Oh, the WWE fandom's guzzling the Kool-Aid, blissfully unaware that their beloved universe is now a playground for cash-hungry wrestling podcasts, all united in the pipe dream of erasing Vince McMahon’s "indelible" legacy. Let’s just pretend Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns are the new “Super Powers”—as if we needed more forced nostalgia. Sheamus and Pete Dunne? Groundbreaking.

Meanwhile, Judgment Day’s breakup teases us with all the drama of a bad soap opera, and CM Punk is out here rehashing Shawn Michaels' “Blaze of Glory” promo like it’s 1996. Jey Uso? Yeah, he’s paying “respect” to Bron Breakker’s “dog,” while conveniently forgetting his 14 years of championship wins. Oh, and we’re turning legends into jobbers. Natalya? Jobber. Braun Strowman? Jobber. New Day breakup? Because why not?

Finn Balor? He’s not thrilled that Dominik left Rhea Ripley for Liv Morgan. Can you blame him? Big Bronson Reed tries to throw a guy at Braun Strowman, misses, and Braun no-sells it like a pro—classic WWE, right? Oh, and a golf cart got tipped over. This is what passes for feuds now. Don’t forget the 10 ambulances.

Adam Pearce, clearly bored, decides that Sami Zayn should annoy Gunther next. Sami’s mission? Break up every faction in WWE—Bloodline, Alpha Academy, Imperium. That’s his thing now, apparently. Then there’s the 50/50 booking fiasco between Bianca Belair and Iyo Sky. It’s like WWE's allergic to making decisions.

On the ratings front, FOX’s college football wiped the floor with RAW. Kansas State's boring win got 2.5 million viewers, while RAW limps in with 1.5 million. But hey, that's their golden number during football season, so no surprises there.

CM Punk? He’s the new face of hot-shot booking NXT, no surprise Roxanne Perez can keep up with him. The latest trend? Slapping to start women’s title feuds. Original, right? Just ask Jaida Parker and Kehlani Jordan. And for those excited about Saturday Night’s Main Event returning in December, manage your expectations—it won’t live up to the delusional hype.

The WWE Kool Aid that the fandom is drinking and the cash grabbers amongst my fellow wrestling podcast brethren are all in on the hopes of erasing Vince's legacy.

Warner Bros. Discovery is “close to finalizing a package to renew" All Elite Wrestling and a formal announcement “could come as soon as next week, barring any last-minute challenges,” according to sources cited by John Ourand of PUCK. It “looks like it will be a four-year deal (three years guaranteed, plus an option)," and the $170M per year number “floating around wrestling message boards is apparently in the ballpark.” AEW matches will "air on TNT, TBS, and TruTV twice a week -- further evidencing” WBD CEO David Zaslav’s strategy of “making the latter two networks more valuable and sports-oriented in the cable bundle as the potency of TNT declines sans professional basketball rights.” This deal “marks a clear success for AEW,” which launched five years ago with a threshold WBD deal. AEW is also “pitching another package, primarily to broadcast channels,” but there is “no timetable for when AEW will start to push that deal" (PUCK, 9/16).

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