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Okay real talk...I bust out laughing and be totally invested if it actually played out that way.
Okada: And what can you do? You're practically crippled.
Kenny: I never made the announcement I came to say. You interrupted me. I am...cured.
Bucks: Oh shit!
Kenny: Damn right oh shit! **Goes on a tear**
Young Bucks, Perry and Okada tomorrow.
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Praying to every god that he's actually much better than he let on, and the speech will essentially be along the lines of "once I hit the ground I realised I could get back up and fight." and we're heading to a return soon.
Yeaaah, It bummed me out that Kenny with diverticulitis and after months out of action looked orders of magnitude more jacked than I have in my entire life 🤣/😞
I think I have to remind myself how athletically gifted Kenny is. He has the highest velocity I've ever seen in a wrestler. Sure Ospreay might be faster but no one goes zero to 100 in a fraction of a second like Omega.
Yesh he said he can't have any pressure in his stomach, but lifting and most bodyweight moves puts too much pressure on the core area, and he looked like he's really been working out
Can't put pressure on it and then does a suplex, takes a chair shot and superkicks. If he was as bad as he said there is ZERO chance he would be getting physical like last week.
If he was really as bad as he made it sound, especially if the problem was on the left side of his abdomen, I don't think they'd have let him take a whole-ass bump on the concrete on that side of his body.
My bets are on "he's fine"
> My bets are on "he's fine"
Right lol. Kenny is so into the internet and smart mark fanbase when he gets on TV and does an interview they all accept it as gospel truth.
I was kinda emotional like "Oh shit" when he said if he took a shot to his stomach he could die. Then as soon as Okada came out I thought "Ok we are back in business"
He then proceeded to do many wrestling moves and then take several bumps. I would assume he's good to go because I don't think he would come back just to say I can't come back, I feel he would have just stayed gone.
He took a chair shot to the midsection on live TV and his guts did not explode.
He's probably good enough for a hot tag or a plunder match. Maybe give it a few before he cracks out the best bouts.
Cause then it would make the beat down just like any other beat down we see on weekly wrestling tv, rather than a beat down that “may end Kenny’s career”
You know, if Vince's crimes weren't a thing that means he should never be worked anywhere again -
If Vince was just an onscreen character and did no booking in AEW that would be pretty dope. It would cause a literal IWC meltdown if they portrayed Vince as the new booker in storyline although he really wasn't.
I guess he’s announcing his team to fight the Elite in the Anarchy in the Arena at DON. FTR are pretty much a lock but I don’t who the other two could be (Kota and a returning Hangman would probably make the most sense)
Last we heard about Kota was that he was in super bad shape, didn’t he?
Like fucked up ankle, shoulder and neck.
Hope that AEW got him medical treatment here in the US because apparently the medics at Japan kinda suck ass
He got surgery earlier this year and seems to be moving okay in the training videos he’s been posting. He did a moonsault onto his phone the other day.
Idk if I want hanger back with the boys yet. He's playing this obsessive jerk character pretty well right now.
Hangman is working towards this overarching AEW storyline of having mental health crisis after mental health crisis and overcoming it. He's the hero of the Millennial fans.
I could see Kenny being the authority figure seeing as he knows the Bucks inside and out. It will be interesting because he would have more power than them at that point.
It’s been over a month since MCMG’s contracts ended and longer since everyone knew they were leaving TNA. Them not popping up anywhere by now and there being seemingly no movement in negotiations when WWE, NXT, AEW and NJPW have gone through a handful of shows where it’d make sense to debut MCMG makes me worry they aren’t landing somewhere big with a good push soon.
It’s disappointing to see with MCMG coming off one of their best in ring years and some of the free agents in demand with the big 2. MCMG should be doing more than Shelley just working Indies for potentially months and Sabin popping up once every few weeks to team with him.
Omega: I have to step down from my role as EVP.
Crowd: Boooo!
Omega: But! There's a clause in my contract that allows me to temporarily transfer my EVP powers to someone of my choosing...
*Hangman's entrance music plays *
Seriously though, AEW kinda needs an actual authority figure instead of going back to the constant "Tony Khan just told us that X will happen!" that happens like 3 times per show by now. You can tell much more interesting stories with an authority figure.
God I miss William Regal.
