+ 1 Week Late Since 1998: Vol.1 +
Double Or Nothing Viewing Notes...GO!
~ National Anthem...with Pyro!
~ Opening promo is short & sweet...the Casino theme is cool...
~ Its good old JR!
~ How does that commentator see anything with that mask on?
~ A card run down...Nice.
~ The ring looks smaller than a WWE ring...
~ The red lights on the crowd are strange...won't that effect
the audience's vision?
~ The ring announcer could sound a little clearer...
~ JR likes the fact he can name the officials...HA!
~ Is Fight For The Fallen another AEW pay per view? Nice...
~ I like how they changed the ring mat after the Rhodes
family bloodbath...
~ I actually like how the card feels like a natural progression
of escalation & stakes...not just all the matches in a random
order...
~ So I like JR but he doesn't seem as...sharp as he was a
few years ago...
+ SCU vs. Strong Hearts +
~ Interesting to see the AEW have a connection to China...
that is a smart business move. If the AEW can get over in
China...that is a huge win...
~ The arena staircases are in a strange spot...
~ Nice shotgun dropkick in the corner from Frankie Kazarian...
~ I can imagine Christopher Daniels would have been pretty
amazing in his younger days...
~ Nice two man pin attempt by Frankie Kazarian
~ And SCU get the win with that assisted tombstone piledriver...
~ And we get a nicely edited highlights package...
~ Yay! Allie is here! And look at that dress! & that glorious
Power Girl-like boob window! This pay per view gets a 9 out
of 10 from me just for that!
~ Oh hey...its
@Grunt Beavie 's new favorite Kylie Ray. She's like
Bayley X Dakota Kai...& that's pretty sweet...
~ Now tell me if I'm wrong but isn't Nyla Rose a transgender
performer? I think I read that somewhere...
~ And Doctor Britt Baker is a dentist? Does that mean I can
test my mouth on her?
~ Brandi Rhodes...looking good as always. Did any of you guys
see her "leaked" photos? They were pretty impressive...
~ Kylie Rae never stops smiling does she?
~ And...AWESOME KONG IS HERE?! HOLY SHIT! That's cool!
+ The Women's Fatal Four Way +
~ I'm supposed to be taking notes but I'm actually enjoying
the match too much...
~ Nyla Rose should not be on the top rope...
~ A Double suplex/Powerbomb combo off the top rope! Nicely
done ladies...
~ A "Thrust" Kick? Its a superkick isn't it?
~ Spear into the steps!
~ We don't need so many shots of Brandi guys...she isn't in
the match...
~ Awesome deadlift German suplex by Kylie Rae!
~ And Britt Baker gets the win...even if that final move
looked a little botched to my eyes...unless its meant to
look like that?
~ Jericho!
+ Best Friends vs. Jack Evans & Angelico +
~ Man...I bet
@Jacob Fox loved this match...look at all the
sexy men in the ring...
~ Angelico looks like he's ready to go scuba diving...
~ There is a lot of neon puke yellow in this match...
~ Does anyone else think Angelico looks like a taller,
"cleaner" Jon Moxley?
~ "TAKE YOUR SHIRT OFF!" yells that one guy in the crowd...
~ But...he just kicked out of the falcon arrow?
~ I prefer it when Bayley & Sasha hug...
~ These two teams have talent...but their overall chemistry
seems a little off...
~ And the Best Friends get the victory...& a group hug...
what's with all the hugging?
~ BLACKOUT! And then a bunch of people show up & there is
a massive beatdown...but don't know who any of these are.
~ ALL OUT on August 31st? Sounds good to me...
~ I want an AEW suit jacket...
~ Oh look...Japanese women! This must be that
@Seto "Wet
Dream" match I heard about...HA!
~ We have Riho, Ryo Mizunami & Hikaru Shida on one side
& on the other side we have Yuka Sakazaki (Genie Girl),
Emi Sakura (as Freddie Mercury?) & Aja Kong...
~ Has Aja Kong ever fought Awesome Kong? Kong v. Kong HA!
+ The Women's 3 on 3 Tag Match +
~ I love how that Japanese ladies appear so animated &
make so much noise...it makes the wrestling seem more...
alive & passionate...
~ Wow...Riho could "spin around" me any time...HA!
~ GENIE GIRL is in the ring!
~ Matrix Escape by Riho!
~ The Surfboard!
~ Oh No! Someone protect Riho from Aja Kong!
~ A Piledriver?! NO!
~ SPEAR!
~ 6:19!
~ OH GOD! KEEP AJA AWAY FROM RIHO PLEASE!!!
~ So...this referee is pretty easily distracted...
~ CAN TO THE HEAD!
~ The crowd are singing Queen...Nice!
~ FUCK YOU! NAH FUCK YOU! NAH FUCK YOU! NAH FUCK YOU!
~ Double Suplex by Aja Kong!
~ Oh Wow...Genie Girl is a "Rope Walker"
~ Top rope Moonsault! Not by Charlotte for once!
~ And...Oh dear...there has been a mix up...& that
is pretty poor form on the first ever AEW pay per view...
~ RUNNING KNEE STRIKE! by Hikaru Shida for the proper
3 count! That was a lot of fun apart from that one flub...
~ Riho & Yuka Sakazaki were my favorites!
+ Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes +
~ Pre-Match Cody vs. Dustin hype package...with country
music? Okay...
~ Is the Rhodes family allowed to use the Rhodes name?
