Curt McGirt Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 That's Cary Silken with him right? Looks like Pete Postlethwaite. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Homicide had a brief run as ROH world champion. Give me Homicide trying to stab Jericho with a fork and pour Drano down his throat. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryArchieGus Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Homicide has to be coming in for this. What a fantastic storyline! So many possibiities for Jericho matches. This has started off so strong that I already expect this to be my favorite Chris Jericho run since WCW. They're slowly silencing the 'why buy ROH?' crowd maybe all the way to weekly television. Bring on Caprice! Bring on Dalton Castle! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian_Waffle Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Is Morishima still in really bad shape? His cancelled return in 2018 was very sad and given that he hasn't tried to come back again since I'm presuming he's done. Still, if he had one last good one in him and they could make the crowd care, I feel like the current iteration of Jericho would be an ideal opponent (that is, faster and more agile than Morishima but also not so fast and agile that it would immediately expose how busted up Mori is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 45 minutes ago, HarryArchieGus said: Homicide has to be coming in for this. What a fantastic storyline! So many possibiities for Jericho matches. This has started off so strong that I already expect this to be my favorite Chris Jericho run since WCW. They're slowly silencing the 'why buy ROH?' crowd maybe all the way to weekly television. Bring on Caprice! Bring on Dalton Castle! Willing to bet that Dalton and the Boys defend the Trios title on next week’s Battle of the Belts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorman Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 20 minutes ago, JLowe said: Willing to bet that Dalton and the Boys defend the Trios title on next week’s Battle of the Belts They've got a title defense coming up on Monday's Elevation. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Gorman said: They've got a title defense coming up on Monday's Elevation. That was taped in Philly, right? Would Dalton be ready to wrestle again live with a week and a half? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 They should had made Rampage the ROH show. Imagine smaller roster with all the ROH belts moved there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphman 3000 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 7 minutes ago, Blue Dragon said: They should had made Rampage the ROH show. Imagine smaller roster with all the ROH belts moved there. Dark is a waste at this point - just make the Universal tapings into ROH tapings and call it a day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 8 hours ago, Blue Dragon said: They should had made Rampage the ROH show. Imagine smaller roster with all the ROH belts moved there. AEW is the ROH show right now and that's the damn problem. They bought ROH with no plan what to do with it afterwards. Fans watching AEW didn't want ROH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 5 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 So just to sum up: somehow the show that's consistently the best and most enjoyable hour of wrestling every week is also apparently completely ruined due to the ROH hires. That would have probably been hired and featured on Rampage anyway just without the ROH name. Got it. 12 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madl Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 8 hours ago, Blue Dragon said: They should had made Rampage the ROH show. Imagine smaller roster with all the ROH belts moved there. Dave Meltzer thinks they’ll rebrand Rampage as the ROH show if/when they don’t line up a tv deal for Ring of Honor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryArchieGus Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 5 hours ago, madl said: Dave Meltzer thinks they’ll rebrand Rampage as the ROH show if/when they don’t line up a tv deal for Ring of Honor. I hope he's right. I mean I'm generally a fan of AEW's version of 'Sunday Night Heat' aka the B show Rampage, but I'd love it even more if it were the main focused weekly Ring of Honor TV. I like to think this would mean it's own taping rather than putting on matches in front of exhausted crowds post-Dynamite. The earlier suggestion of using the Universal tapings, which has been mentioned prior, would be far less appealing. For one, those crowds seem full of casual fans and their families. Not a problem for an AEW c/d show. Potentially a problem however for a Wrestling based product very much in need of hot crowds. Further, Dark has been great for finding a few reps for the greenhorns, and trying out new talent. Let's go with ROH 'It's Rampage Baby'. And hey, why not just make Elevation the B show that so many less fans watch? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphman 3000 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 (edited) 29 minutes ago, HarryArchieGus said: I hope he's right. I mean I'm generally a fan of AEW's version of 'Sunday Night Heat' aka the B show Rampage, but I'd love it even more if it were the main focused weekly Ring of Honor TV. I like to think this would mean it's own taping rather than putting on matches in front of exhausted crowds post-Dynamite. The earlier suggestion of using the Universal tapings, which has been mentioned prior, would be far less appealing. For one, those crowds seem full of casual fans and their families. Not a problem for an AEW c/d show. Potentially a problem however for a Wrestling based product very much in need of hot crowds. Further, Dark has been great for finding a few reps for the greenhorns, and trying out new talent. Let's go with ROH 'It's Rampage Baby'. And hey, why not just make Elevation the B show that so many less fans watch? TNA had dedicated fans at Universal until that "you're cast members and have to react how we say" pre-show lecture from the producer in 2010 or 2011 - they all disappeared after that Tourist crowd mixed with smart fans would be better for ROH than taping it before Dynamite in a large arena where the fans don't care at all - then it's just ECW on Sci Fi. The smart fans don't show up now at Universal because the AEW Dark matches are trash. Edited October 4, 2022 by Dolphman 3000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryArchieGus Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Dolphman 3000 said: TNA had dedicated fans at Universal until that "you're cast members and have to react how we say" pre-show lecture from the producer in 2010 or 2011 - they all disappeared after that Tourist crowd mixed with smart fans would be better for ROH than taping it before Dynamite in a large arena where the fans don't care at all - then it's just ECW on Sci Fi. The smart fans don't show up now at Universal because the AEW Dark matches are trash. Neat video. Thanks for sharing. If this were still the former era/roster of ROH then I'd have to agree, but it's not. It's very likely half the roster of AEW. Get out of here with that Dark is trash talk. Okay, there's a bit of trash. I won't deny skimming passed some of the mat action, but there's always lots to enjoy from those tapings. The trick is to pick and choose. Pick... and choose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 12 hours ago, madl said: Dave Meltzer thinks they’ll rebrand Rampage as the ROH show if/when they don’t line up a tv deal for Ring of Honor. Why would TNT be OK with that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 7 minutes ago, TheVileOne said: Why would TNT be OK with that? It probably wouldn't hurt the ratings any. There would still be crossover, it would be more of a brand then a different promotion. Its not like they are going to sign Delirious and have him feud with Cheeseburger on Friday nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordi the former AEW fan Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Just now, Kevin Wilson said: Its not like they are going to sign Delirious and have him feud with Cheeseburger on Friday nights. Then I'm not that interested. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Just now, Gordlow said: Then I'm not that interested. That sounded harsher than I intended haha I like Cheeseburger! I just meant they aren't going to have wrestlers that the national viewing audience have never seen before, they'll just swap some of their wrestlers to being ROH wrestlers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Kevin Wilson said: That sounded harsher than I intended haha I like Cheeseburger! I just meant they aren't going to have wrestlers that the national viewing audience have never seen before, they'll just swap some of their wrestlers to being ROH wrestlers. It all depends on how much you like the Trustbusters theme. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 16 minutes ago, Kevin Wilson said: It probably wouldn't hurt the ratings any. There would still be crossover, it would be more of a brand then a different promotion. Its not like they are going to sign Delirious and have him feud with Cheeseburger on Friday nights. Seems unlikely and a terrible idea to rebrand your third AEW hour into ROH, especially when lots of AEW guys aren't getting booked as it is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopus Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Web of Honor take BTE’s time slot. Rampage stays an hour but becomes live. More dark matches 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFistsJustFlips Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Remember when we had a filter on the word product? Can we get one of those for poster specific ROH rant spam? lol (And I don't even disagree with the thesis. I think ROH was bought on a whim without a specific business plan. I think it's muddied the waters on the AEW creative focus. But at a certain point there really isn't a point to posting the same exact post almost word for word 500 times in six months). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 33 minutes ago, NoFistsJustFlips said: Remember when we had a filter on the word product? Can we get one of those for poster specific ROH rant spam? lol (And I don't even disagree with the thesis. I think ROH was bought on a whim without a specific business plan. I think it's muddied the waters on the AEW creative focus. But at a certain point there really isn't a point to posting the same exact post almost word for word 500 times in six months). It's appropriate considering the ROH purgatory that AEW has created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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