Irrelevant But Awesome

With Money in the Bank in our rear view mirror, we now look at the aftermath of Dean Ambrose cashing in and we wonder would it have even happened if Roman Reigns hadn't gotten himself suspended. Also, is there such a thing as too much wrestling? Joel explores this ideas as we might be finding out in a couple of months.

Joel:  Honestly I hadn’t gone back and watched WrestleMania 31 straight through after watching it live about a year ago. Having seen this particular WrestleMania so recently, I can remember that my initial reaction to the show was that it was really quite, good and surprisingly good considering how bad it looked like it was going to be going into the show. So, on this rewatch, I was looking forward to closing out the whole thing with two really strong WrestleManias back to back. However, upon actually sitting down to watch WrestleMania 31 I realized that “surprisingly good” only works when you’re expecting it to be really bad. I don’t think WrestleMania 31 is terrible exactly, but rewatching it now doesn’t hold up to watching it live as much as I thought it would. For example, the ladder match that opens up the show is still one of the best matches on the card, but it doesn’t mark the triumphant return for Daniel Bryan anymore. Another example is the exciting “surprise” app...

It didn't take Jon Stewart very long to find a new gig, did it? The former Daily Show host was announced  today  that he will be hosting this year's Summerslam, one of WWE's biggest events of the year. The pro wrestling  sports entertainment show will be held in the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, NY and will be the first Summerslam in quite a few years not to take place in Los Angeles. Stewart and his son are well-know wrestling fans, goes out of his way to make various pro wrestling references on Daily Show and even appeared on an episode of Raw after WWE World Heavyweight champion Seth Rollins insulted Stewart on an earlier episode and that clip went viral. Stewart and Rollins buried the hatchet in the Stewart's final week as host of The Daily Show but, who knows if that hatchet will stayed buried on August 23rd. As a big wrestling fan, I'm always a bit weary anytime WWE brings somebody from outside of the "business" to host of their events (we've ...

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