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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2021 18:51:56 GMT -5
To add to the report, it is being kept secret like the Brodie illness was.
The roster was told to not tell anybody. Including family.
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Post by LA Times on Mar 7, 2021 20:17:54 GMT -5
Maki itoh is the mystery signing.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2021 22:05:49 GMT -5
Paul Wight said nobody can outwork this guy, Cena is the hardest working guy in the business...
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Post by RSCTom on Mar 8, 2021 9:55:06 GMT -5
Wow, the absolute grief being given over Christian as the signing is just indicative of how skewed and belligerent some people can be when it comes to wrestling in general. Tony Kahn pretty much on the nose called him out. Really the only viable options were Punk, Christian and Brock based on the clues he gave and we're talking about a main eventer who had a massive program with Randy Orton and tangled with mid-to-high carders including The Shield before his career slowed down. If you don't think he's a main eventer, fine, but the folks disappointed or bellyaching are kidding themselves.
I am not a regularly watching AEW or WWE fan at the moment but to say the guy doesn't 'move the needle' doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. It moves it at least a little bit as long as there are people who would turn in when he shows up, and I am one of those people who had 0 interest in watching based on what I've seen until I heard about this.
That rings especially true if Christian heard the way he would have been booked with a WWE deal, didn't like it and chose another option. He's been criminally booked almost his whole career and I can't blame him for going somewhere else. While I know he's a favorite to me he's for sure a legendary get and adds at least a bit of credibility for me.
This reminds me of when he was booked for the Elimination Chamber and a false rumor started (that then picked up steam!) about how Brock would beat up Christian and take his spot in the Chamber. What is it with people being so unhappy with this guy working main events? I don't understand and I might never.
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Post by K5 on Mar 8, 2021 10:00:18 GMT -5
Wow, the absolute grief being given over Christian as the signing is just indicative of how skewed and belligerent some people can be when it comes to wrestling in general. Tony Kahn pretty much on the nose called him out. Really the only viable options were Punk, Christian and Brock based on the clues he gave and we're talking about a main eventer who had a massive program with Randy Orton and tangled with mid-to-high carders including The Shield before his career slowed down. If you don't think he's a main eventer, fine, but the folks disappointed or bellyaching are kidding themselves. I am not a regularly watching AEW or WWE fan at the moment but to say the guy doesn't 'move the needle' doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. It moves it at least a little bit as long as there are people who would turn in when he shows up, and I am one of those people who had 0 interest in watching based on what I've seen until I heard about this. That rings especially true if Christian heard the way he would have been booked with a WWE deal, didn't like it and chose another option. He's been criminally booked almost his whole career and I can't blame him for going somewhere else. While I know he's a favorite to me he's for sure a legendary get and adds at least a bit of credibility for me. This reminds me of when he was booked for the Elimination Chamber and a false rumor started (that then picked up steam!) about how Brock would beat up Christian and take his spot in the Chamber. What is it with people being so unhappy with this guy working main events? I don't understand and I might never. if you do end up checking more of AEW out, make sure to post your thoughts in the board. would be a welcomed addition. |
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Post by Hem-Ridge on Mar 8, 2021 10:49:43 GMT -5
Great Muta?
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Post by cordless2016 on Mar 8, 2021 12:52:21 GMT -5
Wow, the absolute grief being given over Christian as the signing is just indicative of how skewed and belligerent some people can be when it comes to wrestling in general. Tony Kahn pretty much on the nose called him out. Really the only viable options were Punk, Christian and Brock based on the clues he gave and we're talking about a main eventer who had a massive program with Randy Orton and tangled with mid-to-high carders including The Shield before his career slowed down. If you don't think he's a main eventer, fine, but the folks disappointed or bellyaching are kidding themselves. I am not a regularly watching AEW or WWE fan at the moment but to say the guy doesn't 'move the needle' doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. It moves it at least a little bit as long as there are people who would turn in when he shows up, and I am one of those people who had 0 interest in watching based on what I've seen until I heard about this. That rings especially true if Christian heard the way he would have been booked with a WWE deal, didn't like it and chose another option. He's been criminally booked almost his whole career and I can't blame him for going somewhere else. While I know he's a favorite to me he's for sure a legendary get and adds at least a bit of credibility for me. This reminds me of when he was booked for the Elimination Chamber and a false rumor started (that then picked up steam!) about how Brock would beat up Christian and take his spot in the Chamber. What is it with people being so unhappy with this guy working main events? I don't understand and I might never. I honestly think it’s a vocal minority in this case. In most cases I’ve seen fellow performers and most fans give Christian his deserved props as a top guy and one of the most underrated performers ever. There’s a few Christian detractors (a few on this board too), but I honestly question if they saw his work from TNA. They mostly seem to go off his lackluster booking in the WWE but can’t name a thing he did in TNA. And despite his lackluster booking in the WWE, I find it hard to buy when anyone says the guy isn’t great in the ring and above average on the mic at worst. I’ve always been a Christian fan and am pumped for his in-ring return. His TNA run proved he could be a top star and there’s a lot of potential dream matchups for him in AEW. If anyone got hyped up over the unrealistic expectations of Brock or Punk, that’s on them. All Paul said is the guy is hall of fame worthy, which Christian is. |
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Post by Yambag Jones on Mar 8, 2021 16:15:34 GMT -5
Anyone bummed about Christian was going to complain about who it was regardless.
