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Just Dave

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  1. I think my man Rick Starks got concussed. I’m pretty sure that wasn’t the planned finish.
  2. Met my guy Rick Starks at an indy about five years ago. Could not have been cooler. Lucha Bros were awesome in person. Kris Wolf was amazing. Maybe the kindest human being I've ever met. It's a shame she had to retire so young, but she was teeny teeny tiny.
  3. I've told the story a few times, but I got to be friends w Chris and Nancy Benoit. Close acquaintances is probably more accurate. Peachtree City GA, my hometown, had several WCW wrestlers who at some point or another made the transition to WWE in the early aughts. I got to know Fit Finlay, William Regal, Dave Taylor, and Johnny Grunge a bit. I took bumps at Grunge's gym in PTC for just a bit. His wife was very kind to me, and there were a few of us who tried to help her out for a bit after Grunge's death. It was a very surreal time in my life, and watching Grunge limp around Wal Mart probably had as much to do with me not pursuing wrestling as much as anything. They were all good to me, though.
  4. You know what’s crazy? Like, 12 hrs after Kylie Rae got released, some random ass Twitter account replied to one of the big wrestling accounts by saying “it’s because Chris Jericho invited her up to his room and tried to pressure her into having sex.” I’m not on the app anymore, so I can’t find it, and I’d be shocked if it were still up, but it always stuck out to me that someone had a reason that seemed so out of left field at the time.
  5. I think Mox is the exception. In addition to hating Vince mcmahons wwe, he doesn’t seem to have the sentimental attachment to hhh that some of the other former wwe guys do. Mox has repeatedly said he’d rather quit than go back to wwe. I believe him. For the record, I don’t think MJF is leaving either.
  6. Man, he re-signed months ago, if not when he came back in 2022. I don’t for a second believe AEW would’ve done what they have for the last year with him if there was any chance he was leaving…
  7. It probably hasn’t helped matter that Kylie has apparently “liked” some of these tweets about the Jericho nda stuff. I’m not on the app anymore but I’ve seen it several places. I don’t think Jericho escapes this unscathed.
  8. Without those things there's nothing Adam Cole can do that warrants him being on tv. He hides behind those things because he isn't good at anything else.
  9. I'm into it for 10 mil a year. He had his healthiest year in a while last year and los Bravos are apparently employing Hoodoo magic on these contract year guys. Vaughn Grissom might not be a good enough defender to play anywhere on the infield at the big league level and the Braves are pretty set everywhere. This is a medium risk/high reward deal for the Braves.
  10. Yeah. That title change puzzled me. The House of Black was killing it and the Acclaimed absolutely did not need those titles. I’d like to see HOB regain gold next year. Maybe International for Brody and the tag titles for Black & Matt…
  11. Yeah. Jericho & Philliam both leeching his heat really set him back. He’s rebounded pretty well with this tag w Big Bill though.
  12. Ima road trip to Greensboro for the ppv I think…
  13. I kinda like the Warriors analogy, except that in the AEW scenario Jordan Poole would have an EVP title that complicates things. I have no idea what the Bucks actually do. Shit, I think anyone here who's ever read a single one of my posts probably knows who I'd pick if I had to fire either Philliam or the Young Bucks. I'm just saying it isn't that simple. TK has apparently chosen to run the backstage portion of his company a certain way, and I don't see any path around firing Punk after repeated demonstrations on Punk's behalf that he didn't care about conducting himself in a professional manor backstage. Also, for all the flack he gets, I think it's worth mentioning that Tony Khan was able to make Jade Cargill look like a star for 3 years while hiding her weaknesses. IMO, it's some of his best work as a wrestling booker. That's what drives me insane about him. The same guy who saw two fairly nondescript Dark wrestlers and put them together in his head as the Acclaimed and figured out how to make Jade Cargill look so good that WWE grossly overpaid for her can't figure out that sending performers out to do media generally helps with ticket sales.
  14. So, I think I figured out part of the problem; for much of his career, Chris Jericho had a gift for getting just about anything over. The more asinine, the more he was able to nail it. But that "Big Billy Starks" shit was "Rooty Tooty Booty" levels of cringe, and it might be time for either Danielson or Khan to have a talk with folks doing segments with Ricky Starks that going off script is a terrible idea. He served MJF, Copeland, Jericho (2x), and now Omega too. For the record, I don't think there's been some prerogative to bury Starks. I think guys get flustered when they go head to head with him and they reach for the lowest hanging fruit. It's a panic move. He really seems unflappable. Even on the rare occasions when his shit doesn't land verbally, his composure is on point. I don't think some of the veterans are used to that.
