Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 14, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 Like a cross between Limahl and Jos Buttler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Darby Allin irl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrongStyle Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 AEW has kind of rejuvenated my interest in wrestling. I started watching in 1993 and I would say that 2019 would mark a record low for the amount of time I've spent watching any kind of wrestling product. I find modern day WWE so repellent that I thought I was finished with wrestling - and don't make the mistake of thinking I'm one of these types who wants to 'rebel' against WWE. I watched their product solidly from childhood right through until about the start of 2018. I just don't relate to it anymore - the sterile production, the nonsense booking, the lack of stars and the perception that basically nothing changes in their landscape forced me out. My other interests are churning out top quality content at every turn in this day and age - why would anyone waste time watching wrestling? Their alliance with the Saudi regime was a huge turn-off and I haven't missed watching wrestling... ...until now. Don't get me wrong, AEW is far from perfect, but I have watched both episodes of their TV and I'll be watching again. There are teething issues that have been explored enough in this thread. But I've read a lot of stuff about how when the dust settles, we will all just retreat into our WWE shell and continue to consume their drab, bullshit product, no matter what they serve up. I'm at least one case where that isn't true - surely I'm not the only lapsed fan that AEW has pulled back in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted October 14, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 Not at all, similar story here. Watched WWE from 1998 until this year without every really having a break from it. My interest in WWE has been waning little by little the past few years, but this year I thought the first few months were boring as fuck and Wrestlemania with it's terrible ending made me wonder why I was wasting so many hours a week watching a product I wasn't getting any joy from. The Saudi and Ashley Massaro stuff all soured me around the same time too. I've watched around 3 WWE shows since Mania and while they haven't been bad, they've mostly been boring with incoherent booking decisions. AEW isn't perfect but between this and NWA Power, it's an amazing feeling to be interested in wrestling again and genuinely excited for next weeks shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 For those that AEW has pulled back in.. did you ever try anything outside of WWE before now? Curious to know as there have been plenty of alternatives for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrongStyle Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, DavidB6937 said: For those that AEW has pulled back in.. did you ever try anything outside of WWE before now? Curious to know as there have been plenty of alternatives for a while now. Yes. As I'm based in Scotland, I have attended 20+ ICW shows and they are a fun night out, but I can't pretend that I make an effort to follow their storylines when I'm not actively going. I tried TNA on and off for years but I could never get to grips with it, no matter how much I wanted to like it. I really enjoyed the Nakamura/Joe/Balor era of NXT but other than that, it is a subdivision of WWE for workrate pervs. I don't have the inclination to look to the past anymore, so that rules out things like the Network or other streaming services. I've dabbled in Japanese wrestling but to be honest, I thought my desire to watch had died. AEW might not be the answer long-term, but at this moment, I reckon it's the best thing going. It's fresh, Jericho is ostensibly on the form of his life, the production is nice and it seems to have semi-coherent booking. I'll take that for now and we'll see where it ends up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 AEW for now at least probably fills that big production wrestling void for many lapsed fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted October 14, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 11 minutes ago, DavidB6937 said: For those that AEW has pulled back in.. did you ever try anything outside of WWE before now? Curious to know as there have been plenty of alternatives for a while now. I wouldn't say it pulled me back in, as I always watch stuff from time to time, but the alternatives I've tried have not been for me since WCW in a variety of ways: ROH - Too bland MLW - Dogshit TNA - Dogshit eye blindness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted October 14, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) 28 minutes ago, The King Of Swing said: AEW for now at least probably fills that big production wrestling void for many lapsed fans. I haven't been a hardcore fan since a brief period in 2010 when the Bret/Vince and HBK/Undertaker really sucked me in (the nostalgia nonce that I am). But in fairness I can understand why the prior alternatives wouldn't have appealed to many. It is true that I've watched more Impact Wrestling than anything else over the following years, but since the bottom fell out in 2013/2014 and all the proper stars like Sting, Angle, Hulk etc all left, I can see why shows in sparse, dimly lit "arenas" wouldn't (and didn't) appeal. Same goes for ROH really and New Japan is pretty fucking niche, seriously bordering on "sad bastard" territory if we're honest about it. While I find the WWE's over glossy production a massive turn off, the supposed alternative of NXT is way too workrate oriented for my tastes. I realise I will never again find a product that truly caters to my tastes, which is basically 1992 WWF in perpetuity, but I've seen enough in AEW to keep me interested so far. Its a nice mix between a "big time" production and comforting/nostalgic/reassuring voices from my youth (Schiavone and Ross), without being ridiculously over-produced. Coming as basically a casual fan these days who's not really exposed to much 2019 indie or "workrate" wrestling, I thought this week's Young Bucks v Private Party match was fucking immense. I'm sure that in reality it probably wasn't even the Bucks' best match this year, but you get the picture. Edited October 14, 2019 by garynysmon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted October 14, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 56 minutes ago, DavidB6937 said: For those that AEW has pulled back in.. did you ever try anything outside of WWE before now? Curious to know as there have been plenty of alternatives for a while now. Do any of those alternative options not look dogshit on a TV screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Dem Wanz Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 So we don't all have daddy issues? Interesting theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted October 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 15, 2019 15 minutes ago, Otto Dem Wanz said: So we don't all have daddy issues? Interesting theory. I have serious ones. Because Vince IS my real Dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted October 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) I've got no issues with a wrestling product that's filmed in smaller/less glamorous locations but I do need for the crowd to be hot, the commentary at an acceptable volume (commentary not being shit is just a bonus at this point) and decent camera work. AEW are doing okay so far. Edited October 15, 2019 by Accident Prone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted October 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Accident Prone said: I've got no issues with a wrestling product that's filmed in smaller/less glamorous locations but I do need for the crowd to be hot, the commentary at an acceptable volume (commentary not being shit is just a bonus at this point) and decent camera work. AEW are doing okay so far. That's my biggest problem with Impact at the moment tbh. The product is much better now that it was during the late Dixie reign when we all hated the Impact Zone. The problem is that, either due to shit production or sparse crowds (possibly both), I really struggle to get into the shows. Now I'd take the Impact Zone, with an 800-1000 reasonably excited crowd who got in for free, over a few hundred paying customers in a Vegas casino where you can hear individual voices and a group of 1-2 fans trying to start chants. The NWA crowd was no bigger than most Impact tapings, but it sounded 10x better. Edited October 15, 2019 by garynysmon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 AEW Dark is on at 12am, Full card is, Kip Sabian Vs Peter Avalon Vs Sonny Kiss Angelico, Jack Evans and The Dark Order Vs SCU and Cima Kenny Omega Vs Joey Janela in an Unsanctioned Match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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