Lazy Booking!So Shida wins the title, and has to compete in a tournament to battle in a four-way title match at All In...yet the woman she defeated for said title automatically is in the four-way match?
Am I getting that right?
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Shida advances in AEW’s impromptu All In Women’s title tournament
It’s basically just qualifiers for a PPV 4Way, with someone getting a bye and fairly obvious winners of each tournament match.www.cagesideseats.com
So Shida wins the title, and has to compete in a tournament to battle in a four-way title match at All In...yet the woman she defeated for said title automatically is in the four-way match?
Am I getting that right?
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Shida advances in AEW’s impromptu All In Women’s title tournament
It’s basically just qualifiers for a PPV 4Way, with someone getting a bye and fairly obvious winners of each tournament match.www.cagesideseats.com
Lazy Booking!
Man did Utami/Mayu deliver a banger which ended in this beautiful pisionrana pinning sequence. Mayu retains the IWGP Women's Championship.
I said it before but this JD McDonough guy looks like a 5 foot tall Peter Dinklage...
I still can't believe they pulled this off. 80k!
I still can't believe they pulled this off. 80k!
I don't know. The most WCW had in attendance was like 41K in the Georgia Dome. If WCW with their money and better booking during their heydey couldn't....I think down the road...They can!!...![]()
Can they do that stateside?
I don't see an attendance like that ever happening here in the states.I think down the road...They can!!...![]()
Damn, Asuka went in.....
Thanks for the added context. I'm wondering if her points were a reason or influence in Kairi deciding to come back stateside though...Since I'm the Joshi aficionado in these parts he's a little backstory behind these comments. They stem from particular fans constantly pestering her about leaving WWE and going back to Japan however she's happy in WWE/America.
In the past Asuka had heat with the Japanese media and the Joshi scene as a whole because she wrote a manifesto on how to improve the industry for women. Although she had some valid points in her manifesto they felt she was overstepping her boundaries because she was still looked at as a rookie in the business and she was burying the industry by pointing out it's flaws.
Because of this the media and various promotions weren't kind to her. In Japan you're still dealing with a country that places high value on patriarchy, conformity, age and honor. Speaking out of turn and shining a light on something negative is frowned upon over there.
Asuka was still able to use the heat to her advantage because now people were paying and wanting to see her lose so she ended up actually making a good amount of money from it before moving to the States.
Here were the top 5 points in her Manifesto ...
1. Expand Joshi wrestling to include other styles. (Asuka works a stiff kicking style. That particular style wasn't prominent on the Joshi scene back then. Nowadays wrestlers like Syuri, Mayu Iwatani and Mina Shirakawa work that style.)
2. Eliminate obviously fake moves (She's taking about moves that are overly choreographed or in general wouldn't logically cause much damage.)
3. Conduct a review of the industry as a whole and get rid of wrestlers who can't hack it. (I could see where this would rub people the wrong way. They're probably looking at her like who the fuck are you? This isn't Manami Toyota saying this it's 5 years in the business Asuka/Kana saying it.)
4. Deal with the negative toxic environment of the scene and promote positivity and mutual respect. ( here she could be talking about the overall sexualization of the women and not being taken serious as the male counterparts.)
5. Encourage those who couldn't successfully develop a gimmick or Style to try other avenues other than wrestling rather than staying on the scene going nowhere. (This is pretty self-explanatory.)
Damn.
They couldn't have done a second take?!![]()
I don't know. The most WCW had in attendance was like 41K in the Georgia Dome. If WCW with their money and better booking during their heydey couldn't....
It will take at least two decades for AEW to get that number in the states. In the states Professional wrestling is oversaturated.
I don't see an attendance like that ever happening here in the states.
This is their first time overseas, so the audience there is hot for the product and TK has lots of media contacts there because of his soccer team.
Here in the states, they've hit every market so the product is not new to anyone.
I've lost count of how many times they've gone to Chicago and even that market seems to be cooling off.
It may have had some influence on her when she originally left Stardom but not now. The Joshi scene has changed for the better and starting to thrive again like back in the 80's/90's. KAIRI leaving now has more to do with her own bucket list of things she wants to accomplish in her career. She wants to be a WWE Women's Champion like Asuka and Iyo. There's nothing really left for her to do in Stardom.Thanks for the added context. I'm wondering if her points were a reason or influence in Kairi deciding to come back stateside though...
The whole character and name (Virgil) was basically a rib on Dusty Rhodes so they made sure to make him look as ridiculous as possible.I always wondered why they had him in those Candy cane wrestling pants. He looked like a clown.
Even Koko B. Ware had wrestling attire that made sense. WTF was up with the red/white stripped pants?
Yeah I remember that, reason why they called him Vincent when he was in WCW.The whole character and name (Virgil) was basically a rib on Dusty Rhodes so they made sure to make him look as ridiculous as possible.