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  1. Y'all talked a lot about the Jets/Ricky/Bill segment so no need to add to the pile. They realized they were dying a thousand deaths out there and I feel for Ricky and Bill. But I will say there was a misstep in not having Briscoe come in angry and drop the redneck kung fu stuff for one night. There was a reaction video where he was pissed off and for a change of pace in the CC I wish he came in wanting to MDK White. It would have led to a much better match and also would have been a good way to show that Mark Briscoe is nobody to fuck with.
  2. In their announcement on Discord they said there's a holdup on Xbox but it shouldn't be more than 24 hours.
  3. Tony Schiavone getting excited doing PBB warms my heart considering he fell out of love with wrestling for a long time until his podcast. He might not be the "best" but I'd much rather have him get excited than Kevin Kelly being a waste of space. And Nigel makes me chuckle at times though I get why he's not for everybody. Speaking of Tony I never thought in my life I'd hear him say in 2023 "Matt, can I call you Daddy?" to Matt Menard on Rampage. I rewound that a couple times to make sure I heard it right and man did that throw me for a loop.
  4. I caught the end of Rhea/Maxine and I feel the idea of Maxine as a wrestler on TV should be near its end. It looked awkward as hell and Rhea was getting increasingly annoyed. Maybe taking her off TV and have her work house shows for a good while could be of use.
  5. I know it was looked down upon the last few years but man E3 was the shit for a good while. Watching the coverage on G4 had me wanting to check that more than Comic Con and it just felt like a huge deal. Granted it was 75% for the games and 25% for the booth babes (yeah, yeah I know) but it still looked very exciting. As it and myself kind of matured E3 still felt like a great thing to check out but the internet made it feel more and more obsolete each passing year. It sucks but that's how things go though they didn't help themselves towards the end.
  6. I was legit just about to post this. The recreation of "Wrestling with Shadows" had me laughing pretty hard. So instead of posting BTDO how about Roderick Strong on "Hey (EW)"? You'd think it wasn't much but Marina and their son made this one of the weirdest ones they've done in a good way. And in case one's worried they do too much with the "Adam!" bit they only had a tiny segment and it was normal sounding Roddy. Which is good for us when were tired and watching this that Sunday morning.
  7. I added it to my Steam wishlist ever since I found out. I considered getting it on the Autumn sale but I spent quite a bit as it was so I'm hoping on the next sale to check it out. But it does look really neat and seems to tick all the right boxes.
  8. Holy shit that's really awful. I don't know if they have anybody at the cemetery to talk to about the tracks but but hopefully that never happens again.
  9. So with the game officially being on Series X I think I will likely get it on there. I was itching to get it on Steam but held off for two reasons. One, I didn't have enough storage though that's since been corrected and two I don't typically do D&D. Never got into it for whatever reason. But my wife loves that style and instead of trying to go at this alone it might be best for her and I to team up and have a go at it on the X. I will take a cue from Craig in that as much as I'd love to load from a save if things go south I'll instead let it ride and see where it takes me.
  10. We lost our motherfucking minds just now! We've been hoping for a new JSR and especially Crazy Taxi so this is wonderful news. No disagreements here. They've had the management games for some time but the real money's in a game like this. If they do it right then it's going to be a winner.
  11. Lemme clear off the dust as it's time to bust out the Natsignal. @The Naturalhope you find some way to catch this.
  12. He hasn't been much of a factor at all. He mainly teams with Titus and lose most of the few times they're on. And as I say that he had a qualifying match tonight for Survival of the Fittest.
  13. That write-up was beautiful and has me wanting to watch it again ASAP. The Continental Classic has been so fun to watch it has me getting back into Fire Pro to simulate this a few times. With it being obvious Danielson would rule and expected to have Mox/Swerve kicking ass on their end the standout aside from them is definitely Brody. The guy is straight violence and if there's a just AEW they'll have him going for a singles title after the CC ends. EDIT: Well, first go-round it had Mark Briscoe and Andrade in the finals with Mark winning the whole thing. I try to get edits from those who know what they're doing with match logic and stats but depending on the maker results may vary. It would have been nice to see that actually happen as the matches on average had high rankings and they've been at least really fucking great IRL. I'll likely do this a couple more times but it was interesting to see how what I had in Fire Pro played out.
  14. It took about 4 and a half months but I'm finally fully caught up with ROH. I had to unfortunately put that on the back burner as there was massive wads of wrestling to catch up on elsewhere. So it was hard to check this thread without spoiling anything. But I will say for the ups and downs it's had ROH is really, really fucking great. I love the fusion of Dark and ROH that they're doing and there's been some very fun things happening over there. Ian and Caprice are also my favorite commentary team by a mile as you can tell they're great friends who have a good time calling matches. And some of angles they've had were really great to see unfold. Of course my favorite was Athena having MIT and I'm almost sad seeing this end with the title match. But there was something about Athena laughing after Billie went nuts that has me feeling this was the final test. So while it could mean the whole thing is done with win or lose I think Billie's going to pass and get Athena's respect. It would make a really satisfying conclusion unless they go blood feud from this which I would rather they not do.
  15. I never in my life thought I'd be excited about TCM involvement in wrestling but I've been wanting this from the start. I guess now I have to find a way to tell my mom considering TCM is all she watches (well and Hallmark Channel but I disregard that since TCM has good stuff)
  16. We saw it yesterday and while the original will always be my favorite this is the best Godzilla movie they've done. For one it's just a really fucking great movie where the focus is much more on the humans than Godzilla itself. Shikishima's PTSD about being a kamikaze pilot was really fucking compelling and his quest for redemption had us hooked the whole way through. With how they did it for him and Noriko when Godzilla was around instead of the "Fuck yeah!" reactions I tend to have there was a real sense of dread and hope that they make it out alive. And I can't believe I'm saying this for a Godzilla movie but we cried a few times and it wasn't just us. But in that we were rooting so hard for them and it was all just fucking wonderful. I don't know if I want this going forward but this movie it really worked. I don't know about going as far as saying it deserves award recognition. But if award committees could look beyond it being a kaiju movie I feel it should at least be considered in some way. Which again is not something I would typically say about a Godzilla movie but it really was that good.
