JLowe
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Elevation was great, every match was very good and competitive. And as others mentioned Wight and Henry were really on, doing both good color and being funny as hell.
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I’m catching up on the YouTube shows and all I know so far is that I want a Skye Blue-Diamanté feud. And a Skye Blue-Bunny feud.
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Takes two to tango and Jade had two left feet as well.
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1 hour ago, Log said:
I love my ridiculousness in wrestling as much as the next guy, but I'm over "spooky" gimmicks. I especially think they hurt the opponent when they're a champ. Seth Rollins and Shida were both high-profile wrestlers who had to act scared of an opponent because they dressed spooky.
You're a trained fighter and an adult. That's a person in makeup or a mask, you know this. Just fight them.
The fear is because they're unpredictable and will do weird things like try and bite your fingers off. That said, I agree that there are too many dark gimmicks and they can come off as corny, but I know I'm in the minority there. They don't need to say that Abadon is undead, they need to just say that she THINKS she's undead and that makes her dangerous. Malakai Black doesn't need to be some black arts dude, he can be an ass-kicker who will also spit black shit in your eyes to win.
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2 hours ago, Technico Support said:
Exactly! Bam Bam and Vader were the far more apt comparisons I was thinking of, too!
I was getting Vader vibes from Lee.
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1 minute ago, ExcellenceofAirPollution said:
FWIW, I listened to Meltzer and Alvarez and they didn't know how Hangman got busted open because it was in PIP and they didn't pay attention
I did. Archer took the hook from the turnbuckle/ropes, admired it, checked how sharp it was, and proceeded to mutilate his opponent with it, as one does in a Texas DEath Match
I saw that was what he was doing but assumed that they don't do those kind of things so much these days outside of the real hardcore death match places.
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41 minutes ago, Ultimo Necro said:
Keith Lee in a promotion where Mark Henry and Big Show have active roles behind the scenes can only be a good thing. I’ve got a good feeling about this.
Give me Miro v Lee to determine King of The Modern Day Hosses please TK
Was it JR who said Keith Lee was like a young Mark Henry?
Other Hoss fights include Lee vs. Hobbs (really want to see this) and Lee vs. Bears Bronson and Boulder.
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5 minutes ago, For Great Justice said:
wrestling needs more moves named after basketball players. Like nobody wants to get hit with the Vlade Divac
The original WOW had a character named Slam Dunk but I don't remember if she had any basketball themed moves.
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23 minutes ago, Swift said:
People keep mentioning the sign guy last night, but did anyone else notice the black guy (you can see him in the above picture by Lee's knee) who just looked utterly despondent and lost throughout the show like his buddies dragged him to a wrestling show but he had no idea what wrestling even is.
Isn't that the spot where they've been having Kip Sabian and his boxhead sit for the Dark and Elevation tapings? Maybe he's just an arena employee who would rather be home?
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9 minutes ago, John E. Dynamite said:
It's gonna take a lot of banging on the drum to convince the casuals, but Jay White is about as big a pickup as any company on Earth could make. A legitimate World Champion, the first ever NJPW Grand Slam winner, has main evented both the Tokyo Dome and a sold-out Madison Square Garden, and he isn't even thirty. To say the sky's the limit is overestimating the sky.
I have something to look forward to then! I was taping the NJPW shows a few years ago so Omega and the Bucks (and Rocky Romero) are familiar but I eventually stopped keeping up.
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I want to see a Keith Lee and Dante Martin tag team where half of their moves are just Keith Lee yeeting Dante. Corner to corner senton. Press Dante into a shooting star press. Yeet Dante 12 feet into the air and 12 feet outside the ring onto the opponents. Like a more ridiculous, successful Chaos Project.
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First 15 minutes made me think I was watching Raw, please don’t do that again for a long time. In general, the first 30-40 minutes was a challenge.
Wardlow’s overhead belly-to-belly supley (said in Solie voice) were Steineresque. More impressive than the power bombs IMO.
I don’t know who Jay White is but I guess he’s Bullet Club but also Kenny’s enemy?
I’ve never actually seen Keith Lee wrestle and holy hell how did WWE mess that up? Good lord. Also credit to Kassidy for bumping like a fiend. I legit thought Lee was going to try and catch both Lee and Quen at the same time. I want to see Keith Lee squashing fools. I want to see Keith Lee beat Hook.
FTR are my favorites and I don’t think they lost any heat losing THAT match versus Punk and Mox. So much going on. Did I mark out for Tully taking the GTS. Hell yes. Did I mark out more for the Doomsday Device? Actually it was close.
No idea who AQA is but surprised she got as much as she did, and nice shooting star press. Not sure why they would expose their secondary women’s champion so openly on TV like that.
The Deeb challenge is good, it’s going to take time for it to get legs and tonight it was lost on the crowd (and basically served as a cooler).
Page hit a gusher, he had more color in 5 seconds than Archer had all match. Lots of violence, taking down the top rope to stop the Buckshot was clever and well sold by the announcers. Did I mark out for Jake the Snake? Yes, yes I did. They really need to chill on these ring steps spots, too unpredictable. Incredible finish with the ref slingshot out of nowhere. And I was all skeptical about the barbed wire until I saw Archer’s back and Page’s arm post-match.
Problems included that shithead in the front row (taking away from a generally hot crowd), some pacing of matches and the show itself, and timing of commercials and spots. Still, two PPV level matches for free, again.
