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Post by Positivity Peeps on May 23, 2024 7:04:32 GMT -6
My picks in BOLD. There will obviously be the Casino Battle Royal on the preshow, probably another match too.
Roderick Strong (c) vs. Will Ospreay - Singles match for the AEW International Championship
"Timeless" Toni Storm (c) (with Luther and Mariah May) vs. Serena Deeb - Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship
Adam Copeland (c) vs. Malakai Black - Barbed wire steel cage match for the AEW TNT Championship
Jon Moxley vs. Konosuke Takeshita - Non title match
Trent Beretta vs. Orange Cassidy
Chris Jericho (c) (with Big Bill) vs. Hook vs. Katsuyori Shibata - Three-way FTW Rules match for the FTW Championship
Bang Bang Gang (c) vs. Death Triangle - Trios match for the Unified World Trios Championship
Willow Nightingale (c) vs. Mercedes Moné - Singles match for the AEW TBS Championship
The Elite vs. Team AEW - Anarchy in the Arena match
Swerve Strickland (c) (with Prince Nana) vs. Christian Cage (with Killswitch, Nick Wayne, and Mother Wayne) - Singles match for the AEW World Championship
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Post by Positivity Peeps on May 23, 2024 7:10:30 GMT -6
This was the first DoN.
Adam Page won Casino Battle Royal by last eliminating MJF on the preshow
Kip Sabian defeated Sammy Guevara on the preshow
SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and Scorpio Sky) defeated Strong Hearts (Cima, T-Hawk, and El Lindaman)
Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. defeated Nyla Rose, Kylie Rae, and Awesome Kong (with Brandi Rhodes)
Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) defeated Angélico and Jack Evans
Hikaru Shida, Riho, and Ryo Mizunami defeated Aja Kong, Emi Sakura, and Yuka Sakazaki
Cody (with Brandi Rhodes) defeated Dustin Rhodes
The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) defeated The Lucha Brothers (Fénix and Pentagón Jr.)
Chris Jericho defeated Kenny Omega
They've come a long way in 5 years.
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Post by randomone on May 24, 2024 16:36:50 GMT -6
Shibata has plans after winning the title. BIG plans!
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Post by November KS on May 24, 2024 19:33:15 GMT -6
Roderick Strong (c) vs. Will Ospreay - Singles match for the AEW International Championship
"Timeless" Toni Storm (c) (with Luther and Mariah May) vs. Serena Deeb - Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship
Adam Copeland (c) vs. Malakai Black - Barbed wire steel cage match for the AEW TNT Championship
Jon Moxley vs. Konosuke Takeshita - Non title match
Trent Beretta vs. Orange Cassidy
Chris Jericho (c) (with Big Bill) vs. Hook vs. Katsuyori Shibata - Three-way FTW Rules match for the FTW Championship
Bang Bang Gang (c) vs. Death Triangle - Trios match for the Unified World Trios Championship
Willow Nightingale (c) vs. Mercedes Moné - Singles match for the AEW TBS Championship
The Elite vs. Team AEW - Anarchy in the Arena match
Swerve Strickland (c) (with Prince Nana) vs. Christian Cage (with Killswitch, Nick Wayne, and Mother Wayne) - Singles match for the AEW World Championship
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Post by Positivity Peeps on May 24, 2024 19:52:31 GMT -6
I really hope you're right about Willow.
I can't imagine them not putting Mercedes over in her debut though.
She can't win clean though. Protect Willow in the process.
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Post by November KS on May 24, 2024 20:52:29 GMT -6
I really hope you're right about Willow. I can't imagine them not putting Mercedes over in her debut though. She can't win clean though. Protect Willow in the process. It might just be wishful thinking but Willow has put in the work. She's great in the ring, she's a great promo, she's a great ambassador for AEW. I can't get enough of her. Mercedes on the other hand hasn't wrestled yet, is a questionable promo (at least as a face) So there's this part of me thinking that if Mercedes comes in and wins a championship in her first match, you're clearly saying that the AEW's women's roster is kinda trash. There's another part of me saying, well ya duh Mercedes should come in and win the title in her first match because she's the best ever. Anywho, I guess in my Icehouse thoughts, I'm seeing it going one of a couple ways. Stat does some sort of thing that helps Willow win, Willow admonishes her because Willow didn't want to win that way etc.... or Britt or Hayter interferes, Willow wins, and Britt or Hayter (probably especially Britt) says something like you don't deserve to come in here and just win a championship or whatever. Britt goes face, Mercedes goes heel, doesn't need a belt and can continue for months. Like I said, might just be the Icehouse talking. |
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Post by Positivity Peeps on May 24, 2024 21:06:51 GMT -6
Statlander or Stokely costing Willow the match, either accidentally or on purpose, should be how the match ends. It protects Willow, and sets her up with potential feuds going forward.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on May 24, 2024 21:07:52 GMT -6
I like your Britt/Hayter idea. And you're right about Mercedes not needing a title.
