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They shouldn't have put it on YouTube but AEW put up what both teams said and cut out the backstage footage.

Yeah, I saw that post earlier and before and after the Bucks segment Tony looked completely miserable. I feel awful for him.

When AEW does something bad and it's misguided or an accident I can usually go "That really sucks but oh well" But much like Adam's rah-rah speech this was deliberate and it added absolutely nothing of value. I don't care who was right and this is a situation where AEW would have been the "bigger man" by not saying anything at all. But they did two weeks in a row and while it's hyperbole to say I felt betrayed I'm sure a lesser word could be used to describe how I'm feeling. BUT if this is the absolute last of it and it's never mentioned again then fine. AEW warts and all is still a wonderful company and there's a lot to love. But this has to be it not just from them but also from Punk. I hate even talking about this and just want to fucking move on. It feel like it's too much to ask from others to move on but it would be nice if people at least tried.

I don't know if the show itself will have late WCW vibes but all this talk about the video sure does. I really want to say I don't care but it's all bumming me out so I guess I do. I mean it's wrestling and all but it can still be possible for somebody to be professional and not pull shit like this, right?

That felt like a season finale with one helluva cliffhanger. But I can't imagine they would kill off Gambit like that and he'll likely be in critical condition or something. Then again I could be wrong which would suck since we always liked Gambit.

That is exactly the type of concert I expected from them actually. I'm curious to see if they'll be coming anywhere near me.

Rest of the show was whatever though it was cool to see Suzuki again live. Enjoyed the joshi match and the guy next to me kindly gave me an education on the six involved which was great. But no matter what this was a one-match show for me. It was easy to see Mark was gonna win and thank fuck I was there live to see it. And sure as shit the tears immediately were flowing. I'm so fucking happy for the guy that it's almost hard to put into words.

On that note @Phil Schneideris there a chance of TK seeing the main? Makabe has more than earned the opportunity and I hope this helps with his decision.

I just got home and am having a Steel Reserve in Dean's honor. The show was a fucking success in every way and I can't say enough how happy and even proud I am to be part of this board. I love you all (except for the ones I ignore including one I met today) and hope we can do this again. If you saw it you know the show ruled but if not I really hope you check it out in some way. I'll have more say but I'll save that for the daytime when I'm more awake. But I will say one thing that's been said already: DEAN~! RULES THE MOTHERFUCKING WORLD~!

I found my Penta mask but my pesky glasses get in the way. Maybe I'll bring it at the risk of incurring the wrath of Natural. If not then I'll be the dude in the W*ING shirt and maybe a hat. I can't believe it's today already.

It didn't dawn on me until watching this week that Wren Sinclair is Madi Wrenkowski. I thought she showed a lot of promise when doing AEW Dark/Elevation and feel NXT is a damn fine place for her to be.

Yeah, dude. Once I made the switch it was a game changer. I still have use for YouTube TV for now but I at least don't have to deal with ads.

My initial reactions: The Boys-I know you can put anybody in the gimmick yet these were the two that actually made the concept work. So that sucks. But cutting them was likely planned out for at least a month since Dalton lost them to Johnny TV on a random ROH show. Dasha Kuret-This baffles me. She was a beloved announcer and unless there's somebody replacing her it seems odd that Roberts would do all the AEW shows. Yeah, there's Bobby Cruise but I can't see them using him for anything other than ROH. Jose The Assistant-Kind of makes me wonder what's going on with Rush and Dralistico at this point but to be fair Jose was fine but not that to whoever he was with. Jora Johl-Didn't know he was signed. Anthony Henry-Since the injury happened outside AEW I'd rather not speculate on anything. Was never gonna be a singles star but had a really fun team with Drake. It sucks but oh well. Gravity-His match with HoB sealed his fate and honestly he was only worth it for the Pac match as a joke. But that was about it. Stu Grayson-Was wondering about him recently but since he wasn't on TV since the Righteous stuff it was a matter of time before he either left or they cut him. Parker Boudreaux-Will not miss him at all. He had a presence about him at points but nothing else. Slim J-This sucks a lot. The guy is only 38 and maybe with a better gimmick might have had a better chance. I really hope he finds a way to recover because of the people cut he's the one I feel really bad about. I would hope that the reasons for the cuts are relatively benign but it's hard to put a positive spin on a business move like this. I'd much rather see a contract run out like apparently TK preferred but it's odd that they would change course like this.

If it was almost anybody else the Rocky 3 montage with Sami/Chad would have been at best really funny and at worst corny bullshit. But while funny it actually did a pretty good job building up to him beating Bronson and feeling ready for WM. But man if they shelled out the bucks to have "Eye of the tiger" it would have been incredible much like the link Phantom posted. I hope with Rock being around more some backstage have a chance to pick his brain. He hasn't been heel for a long-ass time and it's like riding a bike to him. And yet somehow last night was on another level. The part that got me the most was him talking to the kids and progressing from empathetic father to full-on shit-talking Rock. Man, he rules.

