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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 25, 2024 12:50:02 GMT -6
Rick O'Shea is here.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 25, 2024 13:01:45 GMT -6
Wow did not see Christian winning the Gauntlet.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 25, 2024 13:08:15 GMT -6
MJF-Ospreay up next
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 25, 2024 13:12:33 GMT -6
MJF decked out in the Lex Luger gear is just *chef's kiss*.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 25, 2024 13:21:00 GMT -6
Those streamers are distracting. Hope they get them down after this match.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 25, 2024 13:32:20 GMT -6
That "cameraman" had his gear on.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 25, 2024 13:35:08 GMT -6
Daniel Garcia is back and Will finally hit the Tiger Driver and got the win!
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 25, 2024 13:45:31 GMT -6
Mercedes and Britt up now.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 25, 2024 14:01:04 GMT -6
Mercedes retains.
Meh.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 25, 2024 14:05:21 GMT -6
Coffin match up next.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 25, 2024 14:15:40 GMT -6
The level to which Punk still lives in the heads of certain people in AEW is frustrating.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 25, 2024 14:17:37 GMT -6
Sting!
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Post by Optimisn on Aug 25, 2024 14:27:36 GMT -6
The pop and the second pop. I fucking love wrestling.
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Post by Optimisn on Aug 25, 2024 14:28:22 GMT -6
It's even cooler thinking Gus Walz is pointing to Sting. Lol
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 25, 2024 14:35:22 GMT -6
Main event time.
Both entrances were amazing.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 25, 2024 15:02:35 GMT -6
Bryan wins.
They did Swerve dirty for most of his title run, but we're gonna get Nigel and Bryan in AEW.
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Post by November KS on Aug 25, 2024 16:00:19 GMT -6
I know some of you guys didn't like Swerve's title run but I thought it was rather fantastic.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Aug 25, 2024 16:12:08 GMT -6
In historic terms, Swerve was the Ultimate Warrior. His title reign was supposed to be big, but he just wound up being a guy with the belt.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 25, 2024 17:33:34 GMT -6
He was treated as a transitional champ instead of "the guy".
They tried to fix it recently, but it ends up being too little too late.
Oh well.
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Post by randomone on Aug 25, 2024 17:34:23 GMT -6
Hayter returning on the pre show was great. Glad she’s back. You assume lots of folks were watching Zero Hour, so I get it.
Stokely in Michael Jackson Remember the Time gear was hysterical
Ladder match was your typical car crash and the finish makes sense when knowing what happened at the main event.
Mariah & Toni was fantastic from start to finish. Bravo to both ladies for this entire program. Best women’s match of the night by a mile and also probably Top 3 of the night for me.
Hook/Jericho was whatever. Why Hook needed to fake being blind in a 3 on 1 match and reveal he could see towards the very end was an odd choice, but seeing Taz & Hook have their moment made this all worth it.
Tag Titles was a fun action packed match. Not surprised The Bucks retained. They should’ve. Grizzled Young Vets showing up post match is another team you can add to this division and have new matches with.
Gauntlet was so fucking fun, but the finish was a miss. I don’t give a shit about a potential Killswitch turn anymore. I haven’t for ages, but realize if he loses this Christian partnership, he’s screwed. I don’t care about Christian getting another World Title shot, especially after having one against Swerve.
Nigel coming back to Oasis’ Fuckin in the Bushes got a legit pop from me. Sabre showing up, Ricochet debuting. Orange Cassidy had a Mr Bean entrance video for crying out loud. I loved it.
MJF/Ospreay ended exactly how it should and I loved that it was different than their one hour Dynamite match. So happy Garcia is back, I was worried he was gone for a bit there.
Mercedes & Baker was the worst match of the night. Crowd was exhausted and didn’t care. Didn’t help the match was clunky as shit. They did pop for the Eddie bump and Kamille ejection, but this was a bad match. Ending was really clunky too.
I was surprised how quick Darby & Perry was, but they got off some violent spots. Fuck CM Punk chant after the real glass spot. Perry needed to win here and it was a way Darby didn’t have to take a pin. Sting coming back was a wild pop from the crowd. Glad he made the save.
Main event was an all timer for me. The emotion of the storytelling with Bryan’s family ringside watching him struggle only to be loudly behind their father when he made his comeback. Bryan celebrating with his family post match was wonderful. Also happy the Hangman stuff didn’t lead to the finish, as this feud with Swerve can continue come All Out.
Loved the show. It was long, but the crowd were great most of the night and you have a lot of potential matches for All Out in 2 weeks.
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Post by randomone on Aug 25, 2024 17:38:22 GMT -6
Swerve was 13-0 in his about 4 month reign. Beat Christian & Ospreay on PPV. I thought he had a good reign, but AEW World Title runs have been known to go much longer than usual, so with this being short, it could feel like a letdown.
I think a story that could be told is that Hangman has always loomed over Swerve’s reign. Despite not winning the Casino Gauntlet, Hangman got some sense of retribution now that Swerve lost his title. Their feud can continue at All Out while the title isn’t involved.
I don’t think that was Swerve’s only World Title reign. If this was during a different time of the year, I’d assume his reign would’ve gone longer.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 25, 2024 18:54:55 GMT -6
The level to which Punk still lives in the heads of certain people in AEW is frustrating.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Aug 25, 2024 19:07:24 GMT -6
Sidenote: Bischoff went live on YouTube almost immediately after the PPV. As I asked on YouTube: Why does Eric Bischoff spend so much time consuming a product he despises?
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Post by randomone on Aug 25, 2024 19:09:35 GMT -6
Because the well is dry from anything WCW related, so he keeps his fan base by shitting on AEW (and Meltzer), thus staying in the good graces of the WWE Universe.
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Post by November KS on Aug 25, 2024 20:02:52 GMT -6
Brie is still a smokeshow by the way.
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Post by PositivelyJackref on Aug 25, 2024 20:43:30 GMT -6
The level to which Punk still lives in the heads of certain people in AEW is frustrating. For as much as I want him to succeed and for as much as I want him to win, he is such a fucking dope. Why would you greenlight the real glass spot AND reference Punk again by talking about the locker room? It is so insanely stupid. Enjoy your biggest show and all the cool shit you did, not reference someone who doesn't work for you!! For fucks sake.
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Post by Ryansback on Aug 25, 2024 20:46:19 GMT -6
She had to win. She’s so damaged right now that if she loses the title I’m not even for sure where she would go from there. I think they have to lean into the fact she is hated by including the belt, even if it’s XPac heat (or no heat). The hope is at some point she gets her footing and it will be a big deal when she loses. That’s my guess anyway.
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Post by Ryansback on Aug 25, 2024 20:50:00 GMT -6
The pop and the second pop. I fucking love wrestling. I will always love Tony S for this.
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Post by Ryansback on Aug 25, 2024 20:50:50 GMT -6
I know some of you guys didn't like Swerve's title run but I thought it was rather fantastic. They made him look weak throughout. It really wasn’t his fault so much.
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Post by November KS on Aug 25, 2024 20:54:33 GMT -6
This is clearly a board thing. Social media doesn't agree with y'all whatsoever. But whatevs.
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