I laugh at it mostly because of the shoot up in subscriptions lol.


EDIT: I am truly shocked that Jushin "Thunder" Liger is Tyler Breeze's surprise opponent at Takeover: Brooklyn. Obviously it's going to be a one time appearance to get Breeze over because I doubt a man in his late 50's would sign a full time WWE deal when he's already Japan's biggest commodity.

Super bump

I like what's been going on lately with Smackdown. Severely late to this Wyatt Family push that should've happened MONTHS ago. I still feel like the Orton as a Wyatt angle is all some sort of ploy to take down the family from the inside and take the belt. I feel like it's going to end up being a triple threat between Orton/Harper/Bray for the belt @ Mania.

Wyatt's first entrance as champion says it all.. SUPERSTAR. They fucked him when they fed him to Cena, but here he is, at the top of the mountain.

Yeah the whole "show of opportunities" angle SD is going for really pays off in a good way. A lot of deserving people are being pushed.

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and its a Full on Wrestlemania Weekend From April 2nd and April 3rd In Dallas Texas
and now its time for the  Match cards

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship: The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) vs Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs



The New Day (King Woods and Kofi Kingston) vs Sheamus and Ridge Holland


Bobby Lashey Vs Omos


Dominik and Rey Mysterio vs Logan Paul and The Miz


Seth "Freakin" Rollins Vs ???? (A Mystery Opponent Vince Chooses)  


WWE SmackDown Women's Championship: Charlotte Flair vs Ronda Rousey


Keven Owens Will Come Face to face With The Texas Rattlesnake WWE Hall Of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin On "The K.O. Show!"


WWE Raw Women's Championship: Becky Lynch vs Bianca Belair


Drew McIntyre vs Happy Corbin


Pat McAfee vs Austin Theory


Edge vs AJ Styles


Sami Zayn vs Johnny Knoxville In a Anything Goes match


Triple Threat Tag Team Match For The Raw Tag Team Championship: RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle)  vs The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) vs Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis)


Fatal 4 Way Tag Team Match for The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Queen Zelina and Carmella vs Sasha Banks and Naomi vs Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan vs Natalya and Shayna Baszler


and Last But Not Least The Biggest Showdown In WWE History
Its a Unification winner takes all match :The WWE Champion Brock Lesner  Vs The Universal Champion Roman Regins


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well for those that missed last weekends events ill do a 3 part report on




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1st we start of with

The Pay Per View Where Every Tile Is On The Line!

it's taking place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, hence the early start time of 1 p.m. ET.

Main Event No.1


The first match of the night was one many people thought should have been the main event. Rollins and Styles battled in the final round of the World Heavyweight Championship tournament to crown its first titleholder.

Both men came out to great reactions from the crowd. Rollins arrived second, so the fans in the Jeddah Superdome were able to keep singing his music for a while.

They took their time making contact, but once they did, Styles nailed Rollins with a dropkick and sent him out of the ring. The Visionary avoided a slingshot forearm and smiled at his opponent. He taunted The Phenomenal One before taking him down with a sling blade.

For the first several minutes, this was a competitive back-and-forth contest. Once Rollins ran Styles' face into the middle turnbuckle, he started to gain some momentum.

Styles hit a backflip DDT, but it only kept Rollins down momentarily. The Visionary recovered and hit a buckle bomb followed by a frog splash for a two-count. It was at this point when both men started breaking out their big moves in an attempt to put each other away.

Rollins appeared to land hard on his knee during a suicide dive, so Styles immediately locked him in a Calf Crusher when they got back into the ring.

As expected, these two pulled out all the stops to deliver a match worthy of being in the main event, which makes the fact that it opened the show so much more surprising. Regardless of where it was placed, this is going to be remembered as one of the best matches of the weekend.

Rollins countered the Phenomenal Forearm with a superkick, but his knee buckled when he went for the Stomp. He was able to hit a Pedigree before finally hitting the Stomp for the pin and the win. Triple H presented him with the belt at the end.






The second bout on the card was the grudge match between Becky Lynch and Trish Stratus. The two former champions did not waste any time going right after each other.

