Craig H

That's...a pretty decent idea. It would be an abrupt turnaround for a guy who was just an active wrestler that said he was going away for a bit to suddenly show back up on tv in the role CD had.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone’s head just kind of pop like that when Hangman stabbed Mox with the fork. Like, blood fucking sprayed out. It was super fucked up and it ruled.

Oh man, you haven’t even gotten to the Money Train yet… I will say that the Shield keeps up the pace you’ve been watching and escalates it even further. It’s still the only series that was bookended so perfectly and where something that happens in the first episode carries through the entire series where it’s like the butterfly effect that causes a shitstorm of biblical proportions. The Julien stuff back when it was on was especially jarring, in a good way, and it still is to this day. I don’t think anyone does a story like that today, but someone should be brave enough to do it and the Shield did it in a way where it wasn’t offensive. Julien was legitimately conflicted and confused and it made you feel for the guy. And then after the Shield was done that actor lost his mind and is now serving a life sentence in prison. Hell, you haven’t even gotten close to the best stuff with Dutch and Claudette. You haven’t met Det. Steve Billings yet.

Yesterday was so fucking exhausting. The day before my cousins and I all got together and shared stories and shed tears because our aunt for most of us and parent to 3 of my cousins suddenly passed away the day before (massive heart attack but no suffering). So watching Superman then getting home right for the start of the PPV that then lasted 6 hours had me on an emotional edge. I pretty much lost my shit when Hangman’s old music returned. I think I said on here about a month ago how awesome that would be that finally, in this moment, he ditches the Black Hat music and theoretically wears a white hat again and his old music plays and out he comes in white pants. Everything I ever wanted happened. Well, except for one thing. I really, really, really hoped TK would give us a new version of My Way for Hangman and Mox. For as much as Hangman and Swerve are these mortal enemies that will sometimes put their differences aside, Hangman and Moxley have battled it out in big matches so many times. A big time music video set to something from the 90s because TK, much like some of us, really glom onto that decade for music. Hell, I would have settled for something new and after Dolfan’s Pink Pony Club title a week ago or so I thought, fuck it, lyrically it won’t make sense for this feud but the song rocks so set a montage to that. So other than My Way, which a fan made a killer Hangman vs Kenny video for a couple years ago that’s better than the Austin/Rock one. So if not My Way, then what would have been good for this that isn’t nu metal? I thought of Johnny Cash’s cover of God’s Gonna Cut You Down. Pearl Jam’s Animal was another that came to mind but that’s because I’m doing a rewatch of the Bear.

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I just click the mouse wheel to open a new tab now. It's now habit.

I’m pretty heartbroken for Adam Cole. This is what he loves to do and I hate to see that taken away from him. Same goes for anyone else as long as what they’re doing doesn’t hurt someone. I think it’s especially hard with Cole knowing how much of a sweetheart he is.

Such as? The match was only like a few minutes over 30 minutes to begin with.

I have a few more things to add. I think this nails it. While Hangman may be the main character and the heart and soul of the company, Moxley is the ace and I feel bad for doubting him at times during this Death Riders run. As for Hangman, I had to think on this a couple weeks ago for why I'm so drawn to him when I'm nearly 12 years his elder. At various points in my life I have had a favorite wrestler who was basically everything to me up until a point. Randy Savage, Sting, Steve Austin, Eddie Guerrero, Bryan Danielson, CM Punk, and now Hangman. Out of that group it's Punk and Hangman that stand out the most and represent the most to me. Punk appealed to me at a vulnerable point in my life as someone who was punk, straight edge, could talk his ass off, work his ass off, etc. etc. Look, whatever you want to say about him now, just say it, I still like the guy, but he stopped being "that person" for me that was a representation of what wrestling should be and maybe what an aspect of my personality should be to be more confident or speak with more confidence or trust in myself etc. I love Adam Page as much as I do because that guy wears his heart on his sleeve more than most in this business and his head and heart always seems to be in the right place. He doesn't shy away from the anxiety that eats at him, the family he aims to protect by not really talking about them much, taking the time for them to balance work and life, and he goes through these very human arcs where he does doubt himself, he will sometimes do the wrong thing, he will then do what's right, and he when he needs to most he will be the figure that succeeds when everything else is stacked up against him. There are those parallels in wrestling to real life that I identify with and that's why Hangman is my guy as sappy or as melodramatic as that sounds. He's a perfect representation for why I love pro wrestling. The main event...People had their run ins without their music needing to be played AND I FUCKING LOVED IT. That shit is soooooooooo much better than this person's music hits and then runs in or this person's music hits and then runs in. It feels more realistic and more raw and that's how it should always be done.

