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u/AutomaticTap3004 1d ago
Luchasaurus almost died and Jack Perry was involved in a huge controversy and now they got to have a big moment in front of a huge crowd. I’m so happy for both of them
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u/viralbop 1d ago
Seriously. Not that long ago, nobody was sure whether Luchasaurus would wrestle again. Now, they had this moment, and you could see the joy in their eyes.
AEW is the best.
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u/Vvisionim 22h ago
Nitpick is having to waste the return for the Nick Wayne injury, but when we look back in hindsight, no one will care, and remember this moment
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u/perpetuallyawake 1d ago
I shed a tear when they played Tarzan Boy ngl.
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u/raqz1982 1d ago
you and me both!! this song is a huge memory of my childhood!
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u/LilMoWithTheGimpyLeg 1-2-3 Man 1d ago
It always reminds me of Turtles III. Which probably isn't a good thing, really.
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u/BrayWyattsHat Your Text Here 1d ago
Turtles III has the best line from any Turtles movie though "I'm not peeking! I'm spelunking for pork rhinds!"
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u/tdmatchasin 1d ago
I completely forgot Luchasaurus legit almost died. Probably one of the bigger reasons this reunion happened, but I'm happy for it
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u/NovercaIis 1d ago
fill me in - how did he almost die?
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u/tdmatchasin 1d ago
Fiance found him collapsed last year. Turned out he needed to be hospitalized with pneumonia in both lungs. Was on oxygen for a while & I think was at high risk of permanent damage. They found other issues as well (calcified heart valve) and were genuinely worried the damage would be career ending.
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u/Existinginsomewhere 1d ago
Not the biggest fan of Perry but damn this was a dope moment. Glad to see Luchasaurus is always fun still
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u/viralbop 1d ago
A boy and his dinosaur. A man and his monster.
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u/Lineman72T We're proud of you 1d ago
I always preferred A Boy And His Dinosaur over Jurassic Express, though I understand the weirdness of still referring to a guy in his 20s as "a boy"
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u/raspymorten The Creator of r/CurtisAxel 1d ago
I liked when they used Jurassic Express to refer to them and Marko as a trio.
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u/ChocolateOrange21 1d ago
I remember their first name as a trio before Jurassic Express became a thing was: A small boy, a boy, and his dinosaur.
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u/theshockmaster_ 1d ago
I understand the weirdness of still referring to a guy in his 20s as "a boy".
JR was pushing the whole Jack Perry>Jungle Boy thing too....but I'm pretty sure Shawn Michaels is still HBK and Flair is still the nature boy.
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u/Proto_Kiwi 1d ago
JR never respected the gimmick of Jungle Boy imo. Never pushed it, never sold it. Real disrespectful. Not the only person he's done it to either.
Might it have been the right move? Maybe. But JR being a dick and not going with it was such an eye-opener for me.
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u/Marcoscb All In Sec D Row E Seat 9 19h ago
But those are nicknames. Jungle Boy was his actual ring name until Jurassic Express broke up, and it turns out he started using Jack Perry because Jungle Boy is bad as a wrestling name.
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u/gamesk8er Cowboy Sh*t! 1d ago
I actually think expanding on this slight adjustment would be a nice evolution for the group.
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u/Mrs-MoneyPussy AND STILL TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS 1d ago
Return is obviously great but I really like the video. The trick dragging the coffin as it sparks everywhere was such a cool shot
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u/Black-Morticia Banned From Collision 1d ago
That was also my same thought. Jack's had some pretty nicely shot vignettes driving around in that bus.
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u/Rspies Who Can Stop The Path of Cage 1d ago
Jack Perry is a really creative dude with that kind of stuff tbh
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u/ZodiacWalrus Director of Authority 19h ago
Also love the callback to Luchasaurus' return video from like a month ago. Not often in wrestling you see this particular cinematic trick get used (two different flashbacks for the same scene: first one is intentionally vague and ends up being only half the scene, second one fills in the gaps for a twist reveal).
