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There have been cross promotions from AEW's socials like a "what house are you" but they weren't received well at the time. I doubt it was enough to stop them in the future, especially when the new HP show is about to air.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Curious what local talent turned up in the pre-show dark matches. Will have to make a note to check out ROH for those.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The crowd for #AEWGrandSlam crowd was good. After watching some APC Catch a while back, it didn't surprise me. Still why does MyAEW, of all places, get hit with tape delays?

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just realised I forgot to post this edit of Okada after AEW All Out #AEW

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Is "cinema" posing at your blind friend stumbling around like Velma some kind of new aura farming thing?

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

amount of speed to it as a result. And that was my favourite thing about PAC, the extra details to make every move look as hard hitting and lethal as possible. Along with the selling. PAC, KOR & the Gunns are my favourites at selling.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I love suplexes and PAC not only utilised a whole suite of suplexes but one is my all time favourite suplex, the Tiger Suplex. But his best suplex was the Snap Suplex. He'd do this little kick before the launch, it was the ripcord to his machine of a body. It looks like it has an incredible

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There was the Ace Austin match last week but I don't see how it's relevant.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And of course all of these are the selfish ramblings of a fan that hopes PAC knew how loved his work was. My condolences to his friends and family, the ones that loved the man behind The Bastard.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Bring out the best in his opponents. And if it takes nothing short of the best to beat a guy, then obviously he was a force to be reckoned with. I'm still shocked because something about PAC had this super human quality to him that it feels like even Father Time would struggle against The Bastard.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Incredible seeing him find another gear to switch into when he went against the most athletically talented wrestlers in the world. Okada, Omega, Ospreay to name a few. Thinking on it, it's insane how many matches he would lose clean and yet you'd never think less of PAC as a threat because he'd

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

OC's strength was his comedy and being under estimated. So PAC would play into OC's antics so well and even in the times where OC beat him, he still under estimated him after the 3 count. Darby's face support comes from how much of a beating he takes? PAC would treat him like a ragdoll. And it was

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

PAC was the ultimate under rated guy. He always felt like he'd get a world title run one day but other guys seemed more likely in the immediate. To me, PAC had the perfect in-ring mindset for a heel. He'd always change his approach to the face he was against. Orange Cassidy is the most obvious.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You haven't heard of Second Germany? They're pretty similar. One is rigidly stubborn, thoroughly beurocratic, yet still gets loose on holidays. The other is stubbornly rigid, heavily beurocratic, yet still gets loose on holidays. I forget which is which.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Toni was never a bad promo but the difference to say her punk rocker era and Timeless Toni is still crazy to me. One gimmick change and she's dropping constant zingers, endlessly quotable one liners, and drawing emotions out of thousands around her.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

remember how often, how long, and that it's daily in your mind? I don't know what you think this is but I'm saying it's fucking weird to use your brain power for such useless info about anybody.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

By both accounts, it was Caster's & Bowen's. They both wanted to go back to being singles guys. Them being a tag was TK's idea originally. They'd never even tagged before AEW or wrestled each other on the indies. I think them wanting to stop tagging together was unfortunately inevitable.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I wouldn't know how defensive he is generally. I don't follow wrestling journalists cause they're all worthless yellow tabloids. Dave included. Also, it's not healthy to be that aware of how a stranger spends several hours a day like that. Could be a parasocial thing.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

He's talking to a guy who is yelling about how he doesn't understand the concept of telling a rookie that he is biting off more than he can chew. If you're reading that here as defensiveness on Dave's part then I think you're going in with a bias rather than listing to what is being said.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Oh, I didn't realise this had an extra hour and a half to it. I'm gonna do what Alvarez could never, hit pause and finish the rest later.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's impressive how little Hangman and Swerve need to draw interest into their dynamic. At least for me they do. Like I've been interested in where they're going this whole time but Swerve saying he felt abandoned by Hangman? Oof. Way to make that trios match the one I'm most interested in now.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

that Hanger will abandon them too. Like they know it, Hangman has always been the drifter arch type and have no illusions otherwise. It's nice to see that dynamic for once. Like I get it, wrestling thrives off drama but not EVERY team and faction has to have friction. It's amateurish if they do.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Catching up on Dynamite and I LOVED that promo between Swerve & New Level v Hangman & Brodido. I'd say if you came into AEW on that episode, you'd have a very clear understanding of the dynamic between all six men just from that. Also enjoyed how unaffected, and almost amused, by Swerve saying

