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Post by Jindrak Mark on Aug 5, 2023 10:29:41 GMT -5
WWE also did 2 PPVs in a week in 2006 when December to Dismember was just a week after Survivor Series. And then just 2 weeks after that there was Armageddon so it was 3 PPVs in 3 weeks. Also in 2020 when Roman won the title at Payback it was just a week after Summerslam but that's obviously WWE Network days when hardly anyone was ordering via regular full price PPV.
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Post by markymark on Aug 5, 2023 10:30:23 GMT -5
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Post by Kalmia on Aug 5, 2023 10:42:26 GMT -5
May have had something to do with WWE muscling in on the summer schedule in the UK with Money in the Bank. That kind of came out of the blue, plus AEW took for-freakin'-ever to actually follow up on their "we're coming to London!" stuff. Seems pretty plausible to me that they'd intended on coming earlier in the year, WWE pre-empted their plans, and they had to fit it in where they could so that it didn't clash with WWE, other Wembley events, the football, or bad weather, and the spot they had to choose was the one they booked. Speaking of weather, if the "summer" we're having right now is any indication, it might be a little damp three weeks from now...
Oh yeah, the moment AEW were first talking about the UK dates, June was the only month that really made much sense. There was no real sport to worry about in the UK, no pre-season for the Jags or Fulham to worry about or even any dealings needed to be done before those, it was away from most of the major shows etc but I don’t feel it’s a coincidence talks stopped the moment MITB got announced and didn’t kick off again until much later. I’m not even going to say that was intentional but considering what we know about contracts with arenas and the like, it’s really hard to rule it out either. I'm 100% sure this isn't the case, but if AEW were originally eying the O2 and WWE getting there first not only pushed them out but made them go to Wembley, I'll laugh so hard. I'd love to see WWE's shitty venue booking practises bite them in the ass. It's a building. Let anyone and everyone use it.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 5, 2023 10:51:04 GMT -5
I'm 100% sure this isn't the case, but if AEW were originally eying the O2 and WWE getting there first not only pushed them out but made them go to Wembley, I'll laugh so hard. I'd love to see WWE's shitty venue booking practises bite them in the ass. It's a building. Let anyone and everyone use it. Oh yeah, there’s zero likelihood of all that going down, I can imagine Wembley was the one because of the Jags game already booked for there and it just would make sense to see if you can squeeze AEW in there but it’d also be very funny.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Aug 5, 2023 14:42:30 GMT -5
That's an insane achievement, and that's even before we start to factor in walk-ups and somesuch. I can see it comfortably hit capacity come showtime.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 5, 2023 14:45:58 GMT -5
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Post by Mid-Carder on Aug 5, 2023 16:16:44 GMT -5
Hey, Tony Khan, if Hikaru Shida wants Benedict Cumberbatch there, you'll damn well make it happen for her!
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 5, 2023 16:26:26 GMT -5
Hey, Tony Khan, if Hikaru Shida wants Benedict Cumberbatch there, you'll damn well make it happen for her! If Shida comes out to Sherlock cosplay with Cumberbatch at ringside, I’ll take back everything I said about later seasons of Sherlock.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Aug 5, 2023 21:22:28 GMT -5
After tonight, we have three matches announced or teased:
- Cole/MJF - Punk/Joe - Bucks/FTR
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Aug 5, 2023 21:34:01 GMT -5
I hate Cumberbatch but this is adorable
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Post by ssdrivin on Aug 6, 2023 1:55:13 GMT -5
That's an insane achievement, and that's even before we start to factor in walk-ups and somesuch. I can see it comfortably hit capacity come showtime.
Yeah, still three weeks to go, it's looking a lot like pretty much every seat in the building will be taken. In the biggest venue in the UK. It's going to be one hell of a show.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Aug 6, 2023 4:57:35 GMT -5
After tonight, we have three matches announced or teased: - Cole/MJF - Punk/Joe - Bucks/FTR 3 out of 3 for bangers so far!