They quickly took the fight out of the ring where the veteran threw Lynch into the steel steps. For the next few minutes, this match was all Stratus.

She spiked The Man with a tornado DDT but failed to keep her down for a three-count. She started to get vicious by pulling her rival's hair and scraping her face across the mat.

Lynch found her second wind and started to take control. She hit an exploder suplex and a leg drop from the middle rope for a near-fall.

These two kept a good pace throughout the match, but it was a little sloppy at times. They didn't botch anything big, but small moments stood out that held this back from being as good as it could have been.

Lynch managed to beat a count-out and kick out after a Chick Kick as they built toward the finish. Stratus was able to get out of the DisArmHer and got her foot on the rope to break the count after a Manhandle Slam.


Zoey Stark then appeared out of nowhere and hit her finisher on Lynch while the ref had his back turned. This allowed Stratus to hit Stratusfaction for the win.

becky's last words after her match
"You Messed Up, Plain and Simple”





Mustafa Ali received a very warm reception when he came out to challenge Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship.

They locked up and the champion immediately asserted his dominance by throwing Ali to the mat like it was nothing to him.


Ali avoided a chop and hit one of his own. He tried to use his speed to stick and move, and it worked for a while, but The Ring General stopped him in his tracks with a bodyslam.


Ali began to rally after taking a lot of punishment. He hit a tornado DDT but was unable to hit the 450. Gunther dropkicked him into the corner before powerbombing him to get the win.

This wasn't a long match, but they packed enough into the minutes they had to make it feel longer. They did a good job telling the underdog story of Ali, but we all knew Gunther was going to retain. That was never in question.




The Raw Women's Championship was on the line in a rematch from WrestleMania 39 when Bianca Belair took on Asuka.

This immediately turned into a physical fight. They rolled around the ring trying to get the upper hand for a moment before Belair scored the first major takedown.


They each spent a minute or two in control before the other would take over. The match kept that kind of pace for several minutes, but once Asuka began to focus on hurting Belair's arm, she seemed to get comfortable in the driver's seat.

The EST of WWE hit a backbreaker to stop The Empress of Tomorrow's momentum and begin her comeback. You could hear the crowd beginning to cheer more for Asuka as the match progressed.


The longer the match went, the easier it was to see how the ending was going to play out. Asuka missed when she tried to spray Belair with mist, but she used her hand to wipe some of it in the titleholder's eyes before kicking her in the head for the pin to become the new champion.

Belair and Asuka have built up great chemistry as opponents. They put on a fun show in this bout, but it may have fallen short of their 'Mania encounter.

It's hard to pinpoint exactly what made it different. It just was.




Natalya and Rhea Ripley took center stage to fight over the SmackDown Women's Championship, but as usual, where Ripley went, Dominik Mysterio was not far behind.


The Eradicator attacked Nattie right after the bell and absolutely destroyed her. She won in just a couple of minutes in what might be the closest thing we have seen to a squash match on a PPV in a long time.


There wasn't much to this,It made Ripley look dominant, but she always looks that way, so having The Queen of Harts job to her seemed a little pointless.


Main Event No.2


The penultimate match of the night was the showdown between Lesnar and Rhodes.

The Beast Incarnate made his way out first. When Rhodes came out, he received his usual massive reception from the crowd.



Rhodes had his arm wrapped with a brace, and Lesnar looked like a predator zeroing in on his already injured prey. The American Nightmare tried to use his quickness to avoid him, but his rival was able to corner him before hitting a belly-to-belly suplex.


Rhodes started using his cast as a weapon and drove Lesnar out of the ring with a huge forearm strike. He nailed him with a suicide dive and climbed to the top rope for a double ax handle.


The Beast grabbed him in a Kimura Lock and rolled over so Rhodes couldn't escape as he did at Backlash. The American Nightmare made it to the rope to force a break and countered an F5 into a Cross Rhodes for a close two-count.

Lesnar put him back in the Kimura, and the ref called for the bell once it was clear Rhodes was unable to fight back.

Considering the story they were trying to tell, this was the best way this fight could have played out. It wasn't a Match of the Year candidate by any means, but it accomplished what it needed to and that's what matters. Both Superstars did good work.




final Main Event

The main event of the night saw Reigns and Sikoa team up to challenge Zayn and Owens for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship.

