Jenalysis
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11 hours ago, RefMattyD570 said:
Last night’s Rampage is a great example of why Rampage should be taped before Dynamite instead of after. You lose the ability to set things up for Rampage on Dynamite but you also avoid a situation like this week where Statlander vs. Shafir is the main event in the building after everyone has already seen Blood and Guts.
You can do some before and some after. Stat/Shafir could have been before, the stuff for Rampage you set up on Dynamite can be after.
This was probably the weakest Collision so far, and it was still very, very good. I really wish we could get some of the Dynamite folks, especially Hangman, on a Collision-styled show. The Dynamite-style is kinda wearing out my welcome with me some, even though I like a lot of the folks on Dynamite.
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I wonder what Kenny/Bucks would do post-AEW if they left. My guess is they'd do NJPW and run their own promotion out west.
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1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:
He used a noose in ROH when he joined Bullet Club, hence the "Hangman" nickname.
He says he regrets doing that and will never do that again.
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1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:
I hope that Pac and Takeshita walking out doesn't go unpunished by the BCC.
I'd be perfectly happy with Pac challenging Claudio for the ROH title and either Moxley or Yuta seeking revenge against Takeshita.
BCC vs Don Callis Family, and probably being sucked into the Jericho vortex is likely now.
26 minutes ago, just drew said:Fuck that. I'll watch Care Bears if I wanna see shit like that.
Bryan Danielson wrestling and stretching Care Bears in an ironman match would be some quality TV.
I really do enjoy Elite match stories, even if I don't like all the shenanigans. I'd love to see Omega and Hangman on a Collision-styled show.
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23 minutes ago, HumanChessgame said:
I'm not sure why Blood and Guts is on Dynamite and not a PPV (it's got to take up the entire second hour, right?), but the lineups for both teams has my interest.
The match itself was fine and I'm sure he and Swerve know eachother well but I don't get why Nick Wayne lost his debut match after all the hype he got. Maybe they are doing some kind of "you've got talent but you're not there yet, kid" story or whatever but it seemed pretty anticlimactic. I don't see any shows on their schedule in the PNW anywhere for him to get that big hometown pop.
Adam Cole will actually get over as a sympathetic babyface when MJF eventually turns on him. Though that got me to thinking...what if they're going to pull a swerve and have Cole to be the one to turn?
Nick's being put in a better spot than Action Andretti. Losing to Swerve, esp in that way, is not a black mark. He's mostly being used to further Darby/Swerve.
MJF getting the crowd to pop for basic wrestling stuff was awesome. I still think Jay > MJF for best heel in wrestling, but it's a lot closer than I thought it was a year ago, and MJF has the chops to get to Jay's in-ring level. Two very different types of heel.
Is it just me or does Hook throw really good body punches? They look a lot more vicious than they should for a guy as small as Hook. Definitely helps with his aura and makes him come off vicious. Hook's got a good foundation, just needs to build on it.
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That tag match might be AEW's TV MOTY.
This was definitely AEW's best TV show this year so far.
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On 6/26/2023 at 12:04 AM, Iron Moose said:
My appraisal of Danielson has plummeted as a consequence of the seizure spot and the anticlimax of the finish.
Given that there was a shoot injury, the finish makes sense. I suspect the seizure spot was an audible by Bryan so they could figure it out after the injury- stupid but forgivable given circumstances.
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12 hours ago, The Natural said:
Great having Bryan Danielson, Kenny Omega, Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi here having sorely missed the first Forbidden Door. Interesting Jay White isn't on the show. Heat on White?
Storyine wise Jay is banned from NJPW due to Eddie Kingston. I think they missed an opportunity of having jay use Forbidden door to go after SANADA, but they prob don't want Jay taking losses right now.
Jay definitely put folks over like a champ on his way out, I doubt there's heat. They might also be trying to avoid confusion between BC Gold and wish.com BC that NJPW has right now with Finlay.
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Really good Evil Uno vs Desperado match on mysterywrestling with Mrs.Uno and Nyla commentating, prob best AEW vs NJPW match of the night.
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1 hour ago, HarryArchieGus said:
Fun show! Punk promo was good. Yeah, that Piper tribute shirt was well above their average output. Didn't realize that was supposed to be his dog. Luchasaurus v Wardlow was fine. Hard not to expect this type of match, but they worked hard. It even exceeded said expectations with that wonderful CHRISTIAN performance! MattD completely nails the Wardy conundrum before making his family pancakes (Hogan! Hogan!)...
