just drew

This is it. As a male who reached puberty during the time Pamela Anderson was a thing, she was a safe choice for when you were bullshitting with your buddies behind Mr. Ernest's General Store. (Small town life, baby.) "Oh yeah, bro, I'd totally do whatever adult act I don't understand but heard about from my friend's big brother with her." Even before you understood what you found attractive, citing someone like Pam was a surefire way to avoid ridicule.

I took it for years and taught it for a while. Most decent instructors will tell you "give your wallet up. This shit is for when death is a certainty if you don't act."

I would find that incredibly entertaining. MVP (apparently) slapped the shit out of Chris Jericho over political stuff. I guess Jericho's wife was there for the Jan. 6th riots and MVP called him on it. I very much want to give him the benefit of the doubt. But I don't disagree that what he said to Bill was uncalled for. There's lots of heinous things he could've said without being homophobic.

They split a while back, apparently.

Oh yeah. Seems minor compared to how he did Bill. Bryan Keith turning and joining Hurt Syndicate would be interesting. I wonder how he looks in a suit.

I didn't like that either, and it seems out of character given what we know about MVP's politics. I wonder if he just really, REALLY doesn't like Large Billiam. The only thing you said that I disagree with is that I thought his suit was fire. MVP seemed very annoyed by Bill's presence, and I thought it was telling that he didn't direct any vitriol at the Bad Apple.

Take that money he's gonna save from Saraya leaving and use it to extend Mariah and Harley Cameron. I think mina Shirakawa coming to AEW probably bodes well.

This week AEW breaks the record for "longest running prime time wrestling show on a Turner network." After all the shit Eric Bischoff has talked about AEW, I'd commission special pyro to spell out "suck my ass, Bischoff" in the sky. But Tony Khan seems classier than me.

I'd be willing to bet that that was a Cody thing. That seemed to wane as he left.

Righteous Gemstones star Adam Devine is out there on podcasts talking about how much fun he had at Revolution and how he thinks AEW is better than WWE. It may seem inconsequential, but Gemstones is a huge deal right now and Adam Devine is a fairly big star. Devine was also in Tony Khan's luxury box for the Super Bowl, apparently. I think celebrity engagement is an area where AEW could stand to improve. The Khans own an NFL team. That grants access to the upper, upper echelon of celebrities. They should be exploiting that more. Leslie Jones was clearly having a great time at Revolution. Paul Walter Hauser appears to be having a match soon. The Costco guys are very much not my cup of tea but they're very popular and get lots of eyes. AEW could narrow the gap in terms of mainstream engagement without a ton of effort. Let Leslie do guest commentary on a Zero Hour match. Let Hauser go over QT Marshall. Hauser is on Cobra Kai, which is a streaming monster ATM and has at least 2 AEW connections. TK should be getting celebrities oput there to sell his product. At the moment, it's a great product. I think it's the best pro wrestling product on Earth. Get friendly, notable celebs out there banging the drum.

this wouldn't be a big deal if he ever walked. Ever. He does not. The Braves have placed C Drake Baldwin on the Major League roster. Before I state this, I will issue the caveat that I have been wrong about young Braves players consistently in the past. I thought Jace Peterson was going to be Grady Sizemore with more defensive versatility. I thought Rio Ruiz was going to make us all forget Chipper Jones. I thought JoJo Reyes was going to be Tom Glavine with more velo. Having said that; I have high hopes for Drake Baldwin. He's raked in the minors and if he could make Sean Murphy trade-able he might be my new favorite player...

The briefcase should spray whoever tries to open it with green slime, like the time he rigged Seth Rollins' MITB briefcase. It would pop me, which is my biggest requirement...

Based on how TK was tweeting they're gonna wait and see who makes it to the show before making any other match announcements.

I was. It wasn't fully baked though.

That's a really interesting theory, and it makes a lot of sense. I want AEW to succeed and whatever facilitates big buyrates, I am for.

Oh, I agree. The only way it could be better is if Harley were playing herself and Harleygram on tv, and as Harley she vehemently denied having anything to do with that masked lady.

I know I try to avoid the Tate brothers and their "matrix" nonsense whenever possible...

Pretty great buy-rate reported for this PPV. I guess the multitudes screaming to the heavens that Mox was absolutely destroying AEW and that AEW had to "pivot" like Ross moving a couch on the chairs were a tad mistaken. (I am aware that there was lots of great shit on this PPV. Let me wallow in hyperbole for a day or two. Thanks.)

If MJF is even close to as ridiculous as he was when he teamed with Santana and Ortiz...

I mean, I’ll watch it again, but I didn’t hear anything close to that. Nowhere did I say that I find this DR thing enjoyable at this point. It could be, but the refusal to evolve the group at all is baffling to me. I just don’t see the great online outcry from all corners of fandom. Fwiw, I’m all for Swerve winning the title. I think he and Hangman are both better choices than waiting for Darby. I just don’t see Mox as some company killing presence.

I've reflected further, and I really think I'd have done Cope/Mox as the opener, particularly since there were no debuts/turns/anything of super serious shock value that took place post-match. Because this show was FuCKING AWESOME, and Cope and Mox could've been the greatest match of all time and it wouldn't have been able to follow the three matches before it. Page/MJF ruled. This was one of the few matchups w/AEW day one guys that they hadn't circled around to, and sometimes waiting pays off. This match had some serious bite to it. Felt dangerous. Really, really good shit. When MJF loses clean it means something, and they continue to build Hangman as a guy that means something to AEW. Mercedes is just very much not my thing. Momo was good, but I just don't like her. Maybe it's my hangup. Swerve/Ricochet fornicated. I really thought Nana might turn on Swerve. I was also yelling at my tv for Nana to just run off with the robe, and it popped me when he finally tried it. Also, I hope one day to have as much fun doing anything as Leslie Jones had watching that match. Celebrity involvement, when done properly, can add a real sheen to a quality PPV like this one. Excited for Paul Walter Hauser to have a match in AEW, as that dude LOVES wrestling. He's doing Action Wrestling in my hometown soon. Big Boom AJ seems to be having a ball, and it was probably smart for AEW to lock him down before WWE got their hooks in him. Toni/Mariah was wonderful and awful and all the things. What a fitting, hateful ending to the blood feud of the decade. This was the proper main event. No argument here. I loved the two of them just laying there afterward felt like the end of a slasher movie. Which is appropriate, because it fucking looked like the end of a slasher movie. Okada/King was good, but I'd love for Brody and Buddy to stop eating losses. I would've put Takeshita over, but I understand why they didn't. Ospreay/Fletcher was spectacular and insane. I already spoke on the main some. It did what it was supposed to do. Mox was right a few months ago when he said AEW was lousy with huge egos that kept folks from achieving at the highest level, and lo and behold, Christian's ego wouldn't allow him to pick a more advantageous situation to cash in. Swerve is white hot, and I'd probably put the title on him, but there was nothing wrong with this main event other than the two guys in it not working a style that would make it possible for them to follow the handful of matches previous. Top to bottom this was one of the best PPV's they've ever done.

I’ll have my full thoughts on the show later, but for all the talk here about how the Death Riders have failed or whatever… I don’t see that discourse anywhere else online. I think some tweaks should be made, but it’s nowhere near as dire as some of y’all make it out to be. Also, Mox hasn’t gotten nearly as insufferable or as joy-crushing as that “Elite cosplaying as the nwo” nonsense we got 3-4 years ago…

Listen, I'm always down for Mercedes slander, but...

ThANK YOU!!!! The hypocrisy is crushing, but not surprising...

Mox going back for a Shield reunion would do big business. Swerve would be a big deal in WWE as presented in AEW. But there aren't many, and those two are as committed to AEW's long term viability as TK is.