hahahahahahahaha

The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Sports Argument Stadium > The Hammer House: Stinger Splash Zone > hahahahahahahaha

«‹›6 »

collocation: Jun 17, 2018

Seams posted:

That part can kinda just be ignored, but you can't ignore the patheticness of the sparklers and explosions. That's the thing everyone will remember more than Kingston's selling.

I think at the end of the day AEW has three options:
1) pretend the explosions actually WERE incredibly dangerous bombs that almost killed mox and eddie
2) completely ignore the end ever happened - focus on the bell to bell action. it was after all an incredibly violent spectacle and mox and kenny's work here shouldn't be ignored anyway.
3) try and work the limp ending into whatever story they had planned to begin with.

I think option 3 is the best option, but that's just me. If they're gonna go with Eddie vs Omega they kind of have to go with 3 because Eddie wasn't involved in the bell to bells stuff.

I feel like Moxley killed off #1. They could have literally CGI'd it and said it was a better camera angle. The fans who love them would just go "lol whatever" (like they're going to do with whatever they decide to do) and went with it while laughing (and the people who dislike AEW were going to ignore this or complain no matter what), but with the #1 face of the group having said that the explosion was cheesy, that has to be the reality now, no matter what.

I think that they can do somewhat of a hybrid of #2 and #3. There was some brutal looking poo poo. Using that in highlights will be better. Then they can, whether it's through Eddie giving one hell of an explanation, and/or quickly explaining the hole that the great fizzle created in the narrative and moving on from it, go on to the next beat.

I've never witnessed it outside of fiction, but people do pass out from fear. That's not a tough guy wrestler thing to do exactly, but it was a bomb, so it's not as if anyone has to react in a stoic tough guy way. And, for that matter, covering up a guy to protect him while risking death is enough of a tough guy thing to avoid having Eddie lose any credibility for passing out.

# ? Mar 8, 2021 10:05

Adbot: ADBOT LOVES YOU

# ? May 5, 2024 10:45

El Generico: Feb 3, 2009; Nobody outrules the Marquise de Cat!

Seams posted:

That part can kinda just be ignored, but you can't ignore the patheticness of the sparklers and explosions. That's the thing everyone will remember more than Kingston's selling.

I think at the end of the day AEW has three options:
1) pretend the explosions actually WERE incredibly dangerous bombs that almost killed mox and eddie
2) completely ignore the end ever happened - focus on the bell to bell action. it was after all an incredibly violent spectacle and mox and kenny's work here shouldn't be ignored anyway.
3) try and work the limp ending into whatever story they had planned to begin with.

I think option 3 is the best option, but that's just me. If they're gonna go with Eddie vs Omega they kind of have to go with 3 because Eddie wasn't involved in the bell to bells stuff.

#1 is actually the good option and they should just ignore what Mox said and go with it anyway.

also

bahahahaha

# ? Mar 8, 2021 10:23

STING 64: Oct 20, 2006

Lid posted:

# ? Mar 8, 2021 10:30

Lid: Feb 18, 2005; And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

Crapple! posted:

The explosions being poo poo isn't the problem so much as the selling of the explosions. Not that it's Eddie's fault. He was just doing his job/what he was told to do. But that's the part where I think this becomes creatively unsolvable. You just have to pretend he didn't do it I guess.

I had to watch it on mute for reasons and so what i saw was Eddie lying on Mox before four sprinklers went off on each corner like a bait and switch.

# ? Mar 8, 2021 11:40

rotinaj: Sep 5, 2008; Fun Shoe

They 100% absolutely should have cut the show a minute or two or five shorter after the final explosion, they should not have lingered on the aftermath for so long

# ? Mar 8, 2021 12:54

Seams: Feb 3, 2005; ROCK HARD

https://twitter.com/theAdamPage/status/1368762025342627841

# ? Mar 8, 2021 12:55

FullMetalJackoff: Feb 15, 2004; Waluigi want his fucking Amiibo

Tony: WE'REOUTTAPYROSEEYOUONTHUNDER

# ? Mar 8, 2021 12:57

DJExile: Jun 28, 2007

A: fuckin lmao that ending

B: LARIATO with a perfectly appropriate retweet this morning

https://twitter.com/SirLARIATO/status/1296953335262646272

# ? Mar 8, 2021 13:42

SG Bamboo: Aug 21, 2013; Smile. Win. Yay!

