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24 minutes ago, Supremo said:

I had no idea Cool Hand and Ruby were a couple in real life. Double brilliant news!

I don’t think it was ever publicly confirmed they were a real couple, though I saw some speculation due to them suddenly being in each other’s orbit on screen.

Bronson Reed was mentioned earlier in the topic.

https://www.pwinsider.com/article/180457/the-actual-truth-on-tna-creative-going-forward-who-is-in-charge-and-more.html?p=1

1 hour ago, Snitsky's back acne said:

I'm not a big follower but Yota Tsuji looks the business and Umino, Uemura and O-Khan seem like they could be something.

Am I wrong in that assessment?

Yota Tsuji absolutely, and it’s clear to me that he’s a definite future World Champion given how he’s been presented since his return from excursion.

Shota Umino, I think, will be one of their big stars a little later, as will Ren Narita and eventually Yuya Uemura.

In fact, weren’t Tsuji, Umino and Narita recently christened their new ‘Three Musketeers’?

New Japan’s new President and Representative Director is… Ace 🤗

(sorry, couldn’t resist)

42 minutes ago, Devon Malcolm said:

Can somebody remind me what happened between Jey Uso and Randy Orton to cause this reaction, I've slept since then.

It was the Usos/Bloodline who injured Orton in 2022.

1 hour ago, d-d-d-dAz said:

To be fair, they’re collapsing Eddie Kingston’s titles into this new one, so they’ll actually be down one championship. 
 

I think it might be time for Tony to take a sabbatical. Get a fresh pair of eyes on things, simplify things and get back to basics.

The ONE thing that will likely not happen that probably needs to happen the most. 

2 hours ago, Infinity Land said:

I didn't think it could get any funnier, and then it ends on this:

 

Imagine being a wrestling promotion and being the tag along to a reality series, rather than the other way round.

That doesn’t exactly bode well for NWA Powerrr’s viability once the network gets the wedding footage aired.

Looks like it might be The CW:

https://www.hausofwrestling.com/2023/10/18/billy-corgan-the-nwa-sign-two-tv-deals-with-the-cw-exclusive/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=billy-corgan-the-nwa-sign-two-tv-deals-with-the-cw-exclusive

5 hours ago, Loki said:

Yeah!

 Edit: also a big fan of the old school hip hop lyrics that Knight throws into his promos.  This week he quoted John Cena’s Basic Thugganomics intro theme!

Makes absolute sense. He’s a huge hip hop and RnB fan, and used to produce his old theme music, which was invariably hip hop(-leaning). I’m thinking his remixed Impact theme in particular. At least I believe that’s what he told Chris Van Vliet a few years ago. 

I was one of the ‘ringside package’ people sat in the front row, at British Uprising 3 (and travelled up on a coach from London, meaning I couldn’t wait behind after the typically late start/finish to meet Terry Funk, something that niggles me now more than ever) and would often forget that I’d actually seen him wrestle live. I won’t forget ever again.

In a real case of ‘a moment in time’ I distinctly remember at the conclusion of the 6 Man he was involved in, the ‘story’ of that match among the section of ringside fans I was in was Paul Burchill going to WWE and some people around me were annoyed that all-time great Terry Funk stayed to celebrate rather than leave and ‘give the ring’ to Burchill to soak up the crowd adulation. 

Terry Funk gave more to the wrestling business than he ever seemed to demand of it in return when his longevity, body of work and titles could have made him selfish, bitter, entitled and all-round difficult person to deal with. But no, all the people who have worked with him or met him (a few people I know) say nothing but good things about him.

And as for his matches, angles and moments, he absolutely made you believe. 

To echo a lot of what has been said, we all knew he was ill, and there was a real sense of where this was going when he was moved out of his longtime ranch and home, but it still stings nonetheless.

The tributes and emotional outpouring we’re going to get from wresting media (and find time to read PWInsider write ups from Mike Johnson and Dave Scherer to see what I mean) and the podcasters, like Bruce, Bischoff, Konnan, Cornette, JR, Tony, Bully Ray, Tommy Dreamer, and even possibly Russo, will probably wax lyrical about Terry Funk. It’ll be a tough week of output but a joy to listen to as they share stories and laughs. At least I’m assuming. We’ll see what happens.

Here’s hoping he’s at peace now, and as a believer in spirituality, here’s hoping he’s reunited with his wife.

RIP Terry Funk

20 minutes ago, DavidB6937 said:

Definitely didn't hear anything like that at all and no one I know in various other sections heard anything like that either.

The most offensive thing I saw all night was two Austin Theory matches.

That last bit made me 🤣

It seemed far-fetched (given all that I said before) but it was worth asking to have the falsehood confirmed. If anything, it looks like it may have just been an invented pretext for the people on Twitter/Reddit to say those things themselves.

For reasons that are probably obvious now, I’m tuned in to things like this. Some may say sensitive. Thankfully this seems to be total nonsense.

The show itself was an alright one, with the expected love for LA Knight and some decent hype for tonight’s show. Not perfect but decent.

