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Post by Codyverse: Tag Team Champion on Jul 29, 2023 11:05:16 GMT -5
Jericho & Punk are the actual stars in this promotion. Let's not forget that. Ratings during Jericho segments indicate a different story
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Post by CM Tusk on Aug 2, 2023 19:19:04 GMT -5
With the RVD/Jack Perry rumor, I assume this show is going to be like the original All In where it’s mostly just thrown together matches with big names. Which isn’t the worst idea I guess.
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Post by Dan on Aug 5, 2023 15:34:34 GMT -5
Seeing some very deflating rumoured Match Card's as of late. I'm pretty sure 75% of the people going that bought tickets would have done so assuming that this would be the biggest AEW/NJPW hybrid Supershow of all time. If they're doing 80k+ at Wembley Stadium, I was expecting an Omega vs Okada V / Omega vs Ospreay III level Main Event. It'll have the most eyes on their product they've ever had, yet from what it sounds like, we won't even be getting Omega vs CM Punk as a consolation. Will Ospreay vs Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega vs Takesh*ta is a huge, monumental waste.
I appreciate the Ticket's have already been sold so they no longer have to put on a stacked card to draw, but still. We're 3 weeks out and not a single Match bar MJF vs Adam Cole has had any form of build to it, despite the PPV being announced months ago.
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Aug 10, 2023 5:42:41 GMT -5
Outside talent should not be getting put on this show. This is an AEW PPV. Use your roster.
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Post by CM Tusk on Aug 10, 2023 17:04:38 GMT -5
I’m digging most the card so far. Unfortunately Tony has done all to make me care about the womens division. Giving them the main event two weeks in a row doesn’t make up for questionable decisions. Still, Punk/Joe, Bucks/FTR, MJF/Cole and Kenny/Takesh*ta all sound fun. Fully expecting and hoping for Orange vs Mox too.
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Post by CM Tusk on Aug 11, 2023 2:59:07 GMT -5
Hearing rumors of Grado vs Jarrett which will piss some off but if it Tony gets the rights to “Life A Prayer” imma pop.
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Aug 19, 2023 16:21:38 GMT -5
An absolutely lackluster card for such a “big” event.
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Post by CM Tusk on Aug 19, 2023 17:08:51 GMT -5
Bullet Club Gold vs Kenny and his boys is going to be match of the night. Can’t wait.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2023 17:56:08 GMT -5
Card isnt the best, but im sure anyone going to the event is going to be excited anyways. Especially given how many names they ended up getting on the card.
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Post by y2james on Aug 19, 2023 18:54:07 GMT -5
I don’t quite get why some people are so down on Jericho…seems like he loses as often as he wins (as far as a discussion goes of putting other people over). Anyways Jericho (and to some extend Sting) are really only reason I would watch AEW, and I find whatever he’s doing to be fairly entertaining. I’m not meaning to crap on AEW cause I haven’t watched it enough, but I don’t think it would be a big thing without him.
Of course that’s my subjective opinion…what does the alternate view think?
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Aug 19, 2023 19:52:14 GMT -5
Jericho is one of the promotions only 2 name value stars. Let's not forget that.
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Post by kinnikuman on Aug 20, 2023 9:11:12 GMT -5
MJF/Cole, Punk/Joe, FTR/Bucks, Ospreay/Jericho, 4-way Women, Golden Elite/BCG and Take**ita, BCC with mystery partners/BF, OC, Kingston, Lucha Bros in Stadium Stampede, Fox and Swerve/Sting and Darby, Cole and MJF/Aussie Open, and probably another match or two seems like a great card to me. Not sure what you negative nancys want other than Omega/Ospreay 3.
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Post by greenjack1992 on Aug 21, 2023 13:13:25 GMT -5
I've not heard anything yet about any fan events happening in the afternoon - does anyone have any insight?
