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| CAGE VS STARKS |
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22 | 18.33% |
| CAGE VS HARDY |
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7 | 5.83% |
| PAGE VS DARBY |
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61 | 50.83% |
| THE MAGICAL GIRL VS THE BAD GIRL |
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11 | 9.17% |
| MOX VS KARL |
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13 | 10.83% |
| SAM VS WHEELER |
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6 | 5.00% |
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Dynathoughts Crowd still feels new and amazing 1) Karl Anderson vs Jon Moxley. Mox out with Eddie Kingston. Props to Excalibur for making Karl Anderson seem like a big deal. Good for Eddie neutralising Gallows on the outside. Match is under NJPW rules, so that's 1) 60 minute time limit 2) 20 second count out 3) ref is an absolute stooge. This is hard hitting, with Anderson trying to prove he belongs as a wrestler. The rope stunner / dropkick combo was spicy as gently caress. This match absolutely slaps. Best I've seen Anderson in years. Loved the Anderson spot where Mox elbowed him and he just turned in anger and gun stunned him. Things get a little scrappy towards the end but with a good looking Death Rider Moxley wins. Match fuckin slapped. Lance promo about the IWGP title. I was *just thinking* that a Mox / Archer title match would rule. Andrade interviewed by Alex Abrahantes. Hat. He's after the Death Triangle. Fuuuuuuuuuck. 2) Ricky Starks vs Brian Cage. Starks gets a NICE pop. These two stalk each other and then things explode. Love Taz on commentary just freaking out. Huge Ricky Starks chant. There's a couple of bits of this that are unexpectedly soft, but once it picks up it really picks up. Ricky's going for the juggler, no idea why that guy was at ringside. Brian, stop wiggling Ricky's rear end at me. Couple of very nice near falls here. Cage is in charge, but Ricky is no slouch and he has the crowd. BERZERK sit out powerbomb there. So many near falls. And then fuckery at the end AND NEWWWWW FTW champ. Good lil match but Cage will NOT be taking that lightly. Angry Cody jumps on commentary then grabs a mic. His outburst on the headset was better than his one in the ring. Malachi genuinely opened a promo with "I once saw a man kill a horse". It all got a bit Father Ted. So after the "you don't beat up the old man" segment, we get Proud and Powerful beating up an old man. Hangmin out to challenge, interrupted by Don and the douchebags. "you're the next great wrestling tragedy" is an AMAZING line from Matt Jackson. Dark Order hit the ring 5v5 elimination match, Hangman and the Dark Order. Great in ring storytelling. Love how rattled Kenny is. 5 Labours of Jericho. It's pronounced "Cerberus" not "Cerebus", Chris. Next week: Spears vs Jericho, Spears can use a chair and Jericho can't. Nice. 3) Matt Hardy vs Christian Cage. Infinite lockup that rolls to the outside. Sure. As expected, Christian's "dry-cured veteran" routine matches beautifully with Hardy's "scumbag veteran" shtick. Good match. A long one but very enjoyable. Britt interview in ring. Good burns here "top of the food chain but I'm off the menu" was great. Britt is basically a face now. Nyla gave a nice response. 4) Wheeler Yuta vs Sammy Guevara. Nice Bane jacket, Wheeler. Crowd is molten for Sammy. Straight into this one. Wheeler is quick, but Sammy can fly. That triplesault was loving great springboard dropkick from Yuta is hot as hell. Jesus, insane air on that frog splash. This match fuuuucks. Not a long match, but both guys shone. The factory interviewed like high school bullies. Eh. The Golden Shovel, Cody Holes. 5) Penelope Ford vs Yuka Sakazaki. Ayayayayayayaya! Yuka in this match is sparky and shiny and fun, and I'm just waiting for Murder Yuka, because you know she's here too. Penelope has some good savage offense here, using greater size and strength to her advantage. Loved the deadlift suplex, like pulling a tooth. Some close near falls here. Things get a little scruffy towards the end, but beautiful Magical Girl Splash for the win. 6) Ethan Page vs Darby Allin. I'm glad they got a Goth to lead the coffin procession. Darby doesn't just like turtles, he is a turtle. This is predictably an absolute cluster gently caress. Bodies everywhere, outsiders involved, just absolute incredible nonsense. The crowd are ridiculously into this. I want to stress that this is a main event match in front of a live crowd where Darby Allin is fighting Ethan Page. Page has done an insanely good job getting himself over. Fishhook with part of the ring. Two grown rear end men standing in a coffin and punching each other and we're not even IN Ireland. Loads of fun reversals and MOTHER OF gently caress. That was an Ego's Edge onto steel steps. Holy loving christ. Allin wins of course, but holy gently caress this was better than a gimmick match had any right to be. Ahahaha he coffin dropped a coffin. You amazing stupid little fucker. This was an awesome show. No bad matches, only one bad segment. Show ruled.