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We're talking about a creative endeavour anyway. Audience metrics is a terrible way to measure it's value. Some of the most beloved books that have stood the test of time, were not mega hits during their time. You can't fully measure how much something means while you're still experiencing it.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The current tech cycle encourages pushing updates out fast and fixing everything you broke later. And man is it pushing me to programs that update slowly but nothing breaks when they're available.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Not interested in anyone who has already held it getting another run. AEW has an insane list of possible World champs, it's time we get to see some of them run with the torch.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Would love to see you explain that one to the AEW referees like Aubrey.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Liked TK as a person and wanted to work for him. Seeing a passionate Ibushi have a run in AEW would have been amazing no matter the level he could go.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I mean there's a chance Ibushi will get to wrestle again but it is a shame he didn't even get to start his run in AEW. Ibushi lovea wrestling to the point where I think he'll always be around the industry in any capacity he can get. But after that backstage drama, it was interesting to see that he

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Maybe I don't understand how luchadors work but if he's wearing the mask then that's Mistico, right? What a talented guy that Mistico.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Naoya Inoue, "The Monster"; who is on a 33 win streak, has 5 title belts that are on the line every match, and almost every match of his are good to watch. Not saying people have to watch heaps but I do think fans of wrestling should look at least a couple matches from older eras for perspective.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is also how other combat sports have also worked. No sense steering away from a timeless trope. Yes, MMA and Boxing have their top guys where people are watching cause they want to see on guy in particular get punched the mouth (another timeless classic) but you get guys like

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Fletcher is to Ospreay what Ospreay was toward Kenny. Davis is kind of the actual outlier. He's there for history but he did try to end Ospreay multiple times and all recently. Narratively it's odd.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Agreed. It's why when Ospreay talked about their previous matches, the highlighted that the one win he has is tainted. He said it haunted him. That's why his friends and rivals were there to support him. With the exception of Fletcher, but Fletcher being there works as a echo

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

He sounds like an over eager newbie. He won't last long enough to make something of himself in this industry with that attitude.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Don regularly side gigs all the DCF as mercenaries but I get what you mean. Without a solid reason, it seems odd and goes against the purpose of factions if done too loosely. Especially for heel factions.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

But Sting doesn't disagree with TK creatively. Just that one he did and was convinced otherwise. Pretty sure Andy is talking about creative disagreements on the whole, not as a singular creative choice.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

AEW does representation well and do well on providing space for queer people. Though they could be better in some areas, but we can say that about everyone. Queer storytelling isn't really something they do though and I don't expect it from TK but I'd like it if he got someone who can on creative.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Damn. ZSJ's mat work makes these guys think gay thoughts? What a talent.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"Doesn't mean I don't care." He says as he chooses to say nothing, do nothing, kick a guy off his tour who does openly care, and claims he was pressured so can't do anything. Looks an awful lot like not caring.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

All wrestling is canon in AEW. But I don't think that everyone on the indie/ROH All In are alumni because while it's part of AEW's origin, it's still pre-AEW.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If they get together there will be signs. They'll be delivered through Swerve's Instagram posts but there will be signs.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I think there might be something between Swerve and Hangman but you're right, it's none of our business whatever is going on between consenting adults.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Not sure what Colin's algo shows him but the AEW roster is constantly gassing each other up. No idea what his problem is.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Great Battle Royal for Butcher. Feels like I haven't seen that kind of fighting spirit from Danny since that one C2.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Catching up on Collision and loved that PAC & Dogs vs Bang Bang Gang match was so good. Didn't realise they'd turned the finish around until they surrounded Austin, which is what you want in a turn around like that. #AEW

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Taz talking about being the father of a 2nd gen wrestler and using that to then talk about the pressure Steven Borden is going through is a nice bit of commentary fore-thought.

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Eighth @eighth07.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I get awkward about getting emotional about celebrities. I don't know Rebel or Butcher so it feels parasocial to be affected. Hope Butcher's Family, Rebel, and her family are doing as well as they can be given the circumstances at the least.

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