Mine 2 were:
1.) A Mae Young Classic Pro-Wrestling tournament,
bringing 32 women back to the WWE.
About time.
I gave a nickname to that tournament, the Pokewrestler Gotta Catch Em All Tournament. As a fan of every company but WWE, myself and several of my Twitter followers who were wrestling fans saw exactly ht this was, a recruitment tool to try and rob the Indies and prevent other companies from having access to and signing these women. In the end they surprisingly passed on some damned great talents (thankfully, Mia Yim, head your ass back to Impact darling, Rosemary awaits you, though she did fight you in Shimmer recently). Vince McMahon and Paul Levesque are both slimeballs of the ultimate variety, both sneaky snakes. And word was going around that WWE wasn't signing by talent, but by looks, something ancient in today's wrestling world when Impact, Shimmer, Shine, ROH, Stardom in Japan, Ice Ribbon and Wave, as well as SEAdLINNNG (all in Japan) don't look at beauty, but by talent.
I blocked several WWE trolls on Twitter who tried to troll about the tournament, but I found several people like myself who would never trust Vince or Paul (aka Triple Nose) who rallied and shut down trolls. The mentality of a lot of the fanbase is like dealing with a room full of middle schoolers who think they are awesome, but are rude and crude. If you truly want to see great women's wrestling, Impact, Shimmer, Shine, ROH, Stardom, Ice Ribbon, WAVE, and SEAdLINNNG have it in spades.
As for my pop icon favorites, Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead, one immensely popular (and a fanbase that cries when a CGI tiger dies), and one slowly on the rise that has come into it's own, but season 3 ended on a rather strange note.
And I'm still pissed Kairi Hojo left Stardom to go to the WWE, but in her absence, young ladies have swooped in and taken advantage, including the porcelain doll cute Tam Nakano.
Not attacking you for liking it, but each time I see reference to that tournament, it boils my blood fiercely. The fanbase wants WWE to sign everyone, which is impossible, as quote Kenny Omega, why sign and ride the pine.