He's a great get and will have some really fun matches. He's a great promo too. It'll be fun to see him mix things up with this roster.
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Post by CM Tusk on Mar 8, 2021 18:36:50 GMT -5
Christian is Hall of Fame worthy and if he can still go he is an asset wherever he works. People upset have no one but themselves to blame for believing guys like Punk or Brock would happen. Dummies.
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Post by walkingturtles on Mar 8, 2021 18:51:50 GMT -5
Christian is going to be a big factor if he’s booked right on Dynamite. He can talk, work and he is a big wresting star. He’s a great benefit to AEW and their TV on TNT. Is he a game changer or ratings boost, not really. He makes the product better, just not bigger. Honestly, they should have not announced him, and had him do a run in of some kind to get an angle going. The only way they come of that announcement good is with Punk, Brock, Rock or Cena. So that was their mistake.
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Post by cordless2016 on Mar 8, 2021 20:53:25 GMT -5
Christian is going to be a big factor if he’s booked right on Dynamite. He can talk, work and he is a big wresting star. He’s a great benefit to AEW and their TV on TNT. Is he a game changer or ratings boost, not really. He makes the product better, just not bigger. Honestly, they should have not announced him, and had him do a run in of some kind to get an angle going. The only way they come of that announcement good is with Punk, Brock, Rock or Cena. So that was their mistake. I love Christian coming to AEW but yeah, I think it would have been better had they not teased anything. I’d have loved to see him in the ladder match but I get not wanting to put a guy who had to retire once due to concussions into a that type of match. |
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Post by toki on Mar 8, 2021 21:00:35 GMT -5
Wow, the absolute grief being given over Christian as the signing is just indicative of how skewed and belligerent some people can be when it comes to wrestling in general. Tony Kahn pretty much on the nose called him out. Really the only viable options were Punk, Christian and Brock based on the clues he gave and we're talking about a main eventer who had a massive program with Randy Orton and tangled with mid-to-high carders including The Shield before his career slowed down. If you don't think he's a main eventer, fine, but the folks disappointed or bellyaching are kidding themselves. I am not a regularly watching AEW or WWE fan at the moment but to say the guy doesn't 'move the needle' doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. It moves it at least a little bit as long as there are people who would turn in when he shows up, and I am one of those people who had 0 interest in watching based on what I've seen until I heard about this. That rings especially true if Christian heard the way he would have been booked with a WWE deal, didn't like it and chose another option. He's been criminally booked almost his whole career and I can't blame him for going somewhere else. While I know he's a favorite to me he's for sure a legendary get and adds at least a bit of credibility for me. This reminds me of when he was booked for the Elimination Chamber and a false rumor started (that then picked up steam!) about how Brock would beat up Christian and take his spot in the Chamber. What is it with people being so unhappy with this guy working main events? I don't understand and I might never. if you do end up checking more of AEW out, make sure to post your thoughts in the board. would be a welcomed addition. 3 count is always looking for some groupies <3 |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2021 21:41:09 GMT -5
Lol remember when I kept saying Christian wasn't under a WWE contract and got mocked? That aged well.
