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Dan Lambert confirms he's gone. https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1038005/dan-lambert-gives-major-update-on-his-aew-status/ He doesn't mention any of the drama, but I do wonder if he saw the bullshit happening around him and noped out.

Sammy comes across as such an unprofessional douchebag, but he's 100% right that Andrade has not gotten himself over in either WWE (main roster) or AEW.

If any of that is true, Andrade is his own worst enemy and a malcontent, because it's not like Bandido is going to be used any better in the long run.

Not to mention, she hasn't helped herself by posting like a teenage girl on Twitter. It's clear that she never really grew up. I'm sure some of it is because of trauma - childhood and otherwise. It's sad to see. It's definitely on-brand for AEW, but it's become an overused stale cliche at this point. AEW has long been in LOLTNA territory when it comes to this. They really need to clean up their Swerve's Paige's house first before they comment on WWE again.

Well, she wasn't really a big name then. She blew up right after that movie, and not because of that movie.

Saraya and Hangman should do a wedding angle, and then Saraya should only go by her married last name after that. You're welcome.

Not watching, but isn't AEW dealing with a severely depleted roster because of the hurricane?

Imagine if Karrion "The Drizzling Shits" Kross ended up being the White Rabbit. I'm no Bray fan, but I'll take him over Kross any day. Bray's mystique evaporates the minute he climbs into a ring and wrestles the same shitty matches we've seen a million times. Nonetheless, as others have said, the dude is a super-creative genius and missed his calling not being in Hollywood.

A nice gesture. Can't envision Vince or even Triple H ever doing this. The bullshit "the show must go on" myth is too ingrained in WWE culture.

Rumor killer from Buddy Bootleg:

One thing I'll say: If I'm Tony Khan, I'd outlaw the cheap rent-a-WWE names. That includes both Malakai Black and Buddy Matthews. It's as bush as bush gets. Like Rikishi becoming Kish, Eugene becoming U Gene, and Enzo becoming nZo on the indies. It's just sad.

Where is this argument coming from? I haven't seen anyone on the board lately bring up the inherent goofiness of the name Buddy. It doesn't work in 2022 for a top heel, but since Buddy Matthews isn't and never will be a top heel, it's fine. We're all used to it now anyway, like Nintendo with the Wii name back in the day, or Roman as you pointed out.

He has a no-bumps clause in his contract. He should be one and done. It ain't gonna get better from here, unless he wants to start bumping.

Looks like Buddy Matthews may be done too. Honestly, if Malakai and Matthews think the grass is greener in WWE, they're both idiots. Their ceiling in WWE is midcard. Well, that's Buddy's ceiling anywhere. But I think Malakai has a better chance in AEW than he would in WWE. So far, from everything I've seen of him, he's not nearly as good as he seems to think he is. He has everything on paper, but something has always been missing with him for me. Maybe he'll eventually put all the pieces together, but he hasn't yet IMO. What's the story with rovert anyway? Is he an insider or just a super-fan? I know he posts here, and I enjoy his posts, but I thought that was the end of it until I saw his name mentioned in other places (the Cageside Seats reader comments mentioned him a couple of times a while back, possibly Reddit too, and now this weirdness with Tony and Bix).

I saw that and was surprised. Seems beneath Tony to get involved in such silly rubbish. I had no idea it was rovert. Hopefully it worked out for everyone involved, but oof, Tony really needs to remember that he's not a DVD sleaze thread shitposter anymore and clinging onto that mindset is no longer charming.

People bitching about Big Show being in the game is something I'll never understand. Like, yeah, I would've preferred FTR too, but having a big hoss like Show to toss lightweights Young Bucks around is gonna be hella fun! But he took no bumps - unlike poor Julia Hart.

Didn't have Karrion Kross as the new Papa Shango on my 2022 bingo card, but here we are, I guess.

Who is her boyfriend? Maybe the elite shooters The Young Bucks can do it?

Danielson vs. Cass was Cass's best match - by far - in WWE.

MJF with the face move of interrupting "Sleeping Pill" Yuta.

Wow, I haven't seen a TV crowd that hot in ages. Well-deserved win for The Acclaimed, and The Ass Boys are going to take their game to the next level against masters like FTR.

Based on the card placement, I'm wondering if tonight is not The Acclaimed's night after all.

I called it. LOLJERICHOWINS And doing it with Cesaro's own uppercut is just the chef's kiss on top of the shit salad. But it makes sense. Jericho is a star, and being him the ROH Champ is new dynamic.

Is the animated moving ramp new? I don't remember seeing that before in AEW.