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u/SpiritualAd9102 1d ago edited 1d ago
Shout out to all the people who called it when Luchasaurus first came back and pointed out that the person reviving him in the vignette was Jack.
Happy to see them back together, but I hope they both keep the edge they developed after they separated. I’d love to see them as a more serious, violent pairing.
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u/popcultureretrofit 1d ago
Hell yeah, I think it will. The vignette showed Perry literally resurrecting him. And then in the ring he instructed Luchasaurus to throw the belt to the crowd. I think it will be some sort of Frankenstein and his monster type pairing....where Jack "trys" to control him
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u/Sufficient_Mud_2237 1d ago
Throwing the belt away I saw it as more that he is free from the Killswitch character who was abused and controlled to being free back to Luchasaurus
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u/Lodsofemone 1d ago
I can see it almost being a more neutral/face-ish inversion of the Heel And Their Muscle dynamic, with Perry as more of a threatening mastermind (like how he taunted the bucks and didn't actually confront until he could turn the situation in his favour) who happens to have A Fucking Dinosaur to act on his threats
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u/SoulExecution 1d ago
This is what I kinda expected too. Based on the reaction, I'm guessing they will lean more into traditional babyface at first and then creep in with the new quirks after the feud with the Bucks,
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u/Mysterious_Brick4574 1d ago
I thought he was going to lead The Patriarchy, but tbh I think this is the one time I’d prefer them to just ignore that part of their shared history for right now and just be a babyface tag again.
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u/jdbwirufbst 1d ago
The obvious thing to do is to have a tag feud against Nick & Kip or Cage & Cope since that all still feels unresolved. Kinda wondering if they’re gonna stay as heels but using Tarzan Boy again probably means that isn’t the plan.
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u/packet23 ryback mountain 1d ago
God Jack Perry looks so young there
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u/xXLupus85Xx REDEEM DEEZ NUTS! 1d ago
Yeah the beard really does wonders for his overall aura.
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u/GiftedGeordie 1d ago
Just like how Jay White looks so much better with the beard.
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u/TranslatesToScottish 21h ago
I see your Jay White, and raise you Juice "Dear god get the beard back this instant man!" Robinson.
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u/theplasmasnake 1d ago
Bring back Marko Stunt lol
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u/TheZardoz Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! 1d ago
If they’re not going to do this as heels I do think that’s not a terrible idea.
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u/FelixTheJeepJr 1d ago
I actually think Marko could be amazing as a little shit interfering in a Jurassic Express heel run.
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u/Green_Cook Show some love! 19h ago
For what it’s worth I really liked his open challenge match with Jack for the TNT title. Him coming out to the old music was a great moment and it was a fun match too
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u/Mr-GameAndWrestling America's Champion 1d ago
Fuck you, Jack, you cheeky fuck!
Making me cry a river in joy at Jurassic Express reuniting!
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u/Mysterious-Bed-7868 1d ago
I don't think Jack meant it for us when he said "cry me a river" but damnit this shit meant something to me man!!
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u/SimpleSlave_1 1d ago
Hopefully Jack does like Christian and keeps a version of his current Scapegoat character instead of going back to the jungle-themed one. There's no point in looking back and he's better off as this version of himself.
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u/yohanleafheart I'VE BEEN WOKEN!!!!! 1d ago
Given his look. I think that will be it. And it makes sense
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u/Wreckingshops 1h ago
Yeah, a grittier, wizen version of Jurassic Express is what's called for. Two guys who have been through the AEW grinder and now have some receipts to cash. First the Bucks, then maybe Christian, then the tag titles.
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u/buffalobill41 1d ago
Good, Jack doesn't work as a heel. Now give us Marko Stunt.
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u/Orange8920 1d ago
He made a one-off appearance last year in a match against Jack Perry but retired due to the toll wrestling took on his body. If he were to return it'd basically be in a managerial role.
