10 Wrestling Props You Totally Don't Remember
9. Miro's Retro Arcade Machine
You know what's subtly incredible?
Miro referring to Malakai Black as a "pagan". It's such an incredible pull of an in-character insult, for Miro has ascended to a state equal or perhaps higher to God. Of course he thinks Malakai is a pagan. With two syllables, Miro gets his character and the conflict over. He might just be a genius at this.
You know what was embarrassingly sh*t?
'The Best Man'. The pitch in concept was good, a sort of modernised Mr. Perfect meant to underscore Miro's skill as an all-rounder, but it rapidly degenerated into "plays video games". That was it. He didn't even organise a stag do.
In an altogether tragic development, AEW personified the arcade machine cabinet, as if it meant so much to Miro and Sabian that they actually named it, like a pet. Its name was A.L.A.N, and it was a prop used by the heels to convey the idea that, yes, they enjoyed playing games - and if anybody got in the way of that, especially those pesky Best Friends, for what felt like three f*cking years, they wouldn't be too happy about it!
In the most low-stakes story AEW ever told, A.L.A.N got destroyed to build the "heat", and while Arcade Anarchy was fun for what it was, nobody really gave a sh*t.