Gage wrestles in a pretty good promotion of GCW. CZW died because all the good people of it went and created GCW. To me it seems more like the boomer crowd wasn't a fan of the match as much as the younger crowd was.Tom Servo said:It could be that Jericho's retirement is being teased here as he goes through his 5 labors...each one through a different persona.
That said, Nick Cage is a garbage wrestler wrestling for a garbage outfit in CZW. At least he didn't die last night
You must've really hated ECW back in the day and the hardcore title matches as well.coyote5 said:Tony Kahn is a ####### mark with daddy's money. Promoter of the year? . I can't believe they put that garbage on a national promotion and that Jericho agreed to do it. Garbage. Mudshow. Bull####. Gage is nothing but a prop wrestler. What can he do without sharp objects? Nothing. Danielson and Punk agreed to come into this promotion?! Why?? Really, why?
Thats some great advertising though. However Dominos also sucksFiled under “It’s 2021and everything is stupid”, Dominos is mad that their spot ran in Picture in Picture during the Gage-Jericho main event.
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Eh, I didn't watch it back then. But I'm also older and more crotchety these daysYou must've really hated ECW back in the day and the hardcore title matches as well.
FIXEDEh, I didn't watch it back then. But I'm also older and morecrotchety these dayslikely to tell you to get off my lawn.
Funny because I was gonna post that it seemed the only people who didn't enjoy that match are the get off my lawn crowd. The people who complained in the 80s about the Rock N' Roll Express gonna kill wrasslin' for them and how the Hardy's and all these flippy guys would kill the good ole wrasslin' for themFIXED
I see your point to an extent. But pretty silly to use some of the best wrestlers in the history of the business as a comparison. Let me know the next time Gage wrestles a 60 min broadway. But noone's doing that these days, so that's as bad a comparison as putting Gage in a category with those guys.Funny because I was gonna post that it seemed the only people who didn't enjoy that match are the get off my lawn crowd. The people who complained in the 80s about the Rock N' Roll Express gonna kill wrasslin' for them and how the Hardy's and all these flippy guys would kill the good ole wrasslin' for them
Fun fact: People said the same thing about Harley Race and Ric Flair and others back in the day too.
I wasn't crazy about it either.Eh, I didn't watch it back then. But I'm also older and more crotchety these days
If there were any two people to do this type of match, it was Jericho and Gage. They at the very least had purpose enough to keep me watching, even if I find the GCW style not to my taste.I wasn't crazy about it either.
I don't think it comes off well at all outside bingo hall types but hey I'm not gonna hate on doing something new. Sure the #### beats watching balding bucks no sell everything and make a mockery of professional wrestling with their cosplay wrestling bull####
Yeah, I hope everything is ok outside the ring for him. This is stunning news to me; outside of The Shield and the 4 Horsewomen, Bray is another of their most successful developmental talent of that generation.As much time off as he's had on and off over the years, I'm wondering if something beyond wrestling is going on with him. Thought his release may come but thought merch might save him if duration of advance was short.
His brother seemed to move on to a life beyond wrestling long ago despite being only like 30.
He's above that IMO. They really should stop trying to get that thing to work. Would be as bad as if they repaired him with Matt Hardy.Well, the Dark Order got their new leader.
Catching flies...Craig_MiamiFL said:WWE has now rid of the 2 guys that had far and away the best themes within the span of a couple months.
Look forward to Lashley and BILL
No I was more so saying comparing styles not actually wrestlers.coyote5 said:I see your point to an extent. But pretty silly to use some of the best wrestlers in the history of the business as a comparison. Let me know the next time Gage wrestles a 60 min broadway. But noone's doing that these days, so that's as bad a comparison as putting Gage in a category with those guys.
Bray was a name I heard a few sources mention during the initial releases back in April/May if you remember me saying. He's had a hot/cold relationship with Vince and Nick Khan is being granted a lot of power on budget cutsCraig_MiamiFL said:As much time off as he's had on and off over the years, I'm wondering if something beyond wrestling is going on with him. Thought his release may come but thought merch might save him if duration of absence was short.
His brother seemed to move on to a life beyond wrestling long ago despite being only like 30.
FWIW the whole wyatt family now has been released from WWE
AEW topped 1 million viewers for the third week in a row, but "people are turned off".In general, the whole thing just felt strange, especially when you factor in WWE’s past attempts to brand AEW (and previously WCW) as excessively violent, their long history of of planting stories, and the like. On Friday, Dave Meltzer strongly implied in the newest Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscribers-only link) that WWE had planted the story, with Rich Kraetsch and Joe Lanza’s Voices of Wrestling Twitter account outright saying that WWE had tried to do so. (A spokesperson for WarnerMedia, asked Friday afternoon about the larger controversy and simmering rumors about WWE involvement, respectfully declined comment.)
