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What a phenomenal career, one of the best to ever do it

I eagerly await the impending HOF graphic

alexa, play Staind "So Far Away"

Google, play "My Sacrifice" by Creed

Siri play "hip hop hooray" by Naughty By Nature

Honey, dig out your old CD of Sarah McLaughlin's "I Will Remember You"

Honey, break out that old record of Frank Sinatra's "My Way"

That’s more like it

Alexa Axolotl, sing Staind "So Far Away"

> Axolotl I know that was her costume on Masked Singer, but two questions: 1. How do you pronounce that? 2. What the fuck was it supposed to be?

Axel-lot-toll It’s a sea creature

I feel bad for Hijo del Vikingo. He had a neat match with Kenny, but Stokely completely stole the show tonight. Big Stoke put on an absolute clinic for his retirement match.

Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road...

Belongs on the Mountain Rushmore of wrestlers to use the ring name Chuck Taylor

Who announced their retirement?

I'd retire too if I had to have a match after recently eating Wingstop

Depends. If we're talking the Lemon Pepper wings, I'll be fine. If we're talking the Voodoo fries, well... just call me Phil Brooks on a Z-Pack.

Depends would help.

Toilet seat lookin' like Anna Kendrick staring at it in the Accountant

Wrestling with shit in your britches is a gimmick I think needs exploring.

Alternative gig for the pizza guy

He already has enough of it in his brain.

"The Loose Explosion" YOSHI-HASHI has you covered

The Incontinent Champion

George “The Animal” Brett

Andre did it once Think that's how bad news brown got his nickname... cos he was *not* happy afterwards.

Lemon Pepper wings sounds like an affront to God.

Hell nah, they're good as hell if you go the right place. Dip 'em in some Ranch or even Wingstop's blue cheese, that shit's good.

I don't want to have to douse my wings in bullshit to make them taste good!

my dude, lemon pepper sauce is essentially the same king of bullshit as regular buffalo wing sauce Chicken is chicken, there's always some kind of bullshit happening to make it taste better

My guy, take a joke.

My dude, learn to make one.

My Chieftain....it's a lighthearted discussion about fuckin' wings lol, who cares?

SOLO!

I worked a line in college and post-grad. I take cheesesteaks and wings very, very seriously

How dare you trash on Lemon Pepper wings

Bro not only will I trash on them but I will trash on anyone who likes them including yourself. Fuck lemon pepper wings and fuck u/MisterrAlex 😤 E: Y'all no damn fun lmao

Jokingly beefing is really hard to get across on the internet, especially a public forum. That being said, this mf doesn't like lemon pepper?!?! with that taste I bet you're a Vince Russo fan too huh 😳

Fine you are an overhyped whiney bitch who should never be allowed back into AEW

If he has 12 fans I am one of them

If he has 11 wings I ate 1 of em

If Stokely has only one fan, then I am that one...

If Stokely has no fans, it means I have left this earth.

"There are dozens of us!"

* a dozen

The man, the myth, the stopper of wings, Stokely. Rest in power, Big man!

Suspend Hook again for attacking a retired legend like Big Stoke. Im glad we got to witness his legendary career play out before this

Legend Killer Hook

Kids these days just have no respect.

Wore his finest Nation attire, looking like D-Lo Clown

AhMid Johnson

Fuck, that one's better than mine. Cheers.

Thanks, It took me a bit, I went down a farooq path for a second

Let me guess, Farooq AssHat?

I couldn’t think of a good one, but there’s definitely potential with Kama mustafa

Kama Mustawful

They can't all be winners.

Watching on delay & saw this title before the segment and my heart fucking sank knowing there was an Adam Cole promo still to come

I thought it was Sting. lol

I made a short list and Sting and Cole were on top of it, the next was Dustin Rhodes followed by (long shot) Danielson. Then the Stokeley match happened and I was in disbelief how much time I spent trying to figure it out without spoiling myself.

I thought it was Ric Flair

Honestly, the Sting match with his long delay before the Scorpion Death Drop made me wonder whether or not he knows that's going to be his last win (or his last win with the Scorpion Death Drop) and really wanted to relish it.

got 'em

Bro same ☠️

Me too. I read the title and thought someone like Statlander or someone came out and announced their retirement. Turns out it was even more shocking #HathawayHOF

Damn, so many dream matches we'll never get, like Stokely vs. HOOK. Hopefully he can come back. Look at Edge, Saraya, Bryan Danielson, Christian. Retirement isn't necessarily final

I'm behind and Cole is coming out. Saw this thread and my heart dropped.

I thought it was Cole holy crap

Same lmao

Sorry for anyone that this thread scares in the morning, had to add the megathread tag tho

The "Megathread" just makes it better.

Holy fuck, I thought it was going to be Adam Cole calling it quits.

I saw the post title before I watched the show and immediately went into zero-spoiler mode. But of course I couldn't stop my mind from rolling with it. My first thought was, "OMG Adam Cole is speaking tonight." Then I remembered that after the PPV, Bryan Danielson said it was time for him to "go home." Thank goodness it was just Stokely being a chicken-shit!

Everyone needs to upvote this into oblivion.

Jesus man I thought Dustin was hanging up his boots or something.

He already announced 2023 was gonna be his last year as a wrestler so not that far off.

I literally watched the whole show and my heart skipped before opening the thread, you jerk!