  15. Careful. Any slander of the Elite is met with intense anger around here. Sometimes…
  16. I think it's a testament to Starks' ability to promo off the cuff that he's flustered guys like Copeland, Jericho and Omega in the last few weeks. I've said it before, and I'll continue to shout it from the rooftops; build around Ricky Starks. Pay him. Strap him up. Make him the face of the company. This show had a large percentage of "my guys" on it. Starks, Large William, Mox, Andrade, Rush, Swerve, et al. All it was missing from my perspective was Wheeler Yuta and Eddie Kingston. I thought the matches were all pretty good, but there was some rough mic work. Samoa Joe/Hangman Page would be the "kick seven shades of shit out of each other" feud I didn't know I wanted.
  17. I think it’s just Kevin that needs to go. Nigel is having a ball. Tony is pretty good. I’d probably rotate the third spot for a while and just see who has the best chemistry.
  18. Not for nothing, but I'd be willing to bet they're letting Miro doing whatever character he wants...
  19. Nah, that sounds like bullshit. Kidding. I'm trying very hard not to bitch as much about stuff I don't like.
  20. I liked this opener a lot. RUSH and Mox are two dudes who don't mind laying it the fuck in, and boy did they. I know I talk a lot about shit I don't like, but this was extremely my shit. Looking forward to Mox/Swerve next week. Renee told a funny story a year or so ago about how much Mox marked out when he found out Swerve was Killshot in LU, so it wouldn't shock me to see Swerve go over. I'd be more convinced Hangman was gonna screw Swerve if outside interference meant you forfeit the tournament. I thought the backstage thing with MJF and Page was a bit too much, and it felt like MJF fell back into some bad habits. I'll probably get some things out of order, but who gives a shit? That intro from the TCM guy was perfection. You could tell he understood the assignment. Also, I was not sold on the "deranged starlet" thing at first, but Toni has committed completely and it's working. Skye Blue has come a million miles. She's a talented young lady. Excited to see Riho. Swerve/Briscoe was another banger. Mark makes you believe. It never feels like he's out of a fight. Great stuff. Same for Switchblade/Lethal. I liked that they brought up the history the two have. I feel like we as wrestling fans have been so conditioned to be beaten over the head with what are supposed to be subtle story beats that in some ways this didn't feel like enough, but it worked. Switchblade should've probably been in the other bracket, bc it's hard to imagine one of Mox/Swerve being out. The Devil thing is getting a bit tedious for me. I think it's shelf life is about up. Let's move on to the next phase after World's End. Also, this Rod Strong/Kingdom thing is not my cup of tea. I have no sentimental attachment to anything from ROH in their era, so I don't feel any kind of way about them being on tv now. Strong yelling everyone's first name is funny, though. The main event cooked. I feel like AEW takes some unmerited criticism for bringing in ex WWE guys. I mean yeah, they bring in ex-WWE guys, but how can you watch this and not think that's a good idea? It would be one thing if they did the TNA thing and just shoved every ex Fed guy to the top of the card, but that isn't what's happening. Christian Cage is probably doing better TV work than any American wrestler this year, and I only issue that caveat because I don't speak Japanese. I wouldn't know if someone is torching their opponents verbally over there. Anyway, Nick Wayne's Mom (has got it going on) did the thing we all thought, but that doesn't make it dumb. TAFKA Edge con-chair-to'd her son. The conspiracy theorist in me wonders if this is a way to bring Beth in for a one-off, but I have no idea if Nick Wayne's Mom (has got it going on) is trained or whatever. She certainly appears to fit the archetype of a female wrestler from yesteryear. If Nick Wayne's Mom (has got it going on) isn't trained, just switch out Taya Valkyrie when no one's looking. I guarantee no one can tell the difference. Good shit this week. I'm a little pissed I didn't get to see Samoa Joe stomp fools into the crust of the earth, but you can't have everything, I guess.
  21. I really enjoyed that show. I'll go into more detail later.
  22. I get the sense that Keith Lee getting medically cleared from week to week isn’t a given. Covid did a number on him.
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