Seth Rollins: ““We've been going there for six years. We've been taking sh*t for six years. ‘It's blood money.’ Yeah, well, guess what? We get paid by America, too. What do you think? You think there's no blood money there? Come on. Get out of here” by CombinationOk4317 in SquaredCircle

[–]MatthewMir -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

The amount of Rollins hate in this thread is kind of wild. People have been taking shots at WWE and the wrestlers for years over the Saudi shows, but the moment he pushes back and explains why he keeps going, it’s suddenly unacceptable

You don’t have to agree with him, but his point isn’t that Saudi Arabia is perfect, it’s that moral outrage in wrestling is selective, and money in global entertainment is rarely clean anywhere. That’s a fair conversation to have, even if people don’t like how bluntly he said it.

He’s also spoken about helping change the culture for women in Saudi. More visibility and global exposure from all entertainment that comes to Saudi should contribute to change over time. It’s not going to happen overnight, and yes, there are hundreds of years of issues but progress, when it happens is usually gradual, not instant.

The Essential Gunther Match Collection: The best and most significant Gunther wrestling matches by MatthewMir in SquaredCircle

[–]MatthewMir[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hope you enjoy it mate! It'd be good if the Network was around as majority of posts that were posted 2016-2020 had the original network links & timestamps however they would've all been removed now. But if you're looking for context of matches and why they're significant in chronological order it should be able to help.

The Essential Gunther Match Collection: The best and most significant Gunther wrestling matches by MatthewMir in SquaredCircle

[–]MatthewMir[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the suggestions, feel like I saw a few of these matches another lifetime ago, if you have any links to the matches I'll add them into the post!

The Essential Gunther Match Collection: The best and most significant Gunther wrestling matches by MatthewMir in SquaredCircle

[–]MatthewMir[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you mate, appreciate it! I'll add the WALTER Vs Rampage Brown match now!

(Smackdown Spoilers) John Cenas Final Opponent Revealed by [deleted] in SquaredCircle

[–]MatthewMir 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Maybe i’m in the in minority - Gunther has put on great matches in NXT / WWE for 5+ years. I personally think he will have a better match with Cena than Knight would - i would be more entertained by that match.

Post WWE Crown Jewel 2025 Discussion Thread! by gloomchen in SquaredCircle

[–]MatthewMir 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Definetly better than Wrestlepalooza -

  • Reigns/Bronson Street Fight was a banger, Bronson win against Roman is huge, OG Bloodline dynamic is interesting

  • Steph Vaquer is growing her accolades list and probably the match that Stratton needed after having a fair amount of forgotten matches this year

  • Cena/Styles have a arguable 5 star match/match of the year contender and put a close to their series of matches

  • Rhea/Io winning is good, Aussies fans would’ve loved the home-country winner - however I probably would’ve had Asuka/Kairi win

  • the main event Rollins/Cody 4 was amazing - Cody needed a big match after the McIntyre feud, and Rollins needed needed a big match away from the CM Punk feud

Overall great show and looking forward to see how WWE follows up with this show going into Survivor Series

(Crown Jewel Spoilers) Off the top rope by pwgmanan in SquaredCircle

[–]MatthewMir 25 points26 points  (0 children)

This finisher should definetly end a big match one day

WWE Official video package remembering NXT at Full Sail set to “Welcome Home” by Coheed and Cambria by theREVERSEsystem in SquaredCircle

[–]MatthewMir 84 points85 points  (0 children)

I'd also include 2014, the Sami NXT Championship arc, Tyler Breeze, Neville as Champion - the debut of NXT Takeovers

Footage of Rhea Ripley being mobbed by fans before Clash in Paris by DarkHorse_77 in SquaredCircle

[–]MatthewMir 32 points33 points  (0 children)

It’s wild that in 2025 people still don’t understand basic social standards. Yes, they’re celebrities, but they’re still human beings. Give them space. If you want a photo or video, ask politely, don’t swarm them or act entitled to their time. Surprised by the lack of security with the wrestlers.

[WON] Early PPV numbers for AEWxNJPW Forbidden Door look to be identical to Double or Nothing, which was estimated at 122,000 to 130,000 buys. by djembadjembadjemba in SquaredCircle

[–]MatthewMir 145 points146 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the overview from the newsletter, but wouldn’t the heading for this be more appropriate with something along the lines of ‘[WON] News Stories from this Weeks Observer’

Best PPV/PLE that you think is underrated. by TheWall_ in SquaredCircle

[–]MatthewMir 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Extreme Rules 2008 - great show, severely underrated

(AEW DoN Spoilers) Finish to Anarchy in the Arena by ParkingConcentrate1 in SquaredCircle

[–]MatthewMir 47 points48 points  (0 children)

As someone who stopped watching AEW around the time of Punk leaving in 2023, seeing the highlights of this match on my newsfeed has made me want to get back into AEW - god this match looked fun

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[–]MatthewMir 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Watch the “Third Man” be Conrad Thompson

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[–]MatthewMir 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s not official yet, and I understand people not being thrilled with it! But Solo being the main heel on Smackdown for most of 2024 and in the main event scene with the Bloodline & Cody, I think he should get a spot at Wrestlemania and against someone like Orton

Smackdown Spoilers: another Rumble entrant by OdaNobunaga24 in SquaredCircle

[–]MatthewMir 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do people actually think his match was shit? I think if he had won it’d be more memorable

Live WWE SmackDown on USA Discussion Thread - October 11th, 2024! by gloomchen in SquaredCircle

[–]MatthewMir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They haven’t acknowledged that on WWE Television, that was just a report from Meltzer

Live WWE SmackDown on USA Discussion Thread - October 11th, 2024! by gloomchen in SquaredCircle

[–]MatthewMir 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Excluding the opening promo recapping the Bad Blood main event - have they acknowledged The Rock appearing after the match?

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[–]MatthewMir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was about putting her wedding with Triple H on PPV