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This poll is closed.
Swerve vs Lethal 4 7.84%
Hook/OC/Shibata vs ExJAS 1 1.96%
Rush vs Jay 31 60.78%
Anna vs Ruby vs Skye 2 3.92%
Mark vs Mox 13 25.49%
Total: 51 votes
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smarxist
Jul 26, 2018

by Fluffdaddy
B Cutler has a better chance of being a wrestling star than QT

he got shots in AEW and they were all :nallears:

a story where he got duped by Allie which gave us the Nightmare sisters, The <what was it?> faction, I can't even remember the name, bowling shirt era QT, QTV QT, like bro you're mid

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Tato
Jun 19, 2001

DIRECTIVE 236: Promote pro-social values
Bowling Shirt Era makes me laugh. Could be a good stable

Senerio
Oct 19, 2009

Roëmænce is ælive!

Wishlists are supposed to be realistic; that would require the women to have more than one match a show.

yea ok
Jul 27, 2006

smarxist posted:

The <what was it?> faction

People give you a loit of poo poo on these forums and sometimes I think it's a little much, but how dare you forget The Factory

CombineThresher
Apr 10, 2006

GIT R DONNE

kinetic77 posted:

I get the metaphor but how does this actually play out on the shows?

It doesn't. AEW has some booking issues and they've fallen behind on promoting things ahead of time but each show is still a tray of delicious bonbons for the most part.

Chinston Wurchill
Jun 27, 2010

It's not that kind of test.

kinetic77 posted:

I get the metaphor but how does this actually play out on the shows?

Too many pretapes, too many lengthy promos, running things into the ground.

Long-Time Lurker
May 20, 2021

readin'-but-not-postin'-jones
I thought QT had potential when he was doing a Sopranos bit in his bowling shirt but then he just continued being the head loser of a loser faction. QTV and Latin-American megastar QT were very fun though.

Pylons
Mar 16, 2009

https://twitter.com/anjan_pn/status/1729498956135096634 This is why he's the best

Lamuella
Jun 26, 2003

It's like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.


I can understand thinking the show was better at other points. Not everything is for everyone and responses to injuries etc have meant that some shows have been uneven.

I can't understand saying that the show is in a "death spiral", which I've seen on here, and not even from people shitposting.

Gavok
Oct 10, 2005

Brock! Oh, man, I'm sorry about your...

...tooth?


QT leaving AEW because he wants to be a megastar makes me think of when Randy Savage left WWF because Vince was holding him down, only instead of a popular top star with gas left in the tank, it's like... one of the Beverly Brothers.

Long-Time Lurker
May 20, 2021

readin'-but-not-postin'-jones
I see that a certain fucker frequents the AEW Hell thread now. Lol, just lol.

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

kinetic77
Jun 23, 2010

Chinston Wurchill posted:

Too many pretapes, too many lengthy promos, running things into the ground.

I can see those things for sure. I always figured the biggest problem with AeW is they don’t pivot well. They have a long story they want to tell and they need to get lucky that an injury doesn’t gently caress it. And when an injury or circumstance does gently caress it they just do a holding pattern for waaaaay too long.

A Fancy Hat
Nov 18, 2016

Always remember that the former President was dumber than the dumbest person you've ever met by a wide margin

Lamuella posted:

I can understand thinking the show was better at other points. Not everything is for everyone and responses to injuries etc have meant that some shows have been uneven.

I can't understand saying that the show is in a "death spiral", which I've seen on here, and not even from people shitposting.

There were people saying the Simpsons had lost all of its spark in season 3 and thought the show wasn't long for this world. AEW's in year 4, you're gonna have people who naturally lose interest and the show just can't hit the same way it did when it was brand spanking new or in those first few months when it went back on the road.

Eat This Glob
Jan 14, 2008

God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Who will wipe this blood off us? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we need to invent?

The Stroker Ace posted:

You know who I miss? Jamie Hayter.


Quantum of Phallus posted:

i miss PAC so much

*tries to get a "Bring Back the Brits!" chant going but stops after hearing that it might sound like im hoping for the return of doctor baker*

Pylons
Mar 16, 2009

Nick Hausman posted:

Curiously, one of the reasons he listed for his AEW resignation was that he felt the company had changed since its inception in 2019 and was now moving in a new direction. Based on those I have spoken with close to Marshall, he was alluding to the fact he believes AEW is heading in a more NJPW-related direction that is more focused on matches than storytelling.

yea ok
Jul 27, 2006

https://www.hausofwrestling.com/2023/11/28/qt-marshall-felt-aew-was-becoming-like-njpw-more-on-his-exit-exclusive

quote:

Curiously, one of the reasons he listed for his AEW resignation was that he felt the company had changed since its inception in 2019 and was now moving in a new direction. Based on those I have spoken with close to Marshall, he was alluding to the fact he believes AEW is heading in a more NJPW-related direction that is more focused on matches than storytelling. When asking around about why Khan is going that way, one source told me flatly, “TK has always liked that style.”

lmfao

yea ok
Jul 27, 2006

drat, scooped. I gotta get deeper.

The_Rob
Feb 1, 2007

Blah blah blah blah!!

Yo. I hope this is true.

Lamuella
Jun 26, 2003

It's like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.


