Even if you don’t have cable you only need an antenna for the 4 network channels that was my point - nba and mlb barely scratch one network.
CI Wrestling Thread #56
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Dynamite for this evening from Manchester, England with a one hour Collision following at 10:00 pm.
Last I saw attendance was going to be around 11,000 for tonight.
AEW World's End Contract Signing: AEW Champion Samoa Joe vs. Hangman Page vs. Swerve Strickland.
The 2025 AEW Dynamite Diamond Battle Royal with AEW National Champion Ricochet, Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, Brody King and Shelton Benjamin already announced as competing.
AEW Tag Team Champions FTR vs. Juice Robinson & Austin Gunn.
Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks vs. The Don Callis Family for "$1 Million Dollars"
AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone & ROH Women's Champion Athena & Marina Shafir & Megan Bayne vs. AEW Women's Tag Team Champions Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron & Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa.
AEW Continental Classic: PAC vs. Kyle Fletcher.
AEW Continental Classic: Orange Cassidy vs. Máscara Dorada.
AEW Continental Classic: Jon Moxley vs. Roderick Strong.
Last I saw attendance was going to be around 11,000 for tonight.
AEW World's End Contract Signing: AEW Champion Samoa Joe vs. Hangman Page vs. Swerve Strickland.
The 2025 AEW Dynamite Diamond Battle Royal with AEW National Champion Ricochet, Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, Brody King and Shelton Benjamin already announced as competing.
AEW Tag Team Champions FTR vs. Juice Robinson & Austin Gunn.
Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks vs. The Don Callis Family for "$1 Million Dollars"
AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone & ROH Women's Champion Athena & Marina Shafir & Megan Bayne vs. AEW Women's Tag Team Champions Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron & Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa.
AEW Continental Classic: PAC vs. Kyle Fletcher.
AEW Continental Classic: Orange Cassidy vs. Máscara Dorada.
AEW Continental Classic: Jon Moxley vs. Roderick Strong.
That’s my biggest issue with AEW they rush things too fast it’s the complete 180 of wwe - need a middle ground for both
Sports Illustrated’s pro-wrestling awards for 2025:
• Men’s Wrestler of the Year: Hangman Adam Page
• Women’s Wrestler of the Year: Mercedes Moné
• Breakout Star of the Year: Kyle Fletcher
• Best In-Ring: Will Ospreay
• Match of the Year: IYO SKY vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair
• Promotion of the Year: AEW
• Show of the Year: AEW Double or Nothing
• Story of the Year: Hangman Adam Page’s redemption arc
• Rivalry of the Year: Hangman Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley
• Heel turn of the Year: Naomi
• Comeback Performer of the Year: Ilja Dragunov
• Best on Mic: Toni Storm
• Tag Team of the Year: FTR
• 2025 Legacy Award: John Cena
(via SI_wrestling)
• Men’s Wrestler of the Year: Hangman Adam Page
• Women’s Wrestler of the Year: Mercedes Moné
• Breakout Star of the Year: Kyle Fletcher
• Best In-Ring: Will Ospreay
• Match of the Year: IYO SKY vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair
• Promotion of the Year: AEW
• Show of the Year: AEW Double or Nothing
• Story of the Year: Hangman Adam Page’s redemption arc
• Rivalry of the Year: Hangman Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley
• Heel turn of the Year: Naomi
• Comeback Performer of the Year: Ilja Dragunov
• Best on Mic: Toni Storm
• Tag Team of the Year: FTR
• 2025 Legacy Award: John Cena
(via SI_wrestling)
Only got to watch through the big promo last night. Still hate half hour promos no matter who does them. I guess by bringing MJF back they can keep the swerve hangman thing on the back burner a while longer. It’ll be interesting but I don’t love how they’ve built the match.
Article said Hangman vs. Ospreay and Hangman vs. Moxley split the vote allowing that WWE women’s match to sneak in for the W.
