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Post by IgnahtaSempria on Aug 16, 2023 23:56:48 GMT -5
BCC pick Fire Ant, Mr. Azerbaijan, and Dragon Dragon. Hey now, they can't do that. Dragon Dragon's been dead for years. Can't wrestle when a Viking's decapitated you.
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Post by Fade on Aug 17, 2023 0:22:37 GMT -5
Stadium stampede (without even all competitors announced) is the first thing, other than the spectacle itself, that has tempted me to order it.
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Post by Nosnorb on Aug 17, 2023 0:25:21 GMT -5
So Meltz says that an appearance by {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} GoldbergIsn't out of the Realm of possibility.
{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} If it's true, I hope its just to help out Sting and Darby, because the dude has nothing left in the tank.
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Post by Fade on Aug 17, 2023 0:33:48 GMT -5
So Meltz says that an appearance by {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} GoldbergIsn't out of the Realm of possibility.
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} If it's true, I hope its just to help out Sting and Darby, because the dude has nothing left in the tank.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 17, 2023 0:53:31 GMT -5
So Meltz says that an appearance by {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} GoldbergIsn't out of the Realm of possibility.
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} If it's true, I hope its just to help out Sting and Darby, because the dude has nothing left in the tank. This would be the time to do it, however they might do it.
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Post by lucaslawless on Aug 17, 2023 1:01:07 GMT -5
Okay things are shaping up a bit after Dynamite! Where is our All In PPV thread at!?
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 17, 2023 1:06:11 GMT -5
*sees announcement of a Stadium Stampede match*
*remembers he’s sitting on the front row of ZA, closer to where brawls might happen*
Oh no…oh no.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Aug 17, 2023 1:19:47 GMT -5
*sees announcement of a Stadium Stampede match* *remembers he’s sitting on the front row of ZA, closer to where brawls might happen* Oh no…oh no. Better pack a poncho.
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Post by lucaslawless on Aug 17, 2023 1:23:48 GMT -5
While Im not fussed about a Goldberg appearance it will work out well because anything Goldberg doesnt usually last 10/15 minutes tops so it'll have an amazing reaction as well as not taking up too much time.
Where is everyone else sat? Im in either 122 row 42 or 112 row 8. Still cant decide which to go for. Likely 122 as the height will have some advantage/better perspective.
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Post by crashmatsbazz on Aug 17, 2023 2:09:12 GMT -5
While Im not fussed about a Goldberg appearance it will work out well because anything Goldberg doesnt usually last 10/15 minutes tops so it'll have an amazing reaction as well as not taking up too much time. Where is everyone else sat? Im in either 122 row 42 or 112 row 8. Still cant decide which to go for. Likely 122 as the height will have some advantage/better perspective. Section 138 i'm in row 44 on the back row and at the top of a stairs so i'm gonna have loads of leg room.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Aug 17, 2023 2:36:15 GMT -5
For my UK folks, what's the promotional blitz been like for the show? They've done really well with it I think. Advertising at concerts, during Wembley football matches, think they've done a couple of TV spots too. When I was last in London they had posters all over the tube station. I always find it interesting who they put on there to catch the eye of casual fans - in this case it was a bunch of Attitude-era guys (Christian, Sting, Jericho), dudes with face paint (Luchasaurus, Darby) and then front and centre was Saraya, which is slightly over-egging her profile over here but hey ho.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 17, 2023 2:43:16 GMT -5
So just to say in advance and as I said before, I’ll try and make a thread later today for the show itself and keep this one as a discussion thread, just so we’re not confusing the two.
If any mods (or anyone else in fact) want to do it sooner, I won’t object. I’m just at work and thought it’d be easier than it is to design a show thread how people usually do it.
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Post by discoelysium on Aug 17, 2023 2:49:45 GMT -5
State of this card. The biggest show ever, with potentially the biggest legit crowd for modern pro wrestling and THIS is what you serve up. Bullshit and such a disappointment
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 17, 2023 3:37:41 GMT -5
State of this card. The biggest show ever, with potentially the biggest legit crowd for modern pro wrestling and THIS is what you serve up. Bullshit and such a disappointment I disagree, Stadium Stampede is something they've only done twice before, and only in cinematic, something like that in a big arena like Wembley is a huge match for one of the biggest shows ever, it literally is the entire purpose of the giant arena to have it, and depending on the three other names for BCC, it could be star studded. As for the rest of the card so far, I can't really say they aren't pulling out all the stops, and headlining with what is the hottest angle in the company and the hottest angle maybe in wrestling in current day. Outside of that, they've been stacking the card with matches full of names that are likely going to knock it out of the park. If it's bullshit and a disappointment to you, that sucks, but acting like this is how the card is being perceived to everyone isn't correct. I'm not let down personally so far, and it's astounding to me that people don't expect this card to deliver upon expectations. AEW loves doing that, and this card top to bottom so far is trying to showcase what they as a company are all about to the world, and it's quality to me.
