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If you're old you should already know who Cameo is! James

A post that would work in almost every possible context.

Bret wasn’t into it because salt cost him the title at IX.

This immediately made Bret look like the coolest dude on the whole show, tbh.

Ehh, I dunno. I'm gonna need more evidence.

Didn’t want to quote tweet but Craig’s post about the Kenny jobber match was 100 percent and more importantly it’s the story the announcers told during the match. Schiavone and Jericho both talk about how Kenny’s getting the ring rust off, getting the reps. They treated it like practice. Then when the guy tagged Kenny he got murdered with the V-Trigger. It’s no different than hearing about boxing sparring matches where the champ is laying back and just warming up and the sparring partner tags him and has to be dropped.

The Harris Twins were awful, but they were also involved in my greatest accomplishment besides my children being born. Goddam, I miss Dixie Carter and teeing off in those TNA threads.

BTW, this is going back to the whole argument of why did Omega let a job guy get in so much offense against him, but I had another take that I never saw. I disagree with all of the outrage (for lack of a better term) towards Omega letting someone get in that much offense. As many others stated, Flair and plenty of others have done the same. The way I see it is like this: Yeah, Flair or Bret or Omega or HHH or whoever could just steamroll an opponent, but how does that prepare them for bigger matches? I always kinda saw it as those top guys letting their opponent get their licks in so that those top guys could toughen up for bigger matches, know what to do when put in dangerous situations, know how to withstand submissions, etc. It's the same thing as MMA fighters training and defending against submissions or sparring. I don't really have a problem with top wrestlers appearing to have some struggles against lesser opponents because it's all just preparation for the bigger match. Ultimately, it's an exhibition. This is all probably just "head cannon" on my part, but it's how I tend to look at it and it makes me feel comfortable with what I'm seeing.

Okay this could be cool Right now there are two recently released guys who are punching walls that doesn't have any action figures on it

Dynamite spoiler:

Great show. My only real complaint was airng a MJF promo video (with really shitty green screen) and then going back to the arena after commercial for another MJF promo. Not to mention the weirdness of "I'm coming back next week," followed by him being on the show few minutes later. LOVED the Burberry PPE, though. In the long shots of the stage, you could see Excalibur was wearing shorts with his announcing suit. Business up top, party down below. I really liked the guys in the streetfight showing up in proper streetfight attire. It makes them come off like real people instead of WWE action figures who are always in their standard issue gear. LOL @ Sammy running in a straight line from the golf cart like it's Prometheus. I'm glad they're acknowledging it that Darby fucked up and pinned himself last week. That's so awesome. I hope FUCKING NAILED IT becomes AEW's "SUCH GOOD SHIT PAL." But in a good way. That jobber in the Nyla Rose match sold like a motherfucker. As others have said, awesome job by Hardy changing gear and identities mid match. Damn, really good Spears promo vignette. Who knew?

Along the lines of the Lex title change rumor: I was disappointed to find out the story of Shawn shooting his shot with Pam Anderson and pissing off Tommy Lee to the point that she wouldn’t be his valet was a work. I thought it was true for most of my life. I also remember at the time thinking that it was crazy that Pam was married to the old guy from The Fugitive.

Pssh, that's easy, man. One went "WHOAAA!" and the other went "YEAHHH!".

Kevin Owens is a treasure

I like Joey Janela and I don't care what anyone else says. That is all.

Janela’s athleticism makes CM Punk look like Shibata.

Janela needs to go full sleaze with his Bad Boy character I feel. Like channel Jimmy Del Ray for the 2020's

AEW Dynamite outdrew WWE Raw among 18-34 male. Canary in the coal mine.

“Wednesday's Dynamite episode drew 732,000 viewers.” It happened. AEW Dynamite drew within 1 million of WWE RAW. Soon AEW Dynamite will draw within 900,000 viewers. ....800,000 viewers. ....700,000 viewers. The Shadow always knows.

Just your standard fireball-using orthodox babyface.

Fuckin' love Kobashi.

Herb was probably drooling over the idea of using him as a mule Andre could have keistered half of Colombia in the ol' prison wallet.

I would die if somehow HHH and Steph beat Conrad to the punch for getting that 6-man belt.

All except the one for the 6-man belt.

Okay.... since I am getting referenced directly Almost everything on the last 3 or 4 pages has places elsewhere on the board - Wrestling Video Games = Video Game Folder (I mean where the fuck where you fuckers during the like 6 other times the topic has come up) - Revival on Jericho's podcast = the Podcast thread (especially when folks aren't even bothering to read each others posts and just recap the same things. Hey! Did you know Vince thinks Southerners are stupid!) - What to watch on the WWE Network = the Network Conversation thread - Heck I could yell at Pete for posting Wrestle Dynasty's cancellation in here. (That one makes sense at least) I have been kind of letting it go mainly because it moved us off other topics that needed to die. I try to gentle nudge folks in the right direction but I guess sometimes I need to be more blunt. (And not sleep clearly since that when y'all get really active) Some of you only read this thread and use it for everything because it falls under "wrestling". If that is your preference, fine but don't be surprised if folks who follow/enjoy the few standards we have on the board ask that things be followed. If we extend the reasoning that "well its about wrestling" to its fullest extent that means "FULL IN DEPTH REVIEWS OF THE ROCK'S MOVIES!!!" or as Casey noted Jesse Ventura's politics. Or I will just let John start his Hall of Fame rants in here. You will really fucking regret it then.

To be clear, my dislike of Janela in AEW has nothing to do with Cornette. I just think in AEW he fucking sucks and is the least motivated guy in that company. He wrestles and looks like dogshit. I don't know what he was trying to do in his match with Cody, but Cody had to bail him out a couple times. He's doing a sawed off version of 1997 Jericho while having less than half of the athleticism of modern day Jericho. The Best Friends on the other hand are awesome and I hope they're the next tag champs.

TAICHI did it better.

1990 Buddy Rose, guys:

I found this:

Orthodox Muta is a fantastic gimmick. Just tell me he wouldn't look great coming out in these vestments.

Reminds me of one of my all-time Owen quotes. Bulldog had just beaten Owen for the inaugural European title while they were tag champs, and Owen was trying to egg him on..."BULLDOG! You may have two titles...but you don't have TWO SLAMMYS!!!"

@Dolfan in NYC needs to really title these things. This one could be AEW Dynamite is the Janela Intervention - 5/6/2020.

So what can we talk about in here cos you could say that about everything in here. There will come a point where nobody will go into this thread cos there is loads of mini threads and not everyone wants to go into the mini threads and just want a general info on something. Well that is just me speaking but just sharing my opinion.

Piper could have used that much gum in reserve so he did not run out.

Skipping all of the comments because I've only watched up to Frankie vs Mox, but Janela fucking sucks. I look at so many other people brought up from the indies to work for AEW and Janela looks like he has put in the least amount of effort or work into the ring work, his ring shape, his character, etc.

I heard Chris did this as a favor to the Dark Order so they wouldn't look like nearly as big a bunch of dorks as he is.

That can happen with age. Unless you're Col. Robert Parker.

I liked the bit where after the TV show finished but the Fite feed was still live, you could hear TK saying "Fucking nailed it. Fucking nailed it!"

(Front row, center)

I get that he still loves being in the ring but it's just irresponsible to let Dory Funk Jr. continue to wrestle.

Did it sing it t the tune of Denise Williams' "Let's Hear it for the Boy?" LETS HEAR IT FOR THE JEEEEEEEWS! LETS GIVE THE JEWS A HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND! LETS HEAR IT FOR MY HEBREWS! YOU GOTTA UNDERSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!