Least favorite thing about your favorite AEW wrestlers

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Aug 13, 2022 11:36:15 GMT -5 Cyno said:

Aug 13, 2022 9:07:00 GMT -5 Hypnosis said:

The last time she was on Dynamite was December 2019 against Big Swole from what Cagematch says.

Yeah, it's been way too long of a TV absence for her, even well after the travel restrictions in 2020.

I have to say it's nice that the general reaction to Emi (on here and on the internet in general) has changed from "the Freddie Mercury gimmick is stupid. Why did AEW bother bringing her in? Outlaw mudshow!" to "how is someone this good not on TV?"

I think that adds to the current frustration with her status in the promotion. That Freddie Mercury gimmick was not good, and it showed that Emi was overcomplicating the idea of changing herself to appeal to the US. It also got in the way of her match quality, because she was constantly slowing the match to a halt so she could try and fail to get crowd participation going.

Now, though, she's fixed every problem with her presentation and put in consistent good work for a year and a half, and it feels like she is still being punished for issues that she handled on her own.

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Aug 13, 2022 8:37:46 GMT -5 Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! said:

Jon Moxley - he needs to dial back on the bloodshed and save it for his biggest matches; they stop being special when he does it every week

[CeilingFan]

I love Jeff Hardy, but he does have a tendency to shoot himself in the foot.

[carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army)]

Aug 13, 2022 0:20:38 GMT -5 This Player Hating Mothman said:

Wardlow - HE DOESN'T WRESTLE IN A SUIT WHY ISN'T HE WRESTLING IN A SUIT HE'D LOOK SO GOOD WRESTLING IN A SUIT

I loathe dominant monster face big-strong aggression graargh characters. That said, if Wardlow wrestled in a suit, he would immediately become my favorite wrestler.


Anyway...

Punk--The GTS just doesn't work with his current offense and wrestling style. He needs something either way more sudden or way more methodical that he can build to.

Angelico--The gimmick needs help. If you're a raver, why don't you come out to rave music? Why do you dance so slowly?

Best Friends--Can't believe I'm saying this, but Chuck needs more intensity; his vibe doesn't match their high octane offense, and it feels jarring more than amusingly ironic. (alternately, he could play up the weaseliness.)

Kingston--Forces the shootiness in promos too much. He can get away with it better than anyone else, but a little still goes a long way.

Moriarty--Hard to get a handle on his character; needs acting lessons to make things three-dimensional. Also his music needs some damn bass in it.

Claudio--Oh my god stop doing that weird rapid-fire upward arm shuffle thing, it looks terrible and always has.

Buddy Matthews--Dude, you're an evil satanist or something; call yourself something other than "Buddy" for a while.

Nyla Rose--Listen, you gotta have some backstage pull. Use it to turn yourself face.

Sakazaki--The sadistic bully edge is working surprisingly well, but I'm worried it's setting up too obvious a story of a Watanabe upset in the finals of the tournament.

[Triangle Lancer]

Darby Allin - I like the guy, but he's becoming AEW's answer to Hacksaw Duggan (first "big name" guy new talent usually go over).
Like Duggan, it doesn't seem to really hurt them as far as their rep; just frustrating to watch.

Kris Statlander - I know she's injured (again), but she may need to take some time away and run the independent scene before coming back. A sudden character change with no real background comes off flat.

Leyla Hirsch - Still recovering from an ACL tear/surgery in April. Hasn't even tweeted since DoN.

The Acclaimed - These knuckleheads have slowly won me over. Bowens can be a future top guy. I guess the least favorite thing is how many people they're behind in the pecking order before finally getting that spot and how long it's going to take.

Hook - (See "Acclaimed, The")

Private Party - Just watch them lately. 😮‍💨

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

Omega: His face work is, eh. I prefer when he’s being a psycho dickhead. Same with the Young Bucks.

Danielson: I miss the weird eccentric side he had with Team Hell No and as the Vegan Champion on Smackdown. Now he’s just Serious Fight Guy.

Jade Cargill: She’s coming along okay but she’s still green in spots. Plus the Stokley Hathaway connection aside, her star power makes me think she should be a top babyface sooner than later, once her selling improves.

Punk: Stay on the ground more and you’ll probably have a longer AEW run.

Nyla Rose: She should be a top face working with Jade.

