A minor league hockey team had a wiener dog race. Zero thoughts, just vibes and absolute chaos. A thing of beauty

Hell yeah

Classic

Alright it's time to turn on NOAH. Thankful to join-in-progress since I have a very early morning tomorrow.

Glad Paul is here to repeat what Aldis said and also tell us with zero finesse what he wrote on the white board this week.

Now that Rollins is back I'm gonna need the costume designers in the back to throw out every single black hoodie and mask they can find to prevent that gimmick from returning ever again.

I'm sure we're not predicting the exact Mania card and it isn't *the best* scenario I would have had in my head months ago, but it seems like most of the matches should be fun with a couple of unique ones mixed in where the stakes are lower. I don't know if that sells tickets, but it'll turn tvs on.

At the end of the day, they paid off a year of Randy Orton storyline instead of several other thoughts we had on the matter. That's cool too.

ORTON!!!!!!

Okay that one's very clearly actually Rollins.

Basically gave Logan Paul the exact run Bronson Reed would have had with no changes.

Oh boy. Logan almost lost him there.

Je'Von just making sure we all see Schrödinger's hole in the roof that I'm sure we'll never see again tonight.

Who do you think Orton asked for at Mania? Could be Je'Von.

This is how I found out Danhausen is his shoot name.

Call the audible, ride this guy to the sky.

Trick Stage

This seems like a lot more worth watching than the Elimination Chamber postshow.

WWE's long and never-ending search to find the next R̶e̶y̶ ̶M̶y̶s̶t̶e̶r̶i̶o̶ Santino Marella is finally complete.

Rooting heavily for Trick or Je'Von.

Those smell like boos.

That's it. Phil has too much power.

Well that's unfortunate.

Balor's gonna get his title win. He's in the Zayn-Owens-Finn NXT triumvirate. H has gotten his guys their belts over time (and Zayn is coming). McIntyre just got back there last month. There's no worries there. This is a guy who has been a focal point of every Raw for 3 full years. Future is fine.

For all the wrought about this year's WM card, they sure do have a gigantic Sunday main event to sell.

Wow that's Chicago's own AJ Lee.

They got 20. And it was a great 20.

Oh that Sharpshooter was smoooooooth.

Punk has Larry Forever on his jacket.

i know he was mean to tony khan and the young bucks once and that's a lot for some to overcome, but CM Punk rules

Box shenanigans aside, they conceivably have 25 minutes for this match, so it should rock.

Wow, it's been 30 years since this song was used for a winning brand.

Odd match order because it feels foretelling of a Cody win (like yesterday foretold Rhea). Does leave some chance of a Finn with here since that wasn't happening last, but of the two matches, you can argue where there would be some believability of a swerve is in the Men's EC.

Right winner. Building a rematch off some DQ or whatever would have been annoying for Mania. Now you can add a gimmick to it as well. For comparison's sake (and no ill-will towards anyone), thought in terms of that era's comebacks, AJ looked better in her first singles than Nikki did.

Jessika Carr no-selling a bump into a turnbuckle that would have put Earl Hebner in the grave.

Here for this.

Nobody told Nash what town AJ Lee left behind.

If they're going that direction, there's no way Kairi isn't part of it. It's all been built up to her breaking free of *both* of them.

Still crazy that Big E announced his retirement so it wouldn't be learned from that Slim Jim commercial.

Right winner. Biggest match they can give Jade.

It's alway fun when one of these big gimmick matches come down to two babyfaces who have rarely seen each other otherwise.

Well there's Raquel's big spot. Sigh of relief.

Well that was pretty much foreshadowed the second they gave Alexa a highspot this early. At least Paul has figured out how not to pack a ring completely for once.

There's never been a Ripley-Bliss singles match.

BEAT THOSE YOUNGINS, ASUKA

Can't be wearing sunglasses in an Elimination Chamber. Says it right there in the rules.

Giannis lining up behind New York territory. Makes you think.

Two people I least want to see win this thing starting it off. Probably good.

I would like to see history's greatest Elimination Chamber participant Alexa Bliss win tonight; smuggling Charlotte into that WM title match would make for something more interesting than any other option available. But I still can't see them doing the most fun thing, so going with Rhea.