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The Chavo Classic.

Since you bastards are having a conniption, I want Referee Aubrey to go full Sable overshadow and come out to ref a match with pasties on. I want everyone to Google "Steve Willis boxing" and have fun. Until her antics start going viral across the entire internet, I don't want to hear anyone bitching.

God damn the crowd for that Dallas ten man. One of the hottest I've ever seen. You'd have thought Big Kish was the top star in the business if that was the first show you ever saw.

"The Sandma'am" is such a good indie gimmick that I am giddy just thinking about it. - PATENTPENDINGCOPYRIGHTTRADEMARKPRIORUSE, RAF

My rule of thumb is that if it annoys or pisses off MORELOCK then it's working. You fucking stick in the mud wet blanket motherfucker.

Let them cheer for who they want. Aubrey is a female referee for men's wrestling. Just by the law of human sexuality she has to work 150% harder to show she cant be pushed around. The fans recognize that and have put her over.

Issues of sibling affection aside, the photo is evidence that there was a time when Steph could smile like a normal person.

These Saudi shows are getting crazy.

You do realise this is the company where even the ring announcer has merch, right? Just because something has always been done one way, doesn't mean it always has to be done that way. Besides which, who is the Tommy Young spot supposed to get over, Young or Ric Flair? The thing about the refereeing is, before Dynamite started and AEW was just a PPV company that ran 4 shows in a few months, they were constantly putting over how the refs were doing a great job (because there were no bullshit finishes on the shows). But since TV started, they have started doing referee manipulation spots, outside interference behind the ref's back (sometimes taking ages to set it up Penelope Ford) and guys cheating and not getting DQ'ed in matches that theoretically could end by DQ. So now they aren't talking about how good the refs are any more, except Aubrey seems to be the more protected ref, so she's getting over as the toughest referee. If one ref starts being ultra strict and DQing everyone, doing super fast five counts and that, they might get over as a heel. Like how the fans booed Pac vs Mox going to a draw ages ago.

There are so many things this picture can be implying and I am here for all of them (That's Kenta Kobashi btw so I don't have to ban the person that asks)

Moonlight Drive fits the gimmick better, namewise, anyway.

I kinda love the U.S. belt. It's giant and gaudy and that just seems right for a foreign company's interpretation of a United States title.

John Morrison still can't hit Starship Pain, never liked it for that reason. Preferred Moonlight Drive.

How about Pegasus Kid?

Jericho is still waiting to get his Loverboy tape back from Lenny Lane.

That was a blast, man. Oleinik looked DONE and he was getting torn up. He waded in and landed a body blow that looked to really stop Crochet Master in his tracks and then it was a matter of time. Both of those guys rule.

How is he trying to submit a man called the Crochet Master with a scarf hold?

Yeah good thing that doctor was around during the Santos vs Jones fight. Imagine him in the 2nd round saying "he has blown out almost everything on his knees. He'll be fine'

The same people who get annoyed when the crowd "goes into business for themselves" or chants for referees or whatever are the same people that likely get upset about things like heels being cheered and faces being booed. I've got no time for that kind of nonsense. They paid money to attend the event, as long as they aren't hurting anyone physically or emotionally - do what you want, have fun. If you get a kick out of chanting for Aubrey Edwards, go for it. If you mark out and chant and cheer when Justin Roberts does his Cena intro for Moxley, more power to you. If you want to cheer for MJF because you hate Cody, be my guest. Fans don't have a role to play in the product presented to us on television beyond reacting to what they see, for better or for worse. If that effects booking plans, great, I say listen to the fans, I'm not like some people on here who are dead set against listening to the fans and rather see a company execute their vision, paying customers' reactions be damned.

For a second, my brain processed that as meaning Laura Prepon. ?

"The Total Package" Justin Luger.

She's the worst ref since Kyohei Wada, I tell ya. Fuck's sake.

They've also put over on commentary that the different refs have different match specialties with Aubrey always refing the title matches and Knox? being the "tag match ref specialist". For a promotion trying to be a major player and put on a quality product, refs having actual personalities and notable characteristics isn't exactly a huge deal.

Interesting stuff from Mick Foley on AEW. I agree with some of it, but I think they've done an excellent job of building to PPVs, avoiding giving away too much on TV (relying on tags and top guys vs up and coming wrestlers), but it's definitely worth a read and I think good discussion can come from this constructive criticism. I'd definitely disagree that Cody/Jericho was done too quickly. Maybe Jericho fucks him over in the first match to build to the stip match where Cody can't challenge if he loses but then you're repeating finishes on PPVs in that there are two back to back fuck finishes (loosely, I suppose). But yeah, if there were such a thing as a match style slider, I'd like them to move a little bit away from the PWG indie spotfest style just a bit more towards the NJPW happy medium of storytelling and spots (not that NJPW is perfect either but in my opinion they are the closest of the three main promotions), and I think there are already a handful of guys that are doing it really well in AEW. Cody, Darby, Pac, Moxley, and Omega all try to incorporate story into their matches consistently. But stuff like the Penta/Fenix vs. Young Bucks feud where it was almost all move, move, move is fun to watch for a while but I hardly ever get emotionally invested. Bucks were better in that regard against Santana & Ortiz but still not at their best (the last year or two of their NJPW run). For me, you listen to the crowd and you want sustained heat that builds throughout the match to the climax. It's happened a few times, but usually, even with a hot crowd, if there aren't highspots there isn't a lot of crowd involvement. Take that super fun 4 way tag opener from this past Dynamite. The crowd was molten hot but if there was a stretch of maybe 30 seconds without a highspot, the crowd went quiet. But when they chained spots together it was euphoria. I think wrestling is at its best when the wrestlers are what people care most about and not so much the moves, but moves can help the audience buy into wrestlers. Right now AEW is generally speaking a bit too move reliant for pops and could use a bit more storytelling. edit: how the fuck did I forget Jericho in that list of psychology strong wrestlers?! It's almost like it was so obvious that I didn't bother but yeah. I don't know if I've ever enjoyed Jericho in-ring as much as I have this current run even if he's not able to do stuff he used to do. I think it's helped him focus more on his strongest asset, his character work.

