LoneWolf&Subs Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 31 minutes ago, The Man Known as Dan said: For as stupid of an idea the King of the Mountain match was, for instance, I liked just about every single one they ran. I just like the first one. Everybody that worked it with Jarrett were world class workers, or were willing to kill themselves to get the match over. But the rules don’t hold up after one match, just like a bad pair of jeans. Edited April 10, 2020 by LoneWolf&Subs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt925 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 https://www.si.com/mlb/2020/04/10/sports-arent-coming-back-soon Pretty sobering article. Unlikely for there to be any sports for another year, even without spectators. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafkonia Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 3 hours ago, paintedbynumbers said: so because you aren't a fan of stables you are going to shit on a group of people who like said idea? Sounds brilliant. Hey man, I never said I wasn't a fan of stables. Dig some of them. Others are bad. But I'd rather they put together a stable that has its own reason to be a stable, rather than just try to rehash Wrestling's Greatest Hits. Especially trying to shoehorn people into recreating a stable so inextricably linked to specific personalities. Is Archer really a Ric Flair type? I'd rather see him as himself than try to play somebody else. Maybe a better comparison than suggesting a new nWo would have been "people who suggest a Montreal Screwjob angle". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) He can put a brick of coke in there, and catch Esteban Loaiza. Edited April 10, 2020 by LoneWolf&Subs 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) You know how super pale wrestlers like Sheamus welt up really visibly, getting red marks from every chop and that? Well, I'm watching NXT UK (it's a recap show) and it's Zack Gibson vs Jack Gallagher, and Gallagher has a massive palm print on his leg. And I'm fairly sure that Gibson doesn't throw chops to the thigh... EDIT: Also, it's very strange to be seeing 2018 NXT UK footage, because there are fans there, making noise and everything. I don't mean compared to the current empty arena shows in the USA, I mean compared to 2019-2020 NXT UK where most of the tickets are bought by chairs, and the people who are there can't be arsed to make noise. Edited April 10, 2020 by AxB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) Are you kink shaming Gentleman Jack? Edit: Oh leg slapping, because it’s a work. There’s something wrong with me. Edited April 10, 2020 by (BP) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 He thigh slapped on a dropkick and it welted up so precisely, a palm reader could have told his future by looking at his leg. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Not to go back too far in the discussion, but the best tag match that I've ever seen live was The Revival/American Alpha at a NXT house show. I've seen more live shows than the average fan and fewer live shows than the average DVDVR user, so take that praise for what it's worth. They won't get lost in AEW's loaded tag division because they work a style that meshes with the other flippy-do, get-my-spot-in tag teams. They keep said teams from getting their spots in and build up the desire from the crowd to see those spots happen. They will be fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 34 minutes ago, AxB said: I don't mean compared to the current empty arena shows in the USA, I mean compared to 2019-2020 NXT UK where most of the tickets are bought by chairs, and the people who are there can't be arsed to make noise. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 I feel like I've said this before, but Jarrett was most effective to me as a sympathetic babyface. He had that short run in TNA where, after his wife passed IIRC, he was just this babyface who was trying to do his best while raising three daughters or whatever, and he has these excellent facial expressions and body language in that role. I was shocked because, though I saw him as a babyface in Memphis (and I thought that he was good in that role), I never would have guessed that a somewhat unsympathetic dude like Jarrett seems to be IRL could pull that shit off so nicely in character. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 5 hours ago, BurningBeard said: god Fourtune was so cringe. A bunch of fucking dweebs in department store suits who looked like they were going to prom with their grandad. Aces and Eights on the other hand was the last great stable IMO. I dunno, man; when was Bruderschaft des Kruces? Misspelled, don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 23 minutes ago, L_W_P said: Jarrett is the perfect upper midcard heel. He is goofy enough to get punked out by the face you are putting over, while also being serious enough in the ring to remain a threat. He is the exact sort of guy that should get lengthy midcard or tag title title runs to help get a pop for the next up and coming main eventer. I was fine with him main eventing in WCW because at that point they needed to just throw shit at the wall to see what would stick. A better backstage setup probably sees him in a really good spot as a main event option. Thinking about it, Jeff Jarrett was basically wrestling’s version of the Miz from the last 5 years or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 29 minutes ago, L_W_P said: I would think