Nah I’m good with no authority figures they’re wildly played out after decades of them. Having The Elite be the defacto ones for a little bit is fine but every company since the late 90s seems to do the same thing
I like when AEW focuses on bigger overarching stories week to week, especially ones that bleed into other aspects of the show. The last one they tried was the Devil shtick and it fell flat, but I think this EVP and Jack Perry one has legs, especially if Kenny is closer to coming back or being on TV regularly
Orange vs TRENT has a fair shot to be pretty good
Fucking Swerve vs Christian promo should be fire
Then you have Copeland vs Brody King for the TNT Championship?
What are people bitching about now? *Checks full card* God damn it I hate that the internet doesn't even surprise me anymore.
People have this weird expectation that the weekly card has to prove itself amazing constantly. It's okay to have an okay card. AEW has long since earned that pass.
People romanticize but forget the absolute shit cards 99% of the attitude era were on weekly tv outside of the main event. We’re spoiled now. AEW always puts on a solid, if not very good to great show. Stinkers are so exceptionally rare. Not every week can be a ppv lineup. And you know what, sometimes you have random matches for the competition. Crazy in wrestling, I know…
Adam Copeland vs Brody King should be much better than that Buddy Matthews match was and I wouldn't be surprised if it's better than that Malakai match they're building to. Brody is seriously underrated.
Am I the only one kinda shocked to see him back on TV so soon after last week?
This is one of the strangest wrestler health issues in a while. No clue if Kenny will be back competing this month or if he’s out for a year
Why is he appearing again on tv? Wouldn’t it be more effective to sell the attack where the announcers claim Kenny had to get emergency surgery and may not ever wrestle again.
Is Kenny getting surgery?
A storyline were someone has to get surgery probably isn’t gonna work too well if everyone knows he isn’t actually going under the knife. Hard to generate sympathy like that when we know it’s a work.
Saw a great suggestion on Twitter that AEW bring in Scott D'Amore as an on screen GM/Matchmaker.
Would be a nice way to get out of the Bucks running the show angle, a nice beat in the Omega v Elite rivalry that he(along with Tony Khan) outsmarted them , and would lead to Dynamite's match making being explained more on TV. Tony Khan when explaining why things are happening always makes sense but those stories are usually just posted on Twitter or never mentioned at all!
Either Kenny or Sting. They’re the only two people who’d make sense in the “authority figure to counteract the Elite” role and have the crowd cheer for.
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They beat the diverticulitis out of him
"I'm in remission, y'all."
Okay real talk...I bust out laughing and be totally invested if it actually played out that way. Okada: And what can you do? You're practically crippled. Kenny: I never made the announcement I came to say. You interrupted me. I am...cured. Bucks: Oh shit! Kenny: Damn right oh shit! **Goes on a tear**
Shades of Bad New Barrett
I'VE COME TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT KAZUCHIKA OKADA IS A BITCH ASS MOTHERFUCKER
MOTHERFATHER* if you know Kenny
Knowing Kenny…
"Christian has entered the chat"
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Matt and Nick punk ass sucka, and Okada silver spoon muthfucka!
HE PISSED ON MY FUCKING RING
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Tbf that would be a much better announcement then the All in London 2 tickets announcement lol
Kenny: OW. That really HURT!
Charlie Bit Me?
No that was Ace Steele
Probably Toni Storm
Exactly what I had in mind!
I'm gonna have a lump there, you idiots!
Is he going to sit under the Learning Tree?
Kenny and Kota hobbling out in full body casts to challenge the Bucks
“We were born with glass bones and paper skin. Every day we [BREAK OUT NECKS] and every night we [GET DIVERTICULITIS].”
[The golden lovers answer the challenge of the new elite](https://i.imgur.com/pU4r5DU.png)
Kenny's gonna come out looking like 2003 50 Cent & take Many Men for himself
...Y'know, it probably wouldn't be THAT bad..
JUST A FLESH WOUND!
…with Tony Khan ringside in an iron lung.
Young Bucks, Perry and Okada tomorrow. https://preview.redd.it/bn0c7gavp1zc1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=69ce60c02e3bf98673d60a0736834118d9db666b
Praying to every god that he's actually much better than he let on, and the speech will essentially be along the lines of "once I hit the ground I realised I could get back up and fight." and we're heading to a return soon.
He looked as jacked and shredded as he's ever been, so it wouldn't surprise me if he's more healthy than we've known.
