Monday Night Raw Review 10.3.22

Hey Y’all, Will here with my review of Monday Night Raw live from St. Paul, Minnesota.

We start off with the Judgement Day on the mic as Finn Balor says he will beat Edge in their upcoming I

Quit Match at Extreme Rules, Damian Priest vows to take out anyone who comes for them, and Dominik

gets a WHO’S YOUR DADDY chant. Dominik plays to the crowd and says Rhea is, while saying he hates

his father Rey Mysterio and how the Judgement Day is his new family. Balor says he could have taken

out Edge previously last week, which AJ Styles comes in with the interruption and here we go with the

first match. (Great way to start off RAW and really give the Judgement Day a chance to shine and take

the WHO’S YOUR DADDY heat and make it work, Eddie would be proud.)

We have the Judgement Day v. Styles/Rey Mysterio match which was fairly decent with Judgement Day

getting the W with Balor hitting the Coup de Grace on Styles with help from interference from Rhea and

Dominik on Mysterio. Post match Styles confronts Rey and shoves him down only for the Judgement Day

to come in and beat Styles up. (This could lead to how Styles may join the Judgement Day, which l

wouldn’t be against.)

We cut to Bobby Lashley who says he is happy to be US Champion and he’s ready to defend the title

against any one next week. Mustafa Ali comes out and says he wants a chance right now. Lashley just

brushes him off so Ali spins him back around and pokes him in his chest. That seems to be enough to get

Lashley’s attention for a title match. (Lashley has been needing a proper program for his US title run,

and Ali who is a very under-rated wrestler needs to have a proper feud of his own. This can be beneficial

for both sides, and l’m all for it.)

We cut to a segment that includes Sami Zayn and Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa as Sami is telling a story

about a couch being on a fire. Jey Uso comes in serious and says they’re here to tell everyone that

Roman Reigns will be here next week as they run into the Street Profits who look unimpressed. (well, l

think they could have just done an announcement for the Tribal Chief to show up next week instead of a

tv segment but l digress.)

Next up is our match between Lashley v. Ali in a non-title match. (This should have been a title match!).

Great match between the two as Lashley gets the win over Ali via the Hurt Locker and Ali passed out.

(For me, l felt this should have been booked differently giving Ali a surprise win over Lashley and setting

up a proper program. It made no sense to have Ali come out for a title shot and Lashley wins in

dominating fashion.)

Post match Lashley seems like he will help Ali up, but Rollins comes out and does the Stomp on both Ali

and Lashley as Rollins remains in the ring and cuts a promo for his match with Riddle and their Fight Pit

match at Extreme Rules. Riddle comes out and they both talking until UFC fighter Daniel Cormier comes

on screen and says he will be the guest referee for their Fight Pit match. Rollins mentions Riddle and his

family issues and Riddle well, insults Seth Rolling’s breath. (Not a bad segment as finally a match fitting

extreme rules PPV between two great wrestlers should make for an interesting match.)

Candice LeRae gets a pep talk from Asuka/Belair/Bliss as we see another QR code comes up. (This White

Rabbit thing is gaining so much traction it makes the segment between the women almost

unimportant.)

Miz is on the phone and wants Dexter Lumis out of his life before next week because it’s his b-day

celebration coming up. Only to see Lumis opens the door behind him but Miz doesn’t see it while Miz is

trying to find Ciampa. (I hope this leads to something, because how many times are we going to watch

Lumis kidnap Miz unless this is going somewhere.)

Next up we have Dakota Kai vs. Candice LeRae in a fairly decent match as due to interference from

Damage Control allows Kai to get the W over LeRae.

Gargano finds Miz who is out cold only to wake him up and Miz has a drawing of himself and Lumis on

his chest to which Miz takes off. (Again, this needs to go somewhere with this angle.)

Bayley says she is excited to sign a contract in her match against Bianca BelAir tonight and say bad things

are coming while the announcement team acknowledges the passing of legend Antonio Inoki.

Our next match is Otis vs. Gargano which was an ok match between the two, as Otis with interference

from Theory via a briefcase shot to Gargano which allows Otis to hit the World’s Strongest Slam for the

W. Post match Brawn Strowman comes out for the save and begins the next match.

Braun Strowman v. Chad Gable is next in which Strowman wins in domination fashion via boot to the

face and powerbomb for the W.

We cut to Lashley swearing vengeance on Rollins. (Well this seems like this will predict something will

happen at Extreme Rules but still, l wish Ali got more than a single match and is now an afterthought.)

Bayley and Bianca Bel Air are in the ring for their contract signing. Bayley says for all the times Bianca

was cheered for, her accomplishments as really Bayley’s accomplishments. Belair says Bayley is showing

the world the real her as Bianca says you will still call her champ after Extreme Rules. Bayley says that

Damage Control will be in her corner Saturday as we cut to the back. We Sky and Kai beating up Asuka

and Bliss in the back which allows Bayley to try to get a cheap shot on Belair but Belair fight Bayley off

and runs to the back to assist. Bliss helping Asuka says she wants Sky tonight.

We cut back to the match of Angelo Dawkins v. Solo Sikoa with The bloodline at ringside and Montez

Ford in a cast (is he injured?). Not a bad match as due to interference from Sami and Jey, Sikoa gets the

win over Dawkins hitting the Spinning Solo.

Quick segment of Theory being happy with Otis and promises to take out Gargano on Smackdown.

Edge comes out and cuts a promo about his upcoming match with Balor which was really good, but its

Edge do we really expect anything less?

We have our final match of the night with Alexa Bliss v. Iyo Sky with Damage Control and Bianca BelAir

ringside. Not a bad match between the two as Damage Control interferes which allows Sky to get the W

over Bliss via moonsault. Post match Asuka who is hurt comes down with a kendo stick but Damage

Control beats down all three and poses on the ladder with the titles to end the show.

Overall, it’s a solid go home show for RAW before Extreme Rules, with a lot of great scheduled matches.

The only thing l would point out is that Lashley needs a good feud and Ali could have been the answer to

that, but the immediate dismissal post match makes no sense. Some wrestlers deserve a push and not

be used as a stepping stone for others but that’s just me. My rating for this RAW edition is 3 ½ chair

shots out of 5. Peace!

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Hey Y’all, Will here with my review of NXT for 10/4/22. Let’s roll.

We start off with Pretty Deadly giving a State Commonwealth Address for the NXT Tag Titles. (I wish l

could make this up they were addressed like your kid’s 9 th grade history project) as they state they have

defeated everyone in the tag team division, they wanted to declare themselves as NXT Tag Team

Champions forever. The Brawling Brutes came out and stated they have to prove themselves as

Champions and laid down a challenge. (l’m not mad about this segment at all Pretty Deadly was funny in

their address and Brawling Brutes can make for an interesting match, l dig it.).

We then go to Alba Fyre who attacked Toxic Attraction with her bat in the parking lot, and kidnapped

Mandy Rose. This leads to whether or not the six-woman tag is off ... for now. (I like how Fyre is being

shown, but let’s not get stuck into the cycle of kidnapping the other like Dexter Lumis).

First match of the night we have Carmelo Hayes v. Oro Mensah in a fairly decent match in which Hayes

hits the top rope ax kick on Mensah for the W. (l guess as they want Hayes to shine considering the

ladder match for the North American title is coming up).

We cut to Brutus Creed who is under the impression he may not be cleared to wrestle, Duke Hudson

comes in and makes fun of him but gets a match against Julius Creed.

Next we have another qualifying match for the North American Title between Von Wagner vs. Andre

Chase with Carmelo Hayes on commentary. There was some attempted interference by Mr. Stone but it

had very little impact, Chase gets the W via Death Valley Bomb and punches his ticket into the title

match. (I guess they have more faith in Chase than Wagner at this point, which is odd considering the

previous runs Wagner has had but ok.)

Post match Wes Lee comes out and jump Carmelo Hayes

Sanga wishes Nathan Frazer luck in his qualifier match, only to be stared by Veer Mahaan (Hey there he

is! Imagine all the vignettes and videos that you were coming to RAW only to be wallpaper on NXT but l

digress).

Lash Legend says they are ready for Wendy Choo as Grayson Waller has his security ready to deal with

Apollo Crews’ visions.

The next match we have Wendy Choo vs. Lash Legend, in which it wasn’t a bad match but definitely

screams room for improvement as Choo hits the Vader Bomb on Legend for the W.

Wes Lee states they are ready for Halloween Havoc but wants Grayson Waller first, but he’ll first have a

match with Stacks.

Gallus promises to be back and go for the current NXT champion, Bron Breakker.

Next up we have Toxic Attraction (down one since Mandy Rose is kidnapped) vs. Nikkita Lyons & Zoey

Stark for a future women’s tag title shot. It was definitely an entertaining match as Lyons and Stark

really pushed the match at one point and didn’t let their foot off the gas. Lyons hit the split splash for

the W. (l’m not mad about this at all, but l could watch Nikkita all day. Toxic Attraction needs something

as they are a hot heel faction and this kind of competition can make for great women’s matches).

Iija Dragunov cuts a promo about he is ready to gain back the gold he never lost and that if he has to do

it by facing JD McDonagh and Bron Breakker at the same time, then so be it. (l like the idea of the triple

threat match for the NXT title and all 3 of these men are definitely capable of giving us a great match.)

We then have the Grayson Waller effect segment with Cora Jade and Roxanne Perez. They talk about

how they want to fight each other with both throwing shade at each other, while Waller states they are

going to pick the other’s stipulation for their matches via the Halloween’s Havoc is Spin the Wheel,

Make the Deal. While Waller spins the Wheel and it falls on Weapons Wild (ok, that’s different) and as

the women fight, Waller gets pulled under the ring by Apollo Crews and Waller comes out with red eyes.

(l know this is a program for Apollo Crews but he deserves so much better than this. His gimmick has

changed a lot during his time in WWE, but the man can wrestle. So just let that be his gimmick!).

Then we have Julius Creed vs. Duke Hudson and in the about the same time you thought about a tweet

the match was over with Creed hitting the basement clothesline for the W. (Squash match indeed but

what was the point!?)

Post match Brutus Creed comes out and jumps Hudson but Damon Kemp comes on and say at

Halloween Havoc it will be different, laying down the stipulation that if Julius can beat him at Halloween

Havoc, Brutus will get another match and Brutus says Julius just needs 5 minutes. Kemp says Brutus’s

career is on line at Halloween havoc and Julius adds up the ante by making it an ambulance match. (Now

l’m all for career vs. something for a PPV but usually its career vs. title, it should be something to lose for

both sides but this seems one sided).

JD McDonagh says he is ready for the triple threat match against Dragunov and Breakker at Havoc.

(Guess everyone needs tv time).

We get to Xyon Quinn vs. Hank Walker in another quick, almost squash match as Quinn hits the running

fist on Walker for the W. Post match we have a brawl with Quincy Elliott makes the save.

Cameron Grimes approaches the red hoodied Schicsm person and warns them about Joe Gacy. Schism

then beats down Grimes and praises the red hoodies individual. (We already have a who is the white

rabbit thing going on in WWE, guess we need who is the hoody identity route as well..l guess).

Brown Breakker states he is ready for Halloween Havoc only to be interrupted by Javier Bernal who

states that Breakker isn’t very good and a match is set for next week. (There is a lot of wasted tv time in

this episode).

Our main event of the night is the Brawling Brutes v. Pretty Deadly for the tag team titles. It was very

entertaining match with both teams getting in some good spots, due to Imperium for the distraction

Pretty Deadly hits the Spilled Milk for the W. Post match the brawl is on until you have Edris

Enfore/Mailk Blade, Josh Briggs/Brooks Jensen staring at Pretty Deadly. (Possible triple threat for the tag

team titles, yes please.)

Overall, it was an ok episode as we get closer to Extreme Rules but the level of TV time compared to

actual matches was definitely not helping. Here’s looking forward to the next episode, my review for this

week’s NXT episode is a solid 3 out of 5 chair shots. Peace!

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Hey Y’all, Will here with my review of the AEW Dynamite 3-year anniversary celebration episode (It’s

been 3 years already!?) live from Washington, D.C.

First up we have MJF vs. Wheeler Yuta in what was a great match between the two, we knew MJF is gold

on the mic but we sometimes forget he can go in the ring and Yuta, that man needs no explanation he is

magic in the ring. MJF gets the win via Salt of the Earth submission. Post match its almost a handshake

between the two as Lee Moriarty and the firm attack Yuta but since MJF is affiliated he’s a little

conflicted. (Honestly for a first match it was definitely booked beautifully)

Next up we have Darby Allin vs. Jay Lethal in a great match that winds up with Darby getting the W over

Jay Lethal via his Last Supper Pin. (really inventive position for a pin by the way) Post match Jay Lethal

and Darby Allin having a show of respect by shaking hands. (Lethal looked awesome and Allin looked

really strong as the match could have been booked going either way and still would have been great).

The Embassy from Ring of Honor gives a promo regarding the Gates of Agony making their claim along

with Brian “The Machine” Cage coming for all the gold in AEW, specifically the TNT championship

currently owned by Wardlow. Which leads to our next match.

Its Wardlow vs. Cage for the TNT championship, for a match between two big, beefy guys they had an

excellent match in which Wardlow retained his title by power bombing Cage 4 times for the W. (This was

great booking in show how much it would take to keep Cage down and that Wardlow is on a massive

push with his current TNT title run. In my opinion everyone shined in this match) Post match the Gates

of Agony jump on Wardlow, his partner Samoa Joe and FTR come in to join the fray and eventually clear

the ring.

Dr. Britt Baker does a segment that Saraya (aka Paige) has not been medically cleared to wrestle as Britt

says that makes AEW her house. (Honestly as a wrestling fan, l don’t see the value in Paige wrestling

even in WWE she didn’t really have memorable matches and the fact that she seems to be getting

attention just doesn’t make any sense when she can be used to build up a new wrestler)

Next up is our six-woman tag team match of Toni Storm, Willow, Athena vs. Jamie Hayter, Serena Deeb,

and Penelope Ford. The match was a great time for the women to shine and they did not disappoint at

all as Willow gets the W for her team by hitting the Doctor Bomb. Post match Saraya hit Britt Baker with

an elbow and it’s a full on melee leaving only Rebel and Saraya in the ring with Saraya laying out Rebel in

the ring. (Again my previous comment on Saraya)

Quick segment of Private Party doing a roll call promoting the match of Hangman Adam Paige vs. RUSH

(Well there was bound to be some tv time with all these great matches)

The Acclaimed with Billy Gunn (Daddy Ass) celebrate the first annual National Scissoring Day. (l have to

admit it was pretty funny. The Acclaimed have no problem entertaining the crowd and giving them a

title run was genius booking) Swerve Strickland comes out for the interruption and challenges Billy Gunn

to a match next week.

