Ira Gaines Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Bring on the stampede!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoon Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Wrestling finally returns to TBS. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Hopefully Rampage has a bit more substance to it than the dull shows they currently put out on YT every week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoon Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 4 yearly specials on TNT each year too, which gives them 8 big events to build to each year now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoon Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 Grungier version of Wild Thing for Moxley this week. Fits much better. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 6 hours ago, TheGoon said: Grungier version of Wild Thing for Moxley this week. Fits much better. It's had a lot of covers over the years, but I think it was the one made famous by Major League. I don't watch a ton of New Japan, so I had kind of hoped it was just a change to his NJPW theme. As Mox's AEW music has been one of the better ones and fit quite well. In a full crowd Wild Thing does have the potential to cross over into Sandman territory. Certainly you could only imagine the reaction if Mox, Kingston, Hangman, Silver, & Reynolds headed to the ring to take on the Super Elite in Blood & Guts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Some cracking promos last night. Miro thanking Jesus for giving him the strength to beat up Lance Archer being the highlight. [emoji38] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Miro is just amazing, hope they keep the belt on him for a long time 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumswall Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 I really don't think moxleys new song works. His older song had the aggression that his entrance needed. It might work better with a full crowd but I don't get the same buzz from it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) The online community seem to be getting very salty because Jim Ross said he believes Randy Orton to be the best wrestler in the world right now. People very angry he never said Kenny Omega including apparently Kenny Omega. Chris Jericho has posted a tweet and said it's inarguable that it's anyone but Omega. I've no idea who it is. I'd say Orton is more of a household name, but bizarre that so many are getting upset over it. If Kenny Omega was a P&B poster, he'd be getting ripped to shreds with '^^ verge of tears' posts. Also, I get that he and Cornette have history and he's being referred to as the 'bigot cuck' but is he also taking a legit swipe at JR in that Tweet? Fucking hell. Edited May 24, 2021 by Ludo*1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Is Omega not a heel at the moment though? I might be wrong, I've only got a very distant understanding of what's going on in AEW and elsewhere because I'm a WWE bigot cuck, but is that just not him leaning into the charracter a bit? "Best Wrestler in the World" is probably about as much of a hornet's nest of subjectivity that "best x in the world" is for everything else. How are you supposed to even quantify it? Purely depends from what perspective you're looking at it from. There'll be guys out there with an absolutely incredible work-rate who can do amazing things, but, say, lack charisma. Then guys that are pretty limited but who can hold a crowd's attention like no-one else. Orton's been really, really good for the past couple of years, as he seems to have found at least one f**k to give after losing them for a while, but he's probably not top in either charisma or as a worker. All seems a little silly to get worked up over, but I guess that's the business (and the fans that will worry about this kind of stuff) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 I'm obviously not going to go full Cornette here, but I've never got the hype around Kenny Olivier (bollocks, I went full Cornette). While he's obviously very decent in the ring, I find it hard to get into his matches. Even the ones with Jericho, and I am a huge fan of Jericho the wrestler, for me were a bit short of the hype they seemed to get. FWIW, I have a pretty similar opinion of Randall Keith Orton! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 I also don't get it. He's not that good, he's absolutely nowhere Orton obviously. If he's genuinely affronted by Jr's comments he should pipe down and work harder at getting better.If he was the best in the world, he wouldn't be at AEW. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) When people in wrestling describe Orton, it's hard to argue against the reasons they appreciate him so much. I don't enjoy him anywhere near as much as I enjoy Omega, but it's clear that Orton has nailed down so much of what he's supposed to do. And despite his profile being higher than ever, I probably enjoy Omega less now than I ever have. Edited May 24, 2021 by Andre Drazen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Omega is excellent but there's a large list of wrestlers above him in AEW alone 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Stellaboz said: I also don't get it. He's not that good, he's absolutely nowhere Orton obviously. If he's genuinely affronted by Jr's comments he should pipe down and work harder at getting better. If he was the best in the world, he wouldn't be at AEW. Didn't he turn down WWE? He's also the champion of 3 promotions at the moment and had been IWGP Heavyweight champion more than once. Working at the top in various promotions doesn't sound like someone who isn't working as hard as they can. I also don't think you need to be in WWE to be considered the top wrestler around. It's all subjective anyway. Each person will have their favourites. I don't think either guy is the 'best in the world' right now (but would definitely rather watch an Omega match over an Orton match).It's also utterly meaningless simply because it is subjective. Orton is obviously very good but he's also exceptionally boring. I don't particularly care for him and were I to be picking someone for the current 'best in the world', he wouldn't even be the top guy in WWE. I think this is Omega being a heel here with his comments, but it also wouldn't surprise me if he wasn't. Edited May 24, 2021 by DA Baracus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 There's a fairly large number of people who have knocked back WWE for all sorts of reasons. It doesn't say anything about their talent, or lack of. Especially when you see some of the shite they hire on top of that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoon Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 Different strokes for different folks. I don’t blame people for having Orton near their Mount Rushmore - I wouldn’t, but he carries a lot of what people value in a wrestler. Similarly with Omega. On pure wrestling ability I don’t think it was even an argument he was the best in the world a few years ago, but as Bert says there’s guys in his own company and elsewhere now better than him. I think he knows that too, but leaning into the whole debate is exactly what his character should be doing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 What's the most plausibly trolling take you could have here that people would still fall for? Might just go for Charlotte Flair nerds on the internet seem mad at her often enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEMSFC Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 I think this is the first time AEW have directly addressed WWE. Could be reading too much into it but seen rumours of WWE and NJPW working together. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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