Aggression 62 Feedback Thread

[RStrawsma]

Guess I'll get this one started... show is posted and can be found here.

Big high five to everybody involved in the card's production. Successfully turned this around in a mere couple weeks!

MATCH OF THE NIGHT:

BEST SEGMENT:

FACE OF THE NIGHT:

HEEL OF THE NIGHT:

BEST MOMENT:

FAVORITE LINE:

WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER:

MISC. THOUGHTS / PROPS:

 

[DBrunkGXW]

Thanks for taking the initiative, Straw!

Love some feedback guys.

 

[The Great Eye]

Ow ow, twist my arm. OK fine.


MATCH OF THE NIGHT: Willard/Cruise cause it paid off the series of matches well.

BEST SEGMENT: Rezin’s post match promo. Like the mindset of the character.

FACE OF THE NIGHT: Willard for finally winning the title.

HEEL OF THE NIGHT: The whole locker room? Dis/Stalker (DiStalker?) for distracting Anarky, Mahogany for cheating to win again. Eddie for throwing fire, Rezin for wanting to destroy the whole place. EPW is a hive of scum and villainy. Dart at a dartboard I’ll give it to Rich cause he won the main event.

BEST MOMENT: I dunno if it was the ‘best’ moment but Mahogany winning over Anarky was the most shocking moment. Tied secondary shocks to Stalker-as-Dis and winning the tag belts.

FAVORITE LINE: Rezin explaining he’s going to throw away every title after winning them.

WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER: I’d just yell at Rivera for spacing out 10 counts, those always are disjointing, keep the count in the normal format and go to the EPW pin spacing format at 8.

MISC. THOUGHTS / PROPS: I liked the show. Wondering where the Dis storyline is going with Stalker stepping up and taking responsibility for being Dis. The PPV continues to build well, be interesting to see what happens with the tag titles and if Rezin goes into the TV Title mix to begin his quest to ruin all the gold in EPW. Russian Roulette feels like it will be big and that’s always a good thing for a PPV.

And great job getting this turned around so quick, almost like we’re trying at this stuff.

 

[User Poets]

Missing match is edited in, thoughts after I've had time to read the card (probably tomorrow)

 

[Stalker]

MATCH OF THE NIGHT: Cruise/Willard. I don't think they are done yet though.

BEST SEGMENT: Rezin practically burning 'The Viking' alive.

FACE OF THE NIGHT: I think i'll agree with Stanton on this one as no other face particularly stood out. So yeah Willard is it.

HEEL OF THE NIGHT: Two men using fire to their advantage one to score a victory the other to send a message. I'll have to give this to Rezin though I mean damn... he is acting like a pure psycho. I love the process that he is going through and can't wait to see what resonates for him at the PPV. I mean really who wants to take on this guy?

BEST MOMENT: Title changes happening with both the tag team and TV title. Congrats goes to Willard and First/Eddie for their new belts.

FAVORITE LINE:
MN: I hope it does, if First gets a pin here, his team would win all fair and square and I’d puke my guts out!

WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER: I would love to see more of Anarky outside of the ring. Especially leading into such a crazy ppv line up.

MISC. THOUGHTS / PROPS: Props to everyone? Including Brunk! Thank you for getting it posted on a Saturday man much love on that. I can't wait for 63 and Russian Roulette... I think their is a ton of good stories going into this ppv and it should make it explosive.

 

[User Poets]

MATCH OF THE NIGHT: Cruise vs. Willard

BEST SEGMENT: Final segment with Distalker

FACE OF THE NIGHT: The First, I think by default.

HEEL OF THE NIGHT: Rezin. Poor Viking man.

BEST MOMENT: Dis' unmasking.

FAVORITE LINE: Not sure, there weren't really any lines that completely stood out to me. Good card overall.

WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER: I don't understand the rules for this ladder match idea for the IC Title.

MISC. THOUGHTS / PROPSrops to everyone but me, sorry for the late match but unfortunately it couldn't be helped. At least it was less than a day late.

Stalker as DIS is intriguing... I think there's more than one DIS.

 

[Justin]

MATCH OF THE NIGHT: Call me biased, but I'm going with the Main Event, another perfectly written chicken****-fest with Rich Mahogany coming out on top by using nefarious means.

BEST SEGMENT: I liked the Dis unmasking a lot more than I thought I would, it just makes good long term booking sense.

FACE OF THE NIGHT: There are faces in EPW? Erm... Let's say The First or Karl Brown.

HEEL OF THE NIGHT: I'm gonna go with Eddie Burns, barely edging out both Dis/Stalker and Rezin. Barely.

BEST MOMENT: Rezin setting that Butt Dominator (awesome nickname) on fire! (Beavis: Fire, FIRE!)

FAVORITE LINE: Erm. ****, I dunno.

WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER: All of the matches/segments aren't in the same style, it could be a bit more uniform.

MISC. THOUGHTS / PROPS: Props to everyone involved in getting this show done and out. Let's do it again!

WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER: I don't understand the rules for this ladder match idea for the IC Title.

