AEW - BASH AT THE BEACH - Jan 15th 2020

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The winners of TONIGHT's matches, #4 <a href="https://twitter.com/BASTARDPAC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BastardPac</a> vs <a href="https://twitter.com/DarbyAllin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DarbyAllin</a> and #5 <a href="https://twitter.com/sammyguevara?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sammyguevara</a> vs #1 <a href="https://twitter.com/JonMoxley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JonMoxley</a>, will face off next Wed, Jan 22nd on the <a href="https://twitter.com/jericho_cruise?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jericho_cruise</a> edition of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> to determine the #1 contender for the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEW</a> World Championship. <a href="https://t.co/oJLj1gVupQ">pic.twitter.com/oJLj1gVupQ</a></p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEWrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/AEWrestling/status/1217568881176240128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Jordan]

Give me Mox and PAC.

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">THE BIG REVEAL!!<br><br>����<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AEWrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AEWrestling</a> <a href="https://t.co/CN8KvW52wn">pic.twitter.com/CN8KvW52wn</a></p>&mdash; FITE (@FiteTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/FiteTV/status/1217545223473070085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[rez]

THE BASHHHHHHHHH AT THE BEACH WHOOOO

[Jordan]

That Fite announcer SUCKS.

[slik]

Here we go!

[rez]

whoaaa that set is lit

[Jordan]

Oh man they always start off with a fucking bang. Here we go! Hangman/Omega one of my favorite stories right now.

[Dark One]

"Anxious Millennial Cowboy"

Chryon Dude strikes again

[Evil Vito]

This should be fun

[rez]

shoulda went with a Bash floor mat

[Emperor Smeat]

Santana not a fan of hugs it seems.

[Triple A]

Let's go baby........

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tonight and next week are the two nights where bringing a beach ball to the show is acceptable. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BashAtTheBeach?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BashAtTheBeach</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a></p>&mdash; Ryan (@RyanonWrasslin) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanonWrasslin/status/1217614921434902528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Emperor Smeat]

Add Matt Jackson to the list of people who can do a spear better than Edge.

At this point its probably just one person who does it just as bad as Edge but forgot who it was.

[Triple A]

Insane how much more enjoyable this is than WWE...........

[Triple A]

Director having a tough time keeping up...

[Triple A]

I wish Matt Riddle was in AEW

[Evil Vito]

Orange Cassidy is a friggin treasure.

[Emperor Smeat]

Kind of crazy how hugely over Orange Cassidy is for a guy who barely does anything during shows.

[Triple A]

JR marking out for Orange Cassidy

[Jordan]

This is amazing. This is PWG on TNT.

[Ultra Mantis]

Add Matt Jackson to the list of people who can do a spear better than Edge.

At this point its probably just one person who does it just as bad as Edge but forgot who it was.

Bo Dallas with his running hug.

[Evil Vito]

This is excellent

[Emperor Smeat]

4-way tag match was great.

[Evil Vito]

Stellar opener, I’m all about that

[Jordan]

Awesome match. That was so fun, great finish, can't wait to see the tag title match now.

[slik]

I loved that match

[xrodmuc316]

Add Matt Jackson to the list of people who can do a spear better than Edge.

At this point its probably just one person who does it just as bad as Edge but forgot who it was.

Not Kaitlyn, her spear was also better!

[rez]

Good match and successfully adding to the Elite's story despite all the chaos. Impressive.

[Emperor Smeat]

Apparently Taz is going to be doing commentary on AEW Dark again.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We are dressed and ready to announce the action <a href="https://twitter.com/AEWrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AEWrestling</a> Bash at the Beach in Miami on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a>!! Tune in to <a href="https://twitter.com/tntdrama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tntdrama</a> at 8PM EST! <a href="https://t.co/QP6WNqXuc4">https://t.co/QP6WNqXuc4</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OfficialTAZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OfficialTAZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/dBazt91Tmf">pic.twitter.com/dBazt91Tmf</a></p>&mdash; Justin Roberts (@JustinRoberts) <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinRoberts/status/1217609486308786177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[xrodmuc316]

WTF JR??

Where is his beach shirt? Tony should make fun of him for that!

[rez]

love the graphics... GTA Vice City vibes

[Dark One]

Cody looking like a Miami Vice villain

[Dark One]

GOD DAMNIT JR, GIVE ME MY JOKE BACK

[rez]

Speak of the devil. Don Cody

[ClockShot]

Just got home and Sonny Crockett is in the ring and a babe in the lifeguard chair.

What other fun stuff did I miss?

[rez]

Cody giving a Sting like promo. Suitable given it's the Bash

[rez]

The lifeguard can save me any day.

