[7/12/25] AEW All In: Mox/Hangman, Omega/Okada V, Mone/Storm, and more!

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It's gonna be like 8 and a half years since Okada vs Omega 1. I'm not sure there's any matchup in history that's comparable in the sense of being so meaningful to an entire generation of (mostly online) fans + being completely outside of the WWE bubble and having a rematch years removed in a unique and new setting in the U.S with both wrestlers still being able to work their asses of if they want to.

I truly wonder how those 15-25 year old fans from 2017 feel about it and how excited they are because I legit can't come up with any good comparison to that match. Any example I can come up with was either too foreign (as in, not involving a north american wrestler) and/or didn't have the level of hype and instant myth making as Okada/Omega because of little access to the match or it being in too small a promotion.
 

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WWE really going to be countering Okada-Omega, Mercedes-Toni, and Hangman-Moxley with the hollowed out NXT roster :mjlol:

And AEW hasn’t even announced the matches for some of their big guns like Ospreay, Swerve, and Hurt Syndicate

Like bringing a water gun to a nuclear bomb fight.
 

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WWE really going to be countering Okada-Omega, Mercedes-Toni, and Hangman-Moxley with the hollowed out NXT roster :mjlol:

And AEW hasn’t even announced the matches for some of their big guns like Ospreay, Swerve, and Hurt Syndicate

Like bringing a water gun to a nuclear bomb fight.
But Marie Mae, bruh. :skip:
 

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Sounds like Christian/Cope vs. FTR is a no-go for All In

"The people I talked to hinted to me there was some hiccups in relation to turning Christian babyface or getting him out of The Patriarchy. Seems like he wanted to do that for a little bit longer. And I don't know the reaction of those that were involved in the story but they had planned for Cope & Christian against FTR at All In," Sean Ross Sapp said.
 

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It's gonna be like 8 and a half years since Okada vs Omega 1. I'm not sure there's any matchup in history that's comparable in the sense of being so meaningful to an entire generation of (mostly online) fans + being completely outside of the WWE bubble and having a rematch years removed in a unique and new setting in the U.S with both wrestlers still being able to work their asses of if they want to.
Only thing that comes to mind would be something like Savage vs Hogan in WCW after they feuded in WWF. But that's the WWE bubble as you put it. I don't think you could find one because no other company has ever been on the level of success as WWE. It's not really a fair question to ask. But hey, here we are in the internet age 35 years later.
 

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Only thing that comes to mind would be something like Savage vs Hogan in WCW after they feuded in WWF. But that's the WWE bubble as you put it. I don't think you could find one because no other company has ever been on the level of success as WWE. It's not really a fair question to ask. But hey, here we are in the internet age 35 years later.
Yeah, that's why I'm curious as to how the generation that was so moved by the rivalry (or just the first match) feels about this rematch all these years later. I think it's the first match of its kind for all the things already explained, but also in the sense of being such an IWC experience that was shared by so many people in real time or in a very short span.

So I wonder if it means something special for all those people that are now 8 years older. If it were me I'd be losing my shyt most likely :heh:
 

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:scusthov: Wait a minute! Big Bill and Keith are there for the karaoke? Aww shyt that means he is showing up.
 
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