AEW x NJPW - FORBIDDEN DOOR - 6/26/2022

[porksweats]

2 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Nothing against Clark Connors, but that sucks.

and why Clark Connors? Why not a star, like Naito or SANADA?

Gotta keep some of the stars in Japan for the shows in Japan.

That being said, why not Tom Lawlor?

[TheVileOne]

5 minutes ago, zendragon said:

She can eat some pins for the women they actually want to push?

They don't have better wrestlers under contract who can already do that?

[S.K.o.S.]

5 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Nothing against Clark Connors, but that sucks.

and why Clark Connors? Why not a star, like Naito or SANADA?

Because Ishii beat Connors to get into the 4-way.

[EVA]

Clark Connors is pretty good, too. This is a huge spot for him. I’m interested to see what he does with it.

[NoFistsJustFlips]

Everyone pontificating about the title being meant to be defended abroad are forgetting one thing...

It's still geographically inaccurate. Even if that is the plan (and hey, it might be) the name of the title is a big strike against it for me. I'm sure eventually that annoyance will go away for me. But people just kind of trying to downplay it as a title being out there in the ether.... regardless... it's still inaccurately named. So that talking point doesn't help me be less annoyed by it.

I've never seen Clark work. But the other three are top tier talents. Its gonna be good even if Clark sucks. But I would assume if NJPW is putting him in this spot he's at least solid or better.

[zendragon]

45 minutes ago, porksweats said:

Gotta keep some of the stars in Japan for the shows in Japan.

That being said, why not Tom Lawlor?

I just had the thought that Tom Lawlor could be Bryan's replacement, and he recently bled with MOX so he meets the requirements for BCC

 

45 minutes ago, TheVileOne said:

They don't have better wrestlers under contract who can already do that?

Who would you have dropping these falls?

[zendragon]

7 minutes ago, NoFistsJustFlips said:

Everyone pontificating about the title being meant to be defended abroad are forgetting one thing...

It's still geographically inaccurate. Even if that is the plan (and hey, it might be) the name of the title is a big strike against it for me. I'm sure eventually that annoyance will go away for me. But people just kind of trying to downplay it as a title being out there in the ether.... regardless... it's still inaccurately named. So that talking point doesn't help me be less annoyed by it.

 

So much of wrestling hyperbole is bullshit thought, every night wasn't the greatest night in history of our sport, Andre wasn't 700lbs, 93000 weren't in the skydome ect. I can handle a miss named title

[zendragon]

A few to many multiman matches/tags for my taste. Also Jay White saying things like "I am the catalyst of Professional Wrestling" remind me of Connor McGregor saying things like "I am the promotion"

[Octopus]

57 minutes ago, NoFistsJustFlips said:

Everyone pontificating about the title being meant to be defended abroad are forgetting one thing...

It's still geographically inaccurate. Even if that is the plan (and hey, it might be) the name of the title is a big strike against it for me. I'm sure eventually that annoyance will go away for me. But people just kind of trying to downplay it as a title being out there in the ether.... regardless... it's still inaccurately named. So that talking point doesn't help me be less annoyed by it.

I've never seen Clark work. But the other three are top tier talents. Its gonna be good even if Clark sucks. But I would assume if NJPW is putting him in this spot he's at least solid or better.

Just think of Atlantic as an acronym:

All

The 

Lands

And 

Nebulas

That

Include(d)

Volcanoes 

According to google, there are no active volcanoes in the UK BUT 55 million years ago there was one. And with a company that has a dinosaur in it, it’s fair to count that.

EDIT; FUCK. Why did I type V?!?!?!

Ok, Cave. Let’s say Cave. Fuck.

EDIT 2: I even looked up volcano facts for this. God damn it.

EDIT 3: Doubling down. Make Ishii the All-Atlantiv champ. Book it, Tony.

Edited June 24, 2022 by Octopus
Drinking maybe

[Casey]

3 hours ago, porksweats said:

Gotta keep some of the stars in Japan for the shows in Japan.

That being said, why not Tom Lawlor?

uh New Japan's next show is like July 3rd or something.

[Doragon]

Since Pro Wrestling Kayfabe overrides reality, China and Japan are now part of the Atlantic. Enjoy.

[blitzkrieg]

I enjoy Clark Connors making into the Four Way after calling it the Mid-Atlantic Title or "Whatever AEW is calling it."

[porksweats]

30 minutes ago, blitzkrieg said:

I enjoy Clark Connors making into the Four Way after calling it the Mid-Atlantic Title or "Whatever AEW is calling it."

whatever they may be calling it, all that matters is that we be calling him champion by the end of the night

[Evil Otto]

Hmmm, I guess this is where I mention that the Ishii-Connors qualifying match from New Japan's last Korakuen show is one of my sleeper matches of the year.  I strongly encourage you to watch it if you can.  

I will now slink away quietly.

[Evil Otto]

Wow, good call, Tom Lawlor is actually a perfect choice for the role of a guy who can hang with ZSJ and get, shall we say, "Filthy", in Blood and Guts.  I'm still leaning towards Cesaro, but after that, it's now Lawlor in second place, and a chasm between those two and the rest.  

[TheVileOne]

4 hours ago, zendragon said:

I just had the thought that Tom Lawlor could be Bryan's replacement, and he recently bled with MOX so he meets the requirements for BCC

 

Who would you have dropping these falls?

Kiera Hogan.

[zendragon]

Kiera's last TV match was losing to Athena, might be a limit of how much TK wants to job her

[J.T.]

I am glad that they said that ZSJ's opponent would be handpicked by Bryant so no fucking Johnny Mundo / Impact / Elite.

[Technico Support]

11 hours ago, NoFistsJustFlips said:

It's still geographically inaccurate. Even if that is the plan (and hey, it might be) the name of the title is a big strike against it for me. I'm sure eventually that annoyance will go away for me.

No no, you see, the champion will be defending the honor of The Atlantic Region against those in the Pacific Region who would wish to knock the entire area between Newfoundland and the tip of Argentina, including the Falkland Islands, down a peg.

[porksweats]

7 hours ago, TheVileOne said:

Kiera Hogan.

You already had Red Velvet as the fall dropper for the Baddies, can't have both members visually lose each week (yes Hogan lost to Athena this week but Velvet is out now). 

 

That's my logic for why you wouldn't want her in the matches in lieu of Shafir but that doesn't mean I don't think those matches would be worse with Hogan, I'd love to see those run back with Hogan instead Vile.

[The Natural]

NSFW.

[NoFistsJustFlips]

Since The PPV is in Chicago (and at The United Center) I expect Punk will make an appearance. Nothing major. Just a promo saying he wished he could wrestle. Or awarding the interim title to the winner or something. Now I'm really interested to see what kind of t-shirt he wears if he does show up.

[JLowe]

1 hour ago, NoFistsJustFlips said:

Since The PPV is in Chicago (and at The United Center) I expect Punk will make an appearance. Nothing major. Just a promo saying he wished he could wrestle. Or awarding the interim title to the winner or something. Now I'm really interested to see what kind of t-shirt he wears if he does show up.

I'm honestly surprised that Omega hasn't made any sort of appearance at all, so maybe he'll be there too...maybe surrounding the COle-Page-Okada-White match

[Chaos]

18 hours ago, L_W_P said:

If you can't get Tanahashi to defend the belt in the US twice between now and September then you send someone to Japan to beat him and bring it back.

I'm guessing the G1 schedule makes that slightly tough. Given that's mid-July through mid-August. 

[TheVileOne]

I fully support Tanahashi winning the interim belt and taking it to Japan.

It is an interim title after all. A boo boo title.