AEW Dynamite - Feb. 23, 2022

[Triple A]

AEW Dynamite

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> is LIVE TONIGHT at 8/7c on TBS<br>-<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HouseOfBlack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HouseOfBlack</a> v Penta/PAC<br>-Tag Team Battle Royale<br>-<a href="https://twitter.com/MadKing1981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MadKing1981</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/IAmJericho?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IAmJericho</a> Face-To-Face<br>-TBS Title <a href="https://twitter.com/Jade_Cargill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jade_Cargill</a> (c) v <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheBunny?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheBunny</a><br>-<a href="https://twitter.com/bryandanielson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bryandanielson</a> v <a href="https://twitter.com/GarciaWrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GarciaWrestling</a> <br>-Face Of Rev. Ladder Match Qualifer <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RickyStarks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RickyStarks</a> v <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DarkOrder?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DarkOrder</a>'s 10 <a href="https://t.co/wUOC47BFpX">pic.twitter.com/wUOC47BFpX</a></p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href="https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1496637440542613507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[slik]

Bryan Danielson vs Daniel Garcia should be fantastic

[ron the dial]

tag team battle royale gonna be ridiculous

[ron the dial]

and here we go

[ron the dial]

blade looking insanely ripped

[slik]

Triple A 'dancin' in his living room r/n

[rez]

woop woop

[slik]

Hope the Young Bucks lose the battle royal...

[ron the dial]

the ass boys have really grown on me

[ron the dial]

daaaaamn butcher

[slik]

yesssssssss get the other buck out

[slik]

good size crowd in CT

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEW</a> Dynamite! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> <a href="https://t.co/cgogYLVbhW">pic.twitter.com/cgogYLVbhW</a></p>&mdash; Matt Degnan (@degnan_matt) <a href="https://twitter.com/degnan_matt/status/1496652029741211649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[slik]

Noid in the Kitchen tv series...interesting!!

[slik]

is Keith Lee on tonight

[slik]

TBS original series look 'pretty bad'

[BigCrippyZ]

I like having only one member of the remaining teams in.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

This was a mess at the start. Like where it is now. Crowd is hotttttt

[rez]

I like having only one member of the remaining teams in.

that'swhatshesaid

[ron the dial]

get that f*ckin buck out of there

[rez]

come on,, silver!

[ron the dial]

well played mr. o'reilly

[rez]

I'll take it

[slik]

YEssssssssssssssss

[Triple A]

Finished eating food...

Damn @ "reDRagon" instead of the Young Bucks being on the PPV

[rez]

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[Triple A]

How are they gonna do a tag team casino battle royale... wouldn't there need to be 21 more teams...

[Triple A]

"Who's ready for story time with Adam Cole bay bay" the worst catch phrase...

[ron the dial]

i hate the "are you ready for story time with" line...

[slik]

Kyle O'Reilly getting his first AEW ppv match

[slik]

Triple A 'down real bad' after eating

[slik]

Imagine if Road Dogg Jesse James ran in the ring and announced himself as Hangman's Advocate

[rez]

BOOM lol

[Triple A]

Triple A 'down real bad' after eating

ate way 2 much...

[slik]

some annoying 'fan' needz to shut the fuck up

[Sepholio]

Wish Gail Kim would run down and hit Road Dogg with a stunner while he's announcing himself as Hangman's advocate.

[rez]

while some annoying 'fan' shuts the fuck up

[ClockShot]

Got home and caught the tail end of the tag match. Any good?

[ron the dial]

Wish Gail Kim would run down and hit Road Dogg with a stunner while he's announcing himself as Hangman's advocate.

which one is in a cape?

[slik]

wish aew had someone with a new jersey gimmick...

'anyone seen my sangwich'

'i am doing this for my dorter'

[ClockShot]

some annoying 'fan' needz to shut the fuck up

while some annoying 'fan' shuts the fuck up

Hey hey. Leave Vito alone. He's having a blast.

[ron the dial]

Got home and caught the tail end of the tag match. Any good?

This was a mess at the start. Like where it is now. Crowd is hotttttt

[slik]

Got home and caught the tail end of the tag match. Any good?

yeah, I thought it was pretty good

[rez]

Schiavone out here wishing cauliflower ear on people. savage

[Triple A]

Got home and caught the tail end of the tag match. Any good?

