I’m seeing 22k viewers on YouTube.

They really nailed the spirit of an NWA studio show.

I’ve got 27k on YouTube and 47k on Facebook. It is a debut, but 74k is pretty solid, especially since it just aired.

Not just with the look/setup of the studio but the booking and the way the show is run. You can just tell Billy Corgan is one of us old school wrestling fans who happens to have a shitload of money and decided he wants to bring back his childhood.

Tim Storm is not exactly fluid in the ring, but I liked him.

Meh. He’s like 55. He’s got a role. Not gonna judge him too harshly. Match is fine.

I didn’t grow up with studio wrestling, so it’s not even really the nostalgia that’s getting me. It’s just the authenticity of the presentation. The wrestlers exist in time and space. There’s the right energy. The audience is right there with it, but it’s not about jamming as many into a space as possible. The on-air talent is great too. Obviously Cornette is excellent, but I liked the other commentator and thought the interviewer sold stuff well.

Yeah, I think him being stiff works for him. You’d expect it, lol.

I’ve seen Caleb Konley before, and he struck me as “indy.” He knew his role here. I like that tjere’s a wrestling show where everyone is on board to give things tiers and put on an overall product that isn’t just about jamming everything you can in.

Aldis giving respect but still reminding everyone he’s a heel. Beautiful.

Literally nothing wrong with that show unless you expect every wrestling match to have the goal of being a 6 star match. That was perfect.

Loved the ending. Awkward, but in a good way.

I’m looking forward to what Ken Anderson and Aaron Stevens do in this environment. Seriously. Both got really exposed through TNA, but here they are going to have a focus that is based around logical wrestling. Both have shown talent and potential star power before. Will be interesting to see which guys show up and what their respective gimmicks are.

The rumors are that he is going back to WWE, but John Morrison would be fucking excellent in this environment.

Just watched it, because why not.....

I enjoyed it... really liked that it actually felt "different". AEW feels like "more of the same but with different people", but this genuinely feels like something "different".

I think if they unleash some cocaine on their roster so we can get some good old cocaine-fueled promos, they could have something great on their hands.

I started to watch AEW Dark after this. Big mistake, lol. Although it is funny hearing JR bury people. He’s the master at it.

Skipping through, the best lines I caught were “there’s a lot of parity in this tag team division” and comparing Penelope Ford to The Great Muta.

I’m glad I’m not the only one that feels that way about AEW.

This is what I thought. I was half expecting to see "paid impersonator" somewhere like the Ric Flair/KFC commericials.

Speaking of, something about that guy rings a bell, but I can't think of why. Wasn't he in some semi-popular tag team? I seriously can't remember why he just seemed so familliar to me.

Between YouTube and Facebook the show is now over 100k views. It’s actually beating AEW Dark which is only on YouTube, which is pretty cool.

He’s been around for years. He was in a faction in EVOLVE, I think.

But instead they found the money to pay the real Austin Idol.

Wasn’t he managing Nick Aldis recently?

Yeah. As much as I liked their debut, the parity is gonna be a problem. There’s gonna be a 7 team tournament to decide the first tag champs and every match is gonna be “close”. Because every match seems to have to be “close”. And that’s a fucking terrible idea.

He was briefly after Aldis won the title. But Aldis doesn’t seem to need him. He should manage someone though. If all we get are commercials pushing his wrestling school though, that’s cool too.

Critique of this show like I did with the others:

Comparing this to AEW Dark is a tad unfair. I will say is that I actually rather like how the landscape is shaping up now. There is different product for different types of audiences instead of simply WWE and WWE Lite... and nobody has to hold out hope for WWE stepping up their game, because they clearly have no interest in doing so.

As for Power itself, I wasn't sure I would dig the set as much as I do. Those leaked photos made it look a lot worse than it actually came off in airing. It is just retro enough without coming off as "cheap". Speaking of cheap, I still can't get into Knockoff Miavia. Good for him and his career for getting involved with this, I guess, but eh. Everyone else is fine. Yes, even Tim Storm.

I just hope they don't go overboard with all the "we're men being men and fighting like men because that's what men do" rhetoric. I get it, but going too far with that makes it just as hokey as what you're trying to avoid being compared to, and it was dangerously close with just this first chunk of what's already in the can.

Really interesting... "Retro" feel is really cool... love that

Also really like the promos obviously just being the guys going out and cutting their own promos rather than WWE's abysmal scripted promos

I found the studio cameras w/box lenses "weird"..... like.... you don't need to zoom in that far, dudes....... I guess whatever studio they are using just has those cameras, though.... prob don't have "regular" lenses for those cameras.....

Might check this out tomorrow before AEW

I failed to mention the theme song, which just oozes 80s nostalgia as well. The only thing missing was someone rocking a Ribera jacket.

A few of the shots during promos were out of focus, focusing on the background... "smh" at that!!!

I thought it hit the perfect spot of triggering nostalgia but not feeling too dated. Really good middle ground.

That was awesome, I used to love those studio shows WCW used to run.

Also, damn if that is not the best intro theme song for a wrestling show ever!!

Well it’s also not a huge investment. They film bi-monthly in a studio and air on YouTube.

But seriously, matches like this not being possible on a grand stage anymore are one of the biggest flaws in wrestling.

Saw the debut episode and agree with others here on it having a pretty unique and old school style feel to it compared to WWE, AEW, and other notable promotions.

Was decent to good overall. Not something I'd watch regularly but more in the MLW or AAA tier where I might catch a show here or there on occasion.

I liked that a lot