KME
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Post by KME on Jul 19, 2023 13:51:30 GMT -5
Saw this floated elsewhere but maybe they’ll do the Golden Lovers vs. Takeshita and Ospreay. Not sure if they’ll risk building the show around a 1 on 1 between Omega and Ospreay when Ospreay is fighting Shingo the night before. Yeah I also wondered if that might be the match if they don't go for the singles, would still be an incredible match and combines a bunch of stories. Really excited to see how they start building the card. Think we could get FTR vs Aussie Open now Davis is healthy again, interested to see what Punk does because he could face any one of a few people right now, Starks, Jay White or Samoa Joe, outside chance of MJF but I'd be surprised if they went with that. Hoping they go with Kingston vs Mox and no idea what they'll do with the likes of the Bucks and Hanger but can't wait to find out. All quite hard to call with All Out so soon after as well
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Post by HMARK Center on Jul 20, 2023 14:13:23 GMT -5
Saw this floated elsewhere but maybe they’ll do the Golden Lovers vs. Takeshita and Ospreay. Not sure if they’ll risk building the show around a 1 on 1 between Omega and Ospreay when Ospreay is fighting Shingo the night before. Yeah I also wondered if that might be the match if they don't go for the singles, would still be an incredible match and combines a bunch of stories. Really excited to see how they start building the card. Think we could get FTR vs Aussie Open now Davis is healthy again, interested to see what Punk does because he could face any one of a few people right now, Starks, Jay White or Samoa Joe, outside chance of MJF but I'd be surprised if they went with that. Hoping they go with Kingston vs Mox and no idea what they'll do with the likes of the Bucks and Hanger but can't wait to find out. All quite hard to call with All Out so soon after as well That's true, I think a tag match of that caliber would certainly do very well; plus, I wonder if NJPW wants to host the eventual Omega/Ospreay singles rubber match, so this would be getting to showcase the feud without giving away the climax. I do have a hunch the build for one of these shows will involve Punk vs. Jay White. They're definitely teasing that match, but I'm trying to figure out which card it feels more likely for. Probably All Out, since you'd get a Chicago crowd for it, but yeah, lots of pieces to fit into place between now and late August.
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Post by firsttimelongtime on Jul 20, 2023 14:14:26 GMT -5
Saw this floated elsewhere but maybe they’ll do the Golden Lovers vs. Takeshita and Ospreay. Not sure if they’ll risk building the show around a 1 on 1 between Omega and Ospreay when Ospreay is fighting Shingo the night before. Ibushi needs to get back on the gas fast if this gonna happen.
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Post by lucaslawless on Jul 21, 2023 2:24:49 GMT -5
I'm probably about 10% worried right now as they seem to be slowly starting to build the card for All Out and skipping/not mentioning All In. Unless I've missed anything of course but has anybody teased anything card wise yet? We are only 5 weeks away!
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jul 21, 2023 3:08:59 GMT -5
I'm probably about 10% worried right now as they seem to be slowly starting to build the card for All Out and skipping/not mentioning All In. Unless I've missed anything of course but has anybody teased anything card wise yet? We are only 5 weeks away! On the flip side, we’re 5 weeks away. Most of the big stuff involving Elite/BCC, the Owen, the tag tournament and even Death Before Dishonor is either wrapped up or wrapping up this week so we’ll have a better idea of what All In will look like starting next week.
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clifford
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Post by clifford on Jul 21, 2023 3:15:45 GMT -5
I really do feel that All In is going to be more of a 'holy shit look at this match we booked' card (like Forbidden Door), rather than a 'every match has been built up on tv for weeks/months' card (like your usual AEW PPV).