I'm very concerned about Willow's momentum. A loss to Mercedes can knock her down into irrelevance, unless they do the smart thing and have Mercedes turn full heel and then have Willow chase her for an eventual rematch. That's the only way I could see Willow losing but staying strong.
This one is really delicate.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on May 24, 2024 21:24:17 GMT -6
Thunder Rosa and Deonna Purrazzo added to the pre show.
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Post by PositivelyJackref on May 24, 2024 22:43:39 GMT -6
Thunder Rosa and Deonna Purrazzo added to the pre show. Oh Thank God |
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Post by Positivity Peeps on May 25, 2024 6:53:31 GMT -6
Statlander or Stokely costing Willow the match, either accidentally or on purpose, should be how the match ends. It protects Willow, and sets her up with potential feuds going forward. She can help Bayley's friend... |
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on May 25, 2024 8:37:20 GMT -6
Thunder Rosa and Deonna Purrazzo added to the pre show. Oh Thank God My eyes will love that match. |
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Post by Ryansback on May 25, 2024 8:45:13 GMT -6
The AEW crowd doesn’t seem to be digging Mercedes all that much. Her gimmick/positioning is kind of weird for a face right now too. I don’t get the point of a face vs face match in a newly signed face’s first match. It’s extremely odd booking. Mercedes has to turn heel in this match. The crowd is not going to adopt her as a face champion coming out of this match.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on May 25, 2024 9:58:21 GMT -6
A Mercedes heel turn is the only way this experiment will work. Otherwise it'll be like Cody's last days with the company when he was getting booed out of every building.
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Post by Optimisn on May 25, 2024 10:14:29 GMT -6
The AEW crowd doesn’t seem to be digging Mercedes all that much. Her gimmick/positioning is kind of weird for a face right now too. I don’t get the point of a face vs face match in a newly signed face’s first match. It’s extremely odd booking. Mercedes has to turn heel in this match. The crowd is not going to adopt her as a face champion coming out of this match. Her entire gimmick is presenting an assumptive belief she's the greatest of all time while not really being the best of all time. She should be fine as a heel. |
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Post by Positivity Peeps on May 25, 2024 10:21:08 GMT -6
I already thought she did turn heel a couple weeks ago.
She's gonna get cheered by the crowd during her entrance. But she needs to not do the crying stuff if/when she wins.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on May 25, 2024 10:24:07 GMT -6
I already thought she did turn heel a couple weeks ago. She's gonna get cheered by the crowd during her entrance. But she needs to not do the crying stuff if/when she wins. I didn't know that, but I haven't watched in a while. If so, then good. Yeah, no crying stuff at this point. She's a ring veteran. Winning titles should be second nature for her character. No WWE emotional BS. |
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Post by Positivity Peeps on May 25, 2024 10:57:21 GMT -6
I thought she kind of embraced the heel role in the contract signing a couple weeks ago, and again in the video last week.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on May 25, 2024 13:35:48 GMT -6
I hope during Anarchy in the Arena tomorrow, they do the Bash at the Beach '96 moment with Danielson in the Luger role and Hangman in the Hogan role.
Excalibur as Heenan and Taz as Dusty on commentary too.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on May 25, 2024 20:16:48 GMT -6
The Acclaimed & Daddy Ass vs. Gates of Agony & Brian Cage added to the pre-show.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on May 26, 2024 15:02:53 GMT -6
What time does the show start tonight?
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Post by November KS on May 26, 2024 15:16:56 GMT -6
My Spectrum listing says that "Countdown" starts at 5:30. Double or Nothing starts at 7.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on May 26, 2024 15:31:38 GMT -6
Thanks sir.
Seeing online talk of not wanting to miss the start of the show.
No idea what it means, but sounds promising.
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Post by November KS on May 26, 2024 15:41:06 GMT -6
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Post by November KS on May 26, 2024 16:41:39 GMT -6
Renee looks scrumptious.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on May 26, 2024 16:43:54 GMT -6
How could you even tell what she looked like with JJ sitting next to her?
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Post by November KS on May 26, 2024 17:38:20 GMT -6
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Post by Positivity Peeps on May 26, 2024 18:01:07 GMT -6
That makes infinitely more sense than giving them a "title" belt.
Great job!
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Post by Positivity Peeps on May 26, 2024 18:06:25 GMT -6
Ospreay and Roddy start the main show.
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Post by November KS on May 26, 2024 18:23:13 GMT -6
My God what a match. Worth the $50 all by itself.
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