Wrestling Thread

[American Dragon]

I’m sure he has value in AEW, but just because he has value doesn’t mean he has more value (especially long term value) than others that would be getting his potential reps.

So on paper I would not approve of this addition to AEW if it were to happen. I would keep an open mind about rather I like what he’s actually doing or not.

But instead of like an Ilja Dragunov where you’ll have to prove to me signing him was a bad idea, you’ll have to prove to me that signing Sheamus was a good idea.

 

[American Dragon]

WWE released a near 40-minute video of people paying tribute to PAC. Surprisingly WWE cut the nonsense for once and actually let the Lucha Bros say PAC.

 

[American Dragon]

 

[GeraldV]

Good for him. I didn't think WWE was ever going to pull the trigger on him, but when they did, it has worked out great for both sides. He belongs there.

 

[Laparkafan]

On pins and needles for this to come out

 

[American Dragon]

Does Cody seriously expect anyone to believe this after they told a bunch of people to take 50%+ pay cuts?

 

[Nightwish]

- Does WWE even have a backup plan? Isn't it supposed to be a CAT 2 on Saturday around New Orleans? I don't think you just avoid the south all together in Sept and Oct but it's still a risk. It's like expecting a traveling show to avoid the NE from Nov to Feb. That's probably not going to happen. I'm enjoying the "Money in the Bank in Vegas" memes though.

- Cody will never step foot in AEW again, even for a retired appearance. I think he holds a grudge for how fans treated him and at the first sign of trouble, he bolted and returned "home." Plus WWE will lock him up for life like they likely have with Cena. They'll try to do with same with Punk, Reigns, Rollins, and Orton too.

- Algorithms be algorithming (?) but for the last couple months YouTube has been suggesting random WWF Superstars episodes from '95-'97. It's a blast going through some of those. The cheesy backstage vignettes, Austin getting no reaction and hitting the Stunner without the kick first, random Sunny appearances, the Godwinns, etc.

 

[Laparkafan]

 

[Laparkafan]

 

[Im The Village Idiot]

He cornered himself into a lose-lose with the shortsighted anti-NJPW stuff before.

Thats why sometimes simple works as a heel. Just get the cheap heat rather than trying to be cute. Otherwise you risk the suspension of disbelief later or end up with egg on the face.

Reminds me of Punk with the “go suck a blood money covered“ deal — only MJFs was kayfabe.

 

[Laparkafan]

 

[American Dragon]

 

[American Dragon]

- Does WWE even have a backup plan? Isn't it supposed to be a CAT 2 on Saturday around New Orleans? I don't think you just avoid the south all together in Sept and Oct but it's still a risk. It's like expecting a traveling show to avoid the NE from Nov to Feb. That's probably not going to happen. I'm enjoying the "Money in the Bank in Vegas" memes though.

- Cody will never step foot in AEW again, even for a retired appearance. I think he holds a grudge for how fans treated him and at the first sign of trouble, he bolted and returned "home." Plus WWE will lock him up for life like they likely have with Cena. They'll try to do with same with Punk, Reigns, Rollins, and Orton too.

- Algorithms be algorithming (?) but for the last couple months YouTube has been suggesting random WWF Superstars episodes from '95-'97. It's a blast going through some of those. The cheesy backstage vignettes, Austin getting no reaction and hitting the Stunner without the kick first, random Sunny appearances, the Godwinns, etc.

Cody has no one but himself to blame for how he got treated by fans.

Needed to turn heel because everyone was sick of his white meat babyface BS, but he’s a mark for himself so his ego and arrogance led him to refusing to do it.

He became increasingly desperate to turn things around as a babyface but everyone saw through the facade of his inauthentic and fake try-hard junk and it just made things worse for himself.

All he had to do was turn hell. It could have been an electric heel run with as much as the crowds naturally hated him.

He’s kind of the perfect example of why sometimes the AEW creative system just doesn’t work for some people. He’s a guy that needed to be very heavily produced/scripted to save him from himself. He’s a very talented individual, but as he’s admitted himself on the record, something like 90% of his ideas are bad. And boy did we see some just downright dreadful l stuff for him in AEW. omeone like that really just shouldn’t have much if any say in their creative.

 

[American Dragon]

 

[Laparkafan]

Just another day another SRS feud on X - he realizes it’s not the best business plan?

 

[American Dragon]

This doesn’t sound good. Says Alvarez was told it’s “very serious.” That’s not typically phrasing used even for injuries with a long recovery timeframe.

 

[American Dragon]

Just another day another SRS feud on X - he realizes it’s not the best business plan?

I seriously doubt any of the people he feuds with are paying to his stuff. Or they are the ones that just copy and paste what gets posted behind the paywall, so in that case fu*k em.