AEW Dynamite "The Go Big Surprise Show" plus Hangman defends against Archer in a Texas Death Match!

[ron the dial]

holy f*ck

[Jordan]

FUCK ME

[ron the dial]

and so much blood

[Evil Vito]

I certainly don’t mind blood in a Texas Deathmatch but could do without seemingly one match a week resulting in everyone bleeding like ‘87 Flair.

[ron the dial]

hell yes barbed wire forearm

[Evil Vito]

Lariat off the ref’s back! Damn!

[Triple A]

wow

[Jordan]

Man Alive! The SLINGSHOT OVER THE REFEREE LORD HAVE MERCY

[slik]

great ending

[Triple A]

aew guys stay putting the ringside tables way 2 close to the ring......

[Evil Vito]

Fucking awesome finish

[ron the dial]

brutal main event, very good.

[ron the dial]

ok AC in AC gonna keep things hot

[rez]

Adam Cole is such a gentleman.

[Triple A]

smh no replay

[Evil Vito]

Damn I gotta rewatch that match tomorrow, that was a blast

[Jordan]

Really great show tonight. That was classic stuff. Keith Lee, Jay White, Mox & Punk vs FTR, the Inner Circle BREAKDOWN and that insane main event. Wowey wowey wow wow wow

[rez]

Jericho's taste in food sucks

and what was with the car hops bringing out Cracker Barrel?

[Supreme Olajuwon]

The 900,000 of us who tuned in tonight really saw a great show. Now let’s hear what the haters and racists have to say.

[Volare]

Sammy vs Lee will sell!!!

Came back for this alone.

[slik]

Good episode tonight

[Triple A]

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[Jordan]

That bump onto the stairs made me yell like I was 10 years old watching Foley going off the cell. Damn that was an intense bump.

[Jordan]

The 900,000 of us who tuned in tonight really saw a great show. Now let’s hear what the haters and racists have to say.

Likely due to The Olympics which is popular amongst the fans of pro wresting and also NHL is on, NBA and NCAA too! And the news is crazy tonight because of the Canadian trucker vax strike halting auto sales across the continent! Also all the murders and the mask mandates being lifted! Tough to pick!

[Mr. Nerfect]

Hahahahaha!

[Mr. Nerfect]

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That referee spot through the table looks soooooo shit. Page bouncing off the stairs and hitting the post looked good though. Makes you realize you don’t give one flying fuck about these people though.

[erickman]

Jay White baybay

guess they will do more work with impact and new japan. impact allready set up the elite bullet club fight, looks like coles team joins bullet club

[Sting Fan]

Hyped for Lee, hyped for Jay White but most importantly Hangman’s a bad… bad man! His in ring work as champ has shown awesome range and quality in a more limited number of matches than I would like.

The spot onto the ring steps was video game bullshit frankly.

[Jordan]

I am playing out Keith Lee matches in my had and he can have some really good ones in AEW. Can't wait to see him go through the smaller guys like Darby but also eventually to be paired against someone like Mox, and then Omega, so many really unique matches set up for Lee going forward.

[fundiddle]

i like keeping danhausen in the conversation while still on the mend. only thing keeping keith lee's debut from perfect was letting cassidy have a bit too much offense. santana and ortiz were over with me tonight with their promo. i liked the big tag match but it seemed a little convoluted towards the end. main event is just another main event with a table spot and/or weapons/gimmicks, i wish they didn't feel like they had to do this stuff so often or before there's even an established feud. use stips down the line, sure, but why a bloodbath of a texas deathmatch on television for a first-time encounter with the world title on the line? do they even try to explain this sort of thing? the buckshot spot with the ref was wonderful. finally, adam cole looks to be about the size of their world championship, to me he looks smaller than reyrey with the big gold belt

[Mr. Nerfect]

Watching Keith Lee’s AEW debut:

* “First-ever Face of the Revolution qualifying match…” shut the fuck up. They’ve done this gimmick before. If people didn’t have to qualify, it’s trivial, if they did, this is a lie. Fuck Excalibur is an awful announcer.

* Horrible music for Keith Lee.

* AEW fans are not people you want to share a train cab with.

* Keith Lee pulls faces like a child who didn’t successfully bake the cookies, but mom said she was proud of him for trying.

* Justin Roberts is way too labored.

* Horrible music for Keith Lee.

* Crowd chanting something obnoxious. Makes you realize they’re all mouth-breathers and this place isn’t sold out.

* Keith Lee taking his jacket off and looking so smug about looking like total shit got a laugh out of me.

