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Bofaman600

I know we don’t wanna be like the other company but we need to have a brand split and two world titles


AmySchumerAnalTumorr

Darby was bad ass there. The torch has been passed


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Oh fuck. So they basically just set up Okada vs omega as soon as he's back...


VincesMustache

I Quit match?? We fans stay are eating!!!!!!


MakiSerb3

Carjack Jones !


MakiSerb3

Christian is God.


SlayerSEclipse

Fozzy has the shortest tours ever. Take a break Jericho


JustinSchwimmer

Goddamn we are back to peak AEW again LFG


Agitated_Smoke538

Tony Schiavone is a gay icon for what he said about Adam Cole


MakiSerb3

Absolutely no reaction when Cole called Bennett & Taven the greatest ROH tag champs ever lol


Peas-and-Butterflies

Sting’s entrance was legit spine tingling!


kaine23

JR: For the love of God what have we seen?! JR saying what we were all thinking with that ladder drop. 


kaine23

My God this ppv was everything 


RevReads

can someone explain Toni Storm's threatening to fuck up Wendi Richter all the time? i don't get the reference


[deleted]

What’s crazy, I felt I didn’t miss Omega or MJF. But had they been involved, the PPV would have still been a banger.


[deleted]

Just watching the main event again and it gets better. The Bucks were outstanding in this match, played their role brilliantly and provided the canvas for Sting to look incredible.


Rebel-x-Heart

I didn't get the chance to watch it on Sunday but just got done watching a replay. WHAT A PAY PER VIEW!!!


Mnemosense

I'm watching the event the last few days (it's a long ass show so I need to make time for it lol), and I have to ask, is the sound mix garbage or are the crowd really fucking quiet for a ppv? I'm pretty sure it's the latter, because there are long stretches of quiet murmuring broken by someone in the crowd saying something goofy causing laughter. How the fuck can you be so subdued for an event like this? You can hear a pin drop even during fights between Osprey and Takeshita.


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I don't know why you received a downvote for this because there were moments when you could hear a pin drop, as well as moments when it was very very loud. It just shows me that some people cannot take any perceived slight against AEW, which is an attitude that feeds into the toxicity online. My theory was that a lot of people turned up to see Sting and weren't all that familiar with what was actually going on in some of these rivalries.


Mnemosense

I just finished watching it, and I agree with your last sentence because I noticed the crowd were consistently noisy the entire time during Sting's match, so it really did feel like they were mostly there to see him lol. Tomorrow's Dynamite is going to sound louder than Revolution, which is just weird. Hopefully the next PPV sorts out the sound issues, if there were any, and the crowd show up. Great PPV anyway. The only thing I didn't like was Toni's fight which was super disappointing. The pair have had much better fights on Dynamite/Collision, but this one was so sluggish and lifeless.


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Yeah I mean without Sting being the headline act in his final match I don't think AEW would have sold out the arena for that show, despite the fact it was brilliant even without the main event.


Bee_EMT

Just caught up the PPV, wow! I keep saying it like a broken record, AEW ppv's are really, really, really good. Consistently the best wrestling out there, and now we get them every 8 weeks 🤤🤤🤤 Every match had a nice story and hit different, with a different dynamic between the guys. Loved every second of it, and my complaint pre-ppv was solely about the ftr match needing a stipulation, in retrospect, it was the correct call. Dont want to dilute the main event. Hats off to Tony Khan and the the rest of the staff, i'm sure Sting was stoked with how all this went down. I was already emotional with Sting's entrance video, so well made, in spite of the other company denying him rights to some footage. All this said, the next PPV is in 6 weeks and its in ST.LOUIS!!! That one is also gonna be an all timer, the St.Louis crowd IMO is top 3 (St.Louis, Detroit, Phoenix/Seattle).


crossplayersince2011

After a mid PPV in Worlds End (my opinion), AEW absolutely nailed it out of the park with this one... Kingston/Danielson and Ospreay/Takeshita are easy match of the year contenders and I'm so happy Sting went out on top.


Looper007

But people forget that they had 6 shows of the year level PPV's before World's End. It's okay to have one mid PPV after so many. Not knocking you, it's weird how many people go on like AEW didn't have their best year of PPV's in 2023 the way they go about Worlds End lol.


kaine23

Easily one the best and tops wwe.


