The Birds Are Back In Town edition. Use this thread to discuss the female performers of AEW & ROH.
UPCOMING;
Dynamite 7/15; >Willow Nightingale, Maya World & Hyan vs. Mercedes Mone & Divine Dominion
RESULTS;
Dynamite 7/8; >Willow Nightingale won a Casino Gauntlet match to become Number 1 Contender to the AEW Women's Championship. Post-match, Thekla wiped out Willow with a spear. Meanwhile, Divine Dominion took out Sisters Of Sin on the stage. Thekla went to hit Willow with her title, but Mercedes blindsided her with the Owen, who then proceeded to take out Willow as well.
Collision 7/11; >Hikaru Shida defeated Harley Cameron to retain the TBS Championship. Shida continued to pummel Harley after the bell but was run off by Queen Aminata. >Willow didn't want to wait until All In and challenged Mercedes & Divine Dominion to a match next week. She recruited Maya World & Hyan to team with her. Maya asked for a world title match if Willow won at Redemption, which she accepted.
1. Wrestling has outgrown the newsletter era. Fans get instant info from wrestlers, promotions, and live streams. Nobody needs a middleman interpreting everything like it’s 1989.
2. He still filters everything through the lens of 80s/90s Japan. Modern wrestling is global, stylistically diverse, and not beholden to one man’s taste in workrate epics.
3. His star ratings are a meme. They’re fun to argue about, but nobody actually uses them to decide what to watch anymore.
4. He’s too close to the people he covers. When half the industry is texting you, you’re not an objective analyst—you’re a hub for gossip.
5. Modern fans don’t care about “insider” scoops. They care about good shows, good characters, and good moments. Not who “was supposed to go over” in a match three months ago.
6. He’s stuck in the AEW bubble. His coverage and enthusiasm skew so heavily toward one company that it’s hard to treat him as a neutral voice.
7. He misreads the mainstream audience. Meltzer analyzes wrestling like everyone is a hardcore fan. Most viewers just want to be entertained, not track backstage politics.
8. His predictions age like milk. The business moves too fast for long-term speculation, and Meltzer’s track record shows it.
9. He’s not the gatekeeper anymore. Wrestlers, bookers, and fans openly challenge him, and the industry doesn’t revolve around his approval.
10. Wrestling discourse is decentralized. Podcasts, YouTube channels, streamers, and social media have replaced the idea of a single authoritative voice. Meltzer is now just one opinion among thousands.
1. At least punching yourself has impact. AEW matches have so many missed strikes you start wondering if everyone’s fighting ghosts.
2. The pain is straightforward and honest. AEW pain is the slow, creeping kind where you realize 40 minutes later the match had no story.
3. You control the pacing. AEW pacing is like someone hit shuffle on a playlist of random flips, surprise debuts, and promos that go nowhere.
4. You know exactly why you’re suffering. AEW suffering is mysterious, like a puzzle with missing pieces and three different endings.
5. It’s cheaper than buying tickets to watch Tony Khan book another 47-man tag match. Your dignity stays intact, too.
6. You don’t have to pretend the roster isn’t bloated beyond comprehension. Punching yourself requires no mental gymnastics.
7. You won’t be forced to watch a storyline that starts, stops, reverses, and then gets abandoned. Your fist has better long-term booking than AEW.
8. You don’t have to hear the commentary team desperately trying to explain what’s happening. Your own groans are more coherent.
9. You won’t be subjected to another “surprise debut” that derails the entire show. The only thing debuting is your own poor life choices.
10. The pain ends quickly. AEW pain lasts until the next Dynamite, when you convince yourself “maybe this week will be different” and it absolutely isn’t.
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