that mentality is one of the reasons AEW was sorely needed to begin with
not all white knights stay white, you have to retain the will to boycott corruption and evil when you see it, stand your ground, be vigilant, live by the sword and all that
A little thing I love so far are wrestlers talking into the camera, which they always did in WCW and I always thought it was great there. I have fond memories of Hollywood Hogan's rants to the camera after the NWO had beaten the crap out of someone, it kind of makes things feel more real, rather than them acting as if the camera's simply aren't there.
I posted this in the DON thread but probably worth doing it in here.
My brother is as lapsed or as casual as they come, depending on how you want to define the words.
Literally the only person he knew of on that card last night was Chris Jericho. He didn't even know Dustin was Goldust until I told him. And he absolutely LOVED the fucking show. He loved seeing new moves he had never seen before, which tells me that there IS a place for the flippy stuff as long as it isn't all over the show. He loved how different the OWE and Joshi performers were and said he hadn't seen anything like them before. He LOVED the Cody/Dustin match. He enjoyed the main event as he has been a huge Jericho fan since '97 WCW.
He hadn't even heard of Jon Moxley or Dean Ambrose but he got goosebumps due to how animated the crowd got, hearing JRs voice on commentary throughout and said Moxley came across as a star due to the way he carried himself. Other than the actual matches, he loved seeing Bret Hart and called MJF a "prick" - which I'll take as a good thing.
Which just goes to show, that if you put out something different as well as putting out a fucking good event, you can draw people in. He probably won't watch religiously but I think I have definitely converted him into hopefully wanting some more AEW.
I posted this in the DON thread but probably worth doing it in here.
My brother is as lapsed or as casual as they come, depending on how you want to define the words.
Literally the only person he knew of on that card last night was Chris Jericho. He didn't even know Dustin was Goldust until I told him. And he absolutely LOVED the fucking show. He loved seeing new moves he had never seen before, which tells me that there IS a place for the flippy stuff as long as it isn't all over the show. He loved how different the OWE and Joshi performers were and said he hadn't seen anything like them before. He LOVED the Cody/Dustin match. He enjoyed the main event as he has been a huge Jericho fan since '97 WCW.
He hadn't even heard of Jon Moxley or Dean Ambrose but he got goosebumps due to how animated the crowd got, hearing JRs voice on commentary throughout and said Moxley came across as a star due to the way he carried himself. Other than the actual matches, he loved seeing Bret Hart and called MJF a "prick" - which I'll take as a good thing.
Which just goes to show, that if you put out something different as well as putting out a fucking good event, you can draw people in. He probably won't watch religiously but I think I have definitely converted him into hopefully wanting some more AEW.
Pretty much 24 hours later, and im still on a wrestling high. Got to watch the top 3 matches again at a much more sociable hour. Funny how much i missed at 3 in the morning. That Young Bucks match was something special
Yeah I also rewatched the Bucks match and honestly it was even better on a rewatch.
They still went slightly overkill but considering the stage and with this being some people's intro to the teams, it made sense. Cody/Dustin was still MOTN but not by much.
Yeah I also rewatched the Bucks match and honestly it was even better on a rewatch.
They still went slightly overkill but considering the stage and with this being some people's intro to the teams, it made sense. Cody/Dustin was still MOTN but not by much.
I don't think Omega will necessarily be Moxley's first feud. They will obviously feud at some point, but Moxley's attack last night was framed as sending a message to the entire locker room by attacking both main event participants and the ref. It doesn't mean Omega and Moxley will feud immediately. I don't think it would be wise to do so either, since neither of them should take a loss. Omega already lost last night, and Moxley shouldn't be losing his first match.
I think they'll build it gradually and indirectly through the summer and then get the feud started to kick off the new TV deal in the fall. I don't expect a big singles match between them before then.
It's basically a proxy war right now, and then the opening shots to the real war come on the TV program.
Okay so back in 2016 or so I really hoped NJPW would offer a US based alternative to WWE. It really seemed like they had momentum and they were building up US shows for the first time ever. But then idk what happened something fell flat or they didnt really attack the US market as aggressively as they shouldve.
Now, with AEW.. there seems to be that alternative. If all things keep pushing forward as entertaining as last night, I honestly don't see a reason to tune into WWE anymore
If CM Punk and Sasha Banks both end up in AEW, I won't be paying ANY attention to WWE. AEW will be my primary weekly wrestling and I won't even watch WWE Youtube clips. The only reason I pay attention now is for Becky Lynch and Almas but they are being ruined slowly and surely. Sonya Deville too but she's still green. AEW made me remember why I became a wrestling fan. I haven't been so proud to be a fan in a long fuckin time.
I think the important thing to realise is that even though you don't like WWE, other people still do, or they have favourites in WWE, and it's okay! It's okay to like both. It's also okay to not like AEW. It's not okay however to be a complete ass and tell people that they're wrong for liking one, or both. I really hope more people can lean on the mature side and accept that. It's okay to converse and give reasons for why you don't like or do like something, but you shouldn't just flat out throw nonsensical hate out there.
We may be witnessing a new boom in wrestling, and I for one could not be happier! AEW starting to gain some traction and their roster is starting to look pretty damn awesome. DoN was a massive success for me, can't wait to see the numbers
PS: Would like to thank our MODS overlords for creating the section over the weekend after all our bitchin' and complainin' . You guys are awesome.
Mods should really copy / paste your first post from that other thread here
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