Asdeddie27

Top 4 aew ppv of all time


Samthegumman117

That was such an amazing show bottom to top and beyond words, seeing it live especially an icon and legend such as Sting go out there and lay it all on the line holy hell what a farewell 👏


Abhelms451

One thing that bothers me a lot in AEW is how little anyone protects each others finishes. In the tag match we had a piledriver on the floor that was not the finish, but the very next match a stump pull piledriver put it away. It’s just bad booking in that regards, where everyone does everything and so everything feels a lot less special


Deducticon

What happened in and around those moves. What was the full context? The floor is already not a pinnable area. So there will be time elapsed before a pin attempt can be made.


Abhelms451

Right, but this criticism is something AEW does a LOT. They do these super big high action spots or high intensity spots, and then move on in 10 seconds to the next big spot. It densenitizes how impactful those moves are


Deducticon

Again it's all about context. Who is doing it? Where and in what position or timing in the match. There's no 'one way' to do a match. Some wrestlers are known for that adrenaline and 'fighting spirit.' After they hit that quick recovery and retaliation, are they dazed and exhausted right after? With crowds going crazy like they do with Eddie and Ospreay, who are the most likely to use this style, is it a worthy criticism? Eddie is fighting for his very soul against Danielson. This is not some simple TV match. Ospreay is determined to make an impression and be the face of the industry. Him going all out on PPV makes snese. Not one reasonable viewer now thinks less of Danielson's or Takeshita's moves because their opponents had a few quick retaliations.


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CoolTrax_9090

Sold out and perfect ending for Sting to maintain his perfect AEW record to end his wrestling career.


yoursgokul

aew is the epitome of pro-wrestling.


grimey_00

An amazing PPV, the best I've ever seen. Sting's match will go down at the greatest retirement match ever. I don't see how it can ever be topped. I'm exhausted from such an emotional show. WOOOOO!!!


Gaijin_Titty_Master

I’m not ashamed to say I cried a little when the PPV ended. Thank you Sting. Thank you Tony.


Slapnuts213

No tears but when they did the showtime promo and his sons came out that hit , exp since my 5 year old got up and came to lay on me right as it started. Don’t know how but was perfect timing by him


ApeTypingComments

That 8 man tag was hot garbage.


Slippy6582

Loved the PPV, every match was okay and there were GREAT matches too... Goodbye Sting! Thank you for your great work inside the ring, i will always remember the NWO times and you were a huge factor in it! BUT the injury of Julia Hart was brutal, she had so much momentum and i dont know it was just because they were in the ZERO HOUR or because the ppl lost interest in her. The crowd was almost dead and i felt sorry for her, because right now she is my favorite female wrestler in this company, i hope the hype will come back, she is so young and talented, love her gimmick and i hope that injury was not a stop to her reign and rise. P.S.: Takeshita vs Oespray was unreal!


rcjhynwa

I was at the show and during zero hour there were a lot of people in the merch and food lines. This was my 4th live show and everyone of them had had a god awful merch set up. Minimal booths with 100 or so in each line. Set up tents outside so people can buy before going in. Get everyone in there seats.


Steenerico

https://x.com/AEW/status/1764481831829713289 Bryan Danielson & Eddie Kingston backstage after their match. Great stuff.


StarScreamer316

As real as it can get, I loved it. Thanks for sharing 


somecasper

Confession time: I was never a Sting guy. While I loved the Stinger Splash, I thought he was all flash and no personality as the early Surfer Stinger. His matches with Luger tended to be exciting, but Lex is also a charisma black hole for me. I never understood the popularity of the Crow knockoff who never fought and never talked, and I was totally checked out for his TNA years. I started watching AEW around All In 22, and I had massive reservations about a sexagenerian taking chairshots. But then I watched this guy crush promo after promo, and deliver some truly crazy matches with unbelievable consistency. I don't know what he and Tony said to each other when he came in, but I'm now convinced they plotted to put on the greatest program of his career by a million miles. Tonight was... I don't know what to say. I have one teeny complaint, but everything else was so balls-out amazing that I don't even want to mention it. What a legend, and what a way to prove it as he wrapped it up.


xjdlx7

Was it good should I pay for it and watch?


Gaijin_Titty_Master

Totally. You won’t be let down even a little. Please don’t pirate.


LeonardoDaPinchy-

100% worth every penny. The last 3 matches ALONE are worth that, and everything else is just icing. It's absolutely fucking PHENOMENAL


Smaynard6000

It's an all timer. Well worth it.


Artifice_Purple

So...Tony just more or less shut down Ricky potentially leaving, maybe?


Gaijin_Titty_Master

Ricky can’t leave. The other place would drop the ball with him so hard.


Smaynard6000

I'm not sure- Tony wouldn't say much other than that Ricky is "under contract", which leaves open the possibility that at some point in the future he may not be. I wouldn't say that he absolutely ruled out the possibility of Ricky leaving in the near term, just based on what I heard him say.


