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Please don't. I still have zero interest in Wardlow, especially after the way this turned. Sure, he's over today. Don't think that will be sustained, but maybe I'm wrong. What a debacle honestly for MJF. He was gonna be a major star in the promotion.

MJF wearing the infamous baby blue jobber color is something else too.

Das chant.

So. Match or squash ?

The plane. I'll still miss the fucker when he'll be feuding with the Miz...

That was great fun bullshit for opening the show. Very early AEW too. Send MJF (to WWE) and then let the good part of the show happen.

Very nice, very over. Crowd is on fire for this.

Mark Sterling sporting the old Jim Cornette style wrestler garb.

The Acclaimed + Ass Boys are over. Yeah, that's really kinda New Age Outlaws random. Gotta watch that opening match live. Kingston cutting an Onita-like promo.

He's under contract until sometime in 2024. What the fuck is he thinking ? Jarrett did not even had a contract when he pulled that one off. Can you picture TK releasing MJF after this, and him showing up like a hero on RAW *weeks after the Sasha/Naomi debacle* ? The message that would send ? Holy shit.

They play the video on the Buy-In. There you go. Since I never really cared about the match to begin with (I was sold one by the angle one week, then disinterested the following week, rince, repeat), so really I for one could care less in term of what I'm interested to. I'm just having fun with the drama. Makes sense. Powerbomb symphony, bye bye. Now, he could pull off an Austin Aries, which would be hilarious for all the wrong reasons.

As Brucie says, "gotta get that match in the ring". In the end, MJF is making things happen. But I don't think it's good things for anyone involved. Jarrett, Warrior... not the greatest move they made in term of follow-ups careers. Of course, different contexts, different company, different boss. Still. If I'm them, I also do that match as the opening, as there's a chance this might distract the crowd as long as they don't know what's happening for sure. Can you picture an "MJF" (or "Fuck you Maxwell") chant going on forever or something ? This would hurt everybody involved. I'm not sure he's doing himself any favors honestly.

The preview is back on AEW's Youtube channel.

Thanks ! It's been dealt with.

Shit's on. This. I'm thoroughly entertained at a time I badly needed it.

The preview has been removed from AEW's Youtube channel.

WWE : Sasha & Naomi have disappointed the entire WWE Universe by failing to show up for tonight's main event. They are unprofessional and are now suspended without pay. Also WWE : We welcome MJF as the new addition of the WWE Universe, he's a superstar and a great professional. The preview has been posted on AEW's Youtube, so the match *has to* happen. How it will be worked is another matter and may tell the story of what's to come.

Wow. Waking up to this, that's shit's crazy. YES. Also, he absolutely is outsmarting himself here. There was not much sympathy for Sasha & Naomi from the workers inside the company, for better or worse, but I would gather he would get none whatsoever pulling this kind of shit in his context, which is quite different in term of creative. If that's a work, I don't really see this upside. Brian Pillman's stuff was seen as cool at the time, but it never actually went anyone except confuse people, and the guy ended up outsmarting himself. TK should not go along with this kind of angle pushed that far, it never pays off in any useful capacity. The odd thing, and I swear I was thinking about it when I was watching Dynamite and this has nothing to do with what's happening right now (as I said, I love watching the guy perform and thinks he's the best heel promo in the last 30 years) : if he left the company, I would not bat an eye. Because as much as it's been working, the angle from this week (can't call this a match) is not what I waited 17 years for. This is straight WWE stuff. Done well, extremely well even, but still. This is not what I want from my alternative. I'm all for the buffet, but this kind of stuff being the main angle, including topping the CM Punk vs Adam Page feud (which no one can claim has been the N°1 focus on TV at all), just not that appealing to me. Anyway, this is gonna end up being very interesting in the long haul. If MJF is pulling some power play, I don't see how the trust factor works past that point. Considering how south things went with Sasha & Naomi, there's also the question of hurting his own value with them by doing this. If he does leave, you know what we get on BTE, right ?

And Laura Dennis was Gail Kim's next victim. That's Allie. Fun to see them pop up before they got their name around.

One of the many reasons Matt Jackson is a genius :

Fuuuck. This guy still has any time left ? I've been really enjoying the Jarrett podcast, mostly the TNA stuff which is fascinating. Now that Jarrett is back working with WWE, maybe this won't be as good, I dunno. I'm guessing Regal will be a great guest, but when I think of it, apart from old tells from England and the WCW years, I really have no interest in post 00's WWE stuff. I wasn't a NXT close watcher either. Foley, well, he's been around forever doing interviews. Probably a fine guest to, but do I want to hear stuff about the Attitude Era again and again ? Not too sure. The ECW, Japan, indies and WCW stuff on the other hand. Hopefully some good soul will want to listen to those and report what they think of it, I don't think I'm diving in either of them from the get-go.

This is pretty awesome. Damn, Jade putting in the work with Danielson could pay off in something spectacular. Loved Danielson's laugh after "I don't trust myself with that". (oh, did not see the entire video. Oh yeah, this is great stuff.)

Indeed. As the old French saying goes "C'est à la fin du bal qu'on paie les musiciens." Meaning more or less : it's not over 'til it's over. I would not have said this a few weeks ago, but since Gunn has "adopted" the Acclaim as his new sons, they have been quite fun indeed. This is the most fun Billy Gunn has been probably since 1998. Max Caster is still the worst worker of the five though. If anyone would need the "Nah, he's a manager" spot, that's him.

I mean, people who say awful vile shit should be held accountable for sure. There are consequences to everything you do or say. And a bullshit apology won't fly. Maybe this will get swept under the rug and the guy will go back crawling into his business after having been exposed as a lying, vile piece of shit. That happens, and not just in pro-wrestling offices. But yeah, he *should* be toasted for sure. At least some people know what he's made off now, despite having some sort of position of power. I'm speaking about that Kikuchi fellow of course, if that was not clear enough... Well, they are doing the most I remember seeing from a major company after such events, for sure. Interesting to see where it will leads them with Ibushi. If he ever come back, you can expect some very emotional moment for sure. Hopefully it ends well for him.