26 minutes ago, SuperBacon said:

I had a quick look, and if this one person on Twitter is telling the truth, and it was a whole section as they claim, then I'm going to have to think that 1.) The majority of people that were sat around them reported it/them/called them out on it and 2.) WWE will address this, as football clubs often do.

Or 3.) It's absolute bollocks. 

I have no idea, as I wasn’t there, but I know a few people here were so they may be able to confirm or disprove this.

I’ll admit to being surprised reading it, as we’ve worked hard as a country to tackle this sort of thing in sporting and entertainment events. Even factoring in the “but wrestling fans are wrong ‘uns” narrative. 

I’m sure we’ll get to the truth of the matter. 

I don’t know the veracity of this, but there is a post on Reddit suggesting some racist chants were directed at Bianca Belair at the O2.

19 minutes ago, WyattSheepMask said:

Well that was about as explosive as the Exploding Barbed Wire Match

If that interview is considered inflammatory or kicking a hornet’s nest, then, either:

1) Wade Keller is as soft as cooked beans,

2) The expectation is that CM Punk comes back, keeps his head down, plays in his new sandbox, and says nothing (to ‘defend himself’) or

3) Relating to point 1, we’ve just seen an example played out live of some wrestling media stirring things and casting a negative shadow over CM Punk (who sometimes needs no help) like his most ardent fans and supporters, such as Cornette and Last, have always argued.

It was good to hear from him (as he had kept quiet or been silenced), though my prevailing thought is it is his side of things. I recognise the imbalance as we’ve not heard directly from any of the other parties, though some wrestling writers have conveyed their side.

But in general, there’s nothing particularly new that I learned from it. 

I’m waiting to watch Collision to see how it pans out and if the success of that and the focussing of minds on Dynamite (and vice versa) can raise the tide and lift all ships in AEW.

From the Iron Sheik Twitter account.

Never knew how much he did or didn’t have to do with this account, but I can’t see why it would fib about something like this.

Impact Wrestling just laid down the gauntlet for this weekend’s wrestling shows in terms of action, angles and drama. They are on a roll. And as I constantly say, if they upgraded their production and used bigger, better lit buildings, they could possibly compete.

Because action-wise and creatively, I think  they are more consistent and less scatty than AEW.

Night Of Champions might match it, maybe even beat it. 

I’ll be shocked if Double or Nothing and NXT equal it.

I don’t know if it warrants its own thread at this stage but at the upfronts, AEW Collision has officially been announced for June 17th. 

And the logo is a definite Turner callback, shall we say

(I’m not able to post pictures right now)

45 minutes ago, DavidB6937 said:

Impact have been really good at allowing people to gain skills and confidence and sometimes even reinvent themselves. If you'd told me Steve Maclin would be as great to watch as he is now I would've laughed my head off. So yeah I think it's a decent place for her to thrive for now.

Same with W. Morrissey.

He turned up in great shape, got his presentation down, was presented seriously and his limited number of strengths were played to. 

That’s more important that people realise these days given his meandering journey in AEW so far.

I agree that Impact have essentially repurposed themselves as a polishing shop for lost toys and I think Trinity will be more wanted by other companies when she comes out of the other side. 

In my opinion, she’s a decent wrestler (no more) with an individual gear style, dynamic movements and a (let’s be frank) noticeably protruding backside that she deploys as part of her arsenal. But in Impact, there’s every chance, they can tap into something more. 

I admit, I laughed when I saw this 🤣

Regarding the main event result, I never committed to Cody winning or invested in it because at the back of my mind were those reports and leaks that Vince wanted Roman to hold one or both titles for as long as they could get away with it, WWE looking to hit 1000 days, the Summerslam pitch, Roman being on the ads for Backlash, compounded by Vince’s increasing creative ‘input’. 
 

I just had a feeling Roman would win based on all of the above.
 

Regarding Wrestlemania being the best- or most effective/climactic time for Cody to have won, I don’t exactly disagree, and I note the Lex Luger Summerslam 1993 comparisons made by Jim Cornette in the run up to the show (though I’m sure it’s been made better and elsewhere) and on here. Though I don’t believe that Cody’s story is done, the fast moving nature of the fan base or possibly those still harbouring resentment that Sami wasn’t in this match will mentally move on and find someone else to get behind. 
 

The effect of that being if Cody should win the title(s) it probably won’t mean the same as it would have a few hours ago.

Of course, there could be something that occurs tonight on RAW, Friday on Smackdown or on any of the PLE from now on that attempts to mitigate the feeling of disappointment I’m seeing online.

In 1994, my fascination with the Chicken Wing Crossface as applied by Bob Backlund at the time led to me hurting the shoulder of a younger kid in school.

2 hours ago, Uncle Zeb said:

Because we're dirty foreigners?

I guess so. I’m posting from Portugal, and was surprised to see the video. It’s Johnny Swinger’s theme and a (custom) video.

If you search for it in the U.K. you’ll never find his theme on YT.

Just because 💪