Peck 5,376 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 5 hours ago, AxB said: Makes a big difference to me, watching on Fite. You guys don't even know the Dynamite song has verses because you get commercials. I not only know it has verses, I could recite them in their entirety. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
bodyslamdunk 87 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 8 hours ago, AxB said: Makes a big difference to me, watching on Fite. You guys don't even know the Dynamite song has verses because you get commercials. I not only know it has verses, I could recite them in their entirety. I watch on Fite as well (no cable=no TNT). Those breaks w/the song and graphic seem to go on forEVER, LOL 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ziggy 530 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 On 12/9/2020 at 1:14 PM, For Great Justice said: Definitely echo the love for Callis as Omega’s manager. That does wonders for Omega’s presentation for me at least. Also really like “the invisible hand” as a moniker. Omega is such a great heel and I'm glad he has finally gotten back to that. Everyone knows how good of a heel Callis is too. The best part of all is it actually has me thinking to myself, did they really plan this that far out? The whole back story between them makes sense and they fact that the waited till now to be full on heels makes this better. It hasn't been since WWEs Summer of Punk that I'm sitting back like whats going to happen next, at least until they fucked it up. AEW has a few big angles going on right now so they can completely take their time with this. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
The Natural 34,685 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LoneWolf&Subs 6,672 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 BTW, Britt’s talk show has been a great addition to Dark. This is the kind of experimenting on a B-level wrestling show we haven’t seen for years. I mean I know it has produced good TV for the live programs, but saving your character building segments for a secondary show is a plus. The only issue I have with it, is that she shouldn’t be conducting interviews in a waiting room. If she does then she should only be standing in the doorway to talk to her her guest. My doctors rarely ever completely step into the waiting room to ask me additional questions. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
EVA 5,438 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Danny Limelight getting a lot of shine on Cage was interesting. I would assume he has a contract coming his way, if he isn’t signed already. But the way the match went also kinda feels like they’re giving up on Cage ever being anything. I certainly understand the appeal of getting in on the ground floor with Max Caster, who clearly has the potential to be a star if you nurture him the right way, but man you can tell he’s only been a pro for a few years. He’s got a ways to go in the ring. Putting him in a tag team with another young but more experienced guy like Bowens was a good call. And being paired with Caster seems to have brought out more of Bowens’s personality than I had seen him show before. I think it shows good awareness/business sense on his part to understand that he risked being overshadowed as the mechanic of the team to Caster’s future star if he didn’t step up his presentation. All that said, they’re still figuring out how to be a team in the ring! I don’t know that they’ve landed on any double teams that really work. That sunset flip->neckbreaker->lungblower combo has yet to look particularly good. Hopefully this program with the Bucks will help them along. Link to post Share on other sites
LoneWolf&Subs 6,672 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) Apparently Sting, and quite a few segments pulled in over a million viewers. So they have something real great going on. This is what they should do, and it’s what they’ve done with him so far, that is not putting him in any concrete angle during this pandemic set-up for as long as possible. Sting’s peak WCW run with brief appearances on Nitro was a success because he wasn’t in any concrete story. Ultimately it was to get him Vs. Hogan, but they always had a few side stories to get him there. The same should be applied here. Because one things for sure, they need a big match for when fans attend around the country. Maybe do a tag match on Dynamite, and then a big singles match for whatever months PPV it is(I’m guessing it’ll be Vegas for All Out). But make sure it’s all simple stuff, that doesn’t go over the top. Edited December 11, 2020 by LoneWolf&Subs Link to post Share on other sites
Casey 8,177 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Very bold of you to assume that America will be in a position in the fall of 2021 to actually go back to normal. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AxB 11,833 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Omega vs Janela again? Nice! The first one was mental. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LoneWolf&Subs 6,672 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Canadian’s apparently butcher the word occur by pronouncing it “O’Coor”. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
