AEW in June 2023: Two shows, one thread

[909]

Tony, Nigel, rotating third guy or Stokely. Eddie, Max Caster, Matt Hardy. Take turns.

 

[Valeyard]

Tony, Taz, Jarrett.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

$136 for a ticket in Hamilton is expensive imo

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

Ian and Caprice. 3 man booths are awful and they should push some younger announcers on tv.

 

[RedJed]

$136 for a ticket in Hamilton is expensive imo

I think this is another reason why ticket sales have dropped so much, and not just Canada. The increased cost is really affecting the numbers. Especially in a new market like Canada, that's not going to endear casual fans to flock to it. And arent they doing not just Dynamite in Hamilton but Collision as well? That's just plain and simply overkill in a specific market as well.

 

[RedJed]

On the announcing front, only thing that has been announced for Collision is that Tony Schiavone will be doing color commentary on the show. Jim Ross has teased involvement as well so might just end up being the Rampage team without Jericho or some nonsense. Excalibur certainly could take the day off for the Saturday tapings.

Ian and Caprice will be presumably there weekly for the ROH tapings which is part of each week of Collision too. I doubt they will double dip them for Collision commentary though.

 

[geniusMoment]

Sounds like no brand split:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1668636475037036544

 

[Tino Standard]

That’s the way to go. Functionally, it’s pretty much what they’ve been doing with Dynamite and Rampage already.

 

[BUTT]

Gotta have Orange Cassidy open both shows every week.

 

[Broward83]

Gotta have Orange Cassidy open both shows every week.

What's the record for title defenses? I'm sure Orange is getting up to Top 10 at least, yeah?

 

[alkeiper]

For a belt of which Cassidy is the second holder?

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I’m assuming/hoping he means overall title defenses for any title and not just AEW TNT Title.

Even then, considering guys used to hold titles for 5-10 years in the ‘60s-‘70s, Idk if he cracks the Top 10.

 

[alkeiper]

Televised defenses maybe

 

[Valeyard]

That's pretty much exactly what I thought it would be, a soft unofficial brand split to keep the kids from fighting. Literally no way he'd do anything else.

 

[909]

It's a brand split at the top of the card which is really all that matters, anyone buying tickets knows they're getting one set of acts or another. This is gonna destroy ticket sales.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Thank God that they have Wembley Stadium coming up.

 

[Broward83]

I’m assuming/hoping he means overall title defenses for any title and not just AEW TNT Title.

Even then, considering guys used to hold titles for 5-10 years in the ‘60s-‘70s, Idk if he cracks the Top 10.

Yeah, overall, not the TNT belt.

 

[Valeyard]

Punk will win it and Collision can have its own belt anyway.

 

[Valeyard]

TK needs to be better at naming shows btw. All AEW names really suck.

 

[Tino Standard]

It's a brand split at the top of the card which is really all that matters, anyone buying tickets knows they're getting one set of acts or another. This is gonna destroy ticket sales.

This has been happening with Dynamite anyway. Some weeks you get MJF. Some weeks you get the Elite. Jericho gets weeks off. Darby will be in a featured program and then disappear for weeks at a time. Rarely do you get all of the big names on one show.

At least with this soft split, you’ll know which guys to expect when you buy tickets. Now, if those guys are still only appearing on their unofficially designated shows half the time and we start getting Rampage-level main events on Dynamite and Collision, that’s a different story.

 

[Valeyard]

TK gets mad tunnel vision and forgets people. That's why guys like Darby disappear and get pushed hard when they come back before it repeats.

 

[geniusMoment]

Fightful is reporting that significant progress has been made in negotiations and the Elite are probably going to resign with AEW.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1669134683588706306

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Physically, Punk looks good from the glimpses of him working out in that return vignette but I don’t think I have heard him look or sound that tired since the last days of his WWE run in 2014.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

Solid episode and fantastic final segment. Ospreay killing Omega gets my highest approval. EDDIE IS BACK~

 

[909]

FINALLY an A grade episode

 

[Tino Standard]

That was the best episode of Dynamite in forever. Holy shit, that was fun.

 

[Valeyard]

Belt on Eddie please.

 

[Tino Standard]

Belt on Eddie please.

Between Eddie’s “Lois Rules” shirt for Mrs Schiavone, Moxley in a hoodie that said “zero fucks” and the Bucks wearing NWO Macho Man-looking gear with Shaq sneakers, there was a lot going on with the wardrobes in the main event.

 

[909]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1669178692465983493

oh my

 

[geniusMoment]

I know most here besides me aren't looking forward to Collision, but Andrade vs Buddy. The battle of the significant others. It has a chance to be great.

I know they may all be dicks. But, I actually really like all of Punk, Andrade and Miro as performers. If the show is actually booked properly I'll probably be the one here that really likes it.