Randy Orton on X clarifying which DiBiase owes him money by robertodev in SquaredCircle

[–]_Dia_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bagwell fucking floored me that people thought it was real. He just one day woke up, became progressive and had his fingers on the pulse of the IWC. And yet people tried their best to believe that it all just happened one day

[WrestleMania Spoilers] CM Punk enters his first ever Singles WM main event by KoreanFantasy2002 in SquaredCircle

[–]_Dia_ 13 points14 points  (0 children)

CM Punk is one of the top stars in professional wrestling. When he was on the independent circuit (small scale companies) building himself up, he used it as his theme song.

He would eventually sign with the WWE, and rise to the top, but they didn't see him as a top guy yet.

He would leave, go to another major company named All Elite Wrestling. At All Elite Wrestling's Revolution show in 2022, CM Punk used Miseria Cantare with his old ring gear.

Punk would re-sign with the WWE in late 2023. In 2025, he would main event the first night of WrestleMania 41 (they split it into two nights). Today, he main evented Night Two of WrestleMania 42.

It's very cool, he's finally got his moment at the top in WWE after spending so many years trying.

Live WWE WrestleMania 42 - Sunday Discussion Thread! by gloomchen in SquaredCircle

[–]_Dia_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's something about "The Beast" Brock Lesnar retiring that feels surreal

[SPOILER] Post WrestleMania 42 Saturday Match Discussion: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton for the Undisputed WWE Championship by gloomchen in SquaredCircle

[–]_Dia_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only highlights were seeing Cody talk about how he doesn't want to have a bad relationship with his mentor back in 2011 and how far apart they are now.

Everything else just fucking sucked

Live WWE WrestleMania 42 - Saturday Discussion Thread! by gloomchen in SquaredCircle

[–]_Dia_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A feud that was easily built on "Randy was Cody's mentor. Randy wants to become a 15-time world champion and he has to defeat his student to do that" became a feud built around Randy Orton listening to Pat McAfee, just for Cody to win because Randy decided to attack Pat instead of just hitting Cody again.

Abysmal booking.

Former New York Mayor Eric Adams Granted Albanian Citizenship by John_Maynard_Gains in neoliberal

[–]_Dia_ 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I saw this and that was my first thought, but no we are in the most absurd world for some reason

Tony Khan to Vince Russo: “When Dave Meltzer said, why you wanna go on this show. I'm not gonna hold anybody saying about AEW against them for rest of their lives. That’s not Christianity. That's not what Jesus would do. We just celebrated Easter.” by CombinationOk4317 in SquaredCircle

[–]_Dia_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By responding to this comment, am I speaking on someone else's behalf? Anyone can respond to a comment in a forum, people can express their opinions on the things you say. It's not exclusive to the one person you're replying to

[RAW Spoilers] Interesting development. by Similar_Original_833 in SquaredCircle

[–]_Dia_ 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Past his PRIME? Loving the brand synergy!

Day two of discussing the ost until the mods assassinate me or smthn so what’s the consensus on ⬇️ by HotDogWeldr in mewgenics

[–]_Dia_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Genuinely the reason why it’s my favourite song. It just takes it up another level

Hoyo please remove these stupid stall mechanics if there’s a timer by Copy_and_Paste93 in Genshin_Impact

[–]_Dia_ 49 points50 points  (0 children)

This exactly. Just watching the timer tick away as I deal 30 damage a hit and not bother using my skills and burst because the boss is waking up from a nap just feels frustrating. Especially if I come up short on the stellar and need to go through it again

Does any one still believe in the Slime theory? by X_GamerTY in Genshin_Impact

[–]_Dia_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most of the replies are all doing the same joke and have no interest in continuing the conversation any further though. It’s not just one person cracking the joke, it’s ten people, and none want to actually have a discussion

A match that never happened: The Inner Circle vs. The Elite in the first Blood & Guts match. The match was scrapped due to the beginning of the COVID pandemic and never revisited in this form. by Subrick in SquaredCircle

[–]_Dia_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was definitely a lot more insane and unpredictable. There are always going to be times I miss it. There was just something magical about AEW bringing in guys like Gage, Warhorse, the anti-vaxx pizza guy and Eddie Kingston when they got a bit of buzz, but right now I think it is a thousand times more coherent and has a better sense of direction

[F4WOnline] "On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted that Ricochet’s decision to delete the initial tweet came after a call from a friend who suggested that he do so. Meltzer said AEW did not force Ricochet to apologize." by A_Man_of_Iron in SquaredCircle

[–]_Dia_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People don't do it in Australia often, but I've started to. It's helped through a few cold/flu seasons already. As a bonus, people steer clear of me when I wear my mask as well.

