For Great Justice

“I love pro wrestling” - Tony Schiavone

My immediate reaction is that this was the best PPV I’ve seen in 20 years, with WM30 the only contender in its sphere

Not sure anybody in modern wrestling nails their character like Kingston does. I don’t know why he bothers changing out of his Timberlands in between the bodega and the arena.

I think Lana’s great but I kind of hope she never shows up. I like Miro talking about his wife as this sort of mystical diety in every promo and, I dunno, seeing the woman behind the curtain in the flesh kind of takes some of the magic away

I’m just here for Powerhouse Hobbs’s Scott Norton gear upgrade. Yessir.

or my personal favorite, Kings Hawaiian Road style

Seems like far more matches than their usual PPV format, unless I’m just way off. Stacked for sure.

Not a WWE guy at all but I’m sort of confused by the “more Mark Jindraks” takes. Aren’t Big E and Bianca Belair far more recent and relevant examples of what they’re looking to produce?

It’s a small thing but MJF’s use of “bud” as his go-to vocative sounds off to me delivery wise (whereas Mox’s use of “dude” is some good shit)

Big Bubba Drake moves the needle

I am here for Big Bubba Drake. Or maybe Eli Hughes. Angry Amish Eli?

Jarrett? Would he also hit for the Solie?

This was my favorite.

All these year later Paparazzi Productions is one of the 3 or 4 best things TNA, Kevin Nash or Alex Shelley ever did.

Wouldn't mind Walter/Sheamus. Dudes just lay it in.

You can definitely sense the transition in the air. Cole out, Walter I presume out (purely my speculation but I could see a “move to the US or else” edict), Kross probably out (I mean where would he go from here?). Joe makes sense as a guy you can trust while you deal with the shifting sands. Whatever era of NXT you call this, this is probably the end of it.

Great way to put it. There is like this spectrum of pro wrestling talent, and on one end of that spectrum you have Lance Storm who has note-perfect physical execution of individual moves but fails at putting coherent, emotionally-connected stories together. Then on the other end of that spectrum you have John Cena, who is awkward and unathletic and just generally janky in the physical execution of his moves, but 100% "gets it" and knows how to tell stories and connect with people in the ring. Chris Daniels being another name on the left. CM Punk another name on the right. Some are excellent all around at both of course (Danielson, Guerrero).

Interesting to compare the last two nights. There’s a difference between “these legends are here because they want to work with our stars” and “step aside, kids, the legends are here and they are the stars”

Mox is beefing up and it's great. I look forward to grumpy old man dad bod Mox coming in to drop dudes on their head after spending the morning mowing the lawn in his crocs with socks and drinking an ice cold High Life.

I do like the “Mark Henry leaves the both to go to the back then interviews the competitors live just before the main event” thing. Adds more big fight element which is always welcome.

I’m sitting here watching the media scrum and seeing former poster Punk and former poster Coach TK cracking on former poster Bix after creating the best wrestling moment in a long time is just sort of surreal.

While the main event is likely safe, I think that given the overall euphoria over last night there’s some real risk of ‘AEW’ and ‘CM Punk’ chants hijacking the show. Vegas is more a casual town though so maybe not. Good thing they are in Philly or Brooklyn tonight.

We are talking about AEW’s biggest card ever and right now there is no Mox, Baker, Jericho or Hangman. The depth of this roster and the fact that *everyone is over* is just crazy

Sooooo Bucks/JE in a cage, Miro/Kingston, Andrade/PAC, Christian/Omega and Punk/Darby? In front of that crowd? Goodness.

I definitely get the vibe that a surprise on top of the surprise could be coming. We know that Danielson, Jay White, Bray Wyatt, Stroman and/or Minoru motherfucking Suzuki could all be in play. Shit, it’s exciting!