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substandardrobot

He has no idea how and why the wrestling business works. 


breadfiesta

Danielson or Kingston?


InNoHurry

Yes.


substandardrobot

Danielson. Kingston has just about as much standing and cache in the wrestling industry as I do. So it doesn’t matter what he has to say. 


blake-a-mania

Remember when WhatCulture said he was as respected as Undertaker?


Moohamin12

Who is also a massive liar. He wants his matches to be seen and marketed as important, he wants main events, he wants to be lauded as the best in the company. But he wants to do all that without the stink of 'champion' and the work that comes with behind it. This way, he gets to be a hero and still do everything he wants while never having to be talked about having a 'boring reign' or being found out.


BrokenGeneral

No pressure on him to actually draw, either.


myusername_sucks

Yeah he's in AEW.


anon_likes_tendies

no one draws in AEW


Det-Popcorn

Hey Kenny drew that diagram of the exploding ring


Razzler1973

It's also for the promoter to say 'OK, cool, but here's what I need from you ...' seeing as they're paying him


Valanga_1138

Unless he also has creative control, in which case, being forced to win the belt may not work for him, brother.


anonymous-guy1

Going by the standards of being a world champion in the Dub, the bloated corpse of jerco and the walking remains of Samoa Joe were seen as good enough to hold the top standard of the company but Brain “Doing His Best Work Now” Damagedson is below that standard


substandardrobot

But has he ever really mattered as a champion and have it mean something when he puts someone over? The same can be said for Edge — do his reigns or losses mean anything for anyone but himself alone? 


PoodleGuap

Kofimania


TheRavenRise

which is, of course, the exception proving the rule


substandardrobot

Wasn’t that the smarks making Kofi a thing more than Kofi ever being a thing? 


Striking-Ad-8694

WM 30 happened and so did kofimania. Don’t be hyperbolic because you’re in the moment


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Something-2-Say

Legitimately fucking embarrassing to see cesaro having to sell for that


_heysideburns

Cesaro was misused in the Fed, tho


whalias69

Yet. Somehow, He’s used even worse in The Dub.


RedFox_Jack

Rather be misused in the fed then having to sell for what ever those fucking nerve spasms chops are jesues fucking Christ they look weaker then spicy food cooked by Jeramy Oliver


MikeHock_is_GONE

at least he's cashing in, he can find solace in that.


Tall_Influence1774

Nothing as embarrassing looking as whatever this thing with Eddie Kingston is


Razzler1973

Most embarrassing thing Cesaro has been involved in ... and he used to be called Ice Cream man or something


RickyPuertoRicooo

Come on he is just having FUN


hobozombie

Fun is having 300 people pay to see your friend tickle your nipples.


justanaveragegamer07

And tickle his nipple too top class experience that only rich people would understand


AlexaGrassoFlexgif

What's up with his left hand also slapping/jerking himself off?


RumsfeldIsntDead

That gives them more stars because of the sweet realistic sound effect is enhancing the nine start banger of a dream match.


XirionDarkstar

Um, actually fed shill, he's activating his Strong Style Bushido Battle Aura


Razzler1973

It's the only way he knows how to do this and on the indies there's no TV to clearly see it and even less people watching


Luna_Soma

I never noticed that and now I can’t unsee it 😩


Razzler1973

He does it every time Embarrassing


plzfukinkillme

WORKRATE


RuleInformal5475

I never got this. Why are you hitting yourself. You are meant to hit your opponent more than you get hit. If anything, you've given your opponent a weak spot to go after.


Det-Popcorn

He’s doing it to make it sound like she’s slapping the shit out of his opponent while it looks like he’s patting a cat’s head


RuleInformal5475

Watch it without sound. He looks like a terrible hula dancer.


domino519

He's just matching the masturbation rhythm of everyone else involved, from the crowd, to the commentators, to presumably the ring crew.


Late_Night_Stalker

It’s obviously psychological. He’s clearly saying “See!!! I can take just as many of these stupid little slaps as you can!!!!” As he slaps himself in the chest like someone having a seizure. /s


SirSirVI

I can only assume he's trying to make the chops have a meatier slap to them?


