AEW / WWE thread - real fighting over fake fighting

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  1. Hank Scorpio

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    Didn't watch the dark side of the ring, but is the Ric Flair story the one where he was naked under his robe and kept chasing the flight attendant around and flashing her?
     
  2. Nostradumass

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    That is one of many such stories, but yes.

    Ric was basically nude more often than not from like 1981-1995
     
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  3. Joey Freshwater

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  4. Nostradumass

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    Someone like that would probably tell his daughter "shit happens. That's how the business works"
     
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  5. DetroitNole

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    The flight attendant was on and basically said he had her cornered and was making her touch him. She said the only reason it stopped was Goldust came over and told him to leave her alone basically
     
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  6. Joey Freshwater

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    yeah what a garbage human. I mean I know the wrestling business is full of pieces of shit but my god acting like rape is normal and just part of “hanging with the boys” is fucking insane.
     
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  7. Bankz

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    So the entire AEW fanbase...
     
  8. Nostradumass

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    In case you thought Finn would win the title. It was always a loooong shot, but this pretty much seals it.
     
  9. Bankz

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    I haven't seen any speculation on Finn's contract status but it feels like Roman is stacking all these soon to be AEW guys during this run. Finn he got once, now he will beat the demon. Curious when Finn's deal is up.
     
  10. Prospector

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  11. DeToxRox

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    Impact Wrestling's Ed Nordholm issued an email to the company's roster and staff today announcing that Tommy Dreamer was suspended indefinitely going forward.

    In the email, Nordholm stated that the company was made aware of comments Dreamer made on last night's Dark Side of the Ring and they were "out of line with our core values" as a company. In the episode, Dreamer commented on allegations made about Ric Flair on the infamous "plane ride from hell" twenty years ago.

    Nordholm stated Dreamer was "asked to leave effective immediately" from Nashville, TN and was suspended going forward.

    Nordholm also asked that if anyone had any concerns of questions, to approach Gail Kim, Scott D'Amore or himself.

    PWInsider.com's attempts to reach Dreamer after learning of his suspension were unsuccessful as of this writing.
     
  12. Illinihockey

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    It boggles my mind how freely people offer up that they are absolute morons
     
  13. zeberdee

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    most morons aren't aware that they are morons.
     
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  14. Sub-Zero

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    I don't keep up. Has the Demon ever lost to date?
     
  15. Bankz

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    Not on the main roster.

    He did lose to Samoa Joe on a Takeover as the Demon.
     
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  16. Shiggityshwo

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  17. Shiggityshwo

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    she committed suicide right?

    just blows my mind the callousness some people possess
     
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  18. DetroitNole

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    Wonder if Siriusxm keeps using him?
     
  19. UncleJesse

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    What an absolute moron. Guy has built up like 30 years of goodwill in the wrestling business and destroys it defending Ric Flair in a cameo for a wrestling doc.
     
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  20. Lando Donovan

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    There’s Danielson, and………who are all these AEW guys he’s “stacking” (being booked to win against)?
     
  21. Bankz

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    Wyatt, Strowman (both aren't in AEW but both are gone from WWE), Kevin Owens (contract up soon), plus now possibly Finn.
     
  22. Bankz

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  23. DeToxRox

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    The fallout of last night's Dark Side of the Ring episode on "The Plane Ride from Hell" has continued, PWInsider.com has exclusively confirm.

    The Car Shield commercial campaign featuring the WWE Hall of Famer as the star of a number off spots for the brand has been "paused."

    A spokesperson for Intermedia, the advertising agency which handles Car Shield's commercials told PWInsider.com:

    "We take these matters very seriously. As of right now, we are pausing the campaign and we will do our due diligence."

    PWInsider.com is also told there is currently no timetable for the spots to return to the airwaves and that the commercial will soon disappear from the airwaves pending additional investigation and decisions.

    In the documentary, a flight attendant on the 2002 WWE "Plane Ride from Hell" from London to the United States stated that Ric Flair, naked with the exception of his robe, cornered her in the galley of the plane, making unwanted advances towards her.