Zayn wore special entrance attire and gave himself and KO a special introduction in Farsi, much to the delight of the crowd. Owens and Reigns started for their teams, but KO tagged out to Zayn so he could face off with The Tribal Chief.

After listening to the crowd chant for Zayn, Reigns tagged Sikoa to a chorus of boos.

It took a few minutes after the bell for anyone to make contact. Sikoa backed Zayn to the corner and brushed off a chop like it had no impact. He responded by beating down The Master Strategist in the corner.

The Tribal Chief allowed Sikoa to do most of the heavy lifting while he occasionally provided a distraction or attacked someone while the ref was distracted. When it was his turn to get in the ring, he took it to his former ally with no remorse.


This match had a slow pace because they were focused more on storytelling than packing as many moves into each minute as they could. It worked well for what they were trying to accomplish, especially because Zayn, Owens and Reigns are such great storytellers in the ring.



WWE gave them a long time and made sure to pack in a lot of dramatic moments, including a ref bump when Reigns speared him by mistake.



The Usos appeared and attacked Owens at ringside. They tried to hit Zayn with a double superkick, but they hit their younger brother by accident. The Tribal Chief was pissed and started pushing the twins around.


Jimmy drilled Reigns with a superkick and Jey yelled at him. Jimmy said he is doing what Jey should have done a long time ago and then kicked Reigns again.


Jimmy got a conflicted Jey to leave with him as Sikoa started getting to his feet. KO took him out with a Stunner, and Zayn followed up with a Helluva Kick. A new ref showed up and counted the pin.


As a whole, Night of Champions was an up-and-down show. It had some great matches and a few that won't be remembered by the end of the weekend.

The two best bouts of the night were the opener and the closer. Rollins and Styles kicked the show off with a fantastic display of physical action, and the tag title bout closed the PPV with some fantastic storytelling.

Asuka winning the Raw women's title was a great match with a creative ending, but now WWE has to worry about how to get the SmackDown title back on the blue brand.

This was a fun afternoon of wrestling, but most people are going to focus on a few key moments that stood out the most.

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This triple threat was non-stop from the opening bell and all three men brought their best to the table. Wes Lee sealed it by jumping over Joe Gacy to the outside to clear out Tyler Bate before countering the Upside Down with the Cardiac on Gacy to win.

This was a serious crowd-pleaser to open the night. Lee has delivered at every premium live event as champion and adds another accolade to easily the best NXT North American Championship reign in the title's history.



The three men also did very well incorporating the story into the action, something NXT wrestlers can struggle with. Gacy was a motivated opportunist. Bate was the athletic standout. Lee was once more the survivor, finding his openings to win.

There is little left for Lee to prove with the title. However, it is still crucial the right man dethrones the NXT North American champion. The moment cannot be rushed.



Lee def. Gacy and Bate by pinfall to retain the NXT North American Championship.





Noam Dar got the first pinfall of the match by stacking up Dragon Lee off a roundhouse kick. Dragon Lee responded with tilt-a-whirl DDT. Miss Jackson and Lash Legend saved The Scottish Supernova, setting him for the Nova Roller on Lee to win.

Dragon and Dar went all out in this one, and it did not always land. There were multiple sloppy spills that could have injured both men. The chemistry was not quite there.



The rules of the match type were clear enough that it did not distract from the action, though the Rounds format is inherently tough to pace out.


Ultimately, it was the overbooking around the ring that made this less than the sum of its parts. These two could probably do better work together in a rematch.

Dar seemingly has a new stable with Mensah, Legend and Jackson. Hopefully, NXT has a clear plan for this oddly orchestrated group. Dragon lost more momentum for it, so it needs to be worth it.

Dar def. Dragon by a final score of 2-1 to retain the Heritage Cup.




Dijak punished Ilja Dragunov throughout this match. "The Czar" countered by landing explosive blows in response. In the end, Dragunov knocked out "Hard Justice" with a jumping forearm strike off the steel steps to the back of Dijak's head through a steel chair.


