markymark
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Post by markymark on Sept 20, 2022 8:47:57 GMT -5
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Sept 20, 2022 8:50:30 GMT -5
Probably for the best in some ways.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Sept 20, 2022 8:52:22 GMT -5
It just seemed like way more work than it was worth (says the guy who does them for WWE matches with a fictional points system). Like, if the objective is to prevent situations where someone can be on a losing streak, then win just one match and end up as a title contender as a direct result of it, you can do that without a public rankings list. That’s what you’re tracking the win/loss records for.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Sept 20, 2022 9:22:23 GMT -5
That's probably a good thing. It set them apart in the early days but isn't needed now, and would eventually back them into a corner creatively.
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chrom
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Post by chrom on Sept 20, 2022 9:41:40 GMT -5
FTR's been ranked 1st all year long and never have gotten a title shot.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Sept 20, 2022 9:42:11 GMT -5
In all honesty the ranking system had become more of a matter of convenience if you wanted to justify giving someone a tv match against champs but it did become a bit more of a distraction than anything
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Ben Wyatt
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I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Sept 20, 2022 9:42:25 GMT -5
It's a great idea in theory, but they never quite executed it correctly
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Zone Was Wrong
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Sept 20, 2022 10:32:06 GMT -5
Love the idea but they kind of backed themselves into a corner with it. FTR being ranked 1 for months and never getting a title shot never helped. Would have been better if maybe they emphasized the fact they're ROH champs as maybe a reason why they weren't getting title shots but it just ended up being the elephant in the room.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Sept 20, 2022 10:37:22 GMT -5
I never lost my mind over it but I was also not terribly invested in it so it's fine. I do still want the records to stick around.
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Kalmia
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Post by Kalmia on Sept 20, 2022 10:53:14 GMT -5
The ranking system has been a bit of a mess the last few months. FTR being ranked #1 in the tag ranks but not getting a shot was not good. Then you had Punk's injury, the quick changes of the world title, and Punk being stripped of the belt in quick succession so the men's singles rankings couldn't really be used as intended either. Even in the women's rankings, some work was put in to get Statlander as #1, and then she got injured and the rankings had to be messed with there, too.
I do like the idea of the rankings and hopefully AEW can get them back on even ground in the coming months.
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Post by Fade on Sept 20, 2022 11:07:57 GMT -5
Thank God 🙏
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Post by Bo Rida on Sept 20, 2022 11:08:12 GMT -5
FTR's been ranked 1st all year long and never have gotten a title shot. Sting and Darby are also undefeated but seem to have been excluded from ever competing for the tag titles. Not sure the kayfabe reason for that. |
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Post by Facetious on Sept 20, 2022 11:10:34 GMT -5
They were wonky on the first place, but this year they've been worth f*** all so good riddance
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Post by Hypnosis on Sept 20, 2022 11:16:04 GMT -5
I'm fine with this. A lot of the division rankings were handled lazily like the aforementioned FTR never getting an AEW Tag title shot despite being #1 for a long time, or Nyla receiving many AEW Women's World title shots after a new champion was crowned and failing each time.
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Post by clifford on Sept 20, 2022 11:35:54 GMT -5
Good. It wasn't working the way they were using it. Keep the records I guess
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Post by The Ichi on Sept 20, 2022 11:49:29 GMT -5
It just felt like they never wanted to put much effort into it besides being an occasional storyline crutch.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Sept 20, 2022 12:43:42 GMT -5
I didn't have as much of an issue with them as most did but, meh. The FTR thing was really hard to argue with
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Sept 20, 2022 12:57:09 GMT -5
They can still have the rankings, but boxing and MMA has fighters getting title opportunities and money matches solely based on notoriety/popularity all the time, so I don’t get annoyed when pro wrestling does it.
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Post by Loser troll. Please ban me on Sept 20, 2022 13:41:04 GMT -5
They made matches that had no story have one built in.
The reason these guys are fighting is to up their ranking. Now the reason these two guys are fighting is uh...uhh...uh
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Post by SneakMan on Sept 20, 2022 13:45:49 GMT -5
They made matches that had no story have one built in. The reason these guys are fighting is to up their ranking. Now the reason these two guys are fighting is uh...uhh...uh They're not dead, just being deemphasized. You can still use "they're trying to go up in the rankings" as justification for an otherwise-storyless match but this way you won't be handicapped by "so-and-so isn't ranked #1, why are they getting a title shot?!" type of stuff. |
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