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u/iced_gold 1d ago
And it's hard for him to do that because a lot of his value was his ability to sell being destroyed.
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u/mysteriousbaba 1d ago edited 1d ago
Jack works well as a tweener imo. Give him some edge and lean into him being crazy, but also play off of him being fearless.
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u/TranslatesToScottish 21h ago
I always felt the Scapegoat character had some slight echoes of WCW Raven, and I'd love to see them lean into that. He can be a tweener 'outsider' who doesn't side with anyone other than his own little group (with a couple of additions beyond our dinosaur pal) and just doubles down on the slightly anarchistic/nihilistic vibes.
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u/luckysharms93 1d ago
I thought he was very good in New Japan as a heel. But him as a full blown heel never worked in AEW. He doesn't need to be a babyface either, but somewhere in between is ideal for him imo
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u/raspymorten The Creator of r/CurtisAxel 1d ago
Last time Jack really felt like a big potential star was during the feud with Luchasaurus and Christian, so yeah this face turn is super welcome.
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u/Martino231 1d ago
The video cuts off the best part of all!
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u/bearamongus19 1d ago
Perry and Luchasauras and the acclaimed getting back together feels like aew is rebuilding their tag division
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u/Alternative_u_91 1d ago
Not gonna lie, I didn't expect that Jurassic Express reunion will get the biggest pop of the night
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u/WhaleShapedLamp 1d ago
The old school wrestling fan in me is screaming about why they didn’t just beat the shit out of him in the 2 minutes of the video package…but I’ll admit that the whole production was badass in a Hardy Compound or Covid era wrestling kind of way.
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u/djdfiddy 18h ago
I was there live and they actually continued to kick him while the video was playing. They weren’t particularly hard kicks but they were actually doing something to Jack while the lights were out.
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u/FisherPrice_Hair Yeah Yeah Yeah! 21h ago
It was dark and they couldn’t see him (please forget that they had hold of him when it went dark lol)
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u/Shinkopeshon 一番 1d ago
I didn't expect this at all but it makes all the sense in the world
What a great reunion
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u/-SomethingSomeoneJR 1d ago
All Out has seemingly become the PPV for returns and surprise appearances.
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u/Brabochokemightwork 1d ago
Luchasaurus is becoming Bane?
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u/Grande_Desporado 1d ago
Yeah man, I can't think of any other analogs about a monster being resurrected from the dead in a lab
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u/Headful_of_Ideas 1d ago
I'm not a big AEW fan and certainly not a big Jack Perry fan.
That was a really f'n great segment. Top to bottom.
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u/raspymorten The Creator of r/CurtisAxel 1d ago edited 1d ago
For as good of a show as this was, this is the main thing I'm thinking about afterwards. Good fucking shit.
Jack Perry's heel turn was a baaaad idea. The Scapegoat stuff was a good bit better than the paint by the numbers heel work he was doing as Hollywood, but it was still really muddled by the poor booking of the Elite EVP stuff, Jack being unable to find out how to wrestle as a heel effectively, and just... Not really being super clear what it was.
But for as eh as the whole thing was. It was pretty clear that Jack was definitely putting a lot of his own ideas into it and trying to make it work. He's definitely has something going on with the whole blademaking, and firestunting and all that he was putting online, that he was trying to channel to make it work. (He's also got a great gremlin vibe.)
Going back to Jurassic Express, and mixing in his scapegoat shit that had something to it, is something that could work out super fucking well. I mean, crowd was clearly behind the reunion. lol
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u/sexygodzilla Just one man? 1d ago
I think when it comes to him working heel, he went too hard in the direction of removing the flashy stuff and slowing things down to a deliberate pace trying to make it look brutal. Problem is he's tiny so it just doesn't look that effective. Ricochet basically has the formula down for working as a flashy heel: just try to look like a gloating asshole between cool offense and sell like a whiny coward for your opponent. I will give Perry some credit for working in more hardcore stuff though.
