--University of Cincinnati's Fifth Third Center is a nice venue to see a show at. There's a lot of parking and you get to admire the campus. Seeing college kids walking around made me realize how long ago those days were. They all looked like children! Time is a bitch, eh?
--We caught a glimpse of Jon Moxley in a loading area as we were walking to the show, and he's a bigger guy than he looks on TV. We were lucky enough with our seating to actually be filmed as he walked through the crowd in his hometown.
--Best match of the night was Pac versus Andrade, which will air on Friday during Rampage rather than Dynamite. I've always been a fan of Pac (his shirt was my first wrestling shirt) but I didn't realize how good Andrade is, having tuned out of NXT when he was champ. The dude is crazy athletic, and he and Pac put on a clinic. He also has an insanely wide back.
--It's so much fun going to a show with a hot crowd. Our first show in Indianapolis was early in AEW's life, and the crowd was just not as into it. Pretty much anybody who anybody got cheered. Malachi Black got cool heel cheers over Dustin Rhodes, but their match was good enough that Dustin got the sympathy of the crowd (guy's pushing fifty and he can still go). There was a small segment that cheered only heels, which was kind of funny. Guess they've been to too many WWE shows.
--There is a certain aroma that is native to a gathering of several thousand people in an indoor arena that stays with you for a while, even after you've left. I call it "unwashed wrestling fan." It is not pleasant.
--Really every segment was entertaining. I only got up for a bathroom break during a Dark Order tag match. The most pleasant quality about this roster is that there are very few people who aren't watchable.
--Only big names we missed were Jericho, Cody, and Miro. Punk, Brian Danielson, Pac, Andrade, Christian, the Elite, Moxley, Britt Baker, Malachi Black, and MJF were all in attendance.
--Not much else to say other than it was good fun. Our first post-Covid outing. Will definitely come again to another AEW show.
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