Steve Blackman’s back? Excellent.
Cody (and Brandi) aren't really going to WWE are they? It's got to be a work.
Farewell Brandi
I'm a twit
Wont that increase the price of your Brandi doll collection?
Uncle Dave reckons it's not out of the question but you'd think he's staying with AEW.
Also love to see this from Lesnar:
If I thought he had enough of a sense of humour about himself I'd say Brock talking about people going out and doing a certain move over and over had to be a rib."Now I'm the old bastard walking the hall. I look at these young kids and, I don't know. Someone needs to step up. Get over. Figure out how to put asses in seats and not worry about your next high spot. Figure out, 'how the hell can I be different. How the hell can I make money?' That's the business. The young generation thinks that if they go out and do a certain move and they do it over and over, that's not the business. There is a good guy and bad guy like Holyfield and Tyson, mega heavyweight, pitting people against each other, storylines. That's what was fun about me coming back this time, the storyline with Roman Reigns and being with Paul Heyman for 15 years. "
That Cody thing has got to be a work, right?
There's surely no way unless WWE are prepared to offer some combination of money and creative control that he's simply not going to get. And after the initial spike would he even be that much of a draw for them to be worth what it'd cost them?
I think he'd be mad to leave AEW.
I could see Vince throwing money (and some creative control) at him. Not because he'd be a massive draw but I think Vince would fucking love the idea of getting an AEW founding father to be the first to cross the line back to WWE.
I would be absolutely astonished if WWE gave anybody any sort of meaningful creative control.
Vince will have thrown a ridiculous amount of money at him just because he can. He'll do a few years, get released, then head back to AEW.
"You'll wear these polka dots just like your dad did."
I think it's more likely that this is a bit for his TV show, but if he can swing a short term WWE deal to do Wrestlemania or something then why not. He's been a sideshow for a while anyway so it's no loss to AEW.
HHH can bury him at mania to kill off any relevance he has built up.
While Triple H isn't able to appear why not sign the pound shop version?
No chance he goes back to WWE.
He's just left a locker room full of guys who wanted to go to AEW and sign for him because they weren't BIG SWEATY MEN and were rejected by Vince. He's suffered the same thing himself. If he just wants some more money for his family fair enough, but I reckon Tony Khan would have sent some his way if he'd asked.
My take earlier:
i think he's done and going to raise his kids outside of the business cause dusty and him had a real weird relationship
and hes got the TV work. he probably owns shares of AEW still. He already did that boot gimmick with malakai black and then it disappeared
so maybe he got cold feet then?
Whatever he does, the flaming table spot was mega.
I'm a twit
What Uncle Dave is posting (how long they were in talks, lawyer involvement, etc.) suggests that this isn't a work at all. Unless it's a very elaborate one.
Owens losing to Austin at Mania getting closer and closer to reality by the sounds of it. Ugggghhhhhhhh.
Sting has been protected really well by AEW largely by keeping him to tag matches, so I think the best way to go is clearly Owens and Zayn vs Austin and Knoxville, if that hasn't got Wrestlemania Night 2 of 5 semi-headline spot written all over it nothing has.
What sort of dweeb doesn't want to watch Stone Cold wrestle again?
And once Knoxville has finished his Jackass promotion work get Dude Love back to tag with Austin.
Current wrestling is shit anyway, there's no decent characters and loads of manlet acrobats.
That being true or not (it's not, but anyway) doesn't alter the fact that any match* featuring Austin now is highly likely to be absolutely shit.
* Or anything else, really. How many of these old fucks coming back after years / decades actually have anything to do or say that's actually entertaining? Oldberg did for about half an hour and still stunk of all the shit things WWE do. The Rock has the delivery but garbage promos whenever he pops up. Angle didn't even have that. Also Undertaker (I'm not having that that tag match he was carried through with Reigns was any sort of example of him being a half-decent worker any more.)
Put it this way: Nobody guarantees a pop like Austin. Still.
I will never not get goosebumps when I hear his theme song.
The glass breaking
All he needs is a run-in, really. Same with Kane.
Mayor Jacobs needs to steer clear as well.
It might hurt my heart every time I rewatch the '01 Rumble and he still doesn't win but I still groan when I see him and his paunch come out in his home-made-looking gear.
Yeah, he just looks far too Citizen Kane these days. You heard me.
The Mania weekend NXT show is gonna start at 11am.
https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/c...-aew-departure
Sports Illustrated's Justin Barrasso reported the news Wednesday, saying that "sources close to the situation have confirmed that his next destination will be back where his career started in WWE."
There was no timeframe given, but the report speculated Rhodes could begin filming vignettes at the Performance Center as soon as this weekend.
"While Rhodes was never intended to overstay his welcome in the world title picture, one key factor that led to this exit was losing all responsibilities involving booking. That is a role where (Tony) Khan, who is the head of creative, has taken full rein. Originally, Rhodes was part of that process. As great as Dusty Rhodes was as a performer, his contributions as a booker are an integral part of his legacy. For Rhodes, AEW represented another chance to pay homage to his father as a booker while also further cementing his own legacy. Losing that opportunity in AEW hurt Rhodes more than any loss he suffered in the ring," he wrote.
Why is he going to WWE if he's annoyed that he's lost creative control in AEW?
Didn't he just tweet today saying that he wasn't leaving AEW?
Damn, I must've been bamboozled. It had a blue check and everything.
Can't wait until Cody signs his contract and Vince opens a cupboard in his office where the Stardust costume is hanging up.
Is Wade Keller ok in the head? Some of the stuff he is saying about Brandi Rhodes back stage is clearly made up nonsense.
He is puts the dirt in dirt sheets.
Austin Vs Goldberg rumours starting up
A 5 min Iron man match sounds like a good idea.
Can Austin's neck take Goldberg's jackhammer?
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Okay that I am 100% up for as then I can just skip it altogether.
Would be brave of Austin to take a modern Goldberg Jackhammer / brainbuster with his history. Maybe if he accepts that match we should consider it a cry for help?
EDIT: I see QL beat me to the punch there, replied before reading everything else.
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Anybody watched any of the NXT show I've already forgotten the name of? By which I guess I mean Mahow as I think me and him are the only ones who go anywhere near it now.
Reviews I've seen are suggesting it was actually a pretty good show.
No I meant the actual NXT episode the other day. "Vengeance Day", apparently.
They should merge more 90s/2000s PPV names. Bring on Fully Unforgiven.
Masha Allah greate