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22/4/24 Fact or Fiction

Statement #1:The ending of Wrestlemania XL was satisfying. FACT - While the layout of the match got to the point of borderline parody, as I haven't seen so many run-ins during a title match since Jeff Jarrett's reign of terror in TNA, the end result was the right call - and got even better once Bloodline stans started losing their shit on Twitter ever since

Statement #2: It was wrong for AEW to air the footage of the All In backstage fight. FICTION - While it wasn't wrong to show it, what was wrong was when and where they showed it: if AEW aired the footage immediately after Punk was fired from the company then there would have been little complaint but, more importantly, a lot less battle lines as the argument would have just been between AEW fans and Punk fans, and it is certainly true that AEW had the right to reply after Punk went on Ariel Helwani's podcast and decided to be a Gideon Falter about the situation - but the right to reply should not have aired on Dynamite, instead have been handled with some degree of distance between the footage and AEW's production with the most obvious suggestion being on a podcast (and, no, I don't mean AEW Unrestricted nor Talk is Jericho) so that AEW got to tell their side and it didn't interfere with their booking, not least because by that point the battle lines had been redrawn significantly with WWE fans being added to the mix alongside people who clearly know eff all about data protection laws chiming in

Statement #3: The Rock will not wrestle again until Wrestlemania 41. FICTION - There's two ways to look at this: the most obvious suggestion is he'll wrestle at the next Saudi show on the slate, though given that takes place in May it can be argued that he shouldn't as that's too soon after WM (but Bonesaw McGraw probably won't be interested in things like facts, logic, or that people know what sportswashing is) but it's more likely that SummerSlam has him feature given he won't be busy promoting films - which he would be around Survivor Series time as Moana 2 is slated for that period

Statement #4: Will Ospreay was wrong to respond to HHH’s comment about wrestlers not wanting to come to WWE because of the grind. FICTION - Even if the shot wasn't aimed at Ospreay specifically, though given HHH's track record of being a salty bitch in interviews and press conferences it's highly likely it was, he deserved the clapback anyway considering how idealising "the grind" is such a back asswards mindset anyway because work/life balance is more important than flogging yourself to death for the benefit of shareholders while getting no benefit to yourself, as evidenced by Seth Rollins' experience of the grind being the sound coming from his leg as he worked both nights of WM with a torn meniscus

Statement #5: You are excited for Jon Moxley’s run as IWGP World Heavyweight Champion in New Japan. FACT - While it's true to say that NJPW's product has not been hot for a good 2-3 years and their headline scene in particular has suffered due to a choice of poor champions (Sanada), champions not getting the credit they so obviously earned (Shingo), dull challengers (EVIL), or champions who were past their peak (Naito) the headline scene needed freshening up with someone who can carry the banner until it's time for Yota Tsuji, Shota Umino and Ren Narita to step up, and I am genuinely curious to see Mox in the role as the steward waiting for the moment where somebody gets their big moment

Statement #6: You are excited for Jon Moxley’s run as IWGP World Heavyweight Champion in New Japan. FACT - After the epileptic days of Kevin Dunn's production it was a breath of fresh air to see some smooth camera work, even if on occasion they were used in bad places so you had things like the camera was mooching around trying to be Sam Raimi but you couldn't actually follow the action in the ring...and then, like everything, it became ammo in the usual wrestling culture war drivel so now people online are trying to gatekeep shot composition saying that only WWE are allowed to use these shots as they invented them - which is certainly news to people who've watched NJPW for any length of time

#fact or fiction #factorfiction #wrestlemania #wrestlemania 40 #wrestlemania xl #cm punk #all in

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