Bushy. Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 I went on twitter and saw nothing but praise for his overreacting. Goes to show AEW can get away with stuff people shit on WWE for by a mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kman Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought it was god awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 Jericho, for instance, can get away with the overacting to some degree because there’s still a naturalness to some of it. Whereas Ortiz comes across as a guy who’s yucking it up for his own entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushy. Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 Or like he’s trying to be a meme on twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counting Lights Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 The entire Nightmare Family concept is kind of annoying for me. Cody coming out with an entourage for big matches, Brandi, Dustin and QT being a team just because they're either married, brothers or friends with Cody, it's kinda lame. If Dustin is to stay active, I think he'd be better off running solo. I would not be opposed to seeing him with the TNT title sometime for a shorter run, as he can still go. And QT is just not captivating enough to be anything more than a jobber IMO. Brandi's the weird one, because she's a pretty solid talker and character, but nothing she's done has been all that interesting. Shame Awesome Kong didn't stick around, that pairing worked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushy. Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 I don’t think Hikaru Shida is that good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 People definitely overrate her. She can’t cut a promo. She lacks charisma. And her in-ring work is mediocre. She shouldn’t be the centerpiece of the division, at least not at this point in her career. I much rather have Nyla as champion tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushy. Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 Shawn Spears sucks. I liked Lance Archer better in NJPW even though he’s being booked great in AEW. I just can’t find myself caring for anything he does tbh. Hangman and Omega should’ve lost the belt months ago. I understand long term storytelling though, but still. Maybe they should’ve had actual matching attires and music /entrance or something to feel more like a team. Idk. Just always feels like they were gonna split but they dragged this out for 8 months I’m happy he’ll get the chance to prove himself, but I don’t think Matt Cardona is gonna have some revolutionary career revival at this point. Like I just don’t see that “potential” in him a guy like Drew had getting released. I’d have more hope if he got released more near his peak of popularity. Really love Mox in AEW but I’m ready for a new champ now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fight Me. Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 I don't think those Spears and Archer opinions are unpopular lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 Yeah. lol People don’t seem to like Spears much, but I think he’s got good fundamentals and can work much better than a good portion of their roster. The mohawk has to go, though. As for Archer, his theme song sucks and him singing along to it is odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushy. Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 6 hours ago, Fight Me. said: I don't think those Spears and Archer opinions are unpopular lol People are still hoping he can “breakout” since WWE didn’t give him the ball. I don’t think he can. Archer is getting pushed as a main event threat and some are happy with it. I’m not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushy. Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 I have a few more. I don’t mind seeing Hager as an enforcer, but I really don’t care to see him wrestle at all. I don’t care about Colt Cabana at all. With him in the Dark Order I’d like to see him completely heel. Maybe he’ll slow burn into it Best Friends are cool but I think they are a bit overpushed/protected I love Darby but he needs to tone down these dangerous spots. He can still be a huge star taking punishment like Jeff Hardy did but he’s gonna end up legit killing himself on TV or getting seriously injured. That’s all I have for a while lol. Sorry for the negativity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nerd Posted September 10, 2020 Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 Not sure where people on here stand with this. But seeing it all on social media made me put it here. I don’t see why fans don’t like AEW signing past WWE star or guys who’ve been released. Guys get to make a living and possibly be treated better. We get to see a new side of these guys possible. For example, I’ve loved Moxley better now than I ever enjoyed him in WWE outside of The Shield. People saying stuff like they’re turning into the new TNA, etc, I don’t see it that way. AEW has overall been better booked imo and the newer previous WWE guys have been thriving imo. Minus Matt but that’s, ehh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted September 10, 2020 Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 Moved your post here since it's more AEW related. While there are some WWE talent that I want to see be showcased in a better way (such as the Revival), when it comes to a brand new company, I still would like some emphasis put on new faces to be showcased. Early on the mixture of old and new was just about right (except maybe the women's division) but in the last year it seems the mixture has gotten slightly off balanced. On that same note, the new signees are more experienced and better trained, so you can't blame them too much either. That said... I don't want them to lose sight of giving wider exposure to underseen talent (like your MJFs or Sammy Gs), so what I'll say is be cautious about hiring WWE castoffs for the next 8 months or so because you don't want to further the imbalance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-zero Posted September 10, 2020 Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 1 hour ago, A.O.L. said: Not sure where people on here stand with this. But seeing it all on social media made me put it here. I don’t see why fans don’t like