Jimmy Redman Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 Finally catching up on all the TV. Jericho beating Claudio was fucking stupid. I hate it. Like I can sit back and understand that it might be a business decision so Tony can market ROH with Jericho attached, whatever, but as a wrestling show in front of my eyeballs, Jericho beating Claudio clean with that atrocious elbow to win the Ring of Honor World Title sucked a dick. So far they've been able to strike a balance between "continuing ROH as a show-within-a-show with ROH and ROH-adjacent guys" while just having them on AEW TV, but that tipped them off the wire. Also Jericho has been feuding with BCC for what feels like five hundred years and I am so done with it. I'm sure they'll create tension with the ROH belts between Jericho/Garcia too, but that also feels like it has gone on too long now. We'll see. On the other hand, I am so, so glad they pulled the trigger on the Acclaimed. The match obviously didn't reach the fever pitch of the first one, but that was lightning in a bottle. The result was what mattered. The tag titles have felt really irrelevant for large parts of this year, but now at least they'll be on one of the hottest acts on TV. MJF needs to stop screaming. That's what's been different about his presentation since the Punk feud, he's just... yelling all the time. Why is he yelling? MJF as a character works better when he's smug and smarmy and smirking. He came back, he got everything he wanted, he has the title shot. Why is he so mad? Why isn't he gloating? Him cutting angry pissed off wrestling promos, trying to heel on crowds that are cheering for him, just isn't working for me. PAC vs. Orange ruled, these guys are great together. And PAC resorting to using the ring bell to cheat to beat the "joke" wrestler he doesn't respect is great shit. I thought the women's 4-way was really fun, they never get any promo time or actual motivations, so the only way to win these crowds over is to just hit some spots, so I liked how they built this around Deeb and Athena just doing wild shit. Enjoyed it as a spotfest. If they had done this on not such a loaded card it could have stood out even more. These girls need SOMETHING. Hi guys, Paige here! I'm happy for her that the crowd popped and treated her like a big deal. I'm also curious to see how well she wrestles after so many years out with her neck. The women are always in need of star power, but I don't see her being a difference maker while the entire division is so hamstrung. Bryan vs. Mox was great but also kind of disappointing to me. I LOVED the first half of it, but it didn't feel like it ever got out of second gear somehow. They did the strike trading and the chops and the back-and-forth, and then... I don't remember anything after that. Also I've seen enough back rakes on the top rope to last me a lifetime. I like Bryan doing the masochistic stiff-fests sometimes, with certain people, but I think for the occasion and for the world title, I'd like him to wrestle a little bit more like... Daniel Bryan. The match didn't feel *big* enough. Maybe the biggest problem with it was cutting to Max every 5 seconds to the point of parody. Not only was it annoying as fuck, but it was clearly meant to tease a "cash in" that was obviously never going to happen. AEW don't usually make those WWE-style "hammer you over the head with this" mistakes. If they hadn't shown him at all I think the intrigue that something might have happened with Max after the match would have been stronger. And it's not anyone's fault obviously, but Mox just winning the world title back again kind of felt a little anti-climactic at this point. Part of me feels like they're wasting a lot of the time Bryan has left to be the top guy. The Darby clusterfuck ruled and he was literally made to be thrown into furniture by Brody King. The Muta shit was hilarious just for how slow that fucker walked to the ring. That Dragon Whip was insane though. Julia Hart ate fucking SHIT on that table bump, holy Jesus. Perfectly fun shit. Similarly, the HOOK tag was some fun celebrity shit. Bronson is perfect because he's so big he doesn't have to train for months to hit a Canadian Destroyer to get over, he just has to tackle some fools and look cool. I blinked and missed the Wardlow tag, but the Powerbombs on Sterling were the goal there and they nailed it. Honestly if they're not going to pay much attention to Wardlow, have him and Joe go on a tag rampage, I'd dig that. Jungle Boy vs. Fenix was more fun shit, this time of the flippy variety. If Christian is really this injured I'd rather they had just done an angle and had him go away until he's healthy and do the feud then, because these mean heel promos and dinosaur beat downs are becoming interminable. Kingston vs. Sammy was stupid. Can't Eddie ever have anything nice. I know they had the Twitter angle about the refereeing to set this up, but it just felt super lame (especially when it was like, no offense, but just a Stretch Plum). Guys cheat and use low blows and weapons for finishes all the time, and every other match in AEW results in guys getting beat up afterwards or some shit. But somehow this was the bridge too far. You can work TV around literally everyone's hometowns, but you can't give Eddie something nice in New York. Over it. I'm not sure what you do with