Wardlow's definitely getting that 2005 Batista-HHH angle going on. Except Wardlow hasnt said anything yet.

@freiflug83

2 жыл бұрын

and unlike Batista, Wardlow isn't in his late 30s. Meaning he'll have a longer career

@Grim19931803

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on comparison , and hell this mirrored angle ain’t been done for over ten years so might Aswell do a similar angle if it works ! Wardlow is great

@EzraDair

2 жыл бұрын

And MJF hasn’t won anything yet

@dashingdreww1185

2 жыл бұрын

Wardlow gotta do the thumbs down to MJF lmao

@charliefromstarkvillemissi1852

2 жыл бұрын

Batista also shouldn’t have talked.

The people in the arena popped HARD when Wardlow started to turn on MJF before Spears calmed him down, and they were chanting his name again on Rampage. AEW got something with Wardlow, I hope they don't mess things up.

@somgandachonco7278

2 жыл бұрын

He kind of reminds me of Shield era Roman Reigns, I'm not an AEW guy but that fucking guy is MONEY

@PIP-zf9yb

2 жыл бұрын

@@somgandachonco7278 AEW has so many home grown talents doing well. Good to see them doing so well

@somgandachonco7278

2 жыл бұрын

@@PIP-zf9yb yeah man, even though I'm a WWE guy. I like good wrestling, so whenever I see good shit in AEW I'll give it props. Sammy Guevara is also dope!

@pauladams1915

2 жыл бұрын

Of course they will

@PIP-zf9yb

2 жыл бұрын

@@somgandachonco7278 I like both but definitely prefer AEW forsure raw has been bad for like a year now in my opinion but I do DVR and watch it still but getting harder and harder

Wardlow is everything that Brian Cage wished he would be!

@erod017

2 жыл бұрын

Where is Brian Cage?

@MADGUNSMONSTER

2 жыл бұрын

And he's under your bed right now, RUN!!!

@joeyskywalker1322

2 жыл бұрын

Why we acting like Brian Cage is trash

@MrManfly

2 жыл бұрын

Because he sucks in the ring! 🤷🏻‍♂️

@jaydav6521

2 жыл бұрын

Both have been booked poorly

I noticed someone on social media do a side by side comparison of this match and Bret Hart vs Diesel to show the same concept of Diesel dominating the match and Bret gets a surprise roll up and 1-2-3. I loved the paid homage to old school wrestling.

@Maxx_d13

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not paying homage, he’s copied Bret hart his whole time in AEW, that’s being unoriginal

@beastmode40205

2 жыл бұрын

@@Maxx_d13 What's old becomes new again. No idea's truly original and given how far from grace pro wrestling has gone, I'll encourage plagiarizing the greats if done well.

@IzzyDunn

2 жыл бұрын

Promo Joe did one and it's great kzread.info/dash/bejne/q6l8x7qLlLOXgpc.html

@tojs2394

2 жыл бұрын

@@Maxx_d13 And MJF is not original in any way.

@Maxx_d13

2 жыл бұрын

@@tojs2394 never said he was??

Punk took 8 powerbombs and won?! Between Punk, Jungle Boy, and Sammy Guevara I’m surprised that Nick Fury hasn’t shown up to recruit them to be the new Avengers, because they’re clearly superhuman. They sell as much as a closed K-Mart.

@MADGUNSMONSTER

2 жыл бұрын

Funny and agreed.

@JakeK3339

2 жыл бұрын

I'd agree with you but the way they had Punk beat him wasn't crazy unrealistic - First of all, they showed Wardlow had Punk beat and was about to get the 3 count until MJF told him to stop the pin at 2 and keep powerbombing Punk - and it's not like Punk kipped up and hit him with a GTS for the win, he got a lucky roll up while Wardlow was being distracted by MJF again. It actually made sense and did what it needed to for Wardlow - dominating Punk all match did more for him than all the weeks of beating local jobber talent combined. When he turns on MJF he has potential to be a star or at least propel himself to the ME scene.

@joeyskywalker1322

2 жыл бұрын

@@JakeK3339 Bro as of right now Wardlow is a mid card guy I agree he has ME potential but Punk is one of your top stars and he just got dominated by a mid card guy it makes Punk look weak and Wardlow look stupid for not getting the biggest win of his career because that’s the biggest match of his career and he got beat by roll up this match should of been 60% Wardlow and 40% Punk that way Punk don’t look weak and you keep Wardlow strong and get the point across

@israeloagiledintlhe4166

2 жыл бұрын

You forgot Matt Jackson...

@joshuatorres7766

2 жыл бұрын

Good analogy. I'm using that.

Wardlow had that 'it' factor I hope AEW handle his push right!

@joeyskywalker1322

2 жыл бұрын

He definitely do if he has charisma and mic skills he can definitely get over big bud idk AEW booking on big men isn’t good

@dvsmike

2 жыл бұрын

He is Batista when he broke out from Evolution. Wardlow is a future champ

@Hush_Money2

2 жыл бұрын

AEW doesn't like big men. If they aren't 100 pound men they don't get pushed.

