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Wrestling - Part 3

Lipso said:
Does anyone care about Bray Wyatt anymore? The build up to his return was quite decent but I feel like they’ve done nothing but back track on the hype. I don’t watch a lot of Smackdown or Raw (next to none) however I do read up on it and not once have I heard him mentioned and thought “I need to see this”. I did for his return, not since.

Just think they had a massive opportunity to strike while it was hot, with the other ‘characters’ to create a stable and it’s just went back to stale, silly angles with nothing happening.
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Aye it seems like they are cooling him off which is odd, I assume his first match will be at the rumble but like you say nothing since he’s returned has made me personally want to watch it.
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"That was a mouthful wasnt it? As the actress said to the bishop". Tazz starts choking in the background :lol:
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I know it’s been mentioned before but Tazz is ridiculously funny on commentary, even when he doesn’t mean to be 😂 him and Excalibur are class together.
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Edit:Just to add on Bray Wyatt, they are clearly putting Alexa back with him and if it’s anything like the last time they were together then fuck me running 😂 I won’t like it basically.
 
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SAFC7391 said:
Aye it seems like they are cooling him off which is odd, I assume his first match will be at the rumble but like you say nothing since he’s returned has made me personally want to watch it.

I know it’s been mentioned before but Tazz is ridiculously funny on commentary, even when he doesn’t mean to be 😂 him and Excalibur are class together.
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Edit:Just to add on Bray Wyatt, they are clearly putting Alexa back with him and if it’s anything like the last time they were together then fuck me running 😂 I won’t like it basically.
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Exactly, going back to what absolutely didn’t work before doesn’t feel like a good idea to me. Not interested.
 
Lipso said:
Does anyone care about Bray Wyatt anymore? The build up to his return was quite decent but I feel like they’ve done nothing but back track on the hype. I don’t watch a lot of Smackdown or Raw (next to none) however I do read up on it and not once have I heard him mentioned and thought “I need to see this”. I did for his return, not since.

Just think they had a massive opportunity to strike while it was hot, with the other ‘characters’ to create a stable and it’s just went back to stale, silly angles with nothing happening.
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Spot on that, the build up to his return was well played but since then it’s been shite.
 
For anybody interested (nicked from Reddit 😂)

Tony Khan ROH Final Battle 2022 Media Call Megathread

Quotes taken from multiple journalists.

* Tony Khan addresses the William Regal status with AEW and says that he has a ton of respect for William Regal and starts by heading back to the All Out PPV. Tony says going back to All Out, the company made a lot of changes afterwards and had to overhaul. All year, they've had to make changes, many of which were challenging.

* Tony Khan says going into Grand Slam, he had several personal challenges going on with his family. His dad Shad Khan wasn't able to be there because Tony's mother had a stroke after All Out, before Grand Slam. Says it was a really stressful time for his family. He says his mother was at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, and doctors weren't able to initially figure out what led to her stroke. She was able to go home. A few weeks later, around his 40th birthday, his mother had a second stroke. Tony Khan says his mother had a spot on his heart doctors found, and the doctors said if they could fix that, they could hopefully stop the strokes. As AEW was in Toronto, she was going into surgery. He watched AEW Rampage that night from his mother's hospital room (this was the week of the Jags/Colts game). The operation on her heart went well, but he says it's a really challenging recovery for her. His mother is now doing really well. She had a great Thanksgiving with the family, and she seems to be doing better and better every day. Is grateful to his family and that he was able to be there with her during such a trying time for them all.

* Around that same time (ahead of AEW's Toronto debut), William Regal approached AEW and requested they not renew his contract at the end of the year so he could spend time coaching his son and head back to WWE. Tony Khan says that William Regal had a lot of good reasons for going back, especially his son. Considering where he was with his mother at that point, he said he understood that letting Regal out of his deal in that situation was the best move for them. He says his talk with Regal was very positive.

* Tony Khan said that William Regal is with AEW through the holidays, but they're going to make some on-screen sacrifices to help him do the right thing for his family, because they feel it's the right thing. He discusses all the changes made to AEW programming to accommodate Regal's request, and that he had a 90-minute chat in his office with him about it. Wishes Regal the best and says it's hard to see him go.

