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Yo, I SO hope that you're right on this. Id pop huuuuge. In lieu of that, I'd even take a Santana/Ortiz/Kingston power-trio

@John E. DynamiteI gotta co-sign every word of that one, huge. You know that Mike Tomlin quote "The standard is the standard?" The marching orders at AEW should be "The alternative is the alternative." Just do whatever the competition is not - fill the void, and the people will come. This week's show was so good, I didn't even bitch and moan about the screens on the ring!

I think it's non-elimination style because they really hammered this point

Well said - Mox is like that too, IMO. If Swerve does go over here, that ought to be great when they get to it

Ugh, forgot about that. Any way the grand jury can add another charge for that shit?

We've commiserated before about how that's my favorite ever too - I wasn't paying much attention to the clock so I legit thought we were gonna get something like that here (especially with with the blood-drinking thing at the last PPV - I was like 'Ooohh, foreshadowing!' but it was not to be). Def still liked what we got though - I'm not one of those people who will shit on a Broadway, especially if it's going somewhere. Like, my favorite ever AEW match was Omega/Danielson at GS 1, and that was a draw. I should also add: I think the refusal of the 5 min extension did a LOT for Hanger character-development wise, and you really can't get there without such a finish.

I'm probably being an idiot here: are there any changes in the shoot besides it now becoming a title bout? In theory, it should main event for all of the reasons you noted. No disagreement here. The only piece of it I have reservations about is length - I'd just really, really hate for the crowd to dump on a tremendous effort if it ends up being a short-yet-chaotic affair (which I think has been a real winning formula for a lot of these Sting tags/trios so far). If Sting feels he can hang for 20 minutes or whatever? Then fuck yeah, go for it. The winner is the other piece - this is kinda parallel to a conversation I am having with a couple guys in the TV thread right now, but I think whatever the finish is will also dictate card placement to a degree - is it a "send them home happy" affair, or is it a Bucks heat-fest? I completely get the idea of not wanting to fade to black on the heels standing tall over a fallen Sting. I also completely get the idea of Sting wanting to go out on his back if he so desires - Idk that there's a wrong answer or path. This is tough, man. Joe deserves it for a long, long time, but when it comes to Swerve, I've got that voice going "Strike while the iron's hot." Hangman isnt a bad choice by any means, but with how important a story his first title chase was, I'd like him to get it back in a situation that has a little more meat on the bone, narratively speaking. I think going with Swerve here, and having Hangman be driven insane by it (I guess not unsimilar to Timeless Toni's story, but played straight) might be fruitful later on.

Ah. Totally fair, and no argument from me - I guess I was looking at it from more of a booking-logic 'make the Bucks' standpoint, rather than from a more holistic, 10,000 feet 'lets not kill the crowd' POV. So with that, I just wasn't sure if we were having a "Sting shouldn't lose" conversation, or a "Sting should put over _____ instead" conversation. But yeah, I don't disagree with either of you at all.

Dude, that shit cracked me up. I put it up there with the Macho-to-Hogan "reviving" elbow drop at whatever WWIII that was (except intentionally hilarious)

I wouldn't mind Sting retiring as a champion at all, but I don't understand why you think it's a bad idea - is it that it's the Bucks? Not busting chops, if you don't dig those guys it's fine, just legit asking

I had the thought too and was debating on posting it because I didn't wanna come off like one of those nutcases trying to bully Christopher Reeve's kid into playing Superman even though the guy's like a journalist with ABC and has zero interest in acting

I was wondering if Vince's transmitting the materials electronically would somehow loosely qualify under any of these new revenge porn statues

I don't remember that part of the movie

No way. Panic move to save his own ass, like any rat.

Yo same except I hear Kenan doing Cosby, and not actual Cosby Edit: Enjoy @InfinitI think you picked a good one (and I mean it this week, dammit)

Holy shit, I want that Bayne/Kamille team so badly now. Nyla/Marina and those two clubberin' in the finals, please.

They hosted a show there in September 2011 with Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax - late season rather than early, but worth mentioning (it was also f'n awesome, I might add). I'm not 100% sure if it's just for concessions or for everything, but I feel like I recall reading years ago that the Yanks were somehow in bed with the Cowboys as far as whoever runs their stadiums - I have to look into that further, but i mention it just to say that it may not even be a 'team' call at this point. George would've shot 'em, but I think Hank might at least ask what the payday is first.

Haha it was more about their poor business practices than the corporate naming rights BS, but I will fully agree here - plus, my old man is a Laker fan anyway, so we always just called it "that shit hole" in our house

Shit, I'll second that. The next week's "It took 25 years, but I told you so" pod from Nash would be a fun listen.

All you really gotta know is this: it was such a bullshit call that I almost joined your ranks

I could maybe see an argument for saying that about some of the Bruce Pritchard, or Bruce-style anyway, remote segments - things like Big Show's dad's funeral, the DX 'invasion' at the Scope, Crash Holly's HC title stuff, Chyna and Eddy going to dinner or whatever - I know he worked at TNA for a spell, no idea if there's any overlap- but anything in like, the fake beige office with the ficuses in the corner, and 2K posters on the wall?? Blegh. Could not disagree harder.

Having not been a regular TNA viewer in quite some time, I appreciate the insight @HarryArchieGus - I had assumed all that WWE-lite stuff you mentioned was a philosophy picked up during the Bischoff/Hogan era that they never quite shed, so I was a bit surprised to read that. Edit: Actually, I should add- there was one instance pretty recently where I caught Impact, and the segment was centered around Zack Ryder and his guys doing a sort of Jericho-esque 'Sports Entertainer' deal, calling themselves WTF (World Titan Federation, naturally) - I actually thought shooting it WWE-style the way they did was part of the bit

I just saw this as well - Fenway would've made sense for a 'huge' announcement given that it would be a hypothetical stadium show, but I don't see this Fleet Center (fuck you TD) show being the announcement unless it's somehow made clear it's for Mercedes (e.g. 'The First Dance' and accompanying Darby 'Even if you're the best in the world' promo). Otherwise, it's just kinda... not that big a deal? I mean, they just ran Blood and Guts in that building not too long ago (which drew like 9K people, pretty damn good considering how many floor seats were eliminated by the two ring set up) it's not like they're debuting in the building/area.