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This was from the "Wave" promotion in 2010 I believe. Asuka/Kana did trios matches with Hikaru Shida and Syuri around this time. They would do dance numbers before their matches. In the first clip Shida is on the left, Asuka in the middle and Syuri on the right. In the second clip Asuka is on the left and Syuri is on the right. All three women have gone on to become World Champions in their various promotions.

 
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The shit is as bad as WCW.



Think about it. This may be the last era where we witness shit like this with guys that have the history that these guys do. I'll always prefer a healthy ecosystem in pro wrestling, but we are flying pretty close to the sun at the moment the shit that going on. It's like this was destined to happen as much as Tony loves Punk and had him in mind when AEW was conceived.
 
The shit is as bad as WCW.


I've since to see any Punk material outside of these post since he returned. I was the biggest Punk fan during his peak but my God, there has been nothing but negativity surrounding him since his return.

He claimed to want to return and work with the younger talent, but that's hard when the company sees a walking bag of money whenever he's near so they always eventually book him to the top of the card.

Like when HBK returned after finding Jesus and said he didn't want or need a world title. To which Vince laughed and said, nice pants bitch. Now go hold this title."
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Punk better be careful or he'll turn into Tony Kahn's Hogan. Old, out of shape, hated backstage, but still consistently booked to the top.
 
I've since to see any Punk material outside of these post since he returned. I was the biggest Punk fan during his peak but my God, there has been nothing but negativity surrounding him since his return.

He claimed to want to return and work with the younger talent, but that's hard when the company sees a walking bag of money whenever he's near so they always eventually book him to the top of the card.

Like when HBK returned after finding Jesus and said he didn't want or need a world title. To which Vince laughed and said, nice pants bitch. Now go hold this title."
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Punk better be careful or he'll turn into Tony Kahn's Hogan. Old, out of shape, hated backstage, but still consistently booked to the top.
He's exactly becoming Hogan. TK is Brichoff and has no control over the asylum.

 

Is she actually out of WWE or is this just her reverting to her real name and switching up her gimmick?

They should have kept her with the Southern Belle gimmick, that actually worked for her. I still remember that shot of her ass where the director/camera zoomed right in.
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Wish she got better at her craft, but it was downhill for her when she got pregnant mid storyline with Charlotte and Ric Flair.
 
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What happened to this vision TK? Instead of fast paced Joshi excellence we got Britt Baker, Ruby Soho, Saraya, Anna Jay, The Bunny, Jade, Red Velvet, Big Swolle and Penelope Ford.

 
Is she actually out of WWE or is this just her reverting to her real name and switching up her gimmick?

Historically in WWE who's been allowed to use their real name after being branded with a particular name from the start. Usually if someone reverts back to their real name it means they're leaving WWE and moving on to another promotion.
 
Historically in WWE who's been allowed to use their real name after being branded with a particular name from the start. Usually if someone reverts back to their real name it means they're leaving WWE and moving on to another promotion.
Good point..

Piper Niven? Not sure if that is her real name, but there was no explanation when she showed up one day no longer being Doudrop. I dunno.
 
Is she actually out of WWE or is this just her reverting to her real name and switching up her gimmick?

They should have kept her with the Southern Belle gimmick, that actually worked for her. I still remember that shot of her ass where the director/camera zoomed right in.
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Wish she got better at her craft, but it was downhill for her when she got pregnant mid storyline with Charlotte and Ric Flair.
She's gone from WWE, this isn't another new gimmick. This is her attempting to cash in under her real name. Good luck with that.
I agree, say what you will about Vince McMahon but the best gimmick she ever had was as the Southern Belle which Vince supposedly help come up with. It's been all downhill since then.
She's a decent worker most of the time and has some personality. The whole GI Jane gimmick never connected with the audience.
 
She's gone from WWE, this isn't another new gimmick. This is her attempting to cash in under her real name. Good luck with that.
I agree, say what you will about Vince McMahon but the best gimmick she ever had was as the Southern Belle which Vince supposedly help come up with. It's been all downhill since then.
She's a decent worker most of the time and has some personality. The whole GI Jane gimmick never connected with the audience.
She's been lowkey running a non-explicit Onlyfans account under her husband's name. Guess that's about to get a rebranding and content upgrade.

 
Meh, I wouldn't worry too much about it. One of the few things AEW does get right is delivering quality ppvs. I get it. Everyone wants to be on the card but there's only limited spots. You give them 10 matches max and that's it.

 
Meh, I wouldn't worry too much about it. One of the few things AEW does get right is delivering quality ppvs. I get it. Everyone wants to be on the card but there's only limited spots. You give them 10 matches max and that's it.


