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I followed up on this statement and asked Tony whether he would ever be in a position where he should take the biggest and best offer for their media rights, or take the largest offer for the benefit of #AEW.
Tony said he enjoys playing for his "hometown" team and would rather work with those who fit AEW's synergy than sacrifice that for the potential largest offer.
Tony Khan said he won't chase people around for contracts and renewals regarding #AEW; he is more focused on putting out the best product possible.
Tony said he isn't chasing down the dollars.
#AEWFullGear
For those who watched UFC regularly during this time, Conor McGregor was must see every time he fought. An absolute phenomenon. No bar was empty. Curious to see if UFC can ever happen upon another star of McGregor magnitude. What a time to be a fight fan
Ten years ago today the double champ did whatever the f*** he wanted
Thanks for a decade of incredible events @TheGarden!!
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"Tag team wrestling is alive and well in AEW, and this is just the beginning."
EXCLUSIVE: Motor City Machine Guns (@AlexShelley313/@SuperChrisSabin) walked out of #AEWDynamite the winners of their Best of 5 Series with FTR.
It says everything that the audience never loses faith in Speedball Mike Bailey due to the quality of match he consistently produces. AWESOME match vs Ciampa, who is always on top of his game. Cannot wait for Ilja vs Ciampa!!! #AEWDynamite
FTR MCMG best of 5 series was an absolute masterclass in tag team wrestling. Every match was fantastic #AEWDynamite
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#Celtics Jayson Tatum shares a special moment with one of his biggest fans courtside.
I asked 87-year-old, Atita, why she’s taking a liking to Tatum (being from Toronto).
She responded “he’s a great player and I like his personality.”
Precious stuff.
No one in pro wrestling right now improves more every time they receive opportunities than Kyle Fletcher. Absolutely incredible mic work, complete with body language to service the story being told. Fletcher is a perfect example of someone who has seized the moment #AEWDynamite
Loved Adam Copeland passionate rebuttal to Will Ospreay. Excited to see how Copeland character evolves from here …. #AEWDynamite
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After announcing at UFC 8 & UFC 10 I finally convinced the then UFC owner in 1996 on the film set when filming & co-starring as myself on the hit TV show “Friends” to hire me as the permanent Octagon announcer & it was the best poker hand I ever played. 🗣️🎙️🙏👊
All of these are worth going out of your way for.
My 10 favorite Bret Hart matches
1. vs Steve Austin WrestleMania 13
2. vs Owen Hart WM X
3. Vs Austin Survivor Series
4. Vs Piper WM8
5. Vs Undertaker Summerslam
6. Vs Diesel Survivor Series
7. Vs Mr. Perfect KOTR
8. Vs Benoit on Nitro
9. The Final 4
10. Vs The Brain Busters
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Never forget that Bret Hart honoured his WWF commitments even after Montreal. I struggle to think of any wrestler who'd still go to meet a competition winner after what they did to him. This is the real Bret Hart. The reason he's admired by so many fans.
Fun Fact:
I had dinner with Bret here in Calgary a couple days after the Montreal Screw job.
I received this gift in exchange for my artwork being the best sign at:
“In Your House Canadian Stampede” the July prior.
@BretHart did not have to keep this obligation after he quit & was headed to WCW, but he did. His integrity is unmatched.
Let me tell you! Hearing first hand what occurred (prior to the public, news outlets, before social media & the “wrestling with shadows” documentary) was mind blowing as a 14 year old.
It will always be a moment I treasure forever.
Shown below:
-A newspaper clipping from that evening.
- Left: Bret, myself and a friend from that dinner, Right: bret and I recreating a moment from that night, 20 years later at a Hart family function.
#MrMcMahon #Netflix #VinceMcMahon
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A new report has a bit of context on how Warner Bros. Discovery viewed their deal with AEW before its merger into Skydance (per @FightfulSelect). #AEW #Skydance 411mania.com/wrestling/how-w…
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I also remember jim herd got wcw profiled in 1990 on a cbs connie chung piece.
The segment opens up with connie saying how wrestling was the F word. Then it shows wcw behind the scenes as if wcw endorsed the piece saying how wrestling was fake.
The F word was a big no-no in 1990, especially in wcw. Since many took great pride in not being sports entertainers. We were rasslers!
Many in wcw were pissed at the piece for connie using the F word. Herd thought he would placate the wcw crew with free pizza and beer at a house show.
Hawk said he would punch out anyone that touched the pizza and beer. Nobody had pizza that night, ironically from pizza man.
Memories
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Kyle Fletcher on fans putting him in the conversation for best wrestler in the world:
“Man, it’s, obviously I take it as a huge compliment. It feels great to hear other people say that. Like any wrestler should strive to be in that conversation I think and I think if you’re not striving to be in that conversation, you’re in the wrong business.
It’s something that I’ve always wanted. I’ve always wanted to be the best wrestler in the world, but I don’t believe it yet.
As much as it’s nice to hear, I know me, inside myself, I know that I can be better and that’s the thing that I’ll ever be able to shake it. I don’t know if I ever want to shake it because that is possibly the reason why other people think I’m the best in the world because every time I go out there, I know I can be better and I’m working every single day, every single thing I do is in order to become a better pro wrestler.
So if people think I’m the best pro wrestler in the world now, that’s great, that’s awesome, but I just want to tell them that I know I can be better, so watch the f**k out man.”
(@SI_wrestling | @TruHeelSP3)
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Here’s how Shaq and Kobe greeted each other before their first game after the Lakers-Heat trade.
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Mr Crockett has chimed in about Jim Herd.
Everybody has their opinion, but this is from the only living CROCKETT!
Follow him! ⬇️
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Some people inside TKO are not happy about being sent to Saudi Arabia to work events in between missile and drone attacks. Our story: sports.yahoo.com/mma/article…
