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I hate that Stone GOAT refuses to come back to confront this current version of Rock. A pissed off Austin on Netflix could be fucking amazing.

That final segment was fucking great. Last year Cena gave an interview to Van Vleet were he basically told what he was about to do as a heel, step by step. when the idea was seriously thrown around for the first Rock match. If that is what he's gonna go with, we about to hit levels of fuckery as high as last year's. I fucking hated that EC main event. Don't know if it was the crowd, the camera angles, the through the motions actions or the three things combined, but that shit sucked.

A little late on this but regarding letting talent rest at home while collecting a paycheck. I think that as long as it is someone that had a good run in either of the top 2 companies, it absolutely works on their favor to not do anything. They avoid injuries, they still get paid, and their reputations amongst the fanbase grows larger because they will see them as a "victim" that deserves more. So I honestly don't see the "fucked up" part in doing that as long as it doesn't get ridiculous with the overtime months added due to injury. If anything, it's a huge mistake (mostly on AEW's part) to not use them to put other people over. Even of you job someone out and make fans "angry", you at least have the potential to win something by making other people beat them in a -hopefully- good feud.

He finally did it, holy shit. I can give props to Gedo after years, dear lord.

I thought the men's Rumble was the best booked one in a long ass time (except the in ring action, though my first guess is that's more on the wrestlers than on the booking). Pretty cool message that Jey is the one that ends up winning in such a star studded match. I honestly can't remember if Nakamura winning was an unpredictable surprise but I for sure remember Sheamus and Jericho being the last two, with Fella winning was a big shocker.

Really like the graphics with all these stats. Wild how they never did it like this before.

I always got the "on paper" argument in favor of running with Mox and this angle, but for the life of me I just couldn't understand why anyone would believe AEW could pull off that kind of program when the past 3 years it's been pretty clear that's never been their strength. I was repeating myself like crazy in September and October how much of a dumb idea was to go with Mox and try another heel "take over" angle just months removed from the DUD that was VPE/The Elite takeover storyline. The fact they sacrificed Swerve's run so they could give Danielson's "full time retirement" for THIS angle is dumbfounding.

It's been a whole ass trimester since TK decided to once again give Mox the ball and run with whatever idea he had in mind. I remember reading people saying it was an opportunity to make guys like OC and Darby and for the roster to "step up" kayfabe wise. Has any of this actually happened? I just read that Darby is going away for months to prepare for Everest, I guess he might make All In? can he even get enough momentum to be the guy to dethrone Mox by that point?

That was a spectacular babyface promo by Cena. So cool to watch the whole crowd play along with it after so many years of him doing that type of promo and getting half boos just because.

Eh, they were clearly trying to showcase the biggest players to the new Netflix audience. Cole having to explain who everyone is and their current angles was a prime example of that as well. It's kinda annoying but I feel like it's the smart thing to do as well.

That was Corporate Dwayne, not the High Chief I hope they are swerving us and he beats someone's ass with a belt tonight.

A little bit of Netflix on that HHH showcase

Yeah, I don't think he has a big historical significance in the sense of changing the business. Even his WWE run didn't really lead to changes and if anything, Punk was first in the "indy internet darling that made it" wagon, and he was consistently a bigger draw for the E. If Danielson doesn't become a wrestler the business and the fans lose in terms of artistic value -for lack of a better term- but I don't think anything really changes. This is not a 1 to 1 comparison -I'm certain there's tons of arguments to make better comps than this one- but if Daniel Day Lewis doesn't become an actor, cinema (and certainly Hollywood) doesn't really change much, but they do miss out on some classic and memorable performances.