[Jordan]

Cody is the fucking best.

[Emperor Smeat]

Decent promo by Cody.

Laughed at the two guys wearing MJF scarfs chanting YES while most of the crowd was chanting no to Cody getting whacked by a belt.

[Jordan]

I can't stand Janella's promos.

[ClockShot]

Joey Janela vs. Rey Fenix.

Okay. I'm down.

[Dark One]

Well, the good news is Brandi can't be on commentary this way and bury everyone in the tristate area.

[slik]

Lots of great camera work this week


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[Jordan]

Oh god I hope Mel is really good or this could be trash.

[slik]

Just got home and Sonny Crockett is in the ring and a babe in the lifeguard chair.

What other fun stuff did I miss?

Fantastic Fatal Fourway tag match opened the show, would recommend finding later

[ClockShot]

Can't we just get Statlander vs. Shida 1 on 1?

[Dark One]

I can't stand Janella's promos.

Doesn't help he keeps getting spots after like a Cody promo, either.

[Evil Vito]

Statlander :love:

[Emperor Smeat]

I can't stand Janella's promos.

Janela sounded like he either had some sort of cold going on or was hamming up a bit too much.

[Jordan]

Oh God this is trash.

[Evil Vito]

I would’ve rather just not see The Nightmare Collective at all tonight if Kong couldn’t make it.

[slik]

crowd doesnt' give a shit about this

[Emperor Smeat]

Put Brandi on the list of people who can do a spear better than Edge. Probably the only good thing from the Nightmare Collective in this women's tag match soo far.

[ClockShot]

End this, please.

[ClockShot]

Thanks, Kris.

[slik]

Mel sucks

[Evil Vito]

Mel is blatantly the female version of the Tyson Tomko/Jackson Andrews type that WWE loved fifteen years ago.

[rez]

Put Brandi on the list of people who can do a spear better than Edge. Probably the only good thing from the Nightmare Collective in this women's tag match soo far.

and Brandi's ass

[Emperor Smeat]

Women's tag match was somewhat decent at best.

Mel being the worst one in that match is a very bad sign if she's going to be the workhorse or enforcer of the group.

[slik]

Sammy and Mox here to save us

[Jordan]

Mel works like her inspiration is The Great Khali.

[xrodmuc316]

Time Splitters match on NXT now if anybody is interested. Good choice putting it up against Nightmare Collective.

Also, Cody should have a 5 minute promo at least on every single show. He is still the best thing they have going every week.

[slik]

Dark Order vignette really good

[ClockShot]

Don't lie, Excalibur.

Mox got his right hand man Shooter.

[xrodmuc316]

LOL @ Mox still driving the car!

[Emperor Smeat]

For once AEW having a weird buzz or humming sound during the show wasn't due to a production botch but because Moxley was too busy driving his brand new car backstage.

[Triple A]

Why are they not playing Moxley's theme

[ClockShot]

Alright, Sammy. That top rope cutter was impressive.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at the TNT censors being late to mute the crowd's "f*** him up" chants.

[rez]

Did JR just call this match the main event? lol

[rez]

mmm cream cheese

[xrodmuc316]

Did JR just call this match the main event? lol

JR trying to get the 2nd hour off lol

[rez]

Is next week's Dynamite on the cruise ship? If so, will it be at port?

[Emperor Smeat]

Moxley vs. Sammy was very god overall.

For someone who is a Spanish God, Sammy doesn't really do any deity powers stuff.

[slik]

Moxley vs Guevara was easily Sammy's best bout in AEW so far.

He's getting more impressive each week.

[ClockShot]

…………..

Mox could have just ducked out. He wasn't even surrounded.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Hager's nut shot.

Hager's last MMA fight ending via accidental knee to the nuts was the best thing to happen for his AEW character.

[Triple A]

Is next week's Dynamite on the cruise ship? If so, will it be at port?

Yeah it will be on the ship. It's going to be taped, not live I think.

[ClockShot]

Aubrey ain't having none of it.

[Dark One]

Aubrey Edwards is more over than the entire Nightmare Collective combined.

[slik]

Mox selling the eye perfectly

[Jordan]

That was a good match... Jericho was great in that segment.

[ClockShot]

This is still going on?

[Jordan]

I'd like to see Jake Hagar in an actual match. And I'd love it if it were actually good.

[Evil Vito]

I loved the spike. Real old school stuff.

[ClockShot]

Bunny traded in the stilettos for boots.

[Evil Vito]

Allie :drool:

[Jordan]

SELF HIGH FIVE

[Emperor Smeat]

Mox selling the eye perfectly

Better lead to him wearing an eye patch and sailing a pirate ship to attack Jericho at next week's cruise show.

