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All Elite Wrestling, an American wrestling company of minor note, announced tonight that it will be running a show called "All In" on Aug. 27 at London's Wembley Stadium: This is only the promotion's second stadium show and the first on anything approaching this scale. The venue's capacity of 90,000 (subject to change for wrestling layout) makes it the largest AEW show in history by a great margin, nearly four times larger than the maximum audience at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. A show of that size invites the question: How in the heck does AEW intend to fill the place, exactly? One would presume that all hands will be on deck to produce a big-time card, and over the next few months, obsessive wrestling nerds will pass the time by arguing over the best way to move tickets. I figured a spinoff thread would be useful so the mainline thread isn't subjected to every stupid match that pops into my head as a potential draw, and I invite the rest of you to speculate to your heart's content as well. What's the biggest "money match" the company could book with the current roster? Will controversial middle aged man CM Henderson make his long speculated-about return? Will Sting wrestle his last match? What wrestlers from other promotions will pass through the Forbidden Door (two months after the actual show Forbidden Door)? Which English wrestlers will get the chance to show out in front of their home country, and which will be told "Sorry buddy, not even nationalism can get you on this card" (aka "Falling below the Kip Sabian Line")? Which hot free agents could be brought into the fold? Answer all these questions or none...on the road to All In 
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What's the biggest "money match" the company could book with the current roster? No build: CM Punk versus Jon Moxley Medium build: CM Punk versus Chris Jericho Big build: CM Punk versus Kenny Omega Will controversial middle aged man CM Henderson make his long speculated-about return? yea Will Sting wrestle his last match? nah What wrestlers from other promotions will pass through the Forbidden Door (two months after the actual show Forbidden Door)? Will Ospreay Zack Sabre Jr. Kenta Which English wrestlers will get the chance to show out in front of their home country, and which will be told "Sorry buddy, not even nationalism can get you on this card" (aka "Falling below the Kip Sabian Line")? PAC (injured again or weird problems) ??? Jimmy Havoc Which hot free agents could be brought into the fold? Drew Galloway Grizzled Young Veterans Chris Ridgeway Which lukewarm free agents could be brought into the fold? Big Damo? Which dangerously frigid free agents could be brought into the fold? Harry Smith Paige's Brother -- i checked and cm punk is on the roster. will ospreay would be big money and could easily main event. probably will even. but he's not on the aew roster. as for anything else, don't say stuff about wrong stuff or stuff that can't happen. that's hosed up to do. i mean don't say stuff that i said is wrong or can't happen even if you're right. i wasn't telling you not to say those things. i had to come out of bed and edit this one because it could have been a massive misunderstanding that hosed with the entire thread. Cavauro fucked around with this message at 08:12 on Apr 6, 2023 |
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Here's my first pass at a pulling-out-all-the-stops card that still keeps an eye toward having to book All Out a week later: CM Punk and FTR vs. Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks Kazuchika Okada vs. Jon Moxley - IWGP World Heavyweight Championship PAC vs. “Switchblade” Jay White - No. 1 Contender match, winner gets title shot vs. MJF at All Out Jamie Hayter vs. Mercedes Moné - AEW Women’s Championship Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson - G1 Briefcase match Zack Sabre Jr. vs. “Hangman” Adam Page - Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship Sting and Darby Allin vs. Goldberg and Samoa Joe - Sting retirement match Jade Cargill vs. Saraya - TBS Championship Orange Cassidy vs. Nigel McGuinness - AEW International Championship The Acclaimed vs. Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Aussie Open vs. Le Sex Gods - No. 1 Contender match Global Casino Battle Royale Zero Hour: Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford vs. Adam Cole and Dr. Britt Baker, DMD Stray thoughts: -At first I had PAC in a title match vs. MJF, but then I figured doing a match for a title shot at All Out instead would create an opening where you can actually give the goblin a moment of triumph in his home country. (I know it seems pretty unlikely that AEW would let PAC headline a PPV at this point, but I don't think they'd have to worry about All Out sales if CMFTR vs. The Elite is a prelude for separate Punk/Omega and FTR/Young Bucks matches a week later!) -On a card that depends on multiple free agents agreeing to work for AEW and one team getting released from WWE, I feel like the biggest pipe dream here is the idea that NJPW would let AEW have Okada/Moxley as a match. If I had to scrap that, I would probably do PAC/Moxley as the No. 1 contender match instead, and maybe run Switchblade/Nigel as the International Championship match since it feels unlikely that OC will actually hold the belt that long. -I did this with the idea that Ospreay/Omega II and ZSJ/Danielson would both be Forbidden Door matches, but you can swap around the participants in Ospreay/Omega/ZSJ matches pretty easily if need be (e.g. - alternate configuration of CMFTR vs. Hung Bucks, Ospreay/Omega II for the G1 briefcase, ZSJ/Bryan for the RevPro belt) -Jericho/Sammy is a much a more realistic opponent for Sting/Darby, but I couldn't resist the idea of Darby getting tossed around by Goldberg for a while -Thought that entered my mind after adding the Casino Battle Royale: Nick Aldis IS The Joker 
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Apr 6, 2023 08:19
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What's the biggest "money match" the company could book with the current roster? triple header main event kenny omega vs will ospreay 2 mjf vs pac for aew title hayter vs cargill title for title Will controversial middle aged man CM Punk make his long speculated-about return? no. Will Sting wrestle his last match? no. What wrestlers from other promotions will pass through the Forbidden Door (two months after the actual show Forbidden Door)? zack sabre jr, aussie open, katsuyori shibata, tomohiro ishii, hiroshi tanahashi, vikingo, komander Which English wrestlers will get the chance to show out in front of their home country, and which will be told "Sorry buddy, not even nationalism can get you on this card" (aka "Falling below the Kip Sabian Line")? booked: anthony ogogo, kip sabian, pac, jamie hayter not booked: session moth martina, joe hendry, jimmy havoc, regal after he gets fired again Which hot free agents could be brought into the fold? Davey Boy Smith Jr., Grizzled Young Vets, flash morgan webster, trent seven, grado (skit with danhausen, non wrestling role, tony will pay for madonna) for selfish reasons i want them to book FTR with Bret as manager vs Killer Elite Squad. it will instead probably be Grizzled Young Vets vs FTR and thats okay.
