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i want to live in the world where Coach Tony addresses it in this way: "William Regal is no longer a part of AEW. He has accepted a much larger role with a different wrestling promotion. Now, I am pleased to announce the new head of Ring of Honor, William Regal!"

I say they go to a time limit draw and then run it back at Final Battle.

Yeah when WCW folded and he wasn't on TV anymore

Here for Solo as Youmanga 2.0

Dalton Castle and the Boys are ready to break some hearts. Castle waits for the Boys to do some stuff before going TOTAL Steiner. The Boys and Castle TWIRLING, TWIRLING TO FREEDOM! I don't see them getting past the Gates Of Agony, but you gotta wrestle the matches. Abadon takes on Leva Bates! Abadon needs to get on TV to boost some ratings. Nice Northern Lights Suplex by Bates! Leva Bates is getting some stuff in. German Suplex by BATES~! Abadon kicks Bates in the head and that's that. Awesome! Leon Ruffin gets entrance music! He gets to get CRUSHED by Brian Cage. Ruffin gets some niftiness in before Cage OPTS to destroy him. Leon Ruffin is replacing SERP and Fuego as the New King of YouTube wrestling. Ruffin has a COMEBACK! Ruffin is waaay fun. GREAT LARIAT by Cage. WEAPON X! Brian Cage is totally awesome. That was good. WEAPONEXCELLENCE OF EXECUTION! LEGIT HEAT! The Brick City Boiz! How will they be Chokeslammed? Sonjay is a HEAT MACHINE! It's a meeting of New Jersey dudes! Satnam chucks one of the Boiz into one of the Boiz on the floor! SIDEWALK SLAM! ATHENA! ATHENA! ATHENA! Becca gets to get the fuck beat out of her. Athena is like when Fit Finlay showed up in WCW. Becca gets in some stuff! Athena waits to kill her. Anthony Henry! The poor man's Trent Barretta takes on Trent Barretta! Barretta bumps like FREAK for Henry and Henry is AWESOME crushing Trent against the barricade. Maybe Henry is the middle class version of Trent. Nice Backdrop Driver by Trent. Awesome! Released Dragon Suplex by Trent. Nice DDT! I always forget how awesome Trent is. Shining Wizard FOR TWO! SWEET AVALANCHE FALCON ARROW by Henry! Great nearfall on the toprope Double Stomp by Henry! Trent fucking CRUSHES Henry on the apron. Nice Lariat by Trent. Nice Piledriver by Henry! Roll up is countered into another roll up by Trent for the win! That was fucking GREAT!

Garvin getting a monster face pop for knocking out Dusty is one of my favorite moments. Bonus points for Windham being a complete dick by still putting The Claw on an unconscious Rhodes anyway.

Can't tell if serious. Dixie being told Spike didn't want to work with Russo then hiring Russo and lying to the network about it is NOT the same as Tony being told WBD don't want performers on their TV, and very publicly giving them a job where they.... aren't appearing on WBD TV. He signed them to ROH & has made them PPV only. He's not hiding anything. He's not being deceitful. He isn't lying to them. He is abiding by their ask. You are doing some real fancy mental gymnastics to make this confirm to your bias.

The Khan's net worth is currently... $11.8 BILLION according to Google. AEW is going nowhere. This is TK's passion and even if they lost TV and were losing money hand over fist he'd be fine paying for it forever and creating his own streaming service to distribute it. That's not how he's running it. He's running it like a legitimate business and trying to make money with it. But a publicly traded company is on way shakier ground than legitimate billionaires. WWE is always one really bad Saudi incident away from their stock tanking. They are in bed with some pretty unsavory stuff even if they have thus far kept it light and positive. All this doom and gloom or pontificatating that WWE is on so much more stable ground is a bit misguided to me. The truth is neither one of them are going anywhere. A talent would be better off decideding where they want to be based on how often they'd like to wrestle. In AEW you won't eclipse 25-30 TV matches in a year most likely. In WWE you'll be hitting 50-60 TV matches a year. Do you prefer visibility and TV time, regardless of the importance presented on it, or do you prefer less is more and preserving your body? Neither choice is right. Neither choice is wrong. It's a preference thing. And that should be what talent base their decision on, not internet sleuths perusing the finances of billionaires lol.

Either that or do a live Battle of the Belts and have FTR vs Acclaimed main event that. It would be the first BotB that anyone would give a shit about.

Thank you for your service, Serpentico.

Ask again in a month.

I'm playing catch up but... I really appreciated Kip and Penelope getting under Reynolds' skin with the 10 stuff. That's the sort of "everyone is in one shared universe" stuff you rarely see. The crazed look on Solo's face before he missed the double stomp (Which led into the Blue Thunder Bomb) is literally the best thing he's ever done.

