Post by stu on Apr 22, 2021 14:41:35 GMT -5
I think Tim mentioned he actually preferred the Asuka/Ripley match to Banks/Belair. It's hard to disagree, but I also felt like they needed a little bit more time. That was a running theme for me - cut some of the crap segments we don't need (or matches for that matter) and give some of the matches more time. I also think - for me - I watched the Belair/Banks match with my PWI brain vs. my WON brain, and that's why I may have pushed it a little higher. Regardless, I think they were both two of the better matches on the whole card.
I actually wasn't a big fan of WALTER/Ciampa. Early in the match, there was a spot that killed it for me when Ciampa started doing his repeated lariats to WALTER. It just... It didn't work for me. It looked silly. It didn't have the impact some of the other stuff in the match had, it felt like a "spot", and it - much like you mentioned the gorilla press spot in Banks/Belair - defied logic for me. Hate to pull the rug out from a match that was otherwise fine, but it honestly made it hard for me to get back into it.
It came to my attention that I actually forgot to talk about the Strowman/McMahon match on my night 1 reaction... Which says it all, really...
As for the celebrity involvement... It's what they do. They're never going to get rid of it. It's almost like you have to use a different measuring stick when talking about WWE. They serve so many masters. They try to appeal to the widest possible demo. And when you do that... Frankly, you end up pleasing very few regularly. Especially the diehard wrestling fans. Again, those moments need the PWI brain, not the WON brain, haha.
Tim - I would actually love to hear your thoughts on WAR and SABRmetrics! Haha.
Loved the baseball talk. I'm woefully out of step with things these past 13 months, but it was great to get a feel for where you think things will end up, and it's clear you guys know your stuff. I played a few baseball games way back when but played so infrequently and never really grasped what I was doing, nor do I recall what I was playing. That said, you definitely piqued my interest in a few things.
All in all, excellent stuff. I love hearing your guys' thoughts on it all. At this point, I could listen to you talk about your favorite ice cream flavors and be engaged. So... Book it!
Thanks so much for the kind words my friend! I love the whole PWI brain vs. WON brain analogy. I think as of late, I've viewed too many things through the WON lense, and I need to just get back to being a fan.
