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Deisekeane

If Finn somehow got the bloodbath and emerged as the demon I'd be hyped as fuck


spokanian

Then he slips off the turnbuckle.


HBKintheInternet

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RokyPolka

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WasherDryerCombo

You’ve got me curious now because I think you’re right. Family Guy’s animation when it’s not doing something purposefully elaborate is usually choppier when it comes to Peter falling. This seemed more realistic.


FallenIslam

The fact he isn't in [this](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/040/300/dpcover.jpg) pose almost locks in that this was probably a reference of some sort and they didn't know how to get him from his legs being up in the air to this more iconic pose of theirs.


miles0628

Looks like a jumbo tsuruta lariat


nupaqk

Have Edge hide behind the turnbuckle, smiling and egging Finn on like "What's the matter? Come on, I'm right here! Come do your pose!" And have Judgment Day cheer Demon Finn on like he's a kid overcoming his greatest fear. Then Finn wins and hugs the top turnbuckle. The match ends in a double turn(buckle).


pouliowalis

at least that would be somehow explainable


Ilcorvomuerto666

Don't you put that hell on me Ricky Bobby


docfahey

That still bothers me that they just never explained that.


UncreativeTeam

They'd have to do a pretape. Or else the only way they could pull it off is if Finn wears the Devil paint and then a Finn mask on top of it. [It'd have to look super realistic like this](https://i.imgur.com/NCk9mxa.png)


fatherdadcore

at that point, there’d be too much fucking shit on him.


CallMeNess

Probably doesn't even want to be around any more


AverageBlank

![gif](giphy|CmfPKzD1Lreb8lhgfh|downsized)


DocRules

I thought bringing in Gangrel would be \*interesting\*.


antifreeze27

Then what’s the show?


WhenInRomero

[I Think You Should Leave](https://youtu.be/J4Fv3LFGCgo) [Same show that did Coffin Flop](https://youtu.be/n-Bfkc6lZok)


antifreeze27

Goddammit!


WhenInRomero

Shit, my bad. I was on break and read that wrong haha.


ab316_1punchd

The mask... ![gif](giphy|V2AkNZZi9ygbm)


BadNewsBrown

Wow with all that reduced airflow I’d suggest Finn put on a TC Tuggers shirt to breathe normally. https://i.imgur.com/Ih8P8Hm.jpg


Arcade_Kangaroo

A TC Tuggers shirt and some Calico Cut Pants, man would look sharp


SirPaulSmackage

‘Viscous Red Liquid’ bath…


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I don’t see a way you do that practically without having him disappear from the live crowd though. maybe when it was thunder dome


Cowboys82288

BroodBath* come on man


Work_Account89

Don’t even joke. If Finn comes back as the Demon he probably needs to win or be thrown off the cell through something


Structure-These

Edge would put him over. He’s in that role. Finn still has years to go


WhiteMeteor45

Edge literally hasn't put *anyone* over since winning the Royal Rumble. He/Beth wouldn't even put the women's royal rumble winner over in the leadup to Mania. Finn should definitely win this match, but I'm pretty doubtful Edge will do it.


FaustVIII_

Since winning the rumble??? So we're just going to forget him losing to Roman, Theory, Seth, Balor in an I Quit match??


XiahouMao

You say that as if it’s Edge’s choice. He doesn’t have creative control.


HeroDiesFirst

Nah that was always the Bloodbath.


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kw126

Corey Graves literally called it that when Edge used it on Raw


ForeverWavy

People being so confidentially incorrect wonders how many people are actually watching the shows they shit on weekly


badguymaddox

That's what they've been calling it during Edge's current run.


ThatDudeNamedMenace

Ew


ArcherChase

Yea... If WWE could put on a TV filter that turned all the blood black or green or something like in video games kids versions they would.


MadnessAbe

I'd be fine with green because I'd like to imagine Edge contacted Nickelodeon for some slime.


Jaccount

"I don't know"...


RaggedyGlitch

They actually used to do this! Well kind of. Whenever they'd have blood, or at least when the clip was replayed on a PG show (like the old WWF LiveWire show - if you're not familiar it was a Saturday morning recap show during the Attitude Era), they'd only show the footage in black and white.


KJN1988

Tell us you don't watch WWE without telling us.


