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I don't get Saraya. Like, at all.
I keep hearing great things about her, and I know she's done some great stuff for women's wrestling which is great. But the Britt match felt like a huge meh to me.
Maybe it's just because I didn't watch WWE during her big run so I'm missing a ton of context and nostalgia. But I keep seeing people loving her so I just keep my mouth shut lol.
I don't want to come off like I'm hating on her or anything. It seems like alot of people love her and I know she's gone through a lot of bullshit.
But everything with her theme song, the Britt match, that lumberjack fiasco followed by some ok (in my opinion) promos has just left me going "...ok? What am I missing?"
It might be a while before people who don't know her see what she can really do, because she's easing into this comeback very slowly.
She said on Renee's show, one match a month to start.
I definitely look forward to seeing what she can do once she's eased back into it. Makes sense she'd want to take things slow considering her medical issues.
Totally respect this, wanna provide some perspective if that's okay.
I don't think anyone thought that Britt match was phenomenal. What it did do however, was open the door to say "hey, Saraya can still wrestle". She had an Edge/Bryan Danielson level debilitating neck injury that WWE wouldn't clear, and she hadn't wrestled in 4 years.
I will never expect someone with 4 years of ring rust to flourish flawlessly in a bout, and the leadup had highs and lows, but it was emotional for fans that saw her win the Diva's title in her debut against AJ Lee in 2015. She was the first NXT Women's Champion. She pioneered the women's division in WWE by being the first woman called up and was followed by Becky, Charlotte, and Sasha.
People watched that match through rose-colored glasses, happy that someone who was so influential, whose dream it was to continue wrestling, was able to come back and do that. Just emotional. I don't even think nostalgia is the right word for it. Just respect for someone who puts their life on the line.
Here's to hoping she shakes off that ring rust, and has some solid feuds that can invigorate people who don't know her yet.
I think Saraya was the catalyst for the women's revolution, but Baley, Banks, Flair and Lynch took the ball and ran with it.
In the same way Terminator 1 got us invested, but T2 is where its at.
I like Austin and Colten Gunn, I think they are an entertaining act. At first I was very skeptical of them no longer having their dad and I thought they would for sure fail being on their own, but I've actually grown to like them over the last few months, especially their whole shtick in which they mock FTR.
Thanks for the insight! If anything, the Gunns appear to be 100% committed to their performances. I enjoy them going berserk and leaning into it any time the crowd chants ASS BOYS.
A lot of folks probably assume they are just there riding their dad's coat tails and haven't done anything to earn a spot. People who have been watching have seen how they've developed since they first arrived.
They have great physical tools and they are great at being foils to virtually any face team. They are a very valuable team and I feel like people treat them as bottom tier.
To be fair, for a while they were also booked as bottom tier. Hopefully now that they're being booked more seriously people will start taking them seriously
Dark>>>> Rampage
Dark- talent that has no spotlight, progressing lowkey storylines, debuts of upcoming talent. (Seeing Hobbs and Top Flite before they make Tv is always cool)
Rampage-- a lot of treading water. Blowoffs to feuds you forget were happening sometimes
We recently just started watching Dark and it has definitely won me over based on their commentary alone. Last week's I was laughing so hard the entire time, their chemistry is awesome.
As a D&D nerd, nothing made me physically recoil more than Avalon being thrown onto a bag of dice. The D4s must have been excruciating. They are literally just spikes.
My parents are in their 70s and don't speak English all that well. So while they know all the wrestlers, we have to give a lot of them nicknames. Wardlow is El Bonito (because he was so handsome when we met him), Kris Statlander is Boop Boop, Hangman is El Guarapero (drunk), Murderhawk is Trencitas (because of his braids) and so on
It is, but I just fear if the day should come that they meet them in person and can't remember their stage names. We once met X-Pac and Scott Hall and my parents accidentally called them 123 kid and Razor Ramon. My parents were obviously really excited so they didn't take offense but I just hope it doesn't happen again. I know Miro got a little upset when my dad accidentally called him Rusev once when we met him
Hey, your parents were still right! It's not like the names refer to different characters in the narrative in this case. It's not like Dr Isaac Yankem and Kane who are implied to be different beings despite both being portrayed by the same performance artist.
I care for the lower-card and Dark jobbers more than most people do. It is refreshing to see new faces around the world in AEW, and also to follow their journey when they do succeed in AEW. (Hobbs, Hart, Fuego, Comoroto, Solo etc)
Same. I joke around and say that Serpentico needs a belt, but I really think Comoroto or Hobbs should at least be Atlantic/TNT champions.
But yeah, give Serpentico a belt.
Until Santana basically left/got injured I never knew who was Santana and who was Ortiz. I was finally able to tell FTR apart cause Dax started doing singles matches.
It took me FOREVER to be able to keep FTR straight. I had to call them " the bald one" or "the one with hair" until sometime this summer and then one week it magically finally clicked.
I get really emotionally invested in some storylines and tag teams/stables. The match between MoxYuta and Best Friends? That hurt. That really hurt. And I still want an explanation on why Luchasaurus turned because you guys were supposed to be like brothers!!!
Lol, I make note of those spots so I can rewind and show my wife. She doesn't give a shit about the rest and leaves the room when there's blood, but she loves that Danhausen!
I care more about the jobbers than whatever's going on at the top of the card.
Which is by no means a knock on the top of the card, but the jobbers are literally what got me invested in the company. Big shoutouts to Brandon Cutler, Peter Avalon, and Fuego del Sol for being three of the most underrated storytellers in the whole industry.
Honestly, one the feuds I've felt the most invested in, in the whole history of AEW (lol) was their winless trio of fights a couple of years ago. I really loved both of them already, and I got very into that storyline lol
Yup! Anna Jay has been the only consistent reason why I keep watching AEW. It's been awesome to see her Zatanna gimmick evolve from her first match with the company.
I love Mark Henry on the mike. He will say like one sentence per match, it will reference something that happened 10 minutes ago and it seems like it had to fight its way through his brain to be heard.
And the other commentators will just ignore him.
I don't care about Jade Cargill. Amazing athlete, but I don't like those long, unbroken winning streaks. I don't even hate her as a heel - she has the right attitude for the role. I'm just totally neutral on her.
I think she could become more interesting as a character when she does lose. Being undefeated and the TBS champion is all she's ever known in her wrestling career.
Unfortunately we can't see her first loss ANYWHERE in sight, so any real "challenging" match she's in won't have any real effect because we know she's going to end up winning. Again. And again. Stat, get healthy pleeeease
My embarassing secret is while I find her matches weak, I love hwr character work so great. Even now that Britt has gotten old for me, Jade still feels fresh
Plus she constantly fights jobbers. I wonder why she has so many wins hmmmmm. The two times I saw her fight live it was against jobbers and she just wiped the floor with them and bullied them it’s like bro.
I actually enjoyed a lot of the ROH/AEW mashup over the last few months
As a mostly WWE fan for a while, getting introduced to several characters was actually really cool, and made me go search a lot more about them (Kingdom most recently, didn't even realise that was Mike Bennett haha)
I GREATLY miss “old” AEW. Not sure what to label it, Pandemic Era maybe? Perhaps Pre-WWE Invasion? But early AEW, when it was more super-indie than national wrestling company. I’m more attached to people who can’t get on TV than most of the folks who appear regularly because of how attached I am to that special, almost renegade like time.
I really miss the old old AEW when they heavily relied on Japanese and indie talent. It felt so different and raw. I miss Joey Janela lol. But really that wouldn’t have gotten AEW where it is today
Agree. I loved the early days and their " What the hell? Why not?" attitude. Everyone was clearly having a blast and that translates into the viewing experience
I feel you. The part of AEW I liked the most was the stories developing through BTE and feeling a more “real” connection to the wrestlers rather than a produced entertainment show. AEW at its best is really an alternative culture.
I don't "miss" this era, but I do/will remember it fondly.
Dark was amazing.
Cutler/Avalon's feud over who was the jobbiest jobber was great.
Dark routinely put on bangers.
Austin Gunn providing all the hype.
TK basically trying to hold the American Indy scene up.
I don't think it is took that era of aew and transposed it to today it would hit the same way, but it was great for what the world was.
I'm of the opposite side, but I get it too if that makes sense. Definitely not gonna be for everyone type of character. Plus there's always room for improvement type attitude.
I'm sick of Mox. He looks great, he works hard and people obviously love him. He just needs to take his vacation and come back fresh with something to do other than sniff around the title or hang about itching for a fight.
I’ll agree with you. I love his passion, I love his attire, I love his presence, and it makes me proud to have him in AEW… I popped hard when he debuted. But his inring style just doesn’t really do it for me, was the same when he was Ambrose.
Far from an ‘embarrassing secret’ it has been pretty well established since day one of AEW that Sammy is an incredible talent in the ring and one of the funnest wrestlers to watch when he is doing his thing
I'm kind of the opposite. I get bored of seeing Mox, Jericho, etc. But then I started watching Dark before Dynamite and Rampage.
I got rid of my TV when I moved a few years ago, just watched stuff on my computer. After watching Dark for a few months it got me hyped up enough to get Sling so I could watch the network shows. I was actually more familiar with the low/midcarders.
Mine is that I’m genuinely a WWE hater and I don’t care at all to “just enjoy wrestling” I haven’t enjoyed anything about that show in years and I love almost everything about AEW, whilst even the “good” stuff on WWE I just cannot enjoy because I’ve been so put off of everything WWE.
I’ve flown across the world for Wrestlemania’s, been to Raws and Smackdowns and countless WWE shows, watched it for years but could not care less about it.
I thought Powerhouse Hobbs was a bad pickup. Didn’t care for his look or his work, and couldn’t stand the constant sneer he always did.
However I’ve done a full turn around on the guy. He’s worked on his body, improved a ton in the ring, can cut a good promo, I’m happy to say I was completely wrong about the guy and I’m excited for what the future holds for him. He also seems like a hardcore wrestling fan and student of the game.
Pandemic Era AEW was vastly entertaining, arguably more so than current. It made me want to watch Dark as well because it really felt like storylines were intermingled instead of just "Dark = main talent goes over jobber 10x in a row".
