EJ! Posted August 11, 2022 Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 20 hours ago, Fight Me. said: Much like Arrow, hard to top the Deathstroke season so they probably just said *Censored* it lmao came back to this bc i just read that shit is about to get cancelled lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted August 11, 2022 Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 52 minutes ago, Lunchbox said: I feel like its not even AEW its just Mox. Brody King, Jericho at least twice recently (although last night may have been hard way), Garcia, Menard twice, Kingston, Yuta. Those are the ones that I can recall off the top of my head that have bled since DON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counting Lights Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 I mean, I would argue that Brody King vs Darby was a match that called for blood, and a handful of those names bled during Blood & Guts which I think calls for it as well. My main issue really is with Mox doing it every single time he's in the ring, regardless if the match is worth it or not, and lowering its value for everyone around him. None of those names do it literally every single match and I don't think we'd be noticing it nearly as much if Moxley just chilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ! Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 Bloody Mox officially jumped the shark when he bladed after that Slingblade from Tanahashi lmaooo but i think the blood issue is part of a broader critique i have of AEW which is that they have a tough time making things feel special or important. like either they’re spamming things like blood and tournaments or they’re not letting moments breathe and rushing to the next thing. like the Undisputed Elite segment a couple weeks ago involved at least 4 of the company’s biggest stars and should’ve been a much more dramatic moment considering its implications but it was like in the middle of the show and we just moved right on from it. i don’t even remember the next segment lmao. i know it’s an in-ring focused show but if you gonna have drama then you gotta go all in on those moments. for as much shit as i gave Cody in AEW, he definitely did what he could to make things feel like they mattered even if those things were stupid a lot of the time lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 Jericho loves to blade...and he does a terrible job of it. You can almost always see his drunk ass fumble with the razor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Counting Lights said: I mean, I would argue that Brody King vs Darby was a match that called for blood, and a handful of those names bled during Blood & Guts which I think calls for it as well. My main issue really is with Mox doing it every single time he's in the ring, regardless if the match is worth it or not, and lowering its value for everyone around him. None of those names do it literally every single match and I don't think we'd be noticing it nearly as much if Moxley just chilled. I wasn’t making any kind of judgement on each of those situations. I was just pointing out others who’ve bled in recent times because Lunchbox made it seem like Mox was the only one who had a fixation for blood. The overuse of blood has been thing for some time now — maybe since AEW’s inception. Before Moxley, there was Cody. But yeah, Mox’s recent use of it has a reached a whole new level. For sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 1 hour ago, EJ! said: Bloody Mox officially jumped the shark when he bladed after that Slingblade from Tanahashi lmaooo but i think the blood issue is part of a broader critique i have of AEW which is that they have a tough time making things feel special or important. like either they’re spamming things like blood and tournaments or they’re not letting moments breathe and rushing to the next thing. like the Undisputed Elite segment a couple weeks ago involved at least 4 of the company’s biggest stars and should’ve been a much more dramatic moment considering its implications but it was like in the middle of the show and we just moved right on from it. i don’t even remember the next segment lmao. i know it’s an in-ring focused show but if you gonna have drama then you gotta go all in on those moments. for as much shit as i gave Cody in AEW, he definitely did what he could to make things feel like they mattered even if those things were stupid a lot of the time lmao I’ve been saying that for a while, but I constantly get pushback. Very little of AEW’s stuff has actual weight. The stuff that does tend to consistently involve Punk and before him, Cody, as you mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ! Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 who the fook is dat guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ! Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 really don’t know which OC theme i like more man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counting Lights Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 Really fun Rampage for the most part. Danielson's promo & the mixed tag were great. Trustbusters, at the surface level, don't appeal to me. Daivari is a good wrestler, but I'm not keen on people with ultra trashy looks like Parker & J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ! Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 man Bryan and Garcia are gonna tear the house down then Garcia’s gonna finally join the BCC and me? well i’m gonna be fully erect the entire time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted August 14, 2022 Report Share Posted August 14, 2022 AEW does way too many of these gimmick shows. I really don't understand the point of 'Quake by the Lake' or 'House of the Dragon'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestInTheWorld614 Posted August 14, 2022 Report Share Posted August 14, 2022 I think they do it because of Turner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted August 14, 2022 Report Share Posted August 14, 2022 The upcoming House of the Dragon-branded show is obviously Turner. But I'm very doubtful that Quack by the Lake or Fighter Fest is Turner's doing. They had special-branded events like Fighter Fest prior to Turner's involvement. I would think they have these themed shows simply because Tony wants to make certain shows feel more special to draw more people in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counting Lights Posted August 14, 2022 Report Share Posted August 14, 2022 Yep, it's just marketing. Seeing as they only do 5(?) PPV's a year, it's basically them saying "hey we have big matches on this free show check it out". I do think they could stand to chill a little with it, but I can't say it bothers me THAT much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 I mean...I understand "why"...I just mean to say that they do them too frequently and they rarely actually feel special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 I agree. Having 3 'specials' in a row does dilute it. That being said, they always deliver (IMO.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EJ! Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 haven’t been home for the start of Dynamite in so long lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ! Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 wait a minute is there real smoke between Punk and Page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 Punk not lying. Truth hurts. No lies, Punk. No lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ! Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 Punk letting the chopper sing tonight sheesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 Hahaha @ Punk. Yup, it’s going to take time. lol Punk has a better body than you Mox. Agreed, your reign didn’t mean shit, Mox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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