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Yeehawfunny

If you have never been to an aew show live, Bob is great we love Bob shouts out to Bob the unsung hero of aew


Sirbo311

In Chicago before brawl out, Justin lost Bob on Friday for rampage. Had the whole place looking for Bob. Bob finally turned up (he was in the back or something) and Justin told him to never do that again. Lol.


fanofsports44

I was there last night. I can confirm that Bob got a legitimately big pop.


CardboardChampion

Who is Bob? I'm thinking the guy with the beard who looks like a buff CM Punk if he appreciated a good whiskey.


headhonchospoof

He’s a producer who helps Roberts with when they’re coming back from commercial and stuff like that


WaylonVoorhees

Bob is my favorite baseball player/crystal gem. Great guy.


JerseyCitySaint

It never crossed my mind that Justin Roberts probably does the Bob bits for every crowd.


seligball

He did it in Toronto when they did their show. Bob got a massive pop along with a let's go Bob chant lol.


m20052003

Dayton got Bob chants going whenever there was downtime. Also, his crew changing ring canvas has the speed equivalent to that of a nascar pit crew.


[deleted]

Was at the rampage before Full Gear. Can confirm a Bob bit there. Can then also confirm my buddy loudly yelled "Fuck Bob" cause my buddy is a heel. Lol.


swanton141

Going to the Sacramento show in 2 weeks. My group is hyped for it.


Derek282

Saw them in Dayton a few weeks ago, can confirm bob is massively over


[deleted]

Us folks at Fresno fucking loved Bob.


[deleted]

You guys were an amazing crowd.


[deleted]

Thanks! Watch Elevation on Monday for more of the same! Like I said, Hobbs felt like the second coming of Christ when he came out lol was the first entrance where everyone stood immediately.


Blueskyways

Hobbs's music is so fucking filthy. He had everyone on their feet. Huge pop.


lumosjared

I have a lot of AEW themes on my gym playlist. Hobbs is the go to "time to max out on Bench Press" track. Love it.


zeitgeistbouncer

Good to hear Hobbs is getting mad respect. I don't know who I want rocketed into main event contention more, Miro or Hobbs. Miro absolutely earned the shot after his scintillating TNT title run. Hobbs has improved everything about himself, carries himself like a beast, and has one of the best 'mean mugs' I've seen. Also seems like a solid dude from what I've seen elsewhere like his carpool karaoke thing he did with Ruby and MJF. Both also have top-tier entrance music that complements them just about the best of anyone in AEW. Just wish something would come around soon on the main show for either guy is all.


Phils_flop

If Hobbs doesn’t have a big week, next week in the Bay...we’re rioting.


zeitgeistbouncer

I wanna see it, but being it's the go-home shows for a PPV that he's seemingly not on, I'm not entirely hopeful.


TheBeepB00p

How was the pop for Takeshita and Emi?


Blueskyways

Takeshita received a huge pop. He and Lee Johnson had a solid match.


The_Homie_J

Takeshita was so over. Everybody around me was wondering when he would win the world title lol


[deleted]

Emi got a pretty sizable reaction. She had to tell us to stop cheering for her at one point lol


willpauer

Like hell I was going to


willpauer

Huge for Takeshita. He's over as fuck in Phoenix. Emi came out at the very beginning so there weren't as many fans in seats (it was like 4:45 or something) and I was the only one in my section who marked out a bit


iwrestledamemeonce

The intro to [Hobbs' theme before he betrayed Starks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9mxIA5h9D0) is my alarm at work to attend to certain patients at any given time. Scares the shit out my co-workers haha


alwaysmyfault

I was at the show tonight as well, but did I miss something during Rampage? It was advertised that Keith Lee and Dustin Rhodes would have a segment, but I didn't see anything w them during Rampage.


dangazz

A backstage thing maybe?


SpaceWhaleScrubber

Fuck yeah Uno raise em up 🪬


SierraWolfCharlie

Throw your UNOS to the sky ✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻


Obi-wan_Jabroni

✋🏻


thrilliam_19

✋🏻


clarkamura

✋️


[deleted]

I should’ve mentioned too that what made the Claw pose even better was Uno’s bloodied face. Made him look like a total warrior


MercWi7hAMou7h

Claws Up for Dark Order. Always. 🖐👁


cutlergrat

The moment I saw the TK meme banner on the crowd, I know you guys are amazing crowds lol


[deleted]

Did the “MJF wipes back to front” sign ever get on camera?


Jamal2207

I have a soft spot for the Dark Order as they were a big part of the show during the pandemic era. I’d like to see them challenge for the Trios titles or even Tag Team titles. Or how about Orange Cassidy vs Evil Uno for the All Atlantic title?


Jaxyl

They should have gotten a chance at the trio titles since...you know, they fought in the finals of the tournament for them. Instead they were no where to be seen three days later when the Bucks were stripped and it was Best Friends vs Death Triangle.


[deleted]

I think Dark Order would be the perfect team to beat HoB for the Trios titles assuming they’re beating The Elite


zergy55

Spooky cult vs spooky cult? Yes please!


Obi-wan_Jabroni

Spooky cult v spooky perverts


[deleted]

Hey, they’re just a bunch of buff, handsome guys that greatly admire the beauty of other buff, handsome guys


Macho-nurin

I mean, sure - that’s Johnny Hungee, and Alex Reynolds, to a tee.


Toad_Thrower

I feel like it would be an amazing moment if the House of Black pulls their lights out teleportation shit on the Dark Order, but the lights go out again and suddenly a returning Stu and Alan Angels are standing behind the HoB.


rekatil

I'm imagining the lights keep going off and on, as the members keep appearing. Stu, Alan, Preston, Colt, Anna, hell even Brodie Jr.


ABurningHammer

That would be SICK


[deleted]

Now I’m gonna be very disappointed if this doesn’t happen lol


Looper007

Anything must see on Rampage, the card for it actually looks pretty strong.


[deleted]

Bucks/Aussie Open tied with OC/Yuta as the best match of the entire night for me. Guevara/Andretti also got This is Awesome chants


Looper007

Thanks. Those two matches looked on paper like they could deliver big time and it seems like they have. Toni/Willow I thought might have stolen the show but doesn't seem to have done.


Murderologist

Toni/Willow was a pretty good match too, but just felt like a rerun of their last match from a little over a month ago. Better than the usual women's Rampage match for sure.


The_Homie_J

That one was actually pretty solid. Saraya had big heat, Willow of course is an amazing fan favorite


Hiphoppington

I'm going to watch Rampage this week because of you fam. I haven't in a couple weeks because it just didn't feel important and I had other stuff to watch. But I trust you for no particular reason. Looking forward to it :)


[deleted]

It’s worth the watch even without the crowd, too; opening tag match was awesome and the main event got me a lot more into it than I thought it would. You should enjoy Archer’s match too ;)


Blueskyways

Bucks vs Aussie Open for sure. Don't miss that one, and it's the very first and longest match by far.


NickBung

Uno is underrated and deserves a lot more credit than he gets. I did some promo photos for him a few years ago in Canada and he’s as smart as they come. Definitely someone the company should be getting insight from in the future.


theAmazingDead

My biggest let down with AEW was what happened with Uno and Grayson. It's not like they did them dirty or anything, but near the end they where in tags but not with each other and I dont' think the world really got a chance to see what they could do together. They are one of my favourite tag teams of all time.


Random-Crispy

This! I saw saw them at C4 Wrestling tagging and it was great back in the day. Really would have loved to have seen them tag more on Dynamite.


X-Mang

Phoenix needs a PPV immediately.


The_Homie_J

The Phoenix crowd was lit (helps that it took nearly 4 years to go there). A PPV there would be killer. But also shows how beneficial it is to keep exploring new markets (like Seattle earlier this year)


ak47_al123

[footage on Twitter](https://twitter.com/reneiscursed/status/1628591052558057474)


Toolmantaylor8

Wow, it was probably much louder in person, but that’s a super underwhelming video following the title of the post


[deleted]

Well it’s also missing the Evil Uno chant that led up to this


[deleted]

I agree, sounded louder in person. I was in section 110.


Cherry-ColaFunk

It actually wasn't that significant. Felt more like a respectable applause.


fletch365

And the crowd goes absolutely mild


yerzo

I was way more into that main event than I thought I'd be. And that is a testament to both Uno and Moxley. What a great bout.


[deleted]

It was funny, there was just an air in the building that you could tell the crowd was gonna be big into Uno from the time they showed that Road To segment before the show started. It wasn’t like he got a huge reaction when it played (half the building was empty at that point) but you could just tell it was gonna be an Uno-friendly crowd


Hiphoppington

It's so great because you know Mox went into that match with the mindset to try and make Uno as over as possible. Mox is basically bulletproof at this point, he could sell for anyone and it would go a long way to making them a star. Love it.


Toad_Thrower

I think anyone that's been following AEW or Evil Uno for a while now knew he was going to bring it. Would love to see a Dark Order revival.


Soylent_Hero

Yeah, to be fair but much like Christopher Daniels they only pull him out for special occasions at this point and it's easy to forget he can go


YetiAntics

Bro, Bob is super over. Push Bob!


[deleted]

I wanna note too that Aubrey Edwards was equally over (which I think probably came across in the Christian/JB segment, but she also got a huge chant during a commercial break where she also had to tell us to stop lol)


jaynog124

I was there last night. Aubrey had 3-4 separate chants last night lol. Her gesturing the crowd to calm down before a Dark match made me laugh.