We get a promo of the Dark Order promoting their trio title match against Death Triangle on the

anniversary of Brodie Lee’s last match.

Next up we have Hangman Adam Paige vs. RUSH in a very fast paced match. Both RUSH and Paige

looked strong in a lot of big spots in the match, but Paige gets the W via buckshot lariat to RUSH. (that

flip over top rope into a clothesline is poetry in motion). Post-match Moxley comes out and lays out a

challenge on October 18 th for a Last Man Standing Match with Paige. (l dig it, no complaints)

Willow does an interview post her win and Jade Cargill interrupts her while Willow says she wanted to

challenge Cargill for the TBS title this Friday on AEW Rampage. (As much as l like Cargill, l do believe it is

time for her to drop the title, her run has gotten a little repetitive, time to shake things up again!)

Luchasaurus comes out with Christian in a match against Fuel Del Sol in what was basically a squash

match as Luchasaurus win easily. Jungle Boy comes out for the interruption and challenges Luchasaurus

to a match as he says he will break him. Christian accepts the match and it will happen next week on

AEW Dynamite in Christian’s hometown of Toronto, Ontario Canada. (l’m not mad about this at all,

Jungle Boy can shine in this feud, Luchasaurus is perfect as a monster heel, and Christian is gold on the

mic)

We get a promo of the All-Atlantic Championship being on the line at Battle of the Belts IV since Orange

Cassidy has picked up and injury. It will be the bastard PAC vs Trent Beretta for the title this Friday on

Rampage.

We have our main event of Jericho/Sammy Guevara v. Daniel Garcia/Bryan Danielson in a great match

between all four men hitting everything but the kitchen sink, but with Jericho getting a ROH belt shot to

Garcia was just enough for Guevara to roll up and get the W for his team. (The finish was a little off but

after a night of great matches like this, l’m not complaining)

Overall, this AEW Dynamite episode was just spot on. The matches did not disappoint, the segments

were great, and the build-up on current storyline is almost damn near masterful. This puts a lot of

emphasis for Rampage as it will be Battle of the Belts IV. My rating for this edition of Dynamite, 4 ½ chair

shots out of 5. Peace!

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Hey Y’all! Will here with my review of NXT for 10/11/22. Roll the Tape.

Well, we’re approaching Halloween Havoc which probably means we’ll more than the usual slew of

matches tonight. The commentary team has changed to have Vic Joseph and Hall of Famer, 5 time (4

more times) WCW champion Booker T. ( Suckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkaaaaaaaaaaa sorry you have to say the

whole thing)

We start first with a match between Javier Bernal v. Bron Breakker in a non-title match. JD McDonagh

joins the commentary but before the pyro goes cold Breakker puts away Bernal quick for the W with a

gorilla press powerslam. Post-match McDonagh get in the ring with Breakker and Iija Drugnov also joins

in the ring and here we go as Dragunov’s Torpedo hits Breakker but it looked like it was aimed

McDonagh. (Not mad about this at all, the tripe threat match for the NXT title looks like it will be

showstopper it can be among all three wrestlers. Great way to start the show.)

We get another NXT North American Title Qualifying Match of Axiom v. Nathan Frazer. Really surprised

by the depth of this match as both wrestlers got in a lot of offense but eventually Frazer cradles Axiom

for the W and punches his ticket into the Ladder Match for the NXT North American Title.

Backstage we cut to Dragunov leaving but gets off by Grayson Waller whom Dragunov makes fun of

Waller’s sunglasses and l guess those must have been fighting words as we have a match for later.

Valentina Feroz wants Sanga in her corner tonight which they oblige, Indi Hartwell comes in to suggest

that Feroz is in trouble. (Um, ok. Not a lot of context there but let’s go with it.)

Another segment with Apollo Crews writing in his journal about how one detail change everything as he

plots to get his hands on Grayson Waller at Halloween Havoc, as he promises to leave him in the dark.

(This is just me but Apollo deserves better. This just feels gimmick after gimmick and creative doesn’t

seem to have anything for him, when he could just be a destroyer that needs a manager. I can see him

with a manager who can elevate him in matches because he’s so talented but this is just not working.)

Next up we have our match of Indi Hartwell vs. Valentina Feroz with Sanga. Not much of a match as

once Feroz notice that Sanga is gone, Hartwell takes advantage of the distraction and get the W via

superplex. (I really don’t know what was supposed to happen here, because the Sanga angle seems to

take away from the match, but again this feels like creative may not have much in this situation.)