While the build for the feud was over-the-top, this was easily the match to watch going into the night. The two men delivered on that hype with a fast-paced hardcore war. This was about as brutal and physical as WWE matches can get.


This was genuinely one of the best matches WWE has produced all year, and it is by far NXT's match of the year so far.

Both of these men are main-roster stars that should get title runs soon since the call-up is unlikely in the near future. Carmelo Hayes or Wes Lee vs. Ilja Dragunov at the next NXT PLE would be the show stealer.

Dragunov def. Dijak by ten count.





After an intense tag team war, Ivy Nile stopped Joe Coffey from interfering, but Ava sent Nile into the steel post for it. Gallus then hit Julius Creed with Gallus Gate to win.


This was a fine match with a strong three-minute burst of energy near the end. It started slow, but it exploded when Julius got the hot tag.


The interference was a lame end to a match that was set up as the definitive battle between Gallus and The Creed Brothers. Ivy Nile vs. Ava is a solid feud to build both women except when it interferes with other matches.

Once again, Wolfgang and Mark Coffey keep the NXT Tag Team Championships. This time though, there is a clear follow-up match once Tony D'Angelo has dealt with his legal troubles. The Family could be the team to end Gallus' reign.


Gallus def. The Creed Brothers by pinfall to retain the NXT Tag Team Championships.





Lyra Valkyria fought hard through a knee injury suffered at the hands of Cora Jade on Wednesday. However, "The Center of the Universe" was too much, and finally planted her with the rolling fireman's carry into the Prettiest Moonsault Ever to win.


In one of the longest women's matches NXT has produced in years, Valkyria and Stratton performed at their absolute best.

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Valkyria did some serious work in this match, selling her knee injury. She sold a crowd that was much more behind Stratton going in. This was a star-making moment for her, even more than Stratton as the underdog walking in.


"The Center of the Universe" stepped back in moments to let her opponent shine, though she could have done more to sell her role as the heel.

Both women still have room to grow as performers. However, they absolutely over-delivered in the biggest moment of both their careers. This is a match to revisit as these two grow in NXT.


Stratton def. Valkyria by pinfall to become the new NXT women's champion.





Carmelo Hayes had trouble keeping Bron Breakker down throughout this match, but he finally found his opening. A series of superkicks into a springboard back elbow set up Nothing But Net to win.

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Breakker is a proven power wrestler, but still struggles to deliver in these big main-event spots. He and Melo had a hot crowd and a better story to tell. This did make round two better than round one.


However, it still was not the hoped-for showstopper. The offense of both men does not clash. This led to multiple flat sequences where "The A Champion" was pushing too hard to get in position for a big moment.


Hayes needs to move onto the top-tier in-ring workers to deliver the main events for NXT that will get the brand on the map long term. The options are endless though.


Breakker's time in NXT may be nearing its end regardless of the WWE Draft results. He needs a different stage and level of competition to truly test whether he is a top guy long-term.


Melo def. Breakker by pinfall to retain the NXT Championship.


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Stipulation: If the heels lose, The Hardys win Ethan Page's contract.

Even the presence of the perpetually over Hardys could not make up for a cold story and a match that did not have much in the way of real interest.


Matt and Jeff Hardy drew a big pop as the first big stars in the arena but it was a real struggle to get the fans to invest in the action in this opening match as they teamed with FTW champion Hook to defeat "All Ego" Ethan Page and The Gunns.


Page has earned the right to be involved in something better, more cohesive and important than this undercard program and it showed as he was very clearly the best worker in this match, despite the presence of the Hall of Fame brothers.


The stipulation of this one, though, does not encourage much faith that what awaits him following Double or Nothing will be much better, unfortunately.


The Hardys and Hook defeated Page and The Gunns





Participants: Chuck Taylor, Trent Beretta, Ari Daivari, Tony Nese, Lee Moriarty, Big Bill, Komander, Kip Sabian, The Butcher, The Blade, "Switchblade" Jay White, "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson, Dustin Rhodes, Keith Lee, "Absolute" Ricky Starks, Penta El Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix, Bandido, Swerve Strickland, "The Machine" Brian Cage and Orange Cassidy


"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy spent months leading into Double or Nothing gutting out victory after victory, overcoming every challenger to his AEW International Championship. Faced with 20 different challengers in Sunday's opener, the king of sloth style once again emerged victoriously, outlasting Swerve Strickland to ensure his reign would continue.