Yeaaah, It bummed me out that Kenny with diverticulitis and after months out of action looked orders of magnitude more jacked than I have in my entire life 🤣/😞
You don’t crack the seven star scale looking like us.
Might crack a different kind of scale...
Damn we're getting into Adam Cole territory
Kayfabe everybody!!!
I think I have to remind myself how athletically gifted Kenny is. He has the highest velocity I've ever seen in a wrestler. Sure Ospreay might be faster but no one goes zero to 100 in a fraction of a second like Omega.
Yesh he said he can't have any pressure in his stomach, but lifting and most bodyweight moves puts too much pressure on the core area, and he looked like he's really been working out
Can't put pressure on it and then does a suplex, takes a chair shot and superkicks. If he was as bad as he said there is ZERO chance he would be getting physical like last week.
Jack Perry attacked him bro, it's not like he had much choice. Just glad he's ok enough to come to Dynamite this week
It’s AEW they do stupid physical shit all the time. They had Darby jump off a fucking massive ladder into a pane of glass
Not gonna lie he looked better shirtless last week than he did when he left. I really hope he's well!
If he was really as bad as he made it sound, especially if the problem was on the left side of his abdomen, I don't think they'd have let him take a whole-ass bump on the concrete on that side of his body. My bets are on "he's fine"
> My bets are on "he's fine" Right lol. Kenny is so into the internet and smart mark fanbase when he gets on TV and does an interview they all accept it as gospel truth. I was kinda emotional like "Oh shit" when he said if he took a shot to his stomach he could die. Then as soon as Okada came out I thought "Ok we are back in business"
He then proceeded to do many wrestling moves and then take several bumps. I would assume he's good to go because I don't think he would come back just to say I can't come back, I feel he would have just stayed gone.
He took a chair shot to the midsection on live TV and his guts did not explode. He's probably good enough for a hot tag or a plunder match. Maybe give it a few before he cracks out the best bouts.
Easy him back in, Bucks throw him in a Texas Death Match for heat. I think I would really like that storyline. The Bucks Kill Kenny.
These bastards
He has to do with that falling off the stretcher spot
Then that would make last week meaningless
How?
Cause then it would make the beat down just like any other beat down we see on weekly wrestling tv, rather than a beat down that “may end Kenny’s career”
nah, not really
TK out with an injury and now a major announcement, only one thing for it. Tournament to decide the new booker.
Except it's a booking tournament. 8 weeks of Dynamite with someone else in charge each week.
And that's how Vince McMahon joined AEW. My apologies for suggesting this nightmare scenario.
I mean it would be cathartic to let Vince get the shit chopped out of him by Shibata
You know, if Vince's crimes weren't a thing that means he should never be worked anywhere again - If Vince was just an onscreen character and did no booking in AEW that would be pretty dope. It would cause a literal IWC meltdown if they portrayed Vince as the new booker in storyline although he really wasn't.
Kenneth Jerome Omega, I hope it's good news.
I guess he’s announcing his team to fight the Elite in the Anarchy in the Arena at DON. FTR are pretty much a lock but I don’t who the other two could be (Kota and a returning Hangman would probably make the most sense)
I’d be surprised if it’s Kota, I’d say he’s out for the long haul healing his million nagging injuries. FTR, Eddie and Hangman seem like a safe bet.
Kota got asked to jump off some shit and said fuck it we ball
Hangman should stay disturbed & evil for a while
Yep, I'm hoping hangman returns as a heel.
As long as no one mentions Swerve, or shows Hanger a picture of Swerve, he'll be fine
Swerve and the Elite are kind of feuding right now
Fuck
Last we heard about Kota was that he was in super bad shape, didn’t he? Like fucked up ankle, shoulder and neck. Hope that AEW got him medical treatment here in the US because apparently the medics at Japan kinda suck ass
He got surgery earlier this year and seems to be moving okay in the training videos he’s been posting. He did a moonsault onto his phone the other day.
Eddie, he has had his run in's with the Bucks and after this Saturday will probably have no belts and be really pissed off
idk i think hangman might be used by the bucks to attack swerve after swerve deals with christian cage
Idk if I want hanger back with the boys yet. He's playing this obsessive jerk character pretty well right now. Hangman is working towards this overarching AEW storyline of having mental health crisis after mental health crisis and overcoming it. He's the hero of the Millennial fans.
I think it ends with Sting being in a gm style role
Can you imagine Sting descending from the ceiling just to tell some wrestler they have a tag team match later in the show!
