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  1. What a f'n roll AEW is on. I'm marking the hell out week after week, show after show, like a little kid. I'm loving this so much. Legit laughed out loud when JR talked about what a great time it is to be a wrestling fan. Agree with you 100 percent on that one, Good Ole! Hat tip to all y'all here who callled Hangm'n playing the "I did what you couldn't do" card on Bry-Bry and Danielson running through DO on the way to his title bout. Nailed it! Never mind the wrestling, I was marking out that "we" called that! Check out Dragon turning the crowd on himself and breaking out the "I have till 5!" Dragon vs Hungee is gonna be hawt! Ishii-ee and Cassidy-ee vs B and B with Hardy-ee and The Bunny-ee (calm down Gordi-ee) was everything I hoped for out of the Stone f'n Pitbull in AEW. And he and Orangey-ee were great together. Good Lord that Virginia crowd! I felt happy thinking that our boy @DEANwas part of that!! Just one example: the ROAR of joy when Shida got the kendo stick. Beautiful. Kingston vs Garcia? Yes, please! We got Malakai Black brooding in a dark room! About time! Punk vs MJF? That is a good idea. Darby vs Ass Man? Screw it. Let's do it. Really setting the post-PPV table here. Showing the advantage of their massive roster with the huge variety of potential match-ups. Have no fears, we've got match-ups for years! You can't say that here ? Thumbtacks. It's what's for breakfast. I liked Sammy's snazzy new ring gear. Ending on a show of sportsmanship was cool.
  2. Brian Bryan vs Player Uno and Tomofugginghiro fugging Ishii on Dynamite!!! Damn, AEW, let a guy catch his breath, will ya? Bryan Danielson vs Evil Uno - If you are not excited for this, we are not sympatico The Acclaimed vs Dante Martin & Lio Rush - Dante Martin just keeps getting better and better. How spectacular do you have to be to stand out in AEW for your athleticism? Looking forward to The Acclaimed's entrance rap for this one as well. The Butcher & The Blade vs Orange Cassidy & Tomohiro Ishii - Sorry about that. Hope I didn't get any on anyone... Hikaru Shida vs Nyla Rose - Love Shida Jay Lethal vs Sammy Guevara for the TNT Championship - Uhhhhhh.... Go Sammy?
  3. Yikes, a 90-minute Dark. Guess I'll have to skip my way through this one. Hmmm, let's see: Powerhouse Hobbs (w/ Hook) vs. Jaysin Strife: Well, not gonna skip this one. I love me some big man clubbering (as do we all). (Also, I got a legit lol at a guy named Tazz saying to a guy named Excalibur, "What kind of a name is Stryfe? That's gotta be a work." Andrade El Idolo (w/ Jose) vs. Jah-C: Can't skip this. I missed the boat on Andrade in WWE so I wanna catch as much of him as possible now. Shawn Spears and Wardlow (w/ Tully Blanchard) vs. Arik Cannon and Renny D Skip a Wardlow squash? Not likely! Also, Arik Cannon yelled at me once at a Dragon Gate show in Fukuoka (because I was cheering for his opponent) and it freaked my then-girlfriend (and current wife) out so much that she was worried that "Mohawk Guy" was gonna attack us and didn't completely calm down until we left Fukuoka. So obviously I think he's great. Ruby Soho vs. Hyan: Can't skip this. I missed the boat on Ruby Riot in WWE so I wanna catch as much of Ruby Soho as possible now. Too Fast Too Fuego vs. Brandon Gore and Kit Sackett: After Fuego Dos pulled the "Strap comes down/Strap goes back up" and "Double roll diving hot tag" spots last time, I'm not skipping 2F2F. The Acclaimed vs. Dark Order's Alan "5" Angels and Colt Cabana: Gotta at least watch the rap... Riho, Kris Statlander and Ryo Mizunami vs. Nyla Rose, Emi Sakura and The Bunny (Lulu's final appearance) Yeah, right. Like I'm gonna skip Lulu Pencil's last appearance! ? The Varsity Blonds and Lee Johnson & Brock Anderson (w/ Arn Anderson) vs. The Factory's Aaron Solo & Nick Comoroto, JD Drake and Ryan Nemeth (w/ QT Marshall) JD Drake is my guy. If he's on a team with Comoroto, I am all the way there. John Silver vs. Peter Avalon: Not skipping Hungie. Sonny Kiss vs. Adam Grace: Not skipping Kiss. Dark Order's 10 vs. Mikey Wild: Am I gonna skip 10? Scorpio Sky vs. Craven Knyte: Maybe I can skip this one! But it's the main, so probably something cool is in store here... Aw, damn it! I watched the whole thing. There's 90 minutes I could have spent productively but instead spent having a blast watching pro wrestling. ?
