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I lack the suspension of disbelief necessary to buy into Adam Cole giving MJF an assbeating. Beat him in a pro wrestling match? Perhaps. Beat his ass? Not a chance. This BCC stuff is extremely up my alley. Mox & friends wrecking fools? Yes please.

My first thought is that Danielson had a short list of guys he was willing to put his health in jeopardy to mix it up with one more time. Probably why him vs. Nigel was on tv and not PPV. I think Darby taking the title off of Mox has always been the plan. I bet they just had to skip some of the steps they were gonna go through to get there...

My personal opinion, just based on context clues and some things that have come out about Danielson's health, is that everyone involved thought they were going to have more time to run this angle. I think the endgame was always for Mox to take the title from Danielson, but it wasn't going to happen for much longer. I think they learned something about Danielson's neck or back that forced the abbreviated run. That's why Darby lost his title shot to Mox. The title needs to be on Mox for whatever the next story beat is, and Danielson apparently legitimately needs at least one surgery, so they had to go ahead and pull the trigger.

Mox is the baseball bat those guys from Office Space use to murder the shit out of that printer…

First of all, damn, man, what do you like? And this is coming from ME. Second, Yuta didn’t look happy to be doing what he did. I’d love for him to come out Wednesday and say something like “Delores Yuta didn’t raise any fools. Mox & the rest of these guys are here today. Bryan isn’t. This was self preservation.” Something like that.

Nope, I sure wouldn’t, because no one believes adam Cole could be a monster that needs slaying. Mox is AEW’s fire breathing dragon. Adam Cole is, on his best day, AEW’s coughing gecko. Theres nothing to hate about Jon Moxley. He’s a great worker, the best English promo in the business (I don’t speak Spanish or Japanese, so I can’t say he’s the best on earth), and this storyline is compelling. I’m excited to see Dynamite Wednesday, and to see how this plays out over the next few weeks. I’m a little bummed to see Takeshita get Ricky Starks’ push, but Takeshita also rules, so there’s that. Now, if these bum ass tag champs could be bothered to do business, AEW would be cooking on all burners again…

Also, some of y’all are wrong as fuck; Mox rules ass. Not only did Danielson ask specifically for this, but it’s gonna make Darby Allin look like a bigger deal when he overcomes the monster Mox. I really liked this show, other than one return I could’ve done without.

People keep saying that… why would Danielson burn the bridge w AEW when he’s become one of the most beloved figures in wrestling history?

Skye Blue is still injured, fwiw.

He's 1/3 of the Trios champs with PAC and Claudio, for one. For two, Danielson was engaging the crowd instead of helping him from that b eatdown he was taking.

Is he? I don’t watch enough tna to have an informed opinion. It has always bothered me that S&O never won the AEW tag titles, and i personally think that’s where the issues started…

Apparently S&O are on good terms again. That’s a call I’d make immediately, unless Santana has convinced himself he’s next in line for an nXt cameo.

Satellite locations might be fun. You could do periodic "campus challenges" with your developmental talent. I'd probably tape matches at every facility every couple weeks and edit the best 30-40% into a weekly show for HBOMax. You have some unique opportunities now. I'm hopeful that TK isn't so focused on being mainstream that he allows them to pass him by.

Has it, though? Other than the absence of fart jokes and degradation of women? I think WWE is riding a massive wave of good PR by having Vince gone and the Rock back. The women's and tag divisions have become stagnant. Sorry. There's a thread to discuss that. I don't think the creative has gotten better. I think the perception of WWE's creative is better, simply by Vince not being there. I personally still prefer AEW's product, and that's the only thing I watch weekly. I'll check out WWE PLE's sometimes, and will check things out on youtube, but it still comes off as homogenized corporate nonsense. I think AEW should lean into the "wrestling for the sickos" mantra even more. Put on shows in unique and strange venues. Promote their shows more virally. Run matches at Comic-Cons and music festivals. Any and all kind of silliness should be considered. Let WWE be the Applebee's of wrestling. AEW can be the Grindhouse Burgers.

I'm not sure I totally buy those Nielsen numbers. Having said that, AEW HAS to promote better. Both on their own tv shows and outside advertising. One of my biggest beefs with TK is that I really think he believes that everyone loves wrestling matches as much as he does, and that all they need to know is that folks are wrestling on Wednesday nights, and people will tune in, because that's how he is. I hope AEW learns from this as a company, because I think by and large the shows have been really good, and I want them to thrive long-term.

Wouldn't that be a Sudden Deathmatch?

AEW World Championship; Mox. AEW TNT Title; Keep it on Jack Perry for now until Daniel Garcia is ready. Or Eddie Kingston. AEW International; Takeshita (pins Ricochet so Ospreay doesn't eat the loss). AEW Continental; Takeshita wins the C2 and merges those 2 titles. AEW World Tag Team; It's a sorry state of affairs right now. They've gotta build that division back up. I'd have the Bucks drop them to GYV, then work on building to a rematch between GYV and FTR while you establish some other teams. AEW Trios; House of Black. For like 3 years. AEW Women's: Probably Willow Nightingale, honestly. Ruby when she gets back. She's earned a run. I'd dissolve the TBS title and add Women's Tag Titles; Mercedes & Kamille. I think at this point ROH is a sunk cost. You had your chance to put it on the CW and now CW is biting you in the ass. Also, regarding their developing young talent; I think I'd just buy a wrestling school somewhere like Atlanta and send QT and Serena there when they aren't on the road. Atlanta's a transportation hub and is a place young singles don't mind relocating to. It's like Tampa with less qAnon and more traffic. I think it's something AEW needs to address, though.

I wouldn’t say I’m a huge Anna Jay fan, but she seems vastly improved after her trip to Japan…

Glad Daniel Garcia is staying. Continuing to let young talent leave while bringing in guys like Lashley would be a bad look. There's a happy medium. I think Yuta turns Saturday. From the beginning, his whole thing is "I got beat on to join the BCC. I expect it from them, and it makes me better." He becomes even more sadistic under Mox. Either that or he becomes staunch Team AEW in the fight against Mox n them. He's been so good as a shitheel that I'd be wary of turning him, though. Always good to see Penelope Ford. For reasons. I won't be taking questions at this time. This tag team scene needs to be better. This can't be the marquee feud. You've got GYV, FTR, MxM, the Acclaimed, the Conglomerate, and various HoB members you could have challenging for these titles. Big Bill & Bryan Keith, too. Mortos rules. 10/10 no notes. Darby just doesn't do it for me. I get why the people who like him like him, it's just very much "not for me." Should be a fun PPV this weekend. Lashley debuting should be cool. I think AEW is really starting to find some things. Jay White being back could help a ton. I really like what he and Juice bring to the table, and the Gunn Club holds up their end, too. It feels to me like they're really building some sustained momentum.

I teach high schoolers. They love them some Tubi. You think there's any way it's both?

I saw some speculation that the WBD deal is still cable-exclusive, so that Shockwave would have to be on big boy Fox. That'd be a big deal...

THANK YOU!!!!

That’s gotta be kinda tough. Danielson worked closely w Jacobs for years. By all accounts Jacobs has a great temperament. His politics are just aggressively reprehensible.

Thanks for this. I will check it out.

It kinda rubbed me the wrong way when he made those Pat Patterson accusations knowing that Pat isn’t around to defend himself. Have there been corroborations to that? Also, I haven’t gotten to finish the doc yet. I’ve been displaced by Helene. Everyone in the Drew house is fine. Persons and property. Just migrated 70 miles west to a family home w electricity.