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My best guess is Tyson may have been going into business for himself a little as we all know he's a massive fan and I'm sure wanted to do an angle with Hogan. I would have loved to be able to eavesdrop on negotiations between Vince and Don King though, I can just imagine what that sounded like.

Cain Velasquez and LA PARK having a scrum at the Triplemania press conference is the most AAA thing ever and I love it.

It's because wrestling, and especially WWE, has the "who cares, it's just fake rasslin" idea where anyone who makes a fuss about something they do gets ignored by the mainstream press unless it's something really serious like the Benoit deal.

Well Tyson was sent to prison in March 1992, so I would say no. Vince had been trying to get him for a while so I'm sure there were probably some discussions before all of that though

Not to mention if someone is getting offers from both companies, you'd have to factor in (for someone like Woods at least) you'd never see an extra penny while an AEW deal could be less on paper but combined with being able to earn income elsewhere it could be the far more lucrative deal. I got the impression that how they did Kofi dirty really put a bad taste in their mouths. Like after all the talk about how inspirational Kofi's story was they just squashed him in seconds as soon as the Great White Hope was back (not saying he should have beaten Brock, but come on).

Also I often get the impression that Kenny is such a polarizing figure to some folks that he could do a Hard Times level promo and they'd be like "meh, I didn't think it was that great".

Even if you don't like Kenny's side of the deal, Hangman has been so good at conveying his insecurities in a way rarely seen in a babyface to the point when he wins the title it will be an all time moment for AEW. Dude's been doing the work so well it almost doesn't even matter what Kenny does (FWIW I think he's been good as the condescending dick heel champion).

On the same token, one of the greatest storylines/feuds WWE has ever done was a year long story about a crazy guy convinced his best friend was stealing his wife saying said friend had "lust in his eyes". Sometimes wrestling is best when it's melodrama.

Yeah Page calmly broke it down that he sees through Kenny's bullshit and he's gonna beat his ass at the PPV and the heel looked shook (until the angle at the end). It was great at showing Kenny, maybe for the first time in his reign, is actually fearful he's going to lose.

Also it has seemed for a while like Woods has been eyeing the post WWE phase of his career. Once they started releasing people (and most of his UUDD crew) you could really start reading between the lines in his social media posts that he was getting sick of the BS but he was doing so in the most professional way possible.

WWE has a leg to stand on if Woods leaves and wants to keep doing UUDD, but their ownership shouldn't mean that he doesn't get any of the money from it. That's like a restaurant owner stealing tips from the wait staff and then justifying it by saying they own the place.

I'm sure she's not happy with her IRL, but the timing of this interview is kinda suspect considering SI is a WWE house organ now and Survivor Series is coming up soon with their champion vs champion match.

I will say an enraged Eddie Kingston running full speed to murder someone is one of the more terrifying things I can think of.

I knew the minute Hangman came out in a white shirt we were getting blood, I love it.

IIRC it was that post DX period where X Pac really didn't have a direction and he had that horrible Uncle Cracker theme.

You're not wrong but I object to X-Pac heat being unfair, sure there may have been worse examples since but he was BRUTAL at the time that phrase was coined.

Acknowledging Cole and Fish's connection was nice touch, as was the AEWonTNT Twitter account calling it "undisputedly awesome"

LOL thats what I was thinking too, JB is a pretty good looking dude so I was like "well, that checks out"

There's a reason her best role has been being the doofus sidekick.

Also that was Konnan's Tequila Sunrise move wasn't it?

Dan Lambert is the greatest

Tony out there on social media doing the hard push to get people watching tonight, and then they are doing an angle where Okada says the Best Friends are now part of CHAOS. Looks like they are doing the "don't come out and say someone is showing up but point all the signs in that direction" deal like they did with Punk.

My only (minor) complaint is that Pete vs Melo was one of those typical WWE "two guys who shouldn't be losing put in a match together" deals . Plus they had the young up and coming guy with a belt do the job just to make sure the new fans they want to draw realize that titles don't mean shit around these parts.

Yeah wait until that 18 year old finds out the guy running the first real competition in 20+ years most important work was starting the sleaze thread at DVDVR

All of his story was great of course, but I especially got a kick out of rambunctious young Eddie getting a mystery VHS from the store and having his mind fuckin' blown by a Best of Memphis collection. That was like reading the origin story of a comic book hero.