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| Christian vs Kaz |
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96 | 77.42% |
| Tay and Shida vs Nyla and The Bunny |
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5 | 4.03% |
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Apr 1, 2021 15:08
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Stables are cool (especially the way AEW does a variety of stables) because they very naturally help you build stories.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:14
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I love the stables. I hope they’re going to keep integrating women into them. It gives more FaceTime for the women’s roster if they’re aren’t going to do more than 1 match on Dynamite and gives more storytelling opportunities. Anna and Tay with DO and Stat aligning with the Best Friends is a good start. I feel like Jade would be a good fit for QTs team or The Pinnacle. Let’s get some mixed tags or trios going.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:14
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"Writing subtlety is for cowards"
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Apr 1, 2021 15:14
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https://twitter.com/AnthonyOgogo/status/1377623561444192257 If Ogogo is "The Guv'nor" I'm very okay with this.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:17
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I hope they put Kip and Penelope back with TH2 after Miro jettisons them.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:17
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Varsity Blondes on the podcast today.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:19
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I liked so much about that show last night, it had a near perfect build in momentum to that satisfying as gently caress main event. That being said, I do not care AT ALL about the QT Marshall stuff. Hopefully i can eat my words in a few weeks, but everything going on right between Cody and Cutie just bores me to tears. I guess with QT's "Magneto leading the evil students from within the Xaviar school" angle there could now be a lot of Dark matches I will still not watch. But it may mean more Nick Comoroto so that's nice. And stables are good. It makes the singles guys (like Mox and Archer) feel more special by not really aligning with anyone on a steady basis.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:20
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I think some of the anti-stable concern comes from years of WWE, where stables are generally: A vehicle to get one person over at the expense of everybody else (The League of Nations) Completely pointless (The Corre) Frustrating and pointless (The Nexus) Of course you're gonna want to have buddies as a wrestler, these people don't exist in a vacuum outside of what you see on TV.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:21
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The QT storyline increases the chance of Aaron Solow getting matches on TV. Therefore I am in favour of it.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:21
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DeathChicken posted:"Writing subtlety is for cowards" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk7M2jGdnxU Anybody that hasn't watched Garth Merenghi's Darkplace, should do so immediately.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:22
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stables rock, dudes rock
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Apr 1, 2021 15:23
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A Fancy Hat posted:I think some of the anti-stable concern comes from years of WWE, where stables are generally: Poor Wade 
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Apr 1, 2021 15:23
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Lead Pipe Cinch posted:https://twitter.com/markmaddenx/status/1377438774393724928?s=21 Holy crap, someone is still caring enough about what Mark Madden says to retweet him? That's certainly a choice. A bad choice. kinetic77 posted:Wait....people really don’t like this? I think it only sucks if you have the stables and they don't do much except tag together in throwaway house show matches, like New Japan does it currently. Like, if one of your group members is getting the poo poo kicked out of them then their pals should either be at ringside to defend them or else running in from the back as soon as they can defend them. Because watching Naito getting beaten up by the Bullet Club while LIJ were on the show earlier so you know they are in the venue makes them look like they don't give a poo poo about their friend & that blows. Basically do it the Dragon Gate way. Everyone is in a stable, they have a shared aesthetic, often shared entrances like Natural Vibes dance & they are in each others corners in case the heel unit start loving with the match. Also they are making noise at ringside cheering on their pal & that rules. Seeing how much of a continuity nerd Khan is, I suspect that's how he'd do it.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:24
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The QT Marshall stuff works best when you realize it’s a vehicle to get Solow, Comoroto & Ogogo (and Lee Johnson) over and not QT.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:25
