JohnnyJ

On one hand it seems ridiculous to fire people over miscommunication/ misunderstanding. On the other hand, the Boys are two people on the payroll to accompany an act on the company’s D- show. Unless there was a real plan to turn Dalton into a draw why were they even there in the first place? The whole thing is AEW in a nutshell.

Basically my thoughts. I admittedly may be drinking the kool aid and I'm sick of Punks bs but when I was watching the promo this morning I was expecting something different than what it was. Just seems like an old guy getting tired of everyone bitching when AEW has been a boon to fans and performers. And you can tell it's sincere and he's having an absolute blast.

I’m just happy he’s finally in the right place around good management, friendly faces and people who treat his medical issues seriously and far far away from that dastardly jungle boy.

For clarity, I was talking about the WCW main event scene. Obviously there were plenty of guys in the undercard who could go. I know you've done a ton of rewatching. Finish aside, what are a few non-ddp related WCW ppv main events worth checking out.

I think you touched on one of the big issues with WCW. WCW was the workrate promotion that wasn't. The main event scene was slow, old and protective of their spots. We can point to specific screwups but that to me was the underlying problem. For all of the name value the talent had, nobody could deliver satisfying matches. And for all of WWFs faults, they had a force of nature in Stone Cold who could work matches people actually enjoyed.

The high of a fantastic night of live wrestling is euphoric. Every once in a while in the middle of failed Wardlow pushes and Rock trying to be hip, everything clicks. If you could bottle it we would spend our lives walking on clouds. These are the nights that keep us coming back. Enjoy it and cherish it because these nights just don't come around very often. AEW has been so snakebit for so long. It felt nice for them to get a win for once and remind us who they are.

“There are serious allegations being made about our former CEO who also happens to by my Father in Law. From a personal and professional standpoint, I am conflicted and there is understandably no way I can speak openly. What I can assure you is I personally had no knowledge regarding these allegations as they took place and make a promise that under my watch WWE will always be a friendly space for its employees and fans. These press conferences are largely for entertainment purposes and this is not the time for fake press conferences when something so serious is happening, Tonight out of respect for the victims we will be canceling the press conference and I hope everyone can understand.“

A lot of this feels like dejavu because some semblance of the allegations have been floating around for some time. Generally speaking it is difficult to gauge how much people knew and when. Over the years there have been hundreds of hundreds of people who have a bone to pick with Vince. There's also a small economy built around wrestling workplace gossip. Yet there was surprisingly little scuttlebutt regarding the grosser side of how he was conducting himself. This would lead me to believe that only his inner circle really knew what he was up to. But then the question becomes who was in his inner circle. Given how Hunter has positioned himself in the company over the last almost thirty years it is almost impossible to believe he hasn't seen some truly awful behavior and looked the other way. I want to be very very careful not to make allegations out of speculation but my assumption is a lot of heavy hitters in the industry witnessed or heard about illegal activities and kept quiet because they didn't want to rock the boat. In recent times, we've been able to witness first hand outspoken talents keeping quiet so they could continue collecting checks. There's also a degree of blame to be placed on the wrestling media. There are at least 10-20 reporterz working the wrestling beat. If no one is capable of breaking these types of stories as connected as they supposedly are, they arent doing a very good job. If they know about these stories and arent reporting them, they are complicit as well. For better or worse, for all of the supposed journalists out there, the only journalist/reporter I have seen actually doing deep dives is Bix. He may rub a lot of people the wrong way, but at least he is trying to break stories. I don't know what the hell most of these other journalists are doing other than fishing for access/clicks.

The upside is with the media marketplace in a state of flux Netflix has options to extend the deal out for up to 20 years. That's a long time to lock up a premier property. It's also a great way for them to shift over to an advertising model.

Nick Hausman, the improv comic?

I’ve been checking out seats on Stubhub. Seats in a suite with parking and food included are around $90 including the bs fees. Not terrible but we’re approaching 1999 WCW levels of convincing someone to go with me.

You're probably right. The issue is when it started taking on a life of its own he could have put a stop to it at any point. Instead he egged it on and waited until the next episode of his show to clarify. Maximizing the damage to Jericho's reputation and views. What's ironic is he's buddy buddy with Punk who has the biggest glass house of them all.

Minimum wage in Illinois just went up $1. Just saying... These types of "journalists" are really the perfect people to peddle your b.s. The source has $$$ but they're untouchable and there is no organization worth pursuing. It's not like anyone is working for the times.

Give us an all womens show TK. It's going to at least deliver Rampage ratings. That's how you stand out as a challenger brand. Put something ot there that's never been done before.

Everyone in this thread is now dumber for having read this. I hope you're happy with yourself.