09-16-2021, 10:20 PM | #321 |
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Darby Allin so good at getting the fans behind him via being super scrawny and getting his ass kicked for most of a match....
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09-16-2021, 10:20 PM | #322 |
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Oh, here we go.... here is FTR.... I guess they ARE in a stable after all
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09-16-2021, 10:24 PM | #323 |
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Wish Daniel Bryan had longer hair.....
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09-16-2021, 10:26 PM | #324 |
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oh no at more swearing
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09-16-2021, 10:28 PM | #325 |
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oh no at even D-Bry swearing now..... think of your children....
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09-16-2021, 10:33 PM | #326 |
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Omega/Bryan confirmed.... nice, I guess.... but both seem to have "lost something".... D-Bry looking a tad generic ever since he got the shorter hair, and Omega just completely lost any semblance of "star power" or "star look" that I once may have seen in him....
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09-16-2021, 10:33 PM | #327 |
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Feel like the show is over, but still a match coming I guess....
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09-16-2021, 10:37 PM | #328 |
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Damn.... always get "surprised" by Eddie Kingston during Moxley's entrance.... like "hey there's a fan standing beside Mox... ahh it's Eddie Kingston, was he there the whole time?!"
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09-16-2021, 10:41 PM | #329 |
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Put on some "classic Ring of Honour" for like 5 minutes the other day because it was on TV.... and Eddie Kingston was there and he looked exactly the same.... like same ring gear and everything.... dunno how old it actually was but it is like he has not bothered changing/evolving at all....
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09-16-2021, 10:42 PM | #330 |
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Another squash match that went through a commercial.... only this one was the "main event"....
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09-16-2021, 10:44 PM | #331 |
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Trying to still put over Suzuki as a badass while at the same time saying he is a whiner who thought everything was against him last week....
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09-16-2021, 10:47 PM | #332 |
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Probably should have just saved Mox vs Suzuki one on one for their "big show" and "build it up" a bit more instead of having the match, then making Suzuki complain like a "li'l b****" and getting a tag match for their big show....
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09-16-2021, 10:47 PM | #333 |
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Overall, not a great show this week...
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09-17-2021, 01:23 AM | #334 |
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I feel like Lockjaw watched a different show to me lol.
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09-17-2021, 01:37 AM | #335 |
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Felt the same when I went back and read everyone's comments....
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09-17-2021, 01:37 AM | #336 |
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Furthermore, Lockjaw is a dog's name.
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09-17-2021, 02:32 AM | #337 |
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09-17-2021, 05:47 PM | #338 |
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I love Minoru Suzuki, but he has been a wet fart in AEW. He looks tiny, his shit looks weak, and he looks giddy to be there. Modern wrestlers are such marks for Japan than I think they forget a lot of Japanese wrestlers are marks for the US.
I hadn’t seen Moxley in ages. My god he looks like shit. He’s Jericho’d himself. FTR have been buried and there is apparently more to the story according to Brian Last and Jim Cornette, who talk to them. Don’t want to hear about this place being some sort of Shangri-La for talent. Just because the guys aren’t built or aren’t as charismatic as Hogan or Nash, doesn’t mean there aren’t games being played. The Omega/Bryan segment was very flat. Omega looks like shit. I wasn’t going to bring it up, but Lock Jaw agreed, so I feel it’s a valid impression to take away. Bryan Danielson came off as a try-hard with his swearing. Most wrestlers do. You can’t possibly justify showing this stuff to a child fan of Bryan’s. Non-title. Fucking stupid. Bad segment. |
09-17-2021, 06:23 PM | #339 | |
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I've been underwhelmed by FTR as well. I didn't care much for their performance in War Games either. I have a soft corner for Omega. While I thoroughly enjoy his in-ring work, his current character work is very polarizing. It's a non-title match since they have a ranking system in place. But I guess you know that. |
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09-17-2021, 06:58 PM | #340 |
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When the fuck have they ever given a fuck about their ranking system? It’s fucking stupid anyway. It’s exactly the wrong elements to borrow from sports. You’re sacrificing your freedom and ability to dictate the narrative. Like when Bryan fucking Danielson signs with your company.
You can have the heels hide behind the ranking system. You can have them claim that Bryan hasn’t done anything in AEW yet. Then you have Danielson do something. Maybe he beats Christian? Maybe he wins a gauntlet against Gallows, Anderson, Matt and Nick Jackson? Maybe he’s just Bryan fucking Danielson and TK makes the match because people want to see it and they already *know* he’s the best — you know, put him over? Omega can whinge about it heading into the match, and he can whinge about it later coming out of the match. There is absolutely no good reason to not make this for the AEW Title. None. |
09-17-2021, 07:27 PM | #341 |
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I do see merit in having a credible ranking system where wins and loses matter.
I think it is fair not to have Danielson debut in a world title match. |
09-17-2021, 07:43 PM | #342 |
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A ranking system can be implied. If someone gets wins and gets over, you can put them in a title match. But when you don’t have the overt system in place, you can push talent that get over with fewer wins, as well as not necessarily NEEDING to push talent who have lots of wins that aren’t over.
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09-17-2021, 07:52 PM | #343 | |
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My interest in Kenny Omega versus Bryan Danielson isn't dithered by the fact that the title isn't on the line. Bryan hasn't done anything to deserve one. Title matches are suppose to be important. |
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09-17-2021, 08:48 PM | #344 |
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Bryan Danielson coming into your promotion IS important. Omega even set this up as a title match at All Out. He’s beaten everybody that is there. Enter Bryan. Oh shit, this guy could actually get the title because everybody knows he’s the best and he’s here NOW.
So many ways you can go about it. Steal from Flair/Lawler. Bryan can stroke Omega’s ego. “You’re the reason I came here. You’re so good and I’ve hit my peak. You’ve changed the game, and I need to wrestle you. But Kenny, you’re so good that I need to push myself further than I’ve ever been pushed in my life. That’s why I need you to put the title on the line, because I know I can’t beat you, but at least that will dangle a carrot for this old workhorse to push himself to one more sprint. Whaddaya say?” THEN Omega can whinge after he is out-foxed by Bryan. “He didn’t even earn that shot!” Make him a hypocritical piece of shit. |