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Post by HMARK Center on Aug 27, 2023 23:12:37 GMT -5
Going at least 9; I try to save 10s on PPVs for shows that feel transcendent for me, shows that just hit all the right buttons for me as a fan and feel “next level”, but the execution was strong enough on this show that I get people going 10, it really started strong and just didn’t let up.
I also try not to let who wins matches determine my ratings, outside of rare occasions when such choices feel like they actively ruin a story. But that’s just it: the stories or potential stories matter a lot more, ergo I get Kenny getting pinned (plays up Don’s betrayal still screwing with him and adds weight to Kenny vs. Konosuke) and Saraya winning (Outcasts days as a group are likely numbered, Toni spirals further, Britt and particularly Shida have strong cases that they didn’t lose), choices I personally might not have liked so much since, y’know, I prefer when my favorites win.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Aug 27, 2023 23:15:30 GMT -5
I also wanted to chime in and say my biggest concern with the show was the production given AEW hasn't been great at that for most of their history but they hit that out of the park tonight. It was WrestleMania quality production and it looked like a huge deal. They rose to the occasion.
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Post by Muskrat on Aug 27, 2023 23:16:45 GMT -5
Absolute 10. None of the matches were amazing 5 star matches, but they were all solid 3-4 stars with an amazing atmosphere. I loved every second of watching that
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Post by King Devitt on Aug 28, 2023 4:34:26 GMT -5
7. The presentation was nice. The wrestler's worked their asses off. The crowd was hot throughout.... But this one didn't click with me from beginning to end. FTR not only winning, but Cash getting the pin, was gross. And stop putting JR on commentary, please. Nigel was good in spots, but also sounded like British Kevin Patrick in a lot of others. I'm glad he was there for this though. There was no reason Kris Statlander couldn't have defended her title, or the women just having a battle royal for #1 contender to her title with her at ringsinde, when you have a 2 hour pre-show, and a 4 hour show. They could have spared 10-15 minutes easy. Overall I was entertained, but it wasn't a perfect show for me. I still want to see everyone's pictures that went
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Post by clifford on Aug 28, 2023 4:53:41 GMT -5
A 9/10 show but being there live made it 10/10 for me!
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Aug 28, 2023 6:56:14 GMT -5
The match quality was extremely high, and I will give the show credit for that
But I had issues with many of the booking decisions in the buildup and on the night, some of which I found genuinely infuriating
So I give it a 6
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Post by thecrusherwi on Aug 28, 2023 7:23:21 GMT -5
I also wanted to chime in and say my biggest concern with the show was the production given AEW hasn't been great at that for most of their history but they hit that out of the park tonight. It was WrestleMania quality production and it looked like a huge deal. They rose to the occasion. Honestly I think the production saved the show. Not that the show was bad (I very much enjoyed it), but as others have said, it was your standard AEW show - including both the match quality (which was good again) and the thrown-together at the last minute nature of the booking. Nothing monumental happened at All In, but goddamn did it feel like a Wrestlemania the way they shot it and how they had the building set up. A++ for the production. I’m glad I bought the show, but I have a feeling they could’ve done more with this show (and all their shows) if they’d put more effort into building the card before the last few weeks.
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Post by daaave on Aug 28, 2023 7:24:51 GMT -5
I was there so can't not give it a 10. Rewatching today and it's been great.
Punk/Joe, FTR/Bucks and Main the pick of a very good bunch.
Few real feel good moments too. Best Friends deserved that moment. Ospreay too getting that big fight and big win moment.
Crowd hot throughout. And it came over on tv well which was good. They never died really despite being a long show. Maybe the Trios title was their lowest but even then never bad.
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Post by skullman21 on Aug 28, 2023 7:33:01 GMT -5
Overall I loved the show, but to give something a 10 it has to be WM 17 level and it wasn't quite that. The women's match really left a sour taste in my mouth and the booking of the ladies overall for the PPV. JR on commentary for a couple matches also was just awful. I will give it a solid 8 though as I really enjoyed the show overall and it was well worth my $50.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Aug 28, 2023 9:14:03 GMT -5
Didn’t watch live because I had to run some errands, but it was pretty fun. I can’t call it the best AEW show I’ve ever seen, it was another good show from a company that’s been pretty consistent with their major show quality. I went with an 8, I feel the enthusiastic and massive audience added to the atmosphere a ton.
This particular Stadium Stampede had more of an old school ECW flavor, mostly due to the lack of room available for them to use as many gimmicks as the Elite did, but it was still solid. The main event had a super unique dynamic, and that was the right booking decision since the Brochacho angle is set to continue.
