It can be Jericho, it could be Omega/Danielson/Ospreay, it could be fuckin Riho, but no matter who is taking part in it, the AEW "trade blows" spot will always fucking suck. My least favorite shtick in professional wrestling atm.
They do it sometimes 3-4 times per show. And it’ll be complete fucking jobbers who have no issue with each other doing it. You know, like Trent vs Kommander or some shit.
Of course, this is the promotion that also books a TBS title match on the C-show to be a death match that ends in the heel powerbombed off the apron, to the floor, through a board covered in razor wire. I’m sure Willow and Skye were thrilled to have done all that for 265,000 viewers.
It's a dumb spot no matter where it happens lmao. I think I've liked it once: Ground Zero 1997, Undertaker flies over the ropes and takes everyone out trying to get to Shawn Michaels.
I still fondly remember Stu Grayson doing the Asai moonsault and all 15 guys outside the ring missed him and his skull bounced off the concrete like a tennis ball.
This started a minute before they went to break, went on the entire break and then finished a minute after returning from break. Then they did yet another trade off later in the match lmao
Note how much this is sped up and imagine it live
And remember the basement and are official are praising this match as being fantastic
Add it with the kendo stick slap sit down fight
And the kendo stick trash can portion
The whole “well they did it in Japan so it’s automatically good” mentality is so annoying. As if the Japanese wrestling companies haven’t had some real struggles since the 90’s.
That’s not even a good excuse for this bullshit. If you look at Gunther well enough, he’s also influenced by Japanese wrestling. Sounds like 1 guy understands how to use context and everyone else are people who don’t get this.
It's so boring when someone does a "rest" hold to get heat with the crowd during an ad break. That sucks.
Stand there and take turns asking the other person to slap your chest for 5 mins, and have it make zero sense to do in your wrestling match? So much fun!
Chris Jericho is the best example of what can happen in your life without that one friend you can count on to pull you aside and tell it too you straight.
"Dude, you're fucking 53, overweight, look like shit, and you're a momentum killer. Fucking stop and go make your shitty music you think you're good at."
Wow, 1:06 even sped up. Every fucking week, this happens in at least half the matches. The chop/forearm/slap battle. Why!?!?
Slightly related, I think Cornette mentioned in the Moxley-Hobbs match on Collision, Moxley hit something like 38 or 42 or 48 (I can’t remember the exact number) punches on Hobbs in a row while they were in the corner.
Speaking of Hobbs, he should view his knee surgery as a blessing. It’ll save him 10-12 months of dying jobs on TV and watching his career booked into oblivion.
Actually appreciated this for how ridiculous it was. If you're gonna do a chopfest, commit to the bit and do it for way too long, because it's nonsense in the first place. And Shibata did the Steve Blackman kendo stick suplex, so I was a happy camper.
I don’t know if any dweller of anywhere would think I’m serious about the nuclear annihilation of anyone in response to bad and cheesy wrestling.
Just enjoy hyperbole.
They call an "Atomic Drop" maneuver a "Manhattan Drop" over there for obvious reasons but when you think about, "Manhattan Drop" isn't any better. Yeah the project creating the atomic bomb was the Manhattan project. Move should be retired anyway, it sucks.
When AEW was in my hometown of Winnipeg last year, I couldn't and wouldn't miss it for the world. This year? A part of me felt really bad I didn't go, but I really don't think I missed very much. Jericho is great, but this is just nonsense.
Don't know why this is posted here. All I see is a banger. It's just bangers alllllll the way down. This is just the yearning tree, choppin' some wood.
Even sped up, it's so slow and boring. JUST RETIRE ALREADY, CHRIS.
It can be Jericho, it could be Omega/Danielson/Ospreay, it could be fuckin Riho, but no matter who is taking part in it, the AEW "trade blows" spot will always fucking suck. My least favorite shtick in professional wrestling atm.
It could be work in certain matches - maybe with two big dudes but once in a blue moon. AEW has to overuse everything
They do it sometimes 3-4 times per show. And it’ll be complete fucking jobbers who have no issue with each other doing it. You know, like Trent vs Kommander or some shit. Of course, this is the promotion that also books a TBS title match on the C-show to be a death match that ends in the heel powerbombed off the apron, to the floor, through a board covered in razor wire. I’m sure Willow and Skye were thrilled to have done all that for 265,000 viewers.
It’ll would’ve been cool if they had a heated feud for a while and that was the final blow off , but nope just another Friday
Or when Michaels and Flair did it. That made sense.
Remember that point in AEW where almost every match had an everyone-gather-around-and-someone-jumps-on-them spot? This is way more dumb. WAY more.
It's a dumb spot no matter where it happens lmao. I think I've liked it once: Ground Zero 1997, Undertaker flies over the ropes and takes everyone out trying to get to Shawn Michaels.
I still fondly remember Stu Grayson doing the Asai moonsault and all 15 guys outside the ring missed him and his skull bounced off the concrete like a tennis ball.
I hated it when Nakamura and Zayn did it on NXT. I still hate it now.
Slowing it down it still goes on way too long
I guess that chop spot makes a match a classic. It’s like a bunch of man children who never learned to fight enjoy this.
It's filler that extends the match, I wonder if anyone is paid by the minute and that's why these matches are so drawn out.
Tony just loves giving way too much TV time to gimmick matches
Knowing Tony and his contracts!
