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2 hours ago, Snitsky's back acne said:

Do adults actually buy these shirts?

AEW have a fair few decent designs that aren’t embarrassing for adults to wear. They have a few comedy designs that appeal to me as much as tops that say “if found please return to the pub” but overall there is more good than bad.

They are always quick to release designs as soon as possible. I woke up at 7am this morning to see the new FTR design advertised on Instagram. They don’t fuck about. 

53 minutes ago, MVP RULZ said:

One thing I was confused with was they just had a match on the pre show at Double or Nothing for the no1 contendership to the Tag Titles which Best Friends won yet on this episode there was a match for a Tag Team Title shot next week so in effect a no 1 contenders match which Jimmy Havoc and Kip Sabian won.

Did someone forget they allready determined Challengers to the title just 4 days before?

I think one is for a title shot and the other is for number one contender. If they are going to layer it that way it should be better explained. I might be wrong but from the looks of it that seems to be the situation. 
Stacking it up like that is probably a way to keep Bucks and FTR out the title scene for a bit 

35 minutes ago, Yakashi said:

Revival debut was so shit without fans. Well, it was fine in execution, but just meant nothing without the crowd. Not their fault of course, but it’s a shame these debuts come off so much flatter  

Its going to be so great having them back. I don’t think they should save the debuts because fans will be losing their shit for everyone and everything once they can get back in. 

1 hour ago, King Pitcos said:

They didn’t recreate his scenes from The Hangover though, did they?

They should do though.

1 hour ago, King Pitcos said:

Given the lack of main event heel challengers and his own limitations, Ambrose was always going to struggle to be in the most important storyline on the show. But fucking hell, he’s playing second fiddle to the latest amdram performance of Attitude Era Theatre.

His name isn’t Ambrose and hasn’t been for a year. Pretty strange that you are using a wrestler’s old name while bashing a promotion for being stuck in the past.

I don’t see Tyson as an attitude era guy, because he wasn’t. He had one program during the attitude era but the bloke is a boxer and mainstream star. He is probably more well known by the general public for his bit in The Hangover than his bit with Austin. Having said that they could have easily come up with some other way to kickstart a program with Jericho. Jealousy that Tyson received more mainstream attention for his part in the Cody match than the Stadium Stampede makes sense. Claiming he deserved the headlines more for his performance makes way more sense.

The FTR debut would have been way better with fans in attendance, without them they probably should have gone for something a bit bigger. Still glad to see them though. 

As a cool off show from the PPV it wasn’t too bad, they are doing a decent job of lining up their next programs 

The guy who made the belt art has Made this for some reason. I can’t tell if I hate it or think it is hilarious 

Marko Stunt forcing a kiss was lame and unnecessary. Looking forward to his inevitable match with Brian Cage though, that should be all kinds of fun

43 minutes ago, WyattSheepMask said:

The big worry going in was that The Elite has conned a billionaire into finding their own personal vanity project for them and their mates. That’s something that I’m still not totally convinced isn’t the case, but at the same time it could’ve been far worse.

Well it’s making money and the billionaire is hands on and having the time of his life. For it to be a con you would have to look at someone who’s come off worse for AEW existing.

As for a sticker book, I would definitely get one for my kid as long as he knew he wasn’t allowed to touch it 

How did they do with the trainee crowd? Had a quick look at some highlights and none of them seemed very engaged at all 

“I think Jericho is more concerned with his legacy than the paydays at this point, if he had a loose contract I think he’d be happy just picking up internet points. Can’t see WWE chucking him many proper big pay days at this point.

I think wrestlers would be more interested in Cody’s rejuvenated career, if he could help them do the same I could totally see him being able to get workers like Revival. Guys like Aries and Pac would have also made the jump had the timing been different”

I said that end of 2018, which is an alright prediction compared to other people thinking they’d be level with MLW and bleed money. Last I heard they were turning a profit while still paying all talent during a pandemic. Khan has even been paying Cage since January despite the guy being injured.

