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AEW dance off last night was entertaining.
Daniel Garcia aggressively dancing out of the turnbuckle at the ref made me laugh very hard.
He did this thing with Aubrey a week or two back where he like twirls her like they're going to properly dance (she's one of them ballroom chicks iirc so she like naturally goes with it) and then he starts doing the dance and she gets instantly disgusted and dives out of the ring while he's super confused for a moment, then goes right back to the dance. I fucking lost it. Now take that guy and put him in a storyline with Andrade and I promise you'll have a money feud.
I usually don't like Shibata matches and this one was no different but Garcia trying to pop his hips and start dancing as he's fading out of the sleeper was one of my highlights for sure.
I didnt have time to watch all of death before dishonor and rampage but I skimmed to see a few things. I had to stop for a second on the embassy 6 man because cheeseburgers illegitimate son Leon Ruffin appears to have somehow lost weight and Cage is bigger than ever. Cage looks kinda awesome in long tights too. I want to hear Cornette review that match just so he can react to the difference between the two. Apparently Cage is doing unhinged 80s style shouty roid and coke promos now too. Guys moving up my list.
The dark order have fallen so far they're now wrestling ROH hardcore matches against Stu, some big guy scared to blade himself properly, and Rob Zombie. So weird. Hell of a table bump from Stu but the most interesting thing about the match for me was trying to figure out if anti-abdullah was the bear country guy or not. I don't think he's big enough though
So fuckin stoked to see how over Willow is too. I Love those wrestlers who don't even get pushed but are just undeniable. As cringeworthy as her promos and some of her character work is, Athena is top notch in the ring and that match was pretty awesome. They knocked lumps out of each other just like I was hoping. The first O face to start the ending sequence was one of the stiffest and most legit looking stunners of any sort I've seen in a while. Willow just crumpled on her shoulder. Classic story told well, and man both girls can really fucking work. High marks from me.
Komander wrestled some guy that I'm not sure if he was supposed to be an astronaut or an Italian motorcycle racer but he adjusts his mask more than anyone I've ever seen. How can Taurus wrestle with a full fucking bull head on and barely touch it but these guys with jockstraps and pantyhose can't stop touching them?
The main event for me was, of course, Dalton Castle and Joe. Two of my absolute favorite modern wrestlers for entirely different reasons. It was...ok I guess? It wasn't great like I was hoping. First there was a little more gaga than I would like for a title match...one of the best things about ROH castle was that he would get kinda serious when there was a belt in contention. Then it was a little bit of a style clash as both guys typically work best as technical powerhouses. Dalton can sell, but it's not what he does best so it never really got into second gear for me.