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AEW Dynamite |OT5| Hello again mother fuckers.
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Tony K is usually 10 steps ahead on stuff like this, so he likely already knew the type of reception that Maki would get.
I don't mind the booking. That was a good showcase of matches being enjoyable even if the outcome is predictable.
And even from what little I gathered about Maki Itoh in the last couple of weeks, I'm still firmly convinced she has the kind of character that does better starting out with early losses instead of being introduced as an immediate winner.
And even from what little I gathered about Maki Itoh in the last couple of weeks, I'm still firmly convinced she has the kind of character that does better starting out with early losses instead of being introduced as an immediate winner.
Shocked ppl are going on about the predictability.
I thought this whole tourney was going to end up pretty predictable with Britt vs Yuka as the finals. But I guess that never bothered me as long as the wrestling was good and it has been so far.
Plus, it seems pretty clear that they know how Maki etc would be received. I expect to see her sooner rather than later tbh.
I thought this whole tourney was going to end up pretty predictable with Britt vs Yuka as the finals. But I guess that never bothered me as long as the wrestling was good and it has been so far.
Plus, it seems pretty clear that they know how Maki etc would be received. I expect to see her sooner rather than later tbh.
I wonder if some of the new talent didn't want to do more than one match or perhaps wasn't allowed to.
I'm actually fine with an Aja v Shida title match at some point. Fine to have it at Revolution for my money.
But, I dunno, don't desperately want her running through everyone in a tournament like this i guess. I don't know how else you'd get to that match though otherwise.
I really enjoyed that. Match of the night for me was Veny vs. Emi. Just hard-hitting and extremely competitive. There was something different in every single match, which was nice. Good showcase, but I understand the frustration from a fan booking perspective.
People also like new, fresh things, and we're getting relatively old things in round two. Yuka vs. Emi and Ryo vs. Aja in the semis of the Japanese bracket? Neither match is as exciting as what we could have gotten with even Yuka vs. Veny or Maki vs. Aja, but I'm sure there are forces beyond what fans are tapped into that helped make these booking decisions too.
People also like new, fresh things, and we're getting relatively old things in round two. Yuka vs. Emi and Ryo vs. Aja in the semis of the Japanese bracket? Neither match is as exciting as what we could have gotten with even Yuka vs. Veny or Maki vs. Aja, but I'm sure there are forces beyond what fans are tapped into that helped make these booking decisions too.
Voting for 'Simps, don't be sad' for the replacement thread title.
When was this taped? Is it possible they had no idea how over Maki Itoh would get with their audience between her social media presence and us looking for her matches from the time of the bracket announcements and today?
Same. I still think the play is Britt vs. Yuka, but Aja in the final would also be a surprise and a bit of a special attraction if she ends up at Revolution.
They purposely pointed the camera to show Shida during Aja's entrance, though. They usually don't do that kind of stuff for nothing.
Zero disappointment here. Absolutely loved all of that. Y'all better be @ing me with all the joshi card updates cuz I'm all the way on board now.
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Echoing what I said earlier that we need to at least wait 24 hours if we were gonna change it.. It's gone 2am in Europe, most UK/EU folk won't be watching this till tomorrow. Don't wanna spoil anything accidently.
Would also only do it on OP's word, it's their thread ;)
Kadokura made the least lasting impression on me, but she was moreso there to help Aja showcase her brute strength.
It seems Maki is very ride or die about getting into AEE so hopefully that means she's either already signed it about to be.
I suspect AEW's not going to wait for that, and instead just work out a deal between those two and DDT/TJPW.
Outside of the extremely low budget presentation (I can see why they put this on Youtube) that was really good! The first two matches were the highlights and Veny vs Sakura was the best match of the night for me. That match was nail-biting and intense! Itoh was pretty funny, but I see the appeal of having Ryo vs Aja. As has been implied by tweets, pretty sure Itoh is gonna show up again when the pandemic is more cleared up. Maybe even sooner? Wonder if next week's show will have some of the US side as well. If this is supposed to be all cleared up before Revolution they are gonna have to show those matches somewhere besides just Dynamite.
She must be so happy to finally work for AEW even under these conditions. I'm really happy for the god of love and piss 😀
Same. Every match was different.
Mei vs. Yuka - floaty and slightly softer match with some fun moments
Veny vs. Emi - a war. They killed it. My MotN
Ryo vs. Maki - classic underdog story for Maki, some hilarious moments, and a Daniel Bryan-type connection to the fans for Maki
Aja vs. Rin - monster heel overcoming a stubborn and resilient opponent
"Watching Maki Itoh lose in the first round of the AEW Woman's Championship Eliminator Tournament is pain and suffering" - Jean-Paul Sartre, reportedly
she's definitely fit right in. hilarious that she'd connect with that, though, lol. she clearly is very interested in working more with AEW.
Gonna rewatch the tournament tonight. So much fun.
And will probably get a ddtpro subscription or something too.
And will probably get a ddtpro subscription or something too.
Maki Itoh is the dril of pro wrestling.
I just imagine Dark Order coming out and yelling "YOU ARE" when she asks who the cutest is. I may have said this recently, but I need Evil Uno to manage her.
All the praise for Itoh tonight is amazing. This is why I wanted AEW to be a success. A wrestling promotion by wrestlers for wrestlers. They understand how to expose and share these talents from all promotions. Despite the terrible 2020 I'm glad AEW made it and can continue to open more doors and show more people how great and fun wrestling can still be.
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