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03-04-2021, 07:41 PM | #282 |
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I would watch AEW if Ryback was on it
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03-04-2021, 07:49 PM | #283 |
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If I had won the lottery like 5 years ago, I would have started a money mark promotion and Ryback and Johnny Curtis would have been Rock and Austin.
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03-04-2021, 07:56 PM | #284 |
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If it’s Angle, Foley, or Christian I’ll be ok but whelmed. Not underwhelmed. Just whelmed.
If it’s Cena, Punk or Lesnar I’ll lose my shit. If it’s Steiner or RVD I’ll be like ok that’s cool but what else you got. I dunno. I don’t want to get my hopes up, but they’re literally telling me to get my hopes up. |
03-04-2021, 08:12 PM | #285 |
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I want it to be Cena. I think seeing him in a more unchained environment would be really interesting and cool.
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03-04-2021, 08:19 PM | #286 |
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There is 0% chance it is John Cena unless Vince and Tony have been in cahoots since day 1.
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03-04-2021, 08:31 PM | #287 |
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Probably. That’s why it would be such a shock. Again, I don’t want to get my hopes up. It will probably be someone I really like. But they’re hyping it as an all time get. So we’ll see.
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03-04-2021, 08:45 PM | #288 |
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I dont see how they can match the hype tbh. Anyone short of Punk and above might feel a bit hollow but the whole "Hall of fame worthy" has my disapointment radar going off.
RVD might be cool, Steiner or Angle are pretty solid Mehs from me frankly. Although Angle could be worthwhile as a figure I don't really want him to wrestle. Hes so far from the Anlge golden years I dont want to see it. |
03-04-2021, 09:08 PM | #289 |
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Yeah. When Wight said it’s not who you think that was almost certainly eliminating Punk.
I dunno. If they blow it, then it’s TNA all over again. |
03-04-2021, 09:15 PM | #290 |
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If they tap into their partnerships, could be someone big from AAA since anyone notable from NJPW is ruled out because of their current New Japan Cup tournament stuff.
Psycho Clown did mention in a recent interview about how he wants to wrestle more in the US this year and he's one of the biggest name stars in Mexico these days and would fit as someone Hall of Fame worthy. He's someone similar to the level of a John Cena in Mexico. That would still be a very anti-climatic announcement but on the flip side would potentially give AEW a huge boost for their Latino market. |
03-04-2021, 09:18 PM | #291 |
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I bet it’s Tom Brady.
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03-04-2021, 09:40 PM | #292 |
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03-04-2021, 10:10 PM | #293 |
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I will lose my fucking mind if it's Okada. God yes please. Let him come for Omega and cum on me.
I won't believe Punk until after Sunday, because why the fuck would he be honest? Punk, Cena, Lesnar, Okada. Those are the biggest 4 I can think of that would be a massive signing. |
03-04-2021, 10:13 PM | #294 |
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I don't think it will be someone from NJPW since the person will sign a "multi-year contract" with AEW... and I doubt they would hype it up like this for any NJPW guy
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03-04-2021, 10:17 PM | #295 |
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03-04-2021, 10:37 PM | #296 |
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Don't forget about Batista.
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03-04-2021, 10:40 PM | #297 |
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Meh. No interest in Batista whatsoever and didn't he say he wanted to retire after his Mania match with HHH?
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03-04-2021, 11:03 PM | #298 |
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I think Batista got thrown into it because Big Show said "At AEW Evolution" by mistake.
Batista has been saying he wanted one more match with HHH at Mania then he would retire since about 3 years before it even happened. I would put him at slightly above Cena chances, call it 0.025% for him. |
03-05-2021, 08:00 AM | #299 |
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I'm thinking it's Kota Ibushi, I read his NJFW contract expired on Fightful. Also was thinking Jay White. Perhaps they swerved us by sending him to Japan at the beginning of the year as a gift.
