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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Dec 29, 2020 23:04:38 GMT -5
A must watch match posted to Youtube, Brodie's last Indie match in CHIKARA vs Eddie Kingston in an absolute classic brawl. It's also uploaded officially to CHIKARA's facebook if you wanna watch in higher quality, but it's a damn good match Gods damn I wish Chikara wasn't so tainted. Don't get me wrong, I'll watch the hell outta this match, but still. Honestly I wish more CHIKARA matches were made available for free media. The companies dead, it's got nothing left to gain. I wanna show people King of Trios and Cibernetico's easily, and more matches like this... as much as it sucked the way it went down, SO MUCH talent currently on mainstream TV came from this company.
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Post by Sparvid on Dec 29, 2020 23:05:10 GMT -5
Do we have a list of who's PWT merch is going to The Hubers? I've got Mick Foley CM Punk and obviously Brodie Lee It may be just January sales for Foley going to them based on what he tweeted but not sure. But it’s something to keep in mind if you order in the next couple of days. I would guess that PWT generally count the payments on a monthly basis, so it's easiest to just talk about "the proceeds for this calendar month" but it would be pretty ridiculously scummy if Punk and/or Foley suddenly went "Well, I said January in the fine print and since this particular order came in on Dec 29th I'm gonna keep that money and still be technically true to my word" Presumably PWT would also be able to break down how many orders arrived in the few December days after the announcements and add those retroactively as well.
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Post by Larryhausen on Dec 29, 2020 23:09:26 GMT -5
Gods damn I wish Chikara wasn't so tainted. Don't get me wrong, I'll watch the hell outta this match, but still. Honestly I wish more CHIKARA matches were made available for free media. The companies dead, it's got nothing left to gain. I wanna show people King of Trios and Cibernetico's easily, and more matches like this... as much as it sucked the way it went down, SO MUCH talent currently on mainstream TV came from this company. Exactly my point.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Dec 29, 2020 23:15:09 GMT -5
The trailer for the Brodie Tribute Show is here:
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Post by sfvega on Dec 29, 2020 23:29:20 GMT -5
Normally, I'm not really one to root for a person to lose their livelihood because of something morally questionable just because it's a slippery slope and susceptible to online pile-on culture whereby a learning experience is thrown out to quench the public's punishment lust. But in addition to being morally questionable at absolute best, this is complete journalistic incompetence and with the benefit of hindsight and context, his lack of ability to see that what he wrote could possibly be wrong is inexcusable. He clearly just had a thought and ran with it for no other reason than unflappable confidence in his hunch. So f*** em.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Dec 29, 2020 23:29:31 GMT -5
His wife also explained his son being -1 here. I love the Dark Order being an evil cult but still having official age requirements.
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Post by Larryhausen on Dec 29, 2020 23:33:45 GMT -5
His wife also explained his son being -1 here. I love the Dark Order being an evil cult but still having official age requirements. F*** I wish I could give that woman a hug.
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Post by mrpeacock on Dec 29, 2020 23:35:40 GMT -5
Looks like Bruce Mitchell was fired
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Dec 29, 2020 23:43:21 GMT -5
Can you honestly imagine in one of the most tragic moments in wrestling history where the entire industry is uniting in heartbreak and mourning, to be THAT GUY? Like the guy who was at that CZW Show when Eddie passed away and during the 10 bell salute yelled "F*** THAT". Like that guy, the guy who basically lives in infamy, for making a conscious choice to go against better judgment, and absolutely destroy your own reputation and career.
No amount of "Journalistic Hunch" was worth your bullshit. You poked at a grieving family and friends until the jaws of reality snapped around you. In a time frame where I am trying to look at everything and everyone when it comes to questionable responses like with Hawkins in a lense of "They're grieving, I'll give them a pass for their anger", Bruce Mitchell gets zero sympathy from me if he lost his job over this situation.
