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| Tay and Shida vs Nyla and The Bunny |
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I'm still cracking up at Penelope getting bonked by the front panel of the claw machine. That thing got some serious distance.
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StarkRavingMad posted:I figured Dax just had some fake blood smeared on his head but no that was some hardway poo poo apparently. I’m gonna spoiler these Twitter links just in case you don’t like gaping head wounds getting stitched up: I assume Jericho caught him at @ 1 minute here https://streamable.com/g9rvl3
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Apr 1, 2021 05:42
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Is AEW on a better run right now that it was with all those killer episodes at the start of 2020?
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xbilkis posted:I assume Jericho caught him at @ 1 minute here lmao that bleep was for shoot
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Zombie Lemur posted:I'm still cracking up at Penelope getting bonked by the front panel of the claw machine. That thing got some serious distance. yes! Kris really got some mustard on that thing, the whole sequence was fantastic, except maybe the exceptionally cheap air hockey table top, but whatever, the spot was beautiful
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Apr 1, 2021 05:44
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Nobody needed to go that hard for a pre-tape, but I respect that they did. WatermelonGun posted:i would like a Halloween themed episode Max Coveri posted:What the gently caress. I love this. This is loving awesome.
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Apr 1, 2021 05:45
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Just gonna see if QT does a reveal of his new co-trainer and it turns out to be Jake the Snake with Archer looming behind him
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Apr 1, 2021 05:49
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I hope they let Kris destroy Penelope on Dynamite next week
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Apr 1, 2021 05:51
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MJeff posted:Is AEW on a better run right now that it was with all those killer episodes at the start of 2020? I don't think they've gotten quite to the peak energy/artfully intersecting storylines that they pulled off in the live crowd era, but they're probably doing a better job now of making the entire show feel important with an insanely deep cast of characters. Even the "weak" stuff gets parlayed into something good (Scorpio's heel turn had the sick Darby match, QT segment tonight was great, Kip/Miro built to Arcade Anarchy which was perfect). Plus having the women's division up and running patches up basically the only hole that existed before Once crowds are back I feel like they're capable of pulling off the best run of American televised wrestling of all time. Gonna be dope
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Apr 1, 2021 05:51
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This is probably the best run they've been on since the pandemic started, for sure. Those Revolution 2020 episodes were something else, though. This is absolutely the best the women's division has been.
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Apr 1, 2021 05:53
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xbilkis posted:Once crowds are back I feel like they're capable of pulling off the best run of American televised wrestling of all time. Gonna be dope once this is over im going to travel to a big aew ppv for my first in-person wrestling event ever and im going to lose my loving mind Pylons posted:This is probably the best run they've been on since the pandemic started, for sure. pandemic aew is so much loving better than the other brand. nxt halloween havoc was maybe the most fun thing in the past year for them the shows leading up to stadium stampede were loving fantastic
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Apr 1, 2021 05:57
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Kunabomber posted:Just gonna see if QT does a reveal of his new co-trainer and it turns out to be Jake the Snake with Archer looming behind him What are the two Nightmare factions now? I haven't really paid much attention to who is who among the Dark crowd.
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Apr 1, 2021 05:58
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sticklefifer posted:I'd... actually like this a lot. right now the only breakaways are QT, Aaron Solow, Nick Comoroto and Anthony Ogogo. ...that's a lot of Os
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Apr 1, 2021 06:02
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MJeff posted:Is AEW on a better run right now that it was with all those killer episodes at the start of 2020? I would say it's close given how good the match-quality was at that time, and how amazing a full arena can make the atmosphere but in order to raise stakes you need history, and AEW now - with good booking, with real intertwining history for a lot of the characters, for pops when you hear a theme - relies just purely on time and repetition. So you do a Sue's Van spot in the summer, and you do it again tonight and people go OH poo poo because it's not just a cheap gag but a very good way to bring somebody back. also I think the rhythm and routine and understanding of how to get characters over is improving too - see partnering Alex with Penta and the Lucha Bros.
