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They're going from one psychology-free spotfest to the multi-way ladder match? I guess let's just get it all out of the way in one shot so we can get back to the part where wrestlers tell actual stories.

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03-06-2022 , 10:04 PM

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"This is awesome" chant in the first three matches. Shaping up to be the GOAT ppv!!

4 straight if you include the 6 man that main evented the preshow.

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03-06-2022 , 10:08 PM

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I gotta be honest, I don't 'get' Keith Lee.

Wasn't an NXT guy so I haven't seen much of him. I get the uniqueness of the size and agility, but I definitely don't understand the 'Limitless' gimmick.

It seems like nonsense to me

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03-06-2022 , 10:13 PM

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I dug Keith Lee from his time in NXT. I've only really seen matches of him and not really much for promo work, so I can't speak to the rest, but I like his in-ring style.

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03-06-2022 , 10:15 PM

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Man, Ricky Starks broke his neck last May, and has spoken honestly about struggling with trusting it again.

That ladder spot/botch made me cringe. Hope he's ok.

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03-06-2022 , 10:17 PM

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JR mumbling: No need to read it, just sign it.

JR giving no ****s is hilarious

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03-06-2022 , 10:20 PM

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I loved that JR moment too.

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03-06-2022 , 10:26 PM

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"Didn't see it"? Ref maybe should turn around when there's a loud, distinctive chair/cranium sound.

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03-06-2022 , 10:31 PM

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Main event up next

This gonna be good

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03-06-2022 , 10:33 PM

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Bringing back whatever this ROH theme's called. Love it!

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03-06-2022 , 10:36 PM

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I had to go scrambling to Twitter to even find out WTF this music was. Guess I just never had any awareness of what he used in ROH. That was a good entrance though.

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03-06-2022 , 10:37 PM

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Punk with the white trunks for maximum blood impact

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03-06-2022 , 11:06 PM

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Great violent match and Wardlow turning was the cherry on top.

Hoping Mox vs. Bryan's just as violent. Should be great.

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03-06-2022 , 11:10 PM

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Dog collar match had some lulls where I was starting to not really enjoy myself, but now that it's over, standing back from it and judging it as a whole piece of art, it was really damn good. Certainly the best of the night so far.

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03-06-2022 , 11:11 PM

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I'm not current enough on the product to know what makes the best booking sense here, and I do like Britt Baker, but I hope the posters predicting that she retains successfully are wrong. The chance to see Thunder Rosa win the title was the biggest reason I wanted to tune in.

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03-06-2022 , 11:16 PM

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The predictions that Baker retains are based on the booking before this match. Standard AEW booking before a big match is to have the eventual loser win the lead in match so they look stronger and their eventual loss has a bigger impact. But for this match, they had a tag team match with Rosa and Baker and not only did Rosa's team win the match, she pinned Baker for the win. Otherwise, Rosa would be the clear favorite since Baker has had the title for a while and Rosa has been "on deck" for the championship for a long time.

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03-06-2022 , 11:17 PM

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I 'think' Britt is going to retain, but at the same time I have no ****ing clue where the division is going after that.

They did such a good job of making Brit a star that the really did a poor job of building many others as credible (aside from Rosa)

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03-06-2022 , 11:18 PM

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Yeah, what floyd said. I was both shocked and annoyed by that tag match booking

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03-06-2022 , 11:26 PM

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Tony, do not yell out "THAT SHOULD DO IT!" in that spot.

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03-06-2022 , 11:29 PM

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Dammit, that time it was JR stepping on what would have been a believable false finish. Didn't know Tony and JR just started doing this announcing thing.

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03-06-2022 , 11:29 PM

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Not a big fan of thunder rosa superman kicking out of a stomp directly onto the champ belt.

This feud peaked with the lights out match for me.

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03-06-2022 , 11:31 PM

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Not a big fan of thunder rosa superman kicking out of a stomp directly onto the champ belt.

This feud peaked with the lights out match for me.

I agree, it's a bad kickout compounded by JR announcing that the kickout was coming.

Obviously they protected Rosa plenty here, so I guess she's probably still lined up to get the belt at some point? Sure wanted her to win here though.

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03-06-2022 , 11:31 PM

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Standard AEW booking continues to be standard. I wonder if they'll continue the feud and then it will culminate in a type of match that won't allow outside interference and then Rosa wins.

I picked Redragon to win the tag team title because I thought there would be 1 title change but it doesn't look like there will be, bearing a big upset in the world championship match.

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03-06-2022 , 11:33 PM

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Dynamite's in Rosa's hometown in 3 or 4 weeks. I imagine they put it off so she can win there.

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03-06-2022 , 11:34 PM

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Happy that Danielson-Moxley is next. I don't care about the six-man tag and I sure as hell can't abide Adam "Main Event" Cole, so I guess I'll just treat this as the show-closer. Plenty of potential here.

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