Just finished All Our spoiler-free. Don’t think I have ever experienced such a wide range of emotions watching a single PPV. AEW certainly know how to put on a show on PPV. Some of the wrestling was unbelievable, some of the booking was eyebrow raising, some of the match outcomes were surprising, some of the crowd reactions were incredible… and now it sounds like there’s even more to catch-up with?!
In fairness to those who put the show together, whilst they probably couldn’t foresee too much of some of the negative immediate reaction to parts of the show, someone probably could have anticipated many of those match results being buzzkillers. That said, surprising results and comprehensive victories do pay dividends longer term. The big AEW shows do retain the ability to surprise, shock and thrill in a way that WWE shows have struggled to do for decades now that fans are a lot smarter.
As for some particular points, the Casino Ladder Match ultimately delivered even though it probably didn’t dawn on many what was happening until it happened after the main event. I don’t think anyone expected the live crowd or many of us at home to find ourselves caring about The Acclaimed winning the titles so much, so much so that Lee and Swerve were booed as absolute heels. That was an incredible sleeper match. Jamie Hayter was super over too, and the women’s division needs to stop being a few months behind with capitalising on the right act. Toni Storm should have won the belt at the last show.
As for the conclusion, for some reason, I suddenly knew it was MJF mid-way through the show. It still was awesome. MJF being cheered over Punk in Chicago was quite the sight. If Punk is really as deluded as Cody about him not being the bad guy, then kayfabe is more dead than satire. Surely, surely, surely this time it is a work? Maybe Punk is really that deluded.
Oh, Jon Moxley is the best wrestler in the world right now bar none. The complete total package. I was never big on him until now.
I’m excited for next week once again, and that’s ultimately what the acid test always is.
In fairness to those who put the show together, whilst they probably couldn’t foresee too much of some of the negative immediate reaction to parts of the show, someone probably could have anticipated many of those match results being buzzkillers. That said, surprising results and comprehensive victories do pay dividends longer term. The big AEW shows do retain the ability to surprise, shock and thrill in a way that WWE shows have struggled to do for decades now that fans are a lot smarter.
As for some particular points, the Casino Ladder Match ultimately delivered even though it probably didn’t dawn on many what was happening until it happened after the main event. I don’t think anyone expected the live crowd or many of us at home to find ourselves caring about The Acclaimed winning the titles so much, so much so that Lee and Swerve were booed as absolute heels. That was an incredible sleeper match. Jamie Hayter was super over too, and the women’s division needs to stop being a few months behind with capitalising on the right act. Toni Storm should have won the belt at the last show.
As for the conclusion, for some reason, I suddenly knew it was MJF mid-way through the show. It still was awesome. MJF being cheered over Punk in Chicago was quite the sight. If Punk is really as deluded as Cody about him not being the bad guy, then kayfabe is more dead than satire. Surely, surely, surely this time it is a work? Maybe Punk is really that deluded.
Oh, Jon Moxley is the best wrestler in the world right now bar none. The complete total package. I was never big on him until now.
I’m excited for next week once again, and that’s ultimately what the acid test always is.
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Hilarious. Genuinely better than any soap opera you can watch. I mean none of us really know the truth of his history with Cabana but how he can go off on Hangman for an innocuous comment in a promo that was no worse than anything Kingston or MJF had already said shows how fragile his ego is. The guy has literally built an entire career off of blurring the lines between what's real and what's not in his promo's (because he damn sure isn't a great wrestler) so how he's got the nerve to be upset with Hangman boggles my mind.