# Any Pro Wrestling Fans in the Audience? (Multiple promotions) (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** boxing-wrestling-mma\ **Created:** [May 13, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374 "2022-05-13T17:23:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 34
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/662 "2022-12-29T17:12:19Z")
**AEW Dark Taz/Excalibur moment of the day** This is the last MotD for 2022. Happy New Year everyone! - Taz: Here’s a factoid for ya. I got a boil on my ass. - Ex says “first foot knowledge” as a pun for “first hand knowledge” and Taz feigns ignorance. - The two root for Fuego Del Sol’s opponent after his smarmy promo. - Taz says Fuego’s mask is as difficult to remove as Iron Mike Sharpe’s cast. [![](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ironmikesharpe_447.jpg) ](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ironmikesharpe_447.jpg) - Taz has heat with Daddy Magic being called a “color analyst.” Calls his tag partner “Hot Foot Ange.” - JT Davidson, manager of the Iron Savages, did not appear with them in the their match. Taz says he talked with a seminude Davidson at catering who said he was scouting other talent in Orlando. Who else is wrestling in Orlando besides us? - Calls Slim J’s attack “Running Sliced Challah Bread.” Ex tells him the C is silent. Taz then screams “Hollah!” - Taz was talking with Daivari backstage about a plug-in Rolls Royce. Ex invokes the “Yes, and?” improv cue, but Taz dissembles. **Dark Order’s Evil Uno vs. Blake Li** _The two discuss the $300,000 challenge on Rampage that Dark Order didn’t win._ Taz: It was a good opportunity for Dark Order, but they didn’t do it, that sucks. They missed out on the TKCCTR. It’s a tough thing to deal with. Ex: I’m not gonna verify that those are the initials for that, but it sounded correct. Taz: No no, the Three Kings Christmas Casino Trios Royal. Yeah, of course, I got it. The Tay Key, the Tee Kay, HELLO, TK! TKC, CTR. Ex: 300K Taz: Yeah, 300K, TK, CK… ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/663 "2022-12-29T17:19:03Z")
Here’s a compilation of the past few years of Ex and Taz’s MotDs. > **[Taz/Excalibur collection](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1psr_VNnQj2dHUYNcky0znebxd2-u_4NyuIeOg_V3Aog/edit?usp=sharing)** > > 2021 Mar 18 Taz/Excalibur moment of the day Ex (commenting on Jorel Nelson): Interesting fact Taz, Jorel is the name of Superman’s father. Taz: I didn’t know that. I’ll file that under “Who gives a rat’s ass.” Apr 14 AEW Dark Taz/Excalibur convo... ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2022, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/664 "2022-12-30T08:46:36Z")
Looks like the live Rampage on Friday is also going to include Battle of the Belts V, which is airing live right after Rampage. I’m guessing on Wednesday we get the Youtube matches, then Dynamite, then maybe a dark main event since it’ll only be 7 PM here on the west coast, then on Friday we get more Youtube matches, then Rampage, then BotB to close the show. Maybe this time there’ll actually be a title change on the show that’s entirely themed around title matches. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/665 "2022-12-31T05:43:32Z")
So here’s the card for Seattle Dynamite; Samoa Joe (c) vs. Darby Allin for the TNT title The Acclaimed (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal for the AEW world tag team titles Ricky Starks vs. Chris Jericho Kiera Hogan & Skye Blue vs. Jade Cargill & Red Velvet AR Fox vs. Swerve Strickland Bryan Danielson vs. Tony Nese Sounds like it oughta be a good show. I was expecting a higher profile opponent for Bryan, but Tony Nese is a good worker and they oughta be able to put on a great match. I’ll eat my hat if Tony Khan actually puts a title around the waist of Jeff Jarrett in the Year Of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty Three, though. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/666 "2022-12-31T14:33:51Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > AR Fox vs. Swerve Strickland Hey, a LU feud revival. I think I heard Paul Wight say on Rampage he was a big Killshot fan. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/667 "2023-01-03T09:21:13Z")
Wrestle Kingdom is tomorrow night, and here’s the card for this year; - IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jay White (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada - IWGP United States Championship: Will Ospreay (c) vs. Kenny Omega - IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Taiji Ishimori (c) vs. El Desperado vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Master Wato - The Great Muta, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Shota Umino vs. Tetsuya Naito, Sanada, and Bushi - NEVER Openweight Championship: Karl Anderson (c) vs. Tama Tonga - NJPW World Television Championship tournament final: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ren Narita - IWGP Tag Team Championship: FTR (c) vs. Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi - IWGP Women’s Championship: Kairi Sane (c) vs. Tam Nakano - TJ Perkins & Francesco Akira vs. Lio Rush & Yoh - Antonio Inoki memorial match: Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima, & Togi Makabe vs. Tatsumi Fujinami, Minoru Suzuki & Tiger Mask IV - Ryohei Oiwa vs. Boltin Oleg - New Japan Rumble Mercedes Varnado and Trinity Fatu, the free agents formerly known as Sasha Banks and Naomi, will reportedly be making an appearance as well. Definitely gonna catch this one. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/668 "2023-01-03T10:31:58Z")
is it just one night this year? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/669 "2023-01-03T11:57:19Z")
Just one night at the Tokyo Dome this year. They’re doing a second night in Yokohama on the 21st, but I’m not sure if that’s going to be a Japan-only not-available-overseas event like night 3 was last year. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/670 "2023-01-04T08:41:54Z")
Sasha Banks is now Mercedes Moné, and she’ll be challenging Kairi Sane for IWGP women’s title at the New Japan show in San Jose next month. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/671 "2023-01-04T15:11:35Z")
