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https://x.com/FadeAwayMedia/status/1913006830285942853 I want off this ride. China, if you're listening, please drop the nukes. If Punk had any principles he projects to have, he should no show WM and walk out again.

It seemed very in character for MJF, but not so much for AEW.

That was a really cool looking venue too

Don't worry, the people in charge of the government, who are friends with these people, speak exactly the same way despite being 100% in control of every branch of government and their preferred media outlet being the dominant news outlet for about 30 years now. The pathology of these fuckos.

The petty shit of having Seth on TV and in media for WM repeatedly talk about Punk working for a billionaire's son, and now the CEO specifically pointing out the same thing. It's like Vince never left.

I don't think the audience is in the same spot as the management and I'm 100% positive if Trump pops up at WM like he does UFC shows, he will get booed out of the building to the point they have to cut audio or do it fully backstage without a live crowd. Crowds booed the shit out of him at college football and the Super Bowl (which also used fake audio to cover it).

I'm good. But FTR vs MCMG maybe

Much more surprising that TNA office would turn that down considering they've already allowed their champions to lose to WWE people on NXT. Like shit, dropping the title to Miz on Raw and having Miz run with the TNA Championship on Raw every week for a month before dropping it back to Hendry on a TNA PPV seems like about as good as you can ask from that partnership.

Naito and Bushi are also leaving in May. Naito's time to make a move to US wrestling long passed him imo because he is almost as busted as Tana, but I could see him just hanging out in Mexico doing random shows and once in a while pop up in AEW or something.

Hard pass on Balor. Or DIY or MCMG. AEW has enough of indie and Japan/TNA guys from 2005-2012.

That Ricky Saints guy might be a solid fit in AEW

I have a feeling there will be a big culling this year at WWE, that long line of sell outs is probably about to come to an end as the economy tanks and people have to make the choice of feeding their kids or paying bills. Plus, just classic corporation bullshit to constantly brag of record profits and then fire a bunch of work staff.

Imagine being one of those WWE talents WM weekend where they send you to do indies because they have absolutely nothing for you, on 8 hours of shows between pre show and actual show.

Fellers, I'm beginning to think pro wrestling is real dumb

There's one specific match I think about against Macho on Nitro where he does a missed dive to the floor and lands forehead first on the foot of the guardrail, and then the match ends with Macho doing the elbow to the back of his head that might be the most impactful elbow he ever hit on anyone. Edit: appears to be the first one in the quote tweets but doesn't include the flying elbow to the back of the head after. I can not believe after Dynamite and Harley that fuckos are still doing the diving headbutt, but especially after Benoit. Christian and Danielson coming back to wrestling after neck and concussion issues and still doing that move is what the fuck

Snowboiiiii isn't wrong. I actually do think that every single Benoit match.

For me, the difference with Benoit is you can track his deterioration mentally and physically. You can see the matches where he definitely gets brain damage, you can see him get more and more freakish bulk onto his frame that doesn't look the least bit natural, over the course of 10-15 years. And then the topic becomes, hey, should we just get rid of this form of entertainment and how complicit are we in how a whole lot of these people end up. I'm in full favor of getting rid of boxing and MMA, why should I give pro wrestling the extra rope when I know it is just as bad on the performers. Some may argue even worse.

We're about 20 years to the horrific end of Chris Benoit and I still can't sus out my feelings. You watch his work and wow great artist in his field, knowing in the back of your head that you're watching his brain turn into mush that ended up in the horror. But also being like "man this guy was good at this art form" and it feels like grappling with Polanksi or Woody Allen. Just a thing in my mind as going through a multi year Nitro era rewatch with some online friends.

I would think there's no way it can keep it up at this level much longer considering how insane ticket prices are and I have no idea who is affording that shit already, but then extra after the economy is tanked and the price of everything in life doubles.

WM cards looking pretty weak to me. Whole build to everything feels like they're happy to coast because they're so hot.

Also happy Jericho is going to be gone for a while. Figured something was up after the title loss, then got ticketmaster emails about Fozzy dates in my area, then the promo.

I'm all in for Bucks/Okada vs Swerve/Kenny/X (Hanger probably) in the lead up to Kenny/Okada 4 PAC appears to blow his achillies for the 3rd time. I'm sure it has nothing to do with DG water and carrying 80 pounds more than his frame is built for for 13 years.

Where is Jack Perry? I don't think he's worked in AEW since he lost the TNT Championship back in....November? December? And then Wrestle Dynasty and nothing since.

Anyone that would ever compare AEW at its absolute worst to late stage WCW or guest host era WWE are trolls for sure. However the Deathriders angle sucks and needs to end asap.

Darby already climbed Everest, he's the wildcard, working the marks