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Apr 1, 2021 06:03
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smarxist posted:yes! Kris really got some mustard on that thing, the whole sequence was fantastic, except maybe the exceptionally cheap air hockey table top, but whatever, the spot was beautiful The reveal couldn't have gone more smoothly. I'm also fairly certain that a kid I grew up with had that same lovely air hockey table.
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Apr 1, 2021 06:04
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Speaking of which, I hope Laredo Kid shows up more. He's great.
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Apr 1, 2021 06:05
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Alaois posted:right now the only breakaways are QT, Aaron Solow, Nick Comoroto and Anthony Ogogo. QT is gonna make them replace all of their Os with Qs.
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Apr 1, 2021 06:07
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sticklefifer posted:Nobody needed to go that hard for a pre-tape, but I respect that they did. AEW has been pretty consistent in acknowledging that their TV show is where the bulk of their revenue, and their biggest opportunity to generate more revenue exists, so it makes sense that they always want to put out the best show week-to-week even if it’s not live that week. Live gates and PPV are certainly meaningful sources of money, but the bulk is from TV.
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Apr 1, 2021 06:16
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Alaois posted:right now the only breakaways are QT, Aaron Solow, Nick Comoroto and Anthony Ogogo. Team O_o Ganso Bomb posted:QT is gonna make them replace all of their Os with Qs. sticklefifer fucked around with this message at 06:21 on Apr 1, 2021 |
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Apr 1, 2021 06:18
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Does The Nightmare Factory have any other recruits or is it just the old guys and their special boy Lee Johnson against Marshall and everybody else?
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Apr 1, 2021 06:26
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ChrisBTY posted:Does The Nightmare Factory have any other recruits or is it just the old guys and their special boy Lee Johnson against Marshall and everybody else? The Gum Club.
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Apr 1, 2021 06:29
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Giving all the NF guys something to do is great. Time to feed Gum Club to team Apple (Heel) Turnover.
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Apr 1, 2021 06:31
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The other guy from their student showcase, Carlie Bravo was also out there, and he’s been teaming with Shawn Dean lately (although it doesn’t look like Dean was at the last set of taping or two based on the last few Dark cards.
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Apr 1, 2021 06:36
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This could also lead to Fuego's Dynamite debut.
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Apr 1, 2021 06:38
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ChrisBTY posted:Apple (Heel) Turnover.
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Apr 1, 2021 06:39
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I wasn't feeling all that great today but that dynamite was really good and the ending had me smiling without even realizing. very nice.
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ChrisBTY posted:Does The Nightmare Factory have any other recruits or is it just the old guys and their special boy Lee Johnson against Marshall and everybody else? they have a bunch of young guys; Carlie Bravo, Dean Alexander, Brick Aldridge and Seth Gargis are all Dark regulars at this point.
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Lead Pipe Cinch posted:The other guy from their student showcase, Carlie Bravo was also out there, and he’s been teaming with Shawn Dean lately (although it doesn’t look like Dean was at the last set of taping or two based on the last few Dark cards. He was at least on Sammy's latest vlog so I think he was around
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Apr 1, 2021 06:54
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I marked so hard for Kris, Trent, and SUE. Glad Trent's tit is better.
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Apr 1, 2021 06:54
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xbilkis posted:I assume Jericho caught him at @ 1 minute here God MJF is so good at this. The timing on the door close into "We gotta go." is A+
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Apr 1, 2021 07:34
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I didn't think anything would top MJF quietly stating,"We've gotta get out of here" to the rest of Pinnacle, then I didn't think anything could top Omega/Good Brothers vs. Lucha Bros/Laredo Kid. Then I saw Arcade Anarchy  Holy gently caress that main event ruled.
