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- Comments, shares, likes, and anything else that gets people to come here are appreciated, as always. No, really! They make you my friend in real life.

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- Be sure you’re reading With Leather’s This Week In Horrible-Looking People every Monday. This week we did a thing about WWF trading cards from 1992. Three different Virgil cards! You’d hate yourself if you missed that.

- Before you read this week’s column, be sure you’ve read The Best And Worst Of WWE Payback by guest writer Nick Bonds. Big thanks to him for filling in on that. Check it out and tell him nice things.

- GIFs via Jerusalem at Punchsport Pagoda.

Please click through to enjoy the Best and Worst of WWE Raw for June 17, 2013. THAT’S WHAT YOU DO.

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- Comments, shares, likes, and anything else that gets people to come here are appreciated, as always. If this column becomes the most successful Best and Worst column ever, I’ll eat a Hardee’s Thickburger. Just kidding, I absolutely will not.

- Follow us on Twitter @withleather, follow me personally @MrBrandonStroud and like us on Facebook.

- Be sure you’re reading With Leather’s This Week In Horrible-Looking People every Monday. This week we did a WCW retrospective, and yes, it does feature me mentioning how much I love The Cat. Again. I don’t have enough opportunities to do that.

- Also, be sure you’re reading my Best and Worst of NXT column. It needs your support, and will come in handy when guys get called up and you wanna know who’s good and why.

Please click through to enjoy six slices of bacon and the Best and Worst of WWE Raw for June 10, 2013.

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- If you’d like to see these WWE NXT reports continue (as they bring in like, 5% the traffic of a Raw report), please contribute to the discussion in our comments section, click the “like” button and share the column on your social media things. If you’re on a wrestling forum or site somewhere, share it. Your help will be greatly appreciated.

- If you’re wondering where you can watch NXT, it’s currently on Hulu Plus every Thursday. If you’re like, “weh, I don’t want to have to pay for Hulu Plus to watch wrestling,” it’s the best wrestling show and Hulu Plus is like 8 dollars. Just do it, it’s fine. You aren’t gonna miss 8 dollars. You can watch this week’s episode (as long as they keep it up) here.

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Please click through to enjoy Emma. Also, the Best and Worst of WWE NXT for May 29, 2013.

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- Comments, shares, likes, and anything else that gets people to come here are appreciated. One of these days we’re gonna get over with Redditors, I’m sure of it!

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- Don’t forget to read The Best And Worst Of WrestleMania 29 before reading the Raw report. When you’re done with that, be sure to check out the retro report, The Best And Worst Of WrestleMania 2.

- GIFS courtesy of Jerusalem over at Punchsport Pagoda.

- As previously mentioned, I’m making my first feature length film. It’s called Meet Me There, stars WWE’s Goldust, features a poster designed by the same lady who designed CM Punk’s new shirt and is written by, uh, the guy who writes The Best and Worst of Raw. If you like any of those things, you should consider donating to the cause.

Also, if you are the gent who spoke with me about the movie at WrestleCon, please send me an e-mail.

Please click through to enjoy The Best And Worst Of WWE Raw for April 8, 2013.

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- If you’re wondering what I’m up to this weekend, make sure to stick around after the Top 10 Comments of the Week for a handy “Brandon At WrestleMania And Assorted Things” guide. I want to hang out with you and be friends in real life!

- The With Leather Bad Wrestling Theme Lyrics March Madness Tournament has reached its final four, so if you haven’t voted in that yet, please hop over and do so now. Worst case scenario, you’ll get to listen to Funaki’s music.

- Comments, shares, likes, and anything else that gets people to come here are appreciated.

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- IMPORTANT REMINDER: I”M MAKING A MOVIE AND COULD SURE USE YOUR HELP. Me, Dustin Rhodes (!) and a bunch of other crazy talented folks are making a horror movie in Austin this May called Meet Me There, and it’s gonna be rad. It also sorta needs your help, so if you read the report and you want to be kind (or you’re just rich) (either way works) please consider hopping on over to our IndieGogo fundraiser and chipping in. We’re almost to the 3K mark, and if you put us over, e-mail me about it and I’ll give you a special perk. MY EVERLASTING LOVE.

Please click through to enjoy the Best and Worst of WWE Raw for April 1, 2013.

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- Things you should read from the last week of posts at The Mandible Claw include the thing I wrote about Donald Trump’s “appearance” on the Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling and an hour of me and Danielle talking to ACW and National Pro Wrestling Day star Jojo Bravo. Also, everything else on the site. You should check it out daily.

- Don’t forget to vote in our first annual With Leather Bad Wrestling Theme Lyrics March Madness Tournament! Round one matches are happening right now. They need your votes!

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- GIFS courtesy of Jerusalem at Punchsport Pagoda.

And now, Raw goes REGULAR SCHOOL! The Best and Worst of WWE Raw for March 11, 2013, is after the jump.

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