Paid Members JLM Posted July 3 Paid Members Share Posted July 3 Mox and Naito had a match two months ago that was way better than this, but good Naito performances are increasingly rare it seems. 42 isn't even that old for a pro wrestler but yeah, he's in a bad way. Really bad sign for New Japan that they thought putting the title back on him was their best option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted July 5 Paid Members Share Posted July 5 On 6/30/2024 at 10:54 AM, RIDDUM_N_STYLE said: Sometimes more isn’t good, we bemoaned for years about WWE putting matches on PPVs for the sake of getting bodies on which is why they’ve streamlined back to only putting big cards in for Big 5 shows and putting 5-6 match cards for lesser shows Between the Zero Hour and Main Card, AEW are putting on 14 matches tonight, including 5 title matches, two of which involve NJPW titles, two Owen Hart Tournament matches, 3 Trios matches, a 4 way tag match with nothing at stake and 2 matches thrown together for the sake of it, meaning by the time the main event comes around, Swerve and Ospreay are going to have to do a hell of a job reviving a burnt out crowd  The crowd were hot for pretty much every match outside of Mox/Naito. The WWE way of putting on 5 matches a PPV has it's benefits but there's more than one way to format a pro wrestling show. Why some fans think every single promotion has to follow WWE's lead, I'll never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted July 5 Paid Members Share Posted July 5 (edited) There’s definitely a happy medium to be had. A sweet spot between how WWE and AEW format their shows. Neither have nailed it. Five matches stretched over three hours, with elongated ad breaks and endless video packages or a fifteen match endurance exercise that gives you a headache. All filler or all killer. Edited July 5 by Supremo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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