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    The Official WWE / NXT Discussion Thread *May Contain Spoilers*

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    3 hours ago, Wrestling Machine said:

    WDYM? Are you saying that he is doing a GREAT job as a "booker" just to prove himself?

    He is? Because to me, it seems like he's doing the EXACT same stuff that Vince did.

    "Tonight, on RAW, our main event, for the first time ever, it's Cody Rhodes versus Shinsuke Nakamura!"

    Me: I bet it ends in DQ.

    "Oh, no! The red mist, right in front of the referee...!"

    Me: Dammit, Hunter.

    The All Elite Wrestling Discussion Thread

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    3 hours ago, ColdBloodedSausageMaker said:

    Her gimmick was pretty good before AEW went way too far with it. Now she's got go-away heat.

    I think the fans don't accept Toni Storm with that gimmick as a main eventer, but she could be a good midcard heel with the timeless gimmick.

    It also doesn't help that the title was hot potatoed with little seeming rhyme or reason. Toni dropped the belt to Shida, who dropped the belt to Saraya, probably for the feel good moment of THE HEEL celebrating with her family in her home country (because the people who had a friggin' movie made about them really DO need more pats on the back), who dropped it back to Shida instead of Storm (which, you know, would have made sense to pay off the Outcasts break-up storyline), and THEN Shida drops it back to Toni. It makes the TNT title business from 2022-2023 look steady and stable by comparison.

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    The All Elite Wrestling Discussion Thread

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    Toni Storm is quickly reaching Britt Baker levels of "ENOUGH already." I think there were more camera shots of her than the actual match transpiring. At least with Britt, there was a clear end goal to look forward to- Thunder Rosa. With Toni, it feels like AEW just said, "Eh, let's put the belt on her, we'll figure out something later."

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    The All Elite Wrestling Discussion Thread

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    3 hours ago, SanX said:

    Early AEW had a sense of cohesiveness in their weekly shows and storytelling, and they lost it around the time Tony went shopping and began the era of surprise appearances. I absolutely adore those early days.

    Though not without it's flaws. While we criticize how they handle the women's division now (and there's a LOT to criticize), at least the division reliably gets one match per show. That's not something that can be said about AEW during the first year.

    Table top RPG players. I have need of your service

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    On 12/7/2023 at 11:51 AM, Jaysin said:

    Working on a project and instead of starting a new thread, I'm just going to bump this one as it pertains to the same subject. 

    I'm looking for a TTRPG for superhero and supervillains. Something with a decent creation system. I'm working on a book series, and it would be nice to have a uniform sheet/bio for every character. 

    I personally like Mutants & Masterminds 3e (and I've made a crap ton of characters the past few months). Certainly, I'd argue that it has the most support, both official, 3rd party, and fan material.

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    The All Elite Wrestling Discussion Thread

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    Yeah, AEW in general has gotten predictable with their booking, and it's become very apparent in the tournament. One of the things that really distinguished AEW from WWE in that first year is that there would be legitimate surprises. Like, when they announced Cody Rhodes vs. Darby Allin for their second show. "Let's see- the executive Vice President, or the indy guy I've never heard of? I wonder who's going to win that...?" And then, Darby wound up taking Cody to a draw, and fans were all "Whaaaaa...?"

     

    They still pull out some shocking upsets from time to time, like when FTR lost the tag team championships, but those moments are few and far between now.

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    The All Elite Wrestling Discussion Thread

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    3 hours ago, ColdBloodedSausageMaker said:

    They need to lean into the Occult stuff more often, and make the House of Black feel more distinct like the Ministry or Raven's Flock did.

    House of Black could really use a lineup change to freshen the group up. Malakai kicking Buddy Matthews from the group would make a lot of sense.

    I'd say they should just have Danhausen randomly show up thinking he's a part of the group, but they're already doing something like that in WWE with R-Truth and Judgment Day.

    They really should have someone turn the mind games around on them, in the way that Bugs Bunny will say, "Of course you know, this means war..." Like, the House Of Black is making their entrance, with the spooky music... Cue record scratch, and suddenly their regular entrance theme is replaced by the Benny Hill Theme.

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    The All Elite Wrestling Discussion Thread

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    Just now, milamber said:

    They could have Julia take Abadon under her wing after the match. Just having Abadon ringside for Julia's matches to get them on TV more would be good.

    Eh, I hope not. A) AEW has a horrendous track record with women's teams and stables, even by the low standards of how they've booked the division, and B) the House Of Black just isn't terribly interesting. They want to be heels and do all the cool heel stuff but without suffering any sort of meaningful comeuppance. It's like if the Blackpool Combat Club shopped at Hot Topic.

    The All Elite Wrestling Discussion Thread

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    18 hours ago, milamber said:

    Women's division felt like an afterthought this week but I enjoyed the Toni/Skye promos.

    I noticed that for all of the talk about "standby matches" we STILL only got one women's match. On the other hand, we got Abadon! On TV! And it's not October! Even if the end does mean they plan to feed them to Julia Hart.

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    The All Elite Wrestling Discussion Thread

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    5 hours ago, Dalton said:

    This is the first time I've seen someone say MJF outclassed Jay White. MJF spent two months coming up awful nicknames and call-and-response "please clap" taunts and chants, while Jay White shined every time he had a mic in his hand by seeing through it all and actually building to the match.

    Jay White is good at promos... for a guy who's primarily wrestled in a promotion not generally known for promos. MJF was much better, in my opinion.

    The All Elite Wrestling Discussion Thread

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    Jack Perry as the Devil would be a mistake. He's just not interesting enough right now as a heel or a face. Jay White is pretty good on the mic, and he was regularly getting smoked by MJF. Having Jack Perry trying to exchange promos with MJF would be like putting the Carolina Panthers against the Philadelphia Eagles (GO EAGLES!).

    The All Elite Wrestling Discussion Thread

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    2 hours ago, MightyDavidson said:

     Honestly I feel that having him betray the BCC to return to Jericho's goon squad was a horrible mistake.  With BCC he was popular and the pointless betrayal just scuttled all his momentum.

    Too be fair, that was during a year when AEW was constantly teasing face turns and then failing to deliver. See also- Scorpio Sky, Jamie Hayter, MJF...

    The All Elite Wrestling Discussion Thread

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    51 minutes ago, hollywoodshinebox said:

    That's not the case here tho. The only problem is how they announced and him being very familiar face like you said. If he was the Devil it would be a total different story.

    Let's be honest- Will Ospreay is not as big a name as some fans like to think he is. He might be known to AEW fans, but a lot of the casual fans who watch WWE probably have less an idea of who he is.

    The All Elite Wrestling Discussion Thread

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    9 hours ago, CQI13 said:

    So was Ospreay the big signing? Saw something on Youtube that made me think it was. If so, Tony is the little boy who cried "MAJOR SIGNING." I get announcing something to try to get some eyeballs on the product, but like you said, he's already been on AEW TV. Have him wrestle at the event, and then announce on TV (via some graphic or whatever) that he is All Elite. At some point major signings have to mean something again. 

    It's really like something Vince would do. Like, when they announce a mystery partner, and then it turns out it's someone we see on the show every week, and they're not big enough a star to really justify the suspense. "Who will Becky Lynch tag with against Damage CTRL? Could it be- oh. It's Natalya. That's fine, I guess."

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