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Maxwell Lord posted:Speaking as someone who still doesn’t fully understand the magic of wrestling, I don’t know how Britt/Riho are working that but the fact that Riho is still alive and un-paralyzed suggests this was not a shoot
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Elephant Ambush posted:LMFAO And when they got called out on it ... https://twitter.com/SurvivingFoxy/status/1467717896784781312?s=20
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sticklefifer posted:It's honestly pretty amazing how easy it still is for wrestlers to work people in 2021, either by good selling or by tweeting in kayfabe. It's arguable that Jericho and Omega made New Japan tens of millions of yen off of like 3 tweets.
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A WWE fan asks a bartender to put RAW on, is told "No WWE, ever". WWE fan proceeds not to take it well, both at the bar and in the comments. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/ranqrf/bars_not_allowed_to_show_wwe/
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Cult of Pies posted:A WWE fan asks a bartender to put RAW on, is told "No WWE, ever". WWE fan proceeds not to take it well, both at the bar and in the comments. Clearly AEW paying off all the bars in Canada
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Whenever I wanted to watch wrestling in a bar, I’d just whip out a tablet and headphones. Sometimes people would be interested and if it was on TV, they’d pester the barkeep to put it on. Most of the time people would ignore me which was fuckin great.
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Cult of Pies posted:A WWE fan asks a bartender to put RAW on, is told "No WWE, ever". WWE fan proceeds not to take it well, both at the bar and in the comments. 
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Cult of Pies posted:A WWE fan asks a bartender to put RAW on, is told "No WWE, ever". WWE fan proceeds not to take it well, both at the bar and in the comments. I've never been a bartender but I have been a bouncer and the bars I worked at were real picky about what "sport" type stuff they could show. Like TVs in bars have to buy special expensive packages to show football, ufc, soccer, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if, given that wwe is a subscription/ppv system, most bars just don't want to deal with getting sued or fined and just blanket ban wrestling.
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hell if i was in a bar playing WWE i'd be paying them not to play it
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It may be a bad idea, but I think I'd like to run a sports bar that runs indie and other wrestling on slow sports nights
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You might as well ask to put on a Wiggles DVD. At least there might be some parents at the bar that are actually familiar with that product for babies
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"I just asked for ONE TV, in a mostly empty bar, where only two people seem to be watching football. They have 20 other TVs. My request is not unreasonable." Reading this reply Suicidal Tendencies started playing in my head.
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I watch wrestling at bars all the time, if it’s not ppv and they’re paying for the channel it’s all good. The dude just might have been a dipshit.
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I don’t know why y’all are loving with sports bars when Seattle has a full on wrestling bar with a mini-ring.
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I’ve had many bars throw AEW on for me, or Smackdown, never had any trouble but I go to places where they know I’m polite and tip well maybe but even before I was a regular at any of them never had any trouble. You’d get the occasional “who put this poo poo on” from some drunk guy and inevitably they always start saying how it’s not good anymore but they know like flair, stone cold, etc. I’m never the explainer of things I like to random people guy, but if asked i’ll give the basic details and i’ve had people join me to watch a match and shoot the poo poo it’s fun. Rey Fenix and Pentagon get over with literally everyone though, i’ve seen them pull non fans in ordering down the bar and they stay all the way to the next commercial every time those guys are on.
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there used to be a sports bar 45 minutes away from where i lived in college that my buddies would carpool to for ppvs, and god drat were those some of the worst experiences i've ever had watching wrestling. watching wrestling with other wrestling fans can be annoying enough, but watching wrestling with uninterested townies who yell a bunch of awful poo poo was so bad we started ordering PPVs ourselves just so we didn't have to deal with it
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I was at a bar a few years ago watching Main Event because gently caress you and this old guy, a “boomer” if you will, loudly proclaimed that wrestling is “theatre for the retarded.” I guess even a broken clock is right twice a day.
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Lid posted:"I just asked for ONE TV, in a mostly empty bar, where only two people seem to be watching football. They have 20 other TVs. My request is not unreasonable." I mean, if at this point someone is still actively trying to watch Raw and possibly get others to watch it as well, they definitely deserve to be institutionalized.
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Prokhor Zakharov posted:I've never been a bartender but I have been a bouncer and the bars I worked at were real picky about what "sport" type stuff they could show. Like TVs in bars have to buy special expensive packages to show football, ufc, soccer, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if, given that wwe is a subscription/ppv system, most bars just don't want to deal with getting sued or fined and just blanket ban wrestling. Also, I notice the original Reddit poster said he was in a chain bar. I would expect a chain to have stricter rules about what can and can't be shown, rather than leaving it up to the discretion of individual bartenders/managers. Back when I was a WWE fan, I used to go to a bar to watch PPVs. It actually wasn't too bad an experience -- they were smoke-free and the food was decent, and even with the cost of food and beer it was usually cheaper than buying the PPV for myself. Although Wrestlemania was always standing room only.
