January 2, 20232 yr comment_5996921 They're sending back a meal from a three-star Michelin chef before it's even reached the table, when the chef should've earned their faith by now. It's the letters to Santa griping they didn't get what they wanted. It's the lack of acceptance. Not just of this match, but of Bryan's AEW and career wishes and choices. Tony Nese isn't responsible for a person's expectations, nor the shattering of dreams. A person's expectations and dreams, that's on themselves. DB didn't share people's dreams - what's he meant to do? Change his dreams to match ours? Or do we accept and embrace Bryan's vision, given he's earned our trust? Seems we want Bryan to change his desires to match ours... That's the bit that's difficult to believe. Everyone knows D-Bry is going to do things his way, have known for some time, and each time the song from the choir remains the same.
January 2, 20232 yr comment_5996926 I'm expecting Bryan/Nese to be a 2 minute squash type, with an MJF angle since they're advertising MJF as being "contractually obligated to appear." Most Dynamites are 5 matches, this one has 6 and the last several to have 6 always had one match being 2 minutes or often less. Considering this card has 2 title matches, Starks/Jericho, a women's tag, and AR Fox/Swerve referencing their history
January 2, 20232 yr comment_5996930 Bryan/Nese should be a good match, could be a great match. But wrestling requires some type of emotional investment to engage and this match doesn’t have it.
January 2, 20232 yr comment_5996932 7 hours ago, Dav'oh said: They're sending back a meal from a three-star Michelin chef before it's even reached the table, when the chef should've earned their faith by now. It's the letters to Santa griping they didn't get what they wanted. It's the lack of acceptance. Not just of this match, but of Bryan's AEW and career wishes and choices. Tony Nese isn't responsible for a person's expectations, nor the shattering of dreams. A person's expectations and dreams, that's on themselves. DB didn't share people's dreams - what's he meant to do? Change his dreams to match ours? Or do we accept and embrace Bryan's vision, given he's earned our trust? Seems we want Bryan to change his desires to match ours... That's the bit that's difficult to believe. Everyone knows D-Bry is going to do things his way, have known for some time, and each time the song from the choir remains the same. Bryan has earned my faith that he can wrestle a “good match”, but I think he’s stuck in an early 2000s mindset where he’s just interested in how far he can push that, conceptually. The market is glutted with “good matches”, what’s at a premium these days are matches that either have real stakes or that are between genuine stars. Not everyone can successfully do the latter two, but Danielson can.
January 2, 20232 yr comment_5996933 I think I'm actually more interested in Bryan doing random 15 minute matches with no stakes against guys he's never worked because the random talent he can work with in AEW is truly wild.
January 2, 20232 yr comment_5996934 Just now, strobogo said: I think I'm actually more interested in Bryan doing random 15 minute matches with no stakes against guys he's never worked because the random talent he can work with in AEW is truly wild. Which is why the All Atlantic title is the prefect compromise.
January 2, 20232 yr comment_5996935 3 minutes ago, strobogo said: I think I'm actually more interested in Bryan doing random 15 minute matches with no stakes against guys he's never worked because the random talent he can work with in AEW is truly wild. Same, but Tony Nese is pretty low on that list
January 2, 20232 yr comment_5996936 I would be interested in seeing what Bryan Danielson could do with Luchasaurus, W. Morrissey, or Powerhouse Hobbs, I guess. I like him a lot more in the underdog, David role against a Goliath. He's also really good at getting the best out of someone, even if they're pretty green or not very good.
January 2, 20232 yr comment_5996940 We already know what Bryan can do with Morrissey. The answer: not much. I'm actually not that big a fan of Danielson as a babyface against bigger guys. As a general rule, I think technicians work best as heels against powerhouses. I have a theory about the RPS of wrestling styles that's been rattling around in my head for a while now. Maybe I'll share it today.
January 2, 20232 yr comment_5996941 6 hours ago, Alucard said: I'm expecting Bryan/Nese to be a 2 minute squash type, with an MJF angle since they're advertising MJF as being "contractually obligated to appear." Most Dynamites are 5 matches, this one has 6 and the last several to have 6 always had one match being 2 minutes or often less. Considering this card has 2 title matches, Starks/Jericho, a women's tag, and AR Fox/Swerve referencing their history I mean, isn't that what's going on with Bryan? He's going out and having good matches week in and week out against undercard guys while MJF refuses to wrestle and mocks him.
