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It's Eric Young and Steve Maclin, on the last set of tapings. Every TNA news is just demonstrating that they are a bunch of bozos. They are being cucked so hard by WWE it's not even funny, and whatever I read from the news is just dreadful in term of content/talent (apart from Santana and Mustafa Ali, which I don't doubt is excellent in term of matches). But yeah, Mance Warner just signed with them a few months back. Since the *only* thing he has going for him is bleeding a lot, though shit, guy. And I guess Sami is getting ready to concentrate fully on Revolver, which is always a cool little indie show with a chaotic vibe. Also, apparently the Tessa Blanchard experiment is a catastrophy, with fans chanting random shit during her matches to express their disdain. Well, that and "She's a racist". Honestly we should be back posting in that *other* thread. 😂 All of this honestly kinda makes me want to go back and watch the trainwreck in motion... Kinda.

Well, since Rey was injured, Dragon Lee almost had his WrestleMania Moment tm. Losing to a racist anti-Mexican culture (that was cheered by the audience) gimmick in 5 minutes. But hey, it's all about creating Moments tm... But yeah, the privilege went to Fénix. All of this time waiting for *this*. And yeah, cutting people right after getting their hands on the second biggest promotion in Mexico, meanwhile they have been stuffing their bottom-of-the-card NXT people into TNA's programming. What a joke.

This. 200%.

Watched the first night of Mayhem since why not. All jokes aside, Mauro is fucking unbearable. Making a useless, totally unrelated reference every two minutes (he's what we call in French a prouveur, yeah, we get the fucking point, you have a whole lot of REFERENCES) and worst of all, *interrupting his co-host all the time* I swear Veda Scott has not been able to finish two sentences in a row. Add to that the constant screaming. Jeez. Apart from this, some good stuff (mostly thanks to the external talent from AEW, NJPW and NOAH), but holy shit, a TAFKA Baron Corbin (as Mauro actually called him several times) match against Bram from the NWA was one hell of a lame-ass main event (not *bad* per say, but boring and basic, with a really lame finish). Don't see the point of working with the cursed Corgan's NWA (for fuck's sake, Bram). And Bishop Dyer may be a bit better than Baron Corbin as I remembered him for years ago, but I don't need to see another match of him, ever. Basically I wish AEW would sign Gisele Shaw, really (but I thought the same thing already when she was in IMPACT).

Sure. Like Hikuleo... We're getting near the one year point of him being signed. Not even *one* match. 😂

Agreed. AEW has too many belts already, but a meaningful (and that's the main point : meaningful) women tag team title would be very valuable and different. A CC Women Tag League could indeed be a really cool idea to make it work from the beginning. The Forbidden Door show in London appear to be a big-ass gate too already (since people love to talk about gates and shit these days, although honestly the fact it comes from being ridiculously overpriced doesn't suit me well). WWE tried to hurt it by running in Great Britain around the same date but it obviously has already failed as a strategy.

Damn, the title of this thread is so cursed... But yeah, the MLP project still looks interesting. If anyone Canadian was released by WWE, you can sure D'Amore will have a try at them.

Skipped the last previous two shows (although they're on Youtube now), but the next one doesn't look half bad on paper. Serena Deeb vs Miyu Yamashita, Kylie Rae vs Gisele Shaw (although Rae is a WWEID, there's no way Gisele doesn't win there), Micheal Oku vs Speedball vs Gabe Kidd. Well, of course Mauro is still announcing, so there's that, but hey, Callis is there too.

This is a bullshit excuse. They are making an *obscene* amount of money. You could argue even the top stars are underpaid considering what WWE is making (hell, even CM Punk basically admitted this during Mania week). They don't release people because they "don't have anything for them" or because "the roster is cluttered". They fire people, including in the creative and production departments, which is always undersold for obvious reasons, to cut cost and make a little bit more money, to look good in front of the shareholders. End of story. They could just not renew them at the end of their contract if they don't have anything for them (which is the case for Shotzi). Oh, I forgot, WWE doesn't park people. 😎 And let's not even talk about people getting fired by WWE and getting hired by TNA aka WWE feeder system to the feeder system, just not on the WWE's paycheck. From the names that have been released, it's also obvious that there are not anyone AEW would be super interested in, which of course is on purpose, and TK is probably (hopefully) way past the point of jumping on anyone coming from the WWE system. Some of them might be hired, but it's not like AEW doesn't have a strong women roster either at this point. Also, interestingly enough, another LGBT+ person in the "gone" department.

If Karl Fredericks had not left NJPW, he would have been part of that main event at Dontaku day 1. Instead his status is now "former NXT guy who hasn't done jackshit for three years". He probably was paid better (although lower NXT contract aren't exactly big money either it seems) but not sure it was the best career move in retrospect. (BTW, Jeff Cobb still has not debuted, so WWE basically fucked NJPW over with his quick-ass departure. How surprising ?)

Seems about as well put as anything else, really. Point has been made. Fun fact, quite a bit of people getting released now were sent to TNA beforehand. It's gonna be funny now to have TNA idiotic fanboys act like WWE is not sending mostly people seen as "scraps", while talent sent to TNA will take it as a sign of impending WWE career death.

