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this is why Scott Norton lost the IWGP title partially. He was told he would have a longer reign. WCW kept sending the scrubs over to Japan and then having the NJPW huys like Nagata job out in WCW.

Every time someone mentions Vin Diesel Vince thinks they are talking about him.

is this a new series or was this the Punisher Max stuff?

The Lets go Brandon chants have been going on at literally every sporting event i've attended over the past 2 months. Hell as someone named Brandon it annoys even me. I'm not a Biden fan by any means but when I hear little kids chanting it and then saying "it means Fuck Joe Biden" it really shows me how far down we have come as a country. Anyhow back on topic, I had a feeling the title match would go 60, I also had a feeling Sydal would reverse Wardlow's Power bomb into a pin which would cause friction between Spears and Wardlow. I was shocked it didn't happen. AEW doesn't always go with the obvious and I like that feeling of uncertainty. Really good women's match. If you are taking a bathroom break during an AEW women's match I really don't know what to say. 6 man will be fun next week. Plus Cole's surprise next week which many are suggesting Kyle. AEW has been can't miss TV and I love it!!

Jake SOMETHING? I have a feeling the title match will either be a double DQ, countout or time limit draw. Page fought too hard to get to the title and Brian shouldn't lose Wardlow is amazing. I've said it on this board more times than not. Even before he was signed to AEW, the guy is a star. He has a better swanton than Hardy (yeah I said it) he can be an amazing face or a monster heel, and outside of the ring he is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. If you want to see a fun match go on youtube and check out Wardlow vs Jack Pollock in a cage from IWC wrestling. Not going to spoil the ending but it's awesome. Looking forward for tonight!

would be interesting. With house shows dwindling down it makes it more possible. In the past it was important to have the world champion at most if not all shows (after 1991-1992 or so) Looking at WWE's lineups now it seems most champs do work all house shows. Buying a ticket to a show to see a huge star only to find out they aren't there is the fastest way to kill a town. WCW did this a lot in 1998-1999. Tons of no shows. If you have a season type of thing it would be important to stack each show so that fans could see the stars they want to see. If you have a playoff structure I would still want the champion to at least appear on each show.

So to preface this, I work as a recruiter for the federal Government. Hiring Software Developers, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Quality testers, you name it. I sometimes receive roles such as "warehouse worker" or "security guard" Well I've been working with a guy who had a prior arrest. He told me nobody would give him a chance and how he couldn't find work. I went out of my way to call and go to bat for this kid. We get the background check back and sure enough, assault charge was there (which we knew) but he also had been pulled over 9 times in 3 months with a suspended license. I talked to him but still gave him the benefit and he was green lighted to start tomorrow. We find out that he either needs to be vaxed or show proof of negative covid test to go on site. His girlfriend grabs the phone as if she's his manager and says "I wish we would have known that before, do you want this job or not" and then says "we will have to get back to you" and hangs up. After 2+ weeks of working with them and hearing sob story after sob story that nobody will give him a chance. The best part is she told me she thought he was vaxed anyway!! I've had offers for 3 people in December alone each well over $125k and all were turned down because nobody wants even an hybrid schedule. It's gotta be fully remote or nothing. All of this stimulus money has screwed the country and nobody wants work. I can understand people turning down $16-$17 hr jobs wanting more $$ but $125k or $140k when you haven't had a job in 6 months?!

I'd been messaging with him on Twitter and he was selling some of his best of dvd's. He needed money badly for medical expenses. He accidentally messaged me twice and then sent me a lengthy apology saying he didn't mean to send it twice and he'd had trouble sleeping and basically doing anything. I felt awful for the guy, and then seeing he passed is just hitting super hard. Gone way too soon. If you've never seen Jimmy Rave go watch his feud with CM Punk from ROH. If you have seen Jimmy go and watch it again. Or watch his Ted Petty Invitational match with AJ Styles. He was super proud to be on the show working AJ.

Looking back at this it honestly is like a Seinfeld episode. The kids dad had trophy's on the starwell from when he himself was a highschool wrestler and weightlifter. It was an odd set up. You walk in the door and boom you see them right in front of you as you walk into the house. The dad was also notorious for going to the JR high and High school events and when his son was in a match he would go right down to the mat and literally scream his lungs out like a corner man. It had to be the most embarrassing thing ever but it never stopped. I half expected him to throw in the towel at times but he never did.

the only time I was ever "bullied" was by a friend of mine who was trying to impress people. The guy was actually a state champion wrestler and his dad made him wrestle him in the basement almost every day after school. They had high school sized wrestling mats in the basement and in one of the guest rooms. It was extremely excessive. Anyhow, I was walking and I had an older WWF magazine that my grandfather had given me before he passed away (wrestlemania IV cover) and the son of a bitch took it and ripped it. I punched him 3 times, breaking his nose. We both were going to be suspended but my dad knew the superintendent well and since I'd never been in prior trouble they let me go. When the Superintendent heard the story he said "kid sounds like he had it coming"

