JLowe

I hate Dusty finishes but that definitely kept me from breaking my TV

Wait, that's what Demo God is referring to? I assumed it was Fozzy's albums.

That's Freddie Prinze, Chico.

I started watching last night's show before being called off on caretaker duties. Having Daniels wrestle Pillman Jr. was weird, like it was either a training match or a test to see whether Pillman is worth a damn. He had one really nice dropkick but the rest was pretty plodding and pedestrian. I was pretty excited about the promo with Arn Anderson but it was also weird because Arn directly asked Pillman to tag with Brock and have Arn as their manager, which Pillman responded to with his own (ok) promo asking to be taken under Arn's wing. Not a good start if Pillman isn't even listening to what Arn is saying...

And Jordan might be one of the most thin-skinned, biggest prick superstars of all time, sort of like Punk.

I knew a girl in college who this happened to. She was playing first base on her high school softball team, was struck in the chest by a line drive and had to be resuscitated and flown to a hospital by helicopter.

Fun opening match between two of the top 10-15 wrestlers in AEW. Mix of comedy bits, storytelling, and moves. The second 15 minute block was booked very well to avoid people like me changing the channel when threatened with a Kip Sabian match. They cut to a fantastic backstage segment with Darby and Sting, come back to a 2 minute squash, and end with Moxley in-ring promo. Mox is trying to turn heel, we’ll see if the fans let him. The third segment was the Jade-Hogan match and A LOT of commercials. Got interesting after Red’s sort-of turn. Hogan accidentally(?) kicked Jade really hard square in the face. It was an ok match with a foregone conclusion. Jade-Red vs. Hogan-Skye I guess has some potential as “will Red Velvet cost Jade her streak?” Main was fun, enjoyed seeing Yuta lean away some from his recent BCC style and have to work with Swerve’s strange style. I really do enjoy all the ways that Swerve can use his legs and feet to do weird trips, reversals, and kicks. A little disappointed the show didn’t end with someone like Hobbs doing a run-in and destroying the set.

HoB-DT feud for the titles would be a FFWD moment for me.

“Spent your time never playing for the best team. you’re the worst Jeffrey since...”

Is “step-teen” a term?

Makes sense since Nese is about as interesting as soy milk.

Soooo, if there really is a chance that Punk returns, it has to be in LA to cost The Elite of their trios titles. That’s a license to print money if everyone will play nice.

Even though I don’t want the Acclaimed to lose the titles for a while I love the idea of Mox-Claudio as a transitional tag champion to Top Flight, finally getting their big win.

All the matches were great (excluding the squash), even if the Wardlow angle is totally weird. Really enjoy the ongoing elevations of Top Flight and Willow Nightengale. BCC-Top Flight was my MOTN, great to see the Martins go toe-to-toe and blow for blow in addition to their high flying offense. Meanwhile Mox and Claudio sell like champs while inflicting glorious wrestling violence. Claudio’s last uppercut was gnarly! Page and Bryan was solid, Page took a beating and Bryan gladly delivered. I hate the MJF in the skybox thing but it wasn’t nearly as bad as during the Mox buildup. The Regal Stretch (which I don’t think the announcers called) was a nice touch. One of these days Ruby will get some measure of revenge, right? I too assume this will setup another unsanctioned battle like last year, but with TayJay as the heels this time around. Hook and Jungle Jack are very popular with the fans, not so much with me. Main was a lot of BMMSM with a couple of big moves from Wardlow, well fought and laid out but the aftermath doesn’t make sense. Lastly, another classic Acclaimed music video, not only was Caster’s flow the best I’ve heard yet but it was a total ether job on Jarrett without one single falsehood.

Battle Royales are what they are, at best you get some angle advancement and a good final showdown. We got that, along with a surprise win, so I’m fine with it. Happy for the ongoing elevation of Top Flight. HOB, specifically Malakai, are so bad they can ruin a fucking Eddie Kingston segment. Free Brody King. Jade is regressing. Vertvixen either sold like a champ or took some legit shots. Please get well soon Stat. Caster’s rap was perfect. Buried the other team, relevant shot at Texas, and then a hometown shoutout. Pop for governor of Texas! Bowens looked good and the announcers put him over. Billy Gunn is largely immobile but has good punches and bumps well. Lethal is what he is, an excellent wrestler with a hit-or-miss finisher and what I learned is a sketchy past. And as my fellow Texans shouted, Jarrett sucks. Fine match, but Jarrett leeching heat from the hottest act in pro wrestling is bullshit.

Hayter-Shida was everything it was said to be, what a fantastic hard-hitting match! Kind of hate that the show didn’t get to end with Hayter getting to celebrate.

Wow, that Keith Lee/Rick Ross/Swerve/white dudes segment was truly awful until the cinder block stomp.

Was it Scott Steiner who made Ice Train cry in the ring?

Texas had an offensive tackle a few years back that Charlie Strong nicknamed NCAA for “No Contact At All”.

Oh yeah, that part was great! Sorry, I thought someone else was underwhelmed by Andretti and thinks Starks deserves better.

Yeah, it was kinda bad and made Ricky look weak way more than making Andretti look legit.

Wish I had clicked on this last night so I could've laughed at the Arch rumors. Texas got all 21 off their verbal commitments to sign today, and may be getting one more. Lost out on a couple of other guys we were trying for. Auburn and Oregon are shamelessly dropping bags the past couple of days.

He’s got those toaster strudels in the background. Definitely eats like a single dude in his mid-20s.

That’s funny since I had Sunday Ticket free for at least 2 years with DirecTV

Plus Dicker the Kicker gets another game winner in San Diego. Love seeing a UT folk hero getting a run in the NFL.