DavidB6937 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, tiger_rick said: In fairness, they're brand new. They've done a great job and this was note note perfect for a go home show but they do have the advantage of almost everything being fresh. Whether it's a fresh match, a new feud or just something like OC's first singles match that they have up their sleeve. They've done a brilliant job of making Dustin vs. Jack Swagger feel important and turned the Page stuff into a genuinely intriguing tag title match which they deserve credit for. Be interesting to see if they're still doing that in a year or so when they've burned through a lot of matches. Oh absolutely, and one of my main concerns has always been how they manage to continue the momentum over a longer period of time. In fairness to them, they've managed to adapt and improve over time already which is a great sign to me. Hopefully they find what works and stick to it, without rehashing and overdoing everything. They're definitely benefiting from less TV time to fill anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Other than the Women's title match everything on Revolution feels must see. Can't remember the last time I felt that from a PPV, not just a WWE PPV but a pro wrestling PPV full stop. Does anyone actually think that The Bucks are the faces? Hope Omega V-Triggers the smug pricks out of their boots. Women's match was fine but felt like something that I would have booked in TEW. Looks like Shida is going against Rose after she crushes Statlander. Omega/Pac was superb. Butcher and Blade desperately need some wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Kat Von D Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 20 minutes ago, WyattSheepMask said: Surprised that they just dropped in that Lance Archer had signed rather than having him do something at the PPV, but I suppose it depends what they’ve got planned for him. They can’t just have everyone show up by surprise, it’ll get old if every main event finishes with a surprise signing. They’ve already done that with Moxley and Hager. There is more mileage in slowly building him, talking about how he reached his potential later in life after he had been written off as a nobody with a broken back. It is a genuine feel good story and he could be built as a legitimate contender against Jericho for the next PPV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 22 minutes ago, UK Kat Von D said: They can’t just have everyone show up by surprise, it’ll get old if every main event finishes with a surprise signing. They’ve already done that with Moxley and Hager. There is more mileage in slowly building him, talking about how he reached his potential later in life after he had been written off as a nobody with a broken back. It is a genuine feel good story and he could be built as a legitimate contender against Jericho for the next PPV Yeah I definitely agree with this. Surprise pops are great, but quite often that's the biggest reaction they ever get and then it dies out because there's no consistent effort to get that person over. There's absolutely no harm in building someone up as a signing and then debuting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakashi Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Archer is the type of person you should introduce beforehand with vignettes and stuff. He’s a low to mid card guy from a Japanese promotion and was a failure in wwe. Most people won’t know or remember him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I agree, there’s nothing wrong with building him slowly, it was more a mixture of coming to expect the suprise debut on the PPV and like I said before, the way they just dropped it inthat he’d signed. Not a tease of a signing announcement, not ‘breaking news’, just “oh by the way, Lance Archers signed but we’ll talk about that another time”. I realise I’m probably in the minority thinking that, but I just can’t help but think they could’ve done something, even if it was just having Tony announce it to the crowd and have a graphic on the big screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Kat Von D Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 If they had teased a big announcement, there would have been disappointment from people who aren’t aware of his success in Japan. That is the biggest criticism they get on here, they assume fans are already fully informed. If they give him some solid videos to introduce him followed by a few convincing squashes, aren’t they doing exactly what everyone keeps asking of them? It could have been done differently, but I think announcing his signing before the main event was a good move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted February 27, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted February 27, 2020 56 minutes ago, The King Of Swing said: Does anyone actually think that The Bucks are the faces? I still think they are in their minds. That post the other day about how they are actually the heels was very interesting and I find them dickish but the writing still all feels like Page is the heel. Everything about Kenny and the Bucks' reactions in that sit down was designed to make Page look unreasonable. I'll be really pleasantly surprised if they turn. Firstly if it means Omega and Page win and they snap and also because they are knobheads who I'd enjoy booing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Kat Von D Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I’d love to see them go overboard in beating down a Page that won’t give up, leaving Omega shocked at the lengths they go to. Get the Bucks being booed for a while before they actually turn heel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted February 27, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted February 27, 2020 Another great show. AEW has turned into everything I hoped it would be. I actually like wrestling again because of it. I'm genuinely excited for every match at Revolution (except the womens). Really great build for everything and I think it's going to be an amazing show. I actually love that Sammy loses all the time. Makes him being such a cocky little arsehole even funnier. His personality is strong enough to handle the losses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavemanLynn Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 2 hours ago, tiger_rick said: I still think they are in their minds. That post the other day about how they are actually the heels was very interesting and I find them dickish but the writing still all feels like Page is the heel. Everything about Kenny and the Bucks' reactions in that sit down was designed to make Page look unreasonable. The Bucks acted reasonable at the start of the interview, but the content was just turned enough toward them berating Page as being unworthy, ungrateful, and unprofessional. Taken on its own, you could take it at face value, but this was the go-home after months of Page struggling with his own insecurities while being gaslit. Omega has done well playing the friend caught in the middle; he wants/needs to help his tag partner and friend, but cant bring himself to side against his longterm friends the Bucks. After this, the Bucks surely must turn heel, or at least Kenny has to stand against them and help Page. Orange mother fucking Cassidy. "Please don't try!" Magnificent. Bunny's tongue stud makes her ten times hotter. Cassidy's bunny ears make him twelve times hotter. The Butcher is great. Blade is just boring. AEW has absolutely nailed the 20 minute angle. Just let the characters do their thing. Loads of shots of Mox being adored by the fans. The MMA camp shite of the Painmaker Posse conga, and Jericho milking the weigh-in for all its worth. Great fun cheap heat, clearly to wind up the challenger, and then BAM. What a headbutt and closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted February 27, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted February 27, 2020 Announcing Lance Archer ahead of time is probably because they’ve already got another surprise appearance planned for next week’s Dynamite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRooster Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Another great show, aside from the uninteresting women’s match. I wish they’d do something to build up the characters of at least some of these wrestlers. Keeping up the Sammy chat, although he gets a good amount of praise on here I still feel like he’s one of the more overlooked success stories of AEW’s short history. If he’s ringside for a match, you’d be just as entertained watching his antics alone as you would the in ring action. I’m looking forward to his match at Revolution as much as I am any other on the card, he’s brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted February 28, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted February 28, 2020 AEW have a podcast out now. Seems to be Big Tone and Aubrey interviewing AEW wrestlers. Moxley and Cody episodes so far. I'm halfway through the Moxley episode and really enjoying it, but I say that as somebody who doesnt listen to any other wrestling podcasts so can't compare quality/content etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted February 28, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted February 28, 2020 1am start for this tomorrow night isn't it? May have to stay up to watch it. The build up has been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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