AEW signing past WWE star or guys who’ve been released. Guys get to make a living and possibly be treated better. We get to see a new side of these guys possible. For example, I’ve loved Moxley better now than I ever enjoyed him in WWE outside of The Shield. People saying stuff like they’re turning into the new TNA, etc, I don’t see it that way. AEW has overall been better booked imo and the newer previous WWE guys have been thriving imo. Minus Matt but that’s, ehh. AEW was suppose to be showcasing great talent that hasn't been giving a chance at that stage. All the current male champions started last year in WWE. People probably feel like the non WWE talent are placeholders until more WWE talent is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLJM Posted September 11, 2020 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 Virtually everyone is from some place else and will be initially recognized as this wrestler from that organisation, but given time and freedom, a new path can be forged for them. Having both the AEW and TNT titles held by ex WWE guys is not ideal, but hardly cause for concern. The concern is when more and more talent is acquired, giving less opportunity for the younger roster to both showcase and grow. We could be left with a roster that has a huge experience gap in the future - strong experienced workers and weak indy outlaws. AEW need to slow their roll and work on the quality of talent (get the psychology and fundamentals right), booking a weekly show properly (more conservative storytelling style) and building and executing a PPV well (break out the flippy and extreme $#!+ here). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushy. Posted September 11, 2020 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 Miro should be the last one for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunchbox Posted September 11, 2020 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 21 hours ago, A.O.L. said: Not sure where people on here stand with this. But seeing it all on social media made me put it here. I don’t see why fans don’t like AEW signing past WWE star or guys who’ve been released. Guys get to make a living and possibly be treated better. We get to see a new side of these guys possible. For example, I’ve loved Moxley better now than I ever enjoyed him in WWE outside of The Shield. People saying stuff like they’re turning into the new TNA, etc, I don’t see it that way. AEW has overall been better booked imo and the newer previous WWE guys have been thriving imo. Minus Matt but that’s, ehh. I think its a mix of people being mad cause AEW promised to be different and if they keep signing WWE guys its not, and people being mad cause TNA got so much flak for doing that and AEW isn't getting any shit for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counting Lights Posted September 11, 2020 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 I feel like complaining about signing someone just because they worked for WWE is so freaking stupid. What, are they tainted goods now because they worked for Vince? I don't think they should sign any and every ex-WWE star that comes knocking, but using "Oh they're a WWE guy!" as an excuse to complain about someone getting signed is just weak. There's definitely former WWE guys who I don't see the point in signing (Cardona for example) but that comes down to him not having any hype around him in 2020, not him being a "WWE guy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdon Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Not sure if it's unpopular because I haven't been on in sometime, but the whole idea behind them not wanting to focus on heels and babyfaces in a traditional sense is absolutely absurd. It makes most of your matches and angles absolutely pointless and leaves no room to build much over a longer period of time. No feeling of wanting to care about talent when there's nothing to relate to. And if they do do something right, it'll be completely looked over the following week. And they all do the same high risk spots and do it every week to the point it means nothing. Also Darby Allin and the Young Bucks are absolute jokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 The jackass stunts and excessive unnecessary bumps are undoubtedly dumb, but that kid can sell his ass off. You’re absolutely right about The Young Bucks, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdon Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 hour ago, PaperThinWalls said: The jackass stunts and excessive unnecessary bumps are undoubtedly dumb, but that kid can sell his ass off. You’re absolutely right about The Young Bucks, though. I will give you that. He can sell and take an ass whoopin'. Same with Orange Cassidy. Other than that I don't see alot of redeeming qualities in either one of them but that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Darby's got good fundamentals, too. Other than the stupid bumps, he seems to really understand how to work. Orange Cassidy... not as much. People vastly overrate his in-ring work and his gimmick is one-note and stale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counting Lights Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Darby's got this innate charisma to him. One of those things you can't teach. I saw him for the first time ever on one of AEW's pseudo PPV's before they officially launched, and within a few minutes the dude turned me into a fan. He reminds me a lot of a younger Jeff Hardy. I agree some (maybe more than some) of his stunts are overkill because he's literally killing himself and breaking his body when he doesn't have to, and I'm guessing that's a habit from the indies. Wrestling for 50 people a night if he was lucky, the guy probably did anything he could to make sure people would remember him, and he needs to realize that's not necessary anymore (at least, not in the literally throwing yourself off a ramp in a bodybag way). But like PTW said, his fundamentals are crisp and a lot of his ring work is just so smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunchbox Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Darby is the first dude i ever seen wrestle and thought hes way to small to be believable in any sorta capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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