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I correctly predicted Mox, Kenny, Britt, and Pretty Fly for a Wight Guy to win; and I correctly picked Ruby Soho as the Joker. However, I predicted Eddie over Miro, MJF over Jericho (mainly because I wanted an old school territory angle where Jericho comes back as masked Canadian luchador Le Champion), The Bucks to retain, Punk/Darby to be a wash due to interference, and Thunder Rosa to win the Battle Royale. Even though I hate to be wrong, that was one hell of a show. Easily the best PPV I have ever watched as it happened, and possibly the best ever. I was a bit disappointed that Dan Lambert's crew didn't interrupt the AFKABS and QT Marshall match by stomping a mudhole in all parties; but other than that...WOW! Everyone was on their game tonight. I don't see how any CM Punk fans checking out AEW for the first time wouldn't be absolutely flabbergasted at the greatness of the company. I hope a ton of new fans were created.

I have done this in the past and tried again for All Out (money is tight, wanted to pay something and not watch for free), but my VPN wouldn't work. Do you mind if I ask which VPN you are using?

Empowerrr was pretty good top to bottom! The Melina/Deonna match was really good, and I was surprised at how competitive the Kamille/Legit match ended up. Leyla really looked like a star in this one. The tag final was good as well. It is always a delight to watch Kilynn King, and Red Velvet made it through this whole match without making me wince once. The AEW women's division could be rounded out nicely in my opinion by formally signing Kiera Hogan AND by adding Lady Frost to the roster.

I'm afraid they are keeping Black in a holding pattern by putting him against people who are peripherally Cody related until Cody returns. It seems a waste of one of their most talented performers to me.

I'm not ashamed to say that I love the absolute shit out of JD Drake. I'm not going to say he moves MY needle (after having to read about the tumescence of some of y'all after CM Punk's return, your euphemisms may vary), but I thoroughly enjoy everything he does.

I'm sorry to be negative, but I just can't watch Red Velvet without thinking at some point in every match that she is going to injure herself or her opponent with her green bullshit. I hope the experiment ends soon. Everything she is perceived to bring to the table can be accomplished with Kiera Hogan.

Congratulations. You must be one of those sophisticates I have heard about.

I have followed pro wrestling since 1979. I have watched multiple shoot interviews. I read every post in the sleaze thread. I used to sling mud at RSPW. I thought I knew a thing or two about a thing or two. How had I never heard this story before?

The thing is, Punk has been training recently. During the run-up to filming Heels, each star trained with Luke Hawx; and it was mentioned that Punk didn't look like he had lost a step. I would also dare say that he and Darby already have an idea of how this match should go, so the flow should be fine and beneficial to both.

I have followed CM Punk since IWA-MS (as I'm sure many of you have). Tonight was a great moment. Truly special. A CM Punk with a renewed love and energy for professional wrestling is a beautiful thing, and I will be there for every minute of it.

I'll admit to a fair amount of ignorance where UFC is concerned. Were Dan Lambert's back-up dancers "holy shit" or "ah, shit"? The crowd was insane for the near falls in the YB/JE match. Jungle Boy really might be the Ricky Steamboat of his generation. JR was JR tonight. I can't wait until AEW signs Mustafa Ali just to hear JR say "you know, this kid reminds me of Nasir Bholu". Good show overall. Who didn't Moxley call out in that thinly veiled promo? Interesting to see where that goes.

I still see Christian not being the opponent at All Out. It probably won't be Hangman, and it certainly shouldn't be Punk or Danielson this soon, so I'm not sure who he will face.

To people saying that it is a shame that Christian beat Kenny, he didn't. Kenny and the Young Bucks beat Kenny. Now, when he loses the belt to Andrade tomorrow; he should be nice and unhinged and ready to be goaded into giving Hangman a shot at the title.

The Christian vs. Kazarian match from Genesis 2007 and Christian vs. Samoa Joe from Destination X 2007 come to mind.

TK is giving me a nervous twitch. While I would love to see Christian take a couple month nostalgia tour through the Impact Zone, it would not be in the best interest of anyone to have Omega lose the Impact title first. Similarly, I can't think of anyone who believes that Christian vs. Omega for the AEW title is PPV main event worthy. Have AEW booked themselves into a corner? Does Christian lose on Friday and get put out of commission so that they have to go an alternate route with All Out? Wild card question: Does Andrade go over on Saturday? Inquiring minds want to know.

He needs a manager. Maybe an odd couple type pairing? How about Jungle Boy and the Nature Boy?

While Danzig has had a few good cover tunes, this one is just too far out there for my palate.

Apologies if this has already been posted. More of an awesome cover than a weird one, but still.

First time checking the roster portion of their website, apologies.

Hey, save that stuff for the hardcore thread. I don't need to see that level of violence without warning.

Going to AEW's website to see if Caster was still listed was fruitless, as they haven't updated affiliations or roster in a while (but do update records). However, I was shocked to see that Stu and Uno are 10-0 in trios matches. For the life of me, I can't remember them in that many trios matches. I guess the fact that they are listing trios records lends credence to the notion that they are about to introduce a trios title. While that would be a welcome addition, I would still love to see a TV title that is required to be defended on either Dynamite or Rampage every week...kind of a continuation of Cody's open challenges for the TNT title.

She just mentioned that her non-compete with WWE is about to run out (it was super long for some reason), and she couldn't see herself not being involved with professional wrestling.

I would bet money that Renee Paquette joins the Dynamite booth.

Refresh my tired old mind. I remember reading a recap of a Cody Rhodes media call a few months back where he said that Rampage was going to have a separate and distinct roster from Dynamite. Is that still the plan, was that ever the plan, did I just have an EWR dream where I made that decision?

I was cringing at the first couple of minutes of Juvi/Jericho, but then they gelled into a nice match. As others have mentioned, top rope Judas Effect looked really good. No way Leyla Hirsch goes over Kamille, but that will be a fun match. I don't understand the AEW Women's Division. Just give them their own weekly YouTube show so they can get some visibility and reps, then have a big match on Dynamite or PPV. Eddie Kingston is as much a fan as he is a competitor. Seeing him mark out for David Crockett and Sting this week was beautiful (as was him showing love to Nolan Huber on his way to the ring). Black looked awesome in the main. I complain about a lot of Cody in-ring stuff, but there is no denying that he puts people over hard when called upon (Black, Darby, Brodie). Miro is awesome at every aspect of pro wrestling. He made me believe Big Shotty might have a chance...that is saying something.