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The #ForTheBrand WWE stans are going to have their work cut out for them to come up with excuses that aren't "AEW is a hot product and WWE is an ice cold product run by an old man who actively fights his fanbase". I suppose that "but scaplers!" will still be their standby, despite the fact that WWE shows generally have a higher percentage of tickets on secondary markets.

The highest drawing segment was the Britt promo and the start of Sammy/Yuta. So the good doctor = ratings.

On the heels of Dynamite beating Raw in the 18-49 demo, WWE really seems to have its pulse on the youths with the tidbit SRS just dropped:

Funny how people go after reporters like Dave and SRS saying they use "plans change" as a get out of jail free card, yet WWE just paid off weeks of skits between Nattie/Tamina and Mandy/Dana by moving Mandy to NXT.

I really love this, I was searching for a way to encapsulate why I enjoy watching AEW and this is it exactly it.

Kross had several matches with guys known for always having quality matches, and was not impressive in any of them. The law of averages would seem to suggest *one* of them would have been able to get a decent match out of him.

So many people on the roster come off like stars. AEW was probably hurt the most by the pandemic in terms of losing fans just when they looked like they were going to hit that next level, and already after two shows it seems like they were able to keep that momentum going the whole time.

Darby is insane, that's it, that's the tweet.

And they won! I was under the impression hometown people had to be beaten and humiliated! (/sarcasm)

I love the idea that Tony is so lovable, being mean to him is almost cheap heat.

They need to feature her prominently in the Rampage debut. if it's anything folks here in Pittsburgh love to do it's cheering other people from Pittsburgh.

Man, Hangman is so over when he finally wins the title whatever building they are in is going to explode.

Man, I just love watching wrestling in front of real live fans again. I know AEW had Daily's but being in real arenas again makes it feel official.

I know the forbidden door is open and all, but it's still weird for me to see an IWGP title defended in an American promotion on national TV.

Having a bad match with Shelton would have to be caused by injury or sandbagging.

...and if various rumors/reports are to be believed most people on the main roster other than the tippy top guys would rather be in NXT instead.

ROH used a lot of their no crowd pandemic TV time to do personality profiles on a lot of different people. Like anywhere from a quarter to a third of each episode would be devoted to a video package/interview where you hear someone telling their story and getting themselves over.

I thought so too, especially how they had him drop the NA title out of nowhere when they were building up other feuds. I'm guessing Vince saw him and had the Scott Steiner reaction (He's fat!!!).

Dave tweets a presale code for an upcoming WWE show: crickets Dave tweets a presale code for the AEW show at Arthur Ashe Stadium like five minutes later: "HOPE YOU ENJOY THAT PAYCHECK FROM TONY, UNCLE DAVE" I'm honestly surprised Dave hasn't started just straight up cussing out these morons.

This seems the most likely scenario. Take everything away from Kross to "prove" he can't hack it on the main roster, then pair Scarlett up with someone they see as more worthy.

It wasn't leaving early though, it was leaving after the main event. My dude in the tweet just needed to tell the world how disrespectful he thought it was for anyone to not enjoy whatever they get fed by Uncle Paul.

The Breakout tourney match was like WWE in a nutshell: Jiro seems like the money guy here, he has charisma and a gimmick designed to engage with fans....exactly what you'd want....and WWE puts over the Tall Bland Interchangeable White Guy who they already had two brief forgettable appearances on the main roster.

I was a little nervous about Omos having a singles match on live TV, but it was......okay? Not a five star classic for sure but was an acceptable Mean Big Man Match.

Morrison and Rico are proving themselves to be one of those "dudes who can't have a bad match together" pairings. Hopefully it opens some eyes that Morrison is capable of more than being a wacky sidekick that they seem to have slotted him into like it was still the MNM days.

Yeah they had great matches in LU and it's continuing in this feud. Also I love how disheveled, possibly drunk, raging Lashley still had impeccable suit game. No way to bottle up that much swag.