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Post by kingoftheindies on Sept 22, 2022 6:47:08 GMT -5
All the talk of the pillars and replacement pillars of AEW, I've not notice anyone put the Acclaimed in that conversation and I feel like they should be. They've become a great, feel good story of homegrown AEW talent that started from the bottom and are now at the top of the tag team division, and while I completely understand the argument of pulling an audible and making them AEW Tag Team Champions at "All Out" I don't think it's a Thunder Rosa dethroning Britt Baker, waiting-to-late-to-pull-the-trigger for a hometown pop situation as I feel like they got it right with the Acclaimed. Yeah when you consider everybody involved said the All Out match was designed to take the Acclaimed to the next level but everybody involved was shocked with how into the Acclaimed the crowd was. I still remember when Max Caster was part of The Shook Crew on the indies and that trio just couldn't get over. Amazing to see how far he's come
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Sept 22, 2022 7:31:57 GMT -5
The match was kind of messy, either Max or Keith Lee were kind of off for a bulk of the match, but they got the result right.
Wardlow and the Acclaimed are the first real cases of homegrown champs that the company's built from the groundup. TR had hype on the indies before she got to AEW.
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Post by polarbearpete on Sept 22, 2022 7:52:38 GMT -5
Match was sloppy at times but a great moment for The Acclaimed. Nice to see the company striking while the iron is hot on their act.
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Post by "Magic" Mark Hurr on Sept 22, 2022 8:19:32 GMT -5
Match was sloppy at times but a great moment for The Acclaimed. Nice to see the company striking while the iron is hot on their act. A very weird the rollercoaster of emotions. For those who've been stuck in a rollercoaster mid coaster.
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Post by Kalmia on Sept 22, 2022 8:39:17 GMT -5
I was so happy to see them win. If you've been watching AEW long enough, you've literally seen this team grow from day one of existence, and to see them win the titles and get that reaction is why wrestling is so great sometimes.
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Post by chronocross on Sept 22, 2022 8:43:55 GMT -5
I was worried for a minute when Max Caster landed awkwardly on his leg but thankfully it was just great selling.
The All Out match was better but they got the right result last night.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Sept 22, 2022 8:50:50 GMT -5
I remember watching them form during the COVID Dark days. It means so much as a fan to see them come this far.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Sept 22, 2022 10:53:18 GMT -5
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Post by Giul T. on Sept 22, 2022 12:30:10 GMT -5
Went back and took a look at the Acclaimed's debut tag match - Dark 58 (Which also has Top Flight debut AND the Cutler/Avalon must be a winner so good stuff)
Max Caster's opening rap has all the grace and elegance of a Vtuber debut stream, there's no theme or any music during it, rap is slow, very simple rhymes, a bit awkward, lots of pausing, there's no crowd to react cause it's in the middle of the Covid days...but the enthusiasm is there, and Bowens is already hyped. They only hug no scissors, but you could tell that they did have chemistry.
What a journey from then to Grand Slam 2022
EDIT: They're on the next show, DARK 59, and wow even that's a huge improvement. Max's got a backing track, the lines are a lot sharper, and Bowens is reacting even more, commentary are corpsing.
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Post by asuka007 on Sept 22, 2022 12:41:52 GMT -5
Who would have guessed the freaking Billy Gunn would be the missing piece to them getting MEGA-over.
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Sept 22, 2022 14:57:50 GMT -5
I am just glad Swerve cheated first.
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Post by Dub H on Sept 22, 2022 19:05:39 GMT -5
Props to Bowens man.
Dude was pegged to be just "That guy that was the hypeman for the Star Max Caster" but dude absolutely stood out on his own over time.
He did the best he could while injured too to get his character over.
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Post by ppl591 on Sept 22, 2022 19:26:22 GMT -5
Loved how Excalibur brought up being there all the way back to those long dark tapings when they first started to now being champions. I felt the same way. Been behind these guys since day one. Genuinely my favorite moment in their 3 year history
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Post by The Ichi on Sept 22, 2022 21:55:28 GMT -5
That was a star making moment. Match itself wasn't nearly as good as their All Out one, but it didn't matter one bit.
It actually feels like they may have surpassed FTR as the top face team. They'll need to face eachother to find out.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Sept 22, 2022 22:01:33 GMT -5
I am just glad Swerve cheated first. That at least helped to make Billy Gunn’s involvement look more like “Swerve paying for his cheating” and less “Gunn helping the Acclaimed to cheat for no reason.”
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Sept 22, 2022 22:23:18 GMT -5
This warms my cold gay heart. Finally some f***ing representation, and it's 100% organic. To see a gay man part of a team this OVER with the crowd is just amazing. Smash that glass ceiling!
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Post by ARI WOW WOW on Sept 23, 2022 0:43:41 GMT -5
I'mma let you finish, but Strickland's BS got my man Lee screwed! >.< Lee was so sad, broke my heart. (I know i know im a mark)
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Post by Derk! on Sept 23, 2022 1:05:02 GMT -5
I'mma let you finish, but Strickland's BS got my man Lee screwed! >.< Lee was so sad, broke my heart. (I know i know im a mark) I think Keith was genuinely hurt by getting booed, to be honest. I wish I could give him a big hug and tell him he is still loved, it's just that you're going against The Acclaimed and everyone loves The Acclaimed.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Sept 23, 2022 2:24:18 GMT -5
Went back and took a look at the Acclaimed's debut tag match - Dark 58 (Which also has Top Flight debut AND the Cutler/Avalon must be a winner so good stuff) Max Caster's opening rap has all the grace and elegance of a Vtuber debut stream, there's no theme or any music during it, rap is slow, very simple rhymes, a bit awkward, lots of pausing, there's no crowd to react cause it's in the middle of the Covid days...but the enthusiasm is there, and Bowens is already hyped. They only hug no scissors, but you could tell that they did have chemistry. What a journey from then to Grand Slam 2022 EDIT: They're on the next show, DARK 59, and wow even that's a huge improvement. Max's got a backing track, the lines are a lot sharper, and Bowens is reacting even more, commentary are corpsing. twitter.com/TIGERstylePRO/status/1573018534829256704?t=unDJHmxx_D8LiYTw5qPdBw&s=19
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Post by sfvega on Sept 23, 2022 2:32:40 GMT -5
Only thing that would have made it better would be is if they did it at the PPV, with that excellent match. This match was real sloppy, but I guess all that matters was the result. Seemed like this show, even with Dragon/Mox, was mainly about the coronation of The Acclaimed.
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