AEW - All Elite Wrestling (Spoilers for Latest Show)

mrkiscool2 · 08-03-2021 4:40am

So, genuine question. Are cinematic matches cool for everyone now? With the exception of the awful Braun Bray match they have been pretty great.

PTH2009 · 08-03-2021 4:40am

A bit surprised it's Christian especially after that Royal Rumble appearance and his bestie been there. Me thinks contract and health approval broke down and AEW swooped in

Sirsok · 08-03-2021 4:41am

I remember being stoked when Christian joined TNA was a massive fan, and felt like an awesome get.

When he came back to WWE with such little fanfare I was disappointed but it built into something more.

For his comeback not to be part of Edges comeback is a positive but its very underwhelming from AEW. If I'm being honest this PPV has been pretty underwhelming overall.

First time staying up watching AEW as it showed alot of promise had a mania feel leading up to it but won't be doing it again I feel.

J. Marston · 08-03-2021 4:41am

There's only a few purebred roid monkeys left in wrestling and Brian Cage may be the worst of the lot. State of him.

ConcertKing · 08-03-2021 4:42am

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I'm surprised with his RR return for WWE that now he is in AEW

Christian showed when he went to TNA that he wasn't afraid to do what he felt was right for him.

nazmoalex · 08-03-2021 4:43am

Apart from the ladder match, it's been predictable as someone else eluded to. But without being too smart, that was the lower/mid-card, lets see what these last two matches have to offer.

Sirsok · 08-03-2021 4:48am

mrkiscool2 wrote: »

So, genuine question. Are cinematic matches cool for everyone now? With the exception of the awful Braun Bray match they have been pretty great.

Everything outside boneyard match is KAK.

Reigns and Owens could of been cinematic but was an all out brawl instead.

A real fight without the stupid camera angles are always welcome

mrkiscool2 · 08-03-2021 4:49am

nazmoalex wrote: »

Apart from the ladder match, it's been predictable as someone else eluded to. But without being too smart, that was the lower/mid-card, lets see what these last two matches have to offer.

That was me and Team Taz don't win here as there is already a contender for Darby's title and also Sting.

And Mox ain't winning later.

Liam O · 08-03-2021 4:50am

Sirsok wrote: »

I remember being stoked when Christian joined TNA was a massive fan, and felt like an awesome get.

When he came back to WWE with such little fanfare I was disappointed but it built into something more.

For his comeback not to be part of Edges comeback is a positive but its very underwhelming from AEW. If I'm being honest this PPV has been pretty underwhelming overall.

First time staying up watching AEW as it showed alot of promise had a mania feel leading up to it but won't be doing it again I feel.

No idea why I'm still up. Watched a few AEW PPVs previously a few days or weeks after and was very impressed by some moments but this isn't doing it for me at all

mrkiscool2 · 08-03-2021 4:52am

Wow, these set-pieces are so inconsistent. Darby went from like 3 metres away to 10 metres away. Dafuq?

Agent Coulson · 08-03-2021 4:52am

Jaysus Hook is jacked he didn’t take after daddy.

Sirsok · 08-03-2021 4:54am

Wrestling has an identity crisis.

It doesn't know what is meant to be.

In a time when all of cinema tries to build a universe consistency, wrestling continues to not know what it is

beakerjoe · 08-03-2021 4:57am

I never wanna see another cinematic match again.

mrkiscool2 · 08-03-2021 4:57am

I AM SO SURPRISED......

That Sting got the pin. Thought Darby would get the pin but knew this would be the result.

nazmoalex · 08-03-2021 4:59am

Ah I enjoyed that, as cheesy as it was. I'm a Sting mark, so that was grand. Darby Allen did nothing apart from the big dive, that's not great.

LineOfBeauty · 08-03-2021 5:01am

Entirely worth it for that Sting/Darby entrance, Tazz on commentary and jacked up Hook.

J. Marston · 08-03-2021 5:02am

On Dynamite they had 67 year old Tully Blanchard pin Luchasauras.

Tonight they had 61 year old Sting pin Starks.

Tell me why this is actually a good thing.

nazmoalex · 08-03-2021 5:04am

Overall, 2.5 outta 5 so far. The battle royal has been the stand out match, the ladder match was decent but the finish ruined it for me.

LineOfBeauty · 08-03-2021 5:05am

J. Marston wrote: »

On Dynamite they had 67 year old Tully Blanchard pin Luchasauras.

Tonight they had 61 year old Sting pin Starks.

Tell me why this is actually a good thing.

If you can't see how being in a semi main with Sting in his debut match in the company isn't a rub then I dunno what to tell you. It would've been so dumb to pin Sting in his first match I can't even comprehend it.

Sirsok · 08-03-2021 5:05am

Despite my disapointment in this PPV. This match is the real reason I bought it.

I'm generally all for positivity in wrestling , have have tried to just accept what is giving. But I had high hopes for this PPV whereas with WWE , my exoectation is low so I'm generally left happy enough

But if this exploding barb wore deathwatch doesn't deliver I'll cry.

I love my garbage rasslin every since I chipped in on a backyard wrestling dvd and bought the backyard game on ps2 back in the day

Sick Nick Mondo Weedwhacker and salt to the wound is my jam

J. Marston · 08-03-2021 5:05am

Hope this is good. I generally prefer these rubbish hardcore brawls over matches that work a body part for 25 minutes.

LineOfBeauty · 08-03-2021 5:07am

Cracking up at Mox in the Onita jacket. Imagine not loving that man

Sirsok · 08-03-2021 5:10am

LineOfBeauty wrote: »

Cracking up at Mox in the Onita jacket. Imagine not loving that man

Mox seems like tma guy Bruce Willis would be if he thought he really is John McLane

nazmoalex · 08-03-2021 5:12am

The ref looks like the state pathologist

beakerjoe · 08-03-2021 5:13am

nazmoalex wrote: »

The ref looks like the state pathologist

Like I get why hes protected, makes sense, but its a silly visual.

