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AEW Dynasty Agitates WWE WrestleMania Weary and Worried Fandom (ep.918)
- 2025/04/07
- 再生時間： 27 分
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AEW Dynasty delivered a night of compelling action, highlighted by several championship clashes and the beginning of the Owen Hart Cup tournaments. Jon Moxley successfully defended his AEW World Championship against a valiant Swerve Strickland in the main event. Elsewhere in the title scene, "Timeless" Toni Storm retained her AEW Women's World Championship against the formidable Megan Bayne. The AEW World Tag Team Championship saw a change of hands as the Hurt Syndicate, comprised of Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin, defeated Big Bill and Bryan Keith. A chaotic AEW World Trios Championship match ended with the Death Riders, PAC, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta, overcoming Rated FTR. In a surprising turn of events for the ROH World Championship, Chris Jericho initially defeated Bandido in a Title vs. Mask match, only for the match to be restarted, resulting in Bandido reclaiming the title and Jericho's mask.
The Owen Hart Cup tournaments kicked off with exciting first-round matchups. Will Ospreay advanced in the men's bracket with a victory over Kevin Knight, while Mercedes Moné made a successful debut in the women's tournament by defeating Julia Hart. The other men's first-round match saw Kyle Fletcher and Mark Briscoe square off, though the result isn't specified in the provided results. In other notable matches, Adam Cole retained his AEW TNT Championship against Daniel Garcia in a No Time Limit, No Outside Interference bout, and Kenny Omega emerged victorious in a thrilling three-way match for the AEW International Championship against "Speedball" Mike Bailey and Ricochet.
WWE current creative was in full swing. Friday Night Smackdown, with 2 weeks till Wrestlemania 41, apparently decided its purpose was to induce secondhand embarrassment. We were treated to a buffet of cringe-worthy promo segments that felt less like building anticipation and more like watching a train wreck in slow motion. And sandwiched between these awkward moments? Matchups that barely registered on the excitement scale, feeling more like obligatory filler than meaningful build.
Then there was the head-scratching segment involving CM Punk. Apparently, the big hook for his Wrestlemania main event is a random, unimportant callback to a triple threat match from yesteryear, with him asking Paul Heyman to be in his corner. It's a favor that's supposed to signify... something? The closing match of night one, I guess, but the emotional weight felt lighter than a feather. Meanwhile, the build to the women's title match between Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair seems to be navigating the high seas without a compass. Their promos are reportedly a chaotic mess, leaving us wondering if they even know what they're fighting for.
The suggestion of Randy Orton facing off against Nick Aldis. While Aldis is a national treasure and a former NWA World Champion, does he really need to come in and take a loss in a WWE match? It feels like a disservice to his legacy. If this is the best WWE has to offer leading into their biggest show of the year, then Wrestlemania 41 might be a long and potentially painful weekend for wrestling fans.
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The Owen Hart Cup tournaments kicked off with exciting first-round matchups. Will Ospreay advanced in the men's bracket with a victory over Kevin Knight, while Mercedes Moné made a successful debut in the women's tournament by defeating Julia Hart. The other men's first-round match saw Kyle Fletcher and Mark Briscoe square off, though the result isn't specified in the provided results. In other notable matches, Adam Cole retained his AEW TNT Championship against Daniel Garcia in a No Time Limit, No Outside Interference bout, and Kenny Omega emerged victorious in a thrilling three-way match for the AEW International Championship against "Speedball" Mike Bailey and Ricochet.
WWE current creative was in full swing. Friday Night Smackdown, with 2 weeks till Wrestlemania 41, apparently decided its purpose was to induce secondhand embarrassment. We were treated to a buffet of cringe-worthy promo segments that felt less like building anticipation and more like watching a train wreck in slow motion. And sandwiched between these awkward moments? Matchups that barely registered on the excitement scale, feeling more like obligatory filler than meaningful build.
Then there was the head-scratching segment involving CM Punk. Apparently, the big hook for his Wrestlemania main event is a random, unimportant callback to a triple threat match from yesteryear, with him asking Paul Heyman to be in his corner. It's a favor that's supposed to signify... something? The closing match of night one, I guess, but the emotional weight felt lighter than a feather. Meanwhile, the build to the women's title match between Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair seems to be navigating the high seas without a compass. Their promos are reportedly a chaotic mess, leaving us wondering if they even know what they're fighting for.
The suggestion of Randy Orton facing off against Nick Aldis. While Aldis is a national treasure and a former NWA World Champion, does he really need to come in and take a loss in a WWE match? It feels like a disservice to his legacy. If this is the best WWE has to offer leading into their biggest show of the year, then Wrestlemania 41 might be a long and potentially painful weekend for wrestling fans.
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