The King Of Swing Posted August 13, 2021 Posted August 13, 2021 Won't lie I'd piss myself laughing if it turned out they haven't signed Punk and Tony Khan is just being a carny to sell tickets in Chicago.
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted August 13, 2021 Paid Members Posted August 13, 2021 I enjoy the build to a good PPV but Dynamite has been so good every week that I'll take that and a skippable PPV this time. The end game is still clearly Hangman. It's taking some patience but the response to that big loss from Hangman and the DO and the positioning of a challenger who clearly isn't winning the title has just whet my appetite again. I'm impatient because I've been fucked over for 15 years by everything I'm invested in turning to shit but I have faith here that the moment is coming.
Keith Houchen Posted August 13, 2021 Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, Supremo said: Most reputable sites now reporting that Hangman’s deal is indeed due to his wife giving birth and it was the plan all along for him to take this time off. Can I just shock you, I always believe Meltzer despite what I said earlier [/Partridge] Edited August 13, 2021 by Keith Houchen
The King Of Swing Posted August 13, 2021 Posted August 13, 2021 Still though giving Omega/Cage away on TV before they face each other at the PPV is definitely an odd choice. Even with shenanigans that dilutes things imo.
Paid Members Weezenal Posted August 13, 2021 Paid Members Posted August 13, 2021 Jungle Boy heel turn.
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted August 14, 2021 Paid Members Posted August 14, 2021 7 hours ago, Weezenal said: Jungle Boy heel turn. Wash your mouth out, Russo.
RedRooster Posted August 14, 2021 Posted August 14, 2021 14 hours ago, LaGoosh said: It's likely that All Out will have Punk vs Darby Allin, Jon Moxley vs Tanahashi and the end of the Jericho/Inner Circle/MJF/Pinnacle story. Those three alone are BIG. Throw in a tasty Bucks tag, Miro defence, Britt Baker vs Thunder Rosa and Andrade vs Pac it'll be an absolute fucking stormer. I’ve no doubt it’ll be a good show, they usually are,I just feel like the card we’ll get is weaker than the card we could have had. Moxley/Tanahashi, if it happens, isn’t something I’m particularly bothered about as I don’t know much about Tanahashi. I want to feel like their four PPVs are the culmination of story before we get a reset the Dynamite following (with some carry over), but the card to All Out is going to feel quite rushed.
Vamp Posted August 15, 2021 Posted August 15, 2021 I'm late to the party with this but that Don Callis promo was god awful. "You Stamford stooge" was just lame. Its just dropping a reference for the sake of it. "Great finisher, Kenny can't wait to kick out of it." Again, another behind the scenes reference, but fuck off. If you're trying to be halfway serious with rankings and wins and losses matter then you can't also have your top heel wanting to get hit by a finisher. It makes even less sense when Kenny's got the more protected finisher. Why couldn't they just say "you might work harder than anyone else, you might train harder than anyone else, but Kenny doesn't need to work hard to be the best, he already is." You can make something out of the hard working veteran and the arrogant naturally talented younger champion without the need for half arsed references that make the champion look stupid.
Paid Members Supremo Posted August 15, 2021 Paid Members Posted August 15, 2021 I didn’t realise the American New Japan show was last night. So this coming Wednesday we’ve got Young Bucks vs. Jurassic Express, MJF vs. Jericho, Sting wrestling and then the chance of either Tanahashi or Ishii turning up? Holy shit!
Merzbow Posted August 15, 2021 Posted August 15, 2021 I don't know if it's worth starting a thread over but Kenny's title match with Andrade at Triplemania was pretty dull. Spoiler Naitch turned up with Andrade and supposedly Charlotte was there but I didn't spot her or anything, Meltzer says Andrade was meant to win the title but AEW asked the company to keep it on Kenny.
wordsfromlee Posted August 15, 2021 Posted August 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, Merzbow said: I don't know if it's worth starting a thread over but Kenny's title match with Andrade at Triplemania was pretty dull. Hide contents Naitch turned up with Andrade and supposedly Charlotte was there but I didn't spot her or anything, Meltzer says Andrade was meant to win the title but AEW asked the company to keep it on Kenny. Spoiler Apparently she asked if she could come out with Ric but was told no.
Yakashi Posted August 15, 2021 Posted August 15, 2021 Not sure if Andrade thinks he can coast because he was in WWE or if he was just never that good to begin with. But he’s been a bit meh since joining AEW.
Paid Members BomberPat Posted August 15, 2021 Paid Members Posted August 15, 2021 Andrade/Omega was fine, and I wouldn't say Andrade was phoning it in, but the slowz deliberate, and largely low-impact way Omega has been working recently wasn't a good match for what he was doing. It needed someone in there who was able to up the pace, which neither man was in a position to do, and instead it broke down into AAA main event nonsense.
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