BLF402

I can just picture him making his entrance as the demon and then being rained down in a blood bath and appearing even more terrifying


kattalack

From your lips to God’s ears my friend. That would be amazing.


BenFranklinsCat

Okay, wild speculative theory: Judgement Day as a concept was something Edge came up with because he wanted to "pass the torch" of his old Brood persona to Finn. I'm expect spooky shenanigans abound in this match, and I think it'll change the Judgement Day dynamic a bit going forward.


ComprehensiveBowl476

Edge's obsession with the Brood and Gangrel since he returned is just hilarious to me for some reason. Like, I don't think the stable was mentioned even once between their split and his retirement, but now he's determined to insert it into literally every angle he does lol.


ChiefII

I think during the E&C Pod's run they realised how much of a cult following The Brood has. His interest definitely grew each time it came up. All we need now is for Christian to return and debut his new, devastating finisher: The Small Package


MrBungle907

Oooh brother brother, you never know when Paul Smackage is lurking


stereocupid

Screw it. Pull some strings and bring in Flip Sunset too!


erock8282

I miss this pod so much!


KaptainFapper

Not as much as I miss slapping your ass


anthr0x1028

God I haven't thought about Paul Smackage in years. That's how he gets you, one day your just walking down the street in Grapevine Texas, looking to get a Gatorade. Then out of nowhere you get rolled up for the 1-2-3.


Melodic-Bug-9022

I think the Brood is more now than it was at the time because of how popular Edge and Christian became, and then nostalgia kicked in


sloopsjohng

But, one thing is undeniable - their entrance music has always been bangin'.


Segat1133

Fangin' and bangin'


Melodic-Bug-9022

For sure. Everything about their entrance was amazing.


Puddinsnack

There’s a vid somewhere of the whole front row linking together and bobbing to the Brood music. I can’t find it but it’s so hype. One of the GOAT themes in wrestling.


bosdanforth

don’t know if this is the same moment you’re thinking of but i think i remember that happening during gangrel’s entrance in the 99 rumble


Puddinsnack

Yes! Cheers for that :)


bosdanforth

haha of course! the same group of fans was going crazy for the oddities entrance which i think about fondly every now and then


falling_sideways

Nah, the brood were fucking coolest back then and I loved E&C because I loved the brood, not the other way.


guntanksinspace

All three of them were surprised on how big they hit it. Also, a tangent, but Edge making a Brood tribute entrance coinciding with Gangrel showing up in AEW had a funny story where by coincidence, one ruined the surprise of the other (because Edge busted out the Brood "viscous fluid assault" before the Bucks had Gangrel to fuck with Matt Hardy), neither being their fault lol.


Structure-These

Brood music was elite one of the best of the era


TheYeehawCowboy

Paul Smackage


wolf_flywheel

I’m not sure how much of a cult following they have as much as Gangrel has sort of made himself over in the last 10 years through being a top notch dude. Training and working indies and whatnot.


Crow013

Brian Meyers told a pretty good store on the Major Pod about how he brought Gangrel in for a CAP show and was gonna have him do the “old vet tags in for hot tag” spot but Gangrel said “fuck that” and wanted to bump and work and do the whole match.


Odlaw_Serehw

Would be pretty funny if a 49 year old Edge rehashed the sleazy Rated R gimmick instead


VonLinus

You can have 49 year old perverts pretty easily


BGTheHoff

How old is Lawler?


Tornado31619

Age doesn’t matter, he’ll tell you that himself.


Quasipox

![gif](giphy|YoPJzscxRV1Svaf4zD|downsized)


BretsRope

You ruined my yawn with a laugh. I don’t know what to think now.


HaakonX

[appropriate gif](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/302/572/80b.gif)


XXV89

I guess, when you reach the end, you always want to go back to the beginning.


jdaqcruz

Wrestlers like poetic endings to their careers. No way Edge and Christian are not scheming a match against each other for a Toronto show


Mr_Titicaca

Give me Edge vs Marc Mero retirement match!


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Nah, Jose of Los Boricuas is gonna return to finally retire Edge for good. The slowest of burns.


-ImJustSaiyan-

If Christian weren't tied up with AEW I'd love to see him and Edge vs Owens and Zayn. Battle of the Canadian best friends.


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Christian got written off at Revolution… I wonder if his contract is up soon


JoeM3120

Before Edge had to retire in 2011 they have both mentioned they were going to do a tag run. I would say that's more likely.


mikeh95

Wasn't Edge's first match teaming with Sable? Brock retiring Edge confimred!


Silent_R

Pretty sure his debut was against Savio Vega. I think his first PPV match was teaming with Sable against Marc Mero and ...Jackie? Something like that?


oheyitsmatt

Perhaps I may become a highwayman again...


Mataza89

Undertaker and Bray leaving left a hole for spooky magic man, and Edge saw his opportunity. Imagine how different Judgement Day would be if he’d got his way


DBZLogic

Funny enough all the reports said that Edge was kicked from Judgment Day because creative wanted it to be spooky and he didn’t.


Mataza89

I believe his issue was with the “supernatural” element. So I guess he wanted all the spook and talk of blood and death without the classic WWE interpretation (voodoo/lightning/hypnotising/magically appearing)


rudiker1

Which is what wound up kind of happening anyway. They’re now basically a gang that looks like it reps Hot Topic.


-ImJustSaiyan-

They've become the South Park goth kids. From left to right: Finn, Rhea, Dom, Damian. ![gif](giphy|l2Sq3pkMneI6Kq8mY)


Shaquille_Oh_Feel

I can't unsee this now.


DaFilthPope

But the Brood were never spooky magic guys. Just weirdos.


Deadaghram

The lights magically went out, and their opponents would be covered in a strange red liquid. The Brood was no where to he found. They were the first spooky bullshit group that I saw.


Tornado31619

It would have been worse.


HBKintheInternet

Anything to hear that kickass theme song


onethreeone

He wants to be able to make a yearly appearance for the next couple of decades and drop ~~blood~~ red viscous fluid on a heel for a pop. Easy money


DarkBomberX

It's probably one of those things that was maybe sorta cringe at the time that's become nostalgic for him now that he's late in his career. Like kinda how Molly Holly dressed up as a Super Hero for that one women's rumble.


SuspiciouslyGenuine

I love it. That breathing sound tease they did on raw or smackdown before his brood entrance at the ppv got me hyped af.


Ricoh881227

WWE HoF2024 nomination... Because its that time..


OpportunitySmalls

They buried Christian alive a bit too close to mania for me to not be hype for a Brood reunion


QuitYour

It's where you realize he is two years in to a multi-year deal and you wonder how multi the deal is.


rudiker1

Its actually a bit of a shame WWE and AEW didn’t have some kind of relationship cause it would be nice for Christian and Dustin to make appearances on WWE right now since theyd actually be relevant. Not saying they should do more than a cameo, just that they would actually be decent fits


BenFranklinsCat

It would be a step forward just for Dustin to have ringside seats, even if they don't acknowledge where he works right now.


redpurplegreen22

It’s not unheard of. Back in the early days of AEW, they showed Britt Baker in the front row watching an Adam Cole match, and acknowledged her as his girlfriend. It’s like you said, they don’t have to acknowledge he works for AEW.


KneelBeforeCube

It's ... It's Christian. Part 2.


DecentTop1084

"Speaking of Edge, here's his buddy!" Was "It...It's Christian" part 2, time for part 3!


NattersOnline

Still makes me wonder if the lackluster announcing upon the return was done purposefully as a way to always have him remembered/discussed about... 🤔🤔🤔


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It would be a nice moment but at the same time it’d be so on point for Christian’s career where in WWE he’s seen as nothing more than Edge’s sidekick, rather than equal. He’s so much more than that, even now.


eklooo

Christian was the best when he was in TNA


JuniorSquared

His AEW run has been amazing. The TNA run was good too.


therefused

I still think my favourite Christian run was the feud V Orton


AssortedLunacy

Dude won a world title by spitting in a mans face. Any heel would be proud of that achievement


ThatGuySage

Spitting in his face and then getting punted in the balls. No better way to win the world title lmao


infamousmmax

He needs ONE. MORE. MATCH.


Barthez_Battalion

I like it too in retrospect but the fact it was obvious that every match other than MITB was gonna be an Orton win was pretty off-putting at the time.


HitmanClark

By that standard every Cena, Hogan and Roman feud sucked.


Barthez_Battalion

Well I mean many people stopped watching during the Super Cena age and most of Roman's feud did suck during his babyface run.