@allforgreatness9883

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hush_Money2 archer is gonna face hangman for the belt already wym

@welowee7610

2 жыл бұрын

Archer will lose thou

There were TWO options they could've went with that would've been better. 1. MJF is pissed that Punk looks like he's going to beat the count, so he grabs a steel chair and hits Punk with it a few times. 2. After the table spot, MJF yells at Wardlow to Powerbomb him again, but on the concrete. Wardlow throws Punk into the ring instead (the count is already at 8), but MJF gets in Wardlows face and yells at him, causing Wardlow to get counted out.

@paulwatson1547

2 жыл бұрын

The second one makes complete sense

@bipolarminddroppings

2 жыл бұрын

It should have been a DQ when Punk went thru the table. Thats actually what I was expecting because Wardlow refused to do it the first time. Since when was it not a DQ to use furniture? I know in title matches in WWE JR would say stuff like "The ref is giving some leeway because this is a title match" but in a normal TV match, it should always be a DQ, unless the ref doesnt see it.

@EliC09

2 жыл бұрын

You should be booking that clusterfuck of a promotion

@lk8181

2 жыл бұрын

@@bipolarminddroppings Thank you! I wanted the same finish. You could have accomplished all the same tension between Wardlow and MJF with a MJF caused DQ instead of a garbage roll-up.

@HappyRatKaiser

2 жыл бұрын

To add to that, if they cared about the rules they could frame this is such a way that it would make perfect sense for all involved: -MJF tells Wardlow to powerbomb him on the concrete/through a table, whatever. The ref warns Wardlow he'll be disqualified if he does that. Wardlow decides--reasonably, since he's clearly winning the match--to throw him in the ring and pin him first. CM Punk turns the tables and wins. MJF blows a gasket at Wardlow for disobeying him (and losing, too!). Rules make this kind of thing possible, but for whatever reason, AEW (and most modern wresting, let's be honest) don't seem to understand their value at all...

Wardlow is gonna print money one day. I appreciate him saying that he plans to end his career with AEW if the future allows em to. Loyal dude. Gave credit to FTR, spears, Jerry Lynn and billy Gunn as being huge influences/mentors and but especially Cody

@flyinglow7218

2 жыл бұрын

Loyal dudes get screwed in the end wardlow should take a page from cm punk do whatever he wants to do. Loyalty only turns to regret later

@jackdelyea3710

2 жыл бұрын

Wardlow won’t draw that much, come on

@krystynfunk4201

2 жыл бұрын

Wardlow can be the biggest star of this generation if done right. There is a reason wwe wants him. Everyone sees it. Let's just hope they don't fuck him up.

@rleonardgreen78

2 жыл бұрын

He's going to be Big Money when he leaves AEW for WWE. AEW cant create Stars, at least not ones that generate money.

@syko2695

2 жыл бұрын

@@rleonardgreen78 Cause that went well for every single other guy that's came in from another promotion in the last 10 years

If AEW actually peppered in DQs every once and a while for angles then you could’ve had MJF force Wardlow to forfeit his own victory to beat the absolute shit out of Punk and no psychology would have been lost.

@CockyBalboa

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly the Powerbomb through the table should have ended the match but since they’ve gotta destroy 5 tables per show it can’t be.

@JakeK3339

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree with this. Somebody needs to tell Khan that doing a DQ every once in awhile isn't the end of the world

@joeyskywalker1322

2 жыл бұрын

@@JakeK3339 He listens to the hardcore fanbase that hates WWE and hates DQ because of WWE but don’t understand it has its uses You could of had MJF ordering Wardlow to hurt Punk more and he just walks out the ring or a good DQ finish where Wardlow takes things overboard

@jaydav6521

2 жыл бұрын

Just DQ him for the table spot. That used to be a DQ.

When Jim brought up the DiBiase piledrivers controversy I remember when Matt Jackson took a Canadian destroyer of a ladder through a table and 30 seconds later he was on his feet, And they could've cited that as the reason why the Bucks lost the ladder match because then it left Nick Jackson in a handicap situation also with an ambulance taking Matt to the hospital, but unfortunately it was a transitional spot...

My only issue was that they should have ended it by DQ at the powerbomb thru the table. MJF should have ordered him to do it, Wardlow refuses cause of his wim streak, MJF insists, Wardlow does it, DQ. MJF says "good job" Wardlow knocks his hand away, then we get the same ending to the whole thing we got. Wardlow loses without getting pinned, the ref doesnt get buried by watching a guy go thru a table and it not be a DQ... Im shocked that Corny didnt pitch that finish himself or mention that there should have been a DQ.

@mmabuff101

2 жыл бұрын

Think punk wouldve ever accepted to do that if he wasnt saving face with a clean win?

@syko2695

2 жыл бұрын

They aren't gonna DQ a Punk match, he's still one of the main draws

@huzaifa8665

2 жыл бұрын

No DQs for a table spot. Matches don't end in dq when someone goes thru the announce table

Over the last few weeks in Wardlow matches he’s been doing multiple powerbombs but Spears has been telling him to stop showing off and pin the guy. Well during this match he was gonna do that but MJF kept telling him to keep doing it which allowed Punk to capitalize while Wardlow and MJF were disagreeing.

@shayflynn6418

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recap as we hear about the recap!