Jungle Boy: Needs to work on his talking. He sounds believable, but he needs more fire and flash. Not in the J.A.S style, but he can turn up his intensity some.

Private Party: Going nowhere right now. Hopefully they’re about to split from Andrade now that Rush is doing more AEW shows.

Mox: Dial the blood back some. Your matches are good enough where you don’t need color every week. I thought Cody was going overboard too and Mox may be pushing it further.

Serena Deeb: She should be the top female heel heading a stable, not Baker (and I like Baker).

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Eddie Kingston is my guy but it's hilarious when he says IT'S ON SIGHT and then he crosses paths with the person he pledged to murder and either nothing happens or Eddie gets his shit pushed in by 5 dudes before he even tries something. Dude's gotta go read Art Of War or something.

[bob]

Danhausen is a jobberhausen

Dr. Britt Baker DMD has steamrolled pretty much everyone in the women's division

Jungleboy is getting better with his interview skills, but he could be better

Christian trying getting heat by going after people who passed away is incredible distasteful and makes for a very uncomfortable watch for me

[Bo Rida]

Dante Martin - Often looks like a teenager being dragged around the shops by his mum.

Young Bucks - too many poor backstage segments that go in circles. Months during with Don Callis to get back where they started was the worst. Much the same happended with Redragon bickering before their tag title triple threat.

Ftr - Weird thing to say when they have so much gold but they can't seem to capitalise on momentum. Instea of big title matches they disappear, become lackeys do something weird like the brush with greatness nonsense.

Serena Deeb - Also did a challenge thing that went nowhere but at least had the sense to keep the time limit short. The ominous music in her pre-taped promos make me think she plays in everywhere she goes.

Mox - stop doing a cutter. This is slightly irrational, it makes sense and he does it well. Just don't think it fits when so many others do it.

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Eddie Kingston - Kind of a loser (but don't tell him I said that)

Ruby Soho - Terrible finisher

Miro - Can you please get back in the ring?!

[Super Duper Dragunov]

Oh man how could I forget...

Dante Martin: His resting face looks like someone just shit all over his feelings. Dude looks like he could break out in tears at a moments notice.

[Hypnosis]

Aug 13, 2022 17:06:00 GMT -5 @dax said:

Eddie Kingston - Kind of a loser (but don't tell him I said that)

Ruby Soho - Terrible finisher

I like them too, but given their track records in AEW for big matches, they deserve each other.

Aug 13, 2022 20:03:33 GMT -5 Super Duper Dragunov said:

Oh man how could I forget...

Dante Martin: His resting face looks like someone just shit all over his feelings. Dude looks like he could break out in tears at a moments notice.

Ricky Starks pointing it out on Elevation (?) earlier this year was hilarious.

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Mox: I always loved wacky Ambrose more

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Aug 13, 2022 20:03:33 GMT -5 Super Duper Dragunov said:

Oh man how could I forget...

Dante Martin: His resting face looks like someone just shit all over his feelings. Dude looks like he could break out in tears at a moments notice.

He's from Minnesota, he's too nice to be mean!

[Cyno]

Aug 13, 2022 20:03:33 GMT -5 Super Duper Dragunov said:

Oh man how could I forget...

Dante Martin: His resting face looks like someone just shit all over his feelings. Dude looks like he could break out in tears at a moments notice.

Resting Sadboi Face

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I don't like how when Danhausen isn't on screen, that no one is asking "Where's Danhausen"?

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Aug 13, 2022 22:42:28 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

I don't like how when Danhausen isn't on screen, that no one is asking "Where's Danhausen"?

Danhausen needs to be louder, angrier, and have access to a time machine.

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Punk: Blackhawks Fan

Sting: I'm scared every time he wrestles.

Ruby: No Future is awful

MJF: Not on TV

Shida: Should've used her current look when she was champ. The shorter hair, the face paint and her attire make her look more of a star than when she was champ.

Statlander: Is a good family friend of a close friend of mine. He moved to Ireland before she signed with AEW and now any potential free AEW tickets is gone. This is her fault, somehow.

PAC: Disappears from tv far too often

Santana & Ortiz: Look to be finished as a team and this just freakin sucks

[Dub H]

Kenny Omega: it is not that he is bad face, he is a great face but funny enough his face work seems to be a toned down version of the real man.

[Soultastic]

Bryan Danielson is currently not holding all of the belts.