There was some to like about the Blackjack Battle Royal, such as the booking of Big Bill as a monster giant and the calculating Strickland waiting to enter the ring until late, but this was very much one of those battle royals where lots happened without any lasting effect.

Cassidy winning at least makes sense but does beg the question: what's next for Freshly Squeezed?

Does Tony Khan and the AEW creative team have a long-term plan or are they content to let Cassidy continue his winning ways before acquiring a new star to take the title from him? Maybe there is a "wait and see" approach as the company seeks out an appropriate victor.

Whatever the case may be, this at least got the fans into the show and they remain solidly behind Cassidy, despite booking and a win-loss record that would get him "John Cena'd" five years ago.

Cassidy retained




Justin Roberts announced ahead of the night's next match between Adam Cole and Chris Jericho that it was unsanctioned by AEW and that the company could not be held responsible for any injuries that occurred within.

One can see where there may be confusion around the decision to book a referee-stoppage victory for Cole.

Not only is it a cheap win for the babyface in that he never actually earned it, but it also flies in the face of the stipulation. It negates all of the hardcore action that preceded it, renders the already head-scratching involvement of Sabu pointless and left a bad taste in the mouths of the AEW faithful who were left booing as the bell sounded.

This was likely a concentrated effort to protect Jericho's heat for an eventual rematch but given everything that led to the match in the first place, he could have easily eaten a loss and got his revenge Wednesday to keep this progressing forward.

Instead, the finish here adversely affected the overall quality of a match that felt a step off for most of it but featured some good, hard-hitting action from the combatants. A major disappointment and a really questionable bit of booking early in this broadcast.


Cole defeated Jericho via referee stoppage







If there is one thing FTR does not need, it is overbooking in their tag team title matches.

While there were elements of Memphis and Attitude in this one, there was far too much outside interference and shenanigans. There wasn't nearly enough of Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler proving why they are the best tag team in wrestling as they defeated Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal to retain the AEW World Tag Team Championship.

Between Sonjay Dutt running around like a fool, Karen Jarrett using a guitar on a referee and the drama surrounding special referee Mark Briscoe, this had a little bit of everything and a whole lot that was not needed for this to be a success.


Double J is an all-timer, Lethal is a grizzled veteran and FTR are the best of this generation, so this was better sports entertainment than it would have been if left to others. Still, it felt wholly unnecessary and did not really help anyone involved in any way that a straight match would not have.

FTR defeated Jarrett and Lethal to retain




There are few instances of Christian Cage being involved in a ladder match that can be best described as underwhelming and, at worst, plain bad.


Sunday's battle with TNT Champion Wardlow falls somewhere in between, with strong effort from both men but several spots did not click and the crowd was not nearly as with the competitors as one would expect.


That Arn Anderson played a key role late and looked every bit his age, while the monstrous new and improved Luchasaurus was neutralized rather easily by Wardlow, only enhanced the issues facing the match.

At least the creative forces resisted the urge to beat Wardlow again. The guy is the future of the company, but really needs some consistent booking to help him get there. Hopefully, this is a step in the right direction for the uber-athletic heavyweight.

Just leave the ladders out of it for a bit and save the gimmicks for a feud more deserving of them.


Wardlow defeated Cage





AEW World Women's Champion Jamie Hayter was injured entering the event and even the booking preceding the pay-per-view suggested she may not be able to defend her title.


She did, albeit in a short match that protected her injured right arm and concluded with Storm benefiting from exposed turnbuckles, interference from The Outcasts and their trusty spray paint to score the win and title.


Storm winning the title was a great call given the circumstances and solidifies her as one of the most trusted members of the AEW roster. When things do no go according to plan, management has repeatedly felt comfortable asking her to carry things and she has excelled.


It is massively disappointing for Hayter, who has been one of the best wrestlers in the business this year, but she was booked in a way that made her look like a valiant and gutsy performer who still came within seconds of retaining until heel interference proved her downfall.

