Jiji Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 The first half or two-thirds of the last December episode was/were great. It was just a flat SCU/Bucks title match and the shit Dork Odor angle at the end that left a real sour taste in our mouths. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 December 18th is the episode you're talking about. I remember thinking that SCU vs The Bucks kind of saved the show. Not that is was terrible but not being up to par was more the feeling I had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 The Dark Order angle at the end of that episode wasn't even bad or anything (unless you just don't like the Dark Order, period). What soured seemingly everyone about it was the phantom punches, then everyone lost their collective minds about it and they had to take a step back and reevaluate the entire thing. Kudos to them, though. They didn't shy away from mentioning that part of the show closing angle (well, online anyway). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Web Conn said: If Matt Hardy, Brodie Lee and The Revival all show up in AEW what do they do? I would program them with all their pet projects in the tag division. People forget that the Revival essentially got the Vaudevillan’s, Enzo & Cass, and American Alpha roster spots just by making them look like the second coming of all the tag teams they modeled themselves after. Just think what they could do with Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy), Private Party, Best Friends, and maybe even The Hybrid 2 who are floundering as heels. Mentoring the future was their job in a lot of ways, and they haven’t really done that(or it’s less obvious on TV) since they got called up. Edited February 21, 2020 by LoneWolf&Subs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) It seems like most of the tag teams are “shades of gray” rather than aligned along a clear face/heel dynamic. So I would have the Revival come in and tease a Bucks confrontation, only to have a clear heel team jump the Revival to serve as their first real feud and hold off the first Bucks match for either All Out or DoN. My first thought for the heel team would be H2, because I think Revival could get them over and could be good bases for them. But the more I think about it, I think Spears and a partner may be a smart choice. They obviously know each other, and if the Revival can’t get Spears over, no one can. You could also use that feud to align Revival with Arn. (Which is also part of my “Instead of Arn turning on Cody, he corrupts him into being the Flair of a new Horsemen group” fantasy booking.) Edited February 21, 2020 by JonnyLaw 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 I may have things mixed up, but I thought one of the dudes in the Revival would be out of his contract around March and the other would be months later, after May even, so I don't think the Revival are an option until this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) I thought the word was after April if they didn’t sign a new contract. Edited February 21, 2020 by LoneWolf&Subs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 29 minutes ago, Craig H said: I may have things mixed up, but I thought one of the dudes in the Revival would be out of his contract around March and the other would be months later, after May even, so I don't think the Revival are an option until this summer. This sounds familiar to me too. I think it was one of those extended-due to injury things from when one of them had their knee did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Arn being a quasi Sith Lord and turning Cody to the dark side would actually be cool. Arn and Tully get Cody and Spears to kiss and make up and Spears becomes Cody's "enforcer" and the Revival join them to go to war against The Elite. Not the worst AEW fantasy booking I've heard. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Yeah, I really do like @JonnyLaw's idea of Arn slowly corrupting Cody until it's too late. @Infinit's Star Wars prequels analogy is spot on. Cody: Is it possible to learn such power? Arn: Not from a babyface 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Cody is such a great babyface though and that is a license to print money. Admittedly, Arn turning Cody to the darkside after Cody loses a big match by showing him vet corner cutting is a great story but one I hope they don't tell for years. I doubt Arn and Cody lasts another 6 months so I'd rather go with the more predictable Arn turn than spoil what they have in Cody anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Get a generational superstar first, then Cody can be your great heel again. For now though, it’d be silly for Rhodes to turn. That would be Russo level dumb. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 You could even fold Cody's turn into the Rise of the Hangman if you time it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 You have to be certain Hangman is the one, and you have to pull all the stops to do it. That means you might need some mainstream help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbosseli Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Those figures look great, I hope Dustin, Pentagon and OC are in series 2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 This is an excuse to wear Dusty's loaded boot, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) I don’t know if that’s a work, but that’s a lot of Gorilla Monsoon medical mumbo jumbo not to be. Edited February 22, 2020 by LoneWolf&Subs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 They've announced Janela vs Sabian Falls Count Anywhere for Dark on Tuesday. And on Wednesday, Moxley and Jericho have a pre-match weigh in. I know weigh ins are getting further and further ahead of the actual fight, but FOUR DAYS? Besides which, I don't think the AEW Men's Heavyweight division has (either an upper or lower) weight limit, and even if there was, I don't see either man being close to too big or too small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 48 minutes ago, AxB said: I know weigh ins are getting further and further ahead of the actual fight, but FOUR DAYS? Besides which, I don't think the AEW Men's Heavyweight division has (either an upper or lower) weight limit, and even if there was, I don't see either man being close to too big or too small. Silly sounding segment. I’m expecting Jericho to wear something super ridiculously under his robe. Really next week sounds super angle heavy, with the Ironman being the only real wrestling heavy segment. Wonder how that will go. Yesterday I was thinking they might have Page cost Kenny the winning fall by throwing in the towel, but they just did that a couple of months ago with Cody Vs. Jericho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SturmCRF Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) Has there been any suggestion of them having Kenny vs Pac and Page/Kenny vs Bucks at Revolution, or was I just assuming when Pac blackmailed him into the rubber match that it'd be at the PPV? Having Omega do a Bret Hart/Daniel Bryan with two matches in one night would be a good way to further establish him as AEW's super worker, but I guess the Pac match works as a ready made Dynamite main event if not. Edited February 22, 2020 by SturmCRF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) PAC Vs. Omega is just for Dynamite. We’ll see how that will lead into Revolution, and the following shows. I have this sneaking suspicion that PAC will go over, and challenge the winner of the AEW title match after Revolution. I don’t know what the plan for Omega, and Page is. Omega has really deemphasized himself as the flag bearer of the promotion, and probably wants Page to pick it up for him. So they have set up a few possibilities, with the most obvious being a match at Double or Nothing between the two. The other possibility is that they end up further cementing their alliance. Edited February 22, 2020 by LoneWolf&Subs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryArchieGus Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 2/21/2020 at 12:41 AM, Casey said: The Dark Order angle at the end of that episode wasn't even bad or anything (unless you just don't like the Dark Order, period). What soured seemingly everyone about it was the phantom punches, then everyone lost their collective minds about it and they had to take a step back and reevaluate the entire thing. Kudos to them, though. They didn't shy away from mentioning that part of the show closing angle (well, online anyway). I love the Dark Order. I love their moveset, and I like how they eat their opponents offense. I think Uno is hilarious and cat like in ring. Grayson is a goddamned machine, and his bizarre look is perfect for this bizarre team. I absolutely love them, but that angle, like their debut, was all wrong and out of place. I didn't even notice the phantom punches till the gifs went viral. What I did notice was a mid-card act (along with enhancement talent) taking out a bunch of top level babyfaces they had no business toppling. All that said, if the original plan came thru, and Marty Scurll debuted, I don't think we'd be talking about this epsiode being weak. If Matt Hardy indeed is revealed as the darkly odorous 'Exalted One' it'll be interesting to see how they work it. He's obviously going to get a mega huge sympathetic reaction from the AEW faithful. On 2/21/2020 at 5:47 AM, LoneWolf&Subs said: I would program them with all their pet projects in the tag division. People forget that the Revival essentially got the Vaudevillan’s, Enzo & Cass, and American Alpha roster spots just by making them look like the second coming of all the tag teams they modeled themselves after. Just think what they could do with Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy), Private Party, Best Friends, and maybe even The Hybrid 2 who are floundering as heels. Mentoring the future was their job in a lot of ways, and they haven’t really done that(or it’s less obvious on TV) since they got called up. I like this idea. I've only seen one Revival match in full - v Gargano and Ciampa from Toronto; which was one of the best matches I've ever seen. I'm seeing the Arn turn on both Rhodes with the debut of Wilder and Dawson. And money matches to follow. 17 hours ago, LoneWolf&Subs said: Get a generational superstar first, then Cody can be your great heel again. For now though, it’d be silly for Rhodes to turn. That would be Russo level dumb. Yes, thank you. Cody's got some years ahead. Let's get that heel turn in for no sooner than 2021 or 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Going to get some TOE werk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) Potential Britt Baker rematch? Edited February 23, 2020 by LoneWolf&Subs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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