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Any chance Hangman consolidates title belts?
Jesus Christ on an old timey bicycle, I hope so. I have a serious disdain for the number of championships in pro wrestling in general, but especially in All Elite Wrestling. I think that Hangman collecting championships, consolidating AND NOT SPLITTING THEM BACK UP, would be a great "infinity stone" that could accrue is a great way to goad a major champion vs. champion match down the line. But there is a BIG title belt problem in pro wrestling and it has to be fixed.
So what I’m curious about is since matches aren’t called in the ring, how do wrestlers memorize a whole match? Do opponents help each other remember what to do? Are refs doing the same? Do they rehearse matches for tv?
Well, I can tell you from personal experience from three weeks ago, I had no idea what was happening in my tag team match until an hour before. You go over it repeatedly, you lean on your partner and ref to help you out. But largely, you just memorize it, and if you forget anything, you hope that someone else in the ring can help get you back on track. Yes, sometimes match rehearsals are done for TV. Or not TV for that matter. Not full speed, but yes, rehearsals do happen plenty.
Bro where is Max Caster? I miss the best wrestler alive and it's been forever.
He's still under contract to All Elite Wrestling. I haven't heard that he's been backstage much if at all recently. He's just not factored into creative that I've heard. The Acclaimed reunion didn't quite work out. He still does indies in the northeast pretty regularly. He seems to be exempt from the preference that AEW has of AEW wrestlers not wrestling other AEW guys on the indies, too.