Yeah for sure. Impressive athleticism but zero promo skills which is a problem.

I find the 24/7 stuff pretty boring to be honest. It was good at the start when they were being creative with it, but now it's just dull. At least we don't have the crowd of jobbers chasing the jobber with the prop every week at the moment though. Honestly I don't think Ricochet has the kind of support behind him to rally a crowd DB style. This week he came out to crickets. People will just stop caring about him, if they haven't already.

Ipswich lose again, at home to Fleetwood this time. 4 wins out of 24, still not beaten a single team in the top 8 I believe. I don't think they're even going to get into the playoffs - 6 points behind 6th now with at least one and sometimes two games more played than all the teams above them. Wonder if Lambo will walk? The five year contract might not count for much if he can be sacked with reduced payout based on league performance (I assume that means he'd need to get into the playoffs at the very least to be safe).

So Ricochet gets squashed by Lesnar at Super Showdown and then gets beaten clean by Riddick Moss (who?) on Raw. What in the world has he done to deserve this treatment?

As long as the Saudi shows are paying mega bucks Taker ain't going anywhere!

I played the demo last night, impressions are that I'm pleasantly surprised for the most part. Other than the one big problem I have with changing the story at the end of the bombing mission, the rest of the demo is very good. I notice that in this demo the opening is a lot shorter than the one Square-Enix officially released, starting in the same place as the original game with Aerith in the alleyway. I assume the full game will have the longer opening, maybe this demo is from a build that was created before the intro was expanded? Either way the new opening gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. Graphics are just amazing. They've done an incredible job with that. It really blew my mind seeing the game portrayed in such vivid detail. The overall atmosphere of the reactor is spot on as well. The music is basically remixes of the original themes as it should be, and it sounds great. Voice acting was on point too, although some of the dialogue was... meh. They've tried to keep to the spirit of the original translation for the most part though which I do appreciate. Another thing I found curious was that the mouths seem to be synced to the English voices rather than Japanese. Not sure if they've purposefully redone this for the English version of the game or if it's just been made this way on purpose. Honestly I don't mind the combat system as much as I thought I would. It's cool that you can switch to 'classic' mode which essentially has the AI attack and defend automatically whilst you select commands (spells, summons, items, etc). I tried both combat modes and didn't mind either of them. Random side note, the first FF7 demo released back in 1996 was also the bombing mission ending at the same place :') although in that one you could play with Aerith in your team from the start, which you obviously can't do in the original. I believe there was a second demo released, also of the bombing mission, which had Tifa playable instead - although she was also unavailable at the beginning of the actual game.

Lesnar will still be champion going into Wrestlemania 50 at this rate.

Probably wouldn't have been so bad if DG hadn't brought the article to so many people's attention tbh.

He released a video saying he's a free agent: https://www.sescoops.com/matt-hardy-officially-announces-hes-a-free-agent/ But it's wrestling so he might well be on Raw monday.

FFVII remake demo is apparently now available to download on PS4!

Reigns can be very good but he's booked in an extremely boring way and has been for 95% of his WWE career. I reckon he'd shine in NJPW or AEW. Matt Hardy has left WWE now I believe - there are rumours he is going to be revealed as the leader of the Dark Order in AEW.

Yeah it's pretty ridiculous, but agree that the topic of the argument should definitely not be discussed here. It's easy enough to find on Twitter for the genuinely curious.

That's the thing, if they hadn't built up the Fiend as this unstoppable force then fine... but they made him horror-movie-villain style indestructible. Unless you hit a few spears and a suplex/"jackhammer", apparently. I think Seth actually tweeted something like "should have pulled out a jackhammer" afterwards - the people who got beat by the Fiend can't be thrilled, as it makes them all look weak as fuck by proxy. Although I guess Balor won't care much as he's far away from that nonsense in NXT. As for who is the heel in Goldberg/Reigns... neither technically, but as per the crowd it's Goldberg as he was getting more boos than Reigns. WWE thinks they've played a masterstroke there but it wouldn't surprise me if the reverse happens at WM with a super smarky crowd. The Undertaker thing would have been fine if it was a SA house show - nobody would have cared. The problem is that it was televised as part of a much hyped event, which comes off really badly.