I've also herd Pat Mcafee's name bandied about but I'm not certain of his WWE contract status. Mark Henry said he wanted one more match and he's close friends with Big Show. While that would be cool I wouldn't think it worthy of the hype. Basically it has to be Lesnar, Punk or Batista to live up to the hype. Ibushi/White would go over well obviously but it wouldn't be the bombshell we are expecting. Jay White makes sense because they can repackage him as Jay Wight the little brother of The G Paul Wight. Then they can team up against The Young Bucks and The Lucha Bro's in a wild 3 team rivalry for the Tag Belts. The Wight Bro"s. |
03-05-2021, 08:25 AM | #300 |
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I can't see it being Ibushi, he only finally got an IWGP Title run after he finally signed a contract there, can't imagine they'd have doubled down on him being the one to unify the belts if he was on the way out. Even with the new working relationship allowing the companies to share talent, I just don't see them giving that sort of rub to a guy if he's not under contract.
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03-05-2021, 08:58 AM | #301 |
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Trying not to ride the hype train because anyone who would live up to the hype just isn't gonna be the reveal.....
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03-05-2021, 09:08 AM | #302 |
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Maybe drave is the signing
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03-05-2021, 09:16 AM | #303 |
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Damnit
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03-05-2021, 09:22 AM | #304 |
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I am just stumped, really. Trying to think of someone who I would mark out for in the world of wrasslin and outside of the names mentioned, cannot think of anyone else.
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03-05-2021, 10:12 AM | #305 |
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03-05-2021, 11:56 AM | #306 |
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100p Kurt Angle.
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03-05-2021, 01:12 PM | #307 |
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Didn’t Angle and Cody wrestle somewhere after Cody left WWE and did his tour of the indies?
Also, he just started a podcast with Conrad Thompson. Yeah. It’s gotta be Angle. |
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03-05-2021, 01:24 PM | #309 |
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03-05-2021, 01:43 PM | #310 |
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Angle popped in my head but mehhhhhh if it’s really him
Had nothing left in the tank if his last run was any indication, and while it’s cool enough to bring him in as an onscreen character/backstage staffer or whatever, he could’ve just turned up. No need to hype up the hiring of a non wrestler as some earth shattering thing. |
03-05-2021, 01:53 PM | #311 |
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Well it’s him. I don’t love it but I don’t exactly hate it. He didn’t like the way he went out at WWE. He was pretty brutal at the end there.
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03-05-2021, 01:59 PM | #312 |
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03-05-2021, 02:10 PM | #313 |
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Angle showing up unannounced and doing something would be a "neat, wasn't expecting that"
Angle showing up as a hyped up mystery, not so much |
03-05-2021, 02:24 PM | #314 |
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Might be Christian too... or RVD. Prob Angle though.
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RVD and Angle would be huge disappointments. RVD is ok but past his prime and doesn't really bring anything interesting to the table, imo.
Angle was less than a shell of his old self and I have 0 interest in seeing him wrestle again. On top of that, to hype this as the biggest scoop ever and for Khan to hype thus signing up as a "major star" and "huge huge star", only for it to be washed up has beens who've already peaked and are running on empty would be a massive fucking letdown. This could be their Road Warrior Animal in WCW circa 2001 as being a massive wet fart of a reveal if I'm remembering it correctly. |
03-05-2021, 03:19 PM | #316 |
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Angle has been looking jacked as F In recent months... If he's on some really good performance enhancing drugs then I could see him having some good matches in AEW. Obviously Kenny being the leading contender for that.
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03-05-2021, 03:48 PM | #317 |
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It really seems bad for them to hype it up this much if it's anyone other than CM Punk or Lesnar tbh... If it's not one of them, will hurt AEW's credibility imo...
Lesnar would be weird in AEW if it's him... |
03-05-2021, 04:12 PM | #318 |
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Tony said it was one of his favourite wrestlers and his Mount Rushmore was Jericho, Sting Austin, and Bret
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03-05-2021, 04:20 PM | #319 |
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Not being facetious at all, but I would include Ryback in that. I would not consider him a letdown at all. Despite how WWE booked him, he was over as hell at certain points in his career. He also still has his post WWE mystique as a guy who choose to leave, and more importantly, did not show up on another wrestling show since then.
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03-05-2021, 04:28 PM | #320 |
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