TheVileOne Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) Not to defend JDFromNY but he's said far worse more controversial things than just Marina Shafir sucks. Like what he said about Alexa Bliss was pretty awful. Secondly, I've seen people insult wrestlers men and women far worse by the likes of Meltzer, Alvarez on Observer Radio, and posters on this forum. I'm guessing this just means Marina Shafir is very well liked backstage. Also, Twitter is just not a good place for discourse in general. There's no nuance. And for every hot take or strong opinion you have, there will be like just as many who disagree in triplicate. It's just not worth it. As for Shafir, I don't think she was really ready to be put in that slot against Jade Cargill some months back. I think they rushed and slotted her in that spot too quickly with very little TV time. I recall she generated very little to no heat for her one TV match before her title match with Jade. She also looked very un-polished in the ring, but just my two cents. Nothing against her personally or as a worker. Edited October 31, 2022 by TheVileOne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porksweats Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 5 hours ago, TheVileOne said: Not to defend JDFromNY but he's said far worse more controversial things than just Marina Shafir sucks. Like what he said about Alexa Bliss was pretty awful. Secondly, I've seen people insult wrestlers men and women far worse by the likes of Meltzer, Alvarez on Observer Radio, and posters on this forum. I'm guessing this just means Marina Shafir is very well liked backstage. Also, Twitter is just not a good place for discourse in general. There's no nuance. And for every hot take or strong opinion you have, there will be like just as many who disagree in triplicate. It's just not worth it. As for Shafir, I don't think she was really ready to be put in that slot against Jade Cargill some months back. I think they rushed and slotted her in that spot too quickly with very little TV time. I recall she generated very little to no heat for her one TV match before her title match with Jade. She also looked very un-polished in the ring, but just my two cents. Nothing against her personally or as a worker. For what it's worth Shafir wise, she has shaped up on the Darks/Elevations she's been on with Nyla since the original Jade kerfluffle. But she definitely was not ready that first go around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Does JD have a newsletter that Jade can burn on Dynamite? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 6 hours ago, Casey said: first time watching AEW? No. After Sting's debut, TNT told AEW they can't just do stuff like that cold. If it's a big name (and for better or worse, Cole is a big name), they want it promoted ahead of time so it'll do numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 My man, they’ve continued to do debuts and returns unannounced. That has been debunked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 54 minutes ago, porksweats said: For what it's worth Shafir wise, she has shaped up on the Darks/Elevations she's been on with Nyla since the original Jade kerfluffle. But she definitely was not ready that first go around. This is very true, but she's still not very good. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Thinking about former ROH Champions of any kind....what's Brody King doing these days? I know he's already there, but he and Jericho could tear it up. (Former tag champ with PCO.....which is another good shout that came up a few posts back.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Can Jerry Lynn still go? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Does Shafir still have the shitty entrance music that puts people to sleep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 And after seeing PCO suggested, I'm now thinking it's him. I could see Jericho pulling for PCO to be the opponent too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 4 hours ago, Casey said: My man, they’ve continued to do debuts and returns unannounced. That has been debunked. To reiterate the point, Khan clarified later on they only meant BIG names that would actually draw people in when advertised. Very few people fit that bill, and right or wrong, Cole does. I think you need to move past this one. Seems like a weird thing to get hung up on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dural Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Homicide or Michael Elgin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafkonia Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) Jericho's opponent will obviously be a surprise Punk return. It was all a work! Edited October 31, 2022 by kafkonia 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorman Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 So I was standing on a ladder, and the Hardy Boyz theme started playing in my head, and I thought ... wait a minute ... Didn't Matt Hardy get inducted into The Firm against his will? Shouldn't he have been involved in the beatdown of Mox and MJF at the end of Dynamite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Gorman said: So I was standing on a ladder, and the Hardy Boyz theme started playing in my head, and I thought ... wait a minute ... Didn't Matt Hardy get inducted into The Firm against his will? Shouldn't he have been involved in the beatdown of Mox and MJF at the end of Dynamite? They suspended him for the week on Dark Elevation 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Execproducer Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Gorman said: So I was standing on a ladder, and the Hardy Boyz theme started playing in my head, and I thought ... wait a minute ... Look! It's Matt and Jeff's cousin, Fool!! jk 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFistsJustFlips Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 20 hours ago, Craig H said: They stated on Rampage it's a former world champ. Think that was a slip of the tongue I think. They went out of their way to include other champions in Jericho's challenge last week. Why waste the air time to do that unless it had a purpose? It's going to be a former champion that wasn't World Champion. Excalibur just slipped up when he was racing through the lineup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFistsJustFlips Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 6 hours ago, Dog said: To reiterate the point, Khan clarified later on they only meant BIG names that would actually draw people in when advertised. Very few people fit that bill, and right or wrong, Cole does. Ah yes, like how CM Punk was advertised way ahead of his debut? Whoopsies lol. He was like 8 or 10 months after Sting. Keep in mind new people now run the channels. The people who decreed that don't work there anymore. New head of programing and network execs since that decree was reported. So they don't necessarily have that to stick to anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Everyone knew Punk would be there. Hence the 1.2 million viewers. But it's okay, I'm getting used to being wrong about everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 I remember when Keith Lee, Jeff Hardy, Toni Storm, Saraya, Athena, Swerve Strickland, William Regal, Claudio and Samoa Joe were advertised to make their debuts. We all went crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 I said it was okay. Go pick on someone else, please. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just drew Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 On 10/30/2022 at 11:05 PM, Dog said: Pretty sure they'd advertise a Cole appearance. Why would you tell your audience ahead of time not to bother tuning in? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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