The Wrestling Thread: AEW Dynasty

[BAKA]

Raw was actually really good. Super surprised.

[Slimgrady]

WWE may have signed Jeremy Borash.

https://www.prowrestling.com/breaking-news-wwe-hires-jeremy-borash/

Strange one. I wonder what for? He’s kind of old fashioned for the current product. But with all the shows and hours they have to fill I’m sure they’ll find a role for him commentating or backstage interviewing on one of their 47 shows.

[Cumberdanes]

WWE may have signed Jeremy Borash.

https://www.prowrestling.com/breaking-news-wwe-hires-jeremy-borash/

Strange one. I wonder what for? He’s kind of old fashioned for the current product. But with all the shows and hours they have to fill I’m sure they’ll find a role for him commentating or backstage interviewing on one of their 47 shows.

He has a good rep for being a very hard worker, Matt Hardy also credits him for his creative and production work on the Broken Matt Hardy stuff.

[KK]

New graphics for RAW last night; I presume there’s a new intro on the horizon in the coming weeks too.

[KK]

Can’t believe they left Corey Graves appearing to almost say “blowjob” in the international edit. He couldn’t even keep a straight face back at the table. Bet Vince was saying something in his ear.

[Mafro]

Rockstar Spud is the new 205 Live GM.

[KK]

Who IN THE LOVE OF GOD thought these random, intrusive graphics on SmackDown were a good idea.

It’s like someone in production has only just discovered Snapchat exists.

[Mafro]

What the strawberry float is even going on in that bottom pic?

[KK]

During Nakamura's entrance they run "ROCKSTAR" across the screen.

During The Uso's in-ring promo whenever they said the word "locked down" a graphic of a jail cell door slamming played, which had the effect of making them look like a couple of ex convicts.



Most of the backstage promos are now also being done on an iPhone, with piss poor lighting and therefore making everyone look 10 years older. The background also vanishes at the start and at the end, so their bodies are cut out and are freeze-framed against a blue backdrop.

[Mafro]

Looks so amateur.

[KK]

It just makes everything feel so fake and over-produced.

They started it as something a bit different on Mixed Match Challenge because it's on social media, and now it's all over the regular shows.

It's ITV Be, it's E!, it's Snapchat, it's Instagram Stories...

[KK]

I guess what you’d call the UK equivalent of RAW begins in a few minutes on Freesat. 5 Star Wrestling are airing Live every Thursday night from around the country for 3 HOURS. Rey Mysterio is being heavily trailed. Hopefully the atmosphere and production are better than their Spike TV show...

[CuriousOyster]

Theyve managed to make it far worse Looks so strawberry floating bad. Lights off so cant see the 200 people there.

Brilliant line up though, watching it anyway.

[SerialCeler]

Impact was bizarre this week, the entire episode building to a match that was removed from the show. Great that it's available free on YouTube, but the end of the episode felt so flat. It seems to have done well compared to what they typically put up on YouTube though.

Thanks for pointing this out. Catching up on Impact this week, and the show just ends 30 minutes early with no explanation! It reminded me of when they just cut out the Hulk Hogan main event match on one of the PPVs a few years ago on Challenge.

[KK]

Theyve managed to make it far worse Looks so strawberry floating bad. Lights off so cant see the 200 people there.

Brilliant line up though, watching it anyway.

Have they even managed to break even on renting the bloomin Echo Arena.

[KK]

Zack Gibson cutting a promo on what everyone watching on TV has been thinking all night.

[Mafro]

NXT taping spoilers

sounds like Gargano is getting called up to the main roster soon

[Floex]

NXT taping spoilers

sounds like Gargano is getting called up to the main roster soon

He'll be on 205 in no time. strawberry float the main roster

He deserves the Daniel Bryan treatment (the good kind, not the B+ player stuff)

[KK]

I see they’ve now relegated Bayley to Main Event status (which airs in America exclusively on Hulu and many weeks later on WWE Network).

She looks absolutely fine, but I’ve noticed she’s less toned than she has been in the past, so in other words she’s mentally past giving a gooseberry fool. It’s blatantly all about Rousey for the next few months anyway (which seems to have annoyed both Nia Jax and Sasha Banks on social media).

[Return_of_the_STAR]

I see they’ve now relegated Bayley to Main Event status (which airs in America exclusively on Hulu and many weeks later on WWE Network).

She looks absolutely fine, but I’ve noticed she’s less toned than she has been in the past, so in other words she’s mentally past giving a gooseberry fool. It’s blatantly all about Rousey for the next few months anyway (which seems to have annoyed both Nia Jax and Sasha Banks on social media).

I think they should give her her a reboot. Give her a leather jacket and throw her into the Balor Club. Her and Finn are great together. They should have been put together in the mixed match challenge as well.