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One of the best and most valuable AEW signings ever - both on and off-screen. He's worth a million PACs, Hagers, and Spears. Boy, I bet Tony wishes he hadn't wasted money on those guys (and, yes, I defended Spears at first, but woof).

They should've sent Eddie Kingston through the Forbidden Door. He's an NWA Powerrr original and now a much bigger star, so it would've been perfect.

I think they're off Twitch now and on YouTube for a subscription fee, but I could be wrong. The first Impact I watched in forever was Omega's first appearance. I was decidedly bored and underwhelmed by the majority of the show and never went back. Omega and Callis were dynamite (no pun intended - well, maybe a little bit), but most of the other wrestlers seemed bush league in comparison. There were a couple of standouts, but I can't remember who. Maybe Moose, Eric Young, and Tenille Dashwood? Edit: Here are my posts after I watched the episode.

Wyatt going from WWE Champion to Impact would be a hard fall from grace. How matter how well you like the Impact product, it's not a major league organization and hasn't been considered one in forever. Yeah, he'd probably get a blank notebook to do whatever the hell he wants - which I can see being appealing for such a creative free spirit - but with 1/10th of the budget, how well can his vision really be realized? I know Matt Hardy did a lot with the Broken Universe, but even that incarnation of Impact was a different company than the one that exists now.

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Same verbiage here. Are these interviewers being fed these ridiculous lines? https://itrwrestling.com/interviews/interview-with-jonathan-gresham/ I've never seen Gresham wrestle, and I probably never will if he remains an ROH lifer as this interview hints he will, so I have no horse in the race.

No, no, NO, NO, NO! Fuck this stupid, tone deaf, was never a good idea, WWE bullshit. AEW will do what it has been doing all along and not renew certain contracts when they're up. They also have relationships with other feds through the Forbidden Door and can send top stars like Christian to Impact for a bit and youngsters to other territories for seasoning.

He could still be there. House shows in WWE are rarely canon. As far as 99% of fans are concerned, it is goodbye if he's not on TV.

Not to pick nits, but she was never Cena's wife. Cena wanted no marriage and no kids, remember? They did eventually "get engaged" at WrestleMania, but that fizzled out. Anyone who watched Total Divas - even as fake as that show was - knew they couldn't last.

Quoting this from another thread: It turns out Ariel Helwani's agent used to be - drumroll - Nick Khan. So, I expect this to be a regular arrangement going forward - similar to Peter Rosenberg, Sam Roberts, etc.

Joe hasn't wrestled in, what, two years? Of course he looked a bit rusty and shaky. He was still good enough to "karrion" Kross to a decent match. He'll be fine.

Adam Cole has never done much for me either, but his in-ring the other week with Kyle O'Reilly exposed how bad and goofy O'Reilly is on the mic and how polished and professional Cole is - dare I say, a great actor.

Feel bad for Cole and O'Reilly having to follow WALTER-Dragunov. The placement of this match, the fact that it wasn't the main event, and Cole's loss all strongly indicate that he's gone after this. I guess we'll see.

Should be a squash IMO. Joe shoulder tackles Kross, Kokina Clutch, tapout. Kross is done.

FUCK! That was incredible!!!

The true main event.

These women are all hard workers, but we're far away from the charisma and breakout appeal of the Horsewomen.

Good match! The Million Dollar Championship is back where it belongs, baby!!! Kross and Knight would be a jobber tag team on Jakked and Metal if I had anything to say about it, Bubba.

No need to book big venues for a developmental fed, Bubba. Those days are over.

Looks like a loaded card. Kross is the shits. Let's hope his reign ends tonight.

Wyatt has never done it for me in the ring, but I absolutely believe he's creative enough to make an AEW run work. As for Punk, @cubbymark mentioned the possibility of him becoming one of the EVPs if he had signed two years. When was that ever on the table? I've never heard that. Jericho isn't an EVP. J.R. isn't an EVP. Even two years ago, I can't see an offer like that being made to Punk.

That was awesome. Finally a good, intriguing use of Brock.

Very good match. This was a one-match show, and it was this match.

How did Goldberg's kid go from 9 a couple of years ago during the Brock Lesnar match to in high school now? Is it the same kid?

The entrances for this are already too long.