Kev Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Lovable weirdos is the best presentation of Dark Order, the aborted He Said Yes celebration was legit funny. I wonder whether they retain some heel elements though, seems like too big a stable for faces. I’m also not sure I’d have Page join, although should definitely have their back at some point, feels like too much of a drop down for him. Cody’s cutter looked shit, thought he covered well for the (presumed) leap frog botch though. Top Flight need to work on some of their double teams, they’ve either botched or done some overly convoluted stuff in most of their matches I’ve seen. Was most impressed by Comorato’s bumping with the Hart chest bump off the corner charge and the tree fall sell for the finish. Like that they gave a reason for him being in the match. I thought the Kenny’s house segment was quite well done, although Matt is a dreadful actor, which stands out more as Nick comes across quite natural. The off-camera black eye leaves a few options open, I’m still wondering whether it could be an elaborate setup with the Bucks in on it. What was with Callis getting rid of the cameraman but the camera staying there, were we supposed to think the cameraman just left his camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Ah and is it just me or does Hook really look like Starks? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Kev said: Ah and is it just me or does Hook really look like Starks? Hook wearing the fanny pack over his shoulder("it's not a purse.. it's European!") makes him 200x more punchable than his normal punchableness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Faulconer Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 This is the first time that Cody’s storyline hasn’t clicked with me. The last dvds I bought from American promotions were pwg & Evolve from 2015-2016. That was the start of Cody’s Indyriffic Slummin’ It Phase. I thought he was quite good at that stage. I also recently picked up the five shows that AEW sells and was really impressed with all of Cody’s matches in the first five ppvs. This week his feud(s) just felt so flat. I haven’t posted much at all the last few years here but I have been reading the AeW threads as I play catch-up. Before this week I thought Cody played a great heart-of-AEW role that his programs all seemed to position him as such. Unfortunately for him the real heart of AEW is Darby...or maybe OC? The thing that doesn’t work for for the role is when people like Triple H or Jeff Jarrett really shoehorn all of their favourite gimmicks into every single match. It also helps to watch BTE and those Dark episodes that he hosted. The storyline with MJF is really built there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Peck said: Hook wearing the fanny pack over his shoulder("it's not a purse.. it's European!") makes him 200x more punchable than his normal punchableness. Being called Hook certainly adds to the punchability. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, AxB said: 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 23 hours ago, The Natural said: Jesus. At this point in homeboy's career, a regular splash would probably be at least just as damaging to his opponent. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarrie Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 If Jericho started wrestling like King Kong Bundy I would happily proclaim him the greatest of all time. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 29 minutes ago, tbarrie said: If Jericho started wrestling like King Kong Bundy I would happily proclaim him the greatest of all time. Five count mandatory. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eikerir Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 John Silver being unable to speak to Hangman Page without going into nervous fanboy mode is one of my current favourite things in AEW. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) Cody does seem to be in a weird place at the moment. The Sting story has hinted at the notion that Cody is being replaced, but it's bigger than that. The Young Bucks are still fairly central to BTE and have the tag belts, Omega is back to being the guy, Hangman has a long arc but he's on that arc and is obviously going to continue to be one of the most over guys. Then yeah you have OC who is now a main-event guy. And Cody....is a guy who can't go for the big one, has already had his run with the TNT Title, and is left feuding with a woman whilst leading a pretty crappy (sorry Dustin) Nightmare Family stable.....I mean he said he was going to challenge MJF to get his win back, and what happened to that exactly? I guess none of it matters that much. I'd probably have him feud with The Acclaimed. Having Max Caster hide behind Jade Cargill is exactly what we need. And him cutting promos on The Nightmare Family's general crumminess would be good too. Edited January 22, 2021 by RunningFromAmerica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_K Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, RunningFromAmerica said: I guess none of it matters that much. I'd probably have him feud with The Acclaimed. Having Max Caster hide behind Jade Cargill is exactly what we need. And him cutting promos on The Nightmare Family's general crumminess would be good too. Put Starks in there too as a '98 style Rock coming out of his Nation phase (see: Team Taz) & you've got a hyper young, hyper glamorous, fresh-take faction who can be in the serious + comedy spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 3 hours ago, RunningFromAmerica said: Cody does seem to be in a weird place at the moment. The Sting story has hinted at the notion that Cody is being replaced, but it's bigger than that. The Young Bucks are still fairly central to BTE and have the tag belts, Omega is back to being the guy, Hangman has a long arc but he's on that arc and is obviously going to continue to be one of the most over guys. Then yeah you have OC who is now a main-event guy. And Cody....is a guy who can't go for the big one, has already had his run with the TNT Title, and is left feuding with a woman whilst leading a pretty crappy (sorry Dustin) Nightmare Family stable.....I mean he said he was going to challenge MJF to get his win back, and what happened to that exactly? I guess none of it matters that much. I'd probably have him feud with The Acclaimed. Having Max Caster hide behind Jade Cargill is exactly what we need. And him cutting promos on The Nightmare Family's general crumminess would be good too. Cody's spot is "guy who gets to be in all the celebrity angles (Snoop, Shaq, Dollar Store AGT) so he can get on mainstream TV and try to get some ROI for those acting classes Dusty paid for." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Fucking amazing turnaround on the Dark Order all down to the late, great, Mr. Brodie Lee and Being the Elite: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 @Technico Support hatred for Interstellar, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Cody Rhodes makes me smile, I have to admit. Thank you for that. My equivalent is Fuck the Hulk Hogan on top spot followed by Donald Trump, Shia LaBeouf and Sepp Blatter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Apologies for the triple post. Necessary for relevancy. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 You know, it's one thing to talk about how great it is what AEW is doing for his family. But that post from his wife pretty much says it all. I'm just really glad to have the tribute shirt knowing it went to them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, NikoBaltimore said: You know, it's one thing to talk about how great it is what AEW is doing for his family. But that post from his wife pretty much says it all. I'm just really glad to have the tribute shirt knowing it went to them. That Mr Brodie Lee tribute shirt plus reading that all Dark Order merchandise proceeds this month will go towards the Huber family. That was said somewhere in the tribute thread. Class act, AEW. Edited January 22, 2021 by The Natural 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 18 minutes ago, NikoBaltimore said: You know, it's one thing to talk about how great it is what AEW is doing for his family. But that post from his wife pretty much says it all. I'm just really glad to have the tribute shirt knowing it went to them. I'm still waiting for my tribute shirt to come in the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: I'm still waiting for my tribute shirt to come in the mail. I just got mine on Monday or Tuesday, I forget, and I ordered mine when I could get back onto PWT once the tribute episode ended. They have a ton of orders and all of their shirts are pressed upon order. I would think you should get yours soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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