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SPOOKY An unexplained gimmick change has stirred debate amongst fans of All Elite Wrestling.  Lio Rush is out to prove the old saying, "What's old can be new again," after debuting his "Blackheart" persona during the 21-man Battle Royal at the Revolution: Zero Hour  pre-show event. The most diehard wrestling fans have likely seen Rush demonstrate a more bare-bones version of the "Blackheart" gimmick throughout his time performing on the independent scene, but the persona was certainly brand-spankin' new to a large portion of the AEW audience. The reaction escalated days later after Rush battled Tommaso Ciampa on the Slamdunk Sunday  edition of Collision  and garnered  millions  of views across various social media platforms:  The new look for Lio Rush on AEW Collision last night has drawn some big numbers 👀 - 8.6 million - 6.9 million - 3.2 million - 2.7 million - 2 million - 2 million - 1.9 million - 875,000 - 602,000 + more pic.twitter.com/KI5c...

It was a tumultuous start to the week on Wrestling Twitter after a former AEW National Champion responded to a troll with, "I'm glad you got MS (Multiple Sclerosis)." This mean-spirited, classless tweet reportedly may cost him his job (more on that below), and comes after two recent incidents where both of AEW's tippity top babyfaces proudly posed in pictures with two UK wrestlers accused of sexual misconduct during the 2020 #SpeakingOut movement.  I have some thoughts on those particular situations, plus my view on "getting heat" in 2026: The tweet was beyond poor taste... Let's start with the obvious: it was a classless, overly harsh response from Ricochet, and I wouldn't bother defending it. Ricochet is a highly paid and decorated performer whose stock was rising in the promotion he now calls home, yet he thought it was reasonable to respond to very mild trolling by taunting someone with MS; hell, he thought it was reasonable to hit "send...

Hey all, I decided to start a blog, mainly because I wanted a place to post more long-form, written content. I am a very uncreative person, so "JCup's Blog" is the best you're going to get for now. Let's get right to it:  I gave AEW Revolution a 9/10, and I believe it's one of the best pay-per-views the company has ever done. I have my quibbles, but I was thoroughly entertained throughout the show. My thoughts on the show: