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DLC Inc
Jun 1, 2011

can someone in AEW please treat Emi like Kenny used to with Ibushi, clearly we need to protect her

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Jiro
Jan 13, 2004

Speaking of, has there been any word on Kota's injury timeline?

Trying
Sep 26, 2019

harperdc posted:

zero percent chance

well it isn’t zero

Barry Bluejeans
Feb 2, 2017

ATTENTHUN THITIZENTH

Jiro posted:

Speaking of, has there been any word on Kota's injury timeline?

the ankle surgery he had in February typically carries a recovery time of six to twelve months, so Kota of course declared he'd be ready to go in three

https://twitter.com/ibushi_kota/status/1758033214428569608

Emsee
Jun 17, 2005
Hmm...

DLC Inc posted:

can someone in AEW please treat Emi like Kenny used to with Ibushi, clearly we need to protect her

You could be right... :ohdear:

https://x.com/EmiSakura_gtmv/status/1784268390137540756

Gumball Gumption
Jan 7, 2012

Emi is one of the best workers on Twitter

rotinaj
Sep 5, 2008

Fun Shoe

Lead Pipe Cinch posted:

Remains very funny to me that Kevin Kelly got the AEW contract all the grifters dream of, but fumbled the bag because he couldn’t not be weirdlynaggro towards Ian Riccaboni.

Tbf

Kevin Kelly fumbled the bag because all people who begin being drawn into the qanon orbit seem to burn their own lives down, I would say

The aggro part happened because Ian correctly called Kevin out on being a qanon fan, if I have the timeline right

As much as it blows having this qanon stuff out in the public, it is nice to be able to find out when someone is a total lunatic and be able to write them off as a lost cause

Prokhor Zakharov
Dec 31, 2008

This is me as I make another great post


Good luck with your depression!

Gumball Gumption posted:

Emi is one of the best workers on Twitter

absolutely insane levels of working marks via posts, a true master

Ringo Roadagain
Mar 27, 2010

emi has been driving for less than 2 days and already had a blown tire and had her car overheat

Lid
Feb 18, 2005

And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.
https://twitter.com/WillOspreay/status/1784161268233912327?t=hsGaRYUDmVckDeCw23XHLw&s=19

SatoshiMiwa
May 6, 2007


rotinaj posted:

Tbf

Kevin Kelly fumbled the bag because all people who begin being drawn into the qanon orbit seem to burn their own lives down, I would say

The aggro part happened because Ian correctly called Kevin out on being a qanon fan, if I have the timeline right

As much as it blows having this qanon stuff out in the public, it is nice to be able to find out when someone is a total lunatic and be able to write them off as a lost cause

The rant was the final stick but lets not forget that Kelly bombed pretty hard as lead commentator and even as third man in the booth wasn't lighting the world on fire. Turns out his strengths in New Japan didn't carry over to US TV wrestling, or perhaps more likely a lot of the moments where it felt like he did the work in New Japan to learn stories and history were probably work done by Chris Charlton. And he didn't have that help in AEW and it made his commentary feel lost

Add that in with the rant on twitter before Revolution and yeah it made it easy for Tony to fire him

Shard
Jul 30, 2005

Ringo Roadagain posted:

emi has been driving for less than 2 days and already had a blown tire and had her car overheat

I haven't had a car overheat since I sold my 2000 dodge neon.

Prokhor Zakharov
Dec 31, 2008

This is me as I make another great post


Good luck with your depression!

man I don't even know how you'd classify that, a reversed fireman carry crucifix bomb :psyduck:???

Lid
Feb 18, 2005

And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.
moonsault crucifix bomb

Serperoth
Feb 21, 2013




Sideways Canadian Destroyer

haunted bong
Jun 24, 2007


That’s clearly a Moss-Covered Three-Handled Family Gradunza

Choom Gangster
Oct 29, 2006

in soviet russia, death valley drivers you

graph
Nov 22, 2006

aaag peanuts

Prokhor Zakharov posted:

man I don't even know how you'd classify that, a reversed fireman carry crucifix bomb :psyduck:???

like a crucifix seatbelt bomb idk but it owns a lot

Miching Mallecho
May 24, 2010

:yeshaha:
Good lord



https://x.com/puroresuflow/status/1784335515447107747?s=46

SatoshiMiwa
May 6, 2007


Yeah the hosts once again wondering why he had no help like always

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004

DLC Inc posted:

can someone in AEW please treat Emi like Kenny used to with Ibushi, clearly we need to protect her

AEW security applauding Emi like she's a toddle for surviving a 3 hour car trip
https://twitter.com/EmiSakura_gtmv/status/1784294556277878785

Shard
Jul 30, 2005

https://twitter.com/TaysWrestling/status/1784145532396446085

DMorbid
Jan 6, 2011

With our special guest star, RUSH! YAYYYYYYYYY

that whole match ruled

TV Zombie
Sep 6, 2011

Burying all the trauma from past nights
Burying my anger in the past

Don’t jaywalk in Manhattan( I’m assuming)

https://x.com/puroresuflow/status/1784439054659924167?s=46

a dumb moron
Mar 19, 2024

augh

Man I cannot wait for the day StardomWorld accepts my money

Drakkel
May 6, 2007

IT'S LIKE I CAN TOUCH YOU!

