March 11Mar 11 comment_6028296 Lol that 2K25's story mode frequently makes references to AEW. Examples: If you chose to be from a "rival company", they'll show you in the 2Kverse NJPW, but the first wrestler you meet is catching up with Jade from where you worked together, the next wrestler you meet is Punk saying similar things about having worked together before you got to WWE, and a whole lot of the story is talking about Punk as brittle and locker room cancer everywhere he goes.
March 11Mar 11 comment_6028300 That’s wild but I will say WWE 2k25 knocked it out the park this year. I guess that’s also cause I went in with extremely low expectations but I absolutely love it. I haven’t touched myrise yet but I plan on it but I love that the stories aren’t just weird made up ones that were strange like Edge and Candice Michelle having magical powers. To get back on topic. I watched the old PPVs and boy was it HORRIBLE idea to let Cody never challenge for the AEW Title I know it’s cause he put the stipulation on himself, but it Might just be one of the all time fumbles. Also rewatching. I can’t believe the company invested time and resources into Jake Hager. lol The announce team has always been bad in AEW. Ross never wanted to be there. He just didn’t like being told to retire. TS has and always will be horrible, Excalibur is annoying AF and Taz is just there. Nigel is by far the best though and I enjoyed Kevin Kelly and I love Ian. Ian and Nigel should be the main pBp guys and throw in Caprice who is good as well.
March 11Mar 11 comment_6028302 Oh the storymode goes some places every bit as silly as the magical powers if you make the right choice and the wilder and goofier it gets is much better than the straight line story. On the topic of JR, all those years of JR saying "it ain't ballet, folks" as an insult to ballet when actually, wrestling IS ballet, down to the same existence of you can show people who think both or either are fucking dumb some high level ballet or pro wrestling and they get it with no knowledge of the history of either art.
March 25Mar 25 comment_6028558 Mina Shirakawa probably to AEW soon. Which is the least surprising news this side of Ricky Staaints going to WWE. She really wasn't gonna get pushed higher than she ever was in Stardom at this point, she really already worked a good chunk of last year in the US. And she is also 37, so it's now or never.
March 26Mar 26 comment_6028573 Oh I thought she already was some kind of semi signed to AEW. She rules. Full time is a great shot in the arm.
March 26Mar 26 comment_6028576 She was still under contract with Stardom (ends with them in April). She just worked a lot in the US last year. Yeah, that's awesome she's coming over. Also, Saraya is gone. Mutual and amicable apparently. Not surprised in the least. Her best stuff was being fun with Harley, basically. The Outcasts was the dirt worst, but at least it gave the jumpstart for Timeless Toni. Ironically her best match by far (not that hard) in the company was her last one, a garbage brawl with Hayter months ago. She had her moment in Wembley. So yeah, Saraya out and Mina in is a ++
March 28Mar 28 comment_6028607 It sounds strange but after being very sour on Saraya’s run, I thought it started working right around the time she dropped off TV. I think she could have still had value as a heel manager going forward. And I’m fairly confident that’s what she’ll be doing back in WWE.
April 16Apr 16 comment_6028995 There you go : AEW doing a show at Arena Mexico on June 18. That is pretty fucking awesome. Can't wait for the eventual AEW show in Japan too. It has to happen.
April 21Apr 21 comment_6029400 The Speedball vlogs really kind bring back that early AEW vibe. Damn, Speedball vs Michael Oku would be so great. Forbidden Door in London...
April 23Apr 23 comment_6029452 Ok. So AEW is co-producing two DEAN~! tribute shows this year. How the hell isn't that the coolest thing ever ? I wonder if someone is gonna drop the sleaze thread sometime in the commentary.
April 23Apr 23 comment_6029459 That’s fantastic. And it may be selfish of me but I hope it leads to Mad Dog Connelly getting the All Elite graphic
April 23Apr 23 comment_6029461 6 hours ago, El-P said: Ok. So AEW is co-producing two DEAN~! tribute shows this year. How the hell isn't that the coolest thing ever ? Best news to come out of WM week!
April 29Apr 29 comment_6029582 AEW selling out Arena Mexico in two days. Well, that CMLL partnership is still rolling.
May 4May 4 comment_6029715 CMLL has been on a hot streak as of late to the timing is perfect. It can't be understated how completely bonkers another company, let alone an American one, running a show in Arena Mexico is. The NWA running a show in the 70s at MSG wouldn't have been as bizarre as this.
