RazorbladeKiss87 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 I'm still hoping for a Dragon/Curry Man match before both guys wind it down. TK do you hear me????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 We need the AMERICAN DOLPHIN. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Screw it. Next Forbidden Door is Osaka Pro and Michinoku Pro. We know TK loves tournaments so let's get a Fukumen Masked League on American soil. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 This year's Forbidden Door is AEW, NJPW, CMLL and Stardom. So hopefully lots of trios tags or a whole lot of people aren't making the card. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SovietShooter Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 3/13/2024 at 4:46 PM, Go2Sleep said: I like Bowens, but I just don't see it. He's fine in the ring, but you put him next to Ospreay, Swerve, MJF... Even guys farther down the card like Garcia and Buddy... He's just not at that level. I like Bowens, but I think we need to see more from him as a single before we can make a fair call on his potential. He hasn't had the singles opportunity that, for instance, a Dax Harwood has had. Bowens is doing great in his role as a tag specialist, which is all that is currently being asked if him. If he gets a string of singles matches, like maybe in the Owen Tournament this year, maybe a better assessment can be made. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 The QHs are probably online somewhere, but I suspect that 801k for last night was probably not helped by how the show was laid out and the whole "oh yeah, our main event is this, just telling you a few minutes beforehand" thing. That's not a specific shot at Willow/Riho, I suspect any main event that was handled like that would have went over like that in the ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said: The QHs are probably online somewhere, but I suspect that 801k for last night was probably not helped by how the show was laid out and the whole "oh yeah, our main event is this, just telling you a few minutes beforehand" thing. That's not a specific shot at Willow/Riho, I suspect any main event that was handled like that would have went over like that in the ratings. I like both Willow and Riho but you're asking some fans who don't normally watch AEW to sit around for two hours on the chance that Mercedes will show up again. Her segment did 1 million. The main event did 632K or something like that. I'm not blaming Tony, I liked having those women be the focal point of the show and the booking lately has been good in the company overall. Ratings should improve with time. Edited March 14 by Niners Fan in CT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 We don't talk about Bruno ratings. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Really, if not for the whole desire to end the show with Mone, they should have ended the night with the implosion of Bang Bang Scissor Gang. Putting Joe's title defense that early in the show was sort of an "angle alert" thing which really didn't lead to much of an angle aside from a reminder that "Swerve still wants to get Joe". This probably isn't just a AEW thing, but TV main events almost exist in an isolation chamber where you don't see the people in that match until just before they go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 if Kate Middleton showed up on AEW Dynamite, I think they could average 825k for the show. Depending on if she shows up during the part of the show where people are switching off of Big Bang Theory and some of them stick around 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 44 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said: This probably isn't just a AEW thing, but TV main events almost exist in an isolation chamber where you don't see the people in that match until just before they go on. The current power brokers grew up in an era where commentators were instructed to ignore what was happening in the ring in favour of shilling the fact that Hulk Hogan would be out for the main event, and hated it. Tony Schiavone hated his job, at that time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SovietShooter Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 I'm kinda surprised that with how people consume media now (short attention span, skimming thru content, etc) AEW hasn't really tried to front load the shows with the best stuff first. They've experimented with this on Rampage a bit, and that was how the old SNME were back in the 80s. I mean, I'm sure there are very valid reasons when it comes to rating averages and selling commercial time not to do this... and it would certainly fuel some of the online narrative that Dynamite just appears to be successful because it siphons BBT rerun ratings, but it would put the most eyes on the key content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, Cobra Commander said: if Kate Middleton showed up on AEW Dynamite, I think they could average 825k for the show. Depending on if she shows up during the part of the show where people are switching off of Big Bang Theory and some of them stick around Hopefully she doesn’t show up in the women’s death time slot of quarter 7. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Jericho would want to be in Kate Middleton's segments to get the rub off of her recent popularity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 20 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said: Jericho would want to be in Kate Middleton's segments to get the rub off of her recent popularity The Royal Family might not be right wing enough for Jericho. (don’t look up his wife’s social posts today) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 as a Canadian citizen, Chris Jericho can run for the UK Parliament Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryArchieGus Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 3 hours ago, SovietShooter said: I'm kinda surprised that with how people consume media now (short attention span, skimming thru content, etc) AEW hasn't really tried to front load the shows with the best stuff first. They've experimented with this on Rampage a bit, and that was how the old SNME were back in the 80s. I mean, I'm sure there are very valid reasons when it comes to rating averages and selling commercial time not to do this... and it would certainly fuel some of the online narrative that Dynamite just appears to be successful because it siphons BBT rerun ratings, but it would put the most eyes on the key content. Don't they regularly front load the show? This show opened with a huge debut followed by a World Title match followed by Okada's Dynamite in-ring debut followed by Will Ospreay. The last two segments were arguably the weakest potential draws. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SovietShooter Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 6 hours ago, HarryArchieGus said: Don't they regularly front load the show? My memory is telling me that they usually start off Dynamite & Collision with either a Jon Moxley or Orange Cassidy match, and usually end the show with the "main event". They typically do try to start off the show it's a big match with top stars. What I am saying is they need to completely go backwards with how they air the card - start off with the biggest "main event" match, and then work down from there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Orange Cassidy = OC = Opening Contest. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanie Sparkleface Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 2 hours ago, AxB said: Orange Cassidy = OC = Opening Contest. He's so lazy that if you put him anywhere but the opener he might not show up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 I said the Triller TV 3 PPV bundle was 49.99e, in fact that was dollars. The purchase price for me was 59.99e, but it is done now, in any case. Not much of an offer, but at least I'll be set until summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 On 3/15/2024 at 2:48 AM, Cobra Commander said: as a Canadian citizen, Chris Jericho can run for the UK Parliament Don't give him any ideas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighting a man with a perm Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 15 hours ago, Shartnado said: I said the Triller TV 3 PPV bundle was 49.99e, in fact that was dollars. The purchase price for me was 59.99e, but it is done now, in any case. Not much of an offer, but at least I'll be set until summer. When I saw your original post I was assuming it was anti-Irish practice by Triller charging me 10 euro more than my Scandinavian neighbours! Which raised ancestral bitterness in me seeing as my hometown was raided by the Vikings back in the day.... 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryArchieGus Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Re: Injuries/Disappearances Mox/Claudio not be included in the tag tournament after coming off a victory against FTR on the PPV has me wondering about an injury. Not to say this is the case, but these Injuries/Disappearances have become a greater disservice to the talent than any kind of decisive match loss. An update with mention of an undisclosed injury and a promo or two while out would be exponentially better than this rotten disappearing act. Anybody remember that guy named Wheeler Yuta? Curious how '97 Steve Austin would have been effected by disappearing for 3 months without mention, rather than all the talk and shenanigans he pulled on TV each week, after the Owen loss? Er, sure, Steve Austin would've been fine, but those 3 months in between were huge for his rising star. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Ratings talk, an argument for TK to let everyone know about potential injuries and/or why someone isn’t on TV… goddamn, the feeling really is restored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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