The women's division will need reshuffling in the coming weeks but The Outcasts are a quality heel act and both Britt Baker and Hikaru Shida will provide quality opposition for the time being.


Storm defeated Hayter to win the title





Like much of the show to this point, the Open House Rules Match for the AEW World Trios Championship failed to garner the level of fan engagement as one would have hoped for, despite two of the more over acts in the company



The House of Black's Malakai Black, Buddy Matthews and Brody King successfully defended their titles, knocking off mystery opponents Anthony Bowens, Max Caster and Daddy Ass of The Acclaimed.



To do so, the heels overcame a late babyface comeback from the latter before Black shut him down and scored the uncontested pinfall.



A lack of story, despite some teases here and there in recent weeks, hurt this one and led to a match that was merely OK and did not have the crowd investment to really enhance it beyond that.

The House of Black defeated The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass to retain





Jade Cargill had been one of the few constants in AEW leading into Double or Nothing. Sunday night, her run as TBS champion came to an end, but not before winning match No. 60.


Cargill successfully retained her title in a grueling match, defeating Taya Valkyrie with Jaded and doing so in a relatively clean fashion. Then, as he has done numerous times in the past, "Smart" Mark Sterling let his mouth get him in trouble as he issued an open challenge on behalf of the victor.



Kris Statlander returned to the squared circle after a year away and proceeded to do what no one else has been able to: defeat Cargill for the title. The moment, a great one for the performer herself and fans that have waited patiently to see her back in the ring, brought an end to Cargill's title reign with an exclamation point.



There is very much an argument to be made that a babyface storming back to defeat a champion who just had a grueling match is not the most, well, babyface way to book things but it is something we see elsewhere and it tends to work out OK.

Cargill is still the star of the future but this was a wonderful moment for Statlander and the change for the TBS Championship picture that the women's division needed.

Big props to Valkyrie, who was fantastic here and worked well with Cargill.


Cargill defeated Valkyrie to retain; Statlander defeated Cargill to win the title





AEW World Champion MJF successfully retained his title in a legitimate Match of the Year Candidate Sunday night in Las Vegas, defeating "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry, Sammy Guevara and Darby Allin in a match that solidified why those four men have been considered the pillars of the company.



Easter eggs, high spots, pro wrestling psychology, storyline callbacks, and a brilliant finish from the best and slimiest villain in wrestling today came together to create one of the best matches in company history.



Guevara was remarkably great, no doubt riding an emotional high from the revelation that he and his wife, Tay Melo, are expecting a child. Sometimes criticized for being too spot-happy, everything he did was crisp and on point, with low-key additions to his work that suggested he ware very aware of the enormity of the match.

It was MJF, though, who continued to assert his greatness with a performance that was excellence personified.


He was brilliant, using the sort of pro wrestling psychology we are not privy to often enough in today's wrestling landscape and put an exclamation point on things by sliding the world title in the way of Allin's Coffin Drop. He then pinned his sworn enemy with the same insulting headlock takeover that he infamously used at Full Gear 2021.

At a time when the AEW product is as uneven, creatively disjointed and ever-changing (for better and worse), MJF is consistent excellence.


MJF defeated Allin, Guevara and Perry



Konosuke Takeshita has aligned himself with Don Callis, as AEW fans found out in the closing minutes of the Anarchy in the Arena Match.


The international star, once considered by many to be one of the future can't-miss prospects in the company, betrayed Kenny Omega and contributed to The Blackpool Combat Club's Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Bryan Danielson and Wheeler Yuta picking up the victory over The Elite.

Hangman Page and The Young Bucks' Matt and Nick Jackson were able to avenge some of the agony dealt them by the heels in the weeks leading up to the show in a match that was uber-violent, bloody and featured some stomach-churning spots involving thumbtacks.

Even with that said, the match itself was an exhausting heap of spots that would have meant so much more had we not been desensitized to them on free television over the last month.

Barbed wire and blood? We got those in the steel cage match between Omega and Moxley. The arena brawl? Had that too, in the Falls Count Anywhere Match between Roderick Strong and Chris Jericho.


