AEW Dark Episode 56 10/13/2020

 AEW Dark Episode 56 10/13/2020

 I just wanted to share some brief thoughts on what I watched of it:

 - Why are there 14 matches? What's the point really? If its just to showcase new talent, fine I guess, but there's few who are going to watch all of it and be able to remember it after. And most of these are just squash matches, which really only serve as time filler...but this is a b-show on youtube that no one watches, so why is that even needed? Ideally, every match you put on should have some kind of reason for happening or else you are just doing matches for matches sake, which cost money to pay people to wrestle in and which increase the chances of injury.

 - Ricky Starks is freaking small. I heard all this stuff about him online, but man this dude is tiny. Even worse, Fuego is somehow smaller.  His opponent Fuego Del Sol, who I swear Taz called "Fredo", took a backdrop onto the ramp...on a b-show. Starks had a good lariat on him and won with a reverse powerslam called the "roshambo" in a quick match.

- Elayna Black comes out with a coffin with a face mask in it. Well, that made her the babyface in my eyes. Red Velvet is from "your mama's kitchen". Brandi Rhodes is on commentary and likes her, so expect to see her be made a VP too or something soon. Red Velvet is green and very sloppy. Velvet gets whipped into the ropes and hangs onto them, but Black is slow on the dropkick she is supposed to miss and basically just sentons herself. Velvet wins with some kind of flying kick to the head in a not good showing. Brandi verbally made out with Velvet over the mic during this one so expect to see lots more of her.

- Nick Comoroto fought Darby Allyn. He kinds of looks like a wildman or Booger from Revenge of the Nerds. He should not have a normal name. And Darby Allyn should not have beaten him. The visuals just looked so silly with Nick's arm being about the side of Darby's body alone.

- Griff Garrison has a good look and would be someone I would push without even having really seen him before. Naturally in the AEW world, he is doing jobs to freaking Colt Cabana and the Dork Order. Pizza Uno must give really good head to Kenny Omega or something because this dude and the Dork Order are easily one of the worst factions I've ever seen and have provided nothing after a year of constant tv time. Griff Garrison deserves better than this. 

- The Lucha Bros got a big fireworks entrance on a b-show in front of nobody. Cezar Bononi looks like Andre the Giant compared to the rest of this roster. Bonini catching the two Lucha Brothers and slamming them down was a really good spot. While WCW was where the big boys play, AEW is where the big boys lay and of course Cezar's team took the loss here, even though Cezar literally handled these dudes 2v1.

-  Brandon Cutler vs. Peter Avalon - Man Peter Avalon looks awful. So small and that haircut is so bad. How in the hell does AEW find these guys? Do they scout at hipster cafe's or something? I liked Cutler kicking Avalon hard  in the head from the apron and he does nice springboards. And just as I say that..he pulls out a multi-sided dice. It somehow gets worse, as Avalon tries to hit him with a damn book and then the ref takes a bump out of it. Both men then grab each others item, try to hit the other and it goes to a double DQ. Man this was bad. How can anyone defend this crap?

-Wardlow is here and that's the main reason I turned this on. He needs a new haircut because pony tails don't really suit big monster hosses. Dean just looks really gay in his pink zebra pattern outfit. Maybe the Bucks could pull it off, but not this guy. Wardlow wins abruptly with an unusual move where he puts his opponent kneeling on the top turnbuckle then drops him into a knee. 

- Eddie Kingston vs Baron Black - While Peter Avalon gets 20 minutes or whatever for his nonsense, Eddie got about 3 minutes here and won with with a guillotine choke randomly in a silly finish.

Overall thoughts - Typical AEW from what I saw. Some of the most indy wrestlers ever having matches with bizarre finishes. As I ask every time I watch this - How can anyone enjoy this trash? Reddit loved this show by the way which was just mind-boggling.