* Isiah Kassidy launched himself in that opening spot.

* JR doing his best on commentary, kind of has to pad time by saying “it feels good” as Keith Lee does his second or third of about eight kneeling poses.

* Holy shit, Lee almost got stuck under the bottom rope. :lol:

* These spots don’t even look good. The slingshot crossbody looked like real effort.

* He’s blown up.

* HATE Matt Hardy. The guy has become unbearable.

* This is fucking boring. He’s trying to do a squash match, which is the sort of shit they wanted to do with him in the WWE and he couldn’t pull off.

* Keith Lee can’t really roll out of the ring. I’m worried about his heart condition.

* Something fucking sucked with the editing when he caught Kassidy off the unnecessary dive after the unnecessary post-match attack.

* The catch of Marc Quen was cool. That’s about the only thing so far. The powerbomb onto Kassidy looked sloppy as shit though.

Verdict: Fucking awful. Keith Lee is not a star, and I don’t think this run is going to be sustainable. He looks like someone that was released from the WWE due to health issues.

[Maluco]

I like Hangman Page from what I’ve seen. He has a cool look and interesting moveset. There is something throwback about him, but at the same time, it’s a modern slant.

I think he is great, a way better choice for champion than the likes of Omega.

[Evil Vito]

I think that main was my favorite AEW match of the year so far. The Danielson title match was great, but this was on from even before it started and never let up for a minute.

Hangman's in a unique spot as champion where it doesn't feel like there's anybody that can beat him, but his defenses never betray that or suffer for it. I think history's going to regard him as a special guy and this, specifically, as a special time for him too.

[GD]

* Crowd chanting something obnoxious. Makes you realize they’re all mouth-breathers and this place isn’t sold out.


This guy doesn't want to bask in Keith Lee's glory :roll:

[Sepholio]

tbf his glory is probably pretty musty.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Watching Keith Lee’s AEW debut:

* “First-ever Face of the Revolution qualifying match…” shut the fuck up. They’ve done this gimmick before. If people didn’t have to qualify, it’s trivial, if they did, this is a lie. Fuck Excalibur is an awful announcer.

* Horrible music for Keith Lee.

* AEW fans are not people you want to share a train cab with.

* Keith Lee pulls faces like a child who didn’t successfully bake the cookies, but mom said she was proud of him for trying.

* Justin Roberts is way too labored.

* Horrible music for Keith Lee.

* Crowd chanting something obnoxious. Makes you realize they’re all mouth-breathers and this place isn’t sold out.

* Keith Lee taking his jacket off and looking so smug about looking like total shit got a laugh out of me.

* Isiah Kassidy launched himself in that opening spot.

* JR doing his best on commentary, kind of has to pad time by saying “it feels good” as Keith Lee does his second or third of about eight kneeling poses.

* Holy shit, Lee almost got stuck under the bottom rope. :lol:

* These spots don’t even look good. The slingshot crossbody looked like real effort.

* He’s blown up.

* HATE Matt Hardy. The guy has become unbearable.

* This is fucking boring. He’s trying to do a squash match, which is the sort of shit they wanted to do with him in the WWE and he couldn’t pull off.

* Keith Lee can’t really roll out of the ring. I’m worried about his heart condition.

* Something fucking sucked with the editing when he caught Kassidy off the unnecessary dive after the unnecessary post-match attack.

* The catch of Marc Quen was cool. That’s about the only thing so far. The powerbomb onto Kassidy looked sloppy as shit though.

Verdict: Fucking awful. Keith Lee is not a star, and I don’t think this run is going to be sustainable. He looks like someone that was released from the WWE due to health issues.

That’s a lot of words just to say “I don’t like black people.”

[Fignuts]

Very creative finish to Page vs Archer, but why are we having a bloody, brutal Texas death match for two guys who just started feuding less than a month ago?

[Sting Fan]

That’s a lot of words just to say “I don’t like black people.”

Public service announcement - Seeing a quote like this is a reminder why having Noid on the ignore list is hot shit.

That is all.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Very creative finish to Page vs Archer, but why are we having a bloody, brutal Texas death match for two guys who just started feuding less than a month ago?

The last time we saw Archer he was dumping himself on his head. And they needed to build him as quickly as possible. So they went with a match that he beat a former world champion with already, and for a title no less.

A regular one on one match doesn’t make Archer much of a threat given he typically loses those types of big matches and Hangman has beaten two of the top guys in the company coming into this little mini feud.

