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It seems like Tony wants to wait until he knows how much of an increase he's getting with the next TV deal and doesn't want to promise any big numbers he might not be able to back up (although all signs point to AEW getting a substantial raise). I'm sure MJF knows that and also wants to make sure his future earnings are set, so I can see where the impasse comes from.

I didn't see it as them joining, more like two factions joining forces to fight a common enemy, plus Mox owed Eddie for saving him from sparklers at the end of the death match

Jesus Christ, Darby

Not too many people could pull off looking like the nicest dude in the world AND the scariest dude in the world, but Joe pulls it off.

SILVERMANIA RUNNIN WILD in Long Island, brother

Breaking News: Dax is having a goddamn great match

Oh yeah, I forgot they are in Long Island tonight, AEW's Bizarro World where MJF gets babyface pops.

What's funny to me is that the ROH tag and TV titles have been regularly on AEW programming and the world title hasn't. IIRC Jonathan Gresham has been backstage at several shows and obviously has some kind of deal in place since TK kept the belt on him. Also I don't get the idea that "too many NXT guys" are a problem. I know most of us are puzzled by it, but Adam Cole is one f the most over people in the company right now. The only other NXT guys are Fish and O'Reilly and they've mostly been used as soldiers for Cole. Unless of course someone is trying to be cute and include Keith Lee in that discussion. It reminds me of the concern trolls who were saying having Jericho and Moxley as the first two champions meant AEW was doing the LOLTNA deal of pushing all ex-WWE guys.

Yeah they needed to have some kind of placeholder art since I believe the copyright office needs some kind of graphical example in with the submission.

Jade seems to be improving, which is nice, but her gimmick just comes off as so fake and forced it sours me on her.

Facing off with Hija del Santina no less

I love that Ivy Nile is basically the dickhead NXT coach who makes you train until you vomit.

Greyson and Tiffany are great as the douchebag couple

If you've ever seen the photos Wendy posts on her social media, it's mind boggling their idea for her is to stuff her in a onesie.

Besides the obvious difference in spouses, Roman wins but doesn't completely bury his opponent in the process, not does he have 70s NWA world title cosplay matches.

Either he just went full Ryback (you never go full Ryback) or he just blew the lid off some shit.

Yeah that's the issue with WWE now. They used to take someone super over and run with them until the wheels came off. Now they take someone they *want* to be super over and push them until it works or the crowd completely rejects them. in the case of Cena and Roman it eventually worked, but in 99.9% of other cases it doesn't. (and that doesn't even include the people they punish for getting themselves over when that wasn't what the company wanted)

Cena (at the start of the Super Cena push) wasn't accepted like Bruno and Hogan were. I have no doubt if you find someone who connects to the crowd like they did you could do the babyface superhero push again.

Unbeatable champs work well as babyfaces (Bruno, Hogan, etc) because they can be superheroes vanquishing the evil menaces of the month. Heel unbeatable champs just make everyone look like geeks since you're asking the crowds to cheer for this month's dead meat. The psychology is all backwards, but such is 2022 WWE.

I'm sure Vince sees growing up in a house full of addiction is a weakness.

I have to say I was really enjoying the first half of Raw. Things were happening! Then of course WWE made me feel like a dope for caring about anything they do by having both promoted matches end in DQs.

Becky must have got the "show more booty" memo

Becky has apparently joined Daft Punk

I lol'ed at Miz doing the Sasha pose right in front of her

Byron doing the "so, you're about to die what are your thoughts?" interviews is great