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That spot where Jericho reversed the top rope rana into what looked like a botched Styles Clash and ended up in the Walls was concerning.

That's my guess as well. I assumed it was Keith Lee at first but now I figure it's the Ric thing.

BRING BACK RING KA KING

Not really IN AEW, they said the match vs. the winner of Hikuleo/Archer would take place in Japan. Just being on TV for now, though, was pretty boss.

Give Dick Togo the shot against Takagi.

The good: Cameron Grimes continuing to make the most of his butler role, Theory's part in the domestic strife. The bad: Odyssey dropping Chase, everything else.

I'm wondering if Joe turns heel and it's revealed that Regal can't fire Joe, setting up a long-term Joe vs. Regal (non-wrestling) storyline rather than Joe-Kross. Kross will most likely be on the roster next Monday since he's the only Kross/Cross now that Nikki is almost a superhero.

Between his clothing being so disheveled and a little stagger in his step down the ramp, I thought Lashley was supposed to be drunk when he came out at the end.

That's how I felt at the time, but after seeing the vignette Excalibur's commentary made more sense. He's basically saying that Malakai Blacks is the evolution of Tommy End, which does sell the character. It's still not great, but it's not as bad as it was when he initially said it with no context.

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Interesting. It feels like such a thrown-together group (especially since all of the talk was that Suzuki was strictly there to train) that this would have helped make sense of it.

Wrestling Nick Gage can also be the end of one's career.

I really wonder if the Roddy/Suzuki/Rust grouping was a last-minute audible in advance of Ruas's release.

I wonder if the superhero character move came just in time for Nikki.