* Tony Khan says after this week, he will be limiting how much of Ring of Honor you see on AEW TV. He doesn't want it to overshadow AEW on its own platform. He'll address the future of ROH and the TV deal situation after Final Battle. Says AEW comes first and foremost, yet ROH is very important and doesn't want it to take a backseat to anything. But doesn't want it to pull focus of ROH on AEW.

* Tony talks about Rampage's low ratings. Says Rampage this week will have a big card, would like to use the depth of the AEW roster, get all hands on deck, and get big matches on Rampage.

* Tony Khan says there are several Latin America countries AEW could be successful in. There are no concrete plans to run, but he will look into it. Thinks ROH could run internationally as well, and has in the past. He would love to continue this in the future with his vision of Ring of Honor, with an international AEW or ROH show.

* Asked about Athena, Tony Khan says he's very pleased with the work she's done. Believes she's reached another level the past several weeks, past several months. He likes her aggressiveness she has displayed and called it "compelling TV." Calls it her best work in AEW so far.

* Tony Khan says that there is a connection between NJPW and ROH. Says Juice Robinson could be a great TV Champion in ROH. He would consider letting Juice Robinson defend the title in NJPW if he beats Samoa Joe at Final Battle. He also says that he can talk more about ROH/AEW/NJPW on Saturday.

* Asked about using Maria Kanellis in a backstage capacity, Tony Khan says he's talked to Maria about Women's Wrestling Army, and says she has a great eye for women's talent.

* Tony Khan is asked if he sees Jade Cargill as AEW's version of Roman Reigns or Mandy Rose (in regards to length of title reign). Tony says he sees Jade as her own star. Says there's no comparison for Jade Cargill, she's in a class all her own. Says Jade is a great champion with huge star power, great crossover appeal. When she walks into the room at sporting events, people immediately take notice.

* Tony Khan won't get into Shane Taylor's contractual status, but is excited to have people who have had success in ROH's past on the brand. He thought the story made sense with Shane Taylor's history with Keith Lee, and itseems to be a bit of a "family affair" when they meet with former partners and opponents. Keith himself was the one who brought it up to Tony Khan.

* Tony says there's a lot of crossover between AEW and ROH creative teams. Tony Khan heads them both up, but there's some crossover, and a few people that are individual to certain brands.

* On Arn Anderson and Jake "The Snake" Roberts maybe being integrated back onto TV, Tony Khan says he'd like to incorporate them more. "More content, more hours" would make that possible. Mentions the possibility of Ring of Honor inclusion, hinting on a content announcement after Final Battle.

* On why FTR is not featured on the Final Battle card, Tony Khan says he has a great appreciation of them. Through no fault of their own, he says they have been involved in a lot of storylines that have been put on hold due to outside circumstances. He notes that the CM Punk injury changed months of story for FTR. Says FTR has been great with rolling with the punches of changing plans. Says FTR has been supportive of what's happened with Tony's mother. He notes how they want to wrestle every week. He's had stuff for them that had to change due to their other commitments. Says what FTR has done this year is "pretty remarkable."

* Tony Khan says he's full of the Christmas spirit right now after what happened with his mother. He says starting tonight, through the holiday season, there is going to be a lot of Christmas on AEW television. Says he feels a bit like Scrooge with a new lease on life which will be felt in AEW as well.

* Tony Khan says tonight's Acclaimed vs. FTR match is massive. Says it will be first and foremost tonight on Dynamite.

* Tony Khan says FTR were the MVPs of the last two ROH PPVs. Says in regards to them not being on the PPV as of now, he wants to wait until how tonight plays out vs. The Acclaimed and they'll go from there.

* Tony Khan says William Regal's release dictates he is able to go back to WWE and coach, but not be able to go on-air in the next year. He says he was surprised by the tweet from WWE showcasing him on TV and didn't think it was in the spirit of how accommodating they were.

* Asked about adding more PPVs to the AEW calendar, Tony Khan says he hasn't locked in anything like that yet, but that 2022 was their most successful PPV year yet. He believes one of the best things about AEW is how much they put into their PPVs, and doesn't want to saturate the market.

