Boss Rock

Typically not what I would have chosen to end a show, but I thought the Black-Anderson squash ruled. Black looked like an absolute killer and the ending with Arn was great.

Watched the Aoyagi matches and they're terrific. Onita certainly knew how to make a match feel both chaotic and like a spectacle.

Best entrance ever.

I don't see them selling until Vince physically can't run the show anymore. He's not gonna retire or just act as a consultant.

Also, Charlotte has been made to look more dominant than Reign of Terror Haitch. Like I get he had longer title reigns, but I don't think he went over cleanly nearly as many times.

I'll put it on my to-do list. Knee jerk reaction is top 10 but his career is the one I've visited the least of the pillars.

Way to completely blow the goodwill of the return of one of your biggest stars.

What a great show.

I know Summerslam 2013 disappointed in terms of ppv sales and Bryan's TV segments weren't doing great numbers, but by 2014 his segments were getting the highest ratings. When he returned in 2015 I'm pretty sure the house shows he ME'd were rivaling Cena's.

I think Ariel brought up the case of Punk, but yeah Reigns' response was really dumb.

I think done correctly (logical escalation of spots, wrestlers who are actually trained and know what they're doing), death matches can be very good. Like almost anything in wrestling, it's all about the execution whether it be a huge move or a spot through glass/light tubes. Masashi Takeda's 2018 in BJW sticks out to me in that regard. But knives is where I draw the line as doing too much.

Christ Almighty how did I forget these two? These are two of my top ten best matches ever.

I think Brodie was injured during the match and it was during training and rehab that he began to get sick. My thinking at the time was that Cody came back too soon and that they should have stretched it to the next ppv. Brodie was likely to feud with Hangman so that may have been why they put the title back on Cody when they did.

AEW has also proven that smaller wrestlers can be stars.

Here for Lee and Rush. Not so much for the others.

Crazy MAX vs. Do Fixxer vs. Italian Connection vs. M2K (Toryumon 8/30/2003) Genki Horiguchi, Ryo Saito, Dragon Kid vs. CIMA, Don Fuji, Naruki Doi (Dragon Gate 7/3/2005) Young Bucks vs. Future Shock vs. Super Smash Bros. (PWG 7/21/2012) Golden Elite vs. Rey Mysterio, Rey Fenix, Bandido (All In 9/1/2018)

Totally forgot but Martinez is still recovering from being concussed. That's especially shitty.

I understand that, but if folks sign with NXT there's the possibility of MR money. And now we've seen top MR acts get cut.

There's only like 6 people I could envision them never cutting. Hell I wouldn't be surprised if Balor was gone after tonight.

I used to at least kinda understand the "make money" mentality of signing with WWE. But now I can't see any reason why anyone would want to sign with WWE.

Finlay isn't doing it either, which is a shame considering the singles run he'd been having.

https://itrwrestling.com/news/hangman-page-reportedly-not-appearing-at-all-out/ Per Meltzer, Page isn't even going to be at All Out. Unless Punk is actually going to be Kenny's opponent, the crowd is likely turning hard on the title match.

Khan may be saying "Hey, we should start cutting some folks" but Vince is still the guy saying who stays and who goes.

It's still Vince's call. As confusing as it is considering how much time they invested in Bray, he'd still be employed if Vince wanted him.

Apologies if this is the incorrect thread, I wasn't sure if there was a catch-all thread for WWE stuff.