An Idiot Watches Wrestling In 2024 - WWE & AEW

[@TJMorrison.]

3:44 "I don't see a 6th member, maybe it's a ghost", Well unfortunately....

[@IngasPingas14]

i laughed so nervously when i heard that 😭

[@jordza2k11]

I didn't even think about that when I heard the joke... now I have OUCH

[@Funkmania.]

Hahahahahahaha

[@KoolKeithProductions]

​@@IngasPingas14you really rh think this guy is that stupid? He knows who they are.

[@TrueJudasGaming]

If he doesn't know then i guess it's fine but if he knows then holy shit thats insensitive as fuck

[@RegretfulDeadMan]

Yeah I think the problem is, internet wrestling fans live in such a hardcore wrestling bubble that they can't reconcile the idea of somebody going into a show not already knowing every detail of it. But the truth is, most people would just randomly catch an episode and see if they like it, it's called being a casual fan.

[@kidwaryodproduction]

Agreed with you, And there's also many entertainment stuff nowadays that more accesible than any wrestling. Looking for feud and entertainment ? Check out any KZbinrs and Internet Drama/ Feud. And BOOM.

[@DeeRickJames201]

I honestly think that it's too much wrestling every week if you add up all of the promotions,shows almost every day of the week, social media shows, Twitter "work"...(I mentioned every promotion because of the constant movement of wrestlers between each company) It's a lot to keep up with especially when nothing is must see T.V.

[@thevoicelesswriter]

And of course you have the people who could become new fans watching the show. Having a low barrier of entry by having promo packages and recaps makes it easier to gain new fans. Expecting people to do their research to understand why someone is being treated like a big deal isn't a good strategy.

[@justinperreault7908]

But I thought casual wrestling fans don't exist? According to aew fans and even hardcore WWE fans, the casual is a myth

[@TheRealAhoy]

​@@justinperreault7908Tells you how stupid wrestling fans are. 5% of people around the world go out of their way to watch wrestling on tv, that means 95% of the worldwide audience for all television might just flick it on. No wonder it's funding it hard to attract new fans, wrestling fans are all "you're not welcome" to anybody who hasn't 'paid their dues' in their eyes.

[@heavymetalsalsa9003]

"There seems to be a history but its only wrestling" AEWs main issue in a nutshell.

[@mikeawesome9212]

Yep, in a Butt shell.

[@pr12rhodesgraveyard26]

You notice how the main problem the hawk has with wwe is "not enough wrestling" and with aew is "not enough storylines" makes you think how if aew and wwe would make the greatest wrestling show ever if they joined forces since both have the thing the other lacks of lol

[@jamalwalker04]

The peak of WWF wrestling was late 99-early 01 that's where you has that perfect mix (especially 2000-01) they've haven't been able to blend it that we'll since then@@pr12rhodesgraveyard26

[@reddeath5791]

@@pr12rhodesgraveyard26Honestly it would really go hard no matter if you’re a fan or hater of either company

[@dronegraveyard]

@@pr12rhodesgraveyard26 ECW invades the network in a nutshell

[@matt_c80]

Lyra Valkeria is part bird. Thats gimmick infringement brother.

[@GuntanksInSpace]

(Cue the Stoner Jeff Swanton rant, but it's a high Hawkster talking about THAT BIRD LADY STOLE MY GIMMICK MAAAAAN)

[@pum6454]

you won't be an idiot watching el torito matches for ring of the hawk

[@pleaseshutup7053]

He would

[@robertatwell694]

Gunther isn't your traditional heel...he's a heel with honor and hates taking shortcuts/help from anybody as he wants to prove he is just a genuine badass and is believable with his moveset

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@robertatwell694who asked?

[@pum6454]

@@robertatwell694 yes I agree 💯🔥

[@pum6454]

@@pleaseshutup7053 wait until he sees WEELC

[@extremeking425]

Seeing Samuel Shaw with dreads will never not be crazy to me.

[@kingdivine-008]

He looks like a homeless Raven to me. I got too used to him with short hair.

[@LoganO.]

Wait until Marky learns WWE PPVs now only have 5 matches and 20 minute intermissions

[@Mogwai-ug9op]

Like a boxing or UFC event?

[@usersnoozer846]

Because they're owned by TKO so using that format UFC uses

[@Mogwai-ug9op]

@@usersnoozer846 "Real sports feel"

[@usersnoozer846]

@@Mogwai-ug9op it's cringe. Like AEW with predetermined win loss record 😂😂 makes no sense.

[@xddddddddddd4646]

​@@Mogwai-ug9op Ya both are crap so?

