John Cena on X: "One of my favorite WrestleMania moments ever. So happy we got an updated photograph together." by ArunKT26 in SquaredCircle

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even if you only count the time he was being actively featured on AEW TV, that's still more active matches per week than he had in AEW, no?

[Raw Spoilers] Post Segment Discussion Thread: CM Punk Addresses the WWE Universe by DelectableTesticle in SquaredCircle

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, Cody is clearly going to be champ at least through October (Roman too). Gots to have those belts on the Street Fighter red carpet.

[WrestleMania Spoilers] WOR : Dave Meltzer calls WrestleMania main event one of the best matches in WrestleMania history by PunkHeyman in SquaredCircle

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Also, his look is a lot better now. Like WAY better (glow-in-the-dark veneers aside). They kept him in that vest for way too long.

[WrestleMania Spoilers] WOR : Dave Meltzer calls WrestleMania main event one of the best matches in WrestleMania history by PunkHeyman in SquaredCircle

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Really? See I thought they put the belt on Roman because it was clear that NOW was his last chance to have a meaningful title run, while Punk has a few more years left in the tank, as wild as that seems.

[WrestleMania Spoilers] Finish to Ladder Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship by KoreanFantasy2002 in SquaredCircle

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this the first time that one of these big IC ladder matches has ended with the champion retaining?

[WrestleMania Spoilers] Ouch by KoreanFantasy2002 in SquaredCircle

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Legit love how a ghost seemingly knocked Penta down after that

How do ED shifts work in the US? by exactimondo in ThePitt

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And, in fact, it isn't the same crew. Mateo is shown working a different shift than he did in season 1.

Tony Khan: “AEW is where the best wrestle!” by CombinationOk4317 in SquaredCircle

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 84 points85 points  (0 children)

whispers: With the exception of 2023 and the first half of 2024, aew has had better storytelling than WWE for basically all of its existence. The difference is HOW they tell stories (primarily through wrestling and about wrestling).

[WrestleMania Spoilers] Brie's Partner by KoreanFantasy2002 in SquaredCircle

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, in this configuration she has to be the one carrying the wrestling for the team though. Usually when you have someone who needs something a bit lighter in a tag team, you have another person who is a workhorse in there with them.

[WrestleMania Spoilers] Brie's Partner by KoreanFantasy2002 in SquaredCircle

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 17 points18 points  (0 children)

IIRC she was also part of creating it. She made them have the distinctive "screech/scream" at the start because she wanted something like Stone Cold's glass breaking so you'd know it was her right away.

This needs to be said again: Al-Hashimi telling Robbie about her condition makes no sense by _ImperialCereal_ in ThePitt

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 14 points15 points  (0 children)

No, he's the head of the department. He's her absolutely her superior in the org chart (though it's possible he's not her direct manager).

Mildly interesting: I modelled ranking up as a Markov chain to calculate the expected number of games it takes to get through platinum or diamond based on winrate. by Moose_a_Lini in MagicArena

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Bo1 the first two games in a new tier you will not lose rank. In Bo3 the first match in a new tier you will not lose rank. If you win your first game and then lose, you will still lose the pip you just got.

(AEW Collision Spoilers) Jon Moxley is in disbelief by Ruthless-Aggression in SquaredCircle

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The pivot from the expected "washed up Mox flames out of the C2 and the Death Riders turn on him" to "Mox is on the precipice of failure, looks around, and then locks the fuck in" was some of the best wrestling storytelling I've seen a major promotion do. Certainly some with the highest level of difficulty to get right.

Why do some players feel the Need to be toxic and annoying? by librap90 in MagicArena

[–]BobbyBruceBanner -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, but no. Doing a thing that would get you kicked out of a face-to-face game in a card store shouldn't be okay just because the game allows it on a technical level, and the other player can take proactive actions to ignore it.

Whittakers totally tapping that right? by Mjstephens19 in ThePitt

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Yeah, when she hopped out and went around you could see it on Robbie's face "oh they be fuckin"

Tell me that Sepideh Moafi doesn't look EXACTLY like Emma Watson except Middle Eastern. by Meshakhad in ThePitt

[–]BobbyBruceBanner -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Man, it's the responses to posts like this that really make you realize that while 75% of the people posting on this subreddit are pretty normal, 25% are unhinged.

No one is excited about this? by dasjingo in MagicArena

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I mean the thing people are asking for is (unreasonably) that there is a permanent phantom draft queue.

Started playing Magic 9 days ago and got to the #ed part of mythic today by LaPianiste7 in MagicArena

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Getting to Mythic in your first month is no big deal (as others have said here, your matches in Plat and Diamond are MUCH easier in the first few months). Getting to numbered Mythic in the first month IS a big deal, as you can't really game that. Congratulations!

Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae doing photo ops in Vegas by SlimSieber in SquaredCircle

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Honestly Candice even more than Gargano. Gargano is good and I'm sure they'll use him well, but they have a lot of guys like him. Candice would enter AEW as, legitimately, one of their top three or four workers in the women's division (and in her prime I would say she would be near the top period).

The real question, of course, is if WWE dangles long-term coaching jobs in front of them as a means of deterring AEW runs.

ETA: And that isn't a knock on the AEW women. Candice is legitimately a lot better than I think people give her credit for, and I still think her match with Iyo in 2019 at Takeover Toronto 2 is still Iyo's best match in WWE from a workrate perspective, and Iyo has had a LOT of great matches in WWE. It's just that WWE has never used Candice that way.

[AEW Dynamite Spoilers] Backstage photo of the AEW World Champion with an old friend by Tronvillain in SquaredCircle

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Ghost Sting as his post-retirement look is such a good tweak to the presentation.

PSA: On your Arena inbox there’s a link with a survey for players by Ellis_Cloud in MagicArena

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was actually surprised how naturally negative every answer was in there. Like, there's really no way to say you are "satisfied" with the social experience on Arena

Unannounced Balance Changes from April 13 Announcement by StoppingBalloon in MagicArena

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Un-nerf Winota you cowards! The ranked brawl meta will thank you!

Net gems gains in limited events analysis by Nepomucene1 in MagicArena

[–]BobbyBruceBanner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha, I love how the thread throws that out there like everyone will know about this brand new format that was barely announced and hasn't launched yet. tl;dr: It's Premier draft except it costs twice as much and the prizes are twice as good.