The constant need for excess in AEW has hurt its ability to tell stories and engage audiences without going so over the top that they venture into eye-roll territory, which this main event flirted with on occasion.

The most effective stuff came late, with the turn of Takeshita, which is a storyline development that demands answers and should set up a match between he and Omega that plays to both of their strengths.

If you like deathmatch wrestling or were a big fan of the Attitude Era brawls that dominated the late 1990s, you probably thought this was awesome. If you are a fan of the guys involved, ditto, and good for you. Everyone is entitled to like what they like.


It would be easier for others to appreciate and acknowledge the value of if they were not fed it every week by a company that is often to turn to gimmicky matches, sometimes for no apparent rhyme or reason.


The Blackpool Combat Club defeated The Elite

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Terry Funk, a pioneer of hardcore wrestling who was known for his hard-hitting style, has died at the age of 79, WWE announced Wednesday.



"WWE is saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer Terry Funk has passed away at the age of 79," the company said in a statement. "Revered by fans and peers across the globe for his tenacity, heart and longevity, Funk will be remembered as one of the toughest competitors to ever step inside the squared circle. From WWE to All Japan, from WCW to ECW, Funk proved he could go toe-to-toe with the best and pushed the limits of what was possible inside the squared circle."

Funk had a legendary wrestling career that spanned over 50 years across various promotions around the world. Funk debuted in 1965 but rose to prominence in the 1970s with his brother, Dory Jr., when they became instant stars while wresting in Japan. In 1975, Funk won the NWA World Championship.

The Funk Brothers would eventually join WWE, then known as the WWF, in 1985 and would go on to be instrumental in the build of WWE's flagship event, WrestleMania, wrestling in WrestleMania 2 against Tito Santana and the Junkyard Dog.

Funk would have stints with other promotions over the next decade, but he cemented his status in wrestling history with the buildup of hardcore wrestling alongside Mick Foley, and eventually helped establish Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) as a major promotion. Despite being in his 50s, he defeated Raven to win the ECW Championship in the promotion's first pay-per-view in April 1997.

Funk and Foley "brought the infamous style to a worldwide audience through a 1995 tournament where they battled in the finals, brawling through tables, chairs, barbed wire and more," WWE said.

Funk continued his career in the squared circle into his 60s, culminating with his performance at ECW One Night Stand in 2006, teaming with Tommy Dreamer and Beulah McGillicutty against Mick Foley, Edge and Lita. During the match, Funk's face was severely bloodied, yet he was able to continue the match and famously used a 2-by-4 wrapped in barbed wire and on fire to hit Foley and send him through a table. Funk would continue to wrestle outside of WWE up until 2017.

In 2009, Funk was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, alongside his brother, by Dusty Rhodes.

one of the greatest intercontinental Champion that ever lived
rest in peace terry funk......Forever, Forever, FOREVER!!!!!!


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WWE star Bray Wyatt, known for being one of the most creative minds in professional wrestling who pushed the boundaries with innovative characters, died Thursday at the age of 36, WWE chief content officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque announced on social media.

Wyatt, whose real name was Windham Rotunda, had been inactive over the past several months in WWE while dealing with an undisclosed health issue. He had been with WWE since 2009, save for just over a year in 2021 and 2022 when he was surprisingly released. Rotunda returned to WWE last September with much fanfare and a mysterious storyline, including cryptic vignettes, which helped boost television ratings.

"Just received a call from WWE Hall of Famer Mike Rotunda who informed us of the tragic news that our WWE family member for life Windham Rotunda -- also known as Bray Wyatt -- unexpectedly passed earlier today," Levesque wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. "Our thoughts are with his family and we ask that everyone respect their privacy at this time."

Rotunda came from a wrestling family. His father Mike gained fame in WWE as Irwin R. Schyster, as well as in other promotions under his real name or Michael Wallstreet. Rotunda's uncle Barry Windham was one of the most highly regarded wrestlers of the 1980s and early 1990s and a former member of the prestigious Four Horsemen stable. Rotunda's brother, Taylor, also wrestles for WWE and in the past used the moniker Bo Dallas.

