Dolfan in NYC Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Good card on tap for tonight. I have a feeling Cody/Angelico is going to be sneaky good for some reason. I'm real high on both TH2 guys, I really enjoyed the Bucks match last week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I’m thinking Cody works his typical “Not taking his opponent serious” match. Which I personally like more than his epics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 On the card: No Holds Barred Eliminator Match Kenny Omega vs. Joey Janela Adam Page, John Silver and Alex Reynolds vs Matt Hardy and Private Party Cody Rhodes vs Angelico SCU vs The Acclaimed The Inner Circle vs Best Friends, Varsity Blondes, Top Flight and Brandon Cutler Serena Deeb and Big Swole vs Ivelisse and Diamante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 My preview... No Holds Barred Eliminator Match Kenny Omega vs. Joey Janela Not sure what makes it an "eliminator"? I assume this is being booked so Kenny can say he beat a hardcore guy in a hardcore match but he's already done that so I'm not sure what the purpose of this is? If anything, Kenny (the character) should be insulted having to work with Joey at all and spend most of the match showing up Janela before winning definitively after giving Joey a brief flurry. This is one of those cases where the best match possible is the wrong way to go and they should highlight the Omega character. If they go 50/50, they're hurting the story they should be telling. Adam Page, John Silver and Alex Reynolds vs Matt Hardy and Private Party I'm more excited to see the Page team up than anything else in this show. I wish they just put them against another team with no angle than put in what I assume will be the continuing heel turn of Matt Hardy that should already been done if they were doing it. Cody Rhodes vs Angelico For the Being Cody Rhodes title, I expect Cody to beat both Angelico and Evans with no help as well as get locked in Angelico's finish and not tap out. I set the over under of people coming to the ring with Cody at 2. SCU vs The Acclaimed Acclaimed are green and can get lost trying to do too much. I expect them to flub at least once. I think they have the charisma to get over it but they really should have had a showcase as their debut instead of a competitive match they may not win. The Inner Circle vs Best Friends, Varsity Blondes, Top Flight and Brandon Cutler 14 people in a match suggests a huge mess. I expect Trent to be the face in peril. There will be masses of coils catching idiots everywhere. Top Flight has already been devalued in 3 weeks to obvious job team duty. Serena Deeb and Big Swole vs Ivelisse and Diamante Did someone make a bet that they couldn't put two people together with a bigger talent gap? What a waste of Deeb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Goodear said: Not sure what makes it an "eliminator"? Kenny was supposed to face Joey in the tournament but since Joey was out Sonny took his place (sorry if you knew that already). So I guess they figured to make that up and have Kenny beat him up in his own game. And I don't expect they'll have the same match they did last time and it'll be laid out pretty much the way you mentioned it. That's cool with me since with that's on the show I can't see it going long anyway. Edited December 16, 2020 by NikoBaltimore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I really want to hear from or see Moxley soon. After getting fucked out of his title, I feel like his character would come back for vengeance in a hurry, not disappear without a sound for any length of time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I'm not sure if I'm more worried about Max Caster or Christopher Daniels on the mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Goodear said: For the Being Cody Rhodes title, I expect Cody to beat both Angelico and Evans with no help as well as get locked in Angelico's finish and not tap out. I set the over under of people coming to the ring with Cody at 2. For a nothing undercard match with no title on the line? And we haven't seen the entourage since Full Gear? I'll take the under and assume it's just Coach Arn. Now watch Cody's ego make me out to be a fool. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Well, I was asking about whether they'd let Janela have a garbage match yet, and now I guess I got my answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I'm just glad Cody's facing a real scumbag heel. That'll save us from another "I put you over by beating you so now let's hug" bullshit spot. ;) I'm guessing the show starts with the gigantic tag match, as "crazyass match to hook the casuals" is AEW's thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I mean, it seems to be a ratings winner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) Wardlow is out due to a family issue, so Cutler was removed from the face side to make it a 12-man tag. So we’ll all have to wait at least another week to hear JR passive aggressively shit on Cutler during a match. Edited December 16, 2020 by EVA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Well why even have a show now. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Also on the show, Eddie Kingston addresses his enemies. Insert Samuel L Jackson "Motherfucker that's all you had to say" gif here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 3 hours ago, EVA said: I really want to hear from or see Moxley soon. After getting fucked out of his title, I feel like his character would come back for vengeance in a hurry, not disappear without a sound for any length of time. Narratively/creatively speaking, I don't at all disagree with you, but I think in 2020 with everyone hip to the fact that he and Renee are expecting, it's not unforgivable. I think relative radio silence followed by a big return pop down the line is, while imperfect, a much better call than either a bullshit WWF injury angle that no one buys, or a lame via satellite "Kenny, watch your back! I'll be back when you least expect it!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Nah, man. The John Cena "what? That didn't happen," or "it doesn't really matter anyway" promos are the way to go! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Zakk_Sabbath said: Narratively/creatively speaking, I don't at all disagree with you, but I think in 2020 with everyone hip to the fact that he and Renee are expecting, it's not unforgivable. To be fair, she's not due for like 6-7 months so he doesn't really have any specific reason to be taking extended time off now because of it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 You guys are passing on the biggest news of the night: THE EQUALIZER IS ON AGAIN! TWICE!!! 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 The Acclaimed are pure go-away heat for me. Fuck off. Run your rhymes through any person of backstage creative authority before you suck in front of a million people with them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Also, if you missed The Equalizer 2 on FX while watching AEW, it will be replaying tomorrow at 4:30 PM CE. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 The restraint during the 12-man tag was noted and appreciated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordi the former AEW fan Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 (edited) 1) The good, the bad, and the hungee. 2) Rappin' Frankie Kazarian 3) Congrats to Cody and Brandi. (And, technically, there were three people in Cody's entourage today). Without even getting into the matches, this week gets a thumbs up from me. Edited December 17, 2020 by El Gran Gordi 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 (edited) This was like a good episode of Thunder. Nothing major got advanced, multiple lower-card acts were featured instead of being spread out, everybody worked hard but it felt like a waste of momentum. Once again I'm left with the weirdest takeaway - Griff Garrison looks like a star? Am I the only person seeing this? I like Jobber to the Stars llave-Angelico. I don't like Pac's neckbeard. Frankie Kazarian is keeping that Christmas Story elf energy going. Looking forward to the Rhodes baby being shot out of a cannon for Cody's eventual dad entrances. Edited December 17, 2020 by John E. Dynamite 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts