MoS

I wouldn't be surprised if TK just decides to go with Eddie-Punk as the modern version of Austin-Bret. That feud has a lot of legs left and it definitely feels like it's Punk's first proper feud back.

Yeah I think this is probably the bigger "issue" (to the extent that anything was an issue in the main event) in the match more than the 30-second Bucks spot which genuinely paid off some long-running arcs and created a few new ones for the next PPV cycle. When I eventually rewatch the match, now that I know the outcome and can focus on other things, my critique of the match probably will be the insane spots they did which would barely get a 2-count, and the fact that both men would eat a bunch of bombs and then simply reverse the next bomb to get on offence, instead of meaningfully done, well-earned transitions. Hangman looked great though, which was pretty much the only thing that mattered in the end. Sort of reminded me how both main events of WrestleMania 21 were kind of duds, especially Hunter-Batista that went way too long and had too much of Hunter on offence and Batista selling, but the most, the only important thing was that they pulled the trigger convincingly in both matches. This match was obviously better than those two WM 21 matches, but it wasn't the best match of the night, which was by some distance Punk v. Kingston, and I would argue that MJF-Darby was the second best match of the night, with either the main event or the tag title match being the 3rd best.

I genuinely don't know a single fan who likes all these unnecessarily long matches or who thinks these PPV matches need so much time. Or goes "Wow, only a 3.5 hour show? That sucks, I'm getting ripped off!" Seems like Tony Khan is the only person who wants these shows to be 4 hours long

I'll be very honest, one reason it worked for me was cuz Danielson winning had made the outcome in actual doubt for me, and I really REALLY wanted Hangman to win lol. So when the ref bump happened and the Bucks walked down like they have done for every Omega match, I was genuinely expecting them to interfere and do some shit. So the twist of them not interfering like they usually do was a nice surprise and totally got me. I can justify the booking of the spot with everything I said about paying off arcs and long-term storytelling, but really, the main reason it worked for me was cuz I got worked lol. Simple as that. I genuinely can't remember the last match where I was so invested in the actual result of the match, it has been so so many years.

Not a single question to Jay Lethal or Tony Khan about the allegations against him and whether they have been investigated in the post-event media scrum, but a lot of questions to the tune of "How happy you were at how amazing your pop was?!" lol. Wrestling media is a complete joke.

It didn't seem to affect the crowd one bit. It was a 30-second spot in a 25-minute match that was crucial in resolving a lot of arcs in Hangman's story to become the champ, from the time the Bucks refused to corner him for his match against Jericho 2.5 years ago, to yesterday night with him apologizing for costing the Bucks their title shot last year. If they had continued the story after the match ended, it would have been too much, but the climax was Hangman sitting on the shoulders of his friends soaking the adulation of the crowd. What I think they should have done is tweak the finishes of some of the earlier matches so that there were not so many shenanigans in basically every match, which dilutes the impact in the main event imo. I have said it before, but Tony Khan has become very proficient in basic wrestling booking, he now needs a finish guy/middleman, Pat Patterson style, to help with the formatting and finishes of his shows. It's a pity Cornette has burnt bridges with basically everyone in AEW, because he would be perfect for the role.

God, in hindsight, this PPV ending with Omega winning would have been a complete disaster. There were too many clunkers on this show for it to have survived a deflating heel ending. As it is, this is the best ending to a PPV in AEW history. The genuinely emotional crowd at the end was everything.

That was an inversion of everyone's expectations that actually got a pop out of me

For once, Matt Jackson in tears did not make me roll my eyes, mostly because my eyes were watery too. That was as real as it gets

I am so fucking happy right now. Wrestling is awesome. Credit to Omega, he made Page look like a million bucks.

These men are throwing BOMBS

Holy shit, credit to Omega, he protected Page really well on that move

Omega acknowledged the Ibushi sign lol

That Hangman entrance legit gave me chills

Yeah they even chanted his name. Fans don't really care of course

Wow bringing Jay Lethal barely a year after Speaking Out is certainly a choice

That was truly a terrible frog splash

He is protected in all of his losses. I agree that he needs a big win soon. When it happens, the pop will be out of the world

I agree with this tweet-

Okay maybe not a double turn but that's my match of the year. Nothing in wrestling is better than a wild bloody brawl with wrestlers genuinely trying to hurt each other

Match of the year and I believe they might have done a double turn there

I am genuinely giggling and marking out right now

HAHAHAHHAHAHHA HE DOES THE CENA SPOT

CRIMSON MASK PUNK

This match already rules so hard