* In terms of Ring of Honor's progress with what Tony Khan expected of it, he said a few things have been different than what he thought. He's overall pleased and says it's been beyond all projections a success. Said he's playing with house money on this show.

* Tony Khan mentions Final Battle is an experiment on seeing if there is a market for Saturday afternoon PPVs, given how much competition is on a Saturday night typically.

* Tony Khan puts over Chris Jericho for an incredible year in AEW and with the Ring of Jericho in ROH. Says Anarchy in the Arena may be the best match for AEW this year, and is incredibly excited to see how Jericho vs. Claudio shapes up at Final Battle.

* Tony Khan says that he's curious to see how Claudio deals with the departure of William Regal, and how the Blackpool Combat Club shapes up afterwards. If Claudio can't beat Jericho at Final Battle, he may have to join the Jericho Appreciation Society.

* Tony Khan says that Final Battle will answer a big question in "What is the future of Ring of Honor?" Will we continue with the Ring of Jericho Run? Or will Claudio save the company? What about FTR, the ROH World Tag Team Champions? Will they carry AEW's championship tonight into ROH?

* Tony Khan keeps saying that he can not wait till after Final Battle to talk about the future of Ring Of Honor.

* The media call has been concluded.
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Brian Cage jumping over the rope man 😂

Ricky Starks promo was quality

Christ that Darby/Joe match was absolutely class, Darby is intent on killing himself 😂

Damn didn’t expect FTR to get beat clean, that was a really good show

Holy shit FTR/ Briscoes 3 Dog collar match GERRRIINNNNNNN the first one they had is still match of the year for me and the 2nd easy top 5, interesting to see if they can do it again especially with the stipulation.
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Sasha Banks is expected to be at WrestleKingdom in January, I imagine against Kairi, if true wouldn’t be shocked if she’s Sarayas mystery partner in January as well, have the 4 biggest names in one match.
 
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Wasn’t planning on watching the ROH PPV tonight but FTR v Briscoes 3 pulled me back In 😂

I imagine FTR are dropping the titles then the AAA ones and then finally NJPW titles before going all or nothing against the Acclaimed (leaving the company if they don’t win) OR I could be completely wrong😂

Few good matches on though, Dorado/Cobb, Athena/Martinez, Joe/Juice, Dralistico and Rush/AR Fox and Blake Christian, Keith Lee more than likely getting killed by 3 people as well (and if he doesn’t fuck knows what’s going on with that storyline) like a top tier Indy show

Also why have they changed Will Morriseys name to Big Bill? 😂 WTF is that, feel like I’m back in the 80s

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Walter Ego said:
Educate yourself. He, and The Boys, are the jewel in AEWs crown.
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😂 love it, mind Dalton Castle was class a few year back before he broke his back, he’s a little watered down in terms of in ring ability now but TBF to him he makes up for it with charisma.
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Dralistico not kicking out man 😂😂😂 at least Rush went on a wild one to cover it up.
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7 star FTR and The Briscoes did it again, if you haven’t seen the match go out of your way to watch it, absolute classic, FTR will have a minimum of 4 matches in the top 10 come the end of the year.
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MJF knas 😂
 
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Yankee said:
Moxley v Takeshita on Rampage was brilliant.
He's going to be a star that Takeshita.
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One of those wrestlers who just doesn’t seem to have a bad match ever, when he wasn’t signed I was clamouring for him to get signed 😂 he’s only 27 as well, big future.
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I see Matt Riddle is going to rehab, hopefully sorts himself out.
 
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SAFC7391 said:
One of those wrestlers who just doesn’t seem to have a bad match ever, when he wasn’t signed I was clamouring for him to get signed 😂 he’s only 27 as well, big future.
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I see Matt Riddle is going to rehab, hopefully sorts himself out.
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Keeping it kayfabe and loving the character. Old school style n
 
googleboogle said:
Keeping it kayfabe and loving the character. Old school style n
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Done a drug test and apparently had traces of cocaine in his system so they wrote him of tv for 6 weeks, I know he’s going through a lot of shit with his ex wife trying to take his kids away (probably even more of a reason now like) hopefully sorts himself out.
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