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Observer vs PW Torch

Hey Scott,
I've been following your blog for the past year and I have a great respect for your opinion.  All this network talk has me back into wrestling like I haven't been since the attitude area.  I'm thinking about subscribing to one of the big newsletters... What can you tell me about Me
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I can't really give you any insight into the Torch because I was only a reader very briefly in the Monday Night Wars era, but I've been a subscriber to the Observer basically since 1999, although I tend to enjoy the site more for the podcasts than the Observer itself these days.  Dave used to be much more animated in his analysis of wrestling than he is now, and he certainly doesn't crack as many jokes and bust on guys who are terrible as he used to.  Clearly he's as burned out on the sport as CM Punk is, but with the added problem of having to base his entire income on covering it.  The discussions in particular on Daniel Bryan are really interesting, as Dave is very focused on house show numbers and merch sales alone in backing Vince's stance towards not pushing him as the top guy.  Dave tends to drop a LOT of info into the radio show, given that we're paying for it and we don't need to be directed to the newsletter for the real scoops, which is nice.  

As for the Torch, Keller and Bruce Mitchell are both great guys and there's some cool people who write for it, but I have no real experience with it and I hate their website layout anyway.  

Comments

  1. Love HBK, but stay retired. Would be nice for the one guy to actually stay retired be a historically important guy.

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  2. Well if they really were trying to convince him then good for him for keeping to his word. Weird to think that HBK of all people may just end up being the one guy in wrestling that actually does it.

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  3. I miss HBK as much as the next, but that stuff was just storybook right there. I have no problem with Shawn coming back for occasional angles or to ref a match here and there, but as a wrestler he needs to stay retired.

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  4. I think HBK looks at other comebacks and sees how badly almost all of them come off...

    ...come to think of it, HBK already has the best comeback of all time which wont be topped so unless he really needs the money, leave the legacy alone...

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  5. Leave the memories alone too

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0DLlXVUVOw

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  6. Not spelling it out and NEVER mentioning it at all are two totally different things.

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  7. LOOK AT THE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS FLYING OUT OF HIS POCKET

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