Don't forget commentators being on hot mics as well.

These are all minor niggles tbf. I still have a hella good time watching it

Holy shit this was an incredible dive through the ropes from Darby Allin last night

https://twitter.com/snoringelbow/status/1392675977172377602?s=19

It was a great main event on Dynamite. Miro looked like a monster but Darby still came out strong despite losing. Sad for Darby but I think it was time and I'm very pumped to see Miro absolutely ruin people as the tnt champ now.

Rest of Dynamite was fine? The title match between the bucks and SCU was the only other stand out. Can't say I was bothered about SCU splitting if they lost as Christopher Daniels just comes across as an embarrassing dad and I don't care about the south cali gimmick thing they have but they put on a hell of a show and actually made me care. Also Chris Daniels was bleeding so much it was crazy. Absolutely pooling on the mat.

Yeah Orange was knocked out so they called an audible to have the double KO. It was going to be a triple threat anyway as it was apparently supposed to go the full 20 minutes and end as a draw. Hopefully Orange is okay as you're right, that powerbomb really looked bad.

I'm looking forward to it tbh as AEW don't really do any triple threat matches. I'm all for them doing something new and as long as Orange is okay I'm sure it'll be a banger regardless of how Kenny Omega wins it.

You're right about stadium stampede. It's a bit weird escalating from a blood and guts match into what was a comedy match. This whole feud between pinnacle and inner circle has felt a bit rushed to me and they should have let it breath a bit more. Jericho should have been off TV for a couple weeks to sell the injury and the loss, have the others licking their wounds a bit. Instead we were straight back into it with them demanding a rematch after losing fair and square. It feels like they want this match at the ppv and have to squeeze the story in around that rather than the match being because of the story. If that makes sense.

Will probably be fun anyway.

Nice. The days I'd do that are well behind me.

Found this image from Imapct pretty amusing

So just read on Twitter on the backlash pre show ricochet was fighting Sheamus in an open challenge. Tuned in as it sounded decent. Ricochet loses completely clean in an average non title match, after the match nicks Sheamus’s ring gear and attacks him from behind. Your baby face is both a loser and a fucking arsehole. WTF.

I think the last thing WWE needs is a new Brock Lesnar, but yes, three ways are really just a narrative contrivance where one participant is very obviously only in the match to take the pin. I enjoyed Backlash tbh. It wasn't brilliant, but I was entertained for the most of it. Main event was good, but the finish seemed a clumsy way of steering the narrative in another direction.

I was defo on board the Braun hype train a few years back. When he was pushing over ambulances and pinning 2 guys at once. It made him stand out and like it or not, people will get behind someone who wins. If Steve Austin or Hulk Hogan was trading wins and loses back in the day I dont think they would get over nearly as strong. Braun at one point was hot - and they didnt go with him when he was. I've heard its partly because he has a bit of a head on him, maybe he was unsafe and he certainly isnt going to give you many five star matches so maybe there were genuine reasons why they wont let him really hit the to tier. 

But I agree with Mk64 - there is a value in having one or two guys who are killers and hard to beat. Like Andre and Taker and in the past while Brock as well. If I was booking, I'd have kept Braun very strong. No pinfall loses unless it was the end of a feud and have him regularly demolish other guys. You can keep the title off him through other means - thats what count outs and DQs are for. If Vince and the crew really are all about booking stories they should look to Marvel Movies as to how it works - your hero needs to be the winner at the end of the day and you need to give him (or her) something big to overcome. Marvel kept Thanos back for a reason and the Fed should have done likewise with Braun.

Watching it now. Just got to the end of the Cody Anthony Agogo match and I'm enjoying it a lot so far.

I really thought
Was also mildly disappointed by the Joker entrant in the battle royal but I think that's my own fault for getting a bit worked up over Daniel Bryan's contract expiring.

Just finished up Double or Nothing and that triple threat between Omega, Pac, and Orange Cassidy for the title was the most entertaining thing I've seen in ages. It was just so much fun and they all played their parts so well. Loved it.

Also the tag match with Darby and 60 odd year old Sting was fucking brilliant. I honestly couldn't believe what I was seeing when Sting dove off the stage onto Skye and Page. So good.

The rest of the card was fine but far too long. I really don't need four hour wrestling shows.

Also in a big wtf moment WWE have apparently released:
Braun Strowman
Aleister Black
Ruby Riott
Lana
Santana Garrett
Buddy Murphy

I can believe Strowman asked for his release, because they've fucking wasted him.

But after all the effort they've just put in to repackage Aliester Black, firing him just after he's redebuted is a top tier fucking Vince move.

Also releasing half of two different womens tag teams, bra fucking vo.

Buddy would be a nice fit in New Japan actually

He had a go at an indie wrestler at the start of the pandemic for suggesting that fans buy merch to support their favourite wrestlers as they were unable to work shows. Braun put this down to them not working hard enough.

Watched some highlights of AEW. Some good stuff and some dross going by the highlights which is typical for wrestling. The one thing it had that makes it so much more appealing than wwe is the energy of both the fans and the wrestlers. Not a fan of the bucks, moxley or omega but there is no denying they show enthusiasm for their role and the fans feed off it.

More than anything, that's actually what wrestling needs. A hot crowd with wrestlers feeding unto and off it. Even before covid, wwe looked so sterile and over produced that it didn't matter the match, it lacked that atmosphere that drags you in.

From its announcers to its "stories" to its promos to its lighting - wwe is so over produced as to be near unwatchable to me, even though I reckon the in ring product probably would appeal to me more than the "ott workrate" of AEW.

You could make an argument that was match of the night