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Post by CeilingFan on Sept 22, 2023 7:38:39 GMT -5
He should win the TNT Championship and make it the Top Title in Collision.
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Post by Tea & Crumpets on Sept 22, 2023 8:35:04 GMT -5
His ass should've been champion ages ago though. I will stand on my roof and scream that Malakai Black as AEW champion was a no brainer at some point. Dude is just cool. Good God please no. I've never understood his appeal at all. Guy is a walking pile of narm. My partner can't take him or his group seriously at all either, honestly House of Black have serious unintentional comedy vibes to me. His promos are all interchangeable edgelord word salad, he's boring as hell in the ring. Kevin Owens has had phases where he's reminded me of a tryhard early 00s efed wrestler between his attire and spamming attitude era finishers but Black has ALWAYS smacked of being that Ministry of Darkness knockoff spooky ewrestler trope. There's guys like Keith Lee who even if I don't "get" I can at least be like, okay I can see how I would repackage him personally or whatever. But right from NXT to now I just can't take Black seriously. He's never been anything but Kicky McDarksoul.
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Post by Doo Doo Dickhead on Sept 22, 2023 12:33:20 GMT -5
Malakai rules. He ain't gonna be for everyone, but he's been one of my favs since I first saw him in NXT. He should win the TNT Championship and make it the Top Title in Collision. House of Black can stay together, but I'm ready for him and Brody to do their own things outside of the group as well. They can do whatever with Buddy, who is obviously very talented in the ring but easily the least interesting member.
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Sept 22, 2023 12:46:07 GMT -5
His ass should've been champion ages ago though. I will stand on my roof and scream that Malakai Black as AEW champion was a no brainer at some point. Dude is just cool. Good God please no. I've never understood his appeal at all. Guy is a walking pile of narm. My partner can't take him or his group seriously at all either, honestly House of Black have serious unintentional comedy vibes to me. His promos are all interchangeable edgelord word salad, he's boring as hell in the ring. Kevin Owens has had phases where he's reminded me of a tryhard early 00s efed wrestler between his attire and spamming attitude era finishers but Black has ALWAYS smacked of being that Ministry of Darkness knockoff spooky ewrestler trope. There's guys like Keith Lee who even if I don't "get" I can at least be like, okay I can see how I would repackage him personally or whatever. But right from NXT to now I just can't take Black seriously. He's never been anything but Kicky McDarksoul. I was gonna disagree with you but kicky mcdarksoul popped me so nevermind
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Post by Kalmia on Sept 22, 2023 12:56:31 GMT -5
I enjoy the House of Black but I do think they're really cheesey. I don't see any of the members as world champ material but a Brody King International or TNT run where he just wrecks people for a couple of months could be fun.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2023 13:08:28 GMT -5
I do wonder how many of the roster are lobbying on one show or the other, and the reasons why. By all reports that was basically the game plan anyway (soft brand split) due to Punk and the side picking nature of it all...Punk leaving just made it easier for the doors to open back up. I would imagine some people want to stick to the original plan with Collision.
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Post by Doo Doo Dickhead on Sept 22, 2023 13:20:09 GMT -5
I do wonder how many of the roster are lobbying on one show or the other, and the reasons why. By all reports that was basically the game plan anyway (soft brand split) due to Punk and the side picking nature of it all...Punk leaving just made it easier for the doors to open back up. I would imagine some people want to stick to the original plan with Collision. I'm not sure about the other HoB members, but with Zelina working Fridays Malakai will probably stick to being Collision only.
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Post by Kalmia on Sept 22, 2023 13:31:07 GMT -5
Yeah it was reported a while back that some preferred Saturdays because it fitted with their family commitments better. Others preferred Wednesdays because it kept their weekends free for indie bookings.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Sept 22, 2023 17:37:02 GMT -5
Curious if this thread is moot now because Collision Exclusive doesn't even sound like it'll be a thing anymore... unless it's by the wrestlers request I guess, if Malakai keeps it that way then fair enough
Im curious what House of Black do next, currently it seems Julia's gonna get mixed up in the TBS Title noise so there's that
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Post by bob on Sept 22, 2023 17:47:37 GMT -5
Malakai Black, "Saturday nights are alright for my wanking room to be used!"
