AEW 2022: The year of the bloody bunny

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i do however enjoy that they've taken nearly a year to get to britt/rosa 2

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Friday, 18 February 2022 19:35 (two years ago) link

would you believe that lights out match happened a few weeks before rosa was actually signed? :)

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Friday, 18 February 2022 19:36 (two years ago) link

pic.twitter.com/Gz47zXBOCc

— Richie (@richiemalice) February 17, 2022

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Friday, 18 February 2022 19:51 (two years ago) link

Looooool funny cause it’s true

Windsor Davies, Friday, 18 February 2022 20:20 (two years ago) link

Rosa’s coronation has felt as inevitable as Hangman’s was, pleased we’re finally getting there. This title run has done a great job of establishing Britt as a name but it’s done no favours for anyone else. Also the Deeb time limit challenge is obviously building towards a Rosa vs Deeb title defence (series?! Pray for it!) I would pay for multiple PPVs running that match back to back

I’m pleased they shifted the tag titles from Lucha Bros to A Boy and His Dinosaur quite quickly. Don’t like hotshotting of the world title but for the tag and midcard titles it’s good to keep mixing things up.
Not every title run needs to be 8 months long to mean something

Windsor Davies, Friday, 18 February 2022 20:27 (two years ago) link

By which I mean give Rosa her win and a short title reign then get the title onto the excellence of execution Serena Deeb quicksmart while you’ve still got her in her prime

Windsor Davies, Friday, 18 February 2022 20:29 (two years ago) link

deeb as a heel champion would be exquisite

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Friday, 18 February 2022 20:36 (two years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz-DHfkWoPc

one of the best bte's in recent memory

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Monday, 21 February 2022 21:51 (two years ago) link

Watching last weeks Dynamite. Fuck me I don't care about Adam Cole. I know I didn't watch his era of nxt but I just can't take him and RD seriously.

Killer promos from Punk and Moxley. I'm more excited for p much any other Revolution match more than the title bout. Kinda hope the women main event, although I still think that needs more heat too.

a hoy hoy, Wednesday, 23 February 2022 16:03 (two years ago) link

tbh it feels like the whole of the Elite just needs a program reset. Young Bucks hamming it up worked fine when Caliss, Good Brothers, Omega were around but now it doesn’t have that same feel with Cole/Fish/o’Reilly and that crowd.

Western® with Bacon Flavor, Wednesday, 23 February 2022 16:34 (two years ago) link

will y'all let it play out ffs

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Wednesday, 23 February 2022 16:38 (two years ago) link

adam cole fucking rules

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Wednesday, 23 February 2022 16:38 (two years ago) link

complicated and tense history between bucks, cole, and redragon that rears its head once they're all in the same building, totally destabilizing the chemistry of the elite... i think the program reset you want is happening?

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Wednesday, 23 February 2022 16:45 (two years ago) link

i admit kenny's absence is felt

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Wednesday, 23 February 2022 17:02 (two years ago) link

Oh yes Violence is Forever on Dark let's goooooooo

hourspass, Wednesday, 23 February 2022 22:10 (two years ago) link

sorry for yelling this morning, btw somehow the cm punk and mjf feud got even better tonight

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 February 2022 01:41 (two years ago) link

The POP for Santana and Trent facing off! They didn’t even point to the wrestlemania sign!

a hoy hoy, Thursday, 24 February 2022 10:07 (two years ago) link

Fans were getting out of their seat for 2 undercard tag guys. Don’t know if I’ve ever seen something like that. This has gotta be a great Dynamite.

a hoy hoy, Thursday, 24 February 2022 10:09 (two years ago) link

That MJF promo was something huh

Still can’t really wrap my head around it. Possibly one of the best promos I’ve ever seen. But still a heel? Like I still kinda hate him trying so hard to suddenly drum up some sympathy.

5 star match and it’s two weeks away.

I enjoyed the Jericho/Kingston showdown but I think Kingston might need his character to move on from underdog who never got his chance, and Jericho needs to just go and reboot.

a hoy hoy, Thursday, 24 February 2022 11:13 (two years ago) link

i like that eddie's opponents run away with the self-sabotage angle, always makes me relate to eddie harder

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 February 2022 13:28 (two years ago) link

mjf doing an earnest face promo + punk's reaction was like..... poetry

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 February 2022 13:29 (two years ago) link

Eddie Kingston’s reaction to Judas is amazing #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/b5Ja9gVcHU

— Kyle Lewis (@KeepItFiveStar) February 24, 2022

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 February 2022 13:36 (two years ago) link

Some absolutely insane character work on this show. I expect it from Eddie but I didn’t see the MJF thing coming. Both of them were incredible.

