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But you don't get it ! He has to go to NXT first so he can learn to work the proper way. That hard cam deal is some elevated pro-wrestling shit you won't find in some second rate japanese promotion.... I mean, if Joe Hendry had to do it. So yeah, TNA and NJPW are at the same level for WWE... Amazing how Danhausen went straight to the main roster, without even a period of learning that has been requested from Royce Keys too (ya know, working dark matches for months).... How far carrying a bag will get you. I'm sure Levesque recognize that kind of work ethic. I have no idea either. It's not like they had to sign him to keep him from going to AEW considering TK never wanted anything to do with him. And oh boy wait until they ruin what's left of Takahashi. I've seen a clip. Regular Jem and the Hologram stuff. But hey, those Gen Z people LOOOOOVE the 80's. Or, the very warped idea they have of the 80's (don't get me started on the Micheal Jackson white washing biopic crap). But yeah, she won't go that far. Don't fit the WWE look mold at all. And how in the hell are people watching NXT with Booker T announcing, I have no idea. I can barely handle a 20 second clip.

6 months ? https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/04/28/tko-town-hall-nick-khan-on-saudi-arabia-safety-executive-comments-on-wwes-use-of-ai-back-to-back-wrestlemania-in-las-vegas-ali-act/ “Nick Khan and Triple H are using AI for storylines with the WWE,” Shapiro said. “What’s resonating? What superstars are resonating? In what pockets of the country are they resonating? That helps us with, obviously, our content, our editorial, our creative, our mapping, our touring, and of course, maximizing revenue and getting our product out to the fans most in need of it.” "The fans most in need of it". No one in the world needs your dogshit product, but it's nice you're actually speaking like a legit drug dealer now. The fact is the "product" is actively destroying brains (hence the amazingly dumb discourse on Hogan these days, I fucking swear the current WWE hardcore audience are the dumbest motherfuckers I've ever seen in the pro-wrestling landscape, and I've been part of the "ICW" since 1997).

One thing that crossed my mind watching Bishamon vs KOB (which was a terrific match, again), is could it be that KOB is better than the sum of its part. I was thinking about that because that's exactly what Bishamon has been and has done especially for YOSHI-HASHI, who really found himself late in his career thanks to tagging with Goto. The fact is, Yuto-Ice is not *that* great of a worker (yet, maybe). He brings a lot to the table, but it's really the combination of him and Oskar who has made them such a compelling fresh tag team. I just wonder what will happen once they get eventually split up and Ice *probably* gets a big single push. But well, this tag run has been spectacular, for sure. The junior tag match although delivered in spades. Current NJPW is very much about cherry picking, so there is this at least.

There you go.

They're absolutely not throwing a bone. They could not get a streaming deal for them, as showed by the fact Stand & Deliver was showed on Youtube. So CW is getting them for free, as part of the pre-existing deal.

I haven't laughed so hard in quite a while : There's plenty more in the thread, all from the same AI slop channel. I can't.

Indoctrinated is the right word. WWE is basically a cult. It really is. The thing is, TKO doesn't give a flying fuck about pro-wrestling. The day that cow is milked and it doesn't get them enough money for their taste, they'll just dump it. I mean, AI or a Netflix writers room, at this point, what's the difference, really.

I'm telling you, there are gonna be lots of babies in 9 months, just from Yutani and Soberano Jr. facing each others at Arena Mexico 70th Anniversary. The *screams* I swear. Also, Mark Davies and Ultimo Guerrero. That was so much fun. And really the CMLL vs Don Callis Family match was awesome. Mark Davies has one hell of a year thus far, it's so great that while Fletcher is becoming this single star, he actually his finding his way and has not be left on the side, he's been killing it. Including against Ultimo at Arena Mexico.

The fact that he used tweets from 2015 is even funnier. Yeah, sure, that mid 2010's period really wasn't up for criticism from a "vocal minority", it only opened up the boom of the indies, the US market to a the red hot NJPW and eventually led to the creation of AEW, which should have been killed by NXT then booked by the genius booker you're referring to but didn't. BTW, Khan also mentioned that Levesque was actually resigned to a multi year deal. My first thought reading that was "Oh yeah. Like Santos Escobar".

https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/04/27/nick-khan-endroses-paul-levesque-performance-as-wwe-head-of-creative-defends-product-against-online-criticism-in-message-to-all-staff/ Yeah, this is absolutely a great sign of things to come for Levesque, and maybe even Khan. When you have to reaffirm someone's role, it absolutely means everything is mighty fine, you see... And reading tweets from 2015 ? What ?

Amazing that shit nobody ever talks about (apart when Taker pushed for his wife to replace Mickie James) is still around. I checked the Wiki. That girl has been around for 4 YEARS. She had 65 matches. In four years. WWE developmental ya all. (for comparison in term of system, Sayaka Kurara who just beat Saya Kamitani for the Red Belt in Stardom has started 3 years ago. She has 265 matches under her belt)

Considering she apparently said she was more at ease working the ROH shows, I highly doubt she would be the kind to spend a lot of time in Japan at this time of her career. Yeah, she would rule, and I hoped when she did the Mercedes feud she was gonna be a regular on AEW TV, but it has not been the case. It is what it is. That match was clearly the highlight of a show that was cool but also felt a bit rushed and short on actual Stardom, with so many AEW talent involved (although I understand there had been some visa issues too).

Love the latest twist in Ospreay/Mox feud. Mox is gonna be the arch enemy leading Ospreay to actually get over his neck injury and win it all. And then... Mox and the Deathriders really are the most compelling group in pro-wrestling in eons. And they always deliver in-ring to boot. Some all-time great shit, really. Collision becoming "the show with cool ass matches back to back" is really the perfect fit.

I mean, if you are gonna do a title change, gotta do it in front of your biggest crowd ever. Saya's reign has been the biggest success in women wrestling since the 90's. Amazing stuff. (Gedo looking in disbelief)

Ok, thanks for clarifying. Not really. Stardom's early success can absolutely be attributed to Rossy's eye for talent and booking. I'm not sure how influential he was during Zenjo's glory days of the 90's, but I do think he was involved. Of course, it's not like his record was unblemished before Marigold either. I should know, I was an ARSION fan. 😎 Which was a great idea, but bad timing and there was also some shaddy business practices back then and bizarre creative ideas, which led to Aja and Ayako departing the promotion. But even in Marigold, which I don't follow at all anymore (watched a few show the first year), I hear that he is developing some really good talent. But Marigold apparently really feels like budget Stardom. And the supposed WWE partnership really was nothing apart from Iyo coming twice and Giulia staying a while (and getting no one over) before going to WWE (we know how well that is going). And the fact is Stardom did not suffer at all from his departure, as Okada (not this one) did a good job keeping it on the right tracks, and of course that Saya heel champ deal had been a ridiculous success. It made things much more difficult for Marigold, especially since there has been no exodus at all really, and now most of the big time worker who went there are gone already, and I don't think anyone can replace them at their level yet. The one thing about Rossy is that he's the ONLY guy I've ever heard Kenny Omega says bad thing about. Omega basically says good thing about everyone. So there.