[Jordan]

Fun fact, DDP's first book "Positively Page" was the 2nd autobiography of a wrestler I had read after "Have a Nice Day".

[Jordan]

Better lead to him wearing an eye patch and sailing a pirate ship to attack Jericho at next week's cruise show.

:lol:That could happen dude.

[Jordan]

QT Marshall is quite the hand as they say, a budding ring general.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at MJF's shirt

[rez]

ARRRR

[ClockShot]

This ought to be interesting.

[Evil Vito]

Reminder that DDP is 63 years old. DDP Yoga really works wonders.

[Jordan]

lol DDP still has his ribs taped

[slik]

MJF's shirt

[Jordan]

They haven't even scratched the surface of what MJF can do in the ring, in AEW. He's a genius at putting spots together.

[rez]

Boil on the ass of life. lol oh jr

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at MJF's sell of 10 count turnbuckle move

[Dark One]

:lol: at MJF's sell of 10 count turnbuckle move

His sell of the trash can lid shot during the Concourse Brawl was amazing.

[xrodmuc316]

Gotta love DDP!

[Emperor Smeat]

Holy shit at DDP's top rope flip.

6-man tag match was very good overall.

[ClockShot]

That wasn't bad.

[rez]

Hall of Famer DDT

[ClockShot]

Uh oh.

Kenny, go find Hangman's keys.

[Dark One]

Adam Hangover Page

[Dark One]

Smart to promote their first ever cage match with a super hot star a month in advance.

[rez]

I feel bad for that poor poor life guard sitting there. She probably needs to pee.

[slik]

That was tons of fun, crowd loved DDP

[slik]

I think PAC wins this

[Dark One]

"Skating to the ring from Seattle Washington"

Long live Darby Allin

[xrodmuc316]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Winner gets a title shot so.....forget covers, everybody get pops, spot spot spot dive dive dive spot spot spot spot dive dive dive dive spot dive spot dive spot group spot group spot dive, get your shit in, neck beards “this is awesome” <a href="https://t.co/E6X4zg7s3d">pic.twitter.com/E6X4zg7s3d</a></p>&mdash; THE KING (@BaronCorbinWWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/BaronCorbinWWE/status/1217617414034202625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Corbin doesn't give a damn!

[Dark One]

I think PAC wins this

It's the obvious move and story. Sadistic PAC tries to take advantage of a half-blinded Mox. Standard heel/face dynamic, which then leads to the obvious Mox/Jericho match at Revolution.

That said, AEW's shown they're not afraid to take a detour, and another Mox/Darby match would be great.

[slik]

Glad to have Corbin's viewership!

[Dark One]

Corbin doesn't give a damn!

He's not wrong, but I would suggest that Corbin maybe isn't a master of match psychology himself.

[Emperor Smeat]

Glad to have Corbin's viewership!

Also don't think he realizes the same complaint can be applied to NXT considering its meant to be the more action oriented show in WWE.

[xrodmuc316]

He's not wrong, but I would suggest that Corbin maybe isn't a master of match psychology himself.

Lol right, he is the dude that has to do that sliding out of the ring around the corner back into the ring clothesline spot every single match.

Half of the funniest to me is it's Baron Corbin, like come on :rofl:

[Emperor Smeat]

Ouch at Darby's back and arm after that Coffin Drop

[Triple A]

two of the most insanely boring wrestlers in WWE (Corbin and Randy Orton) hate aew matches :-(

[ClockShot]

5 minutes, boys.

[Emperor Smeat]

That was a pretty cool pinning spot by Darby.

[ClockShot]

Jesus. That looked bad.

[Emperor Smeat]

PAC vs Darby was very good overall.

PAC vs Pirate Moxley next week should be great

[xrodmuc316]

I think PAC wins this

I'm in the minority, but I think Pac should be the guy in AEW. Everything he goes looks great, he cuts great promos with off the chart intensity, and the whole bastard gimmick means he can go up against anybody, even other heels.

If I'm booking, I'm putting the belt on Pac.

[ClockShot]

ARRGH MATEY!

[Dark One]

STONE COLD JON MOXLEY DON'T GIVE A FUCK

AND WE'RE OUTTA TIME FOLKS

[Emperor Smeat]

All Moxley is missing is Jericho's spike being stuck to his head and he'd pull off the Punished/Venom Snake look.

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[Evil Vito]

Muuuuuuuch better show than last week

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I'm in the minority, but I think Pac should be the guy in AEW. Everything he goes looks great, he cuts great promos with off the chart intensity, and the whole bastard gimmick means he can go up against anybody, even other heels.

If I'm booking, I'm putting the belt on Pac.