Not that great, if you saw the end that's prob "good enough"... the rest was just a standard battle royal with nothing that cool

[slik]

what is happening

[ron the dial]

people booing mjf's learning disabilities

[rez]

free quarters

[slik]

LDF
LDF
LDF

[slik]

Is MJF cutting a Cody Rhodes style promo

[ron the dial]

5 foot nothing ADD riddled jew boy

put it on a shirt

[ClockShot]

I like an MJF promo as much as the next guy. But this is going on a bit too long.

[slik]

I'm so kanefused

[Triple A]

weird ass promo for a top dastardly heel... was waiting for a "twist" but never really came......

[Jordan]

That's MJF's worst promo.

[Triple A]

ok still time for a swerve

[ron the dial]

yeeeeeah i don't know about all of that right there

[ron the dial]

ok still time for a swerve

i hope so

[ClockShot]

IT'S TRUE! IT'S DAMN TRUE!

#KurtAngle

[Triple A]

crying now wtf

[slik]

what the fuck was that

[ron the dial]

what the hayell

[rez]

Punk also ran over MJF's cat

[Triple A]

lol what the hell

[Triple A]

Hopefully some evil plan to get CM Punk to "let his guard down" or something

[ron the dial]

Hopefully some evil plan to get CM Punk to "let his guard down" or something

my friend just texted me it was to "get into punk's head" and if that was the point it was not worth that entire weird ass segment.

[Jordan]

I was ready to come in here and fight you guys over how bad that was but I am so glad we unite on that.

[slik]

Daniel Garcia so hot

[ron the dial]

oh hell yeah house of black

[ron the dial]

such a sick entrance

[ClockShot]

This is gonna be fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun.

[ClockShot]

?

Huh? :wtf:

[ron the dial]

Malakai Black in a few weeks

https://brobible.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Roddy-Piper-Black-Face.jpg

[slik]

Penta Taker baybay


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">PENTA OSCURO IS BACK! We are seeing the return of the dark and violent side of <a href="https://twitter.com/PENTAELZEROM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PENTAELZEROM</a> here at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> LIVE on <a href="https://twitter.com/TBSNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TBSNetwork</a>! <a href="https://t.co/LoeN9668wE">pic.twitter.com/LoeN9668wE</a></p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href="https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1496663170353664002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Triple A]

Penta should go back to his Joker gear and have a Joker gimmick where he plays pranks on other wrestlers... and stares at himself in a mirror and smiles and laughs maniacally while crying

[ron the dial]

oh yeah JR you feel a different aura radiating from penta huh

[Triple A]

the crowd sounds completely silent... this is the quiest crowd I have ever heard at an AEW show, idk if the audio is fucked or what

[slik]

Is Bit Vigo really there tonight live??

[slik]

Remember when Undertaker had 'phantom of the opera' mask

[Triple A]

jeez @ Pac doing that poisonrana thing... scary

[ClockShot]

Is Bit Vigo really there tonight live??

Yeah. He wouldn't miss this. Hop, skip, and a jump from where he is.

[slik]

hell yeah @ vito

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That was the hardest moment of my life. <br><br>Thank you.</p>&mdash; Maxwell Jacob Friedman™️ (@The_MJF) <a href="https://twitter.com/The_MJF/status/1496664340157632517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[ClockShot]

Penta's entrance and that finish took a lot away from this match.

[ClockShot]

Buddy's been visiting the gym.

[Triple A]

damn, Buddy Murphy extremely jacked

[Jordan]

MAIN EVENT MATTHEWS!!!!

[Triple A]

should have just let them murder him with a shovel

[Triple A]

ouch, sounded like that "security" guy's head smashed on the ramp

[ron the dial]

every segment/match so long this first hour

[xrodmuc316]

All Debut Wrestling

[slik]

Buddy in great shape

[ClockShot]

So Buddy goes from serving the Monday Night Messiah to Preacher Black.

He must be a religious nut or something.

[ron the dial]

to quote my friend from earlier once again, "I hope 10 beats Starks to keep that big beefy boy match." i kinda hope so, too.

[ClockShot]

We need security for a face-to-face?

[ron the dial]

eddie seems to agree lol

[slik]

jericho looks leaner tonight

[ron the dial]

i will hear this song on repeat when i'm in hell

[rez]

Is Vito singing at the top of his lungs to Judas?

[ClockShot]

Kevin Dunn in the truck?

Stop cutting the camera to fans.

[ClockShot]

Nice zinger, Ed.

[ron the dial]

willow nightingale!

