CI Wrestling Thread #56
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I'll be there. Getting ready to leave work now.
Enjoy boys!! I have to say I’m more excited for Minoru Suzuki coming out then anyone else. If y’all wanna meet up, I’ll be the one wearing the mask.
I don’t recall exactly but I think 1996 Ahmed was in the midst of a main event push that got halted b/c he wasn’t that great of a worker
Kenny Omega is ranked #1 in the PWI top 500 that was released today. Moxley 6th, Rhodes 11th, Allin 14th, Jericho 19th, Orange Cassidy 21st, MJF 26th, PAC 33rd, Page 34th, Miro 38th
10 of the top 40 is pretty good for a two-year old company whose roster size is considerably less than WWE/NXT and NJPW. Not sure how that indicates they aren’t building up their own guys.
Newbies Danielson and Cole rank 36th and 37th, not that AEW has anything to do with that, just throwing it out there.
I could be wrong, but I think the AEW roster has surpassed WWE at this point. They have something like 110 active members male and female
Cole should be in top 15 easy - that’s a joke - it’s no wonder I haven’t read pwi in over 20 years
Foley's statement is the most damning thing that can be said about WWE. If guys don't see it as the end-all, be-all - they will eventually have an inferior roster and product.
Maybe they already do?
I preferred NWA/WCW until WCW forced WWE to get good in the late 90s. There were a couple of years that both shows were good and it was fun.
Maybe AEW is making the leap. Hopefully they jettison the worst things and figure others out.
They will have growing pains. Guys will complain about TV time and placement.
Maybe they already do?
I preferred NWA/WCW until WCW forced WWE to get good in the late 90s. There were a couple of years that both shows were good and it was fun.
Maybe AEW is making the leap. Hopefully they jettison the worst things and figure others out.
They will have growing pains. Guys will complain about TV time and placement.
I did the math on the PWI top 100. I know many in the top 100 compete in numerous promotions, but the vast majority of them competed primarily or only in one promotion, so that's the promotion I assigned them to.
22 of the top 100 is from the WWE - not including NXT since NXT was more or less treated as a separate promotion most of the time
17 are from AEW
13 are from NJPW
9 are from NXT
8 are from Impact
6 are from ROH
No other promotion had more than four in the top 100
The average rating of NJPW wrestlers was 39.46
The average for AEW was 43.53
The average for WWE was 46.41
The average for NXT was 48.44
The average for ROH was 58.50
The average for Impact was 71.13
Throw in all the crossover guys that can come in for some guest appearances in AEW's roster > WWE main roster (as in not counting NXT).
22 of the top 100 is from the WWE - not including NXT since NXT was more or less treated as a separate promotion most of the time
17 are from AEW
13 are from NJPW
9 are from NXT
8 are from Impact
6 are from ROH
No other promotion had more than four in the top 100
The average rating of NJPW wrestlers was 39.46
The average for AEW was 43.53
The average for WWE was 46.41
The average for NXT was 48.44
The average for ROH was 58.50
The average for Impact was 71.13
Throw in all the crossover guys that can come in for some guest appearances in AEW's roster > WWE main roster (as in not counting NXT).
Pretty much agree with this like I do 99% of you and Kmac posts
I think that’s part of my gripe with aew is I enjoyed nwa/wcw so much in the 80s/90s I feel like it’s an injustice to replicate it which I think Cody is trying to do -
as much as I am not fond of omega he’s not wrong - bullet club was legit and now it’s a shell of 5 years ago and njpw is as well - other than Ibushi/Okada/naito the rest is meh to me
The Elite is the new Bullet Club. If AEW keeps getting bigger they are going to be the modern day nWo.
I can’t think of a guy who didn’t murder anyone who is more universally loathed in the wrestling business than Ahmed Johnson.
BodySlam, the ones who broke the Danielson and Punk stories, are now saying people in wwe expect Owens to leave and that he’s made indications as such.
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Internal Belief in WWE That Kevin Owens Could Leave the Company
Yesterday we shared a report from Fightful Select stating that Kevin Owens’ current deal with WWE will end this coming January, almost a full year earlier than anyone had previously been led to believe. The COVID-19 pandemic is believed to be the reason for the former Universal Champion’s...
www.bodyslam.net
I mean ya I would absolutely believe it - he’s been misused over a year now - so does he end up with the Cole/omega/bucks groupBodySlam, the ones who broke the Danielson and Punk stories, are now saying people in wwe expect Owens to leave and that he’s made indications as such.
Internal Belief in WWE That Kevin Owens Could Leave the Company
Yesterday we shared a report from Fightful Select stating that Kevin Owens’ current deal with WWE will end this coming January, almost a full year earlier than anyone had previously been led to believe. The COVID-19 pandemic is believed to be the reason for the former Universal Champion’s...
Welp, a stable basically calling out Punk? Hmmmm
I see where this is going and like it.
Pretty excited to see some booking that sometimes is exactly what it should be.
I see where this is going and like it.
Pretty excited to see some booking that sometimes is exactly what it should be.
What if DB never has merch and just comes out to a white t shirt every week
For modern wrestling, AEW is on fire right now. I say that as someone who has been critical of them in the past.
I watched Raw and Dynamite this week.
One show was boring and predictable with the same ole matches we see week after week after week, the formation of another randomly thrown together women’s tag tram, and a tag team turmoil match designed more to fill time than be good and the order of elimination was easy to see coming. All in front of a dead crowd.
The other show had matches I’ve never seen before, unscripted promos from guys who can talk, solid vingettes and angles, a good women’s match (but not 4 women’s matches), debuting and new talents with equal or greater star power than anyone on the other show, and a red hot crowd with 90s energy as far as fans being excited about the show they’re watching.
I watched Raw and Dynamite this week.
One show was boring and predictable with the same ole matches we see week after week after week, the formation of another randomly thrown together women’s tag tram, and a tag team turmoil match designed more to fill time than be good and the order of elimination was easy to see coming. All in front of a dead crowd.
The other show had matches I’ve never seen before, unscripted promos from guys who can talk, solid vingettes and angles, a good women’s match (but not 4 women’s matches), debuting and new talents with equal or greater star power than anyone on the other show, and a red hot crowd with 90s energy as far as fans being excited about the show they’re watching.
She spent most her of time on the WWE main roster in catering aka not being used on TV.
Like was this an angle thing or was she an actual caterer for the locker room?
Just got home 10 minutes ago. Traffic was INSANE getting in, the last three-tenths of a mile to get to the parking garage, I sh!t you not, took about an hour. Didn't get seated until about 7:20pm.
But negating the clustertouch that was parking, it was a great, great time.
But negating the clustertouch that was parking, it was a great, great time.
