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#69561 |
It's a blood match!
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Have you guys been watching Maven on YouTube? He's exposing the business! Good stuff, check out his video where he sneaks backstage to AEW.
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#69562 |
Best Poster
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His videos went from being charming to super weird. The Saturn video, the Justin Credible video. He seems to have run out of things to talk about.
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#69563 |
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I liked the Against All Odds show. It’s so weird to say that TNA might be my favorite show right now. I do like NXT. Smackers has been a major chore lately. I don’t think it’s just the 3hrs. The direction is grating on me. Lots of “losers” on the show. Starting off with Seth Rollins talking should probably be outlawed for shows with that long to go.
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#69564 |
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I saw Mavens video with Mick Foley, first one I have ever watched. It was ok.
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#69565 |
President of Freedonia
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The most hilarious thing about Maven's video's are the way he transitions into the ad reads.
Like in a video about backstage heat he just randomly started telling an unrelated story about how someone walked up to his house with a gun one day and now he's happy he doesn't have to worry about it because of SimpliSafe. |
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#69566 |
President of Freedonia
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If Goldberg lives to be 90, that means Bret Hart will live until at least 100. I think Bret is going to will himself to outlive Goldberg so he can go to his funeral and trash him one last time.
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#69567 |
I am the cheese
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I dunno bret looks old and shriveled. Goldberg looks jacked and ready to fuck
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#69568 |
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If Goldberg wins the World Title in Atlanta, would he be the only person to win the belt in 4 different decades?
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#69569 |
Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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Just saw the video of Cena's pipe bomb referencing promo on SD.... pretty good...
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#69570 |
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That was great. People have been chasing the pipebomb for 14 years and ironically the only guy who could deliver was the guy it was initially cut on. Poetry.
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#69571 |
3 Dicks Out For Trips
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Something something long term story telling
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#69572 |
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The table was sponsored by Slim Jim
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#69573 |
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Cena made me want to see Claudio, Cardona & Nemeth back in WWE. Good job. Ryan Nemeth has been a gem on TNA. The Nemeths vs. Punk would be awesome stuff.
That segment also tips off how far WWE thinks about things in advance these days. They lined this up for a slam dunk almost perfectly. They knew they were going this route a long time ago — when the dirt sheets were speculating about whether or not Punk was even going to Saudi Arabia. The segments involving R-Truth also lend credence to the idea that WWE knew he would be there. It’s not that hard to deliver things like this if you know where you’re going. You can give hints and build ideas in people’s minds. |
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#69574 |
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Decent Raw. Gunther has become a great promo. I liked how Cody and Jey both tried to use their rivals’ signature holds. Needed more Chad Gable.
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#69575 |
President of Freedonia
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#69576 |
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It kind of takes balls to travel to Saudi Arabia after even tangentially insulting the regime.
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#69577 |
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SmackDown was ok. Glad it’s going down to 2 hrs. CM Punk and John Cena are just on a different level. DIY actually got good reactions, and I have to say that match was bangin’. Andrade is so good in the ring. The Saudis are a pretty smarky crowd. They seemed down on Jade Cargill and The Wyatt Sicks. Can’t say I blame them.
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#69578 |
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NOC had some good wrestling. I’m not that into Jade or Cody right now. CM Punk and Cena energize every show they’re on.
I noticed they changed their tone on Goldberg. That’s interesting. Karrion Kross has done a Rusev and an LA Knight for me. I’ve become a fan. |
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#69579 |
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Finished the Wrestling Observer 1984 yearbook. Its a collection of all his 1984 Newsletters. So good.
Probably the nerdiest thing I ever posted. Brought this book to Cuba when I first bought it lol |
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#69580 |
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Dave’s antics over the past 6 years or so have to call into question the credibility of his entire body of work. I think social media, age and competition in the space have been influencing factors. But at his core there is a speculative mark who clearly doesn’t have a problem making things up. A lot of “smart fan lore” has to be revisited.
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#69581 |
Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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He's just going where the money is, it's not like he has ever been a real journalist. The people who are likely to pay money to subscribe are pro AEW online hard-core fans.
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#69582 |
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That might be the intention, but is that really where the money is? He had to up his subscription price recently. I guess if your audience is going to decline anyway, might as well preach to the especially gullible.
I think some wrestlers give him kickbacks every now and then, and that “unofficially” buys them good coverage. You’ll never see a critical word written about certain people (and that’s always been the case). Jericho comes to mind as an example going back to around 1998. I think a lot of those wrestlers are currently in AEW and don’t want Dave blowing up their spot with honest AEW coverage, because they’re worried Tony will bail. |
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#69583 |
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Plus they can write it in their own books if they don’t blurt everything to Dave.
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#69584 | |
Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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#69585 |
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Your sources dry up when you spend so many years trashing a place too.
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#69586 |
Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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Again, not like it is anything like real journalism anyways... so F having sources, can literally just make things up or speculate. Wrestling sometimes real predictable too, so you can guess and be right a lot of the time.
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#69587 |
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Or just be wrong and say plans changed.
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#69588 |
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Dave Meltzer
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#69589 |
It's a blood match!
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It's very difficult to read Dave since AEW launched. I rarely read his work, definitely not paying for his thoughts ever again. He upped the price? Well that's kind of in line with everything else I'm this country right now.
WWE title picture is actually pretty good for each belt right now. The main titles are hot as ever. Glad that Judgement Day won the tag titles on Raw because that scene is very slow right now. I wasn't as impressed with Cena's pipebomb as I was CM punk's pipebomb years ago but it was a good promo. I wouldn't mind if Punk was the last opponent for Cena this December. They are a classic rivalry. |
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#69590 |
It's a blood match!
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If you are looking for more wrestling, and if you enjoy current TNA (really fun promotion currently) I'd recommend you try a Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling show. It's Scott D'more's fed, and it's probably the highest quality indie product I've ever seen. Check it out, they run small arenas but they are actual arenas and they fill them. Looks like at least 1500-2k in attendance for their shows. The Indy wrestling is obviously there but they have a lot of really good unsigned stars too. Great for a random watch.
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#69591 |
Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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