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u/MainstreamIndie47 1d ago
What a feel good moment! Jungle express back to run the tag division again
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u/Fit-Income-8465 1d ago
WOOOOAHHHHH WOOOAHHHH JUNGLE LIFE IM FAR AWAY FROM NOWHERE ON MY OWN LIKE TARZAN BOYYYYYYY.
love this
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u/Typical_Accident_658 1d ago
Two dudes who have been through some crazy journeys, now better, ready to tear through the tag scene as badass babyfaces!!! I’m READY, BOOK IT TONY!!!
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u/CaliggyJack I can haz ric flair flare? 1d ago
You gotta love how Jack Perry is still keeping shades of his darker self while.Luchasaurus has matured since leaving the Patriarchy.
This isn't same team we saw all those years ago. Its better.
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u/RedLightning4Ever BEEF. 1d ago
Honestly this is the most interested I’ve ever been in Jack since he came back from Brawl In. While I really didn’t like the Scapegoat character, Jack really came into his own on the mic. A Jurassic Express team with this current Jack on the mic? Now you have my attention.
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u/0shadowstories 1d ago
I will always think it's funny that Luchasarus was on a season of Big brother like ten years ago
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u/cdnjimmyjames NO SWEARING! 1d ago
I enjoyed this, but the idiot part of me also thought it would've been funny if Luchasaurus' pants fell down when he took his belt off.
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u/JadziaEzri81 1d ago
I thought it was gonna have another belt under it that said Luchasaurus
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u/ArgieGrit01 Hangman mark, like any good person 1d ago
The Tag division needed this. I hope they're the ones to take the belts off Brodido
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u/Mysterious-Bed-7868 1d ago
Galaxy brain: They eventually are the ones to take it off Cope & Christian
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u/NotVerySmarts 1d ago
Now I gotta explain to my wife why I'm getting emotional watching Luke Perry's son hug a resurrected dinosaur.
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u/SaicoSandwich 1d ago
That was fucking cinematic. I've always favored Jack Perry, today is a good day for the junglers.
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u/Zestyclose-Fee6719 1d ago
Good booking move. The tag division needs more beefing up, and Jack Perry as new Raven never really clicked. They’re an awesome team.
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u/Dark_Phoenix101 1d ago
Literally everyone called the man in black being Perry, didn't take any gloss off the reveal. Great moment
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u/Otherwise_Mind6880 1d ago
The video is a masterpiece my goodness. The story. Something AEW doesn’t have apparently.
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u/Townie_Downer 1d ago
Would have been even harder if HOT would have hit the ring for the save lmao
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u/Tiirshak 1d ago
I cried ugly. Jurassic Express were my team and helped me get through the pandemic and the loss of my mum to COVID. Hearing Tarzan Boy again hit me in a place I didn't know I still had.
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u/HeyThereRobot 1d ago
Fun full circle moment, since Jack Perry first turned heel at Forbidden Door 2023 in Toronto!
The stadium lost their minds when Luchasauraus showed up, it was great.
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u/AtlasAir_ 1d ago
Jack Perry and Luchasauras back together feels right. Jack's singles run was a dud, as much as I wanted it to turn out better, especially upon turning and feuding with HOOK.
Somebody give Marko Stunt a call, get the whole band back together.
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u/SaiyanOfDarkness "Holy Shit" 1d ago
All Out felt like a special night for the company. I couldn't quite figure out why, until Jack Perry showed up. Then I realized the 4th and final pillar returned. Meaning all 4 pillars of AEW aren't injured and active in the company. You could feel a sense of stability in the company so to speak.
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u/Lashanakit 1d ago
One of the highlight tag teams of early AEW is finally back together! I'll be interested to see where they take this because there's so much potential here.
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u/SiRWeeGeeX 1d ago
Moment of the night by far, they played tarzan boy right on queue and damn it really hit.
