Craig H Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 56 minutes ago, Web Conn said: Marty debuting at the end of the Thanksgiving Eve episode of Dynamite would blow the roof off of The Sears. This is something I'm hoping for. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopus Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I like that Private Party, Nyla Rose, and Jimmy Havoc all have lunch together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 11 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: We should be wary of giving refs too much personality/focus. Going that pathway may lie the creation of a new Red Shoes or Tirantes. They have Bryce, right? You'd think his comedy/improv training would be a natural fit for on screen japes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) AEW Dark Episode #2 Edited October 15, 2019 by LoneWolf&Subs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) yeah. They're insane for doing this match on a "Dark" show, even if it's on youTube. edit: I mean by that that these spots are PPV worthy (in danger and impact), and shouldn't be wasted on YouTube. Edited October 16, 2019 by SirFozzie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 It's been a long day and I'm tired, but what is this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 AEW tapes dark matches at their TV tapings and airs them every week on Tuesday. While WWE Dark matches are basically "send the fans home happy" minimal effort fests, AEW gives us.. this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Yes yes, I'm more wondering why on earth they decided Omega should have a random hardcore match that went on forever. I mean whatever, but couldn't quite get my head round it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Because Kenny Omega is going crazy, he requested this match, and wanted to "get his feet wet" in the hardcore style ahead of his match against Moxley at Full Gear in less than a month. The explanation is right there in the commentary. You don't have to like the reasoning, but they gave one. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Holy fucking shit, why did Kenny do the topeconhello to the barricade and not the ramp? Janela barely touched him, that was more or less full force. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 I haven't paid attention during every entrance for all the shows with the double tunnels...have they been consistent with one being a face tunnel and one being a heel tunnel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 I liked the Aubrey feature a lot. And I had no idea DOC SAMPSON IS AEW. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 That was a real motherfucker of a match right there. Perhaps they're testing the waters by doing the hardcore stuff on Dark, so if TNT says "No blood & guts matches", they have an outlet. Or perhaps they're trying to pop massive views for Dark, to get TNT to give them a second show and effectively make AEW Dark into AEW Saturday Night or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) Yeah, I think this was a way to see if they load up on Dark what kind of viewership it could get. Edit: As for the match itself, it was a bit too long and dragged a bit especially for the audience who were in their third or fourth hour. Not a tonne of storytelling going on other than Omega trying to get into the hardcore elements and mocking Moxley by using Jon's signature offense. Janela could use some more rhyme and reason in his matches to take the next step up. That running headscissors he hit early on was beautiful though and he's getting into better shape so that's good. Edited October 16, 2019 by Oyaji 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Fucking hell... we should have stuck around, next time I'm telling my buddies fuck work. That was WAY better and nastier than I thought it'd be. Both guys brought it. Kenny Omega looked like Kenny Omega. Insane match. I like that Kenny is like "show these guys I'm not above working Dark" and he delivered a great great match. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Dude, I can't believe you missed THAT match live. Holy balls that was fucking insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 The German suplex off the stairs was nuuuuts. Love the wild but just in enough control spots like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 55 minutes ago, Craig H said: Dude, I can't believe you missed THAT match live. Holy balls that was fucking insane. One of my buddies had work at 6 a.m. and we were like oh these guys won't go all out..... WRONG. Fuck. Glad I got to see it here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 7 hours ago, Casey said: Because Kenny Omega is going crazy, he requested this match, and wanted to "get his feet wet" in the hardcore style ahead of his match against Moxley at Full Gear in less than a month. The explanation is right there in the commentary. You don't have to like the reasoning, but they gave one. I did say I was tired. Fair, that does explain on one level why he was doing that match. My comments on it weren't overtly negative, I'm sure most people would agree they could have had a tighter match and done slightly less - but I sort of understand why they decided to do something redonkulous on AEW Dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 9 hours ago, Oyaji said: Holy fucking shit, why did Kenny do the topeconhello to the barricade and not the ramp? Janela barely touched him, that was more or less full force. Kenny may be the worst offender of this. He really needs to stop doing moves like that to the off-ramp sides of the ring or else he's going to snap his leg. They just don't have the clearance around those sides of the ring that WWE has. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 They are in desperate need of Young Boys who’s jobs are to wipe down the ropes, and push the barricades back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) i thought Omega vs Janela was great but man if that was the last match in the taping then those fans should have gotten discounts for being into that. That was easily a 35 minute match and I don't know if any dark match at the end of a TV taping even a violent one should be that long I kind of like Excalibur admitting what we all really know which is that these matches are in the TV tapings concerning Omega. Talk about "in real time the PAC attack was an hour ago". Although I guess if you are nitpicking then he should have sold the beat down more. But selling was never one of Omega's strong suits Edited October 16, 2019 by hammerva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 The frog splash table bump and the one winged angel onto the chair were nasty. The tope con hilo was nuts as well. its crazy how quick the hour goes compared to an hour of WWE programming. That hour of Dark seemed to last about the same length of time as Rollins promo during the first hour on Raw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 I only saw Omega/Janela and will watch the rest later tonight. But holy carp what a match. It was a bit long and it took quite a bit to warm up the crowd. But they went freaking nuts and it was an enjoyable one to watch. Janela's out of his mind for taking the bumps he did. But I do love that even though it doesn't add to his win/loss record it is a great way to get some momentum back for Kenny. I think he's going to rack up more wins and feel he'll beat Moxley at Full Gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Dark matches count on w/l records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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