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Post by eJm on Mar 21, 2021 17:15:49 GMT -5
Interesting, Elevation definitely feels like the B show so far. I figured the original Dark would be higher on the pecking order but not yet at least. I think they're still trying to figure out what a post-pandemic set of shows look like and since that is inching closer and closer, part of it is taking advantage of being able to bring in the talent you can and finding ways to showcase them before deciding who you want to sign and trying to find ways of using both shows with the expanded schedule.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 21, 2021 22:13:28 GMT -5
Idk if we'll get any more matches announced by tomorrow but an 8 Match Card plus the Velvet interview seems like a much more reasonable showcase for Elevation so you can save the 10-15 Match bulk for DARK.
This is gonna be a tinkering process as the pandemic lessens, if they start touring again I expect DARK to go back to the three or so match thing and Elevation to possibly become a show like WCW Saturday Night run in its own special venue with a smaller home base of fans akin to "THE MOTHASHIP!". Could even just keep it at Daily's as it's become a home base as it feels anyway.
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Post by chrom on Mar 22, 2021 6:17:53 GMT -5
Tay Conti against Ray Lyn was announced
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 22, 2021 6:22:50 GMT -5
Some additional matches I didn't see included here:
Tay Conti vs Ray Lyn
Lee Johnson vs Adam Priest
Elevations advertisement strategy seems to be announcing the main matches and then letting the other wrestlers promote their own matches and AEW RTs them, so some matches kinda get lost in the shuffle till later unless you're following certain talents or until AEW starts RTing them.
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Post by Harry The Arrow was Wrong! on Mar 22, 2021 12:50:57 GMT -5
I will definitely tune in for the Hirsch vs Mizunami at least. I love OC but I find Nemeth absolutely terrible so it sucks that one of OC's rare outings is against him I like Nemeth, he's a great old school heel and his shtick should be perfect with Orange imo. Can't say I agree honestly. He's just super bland and generic to me.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2021 13:39:59 GMT -5
Im not watching this.
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Post by Hypnosis on Mar 22, 2021 14:07:59 GMT -5
Three days in a row of head-to-head wrestling really is too much. NXT moving to Tuesday next month could help if Impact goes to Thursday, but I guess pre-pandemic Dark's not returning until AEW can tour again later this year.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2021 14:50:31 GMT -5
Three days in a row of head-to-head wrestling really is too much. NXT moving to Tuesday next month could help if Impact goes to Thursday, but I guess pre-pandemic Dark's not returning until AEW can tour again later this year. I really wish AEW wasn't 3 nights in a row too, even without watching any other companies Would help break up the week a little more if either Dark or Elevation moved to later in the week
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2021 14:51:38 GMT -5
Three days in a row of head-to-head wrestling really is too much. NXT moving to Tuesday next month could help, but I guess pre-pandemic Dark's not returning until AEW can tour again later this year. This a what weekly wrestling is on tv, youtube and fite. Not counting ppvs, major indies, stuff like championship wrestling from Hollywood, or most Japanese programing. * - Shows I currently watch. MONDAY - ROH Wrestling - Fite.tv - 7pm * - AEW Dark Evolution - Youtube - 7pm - WWE Raw - USA Network - 8pm * TUESDAY - NWA Powerrr - Fite.tv - 6:05pm * - AEW Dark - Youtube - 7pm - Impact - AXS TV (and Twitch) - 8pm * WEDNESDAY - MLW - Youtube - 7pm * - AEW Dynamite - TNT - 8pm * - NXT - USA Network - 8pm * THURSDAY - NXT UK - WWE Network - 3pm * FRIDAY - WWE Smackdown - Fox - 8pm * - 205 Live - WWE Network - 10pm - NJPW Stong - NJPW World / Fite tv - 10pm Raw is mostly background noise and hanging out in the Raw thread. ROH I normally watch a day or two before its on Fite on one of my local Sinclair stations. I just ordered a monthly subscription to Powerrr for $5 on fite. I normally watch AEW on my big screen and NXT on my laptop. NXT UK I watch at my desk at work when were not busy. NXT might move to Tuesday which might move impact to Thursday. Which would change how i watch things as well. Thats still 15 of hours worth wrestling programs that I invest into in a week, not including ppvs. It was great to give myself a reason to not go out as much during the pandemic, now that the world is opening back up. I don't need to stay in as much. I was hoping last weeks mostly snoozefest was just a one week thing. I just don't have time or another two hours to invest in Dark 2.0.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 22, 2021 16:40:01 GMT -5
AEW DARK and AEW DARK Elevation are constructed for you to pick the matches you want, it's why they announce the main card matches for Elevation first, so you can watch those live or tune in later, or watch when the premiere is over when it comes to Elevation, and when it comes to DARK, same thing except you get the whole card during that announcement.
DARK's not gonna last as it is, thats why Elevation is how it is. DARK will eventually turn back into what it was when AEW goes back on the road, and Elevation will become the scouting show. I feel like it might do better on the weekend or later in the week as well, but it drew really well on Monday, so we'll see if that trend continues
It's understandable if some people don't want to invest in more, and that's fine and their decision, but in the grand scheme DARK and Elevation are harmless, and have actively gotten several talents signed. So I see why they want to continue that as time goes on and things you would hope return to more normalcy and DARK itself shrinks back to like an hour long show
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Post by toodarkmark on Mar 22, 2021 17:00:47 GMT -5
Three days in a row of head-to-head wrestling really is too much. NXT moving to Tuesday next month could help if Impact goes to Thursday, but I guess pre-pandemic Dark's not returning until AEW can tour again later this year. I really wish AEW wasn't 3 nights in a row too, even without watching any other companies Would help break up the week a little more if either Dark or Elevation moved to later in the week I think Elevation had like 500k views by Tuesday and is up to almost 900k now, so many people watch it later in the week. When I have, I just ignore the ticker on Dynamite that says the results.
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Mar 22, 2021 22:29:13 GMT -5
I will definitely tune in for the Hirsch vs Mizunami at least. I love OC but I find Nemeth absolutely terrible so it sucks that one of OC's rare outings is against him I don’t get why they’re rare in the first place. Who did Cassidy piss off?
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Mar 22, 2021 22:53:00 GMT -5
I will definitely tune in for the Hirsch vs Mizunami at least. I love OC but I find Nemeth absolutely terrible so it sucks that one of OC's rare outings is against him I don’t get why they’re rare in the first place. Who did Cassidy piss off? Eh, his gimmick kind of doesn't work as well if he's wrestling all of the time. I remember thinking just post-Jericho when he was a more regular fixture of Dynamite that he started feeling like just another dude with a cool moveset - if he does the gimmick stuff too often, it gets stale, and if he cuts back on it to avoid getting stale, he's less interesting. He's had a prominent feud that isn't as good a use of him as the Jericho feud, but he's still in a good position to figure into a good story later.
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Post by Harry The Arrow was Wrong! on Mar 23, 2021 9:02:19 GMT -5
Goddammit, Jade is awesome and her being stuck with Vickie kills all my interest in her. Just like Nyla being stuck with her.
Vickie is a serious channel changer for me
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