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GODZILLA VS KONG MATCH 8 7.41%
TAY VS BUNNY MATCH 52 48.15%
DARBY VS DRAKE MATCH 28 25.93%
MOX AND BUCKS VS BULLET CLUB MATCH 13 12.04%
HANGMAN VS MAX MATCH 7 6.48%
Total: 108 votes
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explosivo
May 23, 2004

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It wasn't the best Dynamite but it's not like there haven't been not-the-best dynamites in the past. Practically everybody here was predicting Mox getting superkicked by the end of the match since they announced it last week so I'm not sure what was so awful about how it all went down to illicit the response it has here. Feels like these same lulls happen in between every PPV and everyone starts predicting AEW's downfall until the next great episode. Just a lot of weird doom and gloom.

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explosivo
May 23, 2004

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ICR posted:

Meltzer got into so many heads.

https://twitter.com/luchablog/status/1379977552907923457?s=21

“You can’t feature anybody when you’re featuring everybody.”

Is the complaint that there's too many people on TV or not enough people on TV?

explosivo
May 23, 2004

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https://twitter.com/RealJDDrake/status/1380197698016530435

Uh oh lol

explosivo
May 23, 2004

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Davros1 posted:

Nah, the roster is fine as it is. I really don't want to see it get to the WWE point where it's the same goddamn people every ep.

Yeah, we all (rightly) poo poo on WWE for featuring Charlotte and Roman and Braun and Orton in every goddamn feud and it's a big reason why I don't watch WWE anymore. Anyone outside of the privileged few in WWE and NXT are complete nobodies that have no hope of getting into a main event picture and they've made that abundantly clear to the viewers. AEW like they like to cycle people in and out based on what storylines they want to progress that week and it seems fine to me.

There is definitely fat to trim, I can't argue with that. We don't need Sky and Ethan Page laughing to set up whatever they're doing while basically being completely removed from the story otherwise. But a lot of this feels like "they put ethan page on TV and not the person I want to see" type complaints and it happens every time we're a month+ away from the next PPV in this thread.

explosivo
May 23, 2004

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AEW beat Gutfield! and that's all that matters

explosivo
May 23, 2004

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Can we talk about Darby flinging himself outside of the ring like a goddamn bullet? I know he does that dive to the outside a lot but he slammed into JD so hard last night. Looked loving awesome.

explosivo
May 23, 2004

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smarxist posted:

he also sold JD's rope toss/clobbering punch spot the best of anyone

Yup. Nobody ragdolls quite like Darby.

explosivo
May 23, 2004

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fawning deference posted:

Is it me or is Christian agonizingly boring?

It's not just you. I'm more bummed about Christian than anything else in AEW right now just because it's yet another old dude with a story that doesn't make sense and he had a slow, plodding match with Kaz as his first match back. I have no idea where they're going to slot him into a story but after his match he shouldn't be anywhere near the title picture. However it's Christian so I assume that won't be the case.

explosivo
May 23, 2004

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IcePhoenix posted:

Ethan Page looks like someone tried to make a CAW of Johnny Gargano from memory

Lol

explosivo
May 23, 2004

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smarxist posted:

this is worth watching if only for the Dustin wholesomeness on the second half

Dustin seems like he might be one of, if not the biggest factor in AEW's culture success, he's so sweet and humble and just loves being able to give of himself for the young people he's working with, it's so sweet :3:

Aw man, got chills hearing Dustin speak here.

explosivo
May 23, 2004

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https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1380667348609339394

"Last time we were in front of a big crowd they.... weren't... very fond of us."
"Let's be honest they thought we sucked."

explosivo
May 23, 2004

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https://twitter.com/AEWGames/status/1380940492188348423
Lol Sega Swirl

explosivo
May 23, 2004

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I'm still only 15 minutes in but it is bizarre. They're now onto the "Let's talk about how you got into wrestling" part so I feel like maybe they got the AEW stuff out first.

explosivo
May 23, 2004

Fueled by Satan

I hope Ogogo can wrestle! He threw some good fake punches last week but I have no idea other than that and his excellent mic skills if the guy's any good.

explosivo
May 23, 2004

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MorningMoon posted:

Jade gave me a ton of faith in them. I'm ready to see Ogogo wrestel.

Yeah I think it's awesome that they're actually training young talent and actually giving them time in the ring on TV (our Youtube) with established veterans or even with other young talent. I mentioned it in last week's dark thread I think it was but they're so much better at doing the NXT thing than NXT really ever was. Or at least it's closer to what NXT's original purpose was before they just turned it into another show. For as much as I like to give them crap for bringing in yet another old guy in Christian they are definitely doing the work on the other side of that to make sure they've established a younger group who can hopefully carry the torch someday.

explosivo
May 23, 2004

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Mr. Squishy posted:

https://twitter.com/shidahikaru/status/1381674952349351937?s=19
Shida and Leva are featuring in a Japanese hair magazine. Or something, I just clicked around the hashtags for a few minutes.

Shida's doing a youtube series thing and as far as I can see Leva managed to get involved with it too. I haven't watched any of it but it seems like they're having fun so :shrug:

explosivo
May 23, 2004

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It feels like they were just daring them to quit at that point.

explosivo
May 23, 2004

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https://twitter.com/killerwolffilms/status/1382029423982034945
Holy poo poo lmao Diamante is going to be in the next Len Kabasinski movie

explosivo
May 23, 2004

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https://twitter.com/Pres10Vance/status/1382349827313442819

:3:

explosivo
May 23, 2004

Fueled by Satan

PublicOpinion posted:

-1 was amazing on the stage during 10 and 5's match, he kept copying the moves 10 was doing.

Yeah he seems to be learning how wrestling matches work too, he was doing a lot of great character work and getting involved by being on the apron but dodging 10, etc.

explosivo
May 23, 2004

Fueled by Satan

https://twitter.com/dabryceisright/status/1382453886762553354
Tonight's show is already taped, right?

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explosivo
May 23, 2004

Fueled by Satan

Lmao well glad we put that to bed then. Ivellise sucks and I'm glad Diamante ended up being the one of the two who doesn't.

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