AEW Dynamite - Pineapple Pete vs Jericho - 5.12.20

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Heard Jake was starting tonight’s show with a sermon <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/aew?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#aew</a> <br><br>stsif depat? <a href="https://t.co/3HYr9W79g6">pic.twitter.com/3HYr9W79g6</a></p>&mdash; Cody (@CodyRhodes) <a href="https://twitter.com/CodyRhodes/status/1260717365173653513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[rez]

Here we go

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Visuals in Jacksonville a huge improvement from QTs school. No knock on what they had but this looks so much better.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Luther on the heel side with Kip Sabian after Kip cost him his match against Jimmy Havoc on Dark.

No continuity. AEW is garbage.

[rez]

Oh, Jake lol

[Triple A]

Cody vs. Archer "brawl" looking way 2 fake... Archer seems "off" / slow tonight

[Emperor Smeat]

That opening segment was pretty decent. Needed more shit talking by Jake during the brawl though.

[slik]

Hot opener, Cody is here to avenge Brandi

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Cody gearing up his truck to lightly tap the barricade was pretty stupid. Good brawl though.

[Triple A]

Every1 in that women's match so hot.......

[Triple A]

Missing AEW crowds.......

[Black Widow]

1st AEW show got a feeling this will be a waste of 2hrs

[Emperor Smeat]

Pretty good video package on AEW's tag division. Wonder if they are going to do one next week for AEW's World title division since that is the only one missing.

[rez]

Cody gearing up his truck to lightly tap the barricade was pretty stupid. Good brawl though.

Yeah..that was lame as hell

[rez]

Come on OC/Marko interaction

[slik]

No-Covid Cassidy

[slik]

1st AEW show got a feeling this will be a waste of 2hrs

regardless, welcome aboard for 2nite

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">No-Covid Cassidy<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> <a href="https://t.co/qx7218fPm6">pic.twitter.com/qx7218fPm6</a></p>&mdash; Kenton (@Kenton_la) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kenton_la/status/1260725068809863168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Emperor Smeat]

The more I see these commercials for TNT's new Snowpiercer series, the more questions about the whole premise I end up having.

Like wouldn't it have been easier or make more sense to have multiple smaller trains instead of cramming everyone alive in an extremely long train.

Meanwhile, Best Friends vs. Jurassic Express was pretty good. Ending felt a bit rushed though.

[slik]

John Moodxley

[rez]

PENELOPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[ClockShot]

Sweet got home in time for this women's 4-way.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Britt booping Statlander's nose.

[ClockShot]

Kris & Hikaru and step away for a bit.

Wanna see Pittsburgh & Philly kick the shit out of each other to see who rules Pennsylvania.

[Emperor Smeat]

Ouch at Statlander's neck from that DDT

[rez]

HOTNESS OVERLOAD

[Evil Vito]

Would like a fivesome with everybody in the women’s match.

[slik]

This is a pretty good match

[Emperor Smeat]

Shida should have learned from Rollins that busting out a Falcon Arrow isn't going to win matches these days.

[ClockShot]

That Poisonrana was all sorts of bad.

[Triple A]

ouch @ Penelope's body bending like that

[teamXtremist]

Women in aew are soo meh

[Triple A]

Don't like Dasha Gonzalez's ring announcing..........

[Emperor Smeat]

Women's match was pretty entertaining despite a few sloppy moments.

:lol: at Pineapple Pete getting his own vignette.

[teamXtremist]

Crazy they have actual fans in the arena

[rez]

Women in aew are soo meh

Sup, Noid Jr?

[slik]

this made me nervous for a sec


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sweet Jesus what a Poisoned 'Rana from <a href="https://twitter.com/thePenelopeFord?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thePenelopeFord</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEW</a> <a href="https://t.co/9V1pC6Qwj9">pic.twitter.com/9V1pC6Qwj9</a></p>&mdash; Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta) <a href="https://twitter.com/BulletClubIta/status/1260731723639291904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Emperor Smeat]

Crazy they have actual fans in the arena

Think its just wrestlers and anyone from their families that showed up.

[teamXtremist]

Sup, Noid Jr?

Sup aew slurp-slurp-slurper?

[teamXtremist]

The hole of the ass

Now dasha is fckn amazing

[ClockShot]

Hellfire & Brimstone?

KANE IS HERE?!

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Matt Hardy taking his sweet time to get to the ring while Sanata & Ortiz were beating up Omega.

If it was Hangman instead, at least he would have had the excuse of needing to finish his drink first.

[ClockShot]

Rostercrowd can be spaced out a bit more.

I'd feel a little better.

[rez]

come on..we all know DQs don't exist in AEW. :shifty:

[slik]

Damascus has CENA NUFF of Ortiz and Santana

[slik]

Pineapple Pete and Shida both trending in the U.S. on Twitter
Jake Atlas too

[teamXtremist]

Good tag match. Ortiz and santana arent bad

[ClockShot]

OW!

[Emperor Smeat]

Not a good night for necks in AEW.

[slik]

Jim Ross name-dropping Tanahashi of NJPW

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Sammy

[ClockShot]

Something just got bleeped and Sammy almost just died.

The fuck is going on tonight.

[teamXtremist]

Sick twist of fate

[Triple A]

I love Guevara, so good

[Emperor Smeat]

Santana & Ortiz vs. Omega & Hardy was very good.

One of the best tag matches in AEW since they started these empty arena shows.

[slik]

lol @ Sammy G using a chair as a crutch

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/MATTHARDYBRAND?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MATTHARDYBRAND</a> with no regards for Guevara's life. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEW</a> <a href="https://t.co/hGup3PvZYe">pic.twitter.com/hGup3PvZYe</a></p>&mdash; Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta) <a href="https://twitter.com/BulletClubIta/status/1260738236948905985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[BigCrippyZ]

Sammy is so damn good. I’m glad he’s in AEW, along with so many others, who have been or would eventually be wasted at the hands of Vince and his cock suckers and family members who are too chicken shit to stand up for anything.

[teamXtremist]

Sammy the cuban suuperstar

[ClockShot]

Whoa. That's some damn fine English Hikaru is speaking. Rather elegant.

You paying attention, Asuka?

[teamXtremist]

Is that awesome kongs daughter

[Triple A]

Wish they didn't change MJF's theme... it was perfect as it was!!!!

[Emperor Smeat]

Never realized until right now that AEW's backstage interview looks just like Cathy Kelly when she was in WWE.

Nice of Nyla to reunite Shida with her long lost kendo stick.

[teamXtremist]

Mjf is back bitches

[BigCrippyZ]

Holy shit! :lol: That was so simple and great.

[teamXtremist]

And you know it

[ClockShot]

Probably Wardlow's name on the contract and Marko gets killed...……….again.

[Triple A]

Pumped for Jericho vs. Pineapple Pete...

[rez]

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yNy_Ujgzbjc/maxresdefault.jpg

Oh my God! They are gonna kill Marko again. You bastards!

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Pineapple Pete getting the pyro treatment.

One of the few people in wrestling who have legit benefited the most during this era of empty arena shows.

[slik]

Jericho wearing a Pineapple Pete shirt

[rez]

Jericho wearing a Pineapple Pete shirt

:rofl:

[ClockShot]

Turn around the type a few things, and it's over.

Okay then.

[Triple A]

lol @ "now that the threat of Pineapple Pete has been vanquished"

[ClockShot]

Stadium stampede?!

GO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!

[rez]

2020 startup AEW will have a match in an NFL arena...

WWE meanwhile...

[Emperor Smeat]

Nice of Vanguard to give back Jericho his mini Inner Circle shirt.

[rez]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO VANGUARD NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Emperor Smeat]

RIP Vanguard. Never stood a chance against Floyd.

[Triple A]

Despicable...

[Triple A]

Vanguard 2

[ClockShot]

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[Emperor Smeat]

The Elite probably are going to recruit El Hijo del Vanguard to get his bloody revenge on Floyd.

[Emperor Smeat]

Wow, AEW got Mike Tyson to do the special honors for their new TNT title.

Also pretty interesting considering MLW has been in talks with Tyson to make an appearance for them in the future.

[rez]

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HHAHAHHAHA NICE REFERENCE. Love that movie...I've been to Bruges. Did a crazy pub crawl there and saw all the lovely sights. I stayed in a cozy lil hostel. fun times.

Also climbed up to the top of that tower.

[rez]

Wow, AEW got Mike Tyson to do the debut honors for their new TNT title.

Also pretty interesting considering MLW has been in talks with Tyson to make an appearance for them in the future.

There goes that Sting rumor out the window

[slik]

Is this Mike Tyson's first rasslin ppv appearance since WM14?

[ClockShot]

Dark Order got a guy named Ten now.