Tho, I'm not sure it's too late. I never saw him as a Pittsburgh indy wrestler, but I would have to assume he's come a long way since coming to AEW. Buddy v Andrade was fine pro wrestling. I dig both of these guys, but am I the only one watching this thinking is Andrade going to be an AEW contracted wrestler in 6 months? So too, tho longer I presume, 'Buddy Murphy'! Not to just point out the Dasha flub as she was really good throughout. The PiP messed with the recharge of this bout, but hit after hit, or well placed miss after well placed miss, on the way to the fun finish. And then another Rotten lights out as per usual. Ugh! I think it's about time something was learned from the persistent always shitty timing issue! Made worse here with the bad camerawork that followed. The Brody King clothesline spot felt a bit goofy. Complaints aside, hoping this leads to LFI v HOB. Scorpio Sky Video was good. I like Sky, but will he ever find that missing piece of the puzzle. Who should Scorpio Sky be watcing @MattD? Miro v Nese made for an excellent return. I'm completely with the 'Miro should have been a big surprise' contingency. I'm happy to see Miro back, but again, for how long? Is he worth building for the other team? I hope I'm way off the mark thinking this. Storm/Ruby v Willow/Skye was swell. Toni is such a general. Wow, what a fucking incredible bump Ruby took from Willow into the guardrail! Fucking brutal!!!! I thought Soho was concussed for a few minutes after that. Nice to see the work put in by Skye showing such vast improvements. Willow seems to have that physical charisma that Wardy struggles with. Ricky Starks promo was fine if bland. Jeff Jarrett promo was good. Yeah, not into announcing a 'Concession Stand Brawl', but am into building matches coming up with promos - an obvious but often overlooked element of upcoming AEWTV matches. I really wish the Assclaimed promo was just Max Caster rapping any important details of that segment - to which I'm having a difficult time finding any important details. They're such a good act, but I hate when they're thrown out ther for such meaningless timewasting fair. Give them a goddamn reason. Complaints aside, I got the same kick as everybody seeing Schiavone get in on the scissor. Joe/Jay/Juice v CMFTR was really good. Considering how clumsy Punk can generally be, I didn't find his work here all that rusty. Really great back and forth with Jay in particular. Interesting seeing all the posts concerning Juice stepping it up here. I thought Jay was still the MVP, but yeah nice to see a journeyman like Juice make the best of a situation. Now, can somebody assist him with his ring gear? I was worried about horsy JR in the beginning there, but he was actually pretty good with all his contributions (of all the things to apologize for Jim!?). The Joe-Punk confrontation was thrilling! I loved Punk going to the headlock and then back to it. I'm totally fine with no post match angle and just sinking in the return. That said, I did read about Chris Hero being backstage, and had a hopeful, if unrealistic, thought. I wonder about Hero's ring shape? I'm with the posi vibes for show 1 commentary. Going in I was very unhappy about the announcement of Kevin Kelly being the lead. I routinely watch New Japan with Japanese commentary, and find Kevin's awkward story explanations and aawwwfffullll big move calls very difficult to ignore. Here however I thought he actually did a really solid job, and deserves a wee bit of a break for working out the kinks. He certainly wasn't the only one making errors here - I wonder if this was a new crew? Nigel on the otherhand is clearly fucking awesome. I was kinda hoping they would just move their wonderful ROH team to this broadcast, but in the end I kinda sorta (can't believe it) dug Kelly. I really liked this debut. And am sooo stoked for next weekend live - back to back nights! Am I dreaming!?!
Juice needs to mix some of his early NJPW stuff into his AEW stuff. That's what is missing. Peak Juice was 2018.
I really think Punk-Jay could elevate Jay, esp if Jay takes the sham title from Punk.
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55 minutes ago, Norwegian Rudo said:
You don't have to do a finish, ending your debut show with a hot angle is probably better anyway.
I think Joe and BC Gold aren't going to work well together, leading to BCG vs CMFTR and Joe.
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8 hours ago, mystman said:
Can it be explained to me why it's okay to body shame Adam Cole? I hated this shit when they do it to Kingston. It's not any better to do it to Cole, but no one seems to have a problem with it on here. It's gross.
Kingston may be fat, but he looks like a tough guy with enough technical know-how and viciousness that it doesn't hurt him.
Adam Cole just has an indy look and the god-awful Panama Sunrise. I dislike him less than I dislike Britt on the show (AC seems like a good person though)
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Jay White/Starks was great- and those two could easily go 30 and have it be even better.
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36 minutes ago, Greggulator said:
What stood out to me the most:
1) I really liked the triple threat. Most importantly, I really loved Swerve in the triple threat. He is perfect for a match like that where he can snake around, do his weirdo offense, get tossed to the floor and then steal a win. Swerve is such a great opportunist heel. I just hope he finally gets some good lackeys around him because that is going to make him pop.
2) Shocker that OC/Darby vs. Gates of Steel (is that their name? I am using my phone) was the best match of the night. OC and Darby and FTR should have a match. That would be such a banger. This was a great bruiser team vs. smaller babyfaces matchup, with Darby as a great crash pad with Ricky Morton touches and OC as a wonderful Tommy Rogers outthinking his opponents.
