Dav'oh Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 Just watched Escala de Muerte. Still not sure exactly what I witnessed (my inner jury is still out on that one) but I know I couldn't look away. And "Fight Forever"? As in, Best of Infinity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strobogo Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 The victory roll reversal into wheelbarrow piledriver into deadlift German would have been an incredible sequence to have actually ended the match. Does anyone have a two set of more violent looking moves than Toni Storm's corner ass attack and her short piledriver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted January 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 That short Piledriver looks like death every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted January 12, 2023 Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 So does the running bum. Major whiplash. Respectfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 Awesome episode, mostly (yeah, some of the babyface stuff during the JAS segment was shoddy, especially the lines about Tay, and Saraya still absolutely looks like she has had her second match in seven years, but won't blame her for that). The fact that Omega had that match a week after his GOTY with Ospreay at WK nails it once and for all. He's the greatest pro-wrestler I've ever seen in more than 30 years of watching way too much of this shit. Not that the other ones involved weren't mind-blowing though. Just wonderful stuff. And yeah, Page vs Mox and Takeshita vs Danielson absolutely delivered. Funnily enough, I was thinking about how Cole coming back the same day as Page making his in-ring return would be the perfect 1-2 punch in a meta way (both Adams coming back from bad injuries). That was a terrific feel-good moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiva Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 They really have to run as many new markets as possible this year. The crowds being so hot have really enhanced the last two weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migs Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 I'm not a huge Juice Robinson guy, but having him show up and immediately do two title match jobs is... weird? Feels like even a modicum of work establishing his act would have been helpful. He seems to just be a solo version of Bullet Club Juice (down to the t-shirt), but there's no context for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strobogo Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 Juice Robinson is really good, Rock Hard Juice Robinson is the absolute shits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Good lord, Ruby must have downed an entire bottle of aspirin before this street fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoS Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Great main event on Rampage. The women's division has become so much better since Toni Storm got the belt. I like Rosa but for whatever reason, she was the worst champ in AEW history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 8 minutes ago, MoS said: Great main event on Rampage. The women's division has become so much better since Toni Storm got the belt. I like Rosa but for whatever reason, she was the worst champ in AEW history as yet. Looking back, I wonder how much of that was due to her seemingly rubbing everyone else in the division the wrong way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiva Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 That main event was wild but someone needed to tell Ruby Soho that, with a face that was caked with blood, she didn’t need to pull expressions that make Matt Jackson look subtle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Damn I just saw Ruby looking like she was a victim in Terrifier. Need to watch that. She needed a match to consolidate her as a credible player in the division, because she's been around for quite a while and hasn't done a whole lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoS Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 JungleHOOK have to be the next long-term babyface tag team champs, after the Acclaimed are done. That T-bone suplex to Big Bill by HOOK got a gigantic response, even tho the production and shooting of it was a bit sloppy (now that we have an experienced expert in charge of production, hopefully these are just teething problems, to be got solved in the end). JungleHOOK really can be the Acclaimed's successors to the most over and popular tag team. TK, you are supposedly a stickler for long-term booking. Make sure the long-term booking for your shows culminate in JungleHOOK's coronation!! Make this 2023's John Cena v. Big Show (as described below). Oh, and they should also book HOOK v. Big Bill, where HOOK just tosses Big Bill around. This will be like the booking of John Cena and the Big Show in 2003-04. Cena was amazing, but the Big Show had a massive role to play in Cena's overcoming the odds and elevation to the main event. Big Bill can do the same job for HOOK, book them against each other where HOOK keeps hitting Big Bill with his offence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDuke Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 I don't really want to see Hook stuck in the tag division, but I can see how you might want to hold back a big singles push until he's had a bit more experience. I don't know if Jungle Boy is the best partner for him though. I would think maybe you would want someone with a bit more experience, but none of the more veteran guys in AEW right now seems like they would be a good fit with Hook right now. Since Adam Cole doesn't seem to be connected to the rest of The Elite right now, or to Kyle O'Reilly, maybe we could see him team up with The Kingdom? That could be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted January 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Surprised more people aren't talking about the Powerbomb that Anna Jay took off the stage where she completely missed the table & landed smack dab on her fucking spine on the concrete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blehschmidt Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 52 minutes ago, Coffey said: Surprised more people aren't talking about the Powerbomb that Anna Jay took off the stage where she completely missed the table & landed smack dab on her fucking spine on the concrete. That was fucking horrific. I really hope she is okay. Everything I have seen of Willow gives me the impression she is a safe worker, so it just seems like a bad overshoot, but god damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 It's only a matter of time before someone gets seriously hurt in one of these ridiculous plunderfests. I guess the hope is that these women will get over that way the way Britt did with the lights out match, but the novelty of women in bloodbath matches is long gone. It's one thing for the company's best workers to do something like Anarchy in the Arena. But having far greener and sloppier workers roll around in thumbtacks makes the company look like a low-rent geek show in addition to the aforementioned injury risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Wolfe Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Coffey said: Surprised more people aren't talking about the Powerbomb that Anna Jay took off the stage where she completely missed the table & landed smack dab on her fucking spine on the concrete. Wow this is one of the worst bumps in recent memory. Fucking hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strobogo Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 All things considered, it wasn't too bad because she kind of landed and slid instead of her head banging off the floor. I'm sure it was not good for any other part of her body but at least her head didn't seem to crack off the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Yup, Julia Hart took an even nastier bump a while ago and seemed to be alright. Hope Anna's alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strobogo Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 Lol at Caster's blood money crack when AEW currently has about 20 people working for them that worked Saudi Shows, plus another 15 that popped in for a shot or short run at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 The Jacksonville Jaguars just overcame a 27-point deficit to win an NFL playoff game 31-30. Pray for Tony Khan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embrodak Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 9 hours ago, KawadaSmile said: Yup, Julia Hart took an even nastier bump a while ago and seemed to be alright. Hope Anna's alright. Julia Hart was inches away from paralysis, she’s incredibly lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 11 hours ago, Blehschmidt said: That was fucking horrific. I really hope she is okay. Everything I have seen of Willow gives me the impression she is a safe worker, so it just seems like a bad overshoot, but god damn. Yeah it seemed like an overshoot since when you watch it, Willow wasn't able to see due to how powerbombs work and overestimated how far she needed to jump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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