AEW / WWE thread - Real Fighting about Fake Fighting

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  1. harvey birdman

    harvey birdman Ha ha! Last laugh.
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    Most recent legendary heel turn would be more accurate but not sure about that either.
     
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  2. harvey birdman

    harvey birdman Ha ha! Last laugh.
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    But also how do you find these random accounts?
     
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  3. Beeds07

    Beeds07 Bitch, it's Saturday
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    I get there are stories, but it felt like too much time was setting up the Vince stuff. Seemed like ep 3 before we really got to Vince. I get there are people who don’t know the history but it felt like they spent too much time to get to the meat and if six is the Kissinger limit, no one can be more than six.
     
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  4. Beeds07

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    In no order off the top of my head

    Hogan NWO
    HBK
    Sgt Slaughter (thanks BTB)
    Andre on Hulk
    Stephanie/HHH
    Rock/Stone Cold joining Vince
     
  5. GrizzliesDrew

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    Nothing’s bigger than Hulk, but my personal favorite is Funk’s turn on Flair.

     
  6. Nostradumass

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    That's a great pick. Funk was a maestro.
     
  7. DeToxRox

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    Freebirds turn on the Von Erich’s needs to be on any list.
     
  8. It'sAlwaysSunnyInAthens

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    Non regular here but I'm halfway through behind the bastards and those dudes are annoying as hell. Enjoying the content though.
     
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  9. Bankz

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    I don't defend the WWE video game... its' been trash for years, so bad it wasn't even released so they could fix it.

    Stop lumping with Shawn the shill... thanks
     
  10. GrizzliesDrew

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    It was a masterpiece. Not only do you flip the biggest heel in the business into a face, but you hotshot a semi-retired wrestler into an immediate world title program as a hated heel.
     
  11. GrizzliesDrew

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    Another great turn was when Tommy Dreamer accidentally “blinded” the Sandman. And during Sandman’s retirement ceremony, he revealed he was fine and caned the shit out of Dreamer.

    [​IMG]
     
  12. Bankz

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    Some of these moments I wasn't alive for so they don't hit the same. I wasn't born for a couple listed so when I think of great heel turns obviously it's going to have some more recent stuff in it...

    just a few that stick out to me (couple already mentioned)

    Ciampa turns on Gargano
    Seth turns on The Shield
    Vince turns on Brett
    Stone Cold joins Vince
    Mega Powers
    Shawn on Marty
    Jericho on Shawn
    KO on Jericho
    Steph on Vince
    Owen turns on Brett
    Roman heel turn, aligns with Heyman
     
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  13. Shawn Hunter

    Shawn Hunter Vote Corey Matthews for Congress
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    Someone I follow retweeted that
     
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  14. Shiggityshwo

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    Paul Bearer turning on Taker's another good one
     
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  15. Homo Erectus

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    Vince turning on Linda by plowing anything that walks
     
  16. jrmy

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    The immediate ones that came to mind were:

    Mr McMahon/Screwjob
    Michaels putting Jannetty through the window on the barbershop
    Austin teaming up with Vince
    Michael Cole teaming up with the anonymous Raw GM
     
  17. ZeroPointZero

    ZeroPointZero Fire Darvin Ham
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    How old are some of you guys who were watching World Class and Crockett back in the day?
     
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  18. GrizzliesDrew

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    I’m 43 and have been watching since I was 7.
     
  19. Dan Kendra

    Dan Kendra Fan Of: FSU, Leg Presses, Chemistry

    I don't really play video games anymore (might try to get back into it when the new College Football game comes out), but AEW developing their own game and putting a wrestler in charge of it because he likes video games seems like a huge red flag.

    I assumed every other sports video game is just licensed by the league with no financial downside on their end. Maybe they bet on themselves and their loyal fanbase will pay off.
     
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  20. Prospector

    Prospector I am not a new member
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    This one was holy shit for young me
     
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  21. ZeroPointZero

    ZeroPointZero Fire Darvin Ham
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    hopefully he's not too shook up over a neckbeard in Illinois losing faith in him

     
  22. ZeroPointZero

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    Dave Meltzer rated that awful Cole-Jericho match from the PPV better than Rock-Hogan at WM18 :gross:
     
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  23. Shawn Hunter

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    Much like economies, Meltzer’s ratings have suffered from inflation ever since Omega vs. Okada had their GOAT level match several years ago that he gave 7 stars too. Ever since then it’s been five stars handed out seemingly every week when it used to be a rarity
     
  24. Bankz

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    Illinihockey
     
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  25. Shiggityshwo

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    oh my fuck this Pretty Deadly intro music :laugh:
     
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  26. Hank Scorpio

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    Solo what is you doin?
     
