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[Immortal Weapon]

I know it's AAA (not AEW)...I'm just thinking that if Kenny's back was so bad, that AAA would probably nix Kenny vs Andrade. But if that match happens and goes the expected 20-40 mins, then I find it more dubious that the Page vs Kenny match was delayed by AEW because of Kenny's health.

Mexican promotions are very traditional. They'll expect guys to work hurt. Omega is no stranger to it. He worked a G1 with a fractured heel. He deals back his workload in other places than there could be truth in Omega being hurt.

[Jcogginsa]

That really could be true as I mentioned on Page 114 of this thread, probably more likely. Though Kenny is still due to face Andrade still on Aug 13th in a big main event, so mightn't he be more healthy than we think? And if Kenny is still so badly injured, why not just do Page vs Omega to get the title off Omega for a bit to let him recover more out of the spotlight?

It just never occurred to me that it's also possible, merely possible, that we're not noticing that things could maybe point to Punk vs Omega in Chicago on Sept 5th (also considering that AEW might feel it necessary to capitalize off of big-contract Punk by diving him right into a dream/main event thing with Omega).

But I argued against this possibility of an immediate Punk vs Omega. Plus, Punk vs Darby is actually being teased instead already (though Punk vs Darby could possibly just be a one-off Rampage promo thing).



Yea, but why are they throwing Page away for the moment? That question still begs. As I said above, if Omega's health is causing Page's delay, why is Kenny still slated to wrestle Andrade on Aug 13th? Kenny is probably gonna work his ass off for that one.

The Page delay just isn't making so much sense right now, and I'm trying to figure out what's going on. Of course this could simply be a long term "work" by AEW all along to do a longer dramatic build to Omega vs Page. But the reporting isn't really painting that picture, but rather an abrupt change of course (to what?).

My theory is that back when Kenny was considering retirement due to the energy, AEW decided to cut their planned Belt collector storyline short, and began to set Hangman up for the challenge. Then Kenny started feeling better, and AEW decided to shift back to the initial plan. But Hangman was already set up, so they needed a way to write him out for the moment

[steve2275]

No idea what name Rotunda (his real name) will use in AEW or elsewhere. But he could be perfect to re-turn the Dark Order back into a heel faction and make them dark heels again.

the sins of man

[BigLbo]

Unless they plan to move him to the main roster, I can see him either leaving due to a low-ball offer or getting cut. He's probably the highest paid person in NXT, which they still consider developmental.

time to decide if he wants to be an nxt lifer or not.

Bray's wife Jojo just got released. Damn

damn, didn't even know she still worked there.

man Ric must want to run with Tully and Arn down in AEW tbh any type of Horsemen gimmick would be lacking without all three of them involved. Countdown to adjustment on the Pinnacle and birth of the Horsemen. Further countdown to Cody being an inductory member and even further still till the Horsemen turn on him. It basically writes itself.

i really don't want to see that, unless..................

Only if it ends with Darby betraying Sting.

there's some ripe fruit hanging there for the picking. in the right hands it could be magic. i know some guys

VIVA HIJOS DEL RUSSO!!!!

[JBatmanFan05]

My theory is that back when Kenny was considering retirement due to the energy, AEW decided to cut their planned Belt collector storyline short, and began to set Hangman up for the challenge. Then Kenny started feeling better, and AEW decided to shift back to the initial plan. But Hangman was already set up, so they needed a way to write him out for the moment

That's an interesting theory that I hadn't considered. I guess we shall learn someday, perhaps far down the road, what happened here. But no insight has been really offered by any insider/website as to why Page was abruptly written out of Omega's story for the moment.

[Immortal Weapon]

Personally I think it's because Kenny won't defend at All Out. The way how they been building the show it's clear Jericho and MJF will headline. They have Punk and Bryan coming in. There's too many things that can easily overshadow Page winning the belt.

[JBatmanFan05]

Personally I think it's because Kenny won't defend at All Out. The way how they been building the show it's clear Jericho and MJF will headline. They have Punk and Bryan coming in. There's too many things that can easily overshadow Page winning the belt.

You might be onto something regarding not wanting to overshadow Page winning the belt. But I lean towards doubting that Omega won't defend at All Out.

[JBatmanFan05]

So you're telling me there's a chance?....Kurt Angle (who recently revealed he's been delaying increasingly-needed neck fusion surgery) names his price for a last match. AEW need only pay the tiny pittance of 10 mill.

On the latest episode of The Kurt Angle Show, the 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist revealed what it would take to get him to come out of retirement for one more match. Angle put $10 million as the number that would get it done. If Angle were to return to the ring, the WWE Hall of Famer said he’d love to go to AEW.

“If they paid me $10 million, I would do one more match,” Angle said, seemingly joking. “I’ll wrestle Kenny [Omega] for $10 million. I’ll get my ass kicked.

“Mrs. Angle [would kick my ass], I’m more scared of her than anybody else. I wouldn’t be able to tell her, there’s no way she would let me do it. She would lock all the doors from the outside.”

https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/20...-match-in-aew/

[marshal88]

quick , tony khan , flash that 10 million to sign up kurt for a deathmatch with omega. punk will be pissed afterwards and demand 10 million from khan as well.

[Immortal Weapon]

I don't want to see Kurt back in the ring. His last run in WWE was sad. He was slow, couldn't move right, had a huge swelling on the back of his neck and just generally a shell of his former self. I understand that most fans didn't want Corbin to be his final match but for the good of his health he should let it go there.

[JBatmanFan05]

For 10 mill, Kurt would probably have do 3 moonsaults thru panes of glass and wrestle 60 mins with Omega. Yeah, I’m a huge Angle fan but I’m not even 100% sure I want to see a new last bout for him. He would need to regain a lot of shape he lost (and may not be able to regain).

[Username taken]

I'm just reading that the storyline for Kross is for him to lose and look weak. Until Scarlet is brought on alongside him.

That's a pretty quick way to ruin the guy.

[BeastieRunner]

I'm just reading that the storyline for Kross is for him to lose and look weak. Until Scarlet is brought on alongside him.

That's a pretty quick way to ruin the guy.

I'm just happy AEW, New Japan, and ROH have been killing it lately. Even Impact is watchable. Ugh, poor guy.

[BeastieRunner]

I was going through my FB feed memories today and it was when I was in Japan for G-1 Climax 23 aka G123. My comments on pictures were hilarious:

"After day four of the G-1 Climax 23, I have to say, 1)If I never see Shelton Benjamin wrestle again, I'll be happy; 2)Why on Earth did the WWE get rid of Davey Boy Smith, Jr.? 3)I'm a Prince Devitt fan now!"

2 of those 3 things are still true to this day.

[JBatmanFan05]

I've hardly watched an ROH match that was past 2008. I started watching ROH thru its DVDs in 2002. And man, I loved it because it had AJ, Samoa Joe, Danielson, Low Ki, Daniels all in one place, doing some of their best "indy" work. I have high standards for promotions I'd say.

Those 5 were like the "new" generation of great wrestlers for me back then. Running parallel some to the great Benoit, Eddie, Kurt, Rey, Edge (Smackdown) generation that I was digging at the time. I only started watching TNA because it had AJ, Joe, and Daniels....at that point, I didn't care about Sting or Jarrett or Nash or the other ex-WCW (or ex-WWE) legacy guys (Kurt Angle I did still love and he did have some legit strong work during his TNA years, but of course it was mostly only with AJ, Joe, and Nigel McGuiness).