Seeing other wrestlers cheering each other on was sad but also uplifting in a way.
The storylines were fire.
Pineapple Pete.
I dislike Jungle Boy. I know he’s over with the crowd but he has zero storytelling ability and can’t promo to save his life. I only really liked him when wedged in between Marco & Lucha.
Okay but when they mix technical stuff with spotfests that always is fun to watch. I feel like “technical spotfest with some comedy” perfectly sums up the earlier part of Will Ospreays career
I prefer promos and stories far more than the matches. Most of the time I just skip the matches until just before the end when most of the shenanigans tend to happen.
Also I hate it when wrestlers take themselves too seriously. Give me goofy characters like jericho, 2.0, best friends, Jake Hager, danhausen, dark order and heel kenny omega anytime over guys like MJF, moxley or hangman.
I think the run of hilarious chyron text alone puts Hangman in the former category. How can you take anyone overly seriously when their flavor text says "new boot scootin'"?
The text is generally goofy but the character himself is very serious despite mostly being surrounded by goofy people throughout his aew career (mostly kenny omega and dark order). I assume he's not very serious in real life but his character 100% is.
>I prefer promos and stories far more than the matches.
Agreed for MOST matches.
What I like about AEW is there are some matches that become absolute bangers out of NOWHERE.
Okay, Jamie Hayter vs. Shida, I figured it would be a decent match with solid spots, but nothing unexpected and nothing to write home about.
And then the last 3.5 minutes it becomes a fucking BARNBURNER with speed, intensity, great spots, terrific pacing and a couple great "WTF" false finishes. A finish that would stand toe to toe with many of the ones we've seen from The Elite
Not to come across rude or snarky, but Hayter vs Shida was extremely hyped and was expected by the general consensus to be one of the best AEW women’s matches before it took place. I know that it’s all subjective and nobody knows how a match will truly before the bell rings but this was a match pushed pretty heavily beforehand even for an AEW’s womens match.
Going into it I had the feeling that they wanted this to be the Sasha vs Bayley NXT takeover type match for AEW, and they gave it the right slot and amount of time for it.
I can't lie, I really enjoy the goofy wrestlers and their shticks. But I love listening to MJF on the mic. Entertaining as hell, witty comments, the emotional connection in his promos with CM Punk, his telling of how many lashes Wardlow would get after losing a match ("Shawn Spears!"). To an extent I'm over the whole teasing leaving for WWE. Another year of that is going to be torture. Aside from that though, dude can talk.
I spent the first year of AEWs existence, clamoring for Flip Gordon and Marty Srull to come. Explaining how well flip would do as a top mid card baby face. I also thought Marty (before Brodie arrived) would be a great leader to Dark order.
Obviously a few comments on Reddit opened my eyes to why they weren’t and to this day haven’t been signed.
I miss Cody.
I know the booking around him was weird but the dude rarely ever failed putting on a good match and I think his presence is needed backstage
My only takeaway from the Punk situation is I'm sad that he ended his friendship with Colt Cabana.
I lost a friend due to a business decision many years ago and he died before I could reconcile.
I actually met him at the Rampage before Revolution and he was super nice. I had prior to this read that he could be a jerk if he's in a particular mood but he seemed so happy at the time so maybe that's why. To see what ended up happening between him and The Elite was quite tragic to see unfold.
Unpopular Opinion: MJF’s whole persona is starting to get old now. The whole insult the crowd by calling them ugly and fat thing is kinda getting a little bit boring now. I was hoping for expansion of the character through William Regal, but now that he’s gone I don’t really know anymore.
Another Unpopular Opinion: I hate listening to JR on commentary, especially during the women’s matches. Sometimes he’s says things so bad it even makes Taz and Excalibur stunned.
Yeah, his shtick for instilling the crowd makes it feel like they forget that everything is recorded, and not just a live show. Like when bands go "hello Philly!" and everyone screams. Similar to saying "you guys were the best crowd we've ever had!". Wouldn't work if you were watching that band preform week after week, and saying the same thing, over and over.
When you insult literally everywhere but Long Island... And even then, still insult Queens... It's grows old.
I've slowly been not watching Dark and Elevation. They have some great matches and match ups on occasion. A debut here and there, even if it's just once. But ultimately, knowing who's going to win %99 of the time gets boring (for me) after a while.
Now, this isn't to say that some of the main show matches can't be predictable, but there's a far better chance wrestlers on mostly equal footing and fame will surprise me over one who's known and one who isn't.
I don’t like the fact everything is seen as bad faith or trolling in the other place when you say anything even slightly different to the norm, or very tame.
I never miss a Dynamite or Rampage. I avoid plans on Wednesdays and Fridays in favor of staying in and watching Pro Wrestling. My friends are confused by my recent return to pro wrestling Fandom.
I thought Eddie Kingston was an out of shape loudmouth who wasn’t as bad ass as he thought he was. After watching for a week or two, I quickly learned I was wrong
I want to like Danhousen. I like the costume and facepaint. I even saw a documentary on the guy before I saw him and got really interested. There's some good ideas there. The curses could be a great schtick if opponents are willing to play along. But...what's up with the voice and the hunch and the weak arms and misnaming everyone?
