sabremike Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 OC needs to tag with Julius Smokes at least once so we get a tag team of Orange Julius. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopus Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Dang. I had plans Thant canceled. Realized I could have watched Collision but forgot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) I missed the start but that was the best wrestling show since DEAN. Hot as hell crowd. Standing ovation for a match put in a death spot worked through an injury. Another death spot women's match with no angle that excelled. Multi-mans that AEW'd super hard and gave everyone what they wanted. And what I wanted to see: a molten, bloody brawl with an insane finish and enormous surprise pop. THEY EVEN DID A GOOD PREGNANCY ANGLE?!?! And this was all 3 hours total. Wow. Edited April 21 by Curt McGirt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 AEW seems to do the wild-hate-brawl so much better (maybe because the WWE style seems more, I dunno.. coregraphed. But that just might be my opinion 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Now a couple of weeks ago, Top Flight were in a face vs face match, and it made FTR the de facto heels on that night, because the brothers Martin were the more beloved duo. Whereas last night, they were in another face vs face match, and they suddenly found themselves obliged to work heel because they were facing the beloved Eddie Kingston (and his friends). Eddie finally wearing Tenryu boots, black trimmed with yellow, feels like the look he should have been sporting all along. If they changed the alliances up in the match slightly, we could have a stable of Adam Copeland, Andretti & Briscoe. ACAB. Don Callis joined commentary for Hobbs vs Esparza, and might as well not have bothered because the match was over before he really got to say anything. Mox's IWGP title being on the line vs Hobbs is a pretty big deal, because it's not a belt that is defended frequently under normal circumstances. Like a year long reign is still single figure defences. So if Mox is defending it less than two weeks after winning it, that implies the plan is for him to not have it very long and he doesn't want to be Mr Zero Defences. Max Caster didn't screw up his rap (that angle, if it was an angle, seems to have been dropped), but he almost did, because he wrote so many lyrics he had to double time half of it. Something about legalising incest in there. I expected The Acclaimed to win the TV tag match, and then lose the trios titles match on the PPV, but then them losing this one doesn't imply they're winning tonight, because this isn't WWE parity booking. Nigel's apology to the Clamdigging community, when it didn't turn into a heel promo non-apology immediately, it got me thinking some actual clamdiggers had actually complained. Takeshita's Bunkhouse outfit looking like something from a Yakuza game was cool. Danielson's MMA braids seem to come loose immediately and he was looking unlike his usual AEW appearance. Some good blood in the Bunkhouse, too. When Mox's music kept playing after he'd finished entering and was brawling around with Hobbs, I thought they were going to New Jack it (redeem themselves after that singer in blackface that one time), but then it just stopped. Leyla Hirsch has had the worst luck since returning to TV. First Julia Hart hurt her shoulder and the match only went 3 minutes as they rushed to the finish to avoid exacerbating the injury, and then last night she slips going up for her climbing Moonsault - although considering they went right to Skye getting the win here, perhaps the planned finish was her missing the Moonsault, and slipping was an acceptable substitute for that. The couple of fans who tried to start a CM Punk chant during the Bucks' match got shouted down pretty quick. Watching FTR on the same show as Claudio, it really hammers home how, despite Sting spending years in AEW and retiring as a hero in AEW, everyone in AEW who does a Scorpion Deathlock calls it a Sharpshooter because they're doing it as a Bret tribute. I don't like AEW changing from cloth ring aprons to LED boards, but I can't deny that the change has made changing the show branding a lot faster and simpler. That one time Fite forgot to cut the feed and we almost got Rampage two days early, it took ten-fifteen minutes to change everything. This time it was like one second. RVD being well over 50 years of age, and going almost 20 minutes, hitting all of his spots perfectly (except he did ZERO of his chair spots), that's impressive. He might not have that Copeland/Cage super jacked and lean 50-year old thing, but he's arguably dealing with the ageing better than either of them. Certainly much better than either Hardy. Emi Sakura improvising to fill time while Yuka walks off her hurt leg, that really underlined what a great all-round performer Emi is. Book her on All In this year, she deserves that spotlight! The match was really good, too. Presumably they had to change up the match plans quite a bit, with Yuka being hurt and gutting her way through, but it didn't ruin things. Just changed them. Big congrats to Angelo and Ruby. It does make me wonder, is Angelo actually really good at acting, or did Ruby tell the office and the segment producers in advance, but surprise her actual partner on Wednesday? The main of Rampage, it was NXT Black n Gold as hell. Even though only half of the people in it ever worked there. It suffered from being in the "Are you still watching?" spot on a three hour show, where the last match was not the most important one with the biggest stars. But it was OK. All in all, three great hours of Professional Wrestling television. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Quote RVD being well over 50 years of age, and going almost 20 minutes, hitting all of his spots perfectly (except he did ZERO of his chair spots), that's impressive. He might not have that Copeland/Cage super jacked and lean 50-year old thing, but he's arguably dealing with the ageing better than either of them. Certainly much better than either Hardy. Tellin' ya, it must be that seaweed diet that Nigel said he was on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 I can see us now entering the ECW FTW champion doo-rag-wearing era of Jericho. We're all being sucked into...The Jericho Vortex~! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 1 hour ago, Curt McGirt said: Tellin' ya, it must be that seaweed diet that Nigel said he was on Nigel was on point with his weed jokes. “They need to be careful to not roll an ankle, or any other joint.” 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) If the J-man (heh) was self-aware of how we talk about what happens when he gets involved, and did it on purpose by calling it that, would be hilarious Just how big will the pop be when "Ruby Soho" busts out in a year or so when some face is getting beat down? The building may explode. As far as Angelo... well I'm happy for your romance and the pregnancy. This has to be the only romance angle that's worked since, what... Indy Hartwell and Lumis? And that was straight comedy. Edited April 21 by Curt McGirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) Rate their fits: Bunkhouse match edition Danielson: gets massive points for the classic “blue jeans with knee pads on the outside” look. Really, the only acceptable bunkhouse/street fight attire. Loses points for wearing his own merch instead of a gimme shirt from the local radio station. Claudio: black jeans and knee pads on the inside. Real fashion faux pas. Shirt came off and he ended up looking like a member of Too Sexy: A Loving Tribute to Right Said Fred. Takeshita: stereotypical gear made him look like a guy you’d dispose of in the first level of Kung Fu. I guess he didn’t want to straight up dress like a Yakuza since he does have to go home sometime. Fletcher: remember when MC Hammer dropped the “MC” and tried to make a comeback with some fake thug 3rd rate West Coast style shit? Fletcher looked like a 90s boy band member trying to get back on track with the same tactic with his yee yee ass haircut and bobo Tims. Edited April 21 by Technico Support 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 I was too distracted by the work to really notice, but somehow I did see the lack of braids on Danielson and noticed Fletcher's shitty haircut starting to grow out? But then Claudio was out there thinking "I'm gonna top FTR with the athletics tonight" and that'll distract you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 1 hour ago, Technico Support said: Rate their fits: Bunkhouse match edition Danielson: gets massive points for the classic “blue jeans with knee pads on the outside” look. Really, the only acceptable bunkhouse/street fight attire. Loses points for wearing his own merch instead of a gimme shirt from the local radio station. Claudio: black jeans and knee pads on the inside. Real fashion faux pas. Shirt came off and he ended up looking like a member of Too Sexy: A Loving Tribute to Right Said Fred. Takeshita: stereotypical gear made him look like a guy you’d dispose of in the first level of Kung Fu. I guess he didn’t want to straight up dress like a Yakuza since he does have to go home sometime. Fletcher: remember when MC Hammer dropped the “MC” and tried to make a comeback with some fake thug 3rd rate West Coast style shit? Fletcher looked like a 90s boy band member trying to get back on track with the same tactic with his yee yee ass haircut and bobo Tims. This is so on-point and the kind of analysis we need more of here. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 To FURTHER that analysis. 1. Doesn't it make sense for Claudio to have some Eurotrash to his look? 2. Takeshita and Fletcher were the heels. They probably dressed shitty on purpose. Me, I miss the braids, because I thought he was gonna let them grow into dreads. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 We don’t need the return of Swiss Momey Holding era Claudio. Except maybe the jacket. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Oh god was his attire back then awful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 On 4/21/2024 at 9:32 PM, Technico Support said: Rate their fits: Bunkhouse match edition Danielson: gets massive points for the classic “blue jeans with knee pads on the outside” look. Really, the only acceptable bunkhouse/street fight attire. Loses points for wearing his own merch instead of a gimme shirt from the local radio station. Claudio: black jeans and knee pads on the inside. Real fashion faux pas. Shirt came off and he ended up looking like a member of Too Sexy: A Loving Tribute to Right Said Fred. Takeshita: stereotypical gear made him look like a guy you’d dispose of in the first level of Kung Fu. I guess he didn’t want to straight up dress like a Yakuza since he does have to go home sometime. Fletcher: remember when MC Hammer dropped the “MC” and tried to make a comeback with some fake thug 3rd rate West Coast style shit? Fletcher looked like a 90s boy band member trying to get back on track with the same tactic with his yee yee ass haircut and bobo Tims. Bravo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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