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Supposedly they're far apart again because Punk wants Ace Steel back.

I assume all of this is misdirection to keep his return more of a "surprise."

But yeah, Meltzer and Alvarez have completely shit the bed on every aspect of this story. They should - as Punk once told Seth Rollins - stop tweeting.

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I liked how they used that DQ for Starks vs White. I still don't think either one should lose soon but at least they are gonna save that L for the PPV.

The pop for Hangmayne was MASSIVE. Don't like Danielson being in Anarchy in the Arena because I know he'll be a dumbass and do something that will risk another concussion but the feud calls for that match to happen so, alas.

I really, really hope this feuds goes beyond the PPV. And I'm still waiting for Ibushi down the line!

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So there seems to be rumblings that point to the AEW video game (finally) getting released in June. Apparently you can pre-load it on Xbox systems which is something that only happens near launch, and it would fit in with TK wanting June to be a massive month with Collision debuting.  It also looks like some if all of the delay came from needing to retool some things to keep a T rating, perhaps there was a Jon Moxley mode where the goal was to bleed on as many things as possible :lol:

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I don't push SC stuff often around here, but I covered a few HH matches from House Rules over the weekend (where Darby and OC tried out some of their spots that htey used last night) here:

http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2023/05/aew-five-fingers-of-death-and-friends_0255000681.html

And a couple of things from last week including the great Athena vs Skye Blue match that not enough people saw here:

http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2023/05/aew-five-fingers-of-death-and-friends_098280981.html

 

 

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Kenny going full Capcom Captain America was lmao

 

This face turn thing for Sammy sucks. Each week shows more and more that Sammy and Jungle Boy are not ready for that spot and the title match should be Darby vs MJF.

 

OC is in the midst of one of the finest mid card title runs of all time in any company and I hope it doesn't end in a battle royale

 

That whole finishing sequence for Ricky/White-O was smooth as hell

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I don't know how you all felt, but the show-closing brawl with Hangman coming back, making BCC retreat and challenging them to Anarchy in the Arena might just be the greatest angle/brawl AEW has ever done. It felt like a hot 1986 JCP angle. It literally might just be the greatest 15 minutes of television AEW has ever produced. That was incredible to watch I got goosebumps (yeah yeah, call me a mark). 

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8 hours ago, KawadaSmile said:

They managed to get Hangman hot again. It's a damn great feat, to be honest, given how cold he got during his title reign. 

He was hot as hell with the Moxley feud at the beginning of the year, as well. And tbh I've never felt that he got cold during his title reign, people were still loudly behind him, it's just that at the same time there was another much better storyline going on that overshadowed everything that happened in the company at the moment.

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I don't want to rain on the Hangman parade, it got a nice reaction. I think he's really good.

A nitpick, but I thought the eye patch looked cringe. I've always seen Page as being shoehorned into the Elite. Kenny and the Bucks have history in Japan together with a natural connection. If Page is portraying a cowboy gimmick, for me it's like in '97 putting Jeff Jarrett in DX or something. Page is 2nd banana to Omega anyway, he should be leading his own faction. I remember they briefly tried something with Page and FTR, and then quickly dropped it (given what happened with Punk later on there likely was chemistry issues back then).

I liked him better as a loner that had a weird bond with the Dark Order. Or I could see him with a team like Ross and Marshall Von Erich who've recently had their deals expire with MLW.

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Von Erichs vs the Gunns could be a good feud. Maybe a country stable with Page, Von Erichs and Mark Briscoe. If were Mickie James were younger she'd be perfect for that group. With The Iron Claw starring Zac Efron and produced by A24 coming out this year, it's a good idea to at least bring them in to capitalize on the movie.

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