View: https://twitter.com/MikeyRukus/status/1555183568145551360
Whatever they're paying Rukus, pay him more because he's so fucking good lol
View: https://twitter.com/MikeyRukus/status/1555183568145551360
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.
Yeah people have gone loco over the 2 last weeks. No reasoning with people like that, they are to far gone for any conversation.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.
If I let myself go by wrestling Twitter any moment now TK will close shop and sell to WWE. 😒Yeah people have gone loco over the 2 last weeks. No reasoning with people like that, they are to far gone for any conversation.
Twitter, Reddit, Youtube. Apparently AEW is on life support now 🤣If I let myself go by wrestling Twitter any moment now TK will close shop and sell to WWE. 😒
There's no denying wwe hype right now, I'm more interested in watching Raw tonight than Dark Elevation.
Anyone else here use Sling? I forgot to record Battle of the Belts III and it's still not showing up on-demand like the first two. I really wanna see the Takeshita/Claudio match...
Rampage is always going to be a tough nut to crack. 10 PM on a Friday is a death slot.
Unless you HEAVILY promote that something big is happening, people just arent going to tune in.
If they want Rampage to be anything more than it is now, it needs to be in prime time on a diff day.
Its gonna get tough for everyone with footbal starting back up again.
Been enjoying AEW a lot more the past few weeks. Sucks to repeat it ad nauseum, but AEW's booking over the past few months has largely been affected by 3 things:
-injuries + MJF situation + Jeff Hardy situation (must be hard to have stories you want to do but having no idea when or if you'll be able to do them)
-building to Forbidden Door and Death Before Dishonor back to back (less focus on AEW stories)
-Tony clearly taking on too much (new internal promotions should hopefully help with that)
Anyway, I've loved a lot of the stuff they've put out lately. Battle of the Belts was a lot of fun, Orange Cassidy has been fantastic, Swerve in Our Glory killed it on Rampage, ThunderStorm vs. Britt and Jamie feud has been strong between Dynamite and BotB, the Ricky/Powerhouse/HOOK stuff has been gold, and I've been intrigued by the Jungle Boy/Christian stuff.
Honestly, I don't want to get too down on the product because so much of it has been great (and some has just been okay) lately. I'm probably easier to please, but I sometimes wonder what fans expect when we're getting Claudio vs. Takeshita, Danielson vs. Garcia, and fun moments like Wardlow teasing a powerbomb on Satnam Singh, or Tony Nese tossing protein powder in his face before eating shit. LOL
I do get wanting certain things to happen and move along, though, and for stories to capture people's interest a lot more.
Hope everyone has a good day. Cheers, gang. This week looks like it could provide some stupid good wrestling, too.
View: https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1556626281743073281?s=20&t=N9GvfRt2AToglKGFvAedmw
..it's on at 10 PM on a Friday.. after Smackdown.WWE has been the only wrestling company to make two nights of wrestling must see tv in terms of ratings.
The problem rampage has is
1. Its taped after Dynamite which tells the audience this isnt special
2. Its one hour long which tells the audience this isnt special
3. Major built up matches dont happen on the show which tells the audience this isnt special
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.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHN5oeqyGmM
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 :/
Miro and Andrade likes tweets about not being used in AEW and how they were better in WWE it's all over now.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.
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.
TK also won't do Thursday because that would conflict with Thursday Night Football. Competing with the NFL on any night is a nonstarter.
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.
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
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 rampageFor many reasons, but one of them being Tony Khan saying he will not run opposite the NFL and the NFL has games on Thursday
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.Well then the only option i see is tuesday night dynamite and wednesday night rampage
Unless theres football tuesdays too
WowMonday-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.
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.
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.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.
A. They have the timeslot that TBS/TNT was willing to give them.
I mean this what Kenny and the bucks have been doing for years. In New Japan the elite became the top stable just off those guys ability.
I always just 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.
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.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.
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 onwrestlingnews.co
I get what he's saying but I also get other people being worried about those two shows
QT.Who's he talking about here that thinks they're over because 20 people on Twitter comment about their Dark performance?
This.