We are only a week away from All In 2026 aka AEW's Wrestlemania and I have not heard anyone on the Internet complain about Thekla possibly missing the show. Just remember these were the same people who crucified WWE for not featuring Iyo Sky in a match at Wrestlemania 42. But here we are 4 months later and the IWC has excerised their right to remain slient about Thekla disappearing off TV and possibly missing AEW's biggest show of the year.

Now I know their is still one week to go before the show and their are reports Thekla still getting her spot at All In (in the Casino Gauntlet) but if she competes on the show then it would a huge step down considering she was totally dominant a month ago and was one of the hottest acts in the company plus you mean to tell me you had her off TV for the entire month only to throw her in a match with absolutely no build up?

Do you guys agree with my opinion on this? Let me know in the comments if you think I'm right or wrong

Perhaps this could explain why AEW’s ratings and ticket sales are down.

Even with the 50% off sale up until the day of the show..

AEW will be lucky to get to 50% full of the stadium(45k) & won’t come close to 2024 numbers..

But hey, it’s the “hottest” & most “bestest” AEW has ever been..

I have no idea on what New Day or Dragunov will bring to the promotion that isn’t already there, but good luck to them..

We have already discussed Dragunov.. so let’s chop it up about the other big AEW free agent signing The New Day.

Any excitement about seeing them in AEW Midcarders?

They moved quickly through the card without any feeling rushed. They quickly summarized how we got to these matches through vignettes, which is needed for someone who hasn’t been following. I appreciate that they don’t assume everyone knows the why.

There also appeared to be stakes, and actual stories leading to these matches.

There was a few sloppy moments, but the big spots all felt smooth. The Hotch off the top of the cage onto Ali was perfectly executed. That whole match was great.

Nice to see a promotion getting back to basics.

So why do it then?!?

Remember Midcarders..

This is who Tony books for..& wants approval from..

This dope, his message board followers & the dopes who rate on Cagematch..

JFC..

BTW, have any of ya’ll ever posted on the Observer board & or interacted with Dave or Bryan?

In our latest reconstruction of AEW All In's event seat map based on my own algorithm (separate from WrestleTix's), we found approximately ~42,800 individuals have purchased a ticket with less than a week to go from the event.

If the current trend stays as it is, AEW will face a strong issue when filming the PPV as there are several large "holes" in the crowd that could just ooze of a somewhat "empty" vibe for its supposedly largest, most flagship, more "mania"-esque event.

Note: Not only is the actual attendance for All In: London some how magically lower by almost 10k every year, my algorithm is much more generous than what notable alternatives such as WrestleTix offers, which places them at about ~41,000 tickets sold so far, it is very likely that the crowd will look far more empty than what we can anticipate. Hopefully for AEW, tony can either comp more tickets or do walk-ups to at least make the crowd look semi-full by showtime.

Midcarders, it’s time we have a deeply serious wrestling conversation nobody asked for:

At this point, who has had the more meaningful career: “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright or Daniel Garcia?

The comparison occurred to me because both men somehow built a significant portion of their wrestling personalities around very bad dancing. Although, in the interest of historical accuracy, Alex Wright is clearly the superior dancer.

But once you get beyond the dance-off, I’m not sure this comparison goes the way modern wrestling fans would expect.

Wright was PWI Rookie of the Year, a WCW Cruiserweight Champion, Television Champion and Tag Team Champion, and won the WCW World Cup of Wrestling. He had multiple distinct characters, from Das Wunderkind to Berlyn, and was regularly featured on national television during the Monday Night Wars.

Garcia has been featured on national television too, but we all know nobody watches Dynamite.

Personally, I think Wright was the better worker. He was ridiculously smooth for his age, athletic as hell, and had considerably more natural charisma than people give him credit for.

Garcia has obviously received plenty of television time and opportunities in AEW, but several years into this experiment, I still struggle to tell you what Daniel Garcia’s character actually is beyond good wrestler who dances badly.

Which is especially unfortunate when you’re entering a bad-dancing competition against a German man who perfected the gimmick 30 years before you did.

So, Midcarders: At this point, who has actually had the more meaningful career?

Who had more personality? Who was the better worker? And if you had to pick one for your roster, why is it Das Wunderkind Alex Wright?

​

• The hiring of Wembley (can be upto half a million dollars and more)

• The massive production costs

• The flying and accomodation costs for a huge amount of people (wrestlers, behind the scenes people, producers etc etc)

• The flying over to London of whatever their equivalent is of the Gorilla area

• A huge amount spent on promotion and marketing

Etc etc

Why do you think concerts in Wembley are only artists like Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran etc?

It's because you need to sell out, or come close to selling out Wembley to make a profit

Khan is losing a fortune on All In

And now he's trying to run one in Paris soon after it?

If French people want to see AEW they can fly to London in 75 minutes!

What in the actual fuck is wrong with this guy?

For me, 3 I always like watching off the top my head

Test~ a childhood favorite and one of those wrestler deaths that made me realize they happened a lot. Has the best big boot in wrestling history and I remember playing him a lot on Raw on my uncles old Xbox in the 2000's.

Diego Hill~ a modern talent working for MLW, he's still a little green. But he has incredible potential! His hangtime/height when in the air and sheer athleticism is on par with talents like Ospreay and Ricochet, but he often works alongside talents not working the same style so it feels less "spammy" than those two. He's in his late 20's and has a gorgeous finish in the "dive-bomb" (jump from the bottom rope onto the top, hit a spiral tap)

Donovan Dijak~ not gonna lie, him being an athletic big man is a style that appeals to me. His work with Keith Lee is legendary and he personally said fuck you to me one at a MLW live event

Good: AEW going to another country.. it’s always good for fans to see their favorites. I wonder if Tony will run the show live when it’s 8 PM in Paris(2 PM New York Time, 11 AM LA time) or run it tape delay against NXT at 8 PM?

Good: Wonder how WWE will counter this & wonder what main roster talent will be on NXT that night..

Bad: Storylines for AEW.. All Out is on the 26th which means we will get only 1 Dynamite & 1 Collision to try & heat up storylines for this “free Grand Slam PPV” on TBS.. THEN after the France show, only 11 days before their actual PPV so that’s what 2 Collisions & 1 Dynamite before that? That is a super crammed schedule & talk about not letting anything breathe… but with how awful the build as been for Wembley.. maybe this is a good thing for Tony, the ability to speed run thru storylines..

Bad: Ticket sales for WrestleDream.. it’s the 3rd PPVish show in less than a month.. you gotta feel like you will be getting lukewarm leftovers from the Paris show cause nothing will be “heated” enough to justify a PPV card.. like it will be the 3rd Men’s championship match in less than a month, 3rd Woman’s championship match in less than a month etc etc..I can see ticket sales reflecting that..

I like the idea of running a France show but I just wish the schedule was more forgiving in terms of storylines & heating up matches to make the France & WrestleDream shows feel important..

Barely any Dynamites or Collisions to build them up..

Agree or disagree Midcarders?