Tonight, let AEW be the distraction from all the bad stuff happening nowadays.

Especially tonight, when tonight's Six Man Tag match will determine who gets the advantage in next week's Blood & Guts match.

Plus, Dark Order's Exalted One will be revealed.  Is it Matt Hardy?  Is it Brodie Lee?  Is it Raven?  Is it anyone that we don't suspect?

It is Brandon Cutler. It was him all along.

Has AEW tested all their talent for the virus or are they just assuming everything will be fine and they can get away with physical contact?

I don’t like that wrestling is still happening. What we gonna do if Tony Schiovane or Jake Roberts catch this shit and die next week?

Pretty sure there's no way all the AEW roster were able to get tested

um is this week's episode going to be Cody just reading off all the scripted plot developments?

This is turning into some Shakespherian stuff.

It's SO WEIRD to see the Lucha Bros still come out, climb the corners and play to the crowd. I mean, I know there are other wrestlers in the audience but it still feels more awkward than if they just came out and didn't do their taunts.

Sonny Kiss manages to make it on an episode of Dynamite.

And let's go mask guy

I like that their "audience" is split tonight between the faces and heels.

That social distancing line didn't quite click with me in particular, since I'm in an area where we're basically being told by government order to avoid non-essential travel, restaurants are takeout only and the vibe is NO SERIOUSLY YOU MIGHT HAVE THE VIRUS BUT DON'T KNOW IT, WE CAN GET THIS UNDER CONTROL BUT ONLY IF ALL OF US #STAYSTHEF*CKHOME.

Seeing a group of traveling wrestlers, who after tonight are likely to return to their home cities and their families, they have kids who go to school, and I dunno man.

The two stars of the women's division get the jobber entrance.

I missed it, is this a no DQ match? b/c Kip just tripped both wrestlers in direct view of the ref, who called him out on it, and the match continues AND Sabian was not ejected from ringside.

Mar 19, 2020 0:36:03 GMT X-zero said:

The two stars of the women's division get the jobber entrance.

If it's in Picture-In-Picture, is it really a jobber entrance?

Mar 19, 2020 0:37:36 GMT Michinokudriver said:

I missed it, is this a no DQ match? b/c Kip just tripped both wrestlers in direct view of the ref, who called him out on it, and the match continues AND Sabian was not ejected from ringside.

There are no rules in any match in AEW until atleast the 10 minute mark in the match.

Mar 19, 2020 0:38:10 GMT CM Punk'd said:

Mar 19, 2020 0:36:03 GMT X-zero said:

The two stars of the women's division get the jobber entrance.

If it's in Picture-In-Picture, is it really a jobber entrance?

That sounds like a deep question but I going with Yes. If I didn't hear the sound of their entrances themes they didn't happen.

Oh hey, he's still got the car!

And also in continuity, Moxley might be secretly relieved he doesn't have to come in to work because he's still a hypochondriac.

Mar 19, 2020 0:50:21 GMT Michinokudriver said:

Oh hey, he's still got the car!

And also in continuity, Moxley might be secretly relieved he doesn't have to come in to work because he's still a hypochondriac.

This would've been perfect today if...

A. There was a crowd

B. Mox was a heel

That was hilariously douchey by Jungle Boy.

 - Tease a suicide dive

 - Roll out of the ring

 - Hit the softest kick on a dude who's already down and didn't look like he was going to get up in time to break up the pin anyways

Mar 19, 2020 1:05:27 GMT Michinokudriver said:

That was hilariously douchey by Jungle Boy.

 - Tease a suicide dive

 - Roll out of the ring

 - Hit the softest kick on a dude who's already down and didn't look like he was going to get up in time to break up the pin anyways

I think Jungle Boy is secretly Fenix. Because he almost did what Fenix does almost in every match after he hits their double team finish.

Brodie Lee is The Exalted One!

Luke Harper finished his apprenticeship under Bray Wyatt and is ready to lead his own cult.

Our little boy all growed up <3

also wouldn't be a debut without a not-so-subtle shot at WWE, I guess

Well I will give it a chance but not sure if he can pull off cult leader.

Potential feud idea: Jericho vs. AEW wrestler who doesn't know the lyrics

Worst part of this outbreak: robbing us of the pop Brodie Lee would have got tonight.

Mar 19, 2020 1:15:10 GMT X-zero said:

Well I will give it a chance but not sure if he can pull off cult leader.

Better him than Matt Hardy, who can pull off cult leader but only in a campy sort of way. Like, 60s Batman level camp.

Cody didn't do his full entrance that is new. And Brodie Lee already has two t-shirts on shopaew.

Mar 19, 2020 1:31:50 GMT Michinokudriver said:

Mar 19, 2020 1:15:10 GMT X-zero said:

Well I will give it a chance but not sure if he can pull off cult leader.

Better him than Matt Hardy, who can pull off cult leader but only in a campy sort of way. Like, 60s Batman level camp.

Yeah, Brodie was the right choice.  The kind of guy who can legitimize the Dark Order as a serious force.

DRONE!!!'

WONDERFUL!!!

HE'S HERE!!!

Well that probably was a better use of Matt. Vanguard 1 coming in with a crowd would have been amazing.

Yep, it’s official. Wrestling is stupid without a crowd.

Mar 19, 2020 2:07:27 GMT RT said:

Yep, it’s official. Wrestling is stupid without a crowd.

At least it's something live to see.

Just started watching the show, and the environment feels significantly better than the wwe shows from the performance centre. Maybe the dimmed lights make it feel closer to normal, I dont know. But it doesn't feel as weird.

Orange Cassidy killing it on commentary.