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Isiah vs Adam 5 5.88%
Varsity Blonds vs Team Taz 3 3.53%
Nyla Rose vs Britt Baker 23 27.06%
Rey Fenix vs The Murderhawk Monster 54 63.53%
Total: 85 votes
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Gumball Gumption
Jan 7, 2012

You're all thinking too hard about someone saying they like Fenix but only so much because of very subjective reasoning.

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Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

Lamuella posted:

ᶦ ˡᶦᵏᵉ ᶠᶦᵛᵉ

explosivo
May 23, 2004

Fueled by Satan

smarxist posted:

Nyla hollering "I'M GONNA BREAK HER LEG AGAIN!!!!" was loving awesome

Yes, this ruled and made me laugh out loud

Ganso Bomb
Oct 24, 2005

turn it all around

Five earned at least Uno's respect for fighting Hardy last week. He's winning them over.

jesus WEP
Oct 17, 2004


Nyla is a shitpost elemental

ChrisBTY
Mar 29, 2012

this glorious monument

Gumball Gumption posted:

You're all thinking too hard about someone saying they like Fenix but only so much because of very subjective reasoning.

...thank you.

El Gallinero Gros
Mar 17, 2010

BFC posted:

I thought it was pretty clear that the Fenix/Archer fight was Fenix desperately trying to down Archer to prove his "worse partner" comment right? And they gain a mutual respect through the match by mimicking each other, like Archer doing flips like a mad man?

I agree that Fenix hasn't had much of a story outside of his relationship with Penta in AEW but bringing up that concern after, imo, the most character driven match Fenix has had on his own is a bit strange to me.

It was also for a spot in the ladder match at the PPV where the winner gets a TNT title shot.

Lamuella
Jun 26, 2003

It's like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.


Ganso Bomb posted:

Five earned at least Uno's respect for fighting Hardy last week. He's winning them over.

Dark Order were given no love or respect so they're having to build it themselves.

jesus WEP
Oct 17, 2004


I’ve watched about two thirds of Dynamite and went back and reread the f4w recap and lmao this dude

explosivo
May 23, 2004

Fueled by Satan

https://twitter.com/AEWonTNT/status/1364773635488030724

Lmao Fenix flopping out of frame after the fist bump is really funny

Rhonne
Feb 13, 2012

Do you want to know what we do to artists?

jesus WEP posted:

just because your group of friends has the one guy everyone shits on, that doesn’t make it okay for any jabroni to poo poo on them

I think it was like, 2 episodes of BTE ago when the Anna Jay was saying they don't need Hangman and the rest of the Dark Order thought she was talking about 5 and they were like "Hey, don't talk about 5 that way! He has a big dick!"

Low Desert Punk
Jul 4, 2012

i have absolutely no fucking money
im really happy that Beeg is in a company that will give him a proper retirement match when the time comes. I really hope it's Wardlow

Mons Hubris
Aug 29, 2004

fanci flup :)


Low Desert Punk posted:

im really happy that Beeg is in a company that will give him a proper retirement match when the time comes. I really hope it's Wardlow

It’s gonna be Darby

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


This women's tournament is starting to feel like a way to soft reboot the entire division, reintroduce Riho and Yuka, and introduce some Japanese folks who will likely be joining the roster soon. And it seems to be working pretty well in that regard!

John Dudebro
Dec 3, 2013

Low Desert Punk posted:

im really happy that Beeg is in a company that will give him a proper retirement match when the time comes. I really hope it's Marko

El Gallinero Gros
Mar 17, 2010

Low Desert Punk posted:

im really happy that Beeg is in a company that will give him a proper retirement match when the time comes. I really hope it's Wardlow

It'd be a nice feather in MJF's cap, and he can dust off "Talent over tenure ".

Ganso Bomb
Oct 24, 2005

turn it all around

Very surprised to see Nyla beat Britt. I for sure thought it'd be Britt/Yuka in the finals. I'm hoping Rosa beats Riho for a couple of reasons – I really want to see Rosa/Nyla, and I don't necessarily need to see Nyla/Riho again right now.

BodyMassageMachine
Nov 24, 2006

:yeah:
:yeah:
:yeah:

smarxist posted:

Nyla hollering "I'M GONNA BREAK HER LEG AGAIN!!!!" was loving awesome

This.

Bummed that Dr. Britt lost, I really thought this was her tourney to win (and subsequently start feuds with Riho, Rosa, etc., as champ). But hooooooly poo poo Nyla won me back over after having some quiet months. The match was okay for the start, and Britt’s weird tantrum on the outside/crowd was odd, but I LOVED Nyla shittalking and just smashing the poo poo out of Britt and Reba. I don’t see her winning (she’ll lose to Riho in the US Finals), but her star is definitely back on the rise. Whomever wins the Tourney should definitely have a feud with Nyla sometime in the near future.

Also face Nyla (who doesn’t change a thing besides what tunnel she comes out of) would be a great time.

STING 64
Oct 20, 2006

lets go riho

Gwen
Aug 17, 2011

god the tournament just kinda rules no matters what happens tbh

Dacap
Jul 8, 2008

I've been involved in a number of cults, both as a leader and a follower.

You have more fun as a follower. But you make more money as a leader.



Like everyone I expected this to be Britt’s coronation but would also accept Rosa winning everything followed by her “Thunder Rosa is All Elite” graphic.

flatluigi
Apr 23, 2008

here come the planes
i've thought from the beginning that someone from the JP side of the bracket should be the one to take it all, since everyone on the US side has the time and opportunity to build storylines elsewhere (see: the britt/rosa feud)

Lamuella
Jun 26, 2003

It's like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.


JOHN CENA posted:

lets go riho

Riho's great!