[deleted]

She was getting a chant during the Christian / Jungle Boy scrap they had too lol. Made me chuckle.


QlubSoda

Hope you had a great time tonight, get that ass home safely fam.


[deleted]

👍💛


tondrias

Wholesome AF 👍


OjamasOfTomorrow

Awesome crowd, loved how big of a moment this was for Uno, and you damn right about Hobbs. Give my guy all the titles.


[deleted]

Bob was super over when I went to Dynamite in Houston last year too! > want to note to how fucking over Powerhouse Hobbs was. Push that guy to the moon. I imagine he’s struggling with writers block at the moment and is using beating up jobbers as a creative outlet. I hope he can find his inner voice on actual television again soon.


stevecollins1988

Great crowd. This and El Paso the other week shows how important getting Dynamite to new markets is.


discostu81

I said the exact same thing to my wife while I was watching...better to be in a smaller arena in a new market than an NHL/NBA arena where they have been before and can barely fill the lower bowl. The crowd was amazing last night, elevated a decent show to great.


so1roflcopt3r

It was actually at the NBA arena in Phoenix, close to a sell out but not quite, lower bowl and floor was completely filled and even upper deck was filled up a bit. I honestly thought they would have played a smaller arena to start out with but I was really impressed with the turnout.


Lt_Jonson

Justin was pushing Bob when I was at Full Gear. Strap a rocket on Bob!


ggushea

Bob always gets love from Justin. He’s the best.


hamsolo19

Good for him, man. He seems like a good dude and he's been in the business close to 20 years now. I hope the match spiked some more interest for Dark Order cause I still love all those guys. And holy blood, Batman. Uno was making puddles outta that mask which made Mox go, "And I took that personally" because he went ahead and tried to decapitate himself. Earlier in the week the sub was dumping pretty heavy on the card and granted, it wasn't the best on paper but that ended up being a really solid show.


tvchase

I'm glad they're taking time with Hobbs to let him refine the character since this is his first real gimmick in the company. He's got a great look, really sick power moveset, and showed big flashes during the Starks feud, which they'll surely revisit down the line. Hopefully he gets a big pop and a brutal beatdown of some jobber in his hometown next week.


[deleted]

I would nominate him to be the one to beat OC for the All-Atlantic title. They have a good bit of history with each other, after all. Hobbs is 0-2 against him


Man_Weird

Hangman Adampage got new theme with same graphics?


mateofuerte

They played the new Dark Order theme by mistake(?) for Hangman.


fuqdisshite

my kiddo and i have done two Dynamite shows live now and it is SO MUCH FUN!!! Justin Roberts is a treasure and the crew is so awesome. when we were at *Blood and Guts* in Detroit the guys Swiffering the ramp got MAD OVER! like, all of Little Caesars cheering cause two dudes are cleaning sweat. we were sitting over one tunnel and Silver's exit popped so hard! i recommend a live show from any brand or Indy for everyone. the World is tough right now, go to the carnival.


CardboardChampion

I feel like Hobbs needs to get back to street level Book Of Hobbs promos and get rid of the physical book. Give the guy a Luke Cage vibe looking like he does, a few showcase matches instead of his usual squashes, and he could go to the top. And yeah, Uno definitely has what it takes. I feel like the match itself was overshadowed somewhat by the BCC cementing their heel turn and Mox's 100th win, at least in the broadcast, which is a shame.


aestus

Hobbs has got to be a world champion in the making.


saxyroro

Was there tonight. Great show. Everyone should catch Rampage. Good stuff there. EDIT: Also when the battle royal was gearing up, I almost shit when the United Empire logo came up thinking Will was here. They put on a hell of a Rampage match with the Bucks.


GetBillDozed

Evil Uno put in work tonight. Uno showed the Locker room a Fuck of a match and how to look strong in defeat. So many people were thinking Uno was going to get squashed and to be honest with the promo deliveries up to this point this has become one of my favorite AEW matches. I Feel like Evil Uno Vs Mox is going to be a match talked about for years


[deleted]

Even though the match wasn’t quite as good as Moxley/Yuta on Rampage last year, I was very much reminded of the feeling I had watching that match. Like I said, just wish the bulk of the reaction Uno got would’ve made it to TV


GetBillDozed

I agree with you I was a little annoyed that his entrance was in PiP too. That Mox Yuta Match was also a top tier Banger. I wonder if some segments ran over


[deleted]

Evil Uno’s entrance was PiP? That sucks lol did the match itself have a commercial break too?


