AEW in Austin, TX - 2.12.20

[slik]

aN eYe fOr An eYe

[rez]

LET'S GET IT ON

[Emperor Smeat]

SCU's gear color and design looks like something straight out of the classic American Gladiators show.

[Triple A]

who up..

[slik]

This tag match is great

[slik]

tpww so dead lately....told swiss he should return and he said he never would because someone said something offensive last time he was here...

[Evil Vito]

The Hangman Lariat/V-Trigger tag finisher is so good

[Emperor Smeat]

Tag title match was very good overall. Kaz almost screwed up the ending when he grabbed the rope.


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tale of the tape with <a href="https://twitter.com/KennyOmegamanX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KennyOmegamanX</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/theAdamPage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@theAdamPage</a> says... a lot, really. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWonTNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWonTNT</a> <a href="https://t.co/IA8i2wVKM4">pic.twitter.com/IA8i2wVKM4</a></p>&mdash; TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/tde_wrestling/status/1227760359446110208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[rez]

Hangman is goin home with the beer blonde

[slik]

Red hot tag match!

Hangman Page today is where they wanted him to be when the company started. One of my favorites in AEW.

[Emperor Smeat]

:y: Stu Grayson repping the Dark Order shirt.

I made the mistake of putting mine in the dryer after it got washed since I completely forgot its like 100% cotton. Now I got a shirt that barely fits.

[rez]

I don't like how the other heels come to help Dark Order..

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Christ I love that V Trigger/Buckshot lariat finish. Good match with a weird ending.

[Emperor Smeat]

Sammy vs Darby at Revolution should be amazing.

:lol: at that drawing of Sammy.

[ClockShot]

Just got home and I see Darby Allin doing his take on INXS' Mediate music video.

How we all doin'?

[rez]

Sammy's shirt. :D

[ClockShot]

Did Swagger-Hager just give Dustin his cue?

[Evil Vito]

Honestly, will they/won't they stuff aside, I really love the Kenny Omega/Hangman Page tag team. One of the most effective versions of "two great singles wrestlers overcoming a lack of natural chemistry as a tag team" in recent memory.

[slik]

Santana has good mic skills

[slik]

Christ I love that V Trigger/Buckshot lariat finish. Good match with a weird ending.

same

[slik]

Love all the Darby stuff

[Emperor Smeat]

Wonder if WWE and/or Triple H are going to be upset over Dustin throwing up the Kliq sign considering the last time it happened, they made a big stink about NJPW's Bullet Club using it.

[Evil Vito]

Stuff like the Santana promo and that Darby Allin video are <I>exactly</I> the kinds of things I want to see more out of from AEW. Great character stuff.

[Emperor Smeat]

Dustin vs Sammy was pretty good and better than their last match together.

[ClockShot]

Swagger-Hager finally getting in the ring?

[rez]

YEAH

[ClockShot]

Poor Tony.

Stuck talking to The Doctor again.

[slik]

Code Red very cool move

[Triple A]

hornt up

[Emperor Smeat]

Between the couple, Adam Cole is massively better in the ring but Britt's heel character has been way more interesting than Cole's Undisputed Era shtick.

[ClockShot]

Regardless, Britt's killing it right now in the heel department.

[Triple A]

Looking @ pics of Whataburger items... looks good... hungry

[ClockShot]

If lightning strikes twice for Riho here, I'll be quite surprised.

Unless they're going the shenanigans route here.

[rez]

mmm Whataburger. I've bought their spicy ketchup on Amazon before...

[Triple A]

Riho's theme is great...

[Triple A]

Women's belt looks so tiny, esp compared to the giant world title

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Nyla saying JR's "Baw Gawd" line.

[ClockShot]

:lol:

"She's not even from Dudleyville."

Good one, J.R.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/RealBrittBaker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RealBrittBaker</a> has absolutely 0 chill. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> <a href="https://t.co/VsYBJtgMUC">pic.twitter.com/VsYBJtgMUC</a></p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling on TNT (@AEWonTNT) <a href="https://twitter.com/AEWonTNT/status/1227772193301360640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Emperor Smeat]

Women's belt looks so tiny, esp compared to the giant world title

Its as if they took the leftover metal scraps from the AEW World title and decided to make a new belt out of it.

Women's belts back in the day used to be that tiny as well. Then again so were some men's belts as well depending on the promotion.

[ClockShot]

If this were WWE, Vince would have had Scooby Doo moved already.

[ClockShot]

Riho dead, yo.

[Emperor Smeat]

Surprised Nyla actually won. Match was great though.

Also put Nyla on the very short list of people who do a spear just as bad as Edge. Think that makes it like 3 or 4 now.

[Triple A]

That was great

[slik]

That was a good match

I'm glad the title is finally off Riho

[ClockShot]

I'd like some subtitles for this Nyla Rose/Kenny Omega backstage stuff, please.

[ClockShot]

JEFF COBB?!

Nice pickup!

[Evil Vito]

Oh fuck, Jeff Cobb!!!

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Jeff Cobb coming to AEW.

[ClockShot]

Wonder if I can ditch work early next Wednesday?

[ClockShot]

Although I was hoping it was Archer since he was reportedly in talks.

But Cobb is just as good. And I'm surprised they kept this hush hush.

[slik]

appreciate Jericho's jacket

[Emperor Smeat]

Now all AEW needs to do is get Dario Cueto to complete the Lucha Underground reunion. They already have a bunch of guys on the roster who worked there before.

[ClockShot]

Brandi back to normal.

This is good.

[slik]

Jeff Cobb is a TERRIFIC signing for AEW

[Evil Vito]

To be fair...Jeff Cobb vs Mox in the G1 last year was pretty disappointing, but Cobb in general underperformed in the G1. I’m down for him getting a do-over.

[Emperor Smeat]

Arn watching the tv backstage the same way as in WWE. Guess old habits are hard to shake off.

[Evil Vito]

Cobb is still working for ROH and is booked for Supercard of Honor...so either his deal is up and he’s freelancing or ROH/Marty are doing AEW a favor.

[Triple A]

MJF calling Cody Rhodes "Rollercodester" is in my head

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: MJF

[Triple A]

Cobb is still working for ROH and is booked for Supercard of Honor...so either his deal is up and he’s freelancing or ROH/Marty are doing AEW a favor.

Last I heard a couple of months ago, his ROH deal expired and he was freelancing

[Triple A]

Classic...

[slik]

This whole episode has been on fire

[Emperor Smeat]

Cobb is still working for ROH and is booked for Supercard of Honor...so either his deal is up and he’s freelancing or ROH/Marty are doing AEW a favor.

Think his deal wasn't exclusive but ROH had priority for bookings like MLW has for certain AEW guys.

Nevermind, Triple A mentioned above his ROH deal expired.

[rez]

PAC is a lot cuter with a hood over them satellite ears

[ClockShot]

Moxley can probably ditch the eyepatch now since it was a non-factor in his match with Suzuki a few days ago.

[Evil Vito]

Moxley can probably ditch the eyepatch now since it was a non-factor in his match with Suzuki a few days ago.

To be fair, he had his eye covered up for that match and it fell off since they weee slugging the shit out of each other.

[Emperor Smeat]

Santana wearing a Puerto Rico eye patch is pretty cool.

[ClockShot]

Or not.

[BigCrippyZ]

Having a more consistently interested and/or hot crowd can make things so much better or at least seem better even when they aren’t.

[slik]

I think Twitter is crashing r/n

[Emperor Smeat]

WWE striking out when it came to picking who from the Shield was going to be their future mega star is easily the biggest non-PR blunder they've made in years.

Reigns has yet to be the next Cena WWE had hoped by now due to their terrible booking while Rollins suffered a huge drop in appeal due to terrible booking and his social media antics. Meanwhile since leaving WWE, Moxley has been proving why they should have better invested in him as a top star.

[slik]

#AEWDynamite top trend in the U.S. r/n

Britt Baker and Jungle Boy also trending

[ClockShot]

The whole 2 blind guys thing was funny.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Hager with the nut shot.

[ClockShot]

HE'S HERE!

[Triple A]

Jeff Cobb rules

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Jesus what a fun show.

[Emperor Smeat]

This week's episode was very good overall. No real weak point besides Nyla's post-championship backstage segment airing during one of the split screen commercial breaks.

Cobb showing up right at the end was a great tease for next week's match between him and Moxley.

[slik]

What a fantastic episode

[Bad News Gertner]

Jeff Cobb is pretty bland

[Evil Vito]

AEW’s definitely hitting their stride again, back to back really good episodes

[Triple A]

Stacked show next week:

– Steel Cage Match: Cody vs. Wardlow

– Jon Moxley vs. Jeff Cobb

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

– Tag Team Battle Royal for Tag Team Title Shot: The Young Bucks vs. The Dark Order vs. Best Friends vs. TH2 vs. The Butcher & The Blade vs. Private Party vs. Jurassic Express vs. Santana & Ortiz

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Loved Dustin calling out Hager on collecting a paycheck lol.

Britt Baker is really finding her stride. Her ring work is still whatever but as a heel, she's so much better and entertaining. The chubby Whataburger faces line killed me.