Windham Rotunda was married to former WWE ring announcer JoJo Offerman. They had two children and Rotunda had two other children from a previous marriage. He was a two-time former WWE Universal champion and former WWE champion.

After starting in WWE's developmental program as the character Husky Harris, Rotunda found himself with Bray Wyatt, a maniacal swampland cult leader who recruited followers with a devilish charm. He and his Wyatt Family (Erick Rowan and the late Luke Harper, whose real name was Jonathan Huber) got popular in NXT, WWE's developmental brand, and came to the WWE main roster with much fanfare in 2014.

Rotunda was known at that point as one of the most gifted performers on the roster, especially when it came to telling a story on the microphone. He started using the catchphrase "follow the buzzards" and the song lyrics "he's got the whole world in his hands." During his entrances, with the arena shrouded in darkness before he appeared holding a lantern, fans would hold up their cellphone lights as his eerie music played.

In 2019, Rotunda reinvented himself as the supernatural character The Fiend, wearing a horror movie mask that was a terrifying facsimile of a clown. Bray Wyatt still existed in kid-friendly skits called Firefly Funhouse, but The Fiend, a dark alter ego, wrestled in his place. These were intricate, creative ideas that Rotunda for the most part came up with himself. The Fiend was polarizing as a character due to its near invulnerability in the ring, but it was an inventive leap and one of the most interesting things on WWE television at the time.

Rotunda returned to WWE last year after being released in 2021 as the former Bray Wyatt, a good-guy character who was apparently haunted by past demons like The Fiend and Uncle Howdy. The storyline was still developing in February when Rotunda disappeared from television due to health issues.

"Always had tremendous respect and love for him and the Rotunda family," Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson wrote Thursday on X. "Loved his presence, promos, in ring work and connection with the WWE universe. Very unique, cool and rare character, which is hard to create in our crazy world of pro wrestling."


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Jon Huber, a pro wrestler known in the ring as Luke Harper and Brodie Lee, died on Saturday. He was 41.

His death followed a battle with a “lung issue” unrelated to Covid-19, his wife, Amanda Huber, said on Instagram.

Aside from his wife, he is survived by his two children.

Mr. Huber rose to fame with World Wrestling Entertainment, where he was known for his soft-spoken intensity in the ring.

During his time with WWE, he found success in the independent circuit before joining the NXT brand.

He battled other wrestling stars, including The Shield, Kane, Daniel Bryan, John Cena and the Usos, using a combination of “aggressive offense and demented mind games,” WWE said.

Mr. Huber “moved with a rare quickness for a 6-foot-5 monster,” his biography on WWE said. “His jaw-rattling clotheslines and frenzied dives to the outside knocked down anyone who dared to step across the ring from him.”

In 2014, he won the intercontinental championship and later the SmackDown Tag Team and NXT Tag Team championships.

“Whether powerbombing rivals off ladders or standing toe-to-toe with John Cena, Harper left an undeniable mark — and on some superstars, a literal one in the form of a scar — on WWE and NXT,” WWE said.

Mr. Huber joined All Elite Wrestling, a WWE competitor, this year as “The Exalted One.”

Over the summer, he won the All Elite Wrestling TNT Championship.

“In an industry filled with good people, Jon Huber was exceptionally respected and beloved in every way — a fierce and captivating talent, a thoughtful mentor and simply a very kind soul that starkly contradicted his persona as Mr. Brodie Lee,” AEW said in a statement.

His final televised battle was a bloody fight against Cody Rhodes, an AEW superstar, in October.

Mr. Rhodes wrote in a social media tribute that it was an honor to share his final match with Mr. Huber, who he said was “a family man and first-class human being.”

Referring to Mr. Huber as “Big Rig,” Mr. Rhodes said Mr. Huber was a “gifted athlete and storyteller and his gift beyond that was to challenge you, and he set the bar very high.”

Mr. Huber’s death reverberated among other wrestling stars.

“Totally devastated over the loss of Jon,” Hulk Hogan wrote on Twitter. “Such a great talent and awesome human being! RIP my brother.”





So long bray & broddie "let him in" & "follow the buzzards" R.I.P.




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