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Mastermind2002 said:
Good will from everyone in the industry. That you're not some stuck up promotion high on mount olympus who can't be bothered to work with the so-called peasant promotions. Triple H is showing that he's a wrestling fan that cares about fans. He's changing that isolationist perception.
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It's always better when the wealth is spread around. Keeps folks on their toes and is better for the ecosystem. And when they talk to sponsors and other deal makers that may be familiar with other promotions and top talent, coming off like you're too big league to even know about certain talent may go against doing good business.
 
I went back and watched this week AEW Dynamite!!..It was a damn good action packed show to start the New Year!!..The fight card they put on for the first Dynamite show of the New Year was good!!.. :yes: ...The segment with The Undisputed Kingdom, Bullet Gold Club, and The Acclaimed was good!!..The match with Orange Cassidy vs Dante from Top Flight was a good match!!..To me, It's time to take that belt off Orange Cassidy now!!..It's long over due to have a new AEW International Champion...The women's match with Mariah May vs Queen Aminata was pretty good!!..It looks Mariah May matches are going to be pretty good at AEW!!..Also, I hope they showcase Queen Aminata more...She look like she can make some noise in the Women's Division as well..:yes:..The segment with Christian Cage was good!!.. :yes: ....The match with Takeshita vs Darby Allin was damn good!!.. :yes: ...The last match with Swerve vs Daniel Garcia was alright!!..I'm glad that they are going to keep that feud with Swerve and Hangman going!!...


Overall, it was a good Dynamite show to start the New Year right!!....
 
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Mastermind2002 said:
My thoughts on last night's Dynamite...

I thought it was an good show. A step in the right direction and a reset of sorts for 2024. It felt fresh and focused. Multiple and consistent stories. Solid promos and character progression. Good matches.

- Samoa Joe's opening promo was short and sweet and established what needed to be established.

- Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett and Wardlow have now been repackaged as Undisputed Kingdom. I had no issue with why Adam Cole did what he did. The good that can come out of this is it's created a variety of storylines. Jay White/Bullet Club Gold are after Undisputed Kingdom. The Acclaimed are after Undisputed Kingdom and MJF when he returns from injury will be after Undisputed Kingdom. There's an array of storylines you can milk for months and months to come.

- What more can be said about Christian Cage. Doing the best work of his career. Phenomenal stuff!

- I love that all the matches had clean finishes continuing the sports based feel of the Continental classic tournament. This is what we want. The less Shenanigans involved in a match the better. Give us New Japan style clean finishes.

- Mariah May's debut was a success. The Stardom training has really paid off. She's fluid in her move execution and movement. Her presentation and charisma were on point and she's a solid promo. She'll have a great career in AEW if TK doesn't fumble her.

- I love that Deonna Purrazzo is All Elite. A great addition to the women's division. A main eventer who is gonna give you solid feuds and matches. I already see a great feud she can have with Britt Baker in the future.

- There does seem to be an added focus on the women's division as of late. Hopefully TK is serious about turning the women's division around because with the amount of talent that they have in that division it could easily be the best women's division in the United States if book properly.

- Although it was speculated that Mercedes was going to show up I understand why they didn't have her debut this week.The show was in New Jersey so it made better sense to have Deonna Purrazzo debut in her hometown. Bringing Mercedes out would've stepped all over that. They'll probably have Mercedes come out next week where they can put the full attention on her. Do a tease vignette on "Collision" where you don't see her face but you get the hint that it's her then next Dynamite you debut her.

- The Takeshita/Darby match was fantastic. So many great spots. It's been so long since Takeshita has been in the ring you forget how special he is. He definitely needs to see gold of some kind in 2024.

- The four way between Trent Beretta, Brian Cage, Bryan Keith, and Vikingo was just okay. At least it was to determine the next opponent for Eddie Kingston.

- Swerve/Daniel Garcia was good. TK overbooked the ending by having Hangman come out. Why are we revisiting this feud? Give Swerve somebody new. Give Hangman somebody new.
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It was a damn good show to start off the New Year!!...
 
Mastermind2002 said:
Good will from everyone in the industry. That you're not some stuck up promotion high on mount olympus who can't be bothered to work with the so-called peasant promotions. Triple H is showing that he's a wrestling fan that cares about fans. He's changing that isolationist perception.
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It's good business in itself. Wrestling is competing for more eyes than ever thanks to streaming services and people watching less live programming in general.
 
I watched AEW Collision on Saturday Night when I home from work!!...Man, that was a good Collision show they put on as well!!..Damn, AEW is starting the New Year right with both Dynamite and Collision having good shows!!. :yes: ....That match with The Undisputed Kingdom vs Komander and Bryan Keith was pretty good!!..Also, Eddie Kingston vs Trent match was alright!!...The Adam Copeland vs Giff Garrison match was cool to watch and The last match with FTR vs The House of Black was good!!...

The first AEW Collision show for the New Year started off right!!...:yes:
 
blackman80 said:
I watched AEW Collision on Saturday Night when I home from work!!...Man, that was a good Collision show they put on as well!!..Damn, AEW is starting the New Year right with both Dynamite and Collision having good shows!!. :yes: ....That match with The Undisputed Kingdom vs Komander and Bryan Keith was pretty good!!..Also, Eddie Kingston vs Trent match was alright!!...The Adam Copeland vs Giff Garrison match was cool to watch and The last match with FTR vs The House of Black was good!!...

The first AEW Collision show for the New Year started off right!!...:yes:
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Yeah, I'm definitely seeing a refreshed focus so far. I think they're gonna turn things around in 2024.
 
The way Jaguar Yokota executes the Tiger Driver 91 and the way Akira Hokuto executes the Northern Lights Bomb! :itsawrap:Nasty! I hope they allow Guilia to continue using the Northern Lights Bomb as her finisher in WWE.


 
If TK was a better booker, I would disagree. Mercedes is a great talent and should bring eyes to the product, but I don't know if she would move numbers where other names failed to do so.... She'll pop a rating....but like Edge and others, will be forgotten before too long.
 
EPDC said:
Raw on Amazon? Might be good news for AEW staying with WB.
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Raw on Amazon would be bad for WWE. A lot of households don't have Amazon prime and are not familiar with how to stream it. The NFL got a lot of complaints this season because all the Thursday night games were on Amazon prime and people didn't want to spend the extra money to watch the games.
 
Mastermind2002 said:
Raw on Amazon would be bad for WWE. A lot of households don't have Amazon prime and are not familiar with how to stream it. The NFL got a lot of complaints this season because all the Thursday night games were on Amazon prime and people didn't want to spend the extra money to watch the games.
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It could be good and bad for WWE and their audience, but I looked at some numbers and Amazon Prime subscribers are well over 200 million worldwide (167 million in the US alone).

US cable subscribers are expected to drop below 50 million in the US by 2027.

WWE might see the future being brighter on the subscription service deal and giving them a full year to promote their show on Prime video, on a service many already subscribe to (Amazon Prime).....this may not be as bad a deal.

NFL fans were mad that games that were on broadcast TV were exclusive to Prime. Raw has always been on pay cable, so I don't think this will be the same as the issues Prime (may have) had with showing NFL games.
 

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