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All Elite Wrestling |OT10| Punk goes All Out with a heel turn
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Whatever they're paying Rukus, pay him more because he's so fucking good lol
Dynamite doesn't feel must-watch to me the way it did this time last year. Other than the Team Taz implosion, I just don't see any stories that are that engaging, even if there are individual matches that are good.
I think I started tuning out during the Hangman reign. His rise to the top was so good and I was so interested to see how his arc would progress as champion. But there wasn't really any progression. There was a hint of it when he lost against Punk, but even that hasn't been followed up on.
I hope things start to coalesce a bit better soon.
I think I started tuning out during the Hangman reign. His rise to the top was so good and I was so interested to see how his arc would progress as champion. But there wasn't really any progression. There was a hint of it when he lost against Punk, but even that hasn't been followed up on.
I hope things start to coalesce a bit better soon.
So Twitter has all of a sudden deemed WWE as Disneyland and now everyone wants to go there? The last 2 weeks on wrestling Twitter have been unbearable. The discourse is ridiculous.
I don't think there's been a good world championship reign when it comes to story. Or any belt? But I don't like long belt holds though. Hangman's title run looks to be the same as Thunder Rosa's, some good matches, stiff promos, and then it ends. Add in Jurassic Express too though they had the Christian angle to move to. But a lot of awkward stuff floating around AEW.
Jade's title run :/
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Yeah people have gone loco over the 2 last weeks. No reasoning with people like that, they are to far gone for any conversation.
If I let myself go by wrestling Twitter any moment now TK will close shop and sell to WWE. 😒
Twitter, Reddit, Youtube. Apparently AEW is on life support now 🤣
That's fine, but this is such a weird comparison lol
Never seen someone have Elevation as competition to Raw
I have Sling and I just checked the On Demand section and couldn't find it myself either. Did you check under Dynamite & Rampage? Maybe it got put under there. I remember the first BOTB being under a strange name on Sling. Maybe the same happened again?
I only remembered to record the show like an hour before it came on lol. If I can help in any way, feel free to ask.
I do not know if this is a load of BS, but I came across someone on Reddit saying that NFL owners can't run side projects in direct competition to the NFL.
This explains the time slot of Rampage. And if it's true, will definitely limit when Rampage could be moved too.
I just don't know if that is actually a real issue or if that person on Reddit was talking out their ass. It does make sense though. TK is always adamant about not running AEW against the NFL. I always just assumed it was to get away from something that would eat into AEW's ratings.
I am in the same boat as you Rivenblade. I've been enjoying AEW a lot more (I was never not enjoying it) over the past 3 weeks or so.
I feel that AEW could be entering another great period right now. I made the bold claim that the build to All Out, might be close to the build of Revolution '20. I still stand by this as I've only gotten more interested in the current storylines and AEW has delivered some fantastic matches as well.
Hell, the women's division might be in the best place it's been from a presentation/storyline perspective. We got:
- The Rosa/Storm/Britt/Hayter storyline, which is bringing some exposure to Jamie Hayter. I'm predicting a title change at All Out (I'm thinking a Fatal Fourway is happening there)
- Anna Jay getting a new and fun personality. She also got back with her friend Tay Conti, which is great. The two are also feuding with Ruby, who will probably need the help of Skye Blue. This also elevates Skye Blue in the division as well
- The Baddies have been highly entertaining. The feud with Athena & Kris Statlander has been dragging its feet a bit, but I'm still enjoying it. Now Madison Rayne has entered the feud too, which could lead to some fun stuff. Also this feud elevates Red Velvet, Kiera Hogan & Leila Grey as well
Other things I'm really enjoying:
- The upcoming Trios Tournament. I love tournaments and the Trios division might just become my favorite in AEW with all the great stables that AEW has.
- Wardlow has been a blast to watch. He's really growing in front of our eyes
- Konosuke Takeshita is the reason I love pro wrestling. Just everyone getting behind and supporting a future hall of famer. His matches always deliver too (Even the Dark/Elevation matches)
- Great feud with Starks & Hobbs
- HOOK winning the FTW Title was great
- Swerve In Our Glory being a fun tag team that have a great presence.
Damn I could go on and on lol
Sorry for the novel, just actually in a good mood for once and wanted to inject some positivity into the thread.
..it's on at 10 PM on a Friday.. after Smackdown.
Like I said.. it's a death slot.
I'm in the same boat as Evildead1987 and Rivenblade - AEW these past 3 weeks has been great. The show 2 weeks ago with the Team Taz implosion, HOOK FTW win and Garcia win was probably my all time favourite ep of Dynamite. I still think they missed a trick in not having an FTW defence at BOTB to keep that momentum up but we'll see how this week goes.
If we keep getting more (ex-?)Team Taz drama with Hobbs/Starks and a proper FTW title feud, a BCC/JAS battle for ownership of Garcia then I'll be happy.
I've a feeling this angle with Starks/The Factory is going to have HOOK pulled into it in some way - maybe we get a one-off tag with Starks after all. Wouldn't quite make up for not getting a full TT trio match but it's as close as we're probably going to get for a while.
If we keep getting more (ex-?)Team Taz drama with Hobbs/Starks and a proper FTW title feud, a BCC/JAS battle for ownership of Garcia then I'll be happy.
I've a feeling this angle with Starks/The Factory is going to have HOOK pulled into it in some way - maybe we get a one-off tag with Starks after all. Wouldn't quite make up for not getting a full TT trio match but it's as close as we're probably going to get for a while.
I hope everyone watches BTE this week for the last segment even though I don't get how The Dark Order are this group who just stands around making dick jokes. But if they're going to, this is the best.
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Definitely makes me wonder if hangman picks the bucks and that results in DO being pissed off and we get a heelish DO Vs Hungbucks in the final.
