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[Stiva]

I think they have to do Mox/Darby before Mox leaves for prolonged time. Would be kind of interesting to see how Claudio would do as de-facto leader in Mox’s absence 

[MoS]

Yeah, I think these are the finishing touches of the angle. They need to give Darby a big victory. 

It's such a refreshing feeling, watching AEW these days

[El-P]

This is obviously a set-up for Mox vs Darby, which needs to be done as an immediate follow-up. And it will probably be crazy.

Swerve vs Okada ? I'm so there.

Ditto Toni vs Athena. Awesome.

The Young Bucks shit was perfect and funny as hell.

HOWEVER DO NOT DO, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, A FUCKING CASH-IN GIMMICK WITH MJF. Don't do it at all, ever again. 

That Hangman promo at the start was something else.

Love that venue. Complete bullshit pseudo-mauresque movie set look. Awesome. More of these funky small venues. Gotta do the swimming pool gimmick once. Club La Vela needs a shout-out.

[Jmare007]

On 7/17/2025 at 12:10 AM, strobogo said:

All In should have been the complete end of Deathriders stuff, or at least take a full month or two off. Not into keeping it going immediately after. Let Mox finally take that vacation he's been talking about since 2022. Neither Hanger or Mox should be in the ring the next show after that match. Some of the stuff teased going forward is interesting, though: Bucks in the Don Callis Family, Swerve vs Okada

People need to stop repeating this. Mox took like a 3-4 month vacation last year. The Death Rider stuff was actually the result him taking a long time off and coming up with that shit. 

I'm all for him taking another long vacation tbh, but we gotta stop with this dumb ass meme that he's hasn't taking a holiday for 3 years

[strobogo]

On 7/19/2025 at 10:22 PM, Jmare007 said:

People need to stop repeating this. Mox took like a 3-4 month vacation last year. The Death Rider stuff was actually the result him taking a long time off and coming up with that shit. 

I'm all for him taking another long vacation tbh, but we gotta stop with this dumb ass meme that he's hasn't taking a holiday for 3 years

I don't recall this at all. 

[Jmare007]

4 hours ago, strobogo said:

I don't recall this at all. 

He was out from Forbidden Door (end of June) when he lost the IWGP belt to Naito and then returned for Grand Slam to face Darby (end of September). He was out for like 10-12 weeks. 

[strobogo]

39 minutes ago, Jmare007 said:

He was out from Forbidden Door (end of June) when he lost the IWGP belt to Naito and then returned for Grand Slam to face Darby (end of September). He was out for like 10-12 weeks. 

It's okay, he can take another one.

[The Thread Killer]

Having to watch Jon Moxley is like measuring the age of a dog. They say one year for a human is like seven “dog years.” Seeing Jon Moxley promos and matches are similar. Moxley might have returned a year ago, but it feels like it’s been seven years. So in order to balance this out, he should take a seven year hiatus.

[El-P]

Nah. Mox and the Deathriders are awesome. (although I do agree after Darby takes care of him, he needs to take off for a bit, but Claudio, Yuta & Marina needs to stick around. When is Pac coming back ?)

Meanwhile, after showing up to wrestle at a tent show in Prater, Vienna, Mercedes Moné is going to Koswlow, Poland to wrestle in a hotel for the local promotion. That girl LOVES doing that shit. Gotta love it.

[Alucard]

Moxley's return last year was end of August (the Dynamite after All In) where the Death Riders began with the "This is not your company anymore" promo.

[El-P]

Jetspeed vs FTR fucked. Every week I realize that there's a new match-up with Speedball I want to see in AEW. 

Ditto Claudio vs Mark. 

Gotta love how they take advantage of the cool setting.

Hopefully this tag tournament ends the Hurt Business's reign. Babyface turn already ? Not the worst idea either. MJF don't need them, really.

Don't threaten me with a cash in. I can't. Keep that WWE gimmick out of AEW. Athena vs Toni Storm needs to be a real match.

The Forbidden Door build is tricky since it's the G1 so any NJPW involvement is gonna be late, unless it's guys like Despe and Takahashi (and they should be involved). 

[Big Pete]

I enjoyed Hangman's presentation this week. I was worried that they were going to have him go 50/50 with Yuta, but it was a glorified squash where the emphasis was placed on the post-match. I'm not sure how Yuta will go post-Death Riders but it's a story beat they have to pull the trigger on at some point. Still, it's good to see Hangman booked strong and featured through out the show - if they're determined to make him 'the guy' double down on it. 

JetSpeed vs. FTR had it's moments. Speedball's big flurry of offence leading into the finish was the highlight and he's got that extra gear that's so necessary in modern wrestling. Still, thought the match was sloppy in places and they made some weird choices. I don't think you can accuse anyone on the AEW roster of being lazy when it comes to their in-ring (maybe in other aspects) but it seemed like Dax was having a hard time keeping up which was problematic because he seemed determined to be the ring general so certain spots looked out of step. 

The flat finish and the post-match overkill didn't help matters either.