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[QUOTE="Symphony Steve, post: 3398362, member: 911"]
I agree on the Cody/Archer result.

Here's my take on the show:  The pre-show tag was pretty sloppy. Had to do some missed spots over.

The ladder match was fun, but again some botched spots, including one near the end where they had to redo a key spot between Cage and Darby Allin. This was mostly a geek match, except for Allin and surprise entrant Cage.  They're real good geeks, though. I thought they should have given Allin the win and a big push. We're seeing a trend in AEW of new 'monsters' coming in and getting immediate pushes.

I really liked MJF vs. Jungle Boy. I think there was a lot of pressure on them to deliver as future stars of the company, and they did.  The right guy won.  At some point, maybe about a year down the line, it'll be fun watching Jungle Boy chasing MJF for a belt.  MJF may be the best smarmy heel out there.

I liked the Cody/Archer match, but I think the missing element was the crowd.  Cody is so great at playing off of, and riling up a crowd.  Even the celebration struck me as muted.

Kris Statlander vs. Penelope Ford went too long.  I get that Ford was a fill-in for Britt Baker, but they should have cut the length of the match, and made it sorta a palate cleanser.

Dustin vs. Spears.  This was a comedy palate cleanser.  Not much else to say.

I really liked the Shida/Nyla Rose match. Very hard-hitting for a women's match.  I think the title switch was for the best.  Shida has charisma, and she's more believable than the first women's champ, who was just too small.  Nyla Rose is a great foil, and she's not hurt a bit by the loss.

Moxley vs. Brodie Lee was my kind of slobberknocker.  Loved both of them crawling out of that pit.  A good old-fashioned rasslin' brawl.

The Stadium Stampede was memorable.  Just so cool.  You can see how much everybody had input into this, which is so much better than one guy calling the shots.

Easy thumbs-up.
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