09-23-2021, 01:31 AM | #321 |
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Yeah someone left to get beer after the Omega/Danielson match and returned near the end of Malakai/Cody. Missed Punk’s promo and basically 2 whole matches.
Cool venue but Arthur Ashe is in no way equipped for a crowd of that size. Also most sports venues have 2 mens rooms for every women’s room. Not for a tennis stadium though. |
09-23-2021, 01:33 AM | #322 |
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It was by far the loudest crowd I've ever heard in my life. Especially when Adam Cole gets his entrance, holy shit.
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09-23-2021, 01:38 AM | #323 |
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Did you get to see Tay Conti or Anna Jay? |
09-23-2021, 01:38 AM | #324 |
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The vast majority of the crowd stayed, which was good to see. Did have a few people eventually split with 2 matches left to go though because they had trains to catch.
I went the 7 line which as it turns out wasn’t going to Manhattan like it usually would, so I transferred over to the F and ended up just getting off at whatever stop got me closest to the hotel and walked. Think I walked like 20 miles today, calves are barking |
09-23-2021, 01:38 AM | #325 |
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Overall I'd much rather AEW try to run Barclays because it's a lot better of a venue. Sure it's not as big of a venue but it's sick and it's the perfect venue for wrestling in nearly every seat.
My seats were in the middle of the tip tier and we really felt quite far so next time if they go to Arthur Ashe and I go I will splurge for closer tickets. But also to be honest I prefer watching at home. There was a lot of retards and burn victims and I saw some shit I never saw before in the attendees of this show. I saw those that evolved from the sewers of NYC. Ponytails Replica Belts Neck Beard Pasty Girlfriend Retards Burn Victims Lesbians Some Looney Toons looking people |
09-23-2021, 01:38 AM | #326 |
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Did the Taz segment air on Dynamite?
He came out to a version of his ECW theme... an instrumental of War Machine... was cool... |
09-23-2021, 01:39 AM | #327 |
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09-23-2021, 01:40 AM | #328 |
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I saw a guy who looked like an early day Snapchat filter ... looney toons I swear to God.
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09-23-2021, 01:41 AM | #329 |
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I was assuming that was a Rampage promo because some of the wording he used about time. Plus it was so quick. But that was cool when his old music hit.
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09-23-2021, 01:43 AM | #330 |
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The crowd really hated Cody, very much like John Cena or Roman in their babyface days. He came out looking like Homelander from The Boys. That's gotta be where they go with him, find some way to make him more like Homelander and he will be a great heel for AEW for a long time.
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09-23-2021, 01:44 AM | #331 |
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Also I thought that a lot of the moves I see on AEW that look like shit looked really good live.
I thought that Ruby Soho looked like a baby when she ran and worked really light. Same for Pillman he's working too light at times and still doesn't have a real personality. |
09-23-2021, 01:46 AM | #332 |
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I noticed that Suzuki was also "working really light" it seemed... Like hitting Moxley really softly...
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09-23-2021, 01:53 AM | #333 |
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This won’t air on TV so I’ll post it...
So “out of the loop” with a lot of modern music but especially rap. Numerous people around me were like “what the fuck!” “holy shit” etc over Lil Uzi Vert being Tony Khan’s second in a rap battle against The Acclaimed Genuinely have never heard of him. |
09-23-2021, 02:38 AM | #335 |
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09-23-2021, 02:39 AM | #336 |
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Ya he wrestled on Rampage and looked as cool as always... didn't attack me...
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09-23-2021, 02:40 AM | #337 |
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09-23-2021, 02:54 AM | #338 |
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I'm watching the show on TV now... though it sounds really loud and amazing, feel like it felt way louder in person... esp during the opening match. Could really barely hear the entrance music over the crowd noise, was "deafening"
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09-23-2021, 03:16 AM | #339 |
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God damn this match ruled
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09-23-2021, 03:42 AM | #340 |
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Hyped for heel Cody tbh… fans are shitting on him, elaborate over the top ring gear and entourage while being an EVP… screams heel!
Could even run an angle down the track with him trying to chase the title he promised he would never challenge for. |
09-23-2021, 09:02 AM | #341 |
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09-23-2021, 09:43 AM | #342 |
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Was just seeing some complain that AEW didn't do time cues on the PA during Omega/Bryan. They did actually I think it was 15/5/1 but the PA system wasn't great and the crowd was so loud that most people didn't know what he was saying unless they watched WCW back in the day.
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09-23-2021, 09:46 AM | #343 |
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The sound was kind of unlike anything I've ever experienced. I was in the top tier in the area the hard cam was facing. By the time sound would get to us (which sounded very jet like) we would already be making our own sound or chant and they would meet up in this symphony of exuberance.
