Jenalysis
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22 hours ago, Craig H said:
Starks vs Knife Pervert is going to rule. Those two seem like they're made for each other.
I really want to see that headline a Dynamite instead of being stuck in the middle of the PPV. I might even consider saving it for the Owen as a first-round match that can main event and then giving it nearly the full 20. Fans need a good long Jay White match to see how good he is I think. I'd also consider it as a final for the Owen.
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RIP Dean. This was the first internet board I was ever on, back in I think 1996 or 1997.
RIP and Thank you.
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6 minutes ago, zendragon said:
Most local Indy’s in my area run monthly or quarterly. Make you wonder where the Parker Bourdouxs or Jade Cargills are supposed to get reps
That's what the AEW house shows and going from local indy to local indy is for.
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Folks here are summing up my current grievances with AEW pretty hard.
2019 up until Punk, it felt like AEW was a promotion mostly giving me what I wanted, and now it feels a bit too stale/safe.
I guess this puts me on team Canada, hand me my tracksuit.
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sad for Leva, she seems like she's really nice.
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On 4/13/2023 at 2:58 PM, Niners Fan in CT said:
It seems like the Tokyo Dome is the only large scale facility Japanese wrestling uses these days. I'm not sure why, back in the 90s FMW for example would run baseball stadiums for their big cards.
NJPW ran a baseball stadium during the pandemic. Naito got to win in his favorite baseball team's stadium.
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There's too much bullshit on dynamite right now. The wrestling is good, but a little too much sports entertainmenty stuff , and not the good sports entertainmenty stuff.
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2 hours ago, DMJ said:
On the face/heel conversation...
There's no way he's getting booed in Chicago. There's no way he's getting booed in most cities.
I've brought it up before but, years ago, maybe in 04' or 05', I went to a local show featuring Buff Bagwell. At the time, me and my fellow "smark" friends went there essentially to heckle Bagwell (we were young, entitled, spoiled 22 year-olds who thought asking him repeatedly "Where's Judy?" was the height of wrestling comedy). Anyway, long story short, Bagwell came out and we all popped huge. He worked babyface and all the wrestling nerds in the audience adored him as he "played the hits" (including doing his N64 WCW vs. nWo Revenge taunt, which may or may not have caused my buddy to shed a single tear). I don't remember him getting heckled but, if he was, Bagwell had us cheering for him so much that we would've turned on the heckler.
My point is - when that music hits, the kneejerk Pavlovian reaction is going to be to cheer and even if there are some "Young Buck" chants or "We Want Kenny" chants or whatever...CM Punk will only need one or two snappy comebacks to win back the majority of the crowd.
Having him be a heel against Jericho of all people sounds extra absurd and a really bad idea. Even if he were to try to veer into heel territory, Jericho is such a buffoon (on camera and often IRL) that any criticism Punk would lob at him would probably lead to cheers.
Against Kenny and the Bucks, I think it may end up looking like what we're seeing against the BCC. The matches - like their work against the Lucha Bros - are probably going to be terrific. But I don't get the feeling that the audience is particularly passionate about this build-up. Part of that is because the BCC, especially Mox, are too well-liked. I mean, a couple months ago, Danielson was defending the honor of pro-wrestling against MJF. Now we don't like him because he's going after the Elite...who were heels not too long ago and, even before the Brawl In incident, were somewhat polarizing figures.
So, there may be cities where the Elite gets cheered over Punk, there may be cities where the opposite is true, and there may be cities where the fans end up cheering both sides (which kinda seems like what's happening with the current Elite/BCC feud). Ultimately, though, I think the crowd responses are going to hot and it will create a great atmosphere as long as they don't try to force either side into being a clearly defined heel/face.IF there's really that much animosity, then I could see both sides of it competing with each other and not agreeing to work heel. You do have to worry about re-signing the Elite and Hangman as well, and likely more defections like Hobbs if they leave.
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15 hours ago, Peck said:
Comes in 2nd on “Worst Things You Can Do To A Dog In Professional Wrestling” behind Mr. Fuji.
I still think Boss Man has this one on wrap.
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On 4/13/2023 at 1:37 PM, just drew said:
I’m not sure why everyone’s wanting Jay White to go over Stroke Daddy Starks…
Jay's an ace who could be as big as Mox or Omega, and is already capable of such. Starks is great but hasn't shown that level yet.
I don't like the feud because it hurts Ricky, but you can't hurt Jay by having him lose to Ricky right out the gate.
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1 hour ago, hammerva said:
Is this whole Bullet Club Gold thing by Jay White and maybe Tony Khan mocking the concept of Bullet Club knowing that it has jumped the shark and is barely relevant anymore. I mean there are 3 version of the Bullet Club now (New Japan, IMPACT, and now AEW). I am sure there is an indie that has a bunch of people claiming to be Bullet Club.
That would be the dumbest waste of Jay White ever. That said, Bullet Club Gold is not going to help Jay reach the top of AEW. Jay needs to beat Ricky, then move up the card.
