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Austin Theory getting knocked out by Tyson Fury when trying to cash in his briefcase was like an all-time moment. That was hilarious. The main event delivered & I'm glad that Drew didn't win the title because I think they have something special going with Roman's long reign & the Bloodline story. Especially if they're trying to build to Roman Vs. The Rock at Wrestlemania. Of course, The Rock shouldn't win that either because he'll be gone but whatever. The Gunther Vs. Sheamus match was great. I really liked the Dominic heel turn too. Fun show. First WWE show I've watched in quite awhile.

After this show, it feels like Gunther & Roman are clearly ahead of the other people, which is how it should feel as they're the champions. They're both heel & both have a title though, so they can't & shouldn't run into each other. ...why are they singing American Pie?

Man, the near falls have been insane. Match definitely picked up with the Theory spot. ACKNOWLEDGE HIM!

LMFAO! YOU GOT KNOCKED THE FUCK OUT!

I liked how it started, with Roman taking his time & trying to control the pace & Drew getting the upper hand with Roman starting to doubt himself. The story hasn't been bad. They just lost me somewhere in the middle.

This match is doing nothing for me at all.

THE BIG DOG

OK, Drew coming out to his old theme & this Titantron is fucking glorious. That oddly got me hype.

Fucking Christ, how was that not the finish? Rollins just kicks out of all of that? Crazy.

He's dressed like Disco Inferno & came out looking like it was a Victoria's Secret runway or something. He's definitely embracing the over-the-top part of pro-wrestling I guess!

That "off the air" segment, with Riddle losing his cool & cussing out Seth only for him immediately to come out on a scooter, smiling & dressed like a character from Spongebob Squarepants was certainly a... change of pace. So is he a goofy stoner or did he lose his cool & is pissed at Seth shitting on his family? Because he should have came out more serious after that, yeah?

So is Seth's gimmick just that he does an annoying laugh?

If they wanna use Dom, getting him away from his father is the way to go. If they put him with Rhea it might get him some heat, too. Especially if he plays the sleezy weasel & hides behind her.

This match is not grabbing me at all. It feels like there's zero stakes & I'm just waiting to see if there's an angle.

Oddly, the Eddy Guerrero mullet fits Dominic pretty well. Heh. I haven't watched WWE is a long time but from that video package I feel Dom might be joining the heel stable.

She stinks & from everything I've ever seen or read, people are just happy for her because she's a nice person. Which, great, but that's not enough. She's still super green.

Sheamus getting his flowers with the post-match standing ovation was awesome & that tough son-of-a-bitch definitely deserved it.

Sheamus actually hit the Celtic Cross! I haven't seen that in forever. This match fucking owns.

Every time WALTER/Gunther does a chop, it sounds like an MLB catcher catching a fast ball. Just incredible.

I loved during the opening introductions when Michael Cole was running down all of Sheamus' previous accolades in WWE & he talked about how the prestigious Intercontinental Title has thus far eluded him. I actually didn't know that. Former World Champion, King of the Ring & Royal Rumble Winner but never had the IC belt.

lol this is stiff as fuck. love it

Gunther looks kind of gassed already. I wonder if Sheamus gave him some stiff ones lol

No way I'm missing this Sheamus Vs. Gunther match, man. Right up my alley. Let's go!

To me, as I fall into this category, it's not about being tall & jacked. It's about looking like you're not just a regular Joe. The One Man Gang, in example, certainly wasn't *jacked* but you weren't running into someone like him in everyday life. So paying to see someone that you otherwise would never see, makes sense to me. It's like special attractions. Maybe it's a bit of the old school mentality when there were territories & people would pay to see André come to town & the children could laugh at the midget matches. But where we're at now, with just a bunch of wrestlers like Kyle O'Reilly, Johnny Gargano, Adam Cole, Tomasso Ciampa, Bryan Danielson, etc. where they're just normal looking guys that are great wrestlers, it gets boring. I don't want a bunch of Warlords or Ultimate Warriors running around either but I just like when there's more diversity. I would never deny that someone like Rey Mysterio, Jr. is an all-time great that completely changed the industry but also, suspension of disbelief only goes so far, you can only tell the David Vs. Goliath story so many times & a lot of these other talents can't hold a candle to Mysterio. I think it's equally a bad look when someone like Billy Gunn shows up & makes your entire roster look like children. As a fan, I flock more to wrestlers like Miro or Brody King & I'll always have an affinity for hosses. I don't think that's WWE Brain or solely a WWE thing but it honestly might be engrained in me due to them, I guess. André predates WWF. Although yeah, WWF did have an entire roster of giant guys on steroids in the 80's.

My issue is it's convoluted. Even if it led to an OK ROH PPV. It shouldn't be involved with the AEW stuff at all. Dynamite having shit like Wheeler Yuta - ROH Pure Champion, Jay Lethal the Sex Pest getting a stable & TV time (even after the Samoa Joe match) & Dustin Rhodes talking about never being a World Champion when he's going after Claudio's ROH belt... on an AEW show. It doesn't work. There's already too many belts & too many shows & too many people that don't get to make Dynamite.