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  27. Dan Kendra

    Dan Kendra Fan Of: FSU, Leg Presses, Chemistry

    Roman gets cashed in on after a tag match with the Usos? The feud costs him everything?

    or maybe we go another 1000 days.
     
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  28. ZeroPointZero

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    guys we’re talking the women’s midcard, stay on subject
     
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  29. jrmy

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    They really went out on a limb with that new belt design
     
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  30. jrmy

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  31. UncleJesse

    UncleJesse Did I invent hip-hop? No, but I was there.
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    Legit one of the worst segments I have seen in a really long time. Just fucking awful.
     
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  32. Bankz

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    Can’t believe he did his brothers like that…

    Jay will fall in line… can’t see him doing Jimmy like that but he’s so mentally fucked up thanks to Roman.
     
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  33. Bankz

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    Agree but it does look better than either of the titles he was holding.
     
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  34. snowfx2

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    When a woman gets over in the midcard of pro wrestling, she’s an awesome talent. They’re generally going against not so good talent (not a surprise considering how new modern women’s wrestling still is), and then given horseshit angles.

    If a woman hasn’t been in at least 5 random tag teams in like 2 years, can she even consider herself a pro wrestler?
     
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  35. UncleJesse

    UncleJesse Did I invent hip-hop? No, but I was there.
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    Haven’t watched NXT was Waller always doing this or did they ruin him as soon as they brought him up to the main roster?
     
  36. GrizzliesDrew

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    Wait…they ruined an NXT guy as soon as they brought him up!!!?!?!
     
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  37. UncleJesse

    UncleJesse Did I invent hip-hop? No, but I was there.
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    It’s kind of their thing.
     
  38. Shawn Hunter

    Shawn Hunter Vote Corey Matthews for Congress
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    Is this WWE's thing now, just introduce new belts whenever they royally fuck them up? Can we expect new women's tag titles later this year then?
     
  39. Lando Donovan

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    Bloodline stuff is great TV. Rest of the show is a tough watch. And read a report yesterday where they want to make Roman a monster babyface. Vince gonna Vince.
     
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  40. Nostradumass

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    Just watched that reveal, with Triple H doing his usual "long winded say ten thousand words when fifty would suffice" promo, ending with a reveal that Roman gets a new "Undisputed" (haha Seth) title, and after all that, they lift the sheet and it's...the same butt ugly design but with more gold haha.

    Next time just have Roman come out wearing the new belt and have commentary make a passing reference if the alternative is the wrestling segment equivalent of a meeting that could have been an email
     
  41. The Subspace Mariner

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    Another thing this reminds me of is current wrestling's over reliance on finishing moves to end matches.
     
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  42. Bankz

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    They were doing this in NXT
     
  43. UncleJesse

    UncleJesse Did I invent hip-hop? No, but I was there.
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    Not great.
     
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  44. Bankz

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    Most of HBKs weekly stuff is terrible. He’s very much in the mold of 80’s Vince booking.

    They at least put on a fantastic PLE first one in some time.

    Waller is awesome. But this isn’t going to work on main roster
     
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  45. Shawn Hunter

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    Doesn't WWE already have the KO Show, Miz TV, and Ding Dong Hello? Now they adding Grayson Waller Effect too? Seems a bit overkill for that type of thing.
     
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  46. Beeds07

    Beeds07 Bitch, it's Saturday
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    It’s always a heel doing the talk show, right?
     
  47. Shawn Hunter

    Shawn Hunter Vote Corey Matthews for Congress
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    Kevin Owens isn't heel and my Google machine says he pretty recently had a KO Show segment
     
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  48. Beeds07

    Beeds07 Bitch, it's Saturday
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    I don’t recall one since he turned. Thanks.
     
  49. Shawn Hunter

    Shawn Hunter Vote Corey Matthews for Congress
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    From May 26, 2023. Thanks.