Great show. Only downer was Jade’s match and that was more due to the botched corner spot that didn’t happen than anything else. Glad to see Keith Lee. Can’t see why anybody wouldn’t like him. Oozes confidence, can move, has a different looking finisher, etc etc.

I don’t think he wins the ladder match though. Personally, I think the direction should be Andrade. Get the belt off Sammy and run a feud with him and heel Jericho. It’s the only interesting thing they’re gonna be able to run after Santana and Ortiz, who were great, finish up and leave the group.

Andrade can then transition into a feud with Darby over the title. It also puts his ass on TV more in the ring and while I love staring at him in suits, I wanna see the guy wrestle, dammit.

I think Hangman needs to beat Cole for the belt. MJF has gotta be the next world champ. And should be the got to end Hangman’s run.

Interested with what they do with Jay White. And what more will come off the uneasy alliance between O’Reily, Fish, White and the Bucks with Adam Cole caught in the middle.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Oh and that tag match was fucking great. As was Wardlow getting put over by Punk. That turn is gonna generate a massive pop when it happens. Hopefully sooner than later.

[Fignuts]

So have Archer go on a tear leading up to the match. He dominates in the match, but doesn't get the title. A million different ways you could write that scenario. Point is, Lance can justifiably demand a rematch. From their you build more heat between them and make it personal enough where their NEXT match is the bloody Texas death match and thus, a proper payoff.

Saying that he beat a previous Champ in a match like this is a weak excuse, and doesn't make a lot of sense. If he's so good at this match and can seemingly get it approved just by asking for it, why doesn't he make all his matches deathmatches?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Public service announcement - Seeing a quote like this is a reminder why having Noid on the ignore list is hot shit.

That is all.

Public service announcement: Supreme is trying to be funny. It’s not racist to point out that Keith Lee sucks. :lol:

Very creative finish to Page vs Archer, but why are we having a bloody, brutal Texas death match for two guys who just started feuding less than a month ago?

Bad booking. They’re desperate for attention.

[Triple A]

redhead braud hot...

She is MJF's irl girlfriend apparently...

[drave]

I don't think Supreme is being funny at all. Like Bastian Booger and TPWWForums.com - he's serious business....

[Mr. Nerfect]

Add Dave Meltzer to the lists of racists:

Dave is reporting that Keith Lee’s weight was an issue at WWE for health reasons. Even Dave is openly admitting Lee looked bigger here than he did even 3 months ago for WWE and that it is an issue.

Keep in mind the guy has also had this time off to train. Plus he just got married. Don’t people normally get themselves all prim and proper for posterity’s sake? Left to his own devices, this is probably the best Keith Lee is going to look.

Does Keith Lee have a child Tony Khan can push?

[ron the dial]

What happened to Stu Grayson?
apparently he is reviewing hotel gyms on evil uno's vlog

[Damian Rey 2.0]

So have Archer go on a tear leading up to the match. He dominates in the match, but doesn't get the title. A million different ways you could write that scenario. Point is, Lance can justifiably demand a rematch. From their you build more heat between them and make it personal enough where their NEXT match is the bloody Texas death match and thus, a proper payoff.

Saying that he beat a previous Champ in a match like this is a weak excuse, and doesn't make a lot of sense. If he's so good at this match and can seemingly get it approved just by asking for it, why doesn't he make all his matches deathmatches?

He beat the fuck out of hangman and had several spots where hangman took big bumps for Archer. He looked like a boss in that match. And it’s a filler feud. They don’t need two matches or a ppv match out of this. The purpose was to feed Paige a monster that had kicked his teeth in every time they confronted each other and have him soundly defeat him in a heroic effort, and look great doing it. Mission accomplished.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

That Keith Lee seems okay but sooooo sloowwww. Like a minute long pause after every move. I did like him chucking private party around though and some more strong powerhouses isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Was hoping it’d be Jeff Hardy since I’d read he was rumoured to be coming in.

Another guy getting added to the elite could be good so long as they bring Kenny back soon and either dominate or implode and feud against one another. Hope Omega and Young Bucks destroy Adam Cole and friends when the time comes.

The MJF/Punk stuff continues to be good, except they’re laying the Wardlow stuff on too thick now and even having Punk suggest to him to leave The Pinnacle. Lost its subtlety so they need to turn him soon now.

Hangman and Archer was very good. Both are great. Adam Cole should be nowhere near a title program though. Where’s Miro, should be him going after Hangman next.

Jobber braud matches again, strange decision.