Is this a gimmick? Cause your laying it on a bit too thick if so..

Jarrett vs. Benoit ladder match at Starrcade 99

Ja Morant will be taking Kyrie's place and getting his own signature shoe. Completely unrelated but I just bought my first-ever Nikes. I'm not a sneaker guy but how could I not get these?

ATHENA! ATHENA! ATHENA!

As far as good Jarrett matches in WCW, I remember the Nitro match where he won the US title from Malenko being good.

Great official posters.

The Spaniards were desperate for goals but they still haven't found what they're looking for...

I'm in ideally if the match is on YouTube. If not YouTube, Dailymotion. I've never taken part in any of these and I think I suck at match reviews but I'll do my best. I've seen very little of Nick Bockwinkel (sorry, @Matt D), Joshi (sorry) or the late great Mr. Brodie Lee away from WWE/AEW. Cheers!

CC and Yuta are gonna make a helluva workrate tag team.

I think the answer is to go to a time limit draw, have FTR's Final Battle opponents (Ass Boys or Kingdom) attack AFTER the time limit is over, have FTR and Acclaimed vow to fight again soon, and then run it back at Revolution if FTR sign extensions. The problem is that you don't want either team to lose (yet).

When we saw the re-release of ST 2 in September. , it did bring back memories of young Kirstie Alley.

How lame does a person need to be so that picking up the Wall Street Journal is an improvement? Ye Gods.

Tony needs to watch some 1984 Mid-South and go in with “Regal’s going to a place where the competition isn’t as tough because in AEW, we sneak attack old men”. Tony, ask yourself what would Bill Watts do?

Nitro 10/28/1996

Kirstie was a VERY early crush of mine. RIP

That's okay, he can take the year off tv wrestling by remaining with ROH.

I don't agree. Tony is all in. $1 is to $100 as $100 million is to a $1 billion. If I had $100 and lost $1 doing something I genuinely loved, I wouldn't bat an eye. TK can lose $100 million a year and not bat an eye because that's equivalent to $1 compared to his personal wealth. I get what you're saying, he's not running it like a money mark. He's making decisions based on budgets and not just jizzing out money everywhere. I'm on board with that. My point is just that, while he's always going to try and turn a profit with it because he has a business and sports background, he's not at all adverse to losing money on this project if that's the way the worm turns. He doesn't WANT to lose money, but I sense he would be okay losing money. If he was genuinely passionate about his vision and believing he could turn it around in enough time. It's not that he's a money mark. It's that he's rich and doing what he loves. And as long as he can keep doing what he loves, losing money isn't going to be a big deal to him. I mean shit dude Elon Musk blew $44 billion just so he could spout whatever conspiracy nonsense with impunity on Twitter. Rich dudes don't look at money the same way working folks like us do.

Watching Abadon on Dark today, they've really grown a bit as a character and a wrestler. I'd like to see them get more exposure next year.

OMG he's back with the Yankees!

I bought the last two TK ROH PPVs, but I don't think I'm buying this one unless there's some really stellar shit I hear about afterward.

I’ve been watching the Spanish feed because I have a local Telemundo affiliate

Watch Okerlund but without a lot of the schtick

Voted for that purely to be contrarian, I see this week as a battle for second place. Plus Angelico did his crazy lucha submission of the week and Shinno's signature move was awesome too.

@JLowe.

Hey @The Natural - saw this tweet and thought of you

The best to ever do it. When I read Batman comics, it's the voices from Batman: The Animated Series. Belated birthday returns, Andrea. Hope you had a good un xxx.

Bruno almost inventing the Busaiku Knee

Boyd Pierce dressing like a game show host is fun in a few senses. So tonight i'm gonna watch Bash 88 (the Price for Freedom? what does that even mean, Dusty?) and I'm pretty sure I haven't seen Wrestlewar 92 before so i'll watch that tomorrow or later-ish. Nikita Koloff with hair is a real "Scott Steiner in late 1997" sort of look (or Bron Breakker right now). The Baltimore Arena looks like a fun place for this one, in the same spirit of the Independence Arena in Charlotte for Starrcade 93 (which had the non-floor seats on the hard camera all night) Nikita/Sting vs Tully/Arn was a good time. Which ends in a 20 minute draw. They didn't telegraph it as a draw as quickly as the TV title matches. The faces doing a phantom tag behind the ref's back was fun. JJ still looks like he steals money from the elderly through shady investments. After the first match, the price for freedom is eternal screwing of the babyfaces. For an arena seating 14000, the Baltimore Arena looks like an intimate venue for Bash 88 (aside from having 10 feet of space between the ring and the guardrails) You can tell tonight's gonna be a special night because Jim Cornette is dressed up so he can hang from a steel cage. Stan Lane giving Jim Cornette an intro in a voice that Joel Gertner could be proud of. Jim Cornette also gets to wear a straitjacket (which was almost certainly demonstrated by one of the Fantastics strapping themselves up and getting beat down as a result). Always fun to put the guy who fucked up his knee on a scaffold up in an elevated cage, at least they can't drop him again, right? man, they just milk the shit out of this and it's glorious stuff

