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    AEW TV - 4/10 - 4/16/2024 - Julia Hart of (Real) Glass

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    6 minutes ago, ExcellenceofAirPollution said:

     

    Personally all of the Punk stuff is just surreal to me at this point.  He's been an absolute chaos agent for AEW while in WWE he's seemingly a model employee. 

    Idk, it was the same in AEW. The first year or however long Punk was Mr AEW. Posting pictures with younger talent, hyping everyone up, saying he’s in a different mindset than he was before because of the changes to the industry compared to the last company he was with. Everything is the same. I hope it says on a good note but I wouldn’t be surprised one way or another if tensions rise and we get a similar fall out. 

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    AEW TV - 4/10 - 4/16/2024 - Julia Hart of (Real) Glass

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    2 minutes ago, HarryArchieGus said:

    I watched or skimmed raw this week and I liked the Bucks/ftr segment far better than any of their long winded talk segments. Is it wrong to feel more Ill from seeing Stephanie McMahon with a microphone? Or is it wrong that I felt more enraged by the Acclaimed’s rotten live lecture here in Toronto than this?

    I’ll ramble on this later, but I’m still uncomfortable with a lot of WWE based off the allegations. I’m worried they got rid of Sandusky but are keeping a room full of Paterno’s. Time will tell though, hopefully…

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    AEW TV - 4/10 - 4/16/2024 - Julia Hart of (Real) Glass

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    Meh. Everything was dumb. Somehow I came out of this liking FTR more. 

    Punk was physically more instigate-y but Jungle Boy was just finished being a sanitary napkin on the opener. Plus, we don’t have audio. This alone isn’t worth the firing and everything but with this allegedly being a continuous occurrence it’s best that everyone went separate ways. 

    I understand the on paper reasoning to why they showed this. ~Control their narrative ~ that it is being hyped up when it wasn’t really a huge deal and maybe Punk was more aggressive than he implied in the interview. I don’t think that actually worked well for AEW though and this will be a moment in history of the many calamities of the whole unnecessary drama.

    I do think this shows TK as a bit out of touch. He’d hate the Waffle House.

    In a weird way, if Jungle Jack plays this up well enough, it could really add depth to what I generally find to be a boring character.  I don’t think it’ll be achieved, but eh.

    This being now the heart of the FTR - Young Bucks feud is interesting. I think it’s dumb but arguably better build than their previous matches. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Tony has said in the past (usually around Punk-Hangman which didn’t turn out well) that he thinks tension and real life distain for each other can lead to great television and matches. Bret and Shawn was the example on that. I think if this is his version of that, it’s fascinating to see his ideology play out. I’m just likely not going to be interested and openly thinking it will not play out well. You’ve invited your fans to chant the star of another company at your wrestlers. But this is the guy that thought calling Big Swole a bad wrestler on Twitter after she was no longer with the company was a good idea. So IDK.

    Give Schiavone a big raise. If he leaves in disgust then we should burn the whole company down.

    I can’t wait for the future TK-Conrad podcast episode on this. 

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    AEW - APRIL 2024

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    12 hours ago, Octopus said:

    I’m done with AEW for a bit. Hit me up with uploads of a good Danielson match and I’ll watch match by match basis. Not keeping up to date on stuff for the time being. 

    After my sabbatical I’m ready to watch AEW again.

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    AEW DYNASTY - 4/21/2024

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    5 hours ago, Just Adam Bay Bay said:

    I’d be more pained that he jobbed to Eddie Kingston than losing to the guy that’s going to win the AEW title in August at Wembley. I get Ospreay isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but man was that Kingston match at or near the worst from Revolution.

    Hard disagree. Respectfully of course. I absolutely adored that match. My match of that show. In fact, it’s the style of wrestling that I’d say I enjoy most in AEW. 

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    AEW TV - 4/3 - 4/9/2024 - Takeshita The Long Way Home

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    13 hours ago, Greggulator said:

    I would like a successful AEW as differentiated from WWE as possible. AEW is at its best with things like crazy good random matches, Eddie Kingston, Orange Cassidy title reigns, Toni Storm, The Acclaimed, etc. 

     

    For me, AEW is most riveting when you have a combination of competitive matches, buffet style presentation of styles, an interconnected world that reasonably can see one rivalry lead to another flawlessly (Kingston going from Danielson to Punk), and a long overarching story that hits.

    The Hangman Saga, MJF vs Cody, MJF vs Punk, Danielson vs Kingston, Adam Page vs Swerve. It’s a shame that MJF vs Cole both didn’t pan out well and they were both injured with how much time was invested in it.

    The 2 main things about AEW that I love(d) the most is Bryan Danielson being awesome and specifically the Hangman Saga. With Dragon going to part time, I really hope they can hit another long story that is told through subtleties and in ring moments that I feel emotionally invested in.

    The CC being an annual event could help but that’d only be a month. 🤷🏻‍♂️

     

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    WRESTLEMANIA XL - 4/6 & 4/7/2024

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    25 minutes ago, The Natural said:

    I don't understand that reference!

    What @MoeCristyV.1.6 said. Both are Minnesota staples.

    Jucy Lucy is a burger with melted cheese in the middle. Invented in Minneapolis with 2 bars arguing over which one was the first (I like Matt’s Bar).

    Lutefisk is a gelatinous fish that soaks for many days in lye. Scandinavian dish that most people know is icky but some eat it for Norwegian heritage reasons. 

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    WRESTLEMANIA XL - 4/6 & 4/7/2024

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    5 minutes ago, Stefanie Sparkleface said:

    Y'all better behave yourself so we can have Tiffy Time at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

    ... okay that was a little forced but we need her on the card next year, so we all better get along for that to happen.

    If they’re good, we all get Jucy Lucy’s. If they’re not, Lutefisk. 

    WRESTLEMANIA XL - 4/6 & 4/7/2024

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    2 minutes ago, Stefanie Sparkleface said:

    Is it back on if they announce it in Minneapolis? I mean, it's no Quake by the Lake but Mania by the Minnehaha Falls has a ring to it.

    I hope everyone is happy. You ruined my one chance to see Minoru Suzuki at some random Indy show on a Thursday. A THURSDAY. 
     

    If everyone gets along and keeps their disputes to DM’s, then BIANCA AT LAKE MINNETONKA is back on. I don’t lift my punishments too often, so you’re all on thin ice and should be very thankful myself and the fellow Admins are potentially allowing Mania.

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