Starting to think he actually have been safer on Mt Everest

DMorbid
Jan 6, 2011

With our special guest star, RUSH! YAYYYYYYYYY

a dumb moron posted:

Man I cannot wait for the day StardomWorld accepts my money
Good news! The PPVs aren't on Stardom World (at least not immediately) but on a separate service, pia-live.jp! Maybe that'll take your money.

C. Everett Koop
Aug 18, 2008

I assume it must have been for a house show, I'm also surprised that it wasn't mandated that he fly in the day before if traveling cross-country like that. It's an insane day of flying but if you're hell bent on sleeping in your own bed you can do it.

Plus, the hosts freaking out over being in three countries in one day in Europe when that's what, maybe 2-3 hours by train if hitting the right ones?

rotinaj
Sep 5, 2008

Fun Shoe

C. Everett Koop posted:

I assume it must have been for a house show, I'm also surprised that it wasn't mandated that he fly in the day before if traveling cross-country like that. It's an insane day of flying but if you're hell bent on sleeping in your own bed you can do it.

Plus, the hosts freaking out over being in three countries in one day in Europe when that's what, maybe 2-3 hours by train if hitting the right ones?

Yeah but they make the wrestlers pull the trucks with all the ring equipment so you would need to ask someone who plays a lot of European truck simulator how bad that would be

STING 64
Oct 20, 2006

C. Everett Koop posted:

I assume it must have been for a house show, I'm also surprised that it wasn't mandated that he fly in the day before if traveling cross-country like that. It's an insane day of flying but if you're hell bent on sleeping in your own bed you can do it.

Plus, the hosts freaking out over being in three countries in one day in Europe when that's what, maybe 2-3 hours by train if hitting the right ones?

for european tours they're on chartered buses. if he would have flown in the day before he would have had to pay for his own hotel room so its likely a concession made to save money.

Long-Time Lurker
May 20, 2021

readin'-but-not-postin'-jones

Nakamura said he didn't want to hire a manager to do all of this for him because it requires a lot of money. drat, how much is WWE paying him?

Ganso Bomb
Oct 24, 2005

turn it all around

Long-Time Lurker posted:

Nakamura said he didn't want to hire a manager to do all of this for him because it requires a lot of money. drat, how much is WWE paying him?

They made all contracts minimum wage a while back

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

Ganso Bomb posted:

They made all contracts minimum wage a while back

So you make money in the WWE theoretically by, what, merchandising?

C. Everett Koop
Aug 18, 2008

Dawgstar posted:

So you make money in the WWE theoretically by, what, merchandising?

No they take 110% of all your merch sales.

Ganso Bomb
Oct 24, 2005

turn it all around

Dawgstar posted:

So you make money in the WWE theoretically by, what, merchandising?

Only sort of, sometimes. Who has the clip of Maven interviewing the maximum male models guys and talking about the insane “bucket system” for how they would get paid?

Miching Mallecho
May 24, 2010

:yeshaha:

Ganso Bomb posted:

Only sort of, sometimes. Who has the clip of Maven interviewing the maximum male models guys and talking about the insane “bucket system” for how they would get paid?

https://youtu.be/EL6SC62m4XM?si=rJWGGQHgChCgjoUz
Starts at 2:25
They also say that the only thing they didn't have to pay for was flights :wtc:

Also the bucket system is a completely bullshit number made up by the company :wtf:

And no royalties for merch unless it goes above your downside :wtf:

The more they talk, the more I keep thinking "if only wrestlers just unionize" :psyduck:

JUNGLE BOY
Sep 23, 2019

the workers of wwe are joining the fight for 15

Dimebags Brain
Feb 18, 2013





Can’t believe Will Ospreay turned down an amazing pay system like “the bucket system” to go get guaranteed money. What a lazy loser.

a dumb moron
Mar 19, 2024

augh

Dimebags Brain posted:

Can’t believe Will Ospreay turned down an amazing pay system like “the bucket system” to go get guaranteed money. What a lazy loser.

I presume Will would’ve gotten guaranteed pay. I think the issue was they offered less guaranteed money than Tony and dangled the “you’ll be at Wrestlemania” carrot because they thought he was a mark.

But I’m a dumb moron so don’t quote me on that.

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STING 64
Oct 20, 2006

a dumb moron posted:

I presume Will would’ve gotten guaranteed pay. I think the issue was they offered less guaranteed money than Tony and dangled the “you’ll be at Wrestlemania” carrot because they thought he was a mark.

But I’m a dumb moron so don’t quote me on that.

Im quoting you because you're actually correct

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