AEW Rampage Thread

[TheShizNo1]

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Vince is an *** and HHH is just taking his place.

Great to see a guy like Tony Khan give WWE something to worry about not his fault WWE burns so many bridges.

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WWE isn't worried....

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[Streets]

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Hopefully it does, but we've got plenty of time to see where it goes. That would be a dumb gimmick for him to be doing in AEW in 2021 since there's nothing there for him to rebel against. It's a clean slate with fresh matchups for him.

I’m just basing it on what dude said…

And we’ve got a lot to cover. There’s good news and bad news. The bad news is we’re not going to get to it all right here, right now. But the good news is… is that I’ve got the time. Wednesday’s… Friday’s… 4 Sunday’s or Saturday’s a year… I’ve got the time and I ain’t going anywhere.

That sounds like a man with a lot to be “pissed about”, and a lot of stories. Again I understand that wrestling is all about storytelling, and this is just his character. Those that don’t like it (back then or in 2021) are free not to like it or watch it, but I’m sure many many more will tune in for the T. This his Punk’s whole schtick, but it’s important to separate Phil from Punk. That’s all I’m saying. Punk got a fat contract, the longest reign in the modern era, and basically everything else he wanted when holding up the company, and still complained that he didn’t get his ice cream bars (which it was fun to see that come full circle). To say he has “nothing to rebel against” is to not understand his character. He has plenty of real life stuff he can draw on, and when that’s over, he’ll make up a reason. AEW is not without many many flaws. Months down the road when he’s done scathing his former company, hopefully he goes after some of AEW’s choices.

[Mercury112491]

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Punk sucks, but that was a cool pop. That tag match was also pretty awesome. Jurassic Express might be my favorite team behind the Usos. And props for having Jungle Boy need to get saved after that sorta Canadian Destroyer. I thought they were gonna go full AEW and have him kick out after 1. The rest of the show I thought was average at best. Was nice they ran a mid WWF Superstars quality match as the main event.

Is the entrance music always so tinny and quiet or was was that just last night?


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[Suntan Superman]

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That wasn't a dream huh


This rules.

[TheShizNo1]

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Punk sucks, but that was a cool pop.

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I thought of you eye-rolling once his music hit. Let that hate go, man lol.

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[jb12780]

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Guess what the top 2 trending videos on YouTube are…


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[SmashMan]

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To say he has “nothing to rebel against” is to not understand his character. He has plenty of real life stuff he can draw on, and when that’s over, he’ll make up a reason. AEW is not without many many flaws. Months down the road when he’s done scathing his former company, hopefully he goes after some of AEW’s choices.

I said he had "nothing there" (meaning in AEW) to rebel against, which as of now, he doesn't. We'll see how the stories go in the future though.

I'll leave it at this - obviously people expect him to talk about WWE, but I'm hoping what he said last night was acknowledging that while also just pushing it to the side. I'd rather see him get involved with new stuff than rehash old stuff.

That being said, I still don't get Darby Allin at all so I'm waiting for Punk to get on to even newer new stuff.

Is the entrance music always so tinny and quiet or was was that just last night?

Both? AEW's audio mixing for TV is really inconsistent but I think last night they were intentionally turning it down to let the crowd pops come through.

[reyes the roof]

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Kind of amazing how just going away from the wrestling business has made him a much bigger deal than he ever was in WWE or anywhere else

[Majingir]

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Is the entrance music always so tinny and quiet or was was that just last night?


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Entrances and Punks promo felt like they just used the live audio rather than audio from the truck so that you could really hear the crowd.

[The 24th Letter]

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AEW definutely needs to do better with their audio mixing. They actually have some quality themes and it's such a underrated part of building characters in wrestling.. but they're so understated on TV..

Rampage was amazing though

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[Mercury112491]

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Entrances and Punks promo felt like they just used the live audio rather than audio from the truck so that you could really hear the crowd.

Yeah they need to not do that. It undervalues the themes and that’s a big mistake.


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[Streets]

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Kind of amazing how just going away from the wrestling business has made him a much bigger deal than he ever was in WWE or anywhere else

I’ve never seen anything like it in wrestling. I think the closest comparison I can make to his arch is Dave Chappelle’s. Both sort of made a name for themselves in the indies and hit big on something that catapulted them to the mainstream (The Pipebomb was essentially Punk’s Clayton Bigsby moment). They both caught lightning in a bottle but ultimately walked away before their full potential could be reached. Both refused to get swallowed up by the machine and decided leaving at their peaks was better than continuing to suffer. Both came back after insanely long hiatuses with a very high stock and seem to be afforded a seemingly unlimited amount of creative freedom, tons of money, and peace of mind. Now obviously the comparison isn’t apples to apples… I think Dave is the GOAT while Punk isn’t even top 5. That said, the Chappelle comparison seems closer than any wrestling example I can think of.

[cima]

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I’ve never seen anything like it in wrestling. I think the closest comparison I can make to his arch is Dave Chappelle’s. Both sort of made a name for themselves in the indies and hit big on something that catapulted them to the mainstream (The Pipebomb was essentially Punk’s Clayton Bigsby moment). They both caught lightning in a bottle but ultimately walked away before their full potential could be reached. Both refused to get swallowed up by the machine and decided leaving at their peaks was better than continuing to suffer. Both came back after insanely long hiatuses with a very high stock and seem to be afforded a seemingly unlimited amount of creative freedom, tons of money, and peace of mind. Now obviously the comparison isn’t apples to apples… I think Dave is the GOAT while Punk isn’t even top 5. That said, the Chappelle comparison seems closer than any wrestling example I can think of.

What about Brock Lesnar? I'd argue he became more famous after he left too (the first time in 2004).

[SmashMan]

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What about Brock Lesnar? I'd argue he became more famous after he left too (the first time in 2004).

Yeah, I'd count Lesnar, but in a different way. He became more famous for what he did while he was gone. Punk (and in this example, Chappelle) became more famous for how he stepped away.

[jasontoddwhitt]

AEW Rampage Thread

Never thought I would hear Jim Cornette be so positive about AEW.

In regards to Punk’s return….”It’s not what I would’ve done. But it was better. It was perfect.”


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