aew 2021: don callis’s sunglass game is on point

https://bleacherreport.com/post/trending/a8e77c4f-7c14-4f9c-af44-d2d087bdf677

let's fucking go!!!!

Fuck yeah MIZUNAMI FOR CHAMP LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOO !

this episode has been pretty much nonstop fanservice

in a good way

The only way it could have gotten better is if Big Show threw Shaq through that table. Finally get that revenge for having gotten into INCREDIBLE shape, only to have Shaq back out of their mania match.

This is the most hyped I've been for an AEW PPV in about a year. Very interested to see what surprises they have in store. Already stoked that Mizunami is challenging for the Women's belt, and that freakin' Atsushi Onita is reffing the death match!

onita can’t make it to the states because of japan’s quarantine rules and his schedule

onita can’t make it to the states because of japan’s quarantine rules and his schedule

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Somebody get Nick Gage to take his place.

Is necrobutcher available?

He's probably on too many watchlists to get a flight at this point

Nick Gage just returned from injury, so let's make this dream a reality! Anyone else planning on watching it live?

i'll be watching it!!!

I’m taking Thursday* off work but dw being a non-American fan who *checks notes* uses the internet I’ll know everything that happens by then. Still about as pumped at I’ve been for a ppv since wm30 though.

*man why did this week did I have to fucking move, I was originally considering staying up all night to see it

I have seen some of those 90s death matches and mostly they suck. But I’m so intrigued by the fact that Kenny and Mox are actually athletic workers who could have normal 5 star matches on their off days, not like Leatherface or whoever when they needed dumb gimmicks. 5 star guys + insane gimmick = how could you not be excited

Also I guess there are other matches on the card that look alright, and the internet is taking the secret name in the ladder match way too seriously that it’s got to be more hilarious than omgworthy, how can this not be a great ppv

personally i am most excited for shida vs. ryo mizunami

xp there have been exploding barbed wire death matches between proper wrestlers before. there are obvious differences in athleticism now but claiming that Jon Moxley is some kind of 5 star match machine as opposed to guys like Terry Funk and Cactus Jack is wide of the mark. it is clearly Mox's dearest wish to be able to wrestle like those guys and while I do enjoy him, he's never had a singles match in any environment that touches the best Funk and Foley stuff (except for the Ishii G1 match but counting that's almost cheating).

anyway yeah I'm excited for the spectacle and to see how they carry this off a major PPV without necessarily thinking this is gonna be a 5 star all time classic (it could be! they've definitely got it in them. but it's a tough match to get right i think).

agree with Brad, hyped for the Shida vs Mizunami match which should steal the show from an ring perspective.the tag title match should be good, the ladder match should be a crash crash and apparently the street fight is a cinematic deal. no idea who this HUGE new signing could be but yeah I think the some of the wilder online speculation has gotten silly.

AEW really is good at putting together these smorgasbord cards. should be a great show!

the buy-in match was so good. show hasn’t even started yet!!!

I'm calling Warhorse for the ladder match, but my friends are calling Chris Bey or Chris Hero, so we will see.

what a wild night lol

the ending was... well

was completely marking out for it until the........fizzle

onita/funk is one of my favorite matches ever and i've been craving this match basically ever since mox started openly cosplaying onita everywhere he went

but it's probably not worth it if you can't get the pyrotechnics right, i understand it's probably gonna be more tightly regulated than in the 90s but yeesh

otoh i thought the cinematic match was killer and maki itoh is a star

fixed it. pic.twitter.com/XNvO7uaJya

— el deprimido 🦣 (@shvmbu) March 8, 2021

still watching but can i just say the last few minutes of the tag team battle royale were unbelievable.

tack on mox's post show promo for future edits imho

only took nine or so hours but i now think the whimper instead of the bang was kind of funny. felt really bad for everyone last night though

tag team battle royale and shida vs. mizunami and the ladder match and the street fight: all pretty outrageously great

one thing the Ricky Starks did confirm is that Sting is nothing without his bat.

The ending is what it is but could honestly be a fantastic jumping off point for the likes of Kingston, heel Omega, etc.

xp I have a surprising amount of friends that HATED Shida/Mizunami, and I'm convinced it's because they just hate joshi. Blows my mind, honestly.

Onita's tweet on the match:

It was great that Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley fought in the exploding barbed wire ring. But I hope I want show American wrestling fans my original version someday. https://t.co/3xwTzHL9OA

— 大仁田厚 (@onitafire123) March 8, 2021

i am of course a noob but the women's eliminator tournament convinced me pretty immediately that joshi is wrestling at its best

Truly, my biggest pipe dream is that AEW shells out the cash money dollar to get Kagetsu to come out of retirement and join the roster. Absolutely my favorite.

Overall, I thought the PPV was pretty good. Sting had no business being in a match, even a cinematic one, but I guess there wasn't anyone else they could have really put with Darby. Orange & Chucky T vs. Miro & Kip was fun. The opening women's tag match was also fun, but when Maki Itoh is in a match, with how INSANELY OVER she is, it can't be anything but fun.

I'm fairly excited to see the builds for the next few months. Jungle Boy vs. PAC is a match I didn't know I wanted until last night.

hangman vs. hardy was a lot of fun too

I've really grown to appreciate Matt Hardy in the last 5 years or so. When I was a kid, I was all about Jeff, because he was the flashy daredevil, but as far as changing things up, I gotta give it to Big Money Matt.

Also, so glad to see Ethan Page as the surprise entrant. I love that dude so much, and I'm so glad to see him wrestle somewhere after his contract with IMPACT was up.

oh god poor eddie

fuego hit the tornado ddt

They are never explaining Shaq disappearing from the ambulance, Tony Khan is a Sopranos fan, this is his Valery disappearing in the Pine Barrens

— Voices of Wrestling (@voiceswrestling) March 9, 2021

man, that was a great episode of dynamite

really bounced back from the end of the ppv

Eddie & Mox and Don & Kenny really did heel it up perfectly to sort of own/explain away that Revolution finish. I did appreciate that.

The @AEW Dark: Elevation debut Monday on YouTube is a stacked card & should be a fantastic show. @riho_gtmv v. @maki_itoh is our 1st ever Elevation main event! After Elevation + a strong Dark card Tuesday, don’t miss the highly anticipated St. Patrick’s Day Slam on #AEWDynamite!

— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) March 11, 2021

frankly, you love to see it

two women's main events in one week........ am i dreaming

I think this week’s BTE achieved peak Hangman greatness

Dude, I'm convinced that Hangman has no ceiling.

elevation was a lot of fun btw. commentary dynamic v wholesome, maki vs. riho was a riot

can't believe i'm at the point where i'm watching six hours of wrestling per week (plus approx 1 hour of adjacent content between bte and sammy's vlog) but i'm not really complaining

15 matches announced for dark.......i cant do it

britt vs. rosa was something else. still thinking about it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLgz8YsO9LI

i'm reposting it here. i don't think i've ever rewatched a wrestling match this many times before

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-oZyO3nP3w

this week's bte is crucial