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Jul 15, 2021 07:19
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graph posted:also i might have heard it wrong but i could tell ethan page got monster heat during that match but was there really a 'gently caress you ethan' chant going? because it made it thru the tv if it did There was definitely a "gently caress you Ethan" chant. And he fed off it really well.
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Jul 15, 2021 08:32
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and let's remember LET'S REMEMBER This is a woman who wrestled one of her first matches on the IWA show where Mick Foley won King Of The Deathmatch.
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Jul 15, 2021 11:32
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Matt was fine imo, the "You're the next great wrestling tragedy" line was great.
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Jul 15, 2021 12:06
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look at this dumbass pointing out things that people might want to watch out for.
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Jul 15, 2021 12:44
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Rarity posted:I love wrestling 
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Jul 15, 2021 12:57
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Only thing I want from Ricky that they're not giving me (apart from more matches) is Stroke Daddy videos.
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Jul 15, 2021 13:02
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tao of lmao posted:Apparently the horse story Malakai told Cody was the same story Cody used in a promo against Dustin back at the first All In. Neat callback. It was also Young Dustin's dead birthday horse.
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Jul 15, 2021 13:33
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A Page / Allin tag team where their finisher is that Page Ego's Edges Allin onto his opponent in a Coffin Drop. They call it 6 Feet Under.
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Jul 15, 2021 14:06
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A Fancy Hat posted:I misread this and imagined Page chucking guys into midair and Darby Coffin Dropping them at that point. Which sounds like the coolest finisher that would be impossible to actually pull off. I like your idea better
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Jul 15, 2021 14:19
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Hours have passed and "I once saw a man kill a horse" is still making me giggle.
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Jul 15, 2021 15:17
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BaronVanAwesome posted:3) I've not seen Yuka Sakazaki before, and while the match was fine, the Magical Girl character seemed like a weird fit style wise? I am ready to let this grow on me The "Magical Girl" act can be odd the first time you see it. The best way to contextualise it for me is to remember that it is an act. She's trying to be this sweet noisy cute ball of positivity, and 95% of the time she is. And then 5% of the time a switch gets flipped and things like this happen: 
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Jul 15, 2021 15:42
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karmicknight posted:what about the 15% of the time she is bullying rookies? Everyone needs a hobby
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Jul 15, 2021 15:52
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Lamuella posted:The "Magical Girl" act can be odd the first time you see it. The best way to contextualise it for me is to remember that it is an act. She's trying to be this sweet noisy cute ball of positivity, and 95% of the time she is. Forgot one thing about this gif. Yuka knew that her opponent, Miyu Yamashita, was sensitive about her chin, so she created and trained with a whole new move purely to get that one boot to her jaw.
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Jul 15, 2021 15:54
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Miro knows exactly what he's doing and exactly where he's going. Not in a "I wore yellow socks in this video to symbolise the moral cowardice of the Holy Roman Empire" way, but in the way where he knows the Miro character at a bone deep level, he knows where he wants Miro to be, and every step he takes is a natural step towards it.
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Jul 15, 2021 15:58
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Billy Mitchell was on screen for less time than it took me to write this post.
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Jul 15, 2021 16:52
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sticklefifer posted:Kenny's run from summer 2016 to January 2019 might be the best run for a wrestler I've ever seen, both in terms of match quality and storytelling, and it's worth tracking down for at least the bigger shows. But since someone mentioned Moxley in the G1 a few pages ago, the 2019 G1 Climax is a great place to start if you're the least bit interested. It's post-Kenny/Elite, but the addition of Mox, Shingo, and Kenta to the tournament made the block matches fresher than they've been in years, and every night was a banger. Round-robin tournaments are also a great way to familiarize yourself with the top roster because everyone gets showcased. I'm the hugest sucker for long running tournaments in pro wrestling. Good matches, stats that matter, emergent storytelling. Love all of it.
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Jul 15, 2021 20:14
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God bless you, Number.
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Jul 15, 2021 22:31
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A million people watched Wheeler Yuta.
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Jul 15, 2021 22:32
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Oh Snapple! posted:Hearing reports that Dynamite topped out at 2 million for Yuka, but bottomed out at 0 for Yuta oh the jokes I am avoiding
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Jul 15, 2021 22:41
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I continue to love how the Bucks' commitment to this feud is great enough that they deliberately put out a shithouse vlog this week to show how bad it is without the Dark Order.
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Jul 16, 2021 07:00
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Natural 20 posted:I would bet a large amount of money on Black going over, yes. I think this is broadly true inasmuch as Cody isn't pushing to always be on top, but it does remain the case that out of 40 singles matches in AEW, Cody had only lost four. Much like the Bucks, I think that Cody would probably lose more matches if it were up to him, but Tony Khan wants him protected.
