The Natural Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) Well said, AEW Community Outreach. Pulling no punches. Edited January 6, 2022 by The Natural 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ray Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 The real important event of the day: footage of ruby going to buc-eee's dropped today. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Faulconer Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I have worried about Timothy Thatcher’s job security In WWE since the day he was announced hired. There aren’t a lot of names in AEW that I wouldn’t want to see anymore just so they can hire people I may like more. I have completely lost track of who all is available and when they are totally free and clear. Would Stephanie trade up? Her husband has proven to be weak physically and a failure in daddy’s eyes at putting pro wrestling companies out of business. She might just want a better model - one that doesn’t allow himself to be sick…like a psycho McMahon would feel. No, that’s silly. They have those children and a steroid cycle they cherish. I don’t really think HHH and Stephanie are bad people. It’s just Vince who is a sociopath and not worthy or capable of human emotions such as love. He is as if The Grinch and Scrooge had a child.. and they deprived him of all human physical contact. So…Thatcher, Gresham, Bandido, Danhausen, Toni Storm, Athena, Briscoes, Shane Taylor, Keith Lee, Chris Hero, Regal…that MIGHT be my full wish list for AEW. Steen and GeneriZayn were on it before. Owens staying with WWE has likely ended that duo’s AEW future before it ever began. Ooh, they are starting with Hangman vs. Danielson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 hour ago, The Natural said: Well said, AEW Community Outreach. Pulling no punches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 @The NaturalYou know those tweets are from April 2018, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, RIPPA said: @The NaturalYou know those tweets are from April 2018, right? @RIPPA: I'll be honest, I didnt notice. Feel a right idiot. Edited January 6, 2022 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Eat. Retweet. Repeat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenalysis Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Krone Meltzer said: I know how difficult competing at the highest level in ANY game can be, so respect to you for reaching the semis! That's a great accomplishment. What game was it if you don't mind me asking? Calibur. They were demoing it at CEO that year. The game also developed a community that kept me sane during the pandemic, and I found a Dark Order-esque that helped me stay sane throughout the pandemic (I kinda ended up the nondescript but solid Reynolds of the group) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Slight Rampage spoiler but more bad news on the injury front: Spoiler 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 NSFW: Spoiler Bloody Bunny shirt is out! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Immediate purchase. That’s even better than the bloody Britt Baker shirt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) This hasn’t been brought up, but now because of that match, and the Britt match, the expectations of what a women’s wrestler is supposed to be able to do has changed in mainstream US wrestling. So if you’re a young women training, don’t think that promoters won’t ask you if you’re a person willing to blade for a match. Edited January 6, 2022 by LoneWolf&Subs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Kennedi Copeland won the H20 Wrestling Deathmatch tournament in November and people complained she didn't bleed enough. Light tubes, thumbtacks, barbed wire, and she didn't get a full crimson mask. But then she tweeted that she bled more than they realised because she got her period two days before, and they all got embarrassed and went all quiet and uncomfortable. 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFistsJustFlips Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 hour ago, LoneWolf&Subs said: This hasn’t been brought up, but now because of that match, and the Britt match, the expectations of what a women’s wrestler is supposed to be able to do has changed in mainstream US wrestling. So if you’re a young women training, don’t think that promoters won’t ask you if you’re a person willing to blade for a match. False. I can tell you on the independent level no one is going to require women to blade. Nor expect it. No one requires the men to blade either by the way. It's independent wrestling, no one is paying their bills from this. It's entirely voluntary. You have the workers that enjoy that style and gravitate to deathmatch wrestling and by doing so will be in companies where bleeding is going to be a large part of the storytelling. But you know that ahead of time. And it's your own choice. AEW is a national promotion paying you a livable wage. Them suggesting you bleed if you're comfortable with it is wayyyy different than an independent you work once every three months asking you to bleed for a $60 payoff or whatever. Performers themselves may be more likely to suggest it because the taboo aspect of it is starting to fade for the women. But promoters are not just going to expect all women to blade now. That's just crazy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I mean just mainstream wrestling promotions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFistsJustFlips Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Gotchya, missed the mainstream part. I get hit in the head a lot lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 @Jiji 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenalysis Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Apparently Fenix got super-duper lucky, it's just a badly dislocated elbow instead of a break. Probably still out for some time, but not catastrophic to his career. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Faulconer Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 It looks like Gabe Sapolsky was released as by WWE. Was he mentioned with yesterday’s news and releases? I don’t think I saw one mention of Gabe being among the releases announced on Wednesday. Depending on his level of burnout Gabe coulda, shoulda, woulda make a fine mind to pair with the one and only (booker/creative) coach Tony K. I’m not saying that Gabe will help reinvent booking styles for the 21st Century. TK hopefully wouldn’t feel second guessed all the time. AEW just needs an experienced wrestling mind who doesn’t currently wrestle for AEW. Gabe worked for ECW/ROH/Evolve/DGUSA with him owning those last two names on his promotional resume. TK was a big ECW/ROH fan and he could use someone to bounce ideas around with. Or you know, whatever… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Gabe's anger management issues and shady business practices (like paying people in t-shirts) probably put him on the "one to avoid" list. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Lots of young guys in AEW who came through Evolve don’t seem to have much affection for Gabe. Don’t think he’d be welcomed backstage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Ethan Page: Quote “I just despise him as a human being … I just think he’s very unprofessional and childish, and he gets irritated very quickly and he doesn’t know how to handle his emotions. It’s just not a very professional work environment. I didn’t really enjoy working with him, especially on the tail end.” https://411mania.com/wrestling/ethan-page-issues-gabe-sapolsky-evolve-very-unprofessional-childish/ Darby Allin: Quote “Tell EVOLVE to go fuck itself.” https://www.tpww.net/2019/11/darby-allin-on-why-he-joined-aew-instead-of-wwe-tells-evolve-to-go-f-itself/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Gabe has been a dirtbag piece of shit for years who hasn't had a decent creative idea for even longer than that. Maybe he gets hired by MLW or something, but that's probably his ceiling now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Ethan Page also hates Gabe Sapolsky. And Ethan Page seems like one of the nicest, chill dudes around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Gabe was a great booker of the indytastic spotfest style we have come to know and love, but he is a horrible businessman. And what EVA said. Gabe would have immediate heat with Ethan Page and the young guys from EVOLVE. TK already has morale issues with this dumb Big Swole shit. The last thing he needs is to bring in Sapolsky and squander more good will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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