3.7k in Osaka for Sabre vs Shingo. And the WK card is looking depressing as shit. I hope TK lends a hand and at least lets Omega work a high profile tag match but it's gonna end up being an AEW showcase match as whatever is left of NJ's top roster already booked. I'm also assuming that Okada doesn't work WK but probably works Wrestle Dynasty the next day. NJPW "WRESTLE KINGDOM 19 IN TOKYO DOME", 04.01.2025 (WPW/TV Asahi Ch. 2/NJPW World) Tokyo Dome - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title, 4 Way Match: KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight (c) vs. Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita vs. TJP & Francesco Akira vs. Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney - NJPW World TV Title, 3 Way Match: Jeff Cobb (c) vs. Ren Narita vs. Ryohei Oiwa - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: DOUKI (c) vs. El Desperado - IWGP Global Heavyweight Title: David Finlay (c) vs. Yota Tsuji - Hiroshi Tanahashi Final Road Special Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. "King of Darkness" EVIL - IWGP World Heavyweight Title: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Shota Umino Also interesting that Sabre vs Ricochet has been immediately labeled as a special attraction match and not a "title match if ZSJ retains". NJPW/AEW "WRESTLE DYNASTY", 05.01.2025 Tokyo Dome - Special Singles Match: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ricochet http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/aew.jpg

AEW doing the bare minimum and promoting shows and matches in advance once again is good news. I hope they don't drop it and actually build from there with more agressive local promoting, at least once 2025 starts.

My problem with the finish remains the same thing I've been bitching about since Mox turned on him and did the bag gimmick at All Out. I'm gonna repeat myself for the nth time here (sorry about that, but I gotta vent). I do not believe it's worth the effort of putting him and the BCC over like this. To me this feels very similar to angles like "Who is the Devil" last year and "The Elite are taking over AEW" earlier this year. It may sound like worth a shot on paper but this company does not have the creativity to make them compelling in the long run, and they die a death pretty early. I'm never gonna get over my head that instead of killing Danielson, just let Darby beat him in a classic in front of a red hot Tacoma Dome. I do not believe Allin beating Mox will be as big a deal as him beating Dragon tonight would've been. Mox vs Danielson IV in 2025 (at All In if Bryan can get cleared that early?) is not something I wanna watch again either. The main event was good but it did not grab me like it did some of you. Anyways, Swerve/MVP and Hangman/White are the only two things worth a fuck about AEW right now so I'ma take a break from weekly watching until the Continental Classic happens again. Adam Cole being back in a prominent role is another "I do not need this right now" sign for me too.

TK is saying on Twitter that the overrun tonight could be close to 30 minutes, lmao. I hope everyone important in the company makes an appearance and Lashley shows up with MVP. The top 2 matches might last a combined 90 minutes as well

The simulcast for Dynamite and Collision on MAX is great fucking news. Ratings talk is finally over. Attendance talk about to be the hot commodity for Cornette and Bischoff, lol.

Those trademarks are mostly for merchandising. Danielson's agent got the "YES YES YES!" trademark a couple of months ago when WWE didn't renew it. It seems they got one over the phrasing without the exclamation mark. Still, they can't stop people from chanting nor pointing their fingers. And even though I can see Dragon not doing it to avoid ruffling any feathers, both him and the fans did it when WWE still had the trademark. Tony censoring it would be beyond stupid:lol:

I'm dying at him saying "fuck Jon Moxley" all peacefully and shit Danielson getting as much matches as possible out of the way before he puts his buddy over in Tacoma. The match has been made official and it's title vs title it seems, as they've said the Continental belt is only on the line for the first 20 minutes (its TV time limit). Does Ospreay and Ricochet open the show with a 30 minute draw? Hangman vs Juice is actually the match I'm most intrigued about. Also, a lot of talk that they will actually announce the new TV deal. TK do loves his symbolism in his wrestling.

crazy how a good editor can make Dave sound.

As with most of the series, episode 6 was a mixed bag. This whole thing would've been much, much better if it solely focused on Vince and didn't worry itself with telling 40 years of the history of WWE. Explaining concepts and key moments? of course, and they actually did an awesome job at that. But they were way too ambitious and try to fit in too much stuff that didn't really add anything of real value. Tony Atlas was the MVP of this. Meltzer came out looking really well too.

Ep. 5 was so bizarre. They had something going the McMahon family stuff and then just drop if for close to 30 minutes and pick it back up for the last 10. And that half an hour in between was not worth it.

Of the three I've watched, ep.3 is the best one.

Wouldn't be shocking if the point here is Mox almost killing Bryan, getting belt and by late 2025/early 2026 -with Mox's reign long gone- they run it back with Dragon returning. I just don't want a heel Mox title reign, sick of the company always going back to him as champ. The fact they have this Danielson story for literally anyone else(worth a damn, of course) that could use it just makes it worse, lol.