WHY it isn't Shawn Spears, I have no idea. Would have been better than "The Chairman".

And, we can giggle and laugh how it would remind us of his WWE days.

[slik]

AEW trending well

https://i.postimg.cc/7ZfDgqTM/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-8-47-13-PM.png

[rez]

JR doing pretty good commentary tonight.

[slik]

Sort of just waiting for Mox to show up here, tbh

[ClockShot]

Weird this is the main event.

Obviously, just going to have Moxley come out and cause chaos.

Whatever.

[Emperor Smeat]

Is this Mike Tyson's first rasslin ppv appearance since WM14?

Yeup and probably his first wrestling appearance in general since going into WWE's Hall of Fame several years ago.

[ClockShot]

YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH!

[rez]

Man. Daniels still can go

[Emperor Smeat]

Daniels vs. Brodie was pretty decent. Probably could have been a bit shorter though.

Was sort of expecting Moxley to be one of the masked creepers considering one of them kept doing the shifty eyes.

[rez]

I wonder if Mox had any creative input on the Mr. Brodie Lee gimmick..revenge for Vince making him go through embarrassing bullshit.

[slik]

kind of a bland ending, but eh

[Emperor Smeat]

Moxley's promo at the end was decent. The title feud still feels rushed and too soon for Brodie but whatever plans AEW had for the belt got tossed out the window because of the coronavirus.

This week's episode was pretty fun overall. Only real weak spot was the sloppy parts of the women's match and Cody's wimpy attempt at "crashing the rails" Everything else was decent to very good.

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Feelings may be hurt. Feathers may get ruffled. But this needs to be said. <a href="https://t.co/0SPxbJbnya">pic.twitter.com/0SPxbJbnya</a></p>&mdash; Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1260753608586473475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[rez]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Feelings may be hurt. Feathers may get ruffled. But this needs to be said. <a href="https://t.co/0SPxbJbnya">pic.twitter.com/0SPxbJbnya</a></p>&mdash; Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealMickFoley/status/1260753608586473475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

haha nice

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Starting the west coast airing.

Cody Archer brawl was ok. Looked a little slow and clunky. Like maybe they were winging it. Would've liked Archer coming out looking a little stronger but we've still got next week.

On to Jurassic Express v Best Friends. I stand by my belief that Trent just needs a last name and a solid push to be a believable upper mid carder.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Oooooh a pissed off Moxley.

Penelope Ford and Hikaru Shida can chop off my balls and feed them to me.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Statlander hair and makeup a good look tonight

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Ford and Statlander don't seem to have any chemistry

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Lmao Baker with a glove

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Shida getting fed to Nia is good cooking.

Suge D vignette was mostly good. Got a little goofy but I liked it. If he catches on getting called pineapple Pete was the best thing ever for him.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Poor Omega is getting his ass handed to him and Hardy comes out in no hurry and waits for Santana to get to him.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Bah gawd Guevara just died poor guy

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Nyla segment was short and sweet

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Perfect MJF squash. And his orange spray tan has washed off. Assuming Brody Lee loses to Moxley and that's it, do you push MJF to the main event scene?

His promos on Moxley would be so fucking good.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

A few shining moments for pineapple Pete before eating an elbow

[Damian Rey 2.0]

El honorable :lol:

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I wish Brody Lee would've had more of a Bruiser Brody gimmick. Just a wild, violent unhinged man. This Mr Brody Lee shit ain't it. I know he's trying but meh.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Is this thing still going? I guess Pineapple Pete is about the best you can do when all the stars decided to stay in WWE instead of going to the "Ellis Island of Professional Wrestling."

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Brody Lee v Christopher Daniels was meh. It wasn't a bad match. But considering they've been building up Lee as an unstoppable monster, having a competitive, 2 segment match with Danielsscoring near falls isn't the way to go.

Moxley promo and beating up of the goons at the end was good. Still not solid on the exaulted gimmick for Lee. Seems bad. Hopefully when he loses to Moxley they turn away from it.

[BigCrippyZ]

Is this thing still going? I guess Pineapple Pete is about the best you can do when all the stars decided to stay in WWE instead of going to the "Ellis Island of Professional Wrestling."

Are you seriously still here? Sure basically, no one enjoys Raw and/or SD. However, very few of us actually enjoy NXT, but most (if any) of us aren't posting anything (especially negatively) in the NXT thread

JFC... you've become an even worse version of Cynick.