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Apr 1, 2021 07:44
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Dynathoughts 1) Christian vs Frankie Kazarian. I love AEW opening with a hot match. I love AEW making Christian feel like a big deal. I low key love that Frankie Kazarian is so good that Frankie Kazarian is their go to guy for if they want to show just how good a wrestler is. If he can hang with Kaz, he's got something. Nice aggressive technical start. I quite like Christian falling from the shoulder block into a cover. While I don't know if you'd call it workrate per se, I do appreciate how much heart and realism Christian is putting into every move. He looks like a man in a fight. This is a nicely wrestled veteran match with a lot of technical skill involved, and Christian has put himself out there in terms of taking risks. The missed frog splash looked great. And his selling is very good indeed. I bit briefly on the pin after the legdrop precisely because Christian was selling like a dead man. He does a lot of little detailed things well, like hitting the guy trying to superplex him, grabbing onto the rope, that kind of thing. And we get a win with the Killswitch. That was a very very solid wrestling match. If this was Christian wanting to put down his calling card as "can wrestle a hell of a solid 20 minute match" (and it was) then mission accomplished I guess. Darby package. It was fine. Arcade Anarchy is the main event? Okay, I can roll with that. Jade works much better in video packages than she does in live interviews. And she's getting better at them too. But this is the same thing we've seen before. 2) QT Marshall vs Cody Rhodes. I would have preferred QT not getting an entrance to be subtext rather than text, but it's a nice touch anyway. Unsanctioned match? Uh... okay. It feels like Cody is clowning on QT, and the frustration is percolating through, which is nice. QT working the injured arm works well. And then... hitting Arn? What? Oh, and I like this. Nightmare factory guys attacking the trainers. And finally killing Lee Johnson. Dustin has bladed and QT rubs his blood on Solow before piledriving Rhodes on the steps. Marshall sitting on the steps like a throne. Enjoying Ogogo so far. Velvet makes the save. All very good, but... there are Nightmare Factory kids filling the audience, why haven't they intervened? Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky promo. Their voices are a bit too similar. but I'm fine with this for 2 reasons: 1) it gives Sky something to do 2) it gives Page something to do. Team Ego is fine by me. Velvet gets one line of an interview out before Jade kicks her in the stomach. OK, cool. 3) Moxley vs Cezar Bononi. Short match but some nicely hard hitting bits. I've felt like Bononi has suffered in the past from looking just a little slow, like he's wrestling underwater, but here he's clearly talked to Mox and taken the attitude of "let's hit each other as hard as we can". JD Drake walloping Mox is great, give me that. It's not a classic match, but Bononi looks better here than he has previously. Mox has his work boots on to make Bononi look good, which again I think is a kindness. Backpack sleeper looked great. This was a good Cezar Bononi Match, and that's a weird thing to type, but Excalibur saying "overcoming the odds" is weird. Team Taz promo. Hook in a wifebeater. Cage sulking. Hook just smiling while thinking about murdering someone. Pinnacle package. MJF has a personal stylist and an interior decorator. And the Inner Circle are hiding in the bathroom. Nice. Ooh, Tully taking his LUMPS here! Props to Spears for taking that GTS from Sammy, that looked sick. This feels like a miniature cinematic match. Cash Wheeler in the ice bath. Santana with a bloody vest is fantastic. MJF gets a swirly! Jesus, they go all in on this one. And Chekov's Bubbly gets used. Bucks interview, Callis interrupts and singles out Matt. poo poo, I like this a lot. He's not got bravado like he has when he's talking to both Bucks, he's got a personal connection. We're now exactly three years since Lovers / Bucks at Strong Style Evolved. 4) Kenny and Good Bros vs LUCHA BROS MEXI KINGS WITH THEIR BUD LAREDO, MEET YOU IN THE RING. Laredo gets bowling balled still in his ring jacket, and we're off to the races. Wild fast nonsense from the start. While he's not the most agile man on the planet I do love seeing Gallows just ragdoll Laredo around the place. I don't know if this is as good at the Lucha match last week, but it's entirely respectable. Loved the triple splash. Penta hot tag with a series of sling blades and a Tanahashi call on commentary. Absolutely loved the top rope lucha chain on Karl Anderson, just beautiful spots. The match is popcorn, but it's freshly popped and buttery as hell. Very kinetic match with great choreography from person to person in the chain offense. Laredo blocking a V-Trigger was awesome. But inevitably the one winged angel finishes things off. Hell of a match, guys. And then Mox comes out... with the Bucks? Are we just playing Winner Stays On trios? Britt Baker package. "It's like it didn't even happen" is a great