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All the Bantams ahead of Figgy in the rankings would be an awesome fight. I think Yan injured himself last fight, but Holy shit let's get those two together.

Been excited for this opener. Could be a show stealer. All depends on which Cody shows up.

I haven't watched much of any Kayla Harrison, so I feel very unqualified for any opinion on the fight. But everyone I've heard talk about her, describes someone whose fighting style is practically made for Holly Holm to beat on points over 3 rounds. 42 years of age or not. Pair that with a pretty big weight cut, and it just sounds like a terrible combination for her debut.

Don't forget, Max and Justin got Dana to change the fight bonuses to $300,000. So we might see some wild shit tonight with that much on the line. I might actually pay for this show.

The answer to the Frankie Lancaster question will be someone you can't remember right now. You won't know who the Frankie Lancaster is until the next time you watch the show and go "Oh shit that guy's been here a while, why didn't I think of him?"

Turns out I have the last year of every AEW show recorded on my Hulu account. So I just watched this. Great time. Thanks. Sonjay pouncing Buddy Matthews off the stage was probably the last thing I expected out of this match.

Are Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett still working together!? It's amazing how much I miss out on and how much stays the same. Like I remember when Danielson and Jericho were fighting over the soul of Daniel Garcia. Loved it. I miss one month of shows, come back, and Daniel Garcia is still with Jericho and now he dances. I have no idea how it happened. It just is. On the other hand, I miss six months and Jay Lethal and Double J still have TV time devoted to their act. Tremendous.

You're speaking my language. Who are the Collision Six?

Yeah love that moment when she accidently pulled the DVD and then slammed that shit back for the blu. You know you're in way too deep in the collector mentality when a moment like that gets your attention.

I'm trying to get reacquainted with AEW programming and I can't recall... what is the difference between Rampage and Collision? I thought they only had two shows. Is Rampage just jobber matches?

In a mild defense of Tony. He watched Punk lose his shit and go after Jack Perry, of all people. Then Punk goes towards Tony, still losing his shit, and two guys have to hold him back. So in that chaotic moment, it's not unreasonable to be scared, perhaps even afraid for your life. When violence happens you don't really know when it's going to stop. As outsiders we can say that might be an over reaction. And we can certainly say he was being a little melodramatic by repeating those feelings to a live audience after time to reflect. But I'm sure in that moment he felt scared and I don't blame him.

Honestly, I feel like that Omega/Mox exploding deathmatch ending was worse than making this Punk/Perry stuff an angle. This wasn't anywhere near as bad as Steph leading the crowd to celebrate her dad after he was kicked out the first time. I've seen decades of bad wrestling and comically bad angles, gimmicks and stories. This doesn't really compare. No one's career is over after this. And the more I think of it, I think short term this sucks for AEW, but may work out long term because the mystery is dead. They'll get dunked on for now because people were ready to dunk on them for doing it anyway. But now that we've seen it, it's not interesting. It doesn't make Punk look cool. Jack didn't shoulder check him walking into the back, like I recall one report claimed. It's a weird little scuffle that ends about as quick as it began. They took a bizarre story that captured people's imaginations, and turned it into nothing by showing them the reality. Now we all want to move on from it. And we will. After about 3-6 more months of Punk chants.

@Matt D You got like three Willow matches I can watch to prep for this?

I watched the footage again and it's fucking hilarious how calm Hook is. He just kind of watches. Gently puts his belt down, walks over to Samoa Joe who has Perry wrapped up and puts his hand up. Tranquilo. From a story line perspective, I feel like this telegraphs Jack Perry costing FTR the match and joining the Bucks and Okada as the new Elite. Which kinda bums me out. I really enjoyed their match at All In and would dig more of this. Finished watching Joe vs. Dustin which was okay. It's awesome that Dustin has maintained himself since getting back in shape. I thought they worked well together but the match was missing a little something. Felt like second gear to me. As much as I loved Joe losing his fucking mind after being attacked, I kinda hate that he wasn't just knocked the fuck out after getting punched in the face with that chain. And if he is going to get up even just to crawl away, it should probably sold as him being super human, and question whether Swerve can possibly do enough to get this done at Dynasty. I also watched Edge/Penta, and Edge is really having a great time. I thought his powerslam on the apron really cool, while still feeling safer than some of the other apron spots.

I'm not surprised. Just disappointed. /dad-mode

Okay, some questions for the folks who have been following... This Chris Jericho/Hook story... Is it basically about how Jericho is old, and trying to be relevant by latching on to young and cool talent... Because he looked so pathetic apologizing to Hook, and I kinda love this as an actual story. "Sorry Hook baby, that was my fault, please don't leave me or no one will care about ol' Lionheart anymore."

Punk was not right to put his hands on Jack Perry. No matter how dumb this angle is, he's not right. The idea that he gets his name chanted for that shit bothers me more than Tony and the Bucks airing the footage.

I thought the footage and the whole angle, was handled about as well as they could if they were going to do it. They tried to position FTR as the adults in the room who are focused on making AEW awesome and not petty beefs between egos. Basically it's dumb that Punk did this and it's dumb that The bucks did this. But they probably would've been better off not doing any of it.

It's like watching Wrestlemania but with MST3K sitting in the front row. I get being messy, but that shit sitting in front of the TV would drive me crazier than Drew Mac not LEAVING THE BUILDING. JUST LEAVE.

I can't handle all that shit in front of the TV. My fucking skin is crawling with all that.

Bucks did fight FTR at All In, so it would be logical to think they're going to show some kind of footage of FTR and Bucks backstage so they can build some heat for their rematch. So while they technically wouldn't be lying, as it would be real footage from a controversial show, it would still be disappointing. And probably not in a way that would make people tune in to watch them get their ass beat.

Decided to get in on this Kino Lorber March Madness sale(which runs through most of april) https://kinolorber.com/collection/march-madness-sale-2024 Most movies are in that 10 dollar sweet spot. Absolutely great selection.

That's why I'm so intrigued. If it's fake it could be a disastrous bait and switch that also embarrasses a couple of newz guys claiming to have the scoop. If it's real... then it's real and I'm assuming it has some information that contradicts what was said in the Helwani interview. Otherwise, why show it? If I had to guess it would be the assertion that Punk didn't do anything to make Tony Khan feel personally threatened. I hate that I keep getting sucked into this particular drama, but it is one of the strangest series of events to happen in wrestling in a long time.

And yet... it was awesome when Iyo flipped out of it.

It was like an 80's hair metal band video but Tawny Kitaen had a beard.