AEW / WWE thread - Real Fighting about Fake Fighting

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  1. Hank Scorpio

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  2. Nostradumass

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    well shit

    (fixed it)
     
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  3. Mr Bulldops

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    if we’re taking back our thread icons cane we strip it from the Trump one? It’s a real kick in the dick to scroll through the main page, see the WWE icon, click the thread and t hen see a bunch of political retard posts. Don’t want bait and switch when I’m looking for posts about grown men fake fighting
     
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  4. pearl

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    GOAT PROMO TOO

     
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  5. GrizzliesDrew

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    Apparently, people forgot Psycho Sid vs Diesel
     
  6. Bankz

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    He's not wrong...
     
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  7. Shiggityshwo

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    So

    Damn

    Good
     
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  8. Bankz

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    Might be the best video package ever produced by WWE and that's saying a ton.

    This sit down interview with JR was intense and great

     
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  9. Shiggityshwo

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    I now know how I'll be spending the next couple of hours with this hangover

     
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  10. Beeds07

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    Watched Dark Side part 2 and Dean Malenko absolutely has Parkinson's right?
     
  11. Bankz

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    Yes
     
  12. Bankz

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    I finished the darkside ep's on chris and eddy. Fuck its so dark. I felt really terrible for Chris son who people treated like he was responsible. Shame on WWE for doing that, you always hear story's on how Vince helps people without letting it get out in the public and I kinda assumed that was happening in this case... nope.

    CTE is a motherfucker. I hope to never see any sort of head chair shot or anyone doing any moves like headbutts face to face or off the top rope
     
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  13. Beeds07

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    Yeah it wasn't pretty and really sad. Thank God LeChampion brought them together at the end.
     
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  14. Tiffin

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    I think he came out on a podcast, maybe at starcast, last year and said he did.
     
  15. lfriend

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    This weeks episode is about New Jack :ohdear:
     
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  16. Illinihockey

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    i was an ecw super fan in the late 90’s. Now I can’t hardly even watch that stuff. All of the unprotected chair shots and knowing how badly a lot of those guys fucked up their bodies. Sucks
     
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  17. pearl

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  18. Bankz

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    anyone know who had ECW at this time?

    I thought I saw an old WWE security team member in the back but I don’t remember ECW having any house shows under Vince


    Also that’s fucking awesome
     
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  19. pearl

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  20. Shiggityshwo

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    pretty sure that's from around 2000
     
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  21. pearl

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    WM 32 is on ESPN
     
  22. DeToxRox

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    AEW is adding a TNT title.

    All Elite Wrestling issued the following:

    AEW Announces Inaugural “TNT CHAMPIONSHIP” Tournament Beginning April 8 on AEW: DYNAMITE

    -- Eight-Man, Single-Elimination Tournament Culminates with Final Match at DOUBLE OR NOTHING in Las Vegas --

    March 30, 2020 – AEW announced its first-ever “TNT CHAMPIONSHIP,” a high-stakes, eight-man tournament which kicks off on Wednesday, April 8, on the weekly AEW: DYNAMITE show on TNT. The single-elimination tournament will feature the biggest names in AEW all vying for the inaugural TNT CHAMPIONSHIP belt.

    Wrestlers in the first half of the tournament bracket will be revealed this Tuesday, March 31, on AEW’s YouTube show, AEW DARK. The second half of the bracket will be announced this Wednesday, April 1, during the live AEW: DYNAMITE show on TNT.

    The TNT CHAMPIONSHIP will culminate with an epic final match at DOUBLE OR NOTHING, AEW’s highly anticipated PPV event on Saturday, May 23, in Las Vegas.

    “It’s been a privilege working with Kevin Reilly and TNT to bring fans the best live wrestling show week after week on AEW: DYNAMITE, especially during these tumultuous times,” said Tony Khan, president and CEO of AEW. “I’m glad we’re now able to announce the TNT CHAMPIONSHIP. The first ever titleholder will be determined by an unforgettable tournament that fans will not want to miss, and that our wrestlers will be desperate to win. I’m excited for the announcement of the full bracket live on Dynamite this week. And, it’s only fitting that the champion and the title belt will carry the logo of the globally-respected TNT brand, and that they’ll represent not only AEW but also the great quality programming, massive reach, and storied history in the wrestling business that are all associated with TNT.”