    In the past, Flair has denied all allegations and as recently as several days ago, told Renee Young on her podcast, " God, I’ve heard about it too. Just when things are going good for me. Listen, you [Renee Paquette] put me on your podcast after. We’ll see how it plays out, because I was there and I don’t care whose name I gotta drop if the heat falls on me. I know who was where and what and who and what took place. I know the whole story."
     
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  24. DetroitNole

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    Wonder if this makes it harder for them to get wrestlers to do interviews about things in future episodes
     
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  25. Nostradumass

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    Maybe it will make wrestlers not be dumbasses
     
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  26. jrmy

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    I doubt it
     
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  27. fsugrad99

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    By virtue of being professional wrestlers, professional wrestlers are certified idiots
     
  28. Shawn Hunter

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    Seeing the last few minutes of this The Meg movie before Rampage starts, JFC what a dumbass movie
     
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  29. Shawn Hunter

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    The fuck was that Tom Brady Subway commercial?
     
  30. DetroitNole

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    Uhmmm, this match is bad but I could watch it for a little while....my goodness Anna Jay
     
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  31. HurtsMcGoo

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    :diddydatass:
     
  32. DetroitNole

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    What a dumb segment this is. Missed 1st 10 minutes of show, but this Rampage hasn't been great since I tuned in
     
  33. DeToxRox

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    This Ruby/Brit segment is awesome
     
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  34. DetroitNole

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    AEW has a guy who is 3-44 in AEW in the main event of the show challenging for a title?
     
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  35. DetroitNole

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    Is Rampage taped after dynamite? Crowd was noticeably quiet and especially during that final segment they were pretty dead
     
  36. Nostradumass

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    :facepalm:

    You mean an extremely popular champion taking on a very popular underdog who signed with the company a few weeks ago after being a jobber on Dark and winning the crowd over?

    Sounds like a reasonable main event for the B show.

    Crowd was great all night for Dynamite and Rampage. TV sound didn't do them justice according to people there. You could even see them animated and yelling but not hear them very well. So basically the opposite of a WWE crowd which is dead but for the piped in crowd noise
     
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  37. Nostradumass

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    Took the match from "okay that's fine" to "holy shit"
     
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  38. Poetic

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    Rampage as a show is really good to me even if a match doesn't deliver here and there. Perfect 1 hour show. Highlight was def the Britt and Ruby promo though.
     
  39. Bankz

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    Jesus were now making fake battles over tickets sales… just enjoy we have good wrestling on most weeks people.
     
  40. Tex

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  41. Nostradumass

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    It's not a fake battle at all. We're one talking about ticket sales. It's of the most "rubber meet road" battle two promotions can have

    I don't know how old you are or if you were a fan in the 90s but whenever WCW and WWF went to the same arena within a short time frame it was always talked about and the two companies promoted the shows (house show or TV) more heavily because they both wanted to "win" the arena.

    It's been twenty years since this has happened so I get that some fans don't know how to process it but this is how things were and it's good for business.
     
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  42. Shiggityshwo

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    who knew Ruby could actually talk
     
  43. Shiggityshwo

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    Miro's so damn great btw, just a total package now, glad I missed that whole video game gimmick run of his
     
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  44. fsugrad99

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    First-Time.gif
     
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  45. fsugrad99

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    You’re 100 percent right in every logical sense

    I still want every surface level metric to compare the two companies because I’m a wrestling fan and - hence - a moron
     
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  46. fsugrad99

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    Sammy beats Miro for the belt

    Lana appears and tells Miro she won’t bang a non-champion

    Miro loses the re-match and evolves into a sex-starved maniac who will stop at nothing to get a belt, any belt. He even tries to challenge for the women’s title.

    Hire me TK to book all your weirdos
     
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  47. Mr Bulldops

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    Ironically, most morons think they are the smartest person in the room
     
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  48. UncleJesse

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    Can someone please get Matt Hardy the fuck off my tv please?
     
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  49. jrmy

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    Just watched Owen’s Dark Side episode

    What a fucking punch in the dick, that was tough to watch