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Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 2d

Reading "semi-retired" on Bryan Danielson's Wiki page stings, but nowhere near as it did when he fully retired the first time because it wasn't on his own terms.

Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 2d

No promotion in wrestling has had the kind of consistency on PPV like AEW has had since the very beginning in 2019, I don’t think it’s very close either. The quality is never lacking.

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Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 2d

Grey haired Sting looks cool.

Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 2d

Jon Moxley in an I Quit Match. Pray for Renee Paquette wherever she's watching from backstage.

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Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 2d

Hilarious woman. What a match Mercedes Mone and Mina Shirakawa had.

Denying Mercedes' greatness was stupid before, but definitely is during this current run with the amount of quality matches she having across multiple promotions.

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Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 2d

What an entrance for Kris Statlander. I think her new theme song has grown on me too.

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Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 2d

Tremendous trio match. One again, Hurt Syndicate remain the coolest wrestlers out there.

Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 2d

Shelton Benjamin is amazing, lmao. 50 years old where? How is he still working like this?

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Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 2d

It still feels too soon to tease Young Bucks turning, but they have been heels for a while. They’re not going to be anywhere near as entertaining as characters though.

Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 2d

Seriously, when was the last time a referee that wasn’t Rick Knox officiated a Young Bucks match? 🤼

Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 2d

Boy, Thekla has had her working boots on since joining AEW too, she didn’t look this good when she returned to Stardom before leaving. A change in environment came at the perfecr time.

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Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 2d

Thekla and Jamie Hayter getting a deserved PPV spot in a singles match. Thekla has done really good work ever since joining AEW, she’s fitted in the division effortlessly.

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Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 3d

I'll be very happy if either Syuri or Hazuki ended up being Mercedes Mone's opponent tonight. Hazuki vs Mercedes was one of the best title matches last year, it help draw a lot of eyes on Hazuki after that too.

Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 3d

The WrestleDream card looks pretty sexy, and there are four women's matches on it, which is great. It's not often that you get a women's match on AEW PPV that has zero connection to either title.

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Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 3d

Just saw that CM Punk had coach Duke Roufus’ name written in his hand tape earlier. The news still hasn’t fully sunk in, I’ve been reading the tributes from his students like Paul Felder, Tyron Woodley, Anthony & Sergio Pettis, Erik Koch since. Such a terrible loss.

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NHATional Scissoring Day ✂️ @nhathanielh.bsky.social · 3d

Aubs taking no shit from Mercedes, hell yeah @refaubrey.bsky.social #CMLL #AEW #wrestlesky 🤼‍♂️

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Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 3d

Motor City Machine Guns, yet to cut an in-ring promo after a year of being in this place.

Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 3d

They decided to not be safe with their pussified booking for once, but balanced it out by having another MFT beat down rather than allowing Ilja Dragunov to have his moment. Felt like a complete afterthought.

Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 3d

Ilja Dragunov, you FREAK. I’ve missed you.

Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 4d

This Hangman Page short film is tremendous stuff. It's a perfect cap off to his arc that concluded when he beat Jon Moxley at All In. 🤟🏽 @hangmanpage.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUyG...

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Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 5d

And I’m also dead serious about giving Shelton Benjamin a singles title run in 2026. Look at this guy move at this age, it’s ridiculous.

Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 7d

Mercedes Mone vs Aliss Ink was a real good, fast paced match, I look forward to part 2. I recommend the matches Ink has had w/ Emersyn Jayne and Dani Luna.

It’s been a while since she’s been booked in North America, bookers should change that. Her martial arts based style is easy to get into.

Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 7d

Absolutely devastated about the D’Angelo news, he was so young. Nothing but love to his family and friends.

He had an incredible amount of talent. I’m so glad I was put onto his music growing up through my parents. Brown Sugar was the one.

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Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 7d

Also Ariel, being the stirrer he can be, was eager for him to name specific names on who he was talking about initially, but Darby didn't say. Ha.

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Carl @deadeditors.bsky.social · 7d

Dopey people badly wanted Darby Allin's comments regarding the vibe in AEW from his interview w/ Ariel to be about CM Punk when he very clearly said it wasn't.Then some of those same people still twisted his words so they could eagerly make it about him. Give it a rest, it's almost 2026.

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