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Haven't Philly crowds actually been pretty bad for a while now? Looking back, it looks like the 2015 Rumble pretty much killed the town.

One of those individuals whose life story would seem too preposterous to allow for suspension of disbelief if it were presented as fiction. There will never be another one like him, that's for sure.

You mean a back injury, right, bubba? In all seriousness, as painful as yesterday's game was for me as a Dolphins fan, I hope it sheds some necessary light on the NFL's concussion protocol. As it stands, it's an even bigger joke than WWE's Wellness Policy.

I hear Austin Aries is on the short list of potential challengers. .....I'll show myself out.

They can continue the trend of Bret Hart tributes by having PCO steal Jericho's jacket.

He also had one of the coolest nicknames in baseball history: The Capital Punisher. That'd be a great nickname for a wrestler from the DC area. Maybe Nyla Rose.

Maybe they'll put you on the Jaguars payroll like WCW putting Hogan's salary in a different division of Turner Broadcasting.

I fully support the White Rabbit stuff leading to the creation of a self-contained universe of suck where Bray Wyatt and Karrion Kross can LORE to their hearts' content without contaminating the rest of the roster.

The behavior of Twitter eggs notwithstanding, the fact remains that multiple people, including Black, asked to be released and were denied. Combine that with the revelation that WWE has been reaching out to AEW talent and it isn't hard to put two and two together.

They're just paying tribute to the booking of his hero Kawada.

Even if Black or Matthews or whoever else think they'll get a better shake in WWE with Uncle Paul in charge, he's still a guy with a history of heart problems in a high-stress position. He's one medical emergency away from being replaced by Nick Khan or Stephanie, in which case all bets are off. Tony needs to make it clear that if anyone is unhappy in AEW, he'll send them home and let them sit out the remainder of their contracts. But no one gets an early release to jump ship.

I just saw the Julia Hart table bump. Jesus Christ.

Again though, why does it have to be a locker room rumor that led to people thinking Punk wanted Cabana out of AEW? That's the inference any sentient observer would have made when Cabana disappeared from AEW TV and then got sent to ROH after Punk arrived. Spreading false rumors to get people to think what they naturally would have thought on their own would be supremely idiotic.

Hogan did have a documented history of reneging at the last minute after agreeing to do business, perhaps most notably against Tenryu in SWS. There was also reason to fear he'd get cold feet because he was WCW's biggest merchandise seller and there was no way of knowing nWo merch would blow up the way it did.

https://genius.com/Falling-in-reverse-zombified-lyrics What the fuck are these lyrics to her entrance music

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Swerve can be a face when Lee is watching and a heel behind his back. Sting/Luger redux.

Omega's MMA career is at least as successful as Punk's. https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Tyson-Smith-22395 Yes, the Severn fight actually happened, although it looks like it was clearly worked.

If there was legitimate concern that Punk was liable to fly off the the handle at the slightest provocation, swarming into his locker room unannounced was just about the worst possible way to defuse the situation. If the Elite really are management, they need to be held to a higher standard. Part of being a leader is knowing how to deal with people, including head cases, and not just throwing your weight around.

It was more than a pet peeve in Watts' case. He was genuinely worried JYD jumping to the WWF without notice would put him out of business. As it turns out, his business became stronger than ever due in no small part to a talent exchange with Memphis that brought in acts like the Rock & Roll Express who appealed to the young female audience.

I don't know where the idea that Omega is unwilling or unable to adapt to his opponent comes from. If anything, the closer to the opposite is the truth since he's borderline obsessed with proving he can have a five-star match in any style. If he can slow down for Christian, why wouldn't he do so for Punk?

Konnan said on his podcast that Omega was set to headline Triplemania but AEW wouldn't let him go due to the suspension. Speaking of Omega, here's a screenshot from a recent Capcom TV stream with a clearly visible bite mark on his arm.

Yeah, it's not even the worst Starship song. Sara and Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now are both worse.

If Omega and the Bucks are EVPs, wouldn't that make them employees as well? At the very least, they're more than independent contractors. Really though, the days of the terms of wrestlers' contracts being closely guarded state secrets should have been over years ago. The only purpose it serves is to suppress salaries by reducing negotiating leverage. How do you know if you're getting a fair shake if you have no idea what everyone else is making?

The term "cheap shot" appears nowhere in the Observers covering the backstage fight. The term "sucker punch" does, but only as a description of what the other side labeled it as. He also gave Punk's side, which is that a fight was inevitable and he decided to beat Matt Jackson to the punch. There is universal agreement that Punk threw the first punch, so that's all you can do. Same with Omega 8 out of 10 comment. Meltzer said that one version of the story is that it was clearly intended as a joke, but he also said that others took it seriously and didn't like it. When reporting on an event he wasn't an eyewitness to, shouldn't he provide as many perspectives as possible? Is he bad because he's taking sides or because he's providing multiple viewpoints without taking a side as to which one is accurate? It can't be both. It's clearly an article of faith for some people that he's incapable of reporting objectively on the Elite and he must be covering for them if he isn't going out of their way to bury them.