AEW Dynamite 1st TBS episode - January 5, 2022

[Loss]

Brian Pillman Jr. always comes across as such an idiot on TV. I see zero potential in him, even if his life story is compelling.

[KawadaSmile]

Issue isn't even how Ruby was treated in WWE, but how her AEW stint is going so far. I like her a lot, but she hasn't had a match that delivered to her capabilities. Feels like she's going through the motions. 

[sek69]

1 minute ago, Loss said:

Brian Pillman Jr. always comes across as such an idiot on TV. I see zero potential in him, even if his life story is compelling.

He also posted a pic of himself wearing a "Cancel Cancel Culture" jacket backstage so he seems to be an idiot IRL too. 

[MoS]

20 hours ago, Loss said:

Brian Pillman Jr. always comes across as such an idiot on TV. I see zero potential in him, even if his life story is compelling.

He comes across as a complete dweeb, especially against someone like Black, who is actually cool

[KawadaSmile]

Just now, Loss said:

Brian Pillman Jr. always comes across as such an idiot on TV. I see zero potential in him, even if his life story is compelling.

His "feud" with MJF was the nail in the coffin. He looked like he didn't belong. 

[KawadaSmile]

Also why is this match still going?

[C.S.]

Just now, KawadaSmile said:

His "feud" with MJF was the nail in the coffin. He looked like he didn't belong. 

Yeah, what should have been a blood feud was approached by Pillman Jr. with an aww shucks earnest babyface routine. All wrong. He's still greener than grass, but I do see a sliver of potential him. I see more in Griff Garrison though.

[Blehschmidt]

I wish they'd turn Julia to the House of Black and move Malakai away from these guys to something more worthwhile.

[MoS]

Since this match is boring, it's also a good time for me to state that I find Brian Pillman incredibly overrated, especially his early 90s work.

[KawadaSmile]

good lord that finish

[Flyin' Brian]

Julia Hart with an eye patch is an interesting choice. 

[MoS]

HHAHAHA I don't know if that was a botch or intentional, but that should be curtains for BPJ ever amounting to anything lol

[KawadaSmile]

oh my god i was expecting the worst with the lights out

[Flyin' Brian]

6 minutes ago, Loss said:

Brian Pillman Jr. always comes across as such an idiot on TV. I see zero potential in him, even if his life story is compelling.

Sad but true. I wish he was more but I haven’t seen it yet either. 

[Loss]

1 minute ago, MoS said:

HHAHAHA I don't know if that was a botch or intentional, but that should be curtains for BPJ ever amounting to anything lol

With the top-tier talent that isn't being used (and in some cases, isn't even signed), it feels like a waste to focus on him. They tried and there's no shame in that, but yeah, that should be the end of it.

[MoS]

2 minutes ago, KawadaSmile said:

oh my god i was expecting the worst with the lights out

I thought for sure it was Brody King. Made it anticlimactic 

[Flyin' Brian]

2 minutes ago, MoS said:

Since this match is boring, it's also a good time for me to state that I find Brian Pillman incredibly overrated, especially his early 90s work.

One of my all time favorite wrestlers because of his early 90’s work. I thought he was a phenomenal babyface with a ton of potential. WCW politics hurt him, then when he was on the verge of breaking out with the Loose Cannon gimmick he had his accident. I think he could have been a big deal in the attitude era but it wasn’t meant to be. 

[KawadaSmile]

Just now, MoS said:

I thought for sure it was Brody King. Made it anticlimactic 

See, you were very optimistic. I was expecting Windham Rotunda.

[C.S.]

1 minute ago, MoS said:

I thought for sure it was Brody King. Made it anticlimactic 

Felt like a botch. I'm hoping we weren't supposed to be impressed by that hocus pocus of Malakai suddenly teleporting halfway out of the ring, or whatever that was.

[KawadaSmile]

Next week's card looks better than this one, with all due respect to Bryan and Page.

[Loss]

Just now, C.S. said:

Felt like a botch. I'm hoping we weren't supposed to be impressed by that hocus pocus of Malakai suddenly teleporting halfway out of the ring, or whatever that was.

Lucha Bros also teleported to the ring, which made it weird.

[C.S.]

7 minutes ago, MoS said:

Since this match is boring, it's also a good time for me to state that I find Brian Pillman incredibly overrated, especially his early 90s work.

Scorching hot take. I disagree 100%.

If you're measuring him up against other high flyers, well, no, but he was a tremendous wrestler.

1 minute ago, Flyin' Brian said:

One of my all time favorite wrestlers because of his early 90’s work. I thought he was a phenomenal babyface with a ton of potential. WCW politics hurt him, then when he was on the verge of breaking out with the Loose Cannon gimmick he had his accident. I think he could have been a big deal in the attitude era but it wasn’t meant to be. 

His heel work in the Hollywood Blonds and in ECW/WWE Attitude Era is the stuff of legends, but he was a great fiery underdog babyface too.

[KawadaSmile]

Listen, Luchasaurus is so gone the moment they decide to give Jungle Boy a meaningful singles push.

[MoS]

2 minutes ago, Flyin' Brian said:

One of my all time favorite wrestlers because of his early 90’s work. I thought he was a phenomenal babyface with a ton of potential. WCW politics hurt him, then when he was on the verge of breaking out with the Loose Cannon gimmick he had his accident. I think he could have been a big deal in the attitude era but it wasn’t meant to be. 

See, especially with the loose cannon thing, watching the weekly Nitros (admittedly not in real time) it just never seemed like a big deal, more like an annoying distraction in between the important stuff. I am sure it was revolutionary for its time but I am not sure what actual potential that gimmick had.

[Strummer]

Yeah Pillman came around at the wrong time. He never got pushed despite being over because of his size in the early 90s and by the time size mattered less he was completely broken down