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jul 21, 2023 4:08:16 GMT -5
I'm probably about 10% worried right now as they seem to be slowly starting to build the card for All Out and skipping/not mentioning All In. Unless I've missed anything of course but has anybody teased anything card wise yet? We are only 5 weeks away! They had to get past Blood and Guts as it's basically a mini-PPV and set up more matches They also likely are waiting to see on the availability of some guys... Danielson might not be ready, but I'm still unsure if they wanna book Kenny/Ospreay III or maybe Kenny/Takeshita for this show, if Jericho doesn't join Don do we get Jericho/Takeshita? Stuff like that will need to be sorted. On the women's side they definitely are waiting to see if Hayter's healthy for the women's title for Hayter/Storm III, Saraya would also likely be booked on this card somewhere too you'd think but again, time will tell. Overall they have a ton of talent and they might be curious about using others or setting the pieces in place. Like the tag match result next week is either gonna give us Cole vs MJF for the belt or MJF vs someone else and maybe FTR vs Bullet Club Gold III, which would be ideal if they retained imo, maybe a stipulation added to it. There's match ideas already forming here but I think we need another week or two to really see what everything is gonna look like.
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Post by johncasey on Jul 22, 2023 10:25:08 GMT -5
Yes definitely the result of FTR VS MJF/Cole is required before we get match announcements, but they still have tickets to sell, so I would expect at least the Main Event to be announced very soon.
If they don't split up MJF and Cole, I wonder if FTR win a close one and they have a rematch where if MJF and Cole lose, then they would have to split up, which is a Tag Team Troupe and they have been hamming it up when it comes to Tag Team Wrestling.
We've had interviews where Joe and Zack Sabre JR and Eddie Kingston VS Shingo Tagagi seems to be heavily teased.
Also is the Collision on the Saturday before All In, taped or Live?
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jul 22, 2023 13:25:55 GMT -5
It’s interesting right now and I kind of like it in how stuff’s been set up or hinted or people have called their shot but nothing’s set in stone yet.
Kingston/Shingo isn’t something I want to rule out mostly because Shingo will be wrestling Ospreay the night before at Rev Pro so he’ll be in London but Kingston/Moxley feels like something you could do there or All In depending on how the story is built. Omega/Takeshita feels logical but so would Ospreay/Omega III if New Japan’s willing to have it on another company’s show and that’s before you get into what’ll happen with MJF/Cole since, before this storyline, doing a straight title match just felt logical. Now what happens?
It’s going to be interesting and fun to watch for sure. I mean, I’m going regardless because either way, it’s pro wrestling in Wembley and I’m old enough to get my ticket to watch it this time.
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Post by johncasey on Jul 22, 2023 16:26:18 GMT -5
It’s interesting right now and I kind of like it in how stuff’s been set up or hinted or people have called their shot but nothing’s set in stone yet. Kingston/Shingo isn’t something I want to rule out mostly because Shingo will be wrestling Ospreay the night before at Rev Pro so he’ll be in London but Kingston/Moxley feels like something you could do there or All In depending on how the story is built. Omega/Takeshita feels logical but so would Ospreay/Omega III if New Japan’s willing to have it on another company’s show and that’s before you get into what’ll happen with MJF/Cole since, before this storyline, doing a straight title match just felt logical. Now what happens? It’s going to be interesting and fun to watch for sure. I mean, I’m going regardless because either way, it’s pro wrestling in Wembley and I’m old enough to get my ticket to watch it this time. Hopefully there won't be too many Forbidden Door style matches. I admit, I want a AEW Show that is going to mater moving forward Mind you, I wouldn't mind a chance at getting some LIJ merchandise. Hopefully when they come back, they schedule it so it isn't so close to another PPV. Don't get me wrong, Forbidden Door is a great concept but I hope they limit the Forbidden Door style match ups
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Post by markymark on Jul 23, 2023 19:19:14 GMT -5
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Post by 4real on Jul 23, 2023 19:51:07 GMT -5
What would be the worst main event AEW could put on to tank this show?
Bishop Kaun v Angelo Parker judging by Rampage this week maybe.
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Post by CeilingFan on Jul 24, 2023 6:01:22 GMT -5
Punk vs Omega would be perfect for this show!