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enigmahfc posted:That being said, I do not care AT ALL about the QT Marshall stuff. Hopefully i can eat my words in a few weeks, but everything going on right between Cody and Cutie just bores me to tears. I guess with QT's "Magneto leading the evil students from within the Xaviar school" angle there could now be a lot of Dark matches I will still not watch. But it may mean more Nick Comoroto so that's nice. I really couldn't give a poo poo about QT or the QT/Cody feud running up to last night's match either but for whatever reason the split last night really worked for me. It's less about QT for me now and more about the dudes in the Nightmare Family that finally get to break out on their own.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:27
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Hell, I legitimately enjoyed the Social Outcasts.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:30
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Incredibly happy to see Statlander. The women's division is shaping up reaaaaaaaaaaal nice.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:31
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Lead Pipe Cinch posted:The QT Marshall stuff works best when you realize it’s a vehicle to get Solow, Comoroto & Ogogo (and Lee Johnson) over and not QT. I'm very interested in Ogogo finally doing stuff. Like Tay, he comes from a legit combat sports background and I want to see how that influences his in-ring style.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:32
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Yeah I think the nightmare family stuff is a lot more about Anthony Ogogo than about QT.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:33
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explosivo posted:https://twitter.com/AnthonyOgogo/status/1377623561444192257 Ogogo slowly undoing his cuff to roll up his sleeve really made this one punch thing work for me. Draw it out and make us feel it.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:35
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Here's a nice little faction round up that I totally didn't steal from the squaredcircle reddit and certainly was not created by PolishThrasher. *wink wink, nudge nudge* Dark Order Current Members -1 Alan Angels "5" Alex Reynolds Colt Cabana Evil Uno John Silver Pres10 Vance Stu Grayson Anna Jay Associated Wrestlers: Hangman Page, Tay Conti Enemies: Matt Hardy Empire, The Acclaimed, Alan Angels Nightmare Family Current Members Arn Anderson Austin Gunn Billy Gunn Brandi Rhodes Cody Rhodes Colten Gunn Dustin Rhodes Lee Johnson Associated Wrestlers: Red Velvet Enemies: Nightmare Family Wolfpack, Shaq, Jade Cargill, The Pretty Picture Nightmare Family Wolfpack Current Members Aaron Solow Anthony Ogogo Nick Comoroto QT Marshall Associated Wrestlers: Shawn Dean Enemies: Nightmare Family The Elite Current Members Matt Jackson AEW Tag Team Champion Nick Jackson AEW Tag Team Champion Associated Wrestlers: Brandon Cutler, Jon Moxley, SCU (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) Enemies: The Invisible Hand The Invisible Hand Current Members Kenny Omega AEW World Champion Karl Anderson Luke Gallows Michael Nakazawa Don Callis Literal Human Garbage Associated Wrestlers: Kenta (Bullet Club?) Enemies: The Elite, Jon Moxley, Death Triangle, Eddie Kingston, The Sydals Team Taz Current Members Brian Cage FTW Champion Hook Powerhouse Hobbs Ricky Starks Taz Associated Wrestlers: None Enemies: String and Darby Allin The Pinnacle Current Wrestlers Cash Wheeler Dax Harwood MJF Shawn Spears Wardlow Tully Blanchard Associated Wrestlers: None Enemies: The Inner Circle The Inner Circle Current Members Chris Jericho Jake Hager Ortiz Sammy Guevarra Santana Associated Wrestlers: None Enemies: The Pinnacle, Young Bucks The Best Friends Current Members Chuck Taylor Orange Cassidy Trent Beretta Associated Wrestlers: Kris Statlander Enemies: Miro, Kip Sabian, Penelope Ford Matt Hardy Empire Current Members Allie (The Bunny) Isiah Kassidy Matt Hardy Marq Quen The Blade The Butcher Associated Wrestlers: None Enemies: Darby Allin, Sting, the Dark Order Death Triangle Current Members Pac Penta El Zero M Rey Fenix Associated Wrestlers: Laredo Kid, Alex Abrahantes Enemies: The Invisible Hand, the Elite The Pretty Picture Current Members Peter Avalon Cezar Bononi JD Drake Ryan Nemeth Associated Wrestlers: None Enemies: Ugly People Jurassic Express Current Members Jungle Boy Luchasaurus Marko Stunt Associated Wrestlers: None Enemies: Bear Country
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Apr 1, 2021 15:37
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I have enjoyed QT''s character run from jobber to part of Cody's inner circle. Now all that went to his head and he thinks he's better than Cody. It's a pretty natural progression and Cody's enough of a dick (he got the full entrance last night for crying out loud) that you can also relate to QT.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:38
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Nothing even feels that different with AEW. Last night's episode focused on factions but they kind of have always had a lot of factions or at least wrestlers who were friends on-screen. The company was founded by a wrestling faction.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:41
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Whoever this Current Members guy is, he seems to be a part of every faction in AEW Wait... is that was CM stood for this whole time???