WWE have really devalued ladder matches, AEW only having done two in the year since they started is fine. This one had plenty of new shit, like Orange Cassidy being awesome 

I can’t see WWE being able to have the self awareness to pull it off. It is probably going to be extremely awkward and cheesy 

The only way the could make it yearly would be to have it as a full event with the ring in the middle of the field. More like a theme for the show rather than just one match like, Hog Wild or Spring Breakout. Fans would be pretty far from the ring though so don’t know if it would be quite the same. As for predicting who would be in the match, I don’t think anyone would have expected that performance from half the people in it, so who knows what they will have in a year 

Post says that he might read some of the comments out on this post. I really would like that so I left a comment on it 

4 hours ago, Jonny Vegas said:

Havoc's partnership with Sabian confuses me so much. Who looked at a handsome cocky arrogant heel with an attractive girlfriend and thought that pairing him with a middle aged goth was any sense at all?

I can only assume there was a "hey you're both english!" element to it.

 

They are housemates and it naturally evolved into them as a pairing on screen. 

41 minutes ago, IANdrewDiceClay said:

 

Jon Moxley did the Bam Bam/Taz spot through the stage and then did a submission, with the leg grapevine like the Tazmission. Cage and Moxley will be the next feud as well. Nice little wink there.

 

That’s a really nice little connection, hadnt thought of that. Taz can still do quite an intense promo, so him and Moxely should be able to do something fun together. I want Taz to teach Cage all sorts of mad suplex stuff too. Every week have him crush a jobber and demonstrate a new one 

26 minutes ago, SuperBacon said:

Even if he'd connected, he would've hurt himself way worse than his opponent.

Admittedly it has been a very long time since I’ve been on a skateboard, but I know which side I would rather be on.

1 hour ago, SuperBacon said:

Ladder match was OK, but had some drizzling shit bits (Jimmy Havoc, Kip Sabian, that stupid fucking Darby Allin spot with the skateboard). First time seeing Brian Cage; Jesus, what a Roidy Magoo.

I liked the skateboard spot, was like any Jeff Hardy ladder spot except probably safer. Why wouldn’t Allin try his best to fuck people up in a ladder match? 

The main event was everything that Money In The Bank wished it was. I didn’t notice the pool scene the way I noticed the Benoit thing. I wouldn’t say that they are the same level at all, but it should have been cut. Went on for ages as well. (Edit: the more I think about it the worse it does come off.) It’s weird the difference comedy spots make when they actually have comedy in them, WWE should take note.

Brodie and Mox was great fun. Cody and Archer was great for the most part, don’t know why they kept cutting to Tyson yawning or not paying attention. Proper shame they couldn’t get the belt finished in time, they’ve had fucking ages.

Ladder match was lovely, Darby is a nutter, Cassidy is the funniest bloke in wrestling and everyone else played their parts really well. So glad it was Brian Cage, the guy is awesome and they booked him about as strong as it gets. 

3 minutes ago, FUM said:

Is the Buy In show no longer on ITV4? Any other way to watch on TV outside my IPTV subscription? 

I’ll watch the pre show through YouTube on my Tele, but the fight app is proper shit on my Amazon Firestick so I’ll probably have to watch that on my iPad 

9 minutes ago, Snitsky's back acne said:

Seriously? Wow. I mean, look, Dynamite was not the nicesr human being by all accounts but thats pretty fucked up too.

Considering what a bastard he was I don’t really blame her

Jericho always chips in to help people out, fair play to him. Khan giving that much is the equivalent of him giving away a penny he found behind the sofa, but I don’t think they had any ties at all. Wonder if Vince will make a bigger donation when he hears about that.

Really enjoyed these. All of them should deliver, especially if Moxley destroys the Dark Order and sends Brodie Lee in a new direction. Stampede match will probably just be bonkers fun and Cody will probably go for another dramatic story based match. 

18 minutes ago, FUM said:

One of the reasons I can see WWE waiving the 90 day no-compete is there is no real hit to the ratings or popularity if the likes of a Rusev comes in just now. 

Makes sense since it has been years since they have been able to keep a worker hot after the initial buzz has worn off. Because of their inability to call up NXT talent they probably probably think everyone will blend in to the rest of roster after three months 

21 minutes ago, CavemanLynn said:

I'd be happy if Revival came in and got immediately squashed by the Lucha Bros. Hell, even Best Friends. Bring them in, beat them to send the message that AEW is a different animal, and send them on their way.

If they do that then fans will start saying they are just as bad as WWE. Plus The Elite have been building the “Fuck The Revival” for ages.

There is no issue brining in a WWE guy it they have something to offer. Revival and Rusev definitely do, and Ryder was good at building popularity through YouTube silliness, so he has a logical spot too.

AEW don’t have every guy on every show, and want to cycle people in an out. There is room on the roster for more people with something to offer