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10 minutes ago, Sparklefan1234 said:

 

I heard that Santa Claus visits Minoru Suzki first out of respect. /

Not even to give presents, but just to hear out Suzuki-san's wisdom on how to be a better Krampus each year. 

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1 minute ago, Denim&Venöm said:

Not even to give presents, but just to hear out Suzuki-san's wisdom on how to be a better Krampus each year. 

 

You heard that part, too? Nice. 

Happy Holidays, BWBFF! May you enjoy many New Japan matches as a part of your celebrations. 

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2 minutes ago, Sparklefan1234 said:

 

You heard that part, too? Nice. 

Happy Holidays, BWBFF! May you enjoy many New Japan matches as a part of your celebrations. 

Happy Hearthswarming to you too, BWFFF. I would but I already watched them all. But may rewatch the last Suzuki-gun match whenever Kev & Chris get around to dubbing it. Other than Dynamite, not much on the calendar until NOAH's New Years show, feat. Shinsuke vs. Muta, the reunion of Marufuji & KENTA, and Kaito vs. Kenoh in a rematch from their MotY contender 357 days ago, but for the world title this time. 

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A lot of stuff happened in 2022. So here's some stuff you may have missed. 

 

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And massive news out of Mexico. 

FTR just lost the AAA tag titles to Dralistico and Dragon Lee. But that's not the big news. 

Because right after winning those belts, the team vacated them. Why? *smacks head* Here's why.

And it's not just that. Between Tay & Sammy being stripped of their belts, Andrade trying to get back into Connecticut with Good ol' Paul back in charge and it getting out Dragon Lee was working without a contract, WWE maybe trying to build a bridge to AAA. And demolish the one built by AEW. WWE may also have changed it's stance on indy contractors, as they'll have a monopoly on what Lee can do in the ring, but his side projects are free for him to do. WWE is on it's way to becoming more and more black and gold. 

This may have ramifications on the likes of the Lucha Bros, Rush & Dralistico staying as well. While there maybe gratitude towards AEW, AAA is also their home promotion and may not be so willing to jump to their bitter rivals CMLL, just to stuck around. But on the other hand, a WWE/AAA alliance may negate any potential partnership with NJPW, as they're ride or die with CMLL and may stick by AEW for that reason. WWE poaching NJPW's top guys in AJ, Nakamura, Gallows & Anderson (Twice) probably doesn't help WWE's case either. 

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It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you that former Impact wrestling commentator Don West has passed away due to his battle with cancer. The voice many heard on impact for the first time alongside Mike Tenay, Don's enthusiasm behind the booth made him feel like the biggest fan in the impact zone. He was exactly what the company needed to stand out from the competition. He knew how to sell a wrestling fed better than wrestlers sell their matches. 

Rest in power, Don. May your legacy live on. 

 

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12 hours ago, Denim&Venöm said:

It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you that former Impact wrestling commentator Don West has passed away due to his battle with cancer. The voice many heard on impact for the first time alongside Mike Tenay, Don's enthusiasm behind the booth made him feel like the biggest fan in the impact zone. He was exactly what the company needed to stand out from the competition. He knew how to sell a wrestling fed better than wrestlers sell their matches. 

Rest in power, Don. May your legacy live on. 

 

RIP Don West

One of the original announcers at TNA.

This one hit me hard, he was awesome.

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13 hours ago, Denim&Venöm said:

It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you that former Impact wrestling commentator Don West has passed away due to his battle with cancer. The voice many heard on impact for the first time alongside Mike Tenay, Don's enthusiasm behind the booth made him feel like the biggest fan in the impact zone. He was exactly what the company needed to stand out from the competition. He knew how to sell a wrestling fed better than wrestlers sell their matches. 

Rest in power, Don. May your legacy live on. 

 

6 minutes ago, TheRockARooster said:

RIP Don West

One of the original announcers at TNA.

This one hit me hard, he was awesome.

 

 Rest in Peace, Don West.

Your enthusiasm made Total Non-Stop Action feel like the place to be in wrestling and your commentary with Mike Tenay was a lot of fun to listen to. 

You helped make AJ Styles "Phenomenal" and now every time he hits the Pelé Kick I can't help but hear you excitedly calling the move. 

May your legacy live on. 

 

 

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22 hours ago, Denim&Venöm said:

It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you that former Impact wrestling commentator Don West has passed away due to his battle with cancer. The voice many heard on impact for the first time alongside Mike Tenay, Don's enthusiasm behind the booth made him feel like the biggest fan in the impact zone. He was exactly what the company needed to stand out from the competition. He knew how to sell a wrestling fed better than wrestlers sell their matches. 