Assumed it was Sting

100% deserved

Man I had forgotten about this and checked reddit mid watching the show. Saw this post and thought Kenny was about to retire 🤣

I don't forgive you. This was cheap heat. Classic AEW style.

Dude, you had me worked waking up to this.

Hahaha megathread. Awesome.

A lot of people are going to be confused tomorrow.

I was Stoked before the thug Hook committed a hate crime. Lock him up and shave his head while you’re at it. # #StokeHeadsRiseUp

That's just like him, going out on his back putting over young talent. True legend.

Stokley took some incredible bumps!

This is the greatest edit in the sub's history.

““I ain’t a killer but don’t push me” - Tupac” - Big Stoke

When he dropped that line, I immediately thought of Teddy Long when he managed Harlem Heat. He was always dropping west coast one liners.

““I ain’t a killer but don’t push me” - Tupac” - Big Stoke- Micheal Scott

There’s still room in the 2023 hall of fame class for him. Do the right thing Hunter.

Wrestling is hard on the body and when you are almost 8' tall and weigh over 350lbs like Stokley is, it takes an even bigger toll. With all the crazy bumps he's taken over the years I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did.

How dare they make a sick man wrestle. Also if he got his medical insurance to pay for his lemon pepper wings he's a bigger genius than anyone could have imagined.

You don't get wing prescriptions? The hell is wrong with your medical system?

Wing Stop has chicken sandwich now fyi

Any good? I saw they had a few new wing flavors this week and I’m intrigued

Yeah, it's good

Yeah really good I tried Korean and Louisiana both great

Stokely is an icon. He is the moment. I am def one of his twelve fans. Also love Ethan and Matt being complete himbos backstage. The Firm is 🤌🏽

so help me god, if that gear isnt an option in Fight Forever.......

I wonder how fast the CAW community will come up with it.

I wanted to post that for a while, but I have a special appreciation for managers, that can wrestle but decide to wrestle like a non-wrestler. This counts for Stokely, Mark Sterling and I feel like Brandon Cutler started wrestling like a Non-Wrestler recently as well haha. Love the dedication.

You think he's a mango habanero kinda guy?

Waaaayyyy too spicy for his Charmin soft tastebuds. Garlic Parmesan only for him

This entire match was stupid entertaining, I loved every second of it and straight up cracked up about 5 times.

A hard part of being a wrestler is knowing when to retire. I wish Stokely the best as he returns to his manager duties.

Undefeated. One of the ever to do it.

Until I got to this point in the show I thought this thread was gonna be about Bryan Danielson

Stokely retired looking like Captain Wakanda

“Leave the memories alone…”

Really loved his Walmart Farooq costume

I fucking love Hathaway. His face is always doing something.

“You raggedy bitch.”

So Stokely retires just after 1 match? 

Just before it.

gone too soon what could have been...

This one hurt shout out to big stoke…😭

phew, I thought it was going to be Lio Rush again.

Well played LOL.

Is this the first time a wrestler has done a retirement tour then immediately been killed in the ring?...

End of an era.

Son of a bitch made me think it was Sting retiring.

Stokley the long lost member of The Nation of Domination

Stoke screwed Stoke.

_Big Body Stokely the first ever inductee into the AEW Hall of Fame confirmed_

Undefeated and untied

Heartbreaking news man. To this day im waiting for him to finish his Scooby Doo Wrestlemania Mystery watch-along but because of that suplex merchant I'll never get to. DAMN IT.

God fucking dammit, this one got me. Thought it was Cole or Sting.

That edit lmao

Can’t believe on half of the Skyscrapers is hanging it up. Long live ☝️

I’m sure all 12 of his fans are bummed.

Jesus had 12 fans too.

👍🏻♥️

I loved that match!

I saw this post before remembering I'm not supposed to check Reddit before watching Dynamite - then I saw Sting in the opening match and was filled with dread!

We can't forget the contributions he made to in ring competition. He was a stalwart but maybe not a GOAT. Just a real awareness of who he was and accentuated the positives and hid the negatives (kinda).

What a career. I'll never forget his legendary performance in the (newLegacy) Royal Rumble.

Man fuck everyone in this sub lol. I opened this expecting to hear my dude Sting finally called it quits and it's some other dork instead.

> some other dork I will not stand for this Big Stoke blasphemy!

Coulda been worse. Coulda been some other dork Bay Bay.

Good, that little jerk should be retired. I still haven’t forgiven him for the Dakota Buss it shenanigans.

So here I am with my thoughts of you And this world I've left for me Stoic faces when I think of you And how I once believed So now you call me, but you know I won't let you through I've myself to deceive So leave the memories alone I don't want to see The way it is, as to how it used to be Leave the memories alone, don't change a thing And I'll hold you here in my memory So I find me in your garden now A sad smile for the scene And all the flowers that we planted now Taken by the weeds But in my minds eye, you know they still bloom for me They stand tall there, in that summer breeze So leave the memories alone I don't want to see The way it is, as to how it used to be Leave the memories alone, don't change a thing And I'll hold you here in my memory In my memory, yeah So leave the memories alone I don't want to see The way it is, as to how it used to be Leave the memories alone, don't change a thing And I'll hold you here in my memory You'll never change You'll never change You'll never change You will never change

Who?

Who

you raggedy bitch

Who?

Who?

Not Big Stoke Dawg! A HOF worthy career if I ever seen one.

if only Matt hardy trained him in the Hardcore style..if only

We didn't deserve Stokely. Rest in Power, King!