The second half of the show was really good, the first half not so much. Probably All In was a better show, but I could appreciate this as the first AEW show, with some good surprises, a big crowd, some big matches.

I felt like they hit all the right chords for the “lapsed fan.” Felt like a show out of the late 90s in a modern way. Dustin/Cody was the match of the night for me, but I loved that Japanese women’s match they did. That felt to me like luchadors in WCW or the Japanese guys in ECW back in the glory days.

That being said, they have some things to work on. The battle royal was a clunky mess and the camera work wasn’t great, they missed getting the right shot a bunch of times. That will get better I’m sure once they go to weekly tv and get the hang of things. The only real negatives that worry me are 1) Brandi thinks she’s Stephanie McMahon and is inserting herself into things in a way that is super offputting. 2) Alex Marvez is HORRIBLE, I think the role they are going for with him can work but he is not the guy to fill it.

I ddn’t get to see the battle royal. I loved the Cody vs Dustin match. The main event was solid as well.

JR did not look comfortable.

I think JR and Excalibur have a little bit of chemistry going off last night, and that Excalibur can carry JR to a place where he is good enough but Marvez is a total fly in the ointment.

JR is good as a commentator during the matches, but as a on camera host, I struggled watching them, imagine how they felt. Excalibur was pretty good.

Mox/Ambrose buried McMahon in that Jericho podcast. Sounds like everything we've heard happening behind the scenes is true.

How loud are the AEW chants gonna get at Wwe shows in places like Chicago? I hope they take over the shows.

god i hope aew doesn’t sign ryback

I gave up on my network subscription a month ago and decided I'm not going back until Vince is dead or is no longer the creative lead of the company...so, when he's dead.

Listened to the Moxley interview this morning. Both funny and interesting.

i didn't like dean ambrose at all, but for whatever reason when i heard he was leaving wwe i hoped he was going to aew and that he would be different as moxley

The really interesting thing about the Mox podcast is NO ONE in WWE is disputing it. You aren’t seeing people dispute it to curry favor like has always happened when people have done interviews like this in the past. Morale in that locker room must be at an all time low.

this made me lol

sounds like that Undertaker vs Goldberg match was a nightmare. multiple dangerous botches.

should have been undertaker vs orange cassidy

Everyone involved should be ashamed of themselves. Neither of those guys has any business being in the ring anymore.

It was so bad that it was wildly entertaining and stomach turning at the same time.

I didn’t realize this show was tonight:

SD Women’s Title: Bliss
Roman/Drew: Drew
Raw Women’s Title: Becky
Universal Title: Rollins
WWE Title: Kofi
US Title: Ricochet
New Day/Owens and Zayn: Owens and Zayn
Cruiserseight Title: Nese
SD Tag Titles: Bryan and Rowan

God this show looks like the shits on paper

WWE is completely unwatchable these days. Complete garbage.