Speaking of wasted tv time post-match Pretty Deadly shows up with the huge cowboy hat with two beer

cans on the side mocking those fans who cheer for sports teams and the idea of anyone being a

challenge to them. (If this was supposed to put heat on them, it kinda failed with this crowd.)

We then have a Halloween Havoc Tag Team Title Shot match between Mailk Blade/Edris Enfoe v. Josh

Briggs/B rooks Jensen v. Dyad. Really interesting match between all 3 teams until Cameron Grimes come

in to take Gacy out which allows Enofe to pin Reed for the W for his time and earn a tag team title shot

at Halloween Havoc.

We then cut to Toxic Attraction who want their rematch for the Women’s Tag Team titles also Kiana

James wants to shut down Chase U because the land it’s on is really valuable. (More TV time.)

Then you have Alba Fyre v. Jacy Jayne in what was definitely a contender for match of the night Fyre

puts away Jayne with the Gory Bomb for the W. Post-match a fan jumps Fyre and its revealed that its

Sonya Deville who along with others who powerbombed Fyre through the announcer’s table. (l loved all

of this)

We then have Joe Gacy promising to end Cameron Grimes because of his interference and their red

hoodie follower is there with him as well. Zoey Stark and Nikkita Lyons are ready to win the women’s tag

team titles. Quincy Elliott and Hank Walker are match ready next week, Walker gives Elliott a quick

spank and Elliott thanks him. (Yeah, that was a lot)

Next up we have Wes Lee v. Stacks in what a short match, but really it was almost a squash match as Lee

hits the spiral tap on Stacks for the W. Post-match Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes come to beat Lee

down but Oro Mensah comes in for the save.

Sonya Deville likes Toxic Attraction and doesn’t like Alba Frye which leads to Deville waiting in the ring

for a one on one with Frye.

Roderick Strong, in a neck brace, sees the Creed Brothers and wants Julius to take out Damon Kemp at

Halloween Havoc. Strong apologizes for ruining things in the past and it seems all is forgiven. (I sense a

faction forming back up)

Then we have Thea Hail v. Kiana James which by the time you made your amazon purchase, the squash

match was done at James gets the W over Hail with a reverse sling blade.

Tony D’Angelo on crutches says he’s disappointed in Stacks for losing his match, and that Stacks has

another match for next but won’t tell him who his opponent is. (l’m calling a squash match)

Von Wagner tells Mr. Strong he needs to be serious for two weeks. Cameron Grimes seems to have

some friends for next week. Cora Jade has an invite from Rhea Ripley to come to RAW (sounds like

Judgement Day may be growing)

Our main event of the night is between Ilja Dragunov v. Grayson Waller. Wasn’t a bad match until the

Spin the Wheel Make The Deal wheel appears on screen and starts spinning on it, it was enough of a

distraction to where Dragunov hits the Torpedo on Waller for the W. (Again as l said the gimmick with

Apollo Crews needs so much more work and this isn’t working.)

Post-match Bron Breakker comes in and spears Dragnov down, while JD McDonagh gives applause.

Overall, its wasn’t a bad episode of NXT. You did see a larger amount of matches but some were quick,

and a few were squash matches along with segments that didn’t really need to happen but with

Halloween Havoc coming along, storylines could definitely use a shot in the arm beyond the women’s

tag title match, the men’s tag title match, the NXT north American title ladder match, and the triple

threat match for the NXT title. Time will tell, my rating for this week’s NXT is 3 chair shots out of 5. Peace

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Scottish acter and comedian , Anthony Robert McMillian aka Robbie Coltrane passed away at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, Scotland. He was 72 years old. Robbie Coltrane was a star to stage and screen throughout his career spanning from the 1980's until 2022 (40 years) Best known for his work in the states with films such as Nuns on the Run, Ocean's 12, James Bond films "The World is not Enough and Goldeneye as well as the Harry Potter film series as Reubus Hagrid. He was sure to leave a smile and impart wisdom on those around him in his career. A man of many talents he was also a lover of the arts as well as cars. Winning several awards for his performances, he also left an indelible mark with his work inAmnesty International, Greenpeace, Labour Party and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Robbie Coltrane was born March 30, 1950 and passed away October 14, 2022.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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Hey Y’all, Will here with my review of NXT for 11.1.22 live from the Capitol Wrestling Center. Let’s get

into it.

Bron Breakker comes out and talks about Halloween Havoc and how it was a great night with Wes Lee

winning the North American title and Julius Creed’s victory. He’s then interrupted by Pretty Deadly who

insult Bron and say they should be the ones opening the show and not him. This brings out the new

North American champ Wes Lee who comes out to thank Bron for his kind words and insults Pretty

Deadly being more concerned about their looks than starting the show. This leads to Bron proposing a

tag team title match with Wes and Bron challenging Pretty Deadly for the tag team titles. (Not a bad way

to start the show).

