The King Of Swing Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Yeah Tony Khan definitely shouldn't be a regular onscreen. That was rough. Other than that I enjoyed the show well enough. Miro is totally fucking Kip up soon isn't he? Nakazawa is still shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted March 16, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted March 16, 2021 They could probably do with some kind of Tunney-esque figure though. Scott D'Amore does alright as authority figure guy in Impact. They need somebody like that. Dustin could have been a good choice for it, or Arn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted March 16, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted March 16, 2021 Not great by any means. Not totally unbelievable though - scrappy and awkward, but seemed somewhat genuine. I certainly don't want him to be polished and a regular authority character - and the authority character thing is so played out anyway. Rare occasions like this, in the name of kayfabe, I'm fine with. Please no authority characters, unless it's Regal like (assuming he's continued to be as great as he was when I last saw him). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted March 16, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted March 16, 2021 I don’t want a full-time on-air authority figure but I have often wondered how Mick Foley would do in that role. Even if it’s just every few months. He’s always been great whenever he’s done it in the past and for as much as he’s exposed himself to be a creep in real life you can’t knock his promos. There’s hardly anyone in the business who’s better at getting guys over when he’s given a proper opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavemanLynn Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I hate the on-screen authority figure. It was played out 15 years ago and it makes no sense in a professional, TV show environment. It's utterly unnecessary. If you want to get over that something is getting called on the fly, just show a ringside wonk with an earpiece passing instructions to Justin Roberts. The only reason for the boss to walk out on stage is because the boss wants to be on stage. Regardless of who it is, it's essentially the in-ring workers being told off and/or punished in front of everyone. Which is fine, but you don't need to get your face on camera to do it, unless you want to show everyone how very important you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted March 16, 2021 Author Paid Members Share Posted March 16, 2021 Fucking hell Dark has 15 matches tonight. They will of done 25 matches this week before Dynamite has even aired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted March 16, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted March 16, 2021 Cool to see Royce Isaacs turn up on Dark/Elevation this week. I liked his team in NWA, but I assume due to Thomas Lattimer being a wifebeater AEW are making him team with someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 (edited) Best thing about Khan's promo was the longer it went the more he was clearly bricking it and couldn't wait to get off camera. Complete opposite to the Two Tony segments. Edited March 16, 2021 by The King Of Swing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted March 16, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 hour ago, jazzygeofferz said: They could probably do with some kind of Tunney-esque figure though. Scott D'Amore does alright as authority figure guy in Impact. They need somebody like that. Dustin could have been a good choice for it, or Arn. Scott D'Amore, by the skin of his teeth, manages to keep the right side of the line in that his character doesn't dominate the TV show and is usually only called upon when needed to make a decision and not just set up matches willy nilly. The thing with authority figures is its pointless sticking Dustin Rhodes in there as everyone knows he's just a contracted performer. Scott D'Amore is an EVP at Impact, so at least makes sense in that regard. That appearance by Tony Khan looks painfully bad compared to him playing the heel on the weekly Impact ads though. I suppose this proves he doesn't have much acting range then.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Could be a similar situation to Shawn O'Haire. Comfortable in pre recorded segments but falls to bits in front of an actual audience. I understand if he felt the need to get involved as a match maker since it's no secret that he's the boss but he could have easily had Big Tony relay the message to Omega. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted March 16, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted March 16, 2021 I'd much prefer it if they relayed management/commissioner announcements through the commentators, and, even then, only rarely. There are so many ways to announce decisions, an on-screen authority figure really isn't necessary. A wrestler standing in the ring, cutting a promo: "So those assholes in the boardroom have told me I have to..." A sports pundit newsroom, with the presenter listening on his earpiece and declaring to the room and the TV "I've just received word from management that..." An interviewer telling the wrestler they're speaking to that they've just been told that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted March 16, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Supremo said: I don’t want a full-time on-air authority figure but I have often wondered how Mick Foley would do in that role. Even if it’s just every few months. He’s always been great whenever he’s done it in the past and for as much as he’s exposed himself to be a creep in real life you can’t knock his promos. There’s hardly anyone in the business who’s better at getting guys over when he’s given a proper opportunity. I thought his last run as Raw GM was poxy. The passionate promos he was known for just seemed to be parodies. There was a point he was yelling at the top of his voice about how Sheamus and Cesaro were the two best in the world or something and he was trying really hard to make it an epic promo moment, but instead he just came across as a mad old rambling bloke. I don't understand Dark: Elevation at all right now. The only thing that seperated this from a normal Dark was the dreadful Omega/Sydal/Nakazawa/Khan bollocks. Khan was dreadful here and could do with a spokesman to come out and talk for him - Jerry Lynn has popped up a few times so him maybe? Other than that it was just another bloated Dark. I would've assumed Elevation would be a showcase edition of Dark, kind of a bridge to Dynamite with around 4-5 matches a week maybe. If they're running both these shows in the future plus their planned second TV show, that's way too much content. Hopefully the massive runtime on this was a one-off due to it being the debut show and in future either this or Dark will be toned down, but I've got a bad feeling we're heading to AEW having 2-hour shows every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. QT Marshall vs Marko Stunt was really fun, on the plus side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 16 minutes ago, Lorne Malvo said: QT Marshall vs Marko Stunt was really fun, on the plus side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 52 minutes ago, DavidB6937 said: Yeah it was. Every squirrel finds a nut and QT being this bitter ego brusied, po-faced twat is better than being a bland po-faced twat. He was canny in that Bunkhouse Match they had with Butcher and Blade and everyone was a bit quiet about it. I t was good, shame the angle itself had its pieces but seemed to fall around a bit. He's still tosh mostly mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted March 16, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted March 16, 2021 I like him. And if we're giving jobs to the boys, I'd much rather have QT on my screen than Luther or Brandon Cutler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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