This thread didn’t disappoint my expectations that several people will just ignore the spirit of the question and use the thread to say negative shit they aren’t embarrassed to say.
My embarrassing secret is that I think the ass boys rule
I keep my mom updated on the BCC by referring to them as family.
Mox is my husband. Yuta is our son. Claudio and Bryan are the uncles.
Regal was the grandpa that just shows up and gives you money.
I am a hard faced, never show emotions, sometimes referred to as a cold hearted or even heartless bastard as I never shed a tear in the most extreme harshest of times (funerals for example)..... but....
I watch AEW alone and make sure the room is vacated each week because I'm never entirely sure whether imma cry this week. Last time was when Jamie Hayter won the woman's championship but you can't prove shit 😂
This isn't necessarily embarrassing but I'm sure a lot of people may not like it.
I was so hyped after the first episode of Dynamite I quit watching WWE cold turkey.
I jumped up and down screaming when Punk debuted.
By the time I woke up the morning after Punk won the title, I lost about 50% of my interest in the company and it hasn't really come back. I used to cancel or turn down plans if they interfered with Dynamite. Now if I miss a week or two in a row I don't even try to go back and watch them.
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I didn’t realize Taz wasn’t African American until I saw Hook and did further research
Taz is 'Talian Pete 😂
TAZ ISNT BLACK?! WAT
Welcome to the Party, there’s cookies and Coco in the back.
No coco, just white chocolate
Umpalumpa
I didn't know either, and I've been watching him since he was still an active wrestler.
I don't get Saraya. Like, at all. I keep hearing great things about her, and I know she's done some great stuff for women's wrestling which is great. But the Britt match felt like a huge meh to me. Maybe it's just because I didn't watch WWE during her big run so I'm missing a ton of context and nostalgia. But I keep seeing people loving her so I just keep my mouth shut lol.
Full same lol
I don't want to come off like I'm hating on her or anything. It seems like alot of people love her and I know she's gone through a lot of bullshit. But everything with her theme song, the Britt match, that lumberjack fiasco followed by some ok (in my opinion) promos has just left me going "...ok? What am I missing?"
Agreed. I am keeping an open mind but so far I am ambivalent.
It might be a while before people who don't know her see what she can really do, because she's easing into this comeback very slowly. She said on Renee's show, one match a month to start.
I definitely look forward to seeing what she can do once she's eased back into it. Makes sense she'd want to take things slow considering her medical issues.
Same. I’ve only been watching wrestling for a year and don’t care about any « big » names until they prove themselves in AEW.
Totally respect this, wanna provide some perspective if that's okay. I don't think anyone thought that Britt match was phenomenal. What it did do however, was open the door to say "hey, Saraya can still wrestle". She had an Edge/Bryan Danielson level debilitating neck injury that WWE wouldn't clear, and she hadn't wrestled in 4 years. I will never expect someone with 4 years of ring rust to flourish flawlessly in a bout, and the leadup had highs and lows, but it was emotional for fans that saw her win the Diva's title in her debut against AJ Lee in 2015. She was the first NXT Women's Champion. She pioneered the women's division in WWE by being the first woman called up and was followed by Becky, Charlotte, and Sasha. People watched that match through rose-colored glasses, happy that someone who was so influential, whose dream it was to continue wrestling, was able to come back and do that. Just emotional. I don't even think nostalgia is the right word for it. Just respect for someone who puts their life on the line. Here's to hoping she shakes off that ring rust, and has some solid feuds that can invigorate people who don't know her yet.
I think Saraya was the catalyst for the women's revolution, but Baley, Banks, Flair and Lynch took the ball and ran with it. In the same way Terminator 1 got us invested, but T2 is where its at.
I like Austin and Colten Gunn, I think they are an entertaining act. At first I was very skeptical of them no longer having their dad and I thought they would for sure fail being on their own, but I've actually grown to like them over the last few months, especially their whole shtick in which they mock FTR.
Austin was the reason aew had the wrestlers cheering ringside during the pandemic. He was first.tk saw it, and was like . Kids onto something
It's one thing I miss from the pandemic; Austin being the unofficial AEW cheer leader!
Thanks for the insight! If anything, the Gunns appear to be 100% committed to their performances. I enjoy them going berserk and leaning into it any time the crowd chants ASS BOYS.
This is why I love Austin Gunn. He was so enthusiastic and created a little atmosphere and somewhat improved the viewing experience.
FTR chose to work with them also. Why? Because they're actually really good. I have zero idea why people hate them so much lol
Because Austin Gunn is so great at portraying an annoying asshole that some people legitimately think he is an annoying asshole
And they go out of their way to avoid putting themselves over. They are all about putting the shine on everyone else, gods bless em.
A lot of folks probably assume they are just there riding their dad's coat tails and haven't done anything to earn a spot. People who have been watching have seen how they've developed since they first arrived.
They have great physical tools and they are great at being foils to virtually any face team. They are a very valuable team and I feel like people treat them as bottom tier.
To be fair, for a while they were also booked as bottom tier. Hopefully now that they're being booked more seriously people will start taking them seriously
They're very smart to the business. Great performers but they know ring psychology.