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9 minutes ago, John from Cincinnati said:
Missed the sign. What did it say? Can’t imagine it’s enough to warrant a boot when everyone else’s annoying signs get a pass.
He had like 100 of them and some head cutouts and was all about getting himself over, it was getting to the point that he was even pissing off the people around him who may have actually been his friends.
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34 minutes ago, DEAN said:
Keith Lee is from Witchita Falls, Texas. That's where I was living when I first ever saw pro wrestling. My sister was born there.
As you know, Wichita Falls is halfway (sort of) between Amarillo/West Texas State area and the Dallas Sportatorium. No wonder he’s a hoss that’s also athletic.
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1 hour ago, Cobra Commander said:
if that front row dork is gonna show up with an anti-Hangman sign, could he at least put a road sign under it so that it could be used in the match?
AEW security needed to yank him after the first hour, given him his $200 back, and given the seat to someone who wanted to enjoy the show rather than get themselves over on their internet board. Frequently detracted from the action.
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On 2/8/2022 at 5:25 AM, Kevin Wilson said:
The potential "thing" with Murray (and with Wilson, and Rodgers, and Watson, and etc.) just shows how much teams have to bend over backwards if they feel they have a franchise QB to keep them 100% happy at all times. That's why I don't complain when the Bills do whatever Allen wants. Want Dorsey as OC? Done. Want Beasley back even though he's a pain in the ass? Done. Because the minute the cracks form, even if they are healed it is all that fans and the media are going to talk about so its best to prevent them from ever forming if possible.
What has Kyler Murray ever done to merit diva treatment by the Cardinals? Him and Kliff are at their ceiling already.
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The only two I even know of the most common names (not the moonshots) being bandied about are Keith Lee and Johnny Gargano. I know Keith Lee because he wrestled Texas indies and some of my friends would post about him. I saw Gargano on NXT once or twice I think. Lee would be interesting to me. Gargano would feel like yet another one of those somewhat generic NXT guys. It is interesting to me that there is a wide range of opinions about the rankings of the most common options.
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5 hours ago, Jiji said:
Darby Allin is their goth Peter Pan.
And Jungle Boy is their regular Peter Pan
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3 hours ago, Peck said:
This is all akin to "he who smelt it, dealt it". So thanks for sharing your musical tastes with us.
That’s why I didn’t say Sugar Ray as I actually like them.
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3 hours ago, Brandon Bones said:
Add a frayed visor baseball cap it’s all Dave Mathew’s Band fan.
Damn, he looks like he’d just bogart all the joints. Every time.
Somehow I doubt me and Orton could be pals. Me with all my good taste. Him with all that him. It just can’t be.
Randy Rohypnol. Not a baseball cap, an upside down visor. Huge fan of Crazy Town. Has to take off his hoops to wrestle.
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13 hours ago, Elsalvajeloco said:
Judging by his behavior with his lieutenants (i.e. Bruce and others) during the steroid trial and other things over the years, Vince is definitely smart enough to know if you're going to do something dirty or anything bordering on illegal, you don't let anyone else know the crucial details. That way, when it does hit the fan, some patsy can take the fall. It's always been like that. If something happens here, Vince won't go down. They will fire the Vice President of Hair Extensions and Spray Tans or some shit and that person will go to jail. Vince is never the fall guy.
“Shane, my son, my favorite. I’m sorry that I got a little out of hand and fired you. I want you back, in fact I have a VERY IMPORTANT POSITION I need filled immediately that only someone like you can handle”
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1 hour ago, christopher.annino said:
Pretty sure he's trying to get us thinking that Ali is showing up but that's wild - although it would be jaw-dropping.
That second part definitely made me think that. And there were three guys in the front row in Chicago with Free Mustafa Ali shirts/signs.
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Lots of fun, great backstage stuff, lots of angle advancements. Very effective television.
Rosa was kicking the shit out of Mercedes, a little shocking, and the pipe came out of nowhere. I’d say they’re building Rosa to finally take the belt from DMD, but it’ll be a while.
Adam Cole serious asskicker doesn’t really work for me, but advances the eventual Elite-Undisputed feud.
I think Jade Cargill gave some youngsters their first funny feelings tonight.
Layla laid some legit chair shots onto Stat, or it sure sounded like it.
Both title matches were excellent. I was kind of hoping for Lethal to win just because of my dislike of Team Tazz and the whole FTW thing but if there are more matches like that I’m okay with Starks. That reversal was special, totally unexpected and so well executed.
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1 hour ago, Brian Fowler said:
I'm surprised he didn't get a major college OC job the moment he was free.
We'll see what Saban does if BoB goes to NE. Saban does like to rehab coaches reputations.
Rampage - 2/11/2022
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Two fantastic tag team matches tonight. Wrong team went over in the main in my opinion, but I know I’m in the minority of AEW fandom at large in disliking JE. Gunn Club looked so damn good.
Shocking women’s match, Robyn Renegade got more in tonight than in all of her Dark appearances I’ve seen combined, and looked mostly like she belonged. Funny what a difference a seasoned opponent can make...
I’m sure people are already tired of my hot takes on Hook. At least he’s beating up and no-selling no names. Thing is, wrestling eventually means making your opponent look good. Also, his one throw was dangerous.
The Danielson backstage advanced his angle with Mox, put Mox over, and built up Moriarty. Really looking forward to that match.
Speaking of looking forward, they’ve got another very strong week already set up for next week!