John from Cincinnati Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 CM Punk is making it better. Also: Jungle Boy vs Punk when? Also also: Jungle Boy vs Christian when? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 17 minutes ago, John from Cincinnati said: Also also: Jungle Boy vs Christian when? Give it about a month from All Out. Can't wait. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 52 minutes ago, John from Cincinnati said: How dare you. (I'm half-kidding. Taz cared so little it came all the way back around and was hilarious.) But for real, Taz is by far the best commentator they have. Liked Taz on commentary since WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eikerir Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) How good was that little hour of wrestling? Black looked awesome and now I can’t get the thought of Black vs Miro out of my head as they both seem unstoppable. REDEEM DEEZ NUTS! Handicap was weird because Statlander basically dominated the whole match, could have just gone for her vs Rebel for the same result. Main event was excellent stuff, I could see these guys wrestle forever. Pepsi Twist by Darby and Punk just happy to see it was wholesome. 2 hour Dynamite and 1 hour Rampage seems like the perfect combo because you never get burnt out and, I don’t know about everybody else, but I can never wait for the next show to come around ASAP. Edited September 4, 2021 by eikerir 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Always thought the Pepsi Twist would make for a great finisher. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jimbo_Tsuruta Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Kingston for President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Bryan Danielson leading 2.0 and Daniel Garcia in a feud against Punk, Sting and Darby (add someone else to make it even???) is what I want. Garcia is the perfect protege for someone like Bryan, and 2.0 hit all of the notes comedy-wise that Bryan can play off of so well most likely. Plus, Punk does want another match/program with Bryan according to him, so… Honestly I just want more 2.0 and Garcia on AEW television. All three are just the bee’s knees. ”OUR SON!” 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 The Power Hour. Great TV again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuntmanCrowley Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 The stuff with Black is incredible, I echo the sentiments that his pacing is tremendous compared to the rest of the AEW style and that Black Mass he hit on Johnson looked nasty. I do worry that he's going to run through the entire Nightmare Family only to lose decisively to Cody when he comes back. Also, that Boston Crab(?) variation Statlander used was absolutely awesome....does anyone have a gif/video of that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouHaveUntil5 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 As great as REDEEM DEEZ NUTS was, let’s not forget that Jericho said that Miro was “a cigarette machine with a head,” which was absolutely absurd. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Not sure anybody in modern wrestling nails their character like Kingston does. I don’t know why he bothers changing out of his Timberlands in between the bodega and the arena. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_K Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Malakai/ Lee + Darby / Garcia both great. More of the sports-based variations promised at the outset of AEW. Works well for Fri night. Mark Henry appears to have great difficulty stringing 3 or 4 words together at times: not a great look for a commentator. Jericho continues to speak with that silly, utterly annoying intonation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 11 hours ago, DEAN said: So much wrestling! I really dig Daniel Garcia. I can't remember the last time someone went from relative obscurity to the upper end of the card like he has. As young as he is he's got a great future in the business if he keeps putting it together like this. It's another sign of how good AEW tends to be at letting guys get themselves over and pushing people who get the fans interested. Even 2.0, who have just been random indy dudes to me since the 00s have been given the chance to show a ton of personality and drive. Black has really put it together since debuting. When you've got a more esoteric gimmick like his it's tough to nail it, but he's been given the opportunity to customize his character and promos in order to really convey his story and although his debut wasn't perfect he's been on another level these past few weeks. Dustin brings out the best in everyone so whatever they do is going to be entertaining. There's not much else I can say about Miro and Kingston being good at every aspect of wrestling. I can't wait for their match. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Z Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 That was a great go home week of wrestling, and Rampage in particular was outstanding. Showcased an emerging top act (Malakai Black) at the start of show that should be a key player in future PPV's, and then built to three of the big matches on the PPV (Miro-Kingston, Britt-Statlander, and the main event of All Out). It was especially a great night for Kris Statlander, as she looked awesome in that match and won the crowd over enough that she should not get booed out of the building on Sunday against the good doctor (and having strong, over opponents to face Britt will be key as long as she is still functionally a heel). Also, while I'll be disappointed not to see Pac-Andrade in person at All Out, it's good that they will get a featured spot on next week's Rampage (and Rampage gets a PPV level match as main event next week). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Rebel/Reba did the funniest, shittiest Vader Attack in the corner you'll ever see, it was perfect for her character. Also if I had just came back from a dislocated kneecap (IIRC) then I would NOT want to be put in that submission. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: Rebel/Reba did the funniest, shittiest Vader Attack in the corner you'll ever see, it was perfect for her character. Also if I had just came back from a dislocated kneecap (IIRC) then I would NOT want to be put in that submission. The art of having someone wrestle badly on purpose, when doing a "Not a wrestler" gimmick, is an underrated way of getting entertainment value out of your less technical workers. Like how when Abyss became Joseph Park, he was arguably more fun to watch while wrestling as a clueless lawyer who didn't know all of the moves, than he was as a Mankind/ Kane hybrid bloodthirsty monster. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 I might be thinking crazy talk here... But Im kinda getting young Cena vibes from Statlander. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 That was a much better showcase for Statlander. I still think they should do something with her character, but just letting her do cool strength spots will help get her over. A couple more showings like that on the main shows, before they announced the title match, would have made it feel a bit hotter. In general, since Rampage started, it seems the women are getting more time/angles, so hopefully the division should really start to round out. With Garcia staring down Punk during the main, I was thinking it would be cool to do a ongoing thing where you have all these younger guys wanting to take down Punk. Let him get some reps in and build wins in slightly lower stakes matches, against guys who are at a level where the loss won’t hurt them and they’ll get some shine just from being in with Punk (Acclaimed, Angelico, Pillman Jr, etc.). You could run 1-2 months of different guys calling him out and then build to a slightly bigger name calling him out as his next proper feud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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