Okay...lets do this...
~ 4 hours?! Really?
~ My copy of the event doesn't have pre-show...
~ The arena looks good...
~ That's a long entrance ramp...
~ The commentators sound fine...better than what the WWE serves up...
~ The camera work is pretty solid...
~ Its a shame there was only one women's match on the card...
+ MJF vs. Matt Cross +
~ So I've never seen either of these guys wrestle before...
~ MJF reminds me of EC3 & Matt Cross reminds me of Eric Young...
~ Isn't the ref a little...tubby?
~ And Matt Cross gets the win with a shooting star press in a solid opener...
+ Nick Aldis backstage interview +
~ Aldis isn't much of a promo...but he does have a hot wife...in fact you just
know Mickie would have been on this card if not working for Vince at this time.
+ Christopher Daniels vs. Arrow...I mean Stephen Amell...
~ No I don't watch Arrow...or any of the other comic book TV shows...
~ Wait...Arrow is a member of the Bullet Club? Really?
~ I've never seen either of these guys wrestle before...
~ Who is John Mayer? *Checks Google* Oh...I dont care...
~ This referee looks as old as my Grandfather...& he's dead!
~ Coast to Coast by Amell...Nice!
~ And Amell goes through the table from the top rope to the outside! Nice work!
~ And what the hell in the ref doing?
~ And Christopher Daniels scores the victory with a moonsault...but that was
a great showing by Amell...
+ Yay! Tenille is here! That's awesome! I had no idea!
+ Tessa Blanchard vs. Chelsea Green vs. Madison Rayne vs. Britt Baker...
~ Okay...so I've seen all these ladies wrestle apart from Britt Baker...
~ Oh...so Tenille & Mandy are going to be on commentary for this match...okay.
~ Damn...Chelsea is doing the "Hot Mess" gimmick tonight...which I don't like...
~ Every time I see Tessa Blanchard the more I like her...she carries herself
like a true Champion...just like Charlotte does.
~ I like how there are no blondes in this match...
~ Its such a shame Tenille isn't in this match...
~ Yes...Chelsea Green has a lovely butt...Spanky Spank!
~ Wow...Tessa is on fire! What a pretty powerhouse!
~ And a suicide dive by Chelsea Green...who didn't botch it!
~ And Tessa goes for a dive...& it looked kind of awkward...
~ And Madison Rayne goes flying! Nice work ladies!
~ Hey! Nice Zac Ryder shout out from Chelsea!
~ A top rope codebreaker by Tessa! I'm think I'm falling in love!
~ This is Awesome chants! The ladies are killing it!
~ Oh...and a dusty finish...but Tessa goes over...which she did deserve...
~ This was an incredible match...& Tenille & Mandy weren't too bad on commentary.
+ Nick Aldis vs. Cody Rhodes + (Can I call him Cody Rhodes?)
~ And we get a promo package...which is pretty cool...
~ And Hello Brandi Rhodes...
~ Hey...DDP & Tommy Dreamer are here...as is a dog...for some reason...
~ Cody is over...although the crowd maybe cheering for Brandy...I'm not sure...
~ And Jeff Jarrett is here as well...
~ I guess Nick Aldis is the heel for this event...
~ Earl Hebner is still working? Wow?! He is also older than my Grandfather...
~ The crowd is fucking hyped!!! Why wasn't this the main event?
~ I'm glad everyone but Brandy left the ringside area...
~ And we have a stoppage? Here comes DDP...
~ DIAMOND CUTTER!!!
~ You may have your own opinion on the matter...but I respect any wrestler (apart
from the Plank of Wood) who is willing to bleed for the sake of telling a story...
~ And the match continues...
~ Blood in Blonde hair just looks cool...
~ Aldis is pretty mobile for a guy of his size...
~ FIGURE FOUR!!! WOOOO!!!
~ And a piledriver?! We aren't in WWE country...
~ Get out of the ring Brandi!
~ HOLY SHIT! BRANDY TOOK THAT ELBOW DROP LIKE A CHAMP! SHE'S BETTER
AT SELLING THAN ALEXA BLISS IS!
~ And Aldis kicks out of that finisher I don't like!
~ And Cody gets the the win with a sunset flip...and wow...you see WWE...this is
the kind of reaction your "top guy" should be getting when he wins a belt...
~ This was an excellent match...and Aldis actually surprised me with how good he was.
+ Joey Janela vs. Hangman Page +
~ I have no idea who these guys are...I've never seen them before...
~ Hello Penelope Ford...who kind of looks like a thinner Dana Brooke...
~ How many members does the Bullet Club have? Fuck...I'm going to start my own
faction...seriously...just watch me!
