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So after losing interest and faith in WWE's main roster programming, I took a look at NJPW World and subscribed. As a new viewer, I got a question or two:

1) Do all new shows have English commentary versions?
2) Do shows go up on NJPW World immediately, or is there a delay?

Thanks in advance.

I'm so glad we have you here to judge who deserves to be a wrestling fan. We wouldn't be able to call ourselves wrestling fans otherwise, thanks! The fact that we enjoy professional wrestling isn't a good enough reason, we have to enjoy being distracted from good action by obnoxious, immature, and incredibly disrespectful audience who do their best to ruin a match put together by two superstars who sacrifice their physical health to entertain said fans. Good to know for the future!

But seriously, I've always had the opinion that every single superstar deserves my respect just for what they do alone. Even if I don't enjoy their character or creative decisions, or find them interesting enough to watch all of their matches, I still respect every single wrestler in the company, because they sacrifice their physical health, spend most of the year away from their family, and are capable of athleticism that I could only dream of. I will never understand why the vast majority of fans do not feel the same way, and are happy to disrespect every single superstar in the company, just because they're not getting exactly what they want like a spoiled child. Fans can boo and cheer all they want (unless it's inappropriate, like booing an anti-bullying speech), but nonsensical chants and noises when wrestlers are doing their best to entertain the same fans is incredibly disrespectful to the wrestlers in the ring, risking their physical well being just to entertain said fans. As far as I'm concerned "I paid for my ticket!!!" is nowhere near a good enough reason to behave in such a disrespectful manner.

In all honesty, I've almost completely lost interest in WWE main roster programming, with how extremely poor it's been since WrestleMania. I didn't bother watching clips from last week's RAW and SmackDown Live until today, and I only skipped through Extreme Rules just to see the winners of each match. There are so many problems, just with what they had going into Extreme Rules alone, that I can see solutions for, yet they insist on delivering a poor product instead:

1) Why go with Dolph Ziggler as Intercontinental Champion? Ziggler hasn't been interesting in years. That Ironman match should have been Drew McIntyre VS Seth Rollins instead. I would have watched that match if it was. Drew could be so great as a badass singles star, yet he's saddled with Ziggler, which just drags him down in my opinion.

2) Finn Balor's entrance should never have been cut down. His long epic entrance was a significant part of his persona in my view. Watering it down takes away from him, and that's even before the shitty booking that's taken him from main event star to floating around the midcard.

3) Sanity finally gets a win, but they shouldn't have started on a losing streak to begin with. It's just boggling how they've been treated, when they should have started off as a big deal, tearing SmackDown Live apart like they did NXT.

4) Alexa Bliss. That's all. I think I've explained the issue too many times. No more Bliss as champion.

5) Brock Lesnar. That's all. Get the title off Brock. Don't give it to a part-timer for a lengthy period of time ever again.

6) Baron Corbin should be in wrestling gear as a badass, not a pathetic corporate goon wrestling in smart clothes. It was dull when Kane did it, it's even more so a second time.

Excellent news, if true. Would certainly make up for the immoral choice that was GRR. Personally, I find myself far more invested in female superstars as opposed to male superstars. I doubt I'll watch Extreme Rules this Sunday, but I would definitely watch an all-women's WWE PPV in a heartbeat.

I love the idea of an all-woman's PPV. As I see it, there is simply not enough room to do the women's division the justice it deserves at the rate it's going. Women's tag team titles seem to be the next goal and a popular idea, but how can they possibly do that, given that there are already too many titles in WWE? In addition to that, the women's roster continues expanding every year. The only solution I can see is to give the women their own brand, unless they make their divisions intergender, which I cannot see ever happening. Scrap 205 Live, put Triple H in charge of the women's brand, and it would be fantastic.

Winter by far. I'm sick of the uncharacteristically warm weather we've had in the UK constantly for the past few months. I've been really uncomfortable, and my workplace (a kitchen) is already far too warm as it is. And the sun coming up and making everything light as I'm trying to sleep is really unhelpful.

I love to spend all my time indoors, so winter is perfect for me. Sure, it's cold and usually wet outside during Winter, but that makes me feel great being inside looking out at the cold while being warm.

If you're cold, you can just put on extra layers, put a blanket over you, or turn your heating on. If you're warm, there's pretty much nothing you can do but just sweat and be uncomfortable.

What's with all this talk of DLC codes being on receipts? They've always been inside my game box on a piece of card, every year. I apologise for not helping, but I'm just puzzled as to why it's different for the rest of you. Is that just how they do it in America?

I can't see any possibility at all of Ronda not being in the game, whether she's the second pre-order bonus character or included on the base game. She may not have had her in-ring debut until WrestleMania, but she debuted as a superstar at Royal Rumble 2018. I know 2K tends to base their roster around December of the previous year, but I think January is close enough to still make it. Given how mainstream Ronda Rousey is, I can see them going to extra lengths to make sure she's included, as I can see her boosting sales slightly by being included. I think her being the second pre-order bonus is the best bet, but failing that, I think she'll be included on the base roster.

Done.