[Triple A]

Eddie is great...

[Triple A]

segment off to a hot start

[slik]

hey ron the dial, who would win in a match between EFFY and EDDIE KINGSTON

[Triple A]

Jericho taking shots at WWE and calling Cody "what's his name"... Thought he would maybe start "sucking up to WWE" to get a big contract in a couple of years

[ron the dial]

hey ron the dial, who would win in a match between EFFY and EDDIE KINGSTON

both second gear crew members

eddie but it would be a brutal match

[slik]

tbh wwe would give jericho a giant contract tomorrow if they could

[rez]

It doesn't matter what Jericho says about WWE...Vince would take him back with open arms any day.

[slik]

like vince 'loves' jericho

[Triple A]

tbh wwe would give jericho a giant contract tomorrow if they could

It doesn't matter what Jericho says about WWE...Vince would take him back with open arms any day.

True, thought he might start to "lay off" of them though

[rez]

deep deep down you know you're A JERICHOLIC

[Jordan]

MJF gotta go to Jericho & Kingston promo class okay.

[ron the dial]

my blood is too tough for you dogg

[ClockShot]

Uh oh.

It's getting personal.

[Triple A]

Hope Jericho says GFY...

[slik]

imagine if Jericho had to SHAVE HIS HEAD if he lost to Eddie!!

[slik]

imagining comical chris jericho wearing a wig to the ring to hide his HUMILIATION after having his head shaved by Eddie Kingston and his opponents comically trying to pull it off his head during matches!!

[xrodmuc316]

Im begging for one episode that doesnt need "FEDBAD" as an angle.

[ron the dial]

ok yeah i'm hyped for this match

[ron the dial]

Im begging for one episode that doesnt need "FEDBAD" as an angle.

begging for a week you don't feel the need to point it out

[slik]

where keith lee at

[rez]

Im begging for one episode that doesnt need "FEDBAD" as an angle.

I'll allow it considering where they're at.

[slik]

whew starks and garcia back to back in matches is a lot for me

[ron the dial]

whew starks and garcia back to back in matches is a lot for me

send hook

[ron the dial]

let's go beefy boy vance 10

[xrodmuc316]

begging for a week you don't feel the need to point it out

I pointed it out? It was blatant.

You know what would prevent it from being "pointed out"? If AEW knew how to get anything over without WWE.

[Triple A]

Intrigued by a hoss ladder match but feel like 10 "sucks" tbh

[ron the dial]

I pointed it out? It was blatant.

You know what would prevent it from being "pointed out"? If AEW knew how to get anything over without WWE.

yeah it was blatant. so you don't need to point it out every week is all i'm saying.

[ron the dial]

like did you think i thought it was subtle? how fucking dumb are you?

[xrodmuc316]

Why is AEW doing their own awards when they just got done promoting their Meltzer awards? How much validation do they need?

[ron the dial]

Intrigued by a hoss ladder match but feel like 10 "sucks" tbh

he really isn't very good

[ron the dial]

dang ricky there we go

[xrodmuc316]

yeah it was blatant. so you don't need to point it out every week is all i'm saying.

So that is not pointing out, it is there. This isnt some Easter egg that needed pointed out. Why cant they do anything without FEDBAD? That is all i'm saying.

[slik]

damn went to eat some crackers during commercial break and apparently missed the entire starks match

[ron the dial]

wow

[slik]

hell yeah ricky

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[slik]

The Bunny is here - ACKNOWLEDGE HER

[Triple A]

oh the tag teams get a second chance in the other battle royal

[slik]

Grateful Putin has waited until after Dynamite to invade Ukraine so it doesn't steal viewers!!

[Jordan]

I appreciate Jade attempting some actual wrestling holds but she's absolutely terrible.

[slik]

Do you think this should have been a Foxy Boxing match??

@ all

[ron the dial]

RoXer Boxing match

[Triple A]

new AEW thing seems to be 2 minutes of TV time for a match, then like 4 mins of commercials, then 1 minute back on TV for the finish... sensing the same for this match

[slik]

Hope Jade replaces Cody on the Go Big Show as a judge

[rez]

horny time

[xrodmuc316]

Jade vs Tay, that is gonna be botch galore!

[ron the dial]

youcanputitontheboard yeeeeeeeeeeESSSS

[slik]

guy in front row with green hat and support wrestle talk shirt making me think of tpww legend poopfromweiner dude

[Jordan]

Gahhhhhhddddddd Jade is terrible, Tay on the mic is terrible...

[ron the dial]

jade's pump kick is gonna kill someone

[ron the dial]

slik we found keith lee

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Keithly is a large man

[slik]

Hope Anthony Bowens beats OC tbh, would like to see him in the ladder match...but I expect OC to win

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK AND ROLL AND BEATING THE FUCK OUT OF HULK HOGAN</p>&mdash; The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) <a href="https://twitter.com/the_ironsheik/status/1496565634859159558?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[slik]

sweet at t-mobile arena in vegas

[ron the dial]

looking forward to this one

[slik]

Could he not wait until after Dynamite..stupid fucker

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Putin has officially declared war on Ukraine</p>&mdash; Illia Ponomarenko (@IAPonomarenko) <a href="https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1496678712942776321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Triple A]

Hard to be into these "main event" Daniel Garcia matches cause it never seems like he has a chance to win, and he almost never does

[Jordan]

Ah man Mox made that whole episode pop by the end. Wow what a reaction for my man, he's so raw, nothing like Mox except maybe Lesnar.

[BigCrippyZ]

Why cant they do anything without FEDBAD? That is all i'm saying.

If it bothers you that much, no one’s making you watch, let alone comment about it.

[Evil Vito]

That was such a fun night!

Everyone in the arena was genuinely taken aback by the MJF promo. Like everyone knew they’d just witnessed a masterpiece but didn’t totally know how to react because it was a sympathetic MJF.

Then having Punk travel to shitty Bridgeport just to stand in the ring for a few seconds, also in stunned silence, was the cherry on top.

[Mr. Nerfect]

If it bothers you that much, no one’s making you watch, let alone comment about it.

No one’s making anyone watch. And that explains why the ratings are so low.

[weather vane]

GOT HIM

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Funny how MJF's promo is getting guff here but a lot of people are saying it was all-time amazing.

[Jordan]

Funny how MJF's promo is getting guff here but a lot of people are saying it was all-time amazing.

The most basic part of cutting a promo would be speaking in a way that people want to listen. MJF screeches through this promo with false emotion for about 10 minutes until he forced himself to cry. We were watching a WWE fan cry over his favorite wrestler. It was embarrassing.

[Evil Vito]

I thought it was brilliant. 95% of the time when a heel cuts a sympathetic promo, the audience is just conditioned to just wait for the punchline where the heel blames “each and every one of you people” and goes back into normal heel promo mode.

Instead the punchline just never came. Even when Punk came out, you could feel the arena tense up as people were expecting MJF to cheap shot him or something. So to have Punk just sell it like everyone else, conflicted by what he just heard made for a cool effect.

I appreciated the shades of grey approach. Maybe being there live made it feel even better because you could cut the tenseness with a knife as people were waiting for the punchline that never came.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

The most basic part of cutting a promo would be speaking in a way that people want to listen. MJF screeches through this promo with false emotion for about 10 minutes until he forced himself to cry. We were watching a WWE fan cry over his favorite wrestler. It was embarrassing.

I suppose I could watch it but I bet I'll hate it and don't want to put myself through the suffering. Like I feel the crew who watches the old-school shows together has pretty similar tastes, and if you mahfucks be hating it, then I will too.

[Jordan]

I thought it was brilliant. 95% of the time when a heel cuts a sympathetic promo, the audience is just conditioned to just wait for the punchline where the heel blames “each and every one of you people” and goes back into normal heel promo mode.

Instead the punchline just never came. Even when Punk came out, you could feel the arena tense up as people were expecting MJF to cheap shot him or something. So to have Punk just sell it like everyone else, conflicted by what he just heard made for a cool effect.

I appreciated the shades of grey approach. Maybe being there live made it feel even better because you could cut the tenseness with a knife as people were waiting for the punchline that never came.

Your live experience seems to be very different than what a lot of us had on TV but that doesn't devalue your opinion to me. MJF is easily the best young promo in the business for me that work was a far cry from his norm, or his best but it was a risk and something different. Just didn't work for me.

[Jordan]

Vito how do you rate this Dynamite experience to the others you've been to?

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Had to turn the promo off because it just feels kinda awkward but I appreciate that they're trying to tell a meaningful story. Really hard for wrestlers to feel authentic when doing stuff like this, although I feel MJF is tapping into something real and I relate to the struggle he's trying to portray. Just kinda weird to have him being the silver spoon guy then cut an impassioned promo about being a rag-tag Jewish underdog.