[@sirnightengale4214]

Are you telling me that it's not actually jeff hardy talking when someone used his Swanton bomb

[@rishnix]

Look, you might want to compare watching wrestling to a movie, and that's your reasoning for not looking up what's been happening, but you also don't start watching a movie 45 minutes into it. Of course you won't know what's going and will hate the movie. I suggest that if you want to do this, you do it for the length of a PPV event. So when one PPV ends, you start watching the weekly shows, give it a month, and watch the next PPV. See if they actually build some stories and feuds you like. There's a reason why The New Day have such nuclear heat at the moment, but you won't ever get why by watching a single episode.

[@carybeweary7209]

I'd say it's more like watching a show that is serialized in jumping in say season 4. You're probably going to be a little confused on some of the story lines going on unless you Google things about it first

[@TheStevieHWWE]

Agreed, Marky is clearly not getting the point. If you join a story half way in, it takes time to understand and enjoy it. Raw was fine for what storylines are happening. Not all are great, but many are very good at the moment.

[@dranzerjetli5126]

Dude I jumped into game of thrones season 5 and I got the story just fine. So this excuse doesn't work at all

[@jewishwarlord]

Bro it's still dogshit 😂

[@KoolKeithProductions]

​@@carybeweary7209there's a reason why wrestling is categorized as "weekly episodic television". It's because you need to watch EVERY WEEK to truly understand what's going on. This guy can't be this stupid.

[@jaybirdb]

the hawk looks tired

[@alternative7586]

He locks himself in a basement with only TNA footage and an editing software until it's time to review WWE and AEW for one time a year.

[@freew0rrld]

He watches bad wrestling for a living

[@djpegao]

He basically the AVGN of wrestling​@@freew0rrld

[@mynameisnotearl4383]

He’s a crackhead

[@aaronsass9265]

LOL to be honest, he always looks tired.

[@GrahamBellerby]

Priest left because Finn got salty he was champion Wyatt (Sicks, not 6) needed to take an L to keep their feuds interesting. The "sixth" member is Bray (RIP) Iyo is the GOAT. Punk is my least favorite part of RAW and is still very likeable.

[@GrahamBellerby]

You DID also pick a RAW right after a PLE, they never have tons of wrestling after those anymore.

[@azrael557]

Final Testament is severely lacking in credibility and crowd reactions, they needed that win badly.

[@jewishwarlord]

Bluh bluh nothing justifys this

[@JustGmakesitEZ]

I giggle every time Marky does the Swanton bit. Having actually smoked with Shannon. It's so true. Lmao

[@mikeawesome9212]

Nice, you and Shannon smokin meth back in North Carolina at The Hardy Compound.

[@dawsonmaloney9910]

gets me everytime

[@kidwaryodproduction]

@@dawsonmaloney9910 I wish to see Marky doing Swanton Bomb one day haha. How Jeff would reacted ?

[@dawsonmaloney9910]

@@kidwaryodproduction hopefully exactly like that

[@slimmcharles]

I went to Wrestlemania 40 after 15 years of not watching and Iyo Sky blew me away. Seeing her perform live was spectacle

[@FranklinDBluth]

Seth was auditioning for the live action Muppets movie before he came to Raw.

[@DarkW0lverine]

Why is Seth an absolute clown now? He was so legit

[@whynotbrosay]

He's always been a clown, only Roamn had the main event aura​@DarkW0lverine

[@corybowman9583]

All Embarrassing Wrestling marks in the comments. 😅

[@Flaccid_Fisticuffs]

@@corybowman9583I don’t even watch AEW and I agree that Seth is a clown. He’s still great in ring, but I don’t think his gimmick is doing him any favors

[@savior_of_misbehavior]

​@@Flaccid_Fisticuffs Monday night rollins bro the guy is brilliant

[@beastmode_576]

Crash Holly ate a beehive LMAO The off the cuff comments always get me HAWK

[@aallen9287]

💀 RIP Crash

[@zacharytaylor7880]

Iyo is beyond talented, could carry a division

[@ahmadceasar5484]

In my opinion she's the Best women's wrestler in the world today

[@zacharytaylor7880]

@ completely, totally agree 👍

[@joshhale9355]

Iyo Sky is the best women’s wrestler in the world, possibly the best wrestler in general in WWE.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

You can’t carry anything if you are tiny and can’t talk her role is to make the stars look good

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Give jade cargill a great match when she needs one

[@AdrianNadaMas]

The hawk needs to blink from time to time

[@mikeawesome9212]

He's jacked up on coffee 24/7 so he can stay awake to watch bad wrestling and make videos about it.

[@scottmiller4859]

Ye ole Christmas ❄️😆😆

[@JoeChillton]

The new Judgment Day stuff feels like nWo Hollywood when the Wolfpac added Hogan and Steiner in 1999, not a threat in any way besides numbers game at most.

[@ChrisLamia]

It’s taking too long for the implosion to happen. Turning on Rhea/Priest zapped all the trust from the group and it should’ve led to more infighting and a full blow up. It seems pretty obvious that’s where they’re still heading but it’s just dragging to get there

[@ImmortanDan]

JD right now pretty much exists to feed big ol' Bondagetaker/Leather Ramon (Priest) and try to hype him up to main event status, which he manifestly isn't. Can't wait for Drew to become available to face Gunther again, it'll make that reign mean something maybe

[@HBK_Mook]

I think that’s the point, I feel like Finn gonna realize that and leave the group

[@ivapestetot]

Not doing research on a wrestling show before you watch, is like jumping into the 4th episode of the 6th season of a TV series and then complaining you don't understand what's going on.

[@thesegafan4472]

He dosnet need to do research that's the problem. The shows as a whole are bad and the rating prove it

[@shutupdodo3686]

@@thesegafan4472i guess that depends how you look at it because i agree there should be exciting shows every week to draw in casual viewers but also it’s common sense that a story isn’t going to be as good if you don’t watch the whole thing. Just feels a bit short-sighted, especially in an age where the old episodes/clips are readily available

[@cleancook695]

But that’s how it is for casual fans, you don’t research and just jump in

[@Boolklop]

what's this comment sections problem with a company not advertising to casuals. Its your own fault if you don't do the research, don't blame the show for being bad because YOU don't understand the full story.

[@yungstiff810]

see opinions like this is why ik for a fact yall been brainwashed literally brainwashed into defending this garbage pro wrestling is trash rn and ur comment shows that the fans are delusional

[@TheLibermania]

3:37 This is actually kind of sad if you know the meaning of the 6(th person). Especially calling it a Ghost is weird. Not wrong. And this isn't supposed to sound like blame. It just sounds... weird.

[@TheDoubleA12]

13:45 yeah it was just on your end, show didnt cut out when I watched it

[@alternative7586]

He must've been watching on FITE or another "website" iykyk

[@conway-jr4ce]

so i had to watch aew that week on a site I wont name since my power was out during the show. it happened to me.

[@cgrooney9945]

Raw and Smackdown only have 4 matches each night...yet each "brand" has 5 belts...... when you have more belts and champions then matches being performed in a night thats some bad math

[@abealih92]

6:41 Hawk realize is a chick not dude 😂

[@mikebottomlesspitdunham2954]

Cage and Archer are actually getting a bit of a push as a Tag Team.

[@mikebottomlesspitdunham2954]

Right now, Christopher Daniels is the onscreen authority figure.

[@Noobsaibot21]

Which consists of mainly breaking up backstage scuffles and making the odd match. They really badly need a real on screen authority figure (a heel one). TK (even if he wanted to be a heel and could act) will never fill this role as he can not be taken seriously. I don't know who they have that could - Christian or MVP maybe.

[@mikebottomlesspitdunham2954]

​@@Noobsaibot21 Authority Figures don't have to be Heel to be considered real Authority Figures.

[@demizson576]

Christian is too good leading the Patriarchy, being perhaps the most prominent heel in AEW. (- Sorry, MJF.) But in a few years, when he retires from in-ring work, I could see him being that heel authority figure.

[@reirose3069]

Surprised you did the most recent Raw instead of doing the prior weeks like the first run of the idiot series where you were a week behind but I'm not complaining. This was the Wyatt's first lost since forming so really hoping for a good payoff following the final testament match

[@Boopy588]

honestly sick of judgement day they've ran raw for so many years now and feels they keep doing the same thing

[@flashfunk0373]

Triple H loves to drag on storylines for too long.

[@david-p8e6o]

@@flashfunk0373 so true look at the bloodline I be 60 when its over haha

[@slammydunk9787]

0:35 yeah I agree with you. It’s a weekly tv show that have to hook you and make you want to see more. You don’t have to put extra effort to enjoy show, you don’t have to make some sort of homework, it’s on show producers job to keep you entertained.

[@danjackson1016]

Did you start watching game of thrones in season 4?

[@slammydunk9787]

⁠@@danjackson1016 mate weekly television are completely different from the series. Have you seen all episodes of raw since 93 to prepare yourself to a current raw?

[@AnupamMaurya-qf8kj]

​​@@slammydunk9787it did though for someone watching wrestling 1st time like the new day segment and opening segment were great and one will left wanting to watch them more and will tune in next week to see what they do next week like even during 1997 the best thing about raw was Bret and austin rivalry bret heel turn, Shawn Michaels forming dx , Shawn vs taker, Shawn vs bret,mankind but midcard and tag division too for some time was lacking

[@danjackson1016]

@@slammydunk9787 I dont watch raw, and when i start it will take me a few months to learn who everyone is. Expecting to have it spoonfed is jsut being silly.

