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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 19, 2020 3:38:48 GMT -5
Grandpa Bitch in his ranting and raving dubbed All Elite Wrestling "All Petite Wrestling" due to the perception that they had little in the way of guys with size. Setting aside that the wrestling historian is going to suddenly decide the Northeast's giant hunting was a good thing for the business and not something that had a ton of collateral damage, or that many marquee wrestlers were like 5'9 without lifts on, AEW's done a lot to add some big dudes to their roster in a short time span.
Brodie Lee and Lance Archer join Luchasaurus, Dustin, Hager, and the occasional Billy Gunn as guys who are around the 6'5 range or taller. Better still, they wrestle pretty damn differently than one another, between Luchasaurus' taekwondo strikes, Hager's amateur wrestling and MMA, Dustin's brawling and veteran tricks, and Lee and Archer both being tall brawlers with agility and technical know-how, just, with pretty different movesets. I know I'm already pretty excited to see some of them mix it up.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2020 4:37:51 GMT -5
That name is so f***ing stupid, I can only assume it is something Jim Cornette says.
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 19, 2020 4:39:33 GMT -5
That name is so f***ing stupid, I can only assume it is something Jim Cornette says. I did not wish to invoke him, but yeah, it's a Cornette-ism.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 19, 2020 4:52:45 GMT -5
Keep in mind they could still sign Brian Cage and are still in contract discussion with Jeff Cobb
The name was dumb enough to begin with, but it's only continuing to look more and more outdated. AEW's starting to stack with Hosses, legit ones too.
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Post by ronin705 on Mar 19, 2020 5:53:48 GMT -5
At this point it's become obvious he's been spitting "free game" aka smart gems of business (he's "predicted" alot of their common sense booking moves), whilst beating the dead horse that is his hate for the elite, as it's literally paying his bills at the moment.
He's also watched "up north" and is just as livid with their product.
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Post by realist on Mar 19, 2020 6:00:44 GMT -5
That name is so f***ing stupid, I can only assume it is something Jim Cornette says. To be fair, Rob Van Dam originated that one.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 19, 2020 6:50:43 GMT -5
That name is so f***ing stupid, I can only assume it is something Jim Cornette says. To be fair, Rob Van Dam originated that one. Ironic coming from a guy I'm pretty sure also got shit on for his size/appearance at points when he was younger.
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Post by Hypnosis on Mar 19, 2020 7:08:18 GMT -5
That's not petite! But yeah, AEW has plenty of people on the roster of different shapes and sizes now.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 19, 2020 7:27:43 GMT -5
That's not petite! But yeah, AEW has plenty of people on the roster of different shapes and sizes now. We've had two Kongs and a Nyla Rose who are even bigger than she is in this damn company too!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2020 7:36:56 GMT -5
Why do you all care what Jim Cornette thinks?
Even without the big guys like Luchasaurus and Brodie, what is wrong with being all petite wrestling?
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Mar 19, 2020 7:50:21 GMT -5
Why do you all care what Jim Cornette thinks? Even without the big guys like Luchasaurus and Brodie, what is wrong with being all petite wrestling? Exactly. Most of the AEW (and NXT) criticisms he has can be boiled down to "Waaaah, it's not a couple of coked up racists with dad bods applying rest holds for 30 minutes, waaaah".
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Post by Lupin the Third on Mar 19, 2020 8:14:05 GMT -5
That's not petite! That's one fine looking alien. What? I just want a boop. That's all!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2020 15:46:30 GMT -5
That name is so f***ing stupid, I can only assume it is something Jim Cornette says. To be fair, Rob Van Dam originated that one. That's even worse if he's just parroting a stupid line said by drugged out RVD.
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 19, 2020 16:54:47 GMT -5
Why do you all care what Jim Cornette thinks? Even without the big guys like Luchasaurus and Brodie, what is wrong with being all petite wrestling? Honestly, it just kind of was a convenient way to say, "AEW signed some big dudes, and it's cool they aren't clones of each other or low rent Kronik-types." Don't get me wrong, I *liked* Kronik when I was younger, but they were very basic compared to Kane, Taker, or even Nash when the latter wasn't really trying much.
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Mar 19, 2020 17:00:41 GMT -5
I thought it was funny when RVD said it lol. But much like anything and everything that comes out of Cornettes mouth, he ruins it.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Mar 19, 2020 19:38:32 GMT -5
That name is so f***ing stupid, I can only assume it is something Jim Cornette says. To be fair, Rob Van Dam originated that one. ROB VAN DAM!!! THE WHOLE F'N SHOW!!! ROB VAN DAM!!! GOT IMPACT BANNED FROM TWITCH!!!
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Post by Dub H on Mar 19, 2020 19:46:36 GMT -5
I definitely think it would have hurt AEW to just get any big guy because they "need to".
They took their time to get elite talent and it paid off.
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 19, 2020 19:48:48 GMT -5
To be fair, Rob Van Dam originated that one. ROB VAN DAM!!! THE WHOLE F'N SHOW!!! ROB VAN DAM!!! GOT IMPACT BANNED FROM TWITCH!!! Twitch banninator Rough divorcinator Bad eyesightinator PICK A HANDINATOR
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2020 20:38:32 GMT -5
AEW's got plenty of "Hoss" now
- Lance Archer - Brian Cage - Brodie - Jake Hager - Luchasaurus - Wardlow - The Butcher - Jeff Cobb has wrestled for them and it wouldn't shock me if he's signed sooner rather than later
So that's 7 bigger guys on the roster. Maybe JC's problem isn't that they don't wrestle a slow and plodding style like a proper big-man should?
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 19, 2020 21:27:53 GMT -5
AEW's got plenty of "Hoss" now - Lance Archer - Brian Cage - Brodie - Jake Hager - Luchasaurus - Wardlow - The Butcher - Jeff Cobb has wrestled for them and it wouldn't shock me if he's signed sooner rather than later So that's 7 bigger guys on the roster. Maybe JC's problem isn't that they don't wrestle a slow and plodding style like a proper big-man should? I think it was mainly because Luchasaurus and Butcher were the only two of that group wrestling regularly until recently. Archer and Brodie both just debuted, Hager and Wardlow both only started wrestling last month after both were used exclusively in bodyguard roles for months, Cobb was a one off appearance, and Cage I don't believe has been officially signed. However yeah there's no room for him to continue to bitch and throw shade at them about it now.
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