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Post by smokinvokoun86 on Jul 28, 2021 22:38:31 GMT -5
10/10 Definitely one of the best shows they've done. Every match delivered; even the women's match was better than expected. To address the elephant in the room: I fully understand why people may feel that the Hangman loss is a sign of AEW embracing WWE-style misery booking. I can even understand why it soured the entire show for some people. However, I 100% believe AEW has earned the benefit of the doubt. This Hangman story has been building for nearly two years; no way do they shit the bed in the home stretch. In fact, I'm so confident in the fact that AEW knows what they're doing that I propose the following. If the AEW World Title match at All Out is not Hangman Adam Page beating Kenny Omega for the belt, I will donate the cost of the PPV ($50) to charity. If I do not provide proof of this donation within 24 hours of the show ending, I give the mods permission to ban me. Light-tubes. JUVI JUICE. What a show. I also give this show a 10/10. I think the entire 10 man presentation, the pseudo CM Punk confirmation, and the main event made it an unforgettable show. Solid stuff between too, Cash injury not withstanding. But brother, you’re donating money. The main event for All Out is Punk vs Omega. I do think this kinda of killed the Hangman a bit tonight, which really does bum me out. AEW absolutely deserves the benefit of the doubt however - so I am willing to be optimistic about what’s in the Hangman’s future. I really doubt they killed him. I seriously don’t think one major lose is enough to kill a man’s overness. I firmly believe he is gonna overcome this and win the title.
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Post by Harry The Arrow was Wrong! on Jul 28, 2021 22:43:17 GMT -5
f*** it, gave it a 10. Why not.
I just loved the hell out of this show.
From all teases of Punk, Mox teasing Tana or possibly someone else, the announcement of Juvi. This show just didn't let up
Opening match was great with insane entrances. I'm willing to let the results play out to see where it goes.
And that main event. Goddamn. It was a perfect way to bring this style to tv. Gage and Jericho are masters of playing to the crowd and really knew how to get the most out of every spot. I loved every minute of it. Gage was kept strong too with that finish. Perfect.
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Post by petef3 on Jul 28, 2021 22:55:28 GMT -5
First hour was great. Main event was proof that Gage's sorry ass was being carried by Matt Cardona the whole way, because that was just terrible on a purely fundamental level. Like, this goofball doesn't even know how to run the ropes properly. Split the difference and call it a 5.
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Post by britishbulldog on Jul 28, 2021 22:59:09 GMT -5
First time I’ve watched a show. Here are my thoughts. 1. JR is bad. Keep Tony 2. 6 man tag was bad. Everything looked to set up and a step off 3 FTR Konnans group was a good match. 4 presentation was fine nothing great but nothing offensive 5. Guy who wrestled Jericho not my cup of tea. No star power in him IMO. Overall I give it a 5. Black looked great
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Post by Rave on Jul 28, 2021 23:05:30 GMT -5
7. -2 for what happened in the opener, -1 for teasing Tanahashi even though he'll likely only be challenging for that belt on New Japan programming and not on Dynamite. Don't get my hopes up like that.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jul 28, 2021 23:08:41 GMT -5
7. -2 for what happened in the opener, -1 for teasing Tanahashi even though he'll likely only be challenging for that belt on New Japan programming and not on Dynamite. Don't get my hopes up like that. The Mox promo indicated Mox vs Tanahashi is gonna happen on AEW programming.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Jul 28, 2021 23:10:47 GMT -5
9/10 - the girlfriend loved it! She found the opening tag to be super entertaining. I gutted by the result but I get it and I know we'll get there eventually. Better they lose there than at All Out.
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Post by Convoy on Jul 28, 2021 23:33:31 GMT -5
Fuego is finally in the Nightmare Family, so 10/10.
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Post by The Prince That Was Promised on Jul 29, 2021 0:58:27 GMT -5
7.5/10 for me this week. Very good show as always.
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Post by lucas_lee on Jul 29, 2021 1:20:37 GMT -5
I'm rating it MDK/10
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Post by deezy on Jul 29, 2021 1:24:03 GMT -5
It was awesome being there live. Energy from the crowd was kept up throughout the show despite the opening match result. Biggest pops inside the arena ( probably came off the same on TV)
Adam Page ( duh ) NOOORRRTTTHHHH CAAARRROOOLLLIINNNAAA Darby and Sting ( Darby's popularity rivaled Hangmans ) Jim Ross Britt Baker Jericho
Biggest boo's were Team Elite and Cody Rhodes.
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Post by deezy on Jul 29, 2021 1:27:11 GMT -5
Fuego is finally in the Nightmare Family, so 10/10. He was really over with the live crowd. Especially on Dark. Multiple chants for him throughout the night. I never heard of him before tonight, I sure as hell know who he is now. Lol
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jul 29, 2021 1:38:20 GMT -5
Fuego is finally in the Nightmare Family, so 10/10. He was really over with the live crowd. Especially on Dark. Multiple chants for him throughout the night. I never heard of him before tonight, I sure as hell know who he is now. Lol Watch Sammy Guevaras vlogs for more Fuego Magic! Also if you have any more DARK highlights or caught any enhancement names I missed or even matches check out my thread on it! I tried to get all I could from the twitter results
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jul 29, 2021 1:39:03 GMT -5
It was awesome being there live. Energy from the crowd was kept up throughout the show despite the opening match result. Biggest pops inside the arena ( probably came off the same on TV) Adam Page ( duh ) NOOORRRTTTHHHH CAAARRROOOLLLIINNNAAA Darby and Sting ( Darby's popularity rivaled Hangmans ) Jim Ross Britt Baker Jericho Biggest boo's were Team Elite and Cody Rhodes. A Rhodes getting booed out of Carolina? Seems legit
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Post by King Devitt on Jul 29, 2021 2:20:07 GMT -5
7.
