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karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011




karmicknight fucked around with this message at 21:32 on Oct 29, 2021

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Prokhor Zakharov
Dec 31, 2008

This is me as I make another great post


Good luck with your depression!
the show will be a good show everyone

Senerio
Oct 19, 2009

Roëmænce is ælive!

Prokhor Zakharov posted:

the show will be a good show everyone

:yeah: 12Miu vs MagiRabikari gonna own

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011
all of the champions and also Miu is such a good match idea, AEW needs to figure out a way to book it without giving like the Elite or the Inner Circle or whoever all the belts.

AEW needs more multiperson matches without association in general, because they are perfect undercard matches

sticklefifer
Nov 11, 2003

by VideoGames
Is this a title match for Abadon? She's got the stats for it (22-2), but she hasn't been on the rankings at all. I guess a loss here will be their excuse for why not.

Kvantum
Feb 5, 2006
Skee-entist

sticklefifer posted:

Is this a title match for Abadon? She's got the stats for it (22-2), but she hasn't been on the rankings at all. I guess a loss here will be their excuse for why not.

It's a "Win and you get a title match" match.

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011
*eliminator match.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Bryan vs. Eddie :hellyeah:

Wezlar
May 13, 2005



If she wins she can have a title match, as a treat

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011

Wezlar posted:

If she wins she can have a title match, as a treat

abadon have have a little smoke and mirrors, as a treat.

RandolphCarter
Jul 30, 2005


Kvantum posted:

It's a "Win and you get a title match" match.

Always a stupid kind of match

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011
nah.

Q7kid
Jul 24, 2009

RandolphCarter posted:

Always a stupid kind of match

AEW does this well by always enforcing that, if you're ranked and get a match with the champ, it's a title match. If you're unranked and get a match with the champ, it's an eliminator for a title shot. You don't just walk into a World Title match.

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

what did 'on the line' come from? phone line? clothes line? a line where if you cross it you fall into nothingness?

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011
I think phone line yeah.

edit: actually, or like, a line in a contract or paragraph maybe.

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

T. You

Tampa Bae
Aug 23, 2021

Please, this is all I have
According to Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, both senses of "on the line" that the OP asks about derive from the same source: a reference to the physical line on a craps table where gamblers place their chips in making a bet. That dictionary finds examples of the two senses of the phrase from 1929 (in the sense of "to put down or hand over money") and 1944 (in the sense of "to speak one's mind one's mind firmly and directly"). Google Books searches turn up instances of the phrase in each sense starting in 1931 and 1945, respectively.

Tampa Bae
Aug 23, 2021

Please, this is all I have
I might as well sign up for Wrestle Universe again so I can fall asleep to it and imagine my dream matches of Yamashita vs Deeb and Miu vs Nyla Rose

Wezlar
May 13, 2005



RandolphCarter posted:

Always a stupid kind of match

I normally hate it too but since it's part of the Trick or Treat gimmick and they're doing an Abadon match on TV for Halloween I'm willing to give it a pass.

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

Tampa Bae posted:

According to Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, both senses of "on the line" that the OP asks about derive from the same source: a reference to the physical line on a craps table where gamblers place their chips in making a bet. That dictionary finds examples of the two senses of the phrase from 1929 (in the sense of "to put down or hand over money") and 1944 (in the sense of "to speak one's mind one's mind firmly and directly"). Google Books searches turn up instances of the phrase in each sense starting in 1931 and 1945, respectively.

send me a pm saying the secret of your existence. That one

Pinwiz11
Jan 26, 2009

I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.



I'm watching the first night of the AAW JLMT while I wait. :munch:

graph
Nov 22, 2006

aaag peanuts
craps is the best table game

Tampa Bae
Aug 23, 2021

Please, this is all I have

Cavauro posted:

send me a pm saying the secret of your existence. That one
I'm not paying for DMs sorry

sticklefifer
Nov 11, 2003

by VideoGames

Q7kid posted:

AEW does this well by always enforcing that, if you're ranked and get a match with the champ, it's a title match. If you're unranked and get a match with the champ, it's an eliminator for a title shot. You don't just walk into a World Title match.
Yeah, the problem with this using the rankings this way is that they're inconsistent about it. Britt built up her wins for her title shot using quick Dark matches. Abadon's got better stats than most of the roster for the same reason but isn't even ranked, so there's no reason for this to be an eliminator. It's a nitpick, but if they're going to push the stats as a gimmick, it's weird to ignore them when it's convenient.

