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I don’t think TK is that subtle. He should have at least not moved his neck in the neck brace, but that’s just par for the course.

Hopefully it’s a short reign and LIV gets it before Rhea gets back. To me that’s the better story.

When I read the comment, I took it to mean that it would give Hook a different (bigger?) audience to perform for. I keep up with AEW through results and here, and pretty much every report I've read has fans tired of Jericho. Since it said for different reasons, I guess I took it to mean that it would be to Hook's benefit to leave AEW. I've also heard rumors that WWE are interested in Hook.

I will have to go back to watch it but you guys are probably right. Maybe it’s just my bias on that when I grew up seeing Rhyno and Goldberg doing it. And admittedly the Goldberg one might be seen through rose colored glasses of when he was on top at WCW. Rhino is just next level though.

Yes, that's the one.

At least Lashley’s body type could believably deliver the move (if he could make it look better). People like Edge and Charlotte have no business doing a move like that. I remember watching that clip, and it is impossible to see it as anything else now.

I have enjoyed switching the alignment of commonly face or heel workers. For example, Chris Caulfield as a heel, backed up by other former DAVE guys gave him new life in one of my games. Otherwise, he is always my first face champion and gets taken out by a cocky youngster. Los Guerrilleros, although I use them as The Cartel with Padre Carrasco as the Cartel lawyer. They tend to wreak some havoc against lower level patriots (Desert Storm and Sgt Bubba Lee West as faces).

I don’t need him to tell jokes, but even when it comes to wrecking people he wasn’t the best at that either. He has been meh for a while. Build him up as a monster and after Summerslam I could take him as a serious threat to Cody’s title. But if he isn’t going to win anyway, why waste it now? Even MMA is better with characters.

Best way to watch a show (wrestling or otherwise).

Their event from yesterday came up on my YouTube feed (Raven and some team in a cage match, Riddle vs Thatcher, David Boy Smith Jr was on it). I always crap on TNA for their subpar presentation - the ring echoes way too much, the crowd seems like it’s just a couple hundred people, etc. The presentation of this show was not bad for it being a smaller promotion. Some of the wrestlers look terrible though, and the promos were underwhelming from some of the less known names. Didn’t watch everything, but the AJ Francis involvement, and Dario Cueto (by whatever name he uses) really stood out. The gap between them and the rest was jarring.

Having the Street Profits is the most entertaining bit about Lashley in years. Really good wrestler. But not entertaining.

I think you have the beginning pretty well set - Jey could forgive Jimmy, but certainly not forget. That's going to take a while. I would probably have them start teaming, but with Jey doing blind tags to get the win. Maybe have moments of mixed signals where Jimmy is going to hit someone with a chair, he ducks, and he almost hits Jey (but he stops himself, obviously). Events like that could lead to a loss here and there along the way. There could be issues like that where the roles are reversed, too. I would have Jey continue his solo run for a bit (along with tagging with Jimmy). He tells Jimmy he doesn't want him at ringside for his matches, not with what's happened in the past. Then, with a big title match, Jey loses and the champion (or maybe a stable) brutally attack Jey after the match. At that point Jimmy comes in, saves his brother, having regained his trust. If you have the Usos as part of a Wargames match you could have Jimmy save Jey (similar to how Bayley saved Damage CTRL last year. Except this time, the payoff is that the Usos form a stronger bond than before.

I didn't realize he wasn't in the original data. He must have been added in one of those "Yet to Debut" mods I added - which makes sense now that I think about it since his kids debut over the first two years. Per the bio Stallings supposedly had plans to bring him in to HGC, but was in a car wreck that forced him to retire. He opens up a school, and his kids (and a niece?) debut over the first 2 or so years. I usually use him as my User Character (or have him involved in my fed) so he can lead a stable of his family. The large family gave me Von Erich vibes for a story to explore in my games.

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Are we counting Solo and Jimmy as a Unit? Or Individuals? Because a lot of times in the groups there is the guy that eats all the pins in tag/multi man matches. Seems like Jimmy was the one taking the hit and he was being protected. So 0-1-1 with 6 matches that he didn’t factor into the decision in - and since Jimmy can’t carry his weight, he is out. 🙃 I wonder how the Usos will hug it out and make up. Whatever they decide to do, it’s for the best. They are not singles guys at a top level. But they are a top level tag team.

Hard to tell from the highlights posted. Heyman appeared still loyal to Roman to the point he was being intimidated by Solo. One could speculate that The Rock could still be the one calling the shots because when Kayla’s interview of Heyman was interrupted by Tama Tonga, he tells Heyman it was by orders of the Tribal Chief. When Rock came back and they showed that family tree, wasn’t he listed as “Head of the Table”? Either way, I am intrigued.

To be fair, they probably did

So Jimmy is out of the Bloodline, Solo has taken over ans Tribal Chief, and Tama Tonga debuted. All the while, with Heyman as a reluctant member/caught in the crossfire.

I will let them have that distinction. Curious as to how the Will Ospreay promo did. And more importantly, will they be able to sustain this?

Room to evolve. And the old one if you decide to do a "nostalgia" night. The second one could either lead to, or come after, the Anarchy one from before.

Didn’t they say he had a 6 week camp with Gallus or some group in NXT? I guess you would film the vignettes with The Bloodline, but it was acknowledged that he didn’t just come back and take the match having not trained.

Sure thing. I actually saw that image when looking for possible logos. Maybe I will make a couple other versions that could be used as it evolve.

Not sure if this is what you had in mind.

True. Guess it’s not a bait and switch if they never announce it as Punk related. And the only reason they would release the Punk/Jungle Boy bit would be if Punk lied about what happened, and then likely TK would have come out saying he had a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT for Dynamite. You would think he would start calling it an EXPLOSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT instead considering the setting.