Curt McGirt Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 14 minutes ago, Shartnado said: Mark finally getting a win over Lethal Wait so was that a part of the story, that Mark had never beat him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Just now, Curt McGirt said: Wait so was that a part of the story, that Mark had never beat him? That's how I understood it from commentary, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) Dave Meltzer gave ****1/4 to Mark Briscoe vs. Jay Lethal. I feel uncomfortable with star ratings for tribute matches so I don't. That's not the point of them. Best tribute match I've ever seen was Adam Page/John Silver/Alex Reynolds vs. MJF/Santana/Ortiz on the AEW Dynamite Brodie Lee Celebration of Life, 30th December 2020. That's the best wrestling tribute show ever. Edited January 27, 2023 by The Natural 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 Meltzer: Chris Jericho/Sammy Guevara vs. Ricky Starks/Action Andretti: ****. Darby Allin vs. Buddy Matthews (TNT Championship): ***3/4. Bryan Danielson vs. Brian Cage: ****. Mark Briscoe vs. Jay Lethal: ****1/4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 4 hours ago, Matt D said: Point being, the post-match at the end of the show was touching, from Sonjay being out there first to hug Jay to Mark getting hugged by Daniels and RUSH, etc., but what got me was the music looping and Joe, who was just, just about to get a hug, leaning in as Mark turned away from him and giving that wry smile of his, since he knew Mark was going to get his pop with "Reach for the Sky Boy" and the two belts and all the emotion, and just Joe sort of living and being present in that moment. I was noticing RUSH and he had to just feel awful for Mark since he has two brothers. What else can you do but give them a hug and wait for time to pass. There is nothing like losing a brother. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 8 hours ago, The Natural said: Meltzer: Chris Jericho/Sammy Guevara vs. Ricky Starks/Action Andretti: ****. Darby Allin vs. Buddy Matthews (TNT Championship): ***3/4. Bryan Danielson vs. Brian Cage: ****. Mark Briscoe vs. Jay Lethal: ****1/4. If those are 4 star matches then 4 star ratings are meaningless. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 4 star matches are now just average on the 2023 Dave scale. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 1/25/2023 at 8:20 PM, DEAN said: What did Mark come out to? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4R0oGXEemA&ab_channel=ProWrestlingMatt Don't have to much to add but I like the story of Ruby being caught in the middle of homegrown v outsiders Also Ass Family Therapy reminds The Kane/Matt Hardy feud where Lita put her martial status on the line in the match, just for the pro wrestling absurdity. I'm okay with a little of that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew POE! Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) Oof at those ratings. Allin vs. Matthews was a 3 star match (Matthews/Allin didn't really click well together) and if we're honest Danielson vs. Cage was a 2 star match (due to Danielson wanting to wrestle a match Cage couldn't do and Cage doing big steroid guy offense and neither guy getting on the same page with each other). Lethal/Briscoe was a 3 star match maybe 3 1/2 or 4 star match even with the emotion behind the match. I tuned in as the tag match was done. Edited January 28, 2023 by Andrew POE! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Bones Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 They’re a lot of younger guys these days doing a lot more of the week to week heavy lifting. Sammy, Action, Darby, Gunns, Acclaimed, Starks, JungleHook all taking up prominent amounts of time on Dynamite. There is also lots of room for all the aforementioned names to continue to level up. Makes me wonder if Jericho is about to get cycled out of the rotation or ramping up for his possibly final run. I don’t know what his contract status is. But he definitely took a back seat in that tag match. Nothing wrong with it. Good match. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 37 minutes ago, Brandon Bones said: They’re a lot of younger guys these days doing a lot more of the week to week heavy lifting. Sammy, Action, Darby, Gunns, Acclaimed, Starks, JungleHook all taking up prominent amounts of time on Dynamite. There is also lots of room for all the aforementioned names to continue to level up. Makes me wonder if Jericho is about to get cycled out of the rotation or ramping up for his possibly final run. I don’t know what his contract status is. But he definitely took a back seat in that tag match. Nothing wrong with it. Good match. https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/chris-jericho-aew-contract-extension-2-1235407072/amp/ 3 years starting last October. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Bones Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 8 hours ago, Matt D said: https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/chris-jericho-aew-contract-extension-2-1235407072/amp/ 3 years starting last October. Fair enough. So I don’t see him going back to Vince at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Just putting this out there: I liked Cage vs Danielson more than Brock vs Danielson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 11 hours ago, Matt D said: Just putting this out there: I liked Cage vs Danielson more than Brock vs Danielson. Respectfully disagree. Brock/Bryan had it's faults (Suplex City Shit, beat down on Bryan going too long and Brock breaking up the cover) but great highs: the low blow, the forearms to Brock's face and Bryan stomping on Brock's face leaving his boot impression. I actually prefer Brock/Styles. Bryan/Brian did little for me as the biggest Bryan Danielson fan on the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, The Natural said: Respectfully disagree. Brock/Bryan had it's faults (Suplex City Shit, beat down on Bryan going too long and Brock breaking up the cover) but great highs: the low blow, the forearms to Brock's face and Bryan stomping on Brock's face leaving his boot impression. I actually prefer Brock/Styles. Bryan/Brian did little for me as the biggest Bryan Danielson fan on the board. I’ll link my write up when it goes live tomorrow so you can see where I’m coming from, Edited January 30, 2023 by Matt D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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