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by Thelone
Apr 8th, '22, 11:39
Forum: Blogs / Columns / Rants
Topic: The Funny Wrestling Topic
Replies: 620
Views: 3201226

Re: The Funny Wrestling Topic

https://twitter.com/TonyKhan/status/1512479987672432640?cxt=HHwWgIDSsaGitP0pAAAA Well the jig is up, guess I was just a bot all along. Anyway, perfectly normal behavior and everything is fine guys!!! Oh hey, that Rock gif is right there, just don't throw a captcha at me, alright? https://c.tenor.com...
by Thelone
Mar 30th, '22, 12:18
Forum: AEW - All Elite Wrestling
Topic: BRM Reviews the 3/23/2022 Dynamite (some great wrestling, but the stories are bad)
Replies: 2
Views: 951

Re: BRM Reviews the 3/23/2022 Dynamite (some great wrestling, but the stories are bad)

Are you kidding me? They’ve got CM Punk in singles action against Dax Harwood, an eight-man tornado tag including the Hardys, Darby Allin, and Sting, Adam Cole vs. Jay Lethal, a grudge match between Red Velvet and Leyla Hirsch… and the match AEW choose to put in the main event spot is Jericho and D...
by Thelone
Mar 20th, '22, 18:22
Forum: AEW - All Elite Wrestling
Topic: BRM Reviews the 3/16/2022 Dynamite
Replies: 4
Views: 1259

Re: BRM Reviews the 3/16/2022 Dynamite

Bret doesn't feel like anywhere near as good of a fit. Also, I think Bret has the "too many WWE reunion shows" stink on him that makes him feel a lot less fresh than Tully. FTR has been going really hard with the Bret love on Twitter recently and I guess they'll do that Owen tournament......
by Thelone
Mar 19th, '22, 19:12
Forum: AEW - All Elite Wrestling
Topic: BRM Reviews the 3/16/2022 Dynamite
Replies: 4
Views: 1259

Re: BRM Reviews the 3/16/2022 Dynamite

TONY SCHIAVONE IS BACKSTAGE WITH KEITH LEE AND TEAM TAZ- stupid It was agreed that there would be “no physicality” during this interview. Keith Lee has an issue with Team Taz, so of course Tony Khan has booked Lee against… Max Caster. What? Ricky Starks warns Lee not to show up for his scheduled ma...
by Thelone
Mar 7th, '22, 17:47
Forum: Wrestling News
Topic: Tony Khan Announces agreement to acquire Ring Of Honor
Replies: 21
Views: 20157

Re: Tony Khan Announces agreement to acquire Ring Of Honor

Your point is solid. I guess I'm just more optimistic than you that someone will hear about, say Dragon vs. Roddy from Vendetta (long, classic match without much storyline going into it other than that they faced off the week before and Roddy had things won but Dragon got a good shot in and knocked...
by Thelone
Mar 6th, '22, 07:49
Forum: Wrestling News
Topic: Tony Khan Announces agreement to acquire Ring Of Honor
Replies: 21
Views: 20157

Re: Tony Khan Announces agreement to acquire Ring Of Honor

I don't disagree with anything you said here, but I think that a lot of the other stuff we think of as famous "moments" (like Austin and the beer truck)- especially post 1997 or so, and doubly so in WWF- are a lot more... "self-contained," maybe? For Austin and the beer truck, a...
by Thelone
Mar 4th, '22, 13:36
Forum: Wrestling News
Topic: Tony Khan Announces agreement to acquire Ring Of Honor
Replies: 21
Views: 20157

Re: Tony Khan Announces agreement to acquire Ring Of Honor

Maybe I'm being overly optimistic, but I just can't conceive of people watching ROH in that way because so much of the "iconic moments" aren't really the big things themselves but rather the angles to set up the big match/feud or kick-off some sort of storyline. When I think of "mome...
by Thelone
Mar 4th, '22, 05:47
Forum: Blogs / Columns / Rants
Topic: The Funny Wrestling Topic
Replies: 620
Views: 3201226

Re: The Funny Wrestling Topic

No, it's that interview with McAfee that was supposed to kickstart a feud between the two at WM, but "plans changed" as usual since Vince only offered Pat a match at the show. I'm probably gonna listen to it during the weekend, but apparently the interview came off as two pals shooting the...
by Thelone
Mar 3rd, '22, 12:10
Forum: Wrestling News
Topic: Tony Khan Announces agreement to acquire Ring Of Honor
Replies: 21
Views: 20157

Re: Tony Khan Announces agreement to acquire Ring Of Honor

I think, in the long run, they can make it back via streaming due to potential interest in the pre-Sinclair footage. If Tiny legitimately paid 50M for ROH, he's never getting it back no matter what. A mainstream streaming service like HBO Max is never going to put something as low-rent and cheap lo...
by Thelone
Mar 3rd, '22, 09:02
Forum: Wrestling News
Topic: Tony Khan Announces agreement to acquire Ring Of Honor
Replies: 21
Views: 20157

Re: Tony Khan Announces agreement to acquire Ring Of Honor

If the rumors are true, Khan paid almost this year's TV rights fee for a shell of a promotion and loads of grainy, SD, cheaply produced content (more emphasis on that last one) that most reputable third party streaming services won't give a shit about (and I don't see the Honor Club service being me...
by Thelone
Feb 27th, '22, 10:30
Forum: Blogs / Columns / Rants
Topic: Day-to-Day Quote Topic
Replies: 454
Views: 503931

