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| ratrangerm | Dec 19 2011, 06:55 PM Post #31 |
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OK, I read the card in full and jotted down thoughts as they came to me. Ivan Kostovich sings the Russian National Anthem prior to the handicap match. I wonder if there is a site where you can translate that to see what it really says. Interesting how Jim Watkins is playing his role as referee--does just enough to allow the heels to control with their teaching, but then just enough to allow the faces their time to get payback. Ending to the handicap match was exactly what I expected but was the right call. Nice build to the finish. Good spot near the end where Velikov ate the Sickle, too, giving Sudakov payback there as well. Preston/Layton underway. Great exchange early on between Gordon and Bucky: "GM: Layton’s a source of constant motion - constantly moving forward - like a horror movie monster who just keeps on coming until the good guy... blows him up or something. BW: Wow. Did you really just suggest that Eric Preston try explosion as a strategy? GM: No! No, I didn’t mean that. Although... it might be necessary by the end of this one." Gotta love how Layton reacts to the wheel moving off First Blood to Coal Miner's Glove. And with the wheel spinning after that, at each moment Preston is about to win, I'm waiting for the person controlling the wheel to show up. Especially when it changes that quickly from Falls Count Anywhere to Submission. Nice spot where Preston tosses Layton into the Wheel and thus leads to the finish. I don't think this ends the feud, though... I'm still waiting for that Master to be revealed. Travis Lynch vs. Rex Summers up next... oh my, line of the night from Bucky after Rex has some words for Samantha Lynch. "BW: Hahahaha! In case Samantha didn't get it, I'll translate to her native tongue. MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" And then we get Bucky trying to compare Summers to Rocky Balboa, then Gordon calls him on it. That's priceless. Ah, the Vernon Riley finish to the match. Well, when you consider half of Summers' gimmick is that PCW World title belt, it's probably for the best it stays with him. Aces vs. Bombers... nice to see some tension with Stevie Childes spotting the Von Braun family at ringside... and, of course, it allows the Bombers to take control. Have to say, I did not see Percy Childes' involvement coming. And then we find out why... Scott Von Braun on hand to be honored and The Aces confront him... Stevie Childes cuts loose on Von Braun and we have a heel turn, ladies and gentlemen. And, yeah, the evidence that Percy and Scott Childes were related was right there, but the turn was still nicely executed. Women's tag action... heh, love how no weights are announced for Hotbody and Brown. Wow, I didn't know Bucky cared so much about a women's wrestling match that he'd be motioning to the competitors to switch partners. Hotbody steals the win. Funny, though, how Meekly wouldn't count a pinfall for Cannon on Hotbody but let Hotbody pin Dane. I wonder if Meekly really was taken in by Hotbody's flirting. Nice promo from the Aces... love how Scott joins Percy in taking exception to Lord Childes being called a midget. Wow, not often you find a big man like Robert Donovan at a disadvantage, but it's played up very well against MAMMOTH Misuzawa. Nice homage to Hogan-Andre from WMIII to open things up. I guess this means Robert Donovan is our Hulk Hogan, which means I demand he start ripping a muscle shirt before matches from this point forward. Getting Donovan to pull out a high-risk move is definitely a nice touch. Nice booking to end the match. Worked nicely to give Donovan the win while giving Misuzawa... or should that be Matsui... enough to demand a rematch. Promo of the night from James Monosso. A synopsis does not do it justice. It has to be read to be truly appreciated. And then Monosso against Marley... spot of the night is Monosso feigning a back injury off a hiptoss, mocking Sean Marley and causing Rick Marley to lose it. Surprised Monosso went over with a pinfall, but good booking to have him use the ropes for leverage to show he really was desperate. Bruno Verhoeven is the mystery guy in Steal the Spotlight... where has he been, anyway? Cool spot from Skywalker Jones to open the match... “YOU WANTED SOMEONE TO STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT!" Heh. Nice job by the commentators to note that Johnny Jagger is the referee for a match his own son is involved with. No angle comes out of it, though, but that's actually a good thing. Raphael Rhodes gone pretty quickly... anyone else a little disappointed that we've heard very little