I loved AEW last night, the live crowds are a banger for their brand. Particularly, I think Adam Page is having a rocket strapped to his ass, the crowd chanting "Cowboy ####" during the Evil Uno/Kenny Omega showdown and the ring clearing was off the charts. Additionally, the Bucks vs. Penta/Kingston match was wildly entertaining and the crowd ate it up.
Tommy End got a great reaction too, although did anyone else notice the announcer confusion about the names? It's Tommy End! No, it's Malachai Black! But it's Tommy End! haha ...
If he had hit the buckshot lariat the crowd would have exploded
The malachai black pop was awesome as well, they must have been told to do the name thing but it just made it silly. Just having JR scream out 'bah gawd its malachai black' would have been so much better.
The way excalibur was saying its tommy end, but something is different about him, its malachai black! Like come on
Great show though, their crowds are gonna be super hot for the next few months I think as they hit each place for the first time in 18+ months
I think playing smaller venues is so smart too, a crowd of 8 to 10 thousand in a sold out or almost sold out venue makes a such better show than the same size in an arena
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That will be a release that WWE will regret I think, he was wasted after he left NXT but I feel like he has star quality of used right.
I saw that they messed up his contract situation as well, something about never moving over his nxt deal to main roster or something, but it's why his non compete was only 30 days, which is standard in nxt, vs the 90 for main roster
What an idiot, and he was bragging on twitter about his AEW debut and how fake wrestlers weren't safe.
He got off light, the old wrestler code was that if you entered their world they would hurt you. I still remember Nash and Hall just destroying a fan who jumped into the ring. I remember going to a Stampede match when Dynamite destroyed a fan that jumped into the ring.
Look what happened to the idiot that jumped Bret at the hall of fame ceremony.
This guy was basically scraped off of the floor by security.
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That recent video of him was as heart breaking as it becomes. A great performer and great natural heel.
It was still funny reading Jericho's stories about him meeting Mr Wonderful who told him the secret to a long career was a flashy robe. For him it works.
RIP Mr Wonderful.
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I was Paul Orndorf for Halloween back in grade 3 or so. Had "Mr Wonderful" written in tinfoil on the back of my Dad's housecoat. One of mu top 3 Halloween costumes ever
Wrestlers always make the best costumes.
Macho Man is probably the easiest to pull off, I know a few people that have done that. A friend of mine was a decent Ric Flair (he naturally has the Flair hair); and another one of my best friends was an amazing Bam Bam Bigelow.
The fact you pulled off a Mr. Wonderful costume is amazing! Major kudos.
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Even though Raw has been bad, just picked up tickets for Raw in Cincinnati September 27th. Short enough drive, have friends to stay with, kids are pumped!
It took me about 15 minutes to get through Raw. That says a lot. The Hurt Locker is really the best part of the show right now.
Even Alexa Bliss has been watered down and she's now bounced from feuding with Jax and SB to Eva and Deudrop, which is a dumb name for Piper who is really really good.
The woman's division is a mess on Raw, But the men's side is hardly better. AEW might not be able to catch Raw, but Raws certainly doing its darndest to drop below them.
Smackdown is still a decent show, mainly because of the reigns stuff. But I'm shocked that they seem to almost be ignoring a guy that might be in real trouble in Jimmy Uso.
NXT is right now the main show for me.
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It took me about 15 minutes to get through Raw. That says a lot. The Hurt Locker is really the best part of the show right now.
Even Alexa Bliss has been watered down and she's now bounced from feuding with Jax and SB to Eva and Deudrop, which is a dumb name for Piper who is really really good.
The woman's division is a mess on Raw, But the men's side is hardly better. AEW might not be able to catch Raw, but Raws certainly doing its darndest to drop below them.
Smackdown is still a decent show, mainly because of the reigns stuff. But I'm shocked that they seem to almost be ignoring a guy that might be in real trouble in Jimmy Uso.
NXT is right now the main show for me.
Yeah I was shocked he was on TV (looking kinda weathered too) last week.
I'm hoping that Raw will be better by then, just saw it is the night after Extreme Rules...which is in Columbus...my friends live in the NE suburbs of Cincy and close to I71....not a long drive....same pre-sale.....hmmm
House shows are where they'll try out new moves they aren't allowed to do on TV. Maybe you'll see Omos do a hurricarana from the turnbuckle through a table!
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