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  • Addick_and_Chips
    Addick_and_Chips Posts: 596
    Was at All In last night. Excellent show from top to bottom. Loved the main event and the video packages for Ospreay and Omega made it feel extra special. 

    Along with seeing Charlton win to go top of the league and some quality wrestling, this has been an outstanding Bank Holiday weekend!
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 16,448
    At these top level shows there's no comparison. 
    Fantastic PPV from top to bottom and great pacing too. Not an advert in sight. 
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,384
    SELR_addicks said:
    At these top level shows there's no comparison. 
    Fantastic PPV from top to bottom and great pacing too. Not an advert in sight. 
    Whereabouts where you sat?
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 16,448
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    SELR_addicks said:
    At these top level shows there's no comparison. 
    Fantastic PPV from top to bottom and great pacing too. Not an advert in sight. 
    Whereabouts where you sat?

    Section S on the pitch-side. Pretty close to the action and where the first deathriders 'through the crowd' entrance was. 
  • NorthStandUltra
    NorthStandUltra Posts: 2,639
    Moved away from AEW when Cody returned to WWE, based on the current output it feels like I’ve made a dreadful mistake 😀
  • Addick_and_Chips
    Addick_and_Chips Posts: 596
    NorthStandUltra said:
    Moved away from AEW when Cody returned to WWE, based on the current output it feels like I’ve made a dreadful mistake 😀
    I want both promotions to be great but right now AEW is streets ahead of WWE in terms of quality. 

  • NorthStandUltra
    NorthStandUltra Posts: 2,639
    Addick_and_Chips said:
    NorthStandUltra said:
    Moved away from AEW when Cody returned to WWE, based on the current output it feels like I’ve made a dreadful mistake 😀
    I want both promotions to be great but right now AEW is streets ahead of WWE in terms of quality. 

    WWE is terrible at the moment, I’m watching Raw & Smackdown on x1.5 speed - currently feels like an obligation to watch rather than out of enjoyment! 
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,384
    The Butcher has passed away after collapsing at the end of his match yesterday. Only 48.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 15,350
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    The Butcher has passed away after collapsing at the end of his match yesterday. Only 48.
    Not a big wrestling watcher but I am a huge Every Time I Die fan and Andy Williams was one of the nicest people you could possibly hope to come across. A really big loss for humanity
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,344
    Some title changes over the weekend. Punk losing and Liv losing at a house show at least it keeps things interesting. Would love to see Penta win tonight to really mix things up 

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  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,384
    BigRedEvil said:
    Some title changes over the weekend. Punk losing and Liv losing at a house show at least it keeps things interesting. Would love to see Penta win tonight to really mix things up 
    Tripplemania should be decent as well. Both nights are on YouTube.
  • Addick_and_Chips
    Addick_and_Chips Posts: 596
    edited September 28
    RIP Pac. One of the best wrestlers over the last decade. In absolute shock right now. 40 is no age. Thoughts are with his family. 
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,384
    R. I. P. Neville. Shocking news.

    Well worth blocking Val Venis.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 25,006
    Literally wrestled, and looked great doing it, on Saturday night

    Terrible loss, R.I.P The Bastard PAC
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,470
    That's a shocker.  Thought he looked great Saturday night 
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 6,531
    Just watched All Out yesterday and was shocked to see this upon waking up today. R.I.P. Pac.
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,460
    RIP. Incredible wrestler. 
  • Addick_and_Chips
    Addick_and_Chips Posts: 596
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    R. I. P. Neville. Shocking news.

    Well worth blocking Val Venis.
    What's that twat done now? 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 25,006
    Addick_and_Chips said:
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    R. I. P. Neville. Shocking news.

    Well worth blocking Val Venis.
    What's that twat done now? 
    Decided PAC died because he got COVID jabs
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,460
    edited September 28
    Having thought about it a bit - Pac/Neville is definitely one of those performers who could and definitely should have been a bigger star than he was given the chance to be.

    One of the few heels who came across like he had serious legitimacy to his character. Enjoyed him as the ‘King of the Cruiserweights’ in WWE. He stood out in that 205 Live era as probably the only cruiserweight who should have been operating at a higher level on the card.

    Physically in as good shape as practically anyone I’ve ever seen in a wrestling ring, which is what makes this news even more shocking. 

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  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,384
    Addick_and_Chips said:
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    R. I. P. Neville. Shocking news.

    Well worth blocking Val Venis.
    What's that twat done now? 
    Someone has died and rather than waiting for facts to appear he's jumped to conclusions like a typo conspiracy believing weirdo.

    The rest of the internet has been full of respect and praise for his career.
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,569
    sam3110 said:
    Addick_and_Chips said:
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    R. I. P. Neville. Shocking news.

    Well worth blocking Val Venis.
    What's that twat done now? 
    Decided PAC died because he got COVID jabs
    The only prick anyone needs to worry about is Val Venis. 
  • Mr. Happy
    Mr. Happy Posts: 692
    Only just about Pac. Horrible news. One of the best around and had been really fun to watch lately.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,384
    This is probably in poor taste. But I rate Pac above Osprey. His promo skills massively improved after he left NXT which was all he was missing. Maybe his Gordie accent held him back in America? 😕
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,460
    He wasn’t the tallest in stature and he probably didn’t have that ‘billboard’ look that WWE want. But in-ring talent wise he’s up there with the absolute best in the last 20 odd years. 
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,384
    He has the long black curly hair that WWE like!

    Probably a size thing, especially with WWE, but he was built like a gorilla!
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,460
    edited September 30
    Without trying to criticise him too much, especially at this time, whilst he had a good heel look - what I meant was that he probably didn’t have that star looking handsomeness they want in WWE.

    They have to look like celebrities at the main event level, even as heels (Seth Rollins, HHH, The Miz). If you see Pac/Neville outside the ring he didn’t quite have that look.

    They still absolutely could and should have made much more of him though. Would amaze me how fast he would move in the ring, whilst still maintaining ‘heavyweight’ style offence. Could pull off being the high flyer that would do outrageous things in the ring, but also looked the part tapping someone out.
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,460
    Missed out on about a month of WWE and just catching up.

    - Really enjoying what the 946 stable have added to Raw. Their feud vs The Bloodline has HHH’s fingerprints all over it, and when he books these types of angles he tends to do them well. Nicely being set up for a War Games showdown. The last big stable idea they had was The Vision which hasn’t ever quite hit its potential due to Seth’s injury early on.

    - Penta!!! Amazing to think how far he has come. Did anyone ever foresee a member of AEW’s “Death Triangle” going on to potentially become WWE Champion? They’re definitely going all in with the luchadore/AAA theme on Raw. No way he would have been in the main event scene otherwise. But he’s well over with the crowd and has taken his chance. 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 25,006
    Penta is one of my favourite wrestlers, ever since seeing his work in Lucha Underground, so incredibly happy he's been given this platform to do his thing
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,384
    Bronson Reed looks incredible since his return. Hard to see where Bron fits in.

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