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Post by ASYLUMHAUSEN on Sept 6, 2022 8:19:18 GMT -5
Jungle Boy got some sick grill marks on his back. I'd say that is a win. Why do I want a Whopper now? Whoppers and muffins. Breakfast of champions
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Post by pinja on Sept 6, 2022 8:32:36 GMT -5
I don't care about questionable booking, because I'm just glad Luchasaurus "turned" heel. Never liked him as a babyface, because he's too sloppy, slow and stiff to make the athletic style he's working look good. Him concentrating on being a wrecking ball might make him a valuable in-ring talent.
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Post by Dang! on Sept 6, 2022 8:55:27 GMT -5
I assume they planned for Luchasaurus to screw Jungle Boy over after an actual match, but since Christian was working hurt they couldn't do it. It was okay since Jungle Boy can still come back from this and has feuds with both Luchasaurus and Christian at hand. He's probably gonna go after Luchasaurus and after that Christian is hopefully healed up for a real match.
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Post by thehottag on Sept 6, 2022 12:01:29 GMT -5
There were a few booking decisions on this show which were odd, but this 'match' is the one which annoyed me the most.
This had the most heat of any match on the card. It was played perfectly, Christian was awesome on the mic, & Jungle Boy is the beloved underdog babyface. It had all the ingredients.
Now, I had this feeling that Christian might weasel his way into a victory, & honestly, I wasn't against it. The next PPV isn't too far away, & this feud is one I'd happily see go on. And obviously we now know Christian was hurt.
But they could have smoke-and-mirrored this SO MUCH BETTER. The Luchasaurus turn was a surprise (in a good way), but would've meant way more had they not already turned him weeks ago. I mean, did someone drop the storyboards & pick them up in the wrong order?
Have Jungle Boy go on screen & say he's got permission to make the match No DQ. Say he doesn't want Christian taking a cheap way out, that he wants to make him suffer. That way, Luchasaurus can effectively take Christian's place when the match begins. Jungle Boy gets destroyed whilst Christian holds his mom's head, forcing her to watch.
Jack doesn't know if he can bring himself to hurt his best friend. But battle back he does, & as he comes for Cage, he flees into the crowd. You can then either do the same finish, or move the match earlier in the card & show skits of Christian trying to flee from Jungle Boy backstage all night.
Would've been WAY better.
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Post by Mr Mario Mario on Sept 6, 2022 17:59:52 GMT -5
Honestly I quite enjoyed it
Luchasaurus turning heel for good wasn’t a surprise but still enjoyable and it made Christian an even bigger douche who I can’t wait to see her murked
And if it covered up an injury then makes sense too
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Sept 6, 2022 19:48:02 GMT -5
I had zero problem with it, it’s not bait and switch. A match happened, it was just a short match used to further build the story. Besides, say JAck beats Christian in a 15 minute drawn out match where does he go from there right now? All the champs are faces (well, Punk might not be anymore) Keep this angle going while waiting for better timing to move JB further up the card.
Obviously the payoff is Jack beats Lucha and Christian eventually, might as well keep this going and keep building up Jack. He’s only like 25, he’s not ready for an MJF position yet, no need to rush him to the top
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Sept 8, 2022 2:20:40 GMT -5
Is it me or is Jungle Boy coming off a bit heelish in what he's actually saying?
Like, he's been turned on by his long time friend, we're not getting the betrayal, the hurt, we're getting him calling the big guy an anchor who was weighing him down, he's been carrying him for years... isn't that normally the cocky heel promo coming out of a breakup?
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Post by markymark on Sept 8, 2022 7:45:34 GMT -5
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Post by champchumpchange on Sept 8, 2022 8:07:53 GMT -5
Yeah I don't know how you manage to drag this an extra 6 to 9 months, honestly. The heat'll be gone by the time he's ready to come back, and any victory JB pulls over him now isn't as meaningful. This was a big mistake by TK IMO
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Post by Kalmia on Sept 8, 2022 8:14:25 GMT -5
Yeah, if he's gone that long then Jungle Boy should have won or taken Christian out. It's okay to put off the big babyface win for a few weeks but not several months.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Sept 8, 2022 8:17:20 GMT -5
Yeah, have to agree Jungle Boy should have won here if they know Christian is out for a while. They can always pick up the feud again when he returns. I assume they're moving on to Jungle Boy/Luchasaurus now
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Sept 8, 2022 8:25:23 GMT -5
What they should have done is have Jungle Boy jump Christian before the bell and beat him pillar to post. Also the Junglesaurus swerve should have been done weeks beforehand.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Sept 8, 2022 8:49:44 GMT -5
It's.. possible to keep this going, just with a break. Like right now, we have Jurassic Express explode! Can run with that for another month, then have them go off on their own, keep JB strong, maybe have him feud with Hobbs and some other guys, build him up to win the TNT title, either face v face with Wardlow or against whoever beats him, then as soon as JB wins, Christian comes out of the crowd, beatdown, and reignite the feud for a month or 2. It's not perfect but it'd reignite things to give JB his proper win later down the road.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Sept 8, 2022 9:41:32 GMT -5
Honestly I feel like this angle's kind of doing the opposite of its intention and Jungle Boy's coming off more like a kid playing dress-up as a wrestler than he was before it? He's kind of just not a guy suited to edgy, "Look, I'm shooting!" lines and it feels very weird having him randomly yammer on about how he carried Luchasaurus for years instead of actually selling the betrayal any.
And yeah, there is absolutely no way you can maintain interest in this for another six to eight months. I guess you could give Christian an increasing series of lackeys Jungle Boy has to go through for months to come but there is no chance that wouldn't get unbelievably old.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Sept 8, 2022 9:47:51 GMT -5
I think Jungle Boy in 2019-2020 AEW could have been pushed as a singles guy and it would have made sense. I think in 2022 he doesn't stand out as much. It's OK to be a tag team specialist and that's kind of where I think he's best.
Ricky Starks, Darby Allin, Swerve Strickland, Wardlow, Keith Lee, Pac, Andrade, Brody King, Daniel Garcia, and so many others have more singles breakout potential IMO.
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Post by chrom on Sept 8, 2022 11:57:29 GMT -5
If Christian's gonna be out for six to eight months there was no reason for them to do what they did Sunday.
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Post by 4real on Sept 8, 2022 12:16:23 GMT -5
It will be hard to keep this going no doubt. I would book Jungleboy to win the Luchasaurus feud then eventually get a title shot at MJF next year which Christian returns and costs him in.
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Post by Abdullah on Sept 8, 2022 13:09:38 GMT -5
Is it me or is Jungle Boy coming off a bit heelish in what he’s actually saying? Like, he’s been turned on by his long time friend, we’re not getting the betrayal, the hurt, we’re getting him calling the big guy an anchor who was weighing him down, he’s been carrying him for years… isn’t that normally the cocky heel promo coming out of a breakup? Weird choices are aplenty. That should not have been the first Jack thinks to say. And if Christian was already injured, Jack should have gotten a decisive win. Let the dinosaur turn after.
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Post by Push R Truth on Sept 8, 2022 13:52:34 GMT -5
JB should be wrestling for the vacant title IMHO
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Post by clifford on Sept 9, 2022 3:17:13 GMT -5
OK, so the reasoning was 'Christian is out, let's pivot to Jungle Boy vs Luchasaurus' when really it should've been 'Christian is out, let's have Jungle Boy get the quick squash in'
Makes zero sense to put over the guy who's out for most of the year now.
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