The Natural Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 Good on Kenny Omega reaching out. The Forbidden Door has helped both AEW and NJPW. Minoru Suzuki the biggest beneficiary. We've had Tomohiro Ishii, KENTA, Rocky Romero, Yuji Nagata and Satoshi Kojima. Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Zack Sabre Jr and Yano are must haves. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 I worry the eventual Wardlow turn on MJF might go the same way the "lackey turns on The Miz" bit went at least twice, where Riley/Sandow were incredibly over leading into the turn and during the feud, but then had nothing going for them away from Miz. I do think Wardlow is more talented than either of them though, and Tony has generally been a better booker than modern Vince... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said: I worry the eventual Wardlow turn on MJF might go the same way the "lackey turns on The Miz" bit went at least twice, where Riley/Sandow were incredibly over leading into the turn and during the feud, but then had nothing going for them away from Miz. I do think Wardlow is more talented than either of them though, and Tony has generally been a better booker than modern Vince... I'm with your 2nd paragraph, here. Wardog is way, way too good for that. It'll be more of a Diesel or Batista feel, I think. And the long term stuff has been so well done, it truly wouldn't surprise me if they let it simmer longer until MJF one day becomes champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Come to think of it, I guess that's also kinda the story of Virgil and Dibiase in 91. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Did they say how long it would be? Two hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 20 minutes ago, Jiji said: Did they say how long it would be? Two hours? The run time wasn't mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 LOL. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt925 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Let’s def run Chicago for the tenth time before coming to California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 I would imagine AEW is waiting for California to fully open up (and stay open) before comitting to running shows out here, anyway here's this 2 1 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Tony got a butt in his seat, amirite? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt925 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 57 minutes ago, zendragon said: I would imagine AEW is waiting for California to fully open up (and stay open) before comitting to running shows out here, anyway here's this Everything’s been at full capacity for more than 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 yhea but we are still masked up (at least in LA) and who knows for how long. I'd imagine its wait and see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Adorable. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFistsJustFlips Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 2 hours ago, matt925 said: Everything’s been at full capacity for more than 6 months. With you quoting the picture I sooo assumed you meant full capacity in Tony's pants at first... lmao 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Have at it, @John from Cincinnati! 1 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Well it's not going to be a surprise now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted November 26, 2021 Author Share Posted November 26, 2021 Best wishes to Jim Ross xxx. Fuck cancer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 8 hours ago, NoFistsJustFlips said: With you quoting the picture I sooo assumed you meant full capacity in Tony's pants at first... lmao I must have missed the Bluechew logo somewhere in that picture... I didn't realize it was an ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 On 11/24/2021 at 9:29 AM, Matt D said: Dark 11/23/21 Silver/Reynolds vs Dean/Bravo: I think I've seen about what I'm going to see in Reynolds at this point. He's solid, but he's the straight man of the ground who hits his stuff soundly and plays face-in-peril and makes everyone else stand out. It's fine, but I think there's still room for him to have some more unique aspects if he wanted and he could make some money off that. Maybe an eyepatch. Danielson can take his eye out. That'd be good. Infantry have kind of frustrating tandem offense. It's not tricked out enough to stand out but it's not so simple that they can really hone making it look straightforward and crisp. That "deal" move which is sort of a twisting full nelson leg sweep facebuster thing is dumb and even just a Stroke or full nelson Russian leg sweep would be better. What Reynolds does very well is hit the tandem stuff with Silver, which is how this ended. Reynolds has struck me as a neo Christian before Christian figured out his formula. Solid but lacking a physical or emotional superlative to provide a hook for the audience. I totally agree he needs something to stand out since he is currently the most average wrestler alive. Honestly he is super deep in the AEW shuffle and will stay there unless something changes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Well, think of a tag team. You've got the shorter guy, big beard, really strong, does all of the power moves. Really loud, outgoing "look at me" personality type. And then you've got the taller guy, long black hair, quieter, more reserved. Doesn't make as big of a first impression. Are you picturing Silver and Reynolds, or the Hart Foundation? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 He needs sunglasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenalysis Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Goodear said: Reynolds has struck me as a neo Christian before Christian figured out his formula. Solid but lacking a physical or emotional superlative to provide a hook for the audience. I totally agree he needs something to stand out since he is currently the most average wrestler alive. Honestly he is super deep in the AEW shuffle and will stay there unless something changes. It's that which gives me a massive soft spot for Reynolds. I've kinda adopted him as my guy to cheer for, the same way I did Taichi in NJPW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryArchieGus Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Two years in, I think Beaver Boy Alex Reynolds is having a terrific run. He and Silver are fantastic. Not unlike any sport you need character guys and strong components to each part of the card. Reynolds has been excellent in that middle card. A comparison to Christian is fair. Christian did alright for himself, and Reynolds will too. Nothing wrong or out of sorts here at all. I'm hoping to see Fenix healthy enough that the Lucha Bros can start working weekly title fights. A bout v Silver and Reynolds sounds like a 'banger'. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 20 hours ago, matt925 said: Let’s def run Chicago for the tenth time before coming to California. Because Chicago is better than anywhere they would run in California. I'm just kidding, kinda... But I don't think there's anywhere viable for them to run in California at the moment because they're not going to do something like the, ugh, Crypto.com Arena. Plus, I would imagine that their issues with when Dynamite airs on the west coast have something to do with it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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