*By Request*
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that I’m getting requests for different WrestleMania-themed columns. After all, it is WrestleMania season, with this year’s edition taking place 33 days from when this column goes live to the world. Of the requests I received over the last week or so, this one stood out more than the others. It’s a variation of a “game” that has a million different versions out there, and the rules are as follows…
– I have to create the ultimate WrestleMania card using the current two-night format, giving me in the vicinity of 15 total matches to work with.
– I’m picking from the actual matches that have happened at WrestleMania, from WrestleMania 1 in 1985 all the way up until WrestleMania 38 last year. No fantasy booking.
– Only matches that aired on the main show are eligible. No pre-show or dark matches allowed.
– I can only use a wrestler once on the card. For example, if I pick Bianca Belair vs Sasha Banks from WrestleMania 37, I can’t use either of them in another match, no matter what. This also extends to one person using multiple names or gimmicks through the years. Therefore, if I pick a match involving Mankind, I can’t pick Mick Foley or Cactus Jack for anything.
– Initially, I was also given the rule that a particular title could only be used once on the show. For example, if I choose The Rock vs John Cena from WrestleMania 29, not only can I not select The Rock or John Cena again on the show, but I can’t choose the WWE Title again, either. I tried to use this one, but it made things incredibly difficult. On top of that, it made me go title-heavy on my card. With around 15 matches to use, I had rough drafts where almost every match is for some sort of title. When you’re focusing more on getting titles involved instead of focusing on getting the names involved, your card quality is going to go down, no matter what. I asked the guy who requested this if I could drop this rule, and he was fine with it, so here we are.
– At one point, I was going to implement a rule on my own and try to stick to each night being in the four-hour mark. That’s cool and all, but then I realized that the card for my first night clocked in at having 2:08:56 of in-ring time alone, and the card for my second night came in at a whopping 2:42:12 of in-ring time. For the sake of comparison, WrestleMania 38 Saturday saw 1:40 of in-ring action, and the next night only saw 1:34:45 of in-ring action. If I’m trying to be as “real” as I can here, it would be very difficult to have a WrestleMania show that sees nearly twice as much action from bell-to-bell as the usual event gets. The way the show would have to fly through everything between matches and get through promos and segments would make AEW’s pacing look like two snails fucking.
Once I finalized my card, I will say this much… it made me sick. This was such a difficult task, and I ended up leaving some GREAT matches out. As a matter of fact, my favorite pro wrestling match of all-time is a match that took place at WrestleMania, and it took a lot of finagling, and several different drafts, to make it on the final card. Two of my top five favorite wrestlers aren’t included anywhere on the card. Some incredibly tough decisions had to be made, and even if I did 20 more versions of this, moving wrestlers and matches around, I don’t think I would ever be completely happy with the outcome. Let’s go ahead and have some fun, though. I’ll try to build this like a real show, with the ups and downs and the ebb and flow. Folks, I present to you… HustleMania!
HustleMania Saturday
Dudley Boyz vs Hardy Boyz vs Edge & Christian (WrestleMania 17): I don’t know about you, but I like when a pay-per-view starts things off with a train wreck. The good kind of train wreck, of course. That’s exactly what this match was, full of wild high spots, chaos, violence, and even a series of run-ins from Spike Dudley, Lita, and Rhyno, oh my! Three of the most popular tag teams of all-time, busting their asses in a TLC Match? Yeah, this is precisely the type of show opener I want, as it would get the crowd invested and rowdy from the very beginning.
Trish Stratus vs Mickie James (WrestleMania 22): This was my favorite women’s match in WWF/WWE history for a full 15 years before it was overtaken by a match that you’ll see later in the day on this very card. Even though it isn’t in the top spot anymore, this match is still something I really enjoy whenever I randomly watch it now. For those of you who weren’t watching the WWE product at the time, you simply don’t understand how much of a unicorn this whole storyline was. This was long before any “women’s revolution” took place. A year before this, Christy Hemme was riding the struggle bus through her match with Trish Stratus at WrestleMania 21, and the year before that, there was a “Playboy Evening Gown Match” on the WrestleMania 20 card. It was almost unheard of to see a women’s storyline in WWE get this much television time, but also for that time to be spent very well, creating a character in Mickie James that went from relatively unknown to winning the Women’s Title five-and-a-half months after her debut, in only her 16th televised match for the company. She did an AMAZING job at portraying the unhinged psycho stalker that was obsessed with Trish, and did such a great job that the fans watching had a one-night-only double turn, cheering Mickie and booing Trish loudly. It’s a match that is just a ton of fun to watch and experience.