I dunno. She also got a chant when she ran in after a ref bump in the Santana/Ortiz-Bucks street fight. We've got a popular ref situation on our hands, and I don't like it.

Alex Ovechkin has a very real chance of passing Mario Lemieux, Steve Yzerman, and Mark Messier for career goals in the same week. I feel like the hockey press didn't give this nearly the buildup that it deserved because, I mean, it's just a completely wild thing to be able to type with a straight face.

I think there's something intrinsic in our psychology that wants to see people rise up to face a challenge that they might not can overcome. I think the reaction, both live and at home, to Luchasaurus, Marko Stunt, and Jungle Boy walking out of the entrance with serious looks on their faces while the Inner Circle is kicking Moxley's ass again would potentially be something that could draw money down the road. Jack Perry is a future star. Is he ready yet? No. Would being in the mix with the top angle in the company do a lot for his future prospects? Absolutely.

Or he could have just called it The End.

No but Jushin Riger did back in the day.

For what it's worth, no creepiness was intended. Appearance is a big part of wrestling, be it height, weight, or whatever. I mean, I've pointed out Ricky Morton's skullet and Ken Anderson's gut in my reviews, and I don't think anyone saw that as objectifying. It's just part of the presentation. I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't see anybody going even remotely Cibernetico here (I've lurked a long time). And speaking for myself, I mean, dude, I write 10 page NWA Powerrr reviews nobody reads just out of my enjoyment of the show and mentioned repeatedly how talented I think Melina is, in no context beyond her ringwork. Give me a shred of credit. ** Also, fuck I'm bad at message boarding. I spolierized the quote I was responding to accidentally and don't know how to un-spolierize it.

Yeah, the large Meat Lover's from Pizza Hut that is boiled.

Yeah, the Sandmam/Sabu at the November 2 Remember 1997 was the disaster match. EDIT: Keeping the typo error in.

That looks exactly like the shirts we were given for gym class in middle school. Just so God damn lazy. And he was already saddled with that awful name. Adrian was terrible enough because it was so close to the singer Aaron, and then just Neville on its own sounds like some kind of weird B-character in Harry Potter or Game of Thrones or something. I'm really hoping once the details of the second show are hammered out, AEW adds a secondary title and makes him the first champion.

I've never understood why he can't just hit the regular sky twister press. Its impressive looking and not overused. Dug Bayley vs. Lacey. Still feels weird how they keep going out of the way to avoid Lacey/Sasha.

Like it. You've also reminded me of the following: No wonder the artist formerly known as Neville quit WWE after the above and booked to lose to Enzo F'n Amore.

Jesus, Baba kicked Brody so hard it triggered a Fred Sanford-sized heart attack.

I am torn I definitely think we are so far into "all of this is silly territory" but I also fully support ruining Tony La Russa Here is Jack McDowell saying La Russa had a camera aided sign stealing system in Chicago https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28503160/jack-mcdowell-says-tony-la-russa-had-sign-stealing-system-white-sox-80s

Reason #23543464 why I couldn't be a wrestler. I have a hard time buying into bullshit. I once worked for a company that loved to create stupid jargon, that management would quote ad nauseum. I remember one of the things our performance reviews were based on was enthusiasm. I got a terrible score, because I was "too busy making a mockery of company culture" or some shit like that. Fuck that, you pay me to do a job, and I'll do that job, don't try to make me recite your crap or act a certain way or any other bullshit. I can continue to be the person I am and do your stupid ass job. I can't even imagine the type of bullshit that happens in a wrestling locker room over this kind of random dumb shit.

I feel like listening to Brian and Corny listen to the poop audio is one of those moments in life where things have irrevocably changed and nothing can go back to the way it was before.

Translation: "With Kenta Kobashi. The energy is amazing! Motivation increased. Not if you are overweight"

The Cubs are one of the top grossing clubs in baseball and he runs them like they're the Oakland A's.

I never have with my Little Sis' either. Oh those, McMahons.

There was a response to everything from this weekend... What Tessa said sure as fuck wasn't it.

There's nothing remotely creepy about anything that's been posted here, you're just trolling.

Taz is looking like Gabriel Iglesias

Are you talking Cyberfights that was filmed in Vancouver? Seth Rollins did it, Davey Richards, Christopher Daniels...lots of guys. I had friends in the business who filmed some: all the buff young guys, I found it insulting because I felt my bear-like physique could've made me some cash...