I've got a Cody Rhodes doll from his "Cody Rhodes, but with a mustache" gimmick.
Also have a Dean Ambrose, that the doll makers decided to make way, way too short for some reason.
Looking forward to checking out those AEW toys.
I've got a Cody Rhodes doll from his "Cody Rhodes, but with a mustache" gimmick.
Also have a Dean Ambrose, that the doll makers decided to make way, way too short for some reason.
Looking forward to checking out those AEW toys.
OH, the action figures are ready, eh?
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBRAWL!!!!????
I wish I still had my 3.5 inch GI Joes from my youth. I had a post movie Cobra Commander, Lifelline (his had got chopped off for be a pacifist), a Cobra-La soldier that I melted his had to straighten out to do karate chops. And then some knock offs called "The Corp". Toxic Waster, Night Laser Trooper, The Gasman, Arctic Alpine Rescue, Cy-borg, and Chopper. Good times...
This entrance makes it look like they're running through fire. This is great spectacle!
Fuck the Inner Circle and The Elite.
I'm cheering for the New York... Gnats? Oh damn it....
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So, the babyfaces aren't doing jerseys?
Hangman finally got his fucking horse!
This is why you need a Hangman Page. For cowboy shit of course!
Adam Page is still the only cowboy I'll ever cheer for on a football field.
Adam Page had to go home early, his horse got sick.
Having the cheerleaders making noise is genius. I never would have thought of utilizing them in that way.
The action's been non-stop. No standing around for seemingly 3 minutes at a time in between setups. And hell, if they just had Sammy being chased around by Page on a horse the entire time, I wouldn't mind that either.
If AEW doesn't do something like this every year for the Super Bowl Halftime Show, they're fucking crazy.
I'm just glad this isn't some cinematic bullshit.
This is just 10 dudes having a wild ass fight.
Did The Inner Circle just win via homicide?
Okay... never mind.
Okay, the Matt stuff is corny. But...it works.
Pretend to punch the horse, Hager! Get PITA on your ass! Controversy creates cash!
Jake Hager's from Oklahoma.
This is just a regular Saturday night for him.
This is the damndest thing I've ever seen. I love it.
That was some goofy shit.
An obvious crash pad, but that height made it look incredible. What a fun and inventive spectacle. JR is right.
That stadium match was hilarious lmao. I absolutely loved every minute of it!
That was a solid show in my opinion, a lot of great matches throughout the night. Would have been even better with the crowd atmosphere, but with the little they had, they did well.
AEW pre produced > WWE pre produced.
Main event was fun, WWE's MITB was sloppy and cringe.
It felt like a majority of the ladder match was kind of just there other than spot here and there. The camera work just seemed hit or miss over the duration of the match, too. Probably not enough spots for the amount of time and competitors. Cage being the surprise made sense, and it was a good culmination of time between Taz and Allin for Taz to bring Cage out. Good showing for him and a fresh challenger that's going to be easier to build for Moxley.
Like the first go round for Guevara and Allin, MJF and Jungle Boy gave the vibe that they're a pairing that are going to cross paths at various positions of the card over several years. That's very promising for AEW's development. I find it annoying when JR seems to go into try-hard mode to make "Jungle Boy Jack Perry" a thing. I liked the overall flow of the match and it did both guys favors that they were out in the deep waters of this type of match and both held up well. I could have seen an argument for Jungle Boy to win because MJF can work the loss and blemish to his record as good heat, but I like the fact he's still being kept as a big deal as an upstart.
The TNT title was...okay, I guess. I get that it's not finish but what we saw to this point didn't seem that promising. The match was interesting, based on the fact they recalled the history. Roberts initially called out Cody, said he had a client, and that Cody was going to fall. Archer was looking imposing all the way until the title match and ultimately fell short. Tyson had a lot of great memes out of his reactions lol. The stuff that led to the ejection of the seconds didn't do anything but make Roberts and Archer look stupid as hell. Kind of surprised they avoided the idea of Tyson knocking someone out.
Sounds like they dodged a bullet in terms of Britt as she may be out just around two months. Penelope and Kris was good enough as a makeshift match. Penelope seems to be the one who has more momentum but I get as the replacement, it probably didn't make sense to have her go over. Hikaru getting the title win was something I thought was possible but I didn't anticipate actually happening. Maybe Nyla was just around to get through the PPV and back out of the mix after this? The fact Nyla won the title basically before this pandemic and was gone for most it pretty much made her reign meaningless.
They went the right route with the overall tone of Moxley/Lee. I think it would have died a slow death if they went with a traditional or semi-technical match but they played to the strength of both with a brawl, physically-centered match. That was a good build to the finish. I thought it did well to show that Moxley was willing to go the the end to secure his championship, and Lee went as far as he could and ultimately couldn't be stopped. He couldn't be pinned, and he didn't submit. I figured they'd find a good way to keep Lee strong in defeat but now it's all going to come down to what they do with him afterwards in order to keep The Dark Order as a factor.
All things considered, it was smart of them to tape the Stampede Match the night before. Can't leave anything to chance when you have the opportunity to tape it prior when you have this many moving parts within a match. Having the drum and dance team for the Jaguars was a good way to add some sound in the stadium. I'm glad they did the horse bit with Hangman for his entrance. I thought that would have been awesome on Wednesday for his return so I'm glad they used it here. Gnarly splitting the uprights moonsault by Matt Jackson. I imagine that could have felt good with his ribs. The pool was full of water from the Lake of Reincarnation. Funny stuff. Hager looked like a damn monster in the bar with Page and Omega. That was cool to see. Heck of a spot with the tremendous One-Winged Angel on Guevara. Fun match.
Ladder match and TNT title match were underwhelming to me. AEW title and Stadium Stampede matches delivered.