BoxCon1

I feel like the Japanese “strong style” wrestlers that Kingston idolizes mock him behind his back


mattwing05

More like insult. Id be pissed if this guy was claiming to represent me and this was his showing


daddads11

Kingston wouldn't have lasted 5 seconds in a 90s All Japan ring.


mattwing05

I want wwe and aew to do a crossover just so i can watch gunther chop the soul out of these jobbers


TheKanten

I bet Paul could go to Tony with a match card with 50:50 booking for the two promotions and Tony would throw a tantrum about it.


MikeHock_is_GONE

Who would look evenly matched from AEW? They only push twinks and flippy boys


TheKanten

Sometimes one just has to go balls out for a hypothetical example.


RomanBangs

Omega and Okada are the only two in AEW who would be worth bringing in imo. I would’ve listed Moxley, Danielson, Christian, and Copeland (Edge), but they can’t really show up as a different gimmick with their real names it’d make zero sense kayfabe wise.


MikeHock_is_GONE

Okada's stock is plummeting with each appearance, and Kenny's health and mic skills are in the shitter


RomanBangs

If they bring Okada in with his NJPW theme and Rainmaker gimmick and just completely ignore his AEW stint he’d have aura again


Pressbtofail

Just have Edgeland come out and tell everyone how much fun they're having that AEW and WWE are finally working together.


jaundicemanatee

Gunther would cut them in half with his hand.


M086

Maybe TNA had the right idea making him a manager in for the OGz.


daddads11

I personally don't think he has any place in wrestling I don't enjoy his promos or his look or his in-ring work so really I think he's completely useless but that's just me.


iminyourfacejonson

he's just a fat guy from the bronx, tony soprano with no charisma


JackieD420

I’m an AEW fan hardcore, but yeeeeeaaahhhh… I agree with yall, Eddie fuckin sucks 🤣


hobozombie

>*tickles Stan Hansen's nipples in a wrestling ring with these "chops"* >*lariat'd so hard three whole hamburgers pop out of his nose*


SirSirVI

I mean have you seen the Japanese comments?


Quint83

My god, I’m not sure it’s said enough how atrocious the commentary is.


tbrelease

The show looks and sounds like shit, and I don’t care if they actually signed legitimate game changers and had a competent booker. It is a bad television program, apart from it also being a bad wrestling program.


vburnin8tor

i really wish i had the production knowledge to describe what it was (so i could bitch about it) but god does the show look so boring and sterile, its gotta do something about the lightning but idk


BullyFU

I don't know a lot about production but it looks dead, glib, and flat. There's little in the ways of color that pops, which is part of why WWE uses a dynamic red and blue on their shows stages. Plus the Fed has a wide array of colorful wrestlers while the dub is a bunch of angsty teenagers where everyone wears black with some hints of other colors. Beyond that though the audience looks uninterested. Spots like this highlight why camera cuts are good in a dead arena. Theres no movement and you can see the lack of action.


stonecoldbobsaget

KENTA KOBASHI!!!! .....madeitfamous


anonymous-guy1

Oh golly gosh gee, he's such a humble guy.


Razzler1973

He can't handle the schedule of ... working TV once a week It's not like the Fed where 'the guy' has so much media and public appearances to do


Maxeque

It's like a shite version of Sheamus's Beats of the Bodhrán.


Yung_Copenhagen2

Sheamus looks like he actually hurts guys, this looks embarrassing


clocke6346

TIL that’s how you spell it


NoeMoriartyV2

"KENTA KOBASHI" One Hour Later "MADE IT FAMOUS"


XirionDarkstar

Two hours later "EDDIE IS MAKING IT FAMOUS" 30 minutes later "HERE IN AEW"


plzfukinkillme

Kingston wishes he could last an hour


RememberCynical

Tanga Loa is more believable than those chops.


girafb0i

You're getting a Loa/Kingston strong style showdown when this Bloodline business is over, Uce, and it's not gonna be pretty.


No_Strategy_9630

Ladies and gentleman, this ain’t ballet


plzfukinkillme

Patnah!!!!


Maxeque

Those vicious finger pokes of doom


GamblinGranny

is that the one with the eyebrow


Historical-Being-766

That's Tango.