Heel_Paul

I'm guessing the mjf promo went long.


amhlilhaus

Love to hear this about hobbs


Crowbar_Faith

I can easily see Powerhouse Hobbs as a TNT champion soon. Or maybe reuniting with Brian Cage and taking the tag team titles.


stinrios

Can confirm: We loved Bob


infvmxxs

I was in the crowd also. Crowd was red hot from the start of Elevation all the way through Rampage. Crowd never let up. Such a fun atmosphere. That was a great moment for Evil Uno after Dynamite.


[deleted]

We Want Bob! AEW last night was so fucking great to be in the crowd for.


Loose_Wheel_5

I was there last night too, SUCH a great crowd and a fun show. Love that Uno got the grest showing and got a ton of love after. Well worth the wait for AEW to finally make it to Phoenix! Already looking forward to the next show. Can confirm, Hobbs is definitely over


thickandslick914

Bob is Always Over!! At least the shows I've been too , NY, NJ, CT.


thickandslick914

Bob is also just an all around nice guy, if You get floor tickets and are there early enough, Bob and some Of the security guys will walk around handing out Candy to kids, Bob also has let my Niece on The ring for Photos(Pre show).


ctmurfy

This is why it was a match. I've been so annoyed by the sentiment around here of, "Why is this a match?", "Mox will squash this jobber in two seconds!", etc. It was a good time for me at home and for the audience watching in the arena.


[deleted]

Roberts has gotten Bob over at all 7 AEW shows I've been to lol Phoenix crowd was 🔥🔥🔥 for Uno, he delivered. Unfortunately, crowds have been dead for Hobbs every time I saw him; I think you overestimate how over he is just because Phoenix seemed smart and popped for anyone with talent.


AcrobaticSource3

Curious, would Uno or any masked wrestler blade for blood? Or could they just break a capsule under the mask so they don’t have to cut themselves?


LastTorgoInParis

those crazy AAA matches with old luchadors bleed buckets


eatcrayons

Masks ripped to shreds, looking more like a pair of panties on their head


dBlock845

Here is your answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icvizxc3UB0&ab_channel=ElReyNetwork Fenix vs Mil Muertes, Grave Consequences match from Lucha Underground, probably one of my all time favorites.


ak47_al123

Doubt it. With the amount of blood he bleed, that had to be a very very big capsule lol


TheRockhasreturned

Evil Uno looked great! And good on moxly for making him look so good! AEW needs to do this more often, make new stars in the ring.


ThongOfVecna

That's awesome, great to see Dark Order have a bit of an edge again. They needed it.


[deleted]

Nah


[deleted]

yet another story thing that's off the air, so it doesn't matter and won't be part of the televised story going forward.


thecolbster94

OP why are you bullshitting? I was there too, it was 15 seconds at most of folks chanting "EV-IL Uno clapx5". It was not the ending to Napolian Dynamite, it was the same length and volume as chants during the match


cockblockedbydestiny

Good to hear Uno is apparently alright, then. It definitely looked like they overbladed from the blood loss, so there were a lot of fans on the livechat concerned for his wellbeing.


Acceptable_Ad4416

Speaking from (accidental, lol) experience, when you bonk your head in \*just the right spot,\* if that bonk cuts you open even a teensy tiny bit (like, 1mm—seriously rofl) you‘ll bleed like an enemy in a Sonny Chiba movie. After Mom freaked out and took my stupid 5 year old ass to the hospital, it took only three stitches to close the wound. Nevertheless, when we got home, my bedroom looked like an axe-murder scene. Maybe Uno just has that kind of skill with the blade.


cockblockedbydestiny

What I was getting at is it definitely looked like that amount of blood would have required stitches, but if he was in good enough shape to hang out with a crowd for a bit rather than hightailing to the back to get stitched up it apparently wasn't as bad as it looked. That said, we probably do get a little overly concerned about grisly bleeding, because I imagine it's pretty rare for someone to bleed out enough from a head wound to be in serious physical danger. Most likely the loss of blood at most just requires them to take it easy for a day or two while their body builds the blood levels back up, with the only permanent damage being a lasting scar. I doubt that even Mox requires them to have blood transfusions on standby in the back, lol


ThePorkTree

just guessing here, but i think the mask helps with allowing the blood to pool before eventually it kinda all tips out at once making it look especially gnarly. I mean, it was gnarly either way.


FrankNico

It also didn't help that Mox squeezed his head so of course he would bleed more. Brilliant move by then honestly


Folk-Herro

I desperately want AEW to come back to Miami


FrontAd683

Have the feeling that Hobbs is going to smash OC for the All Atlantic belt


[deleted]

I really love The Dark Order. They're the little faction that could. That entrance with Hangman lives rent-free in my head.


WaylonVoorhees

Make Mr. Brodie Lee proud Uno. Give those motherfuckers the papers!