The Usos take on Matt Riddle and Kevin Owens! Owens is awesome. He starts off by beating the crap out of Jey. Moonsault on Jimmy! Riddle tags in one has to assume that he is going to become our face in peril and before I can finish typing, he is already taking an ass beating. Riddle makes the hot tag and Owens starts off with a Swanton! SUPERKICK PARTY! Solo Sikoa and Kevin Owens would be fun. Usos hit a Dudley Death Drop on Riddle for the win. That was good. Postmatch, Solo Sikoa does the Umaga Spike onto Riddle! HE then CRUSHES Riddle's head in a chair! OH NO! A TRIPLE THREAT MATCH! I hate triple threat matches. It's Asuka versus Rhea Ripley versus Bayley! Ripley is still VADER and she is a total monster, throwing Asuka and Bayley all around the ring. Asuka and Bayley finally start double teaming Ripley and then turn on each other. Asuka is awesome battling against Ripley. They do very elaborate things. Asuka is the glue to the match. I want to see Ripley versus Bayley. They have a lot of nearfalls with the third person making the save. Ripley with a beautiful Northern Lights Suplex. Ripley takes herself out. Bayley pins Asuka! That was like every triple threat match where there were a lot of hints at how good a singles match would be between all of those involved. Rhea Ripley is so awesome. That was good for a triple threat match. Mustafa Ali and Austin Theory have a match for the US belt! Nice Tope by Ali! Ali bumps all over the ring for Theory. Awkward moment off the top in the corner into a beautiful DDT by Ali as Theory sells it like a circus acrobat. Dolph Ziggler comes in and randomly causes a dq. BOOOOOO! The OC takes on Baron Corbin and the Alpha Academy. Chad Gable is top six in the world so we await Gable versus number five, AJ Styles. En Lieu of that, he battles the Good Brothers which is fine. Great Lariat by Corbin. Styles finally tags in and he succumbs to the treachery of the Alpha Academy. We finally get Gable and Styles in the ring together. Nice Blue Thunder Bomb by Corbin. Nice Spinebuster by Karl Anderson. NICE Suplex by Otis on Luke Gallows. The Good Brothers hit the Magic Killer on Chad Gable for the win. That was really good. Akira Tozawa takes on Dominick Mysterio! Dominick hits a nice Love Machine Splash for the win. OH NO! A TRIPLE THREAT MATCH! I hate triple threat match. So what I'm taking away early is that I really need to see Big Time Becks versus Alexa Bliss. Becky hits an EXPLOIDER on Nikki Cross! Becky outclasses Cross and Bliss by a lot and Bayley versus Becky will be good. They still do the match. Nikki Cross is the glue to this match. IYO SKY and Dakota Kai hit the ring and take out Becky! Alexa Bliss pins Nikki Cross! I imagine Bliss loses to Bayley next week. That was a good episode of RAW.

They probably have deep fryers in packs of ten. Place is ridiculous. I worked in one as what turned out to be a fucking dishwasher in the bakery for about a week before walking. They checked the floor grates with a knife! EDIT: Oh btw, this place gives out food samples like Sam's Club here in the States. Trust me, that dude maxed.

Hanage Shinno is back again! Versus NICKY BOY! HEY! Cagematch.net was wrong! It said NICKY BOY won this match. Shinno with the flash pin! Postmatch, the Factory RETAIN THEIR HEAT! Totally awesome! NYLA! It's Thunder Kitty! She takes a beating like a champ. Alice Crowley is bulking up. Something is up with Vickie! It's Kiera Hogan! It's Nikki Victory! SUPERKICK! Victory with a nearfall. WRECKED EM! Hogan should go the ATHENA route and start beating the hell out folks. NICE Backdrop Driver by Hogan! The Outrunners are the best enhancement talent of December! The Martins are SPECTACULAR! The Outrunners ARE the Mod Squad! The Outrunners are fucking AWESOME. Matt Hardy is BREAKING! EMI! EMI! EMI! It's Madison Rayne! Emi starts beating on Rayne early! SPANKY BUTT! Madison goes on offense! EMI wins with La Majistral after a BEAUTIFUL eye rake! Lee Moriaty takes on SERP! SERP uses lucha stylings to counter Moriarty's BattlARTS stylings. SERP fights against losing number 100! Border City Stretch puts SERP into triple digit losses. Hey! It's Facade! He gets to get beaten to death by the Gates of Agony! It's Dan the Dad! Dan is OVER in Indy! Facade is awesome in this. His set up for the Drill Claw was so such a lunatic set up. This was your match of the night so far. Alex Reynolds starts off totally ATHENA on Kip Sabien! Daddy Magic is awesome. Reynolds is laying it in. Toprope Double Stomp for TWO! Reynolds hits a Tiger Suplex! Penelope distracts Reynolds! Sabian with a win! Konosuke Takeshita! Aaron Solo! Solo is with NICKY BOY! Lard Boy is OVER in Indianapolis! Takeshita hits a SWEET in ring Rana! BLUE THUNDER BOMB! GREAT EVEREST GERMAN SUPLEX FOR THE WIN! Konosuke Takeshita is fucking AWESOME.