  17. Man, reading Flair's tweet 75% of it is noise to me but I kind of like his self awareness at the end. If it was legit anybody else I would almost feel sorry for somebody who's in a generation that's very different than the one that he thrived in. But it's Flair and he frankly should only have been there for a couple appearances at most where he's reined in. He is right in wanting to be there for Sting's retirement and he should. But this is what happens when you have a multi year contract and have to use him somehow. Since he's contracted I still think he's best doing backstage promos where they can edit out whatever. But if he goes out there I hope they now know he needs to be on a short leash with a live mic. Oh, and I don't post much in the AEW section anymore because of folks like Vileone. And it saddens me to see Gordlow not as interested as he was before. But I still love AEW to pieces and keep up on the news items on here. I just prefer to watch the shows without looking as much on here before and after. Plus with Dean gone the level of positivity he brought to the threads is very much missed. When people are talking shit it can be a bummer as it's not as well balanced out by his lovely wall of text. I'm not saying it's related to what any one person says about AEW (aside from Vile) It's more just a general vibe more than anything.
  18. Yeah, same here. I did ask about the possibility of Steam Workshop to group up custom teams and players. I don't think that'll happen anytime soon if ever but it would be nice. Otherwise I'm just guessing stats for players I never heard of if I try other teams.
  19. I think Tape to Tape was mentioned here before but it just got a lot more interesting. You can create players and teams and it's relatively easy to upload custom images. If I was a big NHL fan I could go nuts with creating teams and having them go nuts in a wacky NHL '94 kind of way. But so far I'm piecing together the Capitals roster and it's pretty neat. If you're into NHL this might be worth considering on Steam.
  20. Somebody asked HHH about this last night and he said this wasn't TKO's deal at all. It was all between him and Nick Khan. So assuming it's true then there doesn't appear to be any TKO flex going on yet.
  21. Fun show but all I'll say about the end is that I'm truly happy for @Casey
  22. I want to buy the DLC but I need assurances that there's more coming than what's announced. The MK stuff sounds neat but it's not out now and as much as I love The Acclaimed I can't justify getting this. Plus of all times to do it it's when Christmas season which means I'd rather spend it on shopping for others or on an actual game (hello, Steam sale!) I still believe in the game and want to support them with everything. But I need to hear more about what they're promising and confirming and not just going off of potential leaks. The thing I want the most are more wrestlers and I heard one of the guys from the game say that it depends on how successful the game is. Which is kind of bullshit as it's dangling this carrot in front of many on the roster who would love royalty checks and putting pressure on the fans to buy everything. The other thing too is I don't believe they're going to have yearly games come out like WWE does with theirs. For all we know this could be something where they just add a bunch of stuff over time and eventually everybody gets in. Maybe it keeps the game fresh for some, maybe it doesn't. Me personally I'd rather have everything all at once and go fucking nuts. But if it's a healthy mix of lots of free updates with some low priced DLC then sure it could work. But I'm not getting that impression with these season passes. The other thing too is I know Kenny has given updates before on the AEW Games Youtube channel when the game was being worked on. He's been mostly quiet since launch and if there was ever a time for him to address things it's now. EDIT: Okay, so checking the AEWGames Discord here's what one of the devs is saying. "Every pack has quite a bit more with it than listed, working on getting a full list that i can give public." He wasn't sure why this wasn't done from the start but they're working on fixing that. Also, "The season 2 was released before any feedback or discussions of improvements. So hopefully season 3 will be the one which they listen to the fans etc and implement feedback." He said all that can't be announced now due to them putting out fires from the backlash plus corporate stuff. But he said they're working on getting out there what is included and the roadmap. It might take a week but more likely a couple weeks to get that out there. So he is honest but also at the mercy of NDAs and needing to get things cleared which is understandable. I'll likely get the pass though maybe not today due to online shopping/Steam sales. But at least there's a promise of something to be announced.
  23. Not only that but she just kept saying the main line for We Will Rock You and I thought if you can't do the rest then maybe don't bother. Especially since she did one helluva job with We Are The Champions she could have just ended with that. But credit to her for looking tremendous at 77. As for the games I missed most of Detroit/GB but them losing just feels wrong considering the records. The Cowboys game went as expected and the TD celebrations got laughs out of us. And so far SF/Seattle is playing out like I felt it would. Good times.
  24. Most of the scrum is admittedly a fluff piece for many. But there is some gold in there if you have the time. I tend to put it on since by then my friends are gone and I'm working on settling down before I fall asleep (which yes for the length of time means I finish this the next day) The scrum from I believe All Out had Swerve talking about why he does all that he does and it made me quite a fan of his compared to just liking him from before. It also had a sweet moment from Shibata who told TK if he could work in AEW forever he would. So there's some good stuff to find there. As for the show it was a pretty fun one though lots of the matches I missed due to hosting our little watch party. I did especially love the deathmatch and in particular everybody's reaction. My wife was flipping out over how gross the drinking blood spot was others were really into it. From a purely sanitary/health standpoint I hope to never see it again but for one time only it was unique and memorable. I'm very happy that Swerve decidedly won the feud and don't worry one bit about Hangman. I don't want to say he's bulletproof yet he's pretty darn close to it. The main was sports entertainment nonsense but had some fun moments. It's been talked to death at this point so instead I'll just lastly mention how happy I am to see Toni and especially Julia win gold.
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