TheVileOne

Always enjoyed Private Party, and I was happy to finally see them beat the Bucks and get a run with the belts. But that was kind of the peak for them, sadly. AEW had just acquired The Hurt Syndicate, and Private Party had to put them over to make sure the Hurt Syndicate are happy and feel like a big deal. I like that the Hurt Syndicate are kind of getting a second act, and I'm weirdly enjoying their angle with MJF as well. But sometimes the rough part of the business is that there are only a very limited number of spots for guys on TV who can get that genuine push. So a lot of great talents will have to be stepping stones for others. Hypothetically, if Private Party were to go to WWE, would they be available to avoid the Street Profits comparisons from the WWE fanbase? But if they go the NXT route, I guess they can always get repackaged like Lexis King.

I would like them to just stick with this at least for a while. I think they can still do the Continental Title as an annual belt for that tournament if they want, but making it an ongoing regular title sort of muddied the waters when AEW already has too many titles right now. For that matter, it's a bit reminiscent of what happened with New Japan and their belts for a while, starting with the double-gold, then unifying the IC and heavyweight titles in the world title belt, and the business with the US championship, then the UK title, and now the global heavyweight title. I still greatly miss the IWGP IC Title.

I think Mercedes wins to continue pushing her current belt collector angle. And she will take photos holding all those belts, much like Ultimo Dragon did in his heyday. Truthfully, I don't think Mercedes winning now is such a bad thing. It gives Toni a new challenge and someone to chase. I think it also could create drama for a rematch, plus, for when the time finally comes for Mercedes to lose the TBS Title, it would be a nice way for Toni to get some payback. But I see that match could go either way as well.

I thought the video package for Okada/Omega was awesome. I don't think adding Don Callis was necessary.

I don't think WWE is pacing or booking their PLEs well. Too many ads, and one or two matches go much longer than they should. The men's Money in the Bank match went far too long and dragged on forever. Seth winning is kind of predictable, but also kind of pointless because he can really beat Jey Uso anytime and Jey Uso looks like a very beatable champion right now. There's no reason they couldn't have had one other match with decent time on there. Naomi winning I think, was the right decision. It solidifies her heel run, and I think she can do a lot now with the briefcase. She's had title runs before, but now she's got actual momentum, and she can become a much bigger star as a result. Her past title runs were always an afterthought. I'm glad they brought back R-Truth, but WWE couldn't have handled that situation much worse. It shows how badly they are booking the Cena heel run. They could've made Cena sending R-Truth packing a much bigger deal. They could've had R-Truth put his career on the line against Cena and people would've been bawling over seeing R-Truth forced to leave. Then he becomes an even bigger badass and babyface by coming back to get retribution against Cena. Cena, as the big bad, should be bragging about getting rid of R-Truth and ruining wrestling. WWE, TKO, Nick Khan, and Triple H clearly failed to recognize how beloved R-Truth is and how well-liked he is. It was plain to see through the Judgment Day feud. It also shows how badly they are running their business that they are now getting rid of people they are regularly using on TV. It's one thing to cut people creative has nothing for but now they are getting rid of guys they are still regularly using on TV. That's bad business and bad creative. Triple H came off looking like a smug bastard who can't take criticism on Saturday night. Beforehand, he always got fidgety when reporters would ask him timely, relevant questions during the press conference. Now, he's starting to resemble Tony Khan during the pressers more when he doesn't get lobbed softballs or layups. Now that WWE's hot streak is starting to cool off, he's facing actual criticism from people who used to do nothing but offer him glowing praise, and he doesn't handle it well at all. By comparison, Shawn Michaels and Cody Rhodes handle such settings infinitely better, which is somewhat surprising on Shawn Michaels' part. But he seems to be able to conduct himself in such settings better than Uncle Paul. Triple H is starting to chafe now that all the unending praise for WWE is slowing down.

This is going to make a damn good documentary someday. I hope someone is filming and documenting the journey. I'm really glad Darby stuck to his vision of doing this especially with all the critics saying he shouldn't.

LOL, technically, it is possible to do it successfully. Someone has base jumped from the top of Everest before. But Darby has I think set a record by being the first ever pro wrestler to summit Everest, unless there's someone else I'm forgetting.

Congrats to Darby Allin; he made it to the summit of Mount Everest: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/662bd69c2ead44e08013d9f1c91ed985#data_s=id%3AdataSource_9-185121e2632-layer-6%3A34

I think limited residencies can work, especially if they can do a location with a unique atmosphere or look. I'd like to see a return to Universal Studios, which I think AEW ran before with some tapings of Dark and ROH.

Joey Janela isn't helping himself with all the stupid garbage he's writing on social media. He needs to just shut up and not respond.

This was fantastic, I liked that Max kept running away, and the cameraman started running too and getting winded.

I hope Darby Allin is documenting his expedition. I badly want to see a documentary showcasing his journey to Everest. Since he's finally doing it, AEW should milk this for all its worth. https://x.com/AEW/status/1919420056137580667

Credit where credit is due, Max Caster's "Best Wrestler Alive" schtick is hilarious, and it's weirdly getting over. I hope they go somewhere with it. I was dying when Max was corpsing as fans started chanting along with him. He picked the most obnoxious, hardest phrase to chant along with, and fans actually started doing it.

I kind of want to see a feature documentary about Darby Allin climbing Everest. I hope his whole process is being documented.