{"id":189048,"date":"2024-12-03T21:30:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T03:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=189048"},"modified":"2024-12-03T21:30:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T03:30:54","slug":"aew-feud-tracker-assessing-and-grading-top-feuds-including-moxley-vs-white-vs-hangman-adam-cole-vs-mjf-shirakawa-vs-mariah-may-swerve-vs-hurt-syndicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/12\/03\/aew-feud-tracker-assessing-and-grading-top-feuds-including-moxley-vs-white-vs-hangman-adam-cole-vs-mjf-shirakawa-vs-mariah-may-swerve-vs-hurt-syndicate\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW FEUD TRACKER: Assessing and grading top feuds including Moxley vs. White vs. Hangman, Adam Cole vs. MJF, Shirakawa vs. Mariah May, Swerve vs. Hurt Syndicate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3201188649\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>NEWS &amp; NOTES<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022Grand Slam Australia moved from SunCorp Stadium to the smaller Brisbane Entertainment Center. Tony Khan turned out to be too ambitious booking the first venue. Part of the issue is that AEW doesn\u2019t have the reach in Australia that it does in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Ricky Starks, who reappeared in GCW a couple weeks ago, was pulled from further appearances with the promotion after its star Effy disparaged AEW on a podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022The inaugural International Women\u2019s Cup kicked off last week with qualifying match between Jamie Hayter and Queen Aminata. Hayter won after hitting the Hayterade lariat despite Aminata blocking it three times. After the match we got another tease of Julia Hart targeting Hayter. Hayter will now face the winner of Serena Deeb vs. Willow Nightingale scheduled for next week\u2019s Collision for the right to go to WrestleDynasty.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>INTRO<\/h3>\n<p>Dynamite will be emanating from some random town in Indiana. Seriously Fishers, Indiana. I don\u2019t understand the strategy of going to these small towns. It feels like the show is handicapping itself. That said the show on paper is pretty good. 2 C2 matches and the Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal. If nothing else the C2 matches should be worth the price of admission by themselves.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Jon Moxley vs. Jay White vs. &#8220;Hangman&#8221; Page<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Latest Developments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hangman\u00a0 explained his actions from Full Gear and reaffirmed his desire to be world champion but was immediately interrupted by Jay White who rightfully pointed out that he deserved the world title shot. Both men wound up on the receiving end of an assault by Mox and the Mechanics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hangman came to the ring and explained that he and Christian made deal in which he would help Christian win the world title in exchange for the first title shot. Despite Christian\u2019s failure, Hangman declared that he not only wanted to be champion, he deserved to be champion. That brought out Switchblade Jay White who rightfully pointed out that he beat Hangman twice and if anyone should get a shot at the title it should be Switchblade. Just as White made it to the ring, Mox and the Mechanics struck. PAC attacked Jay White from behind and Wheeler Yuta did the same to Hangman. Hangman couldn\u2019t resist going after White which allowed Marina Shafir to hit the ring and clobber Hangman with Steve McMichael memorial Haliburton briefcase. She was going to hit White but he ducked and set her up for the Blade Runner. Mox made the save, applying a rear naked choke, which allowed Marina to get a shot in on White and apply her Mother\u2019s Milk choke on White until he was unconscious. To add insult to injury, PAC bashed an already out cold White over the head with the briefcase anyway.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3190134047\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>There\u2019s been a lot of discussion about whether the Mox story is progressing or not. I understand where that thought process comes from, but I think people are focusing on the wrong aspect of the story. Much like WWE\u2019s Bloodline story, the basic premise of the Mox story, someone stepping up to try and topple Mox and save AEW could get a little repetitious. That applied to Roman\u2019s long run as well. The thing that kept that story interesting was the intra-group dynamics, the family soap opera. Conversely, the thing that is or should be the focus of the Mox story is Team AEW. We know why Mox is doing what he&#8217;s doing, what his goal is, and that the title gives him the power to do it. The fluid part of this storyline is the opposition. First it was Orange Cassidy waving the banner of AEW against Mox. Now Jay White has stepped up. Much like \u201cRowdy\u201d Roddy Piper in the fall of 1996, White isn\u2019t or shouldn&#8217;t be pounding the drum for AEW. His desire for the title is a personal one. It doesn&#8217;t make him any less of a babyface but he&#8217;s not doing it for AEW.