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With Danielson injured and Punk gone, what remains is not a compelling product. That's not to say TK was wrong to sever what seemed to be an increasingly toxic relationship. But it's an invitation for me to stop watching, at least for awhile.

That was a hell of an episode of wrestling TV.

I haven't seen a lot of Komander but man was he not good in that match.

Seriously. Is there any matchup in which you'd rather see Wardlow than Joe? Would love it if Hobbs beats him.

I hate the way Moxley and Page are working this, like guys who are more interested in searching for gimmicks under the ring than fighting. True brawling is such a lost art.

This has been my thought. Why lock yourself into a title change when the Bloodline story has legs and a Cody win would bear limited fruit?

Would you believe that if you were them?

Same template but hard to compare because there's no way for MJF to replicate the credibility that came with being NWA champ. As a kid, I thought Flair was a shithead, but I also thought he was the best. Both components were essential.

MJF and Starks don't have great chemistry in the ring. Match was fine but didn't jumpstart the title reign or elevate Starks as a rising star. Even the Danielson run-in was just kind of there.

So, so bored with this best-of-seven.

The Briscoes pushed FTR to the limit in two classic matches and wanted another shot at them on their terms. FTR was too proud to say no. The fans ate it up. That's enough justification for me, and I don't see how either team came out of any of it looking bad. TK's inability to put the Briscoes on TV took away depth and richness from the build, sure, but that's a quibble when we're talking about such a great series.

Didn't see that but sounds perfect.

Thought the trilogy was so great in part because they worked to the format of each match. They put a lot of thought into making this a special thing for those of us who care about this shit. It would have been great to have TV segments building to each chapter, but the psychology of going dog collar worked for me. The Briscoes went 0-2 trying to outwrestle them straight, so they resorted to mayhem, and FTR had too much pride not to go with them. Not so much a blood feud as an expression of each team's character when pushed by worthy rivals. I came out of this thinking all four guys deserve consideration for my GWE list.

Can we have a best of seven between Dax and Danielson instead of the Elite and Death Triangle?

I could see digging that match if you're invested in the Sami/Bloodline story, but as someone who doesn't watch WWE regularly and dipped in for the War Games concept, I had no use for it. No blood, the usual WWE plunder shit, weird babyface advantage booking, no real sense of hatred between the factions. They could have just done a 10-man tag with the same finish.

My thought exactly. Danielson is the No. 1 reason I watch AEW. Have I been frustrated at times with the lack of follow through on his feuds or the losses he's eaten to the likes of Jericho? Sure. But he has still given us a lot of excellent work this year despite losing two months to the concussion. He's almost 25 years into his career and still performing at a level matched by few wrestlers in the world. I just can't muster any outrage over that.

That match died, and Saraya did not look good. No snap to her offense.

They announced it on Wednesday's Dynamite.

Who gives a fuck? I care about my entertainment, not their workplace culture.

Great main event.

Logan Paul is good. No grading on a curve required.

There has never really been a baseball star built like him. Big, lumbering sluggers, sure, but he's fast on top of everything else.

It's also true in almost every industry that there are a few people seen as valuable enough that they're not constrained by the same rules as everyone else. We can debate whether or not Punk deserves that status, but it's one of the realities at play here. His injury is a blessing, frankly, because if TK wants, he can wait 6-9 months and then decide if there's a compromise to be had and money to be made.

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Don't agree at all. You're trapping yourself into a bad decision with that mentality. As the boss, you let this situation get out of hand. So work to find an actual solution instead of this either/or bullshit. If you fire Punk, you're still presiding over a trash fire, but you're doing it without someone a lot of fans will continue to want to see. Now, if you try to hit him with a reasonable punishment and he walks, that's a different story. But if I'm TK, I'm not racing toward an apocalyptic confrontation.