You showed your full ass to the world, and it was disgusting.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2020 23:46:20 GMT -5
Gods damn I wish Chikara wasn't so tainted. Don't get me wrong, I'll watch the hell outta this match, but still. Honestly I wish more CHIKARA matches were made available for free media. The companies dead, it's got nothing left to gain. I wanna show people King of Trios and Cibernetico's easily, and more matches like this... as much as it sucked the way it went down, SO MUCH talent currently on mainstream TV came from this company. Yeah, it's sadly unfortunate because some of my favorite memories and matches are from them in their prime. 2008-the 2013 shutdown is seriously why I'm still a fan of wrestling.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Dec 29, 2020 23:57:08 GMT -5
Honestly I wish more CHIKARA matches were made available for free media. The companies dead, it's got nothing left to gain. I wanna show people King of Trios and Cibernetico's easily, and more matches like this... as much as it sucked the way it went down, SO MUCH talent currently on mainstream TV came from this company. Yeah, it's sadly unfortunate because some of my favorite memories and matches are from them in their prime. 2008-the 2013 shutdown is seriously why I'm still a fan of wrestling. There are even real good moments past the Shutdown, especially the return year, but yeah there's just so much that the world really deserves to see. There are a bevy of Brodie Lee matches, some of the first of his career in a legitimate sense where he's "The Right Stuff" Brodie Lee in god damn Young Bucks lookin' gear. You can literally see his career growth from that to WWE in his CHIKARA run. A tangent but what AEW is trying to legitimize now in Joshi, CHIKARA was trying to make US relevant ten years prior, and they were extremely good at doing it. Doing JoshiMania wasn't a smart move financially (And is still rumored to be one of the actual reasons the shut down happnened), but I know the likes of Manami Toyota, Meiko Satamura, and so many more for their great work when they were there. Sendai Girls King of Trios 2012 run is something everyone should be able to witness, seriously. You could even argue CHIKARA was trying to mainstream legitimize modern tag team wrestling again with their Campeones de Parejas and how much of a focus they had on Tag Team wrestling for years and years (Of which the likes of The Young Bucks and Johnny Gargano had huge reigns), and as mentioned before, if AEW makes a Trios Title, CHIKARA basically showed wrestling audiences how amazing Trios matches can be, and AEW has undoubtedly taken cues from that and made it their own and continue to. If CHIKARA pulled a "BAR Wrestling" and just unloaded their entire catalogue onto Youtube, I would be thrilled just for the amount of Indie History that would be available to the world. Will it ever happen? Idk, but the company ain't coming back, and I doubt anyone is really buying the DVD's or CHIKARAtopia anymore... at this point, it'd be worthwhile and a last great gesture to the fans who cared for so long about that company in the first place.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Dec 30, 2020 0:05:48 GMT -5
No one in their right mind cares about the kayfabe of it all right now, but thinking about the tribute that way is making me laugh.
“Watch Dynamite Wednesday as we celebrate the life of this egomaniacal, violent, asshole cult leader who regularly abuses and manipulates people.”
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Dec 30, 2020 0:13:05 GMT -5
Normally, I'm not really one to root for a person to lose their livelihood because of something morally questionable just because it's a slippery slope and susceptible to online pile-on culture whereby a learning experience is thrown out to quench the public's punishment lust. But in addition to being morally questionable at absolute best, this is complete journalistic incompetence and with the benefit of hindsight and context, his lack of ability to see that what he wrote could possibly be wrong is inexcusable. He clearly just had a thought and ran with it for no other reason than unflappable confidence in his hunch. So f*** em. Had he just posted the article, and that was that I would’ve been disappointed but that would’ve been the end of it. His behaviour on Twitter tho is completely unacceptable and gave Wade more then enough justification to fire him. Too bad, he was always one of the guys I usually trusted
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Post by Tenshigure on Dec 30, 2020 0:22:54 GMT -5
Brodie Lee’s 8-year old son signed an AEW contract, will be part of the roster when he gets older Source: Schiavones podcast. All hail the Young Exalted One. The Exalted Son!
