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CIMA's Chinese acrobats being a planned fixture of Dynamite only for them to be unable to get work visas? Dragon Lee and Konnan double crossing AEW to help WWE? The amount of AEW dirt being reported dramatically shooting up when Phil signed and disappearing when he got fired? Sandbaggate?

Tony Khan bumming the stickiest of the medical icky off of Big Swole? Samuray del Sol pissing off Amanda Huber with his "Brody" post? GCW World Champion Jon Moxley? Everyone doing indie farewells because the indie booking policy kept changing? The alleged jism-covered TNT Championship belt?

Marko Stunt getting demoted to manager duty because of Twitter bullshit? Christian Cage replacing Marko Stunt without explanation? Christian Cage eventually implying on TV that Luchasaurus murdered Marko Stunt in a storyline that was completely dropped? Rampage beating SmackDown head to head?

Kenny Omega's weird anti- New Japan, Undertale-themed entrance on Dynamite when he thought that President Harold used political connections to keep him from being able to enter Japan? The AEW reality show that was supposed to largely be about Brawl Out fallout until TK changed his mind?

Ivelisse's last chance at a contract? The AEW/NWA working relationship and TK sniping at Billy? Killer Kross and Scarlett Bordeaux being the only advertised wrestlers pulled from Supercard of Honor 2022 when TK bought ROH? The early obsession with pyro and referees having striped shirts?

The Chairman and PILOT ERROR? MARK HENRY being the media person whose question prompted Cody's viral comments about race? Mark Henry openly giving TK his phone number in front of everyone while working for WWE because he said he could do whatever he wanted? AEW buying out MLW contracts?

The first full capacity crowd AEW match since lockdown being for the NWA World Women's Championship? Thunder Rosa technically being on loan from the NWA forever before actually signing with AEW? CM Punk leaving Brock Lesnar Guy hanging at The First Dance? Early Rampage being The CM Punk Show?

Ric Flair's Last Match being headlined by a match with AEW wrestlers and a then-WWE executive? That show featuring the announcing team of Tony Schiavone, David Crockett, and Dave Prazak for the battle royal? Mance Warner getting an AEW Title shot for winning said battle royal then disappearing?

Sammy and Pam? The prevalence of the #AEWDyanmite hashtag? The intergender match from the 2020 Jericho Cruise airing on Dark despite being shot on Brandon Cutler's phone? Tony Khan's Twitter botting study? Press conferences not having water for the media for the first several years AEW existed?

That one person on Twitter who was convinced that Renee and Mox had a FAKE BABY? Bill Regal carnying his release out of TK? Bret Hart falling off the stage? Chasyn Rance trying to make people think that AEW rented his ring for the Sting cinematic match despite being over 400 miles from Orlando?

Jericho and Omega calling spots so loudly in the main event of the first Double or Nothing that it was audible in the media section halfway up the lower bowl seats? Nightmare Family member Rosario Dawson? Big Cass having a psychotic break and trying to murder Janela right before the 1st Dynamite?

Janelaope having to split up as an act after already having broken up as a couple because Penelope was so in love with Kip that she constantly had to post about him? Penelope being lucky that her new beau/future husband had a nickname that allowed her to only slightly change her nickname/music?

Cody's promo Re: having solved racism that led to years of Cody Raheem Rhodes and Cody Devante Rhodes jokes? Vaccine cards theoretically being required for the first Grand Slam but most of the venue staff not caring? Arthur Ashe Stadium staff being shocked that wrestling fans enjoy food and drink?

Conrad Thompson being added to the roster page and then politely asking TK to remove him? Color Analyst Alex Marvez? Jacksonville Dixie? Dakota Kai being almost as good as signed and then going back to WWE when Paul took over? Darby getting a loan to buy out his Evolve contract?

CoachTonyK and the DVDVR Sleaze Thread? TONY KHAN WANKS DOGS? Dave Meltzer worrying that WWE would try to weaponize AEW signing Cole Karter after WWE fired him over something steroid related? Jeff Hardy seemingly pretending to relapse to get out of his WWE deal then actually relapsing?

The Suzuki Incident? TK licensing the original Troggs version of Wild Thing for Mox's match with Yuji Nagata and Mox's face when the piccolo solo hit? The Matt Travis tribute match? Joey Ryan letting the entire indie scene believe that working BAR Wrestling was the key to getting noticed by AEW?

Cody's last AEW promo with the "hiptoss class" joke about reDRagon, the "AVOID AVOID AVOID" line about the Lethal Injection, and other insanity? WHAT IS LOVE? (Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more!) Mal Black developing mysterious ailments every time he thought he'd be asked to lose?

Ben Carter's two-match AEW run while he was trying to get a contract and a work visa? The Warhorse? All Out 2020 being by far the worst PPV in company history? The inexplicable 20 minute Hangman-Kip Sabian match? The press conference where Jeff Jones accidentally switched the feed to his webcam?

CM Punk running out of garmonbozia during the Gripebomb at the All Out 2022 press conference because Jeff Jones set the sample rate wrong or something, resulting in Denise Salcedo's video becoming the go-to version? Is June 2023 too recent to include Jericho accidentally maiming John Muse?

TNT accidentally airing a Domino's ad while Nick Gage used a pizza cutter on Chris Jericho? WWE trying to turn the Domino's incident into a thing? Matt Hardy's wife publicly going back and forth with AEW about whether or not he suffered a brain concussion at All Out 2020? The JOHNNY ELITE pop?

Joey Mercury being all set to be the lead producer at All In 2018 until he got arrested on an out of state warrant for a robbery where the security footage showed that he obviously wasn't the guy they were looking for? Chris Harrington having to dance around Wrestlenomics topics because of his NDA?

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What about the first Wembley show and how every edrone knew someone on the town council or got an anonymous email about the attendance, with numbers all over the place.

Mox openly saying "Go Fuck Yourself" live on air to a heckler at the same time that Jericho was trying to get "GFY" over to mean the same thing, destroying Jericho's gimmick. Was amazed when I saw a GFY shirt in the wild a year or two later, more amazed to find out they are still for sale!

Spears vs. Cody turning into Tully vs. Arn. The Dark Order goon punches. The 18-hour Nightmare Factory taping with Schiavone and Tony. Worker's rights. Everyone buying skateboards. Mike Tyson vs. Jericho Tyson teams with Jericho.

Stadium Stampede golf cart spot Matt Hardy almost dies Dark Order and Cody's casket. Cody buries himself. Mox and the speech. Mox and the other speech. The amazing YouTube women's tourney.

I remember everything. Except for the Shanna one. Didn't see the discourse that she's apparently a far right nutjob. The Ben Carter thing still pisses me off. One of the first instances of a wrester using AEW as a stepping stone to get to the fed. Where is Ben Carter now though?