Belated thoughts on Regal Rumble '25
Casino Brutale are a good "outsider" team, they're really over. Casino vs. the Outfit for the Tag Titles looks set for Aberdeen Anarchy. Ted O'Keefe wearing the sparkly vest is a good pop. The heel teams are clashing with each other naturally, and I wonder when the FoF will finally get tired of Richard R. Russell.
There was an undercurrent of Lost Boy Aspen getting tired of delusional sea man Captain Alan Sterling's shit all across this show. Opener saw the Captain losing to Evan Young after trying to get Aspen involved, then Aspen lost to Alex Webb after the Captain didn't want him to use a piledriver. Captain Alan has abuser tendencies which I didn't think I'd say for a comedy heel. He just wanted to be Aspen's friend, but kicked him in the cock when he got rejected. Wrestling incel? Wrestlecel?
Bryan Tucker manages to avoid defending his Tri-Counties Title once again by being in a tag match with fellow wally Rhys Dawkins. The clashes between him and Team Scotty Swift never end. Dawkins got the win, he's been pushed a bit more recently and could be looking to upstage his partner. The argument for a four-way is there. Dawkins is the more effective member of the team, Umar's been screwed by time limit draw shenanigans, and Swift just really hates Tucker. Can't wait to see it.
Interesting choice in the World Title match to have the heel Shawn Johnson screwed by a referee mistake. Surely he'll have an argument he should be in Aberdeen Anarchy's main event and not Caleb Valhalla. Three-way dance? Perhaps. Good limbwork match regardless, Johnson is despised by the crowd.
Finally, the Regal Rumble! Christmas in the north-east. We got the debuts of no fewer than four new graduates from the Training Academy, hope at least one turns out well and gets a gimmick. Big tank called Kai looks promising. The Aspen/Alan thing continued with Aspen kicking Alan in the cock and eliminating him. Mikkey Vago came back from injury at number 30 and made it to the final two. Winner was Damien which is something they've teased for several months... but then he apparently turned heel which is ALSO something they've teased for several months. The card for the biggest show of the year looks to be solidifying.
