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Dave on the Breaking News Audio pretty much confirming MJF is doing a Double J since if you're going to pull a power play the time to do it is the night before a match culminating a 2 year feud. Dave also not saying this is the case but not dismissing the possibility that this might have been Vince retaliating for Tony's tweet dunking on MITB being moved out of the stadium. Apparently people inside WWE were absolutely furious about the tweet and now all of a sudden MJF went nuclear at the 11th hour before the show.

What I don't get is what got MJF so big mad in the first place. Yeah he overperformed his current deal, but it seems like he expected Tony to give him a huge raise mid contract and it doesn't work like that in any sport. He has to know AEW will almost certainly get a big rights increase in their next TV deal and as such TK's not going to let any of his top guys walk without at least making them the best offer he can. Being mad that folks with proven names got big money deals compared to what he got coming off of indies and MLW just doesn't seem to jibe with a guy who in all other aspects of business seems pretty smart doesn't make sense. Seems like the much smarter play if you're that unhappy is to just do what Moxley did and play out the string. Let Vince offer you that stupidly large "we wanna poach a top AEW guy" contract and get the money you think you're worth.

Yeah WWE is big on people they sign filling any dates they had booked, probably so they don't get accused of messing with other companies' shows.

Looks like the issue with Joe missing the meet and greet was just a communication issue not related to anything else so it seems like everything is fine there.

Another thing to consider, if MJF ends up no showing the PPV, how does that affect WWE's interest in him? Would grabbing another top AEW guy balance out someone no showing a PPV right after the Sasha and Naomi saga? Vince likes to send messages to talent after all.

No confirmation MJF was on the plane, just that one was booked for tonight. Sounds like maybe TK is calling his bluff on something?

Oh dang, SRS dropped that a flight out of Vegas was booked for MJF

If this leads to a video of MJF and Joe having a Hangover style adventure in Vegas it's worth it.

I don't disagree. Maybe TK feels since he's getting a million dollar gate then refunding a few folks at the meet and greet is the cost of doing business? Really don't see how this can be anything else IMO, can't believe MJF (who was a pro on his way out of MLW when no one would have begrudged him to tell Court to GFY since he was getting an AEW deal) suddenly being shoot unprofessional over something two years away.

What's really amusing is if this was all 100% shooty shoot shoot stuff, MJF's deal runs through 2023 and he still has some folks thinking he's gonna show up on Raw in like a month or two.

The great thing about this is that he's clearly working an angle based on real life feelings and EVERYONE is going to bite on this like MJF is going to no show the PPV or something despite it being totally his gimmick to not want to be around smelly wrestling fans. Greatest worker of our time.

I had family with first had experience with WWII so I had more info growing up than most, but yeah my first memory of hearing about it outside of them was Captain America punching Hitler.

I mean, Britt was doing a bit but the answer to the question is "usually no, and when it's yes just barely".

Man, speaking of Rampage I just rewatched the First Dance episode and god damn the Punk return still hits me in the feels. It reminded me how there was no way they could possibly turn him heel no matter how much he's technically better that way as a character. The idea that one of wrestling's most infamous grumpy assholes can have his "you can go home again" moment but in real life and as a wrestling storyline was just one of the best things I've ever seen on a wrestling show. Between Punk noticeably getting hit hard by the emotion when he came out and the famous Crying CM Punk Fan shot, just the pure catharsis of 7 years was tangible. It's even more amazing in retrospect in how the meat of his return speech was how his last day in ROH was the day he considers when he left professional wrestling and now it's owned by TK.

Amazing how when people are charismatic, they start to get a reaction.

I hope Bowens is around despite his injury. I died at "scissor me, daddy ass!"

The Lakers colored TNT title is sharp as hell.

The crowd chanting "you still got it" at the Hardy Bucks cracked me up. Best ever use of that chant/

Rey was at the wedding too, weird seeing the pic with him in it and how he looks like a 15 year old with a salt and pepper devil beard.

Someone said Shanky looks like a giant Michael Jackson and I can't unsee it.

Wow, there's a What If scenario if Vince and the family never patched things up.

Actually kind of surprised they didn't keep selling her merch and just not pay out her cut, they did that with Punk if I'm remembering correctly.

TK on Twitter with the less-than-subtle dunking on how stupid it is to run a stadium show against UFC during FIght Week is *chef's kiss* I love that after all these years WWE's main competition is run by a DVDVR shitposter.

They could have just let it run out whenever it was originally supposed to, but WWE seems to think the only option is to lock folks in forever.

Funny thing is WWE is cutting their own noses off here, since I'm sure Sasha was a big merch seller.