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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zHKPLBpa0gw The infamous Sabu vs. Sandman match from ECW November to Remember 1997. One of the worst wrestling matches ever.

Well, at least he looks like a classic fighting game grappler (Darun Mister from the Street Fighter EX/ Fighting EX Layer series)

I don’t know, the way that he snapped that first tornillo on the dive outside had me jumping off my couch. That’s how you introduce yourself to the TV audience.

Low key, the Iowa punter the Bears drafted might be their best pick in this draft.

I would totally buy it if he did it just so he could say "I got hit by a bus and I survived" in a promo

I'm just gonna take my prize in the Halen-off and walk off from this one, boys.

Maybe she is that rarest bird in wrestling: an actual kayfabe friend that's not gonna turn on you.

I worked a few NWA shows in the Richmond area for Rick O'Brien around this time. I remember on one show the commissioner was giving a speech to the lockerroom before the show, and said if the match got too stiff and started to look like a shoot, he would shut the show down and fine everyone. This worried me a bit, because I was basically doing a Russian MMA fighter gimmick, with the shooter gloves and all...

Tony Schiavone: "He could have broken his hand." Nigel McGuinness: "I guess he'll have to use the other hand tonight." Settle down, Nigel McGuinnestico.

...but Rocky's not on the cover anywhere?

Just hearing him talk is immensely entertaining. He's a crack-up on the Forever Hardcore doc. I don't listen to podcasts, but I'm sure his is fun. Speaking of which, I remember him saying he was a producer for Vince! I mean that's another notch there too. (He would call the office, say he's at the venue; call the venue and say he was at the office; and go back to sleep haha)

Mortos should save the dives and agility spots either for bigger opponents or just hold them back for really important moments. He already stands out with the look, size, and power offense. Just hold the rest back for when it means the most.

Nights like last night are why its so confusing to me there are so many anti-AEW people. I'm not saying everyone *has* to love and watch AEW, its not going to be for everyone, but I mean those that literally want the promotion to go away as if fans having an alternative (and wrestlers having more options) is a bad thing. Fenix/Mortos and Swerve/Claudio were two of the more entertaining matches I've seen all month and I thought everything on Collision delivered. Even the Trios Title match I thought was better than the Zero Hour match last week, it was just a great night of wrestling. And over 70 minutes of bell to bell wrestling on Collison (38 more minutes on Rampage), and its FREE. To those with cable/streaming TV options. I'll never judge or disrespect anyone that prefers one promotion over another, as WWE, AEW, New Japan, the Joshi promotions, CMLL, etc. all offer something different to match a fan's tastes but anyone that argues AEW isn't GOOD for the wrestling landscape is either just a troll or an idiot. (I'm legitimately not calling out anyone specifically on this board as the anti-AEW gimmick trolls have mostly been banned, just a general statement mostly pointed at those on social media)

In the early days Zellner would joke about how people were surprised Bix was still apart of it because it seemed Bix podcast partnerships didn’t last lond. At times you can tell Kris gets frustrated with Bix from time to time. I’m sure they probably missed out on a lot of good guests because of the enemies Bix makes lol. Zellner is well enough respected for people to tolerate Bix and be apart of it anyway. I’m sure he wishes Bix wasn’t so active the way he is on twitter. It’s still one of my favorite podcasts though because of the format and how good Kris is he seems way more likable, Bix seems to hold them back in certain ways

I thought AEW was going to give a big push to White & Juice as a tag team. I thought that had a ton of potential, but in the end it was just keeping FTR busy. I would revisit that team when Juice is good to go. Speaking of which, I liked Shibata & Garcia as a team. They should keep them together, and push them. And, I keep seeing folks saying they want to see Mortos vs Killswitchasaurus... give me them as a tag team running roughshod over all these smaller guys Road Warriors style.

Liked GYV fine. From what you guys said, I think the commercial break did them a favor structurally.

No worries, I wasn't mad. I had to go Van Hagar, because "to a place where blind men see" really doesn't fit Dave.

For my UK peeps: https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.hjqJdZmDeugczRWEL4kOrwHaDt?dpr=1.3&pid=ImgDetMain

Funny enough, @AxB, seeing Storm got me wondering about Biff, too. Last I recalled seeing him was I. His AMAZING. Bloodsport match with Mox. Looked him up and was also surprised to see he’s currently employed by WWE. However, I think he’s a coach in NXT, and his wiki says he’s retired from the ring.

Are we totally sure it wasn’t on purpose?

(stole this off Reddit) lol

Without knowing exactly how the process works, I’d think it’s more down to Last or the artist. Although the thumbnails are usually based on the audio. But given his history, most people are not going give JC the benefit of the doubt. disclaimer: haven’t heard said audio. I usually don’t listen to the AEW recaps.

Speaking of which, yeah Corny got some explaining to do with the latest thumbnail he used to talk about Swerve Strickland Even if he had no idea about it or even was complementary to Shane, it REALLY tells what he thinks about his cult that THAT was needed to get your attention

So, the Parking Lot Fight, it went short (10 minutes) and was the least impressive of the three, but the way it ended made it pretty clear why. Chuck is still injured. So they did this as a way of explaining why he's not around to make the save for Orange for the next few months. So bearing that in mind, it was super impressive they did as much as they did. Bloodiest match in AEW since Swerve vs Hangman maybe? Certainly the bloodiest match on TV in a good while. But just when it was getting ready to kick into a higher gear and go from good to great, it ended. It does have me wondering, did they delay/ cancel Kris Statlander turning heel on Willow because they needed her to be the other babyface voice in this feud? Or are they going to set up Willow vs Kris as a face vs face match, where she admits to having felt jealousy, but says that seeing how devastating Trent's actions have been, she's NOT going to go down the same path? Deonna vs Thunder, again it got a little bit more time than AEW usually gives the ladies, and was all the better for it. Thunder looked rusty in her first couple of matches back, but having matches like this is a great way to work herself back into form. And Purazzo going heel is pretty much where she should have started. If the Mariah/ Deonna double debut had happened anywhere but New Jersey, perhaps both would have been on the more fitting sides of the face/heel divide. Daniel Garcia's selling of the big Shane Taylor chop, that was a thing of beauty. Getting hit by one of them and immediately slipping into a raging, uncontrolled fury (but then losing control of the offence right away), that's exactly how people should be reacting. His facial selling of moves, of damage, of who he is and where he is in the match, that's an underrated aspect of his game. So he made a hell of a Ricky Morton in this match. I'm loving how much Shane Taylor we've been getting on AEW TV lately. When he was first picked up with the ROH acquisition, it felt like there wasn't really a place for him in the company. The fact that he was the only member of STP that they kept says it all. But now, he's become one of the real workhorses of the company. It certainly seems like Shibata and the BCC guys can't get enough of him as an opponent. All in all, 3 hours of fantastic Wrestling television. AEW rules the fucking world et cetera.

Arkady Aura is the new interviewer. She signed with AEW a while back.