  4. Thank you to everyone who chimed in on the "Randy Orton in AEW" navel gaze! My takeaway is that there really aren't a lot of specific match-ups for the ole Viper vs anyone in AEW that would have us as fans champing at the bit, but there is some interest in seeing what he might do outside of the WWE system. I think that's a good take! Boy oh boy did I ever love Full Gear. I'm absolutely convinced it belongs in the conversation for Best Pro Wrestling PPV (or Big-Time Show) of All Time. It might be recency bias and it's possible I enjoyed it more because I'm healthy and in a good mood and watched it while chatting online with a small group of wrestling friends who were all marking out for everything all show long... but for me, at the very least, it ranks right up there with WrestleMania 17, Super J Cup '94, Dominion in Osaka Jo 2018, WK 11, Canadian Stampede, Bash '89, Supercard of Honor '06, Osaka Pro Hurricane 2010, Michinoko Pro These Days... on my list of personal favourites. But I come here not to praise AEW but to gaze in my navel about them. For all that they do right, there are still several things that AEW just doesn't seem to get, For example: Why do you have Malakai Black wrestling pro wrestling matches in a pro wrestling ring? The way to make money with that guy is to have him sitting and brooding in a dark room! And, it's like AEW doesn't even understand that professional wrestlers and other company employees need to be buried and humiliated in their home towns! What is with having, say, Ruby Soho or Phil from Chicago or Dante Martin come out and address their hometown crowds and look good in front of their hometown fans? What's the purpose here? To pop the crowds and make your audience happy and generate joy and delight? What about pro wrestling tradition, consarn it? Speaking of which: It's 2021! Modern pro wrestling fans are mostly body marks who care way more about size and power than about charisma, athleticism, and talent. AEW just refuses to accept that simple fact of life. Here's a hint, Tony Khan: If someone's arms are less than 18" in circumference, keep them the hell away from the title scene and make sure they are constantly doing jobs to the big boys. Also: Why does AEW refuse to accept that Japanese (or other foreign) pro wrestlers are a mystery to the lion's share of their fan-base? They brought in that one guy, what's his name, Mitusharu Suzuki? with only a little bit of introduction and explanation. I mean, sure, the live crowd responded to him ecstatically, but they were probably just being polite or trying to look smart. Do they really expect people who are pro wrestling fans to have read dirt sheets or wrestling web sites and/or posted on and discussed pro wrestling on websites like, uh, this one, and thereby heard about a guy who is widely considered one of the best in the world and a living legend? It's fine to bring in a wrestler without explanation if they are an English-speaking white person who recently worked in WWE, though. That's just part of the larger issue: AEW really doesn't seem to get that we as pro wrestling fans need to have our intelligence insulted regularly. That's what the largest, richest, and most powerful pro wrestling organization in the world does to its "Universe" regularly. For someone who seems to know so much about the history of pro wrestling, Tony Khan sure seems reluctant to learn from it. Honestly, AEW, if you keep treating your fans with respect, allowing them to figure some things out for themselves, and giving them what they want... you are just going to end up with a bunch of savvy, happy, loyal fans. I mean, if that's what you want, might as well just keep doing what you are doing.