Sanshiro Takagi truly is a visionary

# ? Mar 8, 2021 14:10

Spuckuk: Aug 11, 2009; Being a bastard works

Lets go- ignite
Elements collide
And a flash of light
And you feel the b- *fizzle*

# ? Mar 8, 2021 14:17

Neurotic Roleplay: May 20, 2005

lol at the ending

# ? Mar 8, 2021 14:19

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

One time I got this really expensive animatronic for Halloween and didn't test it before Trick or Treat, so I set it up in the yard and it didn't do anything. None of the sensors or automatic timers worked and, in my hubris, I had not given myself time to try and fix it. The children of my neighborhood were treated to a motionless scarecrow that night, not a demonic entity that would jump at them and make spooky noises. Since then I have created multiple backup plans in case the scarecrow's electronics fail again, all to avoid that embarrassing night from happening again.

Tony Khan I feel for you and would gladly share my knowledge with AEW, next year our exploding death match WILL work.

# ? Mar 8, 2021 14:27

bartok: May 10, 2006

I thought it was a really fun show with a wet fart of an ending. They could have saved it by having Kenny come back out and laughing then cut a quick promo about how he's not a complete monster unlike you Jon.

# ? Mar 8, 2021 14:30

ChrisBTY: Mar 29, 2012; this glorious monument

I am extremely sad that I watched this very good thing but I can't stop thinking about how disappointing it was that a man didn't get exploded enough.

# ? Mar 8, 2021 14:37

Malcolm Excellent: May 20, 2007; Buglord

Hurtlocker Jones is all elite

# ? Mar 8, 2021 14:41

DJExile: Jun 28, 2007

https://twitter.com/KayfabeNews/status/1368920187718733824

# ? Mar 8, 2021 14:47

Lid: Feb 18, 2005; And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

DJExile posted:

https://twitter.com/KayfabeNews/status/1368920187718733824

"IT'S A GIRL"

# ? Mar 8, 2021 14:51

surf rock: Aug 12, 2007; We need more women in STEM, and by that, I mean skateboarding, television, esports, and magic.

God, it's funnier every time I see it. This is legitimately an all-time botch. It's even better than Matt Sydal shockmaster'ing his debut because you don't have to be afraid that someone just ended their career (either through humiliation or injury); the joke is how non-dangerous it was.

I hope that the dads of AEW like Arn Anderson had a bucket of water for Kenny to put his sparklers into after he was done playing.

surf rock fucked around with this message at 15:11 on Mar 8, 2021

# ? Mar 8, 2021 15:06

Trying: Sep 26, 2019

Royal Updog posted:

literally ended on a damp sqib

# ? Mar 8, 2021 15:07

Blaise330: Aug 13, 2007; GOD'S FAVORITE CHAMPION

surf rock posted:

God, it's funnier every time I see it. This is legitimately an all-time botch.

It's just too beautiful, the sparklers man... why did there have to be sparklers.

And the presence of a countdown clock was just clutch.

# ? Mar 8, 2021 15:17

dromal phrenia: Feb 22, 2004

It really was a perfect setup for Kenny to come out and laugh, like I'm still shocked it wasn't intentional.

if the clouds of smoke around the ring had gone off first, and then the sparklers, maybe it would have looked better? But watching the sparklers go off first makes it so hilarious

# ? Mar 8, 2021 15:19

Conrad_Birdie: Jul 10, 2009; I WAS THERE
WHEN CODY RHODES
FINISHED THE STORY

The sparklers are the real Wtf thing here because like....they�re not bombs. They don�t look like explosions. They have less intensity than a regular Kane entrance. I�m just...not sure why you would include them at all!

# ? Mar 8, 2021 15:23

BodyMassageMachine: Nov 24, 2006

Reposting from main thread:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMJUDomDH6w/?igshid=u1wrmtptm7pf

# ? Mar 8, 2021 15:25

OctoberCountry: Oct 9, 2012

lol

# ? Mar 8, 2021 15:36

D.N. Nation: Feb 1, 2012

I don't really know how planning these things works, but shouldn't they have an immediate go-to audible if the poo poo doesn't go off? Everyone's doing the fantasy booking of Omega coming out and MUAHAHAHAHA I GOT YOU, well why didn't he?

