Cobra Commander Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 His uncle got more physical mileage out of stabbings and blood, didn't he? As for an AEW topic... I've noticed that the WWE and AEW seemingly run TV in the same markets very close to each other (Laredo in the last few weeks, and Kansas City in a few weeks) and I wonder who's making the first move into scheduling things like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphman 3000 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 9 minutes ago, odessasteps said: I'm sure his body age was probably closer to the 50 something in the late 90s. Still blows my mind that he initially retired in 2004, and less than 6 months after a benefit show for him, he was back wrestling full-time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Night_of_Appreciation_for_Sabu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExcellenceofAirPollution Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/ariel-helwani-details-reaction-to-tony-khan-tweet-reply-wwe-montreal-experience Helwani is ridiculous saying "I'm not a wrestling journalist!" while covering it on his show, doing friendly interviews with people from WWE and getting paid for it.Ā I don't pay much attention to him but from the outside it looks like he's been doing a lot more wrestling since he went "independent" for the same reason other media outlets cover it, it brings eyeballs.Ā Helwani seems to quickly be becoming one of those "journalists" who uses contrived controversy and trolling to get traffic, guess he learned that at ESPN Tony really needs to learn not to take the bait on this stuff though.Ā I'm not on twitter and I'm just reading about all this today.Ā Both of them come off bad, but Tony really needs to be above this sort of shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 59 minutes ago, ExcellenceofAirPollution said: https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/ariel-helwani-details-reaction-to-tony-khan-tweet-reply-wwe-montreal-experience Helwani is ridiculous saying "I'm not a wrestling journalist!" while covering it on his show, doing friendly interviews with people from WWE and getting paid for it.Ā I don't pay much attention to him but from the outside it looks like he's been doing a lot more wrestling since he went "independent" for the same reason other media outlets cover it, it brings eyeballs.Ā Helwani seems to quickly be becoming one of those "journalists" who uses contrived controversy and trolling to get traffic, guess he learned that at ESPN Tony really needs to learn not to take the bait on this stuff though.Ā I'm not on twitter and I'm just reading about all this today.Ā Both of them come off bad, but Tony really needs to be above this sort of shit As I've said in the past, a lot of the former and current MMA media members use the fact that they cover combat sports as way to evade doing their journalistic duties somewhere else. I have no problem with having wrestling fandom, but that doesn't mean you get to just not do your job.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 āIām not a wrestling journalist.ā One month earlierā¦ Ā In fairness, āNick Khanās mouthpieceā is probably a more accurate description of his role as it pertains to WWE. 3 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 any pro wrestling HoF that doesn't include Sabu is one that i don't give any credence to 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 6 hours ago, odessasteps said: I'm sure his body age was probably closer to the 50 something in the late 90s. He was on a Las Vegas > Pittsburgh flight with me about a year ago. Chatted with him for a few minutes before we boarded. Felt terrible because he had some trouble moving around and would have to get up and walk the aisle every 20-30 minutes during the flight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I could deal with Sabu vs Darby. They'd both die, but I mean, I'd watch? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian_Waffle Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Of all the available ECW nostalgia guys AEW could bring in, I gotta think:Ā Biggest Pop/Best Short-Term: RVD "You Still Got It"/Best Long-Term: Masato Tanaka Ace Steel/Nobody Asked For This But He's Old So We're Gonna Pretend He's a Legend: Lance Storm cutting a promo in Canada then getting beat up by MJFĀ Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphman 3000 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) Rey Mysterio's contract is up this year - not sure if he wants to retire right away Related: Ā Edited February 22 by Dolphman 3000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 On 2/21/2023 at 5:18 AM, EVA said: In fairness, āNick Khanās mouthpieceā is probably a more accurate description of his role as it pertains to WWE. Could be worse. At least he's not "Nick Khan's codpiece"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 7 hours ago, Belgian_Waffle said: Ace Steel/Nobody Asked For This But He's Old So We're Gonna Pretend He's a Legend: Lance Storm cutting a promo in Canada then getting beat up by MJFĀ Ā Most likely is this one, Jericho has said before he wants his actual last match to be against Storm. Who I believe was his first opponent too. Jericho doesn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Doesn't Lonce still work backstage for Impact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 AEW is coming back to Austin on May 17th, this time at a new venue. The Moody Center is right in the middle of Austin, on the edge of the UT campus; school will be out which means easier parking but less potential for student sales. I just saw Springsteen there and the beer prices are much higher than the Cedar Park Center, BUT I won't have to drive 25 miles and spend $20 in tolls to get there in time for the Dark taping. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 4 hours ago, AxB said: Doesn't Lonce still work backstage for Impact? He does.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) On 2/20/2023 at 7:18 PM, EVA said: āIām not a wrestling journalist.ā One month earlierā¦ Ā In fairness, āNick Khanās mouthpieceā is probably a more accurate description of his role as it pertains to WWE. Calling him out on Twitter was stupid, cringey, immature, childish, and makes him look thin-skinned. Tony Khan has way more important things to worry about than Ariel Helwani's perceived journalistic integrity.Ā Edited February 22 by TheVileOne 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Like Fulham getting a European place next season.Ā 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 (edited) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fplgxd8WAAEgwZp?format=jpg&name=large Edited February 23 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 So I havn't seen the show yet but I guess MOX gave Uno an absolute fuck beating Spoiler Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Schneider Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Uno actually got a ton of offense before getting mashed up 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I hope the match with Moxley and Stu Grayson's tweet in reaction will put the Dark back in the Dark Order.Ā 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt925 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 2 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: I hope the match with Moxley and Stu Grayson's tweet in reaction will put the Dark back in the Dark Order.Ā You canāt tease without the goods. I didnāt know what you meant.Ā Ā Ā 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt925 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Next week is the long awaited debut of aew in the Bay Area. Iām going to dynamite and revolution, I have āringsideā seats for dynamite but I donāt think Iāll be on the actual guardrail. Looks like Iāll be one person off it in the upper left corner of the tv screen. Anyway Iāll be rocking the dark sheik shirt if I happen to be visible.Ā Ā I gotta say it feels a little weird after being so hyped up for so long about aew and then when they come out here finally it just feels a little flat. Itās just weird in a way. But I know they will be super entertaining shows with some kick ass matches and Iām gonna have a great time.Ā 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I think you'll get plenty of screen time if you're in that spot.Ā Especially when there's entrances and outside activity.Ā Have fun, dude. 7 hours ago, matt925 said: You canāt tease without the goods. I didnāt know what you meant.Ā Ā Ā Stu leaving has hurt Dark Order more than we may have realized at the time.Ā He had one helluva team going with Uno and his singles stuff was great too.Ā I hope with recent developments it might be enough to bring him back at least for a short time and see how he likes where things are going. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 7 hours ago, matt925 said: Next week is the long awaited debut of aew in the Bay Area. Iām going to dynamite and revolution, I have āringsideā seats for dynamite but I donāt think Iāll be on the actual guardrail. Looks like Iāll be one person off it in the upper left corner of the tv screen. Anyway Iāll be rocking the dark sheik shirt if I happen to be visible.Ā Ā I gotta say it feels a little weird after being so hyped up for so long about aew and then when they come out here finally it just feels a little flat. Itās just weird in a way. But I know they will be super entertaining shows with some kick ass matches and Iām gonna have a great time.Ā Enjoy, fella. Cheer for my boy, Bryan Danielson for me please and thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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