First match of the night we have R-Truth v. Grayson Waller in an ok match. R-Truth started to show signs

of Cena via the five moves of Cena although after Truth does a split to avoid a Waller offensive, Truth

misses a dive outside of the ring and takes a hard bump, this eventually leads to medical helping Truth

out of the area and the refs stops the match with Waller getting the W. (Unfortunately injuries happen

and R-Truth may have a legitimate injury and will recover soon.)

Well then we have a Schism interview with their newest member, Ava Raine, who has been the talk of

the social wrestling world. As she begins to explain how she joined Schism, the interviewer suggested

that Cameron Grimes insinuated that Ava may have been brainwashed by Schism. Ava, enraged says no

brainwashed her and she saw what Grimes couldn’t in Schism. (Well, welcome to NXT Ava, l guess the

Schism v. Grimes feud continues)

Next up we have Kiana James v. Thea Hail in a very short, but sloppy match. A lot of missed spots as

Kiana James eventually get the W. (James did her best to make this match work, but Hail looks green as

grass in this and you can tell the match wasn’t getting anywhere with the crowd, they were that quiet.)

A lot in between follows next, McKenzie is with Briggs, Jensen and Henley and asks about the main

event. They say they’re rooting for the baby faces but if they don’t do it, they’re waiting in the

wings. Kiana James’ assistant hands over some paperwork and they read it without revealing what

it is. Backstage, Wes Lee and Bron Breakker are commiserating in preparation for their match when

Robert Stone walks in and chastises Bron for not defending his title. He wants a title match for Von

Wagner, and Bron says next time Von should come himself. (a lot of tv filler here, l’m concerned)

Next up we have Odyssey Jones v. Javier Bernal and it was a quick one. Jones almost damn near puts on

a clinic winning easily over Javier. (Not sure what was supposed to come of this, it was practically a

squash match)

We then get Toxic Attraction’s celebration of Mandy Rose 1-year reign as NXT Women’s Champ. There’s

fanfare, video, and even a lot of bragging from the champ herself. Until the ring fills with smoke and

Alba Fyre who appears and take out Gigi as Jacy and Mandy escape from the ring. Alba says this week

she took out Gigi and next week Jacy is next, in two weeks she’s taking the NXT Women’s title. (So,

Halloween Havoc should have been where Alba should have gotten the belt so now, we’re beginning a

new possible four-week program leading to another women’s title match!?)

McKenzie is backstage with Apollo Crews and he says Pretty Deadly got their moment in the sun

with Bron Breakker but the NXT Universe wants a match between them. So does he, but he doesn’t

believe Bron does because he’s a matchup problem for anyone in NXT including Bron. He says Bron

hasn’t said anything since they stared off. He says that Bron has been running from him. Von walks

in and says not to waste his time looking at Bron because he’s the future of the title. We get a new

recorded call from SCRYPTS where they say WWE can screen his calls but not his fury. He says

coming to NXT almost feels like home and he will leave his mark.

We then get our next match of Indi Hartwell v. Zoey Stark in a fairly decent match as Hartwell gets the

W. (looks like the beginning of Zoey’s heel turn)

T-BAR talks about how his lies are no longer shielded and something about a new order of high

justice in NXT. It isn’t about anger or frustration; it’s about authority. His authority. Valentina asks

Sanga what’s going on and to be in her corner tonight. Veer walks up and Sanga says he can’t.

Valentina leaves and Veer says kindness is weakness. They leave. Nikkita asks Zoey what’s going on

with her. Zoey says she’s frustrated by the loss but promises she’ll be on her game next week.

Katana and Kayden walk up and say they have no momentum and will lose next week, and Zoey

almost goes after them. (A lot of tv filler again, l’m concerned)

Then we get another quick match of Cora Jade v. Valentina Feroz in a squash match as Cora wins with

practically little difficulty. Post-match, Jade goes after Feroz but Wendy comes to make the save. She

nails Jade and grabs the kendo stick, and Jade bails.

We finally get our main event of the night for the NXT Tag Team titles with Pretty Deadly vs. Bron

Breakker and Wes Lee. Great match, probably the best match of the night as all four men went at it

and the first time the crowd tonight got really into it. It wasn’t until interference from Von Wagner

that allows Pretty Deadly to win and retain their titles (looks like we have another Bron/Wagner

feud) to end the show.

Overall, this NXT episode was really a letdown considering the Havoc and the previous one before the

premium live event. The matches either were short or squashes, a lot of filler in-between and felt like

more things were being set up for next week. Hopefully it will be worth it. My rating for this week’s NXT

is 2 chair shots out of 5.

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   Plaza , who is currently costarring on the second season on HBO's The White Lotus has been tapped to join the cast of Agatha and The Coven of Chaos. The spinoff to Disney pls's WandaVision. It's unknown what part Plaza will play at this time and sources are tight lipped about her role Aubrey Plaza is best known for playing sullen receptionist April Ludgate on NBC’s Parks and Recreation. Her previous role also include FX's Legion. She will be joining Kathryn Hahn who plays the title role of Agatha Harkness and Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum, Emma Caulfield  as Dottie.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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Hey Y’all, Will here with my review of AEW Dynamite live from Cedar Park, Texas. Here we go.

