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Well, the finish is cool. The rest of that was nonsense.

My immediate thought is The Question Mark in NWA Powerrr. It was ridiculous & corny but the live studio audience, for whatever reason, ate it up. Like Lance Hoyt in TNA. Sometimes, I don't think something is over, so much as the regulars try to make something meta so that it's "theirs."

Can someone tell me who the wrestler on this cover is? Is it a Photoshop?

Judging by the trailer, it would appear as if the rings were not the problem, but the talent. If that's the best highlights they could come up with, woof.

I just don’t think wrestlers that can’t work should be learning on the job on live TV & risking their health and potentially the well being of anyone they’re in the ring with. He doesn’t even look like he’s been trained how is he on live TV on the main roster!?

Please fire Top Dolla. What a goddamn embarrassment that unathletic bologna bag is. How did he get hired in the first place?! He can't do anything. Talk about business exposing.

Rusev coming out in a tank at Wrestlemania against John Cena & getting Roman Reigns in a Hell in a Cell match were both pretty big deals. Sure he lost both but being the top heel in a feud with the top babyface even for a short run is a big deal. Like when King Kong Bundy or Earthquake or The Big Boss Man got runs with Hulk Hogan. They were never top guys but they were always prominently used & got a lot of mileage out of it. Personally I think Rusev/Miro has all the tools to be a top guy but there’s been many guys over the years that probably should have had a run - like Hennig, DiBiase, Steamboat or Rude in WWF.

So they basically stripped her of the title and fired her for having an OnlyFans page in 2022? Yeah, seems like the same old outdated mentality from WWE. She had been really good on TV lately, too. Yet they'll still call their talents Independent Contractors & not let them do anything outside of WWE... but don't dare ask for them to give their not-employees any benefits.

Surprised this show started so early.

Terence Trent D'arby! Darby Allin is using the Wishing Well! I knew it.

If we're fantasy booking Miro, I would bring him back to TV with him being pissed off that he's been gone so long. Or could say that he's been away studying his God or "The Pagans" or whatever. Just have him attack someone backstage or in the ring & work over their back. Stretcher job after he won't break The Camel Clutch (I don't remember what he calls it). Just make him a heel that breaks backs, Iron Sheik style. He's The Redeemer, he's coming for the gold & he's going to prove that he's worthy. He has to get into the good graces of his god or whatever. Like Conan trying to appease Krom. Anything that Samoa Joe has done lately, Miro could have done. Anything that Wardlow has done lately, Miro could have done. There's no reason he can't be the midcard heel that babyfaces have to topple to move up in the AEW ranks. There's no reason that Miro can't be credible enough to beat literally anyone on the roster. No one would bat an eye if Miro beat a Kenny Omega, Adam Page, MJF, Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho or Bryan Danielson. The fact he's not up & running with those guys already is crazy. Also because I'm a mark for wrestling history & was a Nikita Koloff mark, I would give Miro a chain. The Hell in a Cell spot when Miro was in WWE as Rusev & put Roman Reigns in the Camel Clutch with the chain in his mouth was fantastic. I also don't think there's anything wrong with showing pre-taped promos. The shit Miro was doing before, on his Instagram & whatnot, that was good enough to be on Dynamite. Show that shit on TV! He doesn't have to do a live, in-ring promo... just show those videos. Lucha Underground was awesome & none of that shit was live. Then even if they "don't have anything for Miro this week" they could run one of those so he still gets on the show & stays fresh in the minds of the fans. I also wouldn't be opposed to bringing Lana in as his valet again. When he was basically playing Drago in WWE with Lana as Brigitte Nielson's Ludmilla character, Lana was great. I feel like the bloom fell off the rose when she started wrestling & they stuck her with Dolph Ziggler... all of that shit. Miro was my favorite wrestler in the world for awhile. I was beyond hype when he came to AEW. Then it started with that Best Man shit & I was like "what the hell are they doing?" I thought they had stumbled into something great with The Redeemer & then he's just gone... doesn't make any sense. Who cares what people say on Social Media? The Young Bucks say cutesy insider stuff all the time & they're supposed to be EVPs. I'm supposed to believe Miro can't break their backs & make them humble, old country style? First thing I would do is have Miro come back & take out the Best Friends. Then beat Orange Cassidy for the All-Atlantic title. I know Tony Khan loves Orange Cassidy - he even dressed up as him for Halloween - but that character doesn't need a title. I would then have Miro go into a feud with Samoa Joe & win the TNT title too - maybe after Joe accidentally hits the post or something. Or could have the debut of CJ Perry to trip him or something. Allow Miro to hit him with the chain behind the referee's back. Then you have double champion midcard monster Miro with a valet & a chain that someone like Jungle Boy has to try to get through.

The one thing that Ricky Starks needs to drop is that head in hand taunt he does at the top of the ramp. It makes him look bush league.

