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AEW Defenders Claim: AEW has Gimmicked Chairs
Blood and Guts happened on television for free in AEW. At this point, it feels like Blood and Guts have become a clutch for a 2-week program to settle differences. Blood and Guts will lose its appeal soon. However, the opponent team in Blood and Guts handcuffed “Scapegoat” Jack Perry (Jungle Boy) to the cage. He looks like Jesus.
During this match, while Jack Perry is handcuff and left defenseless, he his struck by a clear chair shot from Mark Briscoe.
AEW Defenders immediately said that the chair is gimmicked. A gimmicked chair is when a chair is shaved down. This is false in the world of wrestling. Wrestling has always had real steel chairs and years later we learn why unprotected chair shots are bad. Yet AEW allows everything and anything in the name of WreSTlinG! This chair shot shouldn’t have happened.
Corey Graves tweeted an important tweet in relation to unprotected chair shots and how the consistency can negatively affect a wrestler’s career.
In all of my podcasts, I always say that in order for wrestlers to have longevity in this business, wrestling “fans” need to be better cheerleaders and not just 100% blood thirsty selfish fans.
The AEW Defenders and Cultists had Corey Grave delete it. Thankfully someone screenshot it to share because an overwhelming amount of good people and good wrestling fans agree with Corey Graves.
Cody Rhodes was gifted a handcrafted Dusty Rhodes robe and hat.
Japan is known for its anime and cosplayers. Japan has a dedicated fanbase for WWE cosplay and they came out and showed out. These are always cool to see.
It was also awesome to see Cody Rhodes, AJ Styles, and Shinsuke Nakamura in a ring together, and even cooler that Cody Rhodes and AJ Style too sweeted.
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“In all of my podcasts, I always say that in order for wrestlers to have longevity in this business, wrestling “fans” need to be better cheerleaders and not just 100% blood thirsty selfish fans.”
Currently writing a piece about how much should fans demand for their dollar and when is it enough? THIS is at the heart of it.
Complaints come about someone being injury prone as often as we hear “we want tables” chants.
At some point fans have to ask themselves, do you genuinely love the workers and the product, or just the thrill they provide.
Over four decades as a fan, my strong preference has evolved to become matches with a strong physicality element to them where the wrestlers "look" like they are delivering the moves stiff.
That is, it looks like a real fight.
I firmly believe this can be done in a way in pro wrestling that is not reckless to the wrestler on the receiving end of the moves, looks reckless to the viewer, and the sequence has a reason in match context for the high impact maneuver occurring in the first place.
It shouldn't be about getting a quick live fan reaction to a standalone action.
Wrestling matches in and themselves can tell a story of perseverance and other things in the manner which skilled wrestlers string together the flow of moves to give them meaning.
Professional wrestling in many ways can be a metaphor for life.
I often use a lot of analogies to connect things I see and experience in life to what I've seen in pro wrestling. If you watch a lot of wrestling like I do on a weekly/monthly/yearly basis, perhaps you know what I mean and can relate.
All that said, as a fan, I cringe whenever I see a hard chair shot to the head that looks it is real. I don't think these chair shots need to look like that to deliver an impact for the viewer.
I want to see hard-hitting matches and not moments that looks like the wrestler is being hurt for real though.
“In all of my podcasts, I always say that in order for wrestlers to have longevity in this business, wrestling “fans” need to be better cheerleaders and not just 100% blood thirsty selfish fans.”
Currently writing a piece about how much should fans demand for their dollar and when is it enough? THIS is at the heart of it.
Complaints come about someone being injury prone as often as we hear “we want tables” chants.
At some point fans have to ask themselves, do you genuinely love the workers and the product, or just the thrill they provide.
I enjoy watching intense pro wrestling matches.
Over four decades as a fan, my strong preference has evolved to become matches with a strong physicality element to them where the wrestlers "look" like they are delivering the moves stiff.
That is, it looks like a real fight.
I firmly believe this can be done in a way in pro wrestling that is not reckless to the wrestler on the receiving end of the moves, looks reckless to the viewer, and the sequence has a reason in match context for the high impact maneuver occurring in the first place.
It shouldn't be about getting a quick live fan reaction to a standalone action.
Wrestling matches in and themselves can tell a story of perseverance and other things in the manner which skilled wrestlers string together the flow of moves to give them meaning.
Professional wrestling in many ways can be a metaphor for life.
I often use a lot of analogies to connect things I see and experience in life to what I've seen in pro wrestling. If you watch a lot of wrestling like I do on a weekly/monthly/yearly basis, perhaps you know what I mean and can relate.
All that said, as a fan, I cringe whenever I see a hard chair shot to the head that looks it is real. I don't think these chair shots need to look like that to deliver an impact for the viewer.
I want to see hard-hitting matches and not moments that looks like the wrestler is being hurt for real though.
I totally agree with you and relate to this.