WWE had to reshoot like two weeks worth of content because of the botched finish to Monroe vs. Hail.
If only they had a training facility so people could learn how to wrestle.
If only they had a training facility so people could learn how to wrestle.
Adding MJF to the title mix right now was not what I was expecting. Thought it was smart to “swerve” us by having him come back the same night as the Dynamite Diamond Ring thing. Figured he would be in that to defend his ring so he can get a title shot while not having to use his contract. Seems like that would be the typical MJF type of work smarter, not harder move
Would be nice if they would have MJF explain - briefly! - why he isn’t, especially since that ring has been his primary cheating weapon for years at this point.
But lol at the thought of MJF having a brief live promo, so unless they do it in a pre tape then I’d rather just not hear it. Not that I dislike MJF’s promos, but he’s always too long winded for me. Just need him to scale it back like 25% so he can be more efficient with his delivery and thus more efficient with AEW’s tv time.
I think mvp has done 15 interviews saying the same thing TK is great and HHH sucks - it’s been 2 years move on!
Also where’s the outrage about MJF saying WWE and Diddy in his promo? The same people that micro analyze every word in a promo where are they?
I agree that MVP needs to stop with the comparisons now. We know how he feels.
But MJF is a special case as threatening to go to/referencing WWE is an inherent piece of his character. As long as he stays in AEW that will happen, IMHO. Not saying it should happen, but it will.
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Todd Grisham: Kevin Dunn Told Me That My Voice Was Too High-Pitched For Commentary, Suggested That I Should Start Smoking Cigarettes https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/todd-grisham-kevin-dunn-276636
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Bret walked so MVP could run.
Love MJF (who wouldn't?) but he's not as creative as he thinks he is. It's cute to pull the "hey you evolved into a star here but 5 years ago you were an usher in WWE so I'm going to remind you of that" schtick two years into AEW's existence but I can't believe he's still doing it as we near 2026.
Love MJF (who wouldn't?) but he's not as creative as he thinks he is. It's cute to pull the "hey you evolved into a star here but 5 years ago you were an usher in WWE so I'm going to remind you of that" schtick two years into AEW's existence but I can't believe he's still doing it as we near 2026.
As a dyed in the wool AEW mark, I’m not sure that promo went over as well as I’m sure MJF thought it would. He needs some character development.
Aew good wwe badFightful Wrestling (@fightful.com)
Todd Grisham: Kevin Dunn Told Me That My Voice Was Too High-Pitched For Commentary, Suggested That I Should Start Smoking Cigarettes https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/todd-grisham-kevin-dunn-276636
He needs to learn to tone down the edginess/edgelord stuff down a notch.
Looks like there might not be much movement between WWE and AEW next year with the news below and the fact that AEW has gotten much more selective with who they sign these days.
But this is also what WWE (and AEW) should be doing. TNA the only US TV company that should be looking to do any major talent hauls.
But this is also what WWE (and AEW) should be doing. TNA the only US TV company that should be looking to do any major talent hauls.
Spoiler…
next week melo wins the us title
Trick is listed as a smackdown wrestler
Sounds like this is a good mid card 2026 feud.
next week melo wins the us title
Trick is listed as a smackdown wrestler
Sounds like this is a good mid card 2026 feud.
WWE buying ad time during Collision on HBO Max. Sad to see WWE have to resort to buying tv time to advertise to only 5000 people.
Anyway, all the other advertisers? Major national/multinational products/companies
Anyway, all the other advertisers? Major national/multinational products/companies
- Amazon
- T-Mobile
- Snickers
- Royal Caribbean
- M&Ms
- Chipotle
- Popeyes
- Pharmaceutical company Lilly
- Zales
- Macy’s - specifically advertising Dior cologne
- Domino’s
- Ferrero Rocher
- Liberty Mutual
- Modelo
- DC Studios
- Sensodyne
- Centrum
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I hope Trick gets a new finisher. That one he uses is horrible.