AEW / WWE thread - real fighting over fake fighting

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  1. Cornfed Buffalo

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  2. Shawn Hunter

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    Riddick Moss got the axe
     
  3. Nostradumass

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    Rick Boogs is up there on the dumb "Vince McMahon name generator" ideas.
     
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  4. Shawn Hunter

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    Elias gone
     
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  5. Dan Kendra

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    His real name is Boogenhagen. Probably wishes he went with the Hagen instead.
     
  6. harvey birdman

    harvey birdman Ha ha! Last laugh.
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  7. ZeroPointZero

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    Riddick Moss has potential, he'd be a good pickup for Impact or if he committed to wrestling on the indies. Hell of an athlete/physique, just got saddled with an awful gimmick and name
     
  8. Shawn Hunter

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    Not surprised Ali got released, but the timing is weird given he was advertised to face Dom on the NXT PLE coming up.
     
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  9. ZeroPointZero

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    wouldn't be surprised if that whole faction of Gargano, Candace, Lumis, Indi are all sacked by the end of the day
     
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  10. Nostradumass

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    Gargano and Candace would be in AEW before tomorrow morning in that case.
     
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  11. Nostradumass

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    These decisions aren't being made with any booking in mind.
     
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  12. Shawn Hunter

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    Sure but I doubt it's something they just learned today, they could have done a pivot this week. Unless it's decision coming from the accounting/HR nerds at the top of Endeavor and they didn't involve WWE leadership at all in the process.
     
  13. Shawn Hunter

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    They didn't contact Gargano and Candace when they got released the first time
     
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  14. Baron

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    :blessed:
     
  15. Cornfed Buffalo

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    Shelton Benjamin joins the released list

     
  16. ZeroPointZero

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    Shelton Benjamin and Dolph Ziggler gone
     
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  18. oknole

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    Didn't Ziggler try to do stand up at one time?
     
  19. Shawn Hunter

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    He'll be in AEW
     
  20. Cornfed Buffalo

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    Is his father alive?
     
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  21. admiralawesome1

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    Ziggler is a bummer. Love that guy.

    not surprised by most of these though. I like a few of them a lot though. Hope they land on their feet and kill it
     
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  22. ZeroPointZero

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    WCW booking decisions come in clutch for these

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  23. The Hebrew Husker

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    Is there a link for this?
     
  24. ZeroPointZero

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  25. Dan Kendra

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    Ziggler and Benjamin had really long runs. Almost unheard of actually.
     
  26. Prospector

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    Seriously, what kind of money were these mostly jobbers getting paid?
     
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  27. Shawn Hunter

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    Crazy how they just letting Ziggler go in the same fashion as some jabroni. He deserved a better send off than that, he’s a Triple Crown champion after all.

    Shelton never reached those heights but he deserved better too.
     
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  28. Shawn Hunter

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    Ali, Ziggler, and Shelton should have a ton of options. If they want to keep wrestling, they shouldn’t have any problem having a job lined up as soon their 90-day no compete expires.
     
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  29. harvey birdman

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    Do you mean an Edge-like send off?
     
  30. UncleJesse

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    I don't even care if she can wrestle. Somebody put her on TV.

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  31. Shawn Hunter

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    Shit something other than good luck on your future endeavors.
     
  32. harvey birdman

    harvey birdman Ha ha! Last laugh.
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  33. Shawn Hunter

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    Emma should go back to Impact. She was doing good there. And Moss should follow her.
     
  34. ZeroPointZero

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    Top Dolla has NWA world champion written all over him
     
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  35. Prospector

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    90 day no compete when they fire you is bull shit
     
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  36. Shawn Hunter

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    Ali would kill it in New Japan. Get him in that Best of the Super Juniors and just let him cook.
     
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  37. Shawn Hunter

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    I mean they do get paid so there’s at least that.
     
  38. Hank Scorpio

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    Especially since they're classified as independent contractors
     
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  39. harvey birdman

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    Pretty sure they can work if they live in California or Washington. But would forgo the money.
     
  40. oknole

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    Stay home for 3 months and get paid or go straight to work.......I know what I'd do.
     
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  41. Baron

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  42. Shawn Hunter

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    Well WWE done wrapped up that WON award for Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic yet again, will be the 21st time in the last 23 years
    :pffft:
     
  43. harvey birdman

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    For firing people? I think letting a predator like Vince back in is a million times worse.
     
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  44. Baron

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  45. Nostradumass

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    Disagree that Mox lacked the reaction time. You can see him shout "finish" to the ref when Rey hits the sit down finisher the first time. Knox is just an idiot and didn't count the three, so they had to do it again. I think Mox thought he was more hurt than he was, so he called an audible.
     
  46. Dan Kendra

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    Countinng developmental Ziggler was there continuously since 2004. Probably making 7 figures for the last decade plus.

    Shelton Benjamin from 2000-2010 and 2016 to current.
     
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  47. ZeroPointZero

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    wrestlers should have lifetime jobs obviously
     
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  48. Shawn Hunter

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    They twice won the award for firing people after announcing record profits. Signing their largest deal ever for Smackdown then mass firing people in the same day while also bringing gate records all over the place falls in line with that.
     
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