MJF of course just looking to get close enough to CM Punk to shank him but it felt like at least some of that came from a place of truth (am I being worked?!) and in the space of 5 minutes he effectively blew off all the critics who said he was good on the mic but lacked depth as a character.

An utterly believable origin story for MJF the asshole, and because of the actual connection there with MJF the young fan idolising Punk, this is kinda turning into a lightning in a bottle, once in a lifetime deal.

Just lots of lovely depth, amazing

Windsor Davies, Thursday, 24 February 2022 14:54 (two years ago) link

An utterly believable origin story for MJF the asshole, and because of the actual connection there with MJF the young fan idolising Punk, this is kinda turning into a lightning in a bottle, once in a lifetime deal.

OTM. My first reaction was, “This is his supervillain origin story.”

wronger than 100 geir posts (MacDara), Friday, 25 February 2022 17:35 (two years ago) link

Have watched that promo back on YouTube several times. P sure now that this is one of the better stories which has ever been told in a wrestling ring. The promo itself was magnificent and Punk’s confused / wary / concerned “was that true” took it up another notch into something approaching uncharted territory for a wrestling angle. Legit decent acting in the wrestling! I can’t quite believe it

Windsor Davies, Friday, 25 February 2022 20:22 (two years ago) link

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STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Sunday, 27 February 2022 21:09 (two years ago) link

What a tweet

a hoy hoy, Sunday, 27 February 2022 21:16 (two years ago) link

i just saw that Glenn Jacobs tweet after the fact. Page is a legend.

Western® with Bacon Flavor, Monday, 28 February 2022 01:52 (two years ago) link

Big news on the start of the show. Will wanna talk about it once everyone’s watched.

Caster’s rap was my favourite of his so far.

Then my laptop ran out of battery and I left my charger at work, so I’m waiting until it’s on itv

a hoy hoy, Thursday, 3 March 2022 11:27 (two years ago) link

really good episode, historically important announcement

the staggered tag team royale was def a better match than "everyone in the ring at once"

rosa trios match felt weird, like they couldn't quite get their rhythm. i also think the coolest parts of the match were prob consigned to picture in picture

everything else was pretty pitch perfect. main event reminded me of nxt when it was good, which figures

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 3 March 2022 13:02 (two years ago) link

oh and as usual punk and mjf figured out a new way to escalate their feud, and it's the greatest fucking thing on television right now

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 3 March 2022 13:03 (two years ago) link

I'm really intrigued with the important announcement. The rumour has it that it will help them get a good deal on a streaming service that isnt available in the UK, so it might not mean much. But there are a lot of possibilities. Do they get it back up and running? Will it be a minor league system? Do they still have a tv show in USA or did that end with this? A lot of speculation around who may be involved if they do get it going too, people on Dark, new signees, older guys like Daniels and Lethal that they have around, people that aren't currently there like... Cody?

Tony Khan knows how to get me really excited about wrestling.

a hoy hoy, Thursday, 3 March 2022 14:58 (two years ago) link

My dream is that this is how we get some Samoa Joe involved. I miss Joe so much, and I really hope that he finds his way back into a ring soon.

It really feels like every single match going into Revolution on Sunday is important, and I can't really call what's going to happen in any of them except for Hangman/Cole, and maybe Cargill/Conti. With the acquisition of ROH officially announced, do we see some "invasion" hit AEW like how it did IMPACT?

hourspass, Friday, 4 March 2022 22:49 (two years ago) link

the ROH acquisition opens so many doors. I hope TK doesn't try to do everything himself booking both companies and burn out. for all that "AEW has too many wrestlers" has been a tedious concern-troll talking point for the worst element for the last year or so, it is also basically true.

there's massive scope to run ROH as a totally separate enterprise where ppl who aren't getting sufficient ring/tv time on AEW can go to develop and get exposure to live crowds. it would be a big mistake to fold it into the Dynamite/Rampage/Dark/Elevation framework imo. keep it as a completely separate crew, hire a third party to book the shows (or send Daniels or someone) to ensure it keeps its own tone.

But there's just so many people who would benefit. Emi Sakura weirdly was one of the first I thought of. She's amazing but evidently she's not gonna be pushed on AEW tv. she has spoken about being bummed out that she only gets on the Youtube shows and how she came to UUS to be a featured wrestler rather than a trainer / enhancement talent. She could have an amazing run as a dominant heel champ doing her "queen" gimmick with lesser known / less experienced opponents and a stable around her in that sort of environment.

sorry for descending into fantasy booking which is always the lamest, but as a business move this does kinda invite it.

there is an opportunity here to use ROH to make good use of veteran talents who are under-utlised on AEW tv, to give great exposure and training to young prospects they want to work out on AEW tv, to get ppl over with the hardcore audience who could then be brought in "hot", as opposed to simply giving someone a 10 match winning streak on the Youtube shows. it's got the potential to be fucking amazing. and at this stage i trust TK to see all of this and to deliver. a very exciting move.

