AEW All Out 2022 Media Scrum and fallout Megathread *DYNAMITE SPOILERS*

[Roy Mustang]

Yeah at the time I thought they wouldn't do something like that just to have a generic babyface Punk win in Chicago so I was like "Tony def got some 4D chess happening soon"

Welp Gave Punk the babyface moment then he turns himself heel at the presser anyway

I think the MJF stuff deffo made me dislike generic bayface Punk win a whole lot less

 

[Chris]

I’m not really a fan either. I was really excited when he first came in because I wanted to see what he do outside WWE, and overtime I became uninterested

Lol so exact opposite of me, wasn't excited at all and he had to win me back over it was probably the Eddie Kingston feud for me, I didn't even really care for a lot of his pandemic title reign before that

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Lol so exact opposite of me, wasn't excited at all and he had to win me back over it was probably the Eddie Kingston feud for me, I didn't even really care for a lot of his pandemic title reign before that

His pandemic run was when I kept trying to see it but it almost killed my interest in AEW. Kenny Omega saved it.

 

[Chris]

His pandemic run was when I kept trying to see it but it almost killed my interest in AEW. Kenny Omega saved it.

I really didn't watch a lot tbf but I just remember seeing him defend against guys like Cage, Brodie, and Archer a lot and nothing against those guys but from an outsider it felt like they were just giving him a "monster of the month" to feud with. The Eddie feud was way different, then he went straight to feuding with Kenny and mostly doing NJPW stuff (but on Dynamite) after and I've loved all that shit. Think he's been especially next level since returning from rehab

 

[Comrade Khan]

It was just a ratings ploy to get Punk babyface sympathy and a second reign and hindsight makes it look like a worse decision by the minute

Well ya with no heel turn or long reign it might be the worst lol. Still happy 4 mox tho

 

[Chris]

Well ya with no heel turn or long reign it might be the worst lol. Still happy 4 mox tho

I feel like it successfully pissed off Punk fans bc he got squashed and Moxley fans bc of what happened after and the squash not really being meaningful

 

[Shane]

I mean it was classic booking to me. Punk got squashed which made him question whether he was good enough. His trainer reminded who the hell he was and he ended up winning back the title. What’s wrong with that

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Holy shit I just remembered some thing. Does anybody remember Tony saying that his roster was going to be at its strongest after all out?

 

[Chris]

I mean it was classic booking to me. Punk got squashed which made him question whether he was good enough. His trainer reminded who the hell he was and he ended up winning back the title. What’s wrong with that

Bc it was rushed and the reason he got the actual title shot again so soon was flimsy. I was mostly on board despite it if the payoff was better but it has not been lol

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I absolutely hate that he got squashed and I actually hate that it was Jon Moxley but I could’ve stomach it if the plan was for Punk to have like a really long run but I absolutely hate the booking if you were just gonna turn around and drop it to MJF in a couple weeks.

 

[Shane]

I absolutely hate that he got squashed and I actually hate that it was Jon Moxley but I could’ve stomach it if the plan was for Punk to have like a really long run but I absolutely hate the booking if you were just gonna turn around and drop it to MJF in a couple weeks.

How do you know he was gonna drop it to MJF

 

[Ricky Smarks]

How do you know he was gonna drop it to MJF

I don’t, but it seems like the way it was going.

 

[Chris]

I hope the Bucks leak the original plans tbh bc I hate that we'll never know now

 

[Hoss]

I been a Mox guy since probably 2009 or so. Always liked him, even when some of the Ambrose material let him down. I'd say in the time since coming to AEW, I consider him a top 5 pro wrestler in the world in terms of matches, promos and just my general level of interest in him.

 

[Chris]

I don’t, but it seems like the way it was going.

I'd say likely, 100% that the match was happening then. AEW never has #1 contenders hold that status long, even Hangman last year won it not long before the PPV for his return despite having the angle building up longer (and losing it prior)