Took them long enough. Embarrassing.

R.I.P

Yes RIP WWE!

I can't seem to find any reliable information regarding their recent 2019-2020 deal but it is speculated that it is somewhere around 60 million per year.

can't wait to catch the delta variant at the united center BABY :cool:

Nice!

The airline battles continue

ahahaha!!


Great Dad Joke there.

I want to eventually see a CM Punk vs. Eddie Kingston feud.

Man, just imagining the promos Kingston can cut about how Punk got everything he ever wanted and threw it away, while Kingston kept slugging away and losing everything, watching all of his friends get signed, only for Punk to try and waltz back in and take it again. That is a money program.

Can definitely see those two with the ability to "make it seem real" by talking some quasi-real shit.

NYC just announced vaccine mandates for anyone attending shows...

Wonder if it will affect the attendance much for the Arthur Ashe show. Feel like AEW fans "skew liberal" maybe, especially in NYC, so might be like 80+% vaccinated already anyway

Also now seems much less likely that NYC will cancel the show outright so that's good

The order right now is indoor gatherings only, hasn't extended to outdoor yet but I'd assume it's trending in that direction. Whether this event is indoor or outdoor could depend on the weather, etc.

Either way I'll be bringing my card.

Ooh, and he says it requires proof.


Now's the time to buy some printer ink and index card stock fellas.

I hate the way articles are written now-a-days

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/domi...171300268.html

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">First commercial in forever and it’s wrestling</p>&mdash; Pabst Blue Ribbon (@PabstBlueRibbon) <a href="https://twitter.com/PabstBlueRibbon/status/1422666092959387657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

sigh


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">AEW actually aired Max Caster's rap which involved a shot at Simone Biles and a Duke LaCrosse r*pe joke.<br><br>Fucking Disgusting. <a href="https://t.co/pIpzwNscI2">pic.twitter.com/pIpzwNscI2</a></p>&mdash; Sammy (riderless) (@WrestleHades) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestleHades/status/1422712377909383168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

lol the Duke lacrosse thing is a weird line though... should know ur gonna get in trouble for that one

Slick Damo is going to be up in arms about this

I never saw these guys in NXT, are they any good?


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2.0 (Matt Lee &amp; Jeff Parker) have arrived in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEW</a>, &amp; aren’t wasting any time! They’ve aligned with Daniel Garcia &amp; challenged 3 of the top names in AEW <a href="https://twitter.com/JonMoxley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JonMoxley</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/MadKing1981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MadKing1981</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/DarbyAllin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DarbyAllin</a>! GM <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyKhan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TonyKhan</a> has just sanctioned this match for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> TOMORROW night Live on TNT! <a href="https://t.co/Xcvd9vyPSQ">pic.twitter.com/Xcvd9vyPSQ</a></p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href="https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1422732946251915265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

they barely did anything in nxt

yeah, rasslin twitter will want his head on a stake for a few days until the next thing happens in rasslin that they get up in arms about.

He’s a heel. He’s supposed to get heat. It’s a work. People should calm the fuck down.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Goodnight PABSTAMANIACS and jabronie marks without a life that don't know it a work when you work a work and work yourself into a shoot,marks</p>&mdash; Pabst Blue Ribbon (@PabstBlueRibbon) <a href="https://twitter.com/PabstBlueRibbon/status/1422764575754264578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I forget who/why Hogan made that tweet, but whoever is running Pabst's Twitter is on fire lol

Nah the Caster line was terrible. Most of his raps are funny but a rape joke of any kind is beyond the pale. Can't justify that garbage.

AEW doesn't script nor review promos which is generally a good thing, the guys value creative freedom and all that, and can generally be trusted. But the flipside of this is someone takes it too far. Probably need to start clearing his raps with the office for a while. That he did this rap on a Fight for the Fallen show that was raising money for rape victims made it even worse.

The company looks bad for not editing it out to begin with. I'm sure a fan recorded video of Caster's rap would've made it online but at least the company could've justified their decision to remove it in the first place, looking proactive instead of reactive.

AEW get a lot right but this ain't it.

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Lol I remember. Hogan was mad about people bitching about TNA, specifically Bobby Roode losing to Kurt Angle when Roode was on the rise.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tony Khan says he is taking over the editing of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEW</a> Dark and Elevation, as a result of Max Caster's rap.<br><br>TK says it was &quot;terrible&quot; and he wasn't aware of what Caster said until it aired. &quot;It should have been caught&quot; and edited out before airing.</p>&mdash; SEScoops (@sescoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/sescoops/status/1422948971123822595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

R.I.P

Fightful reporting the following is expected to sign with AEW

i certainly fucking hope so.

Hyped as fuck for Dynamite.


Woke up this morning excited it was Wednesday for that.

Boy I didn’t catch the rape joke. Which means I get to backtrack on my call the fuck down comment and say that Max is a good talent but that’s like is way too far so yeah definitely needs to have his stuff reviewed before going out there.

Given Lars Frederiksen gave her his blessing on the ring name, and Lars is tight with Punk....I'm guessing they'll end up getting the rights to the song too, which would be cool.

Gotta love how anything AEW does that gets a negative response is always blamed on some nameless backstage person.

Cody scares his dog, "oh we fired the pyro guy"
Sparkler match, "oh we didnt even pay those guys"
Youtube video bad, "TK will take over dont worry"

Nah they blamed Kenny for the exploding ring botch

Holding people in power accountable

They kayfabe did, but then somebody put a microphone in front of the Money Mark and he bragged about how he didnt pay the professional pyrotechnics guys because it was their fault.

I know. I was being silly.

Were all three of these guys in NXT?

i don't remember garcia being there

Anyone have any concept or solid guesses what the All Out card may look like? I can only put together a few matches.

Kenny vs Christian
Mox vs Tanahashi or Tomohiro Ishii
Cage vs Starks
Miro vs OC

Other than that and those are just guesses I really have no idea. It seems like they have plenty of stories that have been brewing for months but I can't tell what could take shape before the PPV. Like, Malakai vs Darby makes sense on paper but there has been nothing to indicate that would happen. Malakai will need a big babyface to tackle after soundly destroying Cody last night. Obviously we have the Punk factor which is huge. If he is going to wrestle it does seem that Darby is on the table based on what Darby said. But you'd think that maybe Omega could be that guy as well.

Imagine they do Christian vs Omega on The Dynamite before All out without having announced a World Title match for the PPV. At the end of the match Punk shows up and faces off with Kenny but Kenny takes a powder and Punk get's on the mic and say's "I'll see you at the United Center". They then set up the PPV main event on Rampage. Very hot shotty idea but still would be cool.

Also part of me is kind of expecting that Punk could wrestle at the United Center show but I have no indication other than the show's title "First Dance". Perhaps they have Darby and Punk do a face off the Dynamite before All Out. On that same show Kenny faces Christian for the title and wins. They announce Punk and Darby to face off for the challenger spot at All Out, on Rampage.

If they do go with Punk/Kenny at the PPV it will be a hot shot angle 100%, but still super hot and will get a major buzz even in a days time.

I am hoping that The Bucks defend against Santana & Ortiz, or perhaps they put together 3-Way or 4-Way tag match to wow us all.

Ishii is possible for Mox because they have history and also he will be in the US for the NJPW Strong PPV, and I don't believe Tanahashi has been announced for that show.