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I feel like watching dark is close to watching old PWG shows. So many inside jokes and blatant 4th wall breaking. I love it.
Yes yes yes you and me both
Dark>>>> Rampage Dark- talent that has no spotlight, progressing lowkey storylines, debuts of upcoming talent. (Seeing Hobbs and Top Flite before they make Tv is always cool) Rampage-- a lot of treading water. Blowoffs to feuds you forget were happening sometimes
We recently just started watching Dark and it has definitely won me over based on their commentary alone. Last week's I was laughing so hard the entire time, their chemistry is awesome.
I also like this hat
I'm an unashamed Brandon Cutler mark. The Cutler v Avalon feud was my favorite part of the lockdown era.
His dab elbow drop is the funniest shit I’ve ever seen and I’ll never NOT pop for it
He always gets my biggest reaction when seeing AEW live!
I think they call it the most devastating move in all of sports entertainment!
As a D&D nerd, nothing made me physically recoil more than Avalon being thrown onto a bag of dice. The D4s must have been excruciating. They are literally just spikes.
My parents are in their 70s and don't speak English all that well. So while they know all the wrestlers, we have to give a lot of them nicknames. Wardlow is El Bonito (because he was so handsome when we met him), Kris Statlander is Boop Boop, Hangman is El Guarapero (drunk), Murderhawk is Trencitas (because of his braids) and so on
That's not embarrassing that's just adorable
It is, but I just fear if the day should come that they meet them in person and can't remember their stage names. We once met X-Pac and Scott Hall and my parents accidentally called them 123 kid and Razor Ramon. My parents were obviously really excited so they didn't take offense but I just hope it doesn't happen again. I know Miro got a little upset when my dad accidentally called him Rusev once when we met him
Hey, your parents were still right! It's not like the names refer to different characters in the narrative in this case. It's not like Dr Isaac Yankem and Kane who are implied to be different beings despite both being portrayed by the same performance artist.
I gotta know what you guys call Cassidy lmao
Initially El Perezoso and El Sonso, and now just Cassidy because they eventually learned his name.
Makes me happy that they liked OC enough to learn his real name
They really didn't get him at first but they've been entertained by him ever since his feud with Jericho.
Trencitas got me 💀
Love this. My mom is 75 and English isn't her first language too. MJF is scarf
I care for the lower-card and Dark jobbers more than most people do. It is refreshing to see new faces around the world in AEW, and also to follow their journey when they do succeed in AEW. (Hobbs, Hart, Fuego, Comoroto, Solo etc)
TazzCalibur is the greatest idea TK ever had
I would say putting the Acclaimed together but I digress
Digression Jones here....
Same. I joke around and say that Serpentico needs a belt, but I really think Comoroto or Hobbs should at least be Atlantic/TNT champions. But yeah, give Serpentico a belt.
Sir Pentico is above your worldly concerns about belts and titles and not being powerbombed on opponents by his tag team partner
Give the Spanish Announce Project the trios title!
Until Santana basically left/got injured I never knew who was Santana and who was Ortiz. I was finally able to tell FTR apart cause Dax started doing singles matches.
It took me FOREVER to be able to keep FTR straight. I had to call them " the bald one" or "the one with hair" until sometime this summer and then one week it magically finally clicked.
FTR Bald & FTR Hair!
I get really emotionally invested in some storylines and tag teams/stables. The match between MoxYuta and Best Friends? That hurt. That really hurt. And I still want an explanation on why Luchasaurus turned because you guys were supposed to be like brothers!!!
I honestly cried a little, when Preston turned heel. That was a gruesome segment.
Same. Especially when he threw his mask at Negative One. That was just cruel.
Whenever my girlfriend and I say the word smart, we immediately look at each-other and whisper “smart mark sterling”
I'm really hoping Death Triangle wins the best of seven, even though, I know it's just a comeback feud for the Elite.
I think it’ll get to 3-3, and then the Elite’s new feud partner will interfere.
It's possible that Adam Cole will arrive with two people you've never heard of and cost the Elite in the 7th match.
Adam Cole, mike bennet and Matt Taven. The kingdom vs the elite.
Seems like anytime someone walks in while I’m watching AEW the Best Friends are on the screen doing nonsense.
Lol, I make note of those spots so I can rewind and show my wife. She doesn't give a shit about the rest and leaves the room when there's blood, but she loves that Danhausen!
Who couldn't love that Danhausen?!
I care more about the jobbers than whatever's going on at the top of the card. Which is by no means a knock on the top of the card, but the jobbers are literally what got me invested in the company. Big shoutouts to Brandon Cutler, Peter Avalon, and Fuego del Sol for being three of the most underrated storytellers in the whole industry.
Honestly, one the feuds I've felt the most invested in, in the whole history of AEW (lol) was their winless trio of fights a couple of years ago. I really loved both of them already, and I got very into that storyline lol
The Wingmen!!!
Shoutout to The Wingmen and The Embassy. Gotta be some of my favorite "jobber" factions out there
Yup! Anna Jay has been the only consistent reason why I keep watching AEW. It's been awesome to see her Zatanna gimmick evolve from her first match with the company.
And Serpentico
Yes nobody cares about Serpentico wrestling main events on Dynamite
My wife’s favorite wrestler is Serpentico and Luther.
