DEAN Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 PPA! PPA! PPA! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt925 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Got my jeans and black wrestling shirt loaded into my car so I can head straight to the cow palace after work. Dark matches start at 4:30 and I’m off at 3:30. We’ve had a ton of rain and people don’t know how to drive in it! 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 1 hour ago, matt925 said: Got my jeans and black wrestling shirt loaded into my car so I can head straight to the cow palace after work. Dark matches start at 4:30 and I’m off at 3:30. We’ve had a ton of rain and people don’t know how to drive in it! Safe journey and enjoy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 clearly Tony saw that Pretty Pete means ratings so he's going back to the well! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 I don't think Revolution looks bad or anything, but I think I'm more excited for this show. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Log said: I don't think Revolution looks bad or anything, but I think I'm more excited for this show. Same. It's just kinda *there.* I'm just really missing that overarching sense of anticipation with AEW lately. In the early days, it was the Hangman/Kenny story, then it kinda pivoted a little with all the summer signings (culminating with Punk, obviously). Things just feel a little... rudderless to me right now, for lack of a better term. I really, really hope this promotion didn't peak with Grand Slam I, but beyond the reality show and video game (which they really ought to rename 'AEW Wait Forever' at this point) I'm just finding it kinda difficult to get hyped right now. This is NOT an AEW doom and gloom post btw - we have enough of those, and I am sure the promotion will be fine, financially, creatively, etc. - it's more of a 'me' post. Last week's show was surprisingly good, did a great number (we've talked about the cycle) but at the same time, it didn't necessarily have me rushing here like I used to at 10:05 to go 'Holy shit, can you BELIEVE...' I mean, in a way, it's a good thing; they've set the bar extremely high! I guess it just takes a special kind of prick to complain about it... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Right now we're getting a lot of good to amazing matches but some of the angles and charcacters aren't very compelling, and some of it also feels like reruns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Zakk_Sabbath said: Same. It's just kinda *there.* I'm just really missing that overarching sense of anticipation with AEW lately. In the early days, it was the Hangman/Kenny story, then it kinda pivoted a little with all the summer signings (culminating with Punk, obviously). Things just feel a little... rudderless to me right now, for lack of a better term. I really, really hope this promotion didn't peak with Grand Slam I, but beyond the reality show and video game (which they really ought to rename 'AEW Wait Forever' at this point) I'm just finding it kinda difficult to get hyped right now. Sasha not showing up in January hurt. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SturmCRF Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Matt D said: Sasha not showing up in January hurt. Massively. They need to sign her, she's the only difference making star apart from Punk. More generally, while I can still barely concieve of anyone preferring WWE to AEW, they have lost something in the last year, and that's surprise debuts. I know they can't make WWE release name talent like they did in 2021 but that's what it is, it's why their ratings are down and why even people in here who love AEW are generally less enthused. Speaking for myself, even though Kenny vs Hangman was better booked than MJF vs Dragon, I care about them both equally, which is to say much less than the fresher stuff down card that hasn't had months of shows built around it. I guess I only really care about main events in wrestling when the challenger would be a first time champion, who has never held a major title before, and has a genuine shot at winning. Which I realise as I write it includes Hangman, but he had a long build and seemed inevitable when he won. Basically I think I want endless Brock vs Eddie Guerrero, which is easier said than done. Edited March 1, 2023 by SturmCRF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 My problem with the PPV is that I don't give a shit about the main event. A 60 minute match where there's no fucking way MJF will lose. If this were longer into his title reign that I would be interested because there would be a decent chance he could drop the title. Instead it will just be 60 minutes of waiting for a finish we all know is coming. And this has nothing to do with not liking MJF. I like MJF a lot. I just think an Iron Man match at this point in his reign is pointless and feels more driven by Danielson to show off that he can keep doing these 60 minute matches. Plus, it's a 60 minute match at the end of a PPV with a bunch of matches on it already. I will be shocked if I don't fall asleep during the main event especially because the next day is a work day. Dynamite though, Dynamite I'm looking forward to! 