#aew tag

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wait shit i need this one on my blog too

[lewistan]

Absolute hottie Ricky Starks

for @midnightship

[comediakaidanovsky]

the thing all aew wrestlers who want out can take away from this is that all you need to do is make tk fear for his life and you're good

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wrestling tag meme 2024

i watched a lot of old njpw/ddt with @sycamoretrees last year but wanted to try to keep this to stuff that actually happened in 2024. let's see how i do

(idk who follows me who's even into wrestling, so if this holds any appeal to u, please consider yourself tagged)

mvp/wrestler of the year

in 2024, ~ timeless ~ toni storm gave me everything i wanted: comedy, drama, actual storytelling with STAKES and GROWTH, and a wholly unselfconscious commitment to the bit. she perfectly teed up mariah's ascent, and best of all, she knew when to step aside and reinvent herself again instead of overstaying her welcome, unlike literally everyone else in wrestling!!!!!!

match of the year

beloved pal/wrestling guide @sycamoretrees crafted several "best of" programmes of slightly older (like post-2012) njpw and ddt matches for me and it felt like every single one we watched became my new favorite. the first set of her recs is here; cannot recommend more highly

favorite feud

swerve v hangman. like yes it's bc i am ferally horny for both of them BUT to be fair to me, they clearly want to dissect one another and crawl inside each other's skinsuits and then fuck about it, so in many ways i am simply following their lead. live footage of me whenever they even so much as muse aloud about each other:

favorite tag team/faction

bang bang gannnnng tho i desperately missed juice when he was out. that trio of misguided virgins NEEDS juice's balls-out mania to thrive

favorite show

went to aew grand slam with @sycamoretrees which was so good and fun. my first wrestling show omg 🥲 got to see so many of our guys, and also tony khan trying to hype up a crowd

breakout star

the beast mortos! i really struggle w masked guys (masks no-joke freak me out) but within like 5 seconds of seeing this hefty fella in-ring i was on board - his unexpected speed, something charismatic in his physicality, idk. also got to see him live at grand slam in a match that was definitely one of that evening's highlights

horniest moment

okay but like. what if i said it was this

most anticipated in 2025

def wanna watch more ddt. now THAT is a wrestling promotion.

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[kitty arrested development voice] TOny KHAN is THREATENING ME

[comediakaidanovsky]

swerve or ricky should take the belt off max and then bully him incessantly while showing the world how a proper heel reign is done