the immediate spot for them would be with Spears/Blanchard would it not? Or will they be too over to align that way? Aligning with Tully against Cody and Arn would be solid but Spears as he is now would be an albatross on that group. I like him but for whatever reason nothing they try with him is catching on just yet. The internet would say that's cause he sucks, but I believe he just hasn't found the right angle to bounce off of yet, like the NWO taking DDP to the next level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 If you're going to pair The Revival with Arn then it needs to be done via Arn turning on Cody to side with them. They can debut by beating down Cody and friends (I've said before the pop The Revival get when they do a run in to beat down the Bucks is going to be massive and will sell all of the "no flips just fists" shirts) leading to say a Rhodes Bros vs Revival match with Arn turning as a fuck finish. I think they're good enough on their own without a manager, but it's a logical pairing and that's the best way I can think to do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Revival don't need a manager, and they don't need to be in a stable. AEW doesn't need anymore stables right now, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafkonia Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Why would you want them to get a big pop beating up the face of the company (Cody)? Isn't that the opposite of what you should want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 5 hours ago, Morganti said: save anything on tape until you can convert it to digital (digital storage is cheap as fuck) then toss/trade away your old tapes. That is my 2 cents. I converted a bunch of my old tapes to digital but actually couldn't bring myself to throw them away. I've had a tape of Crockett Cup 1987 for 33 of my 40 years on this Earth and couldn't bear to see it in the trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 7 hours ago, kafkonia said: People who suggest a New Horsemen are only a half-step above people who suggest a new nWo. What about a new Legacy with Manu in the Orton role? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Eddie Kingston would very much like it if everyone would watch this, and take a minute to reflect upon what a great guy Larry Sweeney was: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 1 hour ago, nate said: I dunno, man; when was Bruderschaft des Kruces? Misspelled, don't care. BDK was 2009-2010, and it beat the shit out of Aces & Eights, but it also kind of fizzled out at the end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydy Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 I know there is loads of stables at the moment but I would like to see a heel stable of Cody, Shawn Spears and The Revival with Arn and Tully as managers of the stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, Boydy said: I know there is loads of stables at the moment but I would like to see a heel stable of Cody, Shawn Spears and The Revival with Arn and Tully as managers of the stable. Kick out Spears and I'd be on board with Dash & Dawson being managed by the Brain Busters. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 1 hour ago, kafkonia said: Why would you want them to get a big pop beating up the face of the company (Cody)? Isn't that the opposite of what you should want? I think they’ll ride the line of heel and face like the Lucha Bros. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 When Sasha, Charlotte and Becky move up from NXT, I believed that NXT was gonna start a tag team Revolution like the Women's Revolution. The matches the Revival was having against American Alpha and Enzo and Cas was headlining NXT following the first crop of modern NXT guys getting called up. I thought it was a no brainer for NXT to really build up their Tag team division like they did for the womens division especially in a time where it felt like HHH really was trying to differentiate NXT from WWE and create demand for WWE to eventually emphasize Tag Team wrestling outside of just 2 teams at a time. I really believed that the Revival was going to be the team to create that demand. Dont get me wrong, New Day and Usos have had some of the best tag matches in the history of the company and I'd say both teams could be in the conversation of best modern era team with the Bucks but outside of Da Bar who else is there in WWE. The Revival have had a decent run on the main roster, but I don't think they believed that they could help to make WWE become more of a tag team territory than they have been, They've got AoP, Heavy Machinery, Viking Raiders and a few others but they insist on putting atleast one of the belts on a Makeshift team. These guys have already created waves for themselves outside of WWE even before AEW was thought of so I think they'll get over very well. I've seen WWE apologists saying they shouldn't be Marks and resign and that they wont get over. These guys are smart guys , they are just guys that are just going to get off WWE tv and show up 90 days on someone else's tv. Theys guys know how to create a buzz around them. And honestly AEW needs another tag team with the Bucks level of overness to work with. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) I'd like for "The Enforcers" to be brought back as a team name for Dash and Dawson. It has good history. Edited April 11, 2020 by PetrolCB 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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