If my future kid doesn’t grow up to look like Wardlow I’ll disown him

8 powerbombs was about 4 too many, even if Punk hadn't of gotten the small package. Otherwise it protected both guys and Wardlow got a huge pop when he grabbed MJF's hand.

@flyinglow7218

2 жыл бұрын

Especially one through a table smh

@tw475

2 жыл бұрын

8 powerbombs from Wardlow should definitely be a stretcher job. but in Punk's defense. he sees the shit the friends of the Bucks no sell. he doesn't want to make himself look bad because they pop up from worse stuff.

@chrisshuttonn1158

2 жыл бұрын

It made wardlow look weak as hell

@AndreaRebek

2 жыл бұрын

4 is the same that he do in every match, so the point here was that mjf want him to do more than usual, so yes it was too much but that was the story they wanted just don't do the one on the table and for me was perfect

@flyinglow7218

2 жыл бұрын

@Andrea Rebek so the story sovfar is cm punk struggles with job guys. Takes 8 finishers and 1 of them through a table and he is still able to roll up wardlow? Thats bad execution. It made cm punk into super cena.

I felt like this did everything it needed to do in one pretty clean go. Wardlow got to go powerbomb mode on Punk, MJF got to add another future ass kicking to the list for sure, Punk gets to save his streak for the MJF feud and beyond if he wins that while still looking like he got his ass beat by Wardlow, and Shawn Spears... still exists still I suppose. Punk beating the 10 count and winning after getting sent to absolute powerbomb hell was excessive unless you figure Wardlow phoned in the last few powerbombs on purpose because he's sick of MJF's bullshit, but that's to the point of overthinking this.

@ChaostheClown

2 жыл бұрын

The excessive powerbombs started to wear Wardlow out, lifting dead weight for the last few. He coulda won after the 5th(?) but since MJF insisted he was just tired enough to eventually fall for the roll up. Head-canon for me at least lol

@chestercastaneda4920

2 жыл бұрын

>unless you figure Wardlow phoned in the last few powerbombs on purpose LMAO that's a reach.

I agree with Brian completely about the table spots; the Luchasaurus/Rey spot and Dustin/Sammy/Canadian Destroyer spots were both ridiculous and the spot in this match would have meant more without them happening.

@seanbrowne5345

2 жыл бұрын

Agree completely and I think they're right about tables in general in AEW if every show has a table spot in it I think it gets boring for people to look at and takes away the impact of it happening

@tomascasterwell2279

2 жыл бұрын

Well Punk should have pulled a Roman Reigns and said no one else is doing a table spot tonight.

@peytonpaulpro

2 жыл бұрын

At least there keeping it to one table spot a show now 😂😂😂

@tempestfennac9687

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomascasterwell2279 I think that was the only one wasn't it?

@BatManThugs

2 жыл бұрын

Well to be fair, back in the days there was always a table spot on Raw. Spanish announce table

I understand why they went for this, but it was also an intentional re run of Diesel vs Bret Hart at Survivor Series 95

@michaelmackie7583

2 жыл бұрын

Yup

The amount of powerbombs seemed more over the top because of the table spot, but that comes down to Tony not knowing when enough is enough. It also does not help that they do things that should warrant disqualifications in almost every match now so when something that should be out of bounds happens it is just normal.

@seanbrowne5345

2 жыл бұрын

Agree completely I mean why not do the roll up then afterwards Wardlow does the table spot out of frustration from having a fight with MJF

I agree with Corny on the eight frickin' powerbombs. Can we even call them finishing moves if they don't actually FINISH anybody? What drama can you build in a match if there's no chance of it being over imminently? If you kill a guy's finisher, then he's just a guy with nothing special about him.

I love Wardlow,but to me his powerbombs are missing that teenie bit of extra oomph to make them look truly devastating

@THEATTKID

2 жыл бұрын

You mean like The Undertaker's Last Ride? That move was just disrespectful.

@MrClarkworld

2 жыл бұрын

If he didn't do multiple every time I would agree with u buy taking that many I think he eases up alittle

I thought this was perfect, tbh. Maybe a few too many power bombs, but it allowed Punk to win while still making Wardlow look like an absolute beast. And furthered the Wardlow/MJF thing too.

If Wardlow had done a couple of powerbombs, after beating the everliving shit out of Punk and then when going for a third, final, decisive powerbomb Punk somehow pins him. I could live with that, you haven't devalued Wardlow's finisher but this went too far. I really like Wardlow, he's a definite star in the making. Shawn Spears though, oh my god that man needs to absolutely f**k off ASAP.

Wardlow having a weak girly man power bomb has been established. Can’t put away a 40 year old dude.

Wardlow. What a beast though. Fair play to punk too. Took some beating 👏

I was waiting on this... Nash never did 7 power bombs, Sid or Adam Bomb, it was terrible psychology and week after week it's getting tiresome because ppl kick out of power bombs now and after 7 a roll up where do you go from there 🙄

@mikeyfreckles17

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree it's absolutely terrible psychology. They'll be shooting or beheading people to win soon. They've moved away from making it semi believable a long time ago.

