I don’t have a fancy post with all the match results and everything like SquaredCircle normally gets - just figured someone might as well toss a thread together for this.
Thoughts on tonight’s show?
I really enjoyed the show tonight. The wardlow match was a little flat but everything else I thought was good. The MJF match was fun and seeing Yuta get the shit kicked out of him was very satisfying.
I’d agree here, it was a really good show - I also appreciate how it seems like they learned a lot from their build to Forbidden Door 1. It’s nice that they’re doing quick side segments for most of the matches, and reserving the more significant on-screen builds to people who the audience is already familiar with (Ospreay, for example, since he spent a good chunk of time in AEW last year). No more delegating half the show to the announcers going bonkers for the arrivals of 15 people who 95% of the audience has never heard of this time around.
It really is night and day. MJF VS TANAHASHI!!! Who even knew how much they wanted this match lol
Everything with Jahe Haegar falls flat
His OC match where it was all about his hat was pretty great. He’s good when he’s goofy. Serious Hager is boring as sin
That MJF-Cole match was a classic. Loved the post match segment with MJF and Renee too.
And that four man was just pure chaos. The Mogul Embassy has been doing some solid work lately.
MJF with Renee yet somehow Colten Gunn still managed to out-prick him by shooting on poor Renee’s hair.
From Ass boy to prick boy. You know RJ City was somewhere slowly nodding in approval when they made that comment.
Hell of a show tonight. The opener and closer were both bangers and everything in between hit as well. Skye Blue had one her best matches too.
Loved the chaotic ending though I kinda wish Eddie’s return was saved to be a big deal on its own. I’m glad he’s being dropped right into the BCC beef but his return got a little lost in the shuffle there.
Hell of a show. I’m still absolutely not sold on Jungle Boy as a main event contender, but fuck yeah I’m gonna get to see MJF live.
Yeah seems a strange choice but I bet the match is good. Sanada probably handpicked him, he seems to be wanting to put over young guys.
