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Probably, but it's a weird cultural thing in Japan where everyone acknowledges the Yakuza exists but it's a huge no-no to talk about them having their hands in "legit" business. They were all over pro wrestling and MMA in Japan in the 90s (you can see smartly dressed Yakuza folks in the front row at New Japan shows around that time often), and the embarrassment of being in debt to the mob was almost certainly the reason Arai took his life. So you most likely weren't going to get any of the Japanese folks to talk about it beyond what was already in the show. Plus there really wouldn't be that much to say. FMW could maybe have kept going without Onita, but losing Hayabusa was too much of a blow to overcome when the creative wasn't really any good (and they told Onita to GFTO already). Not to mention ECW showed us the other possible timeline for FMW, that kind of wrestling just has a short shelf life due to the toll it takes on the wrestlers as well as getting to the point where all the ultraviolence wasn't providing the shock factor needed to continue drawing.

LOL I can't unsee that now. Even his face guard deal looks like a clear plastic Aldo Montoya mask.

It seems pretty clear Cody is turning heel, too many seeds have been planted and AEW doesn't tease things they don't plan to deliver on. Cody going full HHH would be the perfect heel character too, I hope the next PPV he comes out in full Motorhead gear.

At this point it seems clear Tony K wasn't fucking around when he said he didn't want Rampage to be seen as a B show.

I read it as "TNT got hockey this season, so lets get a hockey person on our show"

The funny part about the reaction to Arn's promo is he's always been about that life. It's not the first time he's mentioned killing someone in a promo, folks aren't just accustomed to hearing stuff like that.

The FMW episode was fascinating. It's funny to see Onita talking about Terry Funk the way Moxley probably feels about Onita.

Pretty sure AJ earned himself a job for life with that one.

He was a breath of fresh air at first, but all his storylines eventually boiled down to being shoehorned into matches so he could fall off stuff. Which has always been the case, but it's like at some point they stopped even trying to come up for a reason other than "Shane needs a match for this show".

I love seeing the internet reaction to Arn dropping some OG shit on Cody. This MF brought a camera crew along to document him beating Dusty's ass in a parking lot, of course he's got no qualms with icing a car jacker, lol.

I'd say Adam Cole was their Lex Luger moment, since he went from main eventing the last show of the old NXT to appearing on AEW PPV a week later.

I mean, the famous HIAC match was basically him running in terror away from Taker, so kinda?

I've heard that as well but considering Greg looks pretty much exactly like his dad it's not like people couldn't connect the dots.

Yeah seems like they wanted to move her on from the Bray-inspired gimmick and this gave them an opportunity to basically write that character out. I wonder if she'll come back as something else wacky. As much as her coming back as her old self as if the whole thing never happened would be weak sauce, the last thing she needs to to be even more WACKY~!.

As much as a Sammy-Bobby match would bang, if it leads to that geek Kyle sullying AEW it's not worth it lol

It was time for Sammy to take that next step, dude's the future of this company and it was time for him to get that big singles win.

MJF bragging about having Brucie on speed dial made me laugh.

I can100% believe that the Enforcer Arn Anderson was sickened to his stomach at the idea of Cody leaving his boots in the ring after getting beat. That being the catalyst to realize Andersons and Rhodes working together is a violation of nature makes sense.

GET HIS ASS ARN

The Kaz-Cutler match that was taped for Dark at the show I went to was one of the best comedy wrestler performances I've ever seen from Cutler.

Only Bryan could get a "Kenny No-Balls" chant going like that lol

Yes, the people who will threaten your life for not thinking Alexa Bliss is the greatest story arc of all time are equally as nuts as someone who likes the Young Bucks. The "I don't care for this, so everyone who does like it must be just pretending so they can fit in" is an interesting take as well. It is possible people might like things that you don't.

Doesn't have to be an ex WWE guy, maybe a New Japan guy could show up.

Bray is still under a non compete apparently so we all can rest easy for now.

Yeah at the time she was released it didn't seem like a big loss, but once she started in AEW and *immediately* got better people were like "wow the PC is completely shit at this, isn't it?'" Ironically, had she still been there she probably would have been a big star on NXT TWO POINT OH.