[Jordan]

I'm not too hot on the AEW World Championship picture right now. The main event of this PPV will be a great match no dobut but I think it's probably one of the weakest main events they've booked for a PPV as far as "drawing power". I mean we are not talking about the guys AEW books that pop a 1.3 rating for Dynamite, this is the 900k crew for the main event of the PPV. Doesn't seem to be the smartest choice if the goal is to sell the most PPV's.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Watched the rest of the promo. It was interesting. Just yeah... the whole thing about Punk quitting effecting MJF in such a manner seems like a huge jump.

[Evil Vito]

Your live experience seems to be very different than what a lot of us had on TV but that doesn't devalue your opinion to me. MJF is easily the best young promo in the business for me that work was a far cry from his norm, or his best but it was a risk and something different. Just didn't work for me.

I think as others have said the ultimate purpose of the promo was to "get in Punk's head", that's the vibe I got in the arena when it was over and seems to be the vibe people on here got. I think everyone understood that, but it just didn't work for everyone and that's fine.

I've seen people suggest it could be leading to a double turn at Revolution and that is laughable. I could maybe see the Dog Collar match bringing out a vicious side of Punk that serves as a catalyst for a heel turn in his next program.

But MJF is not turning face, nor should he. I expect he'll be back to being the shitbag heel we all know and love in the post-Revolution Dynamite. Likely demanding Wardlow hand over his title shot for winning the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match, to which Wardlow says lol no and we're off to the races with that.

[Evil Vito]

Vito how do you rate this Dynamite experience to the others you've been to?

Tough to compare since the only other one I went to was Grand Slam and that was meant to be AEW's biggest show to date, where they obviously went balls to the wall booking just about every big name in the company and aside from a Punk promo, Dynamite was near 100% wrestling. This was more of a normal episode, so a lot more promo work although it didn't feel like we were getting ripped off. Matches were still quality, and I appreciated not having to watch Garcia/Danielson in picture-in-picture because man, those guys went hold for hold for some great sequences.

As cool as Arthur Ashe was, I do appreciate a smaller arena to a big stadium. When a small arena crowd gets loud, it is REALLY loud. Whereas in a big arena even a hot crowd the sound can get sucked up to the ceiling. Was amazed at how loud the arena got for Buddy Matthews, good for that dude.

From an overall convenience perspective, a smaller arena also meant lines weren't quite the disaster they were at Arthur Ashe. I did get stuck in a long piss line during Dark so I missed 98% of Archer murdering Fuego Del Sol. But I timed my two other piss breaks perfectly, the second Jericho/Kingston's promo ended as well as Andrade/Sammy on Rampage, bolted out of my seat and pissed before the line got too long. Surprisingly zero beer line at times.

[Jordan]

Yeah as cool as Ashe was it was just too many people to be comfortable. How long was the taping total?

[Evil Vito]

It was still a long affair, like 4.5 hours bell to bell. But there were breaks.

7 PM sharp they did Dark, like 6 quick matches and then a 10 min break. These aren't must watch or anything though, the crowd was still filing in since the traffic around the arena in Bridgeport was godawful. And again, if you're gonna piss/get food or drinks now is the time to do it, better to miss throwaway Dark matches than Dynamite.

Like a 10 min break before Dynamite, which of course is 2 hours. Then a 15 minute break for them to set up Rampage. Main event (OC/Bowens) ended at like 11:20 PM. We bolted right after then but I'm sure Khan came out and dicked around with OC and Danhausen. Helped stagger the exiting crowd a bit. It took us no time at all to get out of the arena lot, which was a nice surprise.

[Evil Vito]

The highlight for Dark was getting a great view of Skye Blue's glorious posterior.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Lol, did they really have MJF cut a promo about how he was a bullied Jewish kid and CM Punk leaving WWE hurt his feelings? Yeah, that’s what you do out of the blue.

And apparently Santana & Ortiz were fodder in the Battle Royal too.

LolAEW

[Mr. Nerfect]

Haha, they signed Buddy Murphy? That’ll stick it to Vince. At least they’ve got a new Kenny Omega for when Kenny Omega cuts and runs.

[fundiddle]

i am rewatching the decent parts of the show now, and you can barely hear it but jr lets out a little snicker after kingston asks jericho, "what's a babyface?"