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Apr 6, 2023 08:22
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Saraya vs Mercedes Mone for the IWGP Women's Championship The storyline writes itself, although Saraya isn't exactly lighting the world on fire at the moment.
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Apr 6, 2023 08:29
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Folks, I got scoops on a MASSIVE return for All In, and let's just say, he found a way to never be booed again.
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Apr 6, 2023 08:32
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Ooh, Saraya/Mercedes is a good shout that didn’t cross my mind. Mercedes is definitely way more likely to carry Saraya to a good match than Jade
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Apr 6, 2023 08:33
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CM Punk vs Cody Rhodes in the FIRST EVER Loser Turns Heel match
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Apr 6, 2023 08:37
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Do Danielson vs Sabre at Forbidden Door (Danielson wins), then the rematch at All In (Sabre wins)
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Apr 6, 2023 09:03
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Majinfoose posted:Folks, I got scoops on a MASSIVE return for All In, and let's just say, he found a way to never be booed again. Lol
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Apr 6, 2023 09:23
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Put me down for Golden Lovers as one of the matches Nobody's talked about a Golden Lovers reunion as a draw for the card yet
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Apr 6, 2023 09:32
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The main event will be Emi Sakura doing Freddie Mercury gimmick.
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Apr 6, 2023 10:37
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Does Wembley stadium have a roof? I assume that in late august you can't be 100% sure that it won't rain.
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Apr 6, 2023 10:41
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My two dream matches for ALL IN 2023 are: Orange Cassidy vs The Rock Sting vs Terra Ryzing
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Apr 6, 2023 11:23
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AEW Title: MJF vs. PAC AEW Women's Title: Jamie Hayter vs. Athena Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Orange Cassidy AEW Tag Team Titles: FTR vs. Aussie Open Blackpool Combat Club vs. The Elite (The Bucks/Hangman/Adam Cole BAYBAY) TBS Title: Saraya vs. Jade Cargill Eddie Kingston vs. Katsuyori Shibata Chris Jericho vs. Nigel McGuinness And a Casino Battle Royal so the Brits get to see all their random faves
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Apr 6, 2023 12:03
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Wembley? That seems optimistic. I assumed they'd just do Craven Cottage because it'd be rent free, but sure, run a show in the largest stadium in the country. Britain doesn't like an optimist. It's an alien mindset to our culture.Oasx posted:Does Wembley stadium have a roof? I assume that in late august you can't be 100% sure that it won't rain. ...Sort of? It's not 100% coverage, the seating is all covered but the pitch isn't. Interesting Wembley fact for you all: "The stadium contains 2,618 toilets, more than any other venue in the world" Anyway, fascinated to see how this sells because I really can't believe this outdraws Clash At The Castle, which was 62,000, nevermind Summerslam '92 which according to Meltzer was 74,287.
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Apr 6, 2023 12:13
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forkboy84 posted:Wembley? That seems optimistic. I assumed they'd just do Craven Cottage because it'd be rent free, but sure, run a show in the largest stadium in the country. Britain doesn't like an optimist. It's an alien mindset to our culture. I think they're also counting on London being an easy travel destination for most of Europe as well.