@1983jcheat

2 жыл бұрын

So the power bomb is a basic move now? 😃 😀 😄

@MrJjburgess11

2 жыл бұрын

@@1983jcheat sadly almost every finisher is a basic move now. The DDT, Superkick, Piledriver . I think the only thing still protected is the RKO.

@1983jcheat

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrJjburgess11 So true. Moves don't mean much anymore.

I love Wardlow and I think he is going to be a future star, but that ending was garbage. Wardlow should have been DQ’d after the table spot. This would have given Punk the win without Wardlow losing any kind of credibility. If anything, it would make him a bigger monster. Nope. Roll up. 123. I think Macaulay Culkin would have booked a better ending.

@CockyBalboa

2 жыл бұрын

Agree, that plus mjf ordering him to lose the match would have added to the upcoming turn.

@RavenGlenn

2 жыл бұрын

I thought for sure they would go with the much more obvious booking: MJF has Spear interfere via hitting Wardlow with a chair. This gets Punk disqualified, making him lose his match the same way that Punk had done to MJF. Warlow still gets just as pissed off.

@LetsPlayCrazy

2 жыл бұрын

They are doing the "CM Punk is a veteran, so he knew exactly when to strike, even though he was outmatched. I think it was the right descision.

@nothingspecial3131

2 жыл бұрын

@@LetsPlayCrazy I agree

@darensparks

2 жыл бұрын

@@LetsPlayCrazy Bullshit . Cm punk's scrawny ass couldn't hold a guy that strong in a small package even if he hadn't been powerbombed 9 times.

Freebirds had 3 of the biggest moments in wrestling history in consecutive years: 1. Blinding JYD. 2. Piledriving Dibiase on concrete floor. 3. Turning on Von Erichs

I GOTTA SNEEZE lol

CM Punk and Wardlow just proved Bret Hart's point. Bret Hart's always right BTW 😂 He said in the build up to Undertaker vs Deisel, Vince wanted him to take Deisel's finish before Taker interfered in Deisel vs. Bret's cage match, and Bret refused because it would be distracting and make him look weak. Now say he was wrong, Kevin Nash? 😂

@210Dinero

2 жыл бұрын

How did you get that from watching this? Nash wasn’t going to hit him with 8 power bombs. It was just 1. Two completely different situations.

@leetant935

2 жыл бұрын

@@210Dinero adjust for inflation 😂

@declanfitzgerald3136

2 жыл бұрын

@@210Dinero because that one would appear to beat bret before the interruption from taker

A bit too overbooked for my liking, but both Wardlow and Punk did a great job selling this match, the more I see Wardlow, the more I like him and getting the rub from CM Punk is only helping both him and MJF.

@davidburke7777

2 жыл бұрын

How is hitting your finisher 8 times on a guy and still loosing a rub. Wardlow looks weak as hell coming out of this

@LordRaptor

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidburke7777 Idk, maybe the fact that he's working with the most popular wrestler of the last decade plus, by a MARGIN is kind of a big fucking deal, so what if he lost? he did by a lucky roll-up and it was after he was distracted, you can argue that the match was dragged out for way too long and I'd agree, but it's fucking CM Punk he lost to and Wardlow's a rookie.

@RedShadowOfSaturn

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidburke7777 He's an inexperienced "big man" character, getting beaten by a wiry veteran using a WRESTLING move. Are people just tuning into "pro wrestling" for the first time this past week, and getting pissed? Is this real life? Punk was laid out for the ending, and LIMPED backstage during the commercial. See for yourself: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aJmA1KxvhsLcXcY.html Meanwhile, Wardlow had enough energy to argue with his associates and walk out on his own. Chrissakes, if people don't know what "logic" means, they need to stay out of the conversation.

@jeffmac9642

2 жыл бұрын

SPEAK ENGLISH. IT WAS FAKE GARBAGE. 8 POWERBOMBS , A TABLE , A SMALL PACKAGE. Aew is pure garbage

@joeyskywalker1322

2 жыл бұрын

@@RedShadowOfSaturn So by Logic Wardlow is a mid carder right 🤔 and Punk is one of the biggest stars in your company but got dominated the entire match by a mid carder.Using Logic Punk got little to no offense in that match and was powerbomb 8 times why also being powerbomb threw a table Wardlow who’s been fresh and dominated the entire match took no offense at all couldn’t kick out of that rollup thats logically stupid I like the match tried to tell a story and had a purpose but it made Punk look weak and Wardlow look stupid

I'm surprised Cornette didn't rant on the ending, saying how unbelievable it was for Punk to all of a sudden pop up at the very end and no-sell with a quick rollup. And how the rollup made Wardlow's powerbombs look weak because apparently they weren't strong enough to keep Punk down, despite Punk receiving the MOST AMOUNT of powerbombs in a Wardlow match! Punk BURIED Wardlow and his powerbombs when you stop to think about it. Jim probably isn't ranting because of his favorable bias towards Punk, like how he used to be for Cody. I don't know if this was all Punk's idea like usual, or if he had to compromise to Tony this time, but this was the first BAD Punk segment! A lot of AEW fans were unhappy/upset too with the finish.