[Triple A]

Watched the rest of the promo. It was interesting. Just yeah... the whole thing about Punk quitting effecting MJF in such a manner seems like a huge jump.

Yeah... and was weird to me that he's supposed to be this evil mastermind heel and then he suddenly completely turns into a crybaby talking about being bullied and how he has "anxiety" / ADHD or whatever...

Still hope there is some kind of swerve because it was bizarre...

[Triple A]

I guess it's fine to give MJF's character some "depth" and stuff but it just seemed misplaced in this feud and a really abrupt / not believable change...

[Evil Vito]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MJF's Facebook post from 2015 when he left college.<br><br>Man, everything he said about quitting Football to get into pro wrestling and that Punk/Danielson handshake photo was all legitimate stuff. <a href="https://t.co/ZnXy8tl1m4">pic.twitter.com/ZnXy8tl1m4</a></p>&mdash; Drain Bamager #FreeMustafaAli (@DrainBamager) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrainBamager/status/1496866821713973250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Mr. Nerfect]

A chief? Does he mean chef?

[GD]

A chief? Does he mean chef?

Are we making fun of someone with learning disabilities?

[GD]

MJF's promo was quite refreshing.

While his delivery isn't the finest, the content was quality and added to his character's motivation.

It also boggles my mind that he's only 25. He's bound to do great things in the industry.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I guess it's fine to give MJF's character some "depth" and stuff but it just seemed misplaced in this feud and a really abrupt / not believable change...

I'm guessing the fanboy picture was supposed to be a "trigger." But these types of things are better when shown and not told. Maybe if we saw a slow-burn change in MJF's behaviour due to the photo or something, followed by an eventual explanation in a Mick Foley/JR style sitdown (when we learned about Dude Love). But to have him come to the ring and yell some random-ass story is the height of exposition and completely undercuts its intended emotional impact. They told a story that needed months to truly flesh out in 10 minutes. There should've been hints of this all along, instead of it being tacked seemingly on the fly. That rings true even if it ends in a swerve.

Again, I appreciate what they're TRYING to do. Just... clunky execution.

[Jordan]

I've rewatched the angle and I still think it's one of the biggest missteps in major story progression AEW has done. I don't understand how AEW creative, Punk and MJF thought that a vulnerable promo from the main villain in the company is a great way to get the fans hooked into this dog collar match.

Ultimately it isn't going to matter when the match starts at the PPV, and I'm sure I will enjoy that. But this was for me one of the worst thing's AEW has done. I think it's more resounding for me because it's a major character that has hit it out of the park every time so far. So for me to see him look so stupid really bothered me. And honestly Punk looked stupid too, being concerned for MJF because he was a fan of his... It just reeked of fake twitter wrestling bullshit.

The other big failures AEW has had for me were technical for the most part, the failed explosion during the Revolution main event last year or the bad shot of Jericho falling off the Blood 'n Guts cage, or Nyla Rose. But this was the first major creative blunder that I can remember. I'm sure there was some more, the Mimosa match was a dumb fucking idea for one.

[Jordan]

One thing I really loved on this show was the Jericho and Kingston face off. They are both master of the mic. Jericho was in there with a guy who wanted to push his buttons legit, so I thought. Jericho has a habit where he can go into looney tunes mode and use this vail of comic expression to cut a promo, and he was doing that a bit to start with Eddie. He was sounding like a comedian and Eddie was sounding like a dude who has real problems and fights people every night.

The promo got elevated though and Jericho snapped into his best gear right when he needed to. It was just at the end when Jericho delivered his threats against Kingston and Kingston sold them, he was bothered because Jericho could be right, maybe he is just a fat jobber. But we all know Kingston is the man and this match is probably going to deliver.

I love it when Jericho delivers his best. Some of his AEW work is the best of his career, some is just around or below the average for him I'd say. Jericho is what he says he is though. He does have an argument to be in the GOAT talk, he has had one of the best careers of anyone in wrestling ever. I don't like seeing him when he isn't trying, but when he is, even now he is one of the best. So I'm hoping for a Jericho at top form against Kingston at his best on the PPV and I think we could all be really surprised by this match.

[Evil Vito]

Jericho looking cut and having abs again in time for calling Eddie a fat jobber is excellent timing.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Jericho had to get himself into shape to make an appeal to Vince if his contract wasn’t picked up.

[Jordan]

Jericho has no interest in WWE, he's the number one star on AEW in WWE he's just another Edge.