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Pylons posted:I think they're also counting on London being an easy travel destination for most of Europe as well. Assuming we haven't put up 60,000 foot tall fences around the island to keep Johnny Foreigner out, coming over here & stealing our jobs & also stealing our benefits &  Plus there's a greater than zero chance that our border staff will still be striking in August because we're a dysfunctional failing state, which will either make it really easy or really hard to get in, depending on how fascist the Home Office are feeling on that particular day
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forkboy84 posted:depending on how fascist the Home Office are feeling on that particular day You already know the answer is very
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Tony should do Sting's retirement match at this show IMO.
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Apr 6, 2023 12:58
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Is Sting planning on retiring this year, or is that speculation? Assuming that he is, as big a stage as it'd be to do it, I'd think he want to have his last match in America?
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Shinji2015 posted:Is Sting planning on retiring this year, or is that speculation? He said he is in an interview earlier this year.
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Pylons posted:He said he is in an interview earlier this year. Ah, okay, I missed that. Thanks!
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fez_machine posted:Put me down for Golden Lovers as one of the matches Came here to post this
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Apr 6, 2023 13:13
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Main event: Bryan Danielson Vs Pac Semi-main: CM Henderson Vs Wardlow (whose corner will MJF be in?) Pretty Peter Avalon Vs Sammy Guevara (no hitting in the face) Nailz Vs Virgil
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Apr 6, 2023 13:20
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Adam Cole vs MJF AEW Championship Kenny Omega vs CM Punk Sting vs Goldberg Mercedes vs Saraya AEW Women's Championship Bryan Danielson vs Drew Galloway or ZSJ International Title Cargill vs Britt Baker TBS Championship Jericho vs Moxley Texas Death FTR vs Young Bucks Tag Championship HoB vs Ospreay & Aussie Open Trios Titles PAC vs Claudio ROH World Title Orange Cassidy vs Kota Ibushi vs Switchblade Nigel McGuinness on commentary w Excalibur Hefty Leftist fucked around with this message at 14:03 on Apr 6, 2023 |
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Apr 6, 2023 13:21
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MJF is just frothing at the mouth thinking of all the British Teeth jokes he can make and I say, give us hell, MJF.
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Apr 6, 2023 13:25
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STONE COLD 64 posted:not booked: session moth martina gently caress YOU TK
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Apr 6, 2023 13:34
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Are all you Brit goons planning to go? Any Euro goons? And thanks to the poster who reminded me Jimmy Havoc existed.
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Apr 6, 2023 13:42
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Cool poo poo: - CM Henderson is back. teaming up with FTR they'll take on the Elite - D Bry vs ZSJ - The money match is Omega vs Punk, so I think they'll do Ospreay vs Jay White. Possibly OC vs Jay White. - Okada vs Mox would be huge - Tanahashi vs MJF would also be huge - Mone vs Hayter Sad poo poo: - Sting retirement match Weird poo poo: - Goldberg vs Wardlow - If Mox doesn't fight Okada, he will be seconded by Onita and do an Exploding Barbwire Deathmatch Not cool poo poo: - Jeff Hardy Driver's License on a Pole Match/retirement match - Marty Scurll debuts with Chasyn Rance. Their entrance music is Lonely Island's "The Creep". Musical acts (all signed to Warner Music): - Action Bronson - Adam Lambert with Queen - Blur - Bruno Mars - Craig David - Gwar featuring Ed Sheeran - Lil Uzi Vert - Muse luchadornado fucked around with this message at 13:51 on Apr 6, 2023 |
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I’m legit not sure which opponents would be bigger for FTR in the UK. The Bucks are the obvious choice but Aussie Open are homegrown talents from the British scene as well as having a better match with FTR than either of the Bucks matches
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Wembley's like a twenty minute train journey for me, I'm definitely not missing this. I'd like to see a Battle Royal where the winner is exempted from the sex offenders register because you could feature all of the big names from the British indie scene over the past decade.
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Apr 6, 2023 13:56
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BDawg posted:Are all you Brit goons planning to go? Flying from Finland. 
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Ziggy Tzardust posted:I’m legit not sure which opponents would be bigger for FTR in the UK. The Bucks are the obvious choice but Aussie Open are homegrown talents from the British scene as well as having a better match with FTR than either of the Bucks matches That Royal Quest deserves to be run back in front of a big crowd imo
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Apr 6, 2023 14:02
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It won’t happen, but I would love to see Nigel vs Danielson at All In
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Apr 6, 2023 14:02
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I'm excited to see hundreds of burger cans thrown from the crowd as a show of disapproval to MJF cheating
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Malcolm Excellent posted:I'm excited to see hundreds of burger cans thrown from the crowd as a show of disapproval to MJF cheating
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Apr 6, 2023 14:26
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BDawg posted:Are all you Brit goons planning to go? remember eurosphere goons that it's your fault personally for not buying enough tickets if TK don't sell out the stadium
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I'll be there, hopefully we can think about organizing a meetup as the date draws closer
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Barry Bluejeans posted:I'll be there, hopefully we can think about organizing a meetup as the date draws closer Is there a canned burger pub nearby?
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