from him? Nice spot to set up the eliminations of Anton and Bass. I sense Antons vs. Playboy Enterprises on the horizon. Took forever for Sultan Azam Sharif to get into the match... I was half expecting him to not enter until near the end as part of his strategy. Wow, Verhoeven just cleans house. What's up with Bathwaite giving him the money? Sharif going over Broussard was the right booking. I sense a split between Sharif and Bathwaite is coming, but it's good to keep building to it. Ah, so Verhoeven was Brother Cain? OK. One helluva match in which Alex Martinez finally gets some closure... or does he? Rogers heel turn was well explained... but even he isn't the Dragon? Whoa... did not see that coming. William Craven was certainly put over strong, though. I was disappointed, though, that the Minion never got unmasked. We must know who the Minion is now! I've been reading VU/Lynches and expecting the VU heel turn to come at any minute. Wait a minute... The Bishop Boys?! Didn't see that one coming. Not sure why they are specifically ensuring the Lynches win, though... when we last saw the Bishops, they were pretty much fired from AWA and never to be spoken about again, so wouldn't they just want to lay out all four guys? Liked the opening to the National title match to generate sympathy for the challenger... makes his eventual comeback work well. Oh, here's Waterson again. And even that doesn't lead to the end of the match. In reading the match, I half expected a title switch when I did not expect it to happen. But the booking worked very well to put both guys over strongly. And now, we've got a donnybrook... and I figured it was just a matter of time before Juan Vasquez showed his ugly mug again. Overall, a very good show. |
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| BigPoppaBuyrate | Dec 19 2011, 07:11 PM Post #32 |
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Was really hoping no one would ask this. Should've known it would be you... ...or Petrow. Anyways, prior to being made into that whopping PDF, the card checked in at 615k. Which means, yes, it would have well exceeded six hours. |
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| El Dandy | Dec 19 2011, 07:14 PM Post #33 |
Is the She of the fight!
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Six hours and fifty minutes to be exact. 
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| Walls | Dec 19 2011, 07:15 PM Post #34 |
The Luther Burger
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I dunno... I think people really mistime the writing. I read a match and sometimes think "Wow, that was like 2 minutes long". Matches go long because of stalling, rest holds, etc. There is not NEARLY as much as that in text versions. It's impossible to really go "This much k is this many minutes". That said, still gotta read this card! |
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| BigPoppaBuyrate | Dec 19 2011, 07:16 PM Post #35 |
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Yeah, well... JAPW ain't got shit on me! |
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| StevieScott | Dec 19 2011, 08:04 PM Post #36 |
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- Well done with the "We're not Memphis" reactions of the crowd. That very accurately depicts the way it actually would be if this were all real. - MATCH 1: SUDAKOV/WILLAMS vs. SULLIVAN/VELIKOV/KOSTOVICH - I think I had earlier predicted that Williams would take the fall in this loser leave town match, mostly because everyone else was going with the obvious. But I do think we'll have the obvious with Kostovich being the one to leave town. - I suppose we're getting our AWA version of the Super Powers here with Sudakov and Williams. Love Kolya as the Nikita Koloff face, too. Been waiting for that for a while. - I always find it funny how, when guys like Sudakov are monster heels, nothing can put them down. Now that he's face, all it takes is an eye poke and he's on the ropes for five minutes. It fits the formula...it's just funny how having the fans cheer for you suddenly turns you into a bit of a softy. Or maybe that comes from hanging around SDW. - Myers is reduced to repeating one word three times and yelling "OHHHHH!" a lot. - Riley Roundup, SICKLE! SICKLE! SICKLE! And that's all for Kostavich, who served his purpose in turning Sudakov face. - SPIN THE WHEEL MAKE THE DEAL! SPIN THE WHEEL MAKE THE DEAL! Promo from Layton but sadly, there is no evil midget named Cheatum lurking anywhere. - Actually, this Master's Mercy is a pretty neat concept for the match. Having not paid a lick of attention to wrestling for years, don't know if this has been done before. If not, very creative. - MATCH 2: LAYTON vs. PRESTON - Typical Layton match. Preston takes control and the wheel spins right as he is about to win. Nice touch but got to make sure it doesn't get overused. - Interesting spot where Layton gets a migraine from beating the crap out of Preston. Bucky speculates that the Master is stopping him from hurting Preston. I speculate that he's had too many quaalude-and-Vodka dinners. - Wait, the Master...BC Da Mastah MC...THE MASTER...DA MASTAH...IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW! - And there we have another win by Preston stopped by the spinning wheel. One more time and it will be getting into overkill territory. - Luckily it doesn't, because Preston breaks the frikkin' wheel. Cobra clutch crossface and it's over. So Preston gets another demon (literally) out of the way...where to now? - MATCH 3: SUMMERS vs. LYNCH - Gotta say, I love me some Rex Summers. He needs to hang onto the title here. - Humorous exchange with Gordon and Bucky related to the Rocky movies. - And we get the first Vernon Finish of the night. OK match, it was what is was, and kept the feud alive. - Aces pre-match interview. Stevie Childes is upset he did a thing on Scott Von Braun! Oh noes! - MATCH 4: ACES vs. BLONDE BOMBERS - I know I remain in the minority but I liked the first version of the Bombers a lot better. - Childes remains distracted by the Family Von Braun. Please please please tell me a BVB return is going to come out of this. - Whoops, here comes Percy Childes. Percy Childes...Stevie Childes...I smell a heel turn. - Danny: "ONE INCH! THAT'S ALL WE NEED!" Bucky missed a great chance to follow with "that's what she said!" - Percy canes two-thirds of the Bombers, Stevie hits the Lap Dance and the Aces are the new numero uno contenders. Percy's outta there leaving the commentators to wonder if the Aces sold out. - After a Broussard promo, we might get to find out. Special in-ring ceremony for Stu Hart...I mean, Scott Von Braun to honor his contributions to wrestling. Here comes Percy Childes again. I think Percy Childes is also The Penguin. - And THERE is the heel turn. Made sense, which is good, and the Aces going heel probably means the Lynches get the titles later tonight. - Strange moment - security keeping the Von Braun peeps from getting into the ring to help their father/husband/uncle/former roommate/whatever. Good segment but that bit kinda hurt it for me. - MATCH 5: WOMEN'S MATCH - Don't care. - What is this, The Aces Variety Hour featuring SuperClash III? Stevie Childes explains himself, and by crap if he doesn't start calling himself "Lord" Stevie Childes I am going to be highly upset. - MATCH 6: DONOVAN vs. MIZUSAWA - Workrate galore! - Liking the way that Donovan's connection to the LWC is tied into the Longhorn Heritage Title. And a little Blackheart Punch to go along with it, Donovan beats Misuzawa, yay! But when does he get his five minutes with Matsui? Guess later on. Huh. - James Monosso beats the crap out of himself. Makes sense, he ought to know his weaknesses better than anyone. - MATCH 7: MARLEY vs. MONOSSO - Monosso wins via trickery...the right call. But his post-match attack is an epic fail and The Aces Variety Hour continues as they come to...kinda help Monosso. - IRAN, NUMBAH WON! - MATCH 8: STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT - Well, time to see if Sultan goes over like everyone thinks he will. - Mystery partner is Bruno Verhoeven. Interesting. Was never really a fan of Otto nor of Bruno on his first go-around. - Skywalker Jones is going to be an awesome heel. Don't let this guy turn face. Ever. - Said it earlier about Sudakov and I'll say it here about Stevie Scott. As a heel, Stevie would have never done dumb things. As a face, he does, like punching Hercules Hammonds over and over to no avail and getting blind-sided as a result. It's always been the formula, but it doesn't always make sense. - Verhoeven gets mad, cleans out the entire ring and hits the bricks. - And we eventually end up with Sultan, Stevie and Broussard left. Prediction: Broussard pins Stevie, Sultan pins Broussard. - Yep, there goes Stevie after shenanigans by Waterson and Broussard. - And Sultan submits Broussard...didn't think we'd see Broussard give up. Right guy won, though. Question is, can he be turned face like it seems he is trying to do? - MATCH 9: TEMPLE/MATTHEWS vs. MARTINEZ/ROGERS - Four EMWC World Champions in one match together. Kinda cool actually. - Not surprisingly, it turns into an EMWC-type match. It's fitting and perfectly acceptable. - Martinez wins! Rogers beats the crap out of him post-match. Have to say, I've been saving that up for years literally. Glad I got the chance to use it and that Dave was awesome about the whole thing. - And