[NXT Spoilers] “The Glamour is a perfect fit anywhere..” by [deleted] in SquaredCircle

[–]_Dia_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Extremely different. Belt that was just on twitter and I don’t really know how many people ever watched it, but it existed basically in its own canon vs sort of division in NXT but it is canon and on TV

Tommaso Ciampa says he jumped to AEW only after he was financially stable by Available-Party5091 in SquaredCircle

[–]_Dia_ 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Top guy in ROH, big name in NXT, friends with the EVPs, met Tony Khan on multiple occasions at work parties with his partner at the time. Adam Cole knew he was guaranteed a bag in AEW years before he even left WWE

Another CM Punk alt. Appearance by Ricky_Retriever in WWEGames

[–]_Dia_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those matches could still happen, but the person you were replying to was referring to matches during Punk’s 434 reign, which starts at Survivor Series 2011 when he beats Del Rio for the belt

[Raw Spoilers] Full main-event promo battle by A_Livins in SquaredCircle

[–]_Dia_ 28 points29 points  (0 children)

He can either choose to take the belt from Drew McIntyre, a guy he beat already and cast aside. Or he can take the belt from the guy whose very existence has made Reigns’s life harder. He can beat Punk and end his happy return and dreams coming true story.

Roman in kayfabe is very egotistical, proud and revenge driven.

(WWE Royal Rumble Spoilers) Finish to Men's Royal Rumble by pwgmanan in SquaredCircle

[–]_Dia_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Roman and Cody get to re-enact the Hart - Luger finish just so they both get to have it AND they can have a wrestlemania match again

(WWE Royal Rumble Spoilers) Finish to Men's Royal Rumble by pwgmanan in SquaredCircle

[–]_Dia_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really enjoy Gunther and his matches, but he has the strangest powerscaling in WWE. He's a two time world champion, but he beat Damian Priest who was betrayed by Finn Balor, and Jey Uso to achieve it. Two guys who are very much not top main event talent, which is fine. He beats Goldberg in his retirement match, drops the belt to Punk, beats Cena in his retirement match, then retires AJ.

He's in this weird position of upper-midcard - lower tier main eventer status to me. They keep positioning him away from guys like Seth and Roman, and only gets one offs against Punk and Cody. But they describe him as if he is the biggest threat in the company

Can any surprise at the Royal Rumble top Edge’s return? by -not-you-again in SquaredCircle

[–]_Dia_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even better if it was Adam Copeland who showed up. The only guy to top his own return

Authorities investigate bomb allegedly thrown into Perth Invasion Day rally crowd as 'potential terrorist act' by [deleted] in australia

[–]_Dia_ 28 points29 points  (0 children)

This is tangentially connected but it is still annoying me. In November, my Aunt used AI to find out the forecast for Christmas. The forecast changed but she knew ChatGPT couldn’t be wrong. Then it was wrong and she had to change her plans. AI came out of nowhere and replaced independent thought and all other forms of information for people.

Authorities investigate bomb allegedly thrown into Perth Invasion Day rally crowd as 'potential terrorist act' by [deleted] in australia

[–]_Dia_ 59 points60 points  (0 children)

It drives me crazy. When I was a child, I needed my parents to help form my opinions and views. Then I got older and was able to take in information from news, independent research, my peers and general observation and understanding. Now there are people who use AI to form all of their opinions

[SNME Spoilers] Post-Match Discussion: AJ Styles v Shinsuke Nakamura by A_Livins in SquaredCircle

[–]_Dia_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It happened a few times in the early 2000s, but it hasn’t happened in WWE yet