Aleistar Black was supposed to be the next Undertaker. I still couldn't tell you why it didn't happen. It still might happen once Malakai's prison sentence ends AEW.
But if Damian is the Bisexual Undertaker, Aleistar was the Athletic Undertaker.
And there you have it, AEW has officially tricked itself off these streets. CM Punk beat Perry's ass more than he let on. Punk said "I didn't punch anybody," & in a tough guy business, the Young Bucks were like "yes you did, you kicked Jack Perry's ass & we have the footage!" 🤣
This will be the only referee on this list, but look at Charles Run. Only one time in the history of the world was an Undertaker match outshined by the referee, and at WM 24, Lil Naitch was that guy.
Another departure from Vince booking: The NXT champion arrives on the main roster, not to pay his dues, but to beat a main roster star on some "Allow me to reintroduce myself" type shit.
#RawAfterMania
Nobody will ever be entirely honest as to how influential The Beautiful People's entrance was in the sport of women's wrestling. STILL GOT IT. Let the Pigeon's LOOSE! 🦤
John Cena's full-on wind sprint entrance was made unique by the camera angle shot from the back (pause). There's a lot of talk these days about WWE's improved production values, but y'all ninjas better put some respect on Stu's name.
"There are a lot of men who wear manbuns, and they aren't always attached to men if you get my drift...:"
"He got punched in the face by his boss..."
How many Anti-AEW references did you catch from CM Punk during this Press Conference?😅
#WrestleMania
My favorite part of the below photo is Jim Ross wearing a bootleg "AEW" jacket that already has an NFL logo on his arm.
#AEW
sells these jackets out the back of a trunk in a Daily's Place parking lot. JR a real one.
#UFC276
#UFC273
#WWE
Michael Cole called Naomi & Sasha the first BLACK WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, and Naomi made his ass run that back and say it again! 💀💀💀
#WWESmackDown
If Brock Lesnar wins the Elimination Chamber tomorrow, he'll have dethroned all four Black WWE champions in history. What a damn hater!
#BlackHistoryMonth
#SmackDown
AEW Title
TNT Title
Women's Title
TBS Title
AEW Tag Belts
FTW
Men's Owen Belt
Women's Owen Belt
ROH Pure Title
ROH TV Title
ROH Title
ROH Women's Title
ROH Tag Belts
AAA Tag Belts
All-Atlantic Title
Trios (?)
Everyone gets a belt in AEW. I'm a Size 36 btw
#AEWDynamite
#IfWrestlingWasReal
and a near-300-pound man jumped up onto the apron like this before a fight, half of Brock Lesnar's opponents would have retired before the bell even rang.
When you don't see Canadian Destroyers time and again on the same TV show, like they're headlocks, moves like this become special in WWE. That's why Ricochet will be even more popular because of this one move.
#WWERaw
If this is it for Sasha Banks in WWE, she's a legit hall of famer whether she laces up a pair of boots again or not. Something tells me she will, and honestly, I could see it being in Japan before (or if) she even considers AEW.
#WWE
My man Tony Khan was able to name all the black people who won on TV this month in a single tweet, while still having enough room in said tweet to shade Big Swole's wrestling & promote
#AEWRampage
, and this was supposed to prove that they're GOOD at diversity? 😭
Nobody in pro wrestling media will say this, and I'm not sure any of them got the reference, but Saxton's quote about Kofi having to work twice as hard to get half as far is in reference to him being black. Well done.
#SDLive
Almost 8,000 fans for an unadvertised appearance by Mercedes Mone (Sasha Banks), compared to around 3,000 for an advertised Ospreay appearance with Okada.
In other words, Mercedes Mone sold what Ospreay and Okada sold in her first week!
#AEWBigBusiness
#AEW
The Miz—formerly No. 1 on the PWI 500—will never get the credit he deserves for being as good at wrestling as he is. Rollins is great, but that match was just as much Miz as it was Seth.
#WWERaw
Despite Pat McAfee making up to $120 million for his podcast, Vince McMahon just looked him in the eye and said "You want me to fire you?"
It's levels to this billionaire ish.
