Posted July 5, 20232 yr comment_6006759 These fuckers throwing Punk and Joe on free TV when it could be so much more, what an unforced error this is.
July 5, 20232 yr comment_6006765 If I were a booker, I wouldn't be putting that on free TV. But I am no more than a fan, so instead I'll appreciate the gifts thrown my way.
July 5, 20232 yr comment_6006767 AEW's whole thing is PPV quality matches on TV every week. It'd maybe be a bit different if they were on the monthly PPV schedule, but they aren't.
July 5, 20232 yr comment_6006768 TV ratings are as important to AEW's business as PPV buys, if not more so. They need to feature marquee matchups on Collision to prevent it from becoming an afterthought like Rampage.
July 5, 20232 yr comment_6006769 Speaking of PPVs, the Wembley show already sold like 75k tickets. Awesome stuff, and it doesn't even have a single match announced.
July 5, 20232 yr comment_6006774 I really hope they do one of those deals where the show the full match uninterrupted by commercials. Also, from what I can tell it looks like they are showing Rampage on TV in Canada now as well.
July 5, 20232 yr comment_6006776 Yes Saskatchewan seems a strange choice instead of Alberta and BC. When they went to Winnipeg it made sense as both Jericho and Omega was from there, but you don't usually think of Saskatchewan when you think of wrestling in Canada.
July 5, 20232 yr comment_6006777 Hey now, Stu Hart and Roddy Piper were both born in Saskatoon. And Brock Lesnar lives in Maryfield.
July 5, 20232 yr comment_6006787 Haven't seen anything in the last 2 weeks. Have they made any effort in promoting Joe vs Punk as any sort of big deal?
July 5, 20232 yr comment_6006789 22 minutes ago, Jmare007 said: Haven't seen anything in the last 2 weeks. Have they made any effort in promoting Joe vs Punk as any sort of big deal? The best they did was having Punk on commentary mention that he never ever beat Joe one-on-one.
July 6, 20232 yr comment_6006797 BREE WOO BREE WOO It will be amusing seeing Double J carrying Matt Hardy's corpse to full bollock action.
July 6, 20232 yr comment_6006801 I was confused earlier. I thought this week's shows were in Saskatchewan and next were in Alberta. But they are going AB-SK this week and then SK-AB next week, doubling back, which is kinda screwy
July 6, 20232 yr comment_6006807 Opening tag was hella fun. Darby and OC work great together, Keith Lee looked better than he has in a long time. Orange Cassidy is truly the ace of AEW. This stuff with MJF seems very below the world champ, but I have to say I find it a lot more entertaining and palatable than the edgelord screamy guy. I think it'd be real interesting if Cole actually turns on MJF. Jericho getting himself involved with Don Callis is yet another shameless shrewd move to soak up heat from someone else's program. I would assume this leads to Sammy being The Elite's final guy and then a 9 month Sammy/Jericho feud which sounds like death. Gotta respect how much Kenny gave Yuta, I just wish Yuta was someone else. He's just....so there. Kenny vs Takeshita is going to bang so hard. Women's division really needs Hayter back ASAP.
July 6, 20232 yr comment_6006808 7 hours ago, sek69 said: So today I learned I share a birthday with Adam Cole Happy Birthday... BayBay
July 6, 20232 yr comment_6006813 8 hours ago, strobogo said: Gotta respect how much Kenny gave Yuta, I just wish Yuta was someone else. He's just....so there. Kenny vs Takeshita is going to bang so hard. He's very much like The Rock or Roman Reigns in terms of giving guys way below him more than other top acts would. Admirable, but sometimes it's not necessary. And it's not even in a "Omega is gonna lose his shine" bs people were saying a while back. It's the other way around - Yuta has been heavily featured on TV and... seems to have reached a ceiling, or at least stagnated for a while.
July 7, 20232 yr comment_6006822 Yuta is fine as the Buddy Roberts of the BCC, he's there to have decent enough matches and eat the pin at the end. Kind of how Goth Buddy is for the House of Black. Speaking of Sexy Takeshita, I don't need Jericho trying to leech his heat by joining Don Callis.
July 9, 20232 yr Author comment_6006889 Weirdly paced show right now, like nobody wants to do anything ahead of the main.
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