[@TheMegamyGamer]

​@@danjackson1016nah. Its just being American.lmao.

[@TheNomadMagician-y3j]

The Continental Classic Tournament debuted last year in November, it is connected to the Continental Championship. AEW wants to hold this Tournament every Year starting in November until the Last PPV of the Year (World's End). You could imagine it as a King of the Ring Type Tournament. For me, it is okay to have a Tournament once per Year.

[@danjackson1016]

I love the c2, but they need to stop doing all the other tournaments to make it feel more special.

[@Noobsaibot21]

@@danjackson1016 I'll be honest, I don't really recall any others aside from the Owen Hart. Do you mean the tournaments in other promotions that AEW stars sometimes take part in over in Japan or Mexico? Or are they in AEW and just so forgettable?

[@shutupdodo3686]

@@Noobsaibot21most of the time they introduce a new title or vacate one they have a tournament. i don’t watch aew that much but every time I have i swear they have at least one tournament going on😭

[@danjackson1016]

@Noobsaibot21 as the other fella said any vacancy or new belt gets one, then there's sometimes they do weird ones for example they did one for women where there's about 4 people in it to be number 1 contender. You probably don't remember because it's just 2 stars having a squash match then a match against each other to be number one contender. The Owen tournament is fine but it's just not that interesting.

[@Noobsaibot21]

@@danjackson1016 Ah, I see. The Owen is mostly an exhibition though the winner getting a title shot gives it something I guess. I find they have a huge excess of 8+ man tag matches. And casino battle royale type matches

[@RApollos107]

"Anyone can be a booker, even a blind man who can't find his way" No one tell him MLW let Eric Bischoff book one of their shows

[@Hellaluyeah]

Thank you for the point you make at about 9 minutes in. There are people, who watch wrestling for the drama and they are fine with having 18 minutes of wrestling on a wrestling show. There are others, who want more wrestling out of their wrestling show. I think both should exist and there needs to be less hate between the companies. Complaining about one or the other is like complaining, that beer exists, because you only drink coffee.

[@waz207]

Iyo Sky is hella talented, and as a bonus I love her entrance theme. It’s simple, but I like it for her

[@whildhair83]

No one won. These shows were snoozers. We're the losers.

[@PedroBenolielBonito]

Nice to see the behind-the-scenes of Jeff Hardy's monologue.

[@matthewreeves8738]

Markyd123, you have been busy my man…I appreciate all the content you have been releasing. Keep it up

[@lookingforlove839]

12:56 Thats Nick Wayne's mom and is not a wrestler. That right there is the biggest problem with AEW. An active wrestler's mother, who was never trained, looks more believable than 90% of the roster

[@infinityed123]

No she doesn't bro she don't look intimidating at all and most people don't give her a second look

[@HelixJoe]

Me when I lie

[@ibn1989]

Y'all get on here and just say shit to say it

[@lookingforlove839]

​@@HelixJoe Why should I lie? If anything, I'm not blind like you marks

[@lookingforlove839]

​@@infinityed123and the other 90% look intimidating? Lol, I'm not saying that she should be a wrestler. But the fact that most of the roster ain't even as believable as her. So yeah, you basically buried aew more than me

[@MrGoldenmyer]

Iyo Sky? Raw, next question. She’s not Asuka but she’s still amazing

[@xavierrobinson4522]

There’s definitely a debate there, iyo has been around the block since she was a teen and have had a huge hand in multiple companies just as asuka did

[@jiovansantiago6186]

FINALLY! Miss this series big time! Always want to know what your thinking about the newer stuff sometime more then the older. I like this give us that mix up! HAPPY TO SEE IT BACK!! And too be far, that was a wack raw! you caught me mind typing is crazy😂😂😂

[@championxx1621]

That lyra fart joke definitely top tier

[@RossK-lw1hw]

Awesome video The Hawk, but trying to rhyme "experience" with "grievance" is a punch-in-the-gut-able offence.

[@TommyJizzy-o8y]

Quick comment in support of you not catching up on storylines. Makes much more sense with the spirit of this video.

[@skrounst]

Seeing you do the Jeff Hardy swanton bomb bit live made my day!

[@eddieherrera5314]

19:20 Cristopher Daniels

[@alternative7586]

As yes, Cris Daniels, the Sunken Angel

[@IBeNerdy76]

Yikes.......i mean yea the sixth member is a ghost...its brey wyatt.

[@conway-jr4ce]

dont even watch wwe, or have seen a wyatt match ever since I stopped watching them in 02, but even I assumed that.

