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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 3, 2019 3:31:11 GMT -5
I'm warming up to Gresham, so that's a nice pick.
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Post by Muskrat on Jul 3, 2019 14:35:51 GMT -5
I think more than just mutual satisfaction, a lot of the moves AEW's been doing have been attempts to pay back the people who've helped them get to the points in their careers where this was possible. The Bucks have talked about owing CIMA a lot for being their first break into Japan, Cody's talked about his time in developmental with Shawn Spears and wanting to pay him back, and obviously PWG was a big part of the Young Bucks rising up post-TNA and for early Kenny Omega's rise, so Excalibur's probably going to have a lot of leeway to be able to do his thing. I don't thnink a deal needed to be worked, I think this is a side gig as a big thank you for some TV time and a big paycheck, but that they're happy letting him keep up PWG around that. Oh, probably, plus PWG does their own thing and isn't really "competing" with most anybody. They sell out their shows because they don't run year round or anything, and Excalibur seems satisfied with the current size and unwilling to gamble on expanding, with the potential costs involved or how it might damage the feel of the promotion, with its more intimate setting. Makes sense, really, given Heyman killed ECW in part by trying to live beyond their means and a bunch of problems coming with it. Yeah, especially now with AEW, I think PWG would die a quick death if they tried to expand and companies started blocking talent from working there. They’ve got a good thing going on, don’t f*** with it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2019 16:23:28 GMT -5
I'm warming up to Gresham, so that's a nice pick. I really WANT to like him. Everyone says he's so good, and he's the boyfriend of Jordynne Grace who is awesome, but he just seems so bland to me. He needs some type of character.
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Post by eJm on Jul 3, 2019 19:05:25 GMT -5
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Jul 3, 2019 19:16:09 GMT -5
BOLA is great and every year I get impatient waiting to be able to watch it so I'm going to try and temper my excitement and not get too deep into excitement knowing it's so far away.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Jul 3, 2019 19:20:47 GMT -5
Would be cool to see Barrett Brown or Kody Lane in there. Seems like they’d fit right in.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Jul 3, 2019 22:06:57 GMT -5
BOLA is great and every year I get impatient waiting to be able to watch it so I'm going to try and temper my excitement and not get too deep into excitement knowing it's so far away. Could make a solid case it’s the Wrestlemania of indie wrestling. PWG are the tastemaker brand, and in just the last year they broke Ilja Dragunov, Puma King, and Jungle Boy. Even being included in BOLA is about as strong a pedigree as is possible in indie wrestling. Seeing the guys I’ve never heard of matched against seasoned indie vets is awesome, and I’d love to see one of these events live someday, if they reach a point where they don’t sell out three hours before ticket sales begin.
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Post by eJm on Jul 9, 2019 3:41:36 GMT -5
This hasn’t been updated in a bit so here are the recently announced new entrants;
Darby Allin, Mick Moretti and my pick to win the whole thing, Orange Cassidy.
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Jul 9, 2019 15:54:07 GMT -5
How many people usually make it into BOLA? I gotta know if my boy Ace stands a chance.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jul 9, 2019 16:11:54 GMT -5
How many people usually make it into BOLA? I gotta know if my boy Ace stands a chance. 24 in recent years.
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Jul 9, 2019 16:14:16 GMT -5
How many people usually make it into BOLA? I gotta know if my boy Ace stands a chance. 24 in recent years. Okay, so they've announced 1/4th? Still a long ways to go then. Hopefully my guy gets in.
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Post by lucas_lee on Jul 9, 2019 17:10:56 GMT -5
I hope they bring over Naomichi Marufuji over or possibly Daisuke Sekimoto to represent Japan. SHINGO last year was great
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Post by TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out on Jul 9, 2019 17:36:17 GMT -5
my pick to win the whole thing, Orange Cassidy. How would you book this? Have him do his normal shtick for the first match, and then just keep up the energy for the next 2 days? That's hard to pull off when they're a purely in-person live product
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Post by eJm on Jul 9, 2019 19:01:18 GMT -5
Bandido is the newest entrant for BOLA!
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Post by lucas_lee on Jul 9, 2019 19:50:21 GMT -5
my pick to win the whole thing, Orange Cassidy. How would you book this? Have him do his normal shtick for the first match, and then just keep up the energy for the next 2 days? That's hard to pull off when they're a purely in-person live product Honestly his schtick works with workrate smarks too. He can also turn it up a notch if he needs to
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Post by TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out on Jul 9, 2019 20:01:55 GMT -5
How would you book this? Have him do his normal shtick for the first match, and then just keep up the energy for the next 2 days? That's hard to pull off when they're a purely in-person live product Honestly his schtick works with workrate smarks too. He can also turn it up a notch if he needs to I'm a big fan of the guy (in all of his gimmicks) but the "too cool to wrestle" thing can only work so many times over a weekend
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Post by 543Y2J on Jul 11, 2019 9:54:12 GMT -5
UGG!!!
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Post by eJm on Jul 11, 2019 10:05:54 GMT -5
I only heard of him today and he’s my new favorite wrestler.
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Post by lucas_lee on Jul 11, 2019 10:11:55 GMT -5
I only heard of him today and he’s my new favorite wrestler. Hes great! One of the scariest dudes Ive seen live. Hes a big guy
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Jul 12, 2019 21:51:29 GMT -5
Jake Atlas and Tony Deppen in. I know Atlas, who’s the other guy?
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