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Post by c on Jan 27, 2023 4:29:14 GMT
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Classic matches were Cole vs Jay Fight Without Honor. Jay vs Daniels and Briscoes vs Kings of Wrestling. Rest was the live show that they did after Dynamite that was run as RoH and people talking about Jay. Looks like only the people who were there at the taping spoke. FTR is notably absent.
Great Yuta pure title match vs Hagane Shinno opens it. Claudio vs Daniels headlines for the RoH title.
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Post by c on Jan 27, 2023 6:24:32 GMT
Kings match is really sad to watch since also has Sweeny Also shows while the old footage is not as good as modern footage, it is completely watchable.
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Post by Big Pete on Jan 27, 2023 6:31:36 GMT
It also shows that AEW would rather the HD era than the classic era, which even at a well lit arena like the Hammerstein still looks scuffed.
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Post by c on Jan 27, 2023 6:40:15 GMT
Obviously, but it does not mean the pre-HD stuff is unwatchable, which many said when Tony bought the library. People were adamant that the old library was not worth even putting online for streaming as no one would watch it.
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Post by Big Pete on Jan 27, 2023 6:44:17 GMT
Those people being all the potential bidders who didn't see any value in it meaning AEW had to stick with their own streaming service?
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Post by c on Jan 27, 2023 8:09:51 GMT
People here and on social media said the old footage would be unwatchable so it was not worth Tony even shopping it around.
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Post by Big Pete on Jan 27, 2023 8:28:26 GMT
In the context of it being marketable to execs looking to pay money for content, not to die-hard wrestling fans who will watch VHS rips if they have to.
I fail to see why this one match was worth dredging that old chestnut up. If anything it proved the point since they clearly went with the HD era footage.
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Post by c on Jan 27, 2023 9:04:08 GMT
The point was they could have easily not used this match at all, and instead used another HD era match. By using this older match it shows clearly that people still think these older matches are watchable.
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Post by Big Pete on Jan 27, 2023 9:17:03 GMT
Or that they made an exception to pay tribute to somebody who was with ROH from their foundation. The fact that it was from their version of Wrestlemania and it was for an internet-only show for one of the biggest tragedies in Pro Wrestling makes it seem more like the exception than the rule.
Really odd to grand-stand over that on a show like this. It's also equally odd to continue arguing over it, so I'll leave it there.
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