Who would win in a fight between Batman and Kenny Omega? How about a showdown between Wonder Woman and “Timeless” Toni Storm? Can the acrobatic Nightwing match the aerial arsenal of Will Ospreay? These questions could be answered when the heroes and villains of All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and DC Comics unite for a groundbreaking collaboration. The main event of this partnership will be a 48-page, two-part comic book saga.
Continue reading “DC Comics and AEW Team Up for Epic Crossover”Tonight, on AEW Dynamite, Powerhouse Hobbs challenges Jon Moxley for the World Championship. It’s a match-up that has fans excited. Hobbs has looked good since he returned from injury on November 6th. He went from looking good to looking amazing, winning last week’s Casino Gauntlet match to earn his title shot.
There is increasing chatter calling for Hobbs to not only win but absolutely blitz Moxley to become champion. I would love to see it, but no.
A scenario where Hobbs wins the title this evening would be hotshot booking. The idea of pushing a mid-card act immediately to the top of the card needs two important things for it to work.
First, you need the right wrestler at the right time. Powerhouse Hobbs is the right guy, and the time is oh so right. Besides a few bright spots here and there, the quality of AEW’s creative has never been lower. How low? Think WCW in 2000.
Jon Moxley’s Death Rider’s angle is not resonating with the audience. The storyline started with a lot of promise. There were even teases of Shane McMahon being the puppet master behind it all.
Eventually, it’s become another vaguely explained angle about taking over the company or saving the promotion from itself. Moxley’s promos are nothing more than hollow words making noise.
To quote his t-shirt, Hobbs is “Big, Black and Jacked” and his name sells no wolf tickets. The Palo Alto, California native is a powerhouse who looks like he can conquer the world. Hobbs has also shown improvement as a wrestler, and his portrayal of an ass-kicking machine keeps fans eagerly anticipating what will happen next.
Continue reading “Should Powerhouse Hobbs Win the AEW World Title”
Wrestling relies on the build from one show to the next. It gets the masses interested in the drama surrounding an angle and the main event matches.
The uninspired booking over the last several weeks suggested AEW was so concerned with the 81,035 fans that packed Wembley Stadium that they forgot about the 9,495 fans in the United Center.
While All In was a tremendous spectacle, All Out was the better professional wrestling event.
All Out was a last-minute purchase in the Ringside Logic household. In fact, it was ordered 10 minutes into the show as the pre-show was as uninspired as the build-up to the show.
It was going to be an early night until the sudden urge of “Why not” took control of my hand and pressed the order button on the remote control.
Continue reading “‘All Out’ Goes All Out!”
Ringside Logic editor Atlee Greene sits down with the host of the CS:GO Clutch Podcast Adam Kohn and review this past Sunday’s AEWxNJPW pay-per-view event, Forbidden Door.
We’re going the Podcast route with this one! We break down all of the matches, surprises, and fallout as we head into Blood & Guts on Dynamite.
Japanese professional wrestling is an enigma unto itself. While North America’s presentation primarily emphasizes spectacle over sport, Japan’s exhibition of the art accentuates the opposite. While it might look the same as the staged combat seen in the west, the eastern flavor has more kick.
While WWE is the industry leader, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) is Japan’s most prominent and longest-running wrestling promotion. Founded in 1972, NJPW is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
Today, NJPW is arguably the second biggest promotion in the world and puts on great wrestling matches that have produced a global cult-like following. All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and New Japan will team up for their Forbidden Door pay-per-view event this Sunday.
There are many great matches from a multitude of events that epitomize NJPW. Consider this an introductory course for the uninitiated, citing ten matches that best illustrate the style and presentation of New Japan.
This isn’t a “best-of” list, and I won’t be teaching this class alone.
I called the Jobber Knocker Podcast’s resident NJPW expert Dennis Conway aka SSJPegasus. We’ll each pick five matches that are great introductory examples to New Japan Pro Wrestling.
If you’re watching AEW Forbidden Door this Sunday and are unfamiliar with NJPW, this one is for you.
Continue reading “10 Matches for People Who Don’t Watch NJPW”
AEW’s path to crown an interim world champion is clear. Last Wednesday on Dynamite, #1 contender Jon Moxley beat Casino Battle Royal winner Kyle O’Reilly in a good back-and-forth contest. O’Reilly’s battle royal win was surprisingly damned with faint praise in the crowd and online. He’s a good wrestler, but some find the Undisputed Elite member boring.
NJPW was in a similar situation with their half of the interim title equation. Hiroki Goto is a good wrestler, but some find him dull as a character. No one expected Goto to beat Hiroshi Tanahashi at Dominion on Sunday, and they were right. Tanahashi pinned Goto in a highly engaging match despite the result never really being in question.
Jon Moxley will face Hiroshi Tanahashi to determine the interim AEW World Champion at Forbidden Door on June 26 in Chicago. CM Punk’s injury put a damper on things, but hopefully, the interim title will begin to right the ship. Of course, the end game down the line is the interim titleist colliding with Punk to determine an undisputed champion.
Does anyone know how the interim concept got started in the first place? I do, I do (eagerly raising my hand in class). So, here’s a history lesson.
Continue reading “Interim Titles: A History Lesson”It’s time to hop on my wrestling soapbox and discuss AEW’s latest pay per view offering, Revolution. The Chicago crowd was on fire for the entire show as they witnessed seven matches and one significant title change. AEW has had some hits and misses since their debut on Wednesday nights. Besides one match, this was a fun show worth the price of admission. Continue reading “AEW Revolution 2020 (Review)”
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