May 4May 4 comment_6029716 Also considering how the last round of releases made it crystal clear WWE gives absolutely zero shits about the women's tag division, this could be an opportunity for AEW to show them how it's done. Use those partnerships to have something like a G1 Tag League for the women. Bring in some teams from Stardom, CMLL, Rev Pro, the indies, wherever you can. Have the finals be the main event of a PPV, and then you can run an angle where they sign a couple of the women WWE released to challenge them like "so we heard this is place to be for women's tag teams". Really take the chance to differentiate themselves from WWE. A lot of the original appeal of AEW was based on knowing they'd do things WWE either can't or won't do, and this would be the opportunity to maybe be able to do that again.
May 4May 4 comment_6029718 2 hours ago, sek69 said: Use those partnerships to have something like a G1 Tag League for the women. Bring in some teams from Stardom, CMLL, Rev Pro, the indies, wherever you can. Have the finals be the main event of a PPV, and then you can run an angle where they sign a couple of the women WWE released to challenge them like "so we heard this is place to be for women's tag teams". Agreed. AEW has too many belts already, but a meaningful (and that's the main point : meaningful) women tag team title would be very valuable and different. A CC Women Tag League could indeed be a really cool idea to make it work from the beginning. The Forbidden Door show in London appear to be a big-ass gate too already (since people love to talk about gates and shit these days, although honestly the fact it comes from being ridiculously overpriced doesn't suit me well). WWE tried to hurt it by running in Great Britain around the same date but it obviously has already failed as a strategy.
May 4May 4 comment_6029726 4 hours ago, El-P said: AEW has too many belts already If they'd leave the RoH titles in Ring of Honor, drop the Trios Titles that aren't really working, and unify the Continental and International Titles (which seems like it might be coming)..... Womens Tag Titles would feel fresh and new in a now uncluttered landscape. At least IMO
May 4May 4 comment_6029741 6 hours ago, Blehschmidt said: If they'd leave the RoH titles in Ring of Honor, drop the Trios Titles that aren't really working, and unify the Continental and International Titles (which seems like it might be coming)..... Womens Tag Titles would feel fresh and new in a now uncluttered landscape. At least IMO I kinda like the trios title. But yeah, hopefully they do unite the Continental and International title. I don't even remember which one is which. It's honestly not even needed anyway, but the TBS title has been a secondary title for ever now, so I guess it's like the old NJPW hierarchy of IWGP and Intercontinental titles as major ones and the rest is midcard stuff. The ROH titles are absurd. They just added a Women pure title. They are like 6 regular women in ROH (that aren't JTTS) for 3 titles. But yeah, a women tag title that is meaningful, big time emphasis on the term, would be a welcome addition while you trim down some other belts. On the front of more good news, a residency at the ECW Arena is cool as hell.
May 7May 7 comment_6029802 Forbidden Door ticket sales are looking strong out the gate with over 11,000 sold. And that’s with WWE running a UK tour in the same week in their latest bout of petty sabotage bullshit.
May 8May 8 comment_6029804 4 hours ago, Stiva said: Forbidden Door ticket sales are looking strong out the gate with over 11,000 sold. And that’s with WWE running a UK tour in the same week in their latest bout of petty sabotage bullshit. WWE seems to be losing their touch when it comes to sabotage. They think running a show in Monterrey is going to mess with AEW running a show in Arena Mexico which is 600+ miles away.
May 8May 8 comment_6029806 They are overconfident because they have idiot proof money. Thekla to AEW ! I'll gladly have more of the cool Austrian spider-lady. Good signing.
May 15May 15 comment_6030064 Jim Ross has colon cancer and is going in for surgery this week. Considering his age and his medical history, that is not great. Thankfully, JR no longer works for Vince McMahon otherwise we might be subjected to another hilarious “Dr. Heinie” comedy routine.
May 18May 18 comment_6030152 Top of the World! May 18, 2025 8:50am local time Summit! Good weather was in our favor, but many teams took advantage of the short window aswell, which slowed our progress more than expected. Darby Allin, USA Ang Dorjee Sherpa, Nepal/USA 24th summit Pasang Bhote, Nepal 14th summit Tashi Thundu Sherpa, Nepal 12th summit Pemba Sherpa, Nepal 2nd summit The team will savor their moment on top and then start the return back to Camp 4.
May 19May 19 comment_6030172 Looking at that team, climbing Everest 24 times is crazy work. Ang Dorjee was on Rob Hall's ill fated '96 expedition and the Adventure Consultants company is the one Darby used.
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