Opening match was perplexing, but Page coming out in that purple accented gear with the purple bandana (on everyone) was aces. I have faith that they have a plan in place, but it does seem weird to not call the shot here. Like...how can they amp up the drama after this? This felt like the apex of two years of build. But I'll wait and see what happens.
Starks promo was damned good. Dude is a natural. First guy to give off Rock vibes (without feeling like a knockoff) since the original. Get some glasses that fit your face though.
Tanahashi on AEW TV, holy shit. Excited at first because I thought it was gonna be Tana vs. Archer in AEW, but then they said the winner was gonna fly to Japan, so hoping Tana wins it, and then Mox challenges him (hopefully at All Out) I want Tana in AEW once just to hear the crowd.
Darby's promo was good, they played this hand the exact way it needs to be and the "now we're gonna be in Chicago soon!" adds to it. Just have him debut at the open of the show so I don't have to suffer through CM Punk chants for the duration. For fans of his, I'm happy for ya, but I'll be waiting on my American Dragon.
Haku was cool to see. Black kicking Cody in the head is always cool to see.
And that main event, holy hell...I was all squirming and looking from behind my hands like I was watching a Saw movie or something.
The meh: Trios match wasn't into, but looking on the bright side I'm glad Angelico was on Dynamite.
The women's match was eh, but I expected that. Rosa did the best she could.
Cash hurting himself was rough, and hearing the ref say to wrap it up to the people in the ring was disappointing, but I hope he's alright. Based on where his arm slid and the way the ring posts have that angled piece, my overactive imagination wasn't liking that.
And the announcement of Labor #3. Underwhelming doesn't even describe it. Storyline perspective? Fine. But that should have been #1 or #2. Going from a No Rules with Nick f***ing Gage to Juventud and a "hit a move off the top rope" is like "ooooooooh no not that!!!!!" (/sarcasm) Gage should have been #5 unless they have something HUGE planned for that. Not saying the match won't be good, just saying it shouldn't have followed this. Knocked the show down some pegs for me. The balloon was inflating nicely, and it deflated a bit on that one.
Overall I didn't mind it, but I didn't leave it feeling as hyped as I had the last 2 weeks. Can't win 'em all, and 7 is still fine.
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Post by Cyno on Jul 29, 2021 2:44:33 GMT -5
Yeah, do yourself a favor and don't look at stills of what was happening with Cash there. Made me a bit nauseous. Very gruesome to see.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jul 29, 2021 2:52:02 GMT -5
Yeah, do yourself a favor and don't look at stills of what was happening with Cash there. Made me a bit nauseous. Very gruesome to see. I have some actual good news. Per PWInsider Cash was fine backstage! Apparently what many people thought was a bone sticking out of his wrist was some gauze that well... made it look really bad. It was a bad cut... but he did not break his arm and should be fine going forward!
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Post by Cyno on Jul 29, 2021 2:53:19 GMT -5
Yeah, do yourself a favor and don't look at stills of what was happening with Cash there. Made me a bit nauseous. Very gruesome to see. I have some actual good news. Per PWInsider Cash was fine backstage! Apparently what many people thought was a bone sticking out of his wrist was some gauze that well... made it look really bad. It was a bad cut... but he did not break his arm and should be fine going forward! Thank God. I seriously thought that was a compound fracture. Really glad it was just a bad cut and nothing more.
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Post by deezy on Jul 29, 2021 3:34:12 GMT -5
He was really over with the live crowd. Especially on Dark. Multiple chants for him throughout the night. I never heard of him before tonight, I sure as hell know who he is now. Lol Watch Sammy Guevaras vlogs for more Fuego Magic! Also if you have any more DARK highlights or caught any enhancement names I missed or even matches check out my thread on it! I tried to get all I could from the twitter results Looks to me like you got everything with the matches and enhancement talent names. Fun segment before Dark, They brought out Sammy so the crowd could sing Happy Birthday to him. Then QT Marshall came out to interrupt because his Birthday was a few days ago and Noone sung Happy Birthday to him. Then Tony Kahn came out to tell QT to shut up and that he was ruining this. Of course this all ended with Birthday cake all over QT. Lol
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jul 29, 2021 4:03:34 GMT -5
Watch Sammy Guevaras vlogs for more Fuego Magic! Also if you have any more DARK highlights or caught any enhancement names I missed or even matches check out my thread on it! I tried to get all I could from the twitter results Looks to me like you got everything with the matches and enhancement talent names. Fun segment before Dark, They brought out Sammy so the crowd could sing Happy Birthday to him. Then QT Marshall came out to interrupt because his Birthday was a few days ago and Noone sung Happy Birthday to him. Then Tony Kahn came out to tell QT to shut up and that he was ruining this. Of course this all ended with Birthday cake all over QT. Lol That is absolutely making Sammy's Vlog next week too lol
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