We start off with a Battle Royal of Ricky Starks, Brian Cage, Jungle Boy, Orange Cassidy, Shawn Dean,

Dustin Rhodes, Lee Moriarty, Ethan Page, Matt Hardy, Kip Sabian, Dalton Castle, Butcher, Blade with the

winner gets a title shot at MJF for the Dynamite Diamond. Ricky Starks is the last man standing and get

the Battle Royal win and the title shot at MJF, who comes out after the Battle Royal to say he’ll beat

Starks easily. The crowd is definitely behind Starks and MJF is getting heat as MJF says he will call Ricky

Starks the pebble after calling a dollar store Dwayne. Then Starks out of nowhere eviscerates MJF, l

mean burn after burn after burn on MJF. It got the point where MJF low blows Starks but Starks hit the

spear on MJF. (This was a pretty good segment, the battle royal was good but the post-match promo

between Starks and MJF was so good you almost forgot there was a match before.)

Samoa Joe is ready for Darby Allin. Jon Moxley is tired of all the talking and wants to beat someone up.

Like the Jericho Appreciation Society, to make sure there is no sports entertainment.

Next up is the TNT Title between Darby Allin v. Samoa Joe it was a great match and the action had us

thinking Allin could pull it off but Joe wins the match and retains via Koquina Clutch. Post match Joe hits

Allin with the skateboard and puts the Clutch on again. Wardlow runs in for the save. (If we’re going for

Joe v. Wardlow again, that’s fine, l just wish it was Hobbs instead of Joe as Wardlow has been getting a

lot of shine, but Hobbs should be getting a push)

Orange Cassidy offers Kip Sabian an All Atlantic Title shot but Sabian says he’s hurt. Instead, Cassidy

offers to let Sabian find someone to face him. Sabian smiles and leaves. (l guess impromptu match is

incoming)

Next up is Daniel Garcia/Jake Hager v. Claudio Castagnoli/Wheeler Yuta. Good match, but it feels like

we’ve seen this song and dance before just with different partners from the JAS and Blackpool Combat

Club. Castagnoli and Yuta get the win.

Post match Tony Schiavone is in the ring and shows us a clip of himself talking to William Regal before

MJF turned on him. They reminisce for a bit before Regal says that if you are seeing this, something bad

has happened to him. Regal talks about how the team is there to help build up Yuta. The reason Regal

turned on Moxley was to teach him one final lesson: always stay one step ahead because you don’t

know what is coming. Regal is Blackpool Combat Club until he dies. Back in the ring, the Club isn’t sure

what to think but Moxley promises to end the Jericho Appreciation Society. (Ok, we know Regal may be

heading back to NXT where he is needed, badly. However, the entire storyline with him and Blackpool

Combat Club seems to be just… off)

The House of Black is here to punish people for treason. (Enough talk, let’s actually see some matches)

Our next match is Kiera Hogan/Madison Rayne/Skye Blue v. Jade Cargill/Baddies in a forgetful match.

(which hurts to say that.) Cargill gets the W with Jaded. (It was a squash match but this is where l fear

with Cargill its beyond stale now. She needs to take a loss as well as getting more character

development. Even with her upcoming mess with Bow Wow, something needs to happen to refresh her

character. Quickly.)

Saraya is in the back when Britt Baker interrupts. She has tickets for Saraya to come to the Kia Forum,

but not for a rematch. Instead, Saraya can get a partner to face Baker and Jamie Hayter. Saraya tries to

get Tony Schiavone, but Baker takes him away (Why is this still a thing!? Britt can work and make

anybody great, except Saraya. The nostalgia effect is wearing off and l don’t think this feud will have the

payoff they are hoping for.)

We get a Tag Team Title match between FTR vs. the Acclaimed in a really great match. Even with Jay

Lethal/Jeff Jarrett watching there was no interference and none was needed as there was a lot out of

action between the two teams. The Acclaimed did retain their titles via a surprise roll up pin. Post match

respectful scissoring ensues, which seems out of character for FTR. The Gunn Club pops up on screen

with a Christmas card from the Briscoes. (Great match and the post-match action is foreshadowing a lot

of forbidden door matches. I always liked the Briscoes and felt they can be on a lot more than ring of

honor and them vs. the acclaimed is definitely a great matchup.)

Overall, great show this week on Dynamite. My rating for this week’s episode is 4 chair shots out of 5.

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WWE RAW Review – 12.12.22 – Moving slowly towards the Royal Rumble, Bliss showing Wyatt vibes

Hey Y’all, Will here with my review of WWE RAW for 12.12.22 live from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Here we

go.