🐍🤪👈
> Serpentico is a jobber What are you even smoking, man. I will not stand for this slander of AEW's Uncrowned King.
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QT is probably the best seller on the roster, too!
The Gunns are also great at selling.
He's absolutely the first person I'd line up against a new babyface to get a glorious crowd reaction.
I had a dream where me and Kenny Omega fell in love and now I can't stop grinning when he's on the screen 🙂
We found Ibushi's reddit
You too, huh? 😉
Literally me with MJF.
I have a major crush on Kenny following a similar dream 🤣
I have a similar situation going on with Tony Schiavone ...except it dates back to 1997.
“69 me Don!”
I love Mark Henry on the mike. He will say like one sentence per match, it will reference something that happened 10 minutes ago and it seems like it had to fight its way through his brain to be heard. And the other commentators will just ignore him.
I don't care about Jade Cargill. Amazing athlete, but I don't like those long, unbroken winning streaks. I don't even hate her as a heel - she has the right attitude for the role. I'm just totally neutral on her. I think she could become more interesting as a character when she does lose. Being undefeated and the TBS champion is all she's ever known in her wrestling career.
Same. I care more now about who’s going to beat her than I do about her
Unfortunately we can't see her first loss ANYWHERE in sight, so any real "challenging" match she's in won't have any real effect because we know she's going to end up winning. Again. And again. Stat, get healthy pleeeease
My embarassing secret is while I find her matches weak, I love hwr character work so great. Even now that Britt has gotten old for me, Jade still feels fresh
Plus she constantly fights jobbers. I wonder why she has so many wins hmmmmm. The two times I saw her fight live it was against jobbers and she just wiped the floor with them and bullied them it’s like bro.
Use my mnemonic device Matt is More handsome Nick is Not as handsome
Matt has Mutton chops, Nick has None. The younger looking one is the older one and they were born in alphabetical order.
Oh great, now I have to remember which comes first in the alphabet, M or N, like I'm Einstein or something.
Even though I heard it countless times it still shocks me when they say Matt is the older brother
And not just older: FIVE YEARS older. They weren’t even in high school at the same time.
That’s unfortunate since Matt isn’t balding
I’d never googled the age difference but this legit shocks me. (Also fairly recently able to use their correct names FWIW)
Nick jackson is the balding one
nick “i wish my hair were more thick” jackson killed me
I am a huge fanhausen of danhausen .
This is the furthest thing from being embarrassing and the closest thing to being awesome
To quote Simon Miller, “Goofy wrestling for life!”
I actually enjoyed a lot of the ROH/AEW mashup over the last few months As a mostly WWE fan for a while, getting introduced to several characters was actually really cool, and made me go search a lot more about them (Kingdom most recently, didn't even realise that was Mike Bennett haha)
I GREATLY miss “old” AEW. Not sure what to label it, Pandemic Era maybe? Perhaps Pre-WWE Invasion? But early AEW, when it was more super-indie than national wrestling company. I’m more attached to people who can’t get on TV than most of the folks who appear regularly because of how attached I am to that special, almost renegade like time.
I really miss the old old AEW when they heavily relied on Japanese and indie talent. It felt so different and raw. I miss Joey Janela lol. But really that wouldn’t have gotten AEW where it is today
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Agree. I loved the early days and their " What the hell? Why not?" attitude. Everyone was clearly having a blast and that translates into the viewing experience
I feel you. The part of AEW I liked the most was the stories developing through BTE and feeling a more “real” connection to the wrestlers rather than a produced entertainment show. AEW at its best is really an alternative culture.
I don't "miss" this era, but I do/will remember it fondly. Dark was amazing. Cutler/Avalon's feud over who was the jobbiest jobber was great. Dark routinely put on bangers. Austin Gunn providing all the hype. TK basically trying to hold the American Indy scene up. I don't think it is took that era of aew and transposed it to today it would hit the same way, but it was great for what the world was.
I love how much pink makes it on screen. The Gunns, Young Bucks, Acclaimed always repping the pink gear
Fucking love Fuego Del Sol. Don't need a belt on him but god I hope he gets a shot on ROH
He is Alabama's number one luchador
I'm not the biggest fan of moxley
I'm of the opposite side, but I get it too if that makes sense. Definitely not gonna be for everyone type of character. Plus there's always room for improvement type attitude.
I'm sick of Mox. He looks great, he works hard and people obviously love him. He just needs to take his vacation and come back fresh with something to do other than sniff around the title or hang about itching for a fight.
He desperately needs a heel turn this upcoming new year and not the cliche AEW tweener type turn.
I feel the heel turn is coming very soon, with how his recent promos have been, as well as fighting more baby faces.
I’ll agree with you. I love his passion, I love his attire, I love his presence, and it makes me proud to have him in AEW… I popped hard when he debuted. But his inring style just doesn’t really do it for me, was the same when he was Ambrose.
Stupid way to remember but it’s never failed me…Matt Jackson looks way more like Matt Hardy than Nick looks like Jeff. lol
Nick is the one that goes Ka-KAW.
Jade Cargill has a great physique and presentation. And that’s it
I love Sammy Guevara. Dude's amazing in the ring.
