MightyHealthy
said what he said
Cody is giving the TNT title the same prestige Jeff Jarrett gave the TNA belt
[12/25] AEW Rampage: HOOK murders Santa
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MightyHealthy
said what he said
The Hook meme is a broken clock being right.I didn’t know about the Hook meme (or that he was Taz’s son) until after his debut match. I was legit impressed with the kid and always just assumed he had been out with an injury before that.
The cornball AEW/Reddit smarks, the ones that think Cody is great, made hyping Hook an inside joke.
Turns out he is actually really good, and that's going to be fun to watch, but you know some folks are now insufferable in the face of his relative success.
Looks happy to meWell damn, Sammy lost his fiance and his TNT Championship at the end of 2021the Spanish Gawd ending the year sad
Prince Akeem
Its not that deep breh....
Getting ever so closer to that turn
He already is a heel. Cody got folks punching air right now.
MenacingMonk
Tranquilo
Layla/Stacklander was a nice taste of what they can do. Looking forward to another match. Layla is one of wrasslers I’m checking for. She about a few pounds off from being a shortstack. 
I wonder who Cody drops the belt to, and how long he’ll hold it. I don’t mind Cody being a repeatable TNT Champ and using it to put over talent. But dude needs to find the right character
I wonder who Cody drops the belt to, and how long he’ll hold it. I don’t mind Cody being a repeatable TNT Champ and using it to put over talent. But dude needs to find the right character
The Statlander/Layla match was good but they need to give these women some mic time. No one gets to talk except Baker and Jade. Quick taped backstage interviews so we give a shyt when the wrestler is on TV.
Hook looks good but no selling the driver was. When is the last time we have seen Hobbs wrestle?
The only way the Cody win would make sense is if he cheated to win. Foot on the ropes, hold the tights, or something to get the win vs Sammy and complete the heel turn. They would have been better off keeping the belt on Miro if they were going to just take it off Sammy in a month
Hook looks good but no selling the driver was
. When is the last time we have seen Hobbs wrestle? The only way the Cody win would make sense is if he cheated to win. Foot on the ropes, hold the tights, or something to get the win vs Sammy and complete the heel turn. They would have been better off keeping the belt on Miro if they were going to just take it off Sammy in a month
Prince Akeem
Its not that deep breh....
Disco ain't doing shyt but projecting his inner thoughts thinking Anna Jay is too hot for Jungle Boy.
These old fukks who were lucky enough to be around when wrestling caught fire don't have a damn clue how to draw younger people in 2021.
WhatsGoodTy
Ya feel me
TrueEpic08
Dum Shiny
So I watched this last night and I've been trying to figure out what I want to say about Cody winning the TNT belt again, and I just fixate on them bringing in David Crockett to present the title to Cody in a major NWA stronghold with his entire family and stable around him in an obvious babyface moment...and the crowd just shytS on it when it actually happens. What's worse, nothing about that reaction to all this (not just him beating Sammy) was unexpected to anyone that isn't a Cody fan, in Cody's inner circle, or Cody himself.
I mean, does it matter whether Cody is doing some meta work when the majority of the crowd is rejecting his entire act to this extent? Does he not see how bad it looks when they have this whole presentation for Cody that reeks of self-indulgence and comes off as him sating his ego at the expense of the company? Even if it just ends up being a transitional reign (I really, really hope Scorpio Sky doesn't take it off him. fukk that guy), the whole thing just comes off as so unnecessary that it leaves a bad taste in people's mouths. It's like he has to prove how important he is to himself and the world every time he's on the show. I lose more and more faith in this actually going anywhere with every Cody appearance.
Can't say I'm sure why they took it off Sammy either since he was improving as a babyface worker, having good matches, getting great reactions, and doing well in the ratings whenever he was on either TV show. Just a weird decision overall. If it's to help promote Cody's shows, then it's unnecessary, like most things Cody does these days.
That's every Cody storyline for the past year and change, it seems. This match was even kind of indicative of that: a disjointed mess with bits and pieces of good psychology, interesting ideas, and good wrestling contained within it that left you with a weird feeling at the end of it all.
Sammy is cut-rate early RVD at the absolute best. Doesn't have the athleticism, crispness, or creativity of that RVD.
As for the rest of the show:
-Jungle Boy had another mechanically fine, yet dull performance, another example of him being the worst of the "four pillars." Isiah Kassidy needs at least another year of seasoning work-wise, though he was probably slightly more interesting than Jungle Boy overall.
-Hook was absolutely a guy in his second match and they need to resist every urge they have to push him for at least the next 2 years (keep him a special attraction for now, and have someone tell him to stop no-selling Fire Thunder Drivers). Dude has all the potential in the world, though. Once he learns how to put together a match and bulks up a bit (never gonna be a BIG guy, but he could stand to gain 15-20 pounds in the next few years), the sky's the limit for the guy. Also interesting: It seemed like he and Bear Bronson kind of switched roles mid-match, so that might be something to watch for in the future.