[@jonmurray3466]

It's more the average wrestling fan can't spell or read. They're the Wyatt "sicks" not "six"

[@IBeNerdy76]

@@jonmurray3466 it's a play on words considering they were always gonna be the called the Wyatt six according to Eric Young and Matt Hardy(who both were considered for the group, Eric was even hired to WWE for a while but did nothing cause the angle was delayed heavily)

[@jonmurray3466]

@IBeNerdy76 your point being? Doesn't change the fact that they're the Wyatt sicks and not six. No shit Sherlock it's a play on words, guess the average wrestling fan is oblivious as well

[@markslaughter9497]

The week before was the best Raw of the Year

[@aaronhurst4379]

The main thing I've always enjoyed about this series is that you go in blind on each episode. Glad to see it back!

[@Unregistered.HyperCam.2]

On the topic of big guys in AEW: There have been several that have gotten pushes. Miro, Wardlow, Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs. The problem is that, outside of Joe, all of these were EXTREMELY start-stop, and left them absolutely ice cold shortly afterwards. Joe probably only kept momentum because he was working one of few interesting ROH stories that was piled onto Dynamite & Collision as its TV champion, then got the world title put on him when Adam Cole broke his ankle. He was instantly taken off AEW television after losing the world title, though. I don't know why Tony Khan has such a problem with the push of big men in particular. The only big man in AEW who consistently even has singles action anymore it seems is Brody King, and, while he wins a decent amount, it never actually amounts to anything; you could have him win a singles match every week for a year, but he's always pushed as a tag or trios guy at the end of the day still. It's not like he even dislikes big men; when the crowd started chanting "meat" for them, he tried booking a four-way "Meat Madness" match that only didn't happen because Miro(one of the four booked for it) was injured. He just constantly destroys the momentum of pretty much every big man on the roster when they're red hot or white hot by doing nothing with them.

[@Marley11st]

the thing about this is that they all outside of Joe suffered a MAJOR injury during said push

[@duckmercy11]

​@@Marley11stMaybe that's why he doesn't wanna push them then?

[@TheMegamyGamer]

Miro seem to be injured and is extremely defensive on his booking to.the point he doesnt want to fo the work. Power house hobbs just came from a nasty injury. Wardlow is a massive aew issue there. Agreeing with you on this one. Samoa joe was busy filming the next season of twisted metals

[@Unregistered.HyperCam.2]

@@TheMegamyGamer I'm not speaking currently or recently for Miro, Hobbs, or Joe. I'm saying when they were around, they were start-stop, or they were just poorly booked. Hobbs won the TNT title, then they immediately slapped him into that awful QTV group that immediately iced him. Miro had kind of a weird entrance to the company, but after he turned on Kip Sabian, he had pretty good booking until his injury at the end of 2022. After that, he was often put into matches or angles that didn't really help to give him momentum again. In Joe's case, I'm talking about his booking from the time between the TNT title hot-potato between him, Wardlow, and Hobbs to the time of him winning the AEW title. After that hot-potato was finished, he was still consistently present, holding the ROH TV title(with ROH championships still being pushed heavily on AEW television), but he wasn't doing much of importance for a while. It doesn't help that when he _did_ finally start getting booked better, the person he just finished a program with - and is probably the one booking it in the first place - gets booted from the company. The only reason he ended up with the world title, it feels, is because Adam Cole's broken angle prematurely ended the angle between Cole and MJF. Joe just felt like they took someone that was over enough to put the title on and slotted them into the role for the time being.

[@crumblepi]

every modern tv show for the past decade or longer has been an ongoing story that you basically have to watch from the beginning to fully understand the storylines

[@loneemperor5640]

That Jeff Hardy impression is 10/10! 🤣

[@BiggusYuichi]

AEW HAD a chance but man they blew it. Mone runs the women show with her contract so any storyline with her is boring.

[@Floppy815]

Her losing her belt is going to be the best story ever

[@BiggusYuichi]

@Floppy815 It'll be a Hogan finish unless she gets injured.

[@jiovansantiago6186]

FINALLY! Miss this series big time! Always want to know what your thinking about the newer stuff sometime more then the older. I like this give us that mix up! HAPPY TO SEE IT BACK!! And too be far, that was a wack raw! 9:45 you caught me mind typing is crazy😂😂😂

[@thesegafan4472]

The new shows suck that why

[@Kaos360]

Jamie Hayter hasn't been the same since before she got hurt 😭

[@ryanleslie7646]

If i were khan i would book the story lines in advance

[@entertainmentfan1463]

I'm wondering, but does anyone know what's name of the music for the Jeff Hardy bit? It's actually pretty catchy. Also I think the only wrestler who actually pins people after using the swanton bomb is Kay Lee Ray/Alba Fire. The Hawk will definitely be doing this skit if he ever sees a recent Tiffany Stratton match since she regularly uses the swanton bomb, but don't think she ever pinned anyone yet using it.

