ONW Ep 194 Notes
AEW DYNAMITE
Owen Hart Tournament announced
Tony's announcement style
Cassidy v Bandito
Love both of them but the match wasn’t my favorite for some reason.
Bandito wearing the sunglasses.
The backstage segment after the match.
JJ v Dax
Good old school brawl
Sanjay Dutt
MJF and Sammy Bromance
They had a cat play date over zoom
4 Pillars Tag Match next week
Sammy vs Darby
MJF has his own pickles now?
Roderick Strong debut
BCC attacks RJ City
Wardlow vs jobber
Arn promo
Does he need the title
Put the title on Lucha?
AEW RAMPAGE
Thoughts on Naturally Limitless (Dustin Rhodes & Keith Lee)
Keith Lee's cloak
Julia Hart has great facial expressions during her matches. Really good in this role.
I always chuckle when JR calls her a jezzabelle.
AEW RAMPAGE 5/28
Horrendous segment with Hardys and the firm, Matt Hardys acting man wow. What is this shit?
Mogul Affiliates
Does Bryan Cage fit?
What happened to not Lesner and the tattoo guy
Segment with Sammy and Tay
Outcast segment
Willow vs Saraya
New black eye shirt
The Acclaimed vs jobbers
Anna Jay slow burn with Julia?
FTR not getting huge pops anymore. Does this have something to do with Punk alliance?
Does Punk come back heel or face?
AEW MISC
Where is HoB (other than Julia)
Where are the trios titles?
Why does AEW sign someone and have them show up on Dynamite and then they go to Rampage or less and someone else gets signed and shows up on Dynamite? It’s not great for new signees and I think AEW needs to work on that.
Samoa Joe in Twisted Metal trailer
AEW Saturday Show "Collision"
OTHER MISC WRESTLING
Vikingo v Omega for AAA Championship announced for Triplemania on July 15th
Naomi debuts on Impact
GCW announced Nic Gage vs Zack Saber Jr June 17th LA
WWE RAW
Vince making changes day of again
Piper vs Candace pulled
Punk backstage before show
Is every RAW going to start with a Cody promo now?
Current thoughts on Damage CTRL?
Triple H’s BIG announcement. New World Heavyweight title.
Who are the main contenders?
Who do you want to see win?
Thoughts on the design?
Does Roman just hold the other title forever now?
Does this seem like a consolation prize/title to Roman’s title or is it an equal title?
Seth has a good promo on Omos. “Omos, you are once in a generation because you were born that way. Seth Freaking Rollins is once in a generation because I made myself that way!”
KO being annoyed by Riddle cracks me up
Bad Bunny v Priest Street Fight at Backlash
Why have Rey go over Priest?
LWO has finally received their own entrance music and graphic. Still doesn’t really mean anything because they never win matches.
Might be to boost merchandise sales heading into Puerto Rico
Chavo Guerrero interview
WWE SMACKDOWN
Draft
The draft is once again stupid and doesn't seem to make much sense.
Smackdown first in picks for first time?
Really don't like the idea of factions being drafted together.
The Street Profits over Strowman/Ricochet and the LWO
Cole.referred.to.last weeks fick.up
Zelina Vega over Sonya Deville
WWE Tag Team Championship: Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens over The Usos
WWE MISC
Maybe we do our own draft quickly and then see how well we called it.
WWE lawsuit Brittany Abraham
"The suit cites “claims of discriminatory treatment, harassment, hostile work environment, wrongful termination, and unlawful retaliation against the Plaintiff due to her race, color, and gender.”
Bianca Bel,-Air
Monsoor 9/11
Apollo Creed angle
Shane Thorn hunter gimmick with Reggie
WWE Backlash Predictions
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WWE RAW
Overall show was not great. April Slump?
Bloodline story dried out?
Cody Promo/Duster Brock
Rollins v Miz:
Actually a good match for a RAW.
A rare great Miz Tv match
Havent we seen a lot of them in the not to distant past though?
I feel bad for Seth. What do they do with him?