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Lid posted:"I just asked for ONE TV, in a mostly empty bar, where only two people seem to be watching football. They have 20 other TVs. My request is not unreasonable." I hope someone puts on Dynamite on, and tells him that they've decided he needs to watch it because it's in his best interest.
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edogawa rando posted:I hope someone puts on Dynamite on, and tells him that they've decided he needs to watch it because it's in his best interest. "WE decided!? When I watched YOUR Raws, YOUR Smackdowns, YOUR NXTs!"
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sticklefifer posted:It's honestly pretty amazing how easy it still is for wrestlers to work people in 2021, either by good selling or by tweeting in kayfabe. I've noticed this thing that happens where guys who parrot Cornette have completely internalized the propaganda("play rasslers" "dance routine" etc) to the extent that when they see something that even vaguely looks like it actually hurts their brains short circuit and they immediately start screeching "Botch!". Afterall wrestlers these days are a bunch of fake pretend wrestlers who make everything look fake so if something looks like it actually hurts it *must* be real!
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I Before E posted:I'd like to give some applause to the best reply lol
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CopywrightMMXI posted:Heres a Tweet about it, enjoy! Wasn't there also something about him popping up to dunk on someone else that also faked their death on the internet?
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Bix can speak on this as it is his greatest work of journalism but yeah someone faked her own suicide as a way to steal money from a scam GoFundMe she set up for cancer treatment and iirc Chris Regal posted "lol at least I never robbed anyone"
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Selachian posted:Also, I notice the original Reddit poster said he was in a chain bar. I would expect a chain to have stricter rules about what can and can't be shown, rather than leaving it up to the discretion of individual bartenders/managers.
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there was a guy recently that said he was taking time off Twitter to grieve for his dead brother but was screaming at Bryan Alvarez about AEW ratings or something the next day (Bryan posted a picture of his family lol).
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Cult of Pies posted:A WWE fan asks a bartender to put RAW on, is told "No WWE, ever". WWE fan proceeds not to take it well, both at the bar and in the comments. This is a goldmine. Don't miss the thread about the "sublime chicken fingers" at loving Jack Astors
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My favourite fake family drama is the AEW Botches guy getting sent a picture of his family with death threats from Young Bucks fans.
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Kosmo Gallion posted:My favourite fake family drama is the AEW Botches guy getting sent a picture of his family with death threats from Young Bucks fans. That was the one who said he was leaving Twitter for good because it wasn't worth it after that incident and then was either posting a few days later or even that same day. My favourite was wwf_wwe_junkie calling AEW fans losers for having dates on Friday nights instead of watching Rampage and then talking about his wife when people pointed out that he's done a fantastic self-own. This was a few weeks after his feud with GirlOnCinema after he was being thirsty towards her and she rejected him.
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Destroy My Sweater posted:there was a guy recently that said he was taking time off Twitter to grieve for his dead brother but was screaming at Bryan Alvarez about AEW ratings or something the next day (Bryan posted a picture of his family lol). Uhh, it wouldn’t happen to be a guy who tweets a lot about wrestling theme songs, would it? Because if so, oh man, the stories I could share.
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WWE fans and Cornette fans joined together to burn several crosses on my lawn while inventing new racial slurs and beating up every dog on my block. Would AEW fans do this? I think not. Checkmate. 
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The last AEW PPV my partner and I saw it at an AMC movie theater. Not a terrible experience but there was one dude that lost his poo poo when Jay Lethal showed up. Even without the #SpeakingOut allegations it was weird to see someone that excited for Jay Lethal.
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The bartender coldly glared at the patron after they told him their request. He sighed. Without taking his eyes off the patron he reached under the bar, pulled out a barbed wire wrapped baseball bat and slammed it down on the bar, vibrating the line of beers siting there. "Son, I don't know what part of town you think you're in," said the bartender, "but we here are an AEW establishment."
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Lid posted:"I just asked for ONE TV, in a mostly empty bar, where only two people seem to be watching football. They have 20 other TVs. My request is not unreasonable." I was tending bar and I was just like staring at the wall thinking about everything But then again I was thinking about nothing And then some guy came in and I didn't even know he was there, he called me over And I didn't even hear it, and then he started screaming: BARTENDER! BARTENDER! And I go: What, what's the matter? And he goes: What's the matter with you? I go: There's nothing wrong, sir And he goes: Don't tell me that, turn on RAW! And I go: No man, can't turn on RAW, this is a sports bar y'know? Why don't I get you a beverage? And he goes: No I want RAW!! I go: Sir, we won't play, this is a sports bar He goes: No you're not a sports bar, you're with Khan! AEWSexuals only act that way! I go: Man just order a beverage, please All I want is your beverage, and he wouldn't give it to me All I wanted was his beverage, just one beverage, and he wouldn't give it to me Just a beverage
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FullMetalJackoff posted:I was tending bar and I was just like staring at the wall thinking about everything AEW Revolution I said it was the only solution To get him needed professional help Protect him from the enemy; himself
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FullMetalJackoff posted:I was tending bar and I was just like staring at the wall thinking about everything 
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