AEW 2023: Scissor Me Daddy!

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Oh yeah sorry I worded it badly

i also can't read lol

flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 2 June 2023 15:39 (eleven months ago) link

Brad, you were at DoN? Me too! It was a great show.

Getting hyped for Forbidden Door, which I am also going to, and I've told no one but work to request those days off. Hoping they outdo themselves from last year.

Zayniac (hourspass), Tuesday, 6 June 2023 18:37 (eleven months ago) link

Forbidden Door looks insane. D-Bry v Okada! Ospreay v Omega 2! Possibly Punk’s first match in a year. Sanada v MJF?

Honestly it could be the best wrestling PPV ever.

Get fucking Dr Nash as Adam Cole’s manager, stat. MJF’s on the juice!

This is a great Dynamite.

i just adore orange cassidy's title run. a huge weekly "fuck you" to the idiots who dismiss him

flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 8 June 2023 14:05 (ten months ago) link

Collision day! With new signing Elton motherfucking John!

that Takeshita/Callis centaur painting is a goddamn masterpiece.

Western® with Bacon Flavor, Saturday, 17 June 2023 22:02 (ten months ago) link

1. collision was excellent
2. tonight’s dynamite is nonstop insanity

ivy (BradNelson), Thursday, 22 June 2023 01:08 (ten months ago) link

“You’ve gotta wear a cond… iment”

Man I love Taz

“Tall dark and sexy” Konosuke Takeshita

Ok this could be the best dynamite ever

Takeshita as a methodical, ornery heel absolutely rules

I really liked Collision, it felt a bit like an NXT PPV with five good, differently worked matches with a lot of in-ring storytelling. It just had a fun house show six man as the main instead of an overwrought title match. I was way higher on the TNT hoss fight than most other people it seemed, concerns about Wardlow being turned into Hoss Sasha Banks by the booking aside

hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Thursday, 22 June 2023 10:06 (ten months ago) link

Texting this on my phone from YYZ, but Holy shit what a show!

Zayniac (hourspass), Monday, 26 June 2023 09:18 (ten months ago) link

i was euphoric almost all night

ivy (BradNelson), Monday, 26 June 2023 12:29 (ten months ago) link

Watching it now, after also watching Collision. Punk-Kojima was great and the 4 way was really fun. The Ace looks like he needs a year to rest but the match was ok. The Collision one with Swerve was a mess.

I fucking loved Miro’s promo where he denounced God and his wife. The 8 man tag was great too, Punk close to getting Christian/Callis heat. When he actually turns heel it’s gonna be LOUD.

I hope they have plans for Jungle Man. He’s been my favourite wrestler of the 4 pillars but the worst promo.

Holy fuck the camera catching the crowd coming to their feet in a wave for Eddie-Mox was an all time shot. This 10 team is great. The Takeshita forearm to Ishii was insane.

Eddie needs the title at some point. Sooner rather than later. He needs to stop being treated with that Jake Roberts “he doesn’t need the belt to be over” mentality.

The Crippler Crossface? Ospreay is an evil bastard

Unsurprisingly this is great. Maybe not as good as the first one but I’m splitting hairs. Hopefully the rubber match is at All In.

Oh talking of which, my one wrestling friend can’t go with me anymore, so if any of y’all know someone who wants a ticket, I’ve got one free

Legitimately screamed when Kenny kicked out of the OWA at 1.

Western® with Bacon Flavor, Monday, 26 June 2023 14:54 (ten months ago) link

That Tiger Driver 91 looks like watching a murder.

rewatching forbidden door, first time i've done this for a ppv in a while but i just needed to remember what happened in more detail than an in-the-moment hella stoned impression of constant awesomeness washing over me

ivy (BradNelson), Tuesday, 27 June 2023 20:46 (ten months ago) link

I still have to rewatch, but apparently I'm visible behind Callis at one point! This was a hell of a show. Probably one of the fastest moving PPVs I've watched in a long time.

a hoy hoy: where is your seat? I have a friend that may still want to buy, or if I really go hardcore, I may want to buy your ticket.

Zayniac (hourspass), Thursday, 29 June 2023 19:17 (ten months ago) link

I can’t seem to log in to ticketmaster right now. I’m pretty high up in the cheap seats. The spare ticket is free, you/friend doesn’t need to pay for it if you want it.

I’ll try logging in again tomorrow when I can be bothered with that shitty fucking company

Dynamite was great. Kenny v Yuta is a must watch, with a hot ending.

and mjf x cole is soooooo good

ivy (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 July 2023 23:57 (ten months ago) link

Also Punk v Joe 4 at the weekend. I watched the trilogy after the pipe bomb, so over a decade ago and personally thought they were a bit of an overlong mess, albeit still entertaining. So this having a 20 min time limit is right up my alley.

Collision and Rampage also amazing shows. Both had absolutely incredible tag matches. I love that AEW is must watch tv again.

I think AEW has something I’ve not really seen before, which is the possibility of 15-20 guys that could potentially be champion. If they did a Rumble, i genuinely would have no idea who would win. Cole, Punk, Joe, Jay White, Kenny, Hangman, Bryan, Mox, Jerichlol, Starks, Darby, Eddie all could go against MJF and be considered worthy foes, while there is another list that could be built up very easily to join them (Wardlow, Miro, Hobbs, Christian, Jungle Boy, Malaichi, Andrade and Keith Lee all spring to mind).

The depth of male talent is insane, before even mentioning the tag teams, the youngsters, ROH and NJPW.

I just fucking love AEW.

If they could remember where Serena Deeb is, it would be the perfect company.

I think AEW has something I’ve not really seen before, which is the possibility of 15-20 guys that could potentially be champion. If they did a Rumble, i genuinely would have no idea who would win. Cole, Punk, Joe, Jay White, Kenny, Hangman, Bryan, Mox, Jerichlol, Starks, Darby, Eddie all could go against MJF and be considered worthy foes, while there is another list that could be built up very easily to join them (Wardlow, Miro, Hobbs, Christian, Jungle Boy, Malaichi, Andrade and Keith Lee all spring to mind).

Cosigned.

wronger than 100 geir posts (MacDara), Sunday, 9 July 2023 11:43 (nine months ago) link

collision is ok. tag match was great. the promo package featuring punk / ring adjacent promo by punk / video package featuring punk trifecta to open the show was a bit too much for me, and i’m dreading him winning the owen.

maura, Sunday, 9 July 2023 16:21 (nine months ago) link

Haha yeah, that was a lot. I do really like the SNME-style hype promo cold open thing they’ve been doing. But the Punk live crowd promo right after was a bit weird, would have worked better maybe if Joe came out to shut him up but it just sort of petered out and he stood there for a beat too long till the music played.

wronger than 100 geir posts (MacDara), Sunday, 9 July 2023 18:00 (nine months ago) link

I’m hoping Punk puts over the other guy (not saying who in case spoilers) for the Owen. He could do with the win more than Punk does.

wronger than 100 geir posts (MacDara), Sunday, 9 July 2023 18:02 (nine months ago) link

I agree with everything said. The Punk promo was too much. The opening promos are great (when they did the 8 man tag it felt like an old survivor series). The other guy definitely should win, in fact I’d be surprised if Punk does. I’m kinda assuming Joe screws him or something.

So that Power & Glory spot, ey?

two weeks pass...

damn it feels good to see that the elite will still be elite

https://www.si.com/fannation/wrestling/news/the-elite-renew-contracts-with-aew

maura, Wednesday, 2 August 2023 13:07 (nine months ago) link

That’s great news.

Collision continues to be the best thing on tv too. Absolutely loving AEW leading into my first ever wrestling show.

Daniel Garcia's dance is absolute money.

Western® with Bacon Flavor, Thursday, 3 August 2023 18:05 (nine months ago) link

I never really had an opinion on it until how aggressively he did it at Jericho, now I love it.