Bronson Reed nice guy gimmick
What is this shit?
Match with him and Lashley could be good.
WWE SMACKDOWN
Epic Braun sequence
Thoughts on a possible Imperium v New Day program in the future?
The Nakamura video was cool. Can't say I'm invested in Cross and Scarlett yet reminds me of a Vegas magician.
Sonya DeVille and Chelsea Green are like a Great Value version of the IIconics.
Rhea vs Zelina in Puerto Rico
Gunther vs woods good match, Gunther is a star!
Riddle vs Solo
WWE MISC
Thoughts on upcoming draft?
Who can benefit from it?
What happens with “unified” title holders?
How is it going to "change the game"
WWE/Twitch deal
Good or bad for talent
Injuries
McIntyre, what's going on?
NXT: Are you watching again?
AEW DYNAMITE
Wardlow v Hobbs
Turtleneck Christian is the best incarnation of Christian.
Love that Callis brought out Takeshita to help and ally with The Elite.
Are we looking at BCC v Elite w/ Takeshita for Double or Nothing?
Possibly Blood and Guts match or Anarchy in the Arena?
I really really like this incarnation of the BCC with Danielson as the mouthpiece. Elevates Yuta too.
Do you think Kota Ibushi factors into this at all? Possible Blood and Guts match?
Jay White vs Kommander
Luchador vs psychological wrestling
Interesting clash of styles
Not really into the Bullet Club Gold stuff
Pairing of Briscoe with Jay Lethals faction, what is the endgame.
Jeff Hardy saying “be there or be triangular”?
Angelo Parker's "loaded comb" a more devastating weapon than Paul Walter Hauser's golden Globe?
AEW RAMPAGE
Not until Saturday night this week. Preview card?
El Hio Del Vikingo vs. Dralistico for the AAA Mega Championship
-We’ll hear from undefeated TBS Champion Jade Cargill
-Jon Moxley vs. Christopher Daniels
-FTR, Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett vs. Varsity Athletes & Slim J
-Kiera Hogan vs. Julia Hart
-We’ll hear from The Hardy Boyz, HOOK, and Isiah Kassidy
AEW MISC
Thoughts on the very likely return of CM Punk and a Sunday show? Possible soft brand split.
FTR/PUNK show vs The Elite show. Possibly set up a PPV against brands?
Thoughts on Jeff Hardy return
OTHER MISC WRESTLING
Dax ending FTR Podcast due to toxic response
Will Osprey “I’m not sure how long this ride will be” video
I hate Goldberg but we should probably talk about the recent interview where he said he was promised a proper retirement match and is considering a four-city retirement tour.
Mercedes Monet IWGP title defense Sunday vs Mayu Iwatani
Has Mercedes made an impact in Japan?
Ask Jay about his experience with Fite pass
Joey Janela's Spring Break, Bloodsport, Effys big gay brunch
YOSHIHIKO, and the art of wrestling
Lucha Libre & Laugh's
Warhorse
Effy
Maki itoh
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ONW - EP 191
AEW Dynamite
Jay White Debut
All in at Wembley / Is it a PPV? TV Special?
-return of punk?
-dream card
All out a week after
Nick Wayne / Defy / Feud with Swerve
Kota Ibushi to AEW?
What to expect from the WWE Draft?
Who should win KOTR?
-proper tourney ppv?
Who should win the MITB Briefcase?
Backlash is shaping up:
Cody v Brock
Sami/Ko/ Riddle V Usos / Solo
Backy V Trish
Badbunny / Rey V Dom / Priest
Belair V Io
AEW
How often are we having Battle of the Belts now? I feel like it is more often than it should be. Seems like it is every couple of months and it doesnt seem special.
Also, if AEW is going to do a 2 hour Rampage they should block off the TV time as a 2 hour long program. Not 1 hour of Rampage and 1 hour of BOTB.
Do you think Taya Valkyrie is going to be the one to finally beat Jade? Possibly by using the same finisher? Anything to get Jade away from that TBS Title picture.
Good to see Julia Hart in the ring. Her entrance is cool when she is solo.
