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[Immortal Weapon]

I hearing that the current plan is to have Lacey Evans beat Asuka for the belt and do Lacey vs Charlotte for the title. Asuka bout to get screwed out of mania again to give Charlotte a title match.

[Noodle]

I hearing that the current plan is to have Lacey Evans beat Asuka for the belt and do Lacey vs Charlotte for the title. Asuka bout to get screwed out of mania again to give Charlotte a title match.

Lacey isn't winning anything right now. No way in hell is WWE letting a pregnant woman wrestle.

[Immortal Weapon]

Lacey isn't winning anything right now. No way in hell is WWE letting a pregnant woman wrestle.

The pregnancy is real? I thought the angle with Flair took a dumb turn. Oh well, congrats to her.

[Noodle]

The pregnancy is real? I thought the angle with Flair took a dumb turn. Oh well, congrats to her.

Both. The pregnancy is real and they used it to make the angle with Flair make a dumb turn to write her off TV.

[Jcogginsa]

I hearing that the current plan is to have Lacey Evans beat Asuka for the belt and do Lacey vs Charlotte for the title. Asuka bout to get screwed out of mania again to give Charlotte a title match.

That seemed to be the plan before Lacey got pregnant

[Celgress]

[chachi]

so it is Christian as the Hall Of Famer signing with AEW.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

The INSTANT CLASSIC is back ! Good to see him back after so long.

[titanfan]

"The ending where Paul Heyman can't unlock Roman Reigns cuffs in time is one of the worst botched endings ever!"

AEW Exploding Deathmatch Production Crew: "Hold my beer"

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That has to be one of the worst ending to a PPV I’ve ever seen.

Although, the whole exploding death match thing sounded stupid in the first place.

[Jcogginsa]

The Match itself was great, the finish just blew it

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The Match itself was great, the finish just blew it

Funny enough, I didn't like the match either.

Far too gimmicky...the light sparks and smoke that the guys pretended were serious explosions were far too silly.

[Noodle]

The Match itself was great, the finish just blew it

And it's a shame, because the match will always be overshadowed by the finish. Not to mention Kingston coming out after was great storytelling that was ruined by the lack of danger it was trying to portray.

Funny enough, I didn't like the match either.

Far too gimmicky...the light sparks and smoke that the guys pretended were serious explosions were far too silly.

That type of match style really is an acquired taste. Even the old Japanese death matches. You either love it or hate it. There never really seems to be a middle.

[EmeraldGladiator]

while I am sure the Shaq match and the FTR/Tully stuff is better for the long term health of AEW to be on free TV (more eyes et al) it is strange that they were on the week of a PPV.

[CentralPower]

I had not seen any AEW until yesterday. (A friend invited me over for the pay-per-view.)

Over-all, not bad. Based on last night's show, it seems that AEW generally does a better job of keeping a consistent tone than WWE. (If I am wrong, bear in mind that I know nothing about AEW other than what was on last night.) Much like WWE, being able to enjoy AEW requires a recognition and acceptance that kayfabe is long dead, and what wrestling is now.

The pre-show women's match was fun. Classic heel antics. And, the ref seemed to be appropriately distracted, rather than impossibly stupid. The faux-broken leg of one of the heels was nicely sold (and undersold) as appropriate.

The men's rumble was much better paced than the WWE men's rumble.

And, I really like how Cody Rhodes is handled. He is a solid "owner bad guy", by showing not telling. (Why is "show, not tell" such a rarity in wrestling now?")


Unfortunately, the main events were bollux.

The cinematic match with Sting made me nostalgic for last year's "WWE Money in the Bank" or the WWE Woman's Karaoke Contest, which is like saying that I am nostalgic for that time I had pneumonia. Easily the worst match/segment that I have seen in a long time.


The "exploding barbed wire death match" was more of a let-down than I had expected. There were some well-done spots and clever moments. But, when landing on barded wire becomes routine, there is a problem, even before the non-explosion. (I am pretty sure that Gilberg's old WWE pyro was more threatening.)



I might go track down some AEW on YouTube.