LMAO funny because my username is actually based off of Gargano. A few of us were hanging out after a show and brought up the board here. Gargano mentioned being a lurker as I was and I believe it was Facade, Shima Xion (Joquin Wilde or whatever the fuck they call him now) and Chuck Taylor who were also with us bullshitting about the local indy messageboard (anyone remember that??) Well Gargano's theme at the time was painted by numbers by the Sounds and the song came on and I said "fuck this would make a great screen name" and I decided I would use it. I've always been amazed by the number of wrestlers who admit to lurking on here but never actually made an account.

I went to all 3 AEW Pittsburgh events. The first one pre-covid merch was everywhere and easy to find, wasn't high priced like WWE at their shows (always bothered me you could knowingly get the same shirt at hot topic for far less). But the most recent show my friend and I didn't even see the merch. I had another friend tell me he saw the shirts and they only had a handful of designs and they were all $30 or $35 a pop (again most you can find at Hot Topic for cheaper) I am sure they sell a shit ton but it should never be a chore to find the merch booth, it should be front and center when you go into an arena. WWE has multiple booths usually.

I'd just finished the second book by Jim Ross and my god the ammt of shit he went through being let go and coming back only to have to deal with more shit get released and come back. Seems like he would have done anything for Vince.

Did Zelina leave on her own and come back or was she let go? I thought it had to do with her twitch acct but I could be wrong.

I believe they are also on Xbox Game Pass, at least they were.

Years ago I worked with a girl who was seemingly smart, good at her job, beautiful. She was pregnant and I saw her outside every day on her break smoking. Never made sense to me how someone could selfishly chance causing harm to their unborn child. Thankfully the kid turned out fine but people do crazy things. And you almost nailed it. It's not just Covid that's turned political. People have fucking turned any and everything into politics. Went to a college game Saturday (WVU-Oklahoma St) and kids were chanting "lets go Brandon" I asked one if they knew what it meant and he says "yeah fuck Joe Biden" sad times indeed.

I am vaccinated, but I don't shame people who choose not to be. It's their body and choice. For me to bitch about it would be hypocritical. Everyone has reasons for doing it or not getting it. Issue I have is the same with anything in the NFL the golden boy will get a free pass. Rules are rules and he broke them and should be suspended the rest of the season. Bet you he won't be though. If this were Teddy Bridgewater he'd be out of the season. If this were Sam Darnold he'd be benched, Kirk Cousins benched for the year. But nope, Aaron will continue to play and will somehow have his redemption story in the Super Bowl. NFL loves a good Hollywood ending.

crazy that so many of the leagues top teams shit the bed on the exact same week that some of the worst teams played their asses off. I've been betting football for over a decade and this was by far the worst week for not only me but many of my friends. I'm also sure many, many survivor pools were busted as well.

One thing I really hate is seeing people on twitter saying he had the better championship reign Punk or Roman. I like both but Punk had to deal with shitty booking while Roman had to deal with the pandemic. Both guys did great merch wise and were considered the best by the majority of fans. It just seems like everything has to be who's better than who, or AEW vs WWE anymore and it's really shitty. You can like both ya know?!

He's a fucking loser. Remember when he had the wrong seats at NXT and threw a tantrum and left for a few months? Not to mention the guys he lets his young daughter train under.

Hopefully Elias doesn't answer his phone. Otis too.

while on the topic of injuries and sad times. Jimmy Rave had to have his legs amputated. He already has lost an arm and now both legs. Sad to hear as Jimmy was really turning his life around.

Yes, I've been to all of the shows so far. The hair vs mask match at this latest set of tapings between Ziggy Haim and Edith Surreal was incredible.

he had some great matches with Josh Alexander that helped get Lee booked in more places and get his name out there to the masses

i think I've shared this story before but I'l do it again. The ECW Hardcore Homecoming show in 2005 ish that was in Monaca PA, Rob Feinstein had his shit set up and I was looking at his dvd's. I feel a shove and it's SJK (Corey Graves) we start talking and Feinstein is just staring at us like we stole something. Both of us were well over 18 at the time so he obviously didn't have a crush but it was just odd. I asked him if he had a specific ECW fan cam that I needed and he rudely said "if you can't find it it's not here" Basically told him to fuck off and we went over to see Bill Alfonso. Bill Alfonso sold me an FIP shirt and it has the strangest cologne sent to it. No matter how many times I wash the damn thing it still smells like him.