Also factor in that they don't even make any money off PPV anymore. Now that the Pay Per Views are all on the Network they aren't the money-spinners they once were, making it even less important to put any real effort into anything other than the Rumble and Wrestlemania. You do get the odd excellent PPV event, but most of them are fucking boring nowadays. They don't even make an effort changing up the sets anymore, whereas you know you'll get something different every time with AEW - who sometimes even change up the Dynamite set depending on the venue. Yeah I don't think I've ever heard anybody say "I wish I could see Goldberg Vs Reigns". Or, for that matter, "I wish Goldberg was champion". They could have done Goldberg Vs Reigns without the title - in fact it probably would have been better without. If WWE were smart they would have been building someone up to finally take down the Fiend at WM for the title. Instead they seemed to have no real idea where they were going with the storyline and so had Rollins, Balor, Miz and Bryan lose to the Fiend pretty decisively before feeding the Fiend to Goldberg to build up a WM match nobody cares about. LOLWWE logic which just makes me appreciate having AEW as an alternative even more. God bless the Khans and good luck to Fulham, I say.

Honestly I had the same concern going in, but the match definitely didn't do anything to hurt PAC's credibility. It showed off some of his personality whilst still making him look sadistic and brutal. OC's schtick is a bit marmite, but the crowds love it! I enjoyed the tag match a lot but I wouldn't go as far as to call it 'the best ever' or anything like that. It was just very good with a strong storyline backbone carrying it throughout. The nearfalls did get annoying towards the end though. Yeah this was a good match and creative has been superb in the build up. IMO this is why it's better to space out PPV's, as it gives much more time for storyline development leading up to the match therefore making it feel special. It's hard to consistently do that with only 3-4 weeks build max as is the case in WWE (and sometimes they get less than that!). Yes Statlander is still doing this dopey alien gimmick and it still sucks. The announcers just make fun of her for it and nobody seems to take her nonsense seriously, so I'm not sure what the point is. With the company so heavily focused on 'reality' based stories and characters, the alien gimmick just makes Statlander come off as weird to me. Other than maybe the Dark Order nobody has such an outlandish gimmick, and even the Dark Order's characters are based on genuine cults. I haven't heard anything about Jericho leaving tbf. I'd be surprised if he does. I imagine he and Mox will build to a rematch at the next PPV. I love Moxley as a character, but his matches are never that good imo. He does well in a hardcore type environment but in standard matches I find him a bit... bland? I dunno. It never fully clicks with me.