There does appear to be something to this: According to a screenshot shared with Babyface v. Heel, a reporter from a mainstream publication, in reaching out about the story, explicitly said that WWE had contacted them about writing a article on the Domino’s/AEW situation. (As a condition of being able to get the screenshot in the first place, I did agree to withhold identifying information about the reporter who sent the message, who does not specialize in professional wrestling coverage.) This comes in spite of the usual insistence on Thursday’s WWE investor call that AEW is not their competition, using the company’s default line that everything is their competition.
Word is a lot of vets are feeling uneasy about this now. If Bray is cut many feel their job isn't safe. Karl Anderson tweeted a lot of guys still unhappy in WWE.If they're releasing a top merch mover like Bray due to "budget cuts" literally everyone on that roster should be fearful for their job.
I think there's more to the story
Sounds like something the spiteful McMahon family would do.Mainstream reporter claims WWE pitched AEW - Dominos story to them
AEW topped 1 million viewers for the third week in a row, but "people are turned off".
Or the time that same guy was nailed defenseless in the head 11 times with a steel folding chair (by the now biggest actor in the world).Sounds like something the spiteful McMahon family would do.
Pretty hilarious too that WWE would want another company outed as being too violent when one of their famous matches ever featured a guy being thrown off the top of a cage and through a table.
I will riot if that happens.Vince is going to have Cena beat Reigns just to get to number 17, to rub it in Ric's face. Then have him hot potato the title 5 more times just in case Flair wants to hang his hat on 21 total reigns. #everyMarkonTwitter
Flair asked for his release but at the same time Vince and WWE wanted to give Cena the strap again prior to this to get to 17WWE releases Ric Flair, whose workrate isn't what it use to be.
Vince is going to have Cena beat Reigns just to get to number 17, to rub it in Ric's face. Then have him hot potato the title 5 more times just in case Flair wants to hang his hat on 21 total reigns. #everyMarkonTwitter
Yeah I saw that late last night. Before he became a total right wing nut Brad Sheppard was emphatic to people that Cole extended to like 2023. Guess he was wrong againNow word that Adam Cole's contract is up after SummerSlam and he is not in a hurry to resign another one with WWE. This is one of the craziest 6 weeks period ever when it just comes to Talent Relations.
You need a "third man" to go with Punk and Danielson? Can't think of a better one.
There's a ton of reports that WWE turned down crowd Volume tonight as there were a ton of CM punk and We want Bray Wyatt chants. WWE was in CHI btwWWE caught piping in audio from Cena or Flair entrance in Drew's entrance tonight. Yikes
https://mobile.twitter.com/czechmate1990/status/1422359822880673794
This is 100% believable and the way Petty Vinny will go. But Romans the only thing they have going right now. They bury him to Old Man Cena and kill all his momentum, with the upcoming rating spike AEW will be having, things are going to get very tight.Bogart said:WWE releases Ric Flair, whose workrate isn't what it use to be.
Vince is going to have Cena beat Reigns just to get to number 17, to rub it in Ric's face. Then have him hot potato the title 5 more times just in case Flair wants to hang his hat on 21 total reigns. #everyMarkonTwitter
I don't have anything against John Cena but he was never in Flair's league, imo. I don't care how many title reigns he's had.Tom Servo said:I will riot if that happens.
Certainly not as a workerI don't have anything against John Cena but he was never in Flair's league, imo. I don't care how many title reigns he's had.
Flair was on the road so much he made a WWF wrestlers look like stay at home moms. Ole Anderson allegedly has stated that they put the belt on Flair the first time to get him out of the territory. Trouble was, in contrast to most champions who asked to have it taken off them, Flair didn't. He enjoyed the road.Certainly not as a worker
Because of course he did. This is dog bites man news.Just listened to Cornette's podcast. Man, he tore AEW a new ####### over the Jericho/Gage match.
He's not wrong about Gage. Dude has no business being on TV.Because of course he did. This is dog bites man news.
When he puts over the Bucks, let me know. That's man bites dog news.
Don't get me wrong; I'm not a JC hater. As far as wrestling history goes, he's top notch and has the notes to prove it.He's not wrong about Gage. Dude has no business being on TV.
I also think he's right about the Bucks too, but your mileage may vary. A good friend of mine loves them but they're a channel changer for me.
Dude rips everything about AEW. He then back tracked on his misogynistic comments about Penelope Cruz he's been making about her since the Indy days. He's bitter now because he's now banned from AEW eventsJust listened to Cornette's podcast. Man, he tore AEW a new ####### over the Jericho/Gage match.