Moxley.
"Theres going to be a lot of changes around here. First off, Britt Baker is no longer a dentist. And SCU are disbanded."
"Theres going to be a lot of changes around here. First off, Britt Baker is no longer a dentist. And SCU are disbanded."
Anyway, friendly reminder to everyone here, but tomorrow, Kenny Omega is challenging Fenix for the AAA Mega Championship (their top title) at their Heroes Inmortales event. It will be available for free on their Twitch channel.
They had a 4 3/4-star banger last year for Northeast Wrestling, hopefully they can do the same here.
I miss your old Kenny Omega avatar.Anyway, friendly reminder to everyone here, but tomorrow, Kenny Omega is challenging Fenix for the AAA Mega Championship (their top title) at their Heroes Inmortales event. It will be available for free on their Twitch channel.
They had a 4 3/4-star banger last year for Northeast Wrestling, hopefully they can do the same here.
Oh yeah, I want Scorpio to branch off into singles but LEAVE FRANKIE AND CHRISTOPHER ALONE
I think it's worth keeping modest expectations with an AEW game, it's likely not going to be a AAA game. I anticipate a smaller digital only title focused on solid AKI engine inspired gameplay over all the bells and whistles day one. Should it do well, I can see them building on that and eventually getting something at the level of all the creation suite stuff of 2K but actually fun to play, but the first game is probably gonna be smaller.
I don't think anyone is asking for more than that.I think it's worth keeping modest expectations with an AEW game, it's likely not going to be a AAA game. I anticipate a smaller digital only title focused on solid AKI engine inspired gameplay over all the bells and whistles day one. Should it do well, I can see them building on that and eventually getting something at the level of all the creation suite stuff of 2K but actually fun to play, but the first game is probably gonna be smaller.
Yeah this is what I'm picturing.My hope is something roughly equivalent to WCW/NWO Revenge for a first AEW game. A solid roster, excellent gameplay with basic match types, a simple wrestler creation function, and a replayable story mode where you pick a title belt to challenge for and unlock hidden characters along the way (Billy Gunn! Jerry Lynn! Dean Malenko! AKI Man!)
Wrestlemania 2000 is the creamy centre. It didn't have slow down in four player matches and had full entrances.I always preferred Revenge to No Mercy. NM had a lot more options, but it felt slower and bulkier to me. Revenge is my GOAT pro wrestling game.
I pointed this out a while ago but I love checking the job descriptions on Syn Sophia's website every-so-often.
Still hard to say if this is indicative of anything but the fact they still bring up that they are good at wrestling games.
http://www.syn-sophia.co.jp/work/character-model-designer/
This is for a character model designer.
That one reads like a bit of a joke but they do like bringing up wrestling. They still seem to be very proud of it.I just had the same idea a week or two ago and checked the job descriptions on their site and there was no mention of wrestling games. I was disappointed!
There's also this one now:
"Try face-to-face, jump over and over, hit and
kick, or try
wrestling skills ...
No, I'm not playing.
This is also our important work.
It is an important task to bring the game character to life."
Ok yeah, that is a bit much to expect all in 1 year with news that parts of the roster haven't been announced yet. lolIdk there's some people speculating about a TGA reveal which seems way beyond the scope of an AEW video game year 1.
Wrestlemania 2000 is the creamy centre. It didn't have slow down in four player matches and had full entrances.
Idk there's some people speculating about a TGA reveal which seems way beyond the scope of an AEW video game year 1.
Yeah, the one in the Hangouts isn't really for me. This one's more enjoyable for me, mostly because a lot of the insider jargon is kept to a minimum and the people here tend to be a bit more chill. The overuse of jargon in particular throws me off.To be fair, I think our wrestling community has always been pretty good. Most of the squabbling and shit talking that happens in the OT is kayfabe. Obviously I get that that isn't for everyone.
This is actually shockingly accurate for most wrestling discussion avenues on the internet.I usually imagine everyone's Gob and Tony Wonder arguing with each other.
On another random note, here was Dynamite's placement in the cable rankings for their first 3 shows:
Week 1: #2
Week 2: #8
Week 3: #5
NXT was #30 this week.
Well said. Most of that shit comes off real lame like an English speaker referring to anime by their Japanese names only.Yeah, the one in the Hangouts isn't really for me. This one's more enjoyable for me, mostly because a lot of the insider jargon is kept to a minimum and the people here tend to be a bit more chill. The overuse of jargon in particular throws me off.
It's like if there was a Magic Show Appreciation OT, and everyone in the thread kept using magician jargon, yet no one's a magician themselves. We all know the Statue of Liberty didn't really disappear, but talking like you're in the backroom at the Magic Castle to prove that you know it isn't real just looks weird.
Anyway, that's a long-winded way of saying that when I read the wrestling OT, I usually imagine everyone's Gob and Tony Wonder arguing with each other.
Soooo...when do we see Cody with the belt? Because it's definitely happening at some point, right? Three years from now after Jericho, Moxley, and Omega all have their runs?
Long-term booking:
Omega beats Moxley at Full Gear (thought Moxley probably shouldn't be losing, but let's go with it)
Moxley wins the belt in five months
Omega takes it off Moxley eventually after being "the only guy who could beat Moxley"?
Orrrr...maybe not. Because that would give Kenny two wins against Moxley. So I guess Moxley could beat Omega in his first title defense, then we do a rematch where Kenny trains harder than ever, wins a #1 contender's match and gets to face Moxley and takes the belt off him the second time around.
Orrrr...I suck at fantasy booking and could never do this job professionally.
Soooo...when do we see Cody with the belt? Because it's definitely happening at some point, right? Three years from now after Jericho, Moxley, and Omega all have their runs?
Long-term booking:
Omega beats Moxley at Full Gear (thought Moxley probably shouldn't be losing, but let's go with it)
Moxley wins the belt in five months
Omega takes it off Moxley eventually after being "the only guy who could beat Moxley"?
Orrrr...maybe not. Because that would give Kenny two wins against Moxley. So I guess Moxley could beat Omega in his first title defense, then we do a rematch where Kenny trains harder than ever, wins a #1 contender's match and gets to face Moxley and takes the belt off him the second time around.
Orrrr...I suck at fantasy booking and could never do this job professionally.
💯 this. He is not busking in the glory or looking to advance his wrestling career. He's running a business, and will put his wrestlers over himself.IMO, Cody doesn't care about being the champion right now. People are projecting their fears that he is booking himself to be a Jarrett or HHH, but he seems to be OK with having a role and spot below that of being "the guy." On their PPVs, including All In, his match has been middle of the card. It's been the more story-driven, theatrical match. That's his thing- the old school, ring psychology based, southern style of match. I fully expect that he's building himself up to be taken down by Jericho which will further elevate his title reign. Cody has elevated Darby, he has elevated Spears, and is elevating MJF. He is doing a lot to put over the rest of the roster, so it really irks me to see people just labeling it all as ego-stroking. Maybe I'm wrong and he beats Jericho and has a dominant year run as champion, but I really doubt that.
top 10 cable show every wednesday seems like a reasonable expectation of success to have right?
I just listen for the sound bites from execs.I think most (probably all) of us just talking out of our asses on these metrics, as we don't actually know what they mean. *puts on newsie fedora* For year 1 of a new show, yes, that sounds like an excellent achievement! *no idea what I'm actually talking about*
I'm sure he'll try but theres only one man up to the task.I just want Kenny to eventually take the belt off of Mox. That match will be a GOAT.