  5. Ahem. Actually. I believe that the preferred nomenclature is "The Four Pillows."
  6. So much love for Eddie Guerrero tonight ? Road To and pre-show were both excellent. I popped for Dante's athletic ring re-entry. Opening match was definitely two of the Four Pillows of AEW living up to that near-impossible standard. Looks like MJF has been studying Roderick Strong tapes (and Orange Cassidy) Loved the Eddie tributes in the tag title match, and the Killer Bees callback. Of all the great things in the tournament final, I think Miro's varied facial expressions were the best. What kind of pro wrestler wears pink and black in the ring? The trios match was literally too much fun. I wish they'd dial it back about 20 percent. The crowd reactions to Cody and angry Arn were really entertaining. I popped for the Ultimo Guerrero reference. I was pretty sure Britt was retaining but I totally bought some of Tay's near-falls. I thought Adam Cole was gonna win "Blade Job of the Night" but Punk stole that from him. I do NOT know what good pro wrestling tastes like! I loved Lambert's velour track suit. Very Bobby Heenan. The crowd shots during "Judas" were just great. "Purple Rain" and "Toaster" chants!! I thought that was a MUCH better match than Blood and Guts. Including the pre-show, we were about 4 and a half hours in when the main event started. Was ANYONE feeling burned out? Loved the "What Would Kota Think?" sign in the crowd. Love that AEW put it on camera. I did not envy Kenny and Hangm'n having to main event after all that came before their match. Loved the callback to Roddy Piper vs Bret. Felt like they earned the right to do that Kawada spot. Kenny kicked out of the OWA!! My expectations were SKY HIGH for the match and for the show. They were exceeded. It's impossible to pick a "best bout" for this show. So much excellent and entertaining pro wrestling. It might be recency bias, but that has to at least be in the conversation for Best Pro Wrestling PPV of All Time. Edit: I forgot about the Baron putting the claw on All Ego and KENNY kicking out of the OWA... Impossible to make a post long enough to capture all the good things!
  7. For quite a while now, I have been doing online pick contests for big AEW and NJPW shows with a small group of fellow wrestling nerds. Full Gear is surprisingly tough to call! I am fairly confident about who is winning Page v Kenny and Britt v Tay, but for every other match I could pretty easily make an argument for either side winning. e.g. After that build Darby needs to go over, but on the other hand if Page is gonna be champ maybe you wanna keep a heel like MJF strong to set up a title challenge, or have him go after Sammy... It's too soon to end Bryan's win streak, but oh boy would Miro vs Page be a great first defense for Page, and Bryan vs Page would probably be too much of a good guy vs good guy match-up... Jungle Boy winning would really pop the crowd, but you probably need a couple of heel victories to keep things balanced... and so on. Not to mention all the layers of in-ring and behind-the-scenes storytelling in Punk vs Kingston and the Cody tag match! Feels like some pretty darned good booking to me.
  8. I find it hard to believe, considering her apparently very very low body fat percentage, that Jade Cargill eats cake after her matches. I don't want to be cynical, but I kind of suspect that the cake was only there to be smashed into Smart Mark Sterling's face.
  9. JR made a dumb and crass joke about it being "Tony's girlfriends night when we go to Atlanta" or something along those lines, so it's not surprising Tony got mad considering that Tony's wife Lois and his girlfriend (who is a dentist) were probably both listening.
  10. I just watched the first two episodes of the new (3rd) season of Joe Pera Talks With You. It's my favourite and, I'd argue, it's probably the best (non-AEW related) program on TV right now. It's still an ode to openness, acceptance, curiosity, quiet enthusiasm, and simple pleasures. It feels like there's a bit more depth to the emotion this season, though, which makes sense considering how the second season ended. The way it balances being kind and positive without becoming saccharine or mawkish is still extremely impressive. I think it does a better job in that regard than, say, Ted Lasso (I really liked the first season of Lasso, but haven't found the simultaneous time and desire to finish the second yet). If I remember correctly, @caley, @Greggulator, and I think @Curt McGirt all had good things to say about the season 2. Two episodes in, it feels like season three might be even better. There are subtle moments in each of the first two episodes that were genuinely moving. If you haven't seen it yet, don't let my "deep and moving" talk put you off (I refrained from making a comparison of the show to the films of Yasujiro Ozu, for that reason). It's actually a light and breezy watch, with each episode coming in under 12 minutes.