The British Bulldogs vs Brutus Beefcake & Greg “The Hammer” Valentine (WrestleMania 2): Ooh, a hidden gem! If you’ve watched the first few WrestleManias, you know that almost all of it doesn’t hold up all these years later. I don’t mean thinking that it was great back then, but it’s only pretty good now. I’m talking about being nearly unwatchable these days. WrestleMania 2 is a show that is full of mostly terrible matches that I would absolutely, positively not recommend you take the time to watch unless you’re a completionist that has never seen every WrestleMania but wants to. This was a lot of fun, though. Dynamite Kid was way, way ahead of his time, and was like watching a wrestling alien, using a hard-hitting, exciting in-ring style that you weren’t seeing AT ALL in this company. Davey Boy Smith was the powerhouse of the duo, but was still able to be counted on to actually wrestle when the situation called for it. Greg Valentine was a true old school technical wizard that would much rather tear an opponent’s ligaments than do anything considered “flashy.” Brutus Beefcake is Hulk Hogan’s best friend. Luckily, the three competent wrestlers in this match spent most of it in the ring. The whole match is just so insanely different than anything else going on in the WWF at the time, helping to make it stand out, and 75% of the competitors really put in work. If you haven’t seen it, I recommend you fix that.
The Ultimate Warrior vs “Macho King” Randy Savage (WrestleMania 7): This is one of the first real “surprises” that I have on the card. When you think of including Randy Savage in a thing like this, your mind probably goes to his match against Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat at WrestleMania 3 or his match against Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 5. Those would’ve been fine choices, without a doubt. A match or a wrestler not being included here doesn’t mean I’m not a fan. It’s just the way the cookie crumbles with the rules I had to abide by. This match ended up winning out for multiple reasons. One, it’s a really good match, and that’s certainly an important aspect. Savage was damn near a miracle worker that night, able to pull a fantastic match out of Warrior, who was never going to be confused for Lou Thesz with his in-ring work. Perhaps more importantly, though, adding this match also means adding everything that came with the post-match involving “Queen” Sherri Martel and Miss Elizabeth. If you’re building a show like WrestleMania, you want to try and have a little bit of something for everyone. So far, this show has had a TLC spot fest, some great storytelling, fun technical wrestling, and now, an emotionally-charged match with an even more emotionally-charged reunion and face turn after the match. With all of that in the mix, I think it’s also important to include something else entirely, catering to a different type of viewer…
Johnny Knoxville vs Sami Zayn (WrestleMania 38): If you’re completely misunderstanding the point of this column, you’re ready to mash your keyboard or your phone screen because you think this match being included means I’m saying it’s one of the 16 best matches in WrestleMania history. For those of you who understand the assignment, there’s a pretty good chance that you know why this match is being listed. When done right, comedy is more than welcome on a show like WrestleMania, and folks, this was comedy done right. Even if you’re not a fan of the Jackass style of humor, you have to admit that Sami fully dedicated himself to the entire bit. If you remember, this was fresh off of Sami re-signing with WWE, back when everybody thought he was a fool for doing so. AEW was building so much momentum, and conventional wisdom was that nobody in WWE should stay with the company unless they were at the top of the top of the top of the roster. Surely, Sami would regret re-signing, and he would be misused and mistreated for the duration of the new contract, right? Oh, he’s wrestling against the star of Jackass? Yeah, he’s clearly going to be pushed further and further down until he’s beneath the dirt. What people failed to comprehend was that any match with any sort of mainstream celebrity is going to draw attention that wouldn’t otherwise be there. Sami faced Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 37. Do you think that match was talked about on Hollywood news shows? No. He faced Daniel Bryan the year before that. Was MTV going to make mention of that at all? No. It isn’t always about trying to earn as many stars from Dave Meltzer as possible, folks. This is just the type of “variety show” act that is perfect for WrestleMania. The match would’ve been equally as entertaining if it happened at SummerSlam, Extreme Rules, or an episode of Smackdown. It just felt “right” happening at WrestleMania, though, and including it here just continues my mission to include something for just about everyone.