<\/p>\n<p>The wildcard here is Hangman Page. He doesn\u2019t technically deserve a title shot. He can be dealt with by Mox and Mechanics without one. This would be an instance where Tony Khan intervening and making the match between just White and Mox would make sense. That said what transpired on Collision was interesting. Hangman defeated Wheeler Yuta. Part way through the match Mox, PAC, Claudio, and Marina came out into the crowd and watched from a distance as Hangman not only beat Yuta but beat him up afterwards. Mox was not only disinclined to help Yuta, he actually seemed impressed by what Hangman was doing. Later in the show, Hangman turned down an interview from Lexi Nair only to run into Christopher Daniels who said that he could be the champion that AEW needed if he got himself together. Hangman flipped out on CD and walked away.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where the focus of the story lies. It\u2019s pretty much assumed that the Bucks are returning as faces so the interest is going to be in them patching up their differences with Kenny Omega and reuniting to save their company from Mox and to see if Hangman can be brought on board too. At that point it becomes a matter of whether Omega or Hangman is chosen to fight Mox while the other three fight for the trios titles. Darby Allin is still out there as well. That\u2019s for the new year though. Right now, it remains to be seen exactly what kind of match we get for World\u2019s End and if Mox extends an invitation to Hangman to join his cult. That would be an interesting twist and if it happens I fully expect Hangman to turn him down without verbally doing so.<\/p>\n<p>Grade: B+<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Mina Shirakawa vs. Mariah May<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Latest Developments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mariah May attacked Mina Shirakawa during an interview segment on Dynamite. A match was made between the two for Winter is Coming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mina Shirakawa cut a promo basically saying that after what Mariah did to Toni Storm, she (Mina) knew could do the same thing to her. Before she could finish her promo Mariah came in from behind and smashed a champagne bottle over her head before beating her with the title belt.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-588877876\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>This segment was good. Mina explained herself as best she could. It\u2019s hard to be completely sympathetic given that she was aware that Mariah is sociopath and still chose to trust her but at the same time, Mina never supported or even acted indifferent to Mariah\u2019s behavior. She also didn\u2019t completely trust her or she would\u2019ve been clobbered at Full Gear.<\/p>\n<p>On Collision Mariah had a pre-taped promo recorded immediately after her attack on Mina. While she referenced Mina teaming with Toni as her \u201crunning around Japan with a ghost of my past\u201d, her ultimate reason for turning on her was that she saw Mina as a potential threat and wanted to neutralize her.<\/p>\n<p>Doing the promo from the scene of the crime was a nice touch. Mariah is just pure evil. There\u2019s no two ways about it. She turned on her best friend because the only thing she cares about is the title and she saw Mina as a threat. How cold and depraved is that? The match should be good. I\u2019m a little surprised it\u2019s happening at Winter is Coming rather than World\u2019s End but maybe Mariah cheats and we get a rematch at the PPV. In the meantime I\u2019m curious how the return of Toni Storm is set up. She has to be coming back soon. I wonder if we get vignettes or just a surprise return.<\/p>\n<p>Grade: B+<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the &#8220;All Elite Conversation Club&#8221; with Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/all-elite-conversation-club-dehnel-kanner-preview-the-continental-classic-blocks-dehnel-s-in-person-review-of-full-gear-starks-update--63067047\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=63067047&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Mercedes Mon\u00e9<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Latest Developments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mercedes was set to fire Kamille but Kamille quit before she could. On Rampage Kamille was found unconscious in the back with a chair wrapped around her head.