Dr. Britt Baker vs. Tay Conti @ Full Gear

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[Fade is a CodyCryBaby]

Frank f***ing Stallone.

(Britt).

I’m looking forward to it.

[Timeless Hayterade]

I'd like to see Tay win it.

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My current booking prediction is that Thunder Rosa is going to win the tournament for the TBS title, and then when it's Britt's time to drop the title, she drops it to Ruby, presumably the first ppv of next year or maybe even the first TBS dynamite.

So... yeah, Britt's winning this one, although I love how Tay has become the Ricky Steamboat of the women's division in that she's just the forever white-meat babyface.

[Lizuka #BLM]

This Britt reign's probably going to limp on for at least like another seven months.

[asuka007]

Dr. Britt. I would not be opposed to Tay getting the he upset win. But right now I don’t see anyone but Thunder Rosa reasonably taking that belt from Britt.

[Mozenrath]

Britt, probably, but it's at least leading to next-level trash talking on twitter.

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Oct 24, 2021 11:56:05 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

This Britt reign's probably going to limp on for at least like another seven months.

I honestly don't think they'll have her beat Hikaru Shida's record. Like, if she makes it to Revolution as champion, I don't think she retains.

[Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite]

Oct 24, 2021 12:19:24 GMT -5 asuka007 said:

Dr. Britt. I would not be opposed to Tay getting the he upset win. But right now I don’t see anyone but Thunder Rosa reasonably taking that belt from Britt.

Other than Broadie Lee turning over the TNT title shortly after winning it (for obvious reasons) there haven't really been many short title reigns in AEW

If they wanted to switch things up/make the show less predictable I would have Tay win it here, have a nice 2 month run before turning it over and moving on to that Britt/Rosa feud that's supposed to happen next year (If you really want to get fun make Britt the Challenger for this fight)

I doubt that would happen, but that would be a welcome change of pace at this point

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

But I like both of them, can't they both be Champion?

[Chiral]

Britt's not quite at Roman tier unbeatable cool heel yet but man am I over her whole act and wish they'd just have Rosa beat her already than continue with the "well she's having a big match at some point in 2022 so don't bother investing in anything she does now because nothing will happen until then" plan

[Lizuka #BLM]

Oct 24, 2021 14:53:38 GMT -5 Chiral said:

Britt's not quite at Roman tier unbeatable cool heel yet but man am I over her whole act and wish they'd just have Rosa beat her already than continue with the "well she's having a big match at some point in 2022 so don't bother investing in anything she does now because nothing will happen until then" plan

Yeah, I'm nowhere near as tired of Britt as I am of Roman - this hasn't gone on nearly as long and I'm substantially more fond of her as a performer - but it is reaching a level of, "Stop wasting my time with these people who stand no chance and just do the Rosa match already."

In general I have no idea why AEW seems to operate under the idea that you can't just do things that are obvious and have already had all the work done to lay the groundwork for them, you have to spend ages gradually stalling it out with irrelevant bullshit to pad the stats first.

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Oct 24, 2021 15:09:58 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Oct 24, 2021 14:53:38 GMT -5 Chiral said:

Britt's not quite at Roman tier unbeatable cool heel yet but man am I over her whole act and wish they'd just have Rosa beat her already than continue with the "well she's having a big match at some point in 2022 so don't bother investing in anything she does now because nothing will happen until then" plan

Yeah, I'm nowhere near as tired of Britt as I am of Roman - this hasn't gone on nearly as long and I'm substantially more fond of her as a performer - but it is reaching a level of, "Stop wasting my time with these people who stand no chance and just do the Rosa match already."

In general I have no idea why AEW seems to operate under the idea that you can't just do things that are obvious and have already had all the work done to lay the groundwork for them, you have to spend ages gradually stalling it out with irrelevant bullshit to pad the stats first.

Thank you. You should visit my Bobby Fish is the worst thread. This is another one of my least favorite AEW tropes. I like Tay fine, she’s a scrappy underdog but she’s not winning here. I’d rather them just do Rosa vs. Baker 2 or if they wanted to stretch it out a little longer make it a triple threat with Jade. There’s plenty of woman Red Velvet, Kiera Hogan, Abaddon that take their spots in the TBS tournament. Tony doesn’t have interest in one woman’s title and I doubt he can book too.

[Mochi Lone Wolf]

So, they’re feuding over who has the nicer ass and who had better promos?

Cool. I already hate it. Can we get to the Rosa feud, already? I’m beyond over Baker.

[King Devitt]

Oct 24, 2021 14:53:38 GMT -5 Chiral said:

Britt's not quite at Roman tier unbeatable cool heel yet but man am I over her whole act and wish they'd just have Rosa beat her already than continue with the "well she's having a big match at some point in 2022 so don't bother investing in anything she does now because nothing will happen until then" plan

This is the issue I have as well.

It feels like smaller scale Reigns vs. Rock or Rock vs. Cena where they have this match they want (Baker vs. Rosa) and everything else be damned til we get there.

Like why does it have to be early 2022 for that match to happen? It stagnates anyone that could be a threat (Ruby) and any other match until then is predictable (ala Reigns).

Will it be good? Yes. They have great chemistry, and have put on bangers (and I like Tay Conti) but keeping this match away for months and months for no reason doesn't make sense to me when there's no logical reason to do so.
It's not like they're trying to get The Rock, or sell a WM with Cena vs. Rock.

It's not THAT big of a thing. To me Ruby vs. Britt was bigger. You had a high profile woman who finally signed with AEW when virtually every other free agent has avoided AEW like the plague (something I've always thought was interesting) and hot shot the match, and don't pull the trigger b/c you need Britt to drop it to Thunder Rosa months from now for some reason.

It's just odd to me.

[Dave the Dave]

That promo is why Britt’s stupid shooty interviews are bad. All she’s done is show her ass? She consistently wins matches and she’s portrayed as a sweet baby face. So, Britt is what, talking about her Instagram or something? It doesn’t even make sense.

And I know someone might say, “she’s a heel so she’s being a jerk ass.” I just think she could do it in a way that fits into the show. Not talking about Tay’s ass or Ruby in catering. It’s lazy insider BS designed to get an “oooooo” from the crowd. She’s “Kevin Nashing” this cool heel thing too much.

[Mozenrath]

I'm not as down on Britt as a lot of people are, but I do hope she loses the title in the coming months because, well, I think her character is at her best when she's got some grievance to bitch about. Being on top of the world really robs her of some of her best material.

[eJm]

I feel like people are really reading too much into Britt's promo. Like, it's pretty much her saying "she's not in my league" and having a high opinion of herself. To which then Tay's going to prove her wrong going into the title match and then give her a run for her money there.

[Mid-Carder]

Britt losing the title will be an "event" and this doesn't feel big enough

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

There is exactly one title change that the crowd is paying to see that night, and it ain't darling Britt losing the strap

They were building to her having it from before their first show, she ain't losing it to Tay with this little build.

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Oct 24, 2021 17:33:02 GMT -5 Mochi Lone Wolf said:

So, they’re feuding over who has the nicer ass and who had better promos?

Cool. I already hate it. Can we get to the Rosa feud, already? I’m beyond over Baker.

Ass - Tay

Promos - Baker