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  1. Glad to hear you're ok Niko - you and the rest of the guys in that area were my first thoughts when I saw the news/video
  2. To this point: they're also guys who haven't appeared regularly on any TV outside of TNA, so their 'TV age' is a lot lower than one would assume, given their longevity. You're 100% correct on everything, but I want MCMG themselves to have a nice run before settling into that opener/vet role kind of currently filled by guys like Sydal and Daniels In a perfect world, MCMG is presented in AEW similarly to AJ Styles when he first arrived on WWE TV
  3. I'm biased, as that's one of my all time favorite WWF segments, but I f'n love this idea. Playing off of Eddie's Gangrel idea, what about Jeff Hardy being that guy? May be a good use of him with Matt back at WWE (Man, was I wrong about that, or what?) and you have a similar Brood/New Brood history to play off of - plus, if you want to limit Jeff's physicality to keep him healthy and recover from the latest concussion, him being their third is a nice way to get him on TV without doing a full match (or you could achieve similar by limiting his minutes in trios matches with them once cleared). On the other hand, I don't know that anyone is necessarily clamoring for Jeff to be involved in a TNT title angle at this stage of the game, and without Matt around anymore, there's the obvious question of his reliability and/or commitment level - Nick Wayne might be better in the role depending on how things unfold (and it's certainly a smarter option in terms of a young man getting the rub)
  4. @Octopuswell said, and if I had the wherewithal yesterday I'd have said similar. I think BFs are like a natural evolution of the same kind of 'wish fulfillment' character that made like Steve Austin super easy to identify with in the '90s (who doesn't wanna kick their boss' ass?) or for a more contemporary example, Hangman during his initial journey to the title (an anxious millennial is typing this!) but just less... Antisocial? If that's the correct word. And on that note, it may be a bit generational: for me, watching their Highspots interview show felt a lot like a night with my circle, killing a 30 of Natty Light and shooting the shit. I don't know that people really do that anymore. If Kingston's the heart, these guys are the soul IMO
  5. I don't know why I had this thought, because I have literally zero evidence or indication to support it, but as I was watching I kinda wondered to myself if this was a "backdoor pilot" for a three-hour Wednesday just to see how it does
  6. Oh nooooo. This almost physically hurt me to read!! Respectfully but firmly disagreeing to the maximum degree possible. I had this thought too, but if you consider those two-ish hours having been made up with the advent of Collision, it's almost a lateral move (save for those wild long ones during the beginning of the pandemic, but that was a different animal for obvious reasons). At the end of the day, if there was a real commitment to the idea of them, and this was the problem, you could just start making ROH canon towards them or something, try your hand at a small house show circuit, or even just go with the ol' "Rio de Janiero" from time to time - there are a million different ways. Honestly, I cracked up at @Curt McGirtsaying they're just for PWI kids because this post and my belt post from earlier are totally exhibit A of that argument
  7. Damn! I feel super dumb for not even noticing (I've missed I think a single Rampage since they were reintroduced, too, it's not like I haven't been watching). Guess they couldn't have been that important, then..
  8. Agreed huge - I almost didn't want to address it because I feel like folks are probably getting tired of me complaining about it, but yeah, this needs to be dealt with swiftly. Rankings returning were a good step, but it's still too damn muddy. If I had the pencil tomorrow, the move is: 1) ROH belt back to ROH and my God, only ROH 2) Bring Hacksaw in for a cameo, and throw that Strong belt right in the f'n garbage (Just kidding... send it back to your partners in a respectful and constructive manner. Probably DHL) 3) Continental title and International title are unified into the AEW Intercontinental title. 4) I go back to complaining about the white ropes instead
  9. I can't fully explain it, but my brain replaced Kruk with the memory of Chris Farley doing him on SNL like 25 years ago (despite seeing the real guy on ESPN broadcasts pretty regularly)
  10. I really enjoyed this week's edition, but agree with some of the criticism re: pacing, repeat slugfests, and the like. Loved Danielson/Shibata just aaaaalmost flirting with the line of 'gross.' I don't think it was anyone's MOTN but it was f'n awesome to see Lance Archer back (I think for the first time since the last big TX loop? Someone correct me if I'm wrong).
