“I was getting some of the boys around because we were not okay about how everybody was treated in the pandemic situation. We felt scared to go to work, and once again, it was probably ten of us talking, somebody leaked it to the office. From us 10 people that were talking, somebody leaked it to the office and to the dirt sheets, and once that happened, I knew right away they’re gonna fire me because they’re going to blame it all on me of course because I’m the guy, but it doesn’t matter.”
So AEW is apparently working on two games right now. They want triple a console game but are also working an TEW style game as well. If they release that, and it's good I will take every bad thing I ever said about AEW back...
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Finally got caught up on Full Gear. I thought FTR/Young Bucks lived up to the hype and, outside of the "Elite Deletion," it was solid up and down the card.
For all the warts Dynamite has, the PPVs have all been pretty good.
So AEW is apparently working on two games right now. They want triple a console game but are also working an TEW style game as well. If they release that, and it's good I will take every bad thing I ever said about AEW back...
Helps that Omega is such a huge gaming nerd and they're letting him run the gaming side of things.
Zelina Vega released by WWE. She posted a tweet that stated that she supports unionization.
AEW should snap her up, she's extremely talented as a heel. Also Tay Conti is the rare former WWE superstar that they snapped up who's really pushing her career forward.
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That opener on Smackdown with Drew and Reigns! Wow. They didn't work so well before, but they've done a fantastic job building Drew in 2020. That had almost had a Rock/Austin feel to it.
Zelina Vega released by WWE. She posted a tweet that stated that she supports unionization.
AEW should snap her up, she's extremely talented as a heel. Also Tay Conti is the rare former WWE superstar that they snapped up who's really pushing her career forward.
Yeah, just saw that. WWE continues to make me glad I no longer support their product. What a garbage company.
I think this might be a situation of not seeing the forest through the trees. The house show tour helps keep competition from the indies away. A prime opportunity for promotions to shore up some market share.
Although I can see the other side, by paying well and only having 1-2 days a week of work with WWE could be a difference maker of gauranteed income with minimal work.
The house shows had more of an indy feel to them (he says having only ever been to one Raw and one WWE house show). Hopefully this makes room for the indies to thrive.
Speaking of indies, this match is from last night. Featuring my current favourite working the East Coast, The Greatest of All Time Charlie Hubley (a graduate of the Storm Wrestling Academy) and PWI's #74 on the Female Top 100 Maddison Miles.
Charlie kills me, everything he does makes me laugh
WWE house shows going away is long overdue. Less travel and less wear and tear on the performers is a big deal. If they want to get people's faces out there, they have the network and lots of opportunity to showcase whoever they want to.
Yeah, though I used to love house shows for a couple of reasons.
You'd always get that local wrestler try out. I remember a house show where a young Lance Storm wrestled a dark match.
Zany things happen at house shows. Wrestlers break character, interact with fans, and try things that they wouldn't do on TV. I saw Anvil try to pull off a top rope moonsault at a house show in Winnipeg because some fans in the front row were chanting "Boring" and he yelled "Screw you, watch this"
I saw Ultimate Warrior at a house show in Calgary before he made his TV debut, and he was still doing the Dingo Warrior character, walked slowly to the ring, didn't do the rope shaking, just came out with a fear and intimidation gimmick.
Oh yeah, and a young Captain in the front row cheering on King Kong Bundy and completely jeering Hogan during a cage match and Hogan telling me to shut my mouth.
Wrestling is still better in terms of in person attendance.
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Oh yeah, and a young Captain in the front row cheering on King Kong Bundy and completely jeering Hogan during a cage match and Hogan telling me to shut my mouth.
It's all kayfabe, don't work yourself into a shoot brother
Yeah, though I used to love house shows for a couple of reasons.
You'd always get that local wrestler try out. I remember a house show where a young Lance Storm wrestled a dark match.
Zany things happen at house shows. Wrestlers break character, interact with fans, and try things that they wouldn't do on TV. I saw Anvil try to pull off a top rope moonsault at a house show in Winnipeg because some fans in the front row were chanting "Boring" and he yelled "Screw you, watch this"
I saw Ultimate Warrior at a house show in Calgary before he made his TV debut, and he was still doing the Dingo Warrior character, walked slowly to the ring, didn't do the rope shaking, just came out with a fear and intimidation gimmick.
Oh yeah, and a young Captain in the front row cheering on King Kong Bundy and completely jeering Hogan during a cage match and Hogan telling me to shut my mouth.
Wrestling is still better in terms of in person attendance.
Owen Hart. One Lethbridge in Lethbridge he came to the ring with his hair done like Ed Grimley. Davey Boy couldn't keep a straight face when he looked at Owen.
Another show Owen was put into a Boston crab and he was pretending to to be bored and smoke a cigarette while the guy who had in in the crab was giving it his all to hurt Owen.
The last WWE house show I was at had Stardust and Edsn Stiles carry-on after she introduced him to the ring. Stardust would do something silly and Eden would mirror it.
The absolute best was Curtis Axel on the mic saying "Its great to be here in Halif-Axel" with the Halifax crowd going bonkers and screaming "Hal-a-faxel" clap, clap, clap-clap-clap for the rest of the match, as well as on and off the rest of the show.
Yes, being at a taping is cool, but the house shows feel so much more organic and natural (because they are).
I don't know if there are any indy documentaries out there about what a house show is like behind the scenes, but I can tell you first hand that its really something to see the young guys discussing in the corner with anticipation in their eyes, vets casually going over the match, planning the ending, the spots, and of course the locked room leader sitting in the middle getting ready while listening to every conversation at once.
Its REALLY cool to hear the locker room leader out of the blue raise his hand and say "listen up". EVERYONE stops speaking, and turns to look like a grade school teacher asking the class for attention. Then checking in to make sure that not only were the wrestlers on the same page for their match, but that they also weren't duplicating each other, "I heard two people mention a low blow, I want to be sure there isn't a low blow in every match."
I saw two rookies taking notes as they planned, with their coach (another vet) helping them along.
The support is beyond what you'd think.
Maybe its just like that here, but it really is something to see.
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Its REALLY cool to hear the locker room leader out of the blue raise his hand and say "listen up". EVERYONE stops speaking, and turns to look like a grade school teacher asking the class for attention. Then checking in to make sure that not only were the wrestlers on the same page for their match, but that they also weren't duplicating each other, "I heard two people mention a low blow, I want to be sure there isn't a low blow in every match."
Sounds like the team captain has a hand in the booking
