Hikaru Shida vs. Penelope Ford Discussion

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That was a great match. I expected it to be decent but they very much surpassed my expectations with it. Made Penelope look like a million bucks in losing too.

[Dub H]

Penelope has the charisma of Britt but is 10x better in-ring

[Fade is a CodyCryBaby]

Penelope is not to be overlooked. And Shida is an amazing champion so far. Geat match.

[Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby]

Match of the night, and as good as Shida is, I wasn't expecting that with Kenny & Hangman going up against solid workers in the main event. The build was just barely enough to give this match heat, but Shida sold her hatred so well that it worked anyway.

Penelope definitely kicked it into a higher gear for this, doing sharp setups for her fancy spots and busting out a moonsault that she hasn't shown off before. The fact that their styles are "00's WWE Diva taken up to 11" and "puro psychology to the max," respectively, made for a really cool contrast.

And I utterly love that Kip was thrown out immediately but still ran in later because we did, in fact, need to see him get shinai'ed upside the head.

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Shida brings out the best in everyone (Except Mel), so I expected that again here and it was delivered

Ford looked great, was heavily protected, and Shida's just a badass that I hope gets a great rival soon, the women's division's been doing well despite the setbacks of travel and injuries

[Mozenrath]

Jul 1, 2020 21:05:18 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Penelope has the charisma of Britt but is 10x better in-ring

I would not go that far. She's better than Britt in-ring, but Britt still out-charismas her handily.

Still, though, Penelope's someone who looks markedly better than where she was at like a year ago. She's coming along so nicely. I hope whenever Riho's back that they can feud properly, since COVID cut off what looked to be a brewing feud between the two.

[Chiral]

Penelope's been really good this year and Shida's been INCREDIBLE, both looked great here.

[IgnahtaSempria]

It was really good. Ford brought her A-game, and she never felt like she was beneath Shida.

One of my favourite parts of the match was when Ford countered the Falcon Arrow pin into a rollup, and Jericho mentioned how he'd wrestled Hayabusa and never thought of a counter like that.

It's a huge way to put Ford over. You've got a 30-year veteran basically saying "I wrestled the guy who invented that move, and that counter was better than anything I ever came up with." It really puts over her in-ring intelligence.

[Cyno]

Ford is better than a lot of people gave her credit for and she showed it tonight. And Shida is one of the best women's wrestlers going today. Excellent match all around.

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Hell of a match. Ford proved herself and Shida continues to show why she’s one of the best.

[lucas_lee]

Ford is getting better and better. I'm glad she's getting a chance to show off.

[thedot]

Of course working with Shida is going to help Ford improve. AEW needs more women on Shida's level that could elevate the other women and teach them a thing or two.

[Cieto]

Decent match, Ford deserved a good in-ring showcase, as she's been quietly impressive over the last few weeks.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

I think Ford has the potential to be one of the biggest female stars in wrestling.

Depends a lot on what her ceiling is for improving, but she is fairly well rounded and insanely gorgeous on top of it.

[salz4life]

Shida is awesome. Penelope is really developing and I enjoy watching her work. Her and Kip are a great duo.

[markymark]

Jul 2, 2020 4:02:21 GMT -5 thedot said:

Of course working with Shida is going to help Ford improve. AEW needs more women on Shida's level that could elevate the other women and teach them a thing or two.

Emi Sakura couldve been if only she dropped the Freddie Mercury gimmick.

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I've been saying forever that Penelope Ford should be the face of the AEW Women's division. She's smoking hot, and good in the ring. She's like a new Trish Stratus, she's just gonna get better and better.

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Shida is just... amazing. She reminds me of Bret Hart, in that she can make anyone that's in the ring with her look better, but can deliver magic if she's with someone that can hold their own.

Penelope Ford needs to ride out being a heel just a bit longer (especially with Baker on the shelf), but I agree with her being the new Trish Stratus.

[Bad Moon]

Penelope Ford may be the best person at selling knees in AEW. I love the way she goes half completely limp, half stiff and twitching whenever she catches one in the head from Shida.

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The Shida Effect is a very real thing.When Penelope starts having matches like that with people not named Shida that’s the time to start calling her the next Trish Stratus.