Futureraven: Beelzebruv
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on May 18, 2023 3:14:54 GMT -5
Where you coming from? Looks pretty close to Stratford, there's a fair few good ways to get there I'd arrive into Paddington. Google seems to think it'll then take about 1hr 30m to get to the arena. Maybe an hour if times allign perfectly which seems unlikely on the way back. Tbh I think it would be too much anyway without an oversight stay I was just tempted by the main event, I'm thinking more of a potential future njpw show there. OK fair enough, but from Paddington, the elizabeth line is super fast, runs every 5 minutes, 10 minute walk from the station or so. I think Google may be exaggerating. Whatever works best for you though
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Post by clifford on May 18, 2023 10:22:23 GMT -5
I've never seen Shingo wrestle live and he would be at the absolute top of such a list for me so yeah...I bought two cheap seat tickets to RevPro for the Saturday...which judging by the seat map and pictures of the Copper Box when set up for boxing still give me a really good view of the ring.
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Post by johncasey on May 18, 2023 14:34:44 GMT -5
Took the plunge and got a ticket, whilst I'm traveling there and back by bus, is it possible that the tube workers could be on strike?
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Futureraven: Beelzebruv
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on May 19, 2023 2:58:56 GMT -5
Took the plunge and got a ticket, whilst I'm traveling there and back by bus, is it possible that the tube workers could be on strike? These days, that's always possible... Won't find out till a few weeks beforehand.
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Post by repomark on May 26, 2023 15:14:50 GMT -5
Has anyone who didn’t buy them when they got their ticket had any luck getting tickets for the welcome party on the Saturday or the pre show party on the Sunday?
I contacted Ticketmaster about it and after waiting for a month for them to respond, they said I couldn’t add them retrospectively. After I complained about their response they suggested I buy another ticket (provided it was more expensive than the one I bought) with the add ons and they would refund me for the original ticket. Then I went to buy one and it wouldn’t let me - saying that they were out of inventory for the add ons.
I have complained vigorously to Ticketmaster but guessing I am just going to have to accept that it ain’t happening unless anyone has any other ideas? Cheers
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Post by Feargus McReddit on May 29, 2023 3:38:38 GMT -5
Has anyone who didn’t buy them when they got their ticket had any luck getting tickets for the welcome party on the Saturday or the pre show party on the Sunday? I contacted Ticketmaster about it and after waiting for a month for them to respond, they said I couldn’t add them retrospectively. After I complained about their response they suggested I buy another ticket (provided it was more expensive than the one I bought) with the add ons and they would refund me for the original ticket. Then I went to buy one and it wouldn’t let me - saying that they were out of inventory for the add ons. I have complained vigorously to Ticketmaster but guessing I am just going to have to accept that it ain’t happening unless anyone has any other ideas? Cheers I'd be shocked if it wasn't because they were going to sell them later on, like around June/July-ish at the earliest but I'm sorry all of that happened with you.
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Post by Mid-Carder on May 29, 2023 6:55:31 GMT -5
Has anyone who didn’t buy them when they got their ticket had any luck getting tickets for the welcome party on the Saturday or the pre show party on the Sunday? I contacted Ticketmaster about it and after waiting for a month for them to respond, they said I couldn’t add them retrospectively. After I complained about their response they suggested I buy another ticket (provided it was more expensive than the one I bought) with the add ons and they would refund me for the original ticket. Then I went to buy one and it wouldn’t let me - saying that they were out of inventory for the add ons. I have complained vigorously to Ticketmaster but guessing I am just going to have to accept that it ain’t happening unless anyone has any other ideas? Cheers I'm in exactly the same boat as you and nobody is answering me about it either, and they're out of inventory for the add ons. It's really shoddy. I've kind of given up on it now.
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Post by markymark on May 29, 2023 7:25:10 GMT -5
With Comps then they should be close to 70k
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Post by repomark on May 30, 2023 6:20:50 GMT -5
Has anyone who didn’t buy them when they got their ticket had any luck getting tickets for the welcome party on the Saturday or the pre show party on the Sunday? I contacted Ticketmaster about it and after waiting for a month for them to respond, they said I couldn’t add them retrospectively. After I complained about their response they suggested I buy another ticket (provided it was more expensive than the one I bought) with the add ons and they would refund me for the original ticket. Then I went to buy one and it wouldn’t let me - saying that they were out of inventory for the add ons. I have complained vigorously to Ticketmaster but guessing I am just going to have to accept that it ain’t happening unless anyone has any other ideas? Cheers I'd be shocked if it wasn't because they were going to sell them later on, like around June/July-ish at the earliest but I'm sorry all of that happened with you. Thanks. They did at least let me upgrade my ticket to one a but further forward, so at least some good came of it. Hope you are right re tickets for the add ons going on sale separately, although I have bought a ticket for the progress show on the Saturday so would have to do a cross city dash to fit it all in.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jun 3, 2023 9:19:02 GMT -5
Pretty cool for AEW to have banner ads next to the field for the FA Cup Final (the British equivalent of having an ad aired during the Super Bowl).
