Mecca
Wade Wilson
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Post by Mecca on Dec 7, 2023 16:15:25 GMT -5
Battle of the sources again: Sapp vs. Meltzer Bob Sapp? I'd pay to see that. Oh god is he gonna dance? |
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El Pollo Guerrera
Grimlock
His name has chicken in it, and he is good at makin' .gifs, so that's cool.
Status: Runner
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Dec 7, 2023 16:17:23 GMT -5
Bob Sapp? I'd pay to see that. Oh god is he gonna dance? He better. Sapp dances or no buys. |
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Mecca
Wade Wilson
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Post by Mecca on Dec 7, 2023 16:20:10 GMT -5
Oh god is he gonna dance? He better. Sapp dances or no buys. He would squish Dave... |
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Post by ace on Dec 7, 2023 16:47:39 GMT -5
If its not a work then he is clearly stopped giving a fk and he will be let go next year...
I always wonder about this kinda stuff...like I highly doubt WWE will be interested, he's burning his AEW bridge so is he gonna go try to catch on in Japan or Mexico? He’ll just go back to TNA and work indies around that cushy schedule. It’s easily the place where a singles run has the best chance to happen. There’s a good story in a former top tag team member of the promotion returning to prove themselves as a singles. They left of great terms. Gave them a big send off thanking them for their run |
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Chiral
Salacious Crumb
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Post by Chiral on Dec 7, 2023 16:50:54 GMT -5
If its not a work then he is clearly stopped giving a fk and he will be let go next year...
I always wonder about this kinda stuff...like I highly doubt WWE will be interested, he's burning his AEW bridge so is he gonna go try to catch on in Japan or Mexico? It's time for TERMINUS to return. |
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Post by The Captain on Dec 7, 2023 16:51:46 GMT -5
Yeah, TNA gave a big singles push to Hernandez. And Santana is way more talented than Hernandez. He'd probably thrive there as a singles wrestler.
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Post by raymondo316 on Dec 7, 2023 17:05:42 GMT -5
Santana should be thankful AEW continued paying him why injured when his contract actually expired (I remember it being said that his contract was going to be up in September 2022), they could've easily just let him go and got out of paying him for another year.
Yet all he does is moan about the company on social media.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Dec 7, 2023 17:55:00 GMT -5
Santana should be thankful AEW continued paying him why injured when his contract actually expired (I remember it being said that his contract was going to be up in September 2022), they could've easily just let him go and got out of paying him for another year. Yet all he does is moan about the company on social media. Hard disagree. Social media aside, a wrestling promotion the size of AEW absolutely should pay for the medical care of their injured talent. And people like Eric Bischoff still haven't lived down firing injured guys decades later |
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Kalmia
King Koopa
Happy to be here
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Post by Kalmia on Dec 7, 2023 18:43:32 GMT -5
I will forever think that AEW dropped the ball with the team of Santana & Ortiz and that they should have been tag champs.
I'm also pretty sure that both Santana and Ortiz could have good runs as solo wrestlers, but about 90% of the AEW roster could have good runs so that doesn't really mean anything. Santana is right to bet on himself but I don't think AEW is wrong or dropping the ball for not giving him that push. AEW has an embarrassment of riches and although it sucks, letting a few more contracts expire (not firing anyone) would probably do the company some good.
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Post by raymondo316 on Dec 7, 2023 18:50:32 GMT -5
Santana should be thankful AEW continued paying him why injured when his contract actually expired (I remember it being said that his contract was going to be up in September 2022), they could've easily just let him go and got out of paying him for another year. Yet all he does is moan about the company on social media. Hard disagree. Social media aside, a wrestling promotion the size of AEW absolutely should pay for the medical care of their injured talent. And people like Eric Bischoff still haven't lived down firing injured guys decades later Im not saying its right, just pointing out that AEW could have easily done that, but they didn't so he should be a bit thankful instead of just moaning. |
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Post by xxshoyuweeniexx on Dec 7, 2023 19:30:12 GMT -5
I fee like TK signed a lot of people without a clear plan for like..everyone but like 4 or 5 of them. I’m sure getting paid is nice, but I think guys like Santana want to grind and actually go out there and earn his money. Not just sit around on the off chance he might be used.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Dec 7, 2023 19:34:59 GMT -5
P&P never holding the tag titles is booking malpractice, but I can't say Santana as a solo act hasn't got me feeling the same way.
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Nosnorb
El Dandy
Nachos and Fraggle Rock are TIMELESS.