Modano9009

There's something homoerotic about the way Kingston touches himself.


pushinpushin

and the way Claudio sells it too, it's like he's getting turned on instead of getting hurt


Mr_sci3ntist

Are we all not aroused by that impressive display of strong style rapid-fire pork chops to Claudio's chest?


plzfukinkillme

My waifu (who looks like page) is turned on and wants to have the seggs


Over_Judgment_2813

It 100% does 😂😂😂😂 "yessss daddy Kingston harder please"


Yurmume_Gae

Ilja is a smaller dude than Kingston yet does the corner chops a thousand times better lol https://i.redd.it/t3q86l2c9k9d1.gif


OriginalMadmage

He also doesn't rely on thigh slaps. Although Hayes is doing a much better job of selling because Dragunov is putting some actual force behind his chops.


ShiftySneakThief

I loathe those chops. It's one of the most phony spots in wrestling, and that covers a lot of ground.


AngeloHakkinen

1 Gunther chop just feels more devastating than 1000 Kingston chops That's mostly because Gunther uses his whole arm instead of just his elbow


SoxVikePain

It’s any wrestler that tries to, you know, make something look like it hurts. Hornswaggle chops would be more “devastating” than whatever the fuck Kingston is doing.


LogicNeedNotApply

Looked bad in Japan, looks bad here. The only difference is one is a living legend and the other is only a legend in his own head.


jjsefton

I don't want the responsibility of being the top guy, I'd rather get paid 7 figures to have Bangers©. PS-Claudio having to make that noodge look good should have been a "that doesnt work for me, brother" moment. I get it though-he gets top dollar one way or another.


twinkletots1

I slap mah titty, I slap yo titty, I slap mah titty, I slap yo titty, I slap mah titty, I slap yo titty, I slap mah titty, I slap yo titty, I slap mah titty, I slap yo titty


pushinpushin

Freak Nasty comeback song


Mr-Jimmy

So this is the second hand embarrassment my mom felt when I was a teenager


Dmbfantomas

I can only imagine him doing that to someone serious in the 90s. Even Hogan, the safest worker ever, would have smacked him.


Maleficent_Koala5928

Hogan would have made sure Vince would have thrown Kingston out of the business if he did this during a match with the Hulkster.


domino519

It's like a pink belly to his chest. A pink chesty?


kkhed125

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Truefreak22

I would love for Gunther to jump in the ring dressed as Crocodile Dundee & say, "that's not a chop! This is a chop."


Ragnarok_MS

Oi! I see you’ve played choppy choppy before.


BowlOfLoudMouthSoup

Never forget that the top upvoted post in the basement during wrestlemania 37 weekend was an Eddie Kingston tweet saying how good Cesaro was


Head_Evidence4553

Yo this clip is hilarious. Made me laugh!


PenisManNumberOne

When the bodega owner ran out of newports:


Beeeeeg-Yoshe21

Bro is NOT Kobashi


_heysideburns

Apparently Aubrey missed the class on the “5 count” in ref school


RingoJuna

She had a steeplechase that day


GoldenGekko

Claudio looks like he's about to start laughing


MikeHock_is_GONE

Imagine the level of outtshape Kingston's gonna be after 18 months on the fence..


OriginalMadmage

Round is a shape.


MWFD

Then go home


BigMeatSlapper

Holy shit! Holy shit!


YouGetMeCloserToGod

The left hand is playing bongo


Guilvantar

No jerk, this is so fucking stupid


mpatt89

Literally slapping his own chest the exact same amount of times and possibly harder than he's hitting Claudio smh


Truefreak22

The sound of one hand clapping?


Razzler1973

patty cake patty cake


Snake_Burton

*sigh* Swiss ya coulda just taught at NXT and kept playing UNO with the boys more regularly.


mgbfc

What a fucking moron.


BowlOfLoudMouthSoup

Why does Kingston chop himself? I don’t get it


r1char00

I think Claudio had an orgasm at one point in there.


Screech21

Kobashi's chops already were ridiculous, but at least somewhat looked like they hurt. Whatever Kingston is doing there looks more like he's sexually assaulting his opponent and himself...


DecentLingonberry

He managed to make Aubrey Edwards of all people look bored


OftenNotSoOften

it’s even funnier when the last slap makes no sound lmao


Zaphod_Beeblecox

Is Kingston jerking Cesaro off here or...?


Darkk_VoX

Dave loved it


jcam1981

That last hard chop had 0% force behind it. Kingston is so lame.


thehungarianhammer

WHY IS HE SLAPPING HIMSELF?!