line. 5) Shida and Tay vs Nyla and the Bunny. Crew entrance, with Matt bringing out all his clients. Love Shida and Tay in matching Gis. Love Dark Order out there to counter Matt's clients. This feels like an important match that's connected to the rest of what AEW is doing rather than happening in a vacuum. Weird how you can just do that. Couple of awkward bits with Allie near the start but this is fun. Nicely put together tag in the ring and absolute chaos on the outside. Shida just straight murders Nyla a couple of times and we get splashes to the outside before the Bunny cheats her way to a win. This was chaotic storytelling fun and Tay looks FURIOUS. JD DRAKE GETS A TNT TITLE MATCH Next week looks lit as gently caress. Jurassic Express promo is fun. Jungle Boy learned how to talk! 6) Arcade Anarchy! They've done a good job with the plundah not just being arcade machines. Where Is My Mind continues to be perfect for Orange Cassidy. Hard hitting nonsense from the start. Kip getting shoved through the whack a mole and hit with the mallet is great. And Miro is just wandering around this silly comedy match environment and beating the gently caress out of people. We got an air hockey table that someone is definitely going through at some point. gently caress. That Cassidy impact with the wedged chair was absolutely insane, and Miro just looks like he's having the best time ever. Excalibur just made a loving Darkplace reference on commentary. What the gently caress is even happening. Yeah, if I were in a match with Miro I'd trap him under all the furniture before attempting a pin too. Props to Sabian, he has a hot offensive run too. Oh god that bear is going to be full of thumbtacks. No, LEGO! SHUNMA KATSUMATA JUST WOKE UP ANGRY AND HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY! Sit out lego powerbomb looks awesome. Penelope attacks the ref then low blows OC. KRIS STAT! MOTHERFUCKING KRIS STAT! She's back and powerbombs Penelope through the air hockey table. Holy cripes! Miro shotputs Cassidy across the floor then chairs him up. There are no words for how good Miro looks here. Oh poo poo. Oh gently caress. MINIVAN. MINIVAN! BROKEN TITTY STATUS: HEALED! The amount of lore in this dumb loving arcade match is insane. And then Miro after beating up Trent waves to Sue. I'm so happy. Chuck powerslams Kip off the stage for the pin. This was ridiculous and I loved it and this needs to be the end of this feud. Such a feel good ending. If you can't feel good about the ending of this show then you hate wrestling. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
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Apr 1, 2021 08:00
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I Before E posted:QT Marshall's New Nightmare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjeCsLenZbY
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Apr 1, 2021 08:10
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https://twitter.com/TayConti_/status/1377474195261681668 When Tay debuted Mel was in her 9th year. Also Aliyah was in her 4th year.
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Apr 1, 2021 08:21
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AEW made me care more about a minivan than WWE made me care about their world titles.
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Apr 1, 2021 08:27
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Et Tu QT??
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Apr 1, 2021 08:30
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https://twitter.com/sexychuckiet/status/1377522963919044608?s=21 and, because Dustin, here’s a screenshot 
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Apr 1, 2021 08:31
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MassRafTer posted:I am curious how AEW's viewership has been in Brazil lately. I doubt it is a coincidence that Tay and Cezar have been getting lots of screen time. (Tay is super talented obviously and Cezar is showing promise but they have a ton of jobbers they can use instead of Cezar and can just put him in Dark matches if they wanted to give him pay days.) Worth noting that Cezar is pretty old for a developmental guy -- he started out late when NXT signed him and is already in his mid-30s. If he's ever gonna be a thing, it's basically now or never. Sometimes you just gotta rip off the training wheels to see if a guy will figure it out or not. I don't think Cezar has a high ceiling at this stage of his career, but putting him on TV every week against top guys is as good of a "sink or swim" chance he can ask for. Benne fucked around with this message at 08:41 on Apr 1, 2021 |
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Apr 1, 2021 08:32
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the escape goat posted:https://twitter.com/sexychuckiet/status/1377522963919044608?s=21 The timing and content of Lego’s Liar’s Day jokes make this extremely funny
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Fantastic episode, even more fantastic ending. Also congrats to Trent? for his now un-busted titty.
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