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This Black Friday I purchased my first wrestling shirts in over a year, The Abadon Dawn of The Dead shirt and Hangmans "Anxious Millenial Cowboy" shirt. He's the most relatable character in wrestling today. I said this in the Scouting report and I'll say again here cause we are discussing him. I think they are doing a close to two year long term story where he (like Peyton Manning and Lebron James) he can't/ hasn't won the big one. Lost in the title match for the title against Jericho, lost in the full gear tournament finals to Kenny. I think Kenny beats mox so mox can go be a new dad and eventually Hangman wins the big one by beating Kenny

I think if AEW is to succeed and grow its important for fans to be critical, 15 years ago when TNA got on Spike a lot of wrestling fans where so hungry for a WWE alternative they refused to be critical and it feels like that era of TNA was a lost opportunity. I really hope AEW can grow beyond the 800,000 or so fans who watch every week. But to do that we can't just give them a pass on everything.

I'm a big fan but he's definably played up the gay thing with lispy promos (not his real voice), mannerism and his feud with Dom Kuberick

Hangman Page has a Spotify playlist

A few other thoughts. I think the long term storyline with Hangman Page with page is a Peyton Manning like can't/hasn't won the big one. Lost to Jericho in his title shot, lost in the Full Gear finals to Kenny. I kinda feel like Omega wins the title so Mox can go be a new dad and we finally get the story climaxing with Page finally wins the big one. Brandi comes across as very likable so making her a heel is a mistake, but I don't want to see her in the ring as a face either. I think she'd be great as Cody's Ms. Elizabeth, beyond that she could be a good corporate face of the company. Like a non-idiotic Dixie Carter

I saw a lot of Jake Atlas's final matches before he went to WWE and I wonder if the flamboyantly gay wrestler gimmick might come across as a bit to indie for a national company (publicly traded as well). I wonder if they are just trying to figure his character out in a way that doesn't feel like stereotype. And I'm really glad that Nyla has a personality and character beyond just being trans. Wrestling has a real lack of nuance and subtlety to handle something like that and I think its best just to down play it and let her be a monster heel

Cody is a good example of the benefits of working in different areas, kinda like in the territory days when guys could travel around getting experience

I agree with this, but I have an issue with saying guys like Ultimo Dragon and Arn Anderson don't deserve induction only because they weren't a main event level draw. as if that wipes away all other criteria. I also feel that strong mid card programs (like WCW cruiserweights) can help the overall business but people sometimes seem to want to only focus on who's on top.

I was gonna guess one of those RAWs with ECW on it in 96

Thunder Rosa's mask game is on point

Do people put to much emphasis on drawing power? You wouldn't say Michael Bay is a better filmmaker than Bergman of Kurosawa just because he did bigger box office

Did George South ever get a sustained push or a big run somewhere? If not why it seems like everyone talks great about him

What was weird was he kept doing the move after The Giant rejoined the NWO

Since the beginning of the Pandemic I've been watching/rewatching (since I didn't get to finish it on Netflix) Lucha Underground on Tubi. each episode is 45 minutes so kinda the right amount time

Didn't Tessa show up in the recent WWE video game?

I seem to recall Hall doing it in a match against the 1-2-3 kid, maybe the crybaby match

I'm hoping that when ever the second show gets on the air they use it to spotlight the womens title/divison they way that Dynamite has spotlighted the TNT title WCW rings had "ropes" made out of cable under the rubberhose, WWF/WWE has ropes made out of rope wrapped in tape I belive

If Mox needs time off to be a new dad. It makes sense for him to drop the title to Kenny to set up the chase.... it does feel like Page winning the title has been the story all along. Good long term story telling is something I hope AEW sticks with.

Anyone think Shida might drop the title next weeK?

I honestly thought Kerwin White was supposed to be a face after the first vignette, like we where supposed to feel sympathy for him cause he felt he had to do this. Similar to the pre-terrorist Muhammed Hassan

Kenny described it as Harvey Keitel's Wolf character in Pulp Fiction. They guy you call when you need the mess cleaned up