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Originally Posted by Vastardikai
I have gotten a bit of that, as well. And I'm like, apart from Omega and the Bucks, I really don't hate anyone at AEW. I actually liked the bit with Jade Cargill and the lady who looked like If AJ Lee had been through some shit (Kick Demon lady?) Best part was Rosa taking off her earrings on the way to the ring. It created an image of "This is gonna be a fight" that a lot of AEW is poor at promoting.
And I make fun of stupid shit in AEW because it comes off stupid. I make fun of stupid shit in WWE because it's stupid. But some of the stupid shit in WWE isn't as stupid as people think it is. Some of it is literally "Smart Mark getting worked, and don't want to admit it." Some of it is "We don't know what words means." Some of it is "We are expecting them to play checkers like us, but actually, they're playing chess. And we're not even playing checkers. We're playing Sorry!" The vast(ardikai?) majority comes down to this: "We are basing our enjoyment of this product on the thoughts of one man who doesn't look at the big picture."
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This is an excellent post. Yeah, I think it’s pretty disingenuous of people to say they don’t attack people for having opinions that “go against the grain” (even if those opinions aren’t that uncommon outside the context of a particular internet discussion). And I have to be honest: Since AEW has started (largely) getting a pass from stupid shit, it really has made me re-evaluate WWE, and you’re right. And put it marvellously.
No, not all of it is good. Of course not. But a lot of it people just want to be horrible or are actually not as smart as they think they are when they discount it. And a lot of that is, in my opinion, perpetuated by a lot of the “wrestling media.” For example, you will Dave Meltzer criticise WWE for something he won’t AEW. Kidnappings was a semi-recent one I remember.
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Originally Posted by xrodmuc316
That is a bullshit narrative. It is really "why do other people not like what I like, fuck them, they are just jealous I am enjoying something!" Let's be real, that is a passive aggressive way of trying to act like they are taking the high road, but most of the time it is hypocritical.
It might work in some situations, but certainly not here. If I enjoy posting about areas I think AEW is bad at, or parts of AEW that are comical to me, why can't I just have my fun without the turds like Screech and Crippy having to ruin that for me? It is the exact same thing, except in this case they are upset because I am enjoying something they do not, and they tell me fuck you because they are jealous of the fun I am having.
It is a stretch at best anyways. I have not said really anything negative about AEW shows in months, so this idea that I am upset other people watch AEW makes zero sense. I watch the shows, I havent missed a Dynamite since the week after Wrestlemania when I needed a break after watching wrestling like 10 days straight. I have every right to point out something I dislike as anybody else, and I do it because it deserves to be criticized, not because it might make somebody else upset.
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That is basically what I wanted to say but better articulated. Thanks, xrod. The irony of people trying to impose what to like on others while crying about people trying to force them into a paradigm is just ridiculous.
And you have cooled off on the product. I haven’t. I don’t feel like I have to. I don’t like what I’ve seen. They’ve made one of my favorite wrestlers of all-time someone I don’t care about at all. Actually, they’ve done that with two. I’m not obligated to like them. Nor am I obligated as someone plugged into the wrestling community to be nice to them. Nor am I obligated to disengage because I don’t like what they do.
Why was it okay to shit all over WWE for the past 20 years (and it was okay), but suddenly you are a dick if you criticise a product? TNA copped it too. You’re not a dick because you don’t like something. Nor are you a dick if you explain why you don’t like it. But you could be a dick if you call other people a dick for daring to explain that.