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I mean, it better not look like some of those mid-00's January 4th NJPW Dome show for sure, those were really sad to watch. I'm pretty confident it won't about though. Well, I hope.

I really wasn't referring to what you were saying specifically, but rather the inevitable bad faith and goal post moving that's gonna happen, whatever number they end up doing. Pro-wrestling has a long history of very large crowds in half-empty stadiums considered as big time success (because they were financially speaking and in term of presenting something that looks big). I just hope they get pointers from the NOAH Dome show as opposed to WWE's presentation (which is out of reach anyway in term of cost, most probably).

While I'm at it, please can I get Mercedes Moné vs Jaimie Hayter at Wembley ? Thanks in advance.

He had one of the greatest matches ever at WK a few months ago against Ospreay, and in term of intensity it was on a totally different level than most guys. He said afterward that it showed him he wasn't back 100% like he thought he was (which is mind blowing when you watch him work, really). But it's nothing comparable with Punk, who was off for 7 years and his coming back at 43 and got injured twice in a row in big matches. I doubt Omega is gonna work for another ten years though, especially at that level.

The point is not about him thinking the same way or not, that's pretty irrelevant. The point is Cash being smart enough to not expose himself as a never-ending drama king double-talk annoyance.

Damn, Mickie James had to relinquish her title too. Well, at least they have a compelling story built-in for their two former world champs when they come back, but for Mickie especially this is too bad, after the super well done Last Rodeo angle and a build toward I guess Deonna as a babyface finally getting her title back by defeating the one who ended her reign.

So, apparently the Marty Jannetty episode is completely insane. I am not surprised.

I'm speaking directly to Coach TK, as a fellow former member of the DVDVR light green board. I mean, I'm SOOOOO bored with the endless, meandering drama discussions about Punk and Dax Harwood and The Elite and Jericho and Meltzer. So completely over it. Whatever happens happens and I'll enjoy whatever good/great shit I get as it happens. So, if I can't get Punk vs Omega (and really now, the ONE thing no one seems to realize nor talk about, is that Punk had two major matches followed by two big time injuries that took him out for a while, his body has been falling apart, and I wonder how long he could go at a high level), fuck, I'll gladly take any other great shit they can book, and Punk or no Punk, they can book so many great stuff especially if they get some NJPW talent. Gotta say this though, I don't think there has been anyone who, because of his social media/podcasting game, went so quickly from "OMG this guy is so great and he loves pro-wrestling so much he's awesome" to "Yeah, great worker but what a fucking passive-aggressive whiny pain in the ass, can't he shut up for a minute or two ?" as Dax Harwood did. I can almost picture Cash sighing heavily every time Dax is tweeting something, really... I LOVE to watch him wrestle (really, one of my favorite wrestler anywhere these last few years, and maybe my favorite period last year) and I am glad he stays in AEW so I can watch him for the next few years, but really, talk about making a rep for yourself...

And that it means "daddy". But at this point, bubba is canon in US pro-wrestling linguo.

Well, let me rephrase this then. Can I get Omega vs Ospreay ? Or Ibushi ? And no idiotic internet drama and rumors and tribalism and conspiracy theory ? Like, just a great fucking match for a Stadium (which won't sell out and OMG AEW is dead lolz they can't make a Dome show like WWE Mania was much bigger lol, yeah, ya know all of this is gonna happen anyway and the goal post moving and bad faith is gonna be ridiculous whatever number they do) Please ? PLEASE ? PLEAAAAAAAAAAAASE ???????

FTR & CM Punk vs The Elite at Wembley Stadium. Please ? PLEASE ? PLEEEEEEEAAAAAAASE ???????????????

You're welcome. Nothing to be mad about though, it's only right to ridicule Endeavor for keeping a sexual predator in power and allowing him to make a ridiculous amount of money while making him sign a completely hypocritical "morality clause" contract.

Is it like the Code of Honor ? Does he have to shake the woman's hand before and after he sexually assaults her ? Or only after she signs the NDA ? It's still crazy to me that Vince is back and mostly talked about in term of "oh but he's gonna ruin the booking, booo". Mind blowing, really.

So, new season debut May 30th. Chris Candido & Sunny (that one will be depressing AF), Magnum TA, Abby, Marty Jannetty (I shudder to think what's gonna be said in that one, considering some of the stuff that's out there in various shoot interviews)...

That's the kind of stuff I was thinking about, especially for a promotion like The Crash, based in TIjuana. As far as the main event goes, I'm sure they want Omega for one of the upcoming Triplemania show, and I'm sure he wants to do it too.

I'm just wondering, is there a history of criminal organisations involved in pro-wrestling in Mexico like there have been in Japan with the yakuzas (I'm guessing now less than ever, especially since the NOAH debacle which costs them their TV) ?

