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Post by greenjack1992 on Mar 26, 2020 5:56:30 GMT -5
Broken Matt segments need to be pre-recorded somewhere else, that was the charm of it in Impact. Everything we saw him doing last night should have happened at the Hardy Compound.
On the whole, though, I love it. I love AEW Dynamite every single week and the matches this week were absolutely unreal. Kip v Darby and Omega v Guavara were real highlights for me, and the stuff at the end with Hardy and Jericho was fab - I think it felt a bit cringe-worthy at times because there wasn't a crowd there to pop for it, and Americans don't know if something's funny on telly if there isn't a laugh track to tell them something was a joke.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Mar 26, 2020 9:34:43 GMT -5
Broken Matt segments need to be pre-recorded somewhere else, that was the charm of it in Impact. Everything we saw him doing last night should have happened at the Hardy Compound. On the whole, though, I love it. I love AEW Dynamite every single week and the matches this week were absolutely unreal. Kip v Darby and Omega v Guavara were real highlights for me, and the stuff at the end with Hardy and Jericho was fab - I think it felt a bit cringe-worthy at times because there wasn't a crowd there to pop for it, and Americans don't know if something's funny on telly if there isn't a laugh track to tell them something was a joke. The crowd might have turned on it. That segment was WAY too long. It felt like they were just repeating themselves at points. Personally, I think if this version of Matt Hardy is going to be more violent he needs to drop the goofy speeches and be silent and let his brutality speak for itself. Matt Hardy the death match wrestler might be the best option on the table for him. |
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Post by Thought Collector on Mar 26, 2020 9:37:13 GMT -5
Well even I will admit that this week’s episode fell flat. I love Cody, but there has been too much Cody...he’s been in a match every week and then on commentary all night tonight. He’s the top face because of the crowd’s reaction, no crowd = Cody over-saturation. Maybe most of the roster can’t or refuse to fly in during these times, but we need a week with no Cody. His timing with Havok was horrible, that was not a good kick-off match to have. Sammy is amazing, did anyone catch his standing leap to the top rope before the bell rang? Why wasn’t Hager evening up the odds in the end with his IC buddies? Matt Hardy’s broken gimmick suffers from lack of crowd too. It was sad when he and Jericho kept going back and forth about entities in the arena. Tony doesn’t get enough respect for what a good announcer he is. I said last week that the guy who made the call to have wrestlers in the crowd should get a raise, so the guy who thought locker room shots was a great idea this week should get fired. The chick in the locker room for the Kenny/Sammy match was cringe over the top with her cheering. Well I guess you can’t win them all. Sadly the longer this goes on the more they're hands will be tied- like now with taking the cheering wrestlers out of the ringside area...I think they're really just going to have to rely more on the Murderhawk Mansion. Hardy Compound, Dark Order/Brodie Lee and Being The Elite type segments and whatever they can get away with on those and help keep storylines going in some way... |
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Mar 26, 2020 11:55:06 GMT -5
I'm in the same boat with everyone else, this was not good. I mean, they have a damn good reason, and at least they're trying. The world sucks right now, so wrestling will certainly suffer within those constraints. I also love Cody, but this was not his best night. In the ring his timing was a little off, and he'd be best served to be guest commentator on one match rather than an entire show. Also, Broken Matt in all of its "glory" is a bit too much for me.
Ok that's enough criticism. The criticism is mostly based on the shows that they are legally allowed to have at this point. It kept me engaged, and to be fair there was no following last weeks show, which (constraints and all) will likely go on to be one of the best wrestling programs of the year. All WWE "COVID shows" remain unwatchable, so I'll happily support AEW's efforts. At least all of the matches are live and not from weeks or months ago.
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Post by rkmo: Autonomous Meat Shield on Mar 26, 2020 12:33:12 GMT -5
I feel the Hardy-Jericho segment could have had more polish. Yes, some of the Broken Universe's appeal is being rough around the edges, but last night felt too low-rent and late era WCW. The splicing of shots to show Matt's "teleportation" was bad. And stop with the big reactions for pyro, "Where did that fire come from?!"
Also didn't appreciate all the WWE jabs. CODY on commentary took multiple swipes at the foam barricades (eventhough their direct competition uses guardrails too?). And I wonder how long Brodie will keep up these "behind the curtain" Vince-nettes. It's funny in small doses, but will become too obsessive and vindictive after a while.
