Post And Pre Match attacks

[They Adam Bradley]

I enjoyed tonight’s AEW, but one thing that really is getting old is everyone getting attached Pre and post match. If I’m not mistaken, every single match tonight other than the opening tag team..had a pre or post match “surprise” attack?…Punk gets attacked on way to ring …Hobbs gets attacked on way to ring….Tay gets attacked post match…,Orange gets attacked post match…the main event had a wayyyy to long and mostly heatless post attack.

I mean they work in bits and parts, but no way should every damn match have one.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Punk getting attacked was the biggest surprise and it worked extremely well. Put 2.0 and Garcia over. Punk did some offense. Crowd went NUTS.

The others happened and maybe it could be looked at as a touch repetitive... but they're selling a PPV where most of these beat downs or attacks have a point for matches happening at the PPV. Cage attacking Hobbs even made sense because he's been jumped by Hobbs twice now. Conti and Orange were numbers games where the faces evened the odds and Anna returned.

I'm ok when it makes sense and when it has a point. They all had a point to me tonight. Sell the PPV. Sell the feuds.

[Chiral]

It's all to set up Darby/Punk where Punk attacks Darby during his entrance, and then they get a double countout.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

It might be over used at times but I get why they do it. They try to do more clean pins than most typical American promotions and certainly less DQs and countouts. So since you're booking weekly TV and you're constantly building to what's next, pre and post match angles are a pretty important tool in your arsenal given that booming philosophy. Still need to use it only when needed but it's something I'd use a fair bit.

[nihilismizhawt]

They don't do silly storylines about wives leaving their husbands or voodoo dolls, or water guns, so they need to rely on "heels using their numbers and surprise to beat up faces they hate" more often. The conflict in AEW is realistic conflicts. The heels want to maintain power, the heels want control, the heels want money, the heels want to be recognized. Realistically, outnumbering people and hitting them when they are down or tired is what happens in reality. You don't see it as much on PPVs or special shows, but moreso on set up and transition shows.

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It was a bit much.

Even the Rosa, Rose, Dat Bitch was technically a beat down as well.

Count outs and dqs are okay.

Hell even a surprise roll up.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Sept 1, 2021 22:48:56 GMT -5 @uppitynerd said:

It was a bit much.

Even the Rosa, Rose, Dat Bitch was technically a beat down as well.

Count outs and dqs are okay.

Hell even a surprise roll up.

That did happen. It's how Cassidy beat Evans tonight

[markymark]

Sept 1, 2021 22:48:56 GMT -5 @uppitynerd said:

It was a bit much.

Even the Rosa, Rose, Dat Bitch was technically a beat down as well.

Count outs and dqs are okay.

Hell even a surprise roll up.

In this case I dont get why having Nyla team up with Jade AGAIN when Nyla and Diamante looked good as a team(unless Kiera will be signed) 

[markymark]

Seems that another case of AEW not micing the crowd properly 

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Sept 1, 2021 23:04:27 GMT -5 markymark said:

Seems that another case of AEW not micing the crowd properly 

They mic focused Omega for the segment. So that was probably why

Hope Andrade gets an alternate for All Out. Get him on the card.

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I think the thing is the producers or tony should face noticed this before hand..

These weren’t just normal beat downs either.

You had the first time punk getting physical, the big cage beat down at the end, and one involving a freaking Billy Gunn heel turn.

Pick one and save the other for rampage.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Sept 1, 2021 23:28:35 GMT -5 @uppitynerd said:

I think the thing is the producers or tony should face noticed this before hand..

These weren’t just normal beat downs either.

You had the first time punk getting physical, the big cage beat down at the end, and one involving a freaking Billy Gunn heel turn.

Pick one and save the other for rampage.

I thought that made them stand out though. They were all different. Billy Gunn's also wasn't overly done he hit him with a chair and left. Punk's was perfectly placed and did its job imo. The Bucks imo are doing this as a way to telegraph they are losing the cage match. Otherwise idk what sense it'd make. Khan even said post match The Bucks can have no one ringside and ALL potential outside interference is banned or there will be consequences. So that helps.  

[eJm]

Usually I’d see people’s point but they were hyping this was a night of feuds and grudges on commentary and we are close a PPV after a less exciting edition last week so I get wanting to make things as exciting and chaotic as possible.

Also, how are people getting that Nyla and Jade were teaming? The segment was clearly the two managers agreeing to try and take out someone for their own client’s advantage since it wasn’t like they got along afterwards.

[King Devitt]

Sept 1, 2021 23:21:56 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Sept 1, 2021 23:04:27 GMT -5 markymark said:

Seems that another case of AEW not micing the crowd properly 

They mic focused Omega for the segment. So that was probably why

Hope Andrade gets an alternate for All Out. Get him on the card.

F*********ck

This was one of the matches I was looking forward to the most.

I mean it'll be cool on Rampage, but this is a PPV match if there ever was one.

Stupid travel issues.

Mod Edit: Don’t curve the swear - eJm.