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Post by THE FVNKER on Dec 29, 2021 9:37:08 GMT -5
Not a fan of Sonny Kiss (don't @ me, I'm allowed to not like him), but I've always thought the hate towards Janela was stupid. The guy does his part just fine.
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Post by pinja on Dec 29, 2021 10:45:32 GMT -5
I enjoyed the match and for the first time saw some intensity from Sonny. But he still had some overly staged or wonky spots like the headscissors from the first gif, the overshot splash from the second and the slo-mo suicide dive. Apart from that, Joey Janella's awful trash talking took away from the match and I thought they should have worked harder towards the finish. The Piledriver (which, again, was gorgeous) was a sudden explosion after too cold of a moment. Still, enjoyable. I, too, would like to see Sonny in a more prominent role, but only if he can overcome the John Morrison school of contrived offense. Given that Morrison himself overcame it, I have hope.
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Post by eJm on Dec 29, 2021 14:08:15 GMT -5
So I’m on two minds about the overall subject of “Why Dark?” (And I will watch the match, just had the booster today so not really going to find a chance whilst I’m waiting for whatever comes from it)
People can get really weird about it especially considering a) it isn’t something that does badly weekly and b) it’s a good potential gateway for people who don’t have the same access to Dynamite and Rampage as the US (I’m paying a subscription to watch it here in Ireland and so are people in the UK now considering the lopsided schedule ITV puts it in). It’s easy to access, everyone has a way of watching it and they are making it a show that is worth a watch for the smaller storylines and feuds that go on with the rest of the roster where people can get over from that. I’ve never agreed that it makes people feel less because, well, stuff is still going on and it builds towards win/loss ratios for matches going forward.
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I do think they could do more with them as promotion tools. I’ve been beating the drum for some kind of short segment building what happens on Dark and Dark Elevation in terms of overall ranking and what they might mean going forward for the various title pictures and if something like Skye Blue and Kiera Hogan winning happens, those should be honed into because they’re both unsigned. I will also say a good way would be for Kiss/Janela to be in Newark on Rampage with a hype package detailing their feud, heck, give them the main event slot. It’ll be on New Years so it’s not like they’ll expect a massive rating from it. In turn, this’ll potentially get more people to watch Dark and Dark Elevation because they’re seen as important shows.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Dec 29, 2021 16:37:38 GMT -5
Not a fan of Sonny Kiss (don't @ me, I'm allowed to not like him), but I've always thought the hate towards Janela was stupid. The guy does his part just fine. Joey is kind of his own worst enemy. I've always been a fan but sometimes he goes over board with the Twitter antics. As for the why dark question some have. I think they want to give some meaning while also developing talent. And for various reasons both Joey and Sonny needed to be rebuilt. I think Dark had been very good for getting Wardlow momentum again
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Dec 29, 2021 18:40:16 GMT -5
I also just think it's good to have some big matches on the Youtube shows that will just BE THERE forever. For new fans who wanna get into AEW or just wanna show their friends good wrestling matches to get into, having Janela/Kiss there for free in full is actively smart on their end imo.
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Dec 31, 2021 20:25:16 GMT -5
I also just think it's good to have some big matches on the Youtube shows that will just BE THERE forever. For new fans who wanna get into AEW or just wanna show their friends good wrestling matches to get into, having Janela/Kiss there for free in full is actively smart on their end imo. I think having a greatest DARK matches with a playlist to individual matches would be a really good way to go.
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Post by Z-A Sandbaggin' Son of a b!%@h on Jan 1, 2022 2:57:14 GMT -5
Sonny should be a more featured player. He could hold His own in a bigger program on one of the main shows. Very underrated
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2022 14:27:41 GMT -5
I also just think it's good to have some big matches on the Youtube shows that will just BE THERE forever. For new fans who wanna get into AEW or just wanna show their friends good wrestling matches to get into, having Janela/Kiss there for free in full is actively smart on their end imo. I think having a greatest DARK matches with a playlist to individual matches would be a really good way to go. I don't watch Dark but I would absolutely take a couple hours to watch a best of comp, that's a great idea. I'm going to check out this match too. One of the reasons I was initially excited for AEW was that it seemed like Joey Janela would be a featured midcarder, but they haven't done anything with him on the main shows since he had that killer match with Moxley at like the 2nd AEW show.
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