We start off with a #1 contendership match with Bayley v. Alexa Bliss with the winner facing Bianca

Belair for the RAW Women’s title. Both Belair and Damage CTRL were at ringside as Becky Lynch showed

up to beat up Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai. Bayley after a missed opportunity at Belair runs in Bliss dropkick

which sets up for Twisted Bliss for the W. Post match Belair comes in to shake hands but Bliss would

rather have a hug. That works for Belair, but Bliss pulls her in for Sister Abigail. Bliss’ face goes all evil but

then she snaps back to reality and leaves, looking upset with herself. (So not a bad way to start, this

frees Bayley to go after Lynch to set up their own feud. However, l think it’s odd since the Wyatt faction

was teased but nothing has come from that. Bliss tapping into that is foreshadowing something but

really if anything now would have been a great time for her breakout into the character.)

We get a flashback of Kurt Angle spraying down Alpha Academy with a milk truck last Smackdown,

which leads to the Alpha Academy and the OC having a laugh at what happened previously. This sets up

an impromptu match between Styles and Gable. The match itself was ok, with Otis and the OC minus

Karl Anderson at ringside. Styles get the W over Gable with the Styles Clash. (I guess we have to keep the

Alpha Academy relevant in some way.)

Johnny Gargano and Dexter Lumis are going over some detailed drawings to decide what to do with

Lumis’ money. Candice LeRae comes in to suggest doing something related to the holiday season. This

seems better than the drawings, including fully functioning Iron Man suits and Bluey bling. (l mean

surely we could have come up with a better segment than this.)

We then get a match between Judgement Day v. Street Profits/Akira Tozawa. Yes, Akira gets to wrestle

consecutively in the same year. It was ok match but really didn’t get rolling until the end, Judgement Day

gets the W with Mysterio getting the pin after a Razor’s Edge by Priest. (l would like to think that besides

it being a great match, could this lead to Tozawa getting a push, many moons ago he was on a streak

and over with the crowd.)

So we go back to Dexter Lumis and Johnny Gargano on a spending spree, until we see the Miz try to

steal Lumis’s money bag. This results in a challenge by Miz to Lumis for the money next week in a ladder

match for double or nothing meaning Miz will have to put up money of his own. This eventually leads to

Miz being dressed as elf giving away his merchandise to fans. (My God, who thought this segment was a

good idea. The previous storyline was horrible and someone thought it was a good idea to continue it!?)

We get our next match of Iyo Sky v. Candice LeRae with Damage CTRL at ringside. It was a good match

that looked like LeRae may win but Sky gets the over the moonsault for the W. (l think we need to see

LeRae being able to beat Sky considering she beat Kai the other week to further the storyline.)

After the flashback last of the week of seeing Riddle being sent out via stretcher Owens isn’t happy with

the loss but Elias comes in and says he will have his back against Solo Sikoa. Owens reminds Elias of the

Ezekiel dilemma earlier this year and Elias says to forget about the past as he is in Owen’s corner. Elias

then performs a song in the ring for Riddle before his match with Solo Sikoa.

The match between Elias and Solo Sikoa was interesting with Sami Zayn ringside for the Bloodline

member. Kind of a short match, as Solo Sikoa hits the Spinning Solo for the W. Post match Sikoa beats

down Elias and Owens comes out for the save while the Bloodline bails. Elias thanks Owens for the save

but then Owens hits the stunner on Elias, guess he couldn’t let Ezekiel go.

We get then a promo of Tribute to the Troops coming up in the coming weeks.

We then get a match of Asuka v. Rhea Ripley with Dominik Mysterio at ringside. Decent match as Asuka

got a lot of offense but due to Dominik distraction and Asuka hitting the mist on him allowed Rhea to hit

the Riptide on Asuka for the W. Dominik is getting his eyes cleaned out as the rest of Judgment Day

freaks out. (I love Asuka but if Rhea is going to be the next push she should be going after Belair and

make it interesting. Asuka deserves more and another title reign which to me she would be perfect to

challenge Rousey on Smackdown but l digress.)

We see Ziggler hype up the US title and the match between Lashey and Rollins and talks about Theory

on him learning what it means to be a champion. (Really at this point, let’s just make the match because

we all can see Ziggler will be the test to see if Theory can get over with this new gimmick.)

We then get Seth Rollins v. Bobby Lashley as the winner will get a future U.S. Title shot. This match was

hard hitting and brutal with times it looked like Lashley had the match in hand, however, an attempted

spear by Lashley was countered by Rollins into a pedigree for the W and the title shot. Post match

Lashley goes after the referee so here is Adam Pearce. Lashley shoves him too and gets fired. (l’m

surprised that Rollins was the booking choice to go with this, considering that Lashley when he did have

the title didn’t have the run he should have had. Now with being fired makes you wonder if a new

gimmick for Lashley is coming, time will tell.)

So this episode of RAW was ok, but to be honest, it was almost a skippable show. There was nothing

must see or memorable that you could have caught on a replay. Hopefully next one will be better

because there is a lot of room for improvement. My rating for this week’s RAW is 2 ½ chair shots out of

5.

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