Tonight is the 250th episode of All Elite Wrestling (AEW) flagship show “Dynamite”. This is my favorite wrestling show alongside their other shows “Rampage” and “Collision” which air on Friday and Saturday nights. Professional wrestling is my favorite sport for many reasons I will share in another post. Congratulations to Tony Khan and the entire AEW team for great pro wrestling action each week!
(The above-featured graphic is a promotional for the first episode on October 2, 2019)
Tonight marks the fifth anniversary of the professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling at the Double or Nothing pay-per-view event at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. I have been a fan of AEW since the beginning and have enjoyed the slams and high-flying action each week on their shows like “Dynamite”, “Collision”, and “Rampage”. I won’t be watching the event tonight in person but will keep track of it through Threads and other sources on the web. To all those wrestlers past and present thank you for putting on great shows to give us all a little escape from our reality. Professional wrestling is awesome!
The wrestling community is a constant; its members are diverse, we are physically located on all corners of the planet, yet we are constantly connected.
Tony Khan, CEO and co-founder of All Elite Wrestling
I am a hardcore All Elite Wrestling fan but I watched the Monday Night Raw after Wrestlemania and here is some feedback.
I liked the opening with Triple-H and the new Undisputed Universal Heavyweight Champion Cody Rhodes. That seemed to turn the page for a new story to be written. I wasn’t crazy about Cody’s interaction with The Rock it made him look small at times. The segment with The Judgement Day. That faction seems to have a unique vibe. The actual in-ring matches were fine but I still think AEW is much better in that department. Other than what I saw in clips on YouTube and other places I have limited knowledge of the Bloodline angle led by Roman Reigns.
Their TV production and announcing team were excellent. Michael Cole and Pat McAfee have great chemistry. Their ring announcer Samantha Irvin is superb.
Soon I will give Friday Smackdown a look, perhaps delayed on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. I suppose it’s good to open one’s mind to other promotions. It might be useful to have a continuous working knowledge of what the WWE is doing.
(This post is about my favorite sport, pro wrestling. Much of this makes sense to fans so if you want further explanation, just leave a comment).
I should have a big heart and open mind regarding pro wrestling. People say that tribalism is a problem and I can see that but I cannot help it. I don’t want WWE to fail but I want AEW to succeed much more. This is Wrestlemania week and I cannot get into the hype surrounding Cody Rhodes, who I miss in AEW, and the Bloodline story with Roman Reigns and The Rock. Please tell me if I am overthinking this or something else. It feels like I am cheating on AEW if I get into the Wrestlemania hype. What say you wrestling fans?
