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    AEW TV - 10/10 - 10/17/2023 - Tuesday Night Wars

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    Hmmmm.m, I’m excited for Danielson v Starks 3 and that’s where you pull the trigger on Starks going over. The question, do we get a wild stip or would Starks going over in a singles match be a bigger win (“I don’t need no gimmicks”, etc)? Their strap match was all kinds of icky amazing. 
    I feel this makes sense and pretty logical and enjoyable with recent outcomes. Danielson over Starks so he can get a big match with Swerve (who just beat Hangman), Danielson over Swerve to face Christian (with interference from Hangman so Swerve’s protected), Christian over Danielson to keep him strong again Cope (with interference from Starks to lead to avenging his initial loss). Swerve can hopefully beat Hangman and maybe go after MJF or continue to rise as a villain. Then have Danielson put over Starks who can either continue a tag title run or go after the International title or TNT title. Fantasy ~~~~ boooooooking. Wooooooo.

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    AEW - OCTOBER 2023

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    5 hours ago, Godfrey said:

    And the third iteration can be El Hijo del Octopus II

    5 hours ago, Curt McGirt said:

    We've already seen Octopuscito, you'll have to get permission for that after he grows up.

    2 hours ago, Godfrey said:

    El Hijo del Octopus 2 Jr 

    So here’s the Octopus-gun as we know it.

    Me - Octopus

    My Son / lil Octopus - El Hijo del Octopus

    My future grandson - El Hijo del Octopus jr

    My replacement (I’m voting for Japanese Letters aka the artist formally known as DZ if he wants a new name and would bring honor to my gimmick) - Octopus II

    DZ’s kid - El Hijo del Octopus II

    DZ’s grandkid - El Hijo del Octopus II jr

    the pattern goes on from there. We can also include other variants like Blue Octopus, Red Octopus, Steel Octopus, Octopus D if @Matt D ever gets tired of treadmilling on land , etc. 

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    AEW - OCTOBER 2023

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    3 hours ago, ExcellenceofAirPollution said:

     

    Anyway, in praise of Tony I'm impressed the way he's been able to work with NJPW, AAA and now CMLL with all of the delicate politics involved.  

    This is worth mentioning! I’ve always been impressed with this about AEW. Although I’m not huge on the amount of belts we regularly see from other companies, it is very cool that AEW is very much in the Wrestling Universe and actively referenced rivalries and wrestlers from other companies. Kingston vs Shibata being King’s Road vs Strong Style was cool as hell. Seeing AAA stuff and now CMLL stuff is wild. New Japan guys like Ospreay and Sabre jr is very very cool. The Suzuki pops still make me so happy. AEW is a beautiful thing.

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    AEW - OCTOBER 2023

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    On 10/13/2023 at 11:59 AM, Leonidas said:

    Both BD vs ZSJ and again vs Swerve, I had to physically stop watching the show and go have a break for 20 minutes to just decompress from the awesomeness of those two matches. We are eating so good right now I feel like a wrestling GLUTTON.

    I watched it twice in a row. Once to experience it, once to write about. Then after writing about it I watch it a third time before falling asleep. A week later it held up and I’ll likely put it on again today just to make sure I feel the same way before waiting another month or so. 

    23 hours ago, Shartnado said:

    I really like that you feel that way about it. To me, it was one of the very few times that a technical wrestling match actually lived up to expectations. It was mostly due to how quickly both men were trying to get OUT of every hold and had counters to basically anything. That's what I want. Fuck restholds with nothing happening, try to get out of everything immediately, if the holds hurt as much as they are supposed to, within wrestling logic.

    I’ve rambled in this, but I just love struggle in wrestling. The feeling of everything being visually earned. I usually use that for like Daisuke Sekimoto slowly grappling someone or a stiff strike fest, but it worked so well here. There wasn’t anything taken for granted or going through the motions. 
    The match itself was such gamesmanship. The first half being about proving themselves as better and then it became about winning.

    22 hours ago, JLowe said:

    And also trying to find parts to hurt. I loved Sabre kicking Danielson's arms out when he was trying to arch back for a submission. Grabbing for fingers, punching at knees. All of it.

    ZSJ is such a prick lol. 

    22 hours ago, Shartnado said:

    And more than one body part. Find several weaknesses to exploit and move from one to the next when the opportunity presents itself! It was beautiful!

    Very much a chess match and surprisingly Mox laid out the strategies so well! 

    21 hours ago, NikoBaltimore said:

    That match was so good I really don't want to watch it back.  It just felt so perfect in the moment that I want to hold onto that sheer excitement I had watching it for the first time.  Yeah, it'd be neat to see again and maybe years later I'll consider it.  But I was just a giddy motherfucking watching it and would prefer to have those memories be just from that one time.  It sounds odd because it is but the only other match that had me this way was Danielson/Suzuki which was motherfucking HUGE to me.  I was practically pacing around the room in excitement and felt like I could have ran through a wall.  But yeah to your points the Danielson/ZSJ match far exceeded the hype and Mox sitting back going "Holy shit!" is the absolutely perfect reaction to that match.

    I think the only way it could get better is if they have the next match in New Japan and there's a submission finish.  I believe that's what they're going for whenever it happens but being so used to trilogies ending I am glad with them going to a fourth one.  I would be quite fine with ZSJ winning that via submission to not only even the series but also have it be a "passing of the torch" moment.

    I don’t blame you for wanting it once. I did the opposite though, lol

    Yes, a New Japan rematch would be great. 

    20 hours ago, The Natural said:

    Echo all this. Loved Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr from AEW WrestleDream 2023. Originally it was supposed to be at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2022 but Danielson got hurt. The wait was worth it. I watched the match twice in one day which I don't normally do. The opening feeling out, ZSJ baiting Bryan into using his right arm with the steel rod in, the submission exchanges going on offence to defence. The fluidity of. My favourite spot was Danielson countering the armbar to a Regal Plex which I've never seen before. Nigel McGuinness' reaction to it was great. Two of the best technical wrestlers of all time making it look effortless. ***** and the 2023 Match of the Year.

    That Regalplex popped me huge! MOTY for me too. Which is a surprise because I really loved the MJF IronMan match, but this one was better.

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    AEW - OCTOBER 2023

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    Ok, I’m done teasing about the Tony tweets. He’s going on about his mom when she was in the hospital and lashing out heavily at spam/ troll accounts. If you still lurk here, I’m sorry for making fun of you. Please stop reading Twitter so heavily as it is really sad now. 

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    AEW TV - 10/10 - 10/17/2023 - Tuesday Night Wars

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    I think one of the issues is they go to a really cool market to climax the Hangman Saga but a certain lil Octopus’s due date was pretty close to that, then a year later they go back to the same market and Quake the fuck out of the Lake so hard and so good, then when they go back for the third year we get no announced Quaking and I don’t have another son. What the fuck, Tony. 

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