AEW TV March 9/11 - Post Revolution

[sek69]

According to Fightful, don't expect the Briscoes in AEW anytime soon as there is someone important at WarnerMedia who's aware of Jay's homophobic tweets and isn't a fan. 

[Stiva]

Run Briscoes vs FTR in ROH. Maybe they won’t notice 

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This is probably why Cash made a point to mention on Twitter to announce that FTR would be making a select few independent bookings, give Tony plausible deniability if somehow Warner finds out they had a match with them in like GCW or whatever. 

[El-P]

Briscoes are scheduled to face FTR at Supercard of Honor already, aren't they ?

[MoS]

Managed to catch the Wednesday show and I thought it was a perfectly good post-PPV show that set up a bunch of stories while also having an all-time great promo segment. 

[MoS]

Also you can shit on Jericho and Hager all you want, he was the one who elevated Orange Cassidy, he has made Kingston look like a million bucks, and he is now sharing his spotlight with Garcia. That opening segment was absolutely fantastic and as far as why these people would suddenly align with Jericho - I dunno, maybe Jericho went to them and said hey guys, we've had issues, but my friends suck, fuck my teammates, they chose King over me, I will now screw them over. It's not some convoluted Russo-esque twist, it's clearly been building for weeks.

[MoS]

Not a fan of Adam Cole continuing to be in the title picture though. I have been dying for them to do Page-Black forever and they just don't do it for whatever reason.

[Migs]

19 hours ago, El-P said:

Briscoes are scheduled to face FTR at Supercard of Honor already, aren't they ?

No, it's currently mystery opponents for the Briscoes (FTR of course being a very reasonable guess as the mystery).

[Migs]

5 hours ago, MoS said:

Not a fan of Adam Cole continuing to be in the title picture though. I have been dying for them to do Page-Black forever and they just don't do it for whatever reason.

I think they want something to happen to get to Omega/Bucks-Cole/ReDRagon and they are slow playing for Omega to be ready. 

[KawadaSmile]

I am confused as to what's the plan regarding Black. He just seems to be fucking around doing nothing, but looking great while at it. He spent a long time stuck in the Codyverse, then feuding with lame BPJ, and it seems like the feud with Death Triangle is over? What's the goal here?

[El-P]

1 hour ago, Migs said:

No, it's currently mystery opponents for the Briscoes (FTR of course being a very reasonable guess as the mystery).

Ok, it was on Wiki for a second or two but it's back to TBA.

20 minutes ago, KawadaSmile said:

I am confused as to what's the plan regarding Black. He just seems to be fucking around doing nothing, but looking great while at it. He spent a long time stuck in the Codyverse, then feuding with lame BPJ, and it seems like the feud with Death Triangle is over? What's the goal here?

The Death Triangle probably isn't over since Fénix has not come back yet. Also, they just are establishing the three of them as a trio now (those trios title are coming eventually). Not everybody can be in the title picture, there's way too many talented potential top guys to book (not to mention Omega is gonna come back, although I think it's gonna be more of a Omega vs Cole affair, to the delight of only a portion of people around here). Page vs Cole is still going on, as it should. Punk has a shot at being the next challenger for the PPV I guess. MJF is gonna be there once the Wardlow stuff is done. Says a lot when you can possibly plug so many guys on top.

[El-P]

The two mid 40's Hardy Boys dressed up like it's 2001 reeks of Rock'n'Roll Express on Nitro in 1996. I guess they're gonna have some cool matches and all, but as someone who's not into nostalgia nor was ever a Hardy Boys fan, I can't see this lasting too long before I get bored of it. If Lita had not just banked a ridiculous amount of blood money, I would have thrown her a bunch of cash for a special appearance or two, so she can botch a moonsault like in the good old days. Is Terri Runnels willing to do an appearance ?

Kinda disappointed (but not that much) that Swerve did not get the great Chaka Kan theme song he had in MLW. The match with Neese was very nice, but Neese really is someone who hasn't been featured at all, so Swerve going 50/50 with him did not showcased him in the better light I thought (but Swerve really needs legit issues to really sink his teeth in, I won't ever forget that match he had in Lucha Underground, if you wonder what is that ugly scar on his back, well...). Neese really is a kinda guy that should be sent to ROH, he's a great mechanic but I don't see him surging as any kind of personality in an overloaded roster of great mechanics & great promos. Swerve, jury's out, but he's a really good catch and can have spectacular matches and can get over mic/personality wise.

Can help chuckling at the idea that Shida is coming back against Deeb, in a company that almost runs no long-ass feud with rematch galore. 

[C.S.]

Hot take: AJ Francis (Top Dolla) was the star in Hit Row.

I don't see what everyone else sees in Swerve.

Not that I think he's bad or anything - he's fun in the ring - but so are a million other people already.

Still, the "Swerve's House" catchphrase is obviously popular with the AEW crowd, so there's definitely something there.

Tony Nese, however, joins Matt Sydal and a few others as "Why did Tony hire them exactly?" head-scratchers.

At least with Joey Janela, he has an indie cult following and connections. 

[KawadaSmile]

12 minutes ago, C.S. said:

Hot take: AJ Francis (Top Dolla) was the star in Hit Row.

Oh no bubba what are you doing

[C.S.]

4 hours ago, KawadaSmile said:

Oh no bubba what are you doing

Speaking the truth!