Jade at this point. They've built it to the point where there is absolutely no woman around who can or should give her that first loss. But it makes every match of hers redundant until they find that person or that angle. My only takeaway from the battle royal was that someone somewhere really missed the boat with Dalton Castle. I actually felt bad for Starks, he's supposed to be getting this new babyface singles push, and he got squashed at the PPV, and here the crowd left before his match and nobody cared because it started so fucking late after a four hour PPV level card. The Starks bump onto the upright backs of the chairs must have FUCKING SUCCCCCCCCKED. Christ. Again, this is my issue with the overbooking of these big shows, because if they never had the stupid All Out match, and just came out swinging killing themselves in the main event of a normal Dynamite with all eyes on them, this could have been star making. Here it was just exhausting, even though the crowd got into it by the finish. All in all, two very good shows, I actually think Rampage was even more fun to sit through, just because almost everything did its job and delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 14 minutes ago, Jimmy Redman said: My only takeaway from the battle royal was that someone somewhere really missed the boat with Dalton Castle. To be fair, ROH did belt him up but his back disintegrated almost immediately after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagne Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 19 hours ago, sek69 said: It made me happy that we were able to see Muta and Sting interact one more time before he calls is a career. Dude can still hit a fuckin' dragon screw leg whip too. Agreed. I have been hoping for one last moment with these two ever since Sting signed with AEW, so for it to finally happen was like Christmas for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Redman Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 31 minutes ago, sek69 said: To be fair, ROH did belt him up but his back disintegrated almost immediately after. Dang. That explains why he wears that girdle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 I just saw the Julia Hart table bump. Jesus Christ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 Action Bronson hits the ropes with conviction, which so many full-time guys don’t. I love the short burst explosiveness he had. I’d be bringing him back as often as it would be warranted, as he loves the business and has many folks’ respect for not half-assing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, Timbo Slice said: Action Bronson hits the ropes with conviction, which so many full-time guys don’t. I love the short burst explosiveness he had. I’d be bringing him back as often as it would be warranted, as he loves the business and has many folks’ respect for not half-assing it. He has a no-bumps clause in his contract. He should be one and done. It ain't gonna get better from here, unless he wants to start bumping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin' Brian Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 I'd like to 2nd the Dalton Castle love. Hate that injuries derailed him as he's still a fun act. With all the other ROH belts being defended in AEW hopefully we'll get an ROH 6 Man Tag Title match at some point. I'm having a hard time too seeing anyone that can credibly beat Jade at this point. It would have to be a surprise appearance of someone like a Sasha Banks if they could somehow get her, or build up someone credible but that hasn't gotten a chance to shine yet like Jamie Hayter. Disappointed that Bryan Danielson didn't win the title, but I understand for Mox to give up his vacation they probably promised him a decent run with the belt. As much as I don't want to see Adam Page in the main event at this point, I'll be there for Mox making him his bitch. Maybe they can heat him back up, but they had something special there with Eddie Kingston for a while and now he's starting to feel like just a guy and getting lost in the shuffle. Maybe they are heading somewhere with him always losing or never really getting a decisive victory even when he wins, but I don't see an end point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 Kingston's booking is indeed baffling. Didn't make Jericho tap out at Blood and Guts, lost to Jericho at the barbed wire match, and now all the BS with Sammy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Wolfe Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 Its a terrible waste of momentum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 They're just paying tribute to the booking of his hero Kawada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 On 9/26/2022 at 9:10 PM, KawadaSmile said: Kingston's booking is indeed baffling. Didn't make Jericho tap out at Blood and Guts, lost to Jericho at the barbed wire match, and now all the BS with Sammy. Mick Foley's road to the WWF World title (Summerslam 1998 onwards) neither was Bret Hart road to the 2nd WWF World title. The Sammy finish was *actually* inspired by the Bret Hart/Jerry Lawler Summerslam 1993 match. That is how they view him. There's some dream matches for Eddie simply fell through recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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