the-smackdown-on-the-world

I thought the article contained a curious balance between, business-wise, being excessively positive but, when straying to talk about the product, being quite back-handed - my assumption being it was written by a wrestling fan at Bloomberg who had instructions to write a finance-focused article with a positive bent, to reimburse for the access WWE provided, but tried to get as much of his wrestling-product-centered opinion in there.

Anyway I'd be interested to hear what any of you friends thought.

@blackblade500:

That was really interesting. Thanks for sharing.

What a thread, what a thread. Where art thou Biff?

Well shit.

Abby's mad cool!

I thought the Asuka retirement was done well with a good crowd.

o7

Asuka Vs Ember was my absolute favourite. While I'd like Asuka to go up undefeated, based on the moment they gave Ember after the match I assume Ember's going up never having been champion. I suppose in its own way that kind of furthers the status and story of Asuka.

Cena landing square on his neck scared the hell out of me.

I must have missed the conversation around this - do you mind explaining what the original rumours were and, in light of this past week's Smackdown, what the botch at Battlegrounds was?

I thought it was a great show this week but giving away Cena vs Nakamura seems silly, and if they pull-out of doing it / do a big smoz with it then that likewise seems like a real downer for the crowd on the night.

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the show. It was fun.