How The Oldest Wrestling Lie JUST Got Exposed

There was a marvellous elegance to a match that, even when viewed as pure athletic theatre, was truly state-of-the-art. Midway through, Dax Hardwood was struck down by a knee injury. He was helped to the back by Cash Wheeler and new friend Hangman Page, who needed only a thin excuse to leave behind the old Elite friends that won't leave him alone.

Isn't it a shame, that FTR now won't make their own Tag Team Appreciation night concept? Or is it actually a genius heel ruse, since they've booked their All Out opponents in for a tough test shortly before the pay-per-view?

After a superb babyface performance, Hangman Page, who has such a habit of doing this that one might deem it cynical, rode in to make the big, grandstanding save and win the match after much painstaking toil on the part of Kenny Omega. It didn't work out like that; with his team outnumbered, Page was susceptible to an awesome Brodie Lee sledgehammer of a performance. This one sweeping, selfish statement, and its failure, may illuminate to Kenny Omega what Page may have been doing all along - and may also become one of the last beats of their incredible story.

The Dark Order, in the end, emerged victorious. In one wave of the baton, Khan furthered what is somehow a compelling and totally organic triangle feud, restored Brodie Lee's aura, and made a real threat of a Dark Order faction that has taken an eternity to take.

This isn't just critically-acclaimed geek fodder. Khan with his name star talent has sold out huge venues, secured a TV deal, and brought ratings to a level so above projections that he bagged a hugely lucrative rights fee within months.

"I don't give a damn what you people want," the Mr. McMahon character once roared in defiance.

On the basis of the shifting landscape - those per-segment demo ratings make for quite sensational reading - perhaps the indistinguishable man who played him should have.