  11. We really got the best and the worst of JR today! Great: The Black Tiger call during the Bryan vs Rocky match, talking about how much PAC and Dax love wrestling, talking about Hangman going to the gym instead of to happy hour.. Bad: "I am going kicking and screaming into the future" followed by complaining about guys wrestling in "tennis shoes" and "that'll be on social media in thirty minutes" Not to mention: "Brazilian judo." I guess there is judo in Brazil, but... The worst: If I were making my living as a pro wrestler, I'd probably get on the gas for aesthetic and injury recovery reasons. And, sure, guys in their early 20s still have room to grow, physically... but knowing JR's background it creeps me out hearing JR talk about guys needing to fill out. I think Miro is sufficiently filled out. LOVED Bryan vs Rocky. I think Lambert was genuinely marking out after putting Jericho through the table. Understandably so. I bet that's a lot of fun. I popped for "Championship Wrestling from Florida" and " It's called a Boston Crab!! " Can't deny that the crowd was hot for that segment. Nifty DDT variation from Bowens. When is a Fish not a fish? Dug Tay and friend's matching ring gear. And the cross body to Hayter on the floor. Did Ex say Britt was facing Thunder Rosa at the PPV? It's amazing, but not surprising, that Punk v King is already the hottest program in the company! (in all of pro wrestling)? I'm hoping they go full on Hero v Kingston on each other. I'm surprised they went with a straight up Wardlow squash. Best Friends in CHAOS!! The tag match was what people think "AEW style" is, but it was the only match on the show worked that way. Main event was also maximalist pro wrestling, but very much a contrast to the tag match. I wonder if those huge Brainbusters were meant as a tribute to Arn and Tully? Great go-home Dynamite and Rampage is gonna be hawt, too. I don't think I'd like FTR's theme at all, out of context... but in context I mark out like Pavlov's frothing dogs every time I hear it. I didn't think it was possible to be MORE hyped up for Full Gear... but here we are.
  12. It reminds me, on a larger scale, of Kuuga (Asian Cooger) in Osaka Pro. He's legitimately my friend. I used to sit in a group of people who are all his friends and we were friends with each other through him. I used to sit right next to a happy loving couple who are still together, who were introduced to one another by Kuuga. And we would boo him like crazy and he'd curse us and spit at us. When Eddie Kingston came to Osaka Pro with Chikara, he never broke character. He was always a mean, angry bastard, in and out of the ring. And we never stopped booing him and cheering for whoever he was fighting. And I know for a fact that he loved it here, and he knows for a fact that we loved watching him fight. The proof is right there in that video he posted a while back. He still has the "Please come back" letter we gave him. How can we not boo this man?
  13. Thank you for the heads up, Matt! It's a crazy week, so I might have missed that. I LOVED the strap comes down/strap goes back up and double roll/diving hot tag bits. Legit made me laugh out loud. Between this and what Kingston wrote about him, I am really starting to like Cody again. (As distinct from being intrigued by him apparently trying to pull off "lawful good unintentional heel" and/or being concerned that he maybe gave himself a serious concussion). I also loved Tazz on commentary, particularly him musing about how the purple socks might indicate that Fuego dos has ties to the Dark Order, and making a Ding Dongs reference. Got a kick out of Comoroto using the Polish Hammer (and the single arm gorilla press) as well. It's a nice feeling that people here know each other's tastes so well that we can make such specific and accurate recommendations. You hit the nail on the head with this one. Exactly my cup of tea.
  14. ?I see the tarps in the stands/Time to find out: Where are the fans????
  15. My boy Kuishinbo in Gatoh Move??? Yeah, of course. Who is a better fit for ChocoPro?
  16. That was a really fun main event. I'm happy they mostly just let those two guys go rather than overdoing the extracurriculars. I think Bunny and Red Velvet should eventually do a mutual respect story and team up as: Full Gear is looking INSANE!! Kenny v Hangman Bryan v Miro DMD v Tay FTR v Lucha Bros IC v MotY & ATT Punk.v Kingston JE & Christian v Supercliq MJF v Darby
  17. Yeah for sure! He's lost all credibility. Is anyone excited for Miro v Danielson? No! Not a single person. What a shame they've blown it with Miro already. ? And how is anyone supposed to take a guy like Sammy seriously as champ? He doesn't look like he's ever taken a steroid. Sure, he's handsome, talented, charismatic... but this is 2021. Nobody cares about anything but size these days. Get with the times, Tony Khan!
