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Post by eJm on Dec 4, 2019 22:09:13 GMT -5
That match picked up in a goddamn hurry!
For two people with different levels of experience, that showed why Shida was one of the first big international signees and Statlander is a hot prospect.
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Dec 4, 2019 22:12:07 GMT -5
Shida is great but from the first I saw of Statlander..she may be the star the division needs. Just a force to be reckoned with. And I dig the alien shit.
Great match. Some brutal shots near the end of it. Kris’ finisher is sick. I’m so happy she signed with them.
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Post by Facetious on Dec 4, 2019 22:17:01 GMT -5
Imo the best match for the division yet. Shida didn't have to slow down for Stat and Stat SHINED throughout.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Dec 4, 2019 22:25:59 GMT -5
Statlander being an alien is way less cornball than Brandi on the mic.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Dec 4, 2019 22:35:55 GMT -5
That was some straight up some Joshi-style action there. And really good Joshi-style action.
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Post by chrom on Dec 4, 2019 22:38:57 GMT -5
She deserved that contract she's gotten.
Beyond Wrestling announced that Kris has been signed by AEW.
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Dec 4, 2019 22:55:03 GMT -5
I have been champing at the bit for Statlander to get a contract, and that match showed why. She is a fantastic wrestler; her moveset compliments her gimmick without getting in the way of the match; her mannerisms are distinctive; she is interesting in a way that is congruent with AEW's best gimmick acts (like Luchasaurus, Dark Order, and Orange); and she has a hook that I think could intrigue potential fans enough to get them to try the show.
Oh, and Shida is just a tremendous pure wrestler.
Backbone of the division, both of them.
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Post by markymark on Dec 4, 2019 22:58:50 GMT -5
Kris is the future of the women division, in her third year in the sport and she is already this good, she is pretty much what AEW was expecting Britt to be.
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Post by eJm on Dec 4, 2019 23:04:30 GMT -5
She deserved that contract she's gotten. Beyond Wrestling announced that Kris has been signed by AEW. It was less them announcing it but more them RTing someone who was saying they were going to miss them but they didn’t...deny it if that makes sense.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Dec 4, 2019 23:05:40 GMT -5
This continues to show AEW's unpredictability and I love them for it. No one thought Statlander was winning this match and by god she did a star has been born. Shit was incredible from start to finish and thank god they signed her
AEW's Women's Division is getting better
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Post by eJm on Dec 4, 2019 23:06:09 GMT -5
D’aawww
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Post by markymark on Dec 4, 2019 23:08:39 GMT -5
Kris Hikaru Shanna Kong Riho
Should be the core of the division.
Kenny was right about the division becoming good next year, it was a mistake trying to build the division with Britt and Nyla from the very start.
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 5, 2019 0:37:06 GMT -5
Kris Hikaru Shanna Kong Riho Should be the core of the division. Kenny was right about the division becoming good next year, it was a mistake trying to build the division with Britt and Nyla from the very start. I think Nyla was fine, Britt, less so, but I don't want to judge them too harshly since they clearly had plans for Kylie Rae that had to be scrapped, and I don't think Allie turning in an atrocious match with Brandi helped, either, early on. That said, Kris and Shida rock. Kris is like if you took everything fun about Planet Stasiak, and made it unironically great, too.
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Dec 5, 2019 0:42:46 GMT -5
Kris is like if you took everything fun about Planet Stasiak, and made it unironically great, too. That is well put. I feel like she mostly hits the same sweet spot as the Undertaker being undead - where her being an alien doesn't preclude her from having normal wrestler motivations, and also is easy to not contradict. The commentary line about her spaceship crashing by her wrestling school was well played.
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Post by The Spelunker! on Dec 5, 2019 10:33:34 GMT -5
Match was a banger. Got me invested heavily even though I thought the outcome was a sure thing for Shida. Really glad to see Statlander signed.
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Dec 5, 2019 10:37:52 GMT -5
After kicking out of Shida's tactics of kneeing people until the die cued me that this match was going to be something else. Love Kris's finisher too, looks nasty.
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Post by Dub H on Dec 5, 2019 10:40:08 GMT -5
"Curt Hawkins Star Factory"
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Post by markymark on Dec 5, 2019 11:07:54 GMT -5
After kicking out of Shida's tactics of kneeing people until the die cued me that this match was going to be something else. Love Kris's finisher too, looks nasty. Scissors kick should be her secondary finish imo.
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Dec 5, 2019 11:10:53 GMT -5
After kicking out of Shida's tactics of kneeing people until the die cued me that this match was going to be something else. Love Kris's finisher too, looks nasty. Scissors kick should be her secondary finish imo. It is!
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Dec 5, 2019 11:25:57 GMT -5
After kicking out of Shida's tactics of kneeing people until the die cued me that this match was going to be something else. Love Kris's finisher too, looks nasty. Scissors kick should be her secondary finish imo. I marked out for her scissors kick. Been forever since I saw someone using it. Big fan of Booker T's back in the day.
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