Rest in power, Don. May your legacy live on. 

 

Made me sad to hear the news. Don West was one of the reasons I was invested in TNA back in the mid to late 2000s.

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And the first wrestling show of 2023 is going on as we speak. It's Pro-Wrestling NOAH: The New Year, live from the legendary Budokan Hall and you can find the full card here:

Only available on WrestleUniverse or Abema.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Denim&Venöm said:

 

I still can't believe WWE ok'd this match for Nakamura in 2023.  

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1 minute ago, Sparklefan1234 said:

 

I still can't believe WWE ok'd this match for Nakamura in 2023.  

They initially didn't. NOAH must've had this on the books for a while. They had to have asked around August at the latest. But once the regime change went down, Nak's pals encouraged him to take another shot and I guess Trips gave it the green, or in this case Emerald, light. 

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And look what NOAH just uploaded.

 

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I wanted The Great Muta to win, I’m not happy with letting a WWE guy come in and getting a win over a legend like him.

Edited January 2, 2023 by TheRockARooster

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5 hours ago, TheRockARooster said:

I wanted The Great Muta to win, I’m not happy with letting a WWE guy come in and getting a win over a legend like him.

I think it was more of a passing of the torch moment. 

After 15 years of trying, Nakamura finally was able to beat his hero, The Great Muta.

 

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16 hours ago, Denim&Venöm said:

And look what NOAH just uploaded.

 

WWE even let another wrestling promotion borrow Nakamura's theme song? Change really is happening over there. 

 

9 hours ago, TheRockARooster said:

I wanted The Great Muta to win, I’m not happy with letting a WWE guy come in and getting a win over a legend like him.

 

Is Nakamura really a "WWE guy" if he wrestled in Japan first? 

 

4 hours ago, Denim&Venöm said:

I think it was more of a passing of the torch moment. 

After 15 years of trying, Nakamura finally was able to beat his hero, The Great Muta.

 

Gotta love that long-term storytelling. 

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It's that time of year again everypony! The biggest wrestling show of the year is tomorrow! The hype is real! And we maybe due for some surprise Phenomenal appearances from some Bosses looking to make Time in the court of the Strong Style Kings. But don't quote me on that. 

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3 hours ago, Denim&Venöm said:

It's that time of year again everypony! The biggest wrestling show of the year is tomorrow! The hype is real! And we maybe due for some surprise Phenomenal appearances from some Bosses looking to make Time in the court of the Strong Style Kings. But don't quote me on that. 

 

*If/when/maybe they/'ll get a commentator to shout "IT'S BOSS TIME!"!* 

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Putting company bias aside, who is better at cutting a insult promo between The Rock and Maxwell Jacob Friedman? 

Also, who is the better rapper between Max Caster and John Cena? 

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On 2023-01-03 at 8:08 AM, Sparklefan1234 said:

 

WWE even let another wrestling promotion borrow Nakamura's theme song? Change really is happening over there. 

 

 

Is Nakamura really a "WWE guy" if he wrestled in Japan first? 

 

 

Gotta love that long-term storytelling. 

He’s a WWE guy now.

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23 hours ago, Denim&Venöm said:

It's that time of year again everypony! The biggest wrestling show of the year is tomorrow! The hype is real! And we maybe due for some surprise Phenomenal appearances from some Bosses looking to make Time in the court of the Strong Style Kings. But don't quote me on that. 

 

Oh, and Mercedes Mon`e fka Sasha Banks debuted there, too. 

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On 2023-01-01 at 8:30 PM, Denim&Venöm said:

And look what NOAH just uploaded.

 

That's the same violin player from Nakamura's SmackDown debut. 

 

 

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Some things that made me happy about Wrestle Kingdom were.

Spoiler

Tama Tonga winning and bringing the NEVER Openweight title home to New Japan and we have a new IWGP United States champion in KENNY ‘BY GOD’ OOOOOOOOOOOMEEEEEEEEEEEEGGGGGGGGGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And some things that made me unhappy about Wrestle Kingdom were.

Spoiler

Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson never got their asses kicked by the Bullet Club and Muta winning this match but losing to Nakamura, I love Muta but come on.

 

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Y'all want an excuse to watch WrestleKingdom. Here it is.

Final Boss entrance.

 

 

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The cancer maybe coming back.