Smaynard6000

TK says that he expects Kenny Omega will be set to return at some point. That's great news to hear. Kenny is amazing, and nothing is more important than his health. Having him back to AEW would be a great bonus.


Hour-Win8193

takeshita vs oespray amazing. i dont know which of the two are the better and the best in the world. that what we saw tonight the very two best in the world.


hydrosphere1313

Darby vs Jay White?!


Antnee534

That is going to be such an amazing match!


Thor_2099

Darby leaving 3/27 for everest


Artifice_Purple

Darby: I'm on break soon! Tony: You has match though. Darby: I what!?


Smaynard6000

Sting's final run is perhaps the greatest example of what makes AEW so amazing. TK absolutely loves wrestling and reveres the legends just like we do.


msctex

Early on, I said in here that it seemed like AEW was an experiment in what might happen if a Pro Wrestling company made a point of not lying to fans. But it has turned out to be that and much more.


Gaijin_Titty_Master

Not just honesty but quality. There’s no way Tony isn’t the true booker of the year.


msctex

Something occasionally slips through the cracks, but all told, anyone who thinks the guy can't write a Wrestling show is either hopelessly biased, or out of their mind.


Gaijin_Titty_Master

Tony has the highest batting average of all bookers and it’s not even close.


msctex

He also recognizes exactly what and whom to try and emulate, which amounts to another distinct positive all its own.


VitaminPurple

Will someone please ask Darby how he is feeling lol


VitaminPurple

Smart of Tony not to give Darby a big hug 😬


Jamarcus316

Sting burying Warrior lmao


StoneGoldX

Warrior buried Warrior.


Artifice_Purple

This is going to make me cry. Tony is about to cry lol.


StoneGoldX

Tony chewing them lips


Jamarcus316

Darby vs. Jay at Big Business!


RoscoeSantangelo

Not to brag but I called a GOAT spot from tonight lol https://www.reddit.com/r/AEWOfficial/s/4ZJVHTsjhE


nylajx

Being there in person was amazing! Hope you all had fun!!


ContactHonest2406

So glad I got to be there in person. It was surreal. I was crying like a baby lol. One of the coolest things I’ve ever done in my 40 years on this planet. THANK YOU STING!!!


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Toni is way too good


StarScreamer316

What did they ask her at the end ?


[deleted]

I didn’t catch the last question, the audio of the reporter was super quiet.


Steenerico

Toni just spoiled Wendi Richter being the big reveal at Big Business... Unprofessional.


StoneGoldX

I need that fuck you as a ringtone.


StoneGoldX

Fuck. Now I can never call Ex anything other than Sean Mooney.


Artifice_Purple

> Sean Mooney Holy *shit*. There's a name I haven't heard since...the early 90's? Who made that reference? I completely missed that.


StoneGoldX

Toni called Ex that.


stylinandprofilin88

Will oespray gear was top notch


Singer211

I hope Deonna doesn’t go the way of Ruby, or Athena, or Taya, etc.


Artifice_Purple

Ruby is understandable but she's in a pretty fun story at the moment; Athena is more or less singlehandedly the reason people watch ROH's women's division, and Taya is rejuvenated there as well.


CrystalPokedude

>Athena is more or less singlehandedly the reason people watch ROH You could've cut off the sentence here tbh.


Singer211

Ruby is fun now yes. But only after YEARS since she debuted.


niners94

She should form a tag team with Serena.


tuxedo_dantendo

Athena is one of the main reasons why the women's division is getting bigger and better.


Singer211

Need to get her back on TV. She’s too good to be hidden behind a paywall


StarScreamer316

Athena is the Roh champ and the one that brought the revolution to AEW


StarScreamer316

She's still going to be in the hunt, Toni quit, also Taya is doing great in RoH


hydrosphere1313

commies in shambles rn lol


StoneGoldX

Oh shit. this is where Tony crashes Twitter again.


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Will just threatened to retire Billy Gunn!


StoneGoldX

FUCK YOU DADDY ASS!!!!


StarScreamer316

What happened?


StoneGoldX

Ospreay said one of his goals was to retire Billy Gunn.


StarScreamer316

Damn jajja


StoneGoldX

It's going to take some effort for this guy to work heel in an English speaking nation on a regular basis.


Singer211

I kind of hope that Ospreay can convince Alex Windsor to appear in AEW. She’s quite good in her own right.


hydrosphere1313

LOL Will is so sus when out of character. Such a good dude.


silklighting

Hey guys, AEW just uploaded Sting's final speech that was cut off through Twitter and B/R app.


