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AFLW 2024 - Round 8 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Outta nowhere!!Next week on RAW:
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Rikishi will probably complain about that too.Jey Uso needs to get back with Jimmy. It’s a no yeet for me with him.
Drew with some of the best heel work still (apparently deleted it, captioned with "it's a real photo, cry us a river") Still love Punk but it's bloody good stuff.
Dom has two girls fighting over him would be loving life Eddie would be proud haha
I went to the WWE house show in Tokyo tonight. WWE style matches aren't for me.
Pretty far from the independent/Japanese style, and house shows especially aren't known for going all out. Surely wasn't a surprise?
It's not the all out thing that is an issue since a good 80% of Japanese matches are coasting 6 man tags. It's more how absent the matches feel, like going for a pin after every move, no nearfalls (even if they are a variety of flash pins), in tags people just standing around and not trying to stop saves etc. It's like the match is missing a middle in the structurePretty far from the independent/Japanese style, and house shows especially aren't known for going all out. Surely wasn't a surprise?
Trust me. You want to see ultra safe. Go to any Japanese show before the semi and main, they just know how to fill in the blanks better in Japan with more character. Everyone thinks the Japanese style is some hard crazy thing, but unless it is a big show people vaguely even touch each other. Go watch Kento Miyahara. He doesn't even touch the other person even in his big matches.Would probably also add, I don't think this is a bad thing either. While the WWE style is pretty sterile, and wish the PLE/PPV matches had a stronger emphasis on being a bit more fast paced, I recognise that pro wrestlers are still athletes and not every single match has to be a brutal war or 5 star classic. It isn't sustainable for them if they want to live healthy lives post retirement.
WWE have gotten better producing far less snoozefests as far as event shows go (been some really good matches this year and a few good Raw main events) but surprised that an independent/Japanese wrestling fan would go in thinking a house show was going to be anything less than an ultra safe match (haven't seen any of them naturally but assume that's what they were).
I was hoping they were doing the match at SummerSlam. the card is all singles matches.Next week on Smackdown:
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