Sasha Banks vs Bianca Belair (WrestleMania 37): Trish Stratus vs Mickie James was my favorite women’s match in WWF/WWE history… until this one happened. It featured everything I could ever want from a great wrestling match, from the actual ring work to the real emotions to the historical aspect to the crowd reaction, and everything in between. I’m sure some of you are wondering about the placement of this match on my card, thinking that it was the main event of the first night of WrestleMania 37, but isn’t in that type of spot here. There are only two matches left on the first night of HustleMania, and one of those is my favorite match of all-time, so there’s certainly some personal bias that comes with moving that one as close to the top of the card as possible. The other match featured an ending that simply has to be in the main event spot, as you couldn’t have another match, no matter what it is, after that took place. Therefore, this is where Sasha vs Bianca goes, with no knock on either of them whatsoever.
Bret “The Hitman” Hart vs “Stone Cold” Steve Austin (WrestleMania 13): Yes, even after 26 years, and with the gazillion matches I’ve seen in all my years of wrestling fandom, this remains my favorite match that I have ever seen. If the Louvre decided they were going to become the home for pieces of wrestling art, this match would be a prime candidate to be played on a loop for the millions of yearly visitors that pass through its halls. It is the quintessential double-turn, performed to perfection by both Austin and Hart, and it was all done organically, as the fans (and society, as a whole) were changing, which forced the WWF’s hand, whether they wanted to make changes or not. Crowds weren’t going to cheer for Bret’s good guy routine anymore, and they were more than ready to embrace the “anti-hero” in Steve Austin and all of his attitude, pun fully intended. Even Ken Shamrock, as the Special Guest Referee, did a great job here, being someone who was there to call things down the middle and not be intimidated or pushed around by either competitor, even taking that to the post-match activities where he stood up to Bret, who was attacking an unconscious and already defeated Austin. Great stuff here.
Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins (WrestleMania 31): Yes, I’m including this as a Triple Threat. The history books say that Rollins defeated Lesnar and Reigns to win the WWE Title, so it’s an official Triple Threat. Even before Rollins got involved, this was so much fun to watch. Brock was about as unstoppable a heel as there was, coming off of a 2014 that saw him end The Undertaker’s undefeated streak at WrestleMania and then go on to defeat John Cena at SummerSlam in one of the most dominant, one-sided main events you’ll ever see. Roman, on the other hand, was coming off of a fascinating 2014 that saw him start the year as a heel that was getting cheered at the Royal Rumble because fans simply did not want to see Batista win the titular battle royal, and end the year as a face that was getting booed because the fans felt he was being pushed too much by Vince McMahon. The match was like watching Godzilla and King Kong have a boxing match. They were hitting with each other with everything they had, and it really came across well, both in person (I was there) and on television. The addition of Rollins, via Money In The Bank cash-in, remains a brilliant booking decision, making Rollins look like an opportunistic genius, and doing absolutely nothing to hurt Lesnar and Reigns. Rollins “stealing” the WWE Title is a great way to close the show out, as well, bringing us to the end of the first night of HustleMania.
HustleMania Sunday
Shawn Michaels vs Kurt Angle (WrestleMania 21): If a pay-per-view isn’t going to get started with a match that involves a bunch of plunder and high spots, I would prefer it to get started with two absolute world class performers that can go out there and w-o-r-k. That’s exactly what we got out of this “dream match” in 2005. Two of the best wrestlers that have ever graced this fine sport that we all love, on WrestleMania’s grand stage where they both put out their best work? This is a main event level match, and you’re going to get it as a show opener? Don’t say I never did anything for you.
Junkyard Dog & Tito Santana vs Terry Funk & Hoss Funk (WrestleMania 2): Another hidden gem from WrestleMania 2? Yes, another hidden gem from WrestleMania 2? Hoss was the name used by Dory Funk Jr. during his brief tenure with the WWF. Even if you watch this match and don’t find yourself enjoying it, I feel that it’s an interesting piece of wrestling history. It was one of only three matches where Terry and Dory Jr. were a tag team in the WWF, and one of those matches was a house show. It was one of only a handful of matches, period, that both men had in the WWF at that time (Terry worked four WWWF matches at Madison Square Garden in the 1970’s, then had a more famous run in the late-1990’s). It’s still weird to see them here, though. Even way back then, at 41 years old, Terry was “middle aged and crazy” and was bumping his ass off for JYD and Santana, who were both super over with the Los Angeles crowd. Like the other match from WrestleMania 2 that I included, this was smartly put together, with the weakest in-ring performer (JYD) spending less of the match in the ring than anyone else, and basically being used for hot tags, which he was great at. Like I said, this match was good, but it is also quite the historic oddity with the Funks there, and even the pairing of Santana and JYD, who were only working their second match together here.
Shane McMahon vs Vince McMahon (WrestleMania 17): Through the years, I’ve seen a lot of complaints about this match being “overbooked” and how it featured too much activity from the several names involved that aren’t Shane McMahon or Vince McMahon. To those people, I simply have one question… why in the world would it be anything else? It’s a match featuring a non-wrestler taking on another non-wrestler, and one of those non-wrestlers was nearly 56 years old at the time. Would you rather them have a 20-minute catch wrestling competition? OF COURSE there’s going to be a bunch of things added to the match. It was a Street Fight. Mick Foley was the Special Guest Referee. There was interference by Stephanie McMahon, Trish Stratus, and Linda McMahon. Foley was on the receiving end of a physical assault, and then turned around to dish out an assault of his own soon thereafter. Every bit of the “overbooking” made sense, though, and it was all stuff that was eaten up by the crowd, particularly when Linda McMahon got her revenge on her cheating husband. It’s all mindless, crowd-pleasing fun designed for a stage such as this.
The Undertaker vs Triple H (WrestleMania 28): If we’re going with the best match in The Undertaker’s lengthy streak at WrestleMania, I would still rate his match with Shawn Michaels at 25 above this, but this one isn’t too far behind, and with Michaels already finding a place on the card, this is the direction we’re going. There have been 51 Hell In A Cell matches in history (one of which was a dark match on Raw, for some reason), with this being the second of three to be held at a WrestleMania. None of those other Cell contests featured what is arguably the greatest near fall in the history of the wrestling business, though. This one did. So much fun. I figured it made sense to include a Cell match on night two of this show after having a TLC match on night one, giving me a nice balance of violence and brutality.
Ronda Rousey vs Charlotte Flair vs Becky Lynch (WrestleMania 35): If you remember back, 35 was the last WrestleMania that was held in one night. It was also one of the single dumbest ideas Vince McMahon ever had, because it was a show that lasted over SEVEN-AND-A-HALF HOURS when you throw the pre-show in, delivering a total of 16 matches. Fans, both in attendance and watching at home, were exhausted by the time the show was coming to a close. Because of that, this match… the main event… isn’t remembered as fondly as it could/should be. Ronda Rousey was the unstoppable megastar, back when she actually seemed to give a shit about how she looked in the ring. Charlotte Flair was the dominant second-generation star that was already a WWE Hall Of Fame lock. Becky Lynch had recently become “The Man” and was perhaps the hottest act in wrestling at the time. Throw in the fact that this was the first time women were in the main event spot of WrestleMania, and you have all three of them working with large chips on their shoulder here. This is one of the biggest matches in the history of women’s wrestling, and it ended up delivering on that hype, promotion, and importance.
The Rock vs Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania 18): 21 years later, and this match still features one of the best crowds in wrestling history. Those fans in Toronto had ZERO desire to listen to what the company wanted them to when it came to booing and cheering people here. They forced the WWF to do a double turn. With the double turn of Bret Hart and Steve Austin, that was something we had seen happen over weeks and months, slowly but surely. This double turn was something that some people wanted before WrestleMania, but it just didn’t seem like a possibility. Not at that point, anyway. Hogan and the nWo had JUST arrived, so we all figured there would be some sort of dastardly heel run for “Hollywood” before an eventual cap to his career by returning to the red and yellow. Through the years, I’ve seen people shit on this match because it didn’t reach a particular level of in-ring quality, and I have to wonder why those people hate fun. In his prime, Hogan wasn’t going to deliver five-star technical classics. This was a well beyond his prime Hogan. Rock wasn’t exactly Dean Malenko in the ring, either. Both men were absolute masters of controlling live crowds, taking them in the palms of their hands and getting those fans to react, react, and then react some more. This is the best example of that, with both men going into the match with their respective roles, but switching them up almost right away, on the fly, and not missing a beat. There are WrestleMania matches involving these men that are better in quality, but none of them are going to take you on the roller coaster ride that this one will.