You're at an arena that was designed for a sport that is as quiet as 90's NJPW shows. Designed for everyone to hear the mach of a tennis ball. Very amphitheater like. Also I really wanted more bass slaps from the Young Bucks theme, hope they add a heavy bass track one day. GOTTA SLAP |
09-23-2021, 09:48 AM | #344 |
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Also the taping started at 7:15 so we saw 3 TV tapings in one setting. Nearly 5 hours of wrestling is just too fucking much. They gotta stop doing that shit right away.
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09-23-2021, 10:26 AM | #345 |
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Yeah, the challenge they keep having is Rampage only being an hour most weeks makes it hard to do as a stand-alone show unless the circumstances are right (Britt being mega over in Pittsburgh, Punk’s Chicago return etc), but on those nights they can always do a 2 hour Elevation taping or something
I dunno. I get why they did a 2 hour Rampage this week to maximize their return on the venue but yeah way too long of a show. Crowd was hot the whole time at least but it was clear on the way out everyone was wiped.....one guy tried starting a chant on the way to the subway and nobody a having any of it lol |
09-23-2021, 10:27 AM | #346 |
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The guy next to me (who ended up buying my spare ticket for 3 hundo) went for food at like 6:40 and missed the entire Elevation taping.
Not that missing squashes is a big deal but yeah, lines were wild |
09-23-2021, 10:34 AM | #347 |
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I remember watching some Wrestle Kingdoms that were so amazing I was stunned when it hit hour #4 because it flew by. I sorta felt that way here, I was so amped in-show that the length didn’t bother me but it was a collective crash leaving the arena. I usually sleep like shit the first night in a hotel and I was out cold lol
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09-23-2021, 12:02 PM | #348 |
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I’m glad you guys had a great time. It certainly translated to tv. That crowd was hot as fuck.
Glad to hear the crowd held its energy for Rampage. Also lemme say one more time, Sting is fucking incredible. Dude is in his 60s, wrestled in 5 different decades, and is working great matches with guys half his age, hitting cross bodies off the top fucking rope like it ain’t shit. How the fuck did they not run Sting v Taker? What a missed opportunity. Sting was more than good enough to go. |
09-23-2021, 12:38 PM | #349 | |
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09-23-2021, 02:43 PM | #350 |
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he even has managers up on the apron trying to help him lol. i'd probably just leave him as is and let the fans shred him when he comes out
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09-23-2021, 02:47 PM | #351 |
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is it me or does Christian seem way out of place in AEW? I kind of wish someone else was in that role he's currently in. Maybe because he's a babyface and he's a much better heel
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09-23-2021, 03:01 PM | #352 |
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Christian's response live was better than what I had expected and better than what I've heard before for him but it wasn't anything special at all. He absolutely needs to turn heel. He will be much more valuable to the undercard babyfaces as a heel against them.
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09-23-2021, 03:08 PM | #353 |
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I really enjoyed this show. Even with the draw ending, Omega vs bryan was one of the best matches I've seen on Free TV. THIS is the Kenny omega I've wanted to see since aew began, and it's the first instance I can think of, where his performance matched the quality of his njpw run.
I also want to point out a moment that shows what an amazing commentator Tony Schiavone is. When Bryan kicked out of the avalanche dragon suplex, Tony explained he was able to do so because he flipped and landed on his stomach. NO ONE ELSE DOES THIS. Any other commentator would have just freaked out and talked about Bryan's resilience despite the fact that it's pretty unbelievable that anyone could kick out of that no matter how resilient they are. Tony's analysis of the kickoff is a small touch but stuff like that adds so much to an already great match. Cornette is right that wrestling is at its best when it makes sense, and Tony helped them have a huge moment while still keeping it grounded in reality. |
09-23-2021, 03:11 PM | #354 |
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the two matches with omega showed me the dude hasn't lost a step in the ring, maybe some of his best work. but his character does feel kind of directionless otherwise so i'm hoping he can move on from being jungle boy's buddy soon.
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09-23-2021, 04:43 PM | #355 | |
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09-23-2021, 06:18 PM | #356 |
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yeah Christian is still great in the ring. no problems there. like you guys are saying, the character doesn't feel right, especialy hanging around the jungle people lol. I can't stand them by the way. not my cup of tea. I'd rather another team have that spot feuding with The Elite
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09-23-2021, 06:42 PM | #358 |
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Christian should definitely turn heel, citing all these other people debuting and stealing his thunder....
He should then steal The Elite from under Kenny's nose, they become his new lackeys, and Christian uses them to become champion and go on a reign of terror. |
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09-23-2021, 07:16 PM | #360 |
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A la Kurt Angle stealing the Christian Coalition in TNA!
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