UK Kat Von D Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Nick James said: 11.37am and no comments in here or the NXT threads, has the shine worn off? Nobody is making must see TV and everyone has more free time to view it at their leisure. I used to have to stay up to watch it, but today I didn’t even roll out of bed till 11 before sticking it on. Decent show with a couple of really good bits like Dr Britt Baker. Cody and Allin have great chemistry as well. This episode had a lot of black guys being used as jobbers. Most likely down to the area they are in, but it felt a bit weird only having white roster guys battering black workers over and over. If you went into this episode cold, you would assume the booker hates poc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Butternut Squash Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, UK Kat Von D said: This episode had a lot of black guys being used as jobbers. Most likely down to the area they are in, but it felt a bit weird only having white roster guys battering black workers over and over. If you went into this episode cold, you would assume the booker hates poc. Yeah this stood out to me during this set of tapings too. Britt curb stomping the lass a couple of weeks back rubbed me the wrong way a bit. At least they're finally doing something with Scorpio Sky, hoping that sticks when the crowds come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted April 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Nick James said: 11.37am and no comments in here or the NXT threads, has the shine worn off? Empty arena wrestling is a chore to watch and no fun really. I'm sure many feel the same. Not a real knock on the product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Weezenal Posted April 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 30, 2020 I'd be watching it on ITV every week but not bothered with the empty arena ones after trying the first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 I really enjoyed the first empty arena show but tapped out quickly after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRooster Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 2 hours ago, UK Kat Von D said: Nobody is making must see TV and everyone has more free time to view it at their leisure. I used to have to stay up to watch it, but today I didn’t even roll out of bed till 11 before sticking it on. Decent show with a couple of really good bits like Dr Britt Baker. Cody and Allin have great chemistry as well. This episode had a lot of black guys being used as jobbers. Most likely down to the area they are in, but it felt a bit weird only having white roster guys battering black workers over and over. If you went into this episode cold, you would assume the booker hates poc. Yeah, without crowd noise AEW loses a lot of what makes its matches so fun. Having said that, the silence added to Archer/Rhodes, which was a brilliant match. Watching him smash Dustin's head into the mat to utter silence made Archer's actions feel all the more violent. He's absolutely brilliant, I can't wait to see him face Moxley. I agree with @UK Kat Von D as far as POC go. For a company that really marketed itself on diversity, its men's roster kind of lacks in that. It does look like Scorpio Sky is about to get a push though, and he deserves it. I also hope they give Sonny Kiss a chance soon, he's great. I've said it a lot, but it's a crime that the terminally bland QT Marshall gets more main show TV time than he does. QT Marshall is the Dolph Ziggler of AEW for me, I find him unwatchable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uklaw Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) I can’t recall where I read or heard it (possibly Cody) but it’s been said that Tony Khan has planned to push Scorpio Sky since before they even started running shows. Hence him getting the spotlight in replacing Christopher Daniels in the SCU tag matches, being the first tag champions, inflicting Chris Jericho’s first pinfall loss in AEW, getting the World Title shot and largely being protected. Remind me, was it Kazarian who ate the pin when they lost the tag titles? Also, according to PWInsider, Tony Khan sat down and wrote the last 4 weeks episodes on his own ‘in a matter of minutes’ when the situation (with travel, crew, etc) became evident. Cody helped out. According to the report, Khan is a massive fan of Memphis Wrestling and Continental Wrestling. Edited April 30, 2020 by uklaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 I'm not in a rush to watch NXT or AEW at the moment because they're not 'must see' as empty arena shows, but I will say both companies are doing a pretty decent job considering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 I felt like the Cody v Darby match was a bit of an awkward clusterfuck, that ending was lame and along with forgetting which leg to work more than once it made Darby look a little dumb. It also 100% looked like Cody fucked over his missus on purpose, too, coming back out with the water added nothing either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted April 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 30, 2020 I stomached about a week of silent shows then binned it off. I’ll watch again when the crowd’s back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted April 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 30, 2020 8 minutes ago, FelatioLips said: I stomached about a week of silent shows then binned it off. I’ll watch again when the crowd’s back. I can imagine that if you consider wrestling to be a performance art and are motivated by the moves themselves, maybe a bit like the silence in some Japanese venues, then its not too bad. But I need all the bells and whistles otherwise the deathly silence and no one watching just makes it feel pointless really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Kat Von D Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 So Jericho recorded commentary in a single 7 hour session with Tony Schiavone with only 24 hours notice. What a guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted April 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) I’ve not seen a lot of Dynamite, but the bits I have seen also suggest Chris Jericho is the best commentator in the business right now. Manages to do heel colour better than anyone in forever. He’ll be getting my vote for commentator of the year. Edited April 30, 2020 by Supremo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted April 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 30, 2020 7 hours ago, UK Kat Von D said: This episode had a lot of black guys being used as jobbers. Most likely down to the area they are in, but it felt a bit weird only having white roster guys battering black workers over and over. If you went into this episode cold, you would assume the booker hates poc. I made this point to my mate too. On Dark the night before the 3 jobbers on that show were all black too. It would be nice to see some black representation that isn't getting battered by a white bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Kat Von D Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Lorne Malvo said: I made this point to my mate too. On Dark the night before the 3 jobbers on that show were all black too. It would be nice to see some black representation that isn't getting battered by a white bloke. I think they are getting a lot of their jobbers from QT Marshall’s school which is based in Atlanta Georgia, according to Google the racial composition of Atlanta is black at 52% and white at 40% So it makes sense that a lot of his students would be black and it is good that they are giving guys opportunities. It just doesn’t come off well when Scorpio Sky is the only poc who isn’t getting beaten with ease and Marko Stunt is the only white guy who gets battered. If that is AEW’s primary school for training new prospects I would expect them to have a pretty diverse roster down the line. It just looks bad right now when they are having to rely more on squash matches using only local talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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