C.S.

Speaking of J.R., where the hell was he tonight? With Pat McAfee stepping back from Smackdown duties, it wouldn't surprise me to see J.R. ask for his release from the shitshow AEW has turned into and jump into a ready-made position in WWE. If that's the case, hopefully Tony has the good sense to call up Mauro and back up the Brinks truck to bring him in. Best commentator in the business today, easily. Mauro calling Dynamite and a Mauro-Christian commentary team on Rampage would be matches made in Heaven.

What in the hell is this shit? There's barely ten minutes left for Wheeler vs. Garcia. Never mind - it's part of Garcia's entrance. Won't add that much needed flavor to his character or personality though.

No, a niche article on the back page of their website covered it. The magazine - the only part of SI that's actually relevant - did not and would not touch it.

J.R. threw BBQ sauce all over the Bucks, which is why Ace Steele bit one of them.

Oh yeah, that has definitely happened. But still... Someone could easily avoid Facebook or Twitter for 2-3 days and go into Dynamite confused that two titles have suddenly been vacated without explanation. It feels like a sloppy cop-out.

Is it just me or does this match suck compared to their others? No spark whatsoever. If it's just my mood, and it may be, please tell me.

Maybe I'm not using the right apps or widgets, but I didn't see any wrestling news pop up. Of course, every wrestling site has a million articles, but that requires going to them - which only a fraction of the audience is going to do.

Boo Boo Face for Adam Page or does he always look constipated on his way to the ring?

Did dumbass Jericho just spoil the result of Dragon-Page?

No, it was announced at the beginning of the show with a graphic.

By far. Zzz-PAC doesn't need two titles. I was convinced Orange and Best Friends were taking this. Not that I would've necessarily put either team in a match for the vacant titles. Not sure who I would've chosen, but at the very least, Dark Order should have been in it since they reached the finals. I understand not wanting to reward Hangman, but he is in the World Title tournament, so...

I kinda hope Dragon taps Page out in the first minute. Would make a statement.

I assume you mean Mox. MJF's promo sucked. Between the scrum and tonight, he is already ice cold.

Give this man the championship!

That MJF "American Rollercoaster" Cody Rhodes Triple H promo died an instant death. That was the shits.

Even though AEW overkills tournaments, I'm a fan of this one. There's a murderers row of top talent in it. "We don't need Punk or The Elite." Message received loud and clear.

No Eddie Kingston in the tournament makes me a sad panda. MJF's pandering face turn can't be for real. It's too over-the-top.

No reason given for vacancies is a lol. Yes, "everyone knows" - but do they really?

There was also scuttlebutt on Twitter a few weeks back about Colt using a homophobic slur during a livestream. (I think the d-word for lesbian, but someone can correct me if I'm wrong.) Needless to say, Scott Colton probably isn't "the nice guy" he's been made out to be. Even so, I still feel kind of bad for him with Punk going off about his shared bank account with his mother and other details that really didn't need to be aired out in a public forum.

I doubt HBK - pre- or post-Jesus - pays any attention to AEW or cares about it any way.

Even the nobody jabronis are taking shots at the company now. What a mess! This is funny though.

Big Daddy Dave:

Yeah, @The Thread Killer and @KawadaSmile, I meant Fish. I don't see a universe where Punk ends up back in WWE. He won't. He already mocked it as a mark designation, and said when he was offered the title in the beginning, he turned it down for more money because there's only one boss.

Why would H touch an obviously mentally damaged man like this with a ten-foot pole? Even for a player/coach role, would you want someone this unstable and unhinged in charge of watering the plants at the PC, never mind training all the kids there?

For how terrible Kevin Dunn's camerawork is, I wonder if creative camera angles like this are also his brainchild.