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Post by Kalmia on Jul 24, 2023 13:58:38 GMT -5
Just seen an All In ad on Sky Max during the Simpsons. I guess they're stepping up the promo campaign.
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Post by markymark on Jul 24, 2023 23:49:21 GMT -5
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jul 25, 2023 3:56:10 GMT -5
Someone can check this but what are the most tickets sold for an event before a single match is announced? Because excluding Collision in Korea I'm wondering if AEW's close to or broken that record... Mania's do really well presale though so I'm not entirely sure.
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Post by ssdrivin on Jul 25, 2023 5:52:41 GMT -5
6,000 ECW US (Anarchy Rulz @ Odeum Sports & Expo Center, IL US, 1999) 8,100 TNA US (House show? @ Wembley Arena, London GB, 2009) 20,177 AEW US (Dynamite Grand Slam @ Arthur Ashe Stadium, NY US, 2022) (Previous AEW record) 38,000 NWA US (Pat O'Connor vs. Buddy Rogers @ Comiskey Park, IL US, 1961) 41,412 WCW US (Nitro @ Georgia Dome, GA US, 1998) 57,127 UFC US (UFC 243 @ Marvel Stadium, Melbourne AU, 2019) 58,250 FMW JP (6th Anniversary Show @ Kawasaki Stadium, Kawasaki JP, 1995) 58,300 AJPW JP (25th Anniversary Show @ Tokyo Dome, Tokyo JP, 1998) 60,000 UWF JP (U-Cosmos @ Tokyo Dome, Tokyo JP, 1989) 62,000 NOAH JP (Destiny @ Tokyo Dome, Tokyo JP, 2005) 62,296 WWE US (Clash at the Castle @ Principality Stadium, Cardiff GB, 2022) (Most recent UK WWE PLE) 64,500 WCW/NJPW US/JP (Starrcade '91 @ Tokyo Dome, Tokyo JP, 1991) 65,000 TPW JP (TPW in Atami @ Sun Beach, Atami JP, 1996) 70,000 NJPW JP (Inoki Retirement Show @ Tokyo Dome, Tokyo JP, 1998) >76,602 AEW US (All In @ Wembley Stadium, London GB, 2023) (Tickets distributed) 80,355 WWF US (SummerSlam '92 @ Wembley Stadium (pre-rebuild), London GB, 1992) (Last WWF/WWE event at Wembley Stadium) 101,763 WWE US (WM32 @ AT&T Stadium, TX US, 2016) Can't beat WWE's all-time best record at this point because of the stadium's capacity (but could still beat WWF's Wembley attendance, which isn't 100% clear but is supposed to something like 78-80k), but that's an incredibly convincing 2nd place as far as promotion records are concerned. Not bad for a company that didn't exist 5 years ago! Also worth remembering that any numbers above 75k at this point are, even for WWE, exceptional successes. You're talking top 20 list of most attended wrestling events ever in history, which is pretty dominated by WWE, but even WWE would still salivate over attendance like this. You're talking absolute top tier best ever WrestleManias, that's not a casual achievement for any company, even WWE themselves.
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Post by Fake Jesus on Jul 27, 2023 2:41:51 GMT -5
Would be lovely to get some matches and feuds next week tbh
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jul 27, 2023 3:10:38 GMT -5
I do not get the complaining about the build so far. We have a month left to build stuff and things have already been put in the fire.
Like, you know the amount of WrestleManias where matches were announced for it at the last second? And not even small matches, f***ing Benoit/Angle was announced the week of WrestleMania 17.
Calm down.
EDIT: And I'm not just talking about here, all over the place people are being weird about it.
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Post by Deputy Muscle on Jul 27, 2023 6:31:17 GMT -5
Paul Wight currently doing the media rounds here in the UK to hype the event.
Sensible choice as he's likely to be known to non AEW fans as well who recognise him from the E.
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