In hindsight, I shouldn't have even responded to you.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Oh shit, forgot: must only say nice things about AEW. People can't take it when you call their baby ugly.

Raw and SmackDown suck, but they are enjoyed by at least three times the number of people who enjoy AEW. I don't think you can really use popularity to disguise a shitty opinion there.

Again, criticism of AEW must mean you are sucking WWE's dick. It's the only way to internalize this for some people who are desperate to like anything else.

Did Matt Hardy magic into new clothes this week? Hopefully I didn't miss Marko Stunt flossing. What was Brodie Lee's killer dig at Vince McMahon this week?

[Emperor Smeat]

However, very few of us actually enjoy NXT, but most (if any) of us aren't posting anything (especially negatively) in the NXT thread

I'd post more often about NXT's shows but pretty much don't get around to watching them till Saturdays for the most part these days. Nothing against the show itself but more of the routine I've been in for a while for my wrestling viewing habits. Plus ending the wrestling week with NXT helps wash out the taste from a bad Smackdown the night before for WWE shows.

Think even during NXT's peak in popularity on the forums, the shows were not generating that much weekly activity. Like I don't think it was generating what AEW has been doing soo far.

[BigCrippyZ]

Oh shit, forgot: must only say nice things about AEW. People can't take it when you call their baby ugly.

Raw and SmackDown suck, but they are enjoyed by at least three times the number of people who enjoy AEW. I don't think you can really use popularity to disguise a shitty opinion there.

Again, criticism of AEW must mean you are sucking WWE's dick. It's the only way to internalize this for some people who are desperate to like anything else.

Did Matt Hardy magic into new clothes this week? Hopefully I didn't miss Marko Stunt flossing. What was Brodie Lee's killer dig at Vince McMahon this week?

Enjoyed does not equal "tolerated", "watched", and/or "kept on"... it also doesn't mean more entertaining or better quality. Quite frankly, I don't care as long as I enjoyed it.

Let me know when you aren't sucking Vince, his family's, or his "yes" folk's brilliant cocks. I'll be glad to acknowledge when you stop doing it repeatedly week after week.

I'm gonna keep watching and enjoying most of AEW instead of simply doing what you do while also shitting on AEW and/or those of us who enjoy AEW.

You do you buddy. Have fun.

[BigCrippyZ]

I'd post more often about NXT's shows but pretty much don't get around to watching them till Saturdays for the most part these days. Nothing against the show itself but more of the routine I've been in for a while for my wrestling viewing habits. Plus ending the wrestling week with NXT helps wash out the taste from a bad Smackdown the night before for WWE shows.

Think even during NXT's peak in popularity on the forums, the shows were not generating that much weekly activity. Like I don't think it was generating what AEW has been doing soo far.

Agreed. I don't hate NXT or what they were doing. The idea though, that what they (NXT... or WWE's Raw or SD) were doing is some genius plan or something is just fucking stupid.

Especially given their numerous years of opportunities, and repetitive, recent and similar histories. The fact is until Vince and anyone who has any remote autority to share or continue his vision is in control overall and/or of WWE'S creative plans, nothing that happens on Raw, SD, and especially NXT, will matter long term.

As a result, it can't be entertaining unless you're as big or even bigger idiot than a senile and/or idiotic 74+ year-old multi-millionaire. If you think or believe otherwise, you're even worse off than I thought.

[ozzman6669]

Is this Mike Tyson's first rasslin ppv appearance since WM14?

He did a Raw during the guest general manager era where he made peace with Shawn and knocked Jericho out !

[Mr. Nerfect]

Enjoyed does not equal "tolerated", "watched", and/or "kept on"... it also doesn't mean more entertaining or better quality. Quite frankly, I don't care as long as I enjoyed it.

Let me know when you aren't sucking Vince, his family's, or his "yes" folk's brilliant cocks. I'll be glad to acknowledge when you stop doing it repeatedly week after week.

I'm gonna keep watching and enjoying most of AEW instead of simply doing what you do while also shitting on AEW and/or those of us who enjoy AEW.

You do you buddy. Have fun.

Where did I ever suck Vince's cock? Pointing out that AEW is shit =/= sucking Vince's cock. You cannot keep your head on straight about this. And this is the fanboy attitude that is so infuriating but fun to mock.

[Emperor Smeat]

Agreed. I don't hate NXT or what they were doing. The idea though, that what they (NXT... or WWE's Raw or SD) were doing is some genius plan or something is just fucking stupid.

Even if WWE and/or NXT did have some grand genius plan against AEW, that pretty much went out the window after the first couple of weeks at most.

If anything, their genius plan to regain that edge or "best alternative" status since then has been the creeping in of more main roster booking mentality for NXT shows. That used to be an issue every so often during the Network era but was easier to mask it with a hour long show and talent usually not staying around long enough to hog or become stale in the big spotlight.

[slik]

NXT had their best advantage post Survivor Series and did squat to capitalize on it.

NXT was doing great with Ryan Ward overseeing lots of creative until he left around 2016 and Road Dogg appeared. This is also the time NXT began shifting to the era of PWG endless kickouts.

2016 is also around the time Ryan Ward took over creative on SD and the era of Talking Smack in which SD was beloved and the best wrestling show on TV. Again, when Ryan Ward stepped away and Road Dogg took on SD, the dive began.

[slik]

He did a Raw during the guest general manager era where he made peace with Shawn and knocked Jericho out !

That's right, I forgot about that!

[XL]

“Stone Cold” Cody <s>Rhodes</s> with that 10m barricade rush.

[Jordan]

I enjoyed some moments during this episode but I think it's easy for me to say this was the worst epsiode of Dynamite yet.

[Evil Vito]

This was a middle of the road ep to me but I have no regrets about watching as there's plenty enough I like sprinkled throughout.

[Jordan]

I'm not going to slay AEW over booking Mr. Brodie Lee in a PPV main event this soon because I know there is a chance the match could be so good I won't ever think about that again. But, I am not pumped for the match beyond my curiosity. I really think AEW should have booked MJF to face Moxely and get served and dropped like a ton of bricks. With his first big loss he would have to regroup and lick his wounds and reaccess. He certainly doesn't need to have the honor of "getting the title on his first chance". That's a babface deal. He would have sold this PPV 10x better than Mr. Brodie Lee I think.

I will buy the show, but this is the first PPV AEW has done where a part of me is kinda pissed about it.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I'm not going to slay AEW over booking Mr. Brodie Lee in a PPV main event this soon because I know there is a chance the match could be so good I won't ever think about that again. But, I am not pumped for the match beyond my curiosity. I really think AEW should have booked MJF to face Moxely and get served and dropped like a ton of bricks. With his first big loss he would have to regroup and lick his wounds and reaccess. He certainly doesn't need to have the honor of "getting the title on his first chance". That's a babface deal. He would have sold this PPV 10x better than Mr. Brodie Lee I think.

I will buy the show, but this is the first PPV AEW has done where a part of me is kinda pissed about it.

Man I 100% agree. MJF hasn't been pinned or submitted, he's beaten Page for the diamond ring, he's beaten Cody and won their feud. It would make sense for his trajectory. Putting his big mouth against Moxley, imo, would be a fun test run for MJF as a main eventer in the same way Cena got a test run against Lesnar after mania 19.

Brody Lee and "10" taking on SCU in a 2 on 3 match that they win would've been the best and most sensible direction. Maybe Lee moves on to Moxley after.

[Triple A]

I feel like MJF was maybe the original opponent for Moxley at Double or Nothing but he had to miss several weeks of shows because of the virus, so they didn't want to rush it... I think that feud should actually get a much longer and better build

[Emperor Smeat]

I'm not going to slay AEW over booking Mr. Brodie Lee in a PPV main event this soon because I know there is a chance the match could be so good I won't ever think about that again. But, I am not pumped for the match beyond my curiosity. I really think AEW should have booked MJF to face Moxely and get served and dropped like a ton of bricks. With his first big loss he would have to regroup and lick his wounds and reaccess. He certainly doesn't need to have the honor of "getting the title on his first chance". That's a babface deal. He would have sold this PPV 10x better than Mr. Brodie Lee I think.

I will buy the show, but this is the first PPV AEW has done where a part of me is kinda pissed about it.

I'd assume AEW doesn't want to blow off that potential high profile feud and match for an empty arena show that has had build issues due to the coronavirus wrecking whatever was their original plans for Blood & Guts and Double or Nothing.

Ideally, they'd just scrap Double or Nothing and have a big tv special instead but apparently their PPV deal doesn't allow them to skip events nor charge less for major shows. They probably could have just tact on an extra event later in the year to make up for it but they didn't want to mess up their schedule nor run into similar rushed booking issues down the line for it.

[Black Widow]

Favorite thing i saw last night

https://i.imgur.com/AoMSznh.jpg

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I feel like MJF was maybe the original opponent for Moxley at Double or Nothing but he had to miss several weeks of shows because of the virus, so they didn't want to rush it... I think that feud should actually get a much longer and better build

This is fair. And it's not like there's much else for Moxely to do. You're not gonna feed Archer to him just yet. Jericho moved on. Who else is left? Unfortunately for Brody, he's the only "top" heel at this point that nobody cares about sacrificing.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I'd assume AEW doesn't want to blow off that potential high profile feud and match for an empty arena show that has had build issues due to the coronavirus wrecking whatever was their original plans for Blood & Guts and Double or Nothing.

Ideally, they'd just scrap Double or Nothing and have a big tv special instead but apparently their PPV deal doesn't allow them to skip events nor charge less for major shows. They probably could have just tact on an extra event later in the year to make up for it but they didn't want to mess up their schedule nor run into similar rushed booking issues down the line for it.

The rate things are going they're not likely to have any kin meaningful attendance in any venue for the foreseeable future. MJF Will obvs beat Jungle Boy At DoN, and I think that's where the build to Moxley will start.

I'm surprised they didn't just put him in the casino royale ladder match. That makes more sense than a random, heatless match with Jungle Boy.

[Emperor Smeat]

If Florida's governor had been dumber (or bribed) a lot sooner, AEW probably would have had more than enough weeks to properly build for Double or Nothing and not have to rush things because of circumstances. Then again if the country as a whole had handled this pandemic a lot better, probably would have been in the re-opening stages a lot sooner and more prepared against relapse outbreaks.

Even with the Florida governor pulling a Florida Man moment, still would have been a tough sell at $50 due to not having a real and robust crowd around to liven things up and people's financial situations during these rough times.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

My buddy said he'll prob order it, you which I said I'd split it with him if he did. But I'm not gonna pay $50. Fuck that.

[XL]

I guess they don’t put Moxley/Lee on last tbf. Apparently they want the TNT Championship to be seen on the “same level” as the AEW Championship. With it being the inaugural crowning of the champion and a personal issue I can see Cody/Archer going on last, and Mox/Lee ending inconclusively.

[Jordan]

I guess they don’t put Moxley/Lee on last tbf. Apparently they want the TNT Championship to be seen on the “same level” as the AEW Championship. With it being the inaugural crowning of the champion and a personal issue I can see Cody/Archer going on last, and Mox/Lee ending inconclusively.

I feel this would make me cringe. I hate it when we have to put something over the world championship. Especially when the real reason is that one of the competitors in world championship match isn't "up to snuff".

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I guess they don’t put Moxley/Lee on last tbf. Apparently they want the TNT Championship to be seen on the “same level” as the AEW Championship. With it being the inaugural crowning of the champion and a personal issue I can see Cody/Archer going on last, and Mox/Lee ending inconclusively.

I hope not. World title should go last. My initial thought to them wanting it to look equal was that they're going to book the champ as the #1A guy in the company and keep him strong.

If the world title is being defended, it should go on last. Also, seeing as Moxley and Archer are likely to both win, I can see them ending the ppv on a positive note with the top babyface closing the show.

[rez]

Is this thing still going? I guess Pineapple Pete is about the best you can do when all the stars decided to stay in WWE instead of going to the "Ellis Island of Professional Wrestling."

This is why no one takes you serious.

[Mr. Nerfect]

This is why no one takes you serious.

That was an actual quote from Cody.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Did they really have Matt Hardy get upset because Jericho broke his toy?

[XL]

I wasn’t so bothered about Hardy’s reaction; or Jericho’s but I wanted the rest of the Inner Circle to be giving Jericho a bit of side eye, like “why is he talking to this drone and getting so worked up!?”

[Mr. Nerfect]

That would be better, but it's just so fucking silly. Jericho thinks he is bulletproof, and yes, he has a lot of good will, but this is not any better or more poignant or useful than the List of Jericho stuff.

If we want to talk about side eyes, something that gets one from me is how people act like AEW is so much different from WWE. You can't imagine Matt Hardy returning to the WWE and bothering Chris Jericho with a drone and Jericho smashing it with a baseball bat and Matt Hardy crying? BigCrippyZ would be all over it calling it "stupid" and how Vince needs to get an infection on their dick so anyone sucking it dies too.