World’s End promised a last swing at glory and left us arguing about what actually matters: can elite wrestling save a card when the story won’t? We walk through the whole night with clear eyes, starting at a pre-show full of tags and Bandido buzz, then into a Takeshita vs Okada match that saved too much for somewhere else. The screwdriver landed, the temperature didn’t. That becomes a theme—big moments, thin connective tissue—until a heel-heavy, well-told tag bout (FTR vs Bang Bang Gang) reminds everyone how heat, pacing, and a cruel finish make the next chapter feel inevitable.
We put real time into the women’s picture too. Chris Statlander’s in-ring is there; the character engine isn’t. Willow shines through every minute she gets. The card needed fewer exhibition-length matches and more tailored rivalries that pull identity to the surface. Then we get to Moxley. His semifinal with Kyle Fletcher overdelivers, but the face-leaning tone and the Okada result raise eyebrows. If this is a setup for PAC to take the Death Riders’ wheel, the tells are on camera. If not, the logic needs a bridge we can actually see.
The main event? That’s where the show finds purpose. Swerve and Hangman arrive with mutual respect, Samoa Joe holds gold, and MJF parachutes in like the only adult in the room. He didn’t just win; he reframed the belt as a chess piece and forced everyone else to level up. That’s the role AEW needs from him right now: the heel who’s hard to beat, smarter than the room, and a rising tide for the top of the card. We close by tackling Sports Illustrated’s year-end awards and what “best in-ring,” “best on the mic,” and “wrestler of the year” should mean when you weigh craft, story, and actual seasons. EO, Becky, Punk, Seth, Bronson Reed, Kyle Fletcher, and TNA’s climb all deserve their flowers in that conversation.
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