#SmackDown
Jon Moxley called his shot in 2014:
"The goal from Day 1 with The Shield was 'take over the business.' So whether we're friends or enemies...we're gonna own the business."
2023
#PWI500
1. Seth Rollins
2. Roman Reigns
3. Jon Moxley
Cody is so over right now, Jesus. I don't know when
#WWE
is planning on putting the title on him, but it should be at least a month earlier than that, if not yesterday.
#WWERaw
Matt Riddle added a new level of creativity to hopping over the top rope via pyro, kicking off his flip flops and adding random flying animals. I was in the building on this night when they released the birds. The birds were real. This was not CGI. Several children were maimed.
So Lio Rush signed a five-month deal with
#AEW
that expired weeks after he publicly called out Tony Khan on Twitter? What interesting timing.
Sounds like my racially charged takes on AEW are aging pretty, pretty well.
This time last year it was reported that Vince "loves" Keith Lee. This time two months ago, it was reported that Vince was a huge supporter of Otis. Now both are sent to the
#WWEPC
?
#WWE
does not have a big man problem. It has a Vince McMahon problem.
The fact that Cody Rhodes' first two months in
#WWE
made him a bigger star than his entire
#AEW
run is not a hot take. It's a legitimately arguable point and I can be convinced either way.
#WWERaw
Tony Khan is booking for the Internet at a different level. If he shows this Jack Perry footage, he'll either be shown fearing for his life on camera, lookin like a coward in a real fight, or the fight won't be that bad and he'll come off like an even bigger coward
#AEW
Look at the look on Tony Schiavone's face when AEW came out of the desperate CM Punk vs. Jack Perry segment. He couldn't hide his embarrassment. He's all of us right now.
#AEWDymamite
Sasha Banks and Naomi being "Suspended indefinitely" is just corporate jargon for "renegotiating their contracts and praying they don't leave us high and dry for AEW."
#SmackDown
There were more pro-Cody chants during that
#RAWAfterMania
promo than there were in Cody Rhodes' final year in
#AEW
. Must feel great to be appreciated!
#CodyRhodes
As expected, the AEW vs. NJPW Forbidden Door announcement is news that will excite a lot of men who already watch the product, myself included. AEW is serving its audience with an announcement like this, but not growing it.
#AEWDynamite
#AEW
AEW World Champion Samoa Joe: 45 years old
AEW TNT Champion Adam Copeland: 50 years old
AEW International Champion Roderick Strong: 40 years old
AEW Trios Chamion Billy Gunn: 60 years old
AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada: 36 years old
👴👴👴
#AEWDynamite
THEY'RE CHANTING FOR CM PUNK!! ZERO heat for Expensive-ass Okada because of this angle. That's where this Internet booking gets you, Tony Khan is an early favorite for Booker of the Year!😂
#AEWDynamite
The show is called ALL ACCESS and 12 minutes into it, when asked about the biggest backstage story in AEW history, Nick Jackson said "I don't wanna talk about it." They need to change the name of this show from All Access to AEW General Admission.
#AEWAllAccess
2 steps forward, 3 steps back is a bitter reality of the black experience. Some in
#WWE
's white-dominated media (hopefully no most) will insist that they "don't see what the big deal is."
Sadly, that's also part of the black experience.
#ThankYouKofi
Sista Sol Ruca seems like she's still working out the get-into-the-ring part of her entrance. Before all is said and done, she'll have one of the best entrances EVER in that dept. NIL>IWC every single time.
In 1998, momentum swung WWE's way during the Monday Night Wars due to Steve Austin and Mike Tyson.
In 2022, momentum might swing WWE's way during the WWE vs. AEW war because of Steve Austin and...Cody Rhodes?!!
#WWE
#codyrhodes
Any time you see a modern-day wrestler trying to "act cool," chances are they're just doing an impression of Scott Hall. The difference is, Scott Hall never acted cool, he just was. Rest in Power, Bad Guy.
#RIPScottHall
#HeyYo
#WWERaw
So how many "We Want Sami" chants did you guys count during that awesome Cody Rhodes promo?