Windsor Davies, Friday, 4 March 2022 23:47 (two years ago) link

also the good will AEW has built up now is enormous, if ROH is relaunched and presented as an AEW adjacent show with wrestlers you also see on AEW tv, only it's less featured wreatlers having proper matches and feuds, it will absolutely take off relative to where it was

Windsor Davies, Friday, 4 March 2022 23:49 (two years ago) link

ROH would be a great place for her to shine, where they would (hopefully) treat her like a big deal. Sumie Sakai was the women's world champion in her late 40's and more or less was still considered to be a cornerstone of the women's division in ROH. I think ROH had a good balance with treating the joshi wrestlers that came/were featured with a respect different from the sort of novelty that they were treated with in AEW, where the initial excitement was high, but the follow through with pushes just went nowhere, even for those who re-located to be part of the program.

hourspass, Saturday, 5 March 2022 00:27 (two years ago) link

i think they were in a tight spot with the joshi stuff tbf. it's not like they were pure novelty. Riho was the first women's champ, Shida had more than a year with the belt.

there was a sense early on that they could consistently run the kind of 6-man-tag they had on the first Double or Nothing and use their joshi talent the way WCW used to use the cruiserweights but they quickly focused on building the (Western) core of their women's division, which tbh I think was probably the right thing to do, because there were simply no names at all in that division in the early period.

unfortunately they only have so much tv time, and i'm not sure anyone who got excited about the potential of the TJPW link with Kenny in those early days in 2019 appreciated that within 3 years the competition for airtime would be quite so fierce. i'm not even talking about the men's division with Danielson, Punk etc. there - how do you justify not giving Serena Deeb and Thunder Rosa frequent tv time at this point?

tbh i wouldn't be averse to a few more angles and built matches on the Youtube shows, but i'm really hoping they use ROH in that way soon

Windsor Davies, Saturday, 5 March 2022 01:12 (two years ago) link

hey y'all this is the best rampage since punk debuted

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Saturday, 5 March 2022 03:37 (two years ago) link

I’ve been under the weather this week, making me need to nap midday and inevitably wake up for hours in the middle of the night. Up until today, it’s felt like hell, just wishing my eyes would close and to wish the night could disappear. But when I woke from my nap today, I thought, fuck yeah, this means I get to wake up at about 3.30, just in time for pirates to have the start of Revolution available to stream. And now my illness feels like a blessing, and I’m really excited for it!

a hoy hoy, Sunday, 6 March 2022 18:50 (two years ago) link

It’s like 5.99 to get the FITE tv subscription in the uk, sign up or be cursed

Windsor Davies, Sunday, 6 March 2022 21:49 (two years ago) link

I’ve gotta leave for work at 7 am so there is literally no chance I’m staying up for this. Should be finished by 4 though so I can just roll into bed when I get home and wallow in rasslin nirvana.

Excited for everything but I think the dog collar match will be special. Danielson / Mox should be brutal as fuck and shouldn’t go longer than 12 mins imo

Windsor Davies, Sunday, 6 March 2022 21:51 (two years ago) link

Just realised that you don’t get ppvs with your FITE subscription, otoh buy this show or be cursed

Windsor Davies, Sunday, 6 March 2022 21:52 (two years ago) link

Show is so stacked I’m not gonna be even slightly tempted to ice it so I can play Elden Ring

Windsor Davies, Sunday, 6 March 2022 21:54 (two years ago) link

happy revolution everyone

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Sunday, 6 March 2022 21:56 (two years ago) link

I’m currently so poor that I can’t afford my own rent and I’m having to put my business into insolvency, so I’m already cursed.

a hoy hoy, Monday, 7 March 2022 00:18 (two years ago) link

what a show

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Monday, 7 March 2022 03:11 (two years ago) link

punk/mjf best rivalry ever

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Monday, 7 March 2022 03:11 (two years ago) link

obv i was very disappointed about one match but i have hopes that storyline will resolve later down the line

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Monday, 7 March 2022 05:28 (two years ago) link

still fondly remembering the most creative ladder match of all time

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Monday, 7 March 2022 16:38 (two years ago) link

I didn't get a chance to fully watch this, yet (my BR stream was AWFUL), but MAN, what a card. A good balance of the nostalgia pop and the new. Genuinely surprised by a few outcomes. I really thought certain matches were going to have different outcomes, but I'm hoping that the storytelling behind it pays off later. It took me a while to get used to that long, long-term booking of NJPW, so maybe Uncle Tony's got some of that same idea here.

hourspass, Monday, 7 March 2022 23:48 (two years ago) link


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