Avid watcher of pro wrestling because it's just the best. AEW, ROH, NJPW mostly. Wrestling Observer aficionado. Bryan Danielson is the greatest wrestler alive.
VINCE MCMAHON THREAD:
Rita Marie Chatterton was the first female referee in WWE in the '80s. She got into Vince's limo to discuss her contract, but was forced to have oral sex to save her career.
When she didn't agree, Vince allegedly raped her that night on July 16, 1986.
Nic Nemeth jumped David Finlay during the press conference and then cut ONE HELL OF A PROMO holding the new IWGP Global Heavyweight title!
Woah. Color me intrigued for this post-WWE run for the man formerly known as Dolph Ziggler.
MJF on AEW roster constantly delivering the "Best fucking professional wrestling shows this world has ever seen".
NOW THIS IS HOW A LOCKER ROOM LEADER TALKS.
Swerve Strickland shouts out his friend Kofi Kingston and his WM world title win from 5 years ago, and how it inspired him to become AEW's first Black World Champion. β€οΈ
Never forget that Eddie Kingston was supposed to retire in 2020 amidst dire situations and global pandemic. He had to sell his boots and wrestling gear to pay his mortgage. AEW then gave him the call, and the rest in history.
There's nobody deserving than this man. He has EARNEDβ¦
Bryan Danielson got to have a match with and won the respect of his favourite luchador, his hero Blue Panther in his own country of Mexico.
Nothing more inspirational than this.
IF YOU FIGHT FOR YOUR DREAMS... YOUR DREAMS DO FIGHT FOR YOU!
Tony Khan says Mark Briscoe has made it clear that he will no longer do standard tag team matches following Jay's passing.
Will only do Singles, Trios & Multi-mans but not 2 vs 2 tags.
Katsuyori Shibata to Tony Khan via translation: "Thank you Tony for reviving me as a wrestler. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
Absolutely fucking lovely stuff.
MJF's Facebook post from 2015 when he left college.
Man, everything he said about quitting Football to get into pro wrestling and that Punk/Danielson handshake photo was all legitimate stuff.
So far almost every wrestler that's jumped ship has kept their names and presentation exactly the same as AEW when going to WWE.
Take that as you will.
Never forget the time Vince McMahon fed Michael Cole this line at WM31 to mock Sting and the legacy of WCW.
Well, today, Sting just wrestled in front of 80,000+ people in Wembley. 10,000 more than that WrestleMania.
After Collision ended, Garland started chanting YES! so Bryan Danielson said "what the hell, I'm not allowed but who's gonna stop me" and then did the YES! chant himself.
Best part? The camera crew actually recorded it. Haha, incredible.
βAntony... I promise you no matter how many matches I win, no matter how many stories I finish, I'll never call you into the ring to celebrate with me.β
THAT DIG AT CODY AND HUNTER, LMFAOOOOOO.
This is the funniest clip in the universe right now.
MJF has pretty much signed an extension with AEW, and is their top babyface.
CM Punk has gone to the other promotion to main event night four of the buy one get one free extravaganza. LMAO.
The show ends with the entire arena saying THANK YOU to Orange Cassidy for his wonderful reign.
He has arrived, man.
OC is the fucking star of this place.
5 years ago today, The Invisible Man vs The Invisible Stan happened at Joey Janela's Spring Break 3, with Bryce Remsburg as the ref.
BIGGEST PROOF THAT WRESTLING IS REAL.
βAs Tony Khan becomes the first ever NFL executive in a draft room shaking off the effects of a PILEDRIVER he recieved on National Television in a WRESTLING RING the night before.β
Actual words said during the NFL broadcast. We just witnessed history, folks. LMFAOOOO.
Bryan Danielson and Eddie Kingston sit down together in the Trainer's room after they earned each other's respect, and then Danielson just cuts the most brilliant promo you will ever hear about Eddie's and his own struggles.
TWO REAL MEN. WATCH THIS.
Adam Copeland reveals he and Christian Cage got their abs back a few years ago with planking: (via SI)
βJay had wanted to know how I got my abs back, and when I told him it was through planking, he wouldnβt believe me. Then he started doing it religiously. The two of us, weβ¦
Jon Moxley has now won the top belts of the 3 top promotions completing the βGlobal Grand Slamβ:
β’ WWE Champion: 2016
β’ AEW World Champion (x3): 2020, 2022
β’ IWGP World Heavyweight Champion: 2024
THE ACE OF THIS WORLD.
"I don't want to cry. I have cried enough already. But thank you for all your support for 17 years."
Okada says goodbye to Korakuen Hall with an emotional message. RAINMAKER FOREVER. β€οΈ
AEW have released the WrestleDream post-show footage of Adam Copeland meeting up with Excalibur/Taz and greeting fans in the entire arena.
This absolutely rules.
Bryan Danielson via PWInsider says that the first conversation he ever had with Aubrey Edwards was her saying, "I don't know if you ever saw this but there's a meme of a girl crying when you retired, that was me."
Bryan was surprised by this and went like, "Oh my gosh."
Nigel McGuinness: "Bryan Danielson's actually my 2nd favorite wrestler in the tournament."
Kevin Kelly: "Who's your favorite?"
Nigel McGuinness: "Everybody else, combined."
Nigel's hating on Danielson is generational. π
Jon Moxley via The Messenger: "Without Renee, I couldnβt even tell you what my life would have ended up like. Itβs probably the most fortunate thing to ever happen. God knows. I could be buried in the desert in Vegas right now."
On his daughter, Nora: "[She gives me] aβ¦
"Christian Cage has done for turtlenecks what Britney Spears did for visible thongs."
The moment Nigel McGuinness said this line, wrestling commentary peaked.
I'm convinced Eddie Kingston believes pro wrestling is 100% real and I want it to stay that way forever.
WHAT A FUCKING WRESTLER.
One of the best promos of the year, hands down.
Kenny Omega cuts a promo in fluent Japanese after winning G1 Climax 26, and the crowd's shocked reaction is priceless.
One of my favorite wrestling moments ever.
Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Dave Meltzer has rated Kenny Omega vs Will Ospreay from Forbidden Door... SIX STARS. βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβ
This is now the highest rated AEW singles match ever.
SGW Uganda's top foreigner heel is a colonizer in the year 2024. Literally perfect.
They have only existed for less than a year and it's already one of the best indy promotions ever.