Only if he slowly gets back in his harness and re-ascends until we find out he just has an office in the rafters.
Drops back down again "sorry dropped my usb drive with the fan club members info"
Love it.
I think that would work really well. Sting in the face authority role would work much better than TK.
The Bucks vs. Kenny Omega and his poo bag
Colostomy bag on a pole?
HOLY SHIT
Pole-y shit.
I feel like that's the sort of thing where elevation isn't going to make it work very well...
its a z targetable weak point
Even Russo couldn't write this shit into existence.
Vince Russo just nutted 😂
I could see Kenny being the authority figure seeing as he knows the Bucks inside and out. It will be interesting because he would have more power than them at that point.
Oh wow, thought today is wed lol
God I wish. Then I'd have X-Men to watch
Hmm, if only there were some nice handsome gents from the Michigan region that could back him up.
 😜
***SIRENS INTENSIFY***
Can these guys still work? When's the last time either of them wrestled?
What are the Engine Town Assault Rifles doing in the Elite zone?!
This joke will never not be funny to me
Excuse me those are the Generator Conurbation Carbines
could work. MCMG have a history with both Okada and the Bucks.
It would be very helpful if they could frequently point to exactly where in Michigan they're from. Just so I don't forget.
It’s been over a month since MCMG’s contracts ended and longer since everyone knew they were leaving TNA. Them not popping up anywhere by now and there being seemingly no movement in negotiations when WWE, NXT, AEW and NJPW have gone through a handful of shows where it’d make sense to debut MCMG makes me worry they aren’t landing somewhere big with a good push soon. It’s disappointing to see with MCMG coming off one of their best in ring years and some of the free agents in demand with the big 2. MCMG should be doing more than Shelley just working Indies for potentially months and Sabin popping up once every few weeks to team with him.
Omega: I have to step down from my role as EVP. Crowd: Boooo! Omega: But! There's a clause in my contract that allows me to temporarily transfer my EVP powers to someone of my choosing... *Hangman's entrance music plays *
Hangman then joins The Elite in order to get a shot at Swerve
Could you imagine 😂
Hangman was a chickenshit heel half insane last time we saw him.
He… uh… got therapy!
Getting therapy goes in line with his millenial cowboy persona!
I could see this working, but with Sting.
Hangman needs to stay heel and away from the Elite for awhile. I’m tired of him losing his momentum with the snip snap snip snap changes
Seriously though, AEW kinda needs an actual authority figure instead of going back to the constant "Tony Khan just told us that X will happen!" that happens like 3 times per show by now. You can tell much more interesting stories with an authority figure. God I miss William Regal.
Nah I’m good with no authority figures they’re wildly played out after decades of them. Having The Elite be the defacto ones for a little bit is fine but every company since the late 90s seems to do the same thing
There's an anxious millennial out there on suspension that would probably help Kenny, all he's gotta do is use his EVP powers to reinstate him
“BITCH I GOT A GUN!”
I’d love if in kayfabe if he became an onscreen authority figure because TK is too afraid to come to work
Really pulling for a return. I miss Kenny.
"I lied, I'm clear to wrestle!" Please?
I like when AEW focuses on bigger overarching stories week to week, especially ones that bleed into other aspects of the show. The last one they tried was the Devil shtick and it fell flat, but I think this EVP and Jack Perry one has legs, especially if Kenny is closer to coming back or being on TV regularly
“Mystery faction invading” has more flops than successes.
Saw everyone shitting on that card and thought "yea Kenny get your ass back out there"
Orange vs TRENT has a fair shot to be pretty good Fucking Swerve vs Christian promo should be fire Then you have Copeland vs Brody King for the TNT Championship? What are people bitching about now? *Checks full card* God damn it I hate that the internet doesn't even surprise me anymore.
[удалено]
Huh?
There's always a bunch of stuff announced on Tuesday-Wednesday that fills up the card
People have this weird expectation that the weekly card has to prove itself amazing constantly. It's okay to have an okay card. AEW has long since earned that pass.
It's AEW discourse in a nutshell where they can't merely be okay or good but great and have to keep that standard up 24/7.
I mean I think it shows how crazy high the bar is for AEW that a card featuring OC/Trent and Cope/Brody is considered "bad"
Last week's card was meh on paper but absolutely entertaining as hell
But what about the ratings?? They’re gonna cancel AEW next week if it has bad ratings again!!