3) Good to see Stat. I am really excited for what comes next for Jade. One thing that she needs to learn if she is going to last is how to lose and look effective. Nobody can get the crazy push forever. Bianca lost all of the time in NXT. Now she is coming off a really great dominant run as a champion. Bianca main evented a WM. She’s going to be around as long as she wants to be because she is so all-around great, and not being a dominant force while learning the ropes is a huge reason why. Jade… I am worried about her since now she has to look competitive against everyone while spending the first few years of her run as unconquerable. But it will be interesting to see.
We're seeing HOOK go through this now. He's been doing a good job of it I think,
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31 minutes ago, elizium said:
I bet it feels really nice to cuddle Tony Schiavone
Downgrade from Mima Shimoda....
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10 hours ago, Go2Sleep said:
Mark Briscoe giving The Slap TM to Jarrett was extremely the shit. Normally guest ref angles are pretty bad, but Mark's really nailing it.
Really happy to see Aussie Open signed. Hopefully Mark Davis' injury that was alluded to isn't too severe.
Also good to see they threw together a video package for Willow. Mercedes getting hurt sucks, but even without working for AEW, she bailed out the shitty writing for the women's division with a massive put over for someone who should be an emerging star.
I'm scared for Sabu since he was in bad shape 20 years ago, but it was nice to hear his theme again.
Overall, a solid go-home show. The promos hit their mark, and there were some nice showcase matches for guys who will be in clusterfucks at the ppv.
I'm wondering if FTR and Mark Briscoe have a setup working.
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Nah, it's cuddle puddle Mastodon.
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https://queer.af/@[email protected]/110424480842947878
Fun little story about the CM punk shirt. Don't think the link reads in here, but a bit of story on the origin.
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On 5/19/2023 at 2:17 PM, Greggulator said:
Hey guys! I need some help making a moveset for one of my e-fed characters.
What I'm looking for: My character is a hyper athletic babyface. Think of Shelton Benjamin/Montez Ford/etc. (But white.)
But he also has a love of old-school wrestling. I want to combine some old-school 80s stuff in combos that lead to him using state-of-the-art stuff.
Example: He does a footstomp into a standing dropkick that send his opponent to the floor into some crazy dive to the floor.Example: Atomic Drop where his opponent bounces off the ropes into a Cartwheel Death Valley Driver and then into a springboard kick.
Looking for combos that could start with a bionic elbow, monkey flip, backrake, ramming someone's head into the turnbuckle a bunch of times, etc.
Thx!Look at some Kidd Bandit stuff. She innovates a lot of moves like this.
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5 hours ago, Sparkleface said:
Must not make bottom surgery joke must not make bottom surgery joke must not make bottom surgery joAHHHHHHH
JOKE'S ON YOU BUDDY I TRADED MINE IN YEARS AGO HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAAA
Today is three months since I traded mine in.
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Punk feels like the gift that keeps on giving.
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8 hours ago, TheVileOne said:
Punk is 45 and injury prone and has less matches left than what he's put in. There's no reason for him not to put over Hangman at some point.
You're assuming Punk wants what's best for AEW. I suspect Punk would refuse to do it. Hangman was hurt a good bit by that loss, to the point the long Mox feud was necessary rehabilitation.
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On 5/13/2023 at 10:34 PM, TheVileOne said:
If none of the backstage issues from September 2022 were truly resolved, how is this going to work out?
Also, how can you make any money if guys are refusing to work with each other? Like why shouldn't Hangman and Punk be paired up again? Or Punk and Moxley?
They should only be paired up if Punk puts over Hangman clean and convincing.
That almost certainly won't happen.
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4 hours ago, Go2Sleep said:
General question: Who should be the person to end Orange Cassidy's streak?
OC's AA/INT title run has quietly turned into one of AEW's best angles. It's like a scaled down version of Taker's Mania streak. Started off innocuous enough, then about 2/3 of the way through it started becoming a huge deal where every match feels like high stakes, and each successive win taking more and more out of them. OC has helped himself a lot with a lot of MOTYC level work in his more recent defenses (particularly the Buddy Matthews match). It's at the point now where you can't just pass the title along, it's going to be mega heat for the next person to beat him.
With Callis' sudden turn, my vote is heel Takeshita. I'm not sold on the turn happening so soon, but since it has, this could make the most of it. Callis needs a new guy, and that guy has to actually accomplish something to justify leaving someone booked as strong as Kenny. I think they're missing a lot of potential with babyface Takeshita, but this is a good way to get him to that next level.
My second choice would be Swerve, who should have a bigger role than he does and would no doubt be great in that "bi-weekly banger tv match" role. The only thing is I'm not sure if it would be too much system shock if he went from this Rampage-level feud with Keith and Dustin all the way to one of the biggest wins AEW has to offer right now. No doubt he has the ability to pull it off, does TK as a writer?
Jay White beating OC after beating Starks would legitimize him pretty easily in AEW as a main event level player. Also being from New Zealand just about every matchup possible is international.
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AEW/ROH Finances, Ratings, etc.
in ALL ELITE WRESTLING
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I did both!!!
Young me wanted to be Sailor Mars and do running Liger Bombs. (I really should have been Jupiter for that!)