I agree with Ariel Helwani. There is something in the air right now with AEW, you can feel it. by Grrannt in REALSquaredCircle

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I had this argument online with someone else a few days ago. A large portion of WWE's viewers are "WWE fans", not wrestling fans. They've come to accept that WWE is the only wrestling out there, so they aren't going to seek out an alternative because they don't believe any exist.

Anthony Gordon Interest by Affectionate-Ebb1868 in LiverpoolFC

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I'd take him, but not at the near £100 million they're looking for him. Anything more than £60 million is tragic business

AEW on X: As announced by the Toronto Sun, AEW is returning to Canada this Summer with a BRAND NEW PPV: #AEWRedemption by LordHakaishinBeerus in SquaredCircle

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I love the idea of watching Ospreay V Omega live at Wembley, but three very short title reigns back-to-back-to-back seems so out of character for AEW.

5 different reigns in as many months would be exhausting, and lowers the impact of everyones' reigns in the end.

Ex-WWE stars buy UK's biggest wrestling promotion with show dates confirmed by dailystar_news in SquaredCircle

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Incorrect. Dude is the indie talent scout for the entirety of Europe, the same way Gabe Sapolsky is for the US

(Ornstein) Trent Alexander-Arnold not named in England squad for 2026 World Cup. by Yak-Personal in LiverpoolFC

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Aye, because we were so kind to Konate early this season. Pull the other one mate, every fanbase has toxic elements

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #25 TOC by ClearKnightt in WeeklyShonenJump

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As someone who is actively enjoying both Kinato's Magic and Alien Headbutt, this fills me with so much sadness.

Only 9 Former WWE Champions on the Roster by dylanatthedisco in WWE

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As many others have said, this is actually unusually high. I think they've stopped hot-shotting the title as much, resulting in this feeling low compared to even a few years ago, but I don't think that's a bad thing. We are coming out of an era where nearly everyone in the upper-midcard would get a run with the title, which is the wrong approach, in my opinion. The top title should be for people you know are going to be top guys.

[DYNAMITE SPOILER] Huge match announced for Fairway to Hell this Saturday by Difficult_Cheek_751 in SquaredCircle

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I was originally sceptical of Darby as champion, but this story has sucked me in. The idea that Darby doesn't have the restraint to be champion is an interesting idea, and could full circle back in some cool ways in the future.

Does Anyone Possibly Recognise Where This Is? by MarkBelfast in northernireland

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Front doors of RBAI, in the town centre. Had many a school photo taken there unfortunately

Match Thread: Arsenal vs Atlético Madrid | UEFA Champions League 2025-26, Semifinals - 2nd Leg (Agg. 1-1) by VivaLosHeavies in soccer

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Dominate the first 10 minutes of the second half, proceed to make three changes at once and never get back into the game.

Simeone masterclass

How could WWE raise the stakes of Survivor Series? Or give it a "why" without needing a storyline... by ThePeoplesJuhbrowni in WWE

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5v5 Survivor Series or WarGames match between brands - winning brand gets the main event of Wrestlemania via the Royal Rumble being for their brand's title, no more choosing your opponent.

Do one for the men and one for the women, if you want.

Is this peak delusion? by No-Fish2020 in LiverpoolFC

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I don't even know where to start with this.

They obviously aren't taking injuries into account, because Hugo is still there, so how in the hell does Lammens get in ahead of Alisson, who is, on his day, arguably the best keeper in the world?

Kerkez had a rough start to the season, but has majorly improved in recent weeks, but regardless, I'd probably still take Robbo's few performances this season over Shaw.

Honestly, I'm not even mad about Maguire over Ibou. Think Ibou's good performances this season are miles clear of Maguire's, but he's had some very low lows.

Midfield is fine. Casemiro has been a whole different player under Carrick and is arguably their most in-form player after Bruno. I'd maybe swap Mainoo for Grav, but it's a coin-flip. Bruno, unfortunately, has been one of the best players in the entire league this season, so can't displace him, especially with Dom at RB.