~ That is a weird looking chair...I wonder of a dragon
will show up to melt it?
~ And Brandi Rhodes has changed outfits...and she looks
great as always...
~ So...he hit a chair with a sledgehammer? I don't get it?
~ You just know Cody never needed the WWE to be a star...
~ And I have to admit its so amazing for Dustin Rhodes to
even be here...
~ Can they use the term "Atttiude Era"? Wouldn't the WWE
have that trademarked?
~ Is that Earl Hebner? How old is he now?!
~ This certainly is Awesome...
~ Too many performers do suicide dives these days...
~ The crowd is HYPED UP for this match...
~ Yeah...take a walk...& a drink...
~ And Brandi is getting involved...& that's lame...get her out of here!
~ Dustin looks to be in great shape...
~ And Brandi gets involved again...
~ HA! Brandi Rhodes hits a Spear! Are you serious? That
would be like getting speared by a spring lamb!
~ And Brandi is gone! GOOD!
~ HA! DDP is here...I've always liked DDP...
~ And I see some blood...I'm guessing Dustin Bladed
during the distraction...
~ Earl Hebner seems to be counting really fast...
~ Curb Stomp!
~ Figure Four!
~ So...Dustin has lost a lot blood so far...might want to keep an eye on that...
~ HA! Cody was bare ass for a second...Calm down
@Jacob Fox
~ A RED CODE RED!
~ And crowd is on fire!
~ And this match is getting really ugly now...ugly...but epic...
~ And Cody gets the win...
~ And now we get a highlights package...and a post match promo
that really put the icing on the cake. What a match...
~ I actually missed the pre-show so these battle royal highlights
are good to see...& Hangman Page scored the win...
~ Hello Jack Whitehall...
~ Bret Hart is here?! Nice! Wait...Earl Hebnar is here to...HA!
~ And Hangman Page is out here...as is MJF...& Jungle Boy?
Okay...& now Jimmy Havoc...okay...can we get back to the
wrestling now?
~ Oh & the AEW Championship belt looks pretty sweet...I
mean its already off to a better start than the Universal title
because the crowd aren't booing it...
+ The Young Bucks vs. The Lucha Bros for the AAA Tag Team titles +
~ Fenix & Pentagon as such great performers...I'm a big fan of both of them...
~ So the Young Bucks are dressed as Elvis tonight?
~ The referee actually cut an in-ring promo...
~ Wow...that was a cool series of counters...
~ Fenix & Pentagon are looking sharp as a razor...
~ I have to be honest & say the Young Bucks have yet to impress me...
not just in this match...but in every appearance I've seen them...
~ Fenix has more spring in his step than anyone I've ever seen...
~ Stereo Sharpshooters!
~ Double Destroyers!
~ Near fall after near fall after near fall...
~ And the Young Bucks get the win...& the could run the highlights
package for 10 minutes...
+ Jericho vs. Omega II +
~ Pre-match hype package...
~ Now I just want to say for the record I found Jericho vs. Omega I
good but highly overrated by other fans...
~ Nice entrance by Jericho...and thankfully he's wearing long tights...
~ Why did Omega cut his hair? His hair was his best feature...
~ What the fuck was with that cracker barrel?
~ Jericho hasn't looked this good physically in years...
~ Ring the Bell!
~ Into the crowd!
~ Jericho has a camera...
~ Jericho had to retie his bootlace...
~ Lots of Chops...
~ More blood...
~ Get the table!
~ Man...Kenny can fly when he wants to...
~ They were up on that top rope for a long time...
~ And that table finally broke...
~ Those dragon suplexes are brutal...
~ And Jericho defeats Omega with a back elbow out of nowhere? Okay...
I guess they are 1 win a piece now...when is the third match happening?
~ I actually enjoyed this match more then their first encounter...
~ Heel Jericho is actually really entertaining...
~ Oh Wow...Jon Moxley did show up...& the crowd is going ape shit!
~ Moxley actually looks excited to be here...
~ Moxley & Omega fighting through the crowd! And the fans are on fire!
~ And the event ends with Moxley standing tall...which is pretty cool.+
+ My Personal Highlights +
~ Frankie Kazarian...
~ Allie (in that dress) Yummy!
~ Kylie Rae being cute as a button...
~ Awesome Kong!
~ Neon Puke Yellow...
~ Riho & Yuka Sakazaki...
~ Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes...
~ The Young Bucks vs. The Lucha Bros...
~ Jericho vs. Omega II
~ Jon Moxley showing up...
+ Final Thoughts +
So..I honestly found this event a little too long (& that is without the pre-show)
BUT apart from that it was great. The wrestling was at a high quality across
the board, Cody vs. Dustin was a classic, the Japanese ladies were fun (with
some being incredibly cute), Allie looked stunning, Jericho/Omega II was better
than their first encounter (IMO) & Jon Moxley showing up felt like one giant
middle finger to the WWE.
Now for the record I am not jumping on the AEW bandwagon full time...BUT let
me just say I will continue to watch their future events (when I can) while I will
not be watching any of the WWE main roster product.
I think that is all I really need to say.
9 Out Of 10
It felt great to watch a wrestling show without cringing for most of it.
Thank you for an alternative AEW...I truly appreciate it.
Oh & one more thing...can we get Allie, Rosemary & Tenille Dashwood in AEW please?
Please?
And I have to post this one more time...
because it makes me laugh.