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Seth was that kid in school that raised his hand at the end of class and reminded the teacher that she hadn't assigned homework.

I think they're in a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation when it comes to the go-go-go ring work. On the one hand, that kind of stuff is what created a buzz around acts like Omega and the Bucks. You stop, and maybe you lose those core fans. On the other hand, you have what you talked about. If everything is epic and super-intense, then none of it is. They're going to have to strike the right balance sometime soon, or the show is going to suffer.

I honestly don't think this can be emphasized enough. That women's match is going to get spun into some happy, groundbreaking moment, and in reality, it's disgusting. The whole show is disgusting and we don't need to forget that.

“Hey, what if we Made the lighting red for The Fiend’s matches?”

"Smashing Barriers" sounds like a frat bro term. "Dude! This weekend, me and that chick from my econ class totally smashed barriers!"

Don't get me wrong, I agree that Gargano is a geek. Always at Disneyworld, collecting toys, etc. It's just that with Finn, it's a little pot calling the kettle black.

This is going to sound like I'm drunk on the AEW Kool Aid, but I think the "mistakes" and some of the rawness of Dynamite add to it's appeal. Everything in WWE is so polished and sanitized, it's nice to feel like you're watching humans sometimes.

I don't think he needs to cut it out completely, but JR is doing in on every single pinfall attempt. In a modern wrestling match, that's going to be a lot of attempts. Maybe save it for the really egregious ones? Like in the women's match last night, there was a falcon arrow into a pin, and they were barely touching. Calling it out there makes sense. You just hit a big move, but went half-ass on the cover, it's a mistake.

I agree with you all that JR needs to tone down the critiquing of wrestlers, but I think it may have something to do with AEW wanting a "real sports" feel to their shows. If you watch an NFL game, commentators (often former QB's) will criticize a quarterback for missing an open receiver or making a bad read, etc. all the time. I think it'd be more effective if JR didn't do it on every damn pin, but I don't mind it here and there.

Was it a sprint that ended on a flash submission? Honestly, I don't have an issue with that. Cain has no business going long right now. Plus, this show's not really "canon" right?

That's what I thought when I saw the question. I mean, outside of Santo or maybe Blue Demon, I'd be shocked to see any luchador's name on something like Jeopardy, let alone Mr. Aguila.

This made me laugh.

They should be snortin' coke and bangin' rats, brudda. Look how well that worked out for the 80's guys.

The tag tourney ended up making new stars out of Private Party and establishing Scorpio Sky as a top-tier guy in waiting. Good stuff.

That’s my biggest issue with it. It seems like they thought of the idea of doing a librarian gimmick and then just grabbed them to do it.

What was the thing with the video game text?

Whatever the opposite of really wrenching in a hold is, Angelico did the opposite of that with his submission on one of the Jacksons.

Someone help me out with the Kenny Omega entrance. I didn’t get any of it.

Literal cosplay wrestling.

I'm sure there were a few that signed before AEW became a viable option who are now kicking themselves. I'm not clear on who signed when and all that, but you have to figure there are a couple people at least who aren't doing anything right now that would've been on AEW's radar.

Mr. Aguila was an answer on Jeopardy last week. The question had something to do with a luchador named after an eagle or something like that. I couldn’t believe it.

This show has the best promos in wrestling right now.

I mean, I’d be cool with Terry Funk piledriving Cody on a table after the match.

Don't worry. If you were playing a German or any other white, non-American role in a Hollywood movie, you'd just have a vaguely British accent.

So, did he get his release?