Memorial Day weekend had three big shows for the stateside companies, and all of them had pretty good and stuff that wasn't so good. That's pretty much the show this week on the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM. Plus we ponder, should CM Punk be the top heel on his brand?

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This week: Collision is a go in Chicago, which means CM Punk...probably. Injuries abound in women's wrestling and our LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM involves all three shows we usually revolve around so we'll do previews of Double or Nothing, Battleground, and Night of Champions. Rest in Peace, Tina Turner

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This week, Superstar Billy Graham passes away and CM Punk wasn't part of the WBD upfronts, but Ace Steel has been employed for months? What? Anyhoo, after that the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM where there was a lot to like on Dynamite, a lot of meh in WWE, and Jeff watched the origin story of Jim Cornette in Memphis.

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This week, we explain what happened to last week's show, AEW getting paid and should both companies just leave the states for a while? It's a lot of LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Backlash ice cold takes, some people like good matches, Jeff likes builds; should Trick Williams have been destroyed; the 4 pillars promos; does AEW have too many midcard comedy babyfaces, Memphis 1986 and more!

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The computer ate the show for the week, so from the long dead patreon, in July 2019 Chris and I watched Crockett Cup 1986. Enjoy

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This week: Punk goes to Raw, an ex-writer sues WWE, and on the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM- WWE has a worthless belt, AEW has three beat down segments, we forget to talk about Roddy but we do remember to talk about Public Enemy.

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This week: Are you ready for the AEW Multiverse? CM Punk may be back, Twitch and WWE make a deal, and more news then the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: babyfaces cutting each other off at the knees, Jay White's debut, Josh Briggs going for the Emmy, Arn Anderson as a Magician? All this and more of the unrepentantly stupid that is our brand. 

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This week we ask, "What's the point of good matches?" On the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM We give praise to the promos of Darby Allin, Kenny Omega. Did the Elite get over on the BCC too quick? Comparing and contrasting Ruca/Stratton and Jay/Hart, and MORE!

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This week: The return of Vince McMahon, Cody loses at WrestleMania, and a little bit on Butch Miller of the Sheepherders. The LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM is flooded.

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The biggest weekend in North American wrestling is here. Even if you hate WWE, plenty of indy shows and really great ROH card. But for THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM we of course concentrate on the reason for the season, NXT Stand and Deliver and Wrestlemania. Plus, will Vince welcome us, Jeff watches old Freebirds, and what Jeff thought was a really great Dynamite that should have switched out two segments. Bonus: One of us had to talk to the Feds.

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This week: Punk wants back in, Vince pays the price of admission, Goldberg is a free agent and more in news. Then the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Should Chris have to Google a main eventer? Did they finally figure out how to build Jade? What was that NXT show? All of that and more.

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The Four Pillars break the Fourth Wall, Jey Uso's desperation, and CHICK DONOVAN? This week in the news and more of the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM. How do you miss the cake?

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This week: Chris makes the case that Revolution would have been more narratively satisfying if the main event ended at 60 minutes. Do the Bloodline story and the Hangman/Elite story have the same flaws? John Cena returns and cuts the most Rock-like promo, Dynamite had great promos and weak ending, and we ask if Lynyrd Skynyrd is the most misunderstood band in rock history.

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Jeff's car was stolen (and found), but he and Chris muscle through the week in news, end with a Revolution preview where we ask the questions about AEW growing popularity. In between a LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM that includes: the Moist Wrestling League?

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On this week's STR, not a lot of news so a lot on THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM. ICE COLD TAKES on a fun Elimination Chamber, Sasha/Kairi was great, OC/Yuta was great and the promos and storytelling had a lot to be desired. MJF is now a sociopath, Paul Heyman is going to "sleep" with Brandy and Aunt Pam and the Man are doing prop comedy, what are we doing? Nov takes SRS to task a bit, Vince isn't in creative, Jeff continues to tell you to watch Emi Sakura and he sneaks his Freebirds viewing in as well.

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This week: the WWE has a price, Jerry Jarrett passes away, Tony Khan's looking for a fight. Then on the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Jeff's been watching old Freebirds, Wardlow promo, bad characterization across the board with Jacey, Kayden, Kitana, the Blackpool Combat club, etc. Plus we preview the Elimination Chamber and how WWE is going to troll Montreal this time.

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We start off with Shake Them Ropes Theater! This week in news: Jerry Lawler, AEW down under, JBL gone, Thunder Rosa back to AEW and more. Then the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Promos by Cody and MJF, the breakup of Toxic Attraction, running back Rhea and Charlotte the right call and MORE!

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This week: the death of Lanny Poffo, AEW House shows, Kota Ibushi as a free agent. Then the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Ice cold Royal Rumble thoughts and the perspective of a lapsed wrestling fan, NXT Vengeance Day preview, a look at the bad promo between Becky and Bayley and the completely unnecessary use of Seth Rollins, and more.

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This week: Plans offered for Mania, AEW taking over Eastern Europe and more in news. Then, THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: the Rumble seems straight ahead, Cody or Sami? The greatness of Briscoe/Lethal and could they turn Lethal face; Jeff watched the Great Muta's last match and Chris thinks AEW needs more effort in the MJF/Danielson story, and a lot more randomness.

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Jay Briscoe died and Vince McMahon lives and thrives. Life is unfair. We talk about both and then the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM as Jeff tries to find the will to continue caring about wrestling. This was a tough one, kids

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