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The Natural

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My ranking of the Bryan Danielson vs. Hangman Adam Page quadrilogy:

4. Bryan Danielson vs. Hangman Adam Page. AEW Dynamite, 7th September 2022.

3. Bryan Danielson vs. Hangman Adam Page. AEW Dynamite, 10th July 2024.

2. Hangman Adam Page vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Dynamite, 6th January 2022. *****

1. Hangman Adam Page vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Winter is Coming Dynamite, 15th December 2021. *****.

Interestingly all four were on AEW Dynamite, no PPV.

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The Natural

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8 hours ago, MoeCristyV.1.6 said:

Nobody cares about stuff like that. I want Mariah May to bash you over the head with a shoe for even posting this here. 

Thank you.

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AxB

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3 hours ago, Kevin Wilson said:

What are people's thoughts about this snapping Toni Storm out of her "Timeless" era? I have mixed feelings about it. I think Timeless Toni is hilarious and is some of the best character work in AEW. Its finally gotten her over after being "herself" never got her over (much) in other promotions.

But... is it a gimmick she can do forever? Is it sustainable? And if it isn't, is her own protégé beating her with her own shoe and throwing her butler off the stage enough to successfully change back to her normal self in time for Wembley? I can see both sides of the argument so its a legitimate question, but if the plan is of course to stop the gimmick at some point I don't know of a better time than before a major title match at Wembley in front of her home crowd.

Wembley isn't Toni Storm's home crowd. She's Australian. Completely opposite side of the world.

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Technico Support

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It's awesome how some people were speculating a Jarrett screwjob (either fucking over Hangman or swerving Danielson) and some kind of screwjob in the women's final, and the finishes were for the most part clean.   And now people are wondering how they're going to "get out of" MJF/Okada.  Almost three decades of WWE booking has really ruined the way some folks think about wrestling.  

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Brandon Bones

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As a guy who spent 20 years on forklifts.  There was so much wrong with how they worked their way into making that stunt happen.  Like… the guy who was operating the lift prior to them coming around the corner probably has a meeting in the bosses office this morning.  

Ugh.  I could smell the propane from the exhaust on the forklift through my tv.

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Kevin Wilson

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59 minutes ago, AxB said:

Wembley isn't Toni Storm's home crowd. She's Australian. Completely opposite side of the world.

In my defense, ummm, when I first became aware of Toni is when she was in PROGRESS and my brain forgot that wasn't where she was actually from.

Ramo2653

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9 minutes ago, Kevin Wilson said:

In my defense, ummm, when I first became aware of Toni is when she was in PROGRESS and my brain forgot that wasn't where she was actually from.

I don't think you're alone, most folks either came across her work in the UK indies, Stardom or WWE UK so it checks out.

I thought this was a pretty dope episode of AEW. And yeah even with me coming across clips of the ending of the show this morning, watching it was still amazing. 

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Leonidas

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This is where Toni's gimmick can finally shine the most. People can talk about the All About Eve storyline, but now she can fully invest in her Norma Desmond arc, and go even crazier, especially when/if she loses the title at Wembley.

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peterien

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That ending was fantastic. 
Edit; upon rewatch, Mariah May did not hold back on any of her shots. Killer. 

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Zakk_Sabbath

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Bold statement incoming: I've been mulling it over all morning, and I legit think this was the 2nd or possibly third best Dynamite ending ever.

The only thing I've got ranked higher is the Dark Order beatdown on Cody & Co. (not the shitty one with the putties, the 2nd one with Anna Jay choking out Brandi, and Brodie smashing the belt) and the "possibly" is for that COVID-era episode where KENTA and Gallows/Anderson peeked into the FD. Oh, and honorable mention to Stat in the claw machine. Beyond that, I'm really struggling to think of anything that had us jumping off the couch like that.

Calling it now that the eventual slow-mo, black & white footage of Toni being pummeled while only her lipstick and blood are in color is gonna be dope

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hammerva

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The post show promo which is just Mariah moving the camera to show Toni trying to go down the stairs just covered in such a bloody mess it would have made the cover of most 70's magazines was just perfect

 

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Zakk_Sabbath

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27 minutes ago, hammerva said:

The post show promo which is just Mariah moving the camera to show Toni trying to go down the stairs just covered in such a bloody mess it would have made the cover of most 70's magazines was just perfect

 

Oh damn I didn't catch that, I'll have to scope that out on my lunch break - good look!

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50 minutes ago, Zakk_Sabbath said:

Bold statement incoming: I've been mulling it over all morning, and I legit think this was the 2nd or possibly third best Dynamite ending ever.

The only thing I've got ranked higher is the Dark Order beatdown on Cody & Co. (not the shitty one with the putties, the 2nd one with Anna Jay choking out Brandi, and Brodie smashing the belt) and the "possibly" is for that COVID-era episode where KENTA and Gallows/Anderson peeked into the FD. Oh, and honorable mention to Stat in the claw machine. Beyond that, I'm really struggling to think of anything that had us jumping off the couch like that.

