clifford
King Koopa
Shingo Takagi stan
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Post by clifford on Sept 8, 2022 5:10:00 GMT -5
10. f*** it. With all the shit that has gone down, it felt like last night's episode was a 'we're gonna get through this together' moment for the wrestlers, the AEW staff and management, and the fans. Nothing like the drama of the last few months and last week in particular to give people something to come together and unite for.
It gave off a sense of excitement of the unknown for the first time since those intoxicating first couple of months on tv in late 2019. I loved it.
AE DUB! AE DUB! AE DUB! AE DUB!
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lucas_lee
Hank Scorpio
Heel turn is finished, now stripping away my personality
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Post by lucas_lee on Sept 8, 2022 7:23:13 GMT -5
Lost power in the middle of the show/10
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Soultastic
El Dandy
Only an idiot can be completely happy.
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Post by Soultastic on Sept 8, 2022 9:11:13 GMT -5
I wanna give it a 10 but I'll go with a 9. Give Toni Storm bigger matches and please have her switch back to the piledriver as a finisher.
Other than that, the show was almost a pitch perfect comeback from the controversy.
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Post by Milkman Norm on Sept 8, 2022 9:37:31 GMT -5
9/10. Negating a point for the faux MJF turn. That crap is getting old for me. But other wise a tremendous show after a crazy week for the company.
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Post by HMARK Center on Sept 8, 2022 10:41:25 GMT -5
Went with a 9, but probably at least in part because I couldn't pay attention to the show all the way while making dinner.
Definitely a focused show, good variety, and a couple candidates for best Dynamite match of the year. Dragon and Hangman have insane chemistry, and Garcia's win was wonderfully done and great for the hometown crowd. Moxley's promo was obviously great, but that's been driven home by everyone.
Now's the time for some pieces to move into place for new stories and character progressions; good to see Dark Order on TV and want to see where the 10/Ingobernables thing goes, the Hayter/Baker split build is officially on (I think Hayter's going to come out of this looking very strong...y'know, as opposed to her simply *being* very strong, since she needs no help there), the Jericho/Danielson/Garcia thing continues and likely leads to Dragon getting his revenge for All Out next week, and they're probably lining up something new for Wardlow.
Also just crossing my fingers that I get to see Mox/Dragon at Arthur Ashe, because it'd rule.
ETA: Oh, and Swerve fully leaning into being a heel? Love it. They're going to lose the titles to Acclaimed because he's going to do something to annoy/screw over Keith, and Keith is going to pulverize him for it.
Some time in the next couple of years I want a world title feud between heel Swerve and face Ricky Starks.
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Post by dynamitekidd on Sept 8, 2022 12:07:42 GMT -5
If it had been just another Dynamite, probably a 7 or 8. I’ll go 9 because that was about as good of a bounce back they could’ve done.
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4real
Wade Wilson
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Post by 4real on Sept 8, 2022 12:12:52 GMT -5
Very close to perfect so I’ll give it a 9. Trios match was fun, Danielson v Page was fantastic, Garcia v Yuta also good.
And that opening promo. Phenomenal stuff from MJF & Mox. Swerve as a heel was also excellent. Bloody great Jericho promo as well. & Jungleboy! Great promos all round.
If Wardlow & MJF were on screen together it might have got the full 10.
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Abdullah
Hank Scorpio
Thank you, Ishmeal Loves Bayley!
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Post by Abdullah on Sept 8, 2022 13:35:38 GMT -5
I could feel the tension in the air, after everything, but it was really solid. A few great matches and an example of ‘keep your head down, do the work.’
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Post by Harry The Arrow was Wrong! on Sept 9, 2022 10:45:51 GMT -5
Gave it a 10. Probably the best Dynamite I've seen in a long time. Like others have said, it felt like the Dynamite of old.
Man, Mox really is the Ace of this company. Dude always delivers.
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