C.S.

It's pro wrestling. They're actors. Everyone else gets a free pass for this shit, but because it's Cody and not an in-ring darling like Bryan Danielson, it's suddenly a grievous sin for a pro wrestler to cut a pro wrestling promo and try to capture the emotions of the fans. The crowd ate it up last night. That's all that matters. Like @sek69 said, let's see where he is in six months. That could go either way, knowing WWE.

This is the latest in a rollercoaster of tweets all weekend from Kimber Lee about MSK's Nash Carter.

LOL...

Based on this promo, looks like the rumors are true that they're going to be called The Grand Jury based on a recent WWE trademark filing.

Agreed. But I do love Priest's new look, and I'm excited for the overall potential of their alliance/stable.

Edge > Black by a mile, and I'm not even a huge Edge fan. (Christian was the better member of that team!)

Not sure why MVP would turn on the winner and side with the loser, but I don't mind.

Bron Breakker should come out with Rikk and Skkott Breakker.

Cody had one of the first truly great matches in AEW - if not the first - and it's still a top five or ten match in the company's history.

Sincerity mixed with over-the-top wrestling bluster is the best kind of promo possible. He's leagues ahead of most on the mic, which isn't something I would've said six years ago or even three years ago.

I'll take Cody's sincerity over Omega and Bucks' wink and nod too cool for the room speaking style that's grating at the best of times.

If you love Cody, you love this promo. If you don't, you don't. I do. Either way, we can all agree that we don't want a three-month Rollins feud. Update: Wasn't expecting a handshake. Awesome!

The fans are chanting. Sounds pretty enthusiastic to me.

McAfee with the best Stunner sell ever, spitting out beer on the way down!

First we got Gable vs. Gable. Now Austin vs. Austin!

How the hell was Theory-McAfee better than Edge vs. AJ? I don't know, but it was. Wish this had more time and that less time.

THIS is a decent use of those silly cheerleaders.

Odd take. Theory is pretty good himself. Remember, Bubba, he's only 24 years old. He hasn't even entered his prime yet.

Miracle maybe, but I didn't love it. If that's his best WrestleMania match outside of Boneyard, it kind of proves my point.

TBH, AJ has yet to have a truly great match at WrestleMania (not counting the Boneyard Match, which was great but a different animal entirely).

I remember they were planning to at a SummerSlam or something. I can't remember why it never happened.

These pre-shows are a complete waste of time. NXT Day 1 and Day 2 should be what the pre-show slots are used for. No one even remembers Stand and Deliver, and it was yesterday.

Can't argue with this.

The water okay in France? Your idea definitely would have won an award though. The Dave Meltzer Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic of the Year Award.

Considering that Jericho was openly mocking the EVP title as "mark" shit and saying he asked for extra money instead because he realizes there's only one boss in reality, I can understand why Cody wouldn't consider being an EVP a bargaining chip when it's a ceremonial title at best, and he was having - in his own words - personal issues with others he couldn't get past. At this point, with a new baby, he may as well chase the money and original dream of becoming the first Rhodes to win a World Title in WWE. He can always go back to AEW, and - don't fool yourself into thinking otherwise - he would be welcomed back there with open arms after a few years away. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and all of that...