**AEW Dark Taz/Excalibur moment of the day** Taz is the first to welcome viewers to the new year, despite it being 2 days after the fact, and Ex having previously doing the same. - Ex wonders if Brian Pillman Jr. is wearing a Star Trek insignia on his trunks. (It’s the A in LINEAGE on Pillman’s backside) Taz says it’s a logo. Seems like Ex was reaching on that one. - Ex: You’re Mr. Sunshine and I bring everybody down. Taz: Yeah, you’re a heel. - Taz thinks the “Romero Special” should be named “Rosie Special” for female athletes. Ex suggests “Romera Special.” - Taz says he’s going to be the Grand Marshall for a parade in Stoney Mountain, just outside of Winnepeg. This bit goes on for 5 minutes. - Leon Ruffin should change his name to Dancin’ Dan Ruffin. ![](https://media.tenor.com/ov9ycyN6tAwAAAAM/selfie-danrue.gif) - Ryzin (who dresses like a devil worshiper) has his own landscaping company. Ex says it’s called Hell’s Ryzin. - Ex walks back a comment, and Taz saves him by saying “That’s our job. We ponder.” Ex replies, “Call us a stagecoach, because we’re ponder-osing over here.” - JD Drake takes a bump off the ring, and Taz remarks he looks like he fell off a barstool. **Ryzin & Cameron Stewart vs. Trustbusters’ Sonny Kiss & Slim J** Ex: Well Taz, I’m not a man of means quite like you, and I don’t have an assistant, I don’t have a butler, and as we established earlier in this episode, which we both have probably forgotten about, you have your assistant Bob Cartwright sitting to your right, actually. Taz: Correct. Ex: Your personal assistant. Taz: And you thought he was a fan, like I’d have a fan sitting next to me? C’mon! I don’t do that. Well, Schiavone sits next to me on Wednesdays. … Taz: But you were trying to make a point and it was taking you forever. Go on. Ex: Long story long. The thing I was wanting to point out, is that Jeeves K, when he was out here with his boss Aria Davairi earlier, he was wearing wrestling trunks, a vest, white gloves and nothing else. Now here with Slim J and Sonny Kiss, he seems to have dressed up, he put on more layers. He’s got a shirt, he’s got a tie, he’s got a jacket. Taz: It’s freezin’, dude, it’s like 60 degrees with that dumb thermostat, it’s so cold in this building. I don’t blame Jeeves. I’m wearing a smoker. Ex: You made sure you brought your La Parka. Taz: Of course, La Parka. [![](https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/imported_assets/2269171/u.gif) ](https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/imported_assets/2269171/u.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/672 "2023-01-05T02:06:48Z")
MJF says Jim Cornette is his biggest supporter! I normally don’t listen to Cornette skewer AEW shows, but I think I’ll make an exception in this case. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/673 "2023-01-05T02:14:10Z")
My voice is going to be hoarse by the end of this show. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/674 "2023-01-05T02:19:52Z")
Are you wearing your Seamus mask? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/675 "2023-01-05T02:23:22Z")
Not for this show - just my ratty old Daniel Bryan tee. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/676 "2023-01-05T02:35:11Z")
Kinda sucks that Danielson’s homecoming match only lasted a few minutes, but it launched a big storyline with MJF. We’ll expect a fully detailed report of course. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/677 "2023-01-05T02:44:28Z")
I assure you, the crowd was RED HOT for every second of it. The pop for Swerve, huge as it was, wasn’t even close. They taped a match for Elevation in which Brian Cage took on a guy named Schaff. He’s a former DEFY champion and he got a HUGE pop. I had no idea so many people knew about DEFY even here, let alone recognized him. It was also a pretty competitive match for an enhancement match with a local wrestler making his debut. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/678 "2023-01-05T03:02:40Z")
Awesome main event. Joe was just throwing Darby around like a ragdoll and he was selling like a champ. Roof blew off the joint when he finally hit the coffin drop for the win. He’s cutting a promo now about how he used to take the bus to see the Sonics in this arena and introducing his late trainer’s 17-year-old son, Nick Wayne, who just made his pro debut in DEFY. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/679 "2023-01-05T04:48:47Z")
I left about an hour into the postshow Dark taping, after they’d done about six squash matches with DEFY wrestlers. It was cool to see them on a big stage, but it starts to get anticlimactic and boring when you know the outcome of the match as soon as the jobber makes their way to the ring with no intro. Also, I was becoming increasingly hangry as the corn dog I got at the concession stand before the show had tasted like it’d been sitting under a heat lamp for hours despite the doors having only opened ten minutes before I bought it. On to Portland for Rampage and Battle of the Belts! ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/680 "2023-01-05T12:44:55Z")
I thought it was a nice touch when Joe goozled Nick Wayne at ringside. It was such a dick thing to do after Darby and Wayne had their PDA, but it practically launched the kid’s career into the national spotlight. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374/681 "2023-01-05T23:48:43Z")
The senile octogenarian drug-addicted sex fiend wants his job back. > **[Vince McMahon Announces Intent To Return To WWE And Pursue A Sale - Wrestling...](https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1158354/vince-mcmahon-announces-intent-to-return-to-wwe-and-pursue-a-sale/)** > > In a shocking move, former WWE boss Vince McMahon has suddenly mounted a return to power within the company, moving to retake his position as Chairman. I guess he saw Elon Musk light half a trillion dollars on fire and said “Hold my IcoPro.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374.md?page=33) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374.md?page=35)