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Commissioned work for @wrestlezaynia

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You can only choose going to one room:

Room 1: Claudio, Moxley, Yuta.

Room 2: Ospreay, Fletcher, Swerve.

Room 3: Nick, Matt, Kenny.

This is impossible. All of them at the same time.

Room 1. Because it’ll get super freaky.

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So, some insight about why so many older dudes on Reddit and such viscerally hate the Young Bucks is that the Young Bucks make them feel stupid and uncool.

Like, even as late as the 1990s, even when wrestling was the most popular thing during the Monday Night Wars and the Attitude Era, you would still get people who would laugh at you for being a wrestling fan because, dur, don't you know it's FAKE???

So part of the response to that is to insist that you're not a mark, you're a smart fan, someone who is hip to how the business works. Instead of getting caught up in the magic of kayfabe, because you're too smart for that, you analyze matches and assign them star ratings based on performance. You cheer the heel because you get they are putting in the work to add heat to the match. You obsess over TV ratings. You speculate on where storylines should go to build heat. You insist you know better ways to get people over and complain that Vince or Bischoff or Russo is not using someone who is so obviously the next big thing correctly.

It's very much an "I Enjoy the Muppets on a Much Deeper Level Than You" vibe.

But the most important thing of all, though, is that you must always be one step ahead of the wrestlers, bookers, and storytellers. See, you're a smart fan. So you must never, ever, get worked. Because that would be very uncool and lame.

And that's where the Bucks come in.

Maybe it's less obvious now, but after the Bucks left TNA/Impact, part of their brand was to very specifically get heat from all of us dorks on the Internet. These "smart" fans are the ones who are most likely to be going to PWG shows or following NJPW. So how do you get heat in your match? You have to piss off the smart marks.

I think the most obvious example is the Superkick Party. The Bucks start absolutely spamming a move that is usually a protected finisher. They get accused of exposing the business. They are upsetting people who obsess over start ratings and post on Reddit. But they are doing a classic heel move--they are working the audience. And of course, this pisses these people off even more because it reveals that they aren't as "smart" as they think they are. Which just builds into the Bucks' heat even more.

It's why they named their finisher the Meltzer Driver.

It's why they stole the NWO's "Too Sweet" and DX's "suck it."

It's why Matt Jackson kicks out of everyone's finisher like he's John Cena or Roman Reigns despite looking like a doe-eyed pretty girl.

It's why the Bucks became such successful independent wrestlers that they were able to build the second most-successful wrestling company in North America on the back of their YouTube vlog.

But again, the main people they are working are dudes who hate getting worked. And the Bucks are very good at this.

Just, as a personal anecdote, The Bucks are one of my favorite tag teams ever (if not my number one). At their Revolution 2020 match against Hangman and Kenny, I was in the crowd, and I was cheering for the Bucks. But then they grabbed Kenny's arms--Kenny who is supposed to be their best friend, Kenny who they didn't really have an issue with--and they hit him with the Golden Trigger--Kenny's finisher with his soulmate Kota Ibushi. The crowd turned. I turned. I was so infuriated at them, and I realized--they totally got me. For a great moment, I believed wrestling was 100% real, and I hated them so much, and the magic was there, and it was awesome.

Because, actually, it's not more fun to be smarter than the magician. It's not better to be cynical. It's actually pretty cool to not understand how the trick works, to get caught up in the wonder and possibility that just maybe magic can be real.

Wrestling is more fun when you get worked and let yourself enjoy it.

And the Bucks are always working this certain set of fans that are trying aggressively to not enjoy wrestling, not get sucked into it, to show that they are "too cool"--but the Bucks actually reveal that isn't the case. They are marks just like the rest of us. And they hate that.

But, yeah, TL;DR: The Bucks are amazing at specifically working Internet fans for heel hit, but these fans need to prove they are "too smart" for that. But the Bucks are smarter than them, so it makes them feel stupid. Hence all the outrageous hate.

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Okay, top 10 women wrestlers that you find attractive?

Bayley

Anna Jay

Penelope Ford

Megan Bayne

Mercedes Moné

Thekla

Toni Storm

Mina Shirakawa

Kris Statlander

Alexa Bliss

Not in an specific order (expect for the first 3).

