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Post by CeilingFan on Apr 10, 2023 8:37:24 GMT -5
or Rampage.
Agree or Disagree?
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Post by Chris Hammers on Apr 10, 2023 8:40:25 GMT -5
I've no issue with it. I at least wish it was mostly NON AEW guys with the belts to at least differentiate the two. There was a period there where the champs were Jericho/Claudio, Yuta/Garcia, Samoa Joe, FTR, Athena. Put the belts on the ROH guys.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Apr 10, 2023 8:47:44 GMT -5
I don't really mind it so long it's not, "And now is the ROH portion of our program," with their own announcers and title defenses and shit like it was before. Know there's still some of that here and there but it's nowhere near as omnipresent as it was and I don't see any real harm in, like, Brian Cage showing up beyond just that Brian Cage kind of sucks.
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Post by Cieto on Apr 10, 2023 9:17:40 GMT -5
I don't really mind it so long it's not, "And now is the ROH portion of our program," with their own announcers and title defenses and shit like it was before. Know there's still some of that here and there but it's nowhere near as omnipresent as it was and I don't see any real harm in, like, Brian Cage showing up beyond just that Brian Cage kind of sucks. Just wait until they change the ropes and ring skirting during the ad break. Then randomly replace taz and tony on commentary with Austin Aries and Brian kendrick.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 10, 2023 9:32:14 GMT -5
No because I like those people.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 10, 2023 9:44:23 GMT -5
I feel like you run the risk, if you do that, of turning ROH into the Cruiserweight division, where when they did appear, people would hardly know who the f*** they were since you train people to ignore them.
I think the ROH stuff is fine so long as you don't overdo it, and they've gotten better about integrating it less clumsily.
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Post by firsttimelongtime on Apr 10, 2023 10:04:54 GMT -5
The amount of championship belts that appear on AEW programming has become ridiculous, so yes, I agree.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2023 10:16:29 GMT -5
ROH feels like a distant 3rd show or in line with Dark right now currently anyway so I agree if they are going to differentiate the brand at all
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Post by Celexa Bliss 54 on Apr 10, 2023 10:25:47 GMT -5
People conveniently forget that many of the ROH guys were AEW guys first. Especially with Brian Cage and Jay Lethal lol
But for real, since Final Battle, they've done a much better job of keeping things self-contained. Claudio and Wheeler would show up on Dynamite, but outside of having their belts, they weren't flaunting ROH like before. Outside of a few things involving Mark Briscoe (and are we really going to complain about that?), the only time ROH has been featured was this past Friday at Battle of the Belts. And for real, that was an AEW storyline that happened to involve ROH belts after the Lucha Bros won them. And again, every guy in that match was with AEW before ROH was even part of things.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 10, 2023 11:00:28 GMT -5
In a world where they had a two hour Saturday show, you definitely should not remove the likes of Penta/Fenix/Brian Cage/Athena/Joe from AEW television. I would say it would be silly to do that now but especially silly if you're producing 5 hours of weekly TV.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 10, 2023 16:54:56 GMT -5
I love all of the champions, and guys like Lucha Bros are AEW contracted wrestlers holding ROH belts, so... no I don't agree, and I love seeing Athena too, one of my favorite women's wrestlers currently
And Shibata is PURE Champion... I will take Shibata on my TV at all times.
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Post by Kalmia on Apr 10, 2023 16:57:40 GMT -5
I don't want ROH storylines on AEW TV. But if the ROH champs are involved in AEW storylines (like Claudio) or are just there to have banger matches with AEW wrestlers, then that's fine by me. I'd love to see Athena back on AEW TV with her current gimmick.
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Post by Hypnosis on Apr 10, 2023 17:10:00 GMT -5
I don't want ROH storylines on AEW TV. But if the ROH champs are involved in AEW storylines (like Claudio) or are just there to have banger matches with AEW wrestlers, then that's fine by me. I'd love to see Athena back on AEW TV with her current gimmick. I want The Outcasts reacting backstage to Athena psychotically beating her opponent's ass after a match while they're eating popcorn.
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Post by Cyno on Apr 10, 2023 17:25:43 GMT -5
Hard disagree. A lot of ROH champions are also contracted AEW talents and great workers besides. They shouldn't be segregated from AEW shows and angles just because they hold a belt with a different company's name on it.
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Post by rajaah on Apr 10, 2023 19:33:55 GMT -5
ROH feels like a distant 3rd show or in line with Dark right now currently anyway so I agree if they are going to differentiate the brand at all Yeah. I haven't seen any Nu-ROH episodes, it's just too much. I'd love to see this Eddie/Claudio feud too. As it is though, even keeping up with Rampage is often an ask and I often don't get to it until Wednesday night just to squeeze it in before Dynamite and keep up. They'd need to really differentiate ROH and make it its own must-see show with exclusives for me to fit it into the week's schedule when I'm already barely staying on top of the two main AEW shows. For reference, I've watched every Dynamite and Rampage since both launched (except for 2 weeks last September where the Punk fanboys killed my enthusiasm). So I'm a pretty dedicated viewer. If I can't make time for ROH, I imagine a lot can't. Don't know how WWE fans do it with their 7 hours of RAW/SD/NXT. I kinda wish they would have just given Rampage to ROH.
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Post by Chuck Conry on Apr 10, 2023 21:40:08 GMT -5
Well I had hoped the AEW/ROH split would be a bit more distinct from one other than the usual Raw/Smackdown one.
Also, while I get why they are doing what they are doing with taping shows. I just don't like the red, white, and blue ropes for ROH. And I really like them for AEW.
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Post by eJm on Apr 11, 2023 6:14:47 GMT -5
I don't want ROH storylines on AEW TV. But if the ROH champs are involved in AEW storylines (like Claudio) or are just there to have banger matches with AEW wrestlers, then that's fine by me. I'd love to see Athena back on AEW TV with her current gimmick. Pretty much that. And it also makes AEW not just seem like a lonely island where it's isolated from the rest of the business, which I know people don't like and hey, their right to do so, but it's really not that big a deal people make it out to be. EDIT: Also, having ROH titles defended on Battle of the Belts helps promote ROH as a brand to a wider audience that might not have been aware, say, Lucha Bros were champs down there so it raises the credibility of ROH, gets more eyes onto Honor Club and improves the chances of Turner putting it on TV down the line from those subscribers. Wins all around, really.
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Post by Spider2024 on Apr 11, 2023 6:22:36 GMT -5
Chris Jericho would totally agree with you.
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Post by rajaah on Apr 11, 2023 10:32:15 GMT -5
Well I had hoped the AEW/ROH split would be a bit more distinct from one other than the usual Raw/Smackdown one. Also, while I get why they are doing what they are doing with taping shows. I just don't like the red, white, and blue ropes for ROH. And I really like them for AEW. I think ROH has red ropes now. Or at least they do in the Dante Martin injury (shame about that) clip which I think is the most recent episode. I think red/white/blue was a good choice for the main AEW shows. It's a retro nod to the 80's and it also adds to the shows feeling more colorful, when in 2022 they just felt...dark all around. ROH should be either red ropes or black ropes, maybe have the mat be the other color for a full red and black vibe.
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Post by tuckerguy on Apr 11, 2023 12:19:32 GMT -5
I have no problem with it, and it never bothered me anyway when they were all over the show last year.
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