So much of what Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland accomplished in the weeks leading into WrestleDream was so good that there were heightened expectations for this contract signing.

The content was not as good, both men appeared to be telling different stories early, and Page had to tie everything together before the red-hot conclusion to his promo.

Perhaps the program blew through its best stuff early, but this segment did not sell their match in the way their previous two interactions did.

The cliffhanger conclusion of the show, involving the masked assailants who attacked Jay White, was interesting. Time will tell what any of its means, but Tony Khan has teased an exciting new era in AEW, and one imagines they may have something to do with it.