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Post by Larryhausen on Dec 30, 2020 0:57:15 GMT -5
I just thought of something.
My kayfabe breaker when I was a kid was going to a house show here in Philly, then going to Rochester New York to visit family, where we went to a house show and I saw Shawn Michaels and Curt Hennig have the exact same match they did in Philly.
This was 93 or 94.
Odds are good Brodie was in that audience as well.
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Post by Susan "Poison" Candy on Dec 30, 2020 1:10:50 GMT -5
Sheesh I knew AEW focused on youth for their roster but this is ridiculous! Really awesome to see this stuff, it makes the tragedy hurt just a little less to see positive outcomes like this. How dare you speak ill of the Young Exalted One!! I needed this and I can't stop laughing. Brodie is the best. He will be missed. RIP Brodie Lee
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Dec 30, 2020 1:14:37 GMT -5
Yeah, it's sadly unfortunate because some of my favorite memories and matches are from them in their prime. 2008-the 2013 shutdown is seriously why I'm still a fan of wrestling. There are even real good moments past the Shutdown, especially the return year, but yeah there's just so much that the world really deserves to see. There are a bevy of Brodie Lee matches, some of the first of his career in a legitimate sense where he's "The Right Stuff" Brodie Lee in god damn Young Bucks lookin' gear. You can literally see his career growth from that to WWE in his CHIKARA run. A tangent but what AEW is trying to legitimize now in Joshi, CHIKARA was trying to make US relevant ten years prior, and they were extremely good at doing it. Doing JoshiMania wasn't a smart move financially (And is still rumored to be one of the actual reasons the shut down happnened), but I know the likes of Manami Toyota, Meiko Satamura, and so many more for their great work when they were there. Sendai Girls King of Trios 2012 run is something everyone should be able to witness, seriously. You could even argue CHIKARA was trying to mainstream legitimize modern tag team wrestling again with their Campeones de Parejas and how much of a focus they had on Tag Team wrestling for years and years (Of which the likes of The Young Bucks and Johnny Gargano had huge reigns), and as mentioned before, if AEW makes a Trios Title, CHIKARA basically showed wrestling audiences how amazing Trios matches can be, and AEW has undoubtedly taken cues from that and made it their own and continue to. If CHIKARA pulled a "BAR Wrestling" and just unloaded their entire catalogue onto Youtube, I would be thrilled just for the amount of Indie History that would be available to the world. Will it ever happen? Idk, but the company ain't coming back, and I doubt anyone is really buying the DVD's or CHIKARAtopia anymore... at this point, it'd be worthwhile and a last great gesture to the fans who cared for so long about that company in the first place. It's not free, but I think every show's on IWTV, which is fun for anyone trying to keep up with indie wrestling anyway.
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Post by Johnny Flamingo on Dec 30, 2020 1:14:49 GMT -5
Looks like Bruce Mitchell was fired What he wrote was very insensitive and irresponsible. Caused added grief to Brodie’s wife which is unbelievably horrific. His Twitter is quite erratic since it broke. Really needs to step away from posting anything for a while.
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Post by sdoyle7798 on Dec 30, 2020 2:38:27 GMT -5
Looks like Bruce Mitchell was fired What he wrote was very insensitive and irresponsible. Caused added grief to Brodie’s wife which is unbelievably horrific. His Twitter is quite erratic since it broke. Really needs to step away from posting anything for a while. I didn’t get to read what he wrote but just from what I’ve seen people post, not only does he clearly not understand HIPPA, he’s opened himself and PW Torch up for liable suits. (I haven’t gone through this thread with a fine toothed comb, with how fast it expanded, so my apologies if I’m repeating something that’s been posted already)
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Dec 30, 2020 4:02:24 GMT -5
Brodie Lee’s 8-year old son signed an AEW contract, will be part of the roster when he gets older Source: Schiavones podcast. This is both heartwarming, and really makes me question Florida employment laws.
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