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What's Keeping MLW From Living Up to It's Potential?

 The MLW brand sparked with promise when they advertised the #Restart in November. Before then, they had a lot in their tank. The Hart Dynasty, The Opera Cup, Low-Ki, Los Parks, and Contra. Every week Fusion performed exciting matches on Fite TV. Titles were exchanged, hardcore matches drew blood, and Filthy Tom performed in twenty-minute matches. The #Restart sounded like an amazing use of talent. Contra was bashing heads and starting feuds, Calvin Tankman was going to be a force to be reckoned with, and Alexander Hammerstone was going to get a major push. The first episode aired on YouTube and it felt underwhelming. Alex Hammerstone started us with a 15-second squash. Brian Pullman Jr was supposed to have a satisfying grudge match with Myron Reed, but Myron tossed him aside like a rag doll. Likewise, Davey Jr. was hyped to give Fatu a fight for his life. Fatu defeated him with zero consequences. Future episodes had lackluster squash matches, decent tag teams, a quality Opera Cup,...
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AEW Dark 11/24 (The First Hour)

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 Intro: Three hours of mid-carders winning over debuting wrestlers seems a bit extreme. I looked at the first hour of the latest show. In 57 minutes there were five matches. Each match had a "debuting" wrestler face off against a mid-card wrestler with absolutely no surprise outcome. There were a few buildup segments and promos, but nothing too serious. Match 1: Vipress vs. Big Swole (w) Match flow: Started with tie-ups and light takedowns, then followed intense face and body strikes and ended with some strong throws. Match Majority: Tie-ups and jockeying for position Common throws: arm drags, hair throws, snapmare. Strike variety: shoulder charges, back elbows Strong throws: Northern lights from Big Swole, Sideslam, tiger driver to cloverleaf submission from Big Swole for the win. Impression: Nothing out of the ordinary for a women's match. Big Swole is great at suplexes and drivers. Match Importance: A way to boost Big Swole Match 2: Lee Johnson/Aaron Solow vs. Alex Rey...
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