C.S.

Or maybe not... The SAME SITE that reported the GamePass "newz" is now saying this. What gives?

This is the part that completely fucking repulses me. A massive conglomerate pays to put games on their shitty service, getting people used to a model where they never have to pay for anything, harming the industry immeasurably in the long run. Is it great for Xbox users? In the short term, sure it is. If I had an Xbox, I'd subscribe to GamePass and never, ever buy anything. That's not a healthy and sustainable model.

Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body Slams, and Piledrivers by Tim Hornbaker just dropped to $1.99 on Kindle. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01HDVCNHQ The Snuka foreword was dropped from the 2017 version of the book. If you want that, the older 2012 version is still on sale for the same price. https://smile.amazon.com/Legends-Pro-Wrestling-Headlocks-Piledrivers-ebook/dp/B008JF1QIS/ I got the more recent edition without the Snuka foreword. Seems like a basic list of wrestling bios, but it could be a fun read.

I really thought Mia Yim was AEW-bound. It seemed like a logical assumption. After all, most people want to be with their spouse. The sad thing is, if Tony didn't treat the women's division so poorly, she probably would have.

AEW's video game, Fight Forever, will be added to GamePass on release day. https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/report-aew-fight-forever-will-release-day-one-xbox-game-pass Cool for Xbox fans, I guess, but really shitty for everyone else. I personally hope this badly backfires on AEW Games/THQ and completely tanks sales on PlayStation and Switch. The GamePass model does more harm than good for the industry. I personally no longer buy games that go GamePass immediately while players on other systems are treated like second class citizens. Why would I pay $60 on my chosen system when people on another system are getting it for "free" with their lower-priced subscription? You guessed it: I wouldn't and won't. Instead, out of principle, I just wait for bottom of the barrel pricing or for it to eventually land on the other subscription services.

AEW's video game, Fight Forever, will be added to GamePass on release day. https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/report-aew-fight-forever-will-release-day-one-xbox-game-pass Cool for Xbox fans, I guess, but really shitty for everyone else. I personally hope this badly backfires on AEW Games/THQ and completely tanks sales on PlayStation and Switch. The GamePass model does more harm than good for the industry. I personally no longer buy games that go GamePass immediately while players on other systems are treated like second class citizens. Why would I pay $60 on my chosen system when people on another system are getting it for "free" with their lower-priced subscription? You guessed it: I wouldn't and won't. Instead, out of principle, I just wait for bottom of the barrel pricing or for it to eventually land on the other subscription services.

I hope so. I know The Rock and Cody Rhodes are the names that have been mentioned - and if they have The Rock, they're gonna use The Rock - but Sami has earned this!

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Someone else's catchphrase or not, he's more over than 95% of the AEW roster.

Congrats to Bubba @KawadaSmile on tonight's (I assume pleasing) news from Brazil.

The GOAT EVP breaks his silence.

Or Juice didn't want to go back to the company now run by a guy who saw him as nothing more than a jobber with a terrible environmental gimmick.

If Barry can get a payday out of this nonsense, would that be the worst thing in the world for him? Edit: Another fan theory.

Madcap Moss, a super-worker who has way more upside as a top guy than Kross, gets squashed and tapped out - makes perfect sense.

I like The Elite. I like Punk. I like Hangman. I love Larry the Dog. I adore Scott Colton's mother and want to share a bank account with her too. I salivate over Mindy's Bakery but they're not open on Mondays and Tuesdays. So, I'm not sure what you're suggesting. I never said one was legit and the other wasn't, just that I don't think Punk is the source of this leak, because why would he leak being afraid of Hangman? The name starts with an H and an A, but it's still Hangman, not Haku.

Which is why it's hard to take DM seriously about this story. He is clearly not an impartial, unbiased source of information. Which is why I'm hesitant to believe these leaks are coming from Punk's side. Why would he leak that he was afraid of Hangman in a physical fight? May as well say you're afraid of Disco Inferno because it sounds the same.

EVPs acting like fucking schoolchildren and storming in - whether they kicked, superkicked, or just pushed the door in - I'd say is very deliberate.

Punk's dog was apparently injured during the brawl. If so... FUCK KENNY OMEGA FUCK THE YOUNG BUCKS FUCK TONY KHAN

How long before WWE loses faith in Sheamus Jr. and brings in the GOAT Mauro Ranallo to Monday nights?

And Punk's peak years were even longer ago than that, so what's your point exactly?

Your reply is some real AtariLogic. At no point did I ever suggest that Punk wasn't a draw, but I hope you enjoyed arguing with yourself? The Codyverse segments were tiresome by the end. Being hamstrung by the no World Title shot stip didn't have to necessitate a heel turn. Obviously, we'd have to rewind the clock here and undo six months to a year's worth of bad angles, but this is where strong leadership comes in. Let's say, for the sake of example, the jingoistic Ogogo promo was the turning point. Before that, there could have been a million ways for a red hot babyface Cody to get a World Title shot. Instead, Tony apparently took too much of a backseat - just as he did at the CM Punk media scrum and just as he's doing now with Bryan. What Danielson wants is irrelevant. Did Vince let him job to Gulak? No. Tony needs to do the same thing and put his foot down. Imagine a red hot Danielson coming in with Punk's push, instead of what we did get. I know Atari will argue otherwise, but Danielson is a bigger star and better wrestler in every conceivable metric.

My quick thoughts on the whole situation: 1. More and more, it's becoming apparent that Cody was the only adult in the room. I was practically laughed off of PWO for saying that his departure would be a massive blow to the promotion. It was and continues to be. AEW has fallen apart at the seams without him. 2. Punk had completely valid concerns and made completely valid points, but he expressed them in the absolute worst way possible. 3. Punk was right about the "wrestling media." Even Meltzer and Ariel Helwani have shown their asses lately by complaining like toddlers about their sudden "lack of access" to private business and legal matters in AEW. 4. Buying out Punk's contract would be absurd. He is more interesting, more dynamic, more entertaining, and more of a star than almost anyone else in AEW - and that includes The Elite, Hangman Page, and MJF. The locker room will always have people who don't get along. Is a buyout going to be the answer every time? Come on... 5. With all of that said, Punk's push should have gone to Bryan Danielson. I cannot believe how badly Danielson has been misused.

Prediction: Roddy will be driving the ambulance

Commentary aside, the Casket Match was actually damn good. MOTN so far?

Triple Threat Match for the NXT Championship: Bron Breakker © vs. JD McDonagh vs. Ilja Dragunov NXT Women's Championship Match: Mandy Rose © vs. Alba Fyre Fatal Five-Way Ladder Match for the VACANT NXT North American Championship: Carmelo Hayes vs. Oro Mensah vs. Wes Lee vs. Von Wagner vs. Nathan Frazer "Spin the Wheel, Make a Deal" Weapons Wild Match: Cora Jade vs. Roxanne Perez "Spin the Wheel, Make a Deal" Match: Apollo Crews vs. Grayson Waller Ambulance Match: Julius Creed vs. Damon Kemp (Brutus Creed leaves NXT if Damon Kemp wins)