Has WRESTLING ever done a top male wrestler v top female wrestler angle and brought it to any type of conclusion? Seems like something that would be absolutely lethal if done right. Would have to be at both of their peaks. Would a Hangman v Stat work? MJF v Storm?

Has WRESTLING ever done a top male wrestler v top female wrestler angle and brought it to any type of conclusion? Seems like something that would be absolutely lethal if done right. Would have to be at both of their peaks. Would a Hangman v Stat work? MJF v Storm?

These website or podcast interviews where old wrestlers are asked for their opinion on today’s product. Fucking hell. Anyone else remembering reading interviews with Bing Crosby passing comment on Nirvana back in 1992? Get these in the bin.

Finally caught up with Blood & Guts. The finish to the women’s match. Wow. Marina and Toni. Fuck that looked intense.

Watched All Out 2019. Man were things incredible from the outset. @goldenboy.pro on comms. Cracker barrels. Suckass MJF with Cody. Bucks and Luchas and ladders Trent, Chuck, SCU Undiscovered Orange. Kenny v PAC Shida v Riho So many talents that just vanished. Many missed.

RIP Bob. One of the earliest voices I heard when watching wrestling.

Life is fucking hard at times.

This seems the logical next step for the Death Riders. Either a) an insurrection, i.e. led by Gabe Kidd or PAC or b) a splinter faction led by someone totally different - Roderick Strong perhaps?

Roderick Strong reminds me of peak 1997/98 Dean Malenko. Smaller guy, but can work harder and better than most men on the roster, while making everything look legit. Just a tough wrestler who is all business.

Why isn’t Roderick Strong more of a frequent player in the main event scene in AEW? He’s so solid.

Takeshita’s theme sounds like the original Nitro intro music.

What happened to Luther?

It seems the “good soldiers” are out in force this week, doing their bit in the media.

It does seem a little disappointing from an AEW perspective that Chris Jericho might not see out his last days as an active wrestler with the company. I mean, I guess he was a WWE guy for the majority of his career, but he was also such a huge part of AEW's evolution.

Can anyone tell me why I can’t buy a Will Ospreay action figure or damn near any new AEW action figure for less than £100 anywhere? Pricing is nuts.

Man, people you never imagined could die. RIP Hulk. No matter where life took him towards the end, his impression on pro wrestling was undeniable.

AEW really missed a trick with not allowing Nick to go full Les Grossman as an EVP.

Great for Alex Windsor to have the crack at AEW. Looks a real talent. But man, that feeling when your wife is now working alongside you. Couldn’t be me. 🙈😂

All In ring entrances were a thing of beauty.

I’ll admit to not being madly into Mox’s run as champion, perhaps largely as we knew nothing was going to change until All In. But fuck - he was the perfect heel for that show last night and there was nobody the crowd wanted to see lose more.

All In - my annual reminder that’s it’s okay to cry

Britt Baker needs to come out to Perfect Strangers next time she comes back.

Has anyone ever created an AEW database? I know there’s dudes who have recorded stats.

Title belt tiers in wrestling should be extremely simple 1. World Title 2. National/Continental 3. Branded/TV The first tier should be only one - as you can only have one “best”. Second tier is limited by how far you dissect your regions. Third tier is open, but naturally less meaningful.

What’s increasingly wild about Punk going to Saudi is that he’s not even going to win the title. It’s absolutely nuts.

Has anyone ever created an AEW database? I know there’s dudes who have recorded stats.

This has the potential to be one of the worst in-ring WWE main events in a long time.

I am fucking loving four hour super events.

The only way this R-Truth “return” story will work is if he combats Cena’s heel turn with his own version and goes full New Jack.

Fucking hell, I am so unhappy man. Feel so trapped.

What would your life look like without the internet?

You look at some of the most memorable heel runs in the first six years of WCW. Terry Funk 1989-1990 Rick Rude 1991-94 Vader 1991-95 Lex Luger 1991-92 Top level appeal rarely endures. It’s not a bad thing for wrestlers to avoid overstaying their welcome.

AEW probably needs more “one-shot” villains like Mariah May. Six years is a long time, and if you look back at all successful by-gone eras, the greatest “runs” are a lot shorter than you remember.

I can’t speak for every AEW fan but Mariah May going to WWE doesn’t really make me feel anything. She played a part in a great start to finish story, but that’s all she did. I no more feel sad about her departure than I would about a one-shot villain in any episodic show.

Ric Flair, for all his incredible talent through the first 50 years of his life, has handled tragedy in the worst way. I’ll always feel for him as losing a child is every parent’s worst nightmare but there is never any excuse for just being a horrible human being. No matter how bitter you feel.

All these releases and not one yet that I would jump at having in AEW.

Ach, why did I rewatch the Doctor Who finale. Going through Ncuti loss heartache all over again.

I think I’m ready for Hangman dethroning Mox, and Hangman v Ospreay II for Forbidden Door.

R-Truth is 53 years old. Him being cut as a wrestler shouldn’t be a giant shock. The shock is more that WWE, of its size, couldn’t find a role for a guy with over 15 years experience with the company.

As much as R-Truth and Carlito are modern day icons of WWE, I swear TKO now do this to test Tony Khan’s resolve and see if he’ll bite and try to sign up two dudes in their late 40s/early 50s.

Listening to Dave on his concerns for the future of Triller. Has me very concerned for my PPV archive as I have just about every AEW PPV on there in my past orders! Would be devastated to lose that.

So much about what makes AEW good is back right now. Dynamite and Collision are both hot shows. They are wrestling-heavy and are building to payoffs with good momentum. Really is great to see.

I’m not cut up about Mariah heading out the door. There maybe needs to be more of how business was done with her. In, great story, out. It’s how most of the greats used to come through a territory. Didn’t overstay a welcome and kept fresh.

Any Doctor Who fans out there in the AEWverse?

I wonder what Martha made of Hangman immediately handing the Owen belt back, with neither he or Mercedes really having any formal presentation of the cup? Not that I feel it’s necessary she’s there every year, but you’d assume some sort of presentation should occur.

I thought it quite interesting that Storm walked into the ring and kicked the shoes off for a faceoff with an opponent who is already maybe 2-3 inches taller. Total confidence in looking her equal.

That Toni Storm / Mercedes showdown on the mic was interesting on so many levels. The way they have been kept apart has been fantastic. But this is much more Flair v Sting, than it is Flair v Hogan.

If we ever get a payoff whereby EVPs roles are disbanded, I think an AEW “Presidential” campaign would be a great story. Not as a GM or authority figure on every week, but a figurehead for the direction of matches. Talent would vote so you could have feuds built around corruption, intimidation etc

So where do we think the MJF and Hurt Business arc is going?

Both Owen Hart final matches were absolutely gold. And the payoff is two immediately hot programmes.