I think the issues isn't necessarily that folks are upset not being on the card, it's that there hasn't been any real build to what is AEWs biggest show of their existence. It's literally their WrestleMania III moment, and the card that's so far been announced hasn't been world defining.

I'm sure the show will be fine, but the fact that TK and his team hasn't really done any prior booking plans to promote the show gives the general feeling that this could be an epic failure if they don't come through. Honestly, a show this big should have had a set card to promote weeks in advance.

Outside of the MJF/Cole match and Women's Four Way....what else has been announced?

AEW needs to hit a homerun with this show. Even their staff know it but their booking team (TK) has been hitting flyballs.

This is AEWs moment, but TK isn't treating it like it...
 


He was on one in those days. Imagine if he was wildin' like this on WWE TV. Not necessarily the drunk part, but just being loose.
 
I think the issues isn't necessarily that folks are upset not being on the card, it's that there hasn't been any real build to what is AEWs biggest show of their existence. It's literally their WrestleMania III moment, and the card that's so far been announced hasn't been world defining.

I'm sure the show will be fine, but the fact that TK and his team hasn't really done any prior booking plans to promote the show gives the general feeling that this could be an epic failure if they don't come through. Honestly, a show this big should have had a set card to promote weeks in advance.

Fair point. I don't think they realized how big this show was gonna end up being and now they're scrambling.


Outside of the MJF/Cole match and Women's Four Way....what else has been announced?

FTR vs. Young Bucks 3. Tonight on Dynamite we're suppose to get an announcement on what Omega's match is suppose to be. It's rumored to be Omega vs. Takeshita. The other rumored matches are CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe and Jericho vs. Ospreay.

AEW needs to hit a homerun with this show. Even their staff know it but their booking team (TK) has been hitting flyballs.

This is AEWs moment, but TK isn't treating it like it...

Exactly. He needs to go big on the production too. The stage/set needs to be big like a Wrestlemaina/WrestleKingdom. He needs to go "All In". Pun intended.
 
It may have had some influence on her when she originally left Stardom but not now. The Joshi scene has changed for the better and starting to thrive again like back in the 80's/90's. KAIRI leaving now has more to do with her own bucket list of things she wants to accomplish in her career. She wants to be a WWE Women's Champion like Asuka and Iyo. There's nothing really left for her to do in Stardom.
Thanks for explaining this. Those 3 women IMO could make it anywhere with their skill and fan base. Asuka caused a huge shakeup which is what greats in any field do. So I say props to her. My only hope is that they give her time to shine. NXT was still her best run. She barely had the title and lost it albeit to IYO who is worthy of it. I’m hoping for 3 way matches between the 2 and kairi whenever she pops back up. Rest of the wwe female locker room just isn’t all that to me.
 
I think the issues isn't necessarily that folks are upset not being on the card, it's that there hasn't been any real build to what is AEWs biggest show of their existence. It's literally their WrestleMania III moment, and the card that's so far been announced hasn't been world defining.

I'm sure the show will be fine, but the fact that TK and his team hasn't really done any prior booking plans to promote the show gives the general feeling that this could be an epic failure if they don't come through. Honestly, a show this big should have had a set card to promote weeks in advance.

Outside of the MJF/Cole match and Women's Four Way....what else has been announced?

AEW needs to hit a homerun with this show. Even their staff know it but their booking team (TK) has been hitting flyballs.

This is AEWs moment, but TK isn't treating it like it...
It's TK and his typical mark booking. Just throw guys together in "dream" matches and put on "bangers" with no kind of build up or storyline.
 
Is she actually out of WWE or is this just her reverting to her real name and switching up her gimmick?

They should have kept her with the Southern Belle gimmick, that actually worked for her. I still remember that shot of her ass where the director/camera zoomed right in.
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Wish she got better at her craft, but it was downhill for her when she got pregnant mid storyline with Charlotte and Ric Flair.

She's gone from WWE, this isn't another new gimmick. This is her attempting to cash in under her real name. Good luck with that.
I agree, say what you will about Vince McMahon but the best gimmick she ever had was as the Southern Belle which Vince supposedly help come up with. It's been all downhill since then.
She's a decent worker most of the time and has some personality. The whole GI Jane gimmick never connected with the audience.
The southern Belle gimmick was the only gimmick that made sense for her. The sad part is it seems like she was punished with unsustainable gimmicks after she came back from being pregnant.

Vince clearly put work into the character and angle with Charlotte and didn't appreciate her pregnancy wrecking his plans.
 
Unagi, Tam and Mina doing their Liger entrance back in the Cosmic Angels days. Since then Unagi isn't in Stardom anymore. Mina formed her own group "Club Venus" and Tam is currently the world champ! Liger probably went home and jerked off after this.

 
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