I keep forgetting to change my pinned, so despite the fact that we're nearly halfway through the DreamStar Grand Prix, here is a spreadsheet of the active chart and schedule!
#pw_mg
Tony Khan is a funny dude. One of the WrestleJoy people got on the presser and Punk asked about the name so Tony went "Yeah they're just really positive about wrestling. They love AEW... honestly a bit too much." And he said it in the driest tone imaginable.
The "Mariah May is too WWE Diva inspired" thing is mad funny cause Hazuki quite literally credits Kelly Kelly for inspiring her to wrestle and I don't see anybody jumping on her for it lmao
AEW having 30 top male stars and continuing to add more every month but being content with the 6 women they use regularly might be some sort of tell, idk tho.
No disrespect to Denise obviously but there ain't nothing cooking in that division. The chef has been dead and buried for a long time now. Saraya will wrestle Britt Baker a couple times and the matches will be ok and that will literally be it.
Danielson going "idk if y'all noticed but I straight up didn't use my right arm that entire match" after having one of the greatest strap matches of all time is GOAT behavior.
#AEWAllOut
-Quits job
-Goes on friend's pod to shit on ex-company
-Gets sued
-Falls out with friend over legal bills
-Joins a new company--gets paid a lot
-Gets into fights over allegedly politicking to get ex-friend fired
-Get fired
-Returns to original company--gets paid even more
Wild.
Stardom really should make an effort to translate the pressers. They don't do pre-match promos anymore and they barely translate stuff from during the matches. I get that they have one guy doing all of the English accessibility by himself, but fr just give me something.
#STARDOM
I am begging Jade to do literally anything good or even mildly noteworthy in WWE that would prompt a question that isn't just "How's the transition from AEW to WWE going?"
I love it when the CanAm girls wrestle against Joshis and think "I gotta hit them hard or I'll get eaten alive" or whatever cause then you get Mayu damn-near concussing Mercedes as a receipt for being so aggro last year 💀
Fightful reported this on Roxanne's preparation on the potential Giulia match
"Roxanne has been working stiffer at live events in preparation for the matchup [against Giulia]."
Full Report on FightfulSelect!
I don't think we talk enough about the fact that Kidd's "comeback story" is that he had a mental breakdown cause he defended a serial abuser and people got mad at him for it.
But that's just me 🤷🏽♂️
Not saying I DIDN'T expect it, but Big Show is one of the most respectful commentators when it comes to Joshi wrestlers. He genuinely sounds like he's trying his best to get them over, which is something done by surprisingly few commentators in the US.
#AEWDarkElevation
@aidencalvin
Damned if you do, damned if you don't kinda thing I imagine. Might be considered "disrespectful" if you don't give an outgoing player some love regardless of their contribution.
I do find it kinda cringe too tho.
Crazy to think that one of the first people to ever mention Ricky Starks' name in a major wrestling company was ACH just over seven years ago.
He gave Ricky, Kris Wolf and Davey Vega a post-match shoutout after his Jr Tag League win in NOAH. Legend.
Am I working myself into a shoot with the theory the Dark Order could reveal Matt Hardy as the Exalted One, immediately kick his ass and bring out UltraMantis Black as their real main man? You know it.
Please know that I AM NOT one of you "AEW is bad and a cult and their women suck" guy I am a "why isn't Riho still in the title picture" guy. Don't get it twisted, WE ARE NOT THE SAME
Tana is obviously the big news, but Taro Okada (new BushiRoad Fight president/STARDOM overseer) is now in the NJPW front office as a part-time director, as well.
🎙️ Interview with Arisa Nakajima (Commander Nakajima)
Ahead of her Sukeban World Championship match, I had the chance to do a quick interview with
@arisa__nakajima
for
@Fightful
!
She explained what interested her most about
@Sukeban_World
, her title match, Sareee joining, and
Started crying when SANADA did and didn't really stop until Naito left. What a beautiful moment all around.
Every LIJ member, past and present, was accounted for in one way or another.
Wrestling is so sick sometimes.
#njwk18
This is the one time I'm asking Saya Kamitani to dip into her Kota Ibushi tribute act stuff. She should punch Mina in the face as hard as she can. Would be based 🤷🏾♂️
Man, fuck AEW drama, fuck people finding out that some Joshi wrestlers don't like each other, TETSUYA NAITO WON THE G1 CLIMAX and that's all that matters rn if you ask me.
@LiquidHbox
This is 100% the correct take imo. Steve is a rough matchup when in capable hands but we gotta stop acting like Acola isn't an absolute prodigy and deserved his win.
Mio Shirai refuses to take part in Giulia's last match in Marigold:
"Personally, it's just how the wrestlers feel. Tsukka will go, Giulia will go. They can do as they like. But I've already written on "X". I don't want to be involved with that company! If Tsukka is going, then I
recommend me some! I’m not into podcasts about wrestling much but I do like
@ScottEWrestling
and Stardom Quest from what I see because they’re always so passionate about Stardom & helping new fans understand the history of the product 😊👏🏼❤️
Tam got the biggest win of her career and mere days later some chick she doesn't know shows up and goes, "This is how dumb you look, homegirl, remember that."
The more I watch this the funnier it gets
#STARDOM
.
@tmtmtmx
: "If you say you are Tam Nakano, why don't you do something Tam Nakano-like?"
@ishikawanaop
makes Tam Nakano-like expressions.
#STARDOM
#中野たむ #石川奈青
PWInsider has reported that WWE has major interest in signing current STRONG Women’s Champion, Giulia.
They wrote in their report — “One source stated that talks are far enough long that Giulia is expected at the WWE Performance Center sometime this month.”
#STARDOM
The top heel + presumed grand finalist in the 5STAR Grand Prix got told that she acts like a fucking child by Saki Kashima of all people AND SHE'S RIGHT.
Heel Saya Kamitani is confusing me so much cause the look is fine but the rest is welp
The acting is so over the top that it comes off comically and forced at points. Dunno how the matches will be yet obvly
I dont think she can come close to where she was as a face
Momo Watanabe is the most relatable wrestler on the planet. She loves to eat, she loves to sleep, she loves to play video games, and she loves beating the shit out of people. What more can you ask for as a wrestling fan?
Hobbs had no connection to NJPW or its belt. Just beef with Moxley.
Gabe Kidd also has no connection to NOAH or its belt. Just Kaito.
This is a ridiculous arguement to make.
Yes, the continuation of a story that started back in July at the G1 press conference, then during the G1 itself, again during World Tag League and then today at All Together, is better than Hobbs, with no history or relation to NJPW, suddenly getting a shot at their top title
Someone on the Stardom reddit said they think Bushiroad has given up on Momo being a star and I hate to break it to em but they did that three fucking years ago this is not new information lmao