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Post by snowjorden on Mar 26, 2020 13:33:59 GMT -5
Broken Matt segments need to be pre-recorded somewhere else, that was the charm of it in Impact. Everything we saw him doing last night should have happened at the Hardy Compound. On the whole, though, I love it. I love AEW Dynamite every single week and the matches this week were absolutely unreal. Kip v Darby and Omega v Guavara were real highlights for me, and the stuff at the end with Hardy and Jericho was fab - I think it felt a bit cringe-worthy at times because there wasn't a crowd there to pop for it, and Americans don't know if something's funny on telly if there isn't a laugh track to tell them something was a joke. The crowd might have turned on it. That segment was WAY too long. It felt like they were just repeating themselves at points. Personally, I think if this version of Matt Hardy is going to be more violent he needs to drop the goofy speeches and be silent and let his brutality speak for itself. Matt Hardy the death match wrestler might be the best option on the table for him. I'm no wrestling booker, but I change the entire ending of Dynamite if I am. Jericho does the whole spiel with Vanguard 1 because, well, that crapwas awesome. Then, even do the teleport thing. 2 lines in the ring.. Jericho: "Your stupid drone didn't join me MATT HARDY.. you, you join the Inner Circle.. blah blah.." Hardy: "Matt Hardy!? Who is.. MATT HARDY!? I am DAMASCUS, I owed a favor to the Bucks Of Youth and have been sent here to DELETE, DELETE, DELETE you!" Jericho: "Fine, have it your way, you stupid idiot." Sammy comes charging, Damascus/Matt turns, catches him.. hits him with something massive. Turns to Jericho who cowers, Damascus/Matt charges, destroys and leaves him laying nearly INSTANTLY in a pool of his own blood. Then Damascus disappears. |
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Post by czw4life on Mar 26, 2020 15:35:45 GMT -5
can't stand broken matt hardy. Its so cringy to watch...if I knew he was coming in with this gimmick I would of hoped he resigned with WWE :/
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Post by Bandalero on Mar 26, 2020 15:53:26 GMT -5
whoever made the point that at least AEW is giving us live action instead of reruns is on point! As bad as it was, everything is bad now because the world is in pretty bad shape. So kudos for AEW to keep trying.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Mar 27, 2020 12:31:45 GMT -5
I'm willing to give benefit of the doubt to AEW. When something doesn't work, they either axe it or tweak to save it.
Case in point, I was so out on Dark Order but now that it's entirely a direct shot at Vince/WWE I 'm so into it.
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Post by snowjorden on Mar 27, 2020 13:47:11 GMT -5
I hope week after week, we get a single Vince-ism. Holy crap, that will be hilarious for those that know, for those that don't, they'll just think Brodie is a major sycophantic bunghole.
I want him to say "Good S*** Pal!" so bad... so damn bad.
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Post by rkmo: Autonomous Meat Shield on Mar 27, 2020 14:17:38 GMT -5
I'm of the opposite opinion on Brodie's direction. I'm not opposed to seeing it once in a while, but basing your character on being a Vince hit squad will come across as bitterness eventually. If you believe your difficulties and stymied creative ideas stemmed from the boss pigeonholing you based on your physical appearance, the best form of revenge is turning your own vision and talents into great success in a new environment.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Mar 27, 2020 14:53:26 GMT -5
I'm of the opposite opinion on Brodie's direction. I'm not opposed to seeing it once in a while, but basing your character on being a Vince hit squad will come across as bitterness eventually. If you believe your difficulties and stymied creative ideas stemmed from the boss pigeonholing you based on your physical appearance, the best form of revenge is turning your own vision and talents into great success in a new environment. I see where you're coming from, but if it's only 1 character/segment that's throwing sh*t back at Vince I'm down with it. WWE has done so much to try and screw with AEW and talent who want to leave, I think it's ok that AEW has a little fun at their expense. It makes this feel more like a wrestling war (whether it actually is or not). |
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Post by snowjorden on Mar 27, 2020 16:07:37 GMT -5
^ I want a wrestling war. Not a put you out of business war, but one that rages on for decades. The Monday Night War, was GOOD S*** PAL! (Even if a lot was actually garbage, the excitement made it all matter).
Vince is known for so many idiosyncrasies, making a weird character based off those is hilarious. I can't help but find this entertaining. I can certainly understand how others might see it as petty, as long as it's clever though, I'm all for it.
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