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Post by CeilingFan on Aug 6, 2023 5:07:15 GMT -5
After tonight, we have three matches announced or teased: - Cole/MJF - Punk/Joe - Bucks/FTR I am predicting these other matches : Shida vs Saraya. OC vs Moxley. Omega vs Takeshita. Ospreay vs
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Post by clifford on Aug 6, 2023 6:37:42 GMT -5
So, in 2004, I was 16 years old and the only wrestling I'd ever seen was WWF/WWE.
An american cousin of mine came over the visit during the christmas holidays; he knew I was a wrestling fan and had brought some of his ROH DVDs.
I told him i wasn't really interested but thanks. He said just watch this one match, he said it was a long one but it was the best wrestling match he'd ever seen. I humoured him and let him put it on one evening.
That match was Joe/Punk, the first hour draw, and to say it was the match which had the most influenece on my current wrestling tastes is a huge understatement. I could go into thousands of words about what that match did for me but all I'll say is that it holds a very special place in my heart.
And now I get to see Punk/Joe live.
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Post by KME on Aug 6, 2023 6:40:35 GMT -5
Saraya would be an odd choice in a one on one for the women's world title match, English or not. Was her last match at Revolution? She looked much better there than in her first couple of matches but she'd have to get rid of some ring rust incredibly quickly now. Would be awkward as well with her being a heel and Shida a popular face champion.
The matches announced/heavily teased last night are both great to go along with MJF/Cole so they're off to a really good start building the card. I'd definitely do Mox vs OC too, Orange's whole gimmick has been his amazing title run, have his biggest test by far, a guy who usually doesn't even compete outside main event level, come at their biggest show. Not sure where that would leave Eddie Kingston (who a while back I thought would face Mox at All In), Best Friends, the rest of BCC etc though, there's going to be some sad omissions from the card because of just how stacked their roster is.
I'm hoping Willow being consistently involved with Statlander the last few weeks means we get a match between them now too, seeing as they're unlikely to go the Athena route as things stand.
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Post by Bo Rida on Aug 6, 2023 7:28:17 GMT -5
I watched a bit of NOAH while eating breakfast this morning and Aew are building to a big Punk Vs Joe match. It's almost like The Wrestling Channel is back.
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Post by clifford on Aug 6, 2023 7:33:50 GMT -5
Not sure where that would leave Eddie Kingston (who a while back I thought would face Mox at All In), Best Friends, the rest of BCC etc though, there's going to be some sad omissions from the card because of just how stacked their roster is. You could do: Cassidy/Mox for the International title Claudio/Eddie for the ROH title And Mox/Kingston at All Out a week later perhaps
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Aug 6, 2023 7:38:02 GMT -5
After tonight, we have three matches announced or teased: - Cole/MJF - Punk/Joe - Bucks/FTR I am predicting these other matches : Shida vs Saraya. OC vs Moxley. Omega vs Takeshita. Ospreay vs A smiley, huh….Will Ospreay vs Schism?
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Post by 4real on Aug 6, 2023 7:39:54 GMT -5
I’m not Cole’s biggest fan but I can’t deny how over this storyline is. 3 pretty great matches lined up.
My one criticism? None of those matches are new. But if they give me OC v Mox then il be satisfied.
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Post by KME on Aug 6, 2023 8:31:24 GMT -5
Not sure where that would leave Eddie Kingston (who a while back I thought would face Mox at All In), Best Friends, the rest of BCC etc though, there's going to be some sad omissions from the card because of just how stacked their roster is. You could do: Cassidy/Mox for the International title Claudio/Eddie for the ROH title And Mox/Kingston at All Out a week later perhaps Yeah I'd love to see Eddie have another crack at Claudio, wouldn't need much build either given the history. It's all very hard to call in a good way, no idea really how many matches they're planning to put on.
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