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Jul 16, 2021 14:24
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xbilkis posted:I am genuinely astonished they put QT back on TV the week after the blissful end of an interminable feud where he never looked good. I was very receptive to heel QT as a character / the Factory as a faction, but the execution was a dud post-turn, and at this point I can’t imagine what you could possibly do with him that would engage an audience Bluntly: have him feud with someone who isn't Cody. That would increase my interest considerably. As a secondary thing, have him manage Solow and Comoroto more than he wrestles. You could probably do a month or so on a feud with, say, Jurassic Express and give everyone something to do. You could get a few fun lower card matches out of that: Dynamite: Solow and Comoroto vs Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus as a tag Dark Elevation Solow vs Jungle Boy in a technical / flippy match Dynamite: DLuchasaurus vs Comoroto in a beefy guy match Dark Elevation: Marko Stunt vs QT in a comedy match. That's two weeks of content right there that probably wouldn't bore anyone if done right.
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Jul 16, 2021 15:08
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If we need to name more stars, new Dugnutts just dropped. https://twitter.com/SB_Duggan/status/1415797092803510272 TED BALLOON
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Jul 16, 2021 15:12
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Rarity posted:State Farm got Smackdown in Atlanta cancelled the fix is in Like a bad neighbour
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Jul 16, 2021 15:53
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Penguin Patrol posted:britt baker figure has no makeup so that you can do it yourself AEW roster as 28mm hard plastic Heroic Scale miniatures. In sprue form so you can choose heads and poses. Along with rules for an AEW TTRPG. I want to see Pete The Wargamer kitbash a Fire Ant out of an Orange Cassidy figure and Serpentico's head.
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Jul 16, 2021 23:03
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bloodysabbath posted:If you do the rational thing and drink while watching this poo poo, please know that the All Out arena is in a suburb of Chicago a long drive from the city proper. This is why I was so glad they did Revolution 2020 at the Wintrust. 4 minutes walk from a light rail station, walking distance to various hotels and suchlike. Admittedly on the night of the event there was a death on the tracks somewhere on the L that shut down trains for a while but you can't have everything. Lamuella fucked around with this message at 09:50 on Jul 17, 2021 |
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Jul 17, 2021 09:47
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karmicknight posted:Who the gently caress is Shingo Takagi. I'm talking about the only person in wrestling named Takagi that matters to AEW. There's only one bicycle riding hero of love and peace 
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Jul 17, 2021 22:14
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In fact the only time Kenny and Shingo have shared the same ring was a ddt/dragon gate combined show in 2012 when they were on opposite sides of a tag.
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Jul 18, 2021 07:44
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He's so good. https://twitter.com/KennyOmegamanX/status/1416776867349254146?s=19
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Jul 18, 2021 16:12
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Dark Card: https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1416833536905170947 5, 10, and Blonds vs Acclaimed and Private Party Ryan Mantell vs The Blade Promise Braxton vs Abadon KiLynn King vs Thunder Rosa Chad Lennex vs Wardlow Bunny vs Big Swole Aaron Solow vs Dustin Rhodes (oh god I thought this feud was dead)
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Jul 18, 2021 20:00
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Kind of hoping the King / Rosa match ends up like the King / Ryo one a few months back did and they just leather the gently caress out of each other.
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Jul 18, 2021 20:05
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Quantum of Phallus posted:like this hooooooooooook
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Jul 19, 2021 10:16
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smarxist posted:mods asleep, post wide hook Tired: wide hook Wired: long Taz
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Jul 19, 2021 10:19
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So considering they've got a show in Pittsburgh coming up and she keeps getting the pop of the night, should we just take it as read that Britt Baker is a face now?
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Jul 19, 2021 13:12
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Very good points. I would say that the difference between a heel and a face version of her character is a matter of direction, a bit like heel and face Rock in 1998-1999 or Jericho and Eddie Kingston in AEW today.
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Jul 19, 2021 13:25
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flashy_mcflash posted:She is demonstrably not That Bitch and will never be. That position is filled. Indeed, this disrespect to Missy Elliot will not stand.
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Jul 19, 2021 13:25
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On the one hand, hooray Fuego for being popular enough to be the face of AEW for a charity drive. One the other hand, the Salvation Army are just loving awful in every particular. https://twitter.com/CulwellCenter/status/1417127513113841666
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Jul 19, 2021 15:29
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CombineThresher posted:On the other hand Nyla is cool and powerbombs people through tables, which is also cool. You could turn Nyla face in one segment (powerbombing Vickie though a table), although to me face Nyla is a bit different to heel Nyla. To work as a big crowd face she's have to bring more of her shitposting energy to her character in ring.
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Jul 19, 2021 15:39
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explosivo posted:what the hell was that nemeth segment Art. And easily the best thing on the show. Man, BTEs have been stinkers lately. This week we even had the return of the bullshit nasal fingers gimmick. The sitcom opening for the AMEN bit was fun, Peter and Leva dubbed was fun. Honk was fun. Everything else was just not great.
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