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| JERICHO VS WARDLOW |
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9 | 5.66% |
| STATLANDER VS NYLA |
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6 | 3.77% |
| BEST FRIENDS VS HFO |
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4 | 2.52% |
| ELITE VS SYDALS AND DANTE FREAKING MARTIN |
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131 | 82.39% |
| DARK ORDER VS GOOD BROS |
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9 | 5.66% |
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ChrisBTY posted:Christian is just good enough that Kenny can drag 4+ snowflakes out of him. what on earth
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CopywrightMMXI posted:That was one of the greatest openers I’ve ever seen. The faces went from polite reaction to megastar reaction. by the end, mainly due to Dante bouncing around like a pinball. If they're willing to give Omega a loss (Which I doubt Kenny would have an issue with in theory but I understand the concern about his streak), Christian winning at Rampage actually works well. It gets a belt off Kenny which means he has less workload, while giving Christian a chance to do a true Last Dance, having one more run at Impact as champion. It adds drama to the PPV match, while allowing Kenny to be human but still dominant should he win (which he unquestionably should) It plays into one of Christian's biggest strengths, namely match evolution. Say what you will about the guy but his multi-match psychology is among the best in the business and his second matches are almost always superior to first against an opponent (see the One More Match program against Randy Orton which was incredibly flawed booking wise but incredible in the ring). I'm not saying folks have to embrace the match or stop demanding Hangman (I'm with you, I so desperately want to see Page win), but if we're dealing with What Is vs. What We Want I think Christian is a solid option with enough flexibility that there isn't an obvious weakness to the booking. And for those who would argue the fan reaction is a downside, I don't disagree but equally unless they do a hard Hangman focus for the next month I don't think he's quite earned the emotional payoff yet. We're currently sitting at the end of Act 2 with Page at his lowest point and I think there's enough gas in the tank to keep his program going past All Out, while Christian doesn't really have anywhere else to go past a single title challenge a la Roddy Piper at Starcade 96.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:03
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STONE COLD 64 posted:AEW Number wager: Will the rating for today's Dynamite be OVER or UNDER 1.015 million viewers. Push means everyone wins. Losers will eat a 6 hour probe with Jericho's Sagging Pants as the reason. OVER (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Aug 12, 2021 04:03
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STAC Goat posted:MJF really ran out of steam on those labours, huh? No?
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Aug 12, 2021 04:03
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i was just thinking "i wish MJF wrestled more" and then i remembered the insane match he and Sammy G had where they basically made each other look like gods with kickouts of like avalanche tombstone piledrivers and poo poo, and the olds on soc media were really mad lmao
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Aug 12, 2021 04:04
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The labours have gassed to operate in parallel with Jericho being gassed.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:05
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https://twitter.com/YTAlexReynolds/status/1425654349770919940 THINGS ARE FINE.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:06
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My friends are all out of frame, watching AEW Dynamite live too.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:07
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If Jericho beats MJF he has to shoot to the top of the top five right? I mean he would have won 5 big money matches in a row - all with big stakes.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:07
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MassRafTer posted:The only bad thing about tonight's show is Paul Wight teased he was going to wrestle in Queens and I don't think the QT vs No More BS feud is gonna stretch out that long. You're fine, you'll get the Ogogo squash of NO MORE BS live instead.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:09
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Shard posted:Considering they are opinions and their point has consistently been they don't like the cheating elite I don't think there is anything wrong or weird with them. You just don't agree. And that's ok. More to the point; I feel overwhelmed in that it's gone on for 7 months and there's been not a lot of chances to breathe. I get easily emotionally immersed in things and am easily antagonized. I found early AEW a revelation in that while that stuff of course existed at no point did it feel overwhelming or overbearing. I understand that other people's mileage may vary in that regard and that is valid. Gonna be a long week without you Shard.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:09
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STONE COLD 64 posted:AEW Number wager: Will the rating for today's Dynamite be OVER or UNDER 1.015 million viewers. Push means everyone wins. Losers will eat a 6 hour probe with Jericho's Sagging Pants as the reason. Under. The Challenge returned tonight
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Aug 12, 2021 04:09
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Aug 12, 2021 04:10
