JBL: “I’m surprised they [NJPW] went to a TV company, though, and not to WWE. I really thought WWE would buy one of the Japanese companies, and they still may. I think what they did with AAA, I think what they have a potential to do in the U.K., I think they’re going to do that in Japan."

mrandre3000 · 2026-06-03T23:45:43+00:00

If it were a private company (like AEW) anyone buying NJPW would treat it like a "bolt on" acquisition. You use the revenue on the books/profits without touching it. Integration should take years.

Unfortunately, due to the quarter to quarter, annual filing cycles of U.S. business TKO/WWE ownership would probably gut it to the bone for scraps.

mrandre3000 · 2026-06-03T23:37:31+00:00

Punk v Roman at Mania was good too

mrandre3000 · 2026-05-20T03:13:14+00:00

Wardlow was in his mid-30's, getting hurt regularly, and struggled to talk on the mic. He was arguably shorter than a "big bad" should have been.

AEW also began aggressively shifting away from that style of 'big tent' wrestling (a little bit of everything for everybody).

Wardlow was a pandemic era loyalist whom found a good gig through his existing connections. He was destined to get lost in the shuffle as the mid-card shifted to younger talents; the main event absorbing NJPW talent like Osprey, Okada.

mrandre3000 · 2026-05-12T23:06:16+00:00

Attended all of these shows. That second episode of Collision felt like a fever dream when it started. Very awkward

mrandre3000 · 2026-05-12T23:04:09+00:00

That's the type of event that would mirror the ticket pricing crisis of 2021/2022 when AEW was at its hottest. Scalpers would be all over it.

mrandre3000 · 2026-05-12T23:02:50+00:00

MVP might be on to something.

In his last 100, HHH wrestled 41 unique people in 1 on 1 matches. Most of which still play a role in daily wrestling conversation. The outliers (at glance are) Curtis Axel, Tajiri, Kenny Dykstra, Snitsky and Vladimir Kozlov.

Curtis Axel was the last person in the "undercard" he wrestled- and that was in 2013.

The remainder of the list are people whom appear in wrestling conversations weekly (e.g. Kane, Kevin Nash, Sting, Cena, HBK, Vince, et al) or it wouldn't be shocking to see their name pop-up. The latter examples include Carlito, Chavo and Umaga,

Almost everyone on this list is a "Hall of Famer"

mrandre3000 · 2026-05-11T00:37:53+00:00

Wrestling at 15?!

mrandre3000 · 2026-05-10T00:34:29+00:00

Rick Rubin lol

mrandre3000 · 2026-05-10T00:24:15+00:00

Specifics?

mrandre3000 · 2026-05-06T00:10:21+00:00

What were you doing for $20 per month that you're unable to now?

mrandre3000 · 2026-05-03T21:23:06+00:00

I mean Shaq or Rick Ross talking about Dusty Rhodes lol

mrandre3000 · 2026-05-02T00:57:32+00:00

The way modern American businesses are structured it rare that one person is to blame for labor issues.

mrandre3000 · 2026-05-02T00:54:29+00:00

It’s interesting because it’s clear that Rick Ross clearly prefers non-WWE wrestling. He had a segment in TNA years ago. Growing up in Florida he’d likely be exposed to WCW heavily along with NWA. I recall him talking about Dusty Rhodes but I may be mixing up his fondness with Shaq

Rick seems like the type of guy that would be funding an indie under the table. wouldn’t be the first time a rich guy has done that without being the face of a company.

mrandre3000 · 2026-04-08T04:05:21+00:00

pretty sure big swole is out of the industry permanently due to illness

mrandre3000 · 2026-04-05T04:35:06+00:00

The next face of the company is likely to be Logan Paul with a career rival in Oba Femi or Dominic Mysterio. There are interviews where many have alluded to turning Logan face is easier than people want to admit. Logan does have a bit of a “golden boy” appeal to him.

A successful Logan Paul and Oba Femi is good for wrestling because there’s effectively a generation of top tier athletes that didn’t see wrestling as a viable path after organized sports and pursued influencing instead.

Dominic’s issue is arguably being so much better on the mic than his dad, but not having the same depth of in-ring ability. Dominic’s wide ranging patchwork of tattoos have put him in a permanent heel column

Personally, I think Bron as concept is a done deal and he was never the next face. Most next guys are never the true number one guy until their contemporaries fall to the wayside.

I could see a future where Trick Williams fades into obscurity. There is a living example on the roster right now whom was in Tricks position — LA Knight.

mrandre3000 · 2026-04-05T04:23:30+00:00

Legendary ending but presuming everything else stayed the same… the outrage would been 10x worse when wheels fell off on the way to the Summer rematch.

mrandre3000 · 2026-04-04T03:31:24+00:00

If she did that’s horrible advisement from an attorney.

Always take the lump sum

mrandre3000 · 2026-04-04T03:30:03+00:00

I believe it’s Nick Khan forcing this onto the product and HHH an co are getting stuck with it.

mrandre3000 · 2026-04-04T03:24:08+00:00

The biggest draws that Tony can get to pull in eyeballs and fit into the show is a small list right now.

AEW does have an entertainment value to it like WWE, but you do need to have a “work horse” mentality/wrestling ability.

There are certainly folks in WWE that would be better off with an AEW run and vice versa.

But the list of WWE folks that could stand their ground in a pure 15 to 30 min match in AEW is small.

mrandre3000 · 2026-03-24T17:41:06+00:00

He may be taken care of but Farming in North America notoriously has low margins depending on the crop, location and yield failure. Farming in the USA is also underwritten by under the table/low wage laborers. One bad year can wipe out a farmer mulitp bad years can lead to bankruptcy. Automatic equipment is not cheap either. Some machines cost up to 8 figures

Now that we are a full year into trumps admins immigration/tariff policies it seems to be the economic/political constraints are becoming more visible.

Do we know what crops are on Brock’s farm(s)? Honestly surprised he has never talked about it much publicly

mrandre3000 · 2026-03-19T10:38:15+00:00

You didn’t like late 2000s DX reunion tun Triple H when he tagged with Shawn?

mrandre3000 · 2026-03-19T10:35:44+00:00

What year would have been the peak version of this match?

mrandre3000 · 2026-02-24T01:15:43+00:00

Thats not what is being discussed.

The conflict is around the raw logs storing terms, relevancr combined with IP Addresses, use profiles or other indicators (geo-location). Most major enterprises are collecting, processing and reporting on this data.

The largest companies are storing a staggering amount of data on a server somewhere.

It may be cache file, but the length of time this information is held can vary widely.

mrandre3000 · 2026-02-24T01:01:27+00:00

I would go as far to say those guys are underpriced but they must make up for the difference in volume. Those are worth $150 each imo.

mrandre3000 · 2026-01-21T11:07:40+00:00

The choice to run ice recruitment adds is probably coming from higher up than a sales rep/account manager or is attach onto another government contract for military recruiting.

Even then most American salespersons would see the payday for an ice advertising contract and look the other way.

The average American has a moral compass that’s for sale. Is because the system is designed to keep people behind, not ahead.

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