HumanChessgame Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 TK's opening announcement was the best way they could have possibly addressed this. I was pleasantly surprised at the lack of obnoxious chants from the audience. The in-ring stuff, especially Daneilson/Page and of course Yuta/Garcia was top notch. MJF's promo was incredible. I would like a bit more explanation of why MJF is aligned with Stokley but that will undoubtedly come. Moxley needs to come up short in the tournament and start a heel turn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_W_P Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 The Acclaimed winning the Tag Belts is going to be an all time pop in AEW history. It'll be like when Foley won the world title; replayed forever. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 1 minute ago, Jamal said: Penelope and Toni were great just beating the Hell out of each other. I like how Toni went from her initial "I'm just happy to be here" to "I'm the champ now, bitch" lol I only caught part of the show but Penelope playing foul on the handshake went a long way. Was a good one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriskbrown50 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 (edited) 10 minutes ago, John E. Dynamite said: And this is just hitting me... they shut that crown down IMMEDIATELY. No CM Punk or Elite chants. Even that initial BOO TONY CHEER VACANT TITLE weirdness lasted seconds. They just fed the crowd big matches and didn't let them breathe, didn't give em time to think. Which is actually a great way to deal with the situation - address upfront with no comments then just go for a show. Kudos to TBS for giving AEW ad free up front although the later matches did have a bunch of ads. In many ways, this was the anti-WCW/WWF way to deal with it. Sweep it under the rug. Mox was simply great - and the end with Garcia/Yuta/Danielson was some really great stuff too. Garcia gets made in a few weeks. Edited September 8 by chriskbrown50 Spelling 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryArchieGus Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 6 minutes ago, John E. Dynamite said: And this is just hitting me... they shut that crown down IMMEDIATELY. No CM Punk or Elite chants. Even that initial BOO TONY CHEER VACANT TITLE weirdness lasted seconds. They just fed the crowd big matches and didn't let them breathe, didn't give em time to think. Am I way off to suggest that Buffalo crowd was more deserving of a Vince McMahon produced 3 hour Raw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Shows what a deep roster and having stars does in a great response to losing CM Punk and the Elite. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 The ending felt a bit like a figurative passing of the torch of the “this dude is the best technical wrestler on the show if this was for real” label from Dragon to Garcia. The Dean Malenko Title. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 5 minutes ago, L_W_P said: The Acclaimed winning the Tag Belts is going to be an all time pop in AEW history. It'll be like when Foley won the world title; replayed forever. I understand holding the AEW World Tag Team Championship change for Grand Slam Dynamite 2022. I'd have called the audible and put it on the Acclaimed while the match was happening vs. Swerve in our Glory at All Out 2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 He wasn't even supposed to be there today. 6 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_W_P Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 2 minutes ago, The Natural said: I understand holding the AEW World Tag Team Championship change for Grand Slam Dynamite 2022. I'd have called the audible and put it on the Acclaimed while the match was happening vs. Swerve in our Glory at All Out 2022. It would have been huge but I don't think anyone could have seen that coming. I honestly think it was meant to just be a one and done match but the reaction means a pivot to a short feud and The Acclaimed getting a run. Full credit to Swerve and Lee for embracing the heel turn as well. Can we use this to change their team name to "Strick-Lee Business" now? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 I kid. I kid, because I relate. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 (edited) It dawned on me recently that if I'm going to speculate on things I feel more comfortable keeping it to myself and not really posting online. With all the shit that happened Sunday I read as much as I could about it but felt tonight was going to be the true sign of where things are headed. And you know what? For all the talk about doomsday approaching and people hating each other I feel through it all AEW will be just fine. Tony needed a wakeup call in the worst way and Sunday might have gotten him to take a big step to get things back on track. And who better to give the mission statement than Mox who took that responsibility and ran with it. I don't think things will be perfect but it feels great to see what's been done. As for the matches having Danielson/Page setup a stellar main in Yuta/Garcia put a huge damn smile on my face. I'm so incredibly happy for Garcia getting the hometown win and his hero being there was icing on the cake. Couldn't ask for a much better night than that. Edit: @For Great Justicenailed it with the passing of the torch post up above. Also, while I appreciate @just drewchilling out on the Bucks lately I'm actually quite optimistic to see how things will be with tag and trios matches without them around. I like them and all but feel Death Triangle are much better trios champs to show off the frenetic style those matches can bring. Edited September 8 by NikoBaltimore 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 13 minutes ago, StevieNippz said: All I can add at the moment is it's kind of a bummer for Best Friends not to win but it looks like everything else is turning out way better than I thought it would. I think they’re still building up to OC finally beating PAC and didn’t want to diminish that, but otherwise it should’ve been Best Friends. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 This is fucking great. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Oh man, something to look forward to in October. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teflon Turtle Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 I don't think I've ever commented on MJF too much in the past. However...man, the start of his promo was genuinely funny. Dude even got his Mona-Lisa Saperstein impression in there, which fits him for a whole bunch of reasons. Anyway...I'll say this. After the year he's had, and after that promo, Jon Moxley should be AEW world champion until the day he retires - and when he does retire, he should exchange that belt for ten dump trucks full of money. That guy had me wanting to tear down a skyscraper with my bare hands, and I wasn't having a great day up until now. Also, I can't resist going up to a slightly more "meta" level. Having the guy who professes to be the heart and soul of AEW address the circumstances in the fashion that Mox came up with borders on genius to me. He didn't explain one iota more than he had to, didn't mention any party involved in the brawl post-PPV, and imbued the title and his chase for it with some meaning again (at least in my eyes). Of course, what we're almost assuredly going to get is MJF as champ via shenanigans with either Mox, Danielson, or Hangman on the chase. (The fantasy-booking part of me who really wants a shakeup thinks MJF should hold the belt for a bit, and the person who takes it from him should be Ricky Starks.) 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 AEW Dynamite Grand Slam 2022 so far: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryArchieGus Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 17 minutes ago, DEAN said: A Ti-Cats Sucks! sign! And yet Ethan Page gets no respect in Buffalo!?! Quote I am... sad... that we can't have the TRUE best wrestler in the tournament. ADAM MOTHERFUCKING COLE! Adam Cole vs MJF for the strap will be so fucking awesome. Give Dean the book. Quote Oh, I forgot about the recent PAC/Orange Cassidy dustup! IT'S A WORK THOUGH! Awesome! Quote Daniel Garcia has a HYPE MAN! Here's a special little nug called 'Folie A Deux' from said Hype Man alongside the wonderful Mach Hommy. Throwback style link for a throwback site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF1-VvJsbqI Quote This episode is FUCKING GREAT! GARCIA WINS AND BUFFALO EXPLODES! That was a fucking GREAT finish. Man, there is nothing like a giant wad of great pro wrestling to wash the stink of SHOOT BACKSTAGE bullshit out of your... mouth. Or something. That was a fucking GREAT episode of DYNAMITE. AEW RULES THE ENTIRE FUCKING WORLD. "...Smelled like Victory." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 10/10 Dynamite. Loved heel Swerve and Danielson/Hungman 3 was a banger. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Yes, please. Do wish Cash Wheeler gets single match opportunities like Dax Harwood does. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Side note I really want to see them play the long game with Wardlow / Hobbs. I’m talking double barrel Road Kill Tours, a pair of Grand Slam squashes + face off, pure sports build, pump it all the way to Full Gear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dog said: I kid. I kid, because I relate. Gears grinding? Jesus, more like teeth grinding. Anyway, to FSW: We don't need you *clap clap, clap clap clap* That was a highly professional way to handle this whole thing and in a highly Coach Tony way in that there is another fucking tournament. I can't say the show overall was great (trios wasn't really my thing, women's match ended abruptly, Hangman/Dragon seemed like Page just wanted to get it over with and was nowhere near the other ones) but the main was GREAT, the crowd bit on what they needed to which was pretty much everything, and we talked about things like Regal eating Quaaludes in Africa and Hangman wearing a mask with a cowboy hat and a bandana sewn into it in the chat. Swerve looks like a total dirtbag in flannel. Action Bronson is gonna be at Arthur Ashe. AEW lives on. EDIT: Oh yeah @Matt D hahaha... you are gonna haaaaaaate Hangman/Dragon. Sorry my friend. Edited September 8 by Curt McGirt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryArchieGus Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Toni's awesome, but she might need to transition from the ice cold DDT. I think the Corner Ass would be the way to go. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Swear, she can make a freakin' Irish whip look stiff. That match needed way more time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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