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sticklefifer posted:I can't wait to see how a crowd sings Judas in unison without a prompt to all start at the same time, a beat, or what key to sing in. I’m gonna guess they put the lyrics up on a big screen somewhere in the arena off camera with a “follow the bouncing ball” kinda thing
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Aug 12, 2021 04:11
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yea ok posted:There have been zero Kenny vs. Christian matches in AEW. I wish they'd keep it that way.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:12
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Dark Order vs Dark Order please.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:12
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ChrisBTY posted:More to the point; I feel overwhelmed in that it's gone on for 7 months and there's been not a lot of chances to breathe. I get easily emotionally immersed in things and am easily antagonized. I found early AEW a revelation in that while that stuff of course existed at no point did it feel overwhelming or overbearing. I understand that other people's mileage may vary in that regard and that is valid. Apparently I won't be probed until the actual match happens because some folks are in denial
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Aug 12, 2021 04:14
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Lolling at the idea that Kenny Omega's first taken pin in his reign of terror will be vs. Christian for the Impact title belt to set up a PPV rematch
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Aug 12, 2021 04:14
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TSN will be showing Rampage on their streaming apps on Friday. I expect that it’ll end up on tv once the cfl season is over.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:15
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its amazing how wrong the psp aew thread is. wrong on miro, wrong on cody, wrong on christian.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:15
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STAC Goat posted:MJF really ran out of steam on those labours, huh? I'm disappointed in the Wardlow choice, not due to Wardlow or even the booking but simply because Gage and Juvie felt like a career retrospective and Labour 4 felt like it should have been Lance Storm, with Labour 5 being a handicap match with Wardlow and MJF. But that's my headspace booking and honestly I don't really see a booking flaw in a vacuum. Labour 1 sold the idea of Spears as the Chairman but also had the vibe of "Here's a guy with a massive advantage, I'm gonna shut you down fast" Labour 2 was "Okay so you can handle the Hardcore, well here's the most hardcore guy that's ever hardcored, let's see how you handle it" Labour 3 was "Okay you can handle a deathmatch, big deal anyone with pain tolerance can handle a deathmatch, here's one of the greatest technical wrestlers you've ever faced, can you still keep up old man?" (Shoot wise it kinda failed but I'm willing to forgive reality for booking) Labour 4 was "gently caress it I'm dropping a nuke" (MJF should have been the ref and screwed Jericho so that they had enough time to pull some shenanigans that Jericho would face MJF at All Out as the 5th Labour but that's my booking, this worked well enough) The big issue is Labour 5 being on TV. If Jericho loses that means you need an Inner Circle collapse, but how do you use that to play into a PPV? Give me the book I'd say have Sammy Guevara lose faith, Jericho vs. Guevara at All Out, but I'm not sure if that would work for everyone. Conversely you put Jericho vs. MJF at All Out you can have a Jericho loss create new stories as the Inner Circle start to find their own reasons to leave over the many months of TV. Withe a Jericho win you can build towards a faction battle (although I think they already did that with Blood and Guts and now they're booking in circles).
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Aug 12, 2021 04:17
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Messy but fun. The first match was obviously the peak, just so dang good that things had a hard time meeting it, but I like what it set up. While I'm glad there were multiple segments with the women, they really do need more ring time on Dynamite. Like it's absurd for Tay Conti to be stuck on YT- Dark and Elevation are good shows but it's no substitute for exposure on cable TV. I kinda get that Tony doesn't want to sacrifice time for the Elite or Jericho or Darby etc. but... well it's a bad look.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:18
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The Labors feel like a weird half-measure between "Jericho's bucket list/career retrospective" and "Jericho vs. The Pinnacle." I kinda wish it had gone fully in one direction or the other. Every match was very good at what it was trying to do but as a whole it feels like a little less than the sum of its parts.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:18
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StarkRavingMad posted:I’m gonna guess they put the lyrics up on a big screen somewhere in the arena off camera with a “follow the bouncing ball” kinda thing I would legit mark out to this. Although I fear the longterm consequences.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:18
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Can we all just unite and appreciate for a moment that in TYOOL 2021, Tony Schiavone completed an interview on live TV? Red Velvet didn't even attack Britt until after her music started. The interview was done and Tony was already headed out of the ring. It was magical.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:19
