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WWE/AEW coverage @ForbesSports | Has a mustache | Freelance inquiries [email protected]

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Joined November 2011
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New @Forbes: Ahead of her world title match at #AEWFullGear, Marina Shafir opened up about the piece of advice from Jon Moxley that resonated with her the most, remembering PAC, and her contrasting style with Mercedes Moné. forbes.com/sites/robwolkenbr…
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.@TheNickWayne’s been winmaxxing, and he’s got two wins over Chris Jericho to prove it! 💥 Watch #AEWCollision LIVE on TBS & HBO Max!
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ICYMI: my interview with Marina Shafir ahead of #AEWFullGear for @Forbes 👇 #AEWDynamite
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Still ways to go in the broadcast, but I appreciate AEW leaning into the storytelling elements before Full Gear. Multiple matches on Saturday have benefited. #AEWDynamite
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“I’m going to make history as the first ever Latino AEW World Champion.” - Andrade El Idolo 🔥🇲🇽 #AEWDynamite
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I guess the question is when, not if, AEW pulls the trigger on Andrade El Idolo as world champion at this point. Can't imagine his contract cash-in failing, right? #AEWDynamite
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Kofi went flying and took out Brody King through the table! #AEWDynamite
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New @Forbes: Ahead of her world title match at #AEWFullGear, Marina Shafir opened up about the piece of advice from Jon Moxley that resonated with her the most, remembering PAC, and her contrasting style with Mercedes Moné. forbes.com/sites/robwolkenbr…
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That segment also convinced me that Fletcher needs to win on Saturday and really destroy Ospreay. If AEW wants Ospreay as world champ for Liverpool, have him get his retribution sometime between now and then. I don't think people would argue against a rematch. #AEWDynamite
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Ospreay and Fletcher have a built-in history, but they needed more heat for their match at #AEWFullGear. Think that did the job wonderfully. #AEWDynamite
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Someone in the crowd REALLY wants Kyle Fletcher to feel jealous. #AEWDynamite
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A Marina Shafir le preguntaron qué significaba PAC para ella, tanto dentro como fuera del ring en #AEW: «Solo pude compartir una pequeña parte de su vida. Tengo la oportunidad de trabajar con personas que son como mis hermanos y que lo conocen desde hace más de 20 años; durante todo ese tiempo, él demostró ser un hombre excepcional. Estaba profundamente enamorado de su esposa, amaba lo que hacía y vivía su trabajo con una pasión inmensa. Era un perfeccionista absoluto, y nadie le hizo sentir jamás que eso fuera algo negativo. Me siento muy afortunada de haber podido estar cerca de él, intercambiar ideas y conectar a ese nivel. Nos abrió las puertas, no solo a mí, sino a todos nosotros; es difícil expresar lo que eso significa. Me molesta que sea una pregunta tan difícil de responder. No te das cuenta de lo importante que es todo esto hasta que trabajas con alguien que te demuestra su verdadero valor, y yo tuve la suerte de verlo. No solo a través de una pantalla; pude estar allí, ser testigo de su pasión, de sus intenciones y de esa fuerza indomable —ese "demonio"— que llevaba dentro. Fue algo estimulante, algo realmente increíble. Creo que me afecta tanto porque todos sabemos que era un hombre hecho de otra pasta. Ya no quedan personas como él. Era un perfeccionista, un trabajador incansable, alguien que defendía sus convicciones hasta el final; era algo verdaderamente hermoso. Si valoras esas cualidades —y todos nosotros lo hacíamos—, te das cuenta de que era alguien único, un ser humano irrepetible. No quiero dejar de hablar de él nunca. Mi conexión con él es, precisamente, estar ahí fuera, dentro del cuadrilátero. Me siento muy afortunada y agradecida de poder seguir haciéndolo». - @ForbesSports | @WolkenRob
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Marina Shafir was asked how much PAC meant to her in and out of the ring: “I only got a really small slice of the pie with him. I get to work with like my brothers who f*****g have known him for 20-plus years, and for 20-plus years he was like an outstanding man. He was just head over heels in love with his wife, and loved what he did, and was so passionate. He was such a perfectionist, and no one ever made him feel bad about it. And I just felt very lucky to like be able to be around him and bounce ideas and just like vibe with this guy. He let not just me but like all of us in, and I don’t know what it means. I hate that it’s such a tough question to answer. You don’t realize how important this s**t is until you get to work with someone who shows you how important this s**t is, and I got to see that. Not just like through a screen. I got to be there and see his passion and see his intent and see just the demon that he f*****g was inside. And it was invigorating. It was so f*****g cool. And I think I get upset because we all know that was a man who was cut from a different cloth. They don’t make people like him anymore. He was such a perfectionist, and he was such a hard worker, and he stood on everything that he believed in, and it was f*****g beautiful, man. If that’s what you appreciate, and we all did, it was something very special, something absolutely just beautiful, like a once-in-a-lifetime human being. I don’t ever want to stop talking about him. Like, my one connection to him is being out there and being in a squared circle. And I’m very fortunate and grateful, and I feel very lucky that I get to do that.” (@ForbesSports | @WolkenRob)
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I was at the SmackDown taping on Monday. The crowd was *silent* for 99% of the show, given everyone had sat through an eventful Raw. These guys woke everyone up, though, at like 10 pm. Really fun match and one of the better hardcore bouts of the year.
KO PUNCH. 👊 KEVIN OWENS BEATS CM PUNK IN NO HOLDS BARRED!!!
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We will wear a memorial patch in honor of Jerry Koosman on the sleeve of our home and road uniforms during the 2027 season.
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I'd love a long TBS title run for Skye Blue sooner rather than later. She more than deserves a singles championship reign. #AEWDynamite
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Embarrassing how many Raiders fans are at MetLife. It feels like a home game for them.
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Weekly tradition of the Jets allowing a screen pass for a gigantic gain.
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Gimmick PPVs like Hell in a Cell and TLC introduced stipulations unnaturally. They were better off gone.
TLC 🤝 NXT For the first time in history, the TLC PLE comes to NXT!
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