Calling it now that the eventual slow-mo, black & white footage of Toni being pummeled while only her lipstick and blood are in color is gonna be dope

The one where Eddie comes back to go after Claudio, only to be attacked by Takeshita, who is attacked by Kenny, who gets sniped by Ospreay - that felt like an all-timer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXSGAhBYaqY

But also, as a wild show of excess and escalation, that hits different emotional beats.

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The Natural

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Smiling at the vision of Bryan Danielson winning the AEW Championship at All In as he leads the Yes chants. Will make for great visuals.

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just drew

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1 hour ago, Zakk_Sabbath said:

Bold statement incoming: I've been mulling it over all morning, and I legit think this was the 2nd or possibly third best Dynamite ending ever.

The only thing I've got ranked higher is the Dark Order beatdown on Cody & Co. (not the shitty one with the putties, the 2nd one with Anna Jay choking out Brandi, and Brodie smashing the belt) and the "possibly" is for that COVID-era episode where KENTA and Gallows/Anderson peeked into the FD. Oh, and honorable mention to Stat in the claw machine. Beyond that, I'm really struggling to think of anything that had us jumping off the couch like that.

Calling it now that the eventual slow-mo, black & white footage of Toni being pummeled while only her lipstick and blood are in color is gonna be dope

I’m biased because I was there, but the first Atl Dynamite with Cody/Wardlow in a cage was fucking stout. The only thing lacking was the womens segment.

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Zakk_Sabbath

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33 minutes ago, just drew said:

I’m biased because I was there, but the first Atl Dynamite with Cody/Wardlow in a cage was fucking stout. The only thing lacking was the womens segment.

Ya know, that's an excellent point, maybe I ought to have specified "show closing angle" - I've certainly seen some stellar main events myself and was in no way trying to badmouth em

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HarryArchieGus

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23 hours ago, The Natural said:

Backstage segment with Kazuchika Okada and Hangman Adam Page with Page saying he's in Blood and Guts.

A fantastic production. Renee gets the nod for MVP, but Hangman-Okada and the Bucks 'Thunder in Paradise' heel hilarity all made for a tight little piece of comedy. A little nugget of a highlight for me. 

14 hours ago, Brandon Bones said:

Another missed opportunity was I really wanted Britt to finish Monés shot she left on the table.

That's a good call. Nonetheless, for what it was, I thought it hit pretty well. Mercedes killed it out there. Such a great heel! 

22 hours ago, Technico Support said:

Our own @Greggulator called it when the angle started.

8 hours ago, Leonidas said:

This is where Toni's gimmick can finally shine the most. People can talk about the All About Eve storyline, but now she can fully invest in her Norma Desmond arc, and go even crazier, especially when/if she loses the title at Wembley.

I wish upon all reading this the gift of viewing both Billy Wilder's 1950 classic Sunset Boulevard and Baxter vs Davis in All About Eve. 

22 hours ago, Craig H said:

Dynamite fucking RULES.

AEW RULES THE FUCKING WORLD

No time better than good wrestling to give thanks to the King. I can see the scroll for this episode and it's funny and full of great references. Truly beautiful.

22 hours ago, Gramsci said:

That ending with Mariah May and Toni Storm is some of the best stuff they've ever done, incredible.

7 hours ago, hammerva said:

The post show promo which is just Mariah moving the camera to show Toni trying to go down the stairs just covered in such a bloody mess it would have made the cover of most 70's magazines was just perfect

 

'Cinema!' 

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caley

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While the storyline is pro wrestling All About Eve, Toni was channeling Bette Davis' look and sobbing from 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane' with the white facepaint really accentuating the blood. Great ending to the show and Mariah really savaged her with that shoe, one shot struck Toni right in the mouth and she just barely flinched and put her hand to her mouth before letting her hit her some more.

By the way, I kinda really DESPISE Nigel on heel commentary, especially during Danielson matches. When it seemed like the whole thing was building to match, it annoyed me but I overlooked it, but now that it just seems to be "Nigel hates Danielson for the sake of hating" it's kind of really bad and distracting. Like even Heenan and Ventura would concede that Hogan was really strong or really good while they despised him, but when Danielson wins he's lucky or cheated or what have you every time, per Nigel. Or else maybe i just don't like his style or whatever it is, but it's a HUGE downgrade to go from Taz' brand of heel-leaning madness to Nigel's cartoony 'All heels are good/Bryan Danielson is terrible' act.

The Calgary Flames are going to be very angry about Jericho driving the forklift through that newly-errected cardboard wall.

I pay no attention to modern hip hop, but are Max Caster's rap videos as corny as they seem to me. Like, it looks like the set of 'Parents Just Don't Understand'-era Will Smith. And the music feels like it's...what 10-15 years out of date? Or has it circled back to this level of corniness?!

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AxB

AxB

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Max Caster is a 34 year old man who grew up wealthy. He's not going to be 100% up to date with contemporary music, is he?

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