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Post by ℍ𝕒𝕣𝕕 𝕋𝕠 𝕂𝕚𝕝𝕝 on Aug 22, 2023 10:16:53 GMT -5
MJF/Cole, Punk/Joe, FTR/Bucks, Ospreay/Jericho, 4-way Women, Golden Elite/BCG and Take**ita, BCC with mystery partners/BF, OC, Kingston, Lucha Bros in Stadium Stampede, Fox and Swerve/Sting and Darby, Cole and MJF/Aussie Open, and probably another match or two seems like a great card to me. Not sure what you negative nancys want other than Omega/Ospreay 3. I so agree. They put together a fantastic, AEW-centric card. The most over act in the company (world champion) MJF and Cole challenge a solid team in Aussie Open...on the preshow. Punk Vs Joe is obviously years after the fact, but along the lines of booking an Austin/Rock or a Kenny/Okada match. Not to say this match packs the star-power punch that those. These guys are older now but their matches in the 2000s are something that put ROH on the map and frankly lended a huge part into turning Ring of Honor into a legitimate promotion. Its a legacy bout. Ospreay Vs Jericho -- like Jericho or not, this is a match that has tons of build. This was supposed to go on in Japan a long time ago and never went down. I am not much of a Jericho fan currently but I'm not going to pretend that this isn't a one of a kind match, or that Ospreay isn't going to deliver a match to remember on the kind of stage. Stadium Stampede is another great way to keep the matches fresh, making sure fans get a little of everything. Wild fighting all over the arena sounds like a great time and its giving the UK audience something really cool. Kenny/Ibushi/Hangman is a team that is going to PUT ON A SHOW, guys. The Tag Team Coffin match, I am hyped as hell for. Sting in Wembly. A fun stipulation match. Three other competitors that are fantastic wrestlers -- and 3 hungry guys who I've seen kill themselves for a few hundred people. What the hell are they gonna do in front of 80,000?! Women's division in the gutter for me right not but at least they put together an interesting fourway. I wish this was a better build and they treated these talent with more respect. They have obliterated Britt Baker and I'm sorry to say that no one really wants to see Saraya in the ring, even if they're in the UK. FTR Vs The Young Bucks...I can't think of a better showcase of tag team wrestling than this. The only hindering I can see on this match is the Young Bucks' health. Not much else to say. Look at the matches FTR has had lately. I can't imagine anything less than a great performance. AEW treats this matchup like it really matters and its a great spot to run it back. The main event. MJF VS Adam Cole. One of the hottest angles they have ever had. The crowd is rabid for these two. The pretaped segments are beloved and these two have gotten over in a major way. We've seen MJF have classic main event level matches. We've seen Adam Cole have a hall of fame run of matches in NXT. I can't say how much of statement it is by AEW to be headlining this PPV with a homegrown talent in MJF. As much as this match is just going to be a moment to live inside of Wembly, the match without a doubt will be stellar.
Above everything else, its an AEW card. They are taking what makes AEW stand apart and feel special and they're multiplying it by 10 and they're going to blow it out of the water. I commend decision makers for doing what they can to get as many people as they can on the card. 80k live is no joke and AEW is showing their love by letting all of those people see as many of their performers as possible. The build to this show was lacking in a major way and frankly I do not love every match on this card, but talking bell-to-bell action; continuing storylines on a grand stage; blowing off some issues in an arena of this size. Its going to be a fantastic show for wrestling fans. I can't wait.
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Aug 22, 2023 13:43:30 GMT -5
Jericho & Punk are the actual stars in this promotion. Let's not forget that. Ratings during Jericho segments indicate a different story He's a wizard
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Post by Codyverse: Tag Team Champion on Aug 22, 2023 13:53:03 GMT -5
Ratings during Jericho segments indicate a different story He's a wizard He can make viewers disappear! I say this as a Jerichoholic
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Post by hitmancmedge on Aug 22, 2023 14:37:54 GMT -5
Tony Khan said changes are coming to the card because of circumstances.
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Post by Jim Cornette’s Wendy’s Order🍔 on Aug 22, 2023 15:15:43 GMT -5
Tony Khan said changes are coming to the card because of circumstances. He did clarify that it’s not the world title or even the tag title matches. Interesting for sure. Curious what he has to change. I’m going to guess it’s passport/travel related issues causing the changes. Who knows though.
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Post by kinnikuman on Aug 22, 2023 19:22:57 GMT -5
Fenix. Visa trouble.
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Post by CM Tusk on Aug 22, 2023 20:17:15 GMT -5
It just doesn’t feel like Wrestlema……I mean the biggest show of the year.
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