Mr T L Wolf
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Post by Mr T L Wolf on Sept 22, 2022 17:30:04 GMT -5
Hopefully this is a kayfabe tweet to cut down on the cheating finishes lately, but also kind of a hilarious tweet blending kayfabe.
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Post by HMARK Center on Sept 22, 2022 17:40:16 GMT -5
Oh, I see what this is tying into...
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4real
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Post by 4real on Sept 23, 2022 1:17:20 GMT -5
Another referee strike angle coming?
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Post by Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal on Sept 23, 2022 6:29:49 GMT -5
I mean it’s been a running gag for the longest time how awful they are. And he’s a regular guest on Busted Open and Bully never shies away from his criticism about the refs. Never said it to him directly but clearly he listens to the show. Hopefully it changes, especially Knox.
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on Sept 23, 2022 7:09:59 GMT -5
Another referee strike angle coming? If it leads to scab ref Danhausen then it will be totally worth it. |
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Post by clifford on Sept 23, 2022 7:49:12 GMT -5
3/5 f*** finishes on your biggest tv card of the year was ridiculous.
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Post by Super Duper Dragunov on Sept 23, 2022 8:05:05 GMT -5
See THIS kinda shit is what TK should be tweeting. Amusing tongue in cheek sorta self-deprecating stuff.
This works.
This is what you were doing in the beginning.
Not the tweets that make me want to throw rocks into his glass house.
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champchumpchange
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Post by champchumpchange on Sept 23, 2022 8:29:27 GMT -5
Between him calling out his refs, to letting his talent call out talents booking record (Gunns asking why FTR are never on the show) - I don’t understand what Tony is doing.
He’s openly calling himself out - and yet; doing nothing about it?
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Post by Hypnosis on Sept 23, 2022 8:35:13 GMT -5
Between him calling out his refs, to letting his talent call out talents booking record (Gunns asking why FTR are never on the show) - I don’t understand what Tony is doing. He’s openly calling himself out - and yet; doing nothing about it? Tony's next self-aware tweet that goes nowhere:"Jamie Hayter, please make up your mind about Britt!" |
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Post by pinja on Sept 23, 2022 8:41:25 GMT -5
That's not Tony Khan doing the tweeting. It's his twin brother Phony Khan, who can say whatever he wants without it reflecting on himself!
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Post by champchumpchange on Sept 23, 2022 8:58:31 GMT -5
That's not Tony Khan doing the tweeting. It's his twin brother Phony Khan, who can say whatever he wants without it reflecting on himself! Such a phony |
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Post by The Ichi on Sept 23, 2022 14:57:23 GMT -5
It's not that they do screwy finishes, it's that they do them the EXACT same way. One heel distracts the ref, another hits the face with a weapon literally three inches away from the ref, who's become comatose somehow and only turns around a nanosecond after the attacking heel gets out of the ring. Bryce is especially bad at this because he'll have this "DUH???" expression on his face like he knew something happened but... can't overturn the decision somehow?
It's the big thing I want to see changed in AEW (a distant second to the women's booking obviously). Train your refs to take bumps or act more natural when shenanigans are happening.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2022 14:59:49 GMT -5
Weirdly enough my wife of 5 years who i got into wrestling cites this as her biggest issue with AEW. We always talk about how wrestlers will leave the ring and even go as far as catering and back without an outside count. The consistency of the inconsistency seems to be the running theme.
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Post by Celexa Bliss 54 on Sept 23, 2022 15:08:02 GMT -5
It's not that they do screwy finishes, it's that they do them the EXACT same way. One heel distracts the ref, another hits the face with a weapon literally three inches away from the ref, who's become comatose somehow and only turns around a nanosecond after the attacking heel gets out of the ring. Bryce is especially bad at this because he'll have this "DUH???" expression on his face like he knew something happened but... can't overturn the decision somehow? It's the big thing I want to see changed in AEW (a distant second to the women's booking obviously). Train your refs to take bumps or act more natural when shenanigans are happening. During the ROH title match the other night, Aubrey saw Claudio selling the low blow, clearly knew something wasn't kosher, but then Jericho made the cover, so I guess the possible cheating was cancelled out? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2022 15:18:24 GMT -5
It's not that they do screwy finishes, it's that they do them the EXACT same way. One heel distracts the ref, another hits the face with a weapon literally three inches away from the ref, who's become comatose somehow and only turns around a nanosecond after the attacking heel gets out of the ring. Bryce is especially bad at this because he'll have this "DUH???" expression on his face like he knew something happened but... can't overturn the decision somehow? It's the big thing I want to see changed in AEW (a distant second to the women's booking obviously). Train your refs to take bumps or act more natural when shenanigans are happening. During the ROH title match the other night, Aubrey saw Claudio selling the low blow, clearly knew something wasn't kosher, but then Jericho made the cover, so I guess the possible cheating was cancelled out? That's the insulting part of all of it...It always ends with some random shot or low blow only for the ref to turn around and see them bloody/cowering on the growd/etc when 5 seconds ago they were standing strong and the ref just assumes it's appendicitis or what? |
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Mr T L Wolf
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Post by Mr T L Wolf on Sept 24, 2022 4:06:24 GMT -5
Along those lines I hate how Bryce will sell like he's one second away from figuring out what happened after a heel cheats. Like, clearly you know what happened, do something about it. And then on Rampage they did do something about it, but it was {Spoiler}{Rampage Spoiler}Eddie Kingston having his win reversed to a DQ for refusing to release a hold. Like that's been a major problem! |
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Post by Cyno on Sept 24, 2022 10:40:48 GMT -5
During the ROH title match the other night, Aubrey saw Claudio selling the low blow, clearly knew something wasn't kosher, but then Jericho made the cover, so I guess the possible cheating was cancelled out? That's the insulting part of all of it...It always ends with some random shot or low blow only for the ref to turn around and see them bloody/cowering on the growd/etc when 5 seconds ago they were standing strong and the ref just assumes it's appendicitis or what? That's just a wrestling trope in general. If the ref doesn't see the actual low blow, you can't assume it happened. Otherwise, you get heels flopping for easy DQ wins. |
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Sept 24, 2022 10:44:29 GMT -5
That's the insulting part of all of it...It always ends with some random shot or low blow only for the ref to turn around and see them bloody/cowering on the growd/etc when 5 seconds ago they were standing strong and the ref just assumes it's appendicitis or what? That's just a wrestling trope in general. If the ref doesn't see the actual low blow, you can't assume it happened. Otherwise, you get heels flopping for easy DQ wins. Imagine if wrestling had VAR (for non-soccer fans, it’s Video Assistant Referee, and they review plays to see if they’re fair). A lot of heel cheating wins would be overturned. |
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Post by 67 more on Sept 24, 2022 11:02:11 GMT -5
That's just a wrestling trope in general. If the ref doesn't see the actual low blow, you can't assume it happened. Otherwise, you get heels flopping for easy DQ wins. Imagine if wrestling had VAR (for non-soccer fans, it’s Video Assistant Referee, and they review plays to see if they’re fair). A lot of heel cheating wins would be overturned. Wasn't there an Alberto/Swagger I Quit match that got VAR'd? |
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Post by cassonova on Sept 24, 2022 11:34:24 GMT -5
That's just a wrestling trope in general. If the ref doesn't see the actual low blow, you can't assume it happened. Otherwise, you get heels flopping for easy DQ wins. Imagine if wrestling had VAR (for non-soccer fans, it’s Video Assistant Referee, and they review plays to see if they’re fair). A lot of heel cheating wins would be overturned. They should do a golf thing and have viewers submit transgressions. Then tack on a 900 number type service charge and take our money. |
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