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Post by raymondo316 on Sept 27, 2023 5:20:02 GMT -5
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Post by markymark on Sept 27, 2023 7:19:37 GMT -5
Am I the only one that feels like Malakai doesnt want to be in AEW anymore?
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Post by dbsot on Sept 27, 2023 7:47:23 GMT -5
Am I the only one that feels like Malakai doesnt want to be in AEW anymore? I don't know what his personal feelings are about being in AEW, but he certainly seems frustrated with his lack of singles matches. He is being fairly diplomatic about it, but his lack of singles matches is quite mindboggling. A match with Andrade was right there for the taking and for whatever reason it just never happened.
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Post by raymondo316 on Sept 27, 2023 8:09:21 GMT -5
Am I the only one that feels like Malakai doesnt want to be in AEW anymore? I've thought that for quite a while.
He clearly wanted to go back to WWE last year when Triple H was trying to get certain wrestlers to quit AEW and hes never looked or seemed overly happy since.
I remember Tony saying in summer 2022 that Malakai is under contract for nearly 5 more years. So I sense that Malakai now regrets signing such a long contract.
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Post by raymondo316 on Sept 27, 2023 8:12:29 GMT -5
Am I the only one that feels like Malakai doesnt want to be in AEW anymore? I don't know what his personal feelings are about being in AEW, but he certainly seems frustrated with his lack of singles matches. He is being fairly diplomatic about it, but his lack of singles matches is quite mindboggling. A match with Andrade was right there for the taking and for whatever reason it just never happened.Well in the video I posted above he does mention that he's been injured, but is close to returning so that's likely why it didn't happen
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Post by dbsot on Sept 27, 2023 8:37:59 GMT -5
I don't know what his personal feelings are about being in AEW, but he certainly seems frustrated with his lack of singles matches. He is being fairly diplomatic about it, but his lack of singles matches is quite mindboggling. A match with Andrade was right there for the taking and for whatever reason it just never happened.Well in the video I posted above he does mention that he's been injured, but is close to returning so that's likely why it didn't happen He does call them minor injuries too. Andrade was basically begging for that match on Twitter. He worked enough to drop the trios titles to the Acclaimed. I am sure he could have had a match with Andrade, who is a fairly safe worker, albeit stiff at times. Either way, I hope when he comes back that singles feuds are in the cards. Buddy is another one that I want to see wrestle more singles matches. Granted, Matthews is a tough one to invest in since he always seems to be one step closer to going back to WWE. I can't blame I guy for wanting to work with his fiancee.
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Post by polarbearpete on Sept 27, 2023 9:21:14 GMT -5
Malakai hasn’t had an AEW singles match since June of 2022.
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Post by raymondo316 on Sept 27, 2023 9:40:11 GMT -5
I can see why he's fed up, these are his prime years and when he signed a long term deal he obviously thought they were going to give him a massive push as a singles wrestler.
They gave him a push early on, then brought in his 2 friends and just seemed to give up and made him a permanent trios wrestler.
Such a waste because theres so many on this roster who I want to see him face and Tony doesnt seem interested.
MJF, Cole, Danielson, Omega, Hangman, Bandido, Claudio, Mox, Darby, Jay White, Takeshita, Andrade, PAC, Fenix, Rush, Samoa Joe, Swerve, Starks, Orange Cassidy, Christian, Buddy Matthews, Eddie Kingston, Wheeler, Brian Cage etc
Its one of my main problems with Tony's booking he has this stacked roster, yet he seems scared to actually have them face each other.....hes holding back on so many matches that people would like to see.
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Post by ghost on Sept 27, 2023 10:06:09 GMT -5
Black should have been a main eventer in AEW. The unnecessary loss to Cody derailed his momentum but there was more than enough time to build him back up since then. HOB is fine as a group but Black seems like he’s wasted in a tag/trios role when he could be (or could have been) something bigger.
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Post by Facetious on Sept 27, 2023 10:17:32 GMT -5
Just let the guy have his release. I understood why they didn't last year, but it seems not much has changed for him. He doesn't get to do his dark spooky stuff all that much and it would easily fit in WWE's universe much better than it would in AEW.
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