Mad Dog

They clawed their way to a far better match than it deserved to be.

That means we would need Dustin vs. Pac which I would also be down for.

Nyla didn't learn her lesson from all those Roadrunner cartoons.

I would be down for them building to a Pac vs. Cody for the AEW Title at the PPV after the upcoming one.

I wouldn't imagine this going more than 10. So that gives them 20 minutes for the main plus angle.

Baker or Shida would be my pick to build around.

I like that women's title belt.

Nyla is super green. She has some cool moves but I think she largely seems out of her depth so far. I think she needs another year or two to figure out that mean mugging isn't a personality but a lot of indy wrestlers make that mistake.

It's really refreshing to have commentary treat it like a legit sport.

The pacing is really nice. Everything feels super snappy and not just there to fill space like Raw and Smackdown do.

Pentagon in a suit and sneakers is scandalous.

Jay looks like an old lady.

The first 35 minutes have flown so far.

Great Lakes All-Star Wrestling #9: 9/1/1984 Ricky Gibson comes out to start the show. He points out that Rip Rogers interrupted his match last week and hit him with a folding chair. No one does that to him and doesn't answer the bell. That's why he wants Rip Rogers right now. He's not leaving this studio until he gets that match. Solie goes to commercial break. They come back and Ricky Gibson is waiting in the ring when Rip Rogers comes out. Rogers taunts Gibson and acts like he's going to get in the ring. Rogers brushes him off and goes to leave. Rogers backs onto the camera shot and he is being pursued by Thunderbolt Patterson and Tommy Rich. Rich gets a couple of shots in on Rogers and then rolls him into the ring. Rip Rogers defeated Ricky Gibson at 10:09 The Mysterious Masked Manager is out with party hat on and a noise maker. He promised Masked Superstar a big surprise this week and here it is. At the Big Super Bowl of wrestling this upcoming weekend he has put together The Masked Superstar Invitational Battle Royal. The winner will get a cool $50,000. Rock N Roll Express defeated Doug Vines and Jeff Sword at 10:41 Rock N Roll Express grab the mic. This coming weekend they finally get their hands on Miller and Oliver. Those guys have been running their mouths a lot but it's going to be put up or shut up time. Scott Hall defeated Larry Hamilton at 3:01 Main Event: Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Ray Stevens at 9:55

The D&D uproar he caused online was quite hilarious.

The side by side commercials is a great idea.

That opening video did more to make me care about Sammy Guevara than anything WWE has done in years.

Nice opener to the show. Cody keeps on delivering.

I think they should and I am worried that they won't. Cody has just caught fire and sometimes you need to strike when someone gets hot.

I am enjoying not being assaulted by Mauro right now.

I wouldn't have believed it 6 months ago. He's worked his way into being the ace of AEW and I'm not sure even he saw that coming.

He has a baby face I think. He's 26.

Going straight to a match is a great move. Love having the win-loss records on the graphics.

Great Lakes All-Star Wrestling #8: 8/25/1984 Rip Rogers defeated Tom Jones at 7:41 Rip Rogers says he wants a piece of Tommy Rich this afternoon. He tells Tommy to come out here right now and he's not leaving until Rich comes out here and faces him. Solie and Dusek go to commercial break. They come back from the break with the next match of Ricky Gibson vs. Larry Hamilton. They lock up and Rogers comes in and blasts both men with a steel chair. Rogers nails both men again. He yells at Solie that there aren't going to be any matches until he gets a piece of Tommy Rich. Rogers unfolds one of the chairs and sits in the middle of the ring. Solie goes to commercial again. They finally come back and Tommy Rich comes out. He says if Rogers wants a match, then they can have a match. Rich tries to get in the ring and Rogers jumps him to start the match. Non-Title Match: Rip Rogers defeated Tommy Rich (c) by count out at 14:34 Rogers suplexed Rich on the cement floor multiple times and rolled back into the ring to claim the victory. Rogers grabbed a chair and went to hit Rich with it but Thunderbolt Patterson came out and stood over the fallen Rich. Rogers decided to back off. Backstage. The Mysterious Masked Manager consoles the Masked Superstar over last week's loss. He says that he's working on getting the Superstar a big surprise for next week's show. Main Event: Mike Miller and Rip Oliver defeated Angelo and Lanny Poffo at 11:31 Rip Oliver gets on the mic and says that up next is getting those AWA National Tag Team Titles.

I know the time has passed and they would never do it but I would have Big E beat the Fiend.