thee Reverend Axl Future Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 How can the mystery (not HoF surprize but ladder TBA) person not be Erick Rowan? Legit question as I don't watch regularly follow AEW. He could come in as a real over heel or babyface. Credit for this educated guess goes to my chum Jason G. My prediction was Christian. I hope it's not Angle. Khan would never bring Hogan in, right? please don't be Hogan, RAF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryArchieGus Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) Kudos to AEW for creating some great fan buzz surrounding this big surprise. I hope the reveal lives up to the hype. But lest us not forget this same hype team (minus 'The Big Scoop' Paul Wight) sent message prior to a certain Dynamite that said something on the show would change the wrestling landscape - that led to, ah, Jade Cargill. The 'Hall of Fame Worthy' line leads me to believe it's a non-hall of famer, but 'worthy' as has been pointed out could technically mean 'hall of famer'. My guess if the former is true would be 'Christian Cage'. The latter would lead me to believe it's Kurt Angle. Whom I haven't seen in many many years. The talk suggests he's washed up. I don't believe a motivated and healthy Kurt Angle isn't capable of getting back to having really good matches. But again, didn't see his last run (or any run for the past 10 years). My mind is also wandering to the possibility of Dave Bautista in AEW. Is this possible? Would this be a good thing? I haven't seen Big Dave in ring since early in his career. I did see his admirable performance in Blade Runner 2040. In this same realm of 'huge surprises' Brock Lesnar certainly comes to mind. Tho, not really all that interested in either. Especially not interested in the likes of RVD, Kane or Foley. RVD, from the little I've seen of him in Impact, is clearly ready for the Beefcake/Valentine/Bushwhacker Luke senior circuit not weekly TV. I see little to no way that it's Kane, and that's a relief. Foley presents an outside the ring possibility, but I have no interest in seeing 'guest referees' and especially 'authority figures', and I can't see that meeting the hype of the announcement. Lastly, I've never seen more than a few highlights of Ryback, but he seems ready to return. Even having not seen much of him I don't think I want him in the Elite fold. Would Ryback not be a huge disappointment? Also, TK mentioned it's one of his 'favorite wrestlers of all time'. Could anybody anywhere make that claim to 'Rrrryback'!? Is there any way a 'Bryan Danielson' or 'Kevin Steen' has silently become a free agent? I believe 'CM Punk' when he tweets that it's not him. Again, I'm going with Angle or Christian here. With a ladder match surprise side of Ethan Page. Edited March 7, 2021 by HarryArchieGus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Batista was on Twitter this week saying that wrestling needs a new word to replace "retirement" because it means basically nothing in the sport, and never has. I don't think it's him. I'm going with Ethan Page for the ladder match (or Sammy), and Christian Cage as Paul Wight's announcement (Meltzer said he doesn't have a WWE contract). Owens/Steen coming in right after a feud with Roman Reigns for the WWE title would be pretty huge, but I don't think it's plausible at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Angle, Christian, Bret. Pretty much in that order. But again, good on them for getting buzz on multiple levels this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Its game day! Let's get hyped 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 12 hours ago, Gorman said: Does SCU need to win the Casino Tag Team Battle Royale to stay intact as a team? No, they specified that the stip only applies to regular tags. I want to see a knockoff of Christian’s old music — “Christian! Chriiistiiiaasnnnn!!!” — start, and then Blake Christian comes out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 That’s gonna be hard to do since he was a part of the new Performance Center class 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Fun fact: Onita's version of "Wild Thing" is the X version, not Joan Jett as I always thought it was. And she never covered it solo, though the Runaways did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Apparently Justin Barrasso has seen the street fight tag match already, or bits of it at least. He's describing it as a huge success and "WWE's loss is AEW's gain when it comes to Sting" - pre-tape allows Sting to work in a safe environment, Darby applies his film school background/does insane shit, and Starks and Cage have some "star making" moments too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 4 hours ago, For Great Justice said: Its game day! Let's get hyped If Mox doesn't do this wholesale, I'm gonna be upset. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMark Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I'm glad that mostly AEW has killed the "driving up to the edge of the arena" thing after Trent got him mum to drive him up, but if anyone was going to rock up with a ludicrous stretch hummer a la Chono, it's gotta be this incarnation of Omega. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I mean if Tony Khan can afford Tarzan Boy he should be able to get the version of Wild Thing from Major League 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lounging Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 6 hours ago, HarryArchieGus said: Kudos to AEW for creating some great fan buzz surrounding this big surprise. I hope the reveal lives up to the hype. But lest us not forget this same hype team (minus 'The Big Scoop' Paul Wight) sent message prior to a certain Dynamite that said something on the show would change the wrestling landscape - that led to, ah, Jade Cargill. The 'Hall of Fame Worthy' line leads me to believe it's a non-hall of famer, but 'worthy' as has been pointed out could technically mean 'hall of famer'. My guess if the former is true would be 'Christian Cage'. The latter would lead me to believe it's Kurt Angle. Whom I haven't seen in many many years. The talk suggests he's washed up. I don't believe a motivated and healthy Kurt Angle isn't capable of getting back to having really good matches. But again, didn't see his last run (or any run for the past 10 years). My mind is also wandering to the possibility of Dave Bautista in AEW. Is this possible? Would this be a good thing? I haven't seen Big Dave in ring since early in his career. I did see his admirable performance in Blade Runner 2040. In this same realm of 'huge surprises' Brock Lesnar certainly comes to mind. Tho, not really all that interested in either. Especially not interested in the likes of RVD, Kane or Foley. RVD, from the little I've seen of him in Impact, is clearly ready for the Beefcake/Valentine/Bushwhacker Luke senior circuit not weekly TV. I see little to no way that it's Kane, and that's a relief. Foley presents an outside the ring possibility, but I have no interest in seeing 'guest referees' and especially 'authority figures', and I can't see that meeting the hype of the announcement. Lastly, I've never seen more than a few highlights of Ryback, but he seems ready to return. Even having not seen much of him I don't think I want him in the Elite fold. Would Ryback not be a huge disappointment? Also, TK mentioned it's one of his 'favorite wrestlers of all time'. Could anybody anywhere make that claim to 'Rrrryback'!? Is there any way a 'Bryan Danielson' or 'Kevin Steen' has silently become a free agent? I believe 'CM Punk' when he tweets that it's not him. Again, I'm going with Angle or Christian here. With a ladder match surprise side of Ethan Page. You might be on to something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valcourt Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Don't have a cable provider for traditional PPV purchases (and my PS4 died), so i'm looking for ways to buy this tonight. Fite.tv works with a VPN. Is anyone getting a working page here: https://live.bleacherreport.com/messaging/content-not-available https://live.bleacherreport.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I am actually going to a Cinemark theater about 5 miles away. Never watched wrestling at the movies before. I would say it is cheaper than PPV but depends on what I eat and drink 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighting a man with a perm Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Have this bought on Fite, plan on watching the replay alone in the office tomorrow morning (I'm in my last 4 weeks after 16 years in my job so very much winding down right now). Mostly looking forward to the death match and hoping for Hangman truly embracing the Dark Order tonight. Not too excited about the mystery signing, but I'll be happy if it's someone who can still go at a high level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Any chance the HOF level guy is Moose, and he's going to argue he belongs in the NFL HoF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt925 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 26 minutes ago, hammerva said: I am actually going to a Cinemark theater about 5 miles away. Never watched wrestling at the movies before. I would say it is cheaper than PPV but depends on what I eat and drink Tell us how it is. Have fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) Does anybody know if ordering this on a PS4 puts it into a library of sorts, so I can go back and watch it again? And on the other side; are you still able to DVR PPV's? Edited March 7, 2021 by PetrolCB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoae Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I've been curious about the deathmatch, but, now that it's nearly here, my attitude is mostly "Why are these dudes doing this?" Not sure this isn't going to be a train wreck. I guess it did sell me a PPV, so maybe I've answered my own question. I like Mox and Omega, but I don't think I'd have bought the show if they were doing a standard match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, HumanChessgame said: Foley as guest ref for the deathmatch? Then again, the last few times I've seen him he didn't look mobile enough to keep up with the action. AEW has Sick Nick Mondo on the payroll. He's a photography director. He might be persuaded to come back in gimmick for this special occasion and be the guest ref. Edited March 7, 2021 by J.T. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 hour ago, PetrolCB said: Does anybody know if ordering this on a PS4 puts it into a library of sorts, so I can go back and watch it again? And on the other side; are you still able to DVR PPV's? My buddy order it several times on his PS4 you get access to it for 10 or 14 Days & can watch it as many times as you want unless that changed in the last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HarryArchieGus Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Hey, does anybody know when the replay will go up for sale on BRLive? I'm gonna watch this one early Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I'd be 1000% down with prime Mongo in AEW. Mongo was fucking awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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