# ? Mar 8, 2021 15:47

surf rock: Aug 12, 2007; We need more women in STEM, and by that, I mean skateboarding, television, esports, and magic.

D.N. Nation posted:

I don't really know how planning these things works, but shouldn't they have an immediate go-to audible if the poo poo doesn't go off? Everyone's doing the fantasy booking of Omega coming out and MUAHAHAHAHA I GOT YOU, well why didn't he?

Kenny Omega thought he was Sans but he's actually Papyrus; tragic

# ? Mar 8, 2021 15:55

projecthalaxy: Dec 27, 2008; Yes hello it is I Kurt's Secret Son

D.N. Nation posted:

I don't really know how planning these things works, but shouldn't they have an immediate go-to audible if the poo poo doesn't go off? Everyone's doing the fantasy booking of Omega coming out and MUAHAHAHAHA I GOT YOU, well why didn't he?

He was just blown up with a large devastating bomb and thus wasn't thinking clearly

# ? Mar 8, 2021 15:58

Spuckuk: Aug 11, 2009; Being a bastard works

# ? Mar 8, 2021 17:25

Cavauro: Jan 9, 2008

ate a lot of shrimp

# ? Mar 8, 2021 17:27

DJExile: Jun 28, 2007

Spuckuk posted:

lmao

# ? Mar 8, 2021 17:59

karmicknight: Aug 21, 2011

Spuckuk posted:

# ? Mar 8, 2021 20:08

Prokhor Zakharov: Dec 31, 2008; This is me as I make another great post

Good luck with your depression!

Spuckuk posted:

# ? Mar 8, 2021 20:11

Alaois: Feb 7, 2012

i just had a thought

the way the sparklers on the ringposts went off, followed by the second explosion

the way it was timed, do you think the sparklers were supposed to be representative of a lit fuse?

# ? Mar 8, 2021 20:15

a cyborg mug: Mar 8, 2010

I watched the show and lol

# ? Mar 8, 2021 20:20

tao of lmao: Oct 9, 2005

a day later and I'm pretty much thinking it all owns now honestly

# ? Mar 8, 2021 20:49

xbilkis: Apr 11, 2005; god qb
me
jay hova

Every single time I watch it it looks shittier and funnier

In its own way it's a miracle of pyrotechnic engineering

# ? Mar 8, 2021 21:00

Blaise330: Aug 13, 2007; GOD'S FAVORITE CHAMPION

xbilkis posted:

Every single time I watch it it looks shittier and funnier

In its own way it's a miracle of pyrotechnic engineering

If this was intentional and they tried to go out of their way to engineer the precise amount of build up into underwhelmingness, they wouldnt get it this good in 100 tries.

# ? Mar 8, 2021 21:58

NienNunb: Feb 15, 2012

As long as they turn into the skid in a halfway good direction then nobody will give a poo poo in a week.

# ? Mar 8, 2021 22:05

projecthalaxy: Dec 27, 2008; Yes hello it is I Kurt's Secret Son

Metaphorically, you could say this explosion was like bringing in a legendary high flyer, having everyone cheer when he went to do his move, then having him immediately flop over like a fish instead. But that wouldn't happen on an AEW ppv

# ? Mar 8, 2021 22:08

Adbot: ADBOT LOVES YOU

# ? May 5, 2024 10:45

Ibexaz: Jul 23, 2013; The faces he makes while posting are inexcusable! When he writes a post his face is like a troll double checking bones to see if there's any meat left! When I post I look like a peacock softly kissing a rose! Didn't his parents provide him with a posting mirror to practice forums faces growing up?

You'd expect a show called Dynamite on the TNT network to have some bigger booms in store

Pentas entrance had more flash, they have a whole fireworks setup they could've used. Put Moxley in the ring on Wednesday and hit him with that DX Pyro from summerslam 09

# ? Mar 8, 2021 22:24

The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Sports Argument Stadium > The Hammer House: Stinger Splash Zone > hahahahahahahaha

«‹›6 »