Did AEW Go Too Far At All Out 2024? | Hangman Page vs Swerve Strickland | Moxley TURNS On Danielson!

[@TheTeamIsSHaRP]

I'm indifferent. There is a niche for that type of performance. It's not for me, but it's for somebody.

[@tomaseredia8046]

The majority of the violence didn’t bother me but, I have a legit fear of needles and they make me super uncomfortable due to trauma so I had to cover my eyes for that part deadass

[@angrydave2345]

People that are calling this too far but then talking about missing the attitude era and or ECW in the same breath are a bit hypocritical.

[@radioVHS149]

I guess it is more of an age thing.. I am around Greg's age and fans our age were very fortunate to enjoy each "era of wrestling" at the perfect age.. we were children during the Hulkamania era in which the product was mostly targeted at kids, then when we grew into teenagers and grew out of the cartoony era so did wrestling with the Attitude/nwo era and now that we are older dudes we are the "extreme violence" that we saw as awesome as teenagers no longer appeals to us and instead drives us away

[@angrydave2345]

@@radioVHS149 That is a totally fair point. I don't believe wrestling needs to be ultra violent all the time, and if your perspective has changed that makes perfect sense. My problem is more so the people who claim to miss the attitude era (despite most never even being fans back then) or chanting ECW. Then hating on this because it's AEW. If someone actually doesn't like it because they thought it was too far that is understandable, my point was more so to call out the tribals who would have praised this if wwe did it.

[@clifforddavidson7273]

No. Because ECW also went to far too. There is also a difference. ECW often had to busy boundaries to the very and the often crossed past the point where it was harming the overall heath of pro wrestling due to being a smaller company with limited resources. AEW has NEARLY UNLIMITED RESOURCES. But never mind that what passes me off the most was it broken the cardinal sin when booking blood feuds. Would I or a normal person at their angriest be willing to do this in a fight? That's why Bret/Austin and Tully/Magnum stand the test of time.

[@angrydave2345]

@@clifforddavidson7273 I'm not even convinced you know what point you were trying to make

[@lancethefilmguy9392]

I grew up watching the Attitude Era as a kid. So, while I understand what AEW was doing, I personally don't agree with this. Yes, wrestling should be violent at times. Especially if the storyline calls for it. For example, a blood feud should culminate inside Hell in a Cell. That being said, All Out was an example of things going too far. Suffocation, Syringe, Real Cinder Block, and a bunch of other unnecessary things that didn't need to occur last night. Some fans say that CZW does this, and my response would be: "Well, how many people are actually watching CZW compared to either AEW, TNA, or WWE?" I believe that less is more & like the saying goes: Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should

[@DeadmanInc336]

All this shocking, over the top, violent stuff just really seems like AEW is desperate for any sort of attention. I have been saying for months that AEW isn't interested in catering to wrestling fans. It's interested in catering only to a really weird, very niche, very selective subsection of fans obsessed with trolling, shitposting, and trying to be edgy.

[@ThePenandtheSword84]

The sickos

[@Hunkzilla]

​@@ThePenandtheSword84 Palookas who revel in wrestlers hurting themselves for their sick amusement.

[@abadenoughdude300]

I've been interested in wrestling long enough to not be fazed by whatever nonsense bookers come up with, but because I've been interested in it that long I'm more concerned with the insistence on using real (ungimmicked) weapons - real glass, real cinderblocks, real woodwork/concrete etc. There's enough things to go horribly wrong in wrestling in and of itself without stabbing eachother in the eye with needles. And don't get me wrong, I loved the garbage matches of the late 90's, partly because I was young and partly because it was completely different to what I've seen at the time. The older me seems to lean more towards the "less is more" approach in wrestling, I guess, especially knowing the aftermath of all the unprotected chairshots to the head and whatnot.

[@johnny8771]

Awesome ppv...no issue provided the story arch calls for this level of violence.

[@stonekold10x]

I don't mind blood I like Hardcore wrestling but this might be a little overboard

[@lordeowstheking]

Relax woman.

[@charmamillion]

@@stonekold10x And I bet your the chick in a relationship watching an R rated movie aren't you? Hey I bet your happy to know wwe will be going even more PG when going to Netflix, bet you was praying for tv 14 wasn't you? 🤡🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DanBistrow]

@@charmamillionthat how you get aids folks

[@stonekold10x]

@@charmamillion I grew up with the Attitude era and ECW. Don't you feel stupid 🤦 have the same attitude GMW does about it

[@chadjones3578]

That's pretty common in the state of Washington with the syringe /drug use , and perhaps they added that in for effect (prop) a little stab at Strickland since he;s obviously from Washington.. Just my guess.

[@acemanllc916]

I would say they didn't go far enough. It was fn awesome tho

[@radioVHS149]

It looked like that whole show was booked by Abdullah the butcher..😆

[@Billy-ot8mk]

I guess Yuta is going to turn on Bryan at some point that way they don't have to take the Trios titles off him, PAC, and Claudio.

[@PaulS82]

Feel like desperate times is meanng desperate measures for AEW with low crowds and low TV audiences

[@Hunkzilla]

Agreed. If they didnt overuse blood ,Mariah May's heel turn would have gone down as one of the greatest heel turns ever.

[@NightRanger-lz6tp]

Now violence in Wrestling is OK to a degree, but yes the syringe and the real cinderblock is too much. I have never been a fan of attempted murder angles no matter the company. I didn't like it when WWE did them. I don't remember if TNA or WCW did but wouldn't have liked it then and I don't like AEW doing them.

