J.T. Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) I did approve of Cody dissing the sledgehammer. I thought Sick Nick Mondo was just the art guy for AEW. Who gave him the book? Edited December 2, 2021 by J.T. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 So Cody went through the flaming table, Andrade didn't, but Cody pinned Andrade. That sucked. 8 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarrie Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Everybody is sleeping on the big story: THE GUNN CLUB'S GODDAMN REIGN OF TERROR IS OVER. 5 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, J.T. said: I did approve of Cody dissing the sledgehammer. HHH living rent free in Cody's head must be a terrible place to recuperate from a heart attack. 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, Johnny Sorrow said: So Cody went through the flaming table, Andrade didn't, but Cody pinned Andrade. That sucked. Well you have to account for the Codyverse’s unique electromagnetic properties 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Wild main event, that was a super memorable ending even if it wasn't perfectly executed. Awesome 'holy shit' moment as Cody's literally ON FIRE making the pin. I loved it. Ruby/Kris ruled. Thought Ruby looked excellent and I wanna see her win the whole thing. Gunn Club/StingDarby fun as expected. Darby's head spike dive was scary looking. Still surprised they really turned Dante. Lio is coming off well in all of this though. Also still shocked at how easily Bryan has turned in to super mega heel so quickly. Thought Punk/Moriarty was really good stuff. Adam Cole doing his entire entrance just to do his poses was hilarious. Great show as usual! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Love Shawn Spears as Chair Pervert Chester to Wardlow's Spike. Drop MJF from the act (or the promotion, whatever) and run with them in the tag division 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 On the replay it did look like Andrade went face-first into the fire so it wasn't totally ruined. But yeah, that was really stupid. Brandi was standing there spraying the fucking table so long she could have at least eyeballed and moved it back some! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Angle heavy and they kind of overdid the "wrestler coming to announcer table but getting involved" bit. And the flaming table bump was only cool because Cody was on fire for the pin and Andrade had to adjust his arm to put out the fire that was about to burn his hair/face. That spot took forever to set up, and in general I wanted a much more wild, plunder filled brawl. It's a damned Atlanta Street Fight and Cody isn't even wearing street clothes. Dusty does not approve. The Danielson-Angels match was good, thought it was going to be a squash but Bryan ending up taking some good offense. The Punk-Moriarty match was excellent, in this case I loved how evenly matched it came off, and they did a great job of making the upset seem like it was going to happen (and there were dudes marking out like crazy in the background). The post-match was as bad as last week's opening was great, MJF is in grave danger of running "PG Punk" into the ground, the whole Britt Baker stuff was lame, and it just killed the buzz from that great match. I actually liked a Billy Gunn match. There, I said it. He sold, ate a tope from Darby, and lost. Darby's tope on Austin (I guess, the one who wasn't wrestling) was brutal and obviously Darby busted his head open from it. I got slightly emotional when Sting first entered the ring. The finishing sequence was really fun. Now, no more Billy Gunn on my TV please. Women's match was match of the night for me, even with the great Punk-Moriarty match. Lots of fun stuff in the opening sequences, ending with The Boop. They worked really well together, both with the chain wrestling and the bigger moves. That Poison Rana was dope and unexpected (for me), and the follow-up kneeling rana was a good follow-up that looked killer, even if it was kicked out of (and Ruby maybe oversold that a bit). A mixed bag for me, with some very high highs and some pretty low lows. I think I got spoiled with that run after Punk and Danielson showed up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Also Britt Baker's backstage bit was perfect and honestly did as much for a match in like 2 minutes as the whole MJF/Punk jerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 That finish was horrible. Completely unnecessary, made even worse by the flame retardant on Cody's back. It's official, Cody Rhodes is AEW's blindspot. They have no awareness when it comes to Cody. Cody has even less awareness. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Jose is JAKKED. So the Cody thing....I was initially thinking it was a bad sunburn that was peeling, but considering the final spot....I know sometimes wrestlers will do a practice run of certain spots before the actual thing? Could that peel have been caused by them trying that spot earlier? I know some had mentioned anti-fire spray, but I don't know how that stuff works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Punk vs Lee had that terrible pin exchange bit where the guy pinning the other guy pushes his opponent out of the pin before he kicks out to set up the next spot. It looked like shit, and always does. And MJF's insults were lame as fuck. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Just now, The Green Meanie said: Jose is JAKKED. So the Cody thing....I was initially thinking it was a bad sunburn that was peeling, but considering the final spot....I know sometimes wrestlers will do a practice run of certain spots before the actual thing? Could that peel have been caused by them trying that spot earlier? I know some had mentioned anti-fire spray, but I don't know how that stuff works. What was even he point of that spot? Cody looks like he took the worst of it and he was the one set on fire? If you actually have a flaming table, you are trying to burn and set your opponent on fire and incapacitate them WITH FIRE and burn them horribly. Instead he puts his own back through the table. Cody is a fucking idiot. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) Also I'm going for the inevitable "Cody Rhodes = Heat Magnet" bullshit now before anybody pops a capillary trying to think of a good way to make the joke. Brandi sure is looking LIGHTER after her pregnancy. I've heard of FUEGO DOS but this is ridiculous. Hasn't Andrade been FIRED enough this year? Didn't think I'd see EMBER so soon. And so on. Edited December 2, 2021 by John E. Dynamite 2 3 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) Cody saying one thing and doing another is funny and fits the delusional thing he is running with or that's just him (likely). He won't turn heel because he's a role model to the children but he'll have his wife run in and light a table on fire and he'll put an opponent through it. Okay. This episode was largely a big miss for me. Andrade looked great at least. Edited December 2, 2021 by Jiji 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, TheVileOne said: What was even he point of that spot? Cody looks like he took the worst of it and he was the one set on fire? If you actually have a flaming table, you are trying to burn and set your opponent on fire and incapacitate them WITH FIRE and burn them horribly. Instead he puts his own back through the table. Cody is a fucking idiot. Agreed. I *think* I see where they were going with this, but the execution was quite a bit off. Andrade was wiggling too much to get a legit pin. Also, why did Brandi have to be in disguise? It was a street fight match, kayfabe wise there's no reason for her to be dressed like she was. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Yeah, Andrade has not done much for me since joining AEW but he looked like an actual star tonight. Maybe it was the lack of pinstripes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_K Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Lots of bad mic work tonight. Lio Rush looked absolutely stranded; Hangman was a terrible hollow cliche on commentary. The most deliciously ironic thing about Cody is that he really had absolutely no idea he was doing strong heel work before. It really was not at all intentional. And now the crowd have somewhat forced him to pay attention he is hammying it up with golden shovels and shit with Brandi involved too. Those two are, as has been said, so hilariously lacking awareness the both of them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, A_K said: Lots of bad mic work tonight. Lio Rush looked absolutely stranded. In terms of promos Taz is a human life preserver. The only neck he couldn't fit around was Brian Cage's. Edited December 2, 2021 by John E. Dynamite 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) Am I the only one who is getting tired of Punk and Danielson eating an hour of tv time a week working guys super low on the pecking order? It was fun for a while but I'm over it. Silver should make for a good match but I'm hoping we don't get Danielson getting reps in every week like this after the title match. Same with Punk. Edit: yeah, the Lio thing was odd because he was a pretty money heel promo in WWE from the little I saw. Edited December 2, 2021 by Jiji 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Just now, Jiji said: Am I the only one who is getting tired of Punk and Danielson eating an hour of tv time a week working guys super low on the pecking order? Yes. 4 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 12 minutes ago, John E. Dynamite said: Also I'm going for the inevitable "Cody Rhodes = Heat Magnet" bullshit now before anybody pops a capillary trying to think of a good way to make the joke. Brandi sure is looking LIGHTER after her pregnancy. I've heard of FUEGO DOS but this is ridiculous. Hasn't Andrade been FIRED enough this year? Didn't think I'd see EMBER so soon. And so on. Cody hearing the boos: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Jiji said: Am I the only one who is getting tired of Punk and Danielson eating an hour of tv time a week working guys super low on the pecking order? It was fun for a while but I'm over it. Silver should make for a good match but I'm hoping we don't get Danielson getting reps in every week like this after the title match. Same with Punk. Edit: yeah, the Lio thing was odd because he was a pretty money heel promo in WWE from the little I saw. Lio has a few characteristics of a guy who can talk but can't ad-lib. Compare that to somebody like Danielson, who doesn't really have an attention-grabbing speaking voice, but can be given a microphone and put over a storyline no prob. Lio probably does better work with a script. There's this big old narrative about how scripted wrestling promos are evil but it's really a person-to-person thing as to who benefits from what approach. Edited December 2, 2021 by John E. Dynamite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Scorchio. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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