CombineThresher
Apr 10, 2006

GIT R DONNE

your friend wicka posted:

This women's tournament is starting to feel like a way to soft reboot the entire division, reintroduce Riho and Yuka, and introduce some Japanese folks who will likely be joining the roster soon. And it seems to be working pretty well in that regard!

We've also gotten some excellent matches out of it lately. Every tournament match thus far has delivered.

Lamuella
Jun 26, 2003

It's like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.


As of right now, the following people could win:

Nyla: loving awesome. Absolutely deserves another shot. Her first reign was hamstrung by the pandemic and this is a chance to set it right.
Riho: loving awesome. One of the best wrestlers in the world. She'd have a great match with Shida and a great second reign.
Rosa: loving awesome. Would be a good moment for a coronation and a "Thunder Rosa is All Elite" celebration (immediately followed by her being attacked by Abadon and the newly signed Holidead... wait, did I say that out loud?)
Yuka: loving AYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAwesome. So good, so positive, so hard hitting, so funny, there are so many people I want her to fight and the Britt Baker feud is oven ready if you'll excuse the pun.
Ryo: loving awesome. I would follow butch hypebeast into the fires of hell and punch out Satan. Give me a Ryo / Nyla feud. Give it to me.

Duke Pukem
Oct 23, 2010

Three cheers for dark beer!


It probably goes without saying, but big money Matt is waaaay better than broken matt

A Fancy Hat
Nov 18, 2016

Always remember that the former President was dumber than the dumbest person you've ever met by a wide margin

Duke Pukem posted:

It probably goes without saying, but big money Matt is waaaay better than broken matt

I enjoyed Broken Matt, mostly for the Stadium Stampede Match.

But yeah, Big Money Matt is really good and a very natural foil to somebody like Hangman.

Insertnamehere31
Jan 23, 2012

This could be the most one-sided fight since 1973 when Ali faced an eighty-foot tall mechanical Joe Frazier. My memory isn't what it used to be, but I think the entire Earth was destroyed.

Broken Matt was fantastic, but it had run its course. Big Money Matt feels fresh and works well with how he’s positioned in this company. I wouldn’t be surprised if broken Matt came back a few years down the line when they have new ideas for it.

Insertnamehere31 fucked around with this message at 17:20 on Feb 25, 2021

graph
Nov 22, 2006

aaag peanuts
i think broken matt/damascus really needs a crowd. big money matt does not need a crowd. i think we'll see the return of damascus at some point

SonicRulez
Aug 6, 2013

GOTTA GO FIST
I feel like Broken Matt needed to go away in the same way that Orange Cassidy needed to move down from big main with Jericho to this midcard feud with Miro. The act still works, but it's firing at half potential without a crowd. Big Money Matt kinda rules though. I thought him with Private Party was a bit random, but it looks like it's helping them develop good characters.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Lamuella posted:

As of right now, the following people could win:

Nyla: loving awesome. Absolutely deserves another shot. Her first reign was hamstrung by the pandemic and this is a chance to set it right.
Riho: loving awesome. One of the best wrestlers in the world. She'd have a great match with Shida and a great second reign.
Rosa: loving awesome. Would be a good moment for a coronation and a "Thunder Rosa is All Elite" celebration (immediately followed by her being attacked by Abadon and the newly signed Holidead... wait, did I say that out loud?)
Yuka: loving AYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAwesome. So good, so positive, so hard hitting, so funny, there are so many people I want her to fight and the Britt Baker feud is oven ready if you'll excuse the pun.
Ryo: loving awesome. I would follow butch hypebeast into the fires of hell and punch out Satan. Give me a Ryo / Nyla feud. Give it to me.

I think we're actually gonna get Nyla/Ryo with Ryo going over at this point so :hellyeah:

OB_Juan
Nov 24, 2004

Not every day is a good day.


Dinosaur Gum
The crowd yelling DELETE at Big Money Matt when he got rejected was pretty awesome. As was his "Wait, is that still over?" face.

tao of lmao
Oct 9, 2005

graph posted:

i think broken matt/damascus really needs a crowd. big money matt does not need a crowd. i think we'll see the return of damascus at some point

Correct take.

Gumball Gumption
Jan 7, 2012

Woken/Broken Matt was a great gimmick in smaller promotions and indies but the hook of it didn't really fit in AEW. The quest for gold stuff was probably the peak of it.

Lamuella
Jun 26, 2003

It's like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.


So, uh,

Didn't the last number one contender tag team get their spot through a battle royal too?

smarxist
Jul 26, 2018

by Fluffdaddy
Woken Matt Hardy showing your 8 year old old hard-R word tweets on the jumbotron and getting you #cancelled

Trying
Sep 26, 2019

100 unseen posts, assuming they signed The Yeti

duckdealer
Feb 28, 2011

Lamuella posted:

So, uh,

Didn't the last number one contender tag team get their spot through a battle royal too?

I think so.

I guess they could have done just FTR vs Jurrasic Express for the slot instead of having them in a battle royal, but I like AEW battle royals!

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011

Lamuella posted:

So, uh,

Didn't the last number one contender tag team get their spot through a battle royal too?

That was a normal format battle royal, this is a casino variety.

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CopywrightMMXI
Jun 1, 2011

One time a guy stole some downhill skis out of my jeep and I was so mad I punched a mailbox. I'm against crime, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
If it’s a casino battle royal then that means we’re getting 21 teams. Aside from the one announced I’d expect the Good Brothers, Th2, Varsity Blondes, Chaos Project, the Sydels, Shawn Dean’s team, natural nightmares, a couple of Gunns and two of the Hunk man stable but that’s still a lot of open spots.

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