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SuperMatt18 · 05-29-2023, 11:23 AM

Some weird decisions IMO and outside of the last two matches I thought it was poor.

Doing the Casino Battle Royal for the title...only to have Orange Cassidy win was weird. Feels like the opportunity to take the belt off him.

Jericho-Cole was a booking mess. Why make Sabu a special enforcer? Starting off the match with all the interference just confused the crowd and took them right out of it. The rest of the match felt flat because o fit.

FTR vs Jarrett & Lethal felt like a TNA/Impact match and not in a good way.

Wardlow vs Cage was fine I guess...but still kind of meh.

Storm vs Hayter clearly a vehicle to get the belt off Hayter as she must be hurt.

House of Black vs Acclaimed was good...Caster's rap with the Dominik mention was great. Good PPV filler match but nothing special.

Cargill vs Valkyrie was okay...good by Cargill's standards, but then the Statlander win felt maybe a bit too much of a squash. Don't think Cargill took enough damage to make it that easy and think it would have been more meaningful if there was a bit more back and forth.

4 Pillars match was easily the match of the night, great work from all 4 men. Wish MJF hit a double cross after Darby landed on the belt since it didn't really seem like that should finish him off.

Anarchy in the Arena was fun but just another "Everyone must bleed" match from Moxley. Feel like BCC actually dominated a bit too much and really it wasn't until the very end for the The Elite to get much offense in. Feel like Hangman especially was booked really weak in that match.

Honestly the more AEW focuses on ex-WWE guys like Mox, and Jericho the worse it gets.

Adam Cole being thrown into a fued with Jericho was probably the worst possible thing for him post his return.

Still think AEW is at it's best when it's focusing on singles and tag team stories/matches and stays away from the crazy 8-man, and 10-man fueds and overbooked faction storylines with way too many people. When it starts to do that it starts to become bad late era WCW.

I'd say another issue for AEW right now is that the secondary mens titles (TNT and International Title) feel useless and have no real prestige, same with the Trios title a bit.

05-29-2023, 11:23 AM	#5221
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Some weird decisions IMO and outside of the last two matches I thought it was poor. Doing the Casino Battle Royal for the title...only to have Orange Cassidy win was weird. Feels like the opportunity to take the belt off him. Jericho-Cole was a booking mess. Why make Sabu a special enforcer? Starting off the match with all the interference just confused the crowd and took them right out of it. The rest of the match felt flat because o fit. FTR vs Jarrett & Lethal felt like a TNA/Impact match and not in a good way. Wardlow vs Cage was fine I guess...but still kind of meh. Storm vs Hayter clearly a vehicle to get the belt off Hayter as she must be hurt. House of Black vs Acclaimed was good...Caster's rap with the Dominik mention was great. Good PPV filler match but nothing special. Cargill vs Valkyrie was okay...good by Cargill's standards, but then the Statlander win felt maybe a bit too much of a squash. Don't think Cargill took enough damage to make it that easy and think it would have been more meaningful if there was a bit more back and forth. 4 Pillars match was easily the match of the night, great work from all 4 men. Wish MJF hit a double cross after Darby landed on the belt since it didn't really seem like that should finish him off. Anarchy in the Arena was fun but just another "Everyone must bleed" match from Moxley. Feel like BCC actually dominated a bit too much and really it wasn't until the very end for the The Elite to get much offense in. Feel like Hangman especially was booked really weak in that match. Honestly the more AEW focuses on ex-WWE guys like Mox, and Jericho the worse it gets. Adam Cole being thrown into a fued with Jericho was probably the worst possible thing for him post his return. Still think AEW is at it's best when it's focusing on singles and tag team stories/matches and stays away from the crazy 8-man, and 10-man fueds and overbooked faction storylines with way too many people. When it starts to do that it starts to become bad late era WCW. I'd say another issue for AEW right now is that the secondary mens titles (TNT and International Title) feel useless and have no real prestige, same with the Trios title a bit. Last edited by SuperMatt18; 05-29-2023 at 11:30 AM.