Blehschmidt

Wow, the Detroit crowd for Dynamite last night was one of the best pro wrestling crowds I've heard in a long time. They were hot for everything. Way better than the PPV crowd from a few days earlier.

Didn't get to watch the show until today. For a filler PPV I can't complain, it was pretty good. The opening 3 matches were really good. Ladder match was a wonderfully fun spot fest. Bucks vs Moxspreay was better than I anticipated, especially when I am sick of 3 of the 4 people in the match, and Fletcher/Bandido was probably my match of the night. The Dogs/Bang Bang chain match might be the worst PPV match in AEW history. 19 minutes and it sucked out loud. Maya World/Shida was WAY better than I thought it would be. Cage/Cope vs Death Riders was kind of a plodding affair, but was for the most part unoffensive. Same for Jericho/Ciampa, just add blood and weapons spots. Andrade/Mark Davis was my most anticipated match and I'm not sure it lived up to what I was hoping for, but it was still pretty good. Willow/Thekla was really good, although I'm not sure I understand the logic in the booking. But I guess what happens next month will go toward determining if it was worth it. and Kenny/Knight was a lot of fun, and the post match was well done, until the final twist, which again begs questions. All in all, not disappointed that I took the time to watch the show. I am however disappointed in the continued death spiral of this board 😞

I don't know the answer to the first question. If @GeneJackson95 is ever trolling around the board and wants to chime in, I will leave that to him. As for the second question, I know they are at least back on speaking terms as they are making convention appearances together (when Jamie shows up) and have made appearances at a few shows around the Memphis "territory" to sign autographs, etc. I actually got to meet Wolfie back in March at a show in Ohio and told him how much I enjoyed the book, and he couldn't have been more appreciative and seemed genuinely touched that people were enjoying his story.

Really? He didn't come across like that to me. He very much seemed like a dude who knew he was a fuck up, made a ton of mistakes, and was okay with his place in history. Now Jamie on the other hand....

Turned on SNME this morning just to watch the Bayley/Lyra match as I am a fan of both. About a minute in to it Bayley broke Lyra's nose with a forearm and she started bleeding. The rest of the match is the referee and what I assume are "local medical personnel" stopping the flow of the match repeatedly to wipe the blood off of her face. This company is utterly ridiculous.

Mercedes/Maya was better than I thought it would be, despite Maya having some wardrobe/wig issues. Cage match was ridiculous, over the top fun. Glad they are leaning into the fans being behind Andrade.

This show has been really good so far. Omega/ZSJ, Pac/Umino, and Thekla/SLK have been the stand out matches, at least for me.

If the lawsuit gets settled, I can 100% see a scenario where next year at Wrestlemania they have one of the GM's in the ring with some low level talent who they are supposedly having issues with, "No Chance" hits, the place goes absolutely batshit because the fans are pre-programmed drones at this point, and Vince struts out and does his You're Fired at whoever the guy in the ring is.

I honestly feel like Willow was the plan if you look at the brackets. Hazuki/Persephone, Willow/Windsor, Athena/Mina, Skye/Sareee Unless the plan is to have both Will and Windsor get the shots at Wembley (which god I hope not cause Alex is fucking terrible) Willow makes the most sense out of those brackets. and my guess is that the mystery person just ends up being Jamie Hayter unless they have a debut waiting to happen like Charlie or Kairi as for your mention of Keith Lee.... did we ever actually find out what the fuck is going on there?

Just when you think he can't possibly be a bigger loser or piece of shit, he proves you wrong.

Appreciate the response. I don't know if you saw where someone called Chelsea Green out on being part of it, and she made a response that sounded like "sometimes you gotta do shit you don't wanna do to keep your job"

Why the call out on Tiffany over the others? I know Miz is a kiss ass sycophant, but what has she done to be lumped into that category? (Genuinely curious, I don't know enough about her, and am interested to know)

I really like Julia Hart, but man it really seems like she isn't even trying anymore. I don't know if it's because Skye is trying so hard, or because Thekla is so good, or just because she doesn't care, but man her in-ring stuff seems SO phoned in anymore.

I hope his funeral doesn't get pre-empted by an Atlanta Braves game.

I agree with this 1000% Imagine what 6 months in Stardom could do for Julia Hart and Skye Blue

Go check out JSG TV

Maybe the phrase "the camera is over there" doesn't translate well?

6 months, 6 hours.....who's counting

I'm not sure she would care. I feel like she is just riding out her contract at this point until she can go join Mercedes in AEW

Hey, these releases are 100% on the fanbase. This is what happens when you force them to discount the $9000 tickets.

The wrist to the face is one of the deadliest moves in all of combat sports. and Keanu Carver does not at all sound like a name created by a name randomizer on the internet.

From a 411 recap: Usos/Knight vs Vision/"Celebrity" - 7 minutes McIntyre vs Fatu - 14 minutes Women's 4 Way Tag Title - 8 1/2 minutes Lynch vs Lee - 8 minutes Gunther vs Seth - 16 minutes Vaquer vs Morgan - 7 minutes Rhodes vs Orton - 24 minutes So less than 90 minutes of wrestling on Wrestlemania. They also timed the entrances for the main event at 16 minutes, which is as long as the longest match on the show up to that point. Just, Wow.

I am not against people wanting to meet the wrestlers they like, but seriously... Can you imagine? A fucking grand to stand next to Reigns for 6 seconds, he probably says "How Ya Doin?" and then someone screams "NEXT!!!" and your done. You have to be truly insane. Last month I got an autograph and a picture with Stan Hansen and we talked for several minutes afterwards and it cost me 40 bucks.

Thekla going from basically being "Giulia's tag team partner" in Stardom to eclipsing her in pretty much every way in the U.S. certainly wasn't on my radar

For a guy who claims to be a fan of the territories, he certainly doesn't have a fucking clue how they worked.