Apparently the plans got scrapped. Guessing it might’ve been something to do with the people who ran the building they were going into.

It won’t be cold in Florida for too much longer anyway.

How do u do this weekend fellow elites

It’s not mainstream. At all. It’s going to make it harder for mainstream wrestling. It’s going to go the way of roller-derby where it ends up as a shoot played mainly by lesbians in small rinks.

:roll:

Well....here's the hard one.


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The opening alone....(Plus TayJay @ 4:54)

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when is haku going to show up and give the bucks an ass whooping? with new japan having something USA soon we can have battle of the bullet clubs.

It's pretty inarguable that AEW is the most mainstream wrestling promotion other than WWE. You could make a case for New Japan I suppose, but they aren't mainstream with American audiences more than AEW is.

Boom roasted!

..........also a thing.....


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My prediction for AEW/NJPW in the near future.

Omega/Kenta lose to Mox/Archer, Mox pins Omega.

Kenta over Mox at NJPW Strong for IWGP with help from Kenny.

Kenny vs Mox at Revolution

NJPW still want to do their MSG show that got cancelled last year. Probably not gonna happen this year either but maybe 2022.

I assume they'll want to do a standalone show but shit, imagining it turning into an AEW/NJPW supercard and Omega/Ibushi happens there. I'd spare no expense to be there.

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Without WWE doing Mania to feed from I think having AEW join up would be the smartest move possible. I can't imagine at this point NJPW drawing over 5k to the Garden at this time. They've cooled off greatly in 2020. I'd think it's still a tough venue for both AEW and NJPW to sell out legit but it would be a worthy effort.

I feel they can't really bring in Naito, because Mox is the only top guy (actual Main Eventer) that can share a ring with Naito and not look like a total dork in comparison. Besides him, maybe Page and one or two of the hosses (who aren't Main Eventers).

Okada v heel Cody please

I'd add Omega to that list.

He had some really good to great matches with Naito during his time in NJPW.

The thing that stinks about NJPW is that if Omega and The Bucks started working for NJPW again is that it would be the exact same product as they had two or three years ago. Because now the product is the same as it was 2 or 3 years ago except without the AEW guys. NJPW gotta push new stars.

This is ridiculous, not because Naito is not incredible, but because Rey Fenix is a god damn shooting star bursting through the sky and if he puts in his greatest performance of all time, he could eventually be as good as PAC

I don’t think there’s anyone in NJPW who could work with Naito better than Fenix or PAC

Every once in awhile they try and then take their foot off the gas. Jay White and EVIL come immediately to mind.

Ideally they'll use the bigger names they have access to and help showcase their younger guys.

Ricky Starks v Okada would be fun.

I want to see someby die. Minoru vs Penta

Takahashi vs Cowboy
Okada vs Cody
Omega vs Naito
Moxley vs KENTA
GOD vs FTR

So many things that I want in my life.

Fuck it. Tanahashi vs Jericho and Ibushi vs PAC also. A man can dream.

Jericho vs Suzuki would please me

Pac vs Ibushi

The biggest benefit to an AEW partnership for New Japan is going to be bolstering BOSJ and to a much greater extent World Tag League. Borrowing a few tag teams from the talent pool for a month would be a great benefit there. FTR, Santana & Ortiz, either of the Dark Order teams, Lucha Bros. TH2 for the super jrs. All fresh. I'm sure Gedo would like Best Friends back so he can finish up the unhinged Chuck Taylor angle which never got a payoff. Maybe that's just me though.

Jungle Boy, Pac, Fenix, Cassidy, Starks, Darby and so on could do some good work with the Jrs. Hiromu or SHO versus anyone right now is going to be fantastic.

Let the salt pour in.


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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I AM DEITY OF SHIT. <a href="https://t.co/ac2LFKnTXw">https://t.co/ac2LFKnTXw</a> <a href="https://t.co/va1ceTew5D">pic.twitter.com/va1ceTew5D</a></p>&mdash; 伊藤麻希 Maki Itoh (@maki_itoh) <a href="https://twitter.com/maki_itoh/status/1359115986276786176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Who said anything about a job? Plus she's in Japan wrestling in....Japan. Unless she wins the tournament she isn't really getting a spot.

Remember when we were promised a sports-based presentation? Their biggest signings in the past six months have been a literal child and a scat fetishist. Wrestling in 2021 — such good shit!

Lol, his company kicks people who wants shit to make sense in the nuts and its fans are like “Yeah! Alienate more people!” :lol:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We are on the road to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWRevolution</a> and this Wednesday on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/tonyschiavone24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tonyschiavone24</a> interviews <a href="https://twitter.com/Sting?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sting</a>!<br>Watch Dynamite at 8/7c on <a href="https://twitter.com/tntdrama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TNTDrama</a> <a href="https://t.co/WoQ6VjggwK">pic.twitter.com/WoQ6VjggwK</a></p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href="https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1358913502375677952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

How many times are they gonna run this segment? :rofl:

Imagine being as angry as Jim Cornette is like everyday of your life

Huge fan of Corny, BTW. He should just probably rest sometimes before his heart splits in half.

I also think that one of the key things about his Itoh Tweets is that he flippantly said, "while plenty of talented wrestlers sit idle", or words to that effect.

If he was genuinely wanting what's best for wrestling, he would have used that Tweet (and any others) to put over and promote some of those talented wrestlers, rather than using his platform to put down others. But he's not about making wrestling better, he's about drawing jaded older fans toward him and away from the current product. He's actively detrimental to wrestling, and has been for some time.

WWE just plays hardball with a cookie dough included; they don't care what AEW does so they just do as they do and they'll be on their way.

AEW is trying to look innovative or special or new or whatever but the reality is wwe will always have a little more to be ahead of the curve.

He's just one of these guys you have to accept for his benefits as well as his downsides. There'a no separating them, it's all one package. On one hand he's gotta be one of the most if not the most passionate wrestling fan thay has ever lived and IMO top 5 wrestling storyteller ever. Almost nobody else I'd rather listen to tell an old road story. On the other hand, he's just a bitter cunt about the wrestling business. He can't accept that times change and that what he once viewed as wrestling isn't going to be back. He can either adapt or complain and he's chosen the complain route.

Overall, I absolutely love the guy. Is he good for the current wrestling product? No, probably not.