Very weird ending
This is why you leave WWE. Matches that Vince company just isn't going to let happen.
Danielson coming out to "Final Countdown" niiiiiice!
See I didn’t even know Punk was a heel. Thought he was a face.There's no such thing as "destructive boos" if you're a heel or at least trending in that direction.
They key is to get a reaction, whether you love him or hate him, just like Punk said last week on Collision.
This isn't Cody Rhodes in AEW right before he left where he was getting booed while still trying to be a babyface.
He is a "face". He got cheered in his hometown. He got booed in Canda largely because Omega is Canadian. Going forward is the telling point of how to handle his character. If he continues to get a booed then he's clearly gonna go full heel. Even with a split crowd Punk would likely just go heel.See I didn’t even know Punk was a heel. Thought he was a face.
And to me there’s a difference. Roman boos a few years ago wasn’t it. And Wwe knew it which is why they piped crowd noise in.
Danielson came out with a broken arm and Omega damn near became a quadriplegic with that finisher.This is why you leave WWE. Matches that Vince company just isn't going to let happen.
Danielson came out with a broken arm and Omega damn near became a quadriplegic with that finisher.
That's why WWE doesn't put on matches like that.
Hopefully it was worth it catering to a small niche crowd.
Small niche crowd?
Compared to WWE, which is what the other poster was comparing it to, yes.
As a standalone one-off wrestling show, it's a great crowd and gate.
Punk getting booed loud!
Punk fans trying to do a "CM Punk" chant but getting booed back down. Now we're getting a Kojima chant.
Turned out to be a good match but Punk's ring work is sloppy as fuck. That GTS looked like shit.
Heel turn definitely coming. He's a better heel anyways.
I need Shibata to win this 4 way. This Cassidy reign has gone long enough.
And there it is! Heel turn! Now ditch the Jungle Boy gear and rebrand his gimmick. Time to put Anna Jay with him as well.
He is a "face". He got cheered in his hometown. He got booed in Canda largely because Omega is Canadian. Going forward is the telling point of how to handle his character. If he continues to get a booed then he's clearly gonna go full heel. Even with a split crowd Punk would likely just go heel.
Would like to see Willow win this but Toni Storm is gonna retain.
Looking forward to it!
As was expected. He's clearly leaning into his heel persona now.
The contrast of two refs. Red shoes the best in the business with Aubrey the worse in the business.
Small niche crowd?
lolz @XXXplosive getting corrected by @Mastermind2002I still wouldn't use the term "niche". AEW regularly pulls in good to great ppv gates. Is it as big as WWE? Of course not but it's big enough to surpass the term "niche". Niche to me is a promotion like GCW where you're doing hardcore/garbage wrestling in a hotel ballroom or bingo hall. That's niche.
Yeah, I don't know what my man is talking about niche crowd!!..That place was fully packed and hype for that PPV show!!..
lolz @XXXplosive getting corrected by @Mastermind2002
I agree, they are beyond niche. AEW doesn't have household name recognition yet, but they are beyond niche at this point.
I actually kind of like Aubrey and don't understand why she gets so much hate.Just curious, how is Aubrey the worse?
Nah bruh. You and everyone knows I'm not an AEW Stan. Didn't watch last night's show, but I hear it went over very well on Twitter and elsewhere.I'm talking specifically about the people tuning in for 'Forbidden Door', the ones that know all the Japanese wrestlers.
Not AEW's audience overall.
Compared to WWE's audience, yes, it is a niche product. I still stand by that. Having a hyped crowd for one night doesn't change that.