Not sure which way The Inner Circle stuff is going to go, Jericho seemed to be acting pretty heelish again, which would be better for him tbh. Wouldn’t mind him recruiting some new members and P&P can go do their own thing, and Sammy can just drop down the card.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Some of that probably sounded quite negative but honestly I really quite like AEW. It’a fun and they’ve got some cool guys, but they need to ease off on hiring so many more when it means a number of their best guys like Miro, Cody, Black, Billy Gunn, Penta, Pac etc, don’t get featured.

[Frank Drebin]

Torn about that because I think they need to space things out more than what we've been used to seeing in wwe. Don't want them to turn into that and have to hot shot every program because they have another ppv coming up every 2-3 weeks.

The flip side is like you said in that it seems silly to not feature those guys on a weekly basis to draw in eyes.

I just remember the "old days" when if one of my favs like Big Boss Man (blue police bossman) was on, it was a big deal for me because he wasn't on every week.

So, I'm ok with a guy or two who "should" be featured sitting out in between ppvs from time to time just to keep them feeling fresh.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

I guess there’s merit to that. Lucha Underground was comfortably the best wrestling a few years back and you wouldn't see some guys for weeks at a time. Maybe it’s just the standard of some of the people they keep bringing in and featuring.

The main show of the week shouldn’t feature as many losers like private party and Adam Cole, while also not featuring the previous list.

[Fignuts]

He beat the fuck out of hangman and had several spots where hangman took big bumps for Archer. He looked like a boss in that match. And it’s a filler feud. They don’t need two matches or a ppv match out of this. The purpose was to feed Paige a monster that had kicked his teeth in every time they confronted each other and have him soundly defeat him in a heroic effort, and look great doing it. Mission accomplished.

You're right on the money. I even said when this feud started that Archer would be a great opponent for Page to bump around for. The problem, again, is that a one month filler feud should not end in a bloody deathmatch. That kind of thing should be properly built to, otherwise none of it matters. AEW has been making every other god damn match no dq hard-core bullshit, and none of it is memorable.

Case in point: How many people are still talking about Rey Fenix getting chokeslamed through a ringside table and mangling his arm?

Fucking no one.

Meanwhile, 30 years later, people are still referencing terry funk piledriving Flair into a table, and the subsequent I quit match even though it's kids stuff by today's standards. Why? Because back then that kind of stuff rarely happened. So when it did, it was like thunder.

AEW has the talent and creative freedom to make The Godfather, but they keep making Dude, Where's My Car.

[Mr. Nerfect]

You're right on the money. I even said when this feud started that Archer would be a great opponent for Page to bump around for. The problem, again, is that a one month filler feud should not end in a bloody deathmatch. That kind of thing should be properly built to, otherwise none of it matters. AEW has been making every other god damn match no dq hard-core bullshit, and none of it is memorable.

Case in point: How many people are still talking about Rey Fenix getting chokeslamed through a ringside table and mangling his arm?

Fucking no one.

Meanwhile, 30 years later, people are still referencing terry funk piledriving Flair into a table, and the subsequent I quit match even though it's kids stuff by today's standards. Why? Because back then that kind of stuff rarely happened. So when it did, it was like thunder.

AEW has the talent and creative freedom to make The Godfather, but they keep making Dude, Where's My Car.

You are speaking sense, but it goes against the “AEW is AWESOME!!!” narrative. Their intentions are what counts, not the effect. They want to get everyone and everything over, and by gum they’ll succeed even if it’s just in their most hardcore fans’ eyes.

[fundiddle]

if there's one true thing from this page, it's that billy gunn needs to be featured more

[Mr. Nerfect]

You know wrestling is in trouble when Billy Gunn is actually in demand.

[XL]

I heard it explained like this; Page beat Danielson in a wrestling match to prove he can hang with the best technicians. He then beat Archer in a Deathmatch to prove he’s tough enough to hang in that environment too. They’re establishing the new champion.

Of course, I don’t know how well they’ve set that story up on TV, mostly because I skip through a lot.

[Mr. Nerfect]

They’re trying to build a guy that has already won the belt.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I heard it explained like this; Page beat Danielson in a wrestling match to prove he can hang with the best technicians. He then beat Archer in a Deathmatch to prove he’s tough enough to hang in that environment too. They’re establishing the new champion.

Of course, I don’t know how well they’ve set that story up on TV, mostly because I skip through a lot.