[@maxpokebruh27]

It didn't go too far given the story. If some people are complaining, it's all because it's AEW doing it and those same people would love WWE if they did the same violence.

[@jeice2226]

"Fans": *demands alternative storytelling and matches and wants their home turf to improve* AEW: *exists* "Fans": Nah, this isnt WWE. Piss off. 🖕

[@davidjefferies9601]

I didn’t mind the blood because I expected it to be a bloody match the syringe was unnecessary they could’ve gotten the same reaction with the ending chair shot

[@jopaprez]

Like it or not, this is not going to appeal to the masses.

[@Leth1ferous]

Don't think it went too far with any specific thing, just think it was too much murder for one show. Makes them mean less, as you mentioned. I think Swerve and Hangman can get away with doing a straight wrestling match next time. No need to up the violence after this one. Swerve will say it didnt count and you didn't pin me. That he had to knock him out with a weapon to win. Swerve can say Hangman can't beat Swerve in a straight up wrestling match and no one will be disappointed in it.

[@lonsobol6626]

I love Aew and the more realism you get. It’s like when you had nwa and Wwf back in the day. I liked nwa way more because of the realism of the feuds. I don’t mind the chair, but really not a fan of the syringe. When you have serious feuds, you will have these kind of matches. I liked this ppv better than all in to me.

[@JenMistress]

Well, I'll say the same thing when Randy Orton committed arson burning down Bray's house, but considering back on Wednesday, we started with Hangman doing a felony, and with all the numerous felonies done here as you were pointing out, specially the plastic bag spot, if police doesn't get involved, stretching disbelief a bit too far for me.

[@austintucker1586]

I wonder if adam page Swerve strickland and Tony khan regret doing that spot

[@TheSinsOfAvarice97]

This is good shit

[@Wyatt6661]

Na it not like they try to kill anyone

[@undedcelebrity1009]

Old ECW was more hardcore than this

[@kristofercarter9470]

Well no this was good match and show.

[@RochCovers]

CM Punk be like : " Thank God I left this company "

[@MrDp115]

More thank God AEW doesn't have to put up with his whiny ass anymore.

[@jeice2226]

Yeah, I prefer watching a storyline where the guy is feuding for a bracelet. Great stuff 🙃

[@charmamillion]

@@RochCovers I bet you thought cm punk would have the belt by now instead of feuding over a dollar tree bracelet? 🤡 Let me guess "LONG TERM BORING STRORYTELLING"

[@RochCovers]

@@charmamillion He's still the REAL AEW World Champion !!!!! Never lost it

[@DanBistrow]

@@charmamillion i don’t care

[@lckiller17]

That A main event was a bunch of indie bullshit garbage, I'm done with this company😡

[@charmamillion]

No it did not, it was an awesome match, tell people that have a problem to go over there and enjoy the temu necklace storyline, I wonder what they Gonna do next, put the necklace in a blender while cm punk is tied up😂😂😂😂, foh

[@DeadmanInc336]

And yet somehow that is still the hottest story in all of professional wrestling because it's actually telling a story. If you think the bracelet is the entire point of the story, you're not paying attention or this is way above your level of understanding. Meanwhile, AEW is just stagnant and more concerned with appealing to a very niche, very weird, subsection of wannabe edgelords and shitposters.

[@CHAIRSHOT_TO_THE_ASS]

The necklace draws more than anyone of the jobbers in aew do. Aew has 0 stars. Just a bunch of indie bullshit jobbers. Except christian cage. He is awesome

[@charmamillion]

@@DeadmanInc336 let me guess "LONG TERM BORING STRORYTELLING"? is this your burner Paul? You probably praying Fragile Phil don't get injured otw to the ring every week to cut his "I'm happy to be back/ I missed you guys so much/ I'm home" PG promos every week, hey I bet your happy to know they are gonna be even more PG strict going to Netflix...

[@charmamillion]

@@CHAIRSHOT_TO_THE_ASS you're probably the simp that'll actually buy that Temu necklace, if it goes on sale on wwe shop for 59.99 wouldn't you? 🤡

[@DeadmanInc336]

@@charmamillion seek therapy. Responses like this are precisely why everyone thinks you wrestling nerds are completely unhinged weirdos and creeps.

[@dameTHEname]

I swear I hate this new age of wrestling fans man they so damn soft I mean there's been way worse stuff to happen in wrestling matches than the needle spot I swear WWE has marshmallowed the entire business to the point if you're not doing sports entertainment you're not doing it right smh!

[@lancethefilmguy9392]

As someone who has been watching since 96 as a kid, I think this was too much.

[@DeadmanInc336]

Bro, I grew up on the Attitude Era. WWE didn't bust out this kind of shit unless it served a purpose to the narrative of the story being told. This was just being shocking and edgy for the sake of being shocking and edgy.

[@dameTHEname]

@@DeadmanInc336 the whole story is they absolutely hate each other and wanna destroy each other what are you talking about?

[@DeadmanInc336]

@@dameTHEname yeah, and you can do that while effectively telling a compelling story. This is being shocking and edgy for the sake of being shocking and edgy. It's not even that the violence was horrifying. It was simply overgratuitous.

[@Hunkzilla]

The problem is that AEW has been overdoing all this so-called edgy nonsense that we have become immune to being shocked by it