January 2, 20232 yr comment_5996942 I think we have already seen Bryan wrestle against average or "just good" wrestlers for too many years, the exciting part of him not being in the WWE anymore is that he gets to wrestle the Okadas of the world. I think people are overreacting with the idea that Bryan only wants to wrestle and help younger talent. For every interview where he says that, there are five more where he says that what he likes the most is to wrestle in apuestas and world title matches and flirts with potential bouts with Okada, Shibata, Omega, Ospreay, CM Punk...
January 2, 20232 yr comment_5996943 Anyway, Nese is exactly the sort of cardio freak Danielson wants to go against.
January 2, 20232 yr comment_5996944 14 hours ago, Dav'oh said: It's the lack of acceptance. Not just of this match, but of Bryan's AEW and career wishes and choices. Fuck Bryan's career wishes and choices. If I'm Tony Khan (and I'm not), they are irrelevant to me. If I'm @C.S. (and I am), they are irrelevant to me. What should matter to TK is making a shit ton of money with Bryan as a top act, instead of cooling him down to fucking igloo levels over the past year and a half. What does matter to the fans, myself included, is seeing one of our favorite wrestlers in matches and scenarios we care about. Tony Nese is not and never will be that. And yes, I realize Nese is not to blame - nor am I actually blaming him. Of course not! But this is part of a much bigger pattern and problem with how Bryan has been used.
January 2, 20232 yr comment_5996945 I want to see Bryan vs Darby Bryan vs OC Bryan vs Joey Samoey in 2023 Bryan vs Hook Bryan vs Penta Bryan vs Fenix Bryan vs Bandido Bryan vs The Butcher Bryan vs Brody King Bryan vs both Martin bois Bryan vs Jeff Jarrett Bryan vs Jungle Boy Bryan vs Keith Lee Bryan vs Swerve Bryan vs Takeshita Bryan vs Hobbs Bryan vs Ricky Bryan vs Rush Bryan vs Sting Bryan vs Jade
January 2, 20232 yr comment_5996946 52 minutes ago, strobogo said: I want to see Spoiler Bryan vs Darby Bryan vs OC Bryan vs Joey Samoey in 2023 Bryan vs Hook Bryan vs Penta Bryan vs Fenix Bryan vs Bandido Bryan vs The Butcher Bryan vs Brody King Bryan vs both Martin bois Bryan vs Jeff Jarrett Bryan vs Jungle Boy Bryan vs Keith Lee Bryan vs Swerve Bryan vs Takeshita Bryan vs Hobbs Bryan vs Ricky Bryan vs Rush Bryan vs Sting Bryan vs Jade Me too. All of those are infinitely more interesting than Bryan vs. Nese.
January 2, 20232 yr comment_5996949 6 hours ago, Johnny Sorrow said: I mean, isn't that what's going on with Bryan? He's going out and having good matches week in and week out against undercard guys while MJF refuses to wrestle and mocks him. Not weekly, Bryan vs Ethan last week was his only match in December. Rather than traditional Good match vs Undercarder type, I was expecting this to be more of a squash which he didn't do any of in the past year (vs Matt Menard in September was his only singles match that went under 10 minutes last year and even that was semi-competitive)
January 3, 20232 yr comment_5996980 @Dav'oh Edit: Five minutes later, I'm still laughing. Post of the year!
January 3, 20232 yr comment_5996984 I’d really like to see Bryan vs Jarrett, but Jarrett unfortunately had instant go-away heat with the AEW crowd.
January 3, 20232 yr comment_5996987 22 hours ago, Dav'oh said: They're sending back a meal from a three-star Michelin chef before it's even reached the table, when the chef should've earned their faith by now. Isn't a three-star Michelin chef cooking with something more than bland ingredients? If I just give him rice, water and salt, how good can the end product be?
January 3, 20232 yr comment_5996988 I'd really love to just get ONE Panther match before it's too late. https://youtu.be/H-luCsmxYXo
January 3, 20232 yr comment_5996993 Imagine after Okada beats White for the IWGP Championship, he's greeted by a video package from Danielson challenging him to Night II later in the month? The amount of humble pie in this thread would be glorious.
January 3, 20232 yr comment_5996994 But imagine if White beats Okada and the video package is from Chris Jericho
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