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Figured it was a WWE deal since he was still running the school when he was doing stuff for Impact a few months ago. Plus you'd think AEW has a light enough schedule he would have been able to keep the school open.

Shit luck in this case meaning they did a show on the other side of the world the day before Smackdown. This isn't like that time they got stranded by a blizzard and they had to do Raw from the WWE studio, that was a shit happens moment. This was scheduling shows as far apart as the planet allows in the span of 24 hours allowing for virtually no margin of error. It sucks that the Saudi government is using WWE to whitewash their treatment of women with the implication that having that match means they are somehow loosening restrictions. It does seem to be a big deal to young girls there so I suppose that's a silver lining, but it's hard to square it being a world changing moment when they still require women to be accompanied in public.

Speaking of, we know Bryan's deal but how did Miz manage to not have to go?

You're not wrong but I'm guessing the show was written with the idea the crowd might try to What Chant an NXT person so they have Uncle Paul cut the go home promo.

So the key to a good Adam Cole match is to have Daniel twist him into a pretzel.

I suppose Rhea vs Shayna is the women's equivalent to a hoss match, and I can't wait for it.

"Dear Fox, we just put the folks from what was until last month our developmental brand over the folks from the show you paid $500 million for. Kthanxbai, Vince"

Daniel Bryan vs Mr. Britt Baker!

Sudden heel Renee Young is jarring on commentary. It's like just because she's filling in for Graves she thinks she needs to act like him.

Every time I hear those EKG beeps I think Taz not Chiampa.

Matt Riddle is a superstar on his first day at the main roster. Can't wait for Vince to repackage him as Smokey R and book him 50-50.

Meanwhile, Fox execs are like "what the FUCK, Vince?".

It would be a good idea if Brock's willing to play ball.

Grumpy jetlagged Brock killing people for two hours works for me.

Was this in regards to something from his podcast or his Twitter rants?

Just spitballing here, maybe the next time they do a Thursday Saudi show they should just run Smackdown there the next day. Even if everything would have gone according to plan, having 3/4ths of your roster flying across the world to run a show on 3 hours rest is kind of fucked up.

At this point they kind of have to unless they want to do a Vince vs Hulk vs Brock 60 minute Iron Man match. Gotta think Fox must love that the show they invested so much in got derailed like this.

I thought Candice was the Disney geek and Johnny was just being a good husband.

I'm slightly surprised they didn't do some skit where the Fiend somehow inherited the red lights from Kane, since that used to be his gimmick back when he debuted. Like some sort of demonic torch passing.

Tony has been so low-key fantastic in his role. It's so refreshing to have a guy who hadn't been around for a while enjoying what wrestling is now and learning all the new stuff along with the audience.

AEW 759,000 NXT 580,000 Both shows took the expected beating from the World Series, next week should show what the normal ratings should be for both since there shouldn't be any major competition.

Of all the things on the show I thought would make Cornette melt down, Tony Khan talking to Mox wasn't even on the list. Dude's so transparently a gimmick these days I don't know how people keep falling for it.

Plus it was hard to believe him burying guys as geeks who aren't real wrestlers when they did a Network piece on him back in the day where his Lego hobby was a focal point.

I never really noticed it until the tag match last week, but Jessamyn Duke has that 1986 Kendall Windham skinniness going on. Like I know she was an actual MMA fighter but she looks like her limbs could snap at any moment under their own weight. I think those would be the smart picks, or Io and one of Team Kick so they can get beat up when the heels get the advantage. It's been pretty funny to see how crowds everywhere just refuse to boo the Kabuki Warriors. Kairi is just so miscast as a heel and Asuka is finally out there beating people's asses like nature intended there's no way anyone is not going to cheer them.

Just started to watch, and shoutout to the guy in the front row in the La Parka outfit.