It reminds me of Mac in Always Sunny during the dance contest.

his dancing was also a highlight of his match with shibata at death before dishonor (a ppv really worth watching all around)

ivy., Thursday, 3 August 2023 19:40 (nine months ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLeVD0CRg2U

i jump in and out of the hey! ew series but this is gold

Western® with Bacon Flavor, Monday, 14 August 2023 04:01 (eight months ago) link

This latest Punk melodrama is really getting people riled up, on both sides of the fence.

Personally I have been absolutely loving Collision and I think it’s probably a fair bet at this stage that Punk has a huge hand in the booking and the general vibe of that show, so I’m prepared to cut him an awful lot of slack.

Clearly the atmosphere in the company has changed from “we’re all best friends and we’re so happy to be in this together” to something much more tribal and hostile but I’m finding it quite compelling.

He is obviously heading for the mother of all flameouts and it’s quite gripping to see how long the train can possibly stay on the tracks before he just completely melts down

Punk/FTR vs the Elite would be absolutely white hot if they could possibly get everyone on the same page long enough

Windsor Davies, Tuesday, 15 August 2023 14:21 (eight months ago) link

*Should note that I don’t buy the idea that the rest of the roster is splitting along tribal and hostile lines, that seems to be p much entirely Punk’s doing, but the fact of him being such a figurehead on Collision and that he does have his own crew of guys (who are undoubtedly all fine with the Elite and associates, as I say) is definitely creating an atmosphere

Windsor Davies, Tuesday, 15 August 2023 14:23 (eight months ago) link

all the punk stuff is fucking boring and he’s lost a step both in promo and in the ring

love ftr of course

ivy., Tuesday, 15 August 2023 14:23 (eight months ago) link

but to me it’s just kind of a shitty clusterfuck started by the biggest baby on earth and i can’t reward this behavior with attention. collision is so goddamn good when punk is not onscreen (although let me be real, there are not enough wrestlers on it)

ivy., Tuesday, 15 August 2023 14:27 (eight months ago) link

I'm sure i'll be proved wrong but imo this is the build up to All Out. The show only has one midcard match with a much bigger show in front of it. It'll need a big hook. It'll be a year since Brawl Out. Everyone's most probably sick of being asked why tf they arent doing elite v. cmftr and ready to just go for it. Kayfabe baby!

sell cigs to kids (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 15 August 2023 14:28 (eight months ago) link

anyway seemingly he’s injured again! how can you even build a storyline when this shit keeps happening to the biggest drama queen in the company

ivy., Tuesday, 15 August 2023 14:28 (eight months ago) link

xp Yeah that’s fair.

I am definitely somewhat blinded by how much I’ve been enjoying Collision and there is of course no way of knowing how much of what I enjoy about it is down to Punk behind the scenes beyond speculation, but it has been a breath of fresh air after I drifted away from Dynamite

Windsor Davies, Tuesday, 15 August 2023 14:29 (eight months ago) link

All 3 shows have been really good recently.

Just need Jericho to retire and i'll be happy, it's like x-pac heat with me at this point.

sell cigs to kids (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 15 August 2023 14:31 (eight months ago) link

if this is building toward all out, which is just a few weeks away, they should maybe attempt to tell this story, idk, in the ring, on a show, instead of in dirt sheets and through dark punk promos that suck ass

hangman was right

ivy., Tuesday, 15 August 2023 14:32 (eight months ago) link

There’s no argument from me on him being the messiest, thinnest skinned little baby btw! It’s astonishing how insecure he seems to be, and it is absurd how much sway he apparently has over tony khan.

But there’s a definite risk vs reward aspect to having him around and I think atm all things considered the scales come down on the reward side

I suspect that if Collision wasn’t “his” show it would very quickly feel homogeneous with the other shows. But again, not basing that on much more than instinct

Windsor Davies, Tuesday, 15 August 2023 14:33 (eight months ago) link

on a positive note, i think jay white and juice robinson are absolutely killing it on collision... bringing the gunns in? inspired

ivy., Tuesday, 15 August 2023 14:40 (eight months ago) link


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