CavemanLynn Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 The best Havoc ever looked in AEW was when he did a run-in in a blood spattered white suit. Covered up his body, gave him loads of pockets for plunder, and was a good contrast to his potato-faced goth head. Instead, he insisted on spraying greasy lycra over his folds and showing off his bandy white arms. No great loss. There was no defined Hardcore division, what with Janela moving to tags and Allin moving up the card. He clearly didn't have the self awareness to change his look despite his body changing in the last 10 years, or the charisma or angles to merit screen time. He was unnecessary filler regardless of the wider situation. Wonder if he'll be knocking on Progress' door again. Re: TV readiness, and a bunch of mates cheering you in a social club not being the same, you might as well be talking about all of Britwres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Duke Posted August 14, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Love-Wilcox said: Iâd go with a heel Kenny taking the belt from Mox after turning on and injuring Hangman. Then later have Hangman return and eventually take the title from Kenny đ¤ˇââď¸ Yeah, you could definitely do that. I feel like if you want to strap a rocket to hangman I think he needs two big feuds before he wins the belt and Kenny is the obvious first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Duke Posted August 14, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Love-Wilcox said: Iâd go with a heel Kenny taking the belt from Mox after turning on and injuring Hangman. Then later have Hangman return and eventually take the title from Kenny đ¤ˇââď¸ Double post Edited August 14, 2020 by Duke Just the worst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Duke Posted August 14, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Love-Wilcox said: Iâd go with a heel Kenny taking the belt from Mox after turning on and injuring Hangman. Then later have Hangman return and eventually take the title from Kenny đ¤ˇââď¸ Sorry Edited August 14, 2020 by Duke I'm very passionate about this topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Linus Posted August 14, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted August 14, 2020 * Tully Blanchard's promo during the otherwise pretty rubbish tag-team appreciation bit was GOLD. He had me believing he could kick my ass, their asses, everyone's asses. Makes you wonder what might have happened if he hadn't been virtually blackballed for being a cokehead back in the day. * Chris Jerich-no. Yeah, he's fifty years old and probably has Covid, but Jericho was NOT at the races this week, taking flat back bumps for Dragon Screws and falling the wrong way for OC's mousetrap finisher. It's a measure of OC's quality that he managed to make it look okay but they just did not gel well at all, and the finish had to be rushed before the fell off the air. It happens, but at least OC got the big win and the big $7000. * "That was a $200 silk shirt!" * The Dark Order are becoming a tidy little stable, and Evil Uno & Stu "Fuck off JR" Grayson are showing the form they apparently had before I started watching wrestling again. Brodie Lee has me even a slightly bit excited for a Cody title defense, and there's a storyline bubbling involving NINE, apparently. Yeah, even NINE has better stories than the women. * The women's division is really struggling and it's almost as if they're of the mind that the matches on Dark and on the Deadly Draw make up for the lack of women's involvement on the main show. I don't want to care so much about this but there's the nuggets of a good division, even if Riho & Yuki are stuck in Japan, and Britt & Kris Stadt are injured. Heather Monroe was OKAY but okay's not good enough for national TV. * There are times when you look at Luchasaurus and wonder just how the WWE let him go and then you remember that he's only actually 6' 5" but looks much bigger here. Anyway, the Jurassic Express are such a great unit, with Marko managing to be both lovable AND make you smile when Kenny Omega kills him. * The TNT title isn't working. At heart, a TV title should be a stepping stone, for wrestlers not ready for the main event scene, and it has been that except that the champion is a main-eventer and so it's unlikely any of them will ever beat him, especially when it's used to put him in programs. The old TV title rule of six wins and out should be brought back, and Cody should move on to not being involved in the world title picture. * I love MJF but the whole MJF 2020 thing is off. I get that it plays to his strengths but Mox is a weird target for these attacks and it's an odd fit for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted August 15, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted August 15, 2020 Spoilers for next Saturday have leaked on Reddit, just a warning for anyone that uses it that doesn't want to accidentally come across it like I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iPumaPants Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 4 hours ago, Shy Dad said: Spoilers for next Saturday have leaked on Reddit, just a warning for anyone that uses it that doesn't want to accidentally come across it like I have. I'm not sure how legitimate these spoilers are. A few sites have taken the articles down, and the Reddit post was apparently deleted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted August 15, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted August 15, 2020 I'll still end up watching it, because I'm really enjoying the in ring content at the moment. Based off what I saw comparer to what may be legit or not will actually make things a bit more interesting for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRooster Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 On 8/14/2020 at 6:57 PM, Linus said: * There are times when you look at Luchasaurus and wonder just how the WWE let him go and then you remember that he's only actually 6' 5" but looks much bigger here. Anyway, the Jurassic Express are such a great unit, with Marko managing to be both lovable AND make you smile when Kenny Omega kills him. After Googling, I discovered that makes him the same height as Randy Orton and Edge, which is kinda mind blowing for me.  Theyâre both deceptively tall, while Luchasaurus, as you say, is deceptively normal sized by WWE standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted August 15, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted August 15, 2020 51 minutes ago, RedRooster said: After Googling, I discovered that makes him the same height as Randy Orton and Edge, which is kinda mind blowing for me.  Theyâre both deceptively tall, while Luchasaurus, as you say, is deceptively normal sized by WWE standards. He's billed as shorter than Batista, who he's taller then. He's got quite a bit on Triple H as well, who he's officially only 2cm taller than. All three of them tower over Michaels/Flair. It makes it interesting having a bit of a reset after decades of the land of the giants of WWE. If Randy Orton and Edge are that height, but never really coming across as it, what's the point in stacking your roster with giants? It takes away from the giants and makes it feel less like a selling point.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoryFice Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 I skimmed through what I think is last weeks episode earlier (the Bischoff one). I haven't seen any AEW since the PPV which had Dustin vs Cody and like WWE, it's not for me any more. Anyhow, quick question - is there a reason that Silver and Reynolds enter the ring without masks the put them on? I don't think it was explained during the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted August 15, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted August 15, 2020 Just now, RoryFice said: Anyhow, quick question - is there a reason that Silver and Reynolds enter the ring without masks the put them on? I don't think it was explained during the match. Not directly. But then the masks appear to be a show of commitment rather than a must-have. Some members wear them all the time, some put them on to wrestle, and at least one doesn't wear one at all. Possibly partly that they were a team before they joined the Order - it's not meant to be a mystery who they are. They're wearing them as an affiliation point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoryFice Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Chris B said: Not directly. But then the masks appear to be a show of commitment rather than a must-have. Some members wear them all the time, some put them on to wrestle, and at least one doesn't wear one at all. Possibly partly that they were a team before they joined the Order - it's not meant to be a mystery who they are. They're wearing them as an affiliation point. Cheers. I can only assume then that it is meant to be slightly vague and uncertain to get the regular fans thinking for a longer term storyline? As a lapsed long term wrestling fan I was thinking either Al Snow as Avatar or the Killer Bees (then I noticed one of the AEW lads had long hair but not the other) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 JR might like drowning puppies, but I hope someone does it to him next time he says âStu âDont Call me Dickâ Graysonâ And fuck the Young Bucks. That segment with FTR, Arn & Tully and the Rock n Roll Express was fucking ludicrous. I get that it was to turn FTR and have them say that theyâre actually the best team while everyone else is rimming the Bucks, but fuck me if Matt Jackson wasnât loving every second of being told how great he is. How can two such insufferable pricks possibly be babyfaces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted August 15, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted August 15, 2020 1 minute ago, RoryFice said: Cheers. I can only assume then that it is meant to be slightly vague and uncertain to get the regular fans thinking for a longer term storyline? As a lapsed long term wrestling fan I was thinking either Al Snow as Avatar or the Killer Bees (then I noticed one of the AEW lads had long hair but not the other) I'm not sure I see the confusion. They're pretty clearly members of the Dark Order. They make a point of putting the masks on when they wrestle. They're a lower/mid-card level team, but keeping their identities. It's a bit like looking at the nWo and going 'So why is the sixth member called Syxx, but the seventh member isn't called Seven? Are we supposed to be figuring out a longer-term storyline here?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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