I just think it's funny that Jericho stuck around pro-wrestling to become the guy that he used to spend so much of his youth shitting on. The old veteran that won't go away & won't put over the young guy. Remember when he would shit on Hall & Nash & acted like Hall didn't know how to do a victory roll?

I love Regal & think he's great, but with all his past addiction issues, it feels a bit hypocritical to get on the young kids because they spend time on their phones. I mean, yeah, sure, maybe they should be seeking out advice from veterans more to improve at professional wrestling... but at least they're not fucked up on drugs, right? Also, if AEW is anything like other wrestling promotions have been, the people are going to be sitting around for HOURS before the show, so you need some way to occupy your time because you're not going to "sit under the learning tree" for six hours every week before bell time.

I mean, if AEW is immature & WWE is still working with goddamn Saudi Arabia, sign me up for immaturity.

If anything, Sami being able to get the Jackass/Johnny Knoxville shit over is probably a good thing for his career going forward. He turned chicken shit into chicken salad.

I'm not on mobile anymore so let me expand on this some in regards to the women's War Games match: First of all, right from the jump, it felt like Nikki Cross & Mia Yim didn't even need to be in the match. They were basically only there to make it 5v5 instead of 4v4. Mia was a fish out of water compared to the rest of the women. Secondly, especially the first half of the match before all the women were in the match, it was worked horribly. And I don't just mean all the wasted time getting weapons out from under the ring - because you know you need a fucking trash can lid when you're in a goddamn cage match - but even the work itself, like the strikes, were missing by a mile while they were doing close up camera shots. It looked really amateur & bush league. Then you had all the contrived big spots where everyone has to get into position and wait to catch a motherfucker, which I loathe. The whole handcuff shit with Alexa & Nikki was horribly done. Speaking of Alexa, I don't know if she was pouting or what but Alexa Bliss looked like she didn't want to be there at all. I don't know if it was due to the camera cable being there during her entrance or if she hates her current direction/character or what the fuck but she definitely had a boo boo face on the whole time. Maybe she's hurt? I don't know. That was some Edge while Cena gets the Spaceman entrance shit. It was a War Games match & WWE still couldn't get away from all their shit tropes. They had tables & ladders & chairs & kendo sticks & trash cans & lids with two cages & top of the cage crossbody blocks & moonsaults & it was terrible. I liked the finish fine. I hope Bayley is alright after that Powerbomb on her neck. Dakota is an MVP for being the work horse & taking some nasty bumps - especially into the cage.

Yeah, I don't think it's on Dragon at all. It's on Tony.

At the end of the day, pro wrestling is a job. Bryan is an employee of AEW. Tony Khan is his boss. He'll do what he's told or he'll go home. Just like any one else. Tony should use him better, straight up. It doesn't matter what Bryan "feels" it matters what's for the best of the company & making money.

This match stinks

Will be watching tonight, on my day off, with my wife. Looking forward to it. Was supposed to have the whole weekend off, but I got asked to work tomorrow & I need the hours/money, so I accepted. Nice that Survivor Series is on a Saturday night so I can still check it out. I'm actually pretty interested in the War Games matches. I'm going to have to watch the preshow though because I have no idea about the rest of the card or any of the build leading into this show.

Same. I read that reply by good brother El-P & said "OH... oh yeah, good point" out loud. That would definitely NOT be a good look.

The Thanksgiving holiday is actually the reason that I'm a professional wrestling fan. When I was a kid, my parents would of course have the whole family over for Thanksgiving, to celebrate the holiday & have the big feast. The location of which family was hosting the holiday would change annually but one thing was consistent: there were a lot of kids & the adults wanted the kids out of their hair. So, how was this accomplished? WWF Survivor Series: The Thanksgiving night tradition! I immediately became a big Hulk Hogan & Ultimate Warrior fan & started following WWF television on weekends & when I could stay up, WWF Saturday Night's Main Event. Back during the late 1980's, Survivor Series was actually on Thanksgiving day. Purchasing Pay-Per-View events back then, you had to go to the cable company & "rent" the box that you would hook up to your television that would allow you to get the PPV. So I would sit with my brother & my cousin Joe while we would all watch the wrestling show while the rest of the family would chat, drink & whatever else. Now, as an adult, I'm very nostalgic for those old Survivor Series shows & I think I'm going to put on a couple of them today. I would much rather watch some 1980's WWF than the Detroit Lions. So I just wanted to wish all the members of Pro Wrestling Only a Happy Thanksgiving & ask you to share any pro-wrestling related Thanksgiving memories you may have! Hope everyone has a good holiday, I know a lot of people get today off. EDIT: I just want to throw this out there: the curtain jerk match in the 1987 Survivor Series babyface squad is "The Macho Man" Randy Savage with Miss Elizabeth, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat & Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake. Imagine being a six year old kid & seeing all of those huge, larger than life babyface characters & personalities for the first time. I don't know if there's a better representation of 1980's WWF than that team.

True. If it leads to Omega Vs. Punk though, I'm there for it.