[@Leo_McMahon]

5:04 yes Hawk, Iyo Sky is one of the greatest woman wrestlers of all time.

[@cherryycola.x]

Chris Jericho needs to retire.

[@DasKame]

Ask Ric Flair to tell him

[@REDSHIRTDIZZY]

3:42 does he know the 6th is dead bray wyatt LMAO

[@bernardosantosribeiro6665]

I've been watching WWE a lot since HHH went to booking, this and ajpw made me start watching wrestling again

[@harryallsopp9136]

Iyo is great, I don't click with her promos so i don't tend to get wrapped up in her feuds but the matches are top tier

[@ningboy3274]

"Kyle Fletcher looks like Crash Holly ate a bee hive" 🤣💀🤣

[@ASwagPecan]

Don’t kill yourself in 2025, Hawk. Your upload rate has been insane this year.

[@Teezy07]

I’ve definitely lost touch with wrestling myself, I don’t care for AEWs booking and WWE is overly produced in my opinion and all the wrestlers are boring and the IWC is so touchy and tribal it’s annoying

[@jeffreymark475]

I'm a WWE guy but the fans say every show is great even when it clearly wasn't a good show. They're delusional

[@TheFunklin]

I love how even during a live review Stoned Jeff Hardy still manages to make an appearance

[@MattThunder7759]

AEW's greatest shot of overtaking WWE happened in 2021. WWE is in their hottest period they've been on since the attitude era. They sell out almost every show including ones that are arguably way too expensive and raw is about to be on netflix. I'm sorry that you don't like it and it's your opinion and i respect it, but this is what most wrestling fans like. Also, you saying 3 womens matches being too many is funny considering most fans want it to be the new normal

[@JayBradley-o5k]

LMFAOOO this is why I DESPISE wwe 🤣the fans always have this "If you don't think wwr is the best you're wrong!" Mindset

[@alternative7586]

Yeah it's kind of annoying. The more I watch wrestling today I think "Man, I've been watching the older stuff like prime NXT, early TNA, and the territories and they seem better than anything going on today" Wrestling fucked itself somehow and it started when the Monday Night Wars ended

[@MattThunder7759]

@@JayBradley-o5k I JUST said i respected his opinion. I'm not saying he's wrong for his opion

[@ChrisLamia]

I think current WWE is showcasing that the only thing that actually matters in wrestling is characters that people care about. The actual in ring work is basically a complete afterthought with the company currently and yet they’re doing incredible business because sooooooooo many different people are over

[@DasKame]

THIS is WWE at it's hottest? I missed it since 10 years, but man, seems not bad to skip that...

[@KAPTAINmORGANnWo4eva]

Iyo is really good in the ring but I wouldn't call her a women's GOAT. Asuka is smoother in the ring and her charisma cuts through the language barrier way more, not to mention she's been doing it longer and with more acclaim. I never really followed Japanese wrestling but I heard of Kana and Kenny Omega before they were relevant in America.

[@duckmercy11]

Iyo was the bigger draw in Japan, but I agree Asuka is far more charismatic.

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

I can't fathom not doing research on something before jumping into it. It's probably due to being rather picky with my time, so I'd rather listen in on some synopses and opinions on certain shows, games, movies, etc, while doing something else to see whether it's worth my time. No shame though just jumping into something if you find that more enjoyable.

[@Stevo.100]

I thought the exact same thing about the wyatts losing. They're meant to be this scary group, how is anyone supposed to be scared by them when they lose so easily?

[@CheeseCurdCommunism]

Idk whats not to like about Pac and Jay White haha - it is fun watching these reviews though, seems like a good take from someone who might randomly tune in. Gotta have positive reviews from these type of people to grow a show.

[@djdjdijon]

0:56 none sense if you are watch a show with history you missed you’d look it up you wouldn’t judge eastenders without being up to date and you wouldn’t watch Star Wars 12 without see the rest

[@ki11aqueen5]

Yeah what he said was really stupid

[@tacticalg754]

Star wars isn't a weekly show though

[@Notoriousadzsnake]

You have bigger problems if you watch eastenders

[@FaizalKuntz]

RAW win because I stopped watching AEW.

[@DasKame]

So the one Eyed beats the Blind?