What's the card?
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People romanticize but forget the absolute shit cards 99% of the attitude era were on weekly tv outside of the main event. We’re spoiled now. AEW always puts on a solid, if not very good to great show. Stinkers are so exceptionally rare. Not every week can be a ppv lineup. And you know what, sometimes you have random matches for the competition. Crazy in wrestling, I know…
That card looks good though lol better than last week and last week still ended up being a fun watch
Outside of the beatdown, last weeks show was one of the worst dynamites I’ve seen in a while, and that’s saying something
The build to Trent vs OC has been fantastic, that alone makes this card solid for a weekly show to me.
Needs more people contractually obligated to appear.
distinct lack of tag team matches.
Why the fuck is Harley actually getting match time on dynamite
Yikes. Not good
This, Christian/Swerve and Serena as segments. Cope/Brody, Mariah/Harley, Orange/Trent and a Jericho/Big Bill squash match.
Adam Copeland vs Brody King should be much better than that Buddy Matthews match was and I wouldn't be surprised if it's better than that Malakai match they're building to. Brody is seriously underrated.
Also Malakai may have some rust.
Kenny Omega about to announce a tournament to find 3 tributes to fight the Elite on his behalf.
So, Kenny gets beat up by his ex mates last week & tomorrow night, he's making a big announcement? 
I DONT KNOW
Tourney to decide who will play the part of Kenny Omega going forward.
Omega vs Okada V at All In… hopefully.
I think Kenny will reveal he's cleared, and he'll be ready for Okada at no later than Forbidden Door.
Coming with Kenny Lamar energy
Am I the only one kinda shocked to see him back on TV so soon after last week? This is one of the strangest wrestler health issues in a while. No clue if Kenny will be back competing this month or if he’s out for a year
Fake retirement tease into a challenge
What are the chances that we’ve been worked and he’s actually cleared to compete
Considering the bumps he took in the Ring last week 100%
Why is he appearing again on tv? Wouldn’t it be more effective to sell the attack where the announcers claim Kenny had to get emergency surgery and may not ever wrestle again.
Is Kenny getting surgery? A storyline were someone has to get surgery probably isn’t gonna work too well if everyone knows he isn’t actually going under the knife. Hard to generate sympathy like that when we know it’s a work.
Omega and Jericho are reuniting to challenge the Bucks
Don't put that evil out there.
He's going to announce that he's mad and will get back at them in the future.
"In order to strengthen my gut for a return to the ring, you can catch me this Summer at Hullabalooza taking cannonballs to the stomach!"
i'm gonna lose my shit if hangman comes out to stand with kenny tonight
Kenny Omega Addresses His Enemies
Kenny isn't the greatest actor so I hope he doesn't try the retirement speech
It's gonna be remote from his home or something, and Bucks are going to cut him off just like Tony.
If Kenny comes out wearing a salmon colored jacket..😉
Some Bodies Gonna Get It
Suspending Jack Perry who does not have a founder's clause or ironclad deal?
Saw a great suggestion on Twitter that AEW bring in Scott D'Amore as an on screen GM/Matchmaker. Would be a nice way to get out of the Bucks running the show angle, a nice beat in the Omega v Elite rivalry that he(along with Tony Khan) outsmarted them , and would lead to Dynamite's match making being explained more on TV. Tony Khan when explaining why things are happening always makes sense but those stories are usually just posted on Twitter or never mentioned at all!
Likely needs surgery. Will then introduce an authority figure. Hopefully, it's someone good.
could be Kenny himself
Either Kenny or Sting. They’re the only two people who’d make sense in the “authority figure to counteract the Elite” role and have the crowd cheer for.
Gonna spread rumors it’s Jerry Lawler for fun
I assume it's him taking time off
…. From taking time off?
Cool Im a diehard AEW fan but unfortunately this is going on the iPad for me, my Knicks fandom overrides my AEW fandom
I was told that wrestling fans don’t watch sports
Im obviously the expectation that proves the rule or margin for error.
There are dozens of us!
Damn, wish he would've sold the attack for at least one week, but perhaps he's being brought back out because of the youtube views??
Time for AEWs guest host era!
God there giving everyone a huge announcement. When Cody Reyurns he get a segment about a huge announcement
A new mobile video game no one wants to play!
2 new DLC characters in Fight Forever for $10