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  1. The lack of Mox/Claudio in the tourney is bizarre considering they just went over FTR clean on the PPV and the commentators were talking them up as a new force in the tag division. hopefully there’s a curveball and we get something like the Best Friends winning it
  2. There's also the very real probably now (and we saw some of it last week) that heel Rock will be so fun people start to cheer for him and boo Cody in response. The more they can lean into Roman as the Big Bad the better.
  3. Okada vs Kingston is cool and Okada will surely go over, but seeing Eddie awkwardly stand there while Okada grabbed his wrist from behind to set up the Rainmaker looked hilariously forced. Like when Brock returned and F5'd Cena and Cena just looked like he was in the middle of shower thoughts.
  4. If they really wanted to have Seth and Cody torch Rock all they would have to do is bring up how much of a flop Black Adam and the XFL were. But that may cut too close to the bone.
  5. Things I liked: - Everything about the main event, obviously. Not a lot else to add everyone hasn't already talked about. The video montage was wonderful. I'm a Bucks detractor but let's be honest, they were perfect foils here and deserve their flowers for the roles. - Hangman going nuts on the ref and the finish to the world title match. Page is 100% going to claim he tapped out just to spite Swerve. - BCC vs FTR was rad and better than their TV match, and it might have even been my favourite MOTN outside the emotion of the main event. Cool tag team spots, violence, some blood, heat, and I was surprised at the finish given how well protected FTR are generally. They seem to have cemented Mox and Claudio as players in the tag team scene going into the upcoming tourney. - Roddy vs OC will be overlooked but was a super tight mid card match. Hyper-focused, some good spots (the backbreacker on the tunbuckle looking way better and being sold better than the Ospreay/Takeshita brainbuster) and Roddy winning clean without it making OC look weak. If Roddy is going to be the 'workhorse' having title defences regularly, this match bodes well. - Kingston vs Danielson was probably the weakest of their 3 AEW matches but still really good. They laid in the stiffness and the stuff with Kingston's hand was done well. A 50-50 match like this doesn't play to Eddie's strengths and Danielson kinda felt like he was going through the usual spots (as much as a guy like Danielson does), but it was still a thumbs up. The handshake and show of respect was a brilliant, well-earned moment and would have been the highlight of the PPV if it wasn't for the main event. Things I disliked: - Ospreay vs Takeshita - Guess I'll be that guy, but this was the epitome of Big Dumb Dumb Wrestling. All big spots and kickouts and hulk ups but zero story or structure. Sure, some of the spots were cool, but they were forgotten about quickly, and yes there were some good shots thrown, but there was plenty of obvious thigh-slapping going on too and nothing felt long-lasting (especially after a match like Kingston vs Danielson where both dudes visibly had the wounds of war by the end). The brainbuster spot was a combination of being legit dangerous and looking shite. Ospreay is undeniably talented and, like Jay White, I think he'll flourish in AEW away from sterile, workrate wankfest environment of New Japan, but these guys brought out the worst tendencies in each other. That said, I appreciate I'll be in the small minority on this one. - Storm vs Purazzo was flat and showed that the face-heel dynamic is the wrong way around for these two - Kyle O'Reilly making a big return and... doing nothing. Hopefully the guy's health is OK but if not, why do this. And if he is back in the ring, please no more storylines about who's friends with who. The times KOR has been best in his career were when he wasn't tethered to Strong/Cole/Fish and could forge his own path, putting him in an angle with these guys is the least interesting option. - I'll be honest - Christian vs Garcia was pretty underwhelming for me. PPV openers are usually quite hot, but this didn't feel like there was much of a strong story in it or that they had much chemistry. This would have been a Rampage main event or Collision mid card bout and no one would talk about it a week later. Maybe they have better in them if they run it back. - I'm not an Adam Cole guy, but where is he? This was meant to be a re-building of his faction with Wardlow and Strong winning, but having him absent makes this whole group feel solidly in the background.
  6. The Wardlow promo was pretty good. During the OC vs Bennett match I was thinking about how the Undisputed guys were the main event angle of the last PPV and are now focusing solely on a mid card feud, so hopefully they put some heat behind him and push him against Joe or Swerve next
  7. They are trying really, really hard to make Jey Uso, Singles Superstar, a thing. It's just a shame he's proven to be completely average whenever given the opportunity to show something. Some people are just better suited to being in a tag team. Michael Cole's "OK" during Michael Chandler's promo killed me
  8. HHH babyfacing against a heel Rock could make for a pretty interesting direction (as long as it doesn't overshadow Cody and Roman)
  9. There's also degrees to this though right? You may know Vince is a sleaze and a old perv (frankly most CEOs of his generation probably are), you may not know he was an actual rapist and abuser
  10. We need a redux of the "from undesirable to un-goddamn-deniable" promo
  11. Sure, fully agree, just saying they could have made it work if they really wanted it, which is what we all thought like 48 hours ago. Hopefully the change of direction is for the better but who the hell knows with this company, it’s a lot of flip flopping in the space of a week or so
  12. Certainly didn't come away feeling like Roman vs Rock was on the cards, they were on the same side. The thing is, with Wrestlemania being a 2 Night event, they could have easily had their cake and eaten it too by having Roman vs Rock and vs Cody on different nights. Sure, some other may get bumped down the card for 2 Roman main events, but thats probably worth the sacrifice if its gives you both those matches. Interesting to see where they go. Perhaps the traditional 3 way is happening after all.
  13. Have they done any follow up to Jade Cargils debut at the Rumble? Feels pointless to have given her that moment then cycle her back into development for another 3-6 months
  14. I'll probably be in the minority but didn't care for the Hangman vs Swerve match, but I also didn't care for their first match and it was mostly the violence of the death match I enjoyed. Called the triple thread weeks ago but still a decent way to get there. Double turn is interesting though it doesn't feel quite consistent with either guys characters - Swerve hasn't done anything to 'redeem' his scumbag actions, he's just won matches, and the Hangman we've seen through his AEW career wouldn't pussy out. Oh well, at least we get an Evil Moustache so that's something. I really hope against odds Sting & Darby win at the PPV and Sting goes out on top. Having the Bucks ruin the title celebration AND having Sting lose his final match just feels like two downers in a row. The beatdown was well done and added some much needed heat into the match, but yeah I feel like I need to be 'sent home happy' now. Money on Banks and Okada double debut at the Boston show it seems. I have no idea where this BCC vs CMLL feud has come from, but I am here for it. Thought the trios was a total blast and even better than Danielson vs Hechicero. It's been a long time since I've followed lucha that closely, is this the same Dorada who was in WWE? He was awesome.
  15. I think we also have to understand its VERY hard for most people to be objective and detach themselves from a situation when it's so close to home and related to someone they've known, worked with and/or been friends with for decades, which is how I read Foley's comment.
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