2020 Pro Wrestling Thread

And a few minutes later ... only a couple weeks after getting maimed by a chair...

 

Imagine the inside joke shade aew would throw if say this was brie bella hammering the E for letting Daniel Bryan keep going....

 

If someone is an independent contractor, they’re not supposed to be told when to work. They can be requested to show up early, and if they don’t, have the work given to someone else, but the E also has fined people for showing up late or not showing up, which makes it appear to be an obligation for the wrestler to show up at a certain time.

Now. It’s probably in the contract that is signed that the E can do this, which they would argue the wrestlers are voluntarily signing away their IC rights, which would then be up to a court or two to decide if they’re allowed to offer such a contract.

As for the minor leagues, they may be more of how the IC model does work. Wrestler A works for Promotion X on Friday, goes to Promotion Y on Saturday and does Independent Show Z on Sunday. The promoters are not demanding exclusivity, and the wrestler, prior to agreeing for those shows, can negotiate creative control (he’ll only go to Z if he’s winning).

 

The tweet went away because Reby turned her account private, but I saw it before.

Reby isn't exactly calm, cool and collected on her best day ... but seeing her husband pull off that stunt while their little boys were watching? I don't blame her.

 

I like aew in general and i dont think wwe is above reproach by any means. If you’re gonna take the attitude the elite and kahn have taken about being safer and better and less of a corporate evil than the big bad mcmahons you cannot fuck up like they did last night. You look like absolute morons.

Only other recent incident like this I can think of is Enzo getting KO’d by the rope and wwe ended the match immediately

 

This sucky year gets worse. RIP Ralphus.

WCW's John Riker (Ralphus) Has Passed Away

ADD: it looks like he died last year, but the news only is out now because Jericho announced it on his podcast.

 

All these times they start blaring ambulance sirens, I'm expecting to hear "Holla if you hear me!"

If only we could be so lucky.

 

Anyone else find it a little awkward that the WWE's black wrestlers all seem to be placed in their own factions?
First the New Day and now the Hurt Business? They've made it work exceptionally well in both cases -- New Day is probably a Hall of Fame-level tag team at this point, and the Hurt Business is doing a great job elevating some of the mid-carders who were spinning their wheels -- which counts for something, but it's hard not to notice. Especially when the Hurt Business seems to be feuding exclusively with the other black wrestlers.

 

And looks like R-Truth is back in his old tag team with Little Jimmy.

 

And the Street Profits are a tag team.
Like I said, it's hard to overly criticize any gimmick that gets over, and all of them -- New Day, Hurt Business, R-Truth and the Street Profits -- have or are getting over. In the case of New Day and Hurt Business, it has taken some guys who were floundering and given them a career-saving boost. It's just something I've really noticed with the Hurt Business and their recent feuds, probably because of the sheer number of wrestlers involved.

 

Looks like Ivar legit hurt himself on that dive through the ropes. As soon as he landed, he made the X sign. May have been a stinger or something neck-related because he was trying to flex his hand. Also, MVP's legs were under Ivar's body, hence why he wasn't in the post-match celebration.

 

Man, Adam Pearce is more useless than Brisco and Patterson. Can't get Roman to sign the contract, can't stop Retribution, can't keep Drew McIntyre out of the building...