Sirsok · 08-03-2021 5:15am

beakerjoe wrote: »

Like I get why hes protected, makes sense, but its a silly visual.

But...but...but is explosion proof

mrkiscool2 · 08-03-2021 5:15am

Slow build here is Japenese mixed with western wrestling mixed with deathmatch, not complaining at all.

nazmoalex · 08-03-2021 5:15am

beakerjoe wrote: »

Like I get why hes protected, makes sense, but its a silly visual.

100%

mrkiscool2 · 08-03-2021 5:19am

One thing I will see, blood needed to be a thing and it came early.

EDIT: Moxley now has the Austin paint he had against Hart.

bassy · 08-03-2021 5:22am

The ref is a beehive keeper

J. Marston · 08-03-2021 5:23am

Exploding barb wire ropes should be standard.

Sirsok · 08-03-2021 5:24am

I was like that explosion was meh then I remembered how much I love table spots and reconfigured my life perspective.

mrkiscool2 · 08-03-2021 5:27am

Omega needs to bleed at some stage. Weirdly it's a squash otherwise in a bizarre deathmatch way.

daithi1989 · 08-03-2021 5:28am

The “explosions” here are very basic; they aren’t really adding much.

Enjoying the Barbed Wire element of the match though.

Don’t think the PPV has lived up to the hype - as others have said, a lot of the results were predictable, and the signing of Christian doesn’t do much for me either. Appreciate he’s been good in the past, but not sure what he’ll add to AEW if I’m being honest.

mrkiscool2 · 08-03-2021 5:31am

daithi1989 wrote: »

The “explosions” here are very basic; they aren’t really adding much.

Enjoying the Barbed Wire element of the match though.

Don’t think the PPV has lived up to the hype - as others have said, a lot of the results were predictable, and the signing of Christian doesn’t do much for me either. Appreciate he’s been good in the past, but not sure what he’ll add to AEW if I’m being honest.

Almost any barbed wire explosive death match is like this. It's not the explosions that are a thing, the barbed wire is the big thing. It's basically a "blade both peeps"match and they still get stuck to the barbed wire. It's pretty extreme and the explosions are never the focus.

nazmoalex · 08-03-2021 5:33am

Never liked the CZW backyard sh¡te, just pure knacker carny stuff. Having said that, this match has been pretty good.

beakerjoe · 08-03-2021 5:34am

That was a clever way to protected the 1WA.

J. Marston · 08-03-2021 5:36am

Those two fúcking dopes would have to show up.

nazmoalex · 08-03-2021 5:38am

Yeah, 2.5 outta 5. And that is being kind. Main event was solid enough until the goof brothers showed up.

beakerjoe · 08-03-2021 5:41am

Yay Eddie Kingston face turn....

mrkiscool2 · 08-03-2021 5:42am

What the fcuk? Nothing happened the ring but Kingston is selling it? Wut?

EDIT: WWE have had broken rings, the ring did not change. It was very light pyro from the turnbuckles. Bizarre. It takes away from the main event.

nazmoalex · 08-03-2021 5:42am

I take that back... 0.5 fooking state of that! Hahahahahha
Sparklers

daithi1989 · 08-03-2021 5:43am

Honestly... That was the ring exploding?? Wow..

Sirsok · 08-03-2021 5:44am

mrkiscool2 wrote: »

Almost any barbed wire explosive death match is like this. It's not the explosions that are a thing, the barbed wire is the big thing. It's basically a "blade both peeps"match and they still get stuck to the barbed wire. It's pretty extreme and the explosions are never the focus.

Would make sense if the Good brothers didn't get battered with a bat covered in it and were seemingly unharmed.

That "explosion" at the end was TNA electrified cage match bad.

Thought Gilberg was about to show up....

mrkiscool2 · 08-03-2021 5:46am

Like, there is two options here

1. the match either goes 30 minutes or there is no failsafe and the ring literally collapses

2. The match ends before the 30 minutes and the explosions don't happen

This was the inbetween and it was awful. Took away from an honest to glob brutal match and makes it seem farcical.

beakerjoe · 08-03-2021 5:46am

Man I enjoyed that match until the Good Bros turned up. Kingstons turn was a big pop but that expolsion finish.... a big dud.

Feel bad for Mox and Kingston to have to sell it.

Cherry_Cola · 08-03-2021 5:46am

**** me haha. The show was decent and the barbed wire match was on it's way to making it overall good but that sparkler ending killed it for me haha.

mrkiscool2 · 08-03-2021 5:47am

Sirsok wrote: »

Would make sense if the Good brothers didn't get battered with a bat covered in it and were seemingly unharmed.

That "explosion" at the end was TNA electrified cage match bad.

Dude, the end of it changed my opinion and I know agree haha. Absolute garbage end.

LineOfBeauty · 08-03-2021 5:47am

The match was terrific. Two incredible performances particularly Mox. The finish was what it was, the interference was inevitable, up til that point I was ready to go full 5 stars on it. But I ended up on ****1/2.

The post match stuff had a brilliantly worked story, a gorgeous conclusion with Kingston making the save. But, the glaring problem was what he made the save from looked weak as hell. This stuff lives and dies based on how impressive the explosion is and this explosion was a wet fart in an otherwise excellent story. Really a shame because that's what people will remember.

beakerjoe · 08-03-2021 5:48am

mrkiscool2 wrote: »

Dude, the end of it changed my opinion and I know agree haha. Absolute garbage end.

I imagine something just didnt go off. Awful luck.

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