~ Cracker Barrel!
~ Wow...Penelope Ford has some wrestling chops! She is NOTHING like Dana Brooke...
~ Ha! Penelope Cruz!
~ Oh...I was having fun with this until Penelope was superkicked...
~ And Hangman Page wins...but I honestly wasn't that invested in this one unless
Penelope Ford was on camera.
+ And I'm not even gong to express my opinion on the entire Joey Ryan/penis
wrestling bullshit. Its fucking stupid & I fucking hate it.
Seriously...Joey Ryan looks like a 80's porn star...and not the good kind of
80's porn star. The greasy, oily kind that makes you shut the VCR off.
Yes...I still own a VCR...leave me alone!
+ Flip Gordon vs. Jay Lethal +
~ I've never seen either of these guys wrestle...but I've heard of Jay Lethal...
none of it really that positive to be honest...
~ Dear Lord look at Brandy! Yummy Yum Yummy! CODY WINS AT LIFE!!!
~ "Sneaking in the backdoor with Brandi Rhodes" HA! Sounds like a porno...a porno
I'd much like to see...as long as Joey Ryan isn't in it...Oh God...I think I'm
going to be sick!
~ So...Jay Lethal is in his Macho Man cosplay tonight...Okay.
~ Yeah...I'd want Brandy Rhodes in my corner as well...
~ Damn...Brandy looks fantastic in that outfit...
~ And I'd carry her on my shoulder as well...
~ Flip Gordon has some moves...
~ The Macho Man/Hogan stuff is pretty lame...even if the crowd is into it...
~ And Lethal gets the win...but Flip Gordon was very impressive.
~ And Bully Ray is here...Okay...
~ And he has a table...of course he fucking does...
~ And...that's Colt Cabana? Okay...
~ And Bully Ray goes through the table...Yay? I don't care! NEXT MATCH!
+ Kenny Omega vs. Pentagon Jr. +
~ So I've seen Omega wrestle 2 matches...& I've seen Pentagon wrestle plenty of
times...& I have to say I'm pretty keen for this one...
~ Pentagon's entrance theme is pretty sweet...
~ Why doesn't Kenny have the IWGP belt with him?
~ The crowd is keen as mustard...and I love it...
~ Pentagon is looking really sharp...but Omega has that ability...he seems to
be able to make his opponents look even better than their very best...
~ These guys have amazing chemistry...I could have asked for anything better...
~ PACKAGE PILEDRIVER ON THE APRON...HOLY SHIT!!!
~ SPINNING PACKAGE PILEDRIVER!!!
~ THE PENTAGON ARM SNAP!!!
~ ANOTHER PACKAGE PILEDRIVER & HE KICKS OUT!!!
~ ONE WINGED ANGEL!!! And Omega gets the victory! What a match!
~ And lights out...& I know whose coming...but I always expect a Bray Wyatt
stinger when this happens...
~ Okay...so the crowd "catching on" & the Jericho reveal were awesome moments...
but...I'm kind of indifferent. NEXT MATCH!
+ Marty Scrull vs. Kazuchika Okada +
~ So I've seen both Scrull & Okada each wrestle one match...but I only saw Scrull
in a 4 man match...
~ So...Marty Scrull has possibly the best entrance theme in the wrestling world
today...it is fantastic. Even better with the crowd hooting along.
~ Great Okada chant...
~ So apparently this match went over time...so I am curious about this one...
~ A little section of mat wrestling...nice!
~ The crowd is into both these guys...which is cool...
~ A lot of the refs have been old & fat tonight...just saying...
~ This match has a slower pace than most of the others on the card...its not hard
to see why this one went over time...
~ That straight jacket exchange was cool...weird but cool...
~ Okada has such a grace & flow to his movements...its so effortless to him...
~ Nice brainbuster by Marty...
~ Great run of pinning attempts into a powerbomb by Marty for a 2 & half count...
~ Its so strange to see anyone but the Undertaker or Kane use a tombstone piledriver...
~ WOW! What a great sequence...rainmaker set up, finger snap counter, Okada
dropkick, rainmaker set up, crossface chicken wing...Amazing!
~ Chicken wing again!
~ The Ref is down! Umbrella in the ring! Head shot! RAINMAKER!!! from Scrull!
~ The crowd is cooking! They love it!
~ RAINMAKER!!! from Okada! Both men are down!
~ RAINMAKER!!! Another RAINMAKER!!! & Okada gets the victory...and this was an
excellent match...
+ Young Bucks & Kota Ibushi vs. Bandido, Fenix & Rey Mysterio +
~ And out of these 6 guys I've only seen two of them wrestle...Fenix & Rey...
