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Regarding FTR, another reason why might be because of AAA and NJPW. They might not be keen on the guys holding their belts losing to the AEW champions. Now, one could argue that they should be winning against the AEW tag team champions, whoever that might be, but that's a topic of discussion for another time.
As far as Jade, I think the thing that's really grating is that there's no obvious end goal in sight. When Kenny Omega won the World Championship, we pretty much knew that Hangman was going to be the one to take it from him. Likewise, when Britt Baker won the Women's Title, there was no question that they'd eventually have her drop it to Thunder Rosa. We don't have that with Jade. The only reason to get invested right now is to see if someone can finally end her streak, and they haven't really put her against anyone who's been built up to make you believe that they COULD end the streak. It looked like they MIGHT have been going that way with Statlander, until she got hurt. I think, given the reaction she got at All Out, the next logical choice for Jade is Jamie Hayter.
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That may be at the insistence of the networks. I recall that both FOX and USA expressed dismay when Braun and Bray Wyatt were released, citing how both were good ratings draws.
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It also doesn't help that they've often put Bianca in promo battles with Becky Lynch, who can blow most people out of the water.
I'd still rather listen to a Bianca promo than a Rousey promo, though.
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I mean, anyone could have seen MJF dropping the facade coming. He was dripping with more insincerity than Bobby Lashley dripping with baby oil before a U.S. title match.
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Someone should tell Triple H that putting a black and white filter on somebody isn't a substitute for being interesting.
And a main event ends in DQ on a WWE show? I am shocked, SHOCKED to find gambling in this establishment! -
On 9/7/2022 at 10:12 PM, Makhai said:
1) Comedy stays in the midcard. You don't put belts you take seriously on it.
2/3 of The New Day have been world champions.
59 minutes ago, ZMAN said:I thought they'd be in good hands with MJF coming back, but they made him a face. 😭 whyyyyyyyyy
Did... did you not watch the whole segment?
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4 hours ago, BrokenCycle said:
She debuted in 2000 actually. 🤓
Which is still technically the 90s! I mean, I don't start counting at zero, do you? 😉
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I'm pretty sure they mentioned the rules. I know they definitely mentioned that this was a non-title match.
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They've done it in WWE as well, a notable (and stupid) example was when Nox & Shotzi debuted and beat then Women's Tag Champs Natalya and Tamina. That earned them a non-title contender's match where, if they won that, they got a shot at the titles. They did win, except WWE decided to do that match again. They won that one too, so the next team to challenge Nattie and Tamina was... Rhea Ripley and Nikki A.S.H.
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I'd say the closest analog, background wise, would be Alexis Lee Littlefeather.
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Of all the varying accounts of the... "incident" from this weekend, the one I hope is true that allegedly, when the fight broke out, the first thing Kenny Omega did was try to cover CM Punk's dog Larry and get him out of harm's way.
And in regards to the "Eliminator" match, it's a simple concept that AEW and WWE has used multiple times (though I don't believe the latter uses the word "Eliminator", instead usually opting for something like "Contender's Match").
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Not crazy about the finishes for the Trios match (seriously, are they EVER going to lest Orange or the Best Friends win a title?) or the tournament, though I can rationalize the latter.
Ideally, I want to see the finals as Bryan Danielson versus Darby Allin. We've seen Jericho/ Mox and Mox/ Danielson, Darby would be something new. ANYONE but Sammy.
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2 hours ago, Dalton said:
I find it absolutely mind-boggling anyone can be on Punk's side here. At all. Even if you hate the Elite for some reason, Punk went above and beyond to bury anyone he thinks slighted him. It only took a year for the locker room cancer side of him to come out.
Heck, he was going after a guy who was wearing a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey!
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Remember the good old days when the only toxic person in the locker room was Ivelisse?
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6 hours ago, Kamchatka said:
And in the end it lead to this, Punk going on an unhinged rant looking incredibly toxic, calling a fan a fat f**k.
A fan had actually started to chant for Colt Cabana, which is what prompted that outburst from Punk.
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Honestly? MJF hiring a bunch of guys to take out all the other competitors so he can win the ladder match without having to DO anything is TOTALLY in character for MJF, so, devoid of any other context, I'd agree about the finish, but taken as a part of the whole show, it worked brilliantly.
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Some... questionable booking choices, but the PPV was saved by that ending. How HOT was the Chicago crowd for that reveal? Who woulda thunk it?
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4 hours ago, Jaysin said:
I hope Roman makes it to 1,000 days.
It's easy to make it a 1,000 days when you've got a Brock schedule.
Me, I'd prefer a champion who actually, you know, SHOWS UP TO WORK.
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I still can't fathom how anyone can begrudge Mark Henry having a job in AEW. Whenever he's doing an interview or commentary, he looks and sounds like he's having so much fun.
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3 hours ago, Dawn said:
but this basically confirms Cody is the guy once he's back.
From your lips, er, keyboard, to God's ears. The rumors about keeping the belt on Roman so he can have a big title match against the Rock leave a bad taste in my mouth.
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Plus, I don't mind PPVs having TOO many big matches. That's why I'm paying $49,99, to get big matches! It's not like "Subscribe to this streaming service to see our premium live event, featuring a heel vs heel contest for a midcard title!" No, thank you.
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Good show last night. Despite the spotty build up (seriously, AEW, you have 3 months between PPVs, why does everyone feel like it's thrown together at the last minute?!?) last night was a solid "go-home" show.
The weakest part was probably the Pinnacle 6-man tag, and even that was fun for what it was.
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You know, I think it's amusing that when AEW debuts the Butcher & the Blade or Danhausen, some member of the Internet Wrestling Community (twitter especially) say, "But WHO are they? You can't just debut someone without explanation!" And then when Dexter Lumis shows up without anything more than "It's Dexter Lumis", people call Triple H brilliant.
Last night, after a month, the announce team finally got around to explaining who Lumis is for those who didn't watch NXT, which, going by the ratings, was a not insignificant portion of the RAW viewing audience.
Having said that, the handshake between Sami and Jimmy was GOLD.
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I think the point where she started losing steam was when she lost to Britt in the Owen tournament. Of course, I found the booking for that whole thing suspect at best on both sides, but the women's side was especially prone to making me go "... Huh?!?" (though it was STILL better than the fiasco that was the Queen's Crown tournament in WWE).
It's funny how often you can say, "You know, they were on a roll until that match with Britt..."
The All Elite Wrestling Discussion Thread
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Then she needs to improve significantly, both in the ring and on promos. Nobody has come out of a feud with Jade looking better because of it.
You know, it's funny, I'd seen clips from AEW at Comic-Con, and there, Jade seemed charismatic and charming and full of personality, and I kept thinking, "Why can't we get THIS Jade Cargill on TV every week?"