sek69 Posted December 23, 2021 Report Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, MoS said: Saw the latest Rampage spoilers and by god they are hilarious They are. yet Dan Lambert's promo kind of foreshadowed it. Quote
C.S. Posted December 23, 2021 Report Posted December 23, 2021 Does that mean: Spoiler Cody wins the TNT Title from Sammy? Quote
sek69 Posted December 23, 2021 Report Posted December 23, 2021 54 minutes ago, C.S. said: Does that mean: Hide contents Cody wins the TNT Title from Sammy? Spoiler Yes he did, which as much as we can moan does fit in to the "TK plays favorites" deal Lambert was cutting his promo about Quote
C.S. Posted December 23, 2021 Report Posted December 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, sek69 said: Reveal hidden contents Yes he did, which as much as we can moan does fit in to the "TK plays favorites" deal Lambert was cutting his promo about Spoiler I wouldn't have gone that route, but it's not as if Sammy was exactly setting the world on fire as champ. His win felt forced and his entire reign landed with a meh thud. Quote
NintendoLogic Posted December 23, 2021 Report Posted December 23, 2021 Spoiler Sammy recently announced that he had broken up with his fiancee, and a bunch of fans reached the conclusion that he was fooling around with Tay Conti based on little more than the fact that she appeared in his Vlog a lot. Tay received so much online harassment over it that she ended up deleting her Twitter account. Maybe AEW decided Sammy should lay low for a while and took the belt off him for that reason. Quote
Stiva Posted December 23, 2021 Report Posted December 23, 2021 Asshole Heel who thinks he’s a Face Cody is a far more interesting proposition as champ than Sammy because it means someone like Kingston will probably beat him down the line Quote
sek69 Posted December 23, 2021 Report Posted December 23, 2021 WWE stans really seem to believe that Cole/Fish/O'Reilly only existed in NXT, which is an interesting if not insane peek at how well WWE trains its fans. Quote
SirEdger Posted December 23, 2021 Report Posted December 23, 2021 So moreso that I've seen at least 1 or 2 guys tweet how disappointed they were in O'Reilly to sign with AEW and literally feel "they could no longer morally support them". If only they had seen what they were doing in ROH prior to signing with NXT. Quote
strobogo Posted December 23, 2021 Report Posted December 23, 2021 Could no longer morally support KOR for signing with AEW, or AEW for signing KOR? Either way lolwut Quote
sek69 Posted December 23, 2021 Report Posted December 23, 2021 What kind of moral issues could anyone possibly have against KOR unless terminal dorkiness offends you for some reason. Quote
SteveJRogers Posted December 24, 2021 Report Posted December 24, 2021 21 hours ago, sek69 said: What kind of moral issues could anyone possibly have against KOR unless terminal dorkiness offends you for some reason. The only thing I can think of is these loons are actually trolling those disappointed in Kevin Owens, and apparently Sami Zayn staying with WWE. Quote
sek69 Posted January 1, 2022 Report Posted January 1, 2022 Wow, TK really responded to Swole saying she left AEW partially because of their lack of diversity by drunk rage tweeting that he didn't renew her contract because her wrestling wasn't any good. Which.....is not really the way you should respond to an ex employee saying they thought your diversity was lacking. Quote
C.S. Posted January 1, 2022 Report Posted January 1, 2022 14 minutes ago, sek69 said: Wow, TK really responded to Swole saying she left AEW partially because of their lack of diversity by drunk rage tweeting that he didn't renew her contract because her wrestling wasn't any good. Which.....is not really the way you should respond to an ex employee saying they thought your diversity was lacking. Utterly tone deaf response by TK. He really needs someone handling his social media accounts for him, like I assume most CEOs have. Quote
El-P Posted January 1, 2022 Report Posted January 1, 2022 Nyla Rose, a trans, native and black woman was champ already in the short existence of the company. Two others champs (out of four thus far) are Japanese. They have been heavily pushing Jade Cargill, and that's before she's even ready... Swole is so full of it. And yeah, Big Swole's work was indeed the shits. She was poor when she started and never improved despite being at one point heavily featured in a feud against Britt Baker, and that feud remains the worst stuff ever on AEW TV. The lack of diversity argument is such complete bullshit anyway. AEW started with the people that were available. It's not like they had a Moose or a Keith Lee that they could push to the top of the cards. They couldn't get Rich Swann or Willie Mack also alongside other people because guess what, they were under contract (and still are) already with other companies. So what, put the AEW title on Scorpio Sky (hey, he was the first tag champ but I guess that doesn't count) and the TNT title on Powerhouse Hobbs just because ? Well, sorry but Swole was just never any good and was *still* pushed pretty heavily on TV for a while. Really now... If they had Sasha Banks or Bianca BeLair under contracts, I'm pretty sure those two would have got the belt already too. Of course it's gonna be the usual Twitter drama that'll get forgotten in three days. 2022, same as 2021 already. Quote