The problem with AEW is that it's too WWE-like and focused on promos and pretapes, and also too njpw-like and focused on matches and in-ring.

gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

uhhh yes please

Lead Pipe Cinch
Mar 10, 2003

Heavy Metal Bakesale


Tato posted:

Bowling Shirt Era makes me laugh. Could be a good stable

Spare The System

Erin M. Fiasco
Mar 21, 2013

Nothing's better than postin' in the morning!



Lamuella posted:

The problem with AEW is that it's too WWE-like and focused on promos and pretapes, and also too njpw-like and focused on matches and in-ring.

Well, when you put it that way, it just makes sense!

Eat This Glob
Jan 14, 2008

God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Who will wipe this blood off us? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we need to invent?

the only story element in aew programming should be swerve and nana breaking into people's homes to clothe their children in mogul embassy swag. everything else can juat be told in the ring

Gumball Gumption
Jan 7, 2012

Tony purging the fed heads, love to see it.

JUNGLE BOY
Sep 23, 2019

QT running to Hausman first tells you everything you need to know about him

1glitch0
Sep 4, 2018

I DON'T GIVE A CRAP WHAT SHE BELIEVES THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS CHANGED MY LIFE #HUFFLEPUFF
A QT Marshall manifesto being released. What a week.

I think he's a good wrestler but where does he think he'll do better than AEW right now? Maybe staying in Mexico?

Suplex Liberace
Jan 18, 2012



JUNGLE BOY posted:

QT running to Hausman first tells you everything you need to know about him

cant trust a word he says

Lamuella
Jun 26, 2003

It's like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.


Q(on)T(rol your narrative) Marshall.

Tampa Bae
Aug 23, 2021

Please, this is all I have

1glitch0 posted:

A QT Marshall manifesto being released. What a week.

I think he's a good wrestler but where does he think he'll do better than AEW right now? Maybe staying in Mexico?
Mexico, probably. If the stuff he's pitching to Tony to be a "mega star" is "lame dad who gets his life savings drained by a woman" and "TMZ parody fifteen years after it was relevant" then he's completely off his rocker

JUNGLE BOY
Sep 23, 2019

AEW is becoming more like NJPW, which has a faction called Just 5 Guys, which is also an accurate description of every iteration of QT leading a faction

1glitch0
Sep 4, 2018

I DON'T GIVE A CRAP WHAT SHE BELIEVES THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS CHANGED MY LIFE #HUFFLEPUFF

JUNGLE BOY posted:

QT running to Hausman first tells you everything you need to know about him

QT the next Ace Steel after Ace Steel destroyed his friendship with Punk by getting the biggie sized meal after Punk said he was paying?

CombineThresher
Apr 10, 2006

GIT R DONNE

A Fancy Hat posted:

There were people saying the Simpsons had lost all of its spark in season 3 and thought the show wasn't long for this world. AEW's in year 4, you're gonna have people who naturally lose interest and the show just can't hit the same way it did when it was brand spanking new or in those first few months when it went back on the road.

At least the Simpsons was like 12 seasons in before its existing fanbase started hating it.

On The Internet
Jun 27, 2023

Tony should just buy all of the New Japan talent. No, not like the wrestlers, but their production team because it's better then anything we get.

magiccarpet
Jan 3, 2005




QT wrestled his rear end off during the pandemic. I loved that gimmick of bringing the stars to the side of the ring to watch his henchmen and sit like a king

Gumball Gumption
Jan 7, 2012

CombineThresher posted:

At least the Simpsons was like 12 seasons in before its existing fanbase started hating it.

Nooooo absolutely not. The hardcore fans who posted on message boards at the time absolutely thought it started sucking after season 4. Maybe even earlier!

neoaxd
Nov 13, 2004

The only outcome I wish for with all this QT business is more Harley on my tv.

Pylons
Mar 16, 2009

https://twitter.com/PuroresuFlow/status/1729513991846666732

Sydney Bottocks
Oct 15, 2004
Probation
Can't post for 3 days!

JUNGLE BOY posted:

AEW is becoming more like NJPW, which has a faction called Just 5 Guys, which is also an accurate description of every iteration of QT leading a faction

Is that the name of that faction's favorite burger joint? :v:

Lamuella posted:

The problem with AEW is that it's too WWE-like and focused on promos and pretapes, and also too njpw-like and focused on matches and in-ring.

When you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one

1glitch0
Sep 4, 2018

I DON'T GIVE A CRAP WHAT SHE BELIEVES THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS CHANGED MY LIFE #HUFFLEPUFF

Tampa Bae posted:

Mexico, probably. If the stuff he's pitching to Tony to be a "mega star" is "lame dad who gets his life savings drained by a woman" and "TMZ parody fifteen years after it was relevant" then he's completely off his rocker

His gimmicks have been the definition of "jobber who is a good hand". I don't see him rising much further in AEW because of the stigma. Same with John Silver. That Dark Order taint is always gonna be there. I respect QT trying to do better for himself. He was really good in the Mexico stuff I saw, so why not?

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That Dang Dad
Apr 23, 2003

Well I am
over-fucking-whelmed...
Young Orc
My 5 Point Plan to Save AEW:

- Remember when Keith Lee threw Isaiah Kassidy into space? That poo poo ruled

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