He went to his camp, but I thought the story was always that Michaels was a pretty bad coach that really didn't offer much to his students.It's not a complete myth. HBK's role has probably been exaggerated (as Rudy Boy Gonzales was more instrumental from most accounts) but he did have a hand in the early training. Regal stepped in a year later when Bryan was in MCW.
I'm hoping Scorpio wins, but I'm pessimistic about his chances.
I think Scorpio winning is a slam dunk at this point. AEW isn't opposed to booking babyfaces vs babyfaces or heels vs heels but generally they prefer follow the classic formula of heel vs babyface, Scorpio is overdue for a push, and it would be better for Sammy to lose to Scorpio in a competitive match than for him to be crushed by Wardlow. On top of that, I think they'll keep the belt on Scorpio because between Wardlow getting in Shawn Spears face, MJF recently telling Wardlow that if he won the title he could keep it along with Wardlow completing his face turn at Revolution that pretty cinches that Wardlow will be losing his title match due to interference from The Pinnacle.
Dan Lambert has failed to actually get heat. Just eye roll worthy annoying. Go away heat. Gets nothing he's associated with over. Just says some shit real dimwits think is "such gewd heat dewd!"
You expect him to also beat Wardlow? Unless he gets a 1 week reign which would be pretty shitty, but I fully expect Wardlow to win his title match if not just for the fact that if he doesn't then the winner of the revolution ladder match would be 0-2 and devalue that match a considerable amount.
I didn't see it that way. I completely agree with you now.
This.
I don't think there's anything concrete other than people's stories about that time, but my assumption has always been that the back injury fucked him up and the pain meds probably didn't help with his state of mind at all. He went "born-again" in 02, and came back shortly after clean as a whistle.
Yes to both I presume. Regal will most certainly have the mic tonight, and Jeff is Matt's big apology to AHFO.
Never got the "Scorpio is a charisma vacuum" stuff I have seen around. He's not a great promo or anything, but he's charismatic in motion and has a really good presence that with a proper manager/partner in Ethan Page can seriously get over. The Lambert connection is what kills him for me. Just do not like the promos that guy does, even if he's a great talker, the subject matter just sucks every time.
I see that being the first match of the Wardlow vs The Pinnacle feud. Wardlow gets jumped after the match tonight with Punk making the save setting up a match for next week. They could even drag things out a bit in that The Pinnacle costs Wardlow the match tonight and after the match Wardlow fuming stomps to the back, then MJF cuts a promo saying that Wardlow has been fired, the next couple weeks Wardlow does run ins on Pinnacle matches both entering and leaving from the crowd until he gets jumped by The Pinnacle with Shawn Spears nailing him with a chair, and then Punk makes the save (perhaps with Darby and Sting) then he hands Wardlow an AEW contract from TK setting up a tag match for the following week.
I could see them waiting another week to debut Jeff Hardy. For one, the AHFO and Matt Hardy split hasn't occurred yet so it would maybe be a little convenient for Jeff Hardy to show up this week to save Matt from a AFO beatdown tonight? Also, having him debut tonight might be cutting it too close to his 90 day non-compete? I guess Jeff would know when its up. Still, I see Matt taking a beatdown this week and then Matt about to be on the receiving edge of another beatdown next week when Jeff makes the save. Who knows, maybe Jeff does come out tonight. They could do that I guess as long as he's clear.