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryArchieGus Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 (edited) I’m interested to see how MJF does in 60 minutes. I suspect his efforts will come as a surprise for some. I also sense this title run will see him drop and regain the title quickly at least once. All that said, I too assume that he’s going over. I’m here for the 60 minutes not the predetermined winner. An hour of Bryan Danielson with nearly anybody on this roster sounds like a fun prospect to me. And hardly a reason to complain. Wardy-Joe and the trios title match all have my interest with this ppv. Tonight looks fun too. I hate having to sit thru these career shortening, forgettable, senseless multi-man ladder (equals lame) matches on the ppv, but somehow welcome it on a weekly tv. Maybe it’s the excitement of the debuting Kommander? Also, isn’t it Riho and Toni tonight? And Avalon-Jericho, right on! The complaints in this thread sound more like product burnout. Especially considering the incredible consistency of these weekly shows. There have been very few if any runs of television this excellent that I can remember in my many years watching pro wrestling. There will always be misses, but rarely does a company bat as high as AEW is right now. What was that said about ‘fickle fans’? Edited March 1, 2023 by HarryArchieGus 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuntmanCrowley Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 30 minutes ago, HarryArchieGus said: The complaints in this thread sound more like product burnout. Especially considering the incredible consistency of these weekly shows. There have been very few if any runs of television this excellent that I can remember in my many years watching pro wrestling. There will always be misses, but rarely does a company bat as high as AEW is right now. What was that said about ‘fickle fans’ I 100% agree with you that the current run of AEW TV is off the absolute charts. My main issue with the product is that AEW currently has a champion in MJF who I personally couldn't give a shit about and they took the legs out of Starks who could've been a far better challenger right now(and more believable to dethrone MJF so short into his reign) and it's Danielson, who is one of my all time favorites, but is also on record as not wanting/needing a title. Personally, i really think the show would benefit from MJF not being Champ and Jericho taking a 1 year vacation, lol, but that's just me. In the meantime, I'm going to enjoy the hell out of must see TV on Wednesdays(i work too early on Saturdays so i miss Rampage far too often). 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 "AEW can't be a little cold right now, fans are fickle and unappreciative -- they're just overwhelmed by all this great shit!" Cult vibes. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryArchieGus Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 And then there's the simplyfing cliche from the otherside. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Craig H said: My problem with the PPV is that I don't give a shit about the main event. A 60 minute match where there's no fucking way MJF will lose. If this were longer into his title reign that I would be interested because there would be a decent chance he could drop the title. Instead it will just be 60 minutes of waiting for a finish we all know is coming. And this has nothing to do with not liking MJF. I like MJF a lot. I just think an Iron Man match at this point in his reign is pointless and feels more driven by Danielson to show off that he can keep doing these 60 minute matches. Plus, it's a 60 minute match at the end of a PPV with a bunch of matches on it already. I will be shocked if I don't fall asleep during the main event especially because the next day is a work day. This is where I'm at too. The only way the IM could be interesting is if Bryan wins, and that just doesn't seem to line up with the booking trends. I guess there's like a .5% chance TK shows some grapefruits and has Bryan win and MJF go on a quick downward spiral before coming back as the mega face he should be, but that seems to go against the nature of everyone involved. MJF just wants to be a cheap heat king, Bryan just wants to do exhibition wrestling, and Tony is happy to let the wrestlers run the show. The match will be fine, possibly great even, because both guys can go, but a match with no real stakes only has a ceiling so high. That said, the rest of the Revolution card looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Moneghetti Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, SturmCRF said: More generally, while I can still barely concieve of anyone preferring WWE to AEW, Lol, I guess I’m a unicorn then. I haven’t watched more than a few minutes of an AEW show in six months or so. I do read Metlzer’s recaps some. I’m not really hooked on WWE but I watch the shows some and have caught the last couple ple’s. I’ve enjoyed the ple’s. Not sure I would think much of it if Raw and SDL were canceled tomorrow, though. I actually don’t have a concrete reason for preferring one over the other. Just watch one occasionally, skip the other one almost entirely, Truthfully, I suspect if you’re really into wrestling, AEW is probably the better option. Even if I did have a reason, I dunno that’s I’d feel obliged to say more than a couple words about it. Different strokes for different folks, duality of man, tastes great/less filling, etc. Kinda condescending to say “welp, I can’t conceive of someone not liking this thing I like” so maybe be a little more open-minded next time? Edited March 2, 2023 by Tarheel Moneghetti Stoopid auto-correct 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted March 2, 2023 Author Share Posted March 2, 2023 JANE! Orange Cassidy is RATINGS! Unless there is NBA tonight! Big Bill! Cassidy fucks around early. Bill CRUSHES OC witha Sidewalk Slam! Big Boot by Big Bill! Cassidy is taking an ass beating like a CHAMP! Cassidy GOES THROUGH A TABLE! In picture in picture, Cassidy bumps like a total FREAK! AGAIN! There is Danhausen! Danhausen gets KOed by Stokely's