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mercedes was interviewed by Tony Schiavone. She talked about her victory over Kris Statlander and how she did it without Kamille&#8217;s help. That led to her reaching the conclusion that she didn\u2019t need Kamille. Before she could actually fire her though, the Brickhouse quit and walked away.<\/p>\n<p>I thought this segment was absolutely necessary. Mercedes beating Stat clean by herself demonstrated that she doesn\u2019t need Kamille. Couple that with how inept Kamille has been shown to be the last few weeks, Mercedes firing her was the next logical step. She\u2019s much better as an arrogant obnoxious heel who backs it up in ring. Kamille quitting and walking away worked for me because it didn\u2019t feel like the segment was designed to garner any sympathy for her. To me that\u2019s a good thing because I don\u2019t think Kamille works as a babyface. She\u2019s not great in the ring and she doesn\u2019t have the charisma of a Kevin Nash or Sid that could use to mask her deficiencies. Just moving on would\u2019ve been the best course of action. Instead, she was attacked setting up a whodunit angle with Mercedes as the only obvious suspect. Clearly, Kamille is going to off TV for a bit. I do wonder what the plan for Mercedes is though. I wouldn\u2019t mind of she and Stat ran it back at World\u2019s End.<\/p>\n<p>Grade: B<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Adam Cole vs. MJF<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Latest Developments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adam Cole and Kyle O\u2019Reilly declared themselves for the Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adam Cole came out and began to cut a promo on MJF. He didn\u2019t get very far into it before Kyle O\u2019Reilly interrupted him. Kyle insisted that Cole allow him to handle Max for him. The two disagreed and that brought up another weird video from MJF this time with him playing the piano. He brought up he Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal as his focus. That prompted both Cole and KOR to declare for the match.<\/p>\n<p>This continues to be the low point of the show every week. Once again the segment was needlessly overcomplicated. In his first promo back from injury last month Adam Cole said he wanted to go after MJF alone. Since then Roddy Strong and now Kyle O\u2019Reilly have both tried to fight Cole\u2019s battle for him. It makes Cole look weak. If his friends don\u2019t think he can fight his own battle, why should the fans get behind him? This is not how to get the fans to rally behind Cole. Additionally, these videos from MJF are really an insult to the intelligence at this point. The idea that he&#8217;s interrupting the segment from some undisclosed location as though he\u2019s watching it live is just ludicrous. Trying to tell this story while Max is off filming a movie is just a bad idea. Cole desperately needs a motivated, focused MJF to play off of if there\u2019s any hope of salvaging something out of this angle.<\/p>\n<p>As for the annual battle for the Dynamite Diamond ring, my guess is Kyle O\u2019Reilly wins the match and the right to challenge MJF for the gaudy ring so as to delay the eventual Cole\/MJF match for PPV although the sooner they get to the match at this point, the better.<\/p>\n<p>Grade: C+<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Swerve Strickland vs. The Hurt Syndicate<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Latest Developments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Swerve got into an altercation with Max Caster backstage setting up a match between the two tomorrow night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Hurt Syndicate opened the show with MVP cutting a promo in-ring part of which was him gloating about Lashley\u2019s win over Swerve. The other part was setting up Shelton for the C2. Backstage Swerve was being interviewed by Renee Paquette when Max Caster wandered into the scene. He made a smart remark about Swerve\u2019s loss and that set off Swerve. He tossed Caster around the area, slamming him into road cases and such.<\/p>\n<p>I know on its face it doesn\u2019t seem like it actually involves the Hurt Syndicate but I believe it does. MVP has been courting Caster for weeks. Caster has seemed interested in what MVP has to say unlike Anthony Bowens. I expect Swerve to mop the floor with Caster leading to him finally breaking with Bowens and joining the Hurt Syndicate. Perhaps Bowens then teams with Swerve to fight his former partner.<\/p>\n<p>Grade: B+<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Stay right here and keep the flow going. 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