Why is Anna Jay talking about her ass?
Matt Hardy on Jeff returning. Says he “hopes” he will return in 6-8 weeks. I personally dont care. Go away and stay away.
Dax floating out CM Punk & FTR v The Elite at Wembly.
WWE
Logan Paul signs multi-year deal. Expires after Mania 41.
During an interview with ESPN, Logan said that he likes what creative pithed him and that he wouldn’t have stayed with WWE if he didnt think he could win a title. What title does he win? US Title from Theory?
Photoshopped picture was funny.
Liv and Raquel win titles from Becky and Trish. Do we care?
Also, when did the tag titles be able to be passed off to other wrestlers who didnt actually win? Lita to Trish…seems weird.
Becky didnt have good energy and seemed off.
Cody v Brock
Cody had another good promo.
Triple H said at the post Mania press conference that the story never ends in WWE. However, I think that they should end stories. Since Mania it seems that they are still running with a bunch of the same stories and they all seem to have lost a bit of their luster. I’m not sure how you can build them back uo to pre Mania levels of hype.
Dom and Rey needs to be done. That promo from Dom last night was horrible. He was doing the exact same promo as the ones leading to Mania, and he stumbled over his words.
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Where it all goes wrong
Mania Night 2
-MOTN : Gunther V Seamus V Drew / Coles Sadistic Boner
-Otis and Brock was exactly what it needed to be
-Womens tag was pretty bad
-Bobby comes out with a trophy for reasons
-Bellaire and Asuka was good, cant understand why people were saying they didn't have chemistry / Missed Mist finish was a bit lame
-Shane Mcmahon did not to be on this show / Snoop saves the day after Shane blows his Quads
-Edge and Balor was Meh, cool edge entrance / Bad cut on Finn / Kudos for continuing the match
-Main Event: Did they miss the chance with Cody? Was that a Vince call? Bad ass entrances for both / Overall a good match with a crappy finish
Raw after mania
-The average 2023 Rampage had more wrestling than last night's Raw. Only 3 episodes had less
-Vince is clearly back in charge
-Brock V Cody as the Cody’s next feud / Good idea or bad? / Could fans side with Brock?
-Why have the street profits win at mania just to have them beaten by KO and Sami 2 nights later
-Rey and Bad Bunny V Dom and Priest
-Riddle v Miz program?
-Does huge numbers / 2.26 million
WWE Sale / Merger with UFC
-Are you worried about changes to WWE
-Pro’s and Con’s
-WWE and UFC could pursue combined streaming deal
-PPV Model
-Will Pursue separate TV rights fees in negotiations
-Is this related to Vince being back in charge?
-Could it benefit AEW
AEW Dynamite
-What is TK’s Major announcement ?
-Fight Forever release date
-UK Show date
-4th hour of weekly TV / Saturday show
-AEW World Trios Championship match between the House Of Black and Best Friends & Orange Cassidy
-Hook v Ethan Page / Is Hook Stagnant?
-The Gunns (c) vs. FTR - AEW World Tag Team Championships (if FTR lose, they leave AEW)
-Jamie Hayter (c) vs. Riho - AEW Women’s World Championship
-Sammy Guevara vs. Komander / alot of focus on Lucha Libre lately
-Ricky Starks vs. Juice Robinson
-MJF celebration
-The Acclaimed Made Decision On Their Jericho Appreciation Society Status
Misc:
-RIP Bushwacker Butch Miller / The Sheepherders
-RIP Max Crabtree
-Grizzled Young Vets asked and granted WWE/NXT Release / James Drake and Zack Gibson / Schism - Jagger Reid and Rip Fowler - "The Dyad
-Wrestlecon Gisele Shaw Rick Steiner incident
-Matt Jackson suffers torn bicep, chooses to not undergo surgery
-WWE to receive $1.8 million in Puerto Rico tourism subsidies to host Backlash. The subsidies include $1.5 million in cash and cost of the venue.
-Jay White expected to not sign with WWE
-Charlotte to take a break from WWE post Mania
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