@mosesjuice2

2 жыл бұрын

Punk shares Jim's politics. He's never gonna go to hard on him. He only gets real nasty on anyone that differs from his political ideology. Very noticeable over time.

@seanbarton4940

2 жыл бұрын

It’s totally unbelievable that they didn’t rip that ending apart, tbh. Jim especially. Lol 8 powerbombs into a small package is basically the jeopardy question to “what is a finish corny should hate EVERY TIME?”

I remembered that episode of Georgia Championship Wrestling and all of those piledrivers that Ted Dibiase took, I was like whoa!!!!

MJF wants to be the first one to defeat Punk and that's why he interfered so much in the match. He wanted Punk hurt, but he didn't want Wardlow to win.

@aaronrumph3291

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure about that, there was no way that Punk would make it back in before the count and if he really didn't want wardlow to win he would tried to stop the count out. MJF just really wants Punk injured and out of commission. Wardlow lost only because he was feeling guilty not because MJF was interfering. Wardlow could have easily powerbombed put he hesitated because he felt bad for Punk

@SplitGoose

2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronrumph3291 You're exactly right. AEW fans are so confused and used to weird bullshit they can't see what's right in front of their eyes. It's obvious MJF wanted Wardlow to win. Which is why he got so angry at the end. Now CM Punk is one step closer to the title and one step in front of him. MJF wanted Punk hurt AND Wardlow to win. You're right

@aaronrumph3291

2 жыл бұрын

@@SplitGoose yeah now with Punk having a when against Wardlow what can MJF do to get Punk to lose: he would have to pull a 5 stages of Jericho moment and bring in a big rival of Punk like Danielson or Joe. Would MJF be able to get Danielson to work with him to take down Punk or be able to bring the free agent Samoa Joe to AEW for a match against Punk

It was a great match. I found out afterwards that they ripped spots directly from Bret Hart vs Diesel matches years ago, which dampened it a little for me.

I remember the Ted Dibiasi spot. I may have been 11 or 12 years old. I remember thinking "That's it, he's dead.".

Take 100 powerbombs from a guy who is supposed to be a monster, and then a surprise roll-up. This match irritated the shit outta me.

I feel like this had all the right pieces to be a good segment. And while they may have succeeded in the long run, they also did far too much IMO. The powerbomb through the table seemed unnecessary but if you absolutely had to do it, do it after 2 or 3 powerbombs, not after he already taken 8 of them. Jim is absolutely right, there is no excuse for ANYONE to beat the count after suffering all that punishment (even with Aubrey's slowest count ever). It also felt weird after all of that for Wardlow to be able to go down to a simple small package; realistically Punk shouldn't have been able to do anything at that point. Or they could have cut out the table spot all together and just kept it all in the ring and still got the same finish, and it wouldn't have felt as excessive. I'm sure the intentions were good for this segment but it was a bit much IMO.

Punk put Wardlow over, even with winning by roll-up. He sold tf out of Wardlow’s size and power. It was a match I didn’t even catch myself suspending disbelief for because I was interested and it looked like Punk might lose. Good work here.

@Heat3YT2

2 жыл бұрын

No he didn’t. He took 8 power bombs including through a table and he still got up and won. That isn’t respecting the power at all.

@WorldsOkayestSorcerer

2 жыл бұрын

@@Heat3YT2 To quote the immortal prophet, Jeffrey Lebowski: Yeah, well, that’s just, like, your opinion, man.

@joeyskywalker1322

2 жыл бұрын

@@WorldsOkayestSorcerer But what he saying is Facts the whole booking of the match is stupid Punk is a top guy got dominated the entire match by a mid carder then Wardlow not winning the biggest match of his career getting beat by rollup should of been DQ that way both guys stay strong why should I care about Punk-MJF when Wardlow just kick his ass

@Ticketman99

2 жыл бұрын

With that logic, he put Mike Jackson over in UFC.

@WorldsOkayestSorcerer

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ticketman99 Except UFC is a real fight that doesn’t involve two guys working cooperatively to not injure the other while selling a narrative. It’s the literal opposite as it’s two guys trying to injure each other to the point of one of them not being able to continue the match. No story. No narrative. No cooperation. So, that isn’t following the same logic. Punk has said - in a nutshell- that his aim is to showcase the younger guys. So, yeah, he was putting Wardlow over as a beast and did a heck of job doing it. Or so that’s my opinion, anyway. Obviously some people disagree. 🤷🏻‍♂️

People have told me I was wrong, but I stand by what I’ve been saying, this match buried all three guys. MJF is supposed to be the smartest heel in the company, he has lost because of Punk and wants to do the same to Punk. So instead of letting Wardlow pin him and give him a loss he has Wardlow dish out more punishment. That’s stupid when if this was real Punk would have lost and THEN they beat the crap out of Punk. Wardlow has just dominated the top face in the promotion, 8 powerbombs and a 9th through a table to your opponent, yet he’s able to roll you up and HOLD YOU, so Wardlow is weak enough to lose to a guy barely alive. CM Punk, your top babyface basically just jobbed to a 2nd tier heel, basically saying HE IS NOT MAIN EVENT OR WORLD TITLE MATERIAL. This was stupid idiotic booking.

