MoS Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 Do they officially announce CM Punk tonight? Or will they just be cute about it until Friday? Also lost amidst the Punk hype and teases is that Bryan Danielson should also be coming in soon? I wonder when they bring him in, and against whom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 If they're getting C.M. Punk, I feel like it would be a missed opportunity to not also bring in A.J. Lee, even if just for an appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 1 hour ago, MoS said: Do they officially announce CM Punk tonight? Or will they just be cute about it until Friday? Also lost amidst the Punk hype and teases is that Bryan Danielson should also be coming in soon? I wonder when they bring him in, and against whom. I believe the plan was to bring Bryan in for the stadium show in NYC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 And Bryan better come out to the Final Countdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, SirEdger said: And Bryan better come out to the Final Countdown. Technically his WWE theme is public domain classical music so he *could* use that, but I agree Final Countdown or bust. Also I wonder with all the Last Dance references for Punk if he'll come out to Sirius on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 If I were AEW, I'd start with the first notes of Sirius and then, go straight to Cult of Personnality. You know that crowd will go apeshit so go balls to the wall with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoS Posted August 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Lol so why were Mox and King randomly making their way to the ring? That's not how AEW books its openings. The opening is always a fixed segment, whether a match or something else. It's not like Raw with people randomly coming to the ring to open the show. Sting looks great! This crowd is hot for the match, and even the heels got a great reaction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Just now, MoS said: Lol so why were Mox and King randomly making their way to the ring? That's not how AEW books its openings. The opening is always a fixed segment, whether a match or something else. It's not like Raw with people randomly coming to the ring to open the show. Probably to give 2.0 some heat since obviously no one thinks they have a chance against Sting and Darby, which is fine. Especially if it leads to Mox/Eddie murdering 2.0 next week, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Also I'm all for Sting embracing the "late stage crazy old man Terry Funk" portion of his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoS Posted August 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 That was amazing. 5 stars purely for the table no-sell. I was iffy on Sting coming in initially but he has completely won me over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoS Posted August 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Help me understand, Texan/American people, if you are from one major part/city of Texas, are you the hometown boy everywhere in Texas? Not related to Sammy but in general. Would Dallas would consider, say, a San Antonio guy their own? They do have different NBA teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strobogo Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 It's really pretty wild how good Sting looked in WWE and now AEW after years on the shelf from a spine injury, now 62 years old, when you compare it to the last 2 or 3 years in TNA where he looked so washed up and tired and out of shape. I know he's not really doing much tagging with Darby but I remember the end of his TNA run doing the scorpion on one guy and he couldn't even stand with it because he was so gassed even in 5 minute tv matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Just now, MoS said: Help me understand, Texan/American people, if you are from one major part/city of Texas, are you the hometown boy everywhere in Texas? Not related to Sammy but in general. Would Dallas would consider, say, a San Antonio guy their own? They do have different NBA teams. Texans tend to consider them selves Texan above all else, they really only make a distinction if both guys are from Texas then you go by city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoS Posted August 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Very subtle Punk nod huh. That was an okay mindless spotfest, which is probably the peak you can expect from a Shawn Spears match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Somewhere Vince is like "goddamnit pal, this Khan kid can't book! you're supposed to embarrass people in their hometown!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoS Posted August 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Merits about letting a heel shit on your own promotion and its fans aside, Dan Lambert is such a complete natural at pro wrestling holy shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 I was thinking going into this show that if the tag match went on last, then Jurassic Express was winning. If not, Bucks retain. Let’s see if I’m right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Funny thing is he honed his skills in Impact so it's like an indirect gift from the Forbidden Door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoS Posted August 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Jericho looked so uncool and old in that backstage promo. He has never really been able to have a truly great babyface run. I think it's because for a swarmy/cocky heel to also be a great face, they have to be cool. And Jericho has just never been cool enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 1 minute ago, MoS said: Jericho looked so uncool and old in that backstage promo. He has never really been able to have a truly great babyface run. I think it's because for a swarmy/cocky heel to also be a great face, they have to be cool. And Jericho has just never been cool enough He's such a natural heel it just feels wrong for him to be a babyface. He can get a pop and do a babyface promo here and there, but it's just not in his DNA to be a babyface and doesn't look or feel natural doing it. I call it Randy Orton Syndrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Think Kenny’s shirt is a subtle hint on Friday’s debut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoS Posted August 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Trust Bruti Marshall to bring down an incredibly hot hour. What is this shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strobogo Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 I truly can not understand how QT has a job at all on screen, let alone keeps getting so much TV time. Dude is one of the most legitimate charisma vacuums anywhere in wrestling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Oh fuck yeah. Miro vs Eddie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Thunder Rosa was awesome as usual. It always cracks me up that Texas has a history of embracing Mexican wrestlers as their own, since.....well.... you know. You would think they would have the opposite reaction but it's been that way for pretty much the entire history of pro wrestling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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