WingedEagle

Dropping this here as I don't believe there's a dedicated ROH thread, but Athena has been absolutely crushing it as a heel. Promos, presence, work, just phenomenal performances in every setting. Her matches with Willow Nightingale and Emi Sakura were outstanding and the squashes have been incredibly effective as well. One of the best heels going today.

They've already announced that Cena/Theory is opening night 1.

Take care of yourself and the rest will take care of itself.

They really seemed to leave him with zero openings to come out looking strong so I'm indeed extra curious to see what's planned because presumably this isn't just on the table to benefit Cena. Apparently the Vince pic above is a fake.

John Cena is very good at what he does. Very, very good.

Amen. I never thought there were two sides to assaulting a child but here we are. Meanwhile anyone storms the ring and that person is likely (and rightfully) being arrested with the only question being what kind of extracurriculars they're subjected to on the way out of the building. If MJF were a professional athlete it'd probably cost him 7 figures once all suspensions were said and done, and if he were in a less lucrative field like acting or something else with an audience he's probably out of a job. The kid's a joke.

I don't think it should take away from the match. But it should have consequences for MJF and AEW as a business.

If he actually assaulted a child he should be fired and the company should face ungodly scrutiny for failing to do so. None of this will happen in no small part because its wrestling but I don't understand any attempt to excuse that.

I can't remember the last time my interest heading into an AEW PPV was this low, and that's with my all time favorite wrestler in the main event and two matches I expect to be great (Mox/Page and Trios Titles). I'll watch it at some point this week but hardly stoked about it.

So we're supposed to pay to watch the new TV show?

So that wasn't quite perfect because KO & Sami hugging it out needed to happen in Montreal and Jey needed to cement himself as a heel. But they got 90%+ of the way there and I'll allow it.

This is quite possibly a true statement.

One day Roman will get his due. An all time worker from early in his run even if his presence and stature only caught up in the last couple of years.

Very much below the women's Chamber until Ford entered but since then the men have raised the bar tonight. Great effort from all.

Ford is one of the few folks on the roster with singles potential that hasn't yet been buried or overexposed. Hopefully he gets a chance to truly sink or swim.

It undoubtedly creates quite a burden in turning him heel. None of us are perfect but if we're judging character on one's enemies he's quite the babyface.

I'm kind of indifferent to Ariel Helwani but if Dana White opposes someone I'm going to vehemently be in their corner. Just seems like the decent thing to do.

Can we have a full time Canadian promotion? Is that really asking so much?

I was unable to imagine a world in which Dominik Mysterio was a compelling television character. And then came Rhea Ripley.

Just Another Guy. But that finish ensure they are both below that level.

Perhaps I have unfairly high standards but unkempt Brock is a JAG. Groom your game and get back to dominating the world. This isn't quarantine, brotha.

Best of luck. Shut off that phone until you make it through the show tonight.

As much as I was all about Cody getting Mania heading into and coming out of the Rumble, last night was incredible and was the first time I felt comfortable with Sami in that spot. And you know what? He should and can still lose tonight, and still have Jey and the Bloodline destroy him, and the Owens comes out to an out of this world massive pop, and then they clean house, and then they hug it out, and blow the absolute roof off the fucking place. KO/Sami get night 1 and Cody gets night 2. Its just so simple, perfect and thereby so rare. LFG!

So what are they doing with the Raw women's scene at Mania? Shoehorning Becky and Bayley into a 4 way? Literal fresh coat of paint Asuka vs. Bianca? Unclear where that leaves Becky but perhaps she's one of the afterthoughts this year? There certainly aren't any Austins or Cenas to bring back on that side of the ledger.

All of this.