The Natural Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) We've reached the halfway mark of 2022, and to mark it, how about we dish out some awards? Mine: Wrestler of the Year: Bryan Danielson. Honourable mentions to Jon Moxley and CM Punk. Match of the Year. Adam Page vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Dynamite, 6th January. *****. Honourable mention to MJF vs. CM Punk on AEW Dynamite, 2nd February. ***** and the Dog Collar rematch on AEW Revolution, 6th March *****. Tag Team of the Year: #FTR. Easy pick. Card of the Year: AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door. Great top to bottom show. AEW Revolution had three better matches in Punk/MJF (*****), Moxley/Danielson and Kingston/Jericho but the former was more consistent across the board. Women's Wrestler of the Year: I'll think on. Between Jade Cargill, Dr. Britt Baker, Thunder Rosa and Serena Deeb. Edited July 1, 2022 by The Natural 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 3 hours ago, porksweats said: This is correct, I can confirm. Hobbs/Nese start it off So they are actually doing it rumble style then? if so my interest level went way up 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 It’s Rush’s in ring debut so I’m curious how he’s presented. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 9 hours ago, Tarheel Moneghetti said: Jeff Hardy is pleading innocent to the dui charge, so anyone who was expecting him to admit he needs help and take responsibility, well, fooled again. I actually saw a Florida woman explain the reasoning for this on Twitter yesterday. I guess in their state's DUI/drug court, they'll often throw you in jail for 30 days to clean up before doing anything else with your case. What his attorney is doing via the not guilty plea is buying time for him to go to rehab, so they can hopefully avoid the 30 days in jail pre-trial by saying he's already dried out. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 10 hours ago, AxB said: According to the match graphic, the entrants in the Royal Rampage are (left to right): Kazarian Silver Orange Cassidy Rush Hangman Takeshita Penta Hobbs Starks Keith Lee Swerve Darby Blader Dustin Rhodes Butcher Caster Nese Matt Hardy Dante Brody King Although debuting a surprise entrant on a taped show is a bad idea, so no hassle. It's crazy that there are mode upper midcarders and tippy top guys in this battle royal than the first one for interim title contendership. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porksweats Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 7 hours ago, zendragon said: So they are actually doing it rumble style then? if so my interest level went way up Yes, it's Rumble style with the 2 rings. It was a very fun match and Tony Khan came out to hype it up before the start of Rampage so we knew what was going on. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Wheeler Yuta went from “job guy in Best Friends”, known mostly for crawling through opponents legs, to asskicker and third most over guy in Blood and Guts. He’s my AEW WotY nominee. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 9 hours ago, zendragon said: So they are actually doing it rumble style then? if so my interest level went way up Ditto. 1 hour ago, porksweats said: Yes, it's Rumble style with the 2 rings. It was a very fun match and Tony Khan came out to hype it up before the start of Rampage so we knew what was going on. Nice. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Miro, there has got to be a better way to phrase that. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Mox is my Men’s Wrestler of the Year so far, I’ve got seven of his matches on the shortlist for MOTY. Dragon, Eddie, Allin, Punk, Garcia, Dustin, Yuta, Joe, and Hobbs all get nods. Special recognition to Jericho adding another chapter to his legacy and Sting for being the best Hardy brother of 2022. Asterisk that Takeshita isn’t All Elite but has had some bangers on tv. Hayter is my Women’s Wrestler of the Year with Stat close behind. Storm, Nyla, Martinez, Deeb, Emi, Legit Leyla, Rosa, Soho, and Riho are in the convo. Special shout to Red Velvet for most improved. Kingston/Jericho was my favorite PPV match, and Mox/Yuta was my favorite tv match. FTR wins the FTR Award. Revolution was my show of the year, even if I have no recollection of the main and won’t revisit it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) That's it folks where outta time!!! Edited July 1, 2022 by zendragon 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 I didn't know I wanted Claudio vs Serpentico as a Dynamite main event but damnit I kind of want that now. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 2 hours ago, (BP) said: Mox is my Men’s Wrestler of the Year so far, I’ve got seven of his matches on the shortlist for MOTY. Dragon, Eddie, Allin, Punk, Garcia, Dustin, Yuta, Joe, and Hobbs all get nods. Special recognition to Jericho adding another chapter to his legacy and Sting for being the best Hardy brother of 2022. Asterisk that Takeshita isn’t All Elite but has had some bangers on tv. Hayter is my Women’s Wrestler of the Year with Stat close behind. Storm, Nyla, Martinez, Deeb, Emi, Legit Leyla, Rosa, Soho, and Riho are in the convo. Special shout to Red Velvet for most improved. Kingston/Jericho was my favorite PPV match, and Mox/Yuta was my favorite tv match. FTR wins the FTR Award. Revolution was my show of the year, even if I have no recollection of the main and won’t revisit it. Adam Page vs. Adam Cole. Adam won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zendragon Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 13 hours ago, Zimbra said: Miro, there has got to be a better way to phrase that. Between this and all the "hot wife" talk I'm beginning to think he's really into kink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 8:54 PM, The Natural said: We've reached the halfway mark of 2022, and to mark it, how about we dish out some awards? Mine: Wrestler of the Year: Bryan Danielson. Honourable mentions to Jon Moxley and CM Punk. Match of the Year. Adam Page vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Dynamite, 6th January. *****. Honourable mention to MJF vs. CM Punk on AEW Dynamite, 2nd February. ***** and the Dog Collar rematch on AEW Revolution, 6th March *****. Tag Team of the Year: #FTR. Easy pick. Card of the Year: AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door. Great top to bottom show. AEW Revolution had three better matches in Punk/MJF (*****), Moxley/Danielson and Kingston/Jericho but the former was more consistent across the board. Women's Wrestler of the Year: I'll think on. Between Jade Cargill, Dr. Britt Baker, Thunder Rosa and Serena Deeb. Time is a false concept so I'm trying to think what in the last half year. Male wrestler: Dax, no one has been more consistent both with his run of singles matches and his tag matches. just constant solid work, plus a very underrated promo and great character work as well. Really makes all those belts seem like a big deal. Tag team: see above Show: caveat I don't watch the PPV's but I thought the go home Dynamite before Forbidden Door was an almost perfect two hours of wrestling. Match: again this excludes PPV matches as I didn't see them but MJF v. Punk on Dynamite was a great mix of storytelling, feud progression and in ring work. Female wrestler: Toni Storm. She's like Dax a really consistent body of work, Serena Deeb has been good but somewhat infrequent, I'm a big fan of Rosa but she's been spotty. Honorable mention to Ruby as she's very consistent week in and week out Rookie: Julia Hart I stand by my statement that she's the best thing in The Varsity Blondes (although I think Griff has solid potential), and I believe Hook would be 2021 rookie of the year. Also if we go by The Grammies rule "achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness". LardLad gets an Honorable mention both for match quality and getting himself over. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 3 hours ago, zendragon said: Time is a false concept so I'm trying to think what in the last half year. Male wrestler: Dax, no one has been more consistent both with his run of singles matches and his tag matches. just constant solid work, plus a very underrated promo and great character work as well. Really makes all those belts seem like a big deal. Tag team: see above Show: caveat I don't watch the PPV's but I thought the go home Dynamite before Forbidden Door was an almost perfect two hours of wrestling. Match: again this excludes PPV matches as I didn't see them but MJF v. Punk on Dynamite was a great mix of storytelling, feud progression and in ring work. Female wrestler: Toni Storm. She's like Dax a really consistent body of work, Serena Deeb has been good but somewhat infrequent, I'm a big fan of Rosa but she's been spotty. Honorable mention to Ruby as she's very consistent week in and week out Rookie: Julia Hart I stand by my statement that she's the best thing in The Varsity Blondes (although I think Griff has solid potential), and I believe Hook would be 2021 rookie of the year. Also if we go by The Grammies rule "achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness". LardLad gets an Honorable mention both for match quality and getting himself over. Thank you. Can't believe I forgot to give Dax Harwood an honourable mention for WOTY. Fucked up there. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zendragon Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 AEW Youtube Awards Best Match: Konosuke Takeshita v. Nick Comorodo Male wrestler: You guessed it.... Frankie Kazarian. really solid stuff from the vet everytime out. bonus points for his iMPACT stuff being up on youtube Women Wrestler : Mercedes Martinez & Serena Deeb as the AEW Dark Stretching Crew Rookie: Skye Blue 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 Larding up, the equivalent of bulking up. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 For heaven's sake don't tell him about the secret menu or he'll show up looking like this Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopus Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 He goin from Takesoup to Takechili 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 "私は棒の上の雑巾で自分自身を洗" 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 Eddie Kingston's the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Daniel Garcia after their match last night in PWG. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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