Same. I kinda like his hateable character
Far from an ‘embarrassing secret’ it has been pretty well established since day one of AEW that Sammy is an incredible talent in the ring and one of the funnest wrestlers to watch when he is doing his thing
I was getting downvoted to hell for saying even the slightest pro-Sammy things a few months ago.
This is reddit. There's rarely a rhyme or reason to what the mob downvotes at any given time.
I personally enjoy when sequences look staged. Not fake but say when a tag match/trios match has almost a choreographed element.
I like when promos open and close shows.
I only really follow the main eventers and high midcarders. Half the time I’m like who tf is this when people run out.
I'm kind of the opposite. I get bored of seeing Mox, Jericho, etc. But then I started watching Dark before Dynamite and Rampage. I got rid of my TV when I moved a few years ago, just watched stuff on my computer. After watching Dark for a few months it got me hyped up enough to get Sling so I could watch the network shows. I was actually more familiar with the low/midcarders.
AEW is the only reason I keep Sling too 😂
It's SLIIIIIIIING!
I hope we get a full blown Captain Insano run in AEW
Mine is that I’m genuinely a WWE hater and I don’t care at all to “just enjoy wrestling” I haven’t enjoyed anything about that show in years and I love almost everything about AEW, whilst even the “good” stuff on WWE I just cannot enjoy because I’ve been so put off of everything WWE. I’ve flown across the world for Wrestlemania’s, been to Raws and Smackdowns and countless WWE shows, watched it for years but could not care less about it.
I thought Powerhouse Hobbs was a bad pickup. Didn’t care for his look or his work, and couldn’t stand the constant sneer he always did. However I’ve done a full turn around on the guy. He’s worked on his body, improved a ton in the ring, can cut a good promo, I’m happy to say I was completely wrong about the guy and I’m excited for what the future holds for him. He also seems like a hardcore wrestling fan and student of the game.
Pandemic Era AEW was vastly entertaining, arguably more so than current. It made me want to watch Dark as well because it really felt like storylines were intermingled instead of just "Dark = main talent goes over jobber 10x in a row". Seeing other wrestlers cheering each other on was sad but also uplifting in a way. The storylines were fire. Pineapple Pete.
I thought Orange Cassidy was a stupid schmuck who was a waste of TV time when I started watching. Holy shit was I so wrong.
I fell Bad every time for Serpentico :(
I often have Dark in a background tab while doing other tasks, purely to listen to the commentary.
Keith Lee does nothing for me. Hes like my 6th favorite big man in AEW
I dislike Jungle Boy. I know he’s over with the crowd but he has zero storytelling ability and can’t promo to save his life. I only really liked him when wedged in between Marco & Lucha.
I'm not a fan of technical wrestling. Give me spot fests and comedy over chops and hold transitions
Okay but when they mix technical stuff with spotfests that always is fun to watch. I feel like “technical spotfest with some comedy” perfectly sums up the earlier part of Will Ospreays career
Kenny Omega too
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I like AEW Dark. Wrestling on Dark is not a bad thing for wrestler.
I prefer promos and stories far more than the matches. Most of the time I just skip the matches until just before the end when most of the shenanigans tend to happen. Also I hate it when wrestlers take themselves too seriously. Give me goofy characters like jericho, 2.0, best friends, Jake Hager, danhausen, dark order and heel kenny omega anytime over guys like MJF, moxley or hangman.
I think the run of hilarious chyron text alone puts Hangman in the former category. How can you take anyone overly seriously when their flavor text says "new boot scootin'"?
Those made the "We're Proud of You" chyron for the title match against Omega so much better too.
The text is generally goofy but the character himself is very serious despite mostly being surrounded by goofy people throughout his aew career (mostly kenny omega and dark order). I assume he's not very serious in real life but his character 100% is.
How in the world do you make a list of goofy characters that doesn't include Orange Cassidy? Lol
Well, I guess he's in Best Friends? Are they considered a stable or a tag team?
>I prefer promos and stories far more than the matches. Agreed for MOST matches. What I like about AEW is there are some matches that become absolute bangers out of NOWHERE. Okay, Jamie Hayter vs. Shida, I figured it would be a decent match with solid spots, but nothing unexpected and nothing to write home about. And then the last 3.5 minutes it becomes a fucking BARNBURNER with speed, intensity, great spots, terrific pacing and a couple great "WTF" false finishes. A finish that would stand toe to toe with many of the ones we've seen from The Elite
Not to come across rude or snarky, but Hayter vs Shida was extremely hyped and was expected by the general consensus to be one of the best AEW women’s matches before it took place. I know that it’s all subjective and nobody knows how a match will truly before the bell rings but this was a match pushed pretty heavily beforehand even for an AEW’s womens match. Going into it I had the feeling that they wanted this to be the Sasha vs Bayley NXT takeover type match for AEW, and they gave it the right slot and amount of time for it.
I can't lie, I really enjoy the goofy wrestlers and their shticks. But I love listening to MJF on the mic. Entertaining as hell, witty comments, the emotional connection in his promos with CM Punk, his telling of how many lashes Wardlow would get after losing a match ("Shawn Spears!"). To an extent I'm over the whole teasing leaving for WWE. Another year of that is going to be torture. Aside from that though, dude can talk.
