January 20, 20223 yr Author comment_5973133 Hey guys remember when Kaz was not a jobber but the Elite-hunter, and then he did a job to one of the Dork Brothers. I liked the Archer backstage promo though, and I love Hangman and I am an Archer fan, so I really liked the entire thing. You Americans didn't catch it, but during the break, Archer jawed off with a young girl in the front row, leading the fans to chant "Piece of shit" at him. He immediately looked at the fans and inquiringly pointed at the little girl, which got a massive pop out of me. He continued jawing with the little girl after going to the ring too, which is why the fans also briefly chanted "piece of shit" at him just after the break. God WHY is Every. Single. Women's. Backstage. Segment. the EXACT SAME. It's beyond parody at this point
January 20, 20223 yr Author comment_5973134 I will not lie, I did pop for that Starrcade 1997 dig from Caster EDIT- Also for Schiavone dropping a Capital Combat reference
January 20, 20223 yr Author comment_5973135 Very good main event. Sting is absolutely a mad man. I can't believe they didn't show a replay of Darby's crazy dive until the end though, sloppy work there.
January 20, 20223 yr comment_5973142 Sting stop you can't just take Terry Funk's spot as the best crazy old man in wrestling
January 20, 20223 yr comment_5973143 One of my favourite wrestlers ever has fought his demons and come back to raise some hell. 10/10 episode as far as I'm concerned.
January 20, 20223 yr comment_5973144 4 hours ago, MoS said: Wardlow and MJF are not like HHH and Batista though, that was a very different dynamic. Wardlow in kayfabe is signed only to MJF, he doesn't have an AEW contract. It's more an updated long-drawn version of Shawn-Diesel than anything. That Jade-Anna backstage segment was STRAIGHT out of a modern WWE TV show and it's tired backstage template, stilted contrived "dialogue" included. What's happened to this show in this hour?! Have they said for sure that he's not under contract to AEW? If that's the case, how does he get matches?
January 20, 20223 yr Author comment_5973146 Whatever matches he gets is through MJF. It's why in case he ever wins a title shot match, he immediately has to forfeit his number one contendership to MJF.
January 20, 20223 yr comment_5973148 I imagine when the eventual split comes, MJF will fire him, only for TK to come out and sign Wardlow to a contract and a match with his former employer.
January 20, 20223 yr comment_5973151 Beyond hyped for that Moxley promo, absolutely awesome stuff. I’m very happy that he’s back and they need to send unchained Moxley agter Undisputed Era so he can demolish those fucking dorks
January 20, 20223 yr comment_5973156 “You think Bob Orton was on the road for eight days and came home to fucking herd cattle?!” popped me huge. Hangman is great
January 20, 20223 yr Author comment_5973157 11 minutes ago, Stiva said: “You think Bob Orton was on the road for eight days and came home to fucking herd cattle?!” popped me huge. Hangman is great They should really push Archer being from Texas more, really drive home the cowboy angle. It is the exact kind of thing that works only in pro wrestling. Maybe bring out Stan Hansen for a guest appearance, that is a guaranteed pop from this fanbase even if a lot of them have probably never actually seen a Hansen match in their life
January 20, 20223 yr comment_5973165 1 hour ago, MoS said: even if a lot of them have probably never actually seen a Hansen match in their life This just genuinely made me feel really sad & really old.
January 20, 20223 yr comment_5973173 man this cody promo sucks aaaaaaaaaaassssssssssss this dude is absolutely NOT going to make good on his promise of not wrestling one day past 40
January 20, 20223 yr Author comment_5973181 12 hours ago, sek69 said: Yeah people there said the guy yelled "get that drunk out of the ring" so I don't think TK will mind paying any fines over that one. Yeah I caught this later. Good on Mox for calling him out. Heckler knew what he was doing, for him to say that to Mox after he comes back from alcohol rehab is just...all I will say is they probably did him a favour if they booted his ass, cuz I see no way the crowd lets him out in one piece. Good on Mox for still cutting his promo, that was the promo of this short year so far. Genuinely made me feel things.
January 20, 20223 yr comment_5973195 This show, as subpar as it was, beat Raw in the demo and hit over a million. I guess Moxley's return bumped it up but, with that being the first segment, and the show not really having much in the way of good matches to grab anybody after that, will it translate to similar next week?
January 20, 20223 yr comment_5973203 Interesting that even a hint of relationship stuff (Adam and Britt) results in a noticeable increase in women watching the show.
January 20, 20223 yr comment_5973206 Everything seems to point to the show reaching it's (new) peak once Omega comes back and The Elite schism angle starts. By that point Page will probably be feuding with the winner of the Punk/MJF feud, Danielson should be back doing a new storyline and Darby/Sting could be tag champs or going for those belts. I hope The Elite stuff translates to a compelling angle but even if it ends up being something I don't like, I'm certain the younger audience & core AEW fanbase will eat it up.
January 20, 20223 yr Author comment_5973209 1 hour ago, Stiva said: This show, as subpar as it was, beat Raw in the demo and hit over a million. I guess Moxley's return bumped it up but, with that being the first segment, and the show not really having much in the way of good matches to grab anybody after that, will it translate to similar next week? I think AEW fans care about stuff like Cole-Cassidy, power couples, Elite drama, and even Dan Lambert far more than we generally do here at PWO.
January 20, 20223 yr comment_5973214 Honestly, if Danielson is in a meaningful role having long TV matches every week, they can do whatever they want with the rest of the card as far as I'm concerned.
January 20, 20223 yr comment_5973216 8 minutes ago, MoS said: I think AEW fans care about stuff like Cole-Cassidy, power couples, Elite drama, and even Dan Lambert far more than we generally do here at PWO. Yeah, you’re probably right. To be fair to AEW, I’d probably put Cole and Baker together on screen too but where does this leave our girl, Jamie Hayter?!
January 20, 20223 yr comment_5973217 I mean the Bella Twins attracted many new fans and the power couple dynamic was explored in their reality TV show which drew those fans on the first place, so to me it makes sense that people would tune in to watch Cole and Baker. I think Guevara and Conti could turn out to be popular as well. People like romance.
January 21, 20223 yr comment_5973219 In that case, would AEW be better focusing on Sammy & Tay as that couple, them being more likeable than Cole & Britt? Since it seems like the Inner Circle is splitting up, couldn't be a better time to shift Sammy into that dynamic with Tay.
January 21, 20223 yr comment_5973222 I don't think Sammy is likeable at all. Adam Cole and Britt Baker as heels are more likeable than Sammy as a face.
January 21, 20223 yr comment_5973223 Dynamite beat both NBA games, which is even more impressive than beating Raw. The top three segments were Moxley, the mixed tag, and Cody. So there you have it. The Codyverse is a draw.
January 21, 20223 yr comment_5973224 I'm sure a lot of people were interested in Cody because of the deal with his contract coming up. Ironically, I think that's one positive for AEW in how they don't ignore real world happenings.
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