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They didn’t put Pillman over because supposed face Cody needs to win in his big comeback.

THE BOOS!!!

L O L Cody here to pop the start of Hour 2, hilarious.

I get what Matt is saying, but the problem with Kenny has always been environment. The things that perpetually dog him were highlighted in feds that were all about being self aware, and it’s what made what he did in New Japan look worse because of it. He absolutely could park half his act and be better off for it, but I see think it’s something that can easily be removed from the equation when criticism arises. You don’t want to do that with a wrestler, but with Omega it’s almost too easy to remove that from all the other aspects of his overall performance. Especially when in there with someone who forces him to park the bullshit.

Regarding Kenny’s mannerisms, he realized he was in there with an adult and it showed. Kept to a minimum, but his execution was on point.

The draw was telegraphed when it went on first, but they went for it anyways. If that’s a mission statement of what’s to come, bring it the fuck on. What a match.

Bron Breaker is such a dumb name but the dude is too good not to make the name work.

In another good bit of business, Bryan thanks WWE for his time there: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/thank-you-wwe-01fg2a0wjhw7/amp

Will having Asperger’s is a new one to me.

I need Ospreay to stay as far away from this as possible with his ignorance and him blacklisting a woman from wrestling because she had the temerity to accuse one of his boys of sexual assault.

Man, there has been some ass showing on here the last few days and it’s not a good look for some folks.

Setup for next week looks damn near impeccable. The continued rise is just so fun to watch.

Andrade has little leverage at this point, too. The adds to the company in the last several weeks outside of him have been absolutely stellar and really made the product stand out, and if he tries to play the Superstar card, he’ll get the door pretty quick. That’s not the type of locker room where that shit will be tolerated, it seems. Well, except for Cody.

Might be too close to home, being an edge lord with no redeeming qualities whatsoever.

The goal for that show is to bring a larger female audience to AEW similar to Total Divas but holy shit, how could anyone see him on that show and feel it’s worth an investment?

Cody has an insatiable savior complex that shines through in his constant need to be a conquering hero, let alone an ego that is almost completely unearned. It’s capital that has rightfully blown up in his face, and him shoehorning himself into situations that are completely unnatural in a company whose possibilities are seemingly endless speaks volumes about the disconnect between perception and reality. He is on an island all into his own, and him beating Black next week is going to ring about as hollow as any moment in company history.

This literally couldn’t be any better.

Jake Hager perpetually looks like a cardboard cutout.

Cody thinking he’s the conquering hero coming back to boos, and THAT’s his return, just amazing.

None of the new guys need the belt. But Page benefits most with it.

Omega is banged up something fierce right now so him going 60 is a bad idea. But it’s a great way for him to lose, say he wasn’t 100% and then bring back Bryan’s first crazy stip: No time limits.

Big E could legit go win a strongman comp this weekend if he wanted to.

These folks naming wrestlers in WWE must have some absolutely shit names for their kids.

The best thing is that Bryan might be the best wrestler of all time looking good in defeat, and that’s the route it’ll most likely take. I said earlier Omega should drop it to Danielson, and then have Page beat Danielson to get confidence to finally beat Omega, but if they really want to put a bow on this thing, Danielson’s smart enough to do that, let Page have his moment, and then he can get back into the title picture easily down the road. They literally have years of content ahead of them just with who they’ve added, and both Generico and Steen somewhat imminent. It’s insane.

That’s one thing I’ll say about Tony: Dude ain’t a fan of fuck finishes. And that means when they do happen, it has to mean something.