AEW - All Elite Wrestling (Spoilers for Latest Show)

Headshot · 01-08-2022 3:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119415491#Comment_119415491

@ a Big PPV going for a title

01-08-2022 9:31pm

Lowest 18-49 viewership for Rampage in the shows history and second lowest total viewership, in its normal time slot.

Absolutely no surprise with that abysmal card Khan put together.

~Rebel~ · 01-08-2022 9:42pm

They could really do with making Rampage 90 minutes and actually use it for a bit of storytelling.

01-08-2022 9:48pm

Is it just me or do the ad breaks seems extra long on Rampage as well? You get that 90 second break around 5 minutes into the show but then the rest of the breaks feel extra long. Never feels like there's a good flow to the show because of that. I forward through them on fite but seems like I'm forwarding longer than Dynamite.

J. Marston · 01-08-2022 10:12pm

Expecting anything from Rampage is like expecting anything anything from Main Event. It's a nothing hour slapped together to fill a shíte slot.

Why watch a pointless card like below? Especially if you're after the oh so coveted young demographic on a Friday night.

https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=347011

Dynamite is the only AEW show that matters.

Lord TSC · 01-08-2022 10:18pm

I’m not sure I’ve ever really watched a Rampage. It’s entirely a “watch the small clips online the next day” show. It’s booked like it’s missable tbh.

01-08-2022 10:22pm

Oh I completely agree about it being a nothing show, I was just pointing out the rating because I was saying the other day how terrible the card was even by Rampage standards. Ruby Soho Vs Anna Jay was the main event!

Should just give the slot to ROH at this stage.

CastorTroy · 01-08-2022 10:38pm

But it had The Acclaimed's video.

titan18 · 01-08-2022 10:45pm

It didn't always be the case tbh. There were some solid Rampage cards in the last year. It's just slowly gotten a lot worse. Starks/Hobbs and Lee/Swerve and then the Assclaimed kept it alive for a good few months there.

~Rebel~ · 01-08-2022 11:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119417158#Comment_119417158

Yeah, this is it really... it's been brilliant at times, but has dropped off a lot. But there's tonnes of scope for it to be really strong - they've no shortage of characters, like. It really needs a bit more time to be allowed to breath though, as right now it just feels like a race through the fights to get to the end.

ThePott · 01-08-2022 11:41pm

Rampage started off with promise and used to be consistent but it was threatening to fall into the forgettable B-Show for a long time and they did nothing to remedy it. Skipped it the last few weeks (I think, the fact I can't remember doesn't help) and missed nothing of merit. Ratings will keep falling unless they give it purpose aside from wrestling for the sake of wrestling from people they don't put on Dynamite.

Shiminay · 02-08-2022 11:35am

I used to stay up to watch it live on Fridays, but a combination of having to sit through that ad music on Fite as well as pretty forgettable booking these last few months means it's "whenever I wake up on Saturday and I've made the tay" :) When it's live rather than a pre-tape after Dynamite, it tends to be a much better affair, but they're few and far between.

Furious-Red · 02-08-2022 11:54am

Yea I usually watch rampage on a Saturday morning but most times it's on in the background.

As mentioned numerous times here, they need to make a bigger deal to the show, usually we get one decent match but everything else seems lacklustre and sped through for no reason. They should go live and make it two hours if need be especially with the size of the roster and then can reduce the fake crowd noises being used.

Also I feel Jericho is overkill atm and getting bored of him but did enjoy yutas promo with him last week.

Shiminay · 02-08-2022 2:57pm

Oh, and 2 Dimes (I legit can't remember his AEW name) joined The Factory last night on Elevation...

RollieFingers · 02-08-2022 7:08pm

https://twitter.com/DrainBamager/status/1554483095260110848/photo/1

Looks good, definitely getting some WCW/NWO Revenge/N64 classic vibes from it!

02-08-2022 7:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119420612#Comment_119420612

You know they're not going for realism because if they were Aubrey Edwards would be in the middle of that fire extinguisher cloud flailing around, clutching her throat and dry heaving!

In all seriousness, I'm looking forward to the game. Hope it's good.

Agent Coulson · 02-08-2022 9:44pm

PWInsider reporting that AEW trademarked "All Elite Women" for the purpose of television programming among other things.

So looks like the women are on course to getting the own show.

02-08-2022 10:26pm

Would it be a womens wrestling show though or a total divas like reality show?

I'd be interested in a womens wrestling show but hopefully Khan would hand the booking to someone else. Hope he wasn't banking on new potential signings like Sasha because it looks like that's not going to happen. I think it'll be very hard now to pick up any decent women wrestlers from WWE with HHH in charge. There was always a chance with Vince being an idiot even recently when supposedly he wasn't a fan of Io Shirai after watching her in a dark match so it looked like she'd be available when her contract expired.

CastorTroy · 02-08-2022 11:07pm

Could just be what they decide to call the women's division, like the Women of Honor.

ThePott · 02-08-2022 11:46pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119420612#Comment_119420612

I hope the cover art that's out there is just a placeholder though, that thing was ugly. Guessing all these leaks mean an announcement could be coming soon.

As for All Elite Women. Their parent company are making a big push into unscripted programming so assume it's that.

I would hope it's not another wrestling show personally.

CastorTroy · 03-08-2022 9:52am

Another Dark, another All Atlantic title match. This time against Connor Mills at RevPro. Seems to be working towards a Kip Sabian return.

Also had the debut of Parker Boudreaux, aka NXT's Harland as a new member of the Trustbusters. Looking even more like Brock.

ThePott · 03-08-2022 2:39pm

https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1554815110878826496

Seems everything from yesterday was legit (including the dodgy looking cover) being put out by THQNordic, more information expected to arrive on the 12th August. Website has also launched https://aew.thqnordic.com/ has some new pics and better quality versions of the ones from yesterday.

03-08-2022 3:21pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119423993#Comment_119423993

I searched the game on the Xbox store on my Xbox and it's listed but it also includes a new trailer for it, that I don't think should have been uploaded yet, with Britt and Tony Schiavone sitting playing the game. It's only around 2 minutes long and they mention the digital showcase so I presume this is what will be shown on the 12th.

It showed mini games as well like baseball and dancing 😬

No release date was given.

ThePott · 03-08-2022 3:39pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119424203#Comment_119424203

Just saw this online. Jesus, if that's all they're showing at the showcase it's a bit underwhelming. Trailer was a bit cringe too tbh, just felt awkwardly scripted.

I will say the game looks fun if a little clunky. The minigames are a bit meh, I know they're going for arcade-y but not sure what the mini games will really offer. I'm hoping this is going to be great but I haven't quite been blown away yet.