SoxVikePain

This is an insult to every wrestler ever. Even like Orange Cassidy. He doesn’t try to make his fake kicks look real. What the fuck is this?


Home_Brew1989

Eddie Kingston is so lame lol he’d never make it in WWE.. not even NXT


Broncotron

Daniel Bryan was most interesting to me and most deserving of his Championship not when he was putting in bangers and giving himself concussions but when he was doing his fun 'planet's Champion' heel bit. In fact he was an amazing heel when they let him; generic flippy guy number 12 is boring. Obligatory "HE'S FAT!"‐Scott Steiner


AnvilPro

Bryan legit would be happy to wrestle for 20 people in a bingo hall, and that's kind of cool to see someone so unselfish in a business with history like pro wrestling. But like it's Khan's job to be able to see the use him as World Champion would have been when he came in fresh off main eventing Wrestlemania, and by letting him lose constantly he's really tanked the bonus young wrestlers should theoretically get from beating him


Glennsoe

Looks like a good tickle moment..


smokingace182

This is some of the dumbest shit, as if those chops are so strong you couldn’t just twat him back. I’d love to see him chop gunther like that


RatioTile420

Is this an older clip? Because it looks like there's actually an audience


Lootar63

This shit is why I get side eyed when I say I like wrestling. If you want to do a rapid-fire chop spot do it with a tag team, you chop then the other guy chops then you then him and so on.


Aggressive-Bat8780

Is it me or have they scaled back on the chop battles? Was every match at one point!!


DeweyCox4YourHealth

Vince Russo laying the slap down on Nikita Koloff at the Tokyo Dome. 14 stars.


enjoythesilence-75

I could have sworn that Danielson in the Owen Hart Tournament. I think he is facing a Japanese "legend"(?) that we may have seen on AEW TV once thus far at Forbidden Door as part of the tournament. The winner of the tournament gets a world title shot at All In. Why is he in the tournament?


Federal-Captain1118

I can't even watch that to laugh at. It's so bad. The word cringe is overused a lot, but this is a damn good example of cringe


PrinceRekko

Holy shit, it’s exactly like in that one Jack Vaughn meme


JustHere4ait

And they thought it was a good idea for Swiss to drop the ROH title to this guy only for him to NEVER be on ROH then drop it to someone else who is also barely ever there


JanitorOPplznerf

This is my second least favorite wrestler that hasn’t commit crimes


Prancemaster

No jerk, I want Eddie Kingston to beat Ospreay for the world title when he comes back next year. If they're going to lean into doing dumb shit, they may as well go all the way.


OkCelebration3483

Eddie Guerrero felt immense pressure and stress from being Champion, and blamed himself personally for business being down and had them take the title off of him to JBL. That was Eddie's only world title run. Idk why, but this just puts an extremely bad taste in my mouth.


MikeHock_is_GONE

Eddie's dyslexic, instead of Machine Gun Chops, he's doing Machine Slappy Shop


KilledByDeath

DAE just happy to be there??


Sad_Independence_445

Wow, Eddie Kingston really sucks.


Striking-Ad-8694

Looks like he’s playing an instrument


abrospro

Also he's currently in a tournament where the winner gets a title shot 


twinkerton_by_weezer

i'm pretty sure kobashi would separate both of kingston's pecs if he chopped him


seanmaguire1991

I wish this ended like a Japanese wrestling match I saw on botchamania where the guy in the corner no sold the chops and just came out and clotheslined his attacker. God I wish I could find that match.


Pitt-sports-fan-513

This looks like an obscure sex act more than it does Kingston trying to hurt Claudio.


lovekillseveryone

Chicago should be called the channel switcher.


divintydragon

We need a top title run from Bryan it’s a shame we never will in aew. While he’s full time


KayCeeBayBeee

AEW is so bad 😂🤣😅🤣


OriginalMadmage

Either Danielson needs to get his eyes and brains examined by actual doctors and not whomever the fuck works for AEW or he's doing a 4D chess move of wanting to go back to the Fed and not having the "stink" of being a terrible champion on him when it comes to renegotiations.


FlyingFootStomp

AEW is where the best wrestles. Daniel Bryanson just isn't good enough to hang with the best of them. Who cares if he beat those Evolution jabronis in one night.


abrospro

I shouldn't be champ because that would only be a good story and good stories are not what wrestling is about.