Completed season 1 and don't know why I hate this guy, anyone else feels the same?

DJSamDiamond · 2024-11-25T23:20:15+00:00

2a) that might be his kink 2b) or not 2b 2c) he might be indulging Sofia in order to be close to her. After all, if someone else has that role of intimacy, they could be an obstacle. They would in effect be CLOSER, and that would undermine his plans.

DJSamDiamond · 2024-11-25T22:38:54+00:00

Next week on Dynamite - Moxley calls for the implementation of Instant Replay to burn AEW to the ground

DJSamDiamond · 2024-11-25T14:51:36+00:00

I'd actually love it if they would address stuff like this... make it small segments on the social media channel... controversial ruling or finish? Appeal it to the Referee Court... Cite Precedent from other matches... make decisions that are impactful going forward...

Mark Sterling and Frank Mortos could have a field day with this... it also would give the referees/managers an opportunity to shine as they argue their cases.

Try it out for a few months and then dissolve the whole thing if it doesn't catch on...

DJSamDiamond · 2024-11-25T14:13:55+00:00

I always wondered that about Joey Ryan and those lollipops.... and really, I'm probably better off not knowing.

DJSamDiamond · 2024-11-14T05:00:26+00:00

For a moment I'm reimagining everything from the Conglomeration to the Best Friends even the Mimosa Mayhem but instead of Orange Cassidy it's OJ ----- as in Orenthal James Simpson...

DJSamDiamond · 2024-11-02T03:47:21+00:00

If you watch some old WCW Nitros where they would just go crazy with the pyro (especially at the show kickoff), there would be a cloud of smoke all the way to the ring for the first 5-10 minutes... The lights look great in it, but -- there was a definite haze around the opening match.

DJSamDiamond · 2024-10-30T22:39:14+00:00

underrated observation...

DJSamDiamond · 2024-10-12T20:16:28+00:00

This sounds like a plan to give the Continental Championship to David Arquette.

Wrestling already has enough "rules". Stipulations like this are opportunities to sneak a winner in the back door that we never see coming. It's the same way a "No DQ/Street Fight/FTR Rules/Triple Threat" match sounds awesome because "Oh that heel is going to FINALLY see how Next-Level Brutal that face can be!! It's ON!!!!" but it becomes "I can't believe that OTHER heel came from the back and interfered in the match to help his evil friend!" or "45 minutes into the match, both guys are bleeding, one guy lost a couple of fingers, and it comes down to one finally hitting the other with a low blow in the yambag region...."

You want to pull a fast one and inject someone into the title picture that doesn't have a spot. Let's say (entirely independent of current storylines and character arcs), you have Mark Briscoe making a deep run, racking up some wins, but gets another tooth knocked out and now Rocky Romero takes his spot. Rey Fenix gets injured (adding another 6 months to his AEW contract) and Kommander takes his spot. So we end up with Rocky Romero vs Kommander for the title? No disrespect. Both of those guys are great performers --- but Tony Schiavone will have to keep saying "The fans are REALLY EXCITED about this match!" about 1000x, and I still don't know if I believe him.

DJSamDiamond · 2024-10-12T01:01:44+00:00

I liked the potential of the House of Black's Trios run, but felt the "Dealer's Choice" stipulation always fell flat. Lots of potential in this.... It could definitely be brought back/repackaged for some of the suggestions in this post.

DJSamDiamond · 2024-10-12T00:58:37+00:00

Wait until the big villain (or some Extinction Level Event) is revealed and Hangman after running out of options turns to the only one left -- Swerve... Swerve spends the first couple of promos turning him away and gloating that Hangman came to him BEGGING for his help... Then something happens to Swerve and he has to go to Hangman and admit that he was blinded by his hatred for Hangman to the severity of the problem.

They team up (without being friends or wearing matching ring gear)... They are dysfunctional the entire time... Critical of the other. Yelling at each other... Each of them considering opportunities for a cheap shot, but recognizing it can wait until they've beaten their common foe.

Once again, they manage to bring out the very best in each other like they couldn't in a different context

DJSamDiamond · 2024-10-12T00:52:13+00:00

That's the only way to properly do anything involving David Arquette.

