TK & AEW want to appeal to the broadest range of fans they can.

Do I personally enjoy deathmatch style wrestling? No, but others do. If they want to appeal to those fans, the best place to do it is at the end of the card, in a "lights out" style scenario that basically serves as a disclaimer.

And to top it off: frankly, the match was *less* violent than stuff we've seen in the past. Swerve V Hangman Lights Out Cage Match is still probably the the worst we've seen; and that was also a match placed last so people could exit the show if they chose. I actually think it's a very smart idea.

Hell, I myself, as an adult mostly tuned out after Hangman V Joe because I knew some uncomfortable fuckery was about to happen. It was the last match, placed so that anyone not down with the violence about to happen had a chance to duck out & not miss anything else, or at least put the kids to bed.

The DOJ case got killed by the Fulvous Fascist, but the civil case is ongoing

Yup. Big post-main event surprise, he came down and F5ed Cena. Despite an ongoing investigation..

Lesnar. Which makes me feel like it's a softball for Vince.

I will easily walk away again after this weekend, between WWE's persistant gassing up of MAGA types, the most recent HHH White House appearance, and the proud return of a named sex pest.

Is AEW perfect? No. I'm aware. But they at least seem to be trying to be the good place.

I said it back when the United thing happened: I don't condone violence, but I also find it hard to condemn in situations like this.