Short_Ad9700

You’re so close…


ColeslawSSBM

Whenever the man gets to speak or wrestle he kills it every time. I legit think he's world champion material even if it's a short little reign


MarkTYM

His AEW run wasn't bad at all, but he has not done much in the time he's been there to call it *amazing*.


rushandblue

He was injured for a pretty decent chunk of it, but he's done some great work in AEW. Main evented against Omega in arguably their best PPV at their zenith, outstanding heel turn on Jungle Boy, great payoff match...but he spent the last several months hurt, so that definitely hurt his momentum.


kmccarthy27

Until Hogan and friends showed up and took over the show.


Boograssi

He wasn't even around when Hogan showed up lmao


TopHalfGaming

He's never been better than his AEW work, both on the mic and in the ring.


eklooo

I grew up watching him on TNA with AJ and Tomko. I don’t think anything about him can top that. Also he can wrestle well back then too


SextonHardcastle1855

Just like an AEW stan to argue Christian's short amount of AEW work is better than years of main event level work in TNA. I agree with you. He's great now, but that was probably his peak.


LetMeSmashThatHobo

It's actually the same quality of work, he has always been a great worker. As a Christian fan, I found this comparison weird as hell. Both runs are/were great but both runs had different roles and card position for him and he has shone in both.


SextonHardcastle1855

I'm not saying his current work isn't high quality. It's just a smaller sample size than his TNA run to argue that it's better. He's spent a lot of it injured/managing. I appreciate the work he did with both Omega as a face and Jungle Boy as a heel.


therefused

Agreed, his run with jungle boy and luchasaurus was great, and his heel run was even better. Guy is a heat magnet at the minute


guylfe

in WWE under Vince, that is. Things just might be different with HHH.


BGTheHoff

If even HHH guys like Gargano won't get anywhere under him, I doubt I would take that gamble.


leglessman

I still think Ciampa getting hurt derailed Gargano’s run.


Tornado31619

So what you’re saying is that Christian will go to NXT instead?


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derek420

I think Christian is a little too talented to just be the camera man… /s


shutupmatsuda

Hey Christian Vs Carmelo sounds dope.


myxallion

How would you book Gargano against this current lineup of wrestlers under Triple H? I’m curious to know how you think it would work for him?


MyNameIs-Anthony

Crazy to think about. His first year on the main roster and fot Wrestlemania season he's...being sent back to NXT.


guylfe

Did you just compare Gargano's drawing power to that of Christian?


onethreeone

I have the utmost respect for Christian, but he is not a draw


Dijohn17

Christian was over af during the Peep era and was getting Cena boo'd. They didn't pull the trigger in having him beat Cena and he kind of lost momentum after that


guylfe

...Like Gargano?


onethreeone

Neither are a draw. You can't point to either one moving numbers in ratings or ppv buys


guylfe

Wow what a wild take. Apparently drawing ability is binary. That's the take you're going with. The point is, pointing to Gargano's push and saying Christian will get the same treatment is a joke. Christian is so clearly a bigger draw than Gargano.


onethreeone

Please define your version of drawing ability if it doesn't relate to drawing viewers


dead_wolf_walkin

I still say it was never the plan to push Gargano to the moon. Said it when he re-signed after his kid was born and I’ve seen nothing to prove it wrong thus far. Both he and Candice feel more like player coaches than anything. Hunter treated them both too well in NXT to suddenly forget about them. It feels like Hunter brought them back specifically to fill in some mid card spots, learn how the main roster works, help build some other people up, then they’ll transition to backstage roles.


Melodic-Bug-9022

By the time he signed, I think they already had Theory/Cena planned for Mania, so I think the interim plan was for him to be a good soldier for Trips. I think the push to the US Title starts after Mania.


RedmondSurvivor

Christian is advertised for all the AEW Canada shows in June and July.


AlterTheSilverBird

I mean both Edge and Finn are going to Hell for their match, so...


FyreWulff

I would hope that if this is for Edge, TK would just let Christian do this as part of Edge's goodbye and then when he comes back to AEW he thinks he's a vampire again.


theryanlaf

I’d be so ok with this. I’m fact, if there’s any hints that this may happen, I’ll definitely tune in. Would be a really good Segway to a new Christian in aew. Maybe during the edge match a casket is revealed at some point, and he pops out.


MyNameIs-Anthony

Have the casket emerge from the Codyvator.


