11 Ups & 0 Downs From AEW All Out 2021

by Michael Sidgwick

1. Professional Wrestling Is The Greatest Medium Ever

Adam Cole
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It's no wonder that none of these guys ever retire. Ever.

Professional wrestling is the best drug.

As Kenny Omega closed the show with his "Goodbye and goodnight" spiel, the lights went out. Bryan Danielson did not appear.

Adam Cole did.

Adam Cole did, and he rejoined his Elite brethren with a beautiful callback to Being The Elite. The super-faction beat the piss out of Christian Cage and Jurassic Express in a wild scene that spawned several dream matches. A white-hot card went ballistic. Everything on this show was so awesome and so special that fears of another overlong, uneven effort proved totally unfounded. If the show ran until next week, they'd still be going apesh*t.

And then Bryan Danielson did appear. And Bryan Danielson was absolutely incendiary in his sh*t-kicking of Nick Jackson. If the show ran until next month, they'd still be going apesh*t.

If pro wrestling is a drug, this was uncut. Wave upon wave of euphoria overwhelmed the arena as AEW spawned wave upon wave of dream matches.

Adam Cole Vs. Jungle Boy. Adam Cole Vs. Bryan Danielson. Bryan Danielson Vs. Kenny Omega. The Young Bucks Vs. Bryan Danielson and Jungle Boy.

Just think about what the next Blood & Guts match is going to look like, holy f*cking Jesus Christ s**t.

A better swerve than anything the Attitude Era gave us.

Pro wrestling in 2021 is better than the Attitude Era.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!