@joeyskywalker1322

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I been saying This match made Punk look weak the most he’s supposed to be a top guy one of your biggest stars but gets dominated by a mid card Heel 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ how do that make sense makes Wardlow look stupid for not getting the biggest win of his career in the biggest match of his career 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ all around this match had bad inring Psychology and stupid booking

@mkepaul9489

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, I hated it and it took all the steam out of the angle for me. Now eventually if MJF pins Punk it won't even feel as big because Wardlow just destroyed him with ease. Wardlow and MJF come out looking dumb and Punk comes out looking like a joke.

Love the art work

I gotta agree with Jim on this one, after this many powerbombs, PLUS one on the table, Punk shouldn't have been able to beat the count. However, by the same token, Wardlow looked strong in this match, despite losing. Cause when he was pinning Punk, they had you believe that it would've been a 3 count, if it weren't for MJF🤔

@peytonpaulpro

2 жыл бұрын

I agree but I think with CM Punk, you can believe cause he is a star, he is a tough son of a gun irl and in kayfabe. It’s not like after he got the roll up he started jumping up and down. This dude looked he was in pain after the roll up. The 7 bombs could have been like 4-5 but this match was aight. It passes the test for me.

@wesmyone9562

2 жыл бұрын

@@peytonpaulpro Yeah...I guess, aside from that, everything else was good🤔

@peytonpaulpro

2 жыл бұрын

@@wesmyone9562 I know Jim said he didn’t like this dynamite but I thought it was one of the best and there improving on little things. Dante Martin was announced at 205 pounds, luchasauras talks like a beast and malakai did the thing with his fingers when he got to the third the lights went out so you could get the idea that someone working for him switched the lights off. Maybe I’m thinking too much into it. Overall, this was a good match.

@wesmyone9562

2 жыл бұрын

@@peytonpaulpro Yeah...It's not too shabby🤔

@FirstLast-yh7gj

2 жыл бұрын

As long as Punk shows the next week or whenever bandaged up I'm good

With all its flaws it did a good job of building the destruction of the Pinnacle and Punk vs MJF

I think this was Punk's first miss in his AEW run so far. Overcooked the powerbombs.

the whole match reminded me of diesel vs hart with the powerbombs and the inside cradle/small package

Punk hits "the most devastating move in aaaalllll of sports entertainment" the surprise roll up.

When I saw Punk eating all those powerbombs, I didn't think Gordy vs DiBiase. I was thinking Sunka vs Ray Stevens when he got multiple piledrivers on the floor. Any of you savants remember which angle was first??

@chadk890

2 жыл бұрын

Gordy- Dibiase I believe was in 81 and Snuka- Stevens was definitely 82 when Snuka was so Over he turned Face

Wardlow literally looks like a 90s wrestling figure, quality look with the white trim gear.

That Dibase pile-driver angle was awesome

Brian Cage and Hobbs be like, hey Wardlow took mer jerb!

I loved everything Punk has done until now, it was way too many powerbombs, it felt like watching 2006 John Cena Roses are red, violets are blue, Cena/Punk could fall of a building and still kick out at two

I seem to remember a very similar angle involving Spike Dudley in WWF. Can't remember who he was fighting. Didn't make sense then, either.

NWA recently did a thing, though it happened after a tag match between Nick Aldis and Tim Storm vs. Chris Adonis and Tom Latimer. Aldis left the Strictly Business stable, but wanted to show there was no hard feeling between him and Latimer, so they shook hands and hugged, then Adonis hit Aldis and Storm with low blows. Latimer then hit Aldis with 4 piledrivers, the last in a steel chair. And Aldis sold it well, with convulsions, Mickie James came out to be with him, and the EMTs took him out on a stretcher. It would have been more believable if they had stabilized his neck first, but still...So that's another incident inspired by the Freebirds/DeBiase match. Some things just don't get old.

The small package at the end didn’t do it for me. Sure, he could be caught off guard trying to do the last power bomb- but he’d taken loads of them. How would he have remotely enough energy to get him down into the pin and then hold him there? Wardlow hadn’t broken a sweat and had legs like tree trunks. A destroyed punk couldn’t keep him tied up. A great idea, but not the move to end it on.

@DanielWilliams-yr2sy

2 жыл бұрын

I agree the ending should’ve been MJF getting Wardlow disqualified.

That power bomb through the table outside looked like Wardlow just dropped him as lightly as possible. Made me wonder if he felt he was overdoing it.

@bigjthejoker1306

2 жыл бұрын

That was part of the story imo. Wardlow felt he had done enough to win but MJF kept pushing for more. You could see the disdain in Wardlow's facial expressions.

Dibiase / Gordy history lesson is the best part of this video

Punk and MJF have still not put hands on each other to my knowledge. That's a wonderful touch and so rare. They're letting it breathe and it's gonna make it all the more worthwhile when they do have a match. I love this feud and I'm sure Punk has had a lot to do with planning it out....he's a smart dude.

After the third power bomb they had me. I didn't think they would have punk take that many.

Loved this

That was the BH/Diesel finish.

Great match and storytelling. Cm Punk vs MJF conflict, same time you have Wardlow vs MJF conflict, and Spears vs Wardlow conflict. Part of the storytelling have been Spears on like Dark/Elevation tell Wardlow not to do so many powerbombs.

This definitely helped push Wardlow turning face

The match was good up until the table spot but I’ll give punk credit he put wardlow over despite winning the match it was storytelling

@kenrickeason

2 жыл бұрын

CM Punk is a great storyteller..

Wardlow is giving me old school Batista vibes. Like Batista when he was first in evolution. I get that energy from him.

Shouldn't getting put through a table get you a DQ for wardlow makes him still looks like a monster punk keeps his winning streak and wardlow doesn't look stupid with a roll up

I understand they are trying to set up MJF and Wardlow in the future but this match was horribly booked. CM Punk took 8 Power-bombs, including one on the Table, then manages to come back from the Slowest 10 count in wrestling history. All so he could beat Wardlow with a Roll-up because Tiny Khan doesn't want to do a DQ finish. That match killed the momentum Wardlow had with an EVP-style booking. Then after all this they pretty much make Wardlow seem less important than Shawn Spears... AEW is showing more and more it's just all the worse parts of late WCW/ECW and TNA all rolled up in on. It also deserved the massive ratings plummet it got this week from Dynamite and Rampage.

@DaggerPrince

2 жыл бұрын

i dont know i think if wardlow ends up having a feud with like shawn spears after this or something he could end up coming off as a real badass.

I remember that spot from Georgia Championship Wrestling with the Free birds and the pile driver incident. I may be mistaken, but wasn't DiBiase's partner Steve O, who was his regular partner at that time ? P.S. I went back and checked - his partner was JYD. I was wrong.

No ones gonna mention how Jim worked his sneeze into CM Punks theme music?

Recently saw some edit of cm punk v wardlow and bret hart v kevin nash and the comparison was so astonishing.

@MrJjburgess11

2 жыл бұрын

Punk just loves copying old Bret matches. I knew that small package was coming the whole time.

They straight up took the finish of this match right from the Bret Hart vs. Diesel match at Survivor Series 95. Diesel put Bret through a table and it was the very FIRST table spot ever done in WWF/E. Seeing it for the first time was something else thats for sure. I thought Bret was DONE but these days the table spot means diddly. Anyway then Diesel takes him in the ring for the jack knife powerbomb but when he puts Brets head between his legs Bret just crumbles to the mat. Then diesel hesitates for a moment and then he lifts Bret back up to go for the powerbomb again but Bret rolls him into the small package for the 3. Beautifully done and a GREAT match. The best match of Diesel's career that's for sure.

Anyone watch the spears squash match this week? He did one move and won the match. Unbelievable for aew

Wardlow keeps looking better and better each week. The crowd wants to cheer this guy and they love the powerbomb gimmick. The turn on MJF is gonna be big and he could really be a legit top guy for AEW soon.

@TheMrAlgoh

2 жыл бұрын

Alot of AEW fanboys miss the point of this segment, I heard comments like "boring" because its not what they're used to.. the small guys doing chereographed gymnastics and no selling everything and all they want are 5 star matches..

@wallyrosario654

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMrAlgoh I don’t think the match was boring or bad. It’s what it should’ve been, didn’t need a table spot though a powerbomb on the floor would’ve probably been fine. Other than that, it’s telling not one but two stories. Wrestling fans complain too damn much.

Corny sounds god damn adorable when he sneezes.

@MrJjburgess11

2 жыл бұрын

Wtf ?

Punk was pulverized to powder. Clean. Even though Punk won, it felt like Wardlow won.

Perfect ending to this match was when Punk was getting in at 9, MJF clotheslines him because he's so ticked Punk won't stay down. But whoops, that gets Wardlow DQ'd. That keeps Wardlow mad at MJF but DOES NOT get Wardlow pinned

@allforgreatness9883

2 жыл бұрын

I like that scenario better

That piledriver thing sounds a lot like what Thom Latimer did to Nick Aldis on NWA Power a few months ago

I cant be the only shocked that Brian Last didnt point out that this was the exact same finish as Diesel/Bret Hart Survivor Series 95. Multiple powerbombs, Bret sold like a champ, Diesel picked him up, Hart got the small package for the win.

@nathanguffey4204

2 жыл бұрын

And that was the finish to a major ppv for the title and This was a mid card match on free tv Sounds like a waste. Also that was 2 power bombs to finish not 7 and 1 throw a table or a CD as a transitional move.

"it wasn't very long".....THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!! HAHAHA!

finiish to the match was same as Brett Hart vs Diesel

Wardlow expression was very on point loved is pissed faced at mjf when he stopped him and when he told him to do another on the table he's face was telling all like (why do i need to do that is already dead i can pin him and go home

They are complaining about the constant teasing of MJF vs Wardlow. But remember, it took 5 year for Evil to turn his back on Naito.

Punk took 8 Powerbombs, 1 through a Table, beats the 10 Count and won with a Rollup. Total shit Booking.

