The opening promo from Adam Copeland on this week’s #AEWDynamite was weird and felt forced. Him doing a pump up speech about how great/fun #AEW is after Punk’s recent comments just felt minor league. Then later on the same show they book an all-time awful match where Jay White gets beat up by Billy Gunn of all people for like 15 minutes straight then it ends in a DQ. Jay White’s run in AEW has been absolutely criminal.
@timbowman I couldn't agree more...and their show hasn't been exactly "must-see TV" lately. Like I don't want blood for the sake of blood, make it mean something. Make it mean someone is getting their ass whooped. Having Texas deathmatches on weekly TV doesn't really make much sense....😬🤦♂️
I really want them to be and do good. They're just having a hard time understanding what Professional Wrestling is all about.
There's no super good "must-see" storylines. The Christian Cage/Copeland angle was good and the Swerve storyline is 🆗 but nothing is like Cody/Rock and Roman right now.
@BeAware yeah AEW as a whole needs to get focused and just build the company back up in the next 6-12 months. They can never compete with WWE, especially now, so they need to figure out their own thing and capture more of an audience again.
@ArnoldBooker@wrestling Yeah. Not quite sure what went wrong there to lead to that. It seems it was mostly Madison Rayne controlling her own momentum. Not sure if she was expecting something else or just didn't know how to take the move or what.
Prior to this match, Madison Rayne hadn't wrestled a match for 6 months (Aug 2023). She definitely looked pretty rusty in the ring.
Thoughts on #AEWDynamite - A meh show with some low points.
FTR vs. BCC was a decent match and a nice build to Revolution. Time limit draws are becoming a little too common and predictable though.
Cassidy vs. Bennett... Jeez. Undisputed Kingdom has been stone cold since the devil reveal and Bennett's loss to Cassidy cements it. Stick a fork in it; it's done. All the devil hype for nothing, mostly because the main protagonist was injured.
Darby/Sting promo was decent. Apparently some things were changed as Sting's father legitimately died, which he brought up in the promo.
Love Sting, but I just don't care about the Bucks. Feels very forced and I personally find the Bucks cringe.
Wardlow's in-ring promo was pretty rambly. Came out to whine about his booking(?) Went on to reference CM Punk. They really like referencing the stop starts from the other company in AEW, huh?
Ospreay vs. Takshita is something I'm actually interested in at Revolution. Should be a great match. Really like Ospreay.
The main event was a tag-team soup for some reason throwing Swerve onto same team as Joe in that whole "can they co-exist" thing that WWE likes to do. Whatever.
Seemed Hangman Page may have received an ankle injury during the match though that may alter plans for Revolution.
Even with Hangman pointing at a full heel turn, he's still the wrestler I was most excited to see in the trios match tonight. Swerve might be ascendant, but I'd love to see another Hangman championship reign playing with his increasing ruthlessness while Swerve gets a redemption arc after losing to him at Revolution.
I took today off work and went to target and found this. Showed my wife and now she thinks she's cursed cause I always find stuff like this on my own...
I'd say it was a productive day off #aew#LovethatDanhausen#toycollector#prowrestlingfigures
@ahermitforhire Yeah I haven’t watched since before COVID but I see what’s happening on here and Reddit. I was actually at a house show the week before the world shut down.
Hey everyone the latest episode of @elitecitypod is up for your listening pleasure! This week we cover the current overall state of AEW! It’s a fun one. Hope you enjoy! Like, Subscribe and Share!!! #AEW#AEWDynamite
@theleftfist uuuuugggggghhh that's the reason? No, bad strategy. I don't think becoming unlikeable and getting go away heat on Twitter is the way to promote AEW. I don't think that makes people want to tune in.
I think I’m done with #aew for the time being. Product sucks lately and lost almost all of its initial flair. Finally, I will switch over to #puroresu in particular #tjpw on #wrestleuniverse 👌 #wrestling#joshi
@chrishering33 I feel ya'. It doesn't help that their hottest storyline had its big reveal and then both guys are out for the foreseeable. Not all the promotion's fault at all, but a tad baffling as a viewer.
AEW REALLY needs to lower the price of their PPVs. I don't think I've paid for a single one to watch live because it's not 2005 anymore.
I absolutely refuse to pay $50 for a PPV when I can spend $100 to see it live. Not gonna happen. So I guess I'll have to filter AEW from my timeline for tonight so I don't see any spoilers😬
@BeAware It was more manageable for me when they only did four PPVs a year. This year, it's been eight, with May-December having a show every month except July. It's just Too Much.
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I had to do a chore and came back for Adam Page/Swerve Strickland aftermath! Whoa! This should mean that Swerve gets into a singles championship soon. #aew#AEWFullGear
