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Cagematch.net @cmcagematch.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

[ENG] @wrestleupdate.bsky.social #52: State of the Scene - Strengths, Weaknesses & Changes Needed in WWE & AEW www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fmw... www.cagematch.net/?id=128&nr=1... w/ @vivazero.bsky.social, @aniellooo.bsky.social

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Wrestle Update #52: State of the Scene - Strengths, Weaknesses, Changes Needed in WWE & AEW

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

A return for the ages! Talking about the NGI9 from @gcwrestling.bsky.social ! Nello killed it with his knowledge of the scene in and out and I added what I could. Was truly a hell of a show with a great debut (Deathmatch Miyu) & a great closing with Sawyer Wreck & the return. #GCWNGI9 #wrestlesky

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Wrestle Update #34: GCW Nick Gage Invitational 9 « Podcasts « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 14/01/2024

When I say everything was covered for the best of the year for 2023, I mean EVERYTHING in American wrestling. Best attire & theme song all the way up to overall MVP. If there's 1 episode of WU to check out, it's this 1. WWE - AEW - TNA - GCW - everywhere is covered! www.cagematch.net?id=128&nr=1044

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

Check out our show, we finish off our draft arc era by putting together our cards with the rosters we picked, but before that breakdown Crown Jewel and talk about how they may set up Survivor Series. You can listen anywhere or check it out on YT! cagematch.net/?id=128&nr=1006

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

Part 2 of our look at our drafts, this time with the women's side of WWE. WWE (Women): ZPW: Iyo Sky Tiffany Stratton Meiko Satomura Wendy Choo Roxanne Perez Sicko Pro: Bianca Belair Jade Cargill Candice LeRae Shotzi Dakota Kai

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

To take a deeper look at the Wrestle Update Draft, here is our picks broken down by how we took them from each company and how our roster ended up regardless of selection placings. WWE (Men): ZPW: Drew Cody GUNTHER Kaiser Vinci SPW: Kofi Carmelo Shinsuke Ilja Sami Zayn

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

First ever DRAFT EDITION of Wrestle Update! Dylan and Nello draft their own special companies using the rosters of all the top US companies (WWE - AEW - IMPACT + the Indies) as well as 10 International slots with unique rules...that sometimes get tested. cagematch.net/?id=128&nr=1002

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

Japanese online tv company ABEMA, a subsidiary of CyberAgent, announced today that WWE programming will return to being broadcast in Japanese with Raw, Smackdown as well as their premium shows airing in Japan within a day in Japanese for the first time in nearly two years.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 26/09/2023

Tony Khan isn't buying NJPW, be serious

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

AEW Grand Slam instant reaction show, check it out, love Eddie getting his big win! www.cagematch.net?id=128&nr=986

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 18/09/2023

I think WU may now be known as the Hideo Kojima-cast. What about a world where he was in the PWI 500? We don't know, but we do know Big Dust. Regardless! The Rock's back, WWE/UFC Merger talk, Grand Slam Preview. AEW, WWE, The Rock, Jade Cargill, shenanigans! cagematch.net/?id=128&nr=984

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

In my opinion they made the right decision. Some could argue as I did above it should have been a year ago but we can't change the past. Right now, at this moment this firing is a benefit to the company as a whole, and it shouldn't be. But that is how I feel looking at it.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

no matter where he goes will pop up again and again. There's undeniable upside in him, but not nearly enough to be worth the negative, as this run proved. As all of his runs have proved. It's the sad reality of CM Punk, and I believe unchangeable at this point in his 40s.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

I expect Punk to go on a hiatus for a few months, but around Rumble time expect to see his name bantered about by every usual source, and the thought there to get him in. Although I feel it will be only a matter of time before the same issues that always follow that man around-

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

intelligence to at least get the chance to dip his toe in the WWE waters. At the moment they're so successful no 1 person is that necessary no matter how great they may be, but in the ego driven world of wrestling will they be able to resist yet another chance to outmanuever AEW?

