C.S.

Would Matt Riddle be another example of this? Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur) of The Golden Girls?

I'll be honest: My first reaction was: "Is that Sting? No." "Is Gargano wearing facepaint for some reason? Probably not." Danhausen didn't even occur to me initially, despite the rumors and his obvious intent to sign with AEW. When it finally clicked, it made all the sense in the world to me. I do think Gargano is a bigger signing though. Don't underestimate the power and reach of WWE TV (even if it is only NXT).

I guess so, but I'm not seeing any downside in signing a young guy with buzz who's tremendously entertaining and has a fantastic character and gimmick.

Why would it piss anyone off? The reaction I've seen has been universally positive. I think it's a great signing, and I've never seen him before, but his personality shines through in interview excerpts I've read and social media posts.

Not ruined at all, but definitely a weird decision. No Johnny Gargano tonight. This kind of match would've been perfect for him to show up, especially since many of his later "epics" with Tomasso Ciampa were wrestled in the same style. (I miss their earlier matches, which were amazing.)

I like Orange but am I the only one not seeing the sense in having him cleanly defeat future main eventer like Adam Cole?

I wonder if Colt will even be re-signed. He's not exactly being used much.

Great segment, but no one coming to Punk's aid - even if just to run off the bad guys in the end - is completely illogical.

MJF is spitting fire here!

I hate to sound like an old boomer, but the ladder match was a bunch of flippy shit with very little psychology. HBK-Razor is renowned because everything they did made sense, and they used the ladder as a weapon. The original TLC matches between the Hardys, the Dudleys, and Edge and (the Attitude Era's #1 star) Christian still had more internal logical even with the high-flying spectacle they were.

Leva Bates is one of the rare wrestlers WWE used better than AEW, even if she was only a Hack Myers mascot type in NXT as Blue Pants. Andrade might be on that list too, as he's been completely uninteresting and directionless, and he hasn't had any matches in AEW that come close to his NXT Title Match against Johnny Gargano (IMO).

Not really a good look for Joey either. It's impossible to take him seriously when he says shit like "You’re a big fat fucking lying loser" like he's auditioning for a 1980s teen comedy. Sounds like this MSL is as shady as they come, but Joey would really help his case if he'd act like a grown-up about it.

Tell me, folks: Was Cody's promo rambling, incoherent, and all over the place, or am I just really tired tonight? He's right about one thing though: Brody King really should have changed his name. Brodie/Brody should be sacred in AEW.

You know about the official sequel, right? https://www.retromaniawrestling.com/

Here's an odd one: Did you know Tony Schiavone has a book? But it's a graphic novel, for some reason. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B09NP9TKQV/

Black would be fine as a credible main eventer if the Bray Wyatt-lite lights off shit and assorted " magic" was eliminated. It's beyond hokey.

I like Brodie King!

On second thought, keep Black's midcard magic tricks far away from the World Champion.

The only bigger letdown than Lance Archer would be Brian Cage, so he's probably next. Woof, what a major step back from Bryan Danielson. I realize they can't all be the American Dragon, but I agree that Black would have been much better for the big man TV challenger role (and I don't even think all that much of Black).

Did Jericho drop a ton of weight or does that shirt just flatter him? (If it's the latter, where can I get one?!?!)

IMO, Hangman vs. MJF will happen soon, and that's where Wardlow's turn will take place, finally getting fed-up enough and costing MJF the match. I agree with @NintendoLogic that all this talk of a short Hangman reign is (probably) utter nonsense.

I totally forgot this was happening. Cody's Covid diagnosis really put a damper on the show (which is no one's fault, obviously). I love Dustin, but the Interim Champ bit is hokey at best. Sammy needs to turn back heel ASAP. Also: The wrong person won.

I like MJF, but I kinda hope this isn't what happens. Feels way too soon and way too forced. I'd ideally like MJF to continue building up a reputation and increasing his resume of solid matches for a couple more years. I'm not sure who should dethrone Hangman, but I don't think it should happen for a while.

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The one 2.0 guy's face is kinda square-ish - I guess that's the extent of the "insult."