AEW - ALL OUT 2020 (9/5/2020)

Yeah but it's those two things alone that have killed this show for many and deemed it a bad show. I don't think it's fair, but it is what it is. 

Watched the show last night and don't think it was a bad show at all but, yeah, it was hard to get back into it after the Matt incident and the vibe & energy of the crowd (& notably a few of the wrestlers) being noticeably drained due to the humid conditions in Jacksonville...the latter obviously being something completely out of their control but would've helped get me mentally invested again. Good to great matches after the Broken Rules match but that bump and the subsequent handling of it put a damper on my ability to fully enjoy it.

Like they hotshotted Moxley to the title, after his release from "prison"? Also, bad move not to put the belt on MJF. He's the absolute best thing in the company atm - and Moxley has had it long enough now... but obviously they're not taking the title off their prize capture, anytime soon.

I enjoyed the show. The three title matches were all good. I actually think the mimosa match was my favorite. I wasn’t really expecting the two pools and I thought they did some fun stuff, like Jericho putting OC’s hair in it and Jericho’s feet skimming the water. Gimmick matches can easily go sideways and I found myself really digging that one for its fun factor. Curious where they go with OC next though since I think it forces them to push him towards Lee and a title shot, and I think it’s too soon for that feud.

The tag title match was the most obvious because of the Hangman story but I loved the post match stuff. Heel Kenny is a direction I think we should all want. I’m not really an FTR guy and I don’t think anything they’ve done in AEW has been particularly memorable, despite being apart of good segments. I would be good with seeing some six man tags between the Elite and FTR & Hangman.

Women’s title match was the best worked match imo. I saw Ivelisse posted a picture of her, Diamanté, Thunder and Tay together and I kind of hope that becomes a stable. I think Rosa got herself over a ton.

The title match wasn’t the outcome I wanted, but I do think the match was well booked. Assuming this leads to MJF winning, I’m good with putting it off until next time. It only helps MJF build more steam. I’m guessing we’ll see Smart Mark pretty quickly arguing the finish.

I think AEW undoubtedly has a few guys that need to slow the down. Sammy and Darby are clearly two of them. Glad Matt is ok. Accidents happen. We can’t have it both ways. If we want the much better in-ring product and more creative in-ring style, these guys are going to make mistakes. I feel really awful for Sydal.

Great review!

Yeah the spot where Cage threw Darby outside the ring while the latter was inside a body bag full of thumbtacks was outlaw mudshowish. Also Darby hit his head against one of the steps on the ramp and he could have gotten seriously hurt. He needs to slow it down for sure. As does AEW as a whole. I get they don’t want to be PG like wwe(and I pray they never do), but don’t take things too far. You don’t need to be a shock value promotion.

I think it could be better if they wait a bit on MJF first. Yeah he's the best heel they have and everyone hates him, but get a few more specific title level feuds established with him first so when he does take it he has a bunch of people that immediately want to take it from him. Can have some better meaningful defenses that way.   

Why take the title off arguably your biggest star? He’s a big draw for them so taking it off him would be dumb. Moxley was already a multi time champion by the time he won the AEW title so I don’t consider it hot shotting. MJF will be a great champion but Moxley is still doing great for them so why ruin that?

he's wf's baron corbin

Had Sammy put his hand behind Matt's head while they fell, he could have saved Matt from that injury. Scary to see him get knocked out like that, he could have died.