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Here is the difference between the Dark Order and the Nightmare Collective. The management knows that the Super Smash Bros can go. They just got stuck with a bad gimmick. Despite the gimmick, they are still capable of delivering in the ring. They are getting on track and I think they are going one angle or segment will turn things around for them. The Nightmare Collective can't deliver in the ring. Brandy needs to stick to managing Cody. Kong is old and hurt. I don't know about the bald one. Like Dark Order, it isn't over but it has actively ruined the women's division. The Dark Order has not ruined the tag division. I enjoyed Swole vs. Nyla this week. No bullshit. No interference. I think Nyla is getting better.

I never thought I would hear the words Toshiaki Kawada on an American wrestling TV show.

MJF getting thrown into a pool was expected but fun. I know people will bitch about the sound when Page and Omega were being interviewed but it makes it feel like a real interview. Wind is blowing. It's things that are a little off the script that make me enjoy AEW. It feels organic.

That Baker promo was horrible. The one saving grace is that Nightmare Collective had nothing to do with the segment. Match wasn't bad. 6 man tag was fun with the proper result.

Wrestling on the boat really forced Omega/Page and SCU to tone it down and they made up for it. Maybe my favorite SCU tag match... um ever?

The cruise ship setup looks neat but you lose some noise in the open air space. Announcers sound like they are having a blast.

I couldn't post during the show last night but enjoyed the show. I enjoyed the opening tag. It was a spotfest... but a fun spotfest and I love the setup to whatever Adam Page is going to do. Since he seems to be getting more over, I would actually have Kenny Omega turn and have Page as the face. Cody's promo was great. I think face Cody and hell Brandi is so dumb. everyone knows they are married. She should be in his corner and helping the faces, not playing Stephanie McMahon. Starting to dislike the entire direction of the women's division because of this nonsense. I enjoyed Moxley-Guevara. The 6 man tag was fun. Some good old school hiding the foreign object play going on. My roommate who hasn't seen DDP in 20+ years was shocked at how good he looked for being 60 years old. The main event was fun and Darby is awesome. This may be my favorite PAC match so far. I still hate his angry, evil hobbit character but I think he worked well with Darby. AEW remains an easy to watch 2 hour wrestling show. the biggest obstacle they have is that nothing seems can't miss. If I miss a week of AEW, I don't ever feel like I missed out. If I was booking this show, my main goal is to make this a can't miss wrestling show. I don't see them doing that right now.

Do you mean the Nightmare Collective segment? I want to make sure we are in agreement.

I took an old man nap. How was the brothers tag?

Christopher Daniels is getting old and slow and needs to adjust his wrestling style to reflect that reality.

I thought it ruined the match. They have been hyping this match for a while. Had to postpone it for a week. Then we get all the garbage in the middle. At least you enjoy it. The crowd seemed to agree with me.

I really like Statlander. I hope her stupid gimmick ends soon. This match was going along great until the Nightmare Collective interfered. I hate this group. I hate Brandi as evil wife to the most popular babyface in the company. I hate the name. I hate the angle. I hate Luther. I hate that any possible good woman's wrestling match will end up ruined by this stable.

Really fun tag to start off the show. I think this is the best that Page has looked in an AEW ring. Less floppy stuff... more kicks to the face. I don't care about a PAC-Omega match. PAC still has that 205 stink on him despite their best efforts to push him.

Ross just called Dave Brown the best color man in the business and he isn't lying. Private Party's theme music is not good.

Yeah, we can get a separate non FB page going.

My buddy JT at Place2Be Nation is doing a Crockett/WCW greatest matches poll that will last throughout the next year. It will be a nice way for us old school fans to jump into some footage we enjoy. Fans of the 90s WCW can sink in. I never had a chance to complete the DVDVR project for Crockett so it will give me a chance to explore and rank those matches. If you would like to participate, here's the Facebook link. https://www.facebook.com/groups/GWCWMatches/ Feel free to discuss those matches here at PWO as well. I'm pretty excited about this.

Thanks for the rundown Gordi! In this day and age of disposable wrestling, it's helpful to have a guide like this.

I thought this was the best mindless AEW spotfest so far. Maybe it was good vibes from enjoying most of the show.

Enjoyed Sammy vs. Dustin. Didn't enjoy the finish. The MJF promo didn't resonate with me this week. They need to turn off the damn background music during interviews.

I think they are already souring on Baker. The best thing she did in the match was lay around and get pinned. I can't get over the fact that I enjoy Moxley so much more than Ambrose.

Agreed. Nice setup for a match down the road. The right person lost. No complaints.

This is how I like my Britt Baker matches... with her laying on the mat not doing anything for most of the match

It was a fun match but not on par with the summer match. Still pretty great for tv.

I thought your post omitted Cornette donating the money to charity. When I reread your post, there was no need for my post.

All three guys you mentioned were in shape. They weren't roided out but they were in shape. They also didn't look out of place next to the other stars of the day. I think that's a more valid criticism of Joey Janela. It isn't that he doesn't deserve a spot in the wrestling ring. It is that he shouldn't be going toe to toe with guys like Moxley and Omega. He should be in the Randy Mulkey position.