I could not care less. There are hundreds of genuinely good to great workers across the globe, who don't and won't ever get close to the same opportunity to display it on the same stage. He's also amazingly overrated if you consider that he's only working a match every six months, in the most cuddled and privileged context possible (if people don't think his matches are rehearsed like crazy, think again), he's basically Shane McMahon if Shane McMahon was ever good. He's not even a mover in term of ratings and such, this has been demonstrated over and over again, so there is a lot to say about why a guy like him gets this kind of contract, only because of his already established status as a trashy "celebrity". Hey, he has some great performances ? Whatever. I don't even have time to watch all the legit great pro-wrestling matches that are happening these days. I don't miss anything by not watching this trashbag having a 5* matches three times a year at giant commercial shows disguised as pro-wrestling cards. What would AEW gain from having a guy like this ? Nothing. Literally nothing. Keep the Youtube trash, NFT/crypto bro garbage away from what should be an alternative to WWE and their celebrity based approach. Sure, maybe he's good, even great at it. But then again, if pro-wrestling evolves so that guys like him become the norm in term of big time celebrity contract, yuck. Sure, some (many ?) pro-wrestlers also are trashbags, but at least it's not established beforehands, ya know. Let him cater to the Saudi regime in the company run by the sexual predator, he fits right in.

Is it a failed tentative at humour or he is being serious ? I for one am glad he signed with WWE again. Not that there was any fear he would end up in AEW or something, but this gives me another reason not to care about this company.

I knew the Bettlejuice version. The current pro-wrestling version would be Joe Hendry in IMPACT. "Say his name and he appears !"

Actually, I'd argue the complete opposite (as far as him needing a stable I mean). Because he was in a stable in WWE, now they seem to think he got to have a stable in AEW, which is again kinda lazy thinking on their part. In fact, he doesn't need anyone, really. He's charismatic as hell, he's a terrific worker, he's an excellent promo, he can fly solo. You know the only thing Swerve really "needs" ? Get him this music back, let him do his thing without anyone ridding on his coattails, and fly Swerve to the top.

Vickie Guerrero. Vickie Guerrero. Vickie Guerrero. (did I get something wrong here ?) He was a self professed anarchist. And he loved shoot-style. What's not to love ? You don't make them like this anymore. Buuuuuuuut he was unbearable.

I have no issue with Hobbs hooking up with QT and the crew. For the simple reason that we already have had 3 TNT champ of the exact same type in Miro, Wardlow and Samoa Joe. Hobbs would have been the exact same mold. A big monster guy destroying people, oh well, we've seen that already a whole lot, give me something else. The more heelish, cheating act gives the entire thing a different dynamic, it's a nice change of presentation and doesn't take anything away from Hobbs. Plus, I always enjoy QT anyway, PWO hate notwithstanding (see also... oh, nevermind). Super solid worker, good promo, the vignettes are actually effective in establishing the character of the whole group (and Harley Cameron seems like a good get too). I absolutely enjoy the whole thing thus far. You wanna talk about something that has been a mess ? Well, here you go, the Swerve Strickland single push. First he comes with some tatooed dudes, one of which being an NXT 2.0 reject. Then one dude disappears without explanations nor angle, barely even named and never working, then Boudreaux shows how *not fucking ready at all* he is (and maybe he's just a case of not having potential nor the will to improve, who knows) then apparently disappears too, then Swerves hooks up with the lamest ROH people in the Embassy (well, I do enjoy Brian Cage's work to some degree, but the other two, especially Kaun, are the definition of meh). Meanwhile, no match against Keith Lee in the horizon, so the guy is wandering from crappy entourage to lame alliance. Jeez, just give him a cool female sidekick or something a-la Zelina & Andrade in NXT, and off you go with a big push. Oh, and I've seen people POINTING AT FUCKING SIGNS ! That can't happen in AEW, I won't tolerate that kind of WWE-lite shit there. Stop it now, please. But overall, I'm quite enjoying what the company is doing (coming off maybe their greatest PPV too, and an excellent ROH one), thank you very much. That plus the ROH show has delivered some really cool as hell stuff (and I mean, Shibata is a champ, that enough should make people go batshit insane)

Main event actually looks really cool. But then again, they did book Alberto. Jeez Konnan, really ? And as of now, no women's match at all (barely a presence on the card in the copa match) ? That's highly unusual. It's not like Taya can't work AAA anymore either.

Honestly, this kinda crap makes me miss shodate. I mean, almost. Him and his odd tastes...

If I did not engage with you earlier, it's because I found most of your points to be either really bad, missing the mark or at times quite ignorant (which is a polite way of saying "really fucking dumb", especially all the stuff about the sexual abuse case). I totally got all of what you meant the first time around, really, including the "joking parts". I did make the first "pattern" comment, which funnily enough you did not get was about you and not WWE (yeah, I'm a tricky bastard and I did it on purpose so it could be understood both ways). Holy shit ! Now that's pretty fucking rough. The Jim Cornette Facebook group ! Damn, man, you are ruthless.