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OFC when I actually get the opportunity to write this post, it just so happens to be right after Orange Cassidy finally lost the AEW Intercontinental<\/span> All-Atlantic<\/span> International championship after 31 previously successful title defenses.<\/span><\/p>\n But it doesn\u2019t matter; all the same, despite the fact of how critical I am of AEW, I still wanted to make this post to give credit to where it\u2019s due, to Orange Cassidy, whom in my opinion, has probably just concluded the greatest championship reign in the promotion\u2019s short history.\u00a0 Better than Cody\u2019s TNT title run, better than Mox\u2019s first AEW World title run and most definitely better than Jade Cargill\u2019s TBS title run.<\/span><\/p>\n Over the last 11 months, Orange Cassidy successfully defended the International championship 31 times after winning it from PAC last October, which is a pretty unprecedented run, especially in today\u2019s day and age of the industry where championships are either seldom defended, or passed around like a hot potato.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sure, it might seem silly to applaud the results of a scripted industry, but the fact of the matter is that in spite of the predetermined outcomes, the dancing still has to take place, and over the span of the last year, OC has participated in 30+ high-output matches which over time is a colossal physical workload, that he\u2019s endured and thrived through, bringing the stock of the AEW International championship to quite frankly, the heights of a 1B tier, right behind the World championship.<\/span><\/p>\n Admittedly, I wasn\u2019t really that big of a fan of OC, as I thought his whole schtick was too juvenile and apropos to the kid fans of today, but it dawned on me that that\u2019s just exactly what he is.\u00a0 He\u2019s a guy meant to appeal to the younger audience, the guy that can capture the imaginations of the 17-and younger audience, as well as the younger rung of the vaunted 18-35 male demographic that AEW loves to tout being the kings of.\u00a0 And the last time I checked, I\u2019m firmly outside of both demographics, so OC is not a guy that\u2019s meant for me no matter how his character is booked.<\/span><\/p>\n But work is work, and I have tremendous respect for a guy who can go 11 straight months and performing at the pace in which he does, and who has clearly been working through a lot of aches and pains throughout that stretch, as the amount of RockTape™ on his body seemed to increase every single month.<\/span><\/p>\n And 31 title defenses doesn\u2019t account for the times he was involved in programs with Best Friends or with other stable vs. stable feuds in between his singles bouts, which only adds to the workload that was heaped upon him over the last year.\u00a0 Again, the outcomes might be predetermined, but there\u2019s an expectation of performance in AEW for title bouts, and OC has done a tremendous amount of work over the last year, and it goes without saying that the guy deserves a boatload of credit, recognition and acknowledgment of the effort he\u2019s put in.<\/span><\/p>\n In a way, it\u2019s almost a relief that he finally dropped the blet, although I\u2019m perplexed to why it\u2019s going to Jon Moxley who needs a mid-card title win as much as some rich guy needing another million bucks, but I really hope that OC gets to take some time off soon in order to rest his body, because I\u2019ve grown to respect the worker, and I\u2019d like for him to get back to an optimal condition to where he can get back into the game and keep pleasing fans and earning respect from olds like me.<\/span><\/p>\n But for what it\u2019s worth, I just wanted to tip my e-cap to Orange Cassidy, for basically being the MVP of AEW over the last year, because as all fans of the WWE Intercontinental championship know, that 1B title is the workhorse blet, and they\u2019re the guys that really shoulder a substantial load that satisfies the wrestling<\/em> fans, even if they\u2019re not involved in the World title storylines.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" OFC when I actually get the opportunity to write this post, it just so happens to be right after Orange Cassidy finally lost the AEW Intercontinental All-Atlantic International championship after 31 previously successful title defenses. 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