April 27, 20223 yr comment_5980256 11 minutes ago, El-P said: Damn @sek69, couldn't you go to RAW or Smackdown instead ? The man is sick! Hasn’t he already suffered enough? COVID-19 is one thing…but having to go to a Raw or Smackdown taping? Why would you wish that on anybody? That’s just cruel, dude.
April 27, 20223 yr comment_5980262 Did Page get Covid, or did he get Punked? Seriously though, wishing both Hangman and @sek69 speedy recoveries. *Lance Archer vs. Wardlow Should be a fun match with Wardlow winning and continuing on towards MJF. * Hikaru Shida vs. Serena Deeb in a Philly Street Fight Digging this feud and I think this may be the 2nd best match of the night. * The Young Bucks, Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish vs. The Varsity Blondes, Dante Martin, Brock Anderson and Lee Johnson The Elites are winning, but we will see any more signs of issues between them or anything to move forward their story? * AAA & ROH World Tag Team Champions FTR face off against each other in a qualifier for The Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament, with CM Punk on commentary Glad to see some of the Owen Hart qualifying matches be more than just glorified squashes/Dark type matches. Match of the night and while it may not mean much in the long run it will be great. * AEW TNT Champion Sammy Guevara defends against Scorpio Sky in a Ladder Match This feud is still going? They are going to turn Dan Lambert face. lol
April 27, 20223 yr Author comment_5980266 The thing about the Elite turn is that once it happens, you have to basically have Kenny return that moment, and I think they want it at Double or Nothing. So then Kenny gets a showcase match at Forbidden Door ahead of the showdown at All Out.
April 27, 20223 yr comment_5980273 The question is who turns heel in the Elite split. Fish and Kyle are nerds but Adam Cole is stupid over as a babyface, while the Bucks are best as douche heels but Kenny's gonna get the mega babyface pop when he returns.
April 27, 20223 yr comment_5980277 I don’t honestly know if they are even going to really play into the heel/face thing with this angle. It might just end up being a rivalry between The Elite and The Undisputed and TK lets the fans decide who to cheer for. Look at the BCC. They kind of started out as a potential heel faction, with a Danielson having turned heel on Hangman originally and then acting all aggressive, and insulting the fans etc. But since Regal showed up, they certainly haven’t been getting a heel reaction from the fans, and I don’t know that they ever will. People seem to love Moxley, and honestly what “smart” wrestling fan is going to boo William Regal? TK seems to just let the fans choose who they’re going to boo or cheer based on the scenario. Hell, last week Dan Lambert of all damn people seemed to be getting cheered over Sammy. I am not saying I like that, I prefer when the roles are clearly defined and obvious, but that does not always seem to apply in AEW. There are exceptions, like the Punk/MJF deal, but aside from that AEW seems to be a bit more… nuanced I guess. That’s modern wrestling for you, it has its pluses and minuses.
April 27, 20223 yr Author comment_5980284 But at the same time, I’m fine with reassessing what the reactions are and booking that way as opposed to shoehorning something just because you need roles to be defined. It also forces the wrestler to be more creative and think on their feet, which leads to more organic reactions. The “outline” vs. “scripted” approach.
April 28, 20223 yr comment_5980288 Cornette keeps talking about Punk always being in the opening segment to try and keep the lead in audience from Big Bang Theory. Not sure how much truth there is to that but he’s been out first for several weeks in a row now.
April 28, 20223 yr comment_5980290 Would have preferred a bit less hesitation and drama, but kudos to them for managing to work a good match without getting overtly heelish. Crowd did not want to boo either so they just chanted for FTR. Crazy how popular these two have become in a matter of weeks.
April 28, 20223 yr comment_5980294 I love how Regal always looks mildly pissed at like the world in general.
April 28, 20223 yr comment_5980296 Wasn't Fenix supposed to be healed up and ready for action like 3 months ago
April 28, 20223 yr comment_5980297 I really like Comorato. I wish AEW would do more with him or send him somewhere that would do more with him.
April 28, 20223 yr comment_5980298 Clearly building to a Jungle Boy-Christian match, maybe at Double or Nothing
April 28, 20223 yr comment_5980299 13 minutes ago, strobogo said: Wasn't Fenix supposed to be healed up and ready for action like 3 months ago A lot of folks assumed because his injury wasn't as bad as it looked, he would be back quicker. It's still not really 100% clear if he's going to make it for the match with Vikingo vs the Bucks for Triplemania this weekend yet and they've been promoting that match for a while (then again AAA is gonna AAA no matter what).
April 28, 20223 yr comment_5980300 Wow Wardlow DESTROYED Archer there, the latter's contract must be running out
April 28, 20223 yr comment_5980301 Good lord, when Wardlow gets his hands on MJF the building might explode
April 28, 20223 yr comment_5980302 My team is clapping cheeks at Copa Libertadores, so no Dynamite for me. Anything I should look forward to?
April 28, 20223 yr comment_5980303 Wardlow-Archer was not the kind of match i expected, but it was an absolutely perfect showcase and a fun time. Ward's swanton was a thing of beauty
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