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I've been a pretty big fan of AEW from day 1. I have maybe missed 1 or 2 episodes of Dynamite in total during the existence of the company, and I've watched almost every single PPV.
But there for a couple months it was starting to feel a little stale to me. Outside of a couple storylines, nothing was really connecting with me.
Then the Continental Classic started and it couldn't have come at a better time.
This tournament has been a great example of what I wanted out of AEW from the start. A focus on legitimately great matches, each with their own stories to tell, and plot lines that act as a through-line between different matches. Obviously the intent was to do an American take on the G1, and it has largely delivered.
What I did not expect, and what caused me to make this thread, is the absolutely captivating post-match promos that they've posted on social media (and occasionally shown on TV thereafter). I kind of expected this out of a Jay White, who routinely crushed these kind of promos in New Japan's post-show dressers, but after the first couple shows, almost every other competitor has gotten in on the action.
Even typically silly characters like Daddy Magic have gotten in on the drama:
Now it's certainly not a perfect product. The winner is going to get a title to defend...but then has to put it up again next year in the tournament? Weird.
BUT this is the exact kind of thing I want out of AEW. Looking forward to it being a yearly tradition.
But there for a couple months it was starting to feel a little stale to me. Outside of a couple storylines, nothing was really connecting with me.
Then the Continental Classic started and it couldn't have come at a better time.
This tournament has been a great example of what I wanted out of AEW from the start. A focus on legitimately great matches, each with their own stories to tell, and plot lines that act as a through-line between different matches. Obviously the intent was to do an American take on the G1, and it has largely delivered.
What I did not expect, and what caused me to make this thread, is the absolutely captivating post-match promos that they've posted on social media (and occasionally shown on TV thereafter). I kind of expected this out of a Jay White, who routinely crushed these kind of promos in New Japan's post-show dressers, but after the first couple shows, almost every other competitor has gotten in on the action.
Even typically silly characters like Daddy Magic have gotten in on the drama:
Now it's certainly not a perfect product. The winner is going to get a title to defend...but then has to put it up again next year in the tournament? Weird.
BUT this is the exact kind of thing I want out of AEW. Looking forward to it being a yearly tradition.
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