This week in the news the headliner for the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony is revealed, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, the Royal Rumble is Saturday and in Vader Club: Akira Hokuto vs. Meiko Satomura from April 29, 2001

This week in the News: wouldn’t you know it, Hulk Hogan can’t make Saturday Night's Main Event, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Let’s talk some AEW management and Vader Club: Nov picks from Superclash II in 1987 Nick Bockwinkel vs. Curt Hennig.

In the News, the WWE and TNA make a deal in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM Penta makes his debut and in Vader Club my pick Ayumi Kurihara & Kana vs. Meiko Satomura & Ayako Hamada

This week in the News, the Royal Rumble goes international, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Meh, and in Vader Club Chris picked Nick Bockwinkel vs. Bruiser Brody from August 31, 1979.

Plus Jeff's no good very bad week and Nov talks about his maladies. We're back and not so better than ever.

We asked for questions and got a couple wrestling and mostly not. Takes on music, movies, AEW along with a double Vader Club: Midnight Express vs. Fantastics from WCCW's Parade of Stars II and Shibata vs. Ishii from the G1 2013

This week the Athletic with a hit piece of Lee Fitting, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM- is Ricochet a geek or is this the start of a supervillain origin story and in Vader Club from WCW Saturday Night 1996, The Belfast Bruiser vs. Lord Steven Regal

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This week Netflix with little interest in the WWE archives, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM sight gags and a rampage match for your major return and in VADER CLUB a first, a match Jeff doesn’t remember from December to Dismember, Ultimate Jeopardy and we’ll talk what ideas WWE should take from this for War Games.

Jeff goes solo with a post show for Deadline some news and notes and LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM. Also, a call for questions for our annual AMA.

In the news, AEW Grand Slam downsizes in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: hot takes on Survivor Series and ice cold takes on Full Gear and for Vader Club: Magnum/Tully from Starrcade 85

This week in the news, WWE and AEW arena battles, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM Smackdown doing the basics that Dynamite can’t seem to find and in Vader Club: Don Frye vs. Brian Johnston from NJPW 2000

This week: in the news, AEW also goes into the ECW member berries business, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, Survivor Series and Full Gear builds and in Vader Club: Vader and Great Kokina vs. Shinya Hashimoto and Masa Saito