Re: Day-to-Day Quote Topic

https://twitter.com/davemeltzerWON/status/1497710825473073154 Are the dirtsheets that eager to fed bad that they'll just ignore the way more obvious Austin Theory vs. X (McAfee or someone he endorses) for the sake of "Vince is clearly demented at this point"? Can't wait for the usual &quo...
by Thelone
Feb 22nd, '22, 19:51
Forum: Wrestling News
Topic: AEW's Kenny Omega still awaiting hernia surgery, not returning in February
Replies: 11
Views: 2283

Re: AEW's Kenny Omega still awaiting hernia surgery, not returning in February

I know that one, but I meant when did they mention or alluded to AEW on WWE TV besides the HoF.
by Thelone
Feb 22nd, '22, 17:56
Forum: Wrestling News
Topic: AEW's Kenny Omega still awaiting hernia surgery, not returning in February
Replies: 11
Views: 2283

Re: AEW's Kenny Omega still awaiting hernia surgery, not returning in February

I don't see most of these as "shots" at anyone (either WWE or, in the "rejects" case, TNA). They are a statement to tell the public that our new company will be avoiding the things that WWE does that you don't like. I know those aren't shots, but acting like "us vs. them&qu...
by Thelone
Feb 22nd, '22, 15:00
Forum: Wrestling News
Topic: AEW's Kenny Omega still awaiting hernia surgery, not returning in February
Replies: 11
Views: 2283

Re: AEW's Kenny Omega still awaiting hernia surgery, not returning in February

Just because you throw shots mid-war doesn't mean you didn't want to be in the war to begin with. The war was going to happen regardless and of course AEW was gonna throw shots back, otherwise it be 3 years of WWE throwing shade and AEW being a bullied kid. EVERYONE knew there was going to be a war...
by Thelone
Feb 20th, '22, 04:24
Forum: Wrestling News
Topic: AEW's Kenny Omega still awaiting hernia surgery, not returning in February
Replies: 11
Views: 2283

Re: AEW's Kenny Omega still awaiting hernia surgery, not returning in February

Pretty much everybody saw that Cody and the Elite were going to clash at some point because of almost opposite philosophies/inspirations, but I don't believe for a second that the Elite and Khan are above the whole "us vs. them" thing. Frankly, Kenny's comments have a weird "You're br...
by Thelone
Feb 18th, '22, 12:11
Forum: AEW - All Elite Wrestling
Topic: BRM Reviews the 2/16/2022 Dynamite (great)
Replies: 4
Views: 1372

Re: BRM Reviews the 2/16/2022 Dynamite (great)

I am sad that this one of the better episodes of Dynamite but got terrible tv ratings. When your "business strategy" consists mostly of underwhelming debuts/Forbidden Door™ horseshit and "special" episodes/gimmick matches almost every week, it's no wonder that a show without bot...
by Thelone
Feb 16th, '22, 13:06
Forum: Wrestling News
Topic: Cody & Brandi Rhodes not returning to AEW
Replies: 9
Views: 1993

Re: Cody & Brandi Rhodes not returning to AEW

SI reporting 1) loss of booking power led to departure, and 2) no Brandi in WWE "loss of booking power" goes to the one promotion where he'll have the least amount of booking power. I can't see Cody being another Galloway, but we'll see I might remember wrong, but I'm pretty sure Cody lef...
by Thelone
Feb 13th, '22, 12:35
Forum: AEW - All Elite Wrestling
Topic: BRM Reviews the 2/9/2022 Dynamite (A Microcosm of AEW)
Replies: 11
Views: 2575

Re: BRM Reviews the 2/9/2022 Dynamite (A Microcosm of AEW)

Does anyone think Gunn Club (or Private Party before them) have a shot at beating Jurassic Express? No. But I don't think calling them tomato cans is fair. They HAVE been winning. It's bad booking on Tony's part to not feature them before the title match story starts, but they did earn the shots. E...
by Thelone
Feb 12th, '22, 19:30
Forum: AEW - All Elite Wrestling
Topic: BRM Reviews the 2/9/2022 Dynamite (A Microcosm of AEW)
Replies: 11
Views: 2575

Re: BRM Reviews the 2/9/2022 Dynamite (A Microcosm of AEW)

I wouldn't say this is booking the champion poorly so much as just rushing the feud. It's not good, but you're misdiagnosing the problem. Khan is atrocious at making the challenger's chase and title reign compelling. What did Baker do since she won the belt *checks* almost NINE MONTHS AGO? Faced to...
by Thelone
Feb 12th, '22, 17:19
Forum: AEW - All Elite Wrestling
Topic: BRM Reviews the 2/9/2022 Dynamite (A Microcosm of AEW)
Replies: 11
Views: 2575

Re: BRM Reviews the 2/9/2022 Dynamite (A Microcosm of AEW)

Granted the MJF segment and some of the matches were really good, Keith Lee and Jay White debuts were cool, a lot of the other stuff were filler and the storylines were incoherent a lot of times. I don't understand how people rate this as one of the best Dynamite episodes to date. It felt like I wa...