"Record gates, record profits" I wonder how Shayna Baszler feels about that one after being the butt of a lesbophobic (with transphobic subtext) joke at that roast, just a few days after she played good soldier and defended WWE presence at Bloodsport. Maybe TNA can pick Cora Jade, so she can be used in NXT while not being paid by WWE anymore. I guess Braun is gonna Control his Narrative again. A bunch of people in creative is hysterical too. I guess they were the one responsible for that shit-ass Cena heel turn booking and Mania match. I coudn't be Triple H, don't you know he works 8 HOURS A DAY doing creative ? This guy is such a genius and hard worker. Anywoo. Check out Backlash to see great WWE action involving MAGAhead influencers in big matches. (can't WAIT to see how AAA is gonna be a shit show)

OMG Mayu has signed with Marigold ? Who would have thought ! Such an unexpected turn of events, wow... Yeah, I dunno if that will be enough for me to bother. I already only check out the biggest Stardom shows. What I've seen of Marigold hasn't been very impressive and the company was totally carried by Sareee. They also have the most annoying ring announcer ever.

Oh fuck yes. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJEQn6VOPBx/ Things are getting real embarrassing again real fast. (and yes, this is the Hogan/Bischoff new project)

Watching this weeks episode, it's kinda crazy how Eddie Gilbert's shadow looms over the pro-wrestling of the last 35 years. In a different context, he would have been such a major part of the business if things went right. Also, for once, it was really about a guy who never hurt anyone nor did any bad things. The worst he did was falling asleep in his food and get sad. The footage of Madusa at the Xmas party is pretty sweet, as is the letter at the end. Yeah, Eddie seemed to be a very nice person. Which probably won't be the case next week...

It was dogshit in their prime too. The epitome of corporate WWE dull-as-dirt, light-as-fuck style. In 2025 with old & roided up Orton and completely washed Cena, it sounds like complete junk. Saw that Rusev promo too. Hilarious. Basically the Reedemer without any intensity. Effort on all front : zero.

AEW selling out Arena Mexico in two days. Well, that CMLL partnership is still rolling.

Three more plaintiffs in the "ring boy" lawsuits. Allegations of abuse including by Pat Patterson and, well, Koko B. Ware. People still being in denial about Patterson probably won't take this one well. Koko certainly is a new name in the game. Details are pretty awful, as usual. There you go.

Except it's an era no one in their right mind would want to revisit. Nostalgia is one hell of a drug. https://www.facebook.com/100064422293265/videos/too-many-cooks-cena-orton-matches/141821953155758/ (sorry, haven't found it on Youtube) So, still no Jeff Cobb, uh ? Yeah, he really did not have the time to put Goto over nor drop the title. Pattern. Pat McAfee, Logan Paul in big matches.... No further comment.

WWE hasn't bought TNA (yet ?) and the entire discourse about TNA already is who is gonna show up to NXT, how whomever is so over in NXT, how it's awesome than whomever is gonna be a big star in WWE next. They are 100% a feeder to WWE already. So, AAA actually being part of the machine... As far as AAA's booking not being an issue, it's the most hilarious thing ever considering the last two years. One has to remember Konnan is booking Alberto el Rapist as his world champ and has not exactly supported Stephanie Vaquer either (lot of luchadors still support Cuatrero).

Mayu leaving is not very surprising, but it's a big blow. Her going to Temu Stardom would be such a downgrade, but her relationship with Rossy probably would help that and she would be de facto the biggest star there. Her going to WWE would be sad, because I would not watch her anymore at all, but then again, she can see what Iyo Skye is doing. Thekla I guess can get work in either company. She's solid and is a pretty cool character. Would not mind her in AEW. Not a game changer either way. Maika being out sucks and is another blow to the top of the cards. I think this was the biggest show ever for Stardom in term of attendance. Hopefully it's not one of those "peak, and then down down down". Then again, heel Saya has been a complete success, way beyond expectations. They have many super talented workers they can push up the cards. The question is, will they be able to turn them into stars ? On paper Stardom looks much better than NJPW right now, still. (funny though how at 58 years old, Yumiko Hotta is still a worthless no-selling waste of time)

Mystery Wrestling (the local indie from Evil Uno) streaming on Twitch. And it begins with John Silver singing Conte Partiro. Yes. This is what pro-wrestling needs in 2025.

In other news, office people in AAA are already talking about how people are gonna need to learn English and work a more americanized style. It hasn't been a week. 😂

In the grand scheme of things, Hangman Page has always been the main character of AEW, since the beginning. I'm so glad the Bucks are back. Yeah, amazing shape, and ridiculous ways of still being the GOATS, really. It's just a dream match every week to see Speedball interacting with this roster. Glad to see Stokely back too. Interesting choice of putting him alongside FTR (because they really don't need a manager to cut promos for them, but then again I really like Stokely). Gotta love Ricky Morton taking that piledriver like a king at 68. Can't say I was *shocked* to see Josh Alexander do the C4 on Brody, but still amazed. He too, I'm glad he's there. He's not gonna be the man like he was in Impact, but I can't wait when he's thrown in this year's CC, because he should. MJF is actually make me kinda enjoy the Hurt Syndicate, so that's a feat. Tag titles still are in limbo though. Heel FTR gotta get those. Overall, just a terrific episode again.

Honestly, Nia Jaxx shitting on a co-worker who even isn't there at a roast hosted by a racist MAGA "comedian" doesn't say anything about Charlotte's character. It does however says a lot about Nia Jaxx's. Also at that hilarious roast, from the audio transcript (the audio having been pulled by WWE), there have been "jokes" about Nakamura eating dog, Shayna Baszler having a penis (a Paul Heyman joke, mind you), deportation jokes of course, Waffle House in reference to the Naomi vs Jade match, and even an Alberto del Rio joke (about Paige). Such good shit... (and yeah, some idiots are making the "it was roast, you silly" excuse, which doesn't fly one bit when these "jokes" are made at an event run by a company tied with MAGA and it's racist, transphobic, rapist-loving office and politics) (good guy Sami Zayn was a part of this BTW. That's what we call a "useful idiot")