For decades, professional wrestling fans have used signs to get their message across on TV. Oftentimes the signs are directed at specific wrestlers at the show, but other times the signs are about something completely different. Lately pro wrestling fans have been using signs at the show to do something unexpected - argue about JRPGs likePersonaandFinal Fantasygames.
On thelatest episode of AEW Dynamite, a special “Road Rager” edition of the show, a fan held up a sign that boldly claimed “Persona 5sucks.” This prompted Twitter user RRIVERA992011 to seek out other examples of JRPG signs at pro wrestling shows, finding a series of instances where fans were arguing about the quality ofFinal Fantasy 8. One sign claimed thatFinal Fantasy 8"sucks," whereas another called the game “filth.” However, one sign came toFinal Fantasy 8’s defense, insisting that the game is underrated, whereas another still claimedFinal Fantasy X-2is better thanFF8. Another sign, spotted at a Ring of Honor show, changed the subject toFinal Fantasy 6, naming it the GOAT of its franchise.
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While thisPersona 5sign seems to be getting a lot of attention, the sign arguments have mostly revolved around theFinal Fantasyfranchise. After doing some more digging, RRIVERA992011 found more examples of pro wrestling fans using signs to argue aboutFinal Fantasy.
They managed to find a sign that referenced theFinal Fantasy 8arguments, saying, “While they argueFinal Fantasy 8we STANFinal Fantasy Tactics.” For the uninitiated,Final Fantasy Tacticsis a turn-based strategy spin-off of theFinal Fantasyfranchise, set in theIvalice universe, which also encompasses games likeFinal Fantasy 12and the classic PS1 gameVagrant Story.
While most of the signs have been about JRPGs, one sign actually appears to be a reference toSuper Smash Bros.More specifically, it’s referencing aSuper Smash Bros.tournament where an organizer known as Plank failed to pay the contestants until years after the fact.
In the meantime, this latest episode of AEW Dynamite is making headlines for more reasons than just thePersona 5sign. It’s also notable for an incident where a Jim Cornette fan rushed the ring, only to get taken down by ring announcer Justin Roberts and punched in the face by Chris Jericho. Moreover, it saw the debut of Malakai Black, known for his work as Aleister Black in WWE and Tommy End on the independent scene.WWE released Aleister Blackright after he started a storyline with Big E, and so his release came as quite the shock for fans.