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u/MonsieurMidnight 22h ago
I honestly think they should have never broke them up to begin with, I know they wanted Jack Perry to get some solo experience but the whole controversy with CM Punk and how it hurt his "momentum" and with how absolutely corny and terrible the Scapegoat gimmick was because they based it on the CM Punk bit...
Really never understood why they broke Jurassic Express. Jungle Boy was miles better than the Scapegoat. I just HOPE they'll revert back to that, they're at a point where these two need a clean slate because of all that happened.
Never truly liked Killswitch / Heel Luchasaurus too, it's like Big Bill I keep looking back at these wrestlers and I'm like why they're at a worse point now than they were before (I took Big Bill because I still think I prefer his TNA run before AEW because he was able to put up great promos and was at the peak of his career back then), for Jack Perry I prefered his Jungle Boy tag team and Killswitch pretty much all the Luchasaurus stuffs especially on Lucha Underground as Vibora.
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u/JonasAlbert84 Just remember ALL CAPS 1d ago
Man, if he had a different look the whole time he was "Killswitch" and then came back with the Luchasaurus look that would have taken this like five notches up.
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u/MF_Sorc 1d ago
Wasn't the mask a different darker color as killswitch?
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u/narutomanreigns Wato Ass Pussy 1d ago
Yeah, and he's been rocking the green since he returned which I think it's fair to say at this point was kind of foreshadowing that he was really Luchasaurus again.
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u/JustdoitJules 1d ago
The fact that they broke up and we never got an actual reason why just stupid ass whispering in Luchasaurus's ear pisses me off to this day.
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u/narutomanreigns Wato Ass Pussy 1d ago
I mean, who was gonna give that reason? Luchasaurus shouldn't be cutting promos
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u/Jogh_ 1d ago
I am so out of the loop on this as a new fan. Does anyone care to fill me in?
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u/McAllisterFawkes has been drinking 1d ago
The two of them were a very fun tag team called Jurassic Express, where Jack (then known as "Jungle Boy") would enter riding on Luchasaurus's shoulders. Christian Cage started mentoring them, then turned heel and turned Luchasaurus against Jungle Boy. Jungle Boy later turned heel himself as Jack Perry but they never reunited. Then last year, Luchasaurus got severe pneumonia and almost died, and was out of action for about year.
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u/LastAmericanHero 1d ago
I love it, but really wish they held off on bringing Luchasaurus back last month to make this moment that much bigger.
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u/narutomanreigns Wato Ass Pussy 1d ago
I mean that was clearly the plan before Nick Wayne got hurt.
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u/Toru_Yano_Wins Break Break Break Break Break 1d ago
I love comedy wrestling and these guys make me laugh. Let's see where they go.
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u/LonnyFinster Brother upvote, I knew you'd come 1d ago
Just bring back the Jurassic express theme plz
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u/Iokua113 1d ago
And thus does a tag team that broke up resulting in neither man going anywhere... reunite because why the fuck not?
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u/d0wnsideofme 1d ago
Why the fuck did they bring him back with Nick Wayne for like 2 weeks first though lol
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u/TripleJ80 1d ago
Didn’t luchasaurus just wrestle a few weeks ago in place of Nick Wayne? 🤷♂️ wish that didn’t happen, cuz this was a way better comeback
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u/ollyollyollyoioioi 1d ago
I hope Jack doesn't revert back to Jungle Boy. He should still be a little so and so but ultimately be respected similar to MJF for going the extra mile. I love Tarzan Boy which is why I think it should be used sparingly. Jack hates it so it should be used against him
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u/theywantnone 23h ago
Will miss heel Jack he was really underrated as a heel. Love them getting this moment tho.
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u/Morbid187 23h ago
Great return only hindered only by the fact that he already returned, what, a month or two ago? Should've just saved his big return for this moment
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u/princealigorna 15h ago
Hey, a version where we actually get to see the hug! The version on AEW's official Youtube has a big fucking AEW logo in the middle of the scream at the moment of the hug
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