Re: Maximum DEFIANCE Arc Discussion Thread: The Mormons are Coming!
Just going to do general notes in no particular order (though there may be something of an order.
--Really good tone to start the show with recent happenings. Box not immediately jumping on things was a bit of a surprise, but his reasoning is very sound and I would believe it.
--The Clash was a great follow-up to the opener and sets a great tone for the night. Unlikely as a wrestling criminal mastermind is great! Good stip for the Murray/Hightower match as well.
--...And speaking of that match and its aftermath. Holy shit, they made Hightower look like a legit threat to the FIST in the span of two weeks so great job to Murrr and Mikey about that, which I wonder how that would have happened since Gage holds a victory over him from the last PPV. I hope that's a story we go back to later on.
--Intriguing wins lately for Kerry Kuroyama and I'm looking forward to see how his (I'm assuming anyway) past history with the Reapers will come into play.
--I fucking love Charlie Ace/Hoyt Williams and his revolving door of clients has been great, though I echo other's thoughts that Max Billabong was great and I hope that becomes an idea that gets revisited. My thinking is the end game is Williams becoming his guy, but the journey hasn't disappointed at all so far. Keep up the good work here, Damian.
--I liked the idea of Calico Rose trying to get into Harmen's mindset but I think this might have come across better as an UNCUT thing. That aside, no issues with this one and a testament to Ford's writing ability to do goofy Harmen...
--Then do killer Harmen later on against his pupils. This was long, but I was into the story the whole way and I love how this ended with Elise of all people getting the proverbial duke over their mentor. I loved this.
--Don't know the Bastards' handlers exit and all that, but I will say that I am a LOT more intrigued with this turn of events with UTA guys holding DEF gold and what it has inspired me to do in that division, but that's for another time.
To my main point... BRUVS WITH GOLD! This was a great way to show how real the UTA threat is by having them come im and win gold from the get-go.
--Gage had a good night, seg wise and I'll be honest... I really dig the direction of Gage/Lisil. There's good apples in the bunch that is UTA, but Gage going after him totally makes sense with what's going on and it's a unique take on the guys coming in and invading DEF turf. Kudos to you guys for the creative way to start this off and can't wait to see what happens when you get going.
--Crimson Lord had a GREAT night coming off his title "win." His "More" demands in his segment were great and I think it would be an even killer tagline/catchphrase. Him replacing Warner with a UTA interviewer was a great heel move. And holy fuck, if a win over Bronson Box doesn't make you look credible, I don't know what will. I do think the Hightower/Murray match could have gone on last but I don't hate this match at all being where it is. Color me a big fan of him after two weeks. 
--Everything about the Harvey/Douglas match was good and I also thought we were getting a title change here, but Bronson's involvement and the subsequent aftermath did such a great job putting over how bumfucked the DEF roster are right now with all the in-fighting.
--Won't comment on my own stuff other than to say I have a good partner for this feud and I've had a lot of fun doing it so far. Hopefully you guys enjoy it as well. Glad to keep working with you, sir!
Great show from top to bottom I think and I love how much on the same page we all seem to be with putting over the UTA guys and really selling this angle as something special. And we're only a couple shows in which makes it all the more awesome that it has flowed together well.
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