Paid Members LaGoosh Posted June 25, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted June 25, 2023 58 minutes ago, Infinity Land said: Commentary wise i'm just grateful JR ain't around. The original intent was a 3 person booth and Kevin Kelly's meant to be off to Japan for the G1. There's going to be some tweaks coming up. Thank God for that. Bring on Daddy Magic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) A really fun show. I was worried that another two hours would be a bad thing for AEW but it's turned out to be the exact opposite imo. Collision doesn't feel like Dynamite but importantly also doesn't feel like a big downgrade. Edited June 25, 2023 by The King Of Swing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Fatty Facesitter Posted June 25, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted June 25, 2023 Overall - Excellent standard throughout and an even more fun show than the debut. Not a bad match on the show. 👍 CMFTR/Starks vs BCG/Gunns - Ripper of a main event with a result that I admittedly wasn't expecting so soon into Punk's comeback. Action-packed throughout and with little let up. The mixed reaction to Punk was very interesting and that's going to create quite a fun new dimension and dynamic moving forward for any shows outside of Chicago. I dug the opening promo at the top of the show before the intro reel - nice transition into Elton's classic. 👍 Sting/Jericho business - More good patter here heading into Forbidden Door. Jericho/Suzuki make a wonderful pair. Glad Naito turned out to be the surprise partner and not Goldberg as was rumoured by some. 👍 Swerve vs Tanahashi - Super! Very enjoyable. I'm not as hot on NJPW as others might be, but Tanahashi is someone I've always enjoyed watching. That'll be a smasher of a contest with MJF. 👍 Brody King vs Andrade - Good David/Goliath style dynamic. Both busted a gut here and weren't afraid to throw in a little psychology for fusspot purists like me. Good times. 👍 Cage/Luchasaurus business - Love the fact that Cage is parading the title as his own even though Luchasaurus is the champion - it only makes him more detestable as a hell. Top patter as usual. 👍 Willow vs Nyla Rose - I enjyoed this far more than I was expecting. Impressive Powerbomb at the end from Willow to rubberstamp it. Great effort. 👍 Powerhouse Hobbs squash - Very enjoyable romp. Too many squashes across the modern wrestling landscape are too samey - but this was a very pleasing way of presenting one because Hobbs is quite a unique performer. Delicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69MeDon Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, Fatty Facesitter said: 👍 Swerve vs Tanahashi - Super! Very enjoyable. I'm not as hot on NJPW as others might be, but Tanahashi is someone I've always enjoyed watching. That'll be a smasher of a contest with MJF. I haven't been watching NJPW in recent years: is Tanahashi still capable of moving better than he was against Swerve? If not, I'm actually a little bit concerned about the quality of the match with MJF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Yeah the match was fine and the crowd were up for it but there is no hiding that Tana's knee are completely shot. Even his entrance looked like it hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinity Land Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Yeah, at least Swerve was quick to save the finish when Tana stumbled on the post. Reminded me how glad Punk v. Tana didn't happen last year. Being the first match of the PPV, MJF v. Tanahashi is going to get a pass. Nobody's expecting them to have an epic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Loved the opening promos. Proper Saturday Night's Main Event, vibes. One negative for me was Miro's promo. It's just jobberish at this point with no real endgame and if HoB are going to get shit for that kind of thing then Miro shouldn't get a pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Fatty Facesitter Posted June 25, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted June 25, 2023 Can Tanahashi not age without getting picked on for some knobbly knees? It also plays into some of the psychology in his matches, so I think he deserves credit for battling it out as opposed to be criticised for it. 1 hour ago, The King Of Swing said: Loved the opening promos. Proper Saturday Night's Main Event, vibes. One negative for me was Miro's promo. It's just jobberish at this point with no real endgame and if HoB are going to get shit for that kind of thing then Miro shouldn't get a pass. Define jobberish? He's been built up for this return, had a big squash last week and got promo time in a funky studio setting this week to set the course on a new character direction. Impossible to determine the end game two shows in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) Something, something, Whaaa my god has abandoned me, something, hot wife, something. Every Miro promo before and after his return. It's beyond tiresome now. Didn’t seem like much of a departure to me, this week. Edited June 25, 2023 by The King Of Swing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinity Land Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 16 minutes ago, Fatty Facesitter said: Define jobberish? He's been built up for this return, had a big squash last week and got promo time in a funky studio setting this week to set the course on a new character direction. Impossible to determine the end game two shows in. I'd say part of the problem with Miro is that the last couple of runs amounted to lots of pre-taped vignettes. Stuff that as a character people fully bought into. That then never really went anywhere. Two weeks is a very small sample size but he's beaten a glorified jobber and back to a pre-tape. I can't blame people for feeling wary since it's been seen all before and there's no sense of where he's getting plugged in storyline wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted June 25, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted June 25, 2023 I'm a little confused by "jobberish" as a term in that context. What jobber gets pre-taped promos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Fuck, I meant jibberish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted June 25, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted June 25, 2023 Well that now makes sense, ironically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyUK Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) Enjoyed the first couple of weeks of Collision, don't personally have a massive problem with Kelly and McGuinness though agree they're not always that well polished. I always felt the likes of Miro, Andrade and Black should've been doing a bit more so they've got the roster right for me. Edited June 25, 2023 by AndyUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69MeDon Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 18 hours ago, Fatty Facesitter said: Can Tanahashi not age without getting picked on for some knobbly knees? It also plays into some of the psychology in his matches, so I think he deserves credit for battling it out as opposed to be criticised for it. To be clear, I wasn't crtitising Tanahansi - I'm aware of his knee issues. Was just wondering if he was perhaps saving himself for the PPV a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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