Floyd Mayweather vs Big Show (WrestleMania 24): Money Mayweather is included on the HustleMania card while some of the sport’s all-time greats are left out?!? Indeed. I was looking for a “celebrity match” to include here, letting night two match night one’s Johnny Knoxville match. I thought about Damian Priest & Bad Bunny vs The Miz & John Morrison from WrestleMania 37, as well as Rey Mysterio & Dominik Mysterio vs The Miz & Logan Paul from WrestleMania 38. Both of those matches were eligible for the card without screwing any other matches up with the rules of this exercise. Not only that, but I would say that both of them would rate higher as actual wrestling matches than Mayweather vs Show. As good as they were, though, they don’t have the same level of spectacle and showmanship that Floyd Mayweather brings to what he does. With a strong focus on “spectacle” in night two’s card, I think this match fits right in. Floyd has that ability to make sure that your entire focus is on him. It might be because you want to see him get his ass kicked, but it’s on him nonetheless. Honestly, though, you couldn’t really go wrong with any of the three matches I listed here. That’s a good problem to have.
Randy Orton vs Batista vs Daniel Bryan (WrestleMania 30): “Send ’em home happy!” For the longest time, that was what wrestling promotions tried to do with their pay-per-views, and especially the biggest ones. If the fans are spending their money on tickets, merchandise, food, drink, parking, or even on the pay-per-view itself, you want them to feel like they got their money’s worth, and making sure that the last thing they see is something that makes them happy goes a long way in that area. In the entire history of WrestleMania, there haven’t been many main events that would send fans home happier than Daniel Bryan winning the WWE World Heavyweight Title. It was the end of a multi-year journey that saw the WWE Universe will Bryan to the top, despite Vince McMahon’s numerous attempts to distract them with toys he felt were better and shinier. Randy Orton? No. Fuck you, Vince. Batista? No. Fuck you, Vince. John Cena? No. Fuck you, Vince. Literally anybody else on the WWE roster? No. Fuck you, Vince. It would be irresponsible of me not to close the show with something like this. I will never forget the pop DB got when he made Batista tap out to win the match. That was quite the celebration. Let’s send ’em home happy.
My goodness, that took a lot of effort. As always, though, it’s your turn now. Obviously, I don’t need you to figure out your own 16-match card, but I do want to hear from you. What do you think of the card I put together? Am I missing any matches that absolutely needed to be included? If so, how would you add them to the card and not alter ten other matches on the show because of the rules that needed to be followed? Hit me up in the comments section below, or on Twitter (@HustleTheSavage), and let me know what’s on your mind.
Weekly Power Rankings
The Young Bucks vs Aussie Open: We have now seen Aussie Open wrestle six matches in AEW, but this week’s two matches were their first for the company in six months. Whenever they wrestle, they absolutely tear it up, and I would really love to see them more on this side of the pond. Of course, everyone is already trying to fantasy book Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher teaming up with their United Empire stable leader, Will Ospreay, to face The Elite for the AEW Trios Titles. Whatever it is, I just want to see more of Aussie Open in AEW. Actually, I take that back. Not whatever it is. I don’t want to see Aussie Open in AEW if it means they have to face Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal, who seemingly have endless amounts of blackmail on Tony Khan that they’re holding over his head.
Sami Zayn & Jimmy Uso’s Promo: Another week, another layer to the greatest storyline in pro wrestling history. Sami continues to do everything he can to get The Bloodline to fall apart. What makes it better is that everything he said to Jimmy here was true. Jimmy seems to be much further under Roman Reigns’ spell than Jey is, but Sami was unsuccessful in getting to Jimmy, at least for now. The rumor remains that we’re getting The Usos defending their titles against Sami and Kevin Owens at WrestleMania, so now we wait to see how we reach that point.
Orange Cassidy vs Wheeler Yuta: The All-Atlantic Title is in such a weird place. We’re approaching 250 days since the first champion, Pac, was crowned. In that span, the title has been defended in some good-to-great matches. Almost exclusively good-to-great, as a matter of fact. Orange Cassidy remains one of the more popular members of the AEW roster. With all that said, the title still doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things. It was created out of nowhere, introduced out of nowhere, and nowhere is where it has gone ever since. We haven’t been given a reason to care about it. There isn’t effort put into creating storylines around it. It’s just… there. It would be super awesome if that changed sometime soon.
Ilja Dragunov vs Trick Williams: In the 17 or so months since Trick made his NXT debut, we have now seen him wrestle on television 15 times. Maybe some of that is because he shines so much as Carmelo Hayes’ manager, but the fact is that 15 matches in 17 months isn’t a lot whatsoever. Of those 15, eight have been of the singles variety. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that this was his best singles match. It was the best he has looked, but it’s also worth pointing out that Dragunov put in a lot of work to make him look great, as well. Trick’s future with the company continues to intrigue me. We’ve all seen and heard rumors about Melo’s potential move to the main roster, but does Trick go with him? Time will tell, I suppose.
Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens’ Promo: This was such a logical and real continuation to the story between Sami and KO. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been in Kevin’s shoes in my life on multiple occasions. You have a friend that you know is making a big mistake, so you tell them that they’re making a big mistake. Do they listen? No, they do not listen. You tell them again. Do they listen? No, they do not listen. The cycle continues on and on until something finally happens to make them realize that they made a big mistake. That’s when they try to come crawling back to you as if nothing happened. Owens was right with his “go call that bitch you were dancing with at the club” reaction to Sami asking him for his help after everything that has happened in the last several months.
Austin Theory vs Edge: This was a really good match, but I think it was hurt because the outcome seemed pretty obvious. Nobody really thought Edge was going to win the United States Title here, and we all knew it was going to be because of some sort of interference from The Judgment Day. Go ahead and get that Edge vs Finn Balor match set up for WrestleMania, though.
Charlotte Flair & Dominik Mysterio’s Promo: Yet again, I do not care if you feel Dom is a “joke” because that means the point is sailing SMOOTH the fuck over your head. He is doing a great job at playing this Prison Dom character, and that continued with his back-and-forth with Charlotte Flair here. Silly entertainment is still entertainment.
Braun Strowman, Ricochet & Madcap Moss vs Imperium: While it seems like we might be heading to a heel turn for Moss, at least we got another good match out of him here. With that said, it was the post-match stuff that will probably be remembered more, with Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, and The Viking Raiders getting involved in a kerfuffle. More importantly, Gunther and Drew had a big stare down, potentially setting their WrestleMania match up. Works for me, even if they don’t add Sheamus to the match as I believe they will.
Bron Breakker vs Jinder Mahal: I didn’t think there was a chance in hell that Jinder would win the match and become the new NXT Champion. Then again, I didn’t think Jinder would beat Randy Orton at Backlash 2017 to become the new WWE Champion, but he did. I also didn’t think Dolph Ziggler would defeat Bron Breakker and Tommaso Ciampa in a Triple Threat Match at Roadblock last year to become the new NXT Champion, but he did. This was a good match, but now, we have a new controversy. There are reports floating around that say WWE is planting certain fans and signs at the Capitol Wrestling Center, in an attempt to manufacture heel reactions for Bron Breakker. Are they trying to set the stage for an eventual “you turned on me, so I turned on you” heel run for Bron? Are the rumors even true? We’ll see. What I know is that my prediction of Carmelo Hayes getting more of a face reaction than Bron at Stand & Deliver looks better and better with each passing week.
Action Andretti vs Sammy Guevara: Sigh. Another loss for Andretti after he shocked the world by beating Chris Jericho at Winter Is Coming. In the two months since he beat Jericho, he has been pinned twice on AEW television. I did the math after his last defeat, so let’s do it again. After The Kid defeated Razor Ramon on Monday Night Raw in 1993, it took four months for him to suffer two televised losses by pin fall. Those four months saw him wrestle 17 times, while Andretti has now been pinned in two of his three televised matches since the Jericho victory. What the fuck was the point in having him beat Jericho if you’re only going to have him lose and lose some more that quickly? I’m not saying he should’ve won the AEW World Title the week after beating Jericho, but now every loss he suffers makes his win mean less and less. At least the match was good, though, so… hooray!
This Week’s Playlist: “Die 4 Me” by Halsey… “Self Medication” by Logic, Redman & Seth MacFarlane… “Shimmy” by Logic & Joey Bada$$… “Ayo” by Logic, Bun B & Lil Keke… “Over” by CHVRCHES… “Ask G4” by G Perico… “Parasite” by Archetypes Collide… “Holy Water” by Self Deception… “FLATLINE” by Blind Channel… “Flip Side” by As Everything Unfolds… “Are You Ready?” by Bad/Love… “Knife In The Dirt” by Judiciary… “Dead Rabbit” by Bodysnatcher… “Third Strike” by Rise Of The Northstar… “Doomsayer” by Fallstar… “Atropos” by Periphery… “Equus” by Ne Obliviscaris… “Collapse” by After The Burial… “To The Hellfire” by Lorna Shore… “under the weather” by CORPSE… “What’s My Age Again?” by Blink-182… “Adam’s Song” by Blink-182… “All The Small Things” by Blink-182… “Get It On Tonite” by Montell Jordan… “Teenage Dirtbag” by Wheatus