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It's very un-WWE to use any sort of continuity but if that ends up being true, Edge has a ready made feud with Rollins because of that time he tried to murder him on Raw a couple years back.

Jesus Christ man. And Goldberg was not exactly what I would call "safe" 20 years ago (shout out to Bret).

NWA and AEW are my two favorite shows right now, but I gotta nitpick: why can't anyone get the old school non-WWF turnbuckle pad right anymore?? It seems like they could still fit their logos on there without being so massive but I don't know what the printing process is like, it may be impossible. WWE themselves did the same damn thing during the CWC. Any workers care to chime in? Is this a 4-vs-6 sides type debate where it's just simply easier to work with these?

Oh yo I meant more the match itself with the injuries and concussions and 60 year old dudes almost crippling each other in 110 degree heat, but point fully taken.

I didn't watch the first one, but from what I heard, can they really do worse?

They didn't lie, necessarily. It just happens to air Wednesdays on TNT. Thanks guys! Your complicity and short sightedness really came through for us WCW kids.

Braun, Roman, Seth, Moxley, Bryan, Wyatt, Joe.. I mean, it's really astonishing how often this has happened over the last few years. Ryback is maybe, to me, the most egregious example because of the fact that they booked the thing KNOWING they were going to just have Punk drop it to Rock a couple months later to set up Rock/Cena at Mania. To me this is the the legacy of the Ryback/Punk match: a finish so bad, it was the origin of the R-Truth "lol fuck you we got your money" gif (If I remember correctly; and if I haven't, it was definitely something equally as stupid involving one of the names at the start of my post. The monitor blowing up in Ambroses face?)

That would rule, but Im skeptical. I could maybe see him in the Roman/Diesel/Kane role

That was myself - I just think they're big enough but not overly flashy, and would fit the mold great, plus NWA is light on tag teams at the moment. Id certainly enjoy the hell out of them and the Dawsons throwing bombs at each other.

Yea my thoughts exactly. Add all four, and it's just TNA. Edit: Not the thread for it, but while we're on it: Ascension would probably be a great addition to the NWA

Luke Harper released let's gooooooo

I'm gonna sound like a hipster asshole but their best records IMO are from '03 and '05 so I wouldn't beat myself up about being out of the loop Also, just so everyone knows I'm not a total fanboy gushing about everything AEW, I'll put out two minor nitpicks about the show I forgot to post about on Wed cause I was falling asleep: 1) For most of that Dark Order vignette, Evil Uno's clip-on lavaliere mic is pretty visible on his collar 2) from my girlfriend about one of the backstage segments with Nyla "Nice to see even The Native Beast has her UGGs ready for the cold weather"

God damn that's nuts. Kind of a cool building in general. Thanks for the info man. It's not that it affects the stuffing and potatoes in any way for me -- I'm still unbelievably stoked for all things AEW -- it's just tough because it doesn't look great on TV (though I think it helped later in the show when they turned the lights down more) and because I worry certain folks are going to try and use those empty seats to further an anti-AEW agenda. Again, not that I care because I dig it no matter what, but no one likes to hear something they're really into get shit on.

I'm not sure how true this is but I recall seeing that their socials are run by none other than Judge Jeff Jones

I thought it was a good show but I was bummed by how much was tarped off. Not that I'm freaked out or anything, because they're a young company and still putting the pieces together, but because I know that bad takes about it are coming. The Women's division is improving quite a bit. Statlander is becoming a favorite. Nyla murdered a couple people. I dig the shit out of Shida as well, I actually think she might be my favorite of the Joshi stars they've featured so far. So much to say but I must sleep. For now I just say that Dustin is timeless

I'd have no problem with it if it was like one of those RAW goes old school episodes where everything is normal except it's the old set and oh look Bret's here, or even like NWA Power where it's just that type of show, but what's being described about Impact doesn't seem like my cup of tea, in the same way some of the BTE stuff isn't my thing. If Southpaw got an hour every week it would be garbage

I've never heard this personally. I thought they were friends behind the scenes and did that pilot for Sirius years ago.

I was gonna bring up the Taz pairing myself, and count me as someone who enjoyed it. And I think a sign they were legitimately good was how abysmal Taz was with Mike Tenay on TNA (in my opinion, anyway).

I too remember when WCW tried to turn Booker T into the store brand Rock

I was in the middle of a conversation when that happened and since I was distracted, I couldn't tell if it was a blown count or just crappy camera work, but I knew there was something. Glad I'm not crazy. And speaking of crazy: anyone else think there might actually be a chance they put the title on Scorpio?? I could see them not wanting Jericho to be Champion if there's a possibility he might have to put Tana over in the Dome. Especially after the PAC/DG kerfuffle. Unpredictability is the real star of AEW, I suppose.

Dude!!! BATB!!!!!!!!!

Dude by any chance were you the ring announcer for Best Friends, Stiffer Enemies? If so, gotta tell you: the sip of the water during Steve Corino's intro was pure awesome

Finally caught most of the show (Had to skip Janela/Spears due to time constraints) and I was really, really happy with it. Cody and Moxley are probably the best babyfaces in the US right now if not the world. I'm entering unabashed fanboy territory here, but theyve really found a tone and presentation that just really speaks to what I personally enjoy about wresting. I know thats very broad and abstract praise, but it's true. Maybe because im about the same age as the EVPs but most of what AEW does is just so completely aligned with my sensibilities its hard not to gush about it. Great show and legit cant wait for Wednesday because if i were a betting man there is definitely an unreal MJF money promo on the way

Final thread check before I go out for the night and just still really happy to see everyone's excitement, almost can't believe it. I probably won't see it til real late so I'm avoiding the boards and social - hope everyone enjoys!

This is my first time where I unfortunately can't watch live, are the PPVs available on demand anywhere after?