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Post by Crane on Jun 22, 2022 20:37:42 GMT -5
Holy hell that card was stacked, Excalibur was literally running out of breath during the rundown lol.
Would love if ZSJ's opponent ended up being Biff Busick. He'd be a great fit for BCC
Edit: Also could see Cesaro or Jonathan Gresham being the mystery opponent
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Post by East Coast on Jun 22, 2022 20:42:16 GMT -5
i like Archers gear
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Post by bWo on Jun 22, 2022 20:44:27 GMT -5
I wonder what the buy rate for this PPV will be? I don't know or care about NJPW. Sunday doesn't interest me in the slightest. I'm in the minority when it comes to AEW's fanbase, but I'm not alone. I wonder how many drop off's there will be compared to additional buys?
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Post by KeBen Owens on Jun 22, 2022 20:45:19 GMT -5
It’s 2022 and the biggest star in recent years from new Japan is in a American ring on an American cable network
AEW really making waves, man.
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Post by RSCTom on Jun 22, 2022 20:49:42 GMT -5
I'm sorry, what was weak about that Christian promo 'material'? What more is wanted out of a promo these days?
Have I been not watching wrestling for that long? It seemed awesome to me.
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Post by East Coast on Jun 22, 2022 20:58:57 GMT -5
It’s 2022 and the biggest star in recent years from new Japan is in a American ring on an American cable network AEW really making waves, man. i did get to see a lot of New Japan ppl when they were in ROH all the time. Not national...but they were on NBC. granted it was like 1 in the morning
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Post by Crane on Jun 22, 2022 21:02:00 GMT -5
That ending was so awkward lmao Mox and Tana were just staring at eachother and everyone else brawler for what felt like a couple minutes too long
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jun 23, 2022 5:45:42 GMT -5
I'm sorry, what was weak about that Christian promo 'material'? What more is wanted out of a promo these days? Have I been not watching wrestling for that long? It seemed awesome to me. There is a certain belief in wrestling that guys should avoid “cheap heat” and the “blaming it on the fans” thing, both of which he did in the promo, by bringing up his dead dad. I thought it was fine, but if you had a heel turn bingo card in 2022 blaming the fans for your turn is def on there.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jun 23, 2022 5:47:18 GMT -5
Overall it was a decent go home show. Danielson promo and the six man were probably the highlight and the womens match again sadly probably being the low point on the show. Be real interesting to see what the show this weekend does. Very last minute build on most of the stuff and a lot of injuries in both companies. Okada being there should bring some attention to the show though.
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Post by RSCTom on Jun 23, 2022 8:18:53 GMT -5
I'm sorry, what was weak about that Christian promo 'material'? What more is wanted out of a promo these days? Have I been not watching wrestling for that long? It seemed awesome to me. There is a certain belief in wrestling that guys should avoid “cheap heat” and the “blaming it on the fans” thing, both of which he did in the promo, by bringing up his dead dad. I thought it was fine, but if you had a heel turn bingo card in 2022 blaming the fans for your turn is def on there. I understand both concepts, I'm not that far removed from wrestling. His heat seemed pretty heavy on tv and it went a lot further than 'the fans are stupid and ugly'. It was pretty despicable in all the best ways and still stayed focused on Jungle Boy. I just think it probably hit too close to home for a lot of people based on some of the responses I've seen. Who knows, though.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jun 23, 2022 8:58:56 GMT -5
I actually liked Christian’s promo, and find him interesting for the first time since his debut. The dead Luke Perry line was pretty AEW-schlock value, but I had no issue with blaming the fans. It worked for his character since he was probably expecting at least some excitement for his return after 5 or so years of being unable to wrestle. Compared with Edge blowing the roof off of the Rumble, Christian was met with mostly crickets.
As for the rest of the show I enjoyed most of it, but I’m not a fan of NJPW (That is I’ve only seen a few matches so far, so unfamiliar is a better descriptor) so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but Tanahashi just looked very unimpressive in the way that he was presented, and there appeared to be a lack of chemistry between himself and at least Jericho and Archer; even though it was made known that they’d wrestled numerous times. The way he was being hyped up by the commentators only made it worse. Honestly it sounded more like sarcasm, especially from JR. The ending just seemed awkward, with this crazy brawl surrounding a never ending staredown. It was like that Mr. Show angry marriage sketch where neither guy will back down so they get married and constantly are about to fight.
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Post by Crane on Jun 23, 2022 14:30:19 GMT -5
I've always felt Tanahashi was super over hyped. He's just not an exciting wrestler to watch when you have guys like Okada, Shingo, Kushida, Goto, etc
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Post by CM Tusk on Jun 23, 2022 15:21:41 GMT -5
I’m not real familiar with his work but Jericho hasn’t had great chemistry with many people for years. So I wouldn’t hold that against him.
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Post by shenmue on Jun 23, 2022 16:31:48 GMT -5
I haven't watched him in a few years but he looks a lot older facially and his body looks less ripped, i don't enjoy moxley that much either so not sure it will one of the greatest matches of all time like JR keeps saying but I'll give it a watch on Monday.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2022 18:14:15 GMT -5
Sting and Shingo on the same team. What is this timeline we’re living in
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Post by X-27 on Jun 29, 2022 13:22:29 GMT -5
Not too pumped for the card but Blood and Guts should deliver.
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Jun 29, 2022 15:00:08 GMT -5
Bloods and Guts should be good
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Post by CM Tusk on Jun 29, 2022 19:02:15 GMT -5
“Jane” fits OC much better
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Post by East Coast on Jun 29, 2022 19:03:48 GMT -5
luv Ethan Page's vlogs on youtube. But his matches bore me
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Post by East Coast on Jun 29, 2022 19:05:06 GMT -5
Chuck taylor looks like 1999 Dave Grohl
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