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Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir backstage at Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XII 📸: deathparkforever

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oh can i change my answer i forgot ricochet is fighting zsj at wrestle dynasty so i actually have no idea who's winning. I think it's gonna be uhhhhhhhh [throws a dart] shelton benjamin

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god that post was long as fuck i was not expecting to have that many thoughts about this thang. Anyway i know it's because he's currently wrapped up in the undisputed kingdom mjf polycule drama but if anyone from the conglomeration was going to be represented in the continental classic i wish it was kyle o'reilly instead of mark briscoe. iirc briscoe was in it last year but i think kyle would work really really well in this sort of tournament and also i ljke him.

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ok now i Have seen the full lineup for the cc and there are a lot of picks that make sense (newcomers like shelton benjamin and ricochet, established guys picking up momentum like mortos and d*rby, etc.) but there are a couple guys who stick out to me as a bit of odd picks like mark briscoe and juice robinson (though jay is busy with the world title scramble so i guess that could be why they put juice in).

some general notes from me:

- i'm really excited to follow danny's story throughout the tournament this year: last year the focus was obviously on eddie who put all his titles on the line but danny also had a really spectacular (imo) underdog story. despite losing nearly all of his matches he still came out of the tournament looking better than ever and showed that he's full of heart and passion which carried him through 2024 to his first aew title reign. now he's back in the continental classic—what sort of performance will we see from him? i think there's a unique amount of pressure on him in this tournament especially coming off his win at full gear so i'm interested to see how that develops.

- i honestly feel like hologram would have been a solid choice for a tournament like this because it's a format that lends itself really well to developing a story without relying on promos. it is as close to Real Sports(tm) as wrestling gets where wins and losses matter and the stakes only get higher as the tournament progresses, and i think it would have been an excellent opportunity to develop his character and explore how he responds to challenges like that without necessarily needing him to talk or sticking him with a manager. the match between him and mortos at wrestledream was great but we haven't seen a lot from him since then (afaik) and he's still undefeated (afaik) so i'm kind of wondering where he's at and what the plans are for that character because i still am not fully Convinced of him as a guy that can stand on his own outside of being tk's pet project

- no one really stands out to me like an obvious winner! last year i expected eddie to win it all from the get-go but i don't feel the same way about okada who is similarly putting his belt on the line. if i had to pick i think it might be ricochet's time to shine since i know tk is itching to put a belt on him but i'm mostly just waiting to see some of these stories develop as we get into the first rounds of the tournament.

- speaking of okada i think he also has a unique amount of pressure on him but kind of in the opposite way that danny does. he's been far from a fighting champion which i think is consistent with his character in aew but it also means there's a lot of unknowns when it comes to his performance in aew. he is still one of the greatest wrestlers out there today and no stranger to the round-robin tournament format (having won the g1 climax 4 times) but there's a lot of talent in this tournament he's never faced before. being the current champion means he also has more on the line than anyone else in the tournament, but i'm still not confident he'll be walking out of world's end with that title around his waist.

ultimately i really enjoyed the continental classic last year, i think it told a lot of solid stories and put together a lot of good matches between guys who otherwise wouldn't be booked together. hopefully this year delivers similarly

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i havent seen the full lineup for the continental classic but i am hearing yhat speebaw is not slated to be a part of it which dissapoints me a little but honestly i am also fine with it? i feel like they're (HOPEFULLY) going to take the time to give them a dedicated push instead of tossing them into the cc where they'll probably place in the middle of the rankings against a bunch of other established talents ppl already have a reason to root for. i think having them debut as a part of the continental classic would be a good way for them to show off their skills but also i think it's very possible to do that without the pressures of performing well in the tournament yk

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matt being a concered and supportive brother during nick's match. ♡

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mariah may ...................

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DO YOU ???? YOU TRIED TO KILL HER???

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invented a chess opening called the lovers gambit where you toss the pieces aside and start kissing your opponent on the table

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ideally a wrestling match should leave you feeling like you just woke up after sleeping on the floor of a cave, and it's cold

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please please does anybody have the “i love my this” image please i can’t find it anywhere i’m getting desperate

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this match is like if the loony tunes produced gay porn

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i'm like trying to not get too excited because i know. i KNOW after that ppv he's gonna vanish for the next month because he wants me to wither away but i was still happy to see him wrestle yesterday. my spirit has been renewed

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mjf is such a little whore i missed him so bad

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Another one. Jeebus Cadeebus