AEW Dynamite/Collision Thread

[UFCMPunk]

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I've only been half-watching both shows at most for the last couple weeks, so correct me if I'm wrong...but was whatever diamond ring thing last week supposed to be the secondary 'title'?

Or was that just a one-off special thing?

Their version of Battle Bowl.

[dubcity]

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I swear 50% of the time I'm glad JR is on commentary and 50% of the time I wish he was out. He says some of the most strange and off topic stuff that has nothing to do with anything going on.

[dubcity]

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Show was great. Had a lot of moments that reminded me why wrestling is fun. Also, smartly had mostly tag matches.

[voodoo_magic]

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I swear 50% of the time I'm glad JR is on commentary and 50% of the time I wish he was out. He says some of the most strange and off topic stuff that has nothing to do with anything going on.

So true, it's great in many ways for them to have him for the beginning but I think they will need to bring someone else in once they find the right person.

[Majingir]

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Commentary in general, they need someone who has "the voice".

A voice that can narrate paint drying and get you excited.

I'd rather that than the generic WWE commentary style, or the "TOPE SUICIDA!" AEW style.

[UFCMPunk]

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AEW announces that Kenny Omega & Hangman Page vs The Lucha Brothers will kick off the show on Wednesday and air commercial free.

[dubcity]

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These shows fighting tooth and nail to get 800k viewers lol. But NXT definitely giving away way more.

[UFCMPunk]

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These shows fighting tooth and nail to get 800k viewers lol. But NXT definitely giving away way more.

AEW's problem right now is the lack of storytelling. They are running into the same issue WWE's main roster has where they put out a great match with no story reason for it happening other than the match is happening.

Since the start of the Wednesday Night War, Balor and Ciampa returned and NXT has been building up to one of them facing Cole for the NXT Championship. Same thing with Rhea and Shayna, started the build prior to Takeover Chicago and used WarGames to set up the match. I like AEW but the lack of storytelling outside of Jericho, Cody and a select few is making me watch NXT Live then AEW on DVR later.

[Majingir]

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AEW focused too much on the wrestling and not as much on everything else.

Like mentioned, it's good matches but where's the meaning behind them? And what has happened to make us care about most of these characters? They need storytelling and storylines which make you not want to wait until next week to see what happens next. Just like many action or drama tv shows.

They've done great job at comedic moments though.

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[J_Posse]

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What the hell was the point of that ending with the Dark Order?! Weird way to end a big show.

Also, I think with how deep NXT is talent wise and them only doing 4 or 5 PPV's a year, they can afford to "give stuff away."

AEW needs to do a better job of storytelling and giving people, not named Jericho, Rhodes or MJF, mic time to get over. They also need to start building guys who had less of a following in the "indies" even harder like Private Party & Luchasauras (however you spell it).

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[Majingir]

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What the hell was the point of that ending with the Dark Order?! Weird way to end a big show.

To me, the story wasn't as much about the beatdown and 2 guys the average fan knows nothing about being initiated.

It was about who WASN'T there. Bucks, Cody, Kenny all taken out. Hangman was nowhere to be found.

A group who tries recruiting people who've lost their way and are losing matches, and the most noticeably absent guy from that whole thing was someone who is losing his way and lost a big match an hour earlier.

[Majingir]

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Interesting theory on a "botch"? I saw.

Someone from Dark Order missed all their punches to Dustin. Was it a botch, or done on purpose?

Imagine if Dark Order is led by Dustin Rhodes who recruits Adam Page.

Now that'd be a personal feud to have Dark Order vs The Elite.

[dubcity]

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Interesting theory on a "botch"? I saw.

Someone from Dark Order missed all their punches to Dustin. Was it a botch, or done on purpose?

Imagine if Dark Order is led by Dustin Rhodes who recruits Adam Page.

Now that'd be a personal feud to have Dark Order vs The Elite.

It was directly in front of the hardcam, so ... maybe? Nah, I think it was just a bad botch.

[Majingir]

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One of the issues with AEW not making talent seem as important is partially connected to WWEs mindset. The whole "What you've done before means nothing. If it didnt happen in wwe, it doesn't matter".

AEW does the exact opposite but they need a mix of both. They emphasize non AEW reputations as a reason fans should care about people they know nothing about. Their prior careers should carry some weight, but AEW needs to do a better job of making their AEW careers the focus and do things to make guys stand out.

You'll get the real hardcore indy fans caring about guys who've been in NJPW and ROH and all that. But to most others, that means nothing.

[redsox4evur]

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Due to prior commitments Kris Statlander has been pulled from her match against Riho next Wednesday. Riho will now face Britt, Nyla and Hikaru on the 1/1 show.