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    AEW - FEBRUARY 2024

    in ALL ELITE WRESTLING

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    1 hour ago, Gordi the former AEW fan said:

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    I quite like it. Particularly the ersatz PWI-ish nature of the presentation, including the couple of "Wait! What? Really?" rankings. 

    Hopefully it generates some enjoyably spirited discussion.

    Hopefully the rankings don't lead to wrestlers and fans caring overmuch about wins and losses. 

    Looking forward to someone completely losing their shit because (for example) Dragon isn't ranked as a male singles wrestler.

    Curious how the usual doomsayers will parse this to continue forecasting doom for the promotion.

    A lot to like here. An interesting condiment on the buffet table that is AEW.

    C0-DB8296-A965-43-D8-A290-CDA86-C4-F0245
    So is a Cown a Cow Gown and was Danielson responsible for this misspelling?

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    Happy birthday thread.

    in LAND OF CONFUSION

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    15 hours ago, The Natural said:

    https://www.itnwwe.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bryan-Danielson-vs-Zack-Sabre-Jr-AEW-WrestleDream-2023.jpg

    Happy Birthday, David/Octopus. Have yourself a good un, friend xxx.

    Thanks friend! I’m aiming to watch that again or another match soon!

    6 hours ago, Matt D said:

    @Octopus is a kind, creative, quirky person, someone who is as human as any of us (despite the cephalopod trappings) while being entirely unique, who endures the good and bad of life with an grit-teeth patina of positivity, somehow managing forward momentum even while occasionally bailing water from the boat, always trying to get everyone to shore while convincing himself and everyone around him that hey, they might just make it after all. We're better off for having him here. Happy birthday David.

    love you Matt. Thanks for the kind words.

    3 hours ago, Curt McGirt said:

    Happy b-day buddy!!! What do octupi eat? I wish you lots of that.

    Aiming at getting myself Taco Bell with extra creamy jalapeño sauce and a side of shrimp larva.

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    The Wall Street Journal Vince McMahon Thread.

    in The PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

    Posted

    7 hours ago, Elsalvajeloco said:

    Paul Levesque waffles between corporate exec and the same clever jerk who took that asscutting from Julie Hart in Wrestling with Shadows and cowered cause he didn't want Bret to extend his KO streak that night on him. That's a tough world to navigate when you just can't joke your way out of it.

    Re: what @Craig H brought up: Yeah, you're getting cooked as the old Adrien Broner meme goes. In situations like this, cooked pretty severely no matter what cause there are no "right" answers. That said, knowing you're going to have that platform that night, there still several wrong answers. Moreover, you have to find delicate balance where (1) you're showing some level sincere concern (2), not providing window dressing in respect to what's being alleged, and (3) not over stepping boundaries legally. So while saying you haven't read the lawsuit isn't really right or wrong, you probably should provide clarification regarding that you in fact know what's going on. 

    I think the issue was less whether he could or could not say anything regarding the lawsuit but the poor optics of your executive saying “I haven’t read it” and “I don't even want to get bugged down in the negatives, just want to focus on the positives." Not a great look, BUT to his credit he did say “Everything possible. And that is a very important thing to us, a very important topic to us. It’s as simple as everything possible” when asked about what they do to keep workers safe, which I would say comparatively to what else he said was a better answer.

    It’s a near lose-lose situation that requires a heartfelt response by a much better an tactful orator to skillfully manage.

    Saying that, these are allegations of human trafficking and rape. I don’t care if the executives representing that company are in a situation to look good or not. We need to make sure that truly evil individuals do not have the power within that company to once again be able to ruin innocent lives. That’ll come hopefully with the court case and pressure from fans and press to make right and fix the broken system. 
    Sorry for the quoting. I’m riled up and continued what you were saying.

     

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    AEW TV - 1/24 - 1/30/2024 - Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, Scissor Gang

    in ALL ELITE WRESTLING

    Posted · Edited by Octopus

    54 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said:

    There were three thoughts that went through my head on that in about as many seconds. 

    1. "He didn't quite get that, good thing he didn't rotate more"

    2. "Wait that looked too good to be a botch"

    3. "Ah they're talking about the knee I think it might have been intentional"

    We probably won't find out. But if that was planned, kudos. 

    Yeah, no idea if it was a *BOTCH!!!!!!! or a planned failed move. But it worked perfectly with the story they ended up telling.

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    AEW TV - 1/24 - 1/30/2024 - Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, Scissor Gang

    in ALL ELITE WRESTLING

    Posted

    Long day but caught Collision on a dvr type recording.

    Very good wrestling television show. The type of fun variety I like. 

    OC vs Komander reminded me of a fun CHIKARA match. Technical lucha with fun gimmicks and shenanigans sprinkled in.

    Two women’s matches! Look at that. Tony comes through.

    Deebs is awesome. Glad she is back. Excited for her to mix it up in high profile matches.

    Kingston vs Mack was ugly delicious. Classic Eddie underdog but King Road Tributing his way through. I was worried about Willie for a second with him not backflip if and landing on his head, but they did a good job making it work because of the knee. Was very well played and made the match even better. 

    Danielson is a prick and hates Eddie. Love it!

    Bryan Danielson vs Yuji Nagata I’m jotting down as a MOTYC. I absolutely adored this. Yuji still has it and was really getting me excited with his rising and lowering up and down the top rope. 

    I will tell lil Octopus about this Danielson AEW run when he is older.

    Forgot to mention the opening tag. Good stuff.

    Cage Match was very fun. I liked the dynamic of starting outside of the cage, the swerve of thinking we’re getting Briscoe, and the actually getting a beat up Garcia. Who might I add sold wonderfully throughout the match. Daniel Garcia was a real highlight. I like the dynamics of teams where escaping can actually put your team in peril. The late part with Buddy climbing back up really made sense and added to it. I also don’t care as much for door usage, but it can be done well and I liked it here. You have to carry the momentum of the match and have everyone down or something. It worked even in the flawed way. The mist was cool. Loved the ending with a returning Mark. Good guys hug. They really feel like the Collision Crew. House of Black still look strong.

    In summation: Neat.

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    Royal Rumble XXXVII - 1/27/2024

    in WWE PROGRAMMING

    Posted

    I’m watching Collision on tape delay and derped back in and out on the Rumble. Caught the ending. Very happy. Give me Cody vs Heyman and or Roman promos.

    only thing I saw other than some clips on Reddit. Is it worth watching in full later on?

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