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1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:
I liked tonight's show save for Keith Lee/Jericho. That match was a little too slow and plodding for my liking.
It hasn't been mentioned yet, but I liked the video package for Jay White and Juice Robinson. I didn't particularly need it because I'm familiar with Jay & Juice, but it was nice to see for the fan that may not be as familiar with them.
I'm surprised Silas Young didn't even get an entrance and got squashed, in his hometown to top it off. That's some straight up McMahon treatmemt.
I'm definitely looking forward to next week with Britt/Jamie vs. The Outcasts and Wardlow vs. Powerhouse.
The problem with Bullet Club Gold is I'm getting Jarrett-era NWO vibes from it. Jay/Juice/ELP/someone would be a nice group though- not sure who a 4th should be- definitely some up and comer original.
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19 hours ago, Go2Sleep said:
Two good signings I think.
Starkz is gonna be super good when she finishes maturing physically (in the sense of adding more muscle mass and improved coordination through reps) and gets to work with all the pros in AEW/ROH.
I'm one of the few Brian Cage fans here, but I think this version of the Embassy is a great heel stable for ROH and if he moonlights as Swerve's muscle, that's a big step up from Parker Boudreaux and that tattooed guy who may or not have ever wrestled before.
I'm fine with Cage in his current role. He's a great meathead midcard goon. Just don't try to make him more than he is.
Billie and Willow would be a great tag-team if AEW ever does a women's tag division.
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16 hours ago, Elsalvajeloco said:
So what? It's 2023. You don't think people know about potential weather. They've had countless events there. Also, we should consider this specific promoter owns a football club.
Plus, unless you're the wicked witch, the rain isn't going to melt you. They're going to have a canopy covering the ring, and that's all that matters. If you believe you might die cause of the rain, then don't go. Jesus Christ.
Minoru Suzuki vs Okada in the rain was a great spectacle.
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7 minutes ago, Dolphman 3000 said:
I didn't like that Starks started mounting a comeback during the 2 on 1 instead of getting laid out clean
Makes me think Jay/Juice are just going to be Kingdom-level goofs to bump for the established stars instead of a major act in their own right
Ricky is close to the top of the card in AEW, a 2 on 1 comeback vs a top guy and a goober isn't as crazy as what FTR got to kick out of tonight.
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I'm just happy Jay White is there.
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On 4/3/2023 at 3:13 PM, John from Cincinnati said:
Presumably people pitching a fit about the result of a single match in a vacuum.
TK did the same thing with Eddie vs Claudio, yet isn't getting the heat. I think a lot of it is level of trust in the company, AEW/ROH fans trust the booking to pay off in the end, WWE fans have been burned too much.
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5 hours ago, hammerva said:
I know there are more important issues to deal with on the Gisselle Shaw situation. The biggest one being that you are in a huge WrestleCon convention filled with wrestlers and marks and just NOW people are mad at the shit that Rick Steiner said to her. Lot of people have some explaining to do. But the first thing I thought was that there is a certain son of Rick Steiner who is popularity by the minute having a huge match at NXT Stand and Deliver against the opposite of this in about 5 hours. For his sake he is hoping that news doesn't travel fast and he is so wrong.
It's quite possible people didn't know Rick was like this.
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56 minutes ago, HumanChessgame said:
Ah, I had no idea and just figured he lived in Japan. If he spends most of his time stateside then it makes sense, especially if this helps further the ROH/NJPW relationship.
NJPW is supposed to be sending LA Dojo folks over reguarly for ROH, so it makes more sense with that. I was surprised at it being as one-sided as it seemed. Yuta looked more outclassed than I thought he should have been.
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2 hours ago, Craig H said:
BTW, am I alone in really hating Juice as a heel in AEW? I didn't have this much of a problem with him in NJPW in Bullet Club and he was awesome as a babyface, especially with his post match promos that always seemed like they were from the heart, but he's so annoying in AEW and sounds like a cartoon character. It's like he's trying to do the worst unhinged Brian Pillman impression ever.
Juice has been lost ever since NJPW buried him by just feeding him to Mox then he cut his dreads.
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It's not like AEW doesn't have someone who worked a fast food gimmick on the roster already. Hot, spicy, and tastes great!
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12 hours ago, Elsalvajeloco said:
I totally agree with that sentiment, but for a world title match? You need to go off the air with that. They did it and then rolled on with rest of the show. I honestly totally forgot about it by the end of the show.
You can't really go off the air with it, as you gotta start them in the expectation you go long. If you start it 5 mins before end of show, folks know something screwy about to happen.
Sometimes your pacing has to be a bit awkward to keep things fresh.
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I was fine with it, because every now and then you need your surprising quick finish to keep fans on their toes.
If I was running a promotion I'd have a big match end quick like that at least a couple times a year, like Hiromu/KUSHIDA style.
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May 2023 Wrestling Talk
in The PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING
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was briefly in WCW if you counted the filthy animals as heels. Never really got booed though.