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

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

Aw man, I'm glad to see John Silver get a shot!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvzWdCiWJ4U

I am sad to hear that he dislocated his shoulder during this match! Here's to hoping that it's not too serious. It would be too sad if both he and Anna Jay were benched with shoulder injuries.

he’s out for 4-6 weeks. no surgery needed phew

That is a relief. In times like that, it's good that they have Being the Elite, so people can still stay engaged with someone, even when not actively able to compete.

Also, I am curious about this upcoming "Rhodes to the Top" reality show. I wonder how many opportunities there will be to see people outside of kayfabe, since wrestling is just so ingrained in their lives. Maybe we see some appearances from wrestlers in other promotions? I've never really gotten that much into any of the reality tv shows, but I'm interested in the potential for more behind the scenes content with this one.

There is 100% no chance a WWE person is on it. Other promotions will be fine, that is basically their whole thing right now

I'm secretly hoping we see maybe a few people from ROH, maybe one or two people from the L.A. side of NJPW maybe. There have been a few who have done a few AEW matches (I'm looking at you, Danny Limelight).

I can imagine maybe Adam Cole shows up somewhere in the background, as he has been known to do in a lot of social media postings. Maybe also Chelsea Green. But you're right in that there will likely be no WWE folks with significant screentime.

Would also love to see them at the Nightmare Factory; Marty the Moth has been spending some time there lately, and I've missed that dude a ton since Lucha Underground ended.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2hjXKRuHVY

elevation was SO good this week, and also 2.5 hours long

feel like i say this all the time but this week's episode is really excellent. a lot of storylines getting advanced... and colliding (re: matt hardy)

I’ve got some free time over the next week and I’ve been hoping to catch up, I hear there was a great Brett baker match I need to check out and... lol it’s mania week? Fucking hell I really wouldn’t have noticed if my free time was in 2 weeks.

Mania week has sure snuck up on a lot of us. I think AEW is running a non-televised show sometime this weekend?

Hell of a finish on last night's show, though. I feel like I should have seen it coming as soon as I saw the matchup, but it took me until within the match to realize what would happen hah.

I hear there was a great Brett baker match I need to check out

britt vs. thunder rosa remains must-see-tv, i might rewatch that match again now

My bad on spelling her name wrong. Spent my free time listening to the daft punk live album 2 times in a row and then riding my bike, so still behind ;_;

It's all good, dude.

Over the last year, Britt really has become one of the best heels in the promotion. Great match, great character work in the match. That Role Model shirt is great.

HOLY FUCK THUNDER ROSA BRITT BAKER IS THE BEST MATCH IVE SEEN IN YEARS

yeah!!!!

At first I was unsure. Rebel especially looked like she didn’t really know what she was doing. But by the time they crashed passed a fist bumping Billy Gunn and starting the thumb tacks out, I was so hooked. I bet Stone Cold was proud of that crimson mask too

That AEW house show looked hella fun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AWeeFiHm0o

about 40-45 minutes into this week's elevation is kensuke takeshita's aew debut, fighting against danny limelight. it's... really worth watching

konosuke takeshita*

wow i really tried not to fuck his name up lol

also this is a really good episode of elevation so feel free to watch the whole thing

that takeshita/limelight match indeed starts about exactly 40 minutes into that youtube video. i just rewatched it.... so awesome

Man, say what you want about AEW, but I am always grateful that they are willing to do crossovers and to bring talent from Japan. Takeshita is a pretty good get from DDT.

What other matches/promos from the past couple weeks do I need to see? Mania/Walter really threw off my catching up schedule

.... so many of the matches are good that's it's almost hard for me to remember. bunch of great rey fenix and pac matches in recent history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW0_AN46SRs

sammy's vlog this week is really hilarious and at one point -1 briefly takes over it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHONhy5F84U

bte also has an essential kenny promo in the last six minutes

opener and finisher on this week's dynamite were.... just outrageous

great week of wrestling lol