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Wrasslin' Thread 20XX |OT| New Age WrestleGAF

DForce

NaughtyDog Defense Force


I'm not here to shit on AEW. I thought their last two shows were good..

But I have to talk about this. lol




Tony Khan signed one of the best female free agents in 2024 and now he's booking her as a low mid-card talent. That's crazy. Don't get me wrong, Harley Cameron deserves a push, but it makes no sense for her to beat Deonna Purrazzo clean.

I know both Kamille and Deonna Purrazzo are having some major regrets right now.
 

mansoor1980

Gold Member
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One thing to keep in mind in these age/era comparisons (and yes, it's wild how much younger a lot of people look today) is the effect of cigarettes. Even if you didn't smoke, being surrounded by smokers just did horrific things to your skin (and the rest of you too, of course).
 

Sp3eD

0G M3mbeR
Damn nobody watching elimination chamber. That might have been one of the best women’s matches of all time.
 

nikos

Member
WWE has been pretty bad lately. Should have watched Collision and checked out Elimination Chamber after, so I could skip all of the filler, but I might as well stick it out now.

EDIT: Yeah, Collision is way better right now. WWE going on mute.
 
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Agent X

Member
The white knight Cody dropping an F bomb and finally getting the Cena heel turn people have been asking for 20 years.

It was certainly unexpected! I'd put myself in the group that has wanted to see heel Cena for a long time.

This (and some of the other occurrences from tonight's show) will spark people's interest. They'll want to tune in to see what happens in the weeks ahead as WrestleMania approaches.
 
I watched last night. Really liked both EC matches, loved the ending. The women's tag and KO matches, I thought were fine but not noteworthy. I'm an Orton fan, so I did like his return.
 
Saw someone point out on Reddit that originally Rock did the neck slice with 3 fingers (was that Survivor Series?), then last night he did it with 2 fingers. So there must be one faction member yet to be revealed. I'd bet on Punk.
 
Damn nobody watching elimination chamber. That might have been one of the best women’s matches of all time.

Yeah I thought they did a nice job. Liv stood out once again with great character work.

It was certainly unexpected! I'd put myself in the group that has wanted to see heel Cena for a long time.

This (and some of the other occurrences from tonight's show) will spark people's interest. They'll want to tune in to see what happens in the weeks ahead as WrestleMania approaches.

I was skeptical they'd find a worthy spot for John, especially without taking something away from Cody. I'm glad I was wrong.

They've got me hooked probably through the end of the year at this point.
 
Solid promo from Punk tonight. The man knows how to sell wrasslin.

any bets on when cena goes back too a face i say after summer slam.
Yeah I'd guess at or very soon after SummerSlam so that he can get a final face retirement match at Survivor Series. Maybe Rock turns on him after he loses the title at SS?
 

dave_d

Member
Just to clarify what I was talking about, Fenix apparently got his release from AEW. Will he show up in WWE? I'd say it's only a matter of when.
 

Just_one

Member
goddamn that punk/rollins segment to open raw was wild!!

wonder if hhh will let rollins mention the aew run punk had although the right person to mention the elite is KO if they ever feud because he´s friends with them, specially the bucks
 

DForce

NaughtyDog Defense Force
Just to clarify what I was talking about, Fenix apparently got his release from AEW. Will he show up in WWE? I'd say it's only a matter of when.

They're working on merch for Rey Fenix, so I'm sure they're just looking for the right moment to have him debut on the main roster.

I think they're going to have him debut alongside Penta. I'm sure they want both of them to work WrestleMania, so maybe we'll see Lucha Bros\War Raiders\LWO\New Day at WrestleMania.
 

dave_d

Member
They're working on merch for Rey Fenix, so I'm sure they're just looking for the right moment to have him debut on the main roster.

I think they're going to have him debut alongside Penta. I'm sure they want both of them to work WrestleMania, so maybe we'll see Lucha Bros\War Raiders\LWO\New Day at WrestleMania.
I'm hoping that somebody in the WWE realizes his top rope penalty kick should be a finisher and not just another move. (Jesus, just call it the IPK, impossible penalty kick. If you told me you have a guy who can literally run across the top rope I wouldn't believe you, the fact he can do that and kick somebody while doing it is amazing and shouldn't be wasted as just another move.)
 

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I saw Cody was trying to cover by claiming he didn't even make contact



Cody is a humble ass motherfucker but he also probably signed off and might have asked Travis to go at it.

Like he did with Shawn Spears and that absolutely fucking HORRENDOUS chair shot back in AEW.


 

DKehoe

Member
Cody is a humble ass motherfucker but he also probably signed off and might have asked Travis to go at it.

Like he did with Shawn Spears and that absolutely fucking HORRENDOUS chair shot back in AEW.



Oh yeh, I'm sure Cody probably told him to lay it in, knowing it needed to look good. Obviously there can be a downside but laying it in is the better guarantee of that, especially when the person isn't a wrestler. He also probably doesn't want the big celebrity being made to look bad, although if the guy is meant to be a heel they probably should have leaned into the idea that he's an irresponsible asshole.

I remember that Shawn Spears chairshot. That was brutal.
 

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I really wanna see how far they take this, make John Cena do the opposite of "Make a Wish"? Make a kid cry, the sky is their limit, lol.
 
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