AEW TV 2025 Discussion

[I Bent My Wookie]

Potential at being out well into next year from that type of injury.

If its true hes injured himself hitting a  clothesline on Nana, the guy must be made of glass with his injury record.

[Supremo]

Have we ever discussed unluckiest wrestlers? He has to be up there.

[Infinity Land]

To be honest I hadn't really thought about him. At the PPV when he was surrounded by the Don Callis Family it was a reminder of how AEW has moved on from Wardlow & Luchasaurus being the handful of big men. Seen it suggested it may have been Wardlow v. Hangman at All Out which i'm glad isn't happening. It feels lesser than Hangman v. Archer during the Hangman's first title reign.

After the Account-a-buddies tag team with Spears I still think that's the best place for Wardlow. A tag team where he can play off someone else. The ideal would be back teaming with MJF. Which was where I was hoping the Hurt Syndicate stuff would go. 

[Merzbow]

Wardlow was fucked the moment AEW decided to have him beat MJF and still come out looking like he lost the feud, putting all the emphasis on that bollocks worked shoot stuff.

[The King Of Swing]

16 hours ago, Supremo said:

Have we ever discussed unluckiest wrestlers? He has to be up there.

Pac has to be up there, as well.

Also is Trent injured again? Don't think he's been on TV for weeks. 

[Supremo]

Big Bill randomly announcing the return of Eddie Kingston in a throwaway promo on fucking Collision is nothing short of promotional malpractice.

Especially when they’ve just announced a Coffin match for Moxley at the pay per view! The natural Kingston return was right there!

[Kamran]

Scheduled for tonight:

 

[Supremo]

Sammy Guevara taking a long, deep breath seeing this.

”Maybe I’m not a Pillar, after all.”

[LaGoosh]

Another decent show this week although feels a bit like they're spinning their wheels at the moment. Lots going on and it's mostly fun but not much that is emotionally engaging. The card for All Out is not great and a fair amount of it has a very thrown together feel.

Personally I think they should have gone with Takeshita as the challenger at All Out over Fletcher. You could have easily told the story of Fletcher and Okada both having singles titles so Takeshita needs to bring the big one home so all the mens singles titles are within the Family. Additionally you could add the storyline element of "Takeshita just won the best wrestling tournament in the world, so now he's coming for the most important title in all of wrestling". Takeshita loses in an absolute banger to Hangman at All Out, Hangman shows him respect and Takeshita turns officially babyface with the fans in the process. From their you start the tensions/wheels turning for Takeshita to split from the Don Callis Family.

Instead they're looking like they might be putting Takeshita in a random 3 way with Okada instead? Feels like a waste to me.

[RedTwoster]

I think I’d have agreed with you @LaGooshbefore the story began, but given the wider Okada/Takeshita story, I’d never have believed that he’d have won the belt.

I actually do think there’s a chance - albeit a small one - that they might just book a monumental upset, and have Fletcher win. 

11 minutes ago, LaGoosh said:

Another decent show this week although feels a bit like they're spinning their wheels at the moment.

You’re probably right, but it doesn’t really feel that way to me because the shows have all been so fun to watch. 

I’m really excited about E&C vs FTR. Stokely continues to be the best manager in wrestling, and the match doesn’t feel any less significant for it not being the first time E&C team up since reuniting.

MJF/Briscoe should be fun, but the feud has been a bit disappointing. MJF cut a reasonable promo, but he lets himself down by doing things like say he told his wife she was a ‘stupid bitch’. Implying you’ve been abusive to your partner isn’t so much heelish as it is unpleasant, but even with that, it just feels like a performance from him and not a very good one.

I enjoy pretty much everything Toni Storm does, but they’re absolutely rocketing through her potential challengers. I genuinely don’t know who you would have her drop the title to at this stage, unless they go back to a Mercedes rematch. There are certainly strong options in that division, it’s just that very few of them have been built up to the point of feeling like they could be a credible World Champion, and that’s a shame.

I know I’m in the minority, but it’s a badge I’ll proudly wear. Willow Nightingale as a babyface has become really annoying. But I do think she has a good heel run in her.

The Young Bucks coming out to the old Dynamite theme made me shudder…repressed memories of the days that would play on a loop during the breaks on Triller. But I’m wondering now if all these money matches were building up to The Bucks winning big, so they could further that story. We’ll see, I suppose!

[HarmonicGenerator]

2 hours ago, RedTwoster said:

I enjoy pretty much everything Toni Storm does, but they’re absolutely rocketing through her potential challengers. I genuinely don’t know who you would have her drop the title to at this stage, unless they go back to a Mercedes rematch. There are certainly strong options in that division, it’s just that very few of them have been built up to the point of feeling like they could be a credible World Champion, and that’s a shame.

I think after the four way, you've still got the options of any of the three challengers in a singles match - Toni vs Hayter in particular feels like it needs to happen on a big stage. Presumably at some stage, Ruby Soho will be on her way back and there's something in that too. 

Very much enjoyed her ECW tribute match on this episode. Good episode overall, even if it feels like Hangman's taking a step down with the Callis Family feud. Him against Fletcher will be very good but like @LaGoosh I'd have preferred to see him face Takeshita. Glad to see the Garcia heel turn happen, should do some benefit to him and to the Death Riders as well.

All Out's shaping up to be one of those shows where I bet it'll be excellent, but on paper it's not a card I can justify spending money to see.

[DavidB6937]

I'd definitely like a better feud for Hangman right now, as my worry is always the booking after the big babyface has won the title. I have no doubts the match will be good, and hopefully it's just a case of them wanting to bring Fletcher up rather than Hangman going down, but we'll see. I'd love for him to have something more in the coming months to give him a strong run with the belt.

[Merzbow]

I'm assuming that the goal is to get to Hangman and Omega vs The Young Bucks again but then that's not even a title feud, I wouldn't be against one of the Bucks somehow gaining a world title shot and having a month or so around that, also.

[The King of Old School]

Probably the second PPV in a row since Hangman had the big babyface title win that he won't be main eventing.

A poor do.

[LaGoosh]

31 minutes ago, Merzbow said:

I'm assuming that the goal is to get to Hangman and Omega vs The Young Bucks again

Pretty sure that Omega is completely fucked and on the injury list long term. I doubt we'll ever see a Revolution rematch. I think it's unlikely he's ever a full time wrestler ever again.