Curt McGirt Posted October 2, 2021 Posted October 2, 2021 Wait, Santino got to like, wrestle wrestle Danielson? I gotta see that. 2
(BP) Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 11 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: Wait, Santino got to like, wrestle wrestle Danielson? I gotta see that. I don’t want to get your hopes up. It’s just a couple of spots at the end of the match, but it’s the template for how he could’ve been booked. Bryan can’t believe his good luck that Santino’s his last opponent and gets sambo thrown for his hubris. It’s overall a really fun EC though. 5
LoneWolf&Subs Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 (edited) I hear tickets are moving well for Full Gear. If it wasn’t such a fuckin ice box, I might’ve gone to Mooseville, USA. Edited October 3, 2021 by LoneWolf&Subs
The Natural Posted October 3, 2021 Author Posted October 3, 2021 (edited) 20 minutes ago, (BP) said: I don’t want to get your hopes up. It’s just a couple of spots at the end of the match, but it’s the template for how he could’ve been booked. Bryan can’t believe his good luck that Santino’s his last opponent and gets sambo thrown for his hubris. It’s overall a really fun EC though. It's a really good finishing stretch between Daniel Bryan and Santino Marella, the Smackdown Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber 2012 for Bryan's World Heavyweight Championship. Santino Marella should have won the 2011 Royal Rumble match, he was the runner up to fucking Alberto Del Rio winning. It would have got over the anyone can win aspect, going from the quickest elimination in the history of the match at Royal Rumble 2009 to winning it, everyone likes a good underdog story and Santino could have lost the title shot before WrestleMania XXVIII. Real missed opportunity. Edited October 3, 2021 by The Natural 3
Matt D Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 They should bring in Jesse Ventura to announce when they are in Minnesota.
LoneWolf&Subs Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, Matt D said: They should bring in Jesse Ventura to announce when they are in Minnesota. They’d have to make sure the CIA doesn’t notice while they sneak him out of Mexico.
Big Z Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 With their already excellent library, AEW needs to partner up with HBO Max or maybe even start their own streaming platform (though HBO Max makes more sense because of the built in Warner partnership to limit costs). I thankfully still had the awesome Dynamite from Atlanta on the DVR and popped that on today, and man that last hour was amazing with the end of Moxley-Cobb and Darby's return to a huge pop, the great tag title match of Kenny/Hangman against the Lucha Brothers, and Cody looking like the biggest star in wrestling in the cage match against Wardlow (and damn that MJF feud was awesome until the actual match, and Cody really should have won a return match or just won the original match to begin with). On the Cody note, while it's in vogue to shit on him now and he's brought plenty of it on himself, I still think there's plenty of money in him with a heel turn and then a possible face turn down the road (follow the path of Britt). On the whole, AEW is unquestionably a hotter product now with their numerous all-star additions in recent months, but damn AEW was still super hot right before the pandemic and has been the top promotion in the world since the jump (though a bit top heavy in first few months before guys like Darby, Jungle Boy, and Orange Cassidy got hot and stayed hot). 1
Matt D Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Big Z said: With their already excellent library, AEW needs to partner up with HBO Max or maybe even start their own streaming platform And liberate the rest of the Houston library from Corgan. 1
LoneWolf&Subs Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 (edited) If they get offers right off the bat to stream their content, then they’d be crazy to foot the bill on their own streaming service. So many chances now than in the past to try that these days. Edited October 3, 2021 by LoneWolf&Subs
Big Z Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, Matt D said: And liberate the rest of the Houston library from Corgan. My ultimate dream would be to liberate the JCP/WCW library from Vince and bring them back home. 2
LoneWolf&Subs Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 I’m sure Vince would be willing to give it up. I think he’s realized that the value of old footage at this point has a very small appeal. Maybe good for highlight packages, but owning anymore tape libraries is a waist. But if he sells it, he’ll want double of what he paid to get them. Might as well wait until the WWE is sold to see what they’ll ask to get rid of the additional fat. 1
Big Z Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 15 minutes ago, LoneWolf&Subs said: I’m sure Vince would be willing to give it up. I think he’s realized that the value of old footage at this point has a very small appeal. Maybe good for highlight packages, but owning anymore tape libraries is a waist. But if he sells it, he’ll want double of what he paid to get them. Might as well wait until the WWE is sold to see what they’ll ask to get rid of the additional fat. It's definitely more feasible now with the WWE Network primarily being on Peacock and that being one part of a huge streaming library. Also, I could see TK and especially Cody pushing for it and willing to pay an amount like that (and it ever came to fruition, you'd never hear me utter a bad word about Cody again, though I'm already sympathetic to him to begin with). 2
Jiji Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Big Z said: On the Cody note, while it's in vogue to shit on him now and he's brought plenty of it on himself, I still think there's plenty of money in him with a heel turn and then a possible face turn down the road (follow the path of Britt). Heels and faces are so passé in 2021. 1 1
AxB Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Big Z said: With their already excellent library, AEW needs to partner up with HBO Max They're already partnered with HBO Max, aren't they? Hence that one Dynamite where there were HBO Max banners all over Daily's Place, and Tony and Excalibur kept talking about Deadwood (Excalibur almost did an impression of Mr Wu before he remembered he was on TV).
Casey Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, AxB said: They're already partnered with HBO Max, aren't they? Hence that one Dynamite where there were HBO Max banners all over Daily's Place, and Tony and Excalibur kept talking about Deadwood (Excalibur almost did an impression of Mr Wu before he remembered he was on TV). They just did matches to promote upcoming movies that were streaming same-day on HBO Max (Kong Vs. Godzilla: Bear Country vs Jurassic Express / Space Jam 2: The Super Elite vs The Dark Order & Hangman Page). And when the app first launched, that's when they had the ring skirts and stuff with the HBO Max logo and whatnot, I'm pretty sure. Edited October 3, 2021 by Casey 2
DreamBroken Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Jiji said: Heels and faces are so passé in 2021. That same old simplistic theory! 3
The Natural Posted October 3, 2021 Author Posted October 3, 2021 The first AEW Dynamite. I miss the coloured pastels from the first AEW Dynamite open. I also prefer the grey border round the AEW logo to the white.
J.T. Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 On 10/2/2021 at 1:45 AM, Krone Meltzer said: What a superkick to the chair! -1! PK PILEDRIVER FTW! 1
eikerir Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 14 hours ago, (BP) said: I don’t want to get your hopes up. It’s just a couple of spots at the end of the match, but it’s the template for how he could’ve been booked. Bryan can’t believe his good luck that Santino’s his last opponent and gets sambo thrown for his hubris. It’s overall a really fun EC though. Still it’s an awesome EC match, might be my favourite one because of the whole Santino factor and excellent finishing stretch. Way different to your classic 6 main eventers type of match. Highly recommended. 2
Krone Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 Wonder who the Joker is going to be. Looking at that match graphic, I don't see Matt Hardy, OC, or Jon Moxley winning it. PAC or Andrade I could see being a TV title defense for Omega right now, but I'm really leaning heavy into thinking Lance Archer takes it. Also, I'm going to put this in spoilers because I don't know if anyone mentioned it or it matters, but... Spoiler Jake Roberts was with Archer at the show in Rochester Wednesday. Even did a little punch IIRC. But yeah, Jakes back - will be seen on Dark 4
John from Cincinnati Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 OC challenging for the title is such an obvious TV main event and would follow up on the triple threat a few months back. Not sure why anybody would sleep on him winning.
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