I like that they brought out Cobb at the very end. I'm guessing he's gotta lose next week, tho.

[BigCrippyZ]

WWE striking out when it came to picking who from the Shield was going to be their future mega star is easily the biggest non-PR blunder they've made in years.

Reigns has yet to be the next Cena WWE had hoped by now due to their terrible booking while Rollins suffered a huge drop in appeal due to terrible booking and his social media antics. Meanwhile since leaving WWE, Moxley has been proving why they should have better invested in him as a top star.

In fairness, I'm pretty sure a ton of people said that Mox was the more charismatic, better seller, etc., at least until Rollins got his push, and even then it was more or less a toss up in that a lot of folks still though Rollins was good but Mox was better/more natural, and that Reigns was the obvious odd man out.

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I said the S-word tonight but we were in the picture in picture thing and it wasn’t on TNT. The hunt continues</p>&mdash; Chuck Taylor (@SexyChuckieT) <a href="https://twitter.com/SexyChuckieT/status/1227777544377839616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[BigCrippyZ]

Stacked show next week:

– Steel Cage Match: Cody vs. Wardlow

– Jon Moxley vs. Jeff Cobb

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

– Tag Team Battle Royal for Tag Team Title Shot: The Young Bucks vs. The Dark Order vs. Best Friends vs. TH2 vs. The Butcher & The Blade vs. Private Party vs. Jurassic Express vs. Santana & Ortiz

Love that they build week to week instead of monthly and/or annual event and "seasons". So much freshness and purpose to everything they do.

[Emperor Smeat]

In fairness, I'm pretty sure a ton of people said that Mox was the more charismatic, better seller, etc., at least until Rollins got his push, and even then it was more or less a toss up in that a lot of folks still though Rollins was good but Mox was better/more natural, and that Reigns was the obvious odd man out.

Yeah if I remember, the general feeling was Moxley was the more complete package, Rollins was the better in-ring wrestler, and Reigns was the wild card but had the ideal look Vince wanted.

Also think the general feeling was in terms of big pushes or focus, it would have gone something like Moxley/Ambrose first, then Reigns, and then Rollins last but not until years later like Jeff Hardy. Think Triple H was the one who pushed for Rollins to get fast tracked to big stardom at the expense of Ambrose in the end.

[BigCrippyZ]

Yeah if I remember, the general feeling was Moxley was the more complete package, Rollins was the better in-ring wrestler, and Reigns was the wild card but had the ideal look Vince wanted.

Also think the general feeling was in terms of big pushes or focus, it would have gone something like Moxley/Ambrose first, then Reigns, and then Rollins last but not until years later like Jeff Hardy. Think Triple H was the one who pushed for Rollins to get fast tracked to big stardom at the expense of Ambrose in the end.

All the more reason why the folks in charge, and who are likely to take over upon Vince's death/retirement, are fucking morons, and thus, WWE is ultimately fucked long term.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jesus is in the building <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWONTNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWONTNT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/aewdynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#aewdynamite</a> - Tune in now to <a href="https://twitter.com/tntdrama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tntdrama</a> <a href="https://t.co/HANO5LOpbH">pic.twitter.com/HANO5LOpbH</a></p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEWrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/AEWrestling/status/1227761770791677952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jesus vs Scooby doo I shit you not �� <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEW</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWAustin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWAustin</a> <a href="https://t.co/259KFWzT8K">pic.twitter.com/259KFWzT8K</a></p>&mdash; Brian Zilem (@BrianZilem) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrianZilem/status/1227804212203053057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jesus and Scooby Doo just won a match in AEW!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWAustin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWAustin</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/aewdyamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#aewdyamite</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWonTNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWonTNT</a> <a href="https://t.co/QedH2hGos6">pic.twitter.com/QedH2hGos6</a></p>&mdash; SquishySteak (@squishysteak) <a href="https://twitter.com/squishysteak/status/1227814936216293377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[xrodmuc316]

Wonder if WWE and/or Triple H are going to be upset over Dustin throwing up the Kliq sign considering the last time it happened, they made a big stink about NJPW's Bullet Club using it.

Longhorns sign being in Texas.

[xrodmuc316]

Yeah if I remember, the general feeling was Moxley was the more complete package, Rollins was the better in-ring wrestler, and Reigns was the wild card but had the ideal look Vince wanted.

Also think the general feeling was in terms of big pushes or focus, it would have gone something like Moxley/Ambrose first, then Reigns, and then Rollins last but not until years later like Jeff Hardy. Think Triple H was the one who pushed for Rollins to get fast tracked to big stardom at the expense of Ambrose in the end.

To be honest, it's why I enjoyed the Shield. They came in before NXT was known, so even though Rollins was NXT Champion, WWE never brought that up.

Ambrose felt like the leader at first, he was the one who was the solo champ. Then it switched to where Reigns started getting booked as the leader in that he was having the big moments like being sole survivor and killing it in the Royal Rumble.

Then they teased Rollins being pissed at both Ambrose and Reigns and threatening to leave the Shield of they didn't get on the same page, and he was portrayed as the leader holding it all together and shining in the feud with Evolution.

They even dropped subtle hints that Ambrose was going to turn, which made Rollins turning that much better.

Rollins then had a great heel run, but this is where WWE screwed up both Reigns and Ambrose with illogical booking and forcing what both into weird versions of their characters.

But the Shield was enjoyable because all 3 felt like the star/leader at different times, it was after that they got it wrong with Reigns and Ambrose.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Goodbye Riho 42 Kilos. The rightful champ has been crowned. Now the division can really begin.

[xrodmuc316]

Goodbye Riho 42 Kilos. The rightful champ has been crowned. Now the division can really begin.

I wonder why AEW hasn't tried to sign Kaitlyn. They need more depth, and Kaitlyn is a far better matchup than 95lbers.

[Fignuts]

https://i.imgur.com/Fmsq5so.png

[Jordan]

My thought... first time I watched wrestling with my roommates one a gay guy and the other an uninterested girl. The both really enjoyed the show. I think I made a wrestling fan out of my male roommate and the girl said it was a lot better than they thought it would be. They were constantly wowed at the high spots and chain wrestling. And really into how attractive everyone is.


- Opening Tag was just as excellent as you'd expect. AEW tosses out 4 star matches like nothin.
- Battle Royal angle was fantastic. And made the match next week important.
- Santana Promo was incredible. I was very intrigued in the match after this and really pumped to see him do more.
- PAC's promo as well was incredible.
-Riho/Nyla, best AEW womens match yet. That was good stuff.
-MJF/Jungle Boy, so much better than I thought it would be I loved it.
-Dustin/Sammy, same as above. And a HELLUVA promo from Dustin on Jake. Loved it.
-Mox/Santana was probably the most boring match of the night but it started and finished strong. Cobb was great and I hope he stick around. That will be a really cool match next week.
-Absolutely love how they are building matches over a week in advance. It's so important to give us something to look forward to. So much good booking!

Probably my favorite Dynamite yet. I think on their first or second episode I said it was the best Wrestling Show on TV ever ... IDK if this weeks takes that title but man it was so good.

[Jordan]

I want to say that there was a stand out moment on Dynamite but it's so hard because literally every segment served a purpose for a story and they were all excellently executed. But with that said. I fucking loved Dustin/Sammy and Dustin's promo after to Jake. It was amazing to hear his voice. Nobody talks like Dustin Rhodes, he's fucking amazing. The other stand out to me was MJF/Jungle Boy... that was fucking great wrestling all around. Solid booking with the heel finish that keeps Jungle Boy strong and gives MJF some momentum going into Revolution.

[slik]

My thought... first time I watched wrestling with my roommates one a gay guy and the other an uninterested girl. The both really enjoyed the show. I think I made a wrestling fan out of my male roommate and the girl said it was a lot better than they thought it would be. They were constantly wowed at the high spots and chain wrestling. And really into how attractive everyone is.



That's awesome

[Malfeitor]

I was pleasantly surprised with the woman’s title match.

Just scored my tickets for DoN. STOKED.

[Malfeitor]

https://rateyourseats.com/shared/MGM-Grand-Garden-Arena-Concert-Section-6-Row-P_on_3-2-2019_FL.jpg

Not too shabby.

[xrodmuc316]

I want to say that there was a stand out moment on Dynamite but it's so hard because literally every segment served a purpose for a story and they were all excellently executed. But with that said. I fucking loved Dustin/Sammy and Dustin's promo after to Jake. It was amazing to hear his voice. Nobody talks like Dustin Rhodes, he's fucking amazing. The other stand out to me was MJF/Jungle Boy... that was fucking great wrestling all around. Solid booking with the heel finish that keeps Jungle Boy strong and gives MJF some momentum going into Revolution.

I can, I'm a mark for sit down interviews, and the sit down with JR and Santana was top notch. On a fun episode, that interview stood out as different than everything else.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Moxley is not a bigger star than Roman Reigns or Seth Rollins, lol. Come on now.

[xrodmuc316]

Moxley is not a bigger star than Roman Reigns or Seth Rollins, lol. Come on now.

You know it's true because if AEW could sign either they would get FAR bigger contracts than Moxley.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Lol xrod and noid are a real couple of mooks