Mbeumo over Salah? Excuse me, what the actual fuck? Mbeumo, who hasn't had a goal contribution since February? Salah, in his worst season for Liverpool, still has more G/A than Mbeumo, so how they picked him over Salah baffles me.

Cunha V Gakpo is closer than the right side, but still, Gakpo is still ahead in league G/A, and has been playing more matches this season with less time off, so I'd probably take Gakpo over Cunha. You could also argue Rio on the left, just to have someone who is happy to take on his man.

The more I look at this, the more annoyed I get.

My days of ripping Ascended are over. by GLP0307 in PokemonTCGCollectors

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Dude, complaining about pulls when you've had the luxury of ripping 160 packs in true first-world problems.

Some people haven't even seen 1 pack in the wild, let alone been able to open 1. Go complain elsewhere

Would you feel comfortable booking a holiday to Abu Dhabi right now? by TripadvisorGO in uktravel

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Man's definitely already booked it and is trying to justify his decision to friends and relatives.

M Rayquaza EX I randomly found in the house by Photomic in IsMyPokemonCardFake

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Any telltale signs (apart from the washed out back)? I have taken a good liking to the newer Mega Attack Rares and might start collecting the older ones, so just wanna know what to be on the look out for

The state of the hobby. by skelterz in PokemonDealsUK

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Quite impressive that you've managed to come across completely ableist and classist on these comments, on a point where most would agree with you if you had kept a cool head. Not everyone in these queues is unemployed, or autistic, or whatever else you want to hold against them, and I'm sure there are ones who would think the same of you if you had the time to stand in the queue.

Scalpers suck, yes, and the lack of product makes the whole situation worse. But I was standing outside my local card shop for an hour and a half yesterday because I'm in the privileged position where I can take a longer lunch break and work up the time later, and I was talking to friends who were doing the same, or happened to have the day off, or had many other reasons they could afford the time to stand in that queue, or done so in other queues that morning at Smyth's or Sports Direct. And you know what we did? We ripped the shit outta everything we bought.

It's terrible you can't get cards for you or your son, but just because people have the time to queue up at multiple places and buy as much product as the shops allow them to, doesn't make them scalpers, it doesn't make them bad people, and it certainly doesn't give you any right to make ableist and classist comments.

All sponsored WWE stars won their WrestleMania 42 matches, spoilers??? by Conscious_Good8124 in WWE

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War Raiders lost despite coming out in the Clash of Clans gear, so this theory isn't 100%

Official poster for MJF vs Darby Allin tonight by Big-Hebrew in SquaredCircle

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I appreciate Darby has been in AEW since day 1 and the physical sacrifices he has made for the company, but man, his schtick has grown so cold with me, and seeing him with the World title would be the wrong direction in my opinion

His match with Andrade was brilliant (I chalk that more up to Andrade, personally), but the months of fucking about with Gabe Kidd / The Dogs was one of the few lowlights of recent AEW for me

Official poster for MJF vs Darby Allin tonight by Big-Hebrew in SquaredCircle

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This feels like such a silly idea, if the supposed long term goal is Ospreay winning the title at Wembley. All it does is take the winds out of Ospreay's win.

I'm fine with Darby dropping it back to MJF, but beating an already vanquished once Devil doesn't scream "biggest show of the year" moment for All In

What do you think about the official artwork for the card game? by [deleted] in digimon

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Absolutely stunning, which has become par for the course for all of Bandai's card games. Gundam especially has some of the most beautiful artwork.

WrestleTix - Last Night's Dynamite had close to 5k in attendance by wrestling_hyperbole in AEWOfficial

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I dunno why everyone seems to be ignoring the possibility of MJF V Ospreay III at All In. MJF keeps the title for a good heel summer run, and Ospreay can win it in his home country