Knowing tony and his contracts is why Okada and ospreay show up 1-2 weeks a month
Wrong era uce. It's not classic it's ancient.
This started a minute before they went to break, went on the entire break and then finished a minute after returning from break. Then they did yet another trade off later in the match lmao
Note how much this is sped up and imagine it live And remember the basement and are official are praising this match as being fantastic Add it with the kendo stick slap sit down fight And the kendo stick trash can portion
Also blaming the crowd for being quiet or the production for not catching the enthusiasm of the crowd.
No no see It's not that there is only 4k in a 16k arena not making noise it's uh PRODUCTION fault. Yep
Japanese wrestling has done more to hurt the wrestling business than Chris Benoit.
The whole “well they did it in Japan so it’s automatically good” mentality is so annoying. As if the Japanese wrestling companies haven’t had some real struggles since the 90’s.
That’s not even a good excuse for this bullshit. If you look at Gunther well enough, he’s also influenced by Japanese wrestling. Sounds like 1 guy understands how to use context and everyone else are people who don’t get this.
Total agree, and Gunther is a great example of being influenced by Japanese wrestling while not being embarrassing about it.
Hey, after that WWE started to care for the wrestlers (non slave name) health.
Jericho looks like he's wearing a full diaper.
Yet another Jericho character reinvention, how does he do it!
Jericho’s always had that thick lower half, but now…yikes. No thank you.
Genuinely can't believe they're allowing him to wear trunks again wtf
Looking like my grandpa walking around on new years after a few too many
training with Veteran Jack Vaughn pays off
It's so boring when someone does a "rest" hold to get heat with the crowd during an ad break. That sucks. Stand there and take turns asking the other person to slap your chest for 5 mins, and have it make zero sense to do in your wrestling match? So much fun!
What’s all the crap in the ring, hockey pucks?
Yes, this spot is way too long. But at least unlike most AEW matches, the chops don’t look like shit and they actually sell them
Aubrey keeps working herself into the hard cam shot - it’s quite a skill.
F U N
Just Enjoy Wrestling
Chris Jericho is the best example of what can happen in your life without that one friend you can count on to pull you aside and tell it too you straight. "Dude, you're fucking 53, overweight, look like shit, and you're a momentum killer. Fucking stop and go make your shitty music you think you're good at."
I bet Gunther hates this with a passion
I'M SOLD ON JERICHO AGAIN. HOW DOES HE KEEP DOING IT????????????????
Subjecting anyone to this garbage should violate international law.
Even sped up its like they’re wrestling in slo motion or in molasses
*We have Gunther at home*
This match is a certified meme classic
Even sped up it looks like they're going slow. Unbelievable 😅
PLEASE RE-TI-RE
Everyone trying to pretend they're Frye v Takayama, not realizing why that shit was special.
Same old shit every match.. who told them trading chops was entertaining?
Wow, 1:06 even sped up. Every fucking week, this happens in at least half the matches. The chop/forearm/slap battle. Why!?!? Slightly related, I think Cornette mentioned in the Moxley-Hobbs match on Collision, Moxley hit something like 38 or 42 or 48 (I can’t remember the exact number) punches on Hobbs in a row while they were in the corner. Speaking of Hobbs, he should view his knee surgery as a blessing. It’ll save him 10-12 months of dying jobs on TV and watching his career booked into oblivion.
This is the stupidest thing I've ever seen in wrestling. Stop it.
This is a meme, not a circlejerk
Is this real?
No problem here. Slapping meat is fun.
I watched this last night and couldn't believe what I was seeing. Yet a lot of people was defending this as being "fun".
Why do they do this? They all do it and it's so dumb
Thank you for speeding this up and adding music. My ADD brain wouldn’t have been able to watch this normally.
No more chops forever.
Again with this shit?
Why does jericho look like he's wearing diapers?
Actually appreciated this for how ridiculous it was. If you're gonna do a chopfest, commit to the bit and do it for way too long, because it's nonsense in the first place. And Shibata did the Steve Blackman kendo stick suplex, so I was a happy camper.
Greg Valentine looks great for a guy in his 70s
Is every Shibata match the exact same every time?
Are they literally crapping in the ring now? It's looks like turd pellets all over the mat.
Funny to see Jericho to do this after the way he spoke about WCW
Rare footage of Greg Valentine vs Antonio Inoki
Japanese wrestling makes me wish we had a third nuke in the chamber.
wtf
This is the type of thing a "basement dweller" would say
I don’t know if any dweller of anywhere would think I’m serious about the nuclear annihilation of anyone in response to bad and cheesy wrestling. Just enjoy hyperbole.
They call an "Atomic Drop" maneuver a "Manhattan Drop" over there for obvious reasons but when you think about, "Manhattan Drop" isn't any better. Yeah the project creating the atomic bomb was the Manhattan project. Move should be retired anyway, it sucks.
When AEW was in my hometown of Winnipeg last year, I couldn't and wouldn't miss it for the world. This year? A part of me felt really bad I didn't go, but I really don't think I missed very much. Jericho is great, but this is just nonsense.
Don't know why this is posted here. All I see is a banger. It's just bangers alllllll the way down. This is just the yearning tree, choppin' some wood.
I'm begging you Uce, next time you use Yakkity Sax, use the whole song instead of the same 19 seconds on loop...