For example, Dom’s whole thing right now—the slow morph from hatable heel to lovable scamp, with Judgment Day seething in the background—is really compelling!

Pleeeease, please, wrestling gods…

Both midcard men’s champions having neck tattoos means… something. I don’t know what.

It really has! Honestly, both midcard scenes are so much more dynamic and interesting than the top card… they kind of have to be, they’re where all the action is!

Mmmmmm, Sami’s eyes flicking to that title on Cody’s shoulder when he talks about what might be next after he finishes feuding with the MFT…

It was such a great choice to pass the torch!

I hope this happens someday!

I suspect that he'll be embroiled in the MFT program for at least a bit, maybe along with Shinsuke? If I were booking (which I clearly am not), in the meantime Drew would unseat Cody, setting Sami up to win the Rumble and face down a man at Mania who (I believe) he has never beaten.

Gosh, me too! I think it’s a great choice to end his reign even though at the same time I do wish it could have been longer…

I’m looking forward to the slow-burn enemies-to-lovers amnesia arranged-marriage angle between Drew and Cody!

I should have been more worried! I got totally taken by surprise!

So well matched! I hope they can run it back sometime.

Oh geez, the hypersonic sound I made at the end of that match!!! I can’t… I can’t even be mad… I’m so happy for Ilja and Sami looked amazing, but…. eeeEEEEEE

Commentary is treating Sami SO differently and it makes such a huge shift. And I feel like you can really tell Corey is loving getting to hype Sami up like this after so many years.

Yess, that moment where Sami comes up just swinging WILDLY at Ilja with this air of “FUCK YOU STAY THE FUCK DOWN” is so good.

I hope you’re enjoying it! I’m watching Sami’s match this week and loving that he’s fighting fresh new opponents so much!