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Post by Celgress on Aug 28, 2023 21:10:46 GMT -5
9 out of 10 nearly perfect but for a few things that didn't and did happen (Shida losing her title, no Edge or Godlberg, FTR retaining), IMHO.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Aug 28, 2023 21:12:00 GMT -5
9. I really enjoyed it.
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Post by The anti-ratings Luddite on Aug 28, 2023 21:26:26 GMT -5
There were some questionable booking decisions (FTR going over the Bucks considering Cash's problems, Kenny losing the way he did, etc) but at least they were foreshadowed decisions that made some degree of sense.
Like it or not, FTR were the nominal faces in the feud with the Bucks, and Kenny has honestly been the most insanely giving person ever since joining AEW to the point that Tony basically MADE him start winning more.
Saraya winning is the headscratcher that I can only assume happened because "In England".
8/10.
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Post by Starshine on Aug 28, 2023 21:40:51 GMT -5
I'm gonna go with a respectable 8, flirting towards a 9. I didn't love all the decisions, I don't like overwrought matches like the main event, I also don't think a lot of the build really landed, but despite all that the fact they managed to pull this off is incredible. It was a spectacle in the ways you want mainstream level pro wrestling to be, and I'm so happy it was as successful as it was.
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Post by sfvega on Aug 28, 2023 21:43:15 GMT -5
I went with an 8. I feel like they should have had so much more momentum coming into a huge show, but a lot of it fell flat. The Billy Gunn stuff should have had more to it. The AR Fox stuff just felt randomly thrown together. Shida seemed like she lost just due to the home crowd factor, which is just silly how they bend over backwards for it like when they had Thunder Rose get pinned on PPV just so she can win in San Antonio right after. Like if you have a moment, just go with it. Don't force it. The obvious strong point is the main, which just had a lightning in a bottle build. Great stuff week after week.
Stadium Stampede was really good. The coffin match wasn't a great wrestling match, but it was just plain fun. Every moment we get with Sting I cherish, because I know it's not for long. He's still crazy, and the crowd loved all of it. Punk/Joe was good, but Punk always has to ruin any goodwill immediately. Ospreay/Jericho was very good, but I feel like we've had tension between Jericho and Sammy for 3 years. Do it or don't, I have no skin in the game anymore regardless.
I'm still tired of the roll-ups in kitchen sink style matches. How are you going to have two guys hit each other with every move in the book, then win with the most basic, unimpactful shit ever? It's fine sometimes, but how many moves never end matches? How many Spanish Flys never win matches? How many Canadian Destroyers never win matches? What's the psychology in doing these difficult moves when they aren't effective at ending matches, but these roll-ups are?
The main event made up for a lot of imperfections in the build and some of the lowpoints, so much so that I almost gave it a 9. Great storytelling, great wrestling, great drama. When you have people popping huge for taking off a shirt, that's what makes wrestling great. Something so small, but over so huge. I thought they would do the double turn, but they went in a better direction and put off the end of the story arc for another day in a way that both made sense and still delivered feeling. They earned the confetti, and I came away feeling much better about the show than I did before.
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Post by Hurbster on Aug 29, 2023 4:53:18 GMT -5
Lovely show. Solid 8.
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Post by Germansuplex on Aug 30, 2023 14:50:26 GMT -5
FINALLY got around to finish All In, I'll give it a solid 8. Main Event was a banger and FTR/Bucks put on a great match. Everything else ranged from just fine to clunky, but the once-in-a-lifetime atmosphere made up for a lot.
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Post by Bo Rida on Sept 1, 2023 8:01:52 GMT -5
Meltzer's ratings MJF & Cole vs. Aussie Open : 2.75
HOOK vs. Jack Perry : 3.25
CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe : 3.5
Golden Elite vs. Takeshita & BC Gold : 4.5
FTR vs. Young Bucks : 4.75
Stadium Stampede Match : 4.5
Women's fourway : 2.75
Darby & Sting vs. Swerve & Cage : 4.25
Will Ospreay vs. Chris Jericho : 4.75
The Acclaimed vs. House Of Black : 2.5
MJF vs. Adam Cole : 4.5
All subjective of course but to me the golden trios was by far the worst part of the show while MJF and Cole having 80k people hanging in their every move was the highlight, seems crazy to rate them the same.
I thought Punk Vs Joe was way better than that too, at least 4 stars and I'd probably go higher.
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