Posted January 8, 20223 yr comment_5972184 Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D v. Riho - AEW women's world championship Dustin Rhodes v. Sammy Guevera - AEW interim TNT championship (I think?) Ricky Starks v. Matt Sydal - AEW FTW championship
January 9, 20223 yr comment_5972241 Is Dustin ok or is him acting winded part of some story they are trying to tell?
January 9, 20223 yr Author comment_5972242 2 minutes ago, Flyin' Brian said: Is Dustin ok or is him acting winded part of some story they are trying to tell? He seems fine now. I really don't like that "rush into the ring at the last second to beat the countout and then lay selling again" spot we see so much these days
January 9, 20223 yr comment_5972244 1 minute ago, MoS said: He seems fine now. I really don't like that "rush into the ring at the last second to beat the countout and then lay selling again" spot we see so much these days Yeah, I know what you mean. Rather see a gradual recovery. This match has been laid out weird so far.
January 9, 20223 yr Author comment_5972245 Yeah on second thought, Dustin is definitely, if not winded, then not in in-ring condition. It seems to have been laid out to cover for his cardio. Lots of stalling/wandering about/random nothingness with a few big spots sprinkled in between, it's almost an anti-Dustin match
January 9, 20223 yr comment_5972246 Another table spot so soon after what happened with Fenix might not be the best idea.
January 9, 20223 yr comment_5972248 3 minutes ago, MoS said: Yeah on second thought, Dustin is definitely, if not winded, then not in in-ring condition. It seems to have been laid out to cover for his cardio. Lots of stalling/wandering about/random nothingness with a few big spots sprinkled in between, it's almost an anti-Dustin match Wonder if Dustin had Covid?
January 9, 20223 yr Author comment_5972249 lmao Dustin might be in a bad condition, but he is a worker, he knows that if you are relying on sprinkled big spots, then you climax with a massive garbage (table) spot
January 9, 20223 yr Author comment_5972250 1 minute ago, Flyin' Brian said: Wonder if Dustin had Covid? Maybe. I wonder what the protocol requirements for Cody were in that case. I love Dustin and I like Sammy, but that was a rather weak match.
January 9, 20223 yr comment_5972253 It was ok. Picked up about midway through. Something was wrong with Dustin, but he made it work. Cody can’t be out that long, so doing an interim champion is strange. Maybe time for one match for Sammy vs Garcia, then either Sammy is going to lose the title right back to Cody or is going to beat Cody which begs the question why lose to him in the first place?
January 9, 20223 yr comment_5972254 Dustin had only had maybe a week's notice (assuming he probably knew before the rest of the world), so I would assume he probably needs more time than that to get his cardio up to be able to keep pace with Sammy.
January 9, 20223 yr comment_5972255 Watch the Bryan match with Dustin, his speed and cardio wasn't there in that match either.
January 9, 20223 yr comment_5972258 Agreed. Sydal only has one facial expression and it’s incredibly annoying.
January 9, 20223 yr comment_5972259 At first I was like "having someone land on a table your leg is pinned under must suck" but then I realized if it's Riho doing it then it's probably okay.
January 9, 20223 yr Author comment_5972260 That was one of the better matches of Britt's title reign.
January 9, 20223 yr comment_5972263 I totally forgot this was happening. Cody's Covid diagnosis really put a damper on the show (which is no one's fault, obviously). I love Dustin, but the Interim Champ bit is hokey at best. Sammy needs to turn back heel ASAP. Also: The wrong person won.
January 9, 20223 yr comment_5972289 That Canadian destroyer raised that match’s stock for me. I mean as soon as you saw the position, you knew it was coming, but the cleanness of it was shocking. Overall, I thought this was very good for a 1-hour wrestling show, but underwhelming for a “TV special”. TV specials should be three hours long, and filled with all your top stars. Still the women’s title match is totally worth watching. One of the best matches I’ve seen in early 2022.
January 9, 20223 yr comment_5972290 Still need to watch the main, but the first two matches were solid. I agree that as a show it was pretty good, but not exactly what you would expect for a special. Felt like another episode of Rampage. I do like that they set up angles/matches for a lot of the talent that haven't got much screen time.
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