It's a shame that the title reign always seems to be the culmination of the story. Or at least there can't be any profession during the reign itself. Feels like it kneecaps a lot of interesting possibilities. L
It's a bad time for AEW to be flat because I am curious about how WWE might change after a long stretch of not really being interested in it. But honestly this is how I expected the AEW/WWE situation to be a few years in — they'll both have good and bad stretches, but as a fan, hopefully that means there's always one of them that's interesting.
Miro and Andrade likes tweets about not being used in AEW and how they were better in WWE it's all over now.
Doubles the cost of production.
As it is, it's just one more hour of TV at very low cost per minute. Make it a second live show and costs double.
I half agree, I think Dynamite is a safe watch because shows are mostly good with great matches, but I do feel the lack of direction. Seems like they're getting somewhere with BCC and JAS at least.
Hangman being thrown to the side has been such a bummer. With Punk gone one would have assumed he would've gone for the championship with all he's got but... Forbidden Door said hello and we kinda forget that he was supposed to be the face of the company just some weeks ago. It felt like WWE booking of a failed champion.
TK also won't do Thursday because that would conflict with Thursday Night Football. Competing with the NFL on any night is a nonstarter.
A safe watch is a good way to put it. I rarely feel like it's a waste of time, but I'm not as motivated to watch it live, or even go back and watch it later.
For many reasons, but one of them being Tony Khan saying he will not run opposite the NFL and the NFL has games on Thursday
Well then the only option i see is tuesday night dynamite and wednesday night rampage
Unless theres football tuesdays too
Monday-Thursday is off the table cause the NFL and NBA. Saturday is UFC. Friday is the last free day and he needs to just make it live and 2hrs going up against Smackdown. Make the show as good or more than Dynamite to compete.
So are we back on this narrative that AEW is now gonna die soon so that we're back to one wrestling promotion in the US just because Rampage is still lacking and WWE is finally sweeping out the remainder of Vince McMahon's shit?
Wow
Well i dont see that happening with hhh in charge. Wwe is also killing it with celebrities and cross media exposure
Really feel like aew needs a proper second show
AEW cannot be running two live two hour TV shows with their current TV deal.
AEW gets about 45 million a year for Dynamite, Rampage & Battle of the Belts. In comparison, WWE gets about 200 million just for RAW.
We shouldn't want AEW to stretch themselves too thin, or there won't be an AEW to watch anymore.
AEW gets about 45 million a year for Dynamite, Rampage & Battle of the Belts. In comparison, WWE gets about 200 million just for RAW.
We shouldn't want AEW to stretch themselves too thin, or there won't be an AEW to watch anymore.
I always wanted AEW to just be two 2hr shows a week with specials now and again. There's so much talent and so many stories that can be told but, 3 fucking hours a week just ain't enough. Especially when that 3rd hour is a show most are skipping out on due it's time slot and it being taped. No one is gonna take the show serious even when the champion is on it at this point. It's close to being WWE's Main Event equivalent sadly.
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A. They have the timeslot that TBS/TNT was willing to give them.
B. They likely can't/won't run against NFL
C. May be a cost issue with production as well.
Ahh interesting, thanks. I'll admit I don't know a whole lot about that period, aside from which Kenny matches were a must-see deal.
I still never miss a Rampage but this is pretty much how I would prefer it to be, or more accurately what I'd prefer it to become - Rampage growing out into its own 2hr show. I think it would have some really interesting logistical ramifications behind the scenes at AEW which would lead to a better product overall, even if Rampage remains stuck in a terrible timeslot.
For example, if Rampage is twice as long they can't cram all these shows into one taping anymore, so Rampage becomes a separate ticketed event. That means it has to promoted as an event worth seeing - ie booked strongly. Holding Dynamite and Rampage in different cities encourages separate crews and rosters working each show, so much more of the roster gets utilised on a weekly basis. Not a full-on brand split per say (bleh), but basically twice as many live shows.
Yeah I don't want no brand splits. Just a continuous show with story fallout from Dynamite to follow and extra stories being told/build.
regal's opinion on all the discussion surrounding dark and rampage
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I get what he's saying but I also get other people being worried about those two shows
William Regal told an AEW wrestler to stop worrying about what people are saying on Twitter
On the latest "Gentleman Villain" podcast, AEW's William Regal gave his viewpoint when wrestlers think they’re over because they’re getting responses on
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I get what he's saying but I also get other people being worried about those two shows
Who's he talking about here that thinks they're over because 20 people on Twitter comment about their Dark performance?regal's opinion on all the discussion surrounding dark and rampage
William Regal told an AEW wrestler to stop worrying about what people are saying on Twitter
On the latest "Gentleman Villain" podcast, AEW's William Regal gave his viewpoint when wrestlers think they’re over because they’re getting responses on
I get what he's saying but I also get other people being worried about those two shows
Dynamite has been the same as always. Some great things, some garbage things, some good things and some meh things. There isn't such a thing as a perfect wrestling show because everyone has a preferred style of Wrestling.
Rampage was dead on arrival. It was never going to succeed as a taped 1 hour show on Friday at 10PM. No idea why pundits and fans even discuss it. They could put CM Punk vs Bryan Danielson in a 60min ironman match and it won't hit the ratings that people would expect.
It's Friday night, people are doing other things then watching TV.
Rampage was dead on arrival. It was never going to succeed as a taped 1 hour show on Friday at 10PM. No idea why pundits and fans even discuss it. They could put CM Punk vs Bryan Danielson in a 60min ironman match and it won't hit the ratings that people would expect.
It's Friday night, people are doing other things then watching TV.
This.
Make it a 2 hour show. Make it feel must see and people will watch.
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