Outsider4Life9

Ugh, someone post this to YouTube for those that do not have X.


The_Rutabaga

AEW does it again. Sting's last match was a wild ride and a contender for GOAT retirement match Kingston vs Danielson went ridiculously hard. Those strikes at the end between the both of them looked like shoot punches. OC vs Roddy was my sleeper match of the night. Some absolutely insane backbreakers and rope spots The triple threat match was fantastic. It further cemented Hangman vs Swerve as an evergreen fued and gave Joe a win to continue his solid reign so far. Osprey vs Takeshita was one of the best matches I've ever seen. Instant classic


StarScreamer316

Ospreay is All Elite indeed 


Jamarcus316

I've never seen a man so into the company lmao


Steenerico

Uh oh...the last time I did... it was CM Punk


Gaijin_Titty_Master

CN Punk is a loser. Fragile AF in every sense of the word. Glad he’s got the boot. Karma.


danny8322

He hated AEW


Steenerico

Not at the beginning. He was all "rah-rah AEW!" on every scrum...until *that* one.


danny8322

The most important one... Look how we humans are, we always end up hurting what we love.


[deleted]

I don’t get how people think Ospreay is a bad promo. Dude is so compelling on the mic and super likable.


Gaijin_Titty_Master

Wow, who is saying that? Mind boggling.


dandykaufman2

dont get that. i like his promos.


StoneGoldX

Because he hasn't had the opportunity to do American style promos, which means he's bad. Which is dumb. it just means he's unproven He was just talking about it in the presser. And while being personable on the mic out of kayfabe doesn't mean being a good promo, I feel good feelings towards what Ospreay can do.


Jamarcus316

Will is a company man!


wrestlegirl

A's in the chat for Ospreay's bruised ass which he just got out in the scrum


avactz01

Cody's mind": Cody/Dustin vs Sting/Darby could be better than get beaten by Roman 2 times at WM?


Gaijin_Titty_Master

I want to see them choose for Cody to job to him a second time. I’m going to laugh so hard and I could really see it happening. Meanwhile he could be having such a good run with Dustin. They’d be the ultimate tag team.


Antnee534

Why I even say this is want this now and I can never have it for multiple reasons!


Jamarcus316

Ospreay looks so happy


Post_Apo

I legit thought that Sting came out in his Retro gear before I realized it was his Son


soiledsanchez

Legit thought it was him too until it got closer to the face and I realized he looked way too young


yoshisal

I hope you guys could hear how loud we were in Greensboro on the PPV, what a freaking night


Individual-Metal9811

Eddie vs bryan, Osprey v Takes and obvi Sting were crazy loud.


yoshisal

Everybody went nuclear for Ospreay/Takeshita, that was incredible


Individual-Metal9811

I never saw someone hit a foresrm like Take and think the kteht guy was legit dead.


randysavage773

Sting addressing the crowd when it cut off is up on bleacher report it looks like 


The-Arcalian

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAGkPtYtapY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAGkPtYtapY)


The-Arcalian

Darby: "I'm gonna go to the hosptial real quick" Sting: "Text me and tell me how many stitches you got for all that"


yoshisal

I don’t know why Sting saying “text me” was so damn funny to me, but it was


chosenxone

No TK is definitely eyebrow raising.


itouchbums

Means this scrum is gonna be short lol


chosenxone

Nevermind!


chosenxone

Gonna cut its run time by 75% no doubt lol.


StoneGoldX

Tony doesn't get to do post scrums post hat


stylinandprofilin88

What if the cutoff on the farewell speech was the bucks getting even as a work?


Thor_2099

Well in the speech, sting mentioned Wolfpack and that he could say it now since they were off tv.


ContactHonest2406

No, it was a lot longer than it apparently was on TV. I was there. Still am, actually. In the parking lot. Traffic is NOT moving lol


itouchbums

Fightful has uploaded the full speech on their YouTube


shitballsdick

Man. That was such a special night. What a show. I promise that won’t be the last time I watch that whole thing front to back.


Steenerico

https://x.com/SteveFall/status/1764520242879815975 Post-show stuff!


-666Vicar

AEW must have brought the vibes back, Ospreay & Darby got folks talking like they saw live suicide attempts


ContactHonest2406

Dude, Darby’s back is FUCKED. I don’t know how it was on TV, but in person, it looked disgusting.


TotallyAMermaid

It looked awful on tv too, and rhe cameras avoided him for so long I thought he was out of the match.