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Post by r44gz96 on Mar 9, 2021 3:40:19 GMT -5
Wow, the absolute grief being given over Christian as the signing is just indicative of how skewed and belligerent some people can be when it comes to wrestling in general. Tony Kahn pretty much on the nose called him out. Really the only viable options were Punk, Christian and Brock based on the clues he gave and we're talking about a main eventer who had a massive program with Randy Orton and tangled with mid-to-high carders including The Shield before his career slowed down. If you don't think he's a main eventer, fine, but the folks disappointed or bellyaching are kidding themselves. I am not a regularly watching AEW or WWE fan at the moment but to say the guy doesn't 'move the needle' doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. It moves it at least a little bit as long as there are people who would turn in when he shows up, and I am one of those people who had 0 interest in watching based on what I've seen until I heard about this. That rings especially true if Christian heard the way he would have been booked with a WWE deal, didn't like it and chose another option. He's been criminally booked almost his whole career and I can't blame him for going somewhere else. While I know he's a favorite to me he's for sure a legendary get and adds at least a bit of credibility for me. This reminds me of when he was booked for the Elimination Chamber and a false rumor started (that then picked up steam!) about how Brock would beat up Christian and take his spot in the Chamber. What is it with people being so unhappy with this guy working main events? I don't understand and I might never. Thank god someone said it. It’s like, every time there’s a “mystery” signing, people instantly think the obvious “CM Punk, Lesnar, Rock, Angle” etc.. I don’t get why people think so black and white when it comes to mystery signings, if it’s obvious that it wouldn’t be those signings. People really need to stop getting their hopes up and they might not get let down and be able to enjoy it for what it is. Christian has been criminally underbooked in WWE, and if he’d of stayed there he’d just be seen as Edges friend. Great move for Christian, hopefully we get to see an Omega vs Christian match. That would be unreal.. |
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Post by casanova on Mar 9, 2021 4:56:20 GMT -5
Cage was great in TNA and I really like him. The Captain Charisma era was great. Saying his work in WWE wasn’t good is not true. E&C have been a fantastic tag team. Also Christian and Chris Jericho had a great chemistry and many memorable moments. Already looking forward to seeing him, Jericho and MJF in a segment.
However one should not forget that AEW just signed a 47 year old guy who was sidelined for a decade due to concussion issues and call him a game changer. Looking at Daniel Bryan and what he is after his break it seems possible that Christian will have a few good years left, similar to HBK, but they shouldn’t expect that as he is way older than Bryan or HBK. I am looking forward to Christian Cage, but I am not expecting him to be around very long.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Mar 9, 2021 11:26:06 GMT -5
Lol remember when I kept saying Christian wasn't under a WWE contract and got mocked? That aged well. Don't cross those battle lines. They don't like that. lol |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2021 11:29:48 GMT -5
Lol remember when I kept saying Christian wasn't under a WWE contract and got mocked? That aged well. Don't cross those battle lines. They don't like that. lol Lmao I read through the Raw thread last night. The term 'rent free' comes to mind. But in this instance it was because I trusted Meltzer's knowledge of the situation. Well, that combined with Christian being completely absent post rumble and not being on their active roster. Alas, much like ratings, Meltzer is a no-no word around these parts. |
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Post by Yambag Jones on Mar 9, 2021 11:32:06 GMT -5
Don't cross those battle lines. They don't like that. lol Lmao I read through the Raw thread last night. The term 'rent free' comes to mind. But in this instance it was because I trusted Meltzer's knowledge of the situation. Well, that combined with Christian being completely absent post rumble and not being on their active roster. Alas, much like ratings, Meltzer is a no-no word around these parts. I'm by no means a Meltzer guy, but the hate he gets on these boards is funny to me. Considering he's one of the only actual journalists in wrestling, we need more people like him. |
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Post by Yambag Jones on Mar 9, 2021 12:04:10 GMT -5
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Post by cordless2016 on Mar 9, 2021 16:29:31 GMT -5
It’s crazy to me that even after all these years, and the “well” of nostalgia acts drying up fast, that Vince still sees Christian as nothing more than “Edge’s best friend.” Just goes to show how stubborn he can be.
I’m not shocked Christian said Mox was the first person to reach out to him. Both had eerily similar WWE runs where they were apart of a popular team/stable, broke apart, and were booked as the ugly step-child/third-wheel of their teams. Mox was always booked beneath Roman and Seth, and Christian was always booked below Edge despite both their talents suggesting they deserved a better shot at the top of the card.
I wouldn’t be shocked if Christian was ready to come back to the WWE post-Rumble, and Vince didn’t have anything for him until he needed to put Edge in a tag match. But whatever the case, glad Christian is in a company that respects veterans and will give him a chance to shine no matter where he is on the card. Being 47, it likely won’t be a long run, but I’ll be happy with whatever we get.
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