Tampa Bae posted:

According to Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, both senses of "on the line" that the OP asks about derive from the same source: a reference to the physical line on a craps table where gamblers place their chips in making a bet. That dictionary finds examples of the two senses of the phrase from 1929 (in the sense of "to put down or hand over money") and 1944 (in the sense of "to speak one's mind one's mind firmly and directly"). Google Books searches turn up instances of the phrase in each sense starting in 1931 and 1945, respectively.
This fits nicely with AEW's casino theme and therefore they should be the only wrestling promotion allowed to use it.

Seams
Feb 3, 2005

ROCK HARD
how long til this starts

Tampa Bae
Aug 23, 2021

Please, this is all I have

Seams posted:

how long til this starts
54 minutes from when I'm posting this

Dr. Dirt
Jan 1, 2008

This one goes out to all the Legomaniacs!
My Abadon T-shirt was delivered today. I’m not sure whether to take that as a sign or an omen.

Seams
Feb 3, 2005

ROCK HARD

Tampa Bae posted:

54 minutes from when I'm posting this

Ty

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011

sticklefifer posted:

Yeah, the problem with this using the rankings this way is that they're inconsistent about it. Britt built up her wins for her title shot using quick Dark matches. Abadon's got better stats than most of the roster for the same reason but isn't even ranked, so there's no reason for this to be an eliminator. It's a nitpick, but if they're going to push the stats as a gimmick, it's weird to ignore them when it's convenient.

Look. I need you to think about the NCAA top twenty five, for like, as long as it takes you to understand it. Because AEW's rankings is literally that, they are biased and composed by people who have OPINIONS about things and it is what makes them a good reflection of the sports world.

Tampa Bae
Aug 23, 2021

Please, this is all I have

sticklefifer posted:

Yeah, the problem with this using the rankings this way is that they're inconsistent about it. Britt built up her wins for her title shot using quick Dark matches. Abadon's got better stats than most of the roster for the same reason but isn't even ranked, so there's no reason for this to be an eliminator. It's a nitpick, but if they're going to push the stats as a gimmick, it's weird to ignore them when it's convenient.
It's kayfabed but they do weight bigger matches heavier than local jobber wins on dark which is why Jade is so high up and why Shida isn't in the top 5 but they can still say Tay Conti is #1 contender because she's beaten Penelope Ford and Santana Garrett who are bigger names along with her dark wins

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Tampa Bae posted:

54 minutes from when I'm posting this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkJBFHs2cRQ&t=2s

MorningMoon
Dec 29, 2013

He's been tapping into Aunt May's bank account!
Didn't I kill him with a HELICOPTER?
Is today live or prerecorded?

Pylons
Mar 16, 2009

MorningMoon posted:

Is today live or prerecorded?

Prerecorded.

maruhkati
Sep 29, 2021

NAZ REID

karmicknight posted:

Look. I need you to think about the NCAA top twenty five, for like, as long as it takes you to understand it. Because AEW's rankings is literally that, they are biased and composed by people who have OPINIONS about things and it is what makes them a good reflection of the sports world.

abaddon ain't played nobody

Prokhor Zakharov
Dec 31, 2008

This is me as I make another great post


Good luck with your depression!
my partner is trying to watch smackdown and lmao it ain't going well. chief complaint is "this camerawork is unwatchable"

maruhkati
Sep 29, 2021

NAZ REID
Final fight in Spider-Man 3 is an overbooked mess. Pretty sloppy, too - there's even a spot where a table doesn't break. Did the road agents even bother going over this match before they went on? Triple threats suck.

maruhkati fucked around with this message at 02:47 on Oct 30, 2021

Seams
Feb 3, 2005

ROCK HARD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp4_wcNlsew

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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGwBYcPQLC8

Dango Bango
Jul 26, 2007

Tobey Maguire's facial expressions are so bad

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hooman
Oct 11, 2007

This guy seems legit.
Fun Shoe
I'm nearing readiness to rampage.

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