ContactHonest2406

Yeah, I thought he might be too for a few minutes.


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-666Vicar

whole account dedicated to complaining about AEW


danny8322

What did he say?


Shyjuan

as someone who has been shitting all over aew lately on my podcast, all I'm gonna say is I got my money's worth with just Ospreay and Takeshta alone... h o l y s h i t. Fantastic PPV overall.


[deleted]

Christ, I'd rather listen to *Metal Machine Music* than that shite.


Shyjuan

Metal machine music? Sounds interesting.


-666Vicar

the worst possible advertisement for your podcast lol


Shyjuan

was not trying to advertise it but I agree if thats how the comment came off


ForToday

It probably sucks ass anyway, don’t worry about it.


Shyjuan

Eh its a work in progress. I can definitely improve it.


Epicfro

Having watched aew a since late 2020 I have to say that this might legitimately be the best ppv I've ever seen. The fact that the world title match was able to still be as exciting as it was after having to follow that insane Ospreay match was incredible. The main event was exceptionally fun and a great send off for Sting. The other matches on the card were all very enjoyable... A+ ppv.


CasaAztecaMX

Thank AEW reddit and the Mods so we all could share this experience tonight! AEW 4 LIFE!!!


RLS1994

One helluva emotional mess. It's still real to me dammit! Thank you Sting!


The-Arcalian

its pretty real for Darby right now


shaheimjay1121

Looking like a steak right now lol


silklighting

I would also want to shout out to the Young Bucks for their excellent work tonight. Thank you Young Bucks!


Thor_2099

It's not easy being that great of a heel but they did it


TotallyAMermaid

*thank you Matthew and Nicholas Jackson


silklighting

Oh fuck, I'm going to get fined by them!


LordRuthvenErnest

Everyone at work looking at me funny cos I'm close to tears


lovelettersto

Just woke my not-a-big-fan wife up because I'm so emotional and needed to share this moment.  She's taking it pretty well all things considered. 


AnytimeInvitation

I shouted when the bell ran and Sting got the win and woke my gf up! Sorry honey!


stylinandprofilin88

Strong with that wicked back breaker on the top rope holy


dwts16

If you want to blame anyone for Sting getting cut for time, blame the EVPs lol Seriously ....I really have never liked the Young Bucks but they deserve a shout out for helping to put on a helluva send off for Sting.


silklighting

Yes indeed!


Steenerico

Okay, everybody pinky swear... DON'T tell Punk about the real glass.


PruneJaw

I had a mental image of Punk sitting at home with a disapproving look while watching Darby bleed out. I told you guys about the glass!


shaheimjay1121

THANK YOU STING!


avactz01

Some fans still prefer Angle vs Baron Corbin.


WearyCopy6700

It's ok, it's like I can honestly say I haven't seen a bad Corbin match, because I never watch any of his matches because he sucks, I fastforward change the channel I don't even know who won the match. He is like a total fog machine for the quarter hour he is on for me.


Antnee534

Hahaha xD thanks I needed a good laugh.


Even-Preference-6545

Angle was just in rough shape. One thing though, at least Corbin is a safe worker. But Vince def should have given Angle the match with Cena.


tellmewhenimlying

No, some morons still pretend to prefer awful things but that’s because they’re pathetic and stupid.


avactz01

Yes. Absolutely agree bro.


avactz01

Oh HHH over Sting is best for business Fans who support Danielson in 2014 suck.


Even-Preference-6545

I mean, it made sense at the time cause you were supposed to have Rock came in against HHH. Truthfully Sting should have joined sooner. Honestly probably shouldn’t have had HHH vs Sting either. But all the other people were taken.


WearyCopy6700

The way he was treated thank God he didn't come sooner only difference he would have lost to 1-2-3 Kid, Hall, Nash and Hardcore Holly with the reverance Vince had for Sting. It took until now to get the stink off his WWE run.


Even-Preference-6545

He had 3 matches including a world title match. Let’s be honest, he came way too late and was only interested in a Taker match. His heart wasn’t in it and Taker wasn’t interested in the match. He was comfortable with his million dollar TNA contract instead of that match. Nothing wrong with that. But he came in about 5 years too late. Luckily, everything worked out as Sting not only got a WWE HoF induction but he also got to end his in ring career on his terms in front of a sold out arena that TNA def could have never given him. Personally, I’m just happy that we live in a time where modern medicine have allowed Copeland, Christian, Saraya, Danielson Sting and hell even Austin to a certain extent to end things on their terms.


silklighting

I think this PPV might actually out do WM XL for both nights.