C.S.

How could I forget the greatest post in PWO history? That meme was truly epic and hilarious.

If they do, they'll be welcome back to the WWE with open arms by Papa Haitch, who arguably knows how to book them better than even Tony does. In any case, dumbass Cash is lucky he wasn't fired right along with his buddy. I feel bad for FTR Bald. He hitched his wagon to Cash, who is legitimately one of the dumbest and most unhinged wrestlers ever - and, hoo boy, what a long list that covers! The Starks heel turn always felt very forced and misguided, so I really hope they go back to what actually works. People want to cheer Starks. I'm a Punk fan. Yes, even now. But I said right from the start that Tony backed the wrong horse. Punk's push should have been Danielson's all along. Someone here tried to argue that Danielson wanted to have fun and put others over. I said I don't give a fuck what Danielson wants, and neither should Tony Khan. After all, he's running a business and needs to maximize his assets. That probably didn't go over well with whoever I was discussing this with on PWO, but it remains the truth. Just like everyone else's anti-Cody stances here aged like rotten milk, while I've been repeatedly proven right about him being the only grown-up in the room among the EVPs and that Tony Khan letting him walk out the door would turn out to be one of the biggest and most catastrophic mistakes in AEW history. Well, the proof's in the pudding.

KEIJI MUTO

I wonder who they do look at in that light, if anyone? I think part of the problem is they think they're already better than all the veteran talent, or at least that's Punk's perception of them. Hangman didn't help himself when he said he didn't need anyone's advice, or whatever it was. A weird statement, because surely he has taken advice from Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, Bullet Club, etc.

I've been wondering ever since the media scrum and "Brawl Out" aftermath if Punk is mentally okay. I hope he is, and with his wife being a mental health expert, that would be something she'd probably be more attuned to. Still though...

For all of CM Punk's issues, and there were many, no one on the AEW roster - not The Elite, not Hangman Page, certainly not Jack Perry - was a bigger draw and a more charismatic and compelling personality. Whether you like Punk or not, this is a massive loss. Cody was right to bail when he did. The children have won!

I read somewhere that Cody filmed vignettes of Sonny and Janela with his own money, but Tony refused to use them. Sounds like Sonny was a victim of being a Cody guy (girl?). As we hear more, it becomes less and less surprising why Cody left. He truly was the only grown-up in the room among the EVPs. As for Sonny, a major missed opportunity to create a crossover star. Crossover not in the movie/celebrity sense, but as someone who could appeal to be the LGBTQ+ audience in a way others can't. You see Sonny and immediately want to know more and see more. WWE usually knows how to capitalize on things like that. AEW can't even keep a hot hand like Wardlow smoking for more than a couple of months.

Sad news IMO. In the initial AEW press conference, only two wrestlers stood out to me beyond the big WWE/NJPW names and generic indie guys: Hangman Page and Sonny Kiss. I kinda hope someone gives Sonny a shot in NXT. It remains to be seen, but WWE feels like it will be a better fit for Brian Pillman Jr. (after a solid year of seasoning), and I think it would be for Sonny Kiss too.

Hausman has nothing to do with the shithead travel coordinator liking anti-Punk tweets. That should be grounds for an instant dismissal. My guess is she rightly got chewed out by Punk for being lazy, incompetent, useless, and just plain bad at her job, and she passive-aggressively liked that tweet in respond. Would a travel coordinator also handle Visa issues? If they do, then fire her immediately - she actively sabotaged AEW's biggest show ever with her piss poor planning.

Punk really does work with children.

Maybe the Bucks and FTR are hoping Punk and Omega will get in the same room and decide to make money for all of them.

Yeah, unquestionably, MJF is scared to death of that notorious hooker Adam Cole taking liberties with him in the ring.

What the FUCK. I'm in shock.

This one hurts. R.I.P. to an absolute all-time LEGEND in every sense of the word. Terry Funk headlined so many eras and was beloved by 3 or 4 generations of wrestling fans. There was nobody else like him.

FTR = Fire this reject Yes, I also think Jimmy Uso should have been fired after his multiple road incidents.

I misread this as Miro and was very confused.

Like I said before, Triple H's insistence on completely stripping Austin Theory of his personality is what killed his heat. Yeah, yeah, "funny don't make money" - blah, blah, fucking blah! Fuck you, Cornette, you out-of-touch old fossil. You can make someone more serious without completely erasing everything about their character. Instead, Trips took a sledgehammer to what made Theory work. It was a jarring transition that made absolutely no sense. It's a joke whenever someone talks about WWE chasing Emmys, because this is a perfect example of Bad Storytelling 101.

Not sure why this wasn't an option with Theory. A heel champ is presumably easier to write for. New creative is the same as the old creative - boring and bankrupt.

I went ahead and started this topic since no one else did and we're almost an hour into Raw already.

A couple of things: 1. Bret's Dandy promo came and went at the time without much fanfare. It wasn't until years later that it became a "meme" of sorts. 2. Let's face it: El Dandy would be completely unknown and forgotten in the United States if not for Bret's promo. Obviously I don't mean forgotten by hardcore American fans of lucha, PWO users, etc. I'm referring to the other 99% of fans. Whether that's fair or unfair, that's the reality. That was an all-timer. I loved Regal and hated Larry, but based on the sheer strength of their face and heel work, that feud had me rooting for Larry.

Ryan Nemeth was supposedly sent home after "words" with CM Punk. I completely believe that a nobody would be sent home after clashing with a top star - it's a tale as old as time - but I wonder what the story is here, if there is one.

Yeah, as I commented elsewhere, it's some of the most tone deaf "wrestling bubble" shit I've come across in years - and that's really saying something, because notoriously bad takes are a seemingly weekly occurrence in wrestling.

Dumbass of the year award goes to... *DING DING DING* Bryan Alvarez!!!

The internet was rising then, and "smart fans" loved "good workers" like Dean Malenko. It was an effective publicity stunt - nothing more, nothing less - and it worked.