Basically everything Dolfan said. This was a fucking packed day. Saw Superman at 11:30, grabbed some lunch, got home just before 3, then watched 6 hours of a PPV. Movie was really great. There is a fuckton packed into 2 hours and it nearly got exhausting at times like during... But like a plane nose diving, it pulls up at the last moment and levels out so it doesn't get totally exhausting. That said, I was still a little tired by the end of it. That's not saying it should have been 15 or 20 or 25 minutes longer because I think if it had even more runway, Gunn would have filled that up and then that would have been a negative. Guy Gardner is perfect. If you ever read Gardner, it's the best depiction of Gardner you could hope for. Hawkgirl had me and my friends dying. I think what I loved the most is that Gunn just let this movie be weird and it works. And honestly, if this DC universe is one that allows itself to be weird and silly then I'll be happy with it because Gunn will at least be able to provide the leadership and vision to other directors to balance the weird and silly with something serious or heartfelt or earnest. Corenswet is an excellent Superman and Clark Kent. Skylar Gisondo is fucking hilarious as Jimmy and that right there was some of the funniest writing and sight gags I've seen in a movie this year and he wasn't a dope, he wasn't weak, he's just awesome. That actor has a knack for always basically being that guy and he nails it every time whether it's Santa Clarita Diet, the Righteous Gemstones, or this. Nicholas Hoult fucking gets it so well with Lex. I have no idea what fucking movie Dan Murrell or Jeremy Jahns watched, but they're two guys I normally like for their takes, but their basic take was that Hoult wasn't a very good Lex or that there wasn't much to Lex and man, they were dead fucking wrong. The villains all worked well. They made Superman less of a god and more of someone that can be vulnerable and has a mountain of humanity in him and he's not a Christlike figure, he's not the best of us, he's just what a good person should be or aspire to be. The only thing I didn't really care for was... What else...Oh man, Edi Gathegi fucking RULED as Mr. Terrific. I like him a ton on For All Mankind, but I never saw this in him. Great performance. Finally...I saw this with my friends, but there's a scene in this movie where i thought I must see this again with my wife not just because it's a great movie, but because... (This part doesn't need to be spoilered) It's a song that took me right back to so many of those fantastic moments in my life and there I was watching Superman with that song playing. That's the beauty of James Gunn. That's why he's the perfect person for this job.

It really is shocking at the amount of faces that went over. I thought for sure the Opps and Ospreay/Swerve would lose, I even thought Omega would lose, which he did, but to see the Opps, Ospreay/Swerve, Dustin, Toni, Athena, and Hangman all win is kind of crazy. Out of everything I guess Hook takes Joe’s spot and then we get an Opps civil war. Maybe Ospreay takes some time off? No idea where Swerve goes. Dustin probably drops the title to Fletcher after a few weeks. Anyway, I hope TK is more ready to book AEW going forward than he was after the first time Hangman closed a chapter for the company. I feel terrible for Adam Cole. I hope whatever it is isn’t life threatening and if he can’t wrestle again then he can still live a good life. Almost everyone in that 4 way looked so bummed going into that match, even Fletcher. And the crowd was just taken out of it too. One last thing. Please. No more repelling from the ceiling. That was the scariest one I’ve ever seen because of how high up he was.

I’m just going to repeat myself from the Discord. In a world of shit it feels so fucking good to cheer on my guy, watch this with my daughter, be jumping out of my seat like a crazy person, and shed some tears because I’m happy and something good happened. Actual catharsis. Thank you pro wrestling. Hangman is my fucking hero. I fucking love pro wrestling and this was everything I love about. And it had all of the little things too, like AmDrag’s side plates still being on the title. I’m fucking spent and you’re all the best.

I loved Toni’s “eat shit, bitch” line. I popped pretty big for that.

The last time I was this pumped up and excited for a PPV was probably WrestleMania X-7. You all know what horse I have in this race.

AND PRINT IT I used to have a shirt with that screenprinted on it. I miss that shit. RIP Lee.

BTW, way to go damn near everybody outside the ring who couldn't be bothered to catch Ospreay. Real Marty Scurl effort there.