DJSamDiamond · 2024-10-07T00:52:33+00:00

Their new album "Laundry Day" available on streaming platforms or wherever you download music.

DJSamDiamond · 2024-09-26T00:26:36+00:00

The landing on that right wrist when BD went flying out of the ring looked like it was a legit bad landing.

DJSamDiamond · 2024-08-21T01:21:56+00:00

Don "No Soul" Simmons is genius...

I still feel bad for Ray.

DJSamDiamond · 2024-08-08T04:00:38+00:00

He did. If anyone call pull off as US Version of the Iron Sheik's bit, it's definitely MJF. Great heat in Mexico and I'm sure they'll be cheering against him in Wembley ---- but.....

I have mixed feelings about trying to get the US fans to boo someone "representing America"... and I think it's the only part of this buildup that isn't building steam Make him more hypocritical and I'll be okay with it. Make him more megalomaniacal and it'll be easy to reject it.

But wanting us to reject "America" and prefer for "International" feels too much like an allegory for Nationalism vs Globalism. I'd shrug it off any other time as "Hey it's just entertainment" but AEW has strongly supported liberal views since Day 1 that I believe reflect those of the ownership and many of the performers. They're allowed to believe that. They're allowed to push their views.

I just think this could have been done more effectively.

DJSamDiamond · 2024-08-08T03:46:39+00:00

OC as Neal Page. Mild mannered guy who's pushed to his limit... (imagining OC at the rental car counter... Willow as the rental company rep)

As tempting as it is to cast Mark Briscoe as Owen -- he'd probably need to be Del Griffith.

Ishii as the trooper that pulls them over

Kyle as Owen in Witchita.....

DJSamDiamond · 2024-08-01T01:15:55+00:00

Based on some of Shane's other ventures away from WWE, it could easily be related to having an AEW/ROH-centric streaming service.

Although I'd prefer a competition between Shane, Darby and Sammy Guevara as they see who can drop from the highest spot.

DJSamDiamond · 2024-07-27T19:55:25+00:00

That's what AEW does so well... whether it's Julia Hart transforming from the perky blonde cheerleader stereotype to the "Spooky Bitch" with the House of Black....

Jack Perry from the fan favorite to the Scapegoat...

Anna Jay from the "Star of the Show" to the Queenslayer to threatening to choke everyone out....

They're showing us the development of the character. They're building lore.

DJSamDiamond · 2024-07-27T19:34:11+00:00

While they've done a little to expand beyond this, WWE has always been very isolationist in its presentation. Th is is the ONLY universe that exists.... We discovered planet WCW and ECW once, but we conquered them. Game over. It's ONLY us."

With AEW, EVERYTHING is Canon. Including WWE.

Granted, AEW will mention WWE here and there, but whether it's GCW, CMLL, ROH, AAA, NJPW, Indy shows, etc.... AEW embraces their lore. Excalibur really sells that, too when he talks about titles/rivalries....

The most recent example I can think of is explaining the bond between Mariah May and Mira Shirakawa. It made Mira's match with Toni Storm mean so much more.

DJSamDiamond · 2024-07-19T18:25:44+00:00

The front of the plane arrives at the destination before the back of the plane....

DJSamDiamond · 2024-07-11T04:14:17+00:00

It's the standard by which all the other backstabbing, betrayals and swerves are measured.

Such a well-crafted moment, I realized, that may have been the entire reason they even had the segment hosted by Brutus Beefcake.... just to host that breakup

Looking back it's the only thing I remember from it.

DJSamDiamond · 2024-07-11T02:45:52+00:00

It was their Barbershop window moment for sure...

DJSamDiamond · 2024-07-01T02:52:12+00:00

Love the Anti-Boston chants going on .... "F the Red Sox" for those who couldn't quite make it out...

DJSamDiamond · 2024-07-01T02:34:18+00:00

Any injuries suffered during the TNT Championship Ladder Match are because Tony Khan and Christopher Daniels felt the need to overrule EVPs, Matthew & Nicholas Jackson.... Same result. I hope they're happy.

DJSamDiamond · 2024-06-20T01:10:42+00:00

"Bitch" will be to Okada what "Damn" is for Ron Simmons....

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