SCW on TNT (AEW/ROH)

Poster Boys

 

Poncho Man and Quarter Marshall are friends because they're rich and they do whatever they want.  On November 8, 2023 they wanted to go to the first AEW Dynamite to be broadcast from Portland.  They wanted to get good seats, but not great seats, and not directly facing the hard cam.  We didn't want to just be in the background all through the show, that wouldn't be cool.  It's way cooler to only be on-screen when the camera is kinda diagonal once in a while.  Did Marshall wear fuchsia so he could find himself easily to make this post later?  Yes!

Match 1: MJF defends the AEW world title against Daniel Garcia.

Getting an eyeful of those famous Remsburg buns

Match 2: Sting and Darby Allin vs The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd)

Here's lookin' at you, Sting

 

We saw Sting's second ever and final match in the state of Oregon.  The other was against Flair for the NWA world title in 1989.  This was better.  We saw Sting's best match ever in Oregon.

 

 Match 3: Swerve Strickland vs Penta El Cero Miero

Match of the night, even though it mostly existed so Adam Page could jump Swerve afterward.

Match 4: Samoa Joe defends the ROH TV title against Keith Lee (and then vacates it)

One of my favorite chants we did was when the crowd was chanting "Meat" and "Meat forever", etc, we tried to start "Farm to table (clap clap clapclapclap)".  Can't believe that didn't catch on in Portland.

Match 5: The Gunn Club vs The Bollywood Boys

The loudest Poncho Man got all night was when he yelled at Colton Gunn for giving a shitty promo.

Match 6: Julia Hart vs Red Velvet

RHCP sighting.  This must be Poncho's other friend.

In the arena, they announced that it was Tony Schiavonne's birthday, but they didn't mention it on television.  On television, they mentioned that it was Julia Hart's birthday, but they didn't announce it in the arena.  Julia Hart is 22.  No age given for Tony.  Red Velvet is possibly the best female worker in AEW.  Top three easy.  Cupcake for champ!

Match 7: Jay White vs Mark Briscoe

 Paul Turner spanking it

I was sitting next to an eight year old, and some of the highlights of the show for me were his reactions.  During this match, he was cheering Briscoe (the good guy) and booing White (the bad guy).  But he spaced out for a minute and started clapping in support when Jay White was on offense.  Then Jay got a quick pin and won the match.  The kid's shoulders slumped and he held out his hands, staring down on them in shame and disbelief, as if his badly timed clapping had cost Mark Briscoe the match.  It brought me back to those childhood feelings, where your limited perspective on things forces you to use your imagination constantly, which becomes like a secret world.  I told him he probably shouldn't clap any more.

 

Part Two: A Completely Unadvertised ROH Taping

After the wrestling show, there was another wrestling show!  We had talked earlier about the possibility of ROH or Rampage being taped after the show, but the ticket and event info neglected to mention the other hour and a half of wrestling which would follow the two hour wrestling show.  In the arena, they hooked us with the promise of an Eddie Kingston main event, and maybe something like 75-80% of the crowd agreed that was enough of a worthwhile attraction to not leave right after Dynamite ended.

Match 8: Pretty Peter Avalon vs Trent?

OC sighting

 

Match 9: The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) vs Sebastian Wolf and Jacoby Watts

A highlight of the show was Poncho mocking Jacoby Watts' (not pictured) black star tattoo for the duration of this short match

Match 10: Emi Sakura vs Rebel Kel

Basking in the moonlight

Match 11: The Boys vs The Bollywood Boys

What a wild abundance of boys

Match 12: Marina Shafir vs Amira

I don't remember making out during this match, but pictures don't lie.  We are clearly connected by the face.

Match 13: El Hijo del Vikingo and Komander vs Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal

Seeing the Fallen Angel wrestle was an unexpected bonus

Match 14: Eddie Kingston defends the ROH World Championship vs Dalton Castle

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After the match, Kingston got a microphone to send the people home happy with his universally celebrated promo skills.  He said something like, thanks for coming out to see the show, then said "I'm Eddie Kingston, and I don't give a fuck." and hopped out of the ring.  The kid next to me had been clapping quietly for Eddie, but when the F bomb dropped, he froze and looked up at his Dad.  His Dad was laughing, and said, it's okay, it's just a show.  The kid got really excited that Eddie wasn't in trouble with his Dad and resumed cheering loudly, fists in the air.  Eeeddie!  Eeeddie!  Eeeddie!  Eeeddie!

That was the show.  Season's greetings ya'll!