[ENG] @wrestleupdate.bsky.social #52: State of the Scene - Strengths, Weaknesses & Changes Needed in WWE & AEW

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A return for the ages! Talking about the NGI9 from @gcwrestling.bsky.social ! Nello killed it with his knowledge of the scene in and out and I added what I could. Was truly a hell of a show with a great debut (Deathmatch Miyu) & a great closing with Sawyer Wreck & the return.

#GCWNGI9 #wrestlesky

When I say everything was covered for the best of the year for 2023, I mean EVERYTHING in American wrestling. Best attire & theme song all the way up to overall MVP. If there's 1 episode of WU to check out, it's this 1. WWE - AEW - TNA - GCW - everywhere is covered!

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Check out our show, we finish off our draft arc era by putting together our cards with the rosters we picked, but before that breakdown Crown Jewel and talk about how they may set up Survivor Series. You can listen anywhere or check it out on YT!

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Part 2 of our look at our drafts, this time with the women's side of WWE.

WWE (Women):

ZPW:
Iyo Sky
Tiffany Stratton
Meiko Satomura
Wendy Choo
Roxanne Perez

Sicko Pro:
Bianca Belair
Jade Cargill
Candice LeRae
Shotzi
Dakota Kai

To take a deeper look at the Wrestle Update Draft, here is our picks broken down by how we took them from each company and how our roster ended up regardless of selection placings.

WWE (Men):
ZPW:

Drew
Cody
GUNTHER
Kaiser
Vinci

SPW:

Kofi
Carmelo
Shinsuke
Ilja
Sami Zayn

First ever DRAFT EDITION of Wrestle Update! Dylan and Nello draft their own special companies using the rosters of all the top US companies (WWE - AEW - IMPACT + the Indies) as well as 10 International slots with unique rules...that sometimes get tested.

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Japanese online tv company ABEMA, a subsidiary of CyberAgent, announced today that WWE programming will return to being broadcast in Japanese with Raw, Smackdown as well as their premium shows airing in Japan within a day in Japanese for the first time in nearly two years.

Tony Khan isn't buying NJPW, be serious

AEW Grand Slam instant reaction show, check it out, love Eddie getting his big win!

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I think WU may now be known as the Hideo Kojima-cast. What about a world where he was in the PWI 500? We don't know, but we do know Big Dust. Regardless! The Rock's back, WWE/UFC Merger talk, Grand Slam Preview. AEW, WWE, The Rock, Jade Cargill, shenanigans!

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Update: CM Punk has been fired from AEW.

Episode 12: AEW All In 2023 - A show of extremes, spectacles, and extreme spectacle. We cover everything and at the end go over the latest goings on with CM Punk, Jack Perry, Tony Khan as well as the wrestling media at large's coverage of everything.

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Going through the #AEW media call and have some thoughts on it. A little recap/reaction thread. Mostly the kind of easy stuff you would expect bigging up AEW and ROH, nothing super interesting but there were a few things of note said.

Episode 12: AEW All In 2023 - A show of extremes, spectacles, and extreme spectacle. We cover everything and at the end go over the latest goings on with CM Punk, Jack Perry, Tony Khan as well as the wrestling media at large's coverage of everything.

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