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Isn't his latest moniker "The Creator"? The study of Hunter's grand nicknames over the years would be a funny and worthwhile study in itself

But most people who used to complain have literally stopped watching! They hit record lows every three weeks; maybe they can start listening to fans now?!?!

Is this the first time Hunter has been as visibly frustrated as he was here? Usually he is either full-on smooth corporate mode or in a smug "take digs at everyone" mode. This time it felt like he was really rattled and extremely unsettled. Truly reminiscent of his father-in-law's most famous press conferences

This stock increase is, as sek mentioned, the dollar store version of Gamestop. I don't want to call it artificial because ultimately the entire stock market game is artificial, but it's not the usual indication of confidence that a stock price increase typically means. Dunno if Wall Street will crack on this one like it did with Gamestop, but I don't imagine they would be thrilled about this. No idea how this makes Vince feel though

I saw it so now so do you

Personally, anyone who has a good chance of being in serious consideration for a vote in 2026 can and should be nominated. In Deeb's case, as someone praising her on a limited sampling, the thought process is simple. Serena has a 15-year career and looks set to have another great 5 years. The recent matches provide an excellent glimpse at her strengths, which are good enough to make her eligible for a vote. So these matches, and the strengths she displays, becomes a gateway, or a prism of sorts, to check out her long career, and decide her merits and demerits on the basis of available footage. If it turns out that she was merely good for 15 years and only flashes of greatness, then she doesn't make the list. But the discussion to reach that conclusion would be worthwhile. And as we keep saying in GWE's context, the process, the journey is more valuable than the destination.

Shingo is my favourite NJPW guy to watch these days, so ecstatic about the result. I had hoped for it, but given Gedo's history of not pulling the trigger on new guys until 2 years too late, I was very circumspect about it. Really happy to be proven wrong

Haha I was definitely not expecting this. Certainly massive news: IIRC, TNA managed to survive through its absolute worst years due to money coming from TV deals from the UK and India. Given how much money WWE makes from the Indian market, this is a big breakthrough for AEW. It's happening entirely due to me of course. @mookeighana let Coach Tony K know that he has found AEW's answer to Nick Khan right here at PWO. I will also graciously charge less than the $1.3 million p/a that Nick Khan is charging

I have a hard time believing that this was him trying to make the best of an imposed shitty gimmick. Seems clear to me that all of this was his idea, that Vince never bought it but lied and manipulated him into believing that he actually did, and right now he is shitting on some fans for being too online while spending 18 hours a day on Twitch talking about different coloured socks. I don't blame him for trying to come up with a creative gimmick, but, like, this might not be as terrible as some of Wyatt's worst, but it's pretty dorky, come on

I loved the main event. Comoroto has an excellent look and potential, and Dustin Rhodes might legit be the best TV wrestler in the world in 2021, and might have been for a couple years

Guess they wanted to beat AEW Revolution for Worst PPV Ending in 2021

As the OP said later, "moving like Jon Moxley" is being generous, but yeah they are def going to wrestle

Wasn't Flair complaining about something LeBron did on Twitter a few days ago too.

Also dunking on the dirtsheets and the internet marks while also relying on them to spread buzz on him

So Okada totally buried the double title concept in an interview, calling it the 2nd biggest mistake in NJPW's entire history. I think it was a cool idea when conceptualised, and gave Naito a great moment, but in hindsight, it was a failure in practice. The pandemic certainly didn't help, but it has led to their world title being erased and now there's a new world title with zero lineage. One of the cool things about watching IWGP world title matches was the montage with all previous champions before the entrances. Now they cannot do that without looking stupid

Got the Kindle version and I am loving this so far. That French newspaper except about the Nazi gimmick is hilarious

Omega-JB has been pushed back to the end of the month actually. Apart from bullshit interferences, there are also way too many WWE Raw Sports Entertainment segments on Dynamite these days. The Britt segment had Jericho's fingerprints all over it. AEW really needs a proper booker now with a clear mandate to be different from WWE. Tony Khan has way too many things on his plate and he cannot be in charge of everything and still ensure quality control

I guess the Sixers need to hire Nick Khan now

Okay the interferences are really getting out of hand now. Every match has some bullshit shenanigans. And why on Earth are they pushing Christian v. Matt Hardy. Is this Monday Night Raw

Wow, did they really pair Andrade immediately with Vickie? Talk about a great way to kill your heat. Vickie was a hiring made when AEW were in full "Look, we treat our employees nicely, we are different!!" mode, and I really don't know what she brings to the table. She should get phased out. Also, apparently there were Inner Circle and Britt segments that were corny and did not land. AEW ASAP needs to stop catering to Jericho's brand of comedy., cuz it sucks

I won't be watching live, but hoping we get some strong new stories starting tonight!

Vince put the belt on Hogan at WM 9 in a state of panic, cuz the steroid scandal had done a number on pro wrestling and business was in the toilet. It really went to shit immediately after WM 8, and remained that way even after Bret got the title. Vince panicked, and per his MO, whenever he panics, he turns to the big guys, and Hogan was the ultimate successful big guy. But business kept going down even with Hogan as champ, which is where Vince and Hogan had a fight I guess. Apparently, Vince wanted Hogan to put over Bret at Summerslam, and Hogan refused, cuz Bret was too small and he didn't want to job to the new, small, clean babyface

If Tony Khan's roster is pissed at him due to comments he made when AEW wrestlers started GoFundMes, then Tony Khan will absolutely give a shit about that, and that's just obvious fact. There's a reason Ivelisse is one of two wrestlers AEW released during the pandemic. What your peers think of you in a major league locker room absolutely matters. Sure, for indie promotions it is irrelevant cuz the upside is too much, but for AEW, unless it's a Cena-level star, what the locker room thinks about you is absolutely relevant. PWG and GCW promoters might not give a shit about what their wrestlers think of him, but Tony Khan absolutely will care about how his wrestlers feel about him. To say otherwise is to just ignore how AEW has worked so far. That is, if he even wants to go to AEW. Nothing I have seen from him gives me any indication that he cares one bit about wrestling for any promotion that is not WWE, so really, this mutual disdain certainly goes both ways. He probably does not even try getting a job with the outlaw mudshow pissant promotion that AEW is, cuz it's beneath him. Which is fair enough, and it is his prerogative, his decision. So really, both parties are probably on the same page here.

Miro rules so hard lmao