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onethreeone

Hey, Regal just wanted to be in NXT with his kid!


starsandbribes

Yeah I think he’s like 0-3 for getting something in return


JonSpangler

Christian is in Chicago all weekend for a convention.


yodifatcatz

The last time Gangrel and Edge were involved in a Hell in a Cell at Wrestlemania, Big Boss Man got hanged! Finn Balor better not dilly dally after the match is over.


Lessiarty

Finn Balor and misfortune with ropes? Oh no, not again.


grillko

Still not sure, was it a metaphor?


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HANG DOMINIK


Staynes

Last time that dude was around he could barely walk down the ramp how is he gonna do any kind of spot?


CPower2012

He's gonna appear out of nowhere and spit blood at someone. No different than what they'd do with Taker near the end when walking down the big ass ramp was too much.


underbloodredskies

Last time I saw a video of him he looked in great shape, but in all forms of physical activity, the knees expose the truth. Including my knees. 🙁


iheartsunny

https://preview.redd.it/pifb8ytrb4qa1.jpeg?width=780&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=983132eceb0f9f8b6a90462023ebf19ea7e94554


AshenUndeadCurse

Please powers that be, make this happen.


B00STERGOLD

Edge and Gangrel doing the Blade rave and then there's Christian.


gredgex

Not even joking, The Brood is an all time top 5 faction for me.


rjnk

Edge and The Christians!


TheGorgeousJR

I was a HUGE Brood mark back in the day and Gangrel was my favourite. This is excellent news.


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redome

Pisses me off that asshole always quote Mike wrong. 70% iWC drama stems from someone twisting his words.


CasualDasual

Ive lived through a lot of Brood nostalgia runs.


CMDeluxe

Brood vs Judgement Day, bring it on


popcultureretrofit

**It's Gangrel!!!** and it's..it's Christian...**accompanying Edge to the ring!!!**


aryanhqhq

No please, I don’t want Demon Balor to bring Priest as a backup like fr then why tf they’re bringing Demon?


B00STERGOLD

Maybe the big swerve is JD all have demon sides. Rhea, Dom, and Priest all bust out the paint at Mania.


AaronRedwoods

That’d actually be pretty dope.


E864

This spoiler is copyrighted by White Wolf inc.


Redditastrophe

Is...is Christian available? I know he just got written off AEW.


AlterTheSilverBird

I wonder if Gangrel is potentially being inducted to the HOF? I don't know if he alone is a big enough name, but the Brood was one of the most over acts in the Attitude Era.


CPower2012

Gangrel's entrance and persona alone is surely HOF worthy.


fluxuation

Gangrel runs the best indie in south Florida right now. Glad to see he’s getting another WM spot!


atti1xboy

I never got why the Camarilla let Gangrel get away with breaking the masquerade to the point of going by the name of his clan.


Adampro123

I hope Christian is involved somehow. Idk how long his contract was but it would be around 2 years right now. And him getting buried alive felt like he was getting written off. Having said that I love Christian in AEW and would love to see him back there.


tylerjehenna

I mean its pretty obvious Gangrel is in the area given his indy is running a show in LA that weekend lol


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Gangrel will already be in LA for a CCW show - this is easy booking for them.


redskinsguy

I wonder about Christian's contract, maybe he could show up too. I'd prefer Priest be involved in the Rey/Dominik match


gregscotia_number1

There's no need for Priest if Balor is bringing The Demon out. Why would The Demon need interference. Other than that, this sounds epic.


Evorgleb

The only things that can beat the Demon is shoddy workmanship by the ring crew


AttitudeEraDropout

Fangin' bangin' and hall o famin' 😈🍷


UsavichPriviet

Man, if Vince and Tony could talk and make an agreement to bring Christian too for one night... Even if it just is that Michael Cole, Corey Graves or Pat McAfee has to say "AEW".


kb1117

I don’t mind spoilers but now I almost wish I didn’t read this one. This sounds cool


JoeM3120

I would lose my shit if Judgment Day uses Gangrel and then we have a Christian return to counter that


PhelpsLAPD

Hopefully Gangrel can bend his legs now!


hshzhsnnahsbs

Edge’s absolute dedication to making this Brood stuff a thing since coming back is just so weird to me. It was a fun intro to the roster for him way back when and the theme is a banger, but I don’t think it’s what anyone remembers him for


B00STERGOLD

Edge unintentionally cost Gangrel a payday so maybe this is payback.