2021 Pro Wrestling Thread

Thing I've been loving about these is that it hasn't just been Gargano being great in them. Everyone has been awesome. The Way has been turning in some great work over the last few months.

 

I agree. Unfortunate thing, though, is it looks like they're flirting with putting Theory back on the main roster, since he's worked a handful of dark matches lately. And who knows how much longer Candice will be on TV unless they really do work the pregnancy into the whole kooky story.

 

Keith Lee breaks his silence about why he (and, to an extent, Mia Yim) was gone for so long.

 

Yeah. Wow.

And once we get past the "Thankfully he and Mia are OK" phase, there may need to be a hard look at the WWE's COVID policies.

 

I am a huge fan of both guys, but yeah, I am with you here. The 5 Labours of Jericho is an interesting angle but the ending of the matches has left me feeling meh. Wardlow totally dominates the match and loses to a lame ass Judas Effect. Even the last one - no entrance music for Jericho? Come on, that's bullshit, should be more substantial than that.

 

Its also a complete and total waste of FTR to have them do vignettes for weeks on end while MJF sorts himself out. What is the point of “the pinnacle?” Its MJF, his bodyguard hes always had and Shawn Spears for no reason if FTR and Tully arent around

I know the Bucks are kind of holding the tag division hostage but I was told “AEW wont waste a talent like FTR.” Welllllll

 

When he was in the WWWF, he also was a two-time tag team champion with Victor Rivera, and then Pat Barrett when Rivera left the company, and a young Dino Bravo. He also frequently was used as one of Bruno's proteges who would lose to the hot newcoming heel to build them up to face the champ. And, as noted, he trained Foley and Douglas. RIP.

 

RIP. Foley had some great stories about him in his book. I especially loved Foley's description of DeNucci as "the guy who went to the school that burned down and was replaced by the Old School."

 

I think FTR is missing from MJF's feud because of Cash legit slicing his arm open in that match with Santana & Ortiz a few weeks back.

 

Anyone else kind of "out" on the Masked Man Show? I still like Shoemaker, but man, Kaz just comes across as too much of a WWE company man to me, even though he no longer works there. Like, why are we defending them cutting a bunch of guys, but then in the next segment, it's all about how much Raw sucks right now? I don't think everything AEW does "works," but lately, I've always been more interested in their product.

 

i like Kaz, I think the show’s a lot better with him on it than it was when Shoemaker was by himself for a few months after Schilling quit.

Raw doesnt really suck because of the talent. Its the writing and the booking. Does anyone think Jake Atlas is better than Kofi Kingston or Richochet or any number of guys not busy on Raw? Bobby Fish is a nice tag team guy, none of his teams reach the level of War Machine/Viking Raiders, on the Raw bench. Its the booking not the talent

 

But they defend the booking all the time, too, like with the Karrion Kross stuff.