NintendoLogic Posted January 1, 2022 Report Posted January 1, 2022 Quote There's no writers in a sense. Not everyone is comfortable writing their own things. Closed mouths don't get fed. That's exactly what that environment is. If you are shy and don't know how to write or are not creative, it's not going to work unless they want it to work for you. That's one of their biggest issues How is this a bad thing? Pro wrestling should be a field where the ones with creativity and drive rise to the top. Quote
sek69 Posted January 1, 2022 Report Posted January 1, 2022 The merits of Swole's work aside, it's pretty messed up for the boss to tweet like he's still shitposting on DVDVR. It costs nothing to just either say nothing or if you have to say something just keep it to "it just didn't work out" platitudes. Quote
C.S. Posted January 1, 2022 Report Posted January 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, NintendoLogic said: How is this a bad thing? Pro wrestling should be a field where the ones with creativity and drive rise to the top. It's not, IMO, but I think she's implying that other people who lack the same creative skills she says she lacks still get the creative help they need because AEW "wants it to work" for them. Quote
El-P Posted January 1, 2022 Report Posted January 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, sek69 said: The merits of Swole's work aside, it's pretty messed up for the boss to tweet like he's still shitposting on DVDVR. It costs nothing to just either say nothing or if you have to say something just keep it to "it just didn't work out" platitudes. Of course. But here goes Twitter for you, it's a trashcan. Between Coach Tony K. sleaze thread style reply and Lio Rush "APOLOGIZE", this is typical Twitter stupidity on all parts. Nobody wins. Wait until Brandi says something. I'd drop the classic "hold my beer", but I already started Dry January two hours ago (not saying I'll be able to stand it !) Quote
Perfectly Straightedge Posted January 1, 2022 Report Posted January 1, 2022 40 minutes ago, C.S. said: Uh oh... I guess he is going to retire again. This has blown completely out of proportion without a doubt. Swole was shitty. She never got any better and was an absolute bore to watch. There is a reason why Britt went to the top even after losing to Swole on a PPV. So it's not like Swole was used horribly. I guess Tony should have never said anything but hey Swole is shitty and needed to be called out on it. I actually like the comment but maybe not from a CEO of a company. TK should have just made a burner account as Kevin Durant did. Oh well, all the Twitter warriors will be on the prowl tonight and then by next week, they will move to the next story like always. Quote
strobogo Posted January 1, 2022 Report Posted January 1, 2022 The quality of her in ring ability has nothing to do with her comments and feelings about representation in the company. TK making a shitpost about her personally because he's mad someone had an issue with not even him but that there aren't people in the company in upper levels that look and sound like her is wildly unprofessional and unbecoming for the guy running the whole company. Quote
PeteF3 Posted January 1, 2022 Report Posted January 1, 2022 "We had professional differences and I'm sorry it didn't work out. Swole's opinions are highly valued and the door is open for her to return in the future. We remain committed to a diverse environment and are aware that we must be ever-vigilant and striving to improve in this regard." This really, really, REALLY wasn't that fucking hard. Either a response like the one above or no response at all wouldn't have created this kind of shit-show. That's 100% on Tony. Even WCW had the sense not to publicly proclaim, "Well, Bobby Walker sucked anyway!" Quote
C.S. Posted January 1, 2022 Report Posted January 1, 2022 Britt Baker supposedly retweeted TK, but there are only screenshots and reaction tweets as evidence of that, so who knows... Powerhouse Hobbs weighs in: Quote
KawadaSmile Posted January 1, 2022 Report Posted January 1, 2022 3 hours ago, strobogo said: The quality of her in ring ability has nothing to do with her comments and feelings about representation in the company. TK making a shitpost about her personally because he's mad someone had an issue with not even him but that there aren't people in the company in upper levels that look and sound like her is wildly unprofessional and unbecoming for the guy running the whole company. Pretty much the best takeaway from all this. Quote
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