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Post by Mr. Blood on Mar 4, 2024 22:16:28 GMT -5
You know the drill.
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Post by "The High Roller" Wesley Crane on Mar 5, 2024 8:58:07 GMT -5
Solid show. As always, Flo, I'm waiting for you and your thoughts! The opening segment did a great job of getting Anthony Jordan out of action and set up for the segment later in the night. I was excited about seeing how far Anthony Jordan could go in WUK, just because I grew up reading AJ's work with the character and I thought he still had a lot of life left in him. With that said, maybe we get a return down the road that knocks our socks off. The first match: "It's Happening." Can't give thoughts when it's not posted. If I get a chance, I'll write my thoughts on the match after it's been posted. Kasper vs. Matsui was a good match with an ending that leaves things open for a rematch at some point. Dark Stars segment, always solid, entertaining stuff. Hunter vs. Cheez: "Rome something, something." Much like the first match, it's hard to give feedback when the match isn't posted. Like the first match, I'll try to write my thoughts after it's been posted. Godfrey vs. Reese was angled. Not sure what else to say. I'm looking forward to the Commonwealth Championship Match at the next show. Flo and Marty segment: Really good stuff. Always entertaining. I hope we see more segments from these two. ODS vs. The Bull and The Bird: I think this was a good match that set up the arrival of Dreienhalb. I'm never going to be able to remember how to spell their name. I'm going to hate you for choosing a name like that Welcome Matt. High Rollers Club segment: Nice set up for the Watts return. Crane and Watts have a feud that runs deep. Maybe we get a final send off for the two of them. I love the Watts character, so I'm looking forward to this return. Epcot Mafia vs. Rage & Cage vs. The Dark Stars: Probably my favorite match of the night. Solid stuff with a close ending. There are some good tag teams in WUK, so I look forward to seeing who Epcot Mafia faces next. Elimination Chamber segment: Two Elimination Chamber(ish) matches in one night. I look forward to the Chaos Elimination Chamber match. I'm a big fan of the concept. I'm also excited for the main event Elimination Chamber match. Don loves being tortured and it shows that here. Elimination Chamber is going to be hard to judge. I'm glad I'm in the match and don't need to judge this one Crane vs. Eli: Great match. Life's been hella busy for Eli, so I knew I was winning this one... but it doesn't change the fact that it was a great match. The ending takes Eli out for now, but gives her a reason to come back and get her revenge on Reese and Crane. All in all, a solid show, setting up a big Elimination Chamber show. Good job Don and gang!
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Post by edwarddubin0604 on Mar 5, 2024 20:21:14 GMT -5
The whole card was excellent and where to start:
1. Wesley Crane vs. Eli Dresden was the best match of the night. 2. The triple Threat Tag Team Match between Epcot Mafia, Dark Stars and Rage and Cage was also one of the best matches and could have gone either way. If there was an award for best for best use of a scooter Florida Man would win hands down. 3. Kasper Van Zandt vs. Takaru Matsui was a classic Match of the Year Award nominee. 4. Bull & Bird vs. ODS was also a great introduction of a new tag team. 5. The opening segment involving Anthony Jordon was also an excellent set up for Kalmin Watt's return.
Overall it was a good show.
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Post by flo on Mar 13, 2024 21:29:40 GMT -5
Despite some more shake-ups in the elimination build - Belfast was a rock solid show going into the St. Patrick supercard.
- Jordan injury makes for a solid segment with action / consequences. Speculations on Rollers with bet, both keeps up the gambling running gag that follows the stable, while giving a hook. Strong start.
- Glucks / DrakeSlam was a little light on commentary, which made the match feel short for the efforts both team put into it (the promos were all sharp, and this was a very close contest) - that said the actual action flowed nicely, and my hats off to the match writer.
- Kasper / Matsui. While the Neon Bushido ca be looked at as soft balls, the promos were fierce. Disagree with the early card placement. Even if its non-title, Kasper is champ, so it should be higher on the card. I prefer clean finishes, but the DQ really helped Matsui without hurting Kasper - and the match itself was an engaging read. Should Kasper retain in the chamber, I'd like to see these two in a title defence with a more hardcore stip.
- Really strong Dark Stars segment, a few fun reactions - if Ed had posted this as a promo, it might have given him the edge in the subsequent title match.
- Cheez / Hunter was a nice pairing. Hunter is a definitive nice guy, but very serious, so against a fun character like Cheez? This is where its at. Best possible pairing that Hunter could get going into the eliminator, as it reminder of why everyone wanted him to be WUK champ in the first place. Also elevated Cheez - so this is a win.
- Godfrey / Reese. I'm all about this program, which is making the commonwealth feel stable (legit, other than Hunter, no one retains). Match gets both characters across nicely. One thing I'll say.... the post match. We frequently have Salazar announce the winner, then cut to the next match/segment with no descriptive lines after. That makes it feel rushed. A line about Reese slapping the canvas in frustration, or security making sure it doesn't continue... or announcers mentioning how close it was, and seeing what's next? Little details like that really sell storylines / characters, and can make the shows feel more cohesive.
- Epcot segment. I thought teasing Donzig's cage love, then conspiring to lose the titles in the promo that the match was judged on... while paying off the joke in an on-card no one would see till the show dropped, was a bit of a gamble. Relieved it didn't blow up in my face.
- ODS / B&B. Nice back in forth, angled finish to introduce Dreienhalb. Welcome Dreienhalb. I really want to see ODS/Epcot - so having them taken out of the tournament for a new feud was personally frustrating. But the action flowed nicely, and the B&B/Glucks match is gonna be tight.
- High Rollers segment played with the entrance to feel substantial, Crane speaking parts were actually minimal, but the lines were fire and the payoff sweet. Maybe a Watts pic could have underlined the surprise? Economic way to put the full focus on the Crane/Watts rivalry again.
- Godfrey / Wormword / Blood is short - almost felt like it could have used a few more exchanges with the brass, but hammers home the Dreienhalb feud, while cryptic teasing abounds.
- Three way was charmingly bent, Just when I'm about to drop the mobility scooter a certain match writer hard sells me on it again. Really close match, honestly thought the results could have gone elsewhere, but tickled pink we retained and stoked to take on the tournament winner.
- Blood announcing the Chaos Ladder which sounds sick. Even though his challenge was put down, I'd have liked to see Reese in it instead of Otto. Also stoked for Goth / Kira, though those two could have done a segment of their own to set it up.
- Epic main event. Intense spots throughout that made both wrestlers look golden. Really disappointed we didn't have a clean finish. If Crane is Ric Flair, he didn't need Arn to win every match. Though the Eli/Reese program will be tight, when she gets back.
Good show peeps - mad props to Donzig & the writing crew.
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Post by "The High Roller" Wesley Crane on Mar 14, 2024 7:49:54 GMT -5
Love me some Flo feedback Always detailed! Thanks for the input, man!
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