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Garcia/Yuta for the Pure title is gonna be an absolute banger and I'm hoping the challenger wins as it'd be an easy way to drive a wedge between him and the rest of the JAS They already seemed to be teasing discord with the way Garcia barked at Sammy and I'd love to see him gradually realize after winning the belt that he's a professional wrestler and not a sports entertainer
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# ¿ Jul 7, 2022 17:59 |
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# ¿ May 21, 2024 17:44 |
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STONE COLD 64 posted:i do think they should merge the pure and television championships though. Joe's stated that his goal is to merge the ROH TV and World titles so that seems more likely
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# ¿ Jul 8, 2022 15:01 |
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has there been word on what (if anything) happened to Tully?
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# ¿ Jul 24, 2022 18:43 |
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my only regret is that we never got Gresham/Singh
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# ¿ Jul 24, 2022 22:24 |
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eldemiror posted:The amount of billionaire pandering that is going on in this topic is honestly disheartening. thanks for lecturing us about which opinions we should have and express, please go back to lurking now
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# ¿ Jul 25, 2022 09:56 |
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hot drat, they nearly doubled Supercard of Honor
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# ¿ Jul 29, 2022 14:35 |
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El Gallinero Gros posted:FTR are a draw, baby not to be funny but I genuinely wonder what match TK could put together for the next show that'll be as much of a draw as FTR/Briscoes plenty of time to figure that out I suppose
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# ¿ Jul 29, 2022 17:33 |
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I made a prediction game for anyone who'd like to play. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4019391
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# ¿ Dec 10, 2022 14:17 |
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Yeah, that image is promoting the match that happened on August 24th https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=345568
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# ¿ Dec 10, 2022 18:29 |
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Streaming hasn't been the cash cow the networks had been banking on, which means that Warner is no longer interested in paying for high-performing traditional programming?
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# ¿ Dec 13, 2022 11:18 |
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I'm aware of that, but again, those cuts only affected streaming content - what's more, there has not to my knowledge been any removals since late August, likely because of the strategy being so poorly received that Warner's stock now sits at ~65% of the value it held before the cuts occurred.
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# ¿ Dec 13, 2022 11:58 |
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My apologies for missing those stories, for whatever reason they didn't come up in my search. I stand by my larger point of Warner's traditional broadcast networks remaining unaffected thus far, Westworld and The Nevers being removed from Max doesn't equate to cost-cutting at HBO just because that's where those shows started.
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# ¿ Dec 13, 2022 13:26 |
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Gaz-L posted:The earlier round literally involved them pulling a finished season of a sitcom from TBS the night it was meant to premiere. In what sense is that cost-cutting? Warner already paid to produce the second season of Chad and executives made it clear that the decision was part of the company's decision to put less emphasis on scripted content (which if anything should be seen as good news by AEW fans since wrestling doesn't fall under that umbrella).
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# ¿ Dec 13, 2022 14:04 |
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Jay Briscoe tribute show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iS93bbBtLU Watching now, Shinno/Yuta for the Pure title is a really interesting and unexpected opener.
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# ¿ Jan 26, 2023 14:31 |
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Yeah, the tributes from Joe and then Adam Cole were brutal. Speaking of, though, right after that is Cole and Briscoe from Final Battle 2014.
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# ¿ Jan 26, 2023 14:55 |
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Kingston's tribute was as beautiful as it was devastating, and his match with QT was very fun
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# ¿ Jan 26, 2023 16:13 |
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This Briscoes vs. Kings of Wrestling match is a trip for a bunch of reasons, not the least of which is that I've never seen Claudio with hair
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# ¿ Jan 26, 2023 16:56 |
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Thanks, I'd appreciate that! I've actually seen very little of peak ROH simply because I wasn't watching wrestling at that time, so I'd value any opportunity I could get to catch up. Great main event of Claudio/Daniels to cap off the show, possibly the best match the latter has had since joining AEW.
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# ¿ Jan 26, 2023 17:35 |
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I was too curious so I peeked at the full list of recorded matches, link below if you wanna know who's involved but not the results: https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=362050&page=2 ZSJ vs. Blake Christian gently caress yeah
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# ¿ Feb 26, 2023 16:51 |
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ROH makes my fourth wrestling subscription service, but gently caress it, I everything else I watch It's worth the for the back catalog alone, especially since I've seen nearly none of it
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# ¿ Mar 2, 2023 17:19 |
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Ganso Bomb posted:Curious, what else are you subscribed to? For me it's just AEW+ and ROH right now. I'll end up doing Fite+ during Mania week to see all of the indie shows, not sure if I'll keep it on. I had subbed to NJPW for Wrestle Kingdom but felt myself falling off immediately after so didn't renew. Also dropped IWTV a while back because I just wasn't using it enough. AEW+, NJPW World and Wrestle Universe are the other three. I was also subscribed to Stardom World for a time but its website is so garbage that I quit after a couple months.
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# ¿ Mar 2, 2023 18:27 |
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Matt Taven's Mat Haven
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# ¿ Mar 2, 2023 18:44 |
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That was a fun show! Nothing revolutionary but lots of solid wrestling and some interesting stuff set up for the future. Athena/Willow is going to whip and I'm really excited for the Eddie/Claudio feud. The members of the Trustbusters need their own themes, it's grown beyond comical to hear the same entrance music multiple times during one show.
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# ¿ Mar 3, 2023 16:27 |
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The Taxman posted:Sterling is not a stable leader, he is a lawyer with his hands in a lot of different people's business He never should've been split away from the Baddies, especially since Stokely only stuck around for a cup of coffee as his replacement "What happened to you...?! I don't care" is one of the funniest moments in AEW history
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# ¿ Mar 3, 2023 17:07 |
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A little over two hours, and I think it's another one-off. I haven't seen any indication that he's coming stateside fulll-time.
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# ¿ Mar 3, 2023 20:03 |
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Another fine ~2 hours of wrestling! A few really good to great matches and I'm already super on board with this Eddie/Claudio storyline.
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# ¿ Mar 10, 2023 21:08 |
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Their first tapings took place over two days on February 25th and 26th, each session lasting three hours. It looks as though those tapings will result in four shows.
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# ¿ Mar 12, 2023 08:26 |
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I started going through ROH's back catalog, and while I've already seen a bunch of great contests the one I'm most impressed by thus far is the Dragongate 6-Man (Do FIXER vs. Blood Generation) from Supercard of Honor 2006. The ending stretch is maybe the craziest five minutes of professional wrestling I've ever seen, so much incredible poo poo happening at such a ridiculous pace that commentary goes silent rather than try to keep up. Crowd was going absolutely nuts at all the near falls, cheering after each one because they didn't want to see the match end (as evidenced by the "please don't stop" chant). A magnificent spotfest of the highest order.
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# ¿ Mar 20, 2023 22:19 |
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That was a neat read, thanks! I've been referring to Cagematch ratings to determine what to watch, so while I knew the match was highly regarded I had no idea it was so influential. coconono posted:Watch the ROH tent shows. They’re all awesome and gave us Ring Crew Express. MassRafTer posted:The other matches from that weekend involving the Dragon Gate talent are all really cool. Thank you for the recommendations!
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# ¿ Mar 21, 2023 13:31 |
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That was a great two hours of wrestling, probably the best weekly episode yet. The show feels like it's hitting its stride now that they've got some storylines going and established the main players.
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# ¿ Mar 24, 2023 11:12 |
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Power Windows posted:https://twitter.com/TonyKhan/status/1640418783964860417?t=XcRUx6q1I0wRZJQfk3CrvA&s=19
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# ¿ Mar 27, 2023 19:37 |
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Tanahashi vs. Garcia!! I just finished putting together the prediction game, here's the link if you'd like to participate: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4028363
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# ¿ Mar 30, 2023 10:18 |
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Hot drat that's a good card for tonight
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# ¿ Mar 30, 2023 18:55 |
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Ganso Bomb posted:I’m Matt Taven
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# ¿ Mar 31, 2023 09:43 |
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Dang Konosuke/Mack has serious potential
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# ¿ Mar 31, 2023 20:37 |
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Watching All Star Extravaganza VIII and just got my first taste of The Cabinet, a stable whose slogan was apparently Make Wrestling Great Again (show took place in Sept. 2016, naturally) and whose theme was a remix of Hail to the Chief. Then before the match started they made fun of Colin Kapernick by kneeling during the Code of Honor while Caprice Coleman declared that anyone who attacked them while they were peacefully protesting would be disqualified by the US Senate (?????) The whole thing is very but it's too confusing to be truly offensive
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# ¿ Apr 5, 2023 21:48 |
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Very fine episode, a few thoughts while watching: - Athena's version of the powerbomb symphony was more impressive than any Wardlow's ever done (except maybe when he annihilated MJF) - Did Dark Order get a new version of their theme? - Really interesting ending to the Penta/Comoroto match, I don't think I've ever seen someone rendered unable to kick out specifically because their shoulders were wrecked - Moriarty/Takeshita was incredibly good, the exact kind of match I would hope for from this version of ROH - And yet Vikingo/Gringo was somehow even better, just a spectacular showcase for both men
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# ¿ Apr 21, 2023 12:26 |
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My thoughts on this week's show pretty much echo those already posted, though I did want to mention that it's smart for them to include a classic contest after the episode for those unfamiliar with the history of ROH (like me). Hopefully it'll be a regular feature going forward.
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# ¿ Apr 28, 2023 17:32 |
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A very good if oddly frontloaded show, though I did enjoy the main quite a bit and I love Komander being teamed with OC and Bandido. Brock Anderson was the most disappointing part of the episode, he just looked like a total lump out there. I hope they haven't given up on him and BPJ just yet, it felt like that team had potential and that each man could cover each other's weaknesses.
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# ¿ May 5, 2023 08:53 |
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# ¿ May 21, 2024 17:44 |
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Oh, also, I hope they're going somewhere with this Righteous/Stu thing soon, the distraction shtick has grown beyond tiresome and this week's installment led to a really silly finish for the 10-man
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# ¿ May 6, 2023 08:38 |