Special Whole-Buncha-Gordlow's-Favourites Edition of Elevation Write-up Legit way more stoked for this than I was for RAMPAGE Higane Shinno is from Ehime! I have been to Ehime several times, as my mother-in-law is from the neighbouring prefecture. I love Ehime! I think even most gaijin who live in Japan never make it out there. The small city of Matsuyama is in my top 5 or 10 places in Japan. The onsen there looks just like the one from Spirited Away. i was gonna say "Too bad Nicky Boy's gonna kill him" but then AEW gave us the SHOCKING UPSET (spoiler). Hot damn! I wonder who will team with Shinno vs Nicky Boy & Solo. Maybe Lard Lad?!?! Comoroto, like Hobbs, somehow seems to keep getting MORE jacked. Unreal. LOVE the ending to that match! I generally enjoy Nyla more as a Twitter personality than as a wrestler, but Shafir tying ladies in knots and Nyla subsequently crushing them really works as a tag team deal. Plus they are building an intriguing "Disinterested Vickie" storyline here, too! LOVE Kittie LeFleur's Old School look! Kiera Hogan looks great in there, in both senses, but I was hoping she'd work more as a face and play to the crowd a bit, now that she's an ex-baddie. Outrunners also have a great old-school look and style! I am intrigued by the Indianapolis Indie Scene. Is this a thing there? I like it! Outrunners vs FTR, please! Maybe next time AEW hits Indiana. Top Flight gets a big crowd chant right away, then goes out and EARNS it. The Ethan/Matt/PP story they are telling here is pretty great. I love YouTube-exclusive stories. Way to reward the really hardcore fans, AEW! If they put Madison over Emi, I riot! We Will Chop You gets more over with the crowd every week. Sadly, they didn't pop for Tea Time this week. Tigastyle! Sir Pentico!! Jacked Up Luther!!! Big Cass. Will Luther and Cass get into it on the outside? Sadly, no. Big Paul adds some frisson to the match by saying Serp is 99-0 in AEW. Even heel announcer Matt Menard excitedly pulls for the underdog here. To no avail. (spoiler). I am enjoying ALL OF THIS so very much. Then we get GATES OF AGONY & Brian Cage. Local Guy Dan Adams, who wears glasses and dad shorts, is a huge crowd favourite. Awesome. Cage catching Neon Ninja in vertical suplex position is totally sick! YES! Dalton & The Boys come out to challenge the hoss team! Team Castle representing 2020s style wrestling. Cage & GoA representing 1990s hoss style! Oh boy oh boy oh boy! Presumably on the ROH PPV. Great addition! Reynolds vs Kip! Another fun YouTube-exclusive minifeud! Announcers do a great job of explaining it without over-explaining. And you can feel the hatred in the ring. TAKESHITA gets the YouTube main event! And Nicky Boy comes out with Solo! Oh baby! Takeshita & Shinno vs The Factory! Give it me! Takeshita gets a MASSIVE POP and they are maybe doing an Elite Recruits Lard Lad Story! That was GREAT! Thank you, DEAN, for the heads up. Also, w/r/t Ehime. Their mandarin oranges are famously delicious. They make a special orange juice there named Pon Juice. If you go to a convenience store in Matsuyama you can buy Pon Juice flavoured EVERYTHING. Pon Juice flavoured Pocky, chewing gum, hard candies, gummy candies, etc etc etc. I recommend treating that stuff like Takeshita treats Cinnabon. Also try the grilled fish cakes called jakoten.

53 year old Jun Akiyama won the DDT Extreme Championship. He defeated Joey Janela in a TLC match to win it. Jun became the oldest Extreme Champion.

Finally, somebody with some sense when it comes to their opinion on Paul Roma. It's like finally finding the needle in the hay stack. Thanks!