the Dragon is...William Craven? Really? Well, definitely unexpected, but I'm kinda underwhelmed with that. AND WHERE'S THE BOKKEN? Or whatever that was called. - Oh, and if art imitates real life, Alex Martinez will be dead in three months due to a lethal combination of alcohol and painkillers. - MATCH 10: VU vs. LYNCHES - As I said earlier, with The Aces turning heel, I expect we'll see the Lynches get the win here. Question is, will VU go full-on heel too? I am doubting that. - Oooo, the Bishops are back! I like that. And they must have trained with the freakin' Shaolin monks or some such because after 20 minutes of VU and the Lynches beating each other senseless, all it took was a Cletus Lee boot to the head to finish off Jackson Haynes. - OK, so it seems that VU will NOT be going full-on heel and instead will get put into a program with the returning Bishops. Well done. Keeping VU as the edgy faces is a good thing. - MATCH 11: FLAIR vs. STING - Huh? Oh, right. - MATCH 11: DUFRESNE vs. SUPERNOVA - Not much else to say but a great match. Pretty quick ending going from Dufresne in the Solar Flare to hitting the WBTYM in just a few seconds. But it works. - The ENTIRE locker room empties for a huge brawl. Sadly, we missed a chance to take it to the concession stand in honor of the Tupelo incident featuring Jerry Lawler way back when...maybe next time we're in Memphis. Or Southaven. - And Vasquez is back. Knew it was coming, didn't know when. - Overall, good show. Lots of loose ends that will have to be tied up in coming weeks, but that's part of what makes it good. |
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"Destruction of Hell" start playing as Mason drop the mic and exit the ring as fans throw stuffs at him but he punch out most of the fans even children. | |
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| sychosys | Dec 19 2011, 08:19 PM Post #37 |
This Space For Rent
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HA! You've been equated with Petrow! |
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| Overly_Critical_Jue | Dec 19 2011, 08:47 PM Post #38 |
Amigo, I ain't anybody but Juan Vasquez!
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| sychosys | Dec 19 2011, 09:19 PM Post #39 |
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This Space For Rent
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It figures that you people would ignore the most important moment on the show! |
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| ElSavaje | Dec 19 2011, 09:29 PM Post #40 |
R. Kelly
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Was there a Karate Kid reference? |
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| BigPoppaBuyrate | Dec 19 2011, 10:11 PM Post #41 |
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There actually is NO Karate Kid reference unless my memory fails and I put one in early on. |
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| BigPoppaBuyrate | Dec 20 2011, 12:00 AM Post #42 |
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I was thinking about doing my review and another thought crossed my mind. Would you all rather have a) my usual review of the show OR b) something a little different where you anonymously submit questions for me about the show or the fed on the whole that I answer in a Q&A kind of thing Eh? EH?! |
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| Overly_Critical_Jue | Dec 20 2011, 12:06 AM Post #43 |
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Amigo, I ain't anybody but Juan Vasquez!
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I dunno, Joe. The women's match wasn't THAT important. Also...I think your regular review answers a lot of questions about booking decisions already. |
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| JeremyS | Dec 20 2011, 12:15 AM Post #44 |
MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!
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Either a, or we send in questions and you spritz a couple of them in a. So... a. |
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| BigPoppaBuyrate | Dec 20 2011, 01:16 AM Post #45 |
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Side questions - In addition to the "too many managers that sound the same" issue that I mentioned, are there other general issues to address? For instance, a couple people have given the impression that the roster might be getting a bit big. Agree? Disagree? There has been some talk of the Longhorn Heritage name limiting that title and that it should be a traditional TV Title. Agree? Disagree? Are there characters who are due for some time away to freshen up? |
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