Technico Support Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 4 minutes ago, Zimbra said: I really thought we were about to see both of Lady Frost's knees get exploded on that spot. That too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarrie Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 30 minutes ago, NikoBaltimore said: That aside I was waiting for what MJF would say and he stuck the landing. It's a lot more than just him going back to his old cocky ways. He felt betrayed and the fury he had drove home this was a justified heel turn. Great stuff. Strong agreement here. Max just returning to his old self would be plausible but narratively unsatisfying. Turning into a different flavour of heel is much better. (Though we'll see whether Max and the bookers are up to the task of actually making the differences meaningful. I suspect they are, but I wouldn't swear to it.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordi the recovering AEW f Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 (edited) Good Golly Bob Holly! Last week's Dyn-o-mite was an all-timer and I legit believe they have a chance to go two for two this week. DO YA?!?! Yes, I do! Look at that image! The least serious guy is going to get his ass absolutely kicked by the most serious guy, and everyone is going to LOVE it. Speaking of contrasting styles: Claudio (power) vs PAC (speed) vs Fletcher (Aussie) vs THE STONE F'N PITBULL TOMOHIRO ISHII (awesomeness). A pure "Only in AEW" match if I ever saw one. I LOVE those. Dragon vs Hangman could be about as close as we can get these days to something like Terry Funk vs Stan Hansen, in a "The Best in the World" vs "Ultraviolet Cowpoke" sense but also (not to get all MattD on everyone, but): If anyone can reign in The Hanger and get him to tell a cohesive story in that there ring, it's gonna be oor lad Bryan. Seriously, this could be GREAT. Willow is fighting. The world is always a better place when Willow is fighting. Also, the Billington Kid gets to fight Takeshita. On Collision. In Calgary. I thought the Kid looked tremendous in there vs Dax. I hope he can take the erstwhile "getting over without going over" path blazed in early days AEW by the likes of Darby. I was kind of planning to take a break after Forbidden Door (Which I LOVED. And the crowd was amazing, in my opinion, going mad for Mistico with the Lucha Brothers, Ishii being Ishii, Okada's entrance, and loads of other "esoteric" pro wrestling moments, but treating all the Sports Entertainment Superstars (including IWGP Champion Dean Ambrose) (!) with silent contempt. That crowd MADE the show for me). I need to store up Mark Out Energy for G1 season. (Go Tsuji)! But. Dang. How is a pro wrestling fan supposed to skip stuff like this? It's unreal. Even did a preview post for this one! How do you like them apples? The heartbreaking mishandling of Fight Forever, the Sportsentertainmentification of AEW and the switch from respecting our intelligence and communicating openly with the fans to corporate newspeak have all contributed to turning A E W from a thing I am obsessed with into a thing I am merely very into. But I love these matches. ...and that last Rampage in June. It felt like they let ME book that one. El Phantasmo vs AR Fox, Orange vs THE OUTRUNNERS, Gabe Kidd, Queen Aminata... Shame Shingo vs Dalton didn't go as well as it could have... But, dang it, AEW... I guess I still loves ya. Edited July 10 by Gordi the former AEW fan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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