Why WWE WrestleMania X-Seven Is FINALLY Set To Be Topped

by Michael Sidgwick
Jon Moxley Hiroshi Tanahashi
All Elite Wrestling

Jon Moxley has a death match on the mind, and if Forbidden Door lacked anything last year, it was ultra-violence.

Or, alternatively, following the events of Dominion, Mox Vs. Tomohiro Ishii II could be the direction. And what a potential direction that is: their original 2019 G1 Climax encounter was an unbelievably satisfying squelcher. Ishii taking to the skies to put Moxley down was such a fantastic, out of character spot, the sort that does so much to portray an opponent as a huge threat.

Orange Cassidy Vs. anybody is a guaranteed great match at this point. What if he works Hiroshi Tanahashi? Tana doing his schtick would be a weird thrill, but what if he instead defends the honour of the "indie fed" and steps up to MJF?

If this all seems wildly hyperbolic for a show that hasn't even happened yet, that's the point. TV wrestling in the U.S. was dog sh*t for so many years between WrestleMania X-Seven and the formation of AEW. It should be a good thing that standards have been raised to this extent. People should want the fabled X-Seven to get topped.

Forbidden Door is a dream show, and a dream card is taking shape. Dream about it.

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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!