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Post by discoelysium on Aug 17, 2023 3:39:05 GMT -5
State of this card. The biggest show ever, with potentially the biggest legit crowd for modern pro wrestling and THIS is what you serve up. Bullshit and such a disappointment I disagree, Stadium Stampede is something they've only done twice before, and only in cinematic, something like that in a big arena like Wembley is a huge match for one of the biggest shows ever, it literally is the entire purpose of the giant arena to have it, and depending on the three other names for BCC, it could be star studded. As for the rest of the card so far, I can't really say they aren't pulling out all the stops, and headlining with what is the hottest angle in the company and the hottest angle maybe in wrestling in current day. Outside of that, they've been stacking the card with matches full of names that are likely going to knock it out of the park. If it's bullshit and a disappointment to you, that sucks, but acting like this is how the card is being perceived to everyone isn't correct. I'm not let down personally so far, and it's astounding to me that people don't expect this card to deliver upon expectations. AEW loves doing that, and this card top to bottom so far is trying to showcase what they as a company are all about to the world, and it's quality to me. That's nice. But this is AEW's biggest card ever. The card is at best a 5. It should be a 10.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 17, 2023 3:40:25 GMT -5
I disagree, Stadium Stampede is something they've only done twice before, and only in cinematic, something like that in a big arena like Wembley is a huge match for one of the biggest shows ever, it literally is the entire purpose of the giant arena to have it, and depending on the three other names for BCC, it could be star studded. As for the rest of the card so far, I can't really say they aren't pulling out all the stops, and headlining with what is the hottest angle in the company and the hottest angle maybe in wrestling in current day. Outside of that, they've been stacking the card with matches full of names that are likely going to knock it out of the park. If it's bullshit and a disappointment to you, that sucks, but acting like this is how the card is being perceived to everyone isn't correct. I'm not let down personally so far, and it's astounding to me that people don't expect this card to deliver upon expectations. AEW loves doing that, and this card top to bottom so far is trying to showcase what they as a company are all about to the world, and it's quality to me. That's nice. But this is AEW's biggest card ever. The card is at best a 5. It should be a 10. It's a 5 to you, and it's also not done being constructed yet The matches so far look really good, and I think can deliver upon expectations and the spectacle of the show.
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Post by discoelysium on Aug 17, 2023 3:41:36 GMT -5
In fact you know what this feels like. It feels like a WWE Saudi show. And that's damning as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by discoelysium on Aug 17, 2023 3:43:01 GMT -5
That's nice. But this is AEW's biggest card ever. The card is at best a 5. It should be a 10. It's a 5 to you, and it's also not done being constructed yet The matches so far look really good, and I think can deliver upon expectations and the spectacle of the show. It does not meet the high standards that AEW have shown they can reach and that's reflective of the current poor state of AEW's booking and TV product. And it's in less than 2 weeks. Not having a fully constructed card is a criticism not a bonus.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 17, 2023 3:48:46 GMT -5
It's a 5 to you, and it's also not done being constructed yet The matches so far look really good, and I think can deliver upon expectations and the spectacle of the show. It does not meet the high standards that AEW have shown they can reach and that's reflective of the current poor state of AEW's booking and TV product. And it's in less than 2 weeks. Not having a fully constructed card is a criticism not a bonus. Whatever dude, you clearly feel different than others, so I won't press this further, but I don't think it's not meeting high standards, especially when the damn thing hasn't happened yet and if the card happens to not deliver when the show is over, maybe I'll agree, as it stands, I have a hard time calling something a let down, not up to standard, and bullshit when we likely have more matches to be announced and well... it hasn't even happened yet. And the card has a ton of matches on it already, keeping a few in the back pocket to announce in the shows to come isn't a bad thing, and I don't think the booking for this show has been in a poor state nor do I think that for the booking, especially considering how well the world title program has been set up. Again, you won't agree so there's no point in continuing on, but I like how this looks, I'd like to see how it actually delivers, before I call this some grand failure or something. Been an exhausting last few days of wrestling news, I wanna be positive about something unless it gives me a reason not to be lol
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Post by discoelysium on Aug 17, 2023 3:51:40 GMT -5
It does not meet the high standards that AEW have shown they can reach and that's reflective of the current poor state of AEW's booking and TV product. And it's in less than 2 weeks. Not having a fully constructed card is a criticism not a bonus. Whatever dude, you clearly feel different than others, so I won't press this further, but I don't think it's not meeting high standards, especially when the damn thing hasn't happened yet and if the card happens to not deliver when the show is over, maybe I'll agree, as it stands, I have a hard time calling something a let down, not up to standard, and bullshit when we likely have more matches to be announced and well... it hasn't even happened yet. And the card has a ton of matches on it already, keeping a few in the back pocket to announce in the shows to come isn't a bad thing, and I don't think the booking for this show has been in a poor state nor do I think that for the booking, especially considering how well the world title program has been set up. Again, you won't agree so there's no point in continuing on, but I like how this looks, I'd like to see how it actually delivers, before I call this some grand failure or something. Been an exhausting last few days of wrestling news, I wanna be positive about something unless it gives me a reason not to be lol Mate I wasn't attacking you personally, you replied to me. If you're excited that's grand
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