[@lookingforlove839]

​@@DasKamewell, blind because aew literally poked both my eyes off

[@ryanpalmer1266]

Lol I like how you say you haven't watched the shows in about a year but then say mjf stock has plummeted this man has been doing a movie,

[@dranzerjetli5126]

Then when it gets released then maybe he will be popular

[@MrThisucks]

wasnt her cut from the iron claw

[@gordyhowitzer]

The one positive thing I'll say about this Moxley reign is that he got into pretty good shape for it. But I'd be much happier if Shelton or Lashley was fighting for the title (or anyone who looks like a wrestler, really - Claudio? Brodie? Brian Cage?) rather than 5'6 130lb orange cassidy. He's a fun gimmick, but I also would have bitched if Disco Inferno was wrestling DDP for the world title.

[@reddeath5791]

To be fair I highly doubt they’ll put the belt on Cassidy at least right now. I feel Moxley’s gonna have one more fantastic run as world champion and ideally it’ll be like his first reign but longer and with a storyline running at the heart of the reign because as much as I love Moxley’s first reign there isn’t really an overlapping story tying the whole thing together

[@OurDyingHero_]

I think the better chance AEW had with big guy was with Wardlow. He was over, but MJF was more at the time. Still, i agree that both shows wasn't something that i would recommend for someone who was changing a channel and just think about stop there. One side has wrestling but without story, and in the other side it has story but almost no wrestling. In the end there's no balance between both shows.

[@Marysya_1483]

It's actually insane, looking back to what was done to Wardlow after MJF feud. Just complete burial.

[@aallen9287]

You nailed it. I actually would consider myself an AEW fan but I stopped watching it after the last PPV because there isn't really any consistent and clear story telling. It is bizarre because there are stories taking place but they aren't clearly explained via video package and if you are lucky you get a quick rundown by Excaliber. They focus on the same group of people which is ridiculous when they have such a deep and diverse roster of athletes in the men and women's divisions. I might watch Raw when it switches to Netflix but the lack of wrestling isn't making me want to waste 2 houra either. I guess I will just watch Lucha Underground again and imagine what could have been 😅

[@djpegao]

_and now powerhouse Hobbs is basically a repeat of the same issue.... Tony Khan has 0 idea how to book either big men or babyfaces after they get a payoff to a storyline.._

[@tonglomp]

​@@aallen9287 damn lucha underground was awesome it had everything, it really felt like a TV series, well technically it was but it was just so good from the stories to the action and the characters

[@aallen9287]

@tonglomp it truly was the best wrestling show/series I ever saw. It honestly should be the blueprint for a even better show but it hasn't come to pass. I will say that the story of Hangman Page in AEW was possibly the spiritual successor to Lucha Underground in some respects.

[@davich_]

I feel like this video is a perfect example of if you dropped into a series that has been running for years but you haven't watched any of it, and you don't understand anything about what is going on because you haven't been following any of it for years. So yeah, you wouldn't understand anything that is happening. Very biased reaction.

[@thesegafan4472]

Nope the shows are bad

[@iranianali]

the jeff hardy impression is undefeated hahahah!

[@LittleMan27]

At SummerSlam this year, Dominik helped Liv Morgan beat Rhea Ripley for the title and then kissed. Finn Balor cost Damian Priest his match against Gunther because he acted like he was better than the rest

[@zern4483]

yeah im gonna be completely honest this is not what i pictured you looking like at all

[@DasKame]

He CAN't be a giant Eagle, you know that....

[@nemanjamilosevic1370]

20:44 i agree a 100%. Too many people,titles and too much filler. I just want guys with good gimicks and different styles to wrestle.

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

Damnit Zelina, actually no wait, thank you Zelina!

[@TheMovieBuff96]

9:00 18 minutes? Sounds about right! I've learned over the years that most fans care A LOT more about storylines and promos than actually wrestling.

[@DasKame]

Some of B, some of A

[@duckmercy11]

Maybe because wwe style is so slow, predicable and fake-looking? 😂

[@bagser1]

I like both, despite the shit I talk about AEW, but your criticisms were on point.

[@BlackiechanFu]

Holy crap, I always imagined The Hawk to look bald and stocky 😮

[@kymierporteeayala]

FINALLY this series is back!

[@Venemofthe888]

If i was watching AEW for the first time and this is what i saw i feel like i wouldnt be coming back at all

[@JayBradley-o5k]

Same how I felt about raw🤣it's not something I would watch

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@JayBradley-o5k😂😂😂 you not lying

[@dwightyboy5324]

That's basically anytime I've tried giving AEW a chance. Anytime I've watched it I came in with an open mindset and tried ignoring my criticism from the past, but there's just nothing to keep me a regular viewer and I think that's the same for a lot of people.

[@extremeking425]

"She's hot until she opens her mouth" lol wtf I'm not gonna lie, her voice and face do not match at all.