I didn’t think about it this way but it makes sense. They’ve done a good job of making Paige the underdog in a way that doesn’t shove him down your throat but constantly puts him in a position to prove himself. Work Danielson, it was with BD calling him a clown and basically dismissing him. Archer laid him out every time they got physical, and even after getting the jump on him to start their match still had to fight from underneath.

Honestly I’ve enjoyed Hangman’s run as champ even though I wish we had seen him in more than 3 matches. But this 3 matches have been absolute bangers.

[Triple A]

Jim Cornette loves Keith Lee's debut, gives it a great review,,

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[Ol Dirty Dastard]

AEW has the talent and creative freedom to make The Godfather, but they keep making Dude, Where's My Car.

Maybe it's more they have the freedom to make The Sopranos, but they keep making The Many Saints of Newark. Somewhat entertaining, but forgettable. Sorry--but Dude, Where's My Car is plain unwatchable, and I don't think that's a fair comparison since at least AEW puts out some good matches.

[Fignuts]

It's fair because they've made a lot of booking decisions that are just as ridiculous as that movie.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

It's fair because they've made a lot of booking decisions that are just as ridiculous as that movie.

But it's a mishmash. You get some bad shit and some good shit. It's nothing that'll completely tear them apart but it'll hold them back from making something truly great and getting beyond where they are (which seems good enough for TBS or whatever).

Wrestling fans (like Star Wars fans *cough*) are susceptible to hyperbole. Everything is the either best or the worst. And then they yell at one another.

[Fignuts]

I never said this (or Boba fett *cough*) was the worst thing ever.

I'll bet you could find a couple genuine chuckles in Dude Where's My Car amidst all the absurdity.

[drave]

Especially when it comes to the hot alien chicks with big boobs.

[Fignuts]

There you go.

Big titty aliens.

My point stands.

[XL]

They’re trying to build a guy that has already won the belt.

I’m not sure “building a guy” and “establishing the champion as someone that can knock back any type of challenge” are the same thing. Of course what they need to do is not feature the champ on any PPVs or specials, just let him hold the belt for 5 months in a reign bereft of any note and have him compete in the tag division. The casual viewer will get it.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I never said this (or Boba fett *cough*) was the worst thing ever.

I'll bet you could find a couple genuine chuckles in Dude Where's My Car amidst all the absurdity.

I tried to watch Dude but couldn't get through 5 minutes it was that bad. The few times I've watched AEW, I've found it relatively enjoyable (compared to Dude). All the flippy Indy stuff is not really my cup of tea (more enjoy the old-school stuff we watch with Fan and Gertner) but I dunno, it's not Dude Where's My Car levels of trash.

[drave]

It's a movie about two stoners who lose their car. What did you reeeeeeally expect from it tho?


Smokey McPott is a name in that movie. They didn't try to make it good.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Oh. I'm aware of the point of the movie. But like--I enjoy Half Baked (which Dude blatantly steals from). And Half Baked doesn't try to be good either.

[xrodmuc316]

I never said this (or Boba fett *cough*) was the worst thing ever.

I'll bet you could find a couple genuine chuckles in Dude Where's My Car amidst all the absurdity.

That movie has Donkeylips from Salute Your Shorts, which makes it worth the watch!

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTkwNzc1MjY0MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwMzY4Mjcy._V1_.jpg

[drave]

Oh. I'm aware of the point of the movie. But like--I enjoy Half Baked (which Dude blatantly steals from). And Half Baked doesn't try to be good either.


How do you know it BLATANTLY stole from a movie you didn't watch?

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

How do you know it BLATANTLY stole from a movie you didn't watch?

In the first scene, they rip off the "guy on the couch." I seem to remember him getting up and taking a long piss (could be wrong)--but it was like right away and it was just straight up half-baked but less funny. The general atmosphere of the movie was too off-putting for me to watch anymore...it was just a bit too much for me.

That said, it's fine if you like the movie. I like plenty of crap movies for their specific brand of cheese. Just classifying AEW as that tier is a bit of a disservice and misrepresentation. I think AEW is pretty solid all things considered (at least from what I've seen and heard) albeit with some glaring weaknesses that prevent it from being what it should (or could be). Dude, Where's My Car is purposefully a crap movie, and is enjoyed as such.

I'd liken it to maybe a show like Cobra Kai that while it's enjoyable, it's straight-up fan service the whole way through with tons of hokey moments that prevent it from reaching that level of top-tier story-telling. And it's bolstered by stronger, more experienced talent (Billy Zabka, Ralph Macchio, Martin Kove, etc. for Cobra Kai, while AEW has the likes of Danielson, Page, Punk, Eddie Kingston, FTR, MJF, Rusev, etc. who tend to produce gold.)