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Post by Bo Rida on Jun 3, 2023 9:41:58 GMT -5
I hope they don't use VAR at All-in.
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Post by markymark on Jun 11, 2023 12:23:32 GMT -5
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Post by lucaslawless on Jun 26, 2023 10:25:58 GMT -5
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jun 26, 2023 10:32:31 GMT -5
Just got my hotel booked for going to London. With FD done, the build will now start for this and maaaaaaaaaaaaaan, I’m excited.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jun 26, 2023 19:24:33 GMT -5
I am going to boo this man so hard
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jun 27, 2023 4:43:15 GMT -5
So anyone have any card pitches for the show?
Because I’ve been really thinking about what makes sense to do depending on what happens in the next month with shows like Blood and Guts coming up and All Out afterwards so I have a rough idea of what I think would make a good show from that. So…
- Cole/MJF for the AEW World title - So a lot of my card is determined on the fact that if you are going to do a show in a stadium, you need to have people being reacted to how intended (for the most part, you’ll see why later) and to get the most atmosphere. Besides the fact we’ve seen they’re great workers, can you imagine MJF being booed out of the building and the biggest “Adam Cole Bay Bay!” in history? I also sort of think you don’t need to build to a world title match for All Out and you’ll see why in a second…
- Omega/Takeshita - Going to my point above, Omega will be cheered, Takeshita will be booed, it’ll sound amazing in the stadium and also, it’ll be absolutely killer. To go a bit fantasy booker/I want this please pretty please with sugar on top booker, I’d also have this be the show Kota Ibushi debuts on saving Omega from a Takeshita/Ospreay beatdown because that pop, though…
The Hungbucks vs. CMFTR: I know. I know. But my logic is this; you might as well get it out of the way and out of their system if they can agree to it. I’ve been outspoken of my hatred of worked shoots but this being an albertross, you might as well break my hard and fast rule by having a match people can react to and get both sides on the card in a meaningful match.
“But eJm”, you might ask “What about doing Punk/Omega in London?” Well, my friend, this is where we get a diversion between the two points;
1) You do Punk/Omega at All Out, basically setting up a match both “sides” can get their teeth into, making the story of Punk being in his home turf, Omega basically being booed and then cheered the last time he wrestled in Chicago, just the dynamics of both
Or 2) You do Golden Lovers/Ospreay and Takeshita and set up a Punk/Omega match for an Arthur Ashe show or Full Gear.
It absolutely is not a flawless plan and needs other bricks to fall but I think if you at least get it out of people’s system, you can make money from it all and hopefully help mend fences along the way. Win/Win.
I haven’t quite figured out what’ll work for Midcard matches yet and what Ospreay’s going to be doing on the show but I think those three would be enough to push it towards 70k at the very least. And you save some other stuff for All Out the next week.
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Post by FinalGwen on Jun 27, 2023 4:59:44 GMT -5
Omega/Takeshita as the peak of this war with Don Callis would be so much more interesting to me than what if Ospreay but again because british even though it's a New Japan title.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jun 27, 2023 5:06:38 GMT -5
Omega/Takeshita as the peak of this war with Don Callis would be so much more interesting to me than what if Ospreay but again because british even though it's a New Japan title. I still think that a lot of agreements had to be made for FD to be what it is with some of the people getting wins that Ospreay/Omega III is going to the Toyko Dome next year. I don't think New Japan would want their feud ending on a non-New Japan show and you can build a bunch of shows around Will dodging a Omega rematch and still being involved in his business. Especially if there's also a Danielson/Okada II on that show.
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Post by daaave on Jun 27, 2023 8:07:50 GMT -5
Ospreay's comments in scrum suggest he really wants to do All In and is in town. So I think he'll 100% be on it. Now you could argue Kenny/Will II was a joint AEW/NJPW show (kind of but not really). So final match being on AEW would be a fair 3 way split. Also no guarentee Omega isn't in WWE come next years WK.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Jun 27, 2023 8:21:02 GMT -5
I'd argue that Ospreay vs. Omega 3 doesn't even make sense at all on a fully AEW show. Like, the entire story here is that Kenny left New Japan and Ospreay aspired to step into his shoes as the top gaijin. Him getting the win over Kenny at a joint show put the message that yes, he has reached Kenny's level and become that guy, right in front of even AEW fans to put him over. But that story doesn't gain anything from resolving in an AEW ring. The stakes of New Japan's main event scene and the legacy Kenny left there mean nothing for most AEW fans, the most it can ever be is a really really good match. I'm sure they'll want Ospreay at All In but I'd put him against like Malakai Black or something for the IWGP Us title, ahve just a really big wrestle match that doesn't need a ton of story behind it and gets him on the card in a noteworthy spot.
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