Mad Dog

I know there are Filsinger players here but I thought I would post it. $10 for a virtual convention and Austin Idol is doing a Q&A for a 30 minute segment. https://filsingergames.com/filsinger-games-holiday-kickoff-virtual-con-featuring-austin-idol/

Post 1996. I love the 80s and early 90s stuff but I have been having a blast with modern wrestling the last decade. There's just so much good stuff out there suited to whatever taste you might have in this decade. Ring of Honor, Chikara, AEW, PWG, CWF Mid-Altantic, CWF Hollywood, Powerrr, NWA Anarchy, OVW, Kaiju Big Battle, New Japan, DDT, DragonGate, Stardom, Ice Ribbon, Tokyo Joshi Pro and Sendai Girls. That's not even getting into lucha or promotions like GCW or AIW that I just haven't watched a ton of.

How is Dutch doing health wise? Maybe bring someone like him in to assist.

I think it greatly depends on how involved the process is for him. If he's just signing off on what people want to do and leaving a framework of what needs to happen he might be okay for awhile. It also being something he is obviously passionate about might give him some lifespan. Generally I think they are going to have to find guys that they can trust to do more booking. Maybe they could lure guys like Super Dragon in for creative.

It's the right move. Any time I start losing interest is when TK hasn't been saying no enough and the really good shit and good periods have always been when he's been putting his foot down and driving things. I know he gets ripped on but he really is a good booker with good instincts for what works and doesn't work.

I think it's going to depend on how involved the MMA guys remain and if any of them can wrestle. Lambert and Jericho doing promos should be fine.

I think my problem with Cody is that his act hasn't evolved at all since AEW started. His loss to Jericho really complicated his place in AEW because he can't really challenge for the World Title. Where I think Cody really fucks up is he'll do jobs but then he's doing the exact same shit at the same place on the card. It really hurts putting people over when you don't step aside from him. I also agree that his stuff feels more and more like WWE stuff. I hated his match with Black on Grand Slam. It made Black look like a total bitch instead of the badass striker they are selling him as. I swear you could hear Schiavone rolling his eyes at the Arn stuff.

I feel like Jericho feuding with Dan Lambert and American Top Team is about the right place for him now.

I think part of the disconnect comes from the fact that a lot of people are just out of touch with wrestling and what the fanbase is now. I go to wrestling shows in my city, I go to live sporting events and I do to anime conventions and comic shops. Way back in the 90s, I was more likely to see the live sports people at wrestling as well. Now, it's the comic shop and anime people. Wrestling is part of the nerd culture boom. Also, a lot of guys like Cornette have rose colored glasses for what the old time was. I love old footage and classic wrestling but there's just as much if not more bullshoy surrounding the matches. A lot of the live sports fans that I don't see, left because of all the fuck finishes and just overall getting screwed by bad booking or shitty matches.

It's kind of crazy that Anna Jay has only had 24 pro wrestling matches.

I slightly disagree. i think there is a Kenny Omega match but it's well disguised. He does have a match but he works his match around his opponents offense and strengths while also incorporating the stipulations. He's kind of the anti-Seth Rollins in a lot of ways. With Rollins, he works his match to the detriment of everything around him but with Omega the beats of his matches are often the same but he changes it up a lot. I think where Omega excels is at pacing and vulnerability. He paces his match and he often surprises me with say a 25 minute match that doesn't feel that way. He's also good at giving you moments of doubt even when you know he's going to win.

I have no idea. Maybe they did it to try and develop Swole by putting her in a situation where she needs to hand hold someone but I don't think it was a good idea. I think Swole has improved in AEW but I wouldn't call her good.

I thought the FTR vs. Greene/Stallion match was quite good. I hope Greene and Stallion get jobs down the road.

I don't think Allie is particularly good but I don't think Swole is the person to get something watchable out of a limited worker like her either.

I felt the urge to go buy a pack of cigarettes after that Danielson/Omega match. What a fucking masterpiece of a match.

Actually instead of smashing it he should melt it down into a chain like Kama did with the urn.

He'll fuck Lana on every inch of that car before smashing it though.

Poor Fuego going to lose that car though.

Agree, it was mean spirited and awesome.

Oh damn. The burns in that Soho/Baker segment were fucking brutal.

I mean, he was the only person in management that saw any of it or dealing with it in the moment. Even if JR personally thought he should be fired or punished it was most likely out of his hands.

AEW is also much better at using their TV to hype their TV. Like if I watch Elevated they hype matches for Dark and Dynamite. Dynamite hypes for Rampage and Dynamite. Hell, even the PPV hyped Dynamite matches. If you are tuning in to AEW you almost always know what almost the entire card is going to be. If WWE even bothers to hype something there's a solid chance they pull a bait and switch or it just never happens. Especially with WWE you feel like someone in the back is like "thank god we had that 30 minute promo because we forgot to book a main event."

I mean maybe advertise it instead of thinking people want to tune in for Orton.

They're too lazy to keep it up. Any time they have tried to course correct, you maybe get 2 weeks out of it.

I also have little hope. Bruce is lazy as fuck as a booker and I fully expect them to settle back into every Raw being 75% the same matches week to week within a few weeks.