Wrestling Thread 6: It's Poppy • Page 1161

He's here

 

The card for that show is actually pretty dope.

 

I'm so pumped that I get to see Alex Shelley tonight.

 

I forgot all about Jeff Cobb. Has he just been in NJPW? What's he been up to?

 

Awesome

 

Haven't been keeping up with New Japan as much this year, but supposedly he's doing really well out there. I think he was undefeated going into the final night of his block in the G1, but Okada beat him to win the block.

 

Recently showed back up as Matanza in MLW.

 

Did United Empire start winning matches? I wasn't following close enough before and after Wrestle Kingdom, but they felt like a stable that was receiving a great presentation and platform, but would then lose the big matches - though again, wasn't seeing enough to be sure of that impression.

 

A swing and a miss from TK on this one

Tony Khan is asked about women’s wrestling, gives the most tone deaf answer possible

 

That unfortunately doesn't come as a surprise to me

 

Yikes

 

if the idea is long term storytelling, it's BEST for eddie to win this weekend.
punk can go on in the rankings.
this time next yeasr punk goes heel and wins either title.
punk can cut the promo that he's the best in the world, that no one can beat him, no one has EVER beat him...
out comes eddie.
with a mic.
and there's the rematch.
with stakes.

 

Read that Tony Khan quote in Donald Trump's voice and it fucking fits. What an absolutely horrendous answer that is entirely predictable from a kid who has lived his entire life in incredible, unfathomable amounts of priviledge.

 

She wasn’t even criticizing him either (which she could have because there was a stretch where AEW was somehow having shorter womens matches than WWE and people were constantly complaining about it)

shit head answer

 

I thought this was an aged-up Photoshop of Punk

 

I feel like I've heard little of Henare since he debuted with them. I think Cobb has done the best, and O-Khan is kinda in between. I don't remember hearing him winning any big feuds, but he's not jobbing left and right either. He and Henare are going to be in World Tag League this month.

 

Spoiled brat. I have faith in Tony making it a learning lesson but if the person asking was male I don't see him responding the same way, no way.

 

No lie, read it the same exact way. Very Trump-like response

 

Is he going to do an awkward promo about this on the next show?

 

@oldjersey do you suspect Tony does a lot of blow? Sometimes he comes off unhinged when he speaks.

 

Tony often has this coke look in his eyes ala Chuck Liddell in his prime

 

Haha, I don't think there's a blow problem but I do think his social skills are a major weakness and he has spent a lot of time and effort on improving them. So he is effective when speaking but there is still this strong hint of him feeling uncomfortable doing it and it shows. He has odd mannerisms and social cues.

 

If I had his type of money I'd probably be doing a shit ton lol.

 

I feel like a vast majority of people do not know that Okada is booked tomorrow lol. Everyone on twitter thinks he’s gonna be at full gear