The energy of the shows is good too. Tony Khan just has a lot to learn about booking fundamentals and whatnot.

[Fignuts]

I tried to watch Dude but couldn't get through 5 minutes it was that bad. The few times I've watched AEW, I've found it relatively enjoyable (compared to Dude). All the flippy Indy stuff is not really my cup of tea (more enjoy the old-school stuff we watch with Fan and Gertner) but I dunno, it's not Dude Where's My Car levels of trash.

Well I wasn't really talking about the product as a whole when I made that analogy, but rather the individual decisions themselves. And many of them are absolutely as nonsensical as that film.

[Fignuts]

I’m not sure “building a guy” and “establishing the champion as someone that can knock back any type of challenge” are the same thing. Of course what they need to do is not feature the champ on any PPVs or specials, just let him hold the belt for 5 months in a reign bereft of any note and have him compete in the tag division. The casual viewer will get it.

You can do that without completely invalidating the impact and importance of a brutal deathmatch.

Lots of mental gymnastics in this thread excusing something that is blatantly lazy.

[GD]

I agree with Fignuts here.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Adam Page does not feel like the guy. Beating Lance Hoyt does not make you a world beater. Kayfabe achievements don’t matter much in AEW because they constantly remind you that this is fake and performance-based. Page is not the best performer in AEW.

Too many people pat AEW on the back for allegedly having a plan and sticking to it. When things change and you end up with Danielson, Punk and FTR, and some guys are going to go get more or less over just by happenstance — sticking to a plan formulated in 2019 should be a point of derision. Either you are pushing circumstances to the side or you have not been able to capitalize on what has been handed to you.

The Page push was terrible. They had to send him away to bring him back and win a random match so they could promote it as “long-term storytelling.” It all smacks of effort, and not in the good way. It’s forced as shit.

[Fignuts]

I agree they did a poor job preparing Page for the title, but outside of the deathmatch stipulation, I think this has been a pretty solid run so far. He's not THE guy, but I can buy him as the champion. Though I definitely think the potential is there for him to become THE guy.

He should go over Cole, and then drop it to punk or danielson.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

He needs to drop out to MJF. They have no other heel on that roster, no other wrestler really, generating that type of reaction and heat. He needs to be the guy at double or nothing.

Paige is having a good run and the Danielson feud to open up his run was great. The Archer match did what it needed and needs to beat Cole and whatever other heel they can push up the card logically. Then it’s MJF’s time.

[Fignuts]

I'd be down for MJF taking it off him as well.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I agree they did a poor job preparing Page for the title, but outside of the deathmatch stipulation, I think this has been a pretty solid run so far. He's not THE guy, but I can buy him as the champion. Though I definitely think the potential is there for him to become THE guy.

He should go over Cole, and then drop it to punk or danielson.

If Danielson had beaten Omega, Page could have still confronted Omega in Virginia. Could have been the reason he is out, or just run him off. Could have returned in the main event of Full Gear as special enforcer to make sure his old buddy didn’t screw Danielson. Page could have challenged Danielson and done a draw with him, to prove he is on that level. You could make people actually hungry for Page to challenge. Right now he feels about as worthy a champion as Dallas Page.

Page isn’t bad. He’s just not the top guy and he’s in the top guy spot.

[Jordan]

I think if we get Hangman another deathmatch but this time it's for real and against the big giant bastard Ass Man, the Ass Eater and Monster of Asses and sire to the Ass Boy's Bully Gunn.

[xrodmuc316]

I am honestly surprised Khan didnt book his favorite wrestler CM Phil to be champion already.

[Fignuts]

I think if we get Hangman another deathmatch but this time it's for real and against the big giant bastard Ass Man, the Ass Eater and Monster of Asses and sire to the Ass Boy's Bully Gunn.

Ass on a pole match.

[#1-norm-fan]

Jim Cornette loves Keith Lee's debut, gives it a great review,,

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I came here tonight to see exactly how Noid avoided this.

I was not disappointed.

Noid can no longer rationalize his style of Cornette love with his style of AEW hate. And that is why he is absolute unreasonable shit and TPWW will be better when he goes away for good.

Long live James E. Cornette.

Long live AEW.

Soon die overly-arrogant dipshits.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I am honestly surprised Khan didnt book his favorite wrestler CM Phil to be champion already.

Didn’t expect Punk to be champion for whatever reason. Not making Danielson champion is a missed opportunity though.