I know alot of people sh!t on that but tbh I thought that entire feud was one of the best things AEW ever did. May not have made the most sense business-wise and Moxley obviously had selfish reasons for doing that but I thought that what we got to see was absolutely fantastic. Punk came off as an even bigger babyface because of the squash, which in itself was maybe one of the best squash matches I've ever seen. It just felt real. Like a heavyweight fight where one fighter was not 100% and the other fighter just exploits his injury and annihilates him. It led to that awesome match on PPV in Chicago and Ace Steel coming in and slapping Punk across the face to wake him up before Punk went into the crowd to rally his hometown crowd.
So much for Japanese fans sitting silently and clapping out of respect lol.
Mox's best in ring work in Aew IMO was his match against wheeler yuta where he made that ordinary joe look like a real brawler. Think that's one instance where Mox's superiority shone brightly something Seth is yet to learn.
Cody Rhodes genuinely reminds of a modern Hulk Hogan, in terms aura, star power & representation of America, like Kaptaan Amereeka.
80s didn't have iwc or social media. it was easy to get by poor championship runs etc. Now it's pretty difficult as every match and segment is microanalyzed and Cody's run since dethroning Roman has featured only one good promo segment against AJ and one good (great) match (with AJ). Remains to be seen how they handle him. climing the top is easy but staying there while providing captivating stuff consistently is the bigger task.
I didn't really see it as contradictory. I saw it as two guys that think they are the best and just don't really like each other. I didn't expect Moxley to hold his own against Punk but I felt like he did. I also feel like the squash was a nice way to give Moxley some legitimacy because he had been carrying the belt throughout the summer and had been featured heavily on their programming. Punk was always going over in Chicago but the squash put Moxley on close to even footing with Punk despite the defeat. Which is fine and something I don't mind because Moxley is one of the top guys that they have been pushing since Day 1. But that's just my opinion about what I saw unfold on the screen.
This was just another way for WWE to make a killing on LWO t-shirts while paying lip-service to to their Latino demographic. The LWO was literally a jobber stable in WCW. It was funny and Eddie was great in it but what sense does it make in kayfabe to bring it back?
She's a good looking athletic white girl, I feel like she already had a lot going for her. She has improved her wrestling somewhat and is passable in the ring, which probably sets her apart from her 'Diva' predecessors. But she still comes off as very fake to me on promos. Seems like another one of those types that want to use wrestling as a stepping stone to Hollywood. And I can't say I like her chances if this is the level of her acting ability.
Hahaha, yeah I remember Edge getting really heated on this. Poor Ricky
Tell me about it.
Its still really funny to me that the promoter and owner of the second biggest US wrestling promotion is basically an internet troll. I feel embarrassed for him sometimes because he's 41 years old.
It might be a fantastic match but don't see Randy being too thrilled about getting them chops from gunther. He's said time and again he dislikes the modern style where wrestlers actually hurt each other. Randy and Drew (who is himself a stiff worker) had fantastic chemistry and they gave us plenty of memorable matches during their feud so curious to see how Randy goes about in his match against Gunther.
The match doesn't need to have chops to be great. Randy Orton could have a great match in his sleep at this point. That's how good he is. And putting him with Gunther, who is one of the smartest and most fundamentally sound wrestlers the business right now; that's a recipe for something special.
yes that's why i literally mentioned Drew as him and Randy put on 4 different kind of matches all 4 times in 2020 as opposed to the notion that Randy only wrestles his kind of match.
Brock, Rock, Edge, Rey, Randy are still there and Randy is possibly in the best physique of his life and the freshest he's been for years after a long time out. I won't call his act nostalgia but he's quite literally one who's instead of having lost a step or two has added new tricks to his armory and he's the best at knowing when to use them.
You can always revisit it down the line. Right now, both guys are on different brands and Gunther already has a bunch of potential opponents on RAW.
Regardless of how strong Tama Tona has been booked in WWE, him making Magnificent Muttley sounds during that backstage segment will never stop being hilarious.
