AEW Dark Discussion Thread

[Necro]

AEW Dark 9/4/2021 Thoughts & Ratings

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109. 2point0 (Matt Lee & Jeff Parker) (w/Daniel Garcia) Def Hunter Knott & Rosario Grillo.

Thoughts: Good to see my boys smashing some more people. Garcia continues the intensity.
Rating: Squash

110. Wheeler YUTA (w/Orange Cassidy & Chuck Taylor) Def Baron Black.

Thoughts: Yuta looking good, poor Baron Black 0-16 now. Hope he gets his first win sooner than later
Rating: Squash

111. Julia Hart (w/Brian Pillman Jr & Griff Garrison) Def Heather Reckless

Thoughts: Julia Hart is very green. She has the athleticism one day to be good, right now she just has to keep building up her skills. Some of the stuff she was doing was hard to watch.
Rating: 2.5

112. Hikaru Shida Def Missa Kate

Thoughts: Shida with another impressive win. Missa Kate looked pretty good in there.
Rating: Squash

113. Red Velvet Def. Skye Blue

Thoughts: Really solid dark match. Skye Blue did great in the match. LMAO Tony after the match odd as fuck on the mic.
Rating: 3

114. The Pinnacle (Shawn Spears & Wardlow) (w/Tully Blanchard) Def Brandon Gore & JDX

Thoughts: Gore & JDX got torured in there lmao
Rating: Squash

115. The Dark Order (John Silver & 10) (w/Alan ‘5’ Angels) Def Ren Jones & Zachariah (w/Dustin Rhodes)

Thoughts: Quick squash, Silver strong as fuck
Rating: Squash

116. Penelope Ford (w/The Bunny) Def Queen Aminata

Thoughts: Quick match, pleasure to see Penelope and The Bunny though
Rating: Squash

117. Frankie Kazarian Def Dean Alexander

Thoughts: Very quick match, good to see Frankie
Rating: Squash

118. Jade Cargill (w/’Smart’ Mark Sterling) Def Blair Onyx

Thoughts: Wow, that was quick. That bitch got the job done in a flash
Rating: Squash

119. The Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus) (w/Marko Stunt) Def Chaos Project (Luther & Serpentico)

Thoughts: Taz singing always cracks me up. Pretty decent match, the ending was pretty brutal though. Pretty cool seeing Marko so emotional meeting a hero of his. I'm ready to see Punk's switch turn on starting Sunday.
Rating: 3

 

[Hoss]

I'm now tired of happy-to-be-here Punk

 

[Chris]

He's dubbed it humble Punk

 

[Necro]

I'm now tired of happy-to-be-here Punk

Yeah Honeymoon is over. I'm wondering if Darby wins by Bryan Danielson interference.

 

[Hoss]

Fuck what he dubbed it. He needs to stop acting like a chump.

 

[Necro]

Fuck what he dubbed it. He needs to stop acting like a chump.

The Dark segment was super uncomfortable. Punk trying to be happy go lucky guy. LMAO lets just hope this shit stops tonight.

 

[Hoss]

The Dark segment was super uncomfortable. Punk trying to be happy go lucky guy. LMAO lets just hope this shit stops tonight.

Let's hope. The first night was amazing, no debate. Now, it's getting to the point where it's exactly what I was concerned about, that he isn't going to have the same edge, underdog status and inner fire that made him great in the first place. Docile, civil Punk sucks. Obviously it's way too early to write him off, I'm sure they'll flip the switch with him soon. I'm excited to see where they go. Just end this shit already though.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

It's literally the dark segment to send the home crowd happy...

 

[Necro]

It's literally the dark segment to send the home crowd happy...

True, they should have kept to the live crowd IMO

 

[Canadian Dragon]

I'll never not be surprised how impatient wrestling fans are though lol, waited 7 years but 2 weeks w 3 shows in Chicago is already too much happiness for some

 

[Hoss]

I'm a subtlety and less is more kinda guy. Dude doing a rah-rah promo on every program since he debuted has just worn thin for me. As I said, I'm sure they'll hit the gas once this first match is out of the way and I'm looking forward to that. I won't miss the CM Punk honeymoon phase though.

 

[Necro]

I'm a subtlety and less is more kinda guy. Dude doing a rah-rah promo on every program since he debuted has just worn thin for me. As I said, I'm sure they'll hit the gas once this first match is out of the way and I'm looking forward to that. I won't miss the CM Punk honeymoon phase though.

I literally said the same thing as you. I'm also the type of fan that won't blindly enjoy something no matter what. Not saying anyone here, but there are people out there who praise anything AEW does, or WWE fans who phrase everything they do.

 

[Hoss]

I literally said the same thing as you. I'm also the type of fan that won't blindly enjoy something no matter what. Not saying anyone here, but there are people out there who praise anything AEW does, or WWE fans who phrase everything they do.

Beyond that, I don't blame anyone for enjoying this stuff. I'm definitely being exaggerated in my criticisms of Punk here. I am genuinely over him doing this happy to be back bit though, and I'm anxious for him to settle into an actual character. It's not like I think he's already been "ruined" or some shit (people love to throw that word around), I'm just ready to get onto the next phase of this thing.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

I literally said the same thing as you. I'm also the type of fan that won't blindly enjoy something no matter what. Not saying anyone here, but there are people out there who praise anything AEW does, or WWE fans who phrase everything they do.

Idk what the last part has to do with anything. The point was more than in the context of like 3/4 shows on a 2 week build, after 7 years, I'm not sure how else he should be acting once a real feud starts would be a fairer time to be critical. I'm enjoying seeing the guy happy personally , has nothing to do with blindly liking everything

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Beyond that, I don't blame anyone for enjoying this stuff. I'm definitely being exaggerated in my criticisms of Punk here. I am genuinely over him doing this happy to be back bit though, and I'm anxious for him to settle into an actual character. It's not like I think he's already been "ruined" or some shit (people love to throw that word around), I'm just ready to get onto the next phase of this thing.

Yea thats fair though, it's certainly not "exciting " n much like you I'm obviously more excited to get the match under his belt n start kicking shit into high gear . It's just in this case the honeymoon us kind of warranted in Chicago. I do understand it's it's bit of an overload tho