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On 5/15/2024 at 9:34 AM, Dalton said:
I'm a bit confused with this take. Isn't it good booking that Claudio is upset that Danielson is wrestling in a dangerous match, teaming with Claudio's eternal rival? Isn't this the kind of booking and storytelling that the doomposters in this thread constantly claim they want to see?
It also doesn't mean there will be another Claudio/Kingston feud. It's well-established in kayfabe that Claudio and Kingston will always hate each other. I'm glad they're not ignoring this and insulting the intelligence of the audience.
It makes Claudio look petty and dishonest, which is poor characterization given the finish of Grand Slam and his previous AEW booking in general.
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What drove me nuts was the promo from Claudio complaining about Eddie. So we might be getting THAT feud again at some point. Remember at Grand Slam, and Claudio said win or lose, that was the LAST time? Turns out that was a big fat lie.
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Maybe even add some women in there. Nia Jax on Team Solo, Naomi on Team Roman.
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Is anyone else over Mercedes? Every segment is the same. "I'm so awesome even though I've yet to actually DO anything here in AEW, wah wah wah Willow hurt me, I'm still awesome though."
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I'm sorry, I can't get over the fact that Dragunov's finisher is a fist drop.
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I liked it, though admittedly my expectations for that were low going in.
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Tiffany Stratton is like Mariah May, except she's, you know, OVER with the crowd.
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22 hours ago, CQI13 said:
To be fair, a TON of ECW workers were beyond AWFUL but Heyman was able to make them entertaining. Same thing with OVW where Cornette was able to accentuate strengths and hide weaknesses. I don't need the workers to be legit bad asses. I just need them to play the part and be entertaining while they're at it. And hopefully Jade puts the work in to improve, because after a while it will be expected.
And here's the thing- she's not that entertaining. Her character is undefined outside of "I'm hot and I think I'm better than everyone" (in wrestling? What a novel concept!), and her promos are not good. And she never sells. I'm not just talking about in the ring. In AEW, every feud, she never once acted like whomever she was feuding with was a threat, and in fact many times seemed bored with the fact that she had to wrestle anyone at all. 2 and a half years of this in AEW, by the way. If the wrestler doesn't give a *STEAM WHISTLE* about what's going on, why should the fans watching?
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3 hours ago, SanX said:
Jade is so green, could have used another year or two in PC. I guess WWE gave her a great contract with the main roster push baked in due to how hot AEW was at that point.
Actually, by the time she signed, AEW had cooled off a bit. Injuries, lower attendance, lower ratings. The huge, massive turnout at All In was a bit of a blip.
At least WWE has the good sense to keep her in tag matches, for the most part, with the exception of that one really quick squash with Chelsea. Her solo matches in AEW were... Well.
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Oh, yeah, she's got a terrific look. She's also subpar in the ring and on the mic. That makes her little different from all the big fellas Vince tried to hot-shot to the main event picture over the years unsuccessfully. I'll admit she has a knack for getting herself over, but that usually comes at the expense of other workers. Two and a half years in AEW and the only one who benefited from Jade Cargill's massive push was... Cargill.
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1 hour ago, bhalbur said:
Yeah, pro wrestling is known for never overhyping anything...
There's wrestling hyperbole, and then there's just flat-out bull *STEAM WHISTLE*.
Unless the talent in question is eating up nearly an entire division for a year and then flitting off to greener pastures once you realize you have to start putting people over.
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Jade Cargill is a "Once In A Lifetime Generational Talent"?!?
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Being drafted ahead of AJ Styles.
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Nia Jax, though?
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1 minute ago, Wrestling Machine said:
Why is it so difficult to book a realistic and interesting draft? Carmelo Hayes over Randy Orton, Nia Jax over LA Knight or the Bloodline for Smackdown lmao zero sense kayfabe-wise, same BS with RAW picks.
The #1 contender for the Universal Title wasn't drafted until Round 4!
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2 minutes ago, Wrestling Machine said:
And everyone told that was stupid af, what's your point on this Matt? 😂
Oh, well since the WWE always learns their lesson... Like the time they tried to put Batista, fresh off his success in Hollywood, into the main event of Wrestlemania and were shocked that the fans turned on him. It's a good thing they never tried anything like that again!
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8 hours ago, Dawn said:
Oh man, thankfully they will have a no disqualification match on the show people are paying to see!
A) People paid to see last night's show, or do you think that the WWE gives away all those tickets?
B) The WWE can and has had "no-disqualification" matches end in disqualification, like they did for 2 years running at Hell In A Cell.
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For the second week in a row, a match with Naomi ends in... a disqualification.
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He's going full Kaufman.
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I think may favorite thing about this whole storyline is how, when it started, it looked like Stokeley was there to break-up Kris and Willow, and instead they went with Willow being just SO DARN POSITIVE that Stoke's heart grew three sizes, so much so that he apologized to Eddie Kingston for saying he smelled like Burger King & Newports.
Now, they need to deliver on that promise of Copeland versus Willow, so she can become the unified Turner Networks champion!
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L.A. Knight, the WWE's breakout star of 2023, is 41 years old.
Age is definitely an issue in AEW, but I think they're prepping younger guys faster than the WWE is.
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6 hours ago, eayragt said:
I think he lost a match once so I can't take him seriously as a challenger ever again.
Which match specifically?
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24 minutes ago, The Blonde Bomber said:
Charlotte doing it works for me since the women are smaller than the guys I still believe it does damage.
Yeah. While not the big powerhouse like Nia Jax, Piper Niven, or Jade Cargill, Charlotte is bigger than the average competitor in the women's division, and it doesn't look like she's trying to give them a hug.
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No stories or purpose? I think that's an unfair criticism, considering there were quite a few matches last night that were built up story-wise. Now, someone might not LIKE all the particular stories (Roderick Strong vs. Kyle O'Reilly- the bland guy who was in NXT vs the bland guy who was in NXT!), but that's a separate issue.
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The All Elite Wrestling Discussion Thread
in The Dog Pound
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How is that ANY different than when the BCC teamed with former rivals PAC and Takeshita for last year's Blood & Guts?