Fury's Weekend Movie review of Hocus Pocus 2

 Hocus Pocus 2 premiered this week on Disney plus. The original Sanderson Sisters are back played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. Starting in 1653 we see the sisters in the town of Salem and a young Winnifred Sanderson is stomping her way through the town scaring anyone she crosses paths with. She arrives home to her sisters and we find out it's also her 16th birthday. She's gifted with a pet spider and despite her being happy about her gift, she's more upset that she has an arranged marriage with a local boy when she truly likes Billy Butcherson to the chagrin of Reverend Traske played by Tony Hale. The reverend rouses the crowd in a frenzy and banishes the Sanderson sisters to the forbidden forest where they meet Mother Witch who gifts Winifred with the spellbook but warns her against using the forbidden Magicae Maxima spell. Flash to present day Salem where Becca and Izzy are preparing to celebrate Becca's sixteenth birthday. Their estranged friend, Cassie Traske offers them a party invitation and the girls awkwardly turn it down due to it being on Becca's birthday. Later the girls visit the Gilbert's Magic Shop where Mr. Gilbert gifts Becca with the Black Flame Candle. Stating that if lit on a full moon by a virgin on her sixteenth birthday, The Sanderson Sisters are released for one night to wreck havoc on Salem. Which to the girls horror, actually happens. After a chase through the woods and back to town, the girls are trapped in a Walgreens where they manage to convince the Sanderson Sisters that the girls themselves are youthful witches and that they no longer need to eat children due to their souls already being put into the serums in the make up aisle. The Sandersons are easily fooled until seeing themselves in a mirror and give chase. Becca and Izzy escape to Gilbert's where they explain what happen until the witches show up due to the shop actually used to be their old cottage. The witches throw the girls in the cellar, enchant Gilbert to retrieve the items need for their spell with the exception of the blood of their mortal enemy. Which is Rev. Traske (who is no longer alive) but they ffind out that Mayor Traske (also Tony Hale) is his descendant and go on the hunt. Meanwhile, Gilbert is at the local cemetery digging up the body of Billy Butcherson who actually has been just sleeping since his resurection in 1993 from the last film. Gilbert tricks Billy in collecting the other ingredients including Billy's head by telling him he plans on killing the witches. Becca and Izzy mangae to escape the cellar using leaves that Gilbert gave them that if burned and a incantation, the spell can be broken. They run into Cassie when they learned that her father is in danger and try to warn him as well as the witches being real. They manage to trap the witches in a salt circle but the Sandersons realize that their new target will be Cassie. The sisters escape the circle and use Cassie's blood instead. Becca and Izzy give chase after the sisters in the woods where they have gained all the ingredients for the forbidden Magicae Maxima spell but are only able to recite half of the spell due to Becca and Izzy's interference. With the Sanderson Sisters slightly powered up, they attack the girls and Becca is able to put up a force field to everyone's surprise. The witches leave to finish the spell and succeed but at an unforseen price. You must sacrifice something you love and i Winifred's case it was her sisters Mary and Sarah. As the two fade to dust, Winifred realizes the error of her mistake and begs the spell book to undo the spell in which the book doesn't comply. However, it does listen to Becca and her friends and they say the spell to undo what Winifred has done. But instead of bringing her sisters back, she fades to dust with them. Becca, Izzy and Cassie walk off triumphant with Mother Witch in the form of a bird flying after them. In a extra credit scene. Gilbert's black cat is seen guarding another Black Flame Candle signifying this may not be the last time we see the sisters. While this isn't a blockbuster film it is a treat seeing the trio of Midler, Parker and Najimy reunited to bring more spooky family fun. 7.5 eyes out of 10 for this one people!

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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 WWE Monday Night Raw for 10/10/22, live from New York City,

New York. Let’s get into it.

This is the season premiere of RAW (Again, for a weekly episodic show that has no off-season how in the

world is this a season premiere but l digress) We see Shawn Michaels, Road Dogg, and X-Pac are in the

back and talking to HHH as he is in the gorilla position with headset on. Triple H is telling his old DX

buddies to be nice but in true DX fashion more than likely there will be swearing, anatomy jokes and

probably a rubber chicken or two. Yeah it’s going to be that kind of night.

We get introduced to the new commentary team of Kevin Patrick with alum Corey Graves. (Not mad

about it, Michael Cole couldn’t fill the void good Ol’ JR left but let’s see how it goes)

We start off with the bloodline in the ring and Sami Zayn post the Logan Paul segment from Smackdown

last week. (Still trying their hardest to hype up a match no one asked for) in which Sami and Jey are still

at each other’s throats, and the crowd is behind Sami at this rate. Riddle comes