Gunther and Orton are both amazing potential feuds for Cody. But I wanna to see Cody v Orton more right now. And its the kind of match that has to be at a big event like SummerSlam. Gunther v Cody can be their version of Flair v Vader. And I think they should save that for a future WrestleMania, when Gunther is more established at the top of the card.
This match more than anything, showcased their atrocious booking. Not only was the match godawful...maybe the worst of Bryan's career, they also decided to protect Satnam fkin Singh, an immobile 7+ foot giant who I only recall seeing wrestle twice on TV in the last 5 years. Its definitely the first time I have seen him wrestle a singles match. And Bryan won by DQ. What a way to bury one of the few money-drawing names on your roster.
I think he gave up on AEW a long time ago. Remember during the pandemic when he would point out obvious holes in logic in matches and then the fans started getting on him online: "how dare you point out the obviously visible flaws in our favorite wrestlers?". And then he just stopped giving a sh!t after a certain point and who can blame him? This is the guy who called some of the most iconic matches and moments in pro-wrestling where the crowd would be coming unglued.
Wrestling is actually less scripted now than it has ever been. The only people that are scripted are those that need it and don't have the natural ability on the mic. In the last two years, wrestling and particularly WWE has been going through arguably its greatest boom period since the Attitude Era. And I for one, am glad that I am not watching another boring John Cena and Randy Orton for the umpteenth time.
The IC title Three Way was pretty good. Easily the second best match on the show. Sami was over like rover in Saudi. It was sight to see. He also did some crazy feats of strength in that match like hitting a blue thunder bomb and sunset powerbomb on 300+ lbs Bronson Reed. I thought they gave Chad a nice out too, who was no less brilliant himself in this match. And now this feud can be completely about Zayn and Gable.
As ridiculous as it was to see Becky dressed up like an orchestra conductor, I thought this was a good match. I didn't expect Liv to win and a little bit of sloppiness at the end aside, I thought she did fairly well here. But even more than that, I am really digging the story they are telling here with Dom getting romantically involved with Liv now that Mami is away. It will set the ground perfectly for Rhea Ripley's face-turn when she comes back and really do alot to get some heat on Liv and Dom.
It's amazing how well these two guys understand psychology. As much as I wanted Orton to win while I was watching the match, I think Gunther winning is the right call. It is time to make Gunther a main-eventer and I think it will be great to see him win the WHC at SummerSlam and then walk into Bash in Berlin one month later, as World Champion.
The Flair one does seem like a bit of low-blow by Bret. He and Ric had a professional rivalry back in the day so I can understand it. But yeah, I did...Shawn's superkick to me was one of the best finishers because it was so unpredictable. Even more so than the RKO. Shawn was a master at executing it as you mentioned with the leverage, and knew exactly when to use it too. The Shelton Benjamin one is probably the most iconic but there are quite a few memorable ones from Shawn's second run.
To be fair, I don;t think Punk needs the belt at this point of his career. But at the same time, you can't ignore the fact that Punk will elevate the WHC, which right now is playing second fiddle to the IC Championship.
HBK doing the SCM and falling dead on the opponent right after was a sight to watch.
Thanks for your suggestion, will start doing it soon.Why don’t you start posting the AEW Dynamite results to
@RedwoodOriginal
What did you make of the Triple H denim leather jacket (what JC would call a hat on a hat)
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It was a fun match but nothing special. Gangrel showed up to help Edge.
We can only hope. MJF has alot of power and creative freedom regarding his booking. So that's the reason for hoping but the Tony factor is always there.Oh no what have I done
It will make for some amusing browsing for a few of us but you know maybe some of it will change now that MJF is back.
Another suggestion it may be rude of me to suggest again, but if you’re able to post the scheduled matches before RAW on Mondays or Smackdown on Fridays that could be interesting to. Previews are normally written by WWE a day or two before, plus would give us an idea of what to tune into maybe