  11. I've gone too far down the early '00s rabbit hole: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvETWzme3Z_bjJs3lPoH9M5PCIG9rfWBH&si=vij6GXNLxP7GGLKD
  12. I enjoyed Bray Wyatt for many reasons, but one of them was an early NXT promo I caught somewhere online (or maybe back when I had the Network) that starts with "My daddy was a Captain..." I always thought that was an awesome nod.
  13. Co-MF'ing-signed, I've been calling for that Angelico match for forever. OC I think there's a greater likelihood we'll get to organically, but that Angelico match has to happen
  14. BTW: all this this punk rock talk and no one went with "Shipping Up To Bo$$ton?!?!?"
  15. Oh, duh - thanks dude. I know people are probably tired of me bringing this up all the time, but as great as that match was, PAC's line the following week in his promo is what stuck with me moreso: "KENNEH!! DID YE THINK I FORGOT WHAT YE DID TO MAH NOSE BONE?!?" So I must've switched the teams in my head
  16. Terrible news, and I hope he pulls through - I also feel like a giant, giant ass right now, because this is how I learned I've been confusing Coleman with Ron "H²O" Waterman for 20+ years since catching him wrestle pre-TV Randy Orton at a WWF house show as a teenager
  17. Exactly where I was heading, but kinda uh, forgot to write (it's almost like I have a job I should be doing right now, or something!) Mega-face Willow vs. heel Mercedes is where we gotta end up. I've made the comparison before, but handled right, I think Willow could be a huge "underdog" type star, like Danielson in the lead up to WM XXX.
  18. Excellent point - and that's why I wanted to really emphasize that I didn't intend for it to be a put-down of any kind; everyone here could probably learn a thing or two from them (myself included)
  19. @HarryArchieGusWell put, and I cannot disagree whatsoever. Though, interesting thought experiment: I'm sure it largely would depend on the town, but part of me wonders if the AEW crowd would actually boo the homegrown, fun-loving, super hot (settle me gently) Willow against Mercedes. Obviously that seems kind of nuts on the surface, but in all seriousness, youve got an audience who was already kind of torched by an ex-WWE star or two on the male side, and has already been semi-trained by that Outcasts angle to boo any "invading" women - you're right in that maybe it's not a good idea to chance at this juncture, but I'm not entirely convinced the crowd wouldn't be (let's say) 70 Willow/30 Sasha
  20. In a way/sense, yes - I'm hesitant to say anything that could be misconstrued as xenophobia or a put-down of any sort, but there seems to be a contingent of international fans on those type of forums who treat the proceedings more like pure sport. "JHON CENA WILL KILL ___"-type stuff
  21. Seconded on the card as a whole, but I could go for a Britt return here. I think she's probably one of the most qualified women in terms of being able to go toe to toe with Mercedes on the mic - with that said, I *do* think you kind of have to go Willow as a first bout. Pardon my French but "You broke my ankle, stole my belt, and ruined the Japan run I've dreamed of since I was a little girl" absolutely fucking books itself.
  22. Took the words out of my mouth! Great built in "unfinished business" story there with the Death Triangle/Elite Best of 7 last year, and PAC walking out on em during B&G because of his nose bone (obviously that was more geared toward Omega, but they can pivot it to just being 'the Elite' since they've now split per last week's promo). It would be a lot easier to guess at if we knew Omega's current health status - I'm still not convinced we aren't getting Omega/Hangman vs Bucks III in this tag tourney
  23. Another point on this, that I am going to try and put as delicately as possible: WWE's international reach growing even more over the last decade means that a lot of social media and comment sections are also now teeming with audiences from around the world who may not be entirely familiar with the fictional nature of what they are seeing.
  24. I feel like that's a lot of aging Punks' idea of punk.
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