Sammo~! Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 21 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said: extra random note from last night: keeping in mind that heels are supposed to lie sometimes... I am amused that in the Adam Cole universe, he wasn't technically in WWE, he was in NXT ("everywhere i've been, i've been World Champion") See I heard him say that and my first thought was "You were never world champ in New Japan" but I guess that's also excused since he was an ROH guy moonlighting in NJPW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Does the PWI recognize the ROH Championship as a World Title? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Wyld Samurai said: Does the PWI recognize the ROH Championship as a World Title? They’ve dropped the strict criteria for recognizing world titles. The large indie promotions and some of the foreign promotions now get world championship designation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 1 minute ago, (BP) said: They’ve dropped the strict criteria for recognizing world titles. The large indie promotions and some of the foreign promotions now get world championship designation. Is this retroactive? Is Lawler now a 45x World Champion?! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I’ve sort of only skimmed the thread. Did anyone mention Dominic Garrini playing one of the security guards? Did he get a match on Dark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Technico Support said: I’ve sort of only skimmed the thread. Did anyone mention Dominic Garrini playing one of the security guards? Did he get a match on Dark? Don't know if anyone pointed it out here, but a couple people mentioned it in the discord. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 31 minutes ago, Technico Support said: I’ve sort of only skimmed the thread. Did anyone mention Dominic Garrini playing one of the security guards? Did he get a match on Dark? I read that he and Kevin Ku both got Dark/Elevation matches 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Dave Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I'm stumped at how this weeks show lost 300k viewers from last week. I thought this was a much stronger show. Maybe starting with a long promo isn't a good idea? Maybe the BBT lead in is losing its luster? I'm legitimately baffled... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 30 minutes ago, just drew said: I'm stumped at how this weeks show lost 300k viewers from last week. I thought this was a much stronger show. Maybe starting with a long promo isn't a good idea? Maybe the BBT lead in is losing its luster? I'm legitimately baffled... Baffling is the perfect word. I couldn't get over that number when I saw it. I've narrowed it down to two possibilities: 1) Knicks and Lakers both played and drew eyes away in big markets 2) Cody's got a lot of fans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Dave Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Were the Olympics particularly compelling last night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 33 minutes ago, just drew said: Were the Olympics particularly compelling last night? I forgot they were even going on, to be honest with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coletti Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Was the whole "Russian figure skater accused of doping" debacle on TV last night? It's on the evening news tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krone Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 In the grand scheme of things, outside of the main event - everything is pretty much inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. I've said this before (as have others) and they even changed this a couple of weeks ago, but as much as I like knowing the entire card ahead of time the element of surprise is mostly desolate. When you can look at the card of a show and decide if you "want to watch it because X is on, or not because Y isn't on" I do feel that would potentially waiver viewers. Let's be honest, the best thing about any RAW or SD is that you feel you can see anything. Maybe Reigns has a surprise title defense tonight, or they have a Falls Count Anywhere match, ect. It helps get a lot of those guys on the card when you can bullshit your way into a tag team match playa or whatever, but AEW doesn't do that outside of that FTR/Mox and Punk match or the surprise Serena Deeb 5 minute rookie challenge. I think they need more of THAT. How many times have we discussed the strict format that they run with 5/6 matches per week. I get wanting everyone to have a banger match and get a nice rub, but damn, some of these guys shouldn't be off TV for as long as they are. I get keeping it fresh but I think there's a balance with that. I don't know what would help alleviate a format that they have basically had since day one, or if they even have any interest in it or see it as a problem. But I do believe knowing ahead of time the full show may hurt the "casual" viewer more so than help it. Just my thoughts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, christopher.annino said: Was the whole "Russian figure skater accused of doping" debacle on TV last night? It's on the evening news tonight... the Network ratings last night NBC: Winter Olympics got 6.4M between 8-8:30 and 6.9M between 8:30-11 ABC: 4.6M for Jeopardy, 3M for Chase from 9-10, 2.6M for Chase from 10-11 CBS: 3M for Big Brother, 3M for Amazing Race, 2M for NCIS FOX: 2M for I Can See Your Voice, 1.9M for Next Level Chef Last Wednesday, Primetime Olympics was at 9.8M with Jeopardy at 4.6M and everything else on ABC/CBS are 2-2.9M and Fox was 1.753-1.922. So, College Jeopardy won the night for the least drop? Edited February 18, 2022 by Cobra Commander 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said: So, College Jeopardy won the night for the least drop? Excellent news. More primetime Jeopardy, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 lemme time travel back to 1994 and tell myself that the Blossom star that'll be all over TV in 2022 will be Blossom and not Joey or Six 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Bones Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 5 hours ago, Bryan said: He lives the gimmick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Cobra Commander said: the Network ratings last night NBC: Winter Olympics got 6.4M between 8-8:30 and 6.9M between 8:30-11 ABC: 4.6M for Jeopardy, 3M for Chase from 9-10, 2.6M for Chase from 10-11 CBS: 3M for Big Brother, 3M for Amazing Race, 2M for NCIS FOX: 2M for I Can See Your Voice, 1.9M for Next Level Chef Last Wednesday, Primetime Olympics was at 9.8M with Jeopardy at 4.6M and everything else on ABC/CBS are 2-2.9M and Fox was 1.753-1.922. So, College Jeopardy won the night for the least drop? I knew that the average TV audience was way lower than it was before all the streaming and DVR but I had no idea that AEW pulling in 1m was basically half as many people as watching FOX. And thinking back to the days of the Monday Night Wars, pretty sure both shows at their apex would’ve beaten any of these? Speaking of DVR, do they post the 7-day viewing for AEW? I know that the show Ghosts on CBS is a hit in part because it’s been doing great numbers there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/16/2022 at 10:58 PM, EVA said: Unless my ears deceive me, I feel like every AEW live crowd vehemently disagrees with the notion that Cole is a weak challenger. I think people here are drastically underselling the possibility that Cole wins this match. Does Cole/Omega need the belt as the centerpiece of the looming Elite Civil War? No, but it would make sense and be a huge match. This was a good show, but it felt like they went a little heavy with heel stable beatdowns. Rosa/Mercedes was charming in its dangerous sloppiness. Gotta love that they just said "fuck it we can do this apron-table spot at a 45 degree angle right?" And that top rope elbow drop was one of the ugliest in history, yet looked like more of a killshot than any other top rope elbow I can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Dave Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Adam Cole winning this match would be a huge mistake. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarrie Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 18 hours ago, Go2Sleep said: I think people here are drastically underselling the possibility that Cole wins this match. I find your ideas horrifying and would like to unsubscribe from your newsletter. 1 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jimbo_Tsuruta Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 I don't mind Cole but I would much rather Page dropped the strap to Danielson and won it back from him before moving on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Jimbo_Tsuruta said: I would much rather Page dropped the strap to Danielson and won it back from him before moving on. This. Thank you, @Jimbo_Tsuruta. Edited February 19, 2022 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.M.B. Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Danielson’s not a bad idea, but I think MJF is probably the best guy to win the belt next, specifically because since the very beginning with the Bret Hart title unveiling segment, MJF vs. Hangman was set up as their key feud between future stars. Hangman is their biggest homegrown baby face, he should lose the title to their biggest homegrown heel. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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