cast! OC turns the table by hitting Orange punches on the outside. So it goes from Big Bill killing OC to OC making a comeback! ORANGE PUNCH AND AN ORANGE PUNCH AND A TOPROPE ORANGE PUNCH for the WIN! That was great. Man, Cassidy leaned into Big Bill's offense like a KING. MOX is fucking intense. House of Black beat up the Elite in the dark! Komander hits a high spot! Powerhouse Hobbs OPTS to kill EVERYBODY! KONOSUKE TAKESHITA GERMAN SUPLEXES HOBBS! KOMANDER is fucking CRAZY! So the first thing out of this is that Powerhouse Hobbs and Konosuke Takeshita have to wrestle a singles match NOW. Komander kinda kills a dead AR Fox. BLUE THUNDER BOMB on Komander! Sammy DESTROYS Action Andretti! Takeshita CRUSHES Sammy with a knee! Hobbs knocks Takeshita off the ladder and gets the golden ring! That was fun! PPA! PPA! PPA! Chris Jericho! Jericho saw MOX/Evil Uno last week and Jericho said, "I can do that!" Pretty Peter Avalon looked great until Jericho hits a Code Red! Jericho and company beats on Ricky Starks. AEWSOME! Hangman quotes Cactus Jack! Christian Cage is a HEAT MACHINE! ETHAN PAGE CHEATS AND HOOK IS DOWN! It's the best Hook match so far. Hook submits Hardy! And Stokely Hathaway is awesome going catatonic, knowing he has to face Hook alone in a no DQ match. Toni Storm starts beating the crud out of Riho! Riho is OVER in San Francisco! Toni WRECKED EM through the ropes and Saraya CHEATS! In picture in picture, Storm ragdolls Riho. Riho makes a post-commercial COMEBACK! SUWA Dropkick by STORM and WRECKED EM! Britt Baker distracts Storm mid-Texas Cloverleaf! Riho rolls up Storm FOR THE WIN! Then everybody beats up everybody! That was great! Awesome DARK ORDER versus BLACKPOOL COMBAT CLUB! Alex Reynolds is getting beaten to death by Claudio in picture in picture. Sooooo RUSH vs Claudio? I love that the BCC go after the Dark Order after the Dark order are eliminated. The odds on favorites- DADDY MAGIC and COOL HAND ANGE! NOOO! Daddy Magic is eliminated! Josh Woods, Ari Daivari and Tony Nese beat on the Lucha Brothers! And they get eliminated! A lotta stuff happens! DANHAUSEN AND ORANGE CASSIDY WIN! Total Heat Machine Four Way! That episode was fucking great. AEW RULES THE MOTHERFUCKING WORLD! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted March 2, 2023 Author Share Posted March 2, 2023 Oh FUCK YEAH! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cobra Commander Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 things I remember from this edition of AEW Dynamite: Orange Cassidy prevails over Grande Guillermo to open the night The House of Black is facing the Elite at the PPV, if the lights going out didn't tell you that already Powerhouse Hobbs wins a giant gold innertube and there's doubt over who faces Samoa Joe for some reason. Lots of spots here. Chris Jericho squashes Peter Avalon, Ricky Starks runs out and looks behind him twice for some reason. Then the Jericho squad jumps Starks again. The Lights go out again and Jungle Boy Jack Perry is being ominous towards Christian Hook makes Matt Hardy tap suspiciously quickly Riho is back again and Britt sure is the focus when her friend is the champ Orange Cassidy and Danhausen are in the PPV Tag Title Match? Well. Okay. It feels weird to have a final segment starting so close to the top of the hour. Fuck your Powerslap, AEW's going over by a minute tonight. Aside from the main event, it feels like this PPV snuck up on the rest of the promotion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 In case anyone else feels the urge to impulse buy a clear crystal shirt with the likeness of an outlaw country legend: https://willienelson.com/products/willie-nice-day-unisex-tee 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Moxley might be the best promo of all time. I know what I said. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 These types of ladder matches mostly make me uncomfortable. Too common, too much risk, not enough reward in terms of standing out in a crowded marketplace. Andretti dropping Sammy that way was rough stuff. Feel for Hobbs who clearly needed a taller ladder to comfortably take down the doughnut, and was really taking his time taking that first step from the tippy top -- and who can blame him? Being a Chuck and Trent fan has to really suck sometimes. Felt like there were timing issues with the show, especially during the battle royal. If it comes out that something ran long, would be the least surprising thing ever. On the other hand, if things going long cut out a planned MJF promo... then I can think of a few people who'll be thrilled. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 I guess there was some added drama when you're doing "lights out" spots in an arena that opened in 1941. "Are guys about to appear, or is the Cow Palace experiencing a blackout?" 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porksweats Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 They really missed a big chance to turn the Wingmen fully face here coming down to save Pretty Peter and Starks from the JAS beatdown, also I'm happy how the Casino Battle Royale turned out but it wasn't very Casino-like was it? More of a Royal Rampage but down to one ring. If you're complaining about no FTR as a Joker team, that's just getting yourself upset at your own fantasy booking as no Joker team was ever hyped either on commentary or in the graphics leading up to today. Onto the matches! Big Bill/Orange was definitely my pick of the night, that might be the best Big Bill performance we've ever had? Is that safe to say? Hook/Hardy was also much better than I expected it to be 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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