[@gavintaylor3904]

As an idiot who doesn’t keep up with modern wrestling either this is great

[@ghostmark2005]

I completely forgot the three friends and jerry existed!!

[@FranklinDBluth]

Personally I love the darker look to the lighting and set.

[@BigmanDogs]

I think he's talking about this specifically this weeks crowd being significantly smaller than usual, so they had to block off and black out more of the venue. The attendance was only 6400.

[@mikeawesome9212]

​@@BigmanDogs 6400 hahahaha, sure. More like 64. We are talkinG AEW, right?

[@BigmanDogs]

@mikeawesome9212 No Im talking about this weeks RAW having an attendance of 6400

[@petesmart1983]

Smaller crowds darker lighting to hide the empty seats or small crowds

[@kingtommy1414]

“Maybe it’s a ghost” well….😢💔

[@elisajacktravelasia2479]

Fun fact: Taz actually adopts all of his children... well adopts is a strong word, he names them after the implement he used to abduct them as children. There's Hook, Net, Boxwithasandwichinit. Another fun fact: John Laurinaitis messed up when he hired Zack Gowen, he hired the wrong one legged man. The person he was meant to hire was a young man named "Bear Trap".

[@pogowashere7848]

aew has shown me Americans don't know what a round robbin tournament cos the amount of people i've seen who don't understand the continental classic witch is the most basic thing ever to understand

[@LodedKingpiin]

Should’ve watched last weeks raw lol

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Right he missed the good show 😂

[@travisfletcher6342]

Hawk is my champion, hilarious video bro

[@ddous1]

The whole thing with WWE right now is that they're so far ahead of any competition that people will pay or watch wrestlers talk. Most of the time the matches get in the way of the stories. For your next idiot series you should look at AEW's Full Gear vs WWE's Survivor Series. WWE is way better at story telling through matches because they make sense. Not every match is a gimmick match or a spot show. AEW's matches are more like dream matches or ideas the wrestlers have because they sound good or it was something done years ago and they want to try and recreate it. The other thing hurting AEW is the commentary team.

[@ChrisLamia]

I agree but will add a distinction that I don’t think they’re so far ahead that people will pay to watch them talk. I think the reason they are so far ahead is because people want to pay to just watch them talk. Stories and characters are always wayyyyy more important than the actual wrestling and there’s really just countless characters that people are very invested in with WWE right now.

[@ddous1]

@ChrisLamia 100% agree and thank you, that's what I meant to say. WWE has taken the time to let the wrestlers be fleshed out and a logical reason to give the audience a chance to invest or care. Unlike other companies that just throw wrestlers into a ring because they had a great match years ago that most people won't or don't care and there's not a story or build up to get you interested.

[@petesmart1983]

Aew has never been competition, it never got even close to being a big company, it barely scratched WWE like TNA did

[@NuMetalfan1996]

WWE sucks

[@reddeath5791]

@@petesmart1983I know you’re either a WWE stan or AEW hater (maybe both) but that’s factually incorrect considering during the Wednesday Night Wars AEW consistently beat NXT (WWE’s best show at the time) every week apart from one time. Considering that AEW wasn’t even a year old at the time that was pretty damn good

[@cmartin8093]

You should watch Summerslam earlier this year to see why Finn Balor turn on Damien Priest

[@TurntUpTurtles]

obligatory "this wasn't the best episode of RAW" lol. Nah but in all seriousness Iyo Sky really is one of the best in-ring wrestlers in the world right now. Plus, she oozes charisma which helps out a lot. She has a match against Liv Morgan for the belt this Saturday so that is why she was all over the show. For context, this was the go home show for a special show this Saturday called "saturday Night Main Event"; it's kinda like a mini PPV/PLE but on free tv as a special. That is kinda why it was more lowkey and "filler" as every match had been set-up for the most part for weeks by now. I think SmackDown is the better show right now in-general, even when RAW is better like it usually is for what its worth. I'd love to see you watch an episode of NXT one day as it is a really funny show. It's developmental for WWE so it is a lot more weird and takes risks entertainment wise; it's a bit wacky sometimes. There was recently a storyline involving a brick attack which is what ended your video haha. The men's division is kinda weak at the moment but the women's division is arguably the best in wrestling and has a lot of upcoming stars in WWE like Giulia, Stephanie Vaquer, Roxanne Perez, etc.

[@khesipresents1885]

Oozes charisma?on what planet does iyo ooz charisma?she's great in the ring that's it .another ricochet😅

[@darkknight_za]

This series would be better if you picked a month, and followed the shows right up to the PPV. You'll get a better sense of who the main players are, and the angles they're running.

[@michaelcooke4333]

No one will ever convince me that modern wrestling is good

[@InLohmansTerms]

7:21 It's the BOOOO DAAAYY