I wonder how the game would have turned out if Angel didn't hurt her ankle at halftime. She had a good first half and tried in the second but if fully healthy she might have drove LSU to a win. Whenever they have a rematch in the WNBA it's going to be incredible. Also, it's not lost on me that Caitlin Clark is fucking special. She has the skills and the charisma to boot which makes me hopeful for her WNBA career. I don't want to look too far into the future but with how she is now it's hard not to get excited about the impact she'll have on the WNBA.

Hi, folks. Some of you may know I setup a Discord a few years ago that's board adjacent in a sense. With the show coming up it only made sense to create a chat for the show which is located here. https://discord.gg/jYk9PRsS4v I asked @Jaceyfor permission to mention it here which he kindly gave. Basically it's a chat room and I'm sure a lot of you know what Discord's about (if not it's a fancy IRC) What I'm hoping to do is archive this for posterity so while those watching at home can certainly join if you're at the show it could be something worth posting to as well. I'm sure I'll be putting a few pics up myself. If interested in some way please check it out.

Agreed and honestly I forgot she mentioned that in the Raw confrontation until 10 minutes after I posted this. That's mainly because I didn't know what Rhea was or was not doing on TikTok and this aside still don't since i don't use it. But hey if they want to use real feelings and make it part of what is or is not discussed in the story then cool. But I still stand by the second paragraph.

I am leaning towards this being completely how she feels about it and I sympathize with Becky. I kind of want to wonder if she talked with Rhea and shared her thoughts on the spot privately though who knows. But I don't know and would rather not speculate. I do however think even for a house show in 2024 there's tons of other ways to do a comedy/outside the norm spot that isn't something like this. Yet to Becky's point women's wrestling has come a long way that when a spot like this is done especially in WWE it's just so odd anymore. I also can't help but wonder why in the fuck somebody would ask her about this in the first place. It's a damning indictment on the person asking who seemed really tone deaf in not considering who Becky is and what she has talked about for a long time. It's been long established from Becky about her views as it's been said many times over. So he was just best off not mentioning this at all even if he thought it was some type of fluff piece question.

Man, for a guy who's 85 he don't look a day over 45. How DOES he do it after all this time? But yeah Happy Birthday to my all-time favorite superhero and the joy that his stuff has brought me throughout my life. From seeing the '66 show at my grandma's to the Tim Burton movies and everything since then he's always been the one I pay attention to the most. I might not have fully picked up on why at the time but for as great as Superman is Batman was and always be my choice. EDIT: For giggles I didn't see all that you saw but I'll rank the ones I did anyway. Batman '89. Nostalgia is a motherfucker. Plus Nicholson Joker AND for good measure Prince doing the music? Fuck yeah! Batman: The Animated Series. Perfectly encapsulates practically every side of Batman. The Dark Knight. Heath Ledger's Joker. 'Nuff said. Batman Returns. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. The Batman. Almost hate that Pattison was so damn good. Batman '66. Nostalgia is still a motherfucker but '89 has better merch and is a better quality overall than this. Justice League cartoon.

To be fair they did what I'm now assuming is the drone camera shot when coming back from break for Bianca/Dakota. As much as I love it I'm okay with easing into this so it's not as jarring for some. But damn is it good.

My wife: "So, who are you gonna see at the Dean show?" Me: "Oh, a bunch of cool shit including 3 Flippy Guys against 3 Strong Motherfuckers" My wife: "Oh, cool! But really, what's their names?" Me: "Those ARE their team names!" From here she'll gives me that look I know all too well and I have to convince her I'm not trolling her for once.

Watching that video three things immediately came to mind: 1. Holy fuck Mark Briscoe's gonna win the title. 2. Holy fuck I better have tissues for when it gets dusty in the room. 3. Holy fuck I need to see this live. I was only intending to go to the Dean show and drive home Thursday night. But I feel a strong need to go to this.

I had a feeling Mike would get a run before the game started so wasn't surprised by that one. It would have been 11-1 but they put in Tate who needed experience after being out all season. But it was a fun win. Also, David Rubenstein is showing tons of promise as the new owner. They had him on for about the first three innings and he not only said the right things but seemed pretty sincere doing so. I feel a lot more optimistic about the Orioles's future than I ever did with either of the Angelos's before. Will that lead to a World Series win? Honestly I'm hopeful for this season but do try to be realistic so maybe not. But the building blocks to it will at least be further strengthened and that's good for me.

Kingdom match was good shit so I'd say that too.

I'm not a fan of quoting myself but I just now got a key answer to what I was wondering earlier. NYT just said there were issues with the integrity of the ship and in particular the auxiliary machinery and a propulsion deficiency. So I'm sure it was an accident and feel for the ones on it. But yeah there's going to be lawsuits out the ass over this one.