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Post by rkmo: The FOCUS Method on Jan 29, 2024 10:06:46 GMT -5
Teeing up the milk cows for his next "AEW in diSArrAy" ratings pull, instead of the grander, more pressing story that may or may not implicate any booking squeezes in this company or another. I don’t know about others feel, but if people honestly don’t want to be there, who cares, it’s their careers, their money. That goes for all the companies. I want people to work for me who want to be there. Also both their significant others work for wwe so it’s very easy to see why they would prefer to work there. I'm all fine with talent doing what's best for them, as long as they're not choosing to believe a load of crap or selling it to the fans. It's the dirtsheets pushing an agenda for their own financial benefit that gets my goat.
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Post by sonstuds on Jan 29, 2024 10:13:40 GMT -5
Meh Brody King and Julia Hart are the best parts of House of Black anyways.
I SAID IT
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Post by X-27 on Jan 29, 2024 10:43:20 GMT -5
Yeah...Brody is the only one of the group I'm really a fan of. I get the vibe that Malakai is a bit of a diva, and Buddy is just bland.
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Jan 29, 2024 10:55:57 GMT -5
Buddy & Black should have never been hired. They were brought in during the period AEW just signed anyone from WWE. If they had of been cut today, they wouldn't have been signed. The likes of them, Keith Lee & Andrade were the reason for the bloated roster which led to people being unhappy. None of them are anything more than midcard or tag team level.
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Post by rkmo: The FOCUS Method on Jan 29, 2024 11:09:11 GMT -5
Agenda successful lol
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Post by ℍ𝕒𝕣𝕕 𝕋𝕠 𝕂𝕚𝕝𝕝 on Jan 29, 2024 11:13:50 GMT -5
It really feels like the momentum swing for AEW is coming again like it did at Q4 2021-Q1 2022. A lot of clicking and a lot of their homegrown guys are at the top of the card in prominent roles. Matches are great and the product is good. There's a lot to look forward to. Here soon they'll be adding in Ospreay, Okada and Mercedes to an already red hot roster. Things just seem much more locked in as of late.
The MJF fatigue was real. My goodness, I am a big fan of MJF and he is definitely "the guy" but man was he stale. The last few months of his run were nails on a chalkboard to me. He went away right at the perfect time.
Tons of opportunities to improve aspects of the shows but I'm buying, not selling on AEW right now. I think that really rough stint they've been in since last summer is finally closing and everyone is moving on to bigger and better things. TK seems more focused and it seems like fans are excited for what's to come.
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Jan 29, 2024 11:13:59 GMT -5
Didn't Malaki do the job at All Out 2022 which really catapulted the "he's leaving" reports?
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Post by rkmo: The FOCUS Method on Jan 29, 2024 11:43:41 GMT -5
Didn't Malaki do the job at All Out 2022 which really catapulted the "he's leaving" reports? There was a point where all three HOB members left TV, and I do remember Mal making some gestures like it was his last appearance at some show. Which, by the way, dirtsheets pushed at that time as just some personal leave. The two in question are now the same ones being shown the proverbial door by Meltzy. All this coincided with the sudden corporate shakeup elsewhere and the reported tampering calls made to talents across the industry.
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Jan 29, 2024 12:07:16 GMT -5
Didn't Malaki do the job at All Out 2022 which really catapulted the "he's leaving" reports? There was a point where all three HOB members left TV, and I do remember Mal making some gestures like it was his last appearance at some show. Which, by the way, dirtsheets pushed at that time as just some personal leave. The two in question are now the same ones being shown the proverbial door by Meltzy. All this coincided with the sudden corporate shakeup elsewhere and the reported tampering calls made to talents across the industry. Interesting. I thought it was known that Black was locked up thru 2025 or something like that
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Post by ℍ𝕒𝕣𝕕 𝕋𝕠 𝕂𝕚𝕝𝕝 on Jan 29, 2024 12:18:05 GMT -5
I remember Malakai going hard on Meltzer & co for dirtsheets reporting he was dealing with an injury and how it was all made up, no clue where they got that info from, blah blah blah.
Brother, they got it from you. He said himself on his IG story that he had been dealing with a back issue for months and was resting. And then they reported on it and all of the sudden they were not credible and story baiting.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jan 29, 2024 13:19:42 GMT -5
There was a point where all three HOB members left TV, and I do remember Mal making some gestures like it was his last appearance at some show. Which, by the way, dirtsheets pushed at that time as just some personal leave. The two in question are now the same ones being shown the proverbial door by Meltzy. All this coincided with the sudden corporate shakeup elsewhere and the reported tampering calls made to talents across the industry. Interesting. I thought it was known that Black was locked up thru 2025 or something like that Yea it’s some point in2025 or at least that’s what was out there last year.
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Jan 29, 2024 13:39:45 GMT -5
Interesting. I thought it was known that Black was locked up thru 2025 or something like that Yea it’s some point in2025 or at least that’s what was out there last year. If that's the case sounds like this is a non story. A lot can change in two years
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Post by kinnikuman on Jan 29, 2024 14:06:01 GMT -5
So NOW people believe Meltzer?
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Post by rkmo: The FOCUS Method on Jan 29, 2024 15:25:05 GMT -5
So NOW people believe Meltzer? Facts are only facts if you choose them to be.
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Post by kinnikuman on Jan 29, 2024 17:25:31 GMT -5
So NOW people believe Meltzer? Facts are only facts if you choose them to be. Ain't that the truth, Ruth.
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Post by Angusdacat on Jan 29, 2024 21:40:29 GMT -5
Yeah...Brody is the only one of the group I'm really a fan of. I get the vibe that Malakai is a bit of a diva, and Buddy is just bland. Buddy is bland? He's basically like Kenny Omega without all the negatives. Dude is gonna be huge one day
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Post by finnbalor1 on Jan 29, 2024 21:51:52 GMT -5
Ill take Black and Buddy over 90% of the roster we continue to see week after week. If this is true,i dont blame either one at all for wanting to go back to Hunter over what they've gotten in AEW
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Post by X-27 on Jan 29, 2024 21:57:48 GMT -5
Yeah...Brody is the only one of the group I'm really a fan of. I get the vibe that Malakai is a bit of a diva, and Buddy is just bland. Buddy is bland? He's basically like Kenny Omega without all the negatives. Dude is gonna be huge one day It's just my opinion. I also think his shorts looks ridiculous.
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Post by finnbalor1 on Jan 29, 2024 22:32:53 GMT -5
I think his shorts are cool,well kinda cool. He gets to go home to Rhea,so really cool 😎
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Post by J-MANN on Jan 30, 2024 8:43:36 GMT -5
I think his shorts are cool,well kinda cool. He gets to go home to Rhea,so really cool 😎 Buddy is winning at life.
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