{"id":207220,"date":"2025-11-11T11:46:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T17:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=207220"},"modified":"2025-11-11T11:46:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T17:46:28","slug":"aews-top-promos-of-the-week-ricochet-continues-to-shine-despite-critics-not-recognizing-him-stokely-and-ftr-pitch-perfect-death-rider-clues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/11\/11\/aews-top-promos-of-the-week-ricochet-continues-to-shine-despite-critics-not-recognizing-him-stokely-and-ftr-pitch-perfect-death-rider-clues\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW&#8217;S TOP PROMOS OF THE WEEK: Ricochet continues to shine despite critics not recognizing him, Stokely and FTR pitch perfect, Death Rider clues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-584922483\" 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><p>I just wanted to say sorry to anyone who has been reading this weekly column and my AEW Top Matches column for having to skip last week. I had a family medical emergency, and to be honest it really was a wake-up call on how lucky I am to still have my mom around. She is in her mid-70s and has had some medical issues lately that were a real scare to her, and me. Luckily, she is going to be alright and fully recover.<\/p>\n<p>The reason I am a wrestling fan is because of my mom. She was the one that let me watch WWF Superstars on Saturday mornings when I was 5 years old when I probably should have been watching cartoons. She brought me to every show at the Boston Garden as a kid, and when I got older would drop me off and pick me up with my friends when we would go to a house show, Monday Night Raw, or Smackdown when it would come to the Boston Garden. There were times when I knew she didn\u2019t have the money to buy tickets, but she would always make sure I didn\u2019t miss a show.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll never forget having tickets to WrestleMania 14 in my stocking for Christmas one year. We sat 10 rows from the ring, and wait for it\u2026 the ticket price was only $120. I was probably the only person in that arena not cheering for &#8220;Stone Cold&#8221; Steve Austin. Shawn Michales is my guy. He was then, and he is today. I stay loyal to my guys.<\/p>\n<p>So, with all that said, if you\u2019re like me, and your parents are getting up in age, please don\u2019t take it for granted. Call them, visit them, and make sure they know how much you appreciate them.<\/p>\n<p>Alright, now for a complete change of pace. I thought this week for promos was kind of weak. FTR by far had the best promo of the week, and there was a moment in that segment that I think should be up for best comedy Moment of the Year in AEW.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>FTR \u2013 Dynamite 11\/5\/25<\/h3>\n<p>I loved everything about this. FTR is so good at being bad, and this was so good at every level. Bandido\u2019s grandmother may be the sweetest person alive, and Dax Harwood pulling that mic away from her before she could answer his questions and reading the Spanish translation off his hand, was so goddamn funny. Stokley telling Renee Paquette, \u201cI\u2019ve been trying to get them out all night\u201d when Brodido was locked in the locker room made me laugh so hard.<\/p>\n<p>This could have really been a tough look for FTR, but I thought the whole segment was just played perfectly, including the slap from Bandido\u2019s grandmother to Dax Wheeler. Bandido has to teach her how to really lay that in, though. I hope they include her at the PPV and would love to see her get another shot in on FTR. My wife, who has ZERO interest in wrestling, will work on the couch next to me on Wednesday nights and will barely pick her head up during a two-hour Dynamite. I can count on one hand the number of times she\u2019s made a comment about the show. When this segment was happening, she looked up and said, &#8220;Why are they being so mean to that poor woman?\u201d So FTR did their job here.<\/p>\n<p>Alright, let\u2019s get to that moment. When Brody King punched through that wall and grabbed Stokley, the look on Stokley\u2019s face was so perfect, and he played it so well. Everything about it was just perfection. It was like a real-life horror movie for Stokley.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2801584949\" 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><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/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-talk-blood-guts-advantage-matches-new-matches-added-to-full-gear-joel-reviews-new-aew-book--68469309\">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\" title=\"All Elite Conversation Club - Dehnel &amp; Kanner talk Blood &amp; Guts Advantage matches, new matches added to Full Gear, Joel reviews new AEW book\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=68469309&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\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Ricochet \u2013 Dynamite 11\/5\/25<\/h3>\n<p>Listen, I get that not everyone is in love with Ricochet and I saw too many people this week saying that he was horrible on the mic this week on Dynamite. These are the people that complain about everything though, so I take it all with a grain of salt.<\/p>\n<p>I thought Ricochet played his role perfectly this week. He\u2019s an annoying heel and his job is to annoy you. Guess what? It seems to be working based on the reactions he gets. I thought he said it perfectly in his promo this week when the crowd was telling him to shut up. He told them \u201cY\u2019all are making it worse now.\u201d I loved everything about it. I love the robes, the Eagles hat, the laugh.<\/p>\n<p>Think about where this guy was at the end of his WWE run. No one thought he was going to be this good in AEW. I\u2019m happy for him. I hope he keeps annoying everyone, every week. I would really like to see him in a title program with &#8220;Hangman&#8221; Adam Page. I think the two of them would have great chemistry in and out of the ring.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>The Death Riders and Don Callis \u2013 Collision 11\/8\/25<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019m putting this here because I think this backstage segment may have been laying the groundwork for the Death Riders&#8217; turn on Jon Moxley.<\/p>\n<p>Why would they just randomly have Don Callis talk about favors for the Death Riders? After Mox told Callis \u201cDo we look like we need a favor?\u201d Pac spoke up and said that the Death Riders are \u201cdone playing games.\u201d There was also that moment at the end with Claudio staring down Kyle Fletcher. Is the \u201cnot playing games\u201d line a more subtle shot at Moxley?<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Garcia tapping out this week was another bad look for the Death Riders. Have Pac and Claudio finally had enough? Could Pac and Claudio take Callis up on his offer? I just find it weird that they would have Callis interact with the Death Riders for no reason at all. 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