tallmike Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 1 minute ago, sek69 said: This isn't bad for what it is. I wasn't expecting match of the night from these guys. Considering the free nature of the show is probably bringing out a lot of newer people who are less familiar with the talent, WHY IS IT ON THE SHOW AT ALL? Let them do an awful comedy bit and put it on BTE or something, but don't put it in a featured spot on your pre-show. They haven't even given us a reason why it's taking place on the broadcast. Quote
goodhelmet Posted June 30, 2019 Author Report Posted June 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, tallmike said: Imagine if this awful pre-show was selling a show you had to pay for. This is so true. THe tag match was fun but nothing must see. Ever since the Dark Order appeared, the rest of the pre show has been garbage. Quote
NintendoLogic Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 Yeah, the preshow was pretty wretched. Nothing on it would have looked out of place on a 2011 TNA show. Quote
Mad Dog Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, sek69 said: This isn't bad for what it is. I wasn't expecting match of the night from these guys. No, it was just something fucking stupid that they had fun with. I thought it was entertaining considering one guy isn't a wrestler. Quote
...TG Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 I guess this is supposed to be for the game tournament people, but that's why you have dark matches. Quote
sek69 Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 TBH I liked it better than anything Shane's been involved in. At least there was self-awareness that it was silly. Quote
goodhelmet Posted June 30, 2019 Author Report Posted June 30, 2019 @sek69 I agree with TG that it should have been a dark match. The tag match was fun and got you hyped for the show. The next 40 minutes had me second guessing if this is what I want to do with my Saturday night. Quote
Mad Dog Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 SCU are going to be the MVPs if they keep opening shows like this. Quote
PeteF3 Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 10 minutes ago, sek69 said: TBH I liked it better than anything Shane's been involved in. At least there was self-awareness that it was silly. The "self-awareness" almost made it worse. Contrived "hyuck hyuck, let's be WACKY!" bullshit instead of letting humor arise organically out of a situation like all good comedy comes from. My old acting teacher used to beat into our heads that actors in a comedy can't know they're in a comedy. "Self-awareness" is usually comedy death. Quote
Mad Dog Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 So as an aside. My dog decided to raid the bathroom trash and needed emergency surgery this week to remove an obstruction. I am feeding her her dinner of chicken with hot dog chunks because she's being super picky. I am broke as fuck but my dog is alive and we've spent all day watching MLW and now AEW/ Quote
...TG Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 Coincidentally, I've been watching the 1999 yearbook and there's some Crazy MAX stuff in there. He's a little thicker and a bit slower, but props to CIMA for not aging all that much in 20 years. Excalibur is really good. Quote
El-P Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 Self-awareness is exactly what they sold on BTE, including how crappy the Librarian gimmick is. Some of the irony is flying over people's head. That being said, audience making shhhhhhhhh noise reminds me of Tenzan, so it's pretty cool. Glad to see Allie again. I wonder how many weeks she's gonna go without freaking the fuck out and become dark again. That's the Bunny, you know she's batshit insane. Bates is not exactly a great worker, but then again, she's not supposed to be. Quote
PeteF3 Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 Not having seen any BTE with absolutely zero plans ever to do so in the future, I'll go on doing something else with my time if I just can't handle the awesome post-modern meta-ironic booking of AEW, which all comes across remarkably like WWE Lite like another attempted competitor historically does. What purpose does it serve to put on something that, apparently, is intentionally dumb, like the Librarian? Can we have any promotion anywhere in the U.S. that doesn't want to turn itself heel? Quote
sek69 Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 OK, bye then? (directed at PeteF3 up there) Quote
Mad Dog Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 I know the respect shit is way overdone but they did a good job of explaining their history and why that was different. Quote
Mad Dog Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 I also like that they have face and heel entrances. Quote
C.S. Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, PeteF3 said: Not having seen any BTE with absolutely zero plans ever to do so in the future, I'll go on doing something else with my time if I just can't handle the awesome post-modern meta-ironic booking of AEW, which all comes across remarkably like WWE Lite like another attempted competitor historically does. What purpose does it serve to put on something that, apparently, is intentionally dumb, like the Librarian? Can we have any promotion anywhere in the U.S. that doesn't want to turn itself heel? Shhh! Quote
Mad Dog Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 I thought Nyla Rose drug down the last match she was in. I don't see how she doesn't look like a fish out of water here. Quote
sek69 Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Mad Dog said: I thought Nyla Rose drug down the last match she was in. I don't see how she doesn't look like a fish out of water here. I figure she's there the same way Kane is put in ladder matches, someone for the smaller folks to do moves on. Quote
goodhelmet Posted June 30, 2019 Author Report Posted June 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, PeteF3 said: Not having seen any BTE with absolutely zero plans ever to do so in the future, I'll go on doing something else with my time if I just can't handle the awesome post-modern meta-ironic booking of AEW, which all comes across remarkably like WWE Lite like another attempted competitor historically does. What purpose does it serve to put on something that, apparently, is intentionally dumb, like the Librarian? Can we have any promotion anywhere in the U.S. that doesn't want to turn itself heel? This is so on point. Quote
sek69 Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 Yeah sure, sounds like the crowd views this promotion as the heel here. Quote
C.S. Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 My feed just went to hell for about a minute there. Quote
Mad Dog Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 Just now, C.S. said: My feed just went to hell. Mine has hung in there since that weird shit at the beginning. Quote
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