I don’t know if he needs to be champion yet, but PAC is absolutely the most complete wrestler they have on the roster. Look, promo, and in ring are all exceptional.

[Emperor Smeat]

Much better show this week for Dynamite.

Felt better paced overall and only real sore spot was the women's tag match because the NC still is a bad group and gimmick after all these weeks.

[Dark One]

Muuuuuuuch better show than last week

I'm pleased but not surprised. They've done a pretty good job of course correcting week to week. They cut out most of the extraneous bullshit this week that killed the show last week and went back to mostly back-to-back action.

There were still plenty of angle/character advancement segments, like the Dark Order, Cody's promo, the Mox eye stabbing, etc., but they were all just as long as they needed to be and didn't overstay their welcome.

[rez]

Yes, it was way better than last week. Off the top of my head, the only downside was the bald Nightmare Collective chick.

[slik]

Really fun episode this week overall

[slik]

Now to catch up on Maddow/Trump stuff...

[xrodmuc316]

I don’t know if he needs to be champion yet, but PAC is absolutely the most complete wrestler they have on the roster. Look, promo, and in ring are all exceptional.

I don't think he himself needs the championship, but I think it would be better for both they championship and the contenders. Jericho is a legend, and him being the first champ provided credibility, but id rather have a stand alone working heel champ at this point, especially with the time span inbetween PPVs.

[slik]

Good news for both AEW and NXT, both are trending on twitter right now despite lots of stuff happening


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[Mr. Nerfect]

This was a much, much, much better episode than last week. I didn't catch the women's tag stuff, or the clusterfuck stuff, but most of the rest was really good.

Evident to me they need to scrap Omega and The Bucks as bookers. The Dark Order, the women's division and the drunk Adam Page stuff is the worst fucking shit on the show and it does drag down everything else. But the singles men stuff was booked really well tonight, and it flows really well in and out of each other.

[Mr. Nerfect]

PAC is so fucking good. He was one of my favorite workers when he was in WWE, and he's gotten even better. The little heel stuff he did was excellent. So fucking good. Darby held up his end too. Needs better gear, but he's got the physical charisma to connect to audiences.

[Mr. Nerfect]

MJF is a fucking gem. The way he was selling for Page was like he really did get to bang one of his daughters.

[Triple A]

Next week's matches on the Jericho cruise:

– #1 Contender for the World Championship Match: Jon Moxley vs. Pac

– AEW World Tag Team Championship: SCU (c) vs. Kenny Omega & Hangman Page

– Chris Jericho, Santana & Ortiz vs. Jurassic Express

– Rey Fenix vs. Joey Janela

[Mr. Nerfect]

Like Rey Fenix in a singles match, but I wish he had a better opponent than Joey Janela.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

This week was great.

The opening tag was fun. And Hangman is really coming along. I love his new booze schtick he seems to be running with. His spilling a drink in Daniels and threatening to kick all of their assess, followed by dork Omega, was a fun segment. I love the direction they're taking with him.

Cody promo was good as always.

The Nightmare Collective stuff is just meh. It's not clicking. And it's bringing down what could be a really fun division now that Shida (who I'd marry) and Statlander are gaining momentum and getting over.

Joey Janella sucks. He's not charismatic. He looks shit. I'm intrigued by Sabian so I'm hoping Janella is just fodder to help build up Kip.

The Moxely v Guevara match was great. The ending segment was stellar. And the broadcast crew putting over the fact that Moxley is a lone wolf and that's why nobody was coming to help was great.

The 6 man was fun enough. DDP was fun. QT Marshall is the perfect underdog jobber. And I'm forever amazed at how fucking quick and agile Dustin Rhodes at this stage in his career.

Pac is the fucking man. He's so damn good. I think it's clear Moxley is going to be the next champ. I can see Pac being the man who takes the belt off him. Darby is going to need a big win here one of these days. He keeps losing all these big matches, and while they've been the right decisions, I think au some point you have to give him a high profile win before he just becomes a jobber to the stars.

Overall fun show. Had a blast watching.

[Simple Fan]

Said it in the other thread but might as well elaborate on it here. Camera work was awful this week. Missed a lot of crucial parts of the show. Missing DDP's bang drop at the entrance is bad but then they didn't catch the end of the match. Couple other spots later but they completely dropped the ball on the presentation aspect of DDP's return.

[Triple A]

Yeah it really was almost consistently terrible this week... Like nonstop missed spots from the camera director

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Still shocked WWE didn't have those named copyrighted when they are hosted on the Network.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Eh, they're dead brands to them. I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if they did keep on the trademarks, but I don't think they're sweating the return of BattleBowl.

[Volare]

So next week we get Mox...with an eye patch...on a boat. Arrrrrrrrrrr!