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As long as he recreates that bit from the Old School NXT where, instead of climbing over a wall, he ran through it.

I'm sure Australia getting panelled by India in the Boxing Day Test helped.

To add to what my esteemed colleague said: It's not, yesterday, any more. I go visiting and I talk loud. I try to make myself, clear. In front, of a face, that is nearer. Than it's ever been before! NOT THIS CLOSE BEFORE!

Minor hair-splitting: It's not so much the use of the word business as it is "this" with the weird stress on it; which is a weird american quirk of the language that bugs me whenever I hear it.

Odd choice but if it gives us BREAD KINGDOM AT TOKYO DOME I can deal.

It's official: there's nothing new to say about the Young Bucks. I'm not sure I ought to bother adding my twopenn'orth, but this is the Internet, what else is it for? They do some stuff I don't like, but some stuff that I do. They dress like prats but their big matches usually deliver. For better and for worse, the AEW Tag Division is, was and always will be patterned after them. They are better heels than faces. I can never tell just how self aware they are, and if they are, does it matter? They still do daffy self-indulgent crap. They absolutely delight in trolling fuddy-duddies, which is both good and bad. And please, for the love of whatever gods there might be: let's not do this again when we go through the Ns.

If he's going to get any luchador comparison, surely it ought to be Hector.

Taller than Marko Stunt, but shorter than Luchasaurus?

Jungle Boy is so much further along than Marq Quen, in terms of personality, wrestling ability and name recognition. Quen's billed as having 60lbs on JB, but they're of a height. I'd agree with that "Long Term Project" tag; he's got way better style than the other guy in Private Party, and I think a little more personality. Stick him with the guy from the Acclaimed who isn't the one rapping, and I reckon you've got the best out of both teams right there. It'd be an easy enough heel turn for him with that hair, just start cribbing Wesley Snipes' lines from Demolition Man.

Even on BTE, Dark Order still bully Five something fierce, and they're still total weirdos. Yes, they're adorable and hilarious, but there's still something a little off about them.

Losing his front teeth can't have helped him in that regard.

Watched Dark all the way through for the first time this week after watching a few odd matches here and there. I really enjoyed it. Nothing too heavy, plenty of personality being shown by everyone, and only a few kick-outs. Here are my UFC Style Performance of the Night Awards, which have a cash value of DM$ 50,000, which is maybe six bob in real money. Bear Boulder - Come on. Do I need to justify this one? Sign him now, he's already a Hossier Hoss than Brian Cage. Stu Grayson - Finally someone acts like a backbreaker might hurt their own knee. Leva Bates - An awkward as hell wrestler, but worth it for her face as she's hoping that whatever she's doing is about to come off. AND THEN IT DOES. Anna Jay - Another awkward wrestler, but with a top-notch "Imma Kick Your Ass" look. Peter Avalon - Commentary was fun all night. There's a clear difference between good natured joshing and people taking it personally that the Dark crew stay the right side of. Could have given this to any of them, but Pretty Peter snuck in the line of the night: "Yeah, maybe beat up some Koalas."

Maybe they can't afford the backhanders to the guys who say that the stadium is safe any more?

I would argue that as the governing body of Baseball in the US, MLB shouldn't have to recognise NPB stats, but that's because Japanese Baseball has its own governing body. I think only recognising the AL & NL as so-called Major Leagues is a more defensible stance than recognising some of these other defunct leagues as Majors but not the Negro Leagues; but since that's not the case, I would say recognise them for what they were, which was the highest level that a significant number of players could achieve. That means counting their stats.

I am so glad that Tony Khan is not a regular AEW character, he does seem like he'd be pretty bad in a regular AEW TV role, but "smug nerd boss of a rival brand being a prick for two minutes per week" is the good stuff.

Before we get another thread shut down, I'd just like to say that Sabian is a tremendous valet for Penelope Ford but is, as you say, a medium wrestler. More stooging from Kip would be a better use of everyone's time.

The best dive trains go: Plancha, Tope, Flippity Shit, FAT BOI.

I took Storm's point to be "there were things that were better in the old days, but we shouldn't be jackasses about it, especially if we want people to listen to us," which is something that I can get behind. There are aspects of the AEW style, such as it is, that I am not on board with but there's enough stuff that I can get excited about too that I don't mind because basically the alternative is being JR, and to hell with that.

He was at least right that we didn't like it, though. Well, I didn't like it.

Oh, I meant that he looked and dressed like an utter sleaze and I'm surprised that he hasn't been expelled from the human race like many British wrestlers were this year. That is far more surprising news.

I think I was at that show too. To be honest I stopped keeping up with the redactions after two days and now I just assume that every one of them is a sleaze; which is why I played it safe with my contribution to this thread. I remain constantly surprised that Yoshinari Ogawa hasn't been cancelled ever.

International Showdown in Coventry was my first and probably favourite, although I don't know how well it holds up as a card. Being barely 18, with no car, we made more of an adventure of it than we needed to, so let's just leave it at that. Misawa, tho.

Alas, the Forces of Darkness won.

I would quite happily take Daniels' entrance coat and wear it as part of my daily life, if he is done with it.

Las Vegas Atlanta Chicago Houston Tennessee Miami Minnesota Arizona Seattle Green Bay LA Chargers Kansas City Pittsburgh Buffalo Baltimore Tiebreaker #1: 57 Tiebreaker #2: 57 Tiebreaker #3: 57