-On the one hand: You can't just throw Statlander and Hirsch out there and just expect people to care. On the other hand: Despite being kind of sloppy and disjointed, they did make me want to see a 10+ minute version of the match and make people kinda sorta care about it. Small victories, I suppose, though it'll probably die a death in the ratings (like many AEW women's matches, a fact too many AEW fans don't want to acknowledge). Interested to see where Hirsch refusing the handshake might go.
They tried to make Rampage seem important this week, can't fault them for that. Need a bit more to the card than this, though.
I mean, does it matter whether Cody is doing some meta work when the majority of the crowd is rejecting his entire act to this extent? Does he not see how bad it looks when they have this whole presentation for Cody that reeks of self-indulgence and comes off as him sating his ego at the expense of the company? Even if it just ends up being a transitional reign (I really, really hope Scorpio Sky doesn't take it off him. fukk that guy), the whole thing just comes off as so unnecessary that it leaves a bad taste in people's mouths. It's like he has to prove how important he is to himself and the world every time he's on the show. I lose more and more faith in this actually going anywhere with every Cody appearance.
Can't say I'm sure why they took it off Sammy either since he was improving as a babyface worker, having good matches, getting great reactions, and doing well in the ratings whenever he was on either TV show. Just a weird decision overall. If it's to help promote Cody's shows, then it's unnecessary, like most things Cody does these days.
That's every Cody storyline for the past year and change, it seems. This match was even kind of indicative of that: a disjointed mess with bits and pieces of good psychology, interesting ideas, and good wrestling contained within it that left you with a weird feeling at the end of it all.
Sammy is cut-rate early RVD at the absolute best. Doesn't have the athleticism, crispness, or creativity of that RVD.
As for the rest of the show:
-Jungle Boy had another mechanically fine, yet dull performance, another example of him being the worst of the "four pillars." Isiah Kassidy needs at least another year of seasoning work-wise, though he was probably slightly more interesting than Jungle Boy overall.
-Hook was absolutely a guy in his second match and they need to resist every urge they have to push him for at least the next 2 years (keep him a special attraction for now, and have someone tell him to stop no-selling Fire Thunder Drivers). Dude has all the potential in the world, though. Once he learns how to put together a match and bulks up a bit (never gonna be a BIG guy, but he could stand to gain 15-20 pounds in the next few years), the sky's the limit for the guy. Also interesting: It seemed like he and Bear Bronson kind of switched roles mid-match, so that might be something to watch for in the future.
-On the one hand: You can't just throw Statlander and Hirsch out there and just expect people to care. On the other hand: Despite being kind of sloppy and disjointed, they did make me want to see a 10+ minute version of the match and make people kinda sorta care about it. Small victories, I suppose, though it'll probably die a death in the ratings (like many AEW women's matches, a fact too many AEW fans don't want to acknowledge). Interested to see where Hirsch refusing the handshake might go.
They tried to make Rampage seem important this week, can't fault them for that. Need a bit more to the card than this, though.
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Hook
A few takeaways:
1. Whomever recorded this did a great job. No phone movement. Good zoom distance. Landscape mode.
2. Tony Khan's little foot stomps always crack me up.
3. I'm #TeamGhostface, but Action Bronson went off on Hook's theme song.
4. Hook is over as a face (No, he hasn't had a face angle, the fan reactions made him a day 1 face). So I wonder if TK will turn all of Team Taz face (they all have the charisma to turn face), or will Starks & Hobbs (who are jealous of all of the tv time Hook is getting) jump him out, or will Team Taz all turn face only for Starks to turn on Hook later?
5. Or, will Hobbs & Starks cost Hook a victory in his match with KKKody?
Can't take Hook seriously. If he was 4 ft taller and 15 pounds bigger he'd be a problem.
If this was WWE, I would agree but Hook will be fine in AEW. They are filled with smaller guys. He looked great suplexing Bear Bronson.
Hook is actually bigger than a lot of AEW stars like Darby and Sammy. At 22 years old he's got plenty of time to gain some more weight.
Hook had a decent second match, but he needs to bulk up. He looked okay next to Salida del Sol, but Bear Bronson, Dustin, and even Cody dwarfed him. He's young though, so he has time to get his weight up.
Hook's selling was okay, for the most part. However, him no-selling Greetings From Asbury Park (R.I.P. Bam Bam Bigelow) was horrible. It's one thing that TK lets a 60 year old Sting regularly no-sell big moves, but letting a green pea do it in his second tv match is just wrong.
Hook's selling was okay, for the most part. However, him no-selling Greetings From Asbury Park (R.I.P. Bam Bam Bigelow) was horrible. It's one thing that TK lets a 60 year old Sting regularly no-sell big moves, but letting a green pea do it in his second tv match is just wrong.
The Rainmaker
Mr. Money in the Bank
nah cawdy setting up for the pedigree had me legit
fukk this dude
The moment he actually hits the pedigree will establish his heel turn