10 ALL IN Impulse Reactions

1. The Joy Of Six

Was the blockbuster six-man tag featuring The Golden Elite triumvirate of The Young Bucks and Kota Ibushi battling Rey Mysterio, Bandido and Rey Fenix placed last because it was a just about the safest bet the crew could make after taking so many gambles on themselves over the past few months?

ALL IN's card was one so stacked that one of several bouts could have closed the show. Few, however, could have packed quite as much in and got the speedy f*ck off the air the way this one did.

There was no confetti and cuddling unless you immediately got on Twitter for it, but the insane headliner ensured out-of-this-world action and a finish before the cameras almost immediately faded to black.

The spots were too many and magnificent to mention in this particular list, but each participant in the match was just that - a participant. There were no passengers amongst the frequent fliers, and there was some sumptuous symmetry with the show that started life as a Dave Meltzer debate ending with the finisher that lovingly bears his name.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett