AEW Dynamite (Oct. 9th, 2019): Bubbly Inner Circles

As promised, I’ve tuned in to the second episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT… or, well, in my case, it’s TSN2, as the show has not been pre-emptied or anything of the sort. We’ve got plenty of time for that, however, and in the meantime, we have episode 2 of this Dynamite wrestling show on Wednesday nights.

Just as an aside, I’m not going to do this for the long haul. While I may watch the show on a regular basis, that doesn’t mean full-blown musings or anything like that. It could very well be bullet points or a couple quick blurbs, much like the RAW or Smackdown musings that I would occasionally post. For the moment, however, we’ll keep it in this fashion until the Full Gear PPV comes into play.

In the meantime, let’s jump into this week’s episode…

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Let’s Talk Kofi

So I jumped the gun a bit in posting my musings on the utterly horrific Shit In A Cell PPV event a couple days ago, so in lieu of another PPV musings for the week, I’d figure that I would address on the Kofi Kingston losing to Brock Lesnar in 6 seconds… and why I’m actually okay with it.

Yes, that’s right. I did not have a problem with Kofi losing the title in the manner that he did. I did not throw a fit on Twitter acting like the dumb fuck fan that WWE believes they are catering to (besides the sponsors, of course). I did not go on the radio talking about how much of a complete burial of Kofi this turned out to be. I actually didn’t mind the way this match turned out and thought it was an excellent story told.

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COMIC REVIEW: JJ Abrams and Son Presents Spider-Man #1

This comic book is terrible… there is no other way to say it.

Filmmaker and mystery box fetishist JJ Abrams and his son Henry were tasked with creating a Spider-Man comic book; a six-issue mini-series set in an alternate timeline where Peter Parker is no longer Spider-Man and a deadbeat dad with a son named Ben… Ben then turns to the Dark Side and joins the Knights Of Venom to become Kylo Venom… oh wait, I’m sorry. I got that mixed up.

So this book has a twist that involves a woman character and a refrigerator that sets up the current world this series is set in… hint: she’s the lady on the cover of this here comic book. This immediately pisses me off; not because of the tired woman in refrigerator gimmick that is a tired trope in and of itself, but it immediately gave me flashbacks of that one Spider-Man story where Spider-Man made a deal with the devil… only this time, the devil’s name is Abrams and he wears thick glasses.

And then we jump to the future; Peter is abroad, Ben is a dick kid, and then things change or whatever… this is the story of the kid taking up the mantle eventually and the mystery box that is the least interesting new villain in Caviar or Cadavaria or whatever his name is. The guy looks like something that even Rob Liedfeld would wince at. Think of the ground that covers.

If I can give Spider-Man #1 one sliver of credit, it’s that Sarah Pichelli’s artwork is rather gorgeous stuff. Honestly, she’s probably the only thing that makes this somewhat worthwhile, even with the somewhat muted color scheme that kills the splendor somewhat. It’s just too bad that it’s quality artwork attached to a wretchedly mediocre story.

I’ve no bone to pick with Abrams; I think he’s a perfectly fine filmmaker that gets a bit of a bad wrap at times for better or worse. With that having been said, this first chapter into the Abrams’ take on Spider-Man left a sour taste in my mouth and while I went into this with the best of intentions, it seems as though this is one mystery box that I would be perfectly content in leaving closed.

WWE Bullshit In A Cell 2019

Fun fact: This show took place on original Pinky Ranger Amy Jo Johnson’s birthday. Happy belated birthday, AJJ.

That’s about the only positive I can levy towards the show… yeah, of all the WWE B-shows, I ended up watching this complete and utter pile of shit. And the only reason was so I could witness live a December To Dismember in the making… holy fuck, why did I watch this fucking show?

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Smackdown (Oct. 4th, 2019) – Brock Beats Kofi In Six Seconds, Faces Off Against Chubby Old Guy

So I saw some of the new Smackdown recently; the first episode to air on the FOX Network, which means a fancy new logo, a fancy new set, more of them 3D graphics that I hate so much, and an attempt to make the show feel more like “sport” than “entertainment.” At least, that’s the theory.

Well, I wish I could say that they certainly tried… and in fairness, there were aspects of the show that I did like… mostly the new set and logo, but in terms of the entertainment bits, it pales in comparison to the AEW show I saw this past Wednesday and somehow, I wasn’t all that surprised. It didn’t even compare to the little bit of RAW that I saw before giving up on that program, which was shocking.

Regardless, here are five points I’ve noted…

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AEW Dynamite (Oct. 2nd, 2019): A Solid First Effort

So this is it… the first episode of All Elite Wrestling on TNT. And wouldn’t you know it? The fine folks at TSN2 happen to be airing the show on a weekly basis (until a month or so down the road where they start showing it on TSN3 or something like that.) Also, on the flip side of things, there’s NXT on USA for the full two hours… but up here, we don’t get NXT until Friday and even then, it’s in a hour-long “best of” version… which I wouldn’t mind normally, but still, no Wednesday night war for any of us, I suppose.

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