Wrestling Thread (WWE, AEW, etc)

Takes**ta VS Moxley 1 was awesome.

Takes**ta VS Moxley 2 was even more awesomer.

Can't wait for the eventual 3rd and final match where he beats Mox. Konosuke is so good and has such a bright future.

Originally posted by evil:
Takes**ta VS Moxley 1 was awesome.

Takes**ta VS Moxley 2 was even more awesomer.

Can't wait for the eventual 3rd and final match where he beats Mox. Konosuke is so good and has such a bright future.

Yeah. KT is growing on me. Big dude. Young. Doesn't botch as much. Can take a shot if needed.

Originally posted by evil:

A major update as Mercedes Varnado aka WWE's Sasha Banks is expected to be at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 event next month (PWInsider) 🚨

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— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) December 8, 2022

So she will be a FA/Freelancer as of January 1st or has a new WWE deal that is allowing this. But I expect she will challenge Kairi in the post match and set up for a likely February showdown with her.

She may have actually negotiated her way out of her WWE deal

Originally posted by evil:

Originally posted by pdc20:
What a great segment between MJF and Ricky Starks.
Great promo by Ricky. Star making performance.
MJF played really well his heel role.

Ricky was fantastic. He has really stepped up since his push started back in August.

I didn´t watch him in NWA but after his open challenge with Cody, I was impressed.
And every time I saw him with Team Taz, I kept thinking that this guy has it.
Lot of people before me compared him with the Rock. I wouldn´t go that far but I thought he could have the same trajectory than MJF. I thought Starks could be a great heel.
What I didn´t know at the time is that he could be an even better babyface.
Tony Khan was smart to not turn MJF. Now you have a rivalry that could carry AEW in the future.

Sasha or Mercedes has always been a big, big Joshi fan.
So working at the Tokyo Dome has to be on her bucket list. And I´m sure she would want to face the big stars of Stardom like Syuri, Giulia, Utami Hayashis**ta or Tam Nakano.
Obviously when Saraya said that she would have a mistery partner for the tag match against Jamie and Britt on the big show at LA, everyone thought about Sasha. Well we´ll see.
Sasha would be the big talent the Women´s division in AEW needed from day one.
Now I ´m a little bit worried that with Saraya and maybe Sasha, maybe Tony Khan will forget about her champion.
Jamie Hayter is super over with the crowd. They love her. And she´s a tough fighter. Her matchs feel real.
But you can´t pass on Sasha. I´m still not so sure she will left WWE. Ultimately she wants a bigger contract. So being at Wrestle Kingdom could be a leverage thing.

As for Konosuke Takes**ta, this guy is unreal. If he can work on his English and be a good promo, sky is the limit for him.
He ´s already over massively just by being a fantastic wrestler.
He ´s the best free agent signing AEW did in a while. Maybe since Swerve. I thought Takes**ta would be signed by NJPW because he could have been the next Ace after Okada.
That´s the type of guys AEW should sign.

Originally posted by pdc20:
I didn´t watch him in NWA but after his open challenge with Cody, I was impressed.
And every time I saw him with Team Taz, I kept thinking that this guy has it.
Lot of people before me compared him with the Rock. I wouldn´t go that far but I thought he could have the same trajectory than MJF. I thought Starks could be a great heel.
What I didn´t know at the time is that he could be an even better babyface.
Tony Khan was smart to not turn MJF. Now you have a rivalry that could carry AEW in the future.

First discovered Ricky like you did thru Cody's open challenge and saw the same flashes you did.

If Ricky can continue to grow his star over the course of 2023, the story could easily come full circle in December of 2023 with Ricky taking the title from MJF and preventing MJF from taking the title into FA.

And yes I agree, Hayer is great. The second half of that match with Storm was really good stuff especially the near falls down the stretch. Some strong storytelling between them and certainly warrants a rematch down the line.

I remember playing FirePro Wrestling back in the day and the New Japan/ Eastern circuits had a bunch of titles. I liked it. I like what TK is doing with the titles to try to keep everyone content . Then you have the guys that busted their ass for years like Cesaro/Claudio , never got a main title in the WWE, came to TK and he gives them a singles title. Can't hate that.

Originally posted by evil:
First discovered Ricky like you did thru Cody's open challenge and saw the same flashes you did.

If Ricky can continue to grow his star over the course of 2023, the story could easily come full circle in December of 2023 with Ricky taking the title from MJF and preventing MJF from taking the title into FA.

And yes I agree, Hayer is great. The second half of that match with Storm was really good stuff especially the near falls down the stretch. Some strong storytelling between them and certainly warrants a rematch down the line.

I think the end of Winter is Coming will give us an answer to that. The fact that now it´s a winner takes all match (AEW Title + Diamond Ring) tells me that Tony Khan has an idea to where he wants to go. And I think there´s a great chance Ricky Starks is the one that will beat MJF down the line. Like you said, the FA thing will be the big MJF´s storyline at the end of 2023. And the one who will beat him will be a massive babyface. I think there´s two guys on the list, Hangman and Starks. But after that promo I think it´s Ricky. If they didn´t want to do some follow up with this feud, Starks would have lost at Winter is Coming. And then on another match he would have beat MJF for the ring. Or maybe the other way around. Some sort of 50/50 booking to keep Starks strong. Now I think that something will happen at the end of the match. Maybe the FIRM is actually with MJF. Ethan Page doesn´t like Starks.

As for Jamie Hayter, yeah the match with Toni Storm at Full Gear was really one of the highlights of the show. The crowd was so into this match at the end. I was almost certain Storm would win the match. The crowd wanted a Hayter victory and they got it. I think they have something with Hayter. It´s a little bit like Starks in a way. She has presence, charisma. She has a connection with the crowd. Also she´s really tough, stiff, she hits hard. And I thought they did a great job protecting Toni Storm. I could see a rematch between those twos at Revolution. It wouldn´t be the worst decision. But it depends also on what will happen with Sasha Banks.

Originally posted by TonyStarks:
I remember playing FirePro Wrestling back in the day and the New Japan/ Eastern circuits had a bunch of titles. I liked it. I like what TK is doing with the titles to try to keep everyone content . Then you have the guys that busted their ass for years like Cesaro/Claudio , never got a main title in the WWE, came to TK and he gives them a singles title. Can't hate that.

I will be honest, I´m not a big fan of having too many titles whether it´s WWE, AEW, NJPW or even Stardom.
It was a special case for AEW with ROH yes but it´s hard to keep up with the Pure Championship, the ROH TV title, the TNT title, the All Atlantic title...
But like you said, Cesaro as ROH champion feels right. This guy was great for so many years. He earned it.

That delusional f**k needs to just disappear.

I haven't watched, has it gotten better since he left?

Not surprising though. All the stories you hear about him suggests the guy literally has no life and no hobbies or interests outside of WWE. Despite owning a football league twice, I don't think he even watches sports.

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Originally posted by TonyStarks:
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Twitter was way too toxic over this s**t.

wow. Mandy lost finally to some mid? What was that like 2 years of being NXT champ?