    About AEW: AEW is a new professional wrestling promotion headlined by members of The Elite (Cody & Brandi Rhodes, Matt & Nick Jackson, Kenny Omega and Hangman Page) and Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley. For the first time in many years, AEW is offering an alternative to mainstream wrestling, with a growing roster of world-class male and female wrestlers who are poised to bring new spirit, freshness and energy to the industry. The inaugural event under the AEW banner was DOUBLE OR NOTHING in Las Vegas in May 2019. AEW: DYNAMITE is a two-hour weekly show airing on Wednesdays from 8 to 10 p.m. ET on TNT. The action-packed matches take place in different cities across the nation each Wednesday. For more info, check out @AEWrestling (Twitter), @AllEliteWrestling (Instagram), / AllEliteWrestling (FB), AllEliteWrestling (YouTube).
     
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  23. GrizzliesDrew

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    Is that like the TV title? If so, Arn should win it first
     
  24. fsugrad99

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    Cool

    But is this the best time for it?
     
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  25. Mr Bulldops

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    Yes, because what the fuck else is going on
     
  26. Mr Bulldops

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    Me after AJ/Undertaker promo package and the following undertaker promo

    [​IMG]
     
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  27. Bankz

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    TV title for AEW is great.

    The name sucks
     
  28. Bankz

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    That AJ Taker promo package... yes

    That Taker promo... might be the best promo he’s ever cut... fuck yes
     
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  29. Hank Scorpio

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  30. Illinihockey

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    Will be interesting to see who gets the new title. I’m going to say Sammy Guevara.
     
  31. Brocktoon

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    rematch vs. Darby in the finals would be great
     
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  32. Mr Bulldops

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    It’s almost like this writes itself, just let it happen Vince, don’t screw thi...oh wait, excellent
     
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  33. fsugrad99

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    AEW should create a jobber belt and call it the TruTV Title
     
  34. fsugrad99

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    Hangman is handling Quarantine well

     
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  35. lfriend

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    Montez Ford probably broke himself in half on that missed spot in a useless 6 man tag match in front of nobody.
     
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  36. Joey Freshwater

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    cant think of a reason Theory didn’t catch him there. Literally walked away while he did the spot. Could’ve been worse than it already was.
     
  37. DeToxRox

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  38. Beeds07

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    Literally the first tell that popped in my head. Maybe a Final 4 with Cassidy and Pac.
     
  39. Illinihockey

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    lmao I'm not sure I'd watch it if it was on Fox for free
     
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  40. fsugrad99

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    Like....what's the point here? The Network is $9.99.
     
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  41. Nostradumass

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    The Network is dead.

    The Network was a bold idea but not a sustainable one for $9.99.

    Their belief was "we ask fans to pay $60 a month for one show; asking them to pay $10 a month for literally every show, past and present, is a no-brainer."

    And yet, the moment they did it, the Network stopped being looked at as "a monthly PPV plus extras" and just became "WWE's Netflix, plus a monthly PPV." Compared to Netflix, the WWE library was too singular, too niche. Now that Disney has entered the chat, and Amazon is stepping up, etc, the WWEN is going to be everyone's "first streaming service to cut." Credit WWE for seeing the writing on the wall before it happens, but this is the death knell of the WWEN.
     
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  42. fsugrad99

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    I just want to be able to get random free months so I can watch old Nitros. Is that too much to ask?

    Also, bold move increasing the cost of your content 600 percent when interest in the product is the lowest it's been in 25 years.
     
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  43. Illinihockey

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    I can't remember what was going on at the time, but the network forced them to have a PPV show every month and it just ruins storytelling. Everything is rushed because you have 3 weeks to build to the next PPV.
     
  44. Nostradumass

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    They were basically having a PPV a month anyway. Occasionally they'd take one show off in the Spring, to give Mania extra time, but remember the dark days of 2006 when they ran like 16 PPVs?
     
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  45. UncleJesse

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    So Wrestlemania is not going to be on the network now and I have to pay 60 dollars to watch it?
     
  46. Shiggityshwo

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    they've basically had ppv's every month since the late 90's, storytelling was fine then
     
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  47. Tiffin

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    Welcome to the WooTube contingent.
     
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  48. zeberdee

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    so they're going to go back to $60 PPV now and expect people to pay? even if it's $40 for minor PPVs...

    so people weren't paying for a service so the plan is to provide exponentially less content and charge 5-6 times more for it?