Really enjoyed Revolution. Fantastic PPV. Night and day compared to Super Shitshow. Dustin Rhodes/Jake Hager to start off was a solid brawl. Nothing too special but it had been built well as a storyline, and that carried the parts of the match that were a little sluggish. A good way to start the show and Hager going over was the obvious and logical choice, although Dustin got plenty of offence in to make him look good in defeat. The build to Guevara/Allin was a bit weak but the actual match was very entertaining. Only slight problem I have is that Guevara loses so often that beating him doesn't really mean much. He's still good enough in the ring that the crowd can see past it for now though, I think. I absolutely loved Page/Omega Vs The Bucks. The match itself was incredible (and I believe went half an hour) but more importantly the storyline elevated it to being genuinely captivating. The tension between the Bucks and Hangman was played on really well, adding into the uncertainty surrounding Omega and Page as a team. My only complaint in this match was that there were one too many nearfalls. They need to scale back a little on this or it'll become NJPW levels of nonsense. I felt the match should have ended with Page's One Winged Angel on one of the Bucks (can't remember which one it was), but overall an amazing performance by all involved. I genuinely thought they were going to have Page turn on Omega at the end, but I'm glad they aren't pulling the trigger just yet. I think this story still has some juice in it. Page is crazy over at the moment. One thing I have to note is that I really appreciate AEW's consistency when it comes to storylines. I've mentioned before that it bothered me that Page said he'd left the Elite a few months ago and yet he seemed to now be a part of it again with no explanation. However on last week's Dynamite they did a sit down interview where Page actually referenced this and basically said he wanted to leave but they dragged him back in. If it was WWE they would have totally forgotten/ignored this, but AEW are paying attention to the little details and I very much respect this after years of WWE treating us like idiots who can't remember anything that happened the week before, let alone months ago. Rose/Statlander was pretty disappointing imo. AEW's women's division isn't quite there at the moment. The match wasn't bad but it wasn't particularly good either. They were in a tough spot after the incredible match previous though. So, Cody... what the fuck is up with that awful tattoo? The actual design is fine but on the side of the neck? Just wtf. It looks awful. Also I thought Downstait sounded pretty terrible live and made Cody's entrance worse rather than better. The match itself was good, and again the strong storyline really helped keep me engaged. MJF going over was the right call, although I'm not sure whether this is the end of the program between these two for now or whether they keep it going to the next PPV. I wasn't sure what to expect from PAC/Orange Cassidy but it was actually really, really fun and entertaining. Cassidy's style isn't for everyone but I dig it in small doses like this. It's very different and stands out - comedic with enough seriousness that it doesn't completely detract from the match or Cassidy's opponent. WWE could never write this kind of character. He's ridiculously over too. Minor nitpick is that I didn't feel the Lucha Bros needed to get involved here. It just seemed to be a way to get them on the show. Mox/Jericho was a decent brawl but imo not a great match and I was a tad disappointed. Admittedly it's hard for these guys to follow some of the amazing matches that had come before them, but that's going to be a consistent theme going forward so main event matches are going to need to find ways to stand out. I still enjoyed the match and think it was the right time to take the belt off Jericho for a while, although I expect he'll get it back before too long. A grade show for me and well worth watching, as all AEW PPV's have been so far. I love that this company exists.

https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town/report-ipswich-line-up-warnock-as-lambert-replacement-1-6539394 Ipswich reportedly lining up Warnock should Lambo continue tanking them. Apparently his five year deal has performance-related break clauses capping his payoff.

Part of the problem is that we needed an incredible run of good form (especially considering our injuries) to just get within touching distance of the playoffs - then that vein of form would essentially need to continue on for another month or two to actually get us there. I don't think it was or is realistic to expect that to happen. It could, but I would class our chances as highly unlikely.

Think from memory that's his first league assist since we got promoted. Hopefully the first of many.

Just noticed that Wigan's win today has dropped Boro into the relegation zone. Hell of a run Wigan are on at the moment, fair play to them. If Barnsley keep picking up points then the likes of Hull, Charlton and Stoke will be sweating big time as well. Huddersfield not safe yet either, but think the teams above them should be okay.

Embarrassing for the bloke, but you do wonder if something else is going on there. A repeated compulsion to put others down is not usually a sign of a contented person.

I don't think we'll get there in the end, but considering the players we've lost we're doing a lot better than I would have anticipated at the start of January. A shame we didn't bring in a couple of solid additions during the Jan window as I think that could have been the difference.

Dunny's Blackpool with an injury time winner today against Ipswich scored by Joe Nuttall (assisted by Liam Feeney). Ipswich are now 5 points off 6th. Lambo sitting pretty with his 5 year deal though!

I think that lineup is capable of beating Swansea, but I don't like it very much. Clearly something very wrong with the Mulgrew situation. Either a serious rift between him and the manager or a contractual obstacle like Salgado, but either way what a horrendous waste of a wage.

On the plus side it's AEW Revolution tonight. Very much looking forward to watching that tomorrow.