I counted ZERO, and OVERWHELMING support for Cody. I love these new incel-proof
#WWE
crowds. God it's gonna be a great WrestleMania season.
LET'S GO CODY!!!
#WWERaw
I remember when
#WWE
booking was so bad, they tried to hide the Daniel Bryans & Becky Lynchs out of fear of fans hijacking the show. Tonite, WWE put Cody Rhodes in the same ring as Sami, almost daring fans to hijack the segment. They didn't. Because now the booking is that good.
Look at Mayor Kane step into that ring with Big Mayor Energy. What makes it different from how most big men got into the ring, is not only did Kane step over the top rope, he grabbed the top rope standing up like a legit monster.
Sin Cara entered the ring like he was an NBA mascot in a halftime show. Unfortunately, despite his talents, he accomplished less in WWE than an NBA mascot does during a halftime show.
WWE just ran a video package of all the places they sold out in Europe on the same day AEW is doing victory laps for filling up 2/3rds of one stadium in Wembley 😂 This war about to get so petty!
#SmackDown
#AEWDynamite
went Full Forbidden Door last night, showcasing one NJPW Unknown after another to appeal to a male hardcore audience. The result?
761,000 Total Viewers
.28 in 18-49
Lowest Viewership in one year.
You see where that Internet Wrestling gets you🙄
Shad Khan: "What were the AEW Dynamite ratings coming off that PPV with the Ospreay-Danielson Match of the Century that all your nerdy little friends keep talking about?"
Tony Khan: "683,000. Down from 762,000 last week."
Shad:
If this photo gets more than 0 likes, my next video will be about Tony Khan's history of hugging and a tribute to his many viral photos.
Too late, I already liked it myself brb.
#AEW
My favorite part of this are people raising their hands hoping to ask questions, as if they're part of an actual press conference & not some PR exhibition. My 2nd favorite part is MJF quoting Tony Khan's biggest opp (Jim Cornette) right in front of him.
God, Edge's AEW Rah Rah speech came off like when a spouse talks to their partner about how great their marriage is out of nowhere. "We're doing fine, right?! I said I do, you heard me. This is the best marriage in the world..."
One month later, divorce 😂
#AEWDynamite
The genius of Top Dolla's diss track, is not only did he use one of the hardest beat's in hip hop history, the song is called "Let Me In..."
By YOUNG BUCK.
#AEW
#WWE
The Triple H Era is making stars out of literally everybody. Even by proxy. Hell non-wrestlers like Samantha Irvin and Pat McAfee are bigger stars than most AEW talent. It's insane.
#WWERaw
Shelton Benjamin is one of the greatest talents to ever walk through the doors in
#WWE
, let alone in the history of pro wrestling. Clap for him👏🏾
#wwereleases
Jade Cargill hasn't even taken a bump yet in a WWE ring, and she's already had more interactions with top stars in WWE than she did in AEW. Jade and Charlotte—among other matches—is going to be so lit!
#AEWCollision
Viewership Collapses post-CM Punk.
P2+: 324K - Down 41% vs. last week
18-49: 129K - Down 36% vs. last week
(Fast nationals)
This will be the new normal for Saturday Nite Rampage, which now must deal w/college football, MLB postseason in October & monthly WWE PLEs
WWE is loading up
#WWENXT
because they smell blood in the water. They were judicious about putting main roster stars on NXT during the Wed Night Wars because they didn't wanna look desperate. But now that they're hot, next week they're pointing a shotgun at a one-legged horse.
They didn't change Lacey Evans' name, they just let her be herself and tell her story in a (successful) attempt to connect with the audience as a human.
Imagine that.
#WWESmackDown
Nah
#WWENXT
is the new competition for AEW in so many more ways than ratings and a new TV Deal. That was way more fun than Double or Nothing. WOW.
Ethan Page's debut also featured Vic Joseph's "AEW" reference being cut off😂
I love how AEW wrestlers keep using real glass 2 hurt themselves & "stick it" to CM Punk. Like "Phil can't tell us what to do, we'll cut as many arteries as we want!" AEW's turning into the scene from Talladega Nights when Ricky Bobby stuck a knife into his own leg
#AEWRevolution