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Nah, I'm good. 😎 Cope & Cage vs New Day in AEW is like, ewwww. What the fuck is this ? TNA ?

*yawn* at the idea two overrated past their prime WWE coded guys showing up in AEW. I thought we were past that point already. I don't want these guys taking up the times of the likes of Speedball, Kevin Knight, Rascalz, Bandido, Fletcher etc... Then again, FTR and Young Bucks will probably go to bat for them, so what do I know. But yeah. AEW has been on a roll for the past year and a half and it's because they got the focus on their *own*, fresh talent. Jericho to some extent, Cope & Cage, the Hurt Syndicate (yuck) is already too much old ex WWE guys back on MyAEW right now. Of course New Day was so big in WWE at one time, and there are leaving willingly, so there is the "These guys want to come here" factor that can be a positive. Maybe. But yeah, go to TNA instead, really, I'm good...

Speaking of which... He's gone. Alongside Jeff Cobb. Wow. Talk about a waste of a year in a career. Hopefully for him he got paid well. Hope that was worth downgrading your value for the last years of your career. Also, New Day gone, from their own willingness apparently. I thought these guys were gonna be lifers. Remember when they did that heel turn that was supposed to be booking genius and shit ? Kinda like, Cena's... Hey, TNA can grab them to replace the Hardies as aging "legends" maybe.

I'm hearing Ricky Saints finally debuted on the infamous "main roster" after two years of nonexistent hype, culminating with the top tier embarrassing "Tony Fumbled" chant on NXT. Here he is, back alongside Royce Keys. You know what it means right ? THIS IS RAMPAGE BABY !

I dunno what it says about NOAH's status in japanese pro-wrestling when Shane Haste is your GHC champ. This guy can't buy a win on ROH. That's, quite something. Reminds me when Davey Boy Smith Jr. won the Triple Crown some time ago.

Would be redundant with the actual WWE front office.

Rebel has had a very rough last few years. She has now been diagnosed with terminal ALS. This is heartbreaking. https://www.instagram.com/p/DXzT5etjnVM/

Oh yeah that mofo is back to TNA. Indi is a nice touch. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXxrC29R7j8/?igsh=YXplNTdyeGdpb3c5 The fact he's using the actual song is a tell, as his TNA theme was a total knockoff.

Funny, it did not cross my mind but now that you're putting it like that, wow. It actually kinda makes sense considering who these people are. Which is complete insanity.

Also, after seeing B3CCA used last week, I just hope they sign her and have her do the "Hot Bod" song intro. So I won't be the only one stuck with it in my brains for weeks now. And she seriously looked good again Stat too, so there you go. Sign her.

See, this is actually funny as fuck. Nice to see you get on with the program. (no, not THAT program, silly)

She should be called Vaxxine. That's a cool name... Too bad she was too young to be in NXT during the pandemic. She would have killed it there back then. Ahhh, The Sloppy Shop era, remember ?

I mean, I can get behind that, judging from how much they gave Roppongi Vice. They seem pretty motivated (which is something I will never take away from Copeland in AEW at least. Oh, and glad he's Adam Copeland again).

🙃 Levesque literally works with RFK Jr. office. The idea that this isn't a MAGA nepo-hire is absolutely hilarious. Maybe she can call her finisher "The Measle Spread". A real killer.

So they signed RFK Jr.'s niece. Because of course they did. The story about them being "politically forced" is kinda funny. Like they need incentives to please their MAGA masters. But anywoo. Already heard good jokes about her having The Worm as a finisher...

Imagine you're a tourist in Mexico City and you're like, hey, let('s go see lucha libre at Arena Mexico this Friday, this is gonna be so much fun, and you end up with fucking Bishop Dyers in the ring. Shit. I have no idea how Court Bauer managed to weasel himself into making MLW look like a legit partner for CMLL, to the point of them running a Friday show with MLW talents. Well, Templario vs Kushida should actually be cool, although maybe not most fitting Arena Mexico, and it's actually nice to see Trevor Lee (remember him ?) there and Lady Frost going back to CMLL too. And hell, Shotzy too, I enjoyed the little Shotzi I was on the indies. But yeah...

It's crazy to think back of his NJPW Strong days where basically he was "the guy who jumps very high". He has come a long way, and really improved a ton this last year. I never thought he could be that kinda guy even just before he jumped, when he was still in TNA tagging with Kushida. He was a really good high flying tag guy, but now he's on another level. Not yet Kyle Fletcher, but clearly someone TK was right to focus on. Okada is so damn smart and it's also in little details like stuff in that Austin match that you can see it. Knowing Ace Austin very well (I've watched him for years and years in TNA), it's fun to see how Okada uses some his his key spots and moves (like the handstand on the apron) to do stuff that no one else does with it. The spot he chosed to counter with his dropkick was another one. Also says how much Okada actually cares and pays attention to his dance partner, because he will not do routine things, he pick a few key spots and make things more interesting with them. Also, it has to be reminded everytime how great Callis is putting people over. Match had not yet started and he was already saying he great Ace Austin was (the opposite of MVP, basically). Brodie trying to bump harder than Darby was quite something. I dunno if they have a plan for Rush, but they sure seem to build him for something. Loving the Mox/Ospreay stuff. As I said before. Cool vignette. (was Mox poking PAC's lil belly, well, non-existent belly, a try to break him out of character 😄 ?) I don't care much for the Cope & Cage nostalgia run, and Excalibur saying they basically were on another level than FTR was a mistake (and absolutely wrong and every level imaginable, they were not even the Hardies as a tag team), but there you go, they had a really good match with Roppongi Vice. Kinda shocked they made it so competitive too, as Rocky I don't think as won one match in AEW. Hopefully if they get a title run it's just a quickie with them running a gauntlet of cool teams and good matches that actually elevates everyone involved. The women tag match had a few rough spot, but godamn they picked it up. And Bayne is both such a monster AND an awesome bumper. Her & Lena vs the Brawling Birds, I guess at Wembley, should bring the ass beating. Really like that version of Shida. I guess it will end up with some wild brawl against Stat, who looked great in this BTW. So, now it's Anna Jay's time to make a losing return against Willow on Collision ? Last time I saw her was on a Twitch clip where Jack Perry fell off his chair (took a good bump too). This has become such a gimmick that it has to lead to some bigger return. They could throw Tay Melo in there, as she really has not been seen for ever again. But in the end, either you could make it Mercedes coming back, but then again the TNT title is a latter of been there, done that. Either... Britt Baker ? (I mean, now that Jericho has come back, I could see them trying a Britt comeback, if she's healthy and actually willing to do business and try something different, because the days of "The house that Britt Baker DMD built" are way behind now) Or someone new, ya know... Oh yeah, and Andrade leaning into the "How you know ?" thingy that had become a meme got a good laugh out of me. Babyface turn when ? You know it's coming. Oh yeah too : Swerve going after Bandido ? Please. Yes.

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"What is DASTARDLY doing in the NXT Zone ?!!" One question remains though. Does he remember how to work a match without a dozen run-ins and ref bumps anymore ? I mean, it's been 6 years now...

The fact that he apparently requested it makes it even funnier. Imagine Okada going "Hummm, no, I'd rather work ROH tapings for one year, I'm not confortable working US TV yet".... Also, how ridiculous does that sounds ? "That is the former IWPG heavyweight champion !" Yeah, you now. The infamous IWGP heavyweight champion with no name. Also, generic-ass music.

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.