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Concept: Kyle gets pregnant but we go full soap opera trying to determine the father.

People who think they are the father: Ospreay, Mark Davis, Takeshita. We get a Mamma Mia situation.

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I also support the getting Kyle pregnant plan.

@ Previous anon, your plan is getting more supporters! So, if Takeshita can’t make it to the UK on time, someone needs to tell Will to step in.

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The “AEW can’t get behind on the baby counter” is hilarious because Beast Mortos just tweeted “🤔💭🤰” about Mercedes. AEW is taking the competition seriously,

Oh my God. These people are taking it seriously.

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Swerve in 6th.... The AUDACITY

There’s no specific order after 2. 🥺😞

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MJF as Gordie Gilmore - Happy Gilmore 2 (part 2)

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I've noticed Marina has seemed a lot more comfortable on screen the last month or so? It feels like she's realized she doesn't need to try nearly as hard as she thought she had to for the role they want her to have at this point and she can still slowly learn while not panicking.

Absolutely, yes. I think at first, sometimes, her attitude seemed a little forced. Especially the facial expressions. But now, it’s more natural and she looks a lore more comfortable. And it does make me enjoy her character more, to be honest.

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Why are they like this 😭😂

This is so funny! 😂😂

I’ll never forget what Becks’s said: “you go and be a warrior, because I’m gonna go and be a mother”. Beautiful!!!

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And now the 10 most attractive wrestlers to YOU 😛

This is a personal attack. Some are not in an specific order:

Claudio Castagnoli

MJF

Ospreay

Moxley

Hangman Page

Swerve

Kyle Fletcher

The Bucks - Kenny (this is cheating but I have to)

Christian Cage

Wheeler Yuta

Bonus: Adam Cole. Jack Perry.

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happy little violence gremlin

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Since everything is a competition (lol) someone has to get Kyle Fletcher pregnant by Wednesday. AEW can’t be behind on the baby counter. How quickly do you think we can get Takeshita to the UK?

“AEW can’t get behind on the baby counter” LOL.

Omg, we need him SOON. If not, I’m sure Ospreay would do it in a heartbeat.

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I have been away and just returned to found out that Hangman is gonna lose his title next Sunday. I didn't see it coming. I thought he was gonna keep it for a while.

MJF is gonna steal it from him somehow. If not, what's the point on having these two great characters fighting again for the title so soon? Their storyline seems kind of rushed and I cannot see why are they having the Match on Forbidden Door. Unless they didn't have any other big match for the champion in London and decided to use the MJF card. Can't forget the sudden ending of the Hurt Syndicate alliance for MJF and mybe that factor also contributed to the decision.

I am sorry but I don't see the real reason of why are we having this big match so soon. If MJF loses I can't imagine his next move... can't wait for Sunday!

I can see why you think that but, personally I don’t agree at all. It’s impossible they make Hangman lose the championship on his first defense after such a long and complicated story. And if they do, it would go down and one of the worst decision in wrestling history. Simple as that.

I also don’t think the storyline is rushed because they have literally been building this since they faced each other at Revolution, and they have gone through the exact same path until now, with Max being very insecure and envious of Hangman, and Hanger thinking MJF is just a coward.

Personally, I think MJF losing his ONLY opportunity for the championship is gonna be beneficial for his character, whether he loses clean or there’s a Mark Briscoe/Hurt Syndicate interference.

You make an interesting point about why they rushed the Hurt Syndicate storyline, and I’m still confused about that, but I’m too optimistic to think it’s just because they want Max to win the title from Hangman. Besides this, it literally make no sense at all, especially if you think about it and realize that if Max ends up winning, now he is not gonna lose it any time soon, and we’d be under another heel long reign which, again, it’s senseless… Hangman needs to hold that title for a long time. AEW has been doing way too good in the last months to assume they’ll throw away the work of may months, with your top superstars, that ended in your biggest ppv, to a random decision with very bad consequences.

I don’t want to sound confident or too optimistic because everything can happen in wrestling, but I do believe Hangman losing cannot and will not happen.

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Wait?! Did they show that Max beatdown of Hangman in the parking lot during dynamite proper? i don't remember it happening and im rewatching collision.

Yeah! They closed the show with this!