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Post by Dub H on Aug 3, 2022 18:13:30 GMT -5
Not saying its gonna be the case.
But imagine if tonight Kenny Omega theme plays and MJF comes out
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Post by Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite on Aug 3, 2022 18:40:25 GMT -5
After the promo he cut it's hard to tell if he's deep sixing to sell it, or if he played Tony into letting him do an angle before bailing, and that fact is part of what makes me really hope that whatever it is either gets resolved or vanishes forever.If MJF just legit disappeared from the public eye and went on to be a fisherman in Alaska or something equally obscure, that would honestly be an amazing end to all of this
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Post by chrom on Aug 3, 2022 18:42:25 GMT -5
If I had a hunch as to how he'll return, he'll be the guy under the box mask instead of Kip
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Post by Fade on Aug 3, 2022 18:59:08 GMT -5
I would like to think they’re playing the long-game. Doing here what WWE didn’t do with Punk in 2011. But we’ll see.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Aug 4, 2022 4:06:43 GMT -5
Main thing is I hope he's ok. Otherwise I'm pretty sure they're holding off until Punk returns.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Aug 4, 2022 4:12:39 GMT -5
I would like to think they’re playing the long-game. Doing here what WWE didn’t do with Punk in 2011. But we’ll see. It's an interesting comparison. I'm not convinced this long period of silence has done anything to build momentum for this storyline. People seem to have just moved on.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2022 6:21:34 GMT -5
It's an interesting comparison. I'm not convinced this long period of silence has done anything to build momentum for this storyline. People seem to have just moved on. Maximizing the impact of MJF's return is paramount at this point, and that impact is diluted if he's back after 2 weeks the way Punk was. Guarantee you whatever arena his return takes place in is gonna goddamn explode. Beyond that, if it's a worked shoot angle that you're genuinely trying to sell as a shoot, there'd be zero reason to address any of it on TV, because genuine shoots in AEW (the few that there have been anyway - Ivelisse no-selling Rosa, Shanna trying to big-league Leyla) haven't been mentioned either.
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Post by 4real on Aug 4, 2022 11:08:32 GMT -5
I really miss seeing him on TV. More so than Punk which is weird I guess. Literally everything he was involved in on tv hit for me. The Cody feud, Jericho, Darby, Punk, Wardlow all great.
At this point I’m just not sure what the strategy is. I’m assuming there will be no mention of him until he appears. I’m thinking at this point it has to be the next PPV since that will be 3 months since his last appearance. Or whenever AEW are back in Long Island?
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Post by Dub H on Aug 4, 2022 11:12:27 GMT -5
Main thing is I hope he's ok. Otherwise I'm pretty sure they're holding off until Punk returns. I think he needed the mental rest for sure. No matter if he chooses WWE or AEW after it, sounded he needed the break.
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Post by Burst on Aug 4, 2022 11:21:02 GMT -5
If MJF just legit disappeared from the public eye and went on to be a fisherman in Alaska or something equally obscure, that would honestly be an amazing end to all of this I can't think of how to make this work in a way that would get as big of a pop as an actual surprise in-person return, but now I kinda want to see vignettes of Spears just looking for him week after week in random places (that also happen to be filming sites for Discovery shows) until ultimately he ends up on one of the Deadliest Catch boats...
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Post by Hypnosis on Aug 4, 2022 11:25:10 GMT -5
Main thing is I hope he's ok. Otherwise I'm pretty sure they're holding off until Punk returns. I think he needed the mental rest for sure. No matter if he chooses WWE or AEW after it, sounded he needed the break. It is pretty wild that he's been gone from Twitter since May 27.
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Post by Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite on Aug 4, 2022 11:37:10 GMT -5
I think he needed the mental rest for sure. No matter if he chooses WWE or AEW after it, sounded he needed the break. It is pretty wild that he's been gone from Twitter since May 27. Has he been seen in public since then? Kinda wild we haven't seen any fans posting pictures of him at the Supermarket/out on the street since he disappeared I wonder if he's holed up in an underground bunker, or shaved off all his hair and grew a beard to act as a disguise
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Post by Dub H on Aug 4, 2022 11:38:32 GMT -5
It is pretty wild that he's been gone from Twitter since May 27. Has he been seen in public since then? Kinda wild we haven't seen any fans posting pictures of him at the Supermarket/out on the street since he disappeared I wonder if he's holed up in an underground bunker, or shaved off all his hair and grew a beard to act as a disguise You would think AEW sent him to a black site from how off the radar he is right now.
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Post by Facetious on Aug 4, 2022 11:54:57 GMT -5
The only thing keeping me from thinking he is gone gone is the shoot promo. If he disappeared without a trace after the Wardlow match, I'd think he is done.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Aug 4, 2022 12:01:18 GMT -5
If he's taking time off but still engaging in good faith, I'd leave him be but maybe gently remind him injury time doesn't count towards the contract and they do expect him back eventually.
If he's stewing at home but still collecting a paycheck, cut him already.
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Post by Fade on Aug 4, 2022 12:05:53 GMT -5
It is pretty wild that he's been gone from Twitter since May 27. Has he been seen in public since then? Kinda wild we haven't seen any fans posting pictures of him at the Supermarket/out on the street since he disappeared I wonder if he's holed up in an underground bunker, or shaved off all his hair and grew a beard to act as a disguise This SRS stuff is the most info/update we’ve gotten. You have a few fans online saying they’re apparently friends (SRS and MJF?) which could make one think this is being released to keep up the work-shooty-ness of it or..it’s just an update. Who knows.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Aug 4, 2022 12:12:09 GMT -5
Feels like Max legit needed a shoot mental break, but there’s nothing indicating that the company wouldn’t have future big plans for him yet.
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Post by pinja on Aug 4, 2022 12:13:23 GMT -5
Either way, this situation makes AEW look weak and that's not a look a young company should be going for. It seems like AEW has no leverage over MJF, like MJF can pull the rope just as hard as the whole company, and like AEW can't help but playing the game. For me, this can have no good conclusion and the fact that people are excited for MJF possibly joining WWE shortly after Vince vanished, makes AEW look even weaker.
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Post by chronocross on Aug 4, 2022 12:19:06 GMT -5
So much has happened since June 1st to where this is not even the biggest story in wrestling anymore.
I'm sure he'll get a good reaction when he returns whenever that may be.
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Post by Killah Ray on Aug 4, 2022 12:42:29 GMT -5
Has he been seen in public since then? Kinda wild we haven't seen any fans posting pictures of him at the Supermarket/out on the street since he disappeared I wonder if he's holed up in an underground bunker, or shaved off all his hair and grew a beard to act as a disguise This SRS stuff is the most info/update we’ve gotten. You have a few fans online saying they’re apparently friends (SRS and MJF?) which could make one think this is being released to keep up the work-shooty-ness of it or..it’s just an update. Who knows. Yeah I think this is SRS helping out AEW/MJF by trying to refresh everyone on it since that angle is in a freezer right now.
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