John from Cincinnati 14,869 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, LoneWolf&Subs said: Canadian’s apparently butcher the word occur by pronouncing it “O’Coor”. That's just Kenny. Don't you put that evil on me, Ricky Bobby! Also, don't believe a word Jiji says when he comes in here and tries to normalize Kenny's abhorrent conduct. Edited December 12, 2020 by Andy in Kansas 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Jiji 11,898 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Normal Canadian behaviour imo. Link to post Share on other sites
John from Cincinnati 14,869 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 You were all warned! Link to post Share on other sites
The Natural 34,685 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) As The Rock once said in 2003, Mother Canuckers ;). Edited December 12, 2020 by The Natural Link to post Share on other sites
The Natural 34,685 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 2 Link to post Share on other sites
John E. Dynamite 1,508 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Always believe in romance. Always brag about fucking your wife. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Casey 8,177 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Quote Jim Ross was asked if moves such as Michaels’ superkick or Jake Roberts’ DDT should be protected or is this just an evolution of the business. He said, “That evolution of the business is bull**t. Yes, they should be protected. The DDT is a finish. The superkick is just a part of the flow of the match (now). Nobody wins with it. What does that say to you? Does that say guys back in the day were more proficient delivering a DDT or a superkick than in this generation where ‘things are evolving’? I want some proof of that sh*t. I want somebody to prove to me that the changing of the wrestling business is what it is today and it’s making a difference. I say no. I told a kid the other day at AEW that everybody does the same fu**ing spot. All you guys go outside. You cluster up like coils. You stand there in a huddle, friends and foes together, side by side so you can catch some leaping idiot going over the top who never wins with this move. They are looking for the “holy s**t chant. They love to hear ‘this is awesome’. It’s a spot folks. It’s a trapeze act. I don’t buy into that. The DDT is a great finish and should be used as such.” 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Godfrey 2,481 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 I had no idea coils were so prone to clustering. In fairness, I don't care for those spots either, they usually look very forced and unnatural. It's not my job to positively represent the brand though. Link to post Share on other sites
Peck 5,376 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) I don't disagree with JR, that is a completely ridiculous spot(and it's ridiculous in all companies that do it). But Cutler's Tweet is hilarious too. Edited December 12, 2020 by Peck Link to post Share on other sites
Infinit 2,995 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Why wouldn't OC be booked in that 7 on 7? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
John E. Dynamite 1,508 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) I'm not having the argument with DDTs and Superkicks. They were great finishes once upon a time. They are what they are now because they're incredibly safe moves that can easily be thrown into the middle of a sequence. They look hurty so they get pops. But unlike other instant-offense moves, they don't require lifting, real bumping, or a ton of precision. It's like quebradora backbreakers in 90's lucha or closed-fist punches in Memphis - there are other, older worlds (some of them real) where these moves *should wreck somebody*. But they don't, because they're too useful and safe of a midmatch glue, and because the crowd says "yay" when you do them. Counterpoint - waiting around in groups for a dive is dumb. Keeping the camera off the cluster is a decent compromise if the dive is really flashy. Edited December 12, 2020 by John E. Dynamite 3 Link to post Share on other sites
John from Cincinnati 14,869 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 I've said it before and I'll say it again: I can't wait till Ross is done with this company and everyone just starts saying what they really think of one another. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
WholeFnMachine 310 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 I get JR’s point about the waiting around to catch, but drawing the fans attention to that is counter productive especially when he does it on air repeatedly, he’s burying the talent and exposing the business. I agree with @John E. Dynamitethat if it’s a great dive don’t show them bunching up, show the flight and the impact. Problem solved. And JR also needs to shut the fuck up about leg slapping, it is what it is now, & honestly the only time I notice it is when he fucking brings it up! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Elsalvajeloco 8,788 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, WholeFnMachine said: drawing the fans attention to that is counter productive especially when he does it on air repeatedly Wouldn't the clustering together part draw the fans attention too? Logic dictates you would walk away from a person trying to dive onto you and not closer to that person with the assistance of other people. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
J.T. 10,577 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 To say that Kris Statlander's knee is on the mend is almost like saying that COVID is just a contagious disease... 6 Link to post Share on other sites
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