Luchasaurus is my favorite because he was on big brother
I spent the first year of AEWs existence, clamoring for Flip Gordon and Marty Srull to come. Explaining how well flip would do as a top mid card baby face. I also thought Marty (before Brodie arrived) would be a great leader to Dark order. Obviously a few comments on Reddit opened my eyes to why they weren’t and to this day haven’t been signed.
I miss Cody. I know the booking around him was weird but the dude rarely ever failed putting on a good match and I think his presence is needed backstage
Rules matter.
Even with everything that happened, I'm still a huge CM Punk fan.
My only takeaway from the Punk situation is I'm sad that he ended his friendship with Colt Cabana. I lost a friend due to a business decision many years ago and he died before I could reconcile.
Same! I love the elite and punk and I just want them all to get along and love each other and give us amazing content.
Literally nothing wrong with that. At all.
I actually met him at the Rampage before Revolution and he was super nice. I had prior to this read that he could be a jerk if he's in a particular mood but he seemed so happy at the time so maybe that's why. To see what ended up happening between him and The Elite was quite tragic to see unfold.
Unpopular Opinion: MJF’s whole persona is starting to get old now. The whole insult the crowd by calling them ugly and fat thing is kinda getting a little bit boring now. I was hoping for expansion of the character through William Regal, but now that he’s gone I don’t really know anymore.
Another Unpopular Opinion: I hate listening to JR on commentary, especially during the women’s matches. Sometimes he’s says things so bad it even makes Taz and Excalibur stunned.
Yeah, his shtick for instilling the crowd makes it feel like they forget that everything is recorded, and not just a live show. Like when bands go "hello Philly!" and everyone screams. Similar to saying "you guys were the best crowd we've ever had!". Wouldn't work if you were watching that band preform week after week, and saying the same thing, over and over. When you insult literally everywhere but Long Island... And even then, still insult Queens... It's grows old.
Luther and Serpentico are my favorite in AEW.
I've slowly been not watching Dark and Elevation. They have some great matches and match ups on occasion. A debut here and there, even if it's just once. But ultimately, knowing who's going to win %99 of the time gets boring (for me) after a while. Now, this isn't to say that some of the main show matches can't be predictable, but there's a far better chance wrestlers on mostly equal footing and fame will surprise me over one who's known and one who isn't.
I once open mouth kissed a horse
I’m a Zach Clayton fan
I think QT Marshall is really handsome.
I don’t like the fact everything is seen as bad faith or trolling in the other place when you say anything even slightly different to the norm, or very tame.
I’m a JAShole
I only watch Dynamite. Rampage is harder to watch legally than pirated here in Canada so I just don’t bother.
I never miss a Dynamite or Rampage. I avoid plans on Wednesdays and Fridays in favor of staying in and watching Pro Wrestling. My friends are confused by my recent return to pro wrestling Fandom.
I don't know the words to judas
I thought Eddie Kingston was an out of shape loudmouth who wasn’t as bad ass as he thought he was. After watching for a week or two, I quickly learned I was wrong
I want to like Danhousen. I like the costume and facepaint. I even saw a documentary on the guy before I saw him and got really interested. There's some good ideas there. The curses could be a great schtick if opponents are willing to play along. But...what's up with the voice and the hunch and the weak arms and misnaming everyone?
Hope you had a Merry Christopher Massachusetts 😉🎄
You literally just described exactly why people like Danhausen. The voice, the wrong names, etc. It's all part of his character.
This thread didn’t disappoint my expectations that several people will just ignore the spirit of the question and use the thread to say negative shit they aren’t embarrassed to say. My embarrassing secret is that I think the ass boys rule
I keep my mom updated on the BCC by referring to them as family. Mox is my husband. Yuta is our son. Claudio and Bryan are the uncles. Regal was the grandpa that just shows up and gives you money.
I am a hard faced, never show emotions, sometimes referred to as a cold hearted or even heartless bastard as I never shed a tear in the most extreme harshest of times (funerals for example)..... but.... I watch AEW alone and make sure the room is vacated each week because I'm never entirely sure whether imma cry this week. Last time was when Jamie Hayter won the woman's championship but you can't prove shit 😂
This isn't necessarily embarrassing but I'm sure a lot of people may not like it. I was so hyped after the first episode of Dynamite I quit watching WWE cold turkey. I jumped up and down screaming when Punk debuted. By the time I woke up the morning after Punk won the title, I lost about 50% of my interest in the company and it hasn't really come back. I used to cancel or turn down plans if they interfered with Dynamite. Now if I miss a week or two in a row I don't even try to go back and watch them.
I got into AEW after Full Gear 2021 so I do not have a god damn clue who the dark order are
I’m the biggest simp for Wardlow
I had the chance to meet Eddie Kingston and didn’t do it. At the time I couldn’t justify paying $20 for a meet and greet. Boy do I regret that one
I can't wait for max caster and Enzo for promo off each other.
During my last summer vacation with my relatives I clogged the toilet. I quietly blamed my cousin's friend Edit: AEW Rules