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

Finally, where does Punk go? What we've heard to this point is WWE doesn't want any part of him, but in wrestling of all places there's no such thing as "forever". You have to think Punk already had this outcome as a possibility in mind when he visited Raw months ago, showing his

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

Despite their tone they will take burying the company, I'm certain nobody is happier than those who have crafted a brand around bashing AEW & defending Punk as this whole saga & now firing has given them ammo for months, if not infinitely, even though a lot was his fault, truly.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

I said it on the last episode, but the ultimate blame has to lay at the feet of Tony Khan for not definitively putting everyone in their place before All Out LAST year. I highly doubt he's a Wrestle Update listener, but it appears he himself came to the conclusions I did.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

The truth is there's plenty of blame to go around. Obviously it's hard to ignore the fact of just how frequent things hit the fan around Punk with him in the middle of it so often, but it's also hard to argue that he wasn't pushed at times, specifically by Jack Perry at All In.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

There's always something else though and on some level it's disappointing that they couldn't have come together and used the passionate (and sometimes dangerously passionate) fan base for the sides of the Elite & Punk into something productive & an epic money making angle on TV.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

But it does feel like a dark cloud was lifted from the company & they can put an end to the separate locker rooms & the tension that was clearly coming to a boiling point, even spilling out amongst their own fans and perhaps this is a second chance for there to be less toxicity.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

Only Khan knows the large amount of money Collision brought into AEW & how integral Punk was to getting it. If it was $50 Million as was reported then it really was worth it despite all of the massive repeated headaches his presence, and actions brought to AEW & the locker room.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

Analysis: A stunning move given all the leeway Punk has been given to this point. This wrecks the entirety of Collision & their plans for the real world title. If reports are true about how much stock the network put into him, the whole show has to be in question going forward.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

Update: CM Punk has been fired from AEW.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 31/08/2023

Episode 12: AEW All In 2023 - A show of extremes, spectacles, and extreme spectacle. We cover everything and at the end go over the latest goings on with CM Punk, Jack Perry, Tony Khan as well as the wrestling media at large's coverage of everything. cagematch.net/?id=128&nr=974

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

need every bit they can get. Thanks for taking the time to read this and enjoy the shows, both watching them and listening to us when we watch them too if you like.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

There are too many kayfabey type of answers for this for my liking. They have 3 TV shows for that stuff, this is an inappropriate forum for it in my opinion. But it's an extra avenue for PPV hype which is about as far as the thinking likely goes. And especially for this one they-

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

Regardless of my/our/anyone's thoughts on the buildup and main event, it's clear All In was a massive success. Both in terms of ticket sales as well as PPV buys. In this day and age they should be proud, even with the dark cloud of negativity following the company at every turn.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

The other questions were either uninspired or not answered in inspiring ways, although I was happy to hear people wanting to work with Diamante. She is someone that deserves a bigger role and to work with people on TV really, but at least in ROH.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

He remained coy at the idea of All In & All Out being paired together, and the obvious answer would be a Max deal for their PPVs which would solve a lot of issues on the AEW side. Here's hoping, but there hasn't been any sign of movement towards that goal to my knowledge of late.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

STARDOM talent to show up since the final of the 5☆GP is just 1 day prior. I wouldn't get my hopes up, but even a non-tournament wrestler such as Iida or Kohgo would be a major upgrade over much of the regular women's talent in my opinion & we have seen Kohgo shine before here.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

In regards to the WrestleDream show, his statement on using Japanese was clever, but easily dissected as really just wanting and all but confirming how much he wants Mercedes Moné to be in AEW in some form. With the date of the show it would be all but impossible for a major-

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

directly stating that he hopes to have an answer Sunday did give himself some accountability as well which is worth noting and was at least something gained from this. Hopefully it's true and maybe that announcement is viewed as a hook for Collision. We'll see what happens.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

he's walking a line. Nevermind moral obligations, would they really risk testing the Chicago crowd with leaving his status up in the air? Perhaps the idea will be that they will expect him as a surprise and that will prevent any crowd takeovers or anything. But that said-

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

His dancing around Punk being announced Sunday was somewhat interesting, and bordering on false advertising if he already knows he won't be there and refuses to say it. I'd be very surprised if he didn't know if Punk was going to be there Sunday. Obviously nothing on Jack, but-

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

Going through the #AEW media call and have some thoughts on it. A little recap/reaction thread. Mostly the kind of easy stuff you would expect bigging up AEW and ROH, nothing super interesting but there were a few things of note said.

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Wrestle Update @wrestleupdate.bsky.social · 31/08/2023

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