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New month, first AEW PPV of the Year in AEW Revolution 2025 next weekend. It'll be my first AEW PPV since AEW WrestleDream 2024. Enjoy!

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I'm trying to get a solid read on Gabe Kidd as I only saw his match against Omega and the promo leading up to it.  Seeing this plus his Hey EW stuff I can't help but wonder if this is all gimmick or is he really just a fucking asshole.

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27 minutes ago, NikoBaltimore said:

I'm trying to get a solid read on Gabe Kidd as I only saw his match against Omega and the promo leading up to it.  Seeing this plus his Hey EW stuff I can't help but wonder if this is all gimmick or is he really just a fucking asshole.

I think in ring he’s very dependent on his opponent.

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12 minutes ago, Matt D said:

I think in ring he’s very dependent on his opponent.

More than the average? He’s pretty well rounded and not at all  what I would call a carry job. I’m not sure I’d say for example Butcher Carried him on last weeks collision. Omega definitely elevated him, but he was very much there and contributing throughout. His mouth is his money tho. I expect Kidd’s rise in the US will be fast. And I don’t see any limit to his success and star power.

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1 hour ago, NikoBaltimore said:

I'm trying to get a solid read on Gabe Kidd as I only saw his match against Omega and the promo leading up to it.  Seeing this plus his Hey EW stuff I can't help but wonder if this is all gimmick or is he really just a fucking asshole.

Fucking asshole, I'm sure of it.

40 minutes ago, Matt D said:

I think in ring he’s very dependent on his opponent.

Agreed.

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I watched Hey EW and I can tell you I thought it was too long for Kidd's entertaining, but still one note, act.  RJ City was Flair to Kidd's Jack Veneno. 

I find my opinion of Kidd vacillating between "this guy is kind of charming and funny" and "this guy is Ali G without the nuance and cleverness." 

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6 minutes ago, Technico Support said:

I watched Hey EW and I can tell you I thought it was too long for Kidd's entertaining, but still one note, act.  RJ City was Flair to Kidd's Jack Veneno. 

I find my opinion of Kidd vacillating between "this guy is kind of charming and funny" and "this guy is Ali G without the nuance and cleverness." 

I find him a twat.

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Sting had his final match a year ago today defending the AEW World Tag Team Championship with Darby Allin vs. The Young Bucks at AEW Revolution 2024. I gave it *****. I'm no fan of the Young Bucks but fair play to them here. Seeing Sting go out on his own terms moved me. Sting's AEW run and Bryan Danielson's are my two favourite things to ever come from AEW.

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1 hour ago, The Natural said:

Sting had his final match a year ago today defending the AEW World Tag Team Championship with Darby Allin vs. The Young Bucks at AEW Revolution 2024. I gave it *****. I'm no fan of the Young Bucks but fair play to them here. Seeing Sting go out on his own terms moved me. Sting's AEW run and Bryan Danielson's are my two favourite things to ever come from AEW.

Seeing that live is probably my greatest wrestling experience of all time, enhanced by a million percent beause it was my daughters 1st wrestling show, we road tripped from PA to NC for it and we went with my friend and his fiance and it turned them both into AEW fans.  Just an all around special experience before we even got to the show then we saw that live.  

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Frightful is reporting that the Continental & International Championships may be merged at All In. 

I say throw the ROH championship in there too and have all "All- United" championship. 

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They're also reporting that Rey Fenix has been granted his release from AEW.

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6 hours ago, The Natural said:

I find him a twat.

I'm leaning towards "This dude is obnoxious and I wouldn't want to be around him in real life but I do enjoy seeing him wrestle." I could do without the cheap swearing all the time.  It makes him seem childish rather than tough but there's no arguing with him if his opponent is game for a fight. 

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Tony Khan should have the attitude of letting more people leave if they want to leave. The likelihood of once prominent guys going to WWE and becoming main event-level stars is low, especially if you are a masked luchador wrestler. 

Andrade has already found his new ceiling. The LWO are all glorified enhancement talents at this point. Santos Escobar is a low-level midcarder. Dragon Lee has done nothing since moving to the main roster, and that's the post-Vince McMahon regime. The bar for every masked wrestler or lucha libre type wrestler in WWE is Rey Mysterio, and every talent who fails to meet that threshold is deemed a disappointment. 

I say let people leave and find out if the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. The chances of them becoming a Cody Rhodes main event star are low. Either way, you can at least part with your talents on good terms. If it doesn't work out for them in WWE they might even want to eventually come back.

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3 minutes ago, TheVileOne said:

Tony Khan should have the attitude of letting more people leave if they want to leave.

There is a balance to it.  The office can't let the talent take advantage, where they can just walk right into another company.  The talent also can't let the office take advantage, either.  At the end of the day, everyone needs to realize it is a partnership, and that both sides need to honor their commitments.

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1 minute ago, SovietShooter said:

There is a balance to it.  The office can't let the talent take advantage, where they can just walk right into another company.  The talent also can't let the office take advantage, either.  At the end of the day, everyone needs to realize it is a partnership, and that both sides need to honor their commitments.

Not if they're classified as independent contractors.

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The one-two of Cody and Punk leaving and doing big business for WWE shook TK a bit but he doesn't have anyone like that left so I agree, let people leave. The only guys I'd play hardball with at this point are Ospreay and Takeshita and I hope Khan isn't dumb enough to piss either guy off so bad they want to go

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2 hours ago, Godfrey said:

The one-two of Cody and Punk leaving and doing big business for WWE shook TK a bit but he doesn't have anyone like that left so I agree, let people leave. The only guys I'd play hardball with at this point are Ospreay and Takeshita and I hope Khan isn't dumb enough to piss either guy off so bad they want to go

Mox going back for a Shield reunion would do big business. Swerve would be a big deal in WWE as presented in AEW. But there aren't many, and those two are as committed to AEW's long term viability as TK is.

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13 hours ago, SovietShooter said:

Frightful is reporting that the Continental & International Championships may be merged at All In. 

I say throw the ROH championship in there too and have all "All- United" championship. 

Kenny Omega beats Konosuke Takeshita at AEW Revolution for the AEW International Championship. Omega vs. AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada at AEW All In: Omega vs. Okada V.

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22 hours ago, HarryArchieGus said:

More than the average? He’s pretty well rounded and not at all  what I would call a carry job. I’m not sure I’d say for example Butcher Carried him on last weeks collision. Omega definitely elevated him, but he was very much there and contributing throughout. His mouth is his money tho. I expect Kidd’s rise in the US will be fast. And I don’t see any limit to his success and star power.

It's more about habits maybe. There are certain spots I don't think he needs to do or should be doing. He's best when he's presented as contrast.

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2 hours ago, The Natural said:

Kenny Omega beats Konosuke Takeshita at AEW Revolution for the AEW International Championship. Omega vs. AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada at AEW All In: Omega vs. Okada V.

I can't get Sundays off so I've already accepted the fact that I will be exhausted the day after All In but I need to watch that live. I have no doubt both men will go all out. 

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