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MJeff posted:The Labors feel like a weird half-measure between "Jericho's bucket list/career retrospective" and "Jericho vs. The Pinnacle." I kinda wish it had gone fully in one direction or the other. Fully agreed sticklefifer posted:Can we all just unite and appreciate for a moment that in TYOOL 2021, Tony Schiavone completed an interview on live TV? Agreed here too
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Aug 12, 2021 04:19
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always side with the labors
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Aug 12, 2021 04:24
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Maybe I’m missing something but why would Jericho give a poo poo about beating MJF in a formal match after being tormented for weeks? Use 800 Judas Effects, get DQ’d immediately, who gives a poo poo
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Aug 12, 2021 04:24
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sticklefifer posted:Can we all just unite and appreciate for a moment that in TYOOL 2021, Tony Schiavone completed an interview on live TV? I kind of appreciate that AEW interviews are not all 5 minutes of scripted rambling before someone finally comes out to interrupt it.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:24
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neoaxd posted:I am ok with Kenny Omega vs Christian because only Canadians should be allowed to challenge for the title or defend it. Sorry its the rules. This is the true axiom of booking.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:25
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Renaissance Spam posted:I'm disappointed in the Wardlow choice, not due to Wardlow or even the booking but simply because Gage and Juvie felt like a career retrospective and Labour 4 felt like it should have been Lance Storm, with Labour 5 being a handicap match with Wardlow and MJF. I don't want to fantasy book the matches because that an endless door. Mostly I just feel like if you've given MJF the power to stack the decks, why isn't he stacking decks? Spears, Cage, and Juvi fine. But as things get more desperate shouldn't MJF get more ruthless? Wardlow's certainly a threat but MJF basically booked a straight 1 on 1 match. And he gave himself a bit of an advantage in the 5th one. Maybe he gets lucky and Jericho messes up and scratches the 8 ball. But its incredibly reserved for a guy who has shown a much more imaginative and ruthless streak. MJeff posted:The Labors feel like a weird half-measure between "Jericho's bucket list/career retrospective" and "Jericho vs. The Pinnacle." I kinda wish it had gone fully in one direction or the other. Yeah, as a collective story it just doesn't feel like it has a solid narrative or momentum. Jericho having to go through the Pinnacle. Career retrospective. Outside mercs. Desperate MJF. There's a taste of all of it but no real cohesion.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:26
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King Bahamut posted:Maybe I’m missing something but why would Jericho give a poo poo about beating MJF in a formal match after being tormented for weeks? Use 800 Judas Effects, get DQ’d immediately, who gives a poo poo
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Aug 12, 2021 04:26
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if he gets disqualified, chris jericho can never drink yj stinger again
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Aug 12, 2021 04:26
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Smash Bros vs Beaver Boys at All Out sounds loving awesome. Let's do it.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:27
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People seem a lot more negative on Christian vs. Kenny than I am. Christian is one of those guys who's really solid but kinda unexciting in the ring. I've always liked him better as a heel poo poo talker than a thrilling modern babyface wrestler. Kenny will be able to work a hell of a match with him, it's gonna be good, but I'm glad it's not a PPV main event.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:27
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I thought the gimmick was if the crowd sings Judas MJF wins immediately
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Aug 12, 2021 04:27
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King Bahamut posted:Maybe I’m missing something but why would Jericho give a poo poo about beating MJF in a formal match after being tormented for weeks? Use 800 Judas Effects, get DQ’d immediately, who gives a poo poo To find out who's really the better man, of course. If you think you're it, you've got to prove it between those ropes.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:30
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Seams posted:its amazing how wrong the psp aew thread is. wrong on miro, wrong on cody, wrong on christian. 
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Aug 12, 2021 04:31
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King Bahamut posted:Maybe I’m missing something but why would Jericho give a poo poo about beating MJF in a formal match after being tormented for weeks? Use 800 Judas Effects, get DQ’d immediately, who gives a poo poo Because this isn't about who can beat each other up, it's about whose philosophy is superior and if Jericho just fights dirty then he proves nothing, while a legitimate win means that MJF has no excuses and has to acknowledge that Jericho was right.
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Eat My Fuc posted:I thought the gimmick was if the crowd sings Judas MJF wins immediately That would have been a much smarter stipulation but probably it would be a terrible idea to try it.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:32
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