@crazyangst12

2 жыл бұрын

This happened with Bret Hart vs. Diesel

@DXCenaWWE4life

2 жыл бұрын

@@crazyangst12 Bret didn't take 8 of them

@MikeSmith-zo6eu

2 жыл бұрын

Not in that order lol. He got back in the ring way before 8 powerbombs Get it straight

@yxeaviationphotog

2 жыл бұрын

Is it really shit booking when it furthers two storylines? Even JC said this at the beginning of this segment. The match made sense.

@davidburke7777

2 жыл бұрын

Jim’s been sucking off Punk since he got there, you won’t be getting his genuine thoughts on that guy just a bunch of excuses like he did with Cody

Hearin Brian Last say CM Punk selling is reminiscent of Bret Hart CONFIRMS he watches PROMO JOE videos on YT, lol

Jim cornette is right on a lot here but even with all the powerbombs, it’s CM Punk, the top star of the company! He should be able to take a huge HUGE beating and still be able to quick roll up to win while Wardlow was distracted. Plus he had like 2 min to rest after he took the Bomb through table to get his bearings straight. This match was different than a lot of matches nowadays so I think that’s why I liked it more.

@mr.d00m37

2 жыл бұрын

It just makes Wardlow look like absolute shit.

@peytonpaulpro

2 жыл бұрын

@@mr.d00m37 he annihilated CM Punk! The top star in the company like a little bitch. If it wasn’t for MJF. Wardlow would have won in 3 min. It’s just MJF wouldn’t let him pin him

@mr.d00m37

2 жыл бұрын

@@peytonpaulpro im talking about the roll up finish.

@TheMrAlgoh

2 жыл бұрын

Punk has fought larger stronger foes in his wrestling career, the likes of Big Daddy V, JBL, Batista, Mark Henry, Kane, Undertaker, The Rock, Brock Lesnar. He has a ton of veteran experience to deal with Monsters like Wardlow.

@abealih92

2 жыл бұрын

So basically Cm Punk become Super Cena.

They say the same thing about smackdown, the one segment is the best, yet still watch this whole show.

Its clear punk and danielson have major input in there segments or creative control if you like

Surprised by this review! Jim was nowhere near as scathing of this match as wrestling KZreadr BC Amplified, who screamed throughout his show about how unbelievable it was, it made Wardlow look weak etc. etc. - and Jim is the biggest AEW critic I know outside of the WWE shills!

@mosesjuice2

2 жыл бұрын

Punk shares Jim's politics. That's why he will never go in on him.

The conflict in Wardlow's mentality as the match went on and the powerbomb count went up was fantastic. Once he finally frees himself from the shackles of MJF, he'll be one of the top guys in that entire company for the foreseeable future. I can't wait for Punk v. MJF and I can't wait for MJF v. Wardlow because I would love to see what kind of story they try to tell if we're building the Legend of Wardlow's powerbombs, cause then, if they ever do clash, MJF will all but make sure that the powerbomb is banned from their match. Great stuff but since yesterday's Dynamite, I'm a little worried that the steam might by fading from the idea pool of "How many times can they meet before they go one on one?" I would love for it to last until the Revolution PPV the first weekend in March, but, that's a long while yet to go and we already seem like we are at that point in the story where the match is gonna happen sooner rather than later between Punk and MJF, I hope they can prove me wrong, but it's really feeling like we'll get the match we've all been dying to see burnt off on a Dynamite, leaving Revolution with one less match to be desired

First Superkicks now Powerbombs...good lord

Just rewatched the DiBiase/Freebirds match. DiBiase took a piledriver on the studio floor and rolled himself back into the ring in what would’ve been a 3-count by the ref. Then he kicked out of 3-4 consecutive piledrivers right in front of the ref. No distraction of the ref, no Terry just picking him up to add injury to injury. The recollection of that moment is WAY off.

The one and only knock on Wardlow, for me, is that he’s only 6’2”. Wished he was a little taller. However, when you’re in a company of guys that are all 5’8”, I guess that’s ok.

The slow counts killed me

The old bret vs diesel spot.

After MJF set up the table, and Wardlow powerbombed Punk thru it.. the most natural or convenient way for the segment to end was to have Aubrey DQ Wardlow for using the Table. Everyone does table spots but it's not considered a weapon or DQ?.. thought that was why they had no DQ matches or TLC matches.

Roll up is a more powerful finisher than a powerbomb. More powerful than 9 powerbombs in fact.

I wonder if they're saving this feud for a big ppv event down the line

I could see going long but the finish worked for me - Punk was too "beat up" to come off the ropes or lift him up - he had the energy for the small package finish though

Third powerbomb, exhausted Punk, roll up, short but I think the shorter end would piss off MJF more.

We need to sing the Cult of Meat of Cheese! That is a lot of power bombs....

I think punk hurt wardlow even with the distraction from mjf. He took way too many finishes and went through a table. Wardlowv was fresh still. Should've been after the first or second or maybe even the third powerbomb not after 7 or 8

@MADGUNSMONSTER

2 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY!!!!!!

@mmabuff101

2 жыл бұрын

THANK U. Blows my mind that ppl dont notice how bad this was

@paulwatson1547

2 жыл бұрын

@@mmabuff101 I know I'm surprised too

There was a very good comparison video out there of Bret hart getting powerbombed by Diesel and later wins with a roll up. Nice homage if intended