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Post by Nosnorb on Dec 7, 2023 19:35:56 GMT -5
I fee like TK signed a lot of people without a clear plan for like..everyone but like 4 or 5 of them. I’m sure getting paid is nice, but I think guys like Santana want to grind and actually go out there and earn his money. Not just sit around on the off chance he might be used. One of them should have been in the Continental Classic instead of Jay Lethal, who nobody gives a f*** about. |
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Dec 7, 2023 20:22:53 GMT -5
Hard disagree. Social media aside, a wrestling promotion the size of AEW absolutely should pay for the medical care of their injured talent. And people like Eric Bischoff still haven't lived down firing injured guys decades later Im not saying its right, just pointing out that AEW could have easily done that, but they didn't so he should be a bit thankful instead of just moaning. I don't think the public complaining about the company is a good look, but he absolutely should not have to show gratitude publicly - because we don't know if he did privately - to his employer for paying for the medical care for an injury |
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Post by ben:friendship frog on Dec 7, 2023 20:45:39 GMT -5
I'm torn, they do it in sports (have a respected member of the locker room be the guy to collect fines) but wrestling is so wild west I really don't see it ending well. Although in sports they have all agreed to what fines are for what and the guy literally just collects, he doesn't actually decide what should be fined and hand them out himself. The more I think about it, it just feels like Tony again wants to be everyone's friend and is hiding behind a popular wrestler.
Openly moaning on twitter about your booking isn't going to help anything but apparently AR Fox got in trouble for liking a tweet about CM Punk. It feels like it's gone a bit too far already.
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Post by King Devitt: What Plants Crave on Dec 7, 2023 22:06:48 GMT -5
Me rn: "This makes sense and is likely a way to transition Bryan from an active wrestler to more officially one of Tony's right hand men" Me in a year: "OK so maybe the Danielsonverse where Danielson wins every title and has bullied most of the roster into quitting for real has some roots tying back to giving him the power here" No I'm so hype for the Danielsonverse dude is going to put on hour long matches against undercard good wrestledudes every week, he's going to self-indulge with a time limit draw against Metalik and I am so here for it This is the best timeline. |
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Chuck Conry
Dennis Stamp
zombies DON'T Run
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Post by Chuck Conry on Dec 8, 2023 6:23:27 GMT -5
They do this because they don't respect the boss or worry about repercussions.
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Post by HMARK Center on Dec 8, 2023 7:49:25 GMT -5
I'm torn, they do it in sports (have a respected member of the locker room be the guy to collect fines) but wrestling is so wild west I really don't see it ending well. Although in sports they have all agreed to what fines are for what and the guy literally just collects, he doesn't actually decide what should be fined and hand them out himself. The more I think about it, it just feels like Tony again wants to be everyone's friend and is hiding behind a popular wrestler. Openly moaning on twitter about your booking isn't going to help anything but apparently AR Fox got in trouble for liking a tweet about CM Punk. It feels like it's gone a bit too far already. Was that recent? In August Fox got in trouble for not disclosing his passport status and putting the coffin tag match at risk, but never heard anything about a Punk tweet. Anyway, when Bryan talks about this he makes it clear that he's a guy on the disciplinary committee, not that he IS the disciplinary committee. Apparently it's mostly lawyers, and he's there to be a voice for and from the locker room (though I won't be surprised if he's in management once he's done wrestling full-time). While it's a fun as hell meme, the idea that Bryan's the main one doing all this is pretty far-fetched. |
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Post by markymark on Dec 8, 2023 11:48:30 GMT -5
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Post by The Captain on Dec 8, 2023 12:13:28 GMT -5
I'm honestly not against the idea of having a respected wrestler do this in theory, rather than the usual way they threw some sacrificial toadie out there who nobody liked who puts on a suit and plays corporate hardass like a big man. Maybe it all turns out terrible after all, but there does feel like some logic in taking a guy people like and respect, and having him try to keep people in line a bit more. It does at least seem worth the attempt. Me rn: "This makes sense and is likely a way to transition Bryan from an active wrestler to more officially one of Tony's right hand men" Me in a year: "OK so maybe the Danielsonverse where Danielson wins every title and has bullied most of the roster into quitting for real has some roots tying back to giving him the power here" Danielson now: "I'm just a small part of this committee haha. I'm not unilaterally doing anything, and when this crisis has passed I will step down." Danielson next year: "I AM THE COMMITTEE." |
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