porksweats Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 57 minutes ago, Log said: Random question stemming from seeing my son playing with his action figures: have Samoa Joe and Mox ever had a singles match? Cause if not, they need to. Not in AEW, but there was a match on the 12/11/17 WWE Raw. Only singles match. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 6 hours ago, odessasteps said: Unsurprisingly, I saw someone on Twitter imply someone from WWE leaked the MJF/Britt story to take the spotlight away from the Logan Paul stuff yesterday. I saw more than someone on AEW's subreddit saying that. There are a lot of people saying that, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 I watched MJF’s entrance in CMLL and I’m seriously shocked he didn’t throw tortillas at the crowd, given his usual lazy heel antics. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 As I said last night, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery for Sam Adonis. And then Sam said MJF had talked to him about heeling when Sam was in CMLL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 On 8/1/2024 at 12:39 AM, DreamBroken said: I'm not letting the other thread get closed without showing what Shane REALLY taught TK to do in that meeting Spoiler ...because if you're gonna take a piledriver, you gotta learn to fight back! 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sex Machine Gun Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 "See, do it like me and you'll have fewer people getting hurt!" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 18 hours ago, Technico Support said: Leave Britt alone. She only beefs with people on days that end in Y. I remember when most people were following her lead and calling out Rosa for being uncooperative and sandbagging and being difficult, which I’m certain was part of the reason why Rosa was off TV for so long. And then on All Access when Tony Schiavone heard Britt bitching and told her basically to grow up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 I'm way out of the loop on this drama. What was the issue that Britt brought to MJF's girlfriend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 (edited) I might be in the minority on this, but I really can't blame the woman for wanting to hold on to her spot when she's about to turn 35, coming off a year-long injury/illness. If I shit-listed every wrestler who played politics, id have only a handful left to root for. My feeling, and I could be wrong, is that there's just an overall heightened tempurature or sensitivity to this kind of thing on the heels of what happened with Punk last year - everyone and their brother wants to try and draw parallels and go for the false equivalency, or go "tHeRe aRe sOmE rEaL pRoBleMs iN tHaT lOcKeR rOoM" like fights are a daily occurrence. I think there are also a lot of bad actors trying to use it as an opportunity to dunk on certain reporters and editorialists, whether that means landing on the "X is in AEW's pocket this should've been reported sooner!" side, or the "X is a WWE source, of course they leaked the story!" side - while there's probably SOME merit to that (and I certainly love dissecting that stuff conversationally - NOT argumentatively) I also think it's largely immaterial to the story, if not an outright separate thing entirely. Not saying this is/was the case whatsoever, but just an example: Imagine if this turned out to be a story beat to go back to the MJF/Cole thing at some point. Whomever rushed to report it as fact would've looked kinda f'n silly, no? I can't ascribe to malice what would be called "due diligence" in most other scenarios ETA: Another point I wanna make, since I made the mistake of invoking Punk: it's clear to me just from talking here over the last year about it as well as elsewhere, the sensibilities around this kind of thing have definitely evolved, too. 25 years ago Kevin Nash smacked the living shit out of Roddy Piper backstage in front of a room of people, and until I got into watching shoot interviews as a high schooler, I don't think I even ever read about it past a one-sentence blurb in Dave Scherer's Daily Lariat. Now, it's considered assault, criminal behavior, "violence in the workplace," etc. - I'm not saying that shift is a bad thing at all, but it's probably something to keep in mind in terms of some of us old heads being "desensitized" to a degree Edited August 3 by Zakk_Sabbath 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 3 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: I'm not letting the other thread get closed without showing what Shane REALLY taught TK to do in that meeting Hide contents ...because if you're gonna take a piledriver, you gotta learn to fight back! DADDY SAID SELL!!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Guess I will be the THIRD person to ask what the Britt story entails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: Guess I will be the THIRD person to ask what the Britt story entails. Details are super vague but it sounds like she brought some simmering animosity she had with MJF and his girlfriend (Alicia Atout, who also works there) to the surface. Britt said something about MJF, his girlfriend heard it, confronted Baker, not sure what else happened. MJF punched a wall, HR got involved, Britt got two weeks off which is just lovely considering she has a match to build. Honestly, I’d say pulling the match would have been a better punishment. Edited August 3 by Technico Support 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Wait...wait wait...WHAT happened with Britt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Whether this is Germane or not, she and Adam Cole are also no longer a couple apparently.when he moved a few weeks ago, it was apparently back to PA and not together. rhey should kept her suspension u til after the PPV, like what WWF used to do with drug suspensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLETTI Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Getting a two-week suspension for shit talking a dude wrestler while his non-wrestler girlfriend is in the locker room for whatever reason sounds like a baffling decision. If grown-ass man MJF gets so angry he punches a wall, sounds like he should've been the one punished. I sincerely hope this is somehow all a weird work because it's embarrassing all around. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SovietShooter Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 1 hour ago, Coletti said: Getting a two-week suspension for shit talking a dude wrestler while his non-wrestler girlfriend is in the locker room for whatever reason sounds like a baffling decision. Just to be clear, his non-wrestler gf works for AEW, so in theory was just as entitled to be in the ladies locker room as someone like Renee or Arkady. Unless they have a separate dressing/changing area for non-wrestlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLETTI Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Oh, I am aware, and I figured they would have separate dressing areas for those not wrestling. Wouldn't it be weird not to? Like do we imagine Excalibur and crew putting their suits on right by a nearly nude Brian Cage? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Somehow I'm imagining MJF putting on and kissing his ring before punching the wall. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister TV Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 3 hours ago, Coletti said: Getting a two-week suspension for shit talking a dude wrestler while his non-wrestler girlfriend is in the locker room for whatever reason sounds like a baffling decision. If grown-ass man MJF gets so angry he punches a wall, sounds like he should've been the one punished. I sincerely hope this is somehow all a weird work because it's embarrassing all around. This! I’ve worked in my share of toxic workplaces and from everything I’ve read the past few years AEW is a toxic workplace. MJF not getting any kind of punishment for escalating the situation is par for the course in toxic workplaces, especially when the other party is a female. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Unless Britt pulled a Hulk Hogan and called MJF a "jiggly jiggly jew" I'm not sure what she possibly could have said to justify a suspension. This whole situation is super fucking weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 I think it is safe to say that there is a big piece of the puzzle we simply don't have right now (and may never have), so trying to figure out the whys of everything at this point might not be doable. That said... I've always thought the stuff she said about Rosa if not just reality show BS was very out of line so my personal bias is that I wouldn't be shocked if she's crossed another line somehow. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 We’re definitely a far cry from the old days of Excalibur beating Jimmy Havoc’s ass in a restaurant parking lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 15 hours ago, Mister TV said: This! I’ve worked in my share of toxic workplaces and from everything I’ve read the past few years AEW is a toxic workplace. MJF not getting any kind of punishment for escalating the situation is par for the course in toxic workplaces, especially when the other party is a female. Everything you’ve read isn’t everything that happens though, people love to leak/share and spread negativity. Britt and MJF just seem very thin-skinned and protective of their spots, even by pro wrestling standards. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 3 hours ago, Technico Support said: We’re definitely a far cry from the old days of Excalibur beating Jimmy Havoc’s ass in a restaurant parking lot. I’d be cool with that happening more often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuntmanCrowley Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 11 minutes ago, Log said: I’d be cool with that happening more often. AEW does have a great track record with parking lot brawls. 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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