As I read it, the match can't end until someone has climbed the ladder and brought the belt down, thus introducing it as a possible weapon. At that point, it looks like a No DQ "Ladder" Match with pinfalls, subs, and KO's. I could be wrong though.

 

[User Poets]

As I read it, the match can't end until someone has climbed the ladder and brought the belt down, thus introducing it as a possible weapon. At that point, it looks like a No DQ "Ladder" Match with pinfalls, subs, and KO's. I could be wrong though.

That's how I read it too, but it's going to be interesting to see how the psychology unfolds since there logistically won't be any drama about the belt. If you're coherent enough to stop your opponent from getting the belt you're coherent enough to let him unhook it, then push the ladder over and take control.

I don't know, it just seems to me like it'll be hard to get the right flow.

 

[The Great Eye]

It just seemed weird to me because a match like that is using weapons, which Impulse won't use due to his code, so Shane's going to be the heel for using them, but he's been portrayed as a face the whole time, so unless this is the heel turn for the character I feel like the match is kind of 'off' as it were...A 30 minute iron-man match seems more like a face vs face stip.

 

[thegr817deuce]

My ideas behind the ladder match was like a "coal miner's glove match" ala Sting-Jake Roberts. Given that the major heat between the two had been the drama over using the belt as a weapon, I thought it would be best to use it as the "glove". At the same time, belt on a pole just doesn't seem as feasible as hanging the belt over the middle of the ring, which would require a ladder.

As for the pinfalls, they would count anytime. The belt is just there for use IF someone chooses.

Honestly, I got a late start on the brainstorming because of all my work days being at the beginning of the week. I thought this was the last Aggression for the PPV and wanted to get some sort of story as to why Shane and Impulse were having a rematch so I kind of rushed it and I apologize for not giving it more time.

 

[RStrawsma]

Strijd van de Nacht:
All the matches were pretty well written. The main event sold the show. I was really happy to see Mahogany/Anarky moved to the end of the show after the RP battle these guys had. Anarky's badassedry was well protected, and Mahogany continues to soar.

Beste Intermezzo:
I really liked the Impulse and Stevens backstage encounters. Both characters have interesting chemistry... and I don't think Shane is really leaning heel in this. He's just a face with smarky attitude. I must also give props to seeing Kenny Lombardo really step up and not take **** for once in his seven year long career as a whimpering reporter.

Gezicht van de Nacht:
Impulse and The First were pretty solid on this card, but Willard should get the nod for his title win.

Hiel van de Nacht:
There were some pretty dastardly acts on this card, but Dis/Stalker had a significant impact in affecting the outcome of the main event.

Beste Verrassing:
The Dis reveal came off to me as a genuine surprise. It was one of those things that actually made me go back through the past cards, thinking I missed something. But yeah, now that I look at it, Dis and Stalker were never actually on camera at the same time. Stalker sold it well, from copying Sean Stevens' finishers to whipping out the Spin the Wheel / Make a Deal wheel... right down to the promo style of short sentences and a deconstructive outlook on his opponents. The timing felt a bit early, but that didn't lessen the impact.

Beste Lijn:
Kenny Lombardo telling Dis what's up. All these people talk crap to him and he just lets it roll off like it's nothing... but a mere reporter forces the masked marauder to walk away from an interview in disgrace.

Wat zou Beter zijn Geweest Gedaan:
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Okay, anyway... mysteriously absent from this card were Copycat, Rob Franklin, and Caitlyn Daymon. Also, probably not a major complaint, but the show could use an intro... maybe an updated one. Quick video package and an introduction by the commentators is all I'm asking for. IMMERSE ME!!

I also realize there was a mistake at the beginning of my match, when Tony Fatora announced it as being the first match of the evening. This turned out to not be the case... unless Tony was huffing nitrous between matches. I deeply apologize if this oversight offended anybody, and I will continue to work hard to maintain erection.

Err, PERFECTION... sorry.

Andere Gedachten:
Excellent work in getting this card together, everybody. Storylines are really shaping up as they converge upon Russian Roulette.

This feedback was brought to you by HEINEKEN.

 

[DBrunkGXW]

It just seemed weird to me because a match like that is using weapons, which Impulse won't use due to his code, so Shane's going to be the heel for using them, but he's been portrayed as a face the whole time, so unless this is the heel turn for the character I feel like the match is kind of 'off' as it were...A 30 minute iron-man match seems more like a face vs face stip.

I'll explain it how I tried to explain it in PM to Pete.

The idea here is that Steven Shane is having a bit of a mental break with the idea that he had a shot with the belt before and didn't take it. He's losing it a bit, and creating this stipulation is his way of giving himself another opportunity to use a weapon, but legally. He's clearly not "all there", and that's the point. Shane has been acting like a face lately, but he's a life-long heel, and he's mentally not really prepared to be a "good guy", so to speak. It's complicated, but that's what I was trying to get across.

For Impulse's part, he just wants to be done with Shane, which is reflected in his comment "and after that you'll leave me alone?" I portrayed him that way, so that was me, not Pete - but I thought it was appropriate. I would think Impulse was smart enough to see through what Shane was trying to do - give himself an excuse to use a weapon - and agree to the match just to be rid of him.