Obviously Swerve is 1000x better in the ring - he has years of experience on AJ Francis - but Top Dolla had incredible charisma, presence, and poise.

[sek69]

AJ Francis had the best shot of success in WWE, I'll say that much. Dude can talk, is big, and can move for someone his size. I was shocked when he wasn't kept on when everyone else was cut,  but then they all probably sealed their own fates when they spoke out against them cutting B-Fab first.

[Timbo Slice]

Swerve needs to get rid of that damn double stomp. It’s rarely ever looked good, and he has the diversity to go to something else to finish. 

[Coffey]

AEW does have some hosses now but they need a One Man Gang, Yokozuna, Kamala or Earthquake kind of hoss. Keith Lee is probably the closest but my mans is out there doing leap frog spots & shit. They just need a giant base that can overpower/dominate dudes and let the smaller wrestlers pinball off of. It would give AEW another match dynamic that they don't really currently have. It would help with a lot of the formulaic layout of the shows I feel.

[KawadaSmile]

I heard AJ Francis is available

[C.S.]

On 3/14/2022 at 11:17 AM, KawadaSmile said:

I heard AJ Francis is available

I assume you posted this to tease me, but AJ Francis would be more valuable to AEW than nameless, faceless geeks like Jay #SpeakingOut Lethal, Tony Nese, Matt Sydal, etc. who are just like everyone else and bring nothing new or fresh to the table that other people in the company aren't already doing a thousand times better. 

Even Marko Stunt is more valuable to AEW than those guys, because at least he's instantly noticeable and different. 

I hope Sonny Kiss gets re-signed and used more often.  

Everyone in AEW should add something unique to the show that's theirs and only theirs. Too many people on the roster simply don't. 

That doesn't mean wild stupid gimmicks like "Beaver Cleavage" or whatever. Take Keith Lee, for example. There's no one else in the company quite like him. 

[El-P]

Yeah, it sucks than Christian Cage basically stole Marko's spot.  

But yeah, I miss Marko Stunt, he brought something fun and unique. Sonny Kiss definitely deserves a chance to shine on the main roster. I mean, Max Caster gets featured every week and all he has is some (admittedly) funny punchlines. Kiss & Janela was a cool and bizarre tag team, I would have had them featured rather than The Acclaimed or the Varsity Blondes (who looked like stars for one night thanks to the Young Bucks magic, but never looked even half as good since).

Veterans like Sydal are useful to teach the younger guys and have very good matches with them. Tony Neese, I don't get the upside, he's a great mechanic, but as far as character goes, he'll never develop any (if he's able to) in a company like AEW where he'll have a match every other week on TV.

[KawadaSmile]

1 hour ago, C.S. said:

I assume you posted this to tease me, but AJ Francis would be more valuable to AEW than nameless, faceless geeks like Jay #SpeakingOut Lethal, Tony Nese, Matt Sydal, etc. who are just like everyone else and bring nothing new or fresh to the table that other people in the company aren't already doing a thousand times better. 

A bit of teasing, but mostly in earnest. I don't think AJ Francis was the star of the group, but he certainly had *something*, and him picking up fools like nothing was great to see.

I agree that he at least would be different than most.

[RingoPlaysDrums]

9 hours ago, El-P said:

Yeah, it sucks than Christian Cage basically stole Marko's spot.  

But yeah, I miss Marko Stunt, he brought something fun and unique. Sonny Kiss definitely deserves a chance to shine on the main roster. I mean, Max Caster gets featured every week and all he has is some (admittedly) funny punchlines. Kiss & Janela was a cool and bizarre tag team, I would have had them featured rather than The Acclaimed or the Varsity Blondes (who looked like stars for one night thanks to the Young Bucks magic, but never looked even half as good since).

Veterans like Sydal are useful to teach the younger guys and have very good matches with them. Tony Neese, I don't get the upside, he's a great mechanic, but as far as character goes, he'll never develop any (if he's able to) in a company like AEW where he'll have a match every other week on TV.

Disagree on The Acclaimed. They've been one of the real AEW success stories of the last year or so for me. I had absolutely no time for them when they first started. Looked like two fundamentally solid but boring workers in another tiresome rap gimmick. I think they've really hit their stride now and they come off like stars. I like the way they book them. Caster's all talk, Bowens is all action and it just works. 

Nese has added nothing to the roster. He'd definitely be one of the first I'd cut if they needed to trim it down. Jay Lethal too at this point. 

[El-P]

2 hours ago, RingoPlaysDrums said:

Disagree on The Acclaimed. They've been one of the real AEW success stories of the last year or so for me. I had absolutely no time for them when they first started. Looked like two fundamentally solid but boring workers in another tiresome rap gimmick. I think they've really hit their stride now and they come off like stars. I like the way they book them. Caster's all talk, Bowens is all action and it just works. 

I mean, I kinda followed the same suit in that I actually do enjoy them now, but there's still a huge gap between Bowens, who has improved to the point he's actually really, really good, and Caster who once the intro is done, well, his best work is done too. I enjoy Bowens single matches with Caster as a manager much more than the tags.

[NintendoLogic]

The Regal TIJ episode dropped. If anything,  the Observer understated the severity of his health issues. By all rights, he should be dead or in a wheelchair several times over. Suffering amnesia and permanent partial vision loss after falling on an escalator is among the very least of his issues.