Ricky Jackson

Alabama Doink? Is that the really skinny dude who wrestled the dime store Kim Chee? If there is more than this I would love to see it Edit: never mind, I found out who Alabama Doink is. May have to watch some of these matches

Cody seemed to have the wrestling world in the palm of his hand in the early days of AEW and then...he didn't. Hard to say what would've happened without the pandemic taking away crowds and probably changing some booking plans (stuff like the original Blood and Guts and who knows what else). At some point his priorities changed and here we are. Plus the dumb tattoo

With all the great stuff from the last few weeks, we're debating the merits of Corbin the last few pages? Come on guys : ) Edit: whoops, thought this was the All Out thread. Still, Corbin blows

Yeah, Jericho's ring work was panned here pretty consistently for the better part of the last decade. Outside of his 1998 and 2008 (and that year is not universally liked, but I was a fan) not a ton of Jericho love

Considering it was his first match in like 7 1/2 years let's give the guy at least few months before totally writing him off as a washed up shell of himself. Especially after a match it seems most people liked, even if it won't be remembered as a classic

Shit, you're right. The long tights must be a tribute to old man Terry

Yeah, watching live I thought someone like Riho being eliminated like a Bushwhacker in the Rumble seemed very odd

Best and most fun show I've seen in years. Everything just aligned perfectly in the last month to make it possible

We'll never forget this show

Really good main

That was just about what it needed to be

I first saw Jericho wrestle in Jan of 92, my God

Incredible match

Loved Baker vs Statlander

Is this an old time heel ref angle? Kinda liked that finish

Thank God only two commentators...or is this just for the pre show?

Well, I couldn't resist Danielson, damn it. I'm All In, er, Out!

Sounds like the NWA had a really good weekend in St. Louis at the Chase Hotel. Anyone watch the shows?

Oh yeah, Graham in 82-83, and likely during his "lost years" from 79-81, was doing so many drugs he barely made it out alive. There is a promo he cuts on Backlund backstage at MSG around Oct-Nov 82 where he is visibly stoned off his ass and cant even remember the word "hospital" and instead says "headquarters for doctors" or something. When he arrives in the territory around Aug 82 he still looks amazing but by March-April 83 his body has lost its definition and he looks like a walking corpse

1984 WWF really shows you what a major talent infusion can do as far as turning a stale product around. From Nov 83 to Jan 84 a veritable all star team comes to New York. Hogan, Piper, Valentine, Schultz, Orndorff, Adonis and Murdoch, Iron Sheik, not to mention Mean Gene and George Scott (not exactly sure when he arrived). Plus Jesse Ventura, Heenan and JYD as 84 went on. AND the cool factor of Cyndi Lauper and MTV in the summer of 84. Yeah, 83 was a territory running on fumes, especially the main event scene, but even then you had arguably the hottest babyface in the country in Snuka and the arrival of Slaughter and Santana, all major contributors to the 84 renaissance. The turnaround is similar to 1982 to 83 WCCW, a territory that went from comatose to red hot in a matter of months also due to a major talent infusion (and one all time great angle)

I've been going through a bunch of stuff the last few months but nothing has motivated me to do any reviews like I did with Thor. Still lots of 70s stuff. Finally started Master of Kung Fu and it's pretty great. Finally read Omega the Unknown and it was just getting really good imo when the plug was pulled. The attempt at a wrap up in Defenders was pretty crappy. Still plowing through Astro City, only 3 volumes to go. Still going through Kirby. Challengers of the Unknown is a bit slow going so far, but I really liked the first 7 issues of The Eternals. For a little non-superhero stuff, I'm reading Blazing Combat, the Warren war mag from the mid 60s. It's really good, and I will likely finally try Creepy next. Also read Life on Another Planet by Will Eisner yesterday and enjoyed it. Plan on hitting up a Spirit collection I got from eBay a while back soon. My read next "pile" includes 70s FF, more random Marvel miniseries from the 2000s (next up, Bullet Points), Joe Kubert's Enemy Ace from the 60s, the last volume of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and the last half or so of Lee/Ditko Dr. Strange that I started many years ago. Oh yeah, i finished the Englehart/Brunner/Colon Dr. Strange run and it was quite good. Plus I'm reading the giant Fred Hembeck omnibus (digital copy) here and there. I think that covers it

I love the spirit of AEW, and I love what AEW symbolizes: a rejection of a banal, corporate, and creativity bankrupt entity like WWE and it's souless, micro produced, crappy version of pro wrestling. I dont even really watch wrestling anymore, beyond occasional get togethers on Zoom to watch old stuff with friends, so as far as caring about anything, I kinda just live for seeing WWE's vision of wrestling fail and be challenged. I'm totally petty. Of course Vince and WWE will ride off into the sunset with billions of dollars and a cash in to NBC or Fox or Disney or whoever and nothing AEW does will really affect them in any way. But at least pro wrestling will live on and thrive independent of the Stamford machine, which wasn't always a given in the last 20 years or so Stay strong @MoS

Great moment

First wrestling show I've watched since May 2020. (not counting old stuff) I agree, Jericho is horrible on commentary as a babyface. What's the point? Neat little late career moment for Christian. Wasn't sure why Jamie Hayter had to be disguised for her run in like it was some huge shock reveal, but I'm totally out of the loop, so what do I know

Yes, I saw it many years ago. They also have a really good Spectrum match. Great pairing