~ Oh Nice...Fenix is the AAA Champion...
~ And Rey is dressed up like Wolverine...
~ I bet Kota Ibushi is popular with the female wrestling fans...if you catch my
drift...wink wink nudge nudge...
~ And the pace of this match has been insane...they know they don't have much time...
~ And now their flying around everywhere!
~ THIS IS INSANE!!! SOMEONE TIE THEM TO THE GROUND!!!
~ And the Young Bucks & Kota Ibushi get the win...and wow...they did run ot of
time...
+ Positives +
~ A high quality of wrestling through out the entire event...
~ Tenille Dashwood!
~ Tessa Blanchard & the women's match in general...
~ Penelope Ford...(That lady can move!)
~ Nick Aldis vs. Cody Rhodes...
~ Brandi Rhodes...(Yummy!)
~ Kenny Omega vs. Pentagon Jr...
~ Marty Scrull vs. Kazuchika Okada...
+ Negatives +
~ A strange match order...
~ People dressed as dicks & Joey Ryan...
~ Running out of time...
~ 4 hours was still a struggle for me to get through...
+ Final Thoughts +
I really hope this event happens every year because it was for the most part an
amazing wrestling show. Frankly the match order was a bit strange...I believe
the Aldis/Rhodes match should have taken place 2nd to last & in hindsight...the
MJF/Matt Cross match could have been on the pre-show.
While its said that the Scrull/Okada ran over time...one could argue it was the
best match on the card & told a great story.
Its was great to see/hear Tenille on the show...and its a shame she wasn't in
the four way match itself. Can we get Tenille vs. Rosemary at the next ALL IN?
The women's match was excellent & while I'm usually against shoving all the women
in one match...this worked. Tessa Blanchard continues to impress me & I want to see
her wrestle Charlotte ASAP. Tessa just has an "Aura" about her that most female
performers don't have.
I'm not a fan of Chelsea Green's "Hot Mess" gimmick...but it worked for this
match & she continues to be an underrated worker in my opinion. Plus she
has an incredibly nice backside. Zac Ryder wins at life!
Stephen Amell shocked me...and I think its great to see an actor like himself
involved with professional wrestling.
Omega/Pentagon was excellent. The two had great chemistry & its not hard to see
why Omega is considered the best in the world at this time. I actually had no idea
Omega had finally defeated Okada...and I have to ask...how was that match?
8 out of 5 Stars?
This was a "dream match" for many...and unlike most "dream matches" this one was
nearly perfect.
Jericho showing up was cool I guess...I mean I know it was big deal to a lot of
people...but to me...it was just "Oh hey...Chris Jericho...Nice. NEXT MATCH!"
The Aldis/Rhodes match was much better than I was expecting & Nick Aldis has come
along way since his Brutus Magnus days on Impact. I feel this match should have
taken place later in the night...and while the finish was incredible & the crowd
was into it...I personally still feel Cody going over at this show in this match
was...wrong...in a way.
I know...you guys can probably can give me a hundred reasons why its fine...but
it doesn't feel right to ME. That's my opinion...and if you don't like it...go
complain to someone who cares.
Brandi Rhodes looked amazing (especially in her little military outfit) & she took
that elbow drop like a champ. I have to admit every time I see Brandi I like her
more & more.
Penelope Ford...while looking like a thinner Dana Brooke had some impressive moves
& she should also be involved in an actual match at the next ALL IN.
The 6 man tag main event was an absolute train wreck of the best kind with the
guys spending more time in the air than on the actual mat. It is a shame they
ran out of time...but they clearly knew they were running short & went all out
with the time they had.
This was the first time I've ever seen the Young Bucks...and it is wrong they remind
me of the Rockers & the Hardy Boys? I mean...they have way better in-ring skill...but
I can't help but compare. Is that what they are actually doing? Like they are clearly
a tribute to the Rockers & Hardys?
Kota Ibushi is a very sexy man...just saying.
No Homo!
Well...maybe a little homo.
Fenix should be called the "Rope Walker" put that on a shirt.
And that about does it I think...
Final Score:
8.5 out of 10
An absolutely fantastic wrestling show that without Dicks & Joey Ryan & a better
match order could have been near perfect.
Hopefully this will be the first of many "ALL IN" shows.
"ALL IN AGAIN" for 2019?
Lets hope so.
Oh yeah...and one more thing...
What?! Everyone else is in the Bullet Club...so I started my own.
Any of you guys want to join?
Thanks to
@Solid Snake for throwing that logo/banner together for me.