The Acclaimed's Birthday bash for "Daddy *ss" was yet another shining example of how to lean into something as hard as you can when it's over. Especially if there's more to be creamed out of it in merchandise, which, in defence of the indefensible, was a pretty cool way to make the best out of Friday's embarrassing kidnapping Billy Gunn segment.
A sweet moment with a child's sign aside, it all went where it needed to without completely killing the buzz - the original Ass Boys protested about their Father's unity with The Acclaimed, before FTR got a measure of revenge on them for recent grievances and took a long lingering look at Anthony Bowens and Max Caster's tag team titles.
It's a division cooking nicely, even if the title reign of the hottest act feels like it's soon coming to an end.
Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 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. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, 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