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Apr 1, 2021 15:42
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So what I'm seeing is that they could do an entire PPV out of all the groups vying for some kind of King of Stables title and make a bajillion dollars
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Apr 1, 2021 15:42
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Penguin Patrol posted:Whoever this Current Members guy is, he seems to be a part of every faction in AEW Yes. His enemy is called.......................Vacant! One of the greatest champions of all time.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:43
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duckdealer posted:Yeah I think the nightmare family stuff is a lot more about Anthony Ogogo than about QT. And this is why subtext is for cowards.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:49
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Is Ogogo AEW's first sole developmental prospect?
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Apr 1, 2021 15:51
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They really screwed up calling it the Death Triangle. They can't add any more members.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:52
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The Last Call posted:Nightmare Family Wolfpack QT isn't long for this stable. His name doesn't end with an -o sound. Crapple! posted:They really screwed up calling it the Death Triangle. They can't add any more members. If you think that PAC doesn't have the mental fortitude to make a six sided triangle...
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Apr 1, 2021 15:53
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Why don't people like good ol' JR in AEW?
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Apr 1, 2021 15:59
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Reflecting on last night’s dynamite, it was another top episode for them and without thinking of ranks because it doesn’t matter, it feels like one that I would go: “that was a top 10 dynamite”. But there’s a lot of those top 10 Dynamite episodes. The three biggest things that pop for me are: 1) The main event from the lingering ending that made the match have staying power, to the Stat return, to everybody just looking like pros out there. It was a near 5* match too. 2) The Nightmare Family angle: there’s two parts in particular that felt almost movie-esque and it was QT on the ramp, standing blank face and he is just moving his head slowly, blankly staring as his faction members do damage. It was like he was commanding them with the look of his eyes and I thought this psychology was second to none. It felt like a mob boss directing traffic and killing you with just a look. On top of this, Ogogo’s mannerisms and the punch itself looked like a loving gangster. I FELT that hit to Cody. He looked like a G doing it too. Wow. 3) jade’s promo was absolutely fire. Bottom line. If I wasn’t a fan, I would have seen that and said man she has got something powerful. Loved it.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:59
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Pylons posted:Is Ogogo AEW's first sole developmental prospect? That’s how they pitched him when they signed him, but Jade probably also counts.
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Apr 1, 2021 15:59
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ICR posted:2) The Nightmare Family angle: there’s two parts in particular that felt almost movie-esque and it was QT on the ramp, standing blank face and he is just moving his head slowly, blankly staring as his faction members do damage. It was like he was commanding them with the look of his eyes and I thought this psychology was second to none. It felt like a mob boss directing traffic and killing you with just a look. Yeah I loved this too. His gradual shift from "My god what have I done" to "Hell yeah beat his loving rear end too" was 
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Apr 1, 2021 16:01
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Lead Pipe Cinch posted:That’s how they pitched him when they signed him, but Jade probably also counts. I think she also trained a bit under AR Fox.
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Apr 1, 2021 16:01
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gh0stpinballa posted:Why don't people like good ol' JR in AEW? Partly because he's a horny old man who acts said way towards the women. Partly because he gets angry when people do various dives regularly. And partly because he no sells some gimmicks like Abadon which is certainly not something he'd ever do towards someone say the Undertaker.
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Apr 1, 2021 16:03
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I like JR
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Apr 1, 2021 16:04
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gh0stpinballa posted:Why don't people like good ol' JR in AEW? Speaking for myself, part of is is that he's got (and has expressed) some outdated views about women and other subjects. Part of it is that sometimes he gats crotchaty to the point of it damaging the broadcast. And part of it is just that he's getting older and isn't really in the shape to drive a wrestling broadcast any more. He's been better the past few weeks, but there was some time where I just found him embarrassing.
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Apr 1, 2021 16:09
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Pylons posted:Is Ogogo AEW's first sole developmental prospect? I'd think people like Anna Jay and Carlie Bravo count, no? Nightmare factory as opposed to AEW I guess.
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Apr 1, 2021 16:09
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