  18. I got my blood test results back today and for the first time since I moved to Japan I have no numbers in any kind of danger zone. My red blood cell count is "high normal" (it's usually well into the red zone) and everything else - including blood sugar and all the related markers - is right smack dab in the middle of normal (which, in Japan is a pretty strict and narrow range). I gave blood two weeks ago, so those results - possibly the best I have ever had - came after five weeks of dieting. (Or, one week of protein fasting followed by four weeks of chicken, eggs, yogurt, fish, avocados, lots of fruit and veggies, oatmeal, and fermented foods like miso and umeboshi with just one "no restrictions meal" per week). Gives me an extreme boost of confidence that I am on the right track.
  19. Eddie Kingston and CM Punk face to face confrontation TBS Women’s Championship Tournament – Round 1: The Bunny vs. Red Velvet. I think the winner faces Jade? Will anyone have Velvet's back vs Bunny & Ford? John Silver vs. Adam Cole And I honestly think that's it for announced matches and segments. I'd have to imagine Cole is further up the AEW hierarchy than Silver, but will Cole be suffering after-effects from the con-chair-to?? Also, one thing that can definitely make a Bay Bay cry is being Hungee... so you never know. Kind of assuming that some Elite vs Dark Order -> Kenny vs Hangman extracurriculars will arise out of this match at some point. I just thought about the possibility of watching Darby bump for Keith Lee in three months or so. In my opinion, that could be fun.
  20. I was wondering if he might pull that playbook out of his enormous bag of tricks. Chop down the giant oak by kicking his (massive) thigh again and again and again. Stick and move... Damn, man! How great is this going to be. Miro has absolutely mastered the magic trick of making the other guy look like a credible threat while simultaneously looking dominant. Bryan was born to play the role of a believable David in a David vs Goliath match. Bryan's run of MOTYC v Kenny, v MiSu, v Kingston has set the bar insanely high. Miro worked magic against Darby, Uno, Dante, Pillman, Big Shotty, Fuego, Sammy... Kingston!! Pretty hard to keep my expectations in check for this one.
  21. Is anyone gonna bitch that Kenny gave Angels too much in this match? I like how they positioned this as a continuation of that story. I got legit goosebumps during the Mox chant. I thought that was a really effective promo from Punk. I think all of the promos and segments really landed well today. I think Dan Lambert might be a lot of fun in the Bobby Heenan role! Silver vs Cole sounds like fun. Full Gear is looking great. Obviously, very much looking forward to Miro vs Bryan.
  22. Hate's a pretty strong word... ...but yeah, I hate that $h*t. Here's a belt I kinda love, the Osaka Tempozan Championship. I think my boy Takoyakida got it for winning a tournament, or maybe a battle royal? I think that the red strap and big star face plate are a good look for a tertiary title. If that new-look IWGP strap was repurposed for, say, the G1 winner or the KOPW or some such I wouldn't mind it so much. I just tend to think that world titles with long histories and legendary championship lineages (Like the IWGP Heavyweight Championship) should be represented by more traditional-style belts.
  23. I can't update the first post, but to the best of my knowledge, all of the following are confirmed: Darby v MJF The Lucha Brothers v FTR (Tag titles) IC v ATT & MotY (Street fight) DMD v Tay (Women's title) Bryan v Mox (or possibly Orange) (Tournament final) Kenny v Hangman (World title) Pure speculation, but we're likely to get some of: Super Kliq v Jurassic Express (& Christian?) or Cole v Jungle Boy or JE vs YB and Cole v Christian... Cody & Pac v Andrade & Back TBS tournament final (Jade v Rosa? Ruby?) - (EDIT: nope. See below). Punk v ??? Miro??? Kingston??? Deeb v Shida rubber match?
  24. That was a tremendously entertaining match, as well. I'm not the first person to say this on here, but I think that FTR YouTube squash matches are quickly becoming one of my favourite things in all of pro wrestling. The little twist they did on the hot tag formula was genuinely amusing. I enjoyed No More BS and Mark Henry cracking each other up on commentary, too. The Big Paul and Markswoggle busting up at Orange Cassidy's "Word to your mother" comeback to the Acclaimed was my favourite thing about the (also pretty darned entertaining) Dark Elevation main event. The big men really seemed to be enjoying themselves today. Mizunami and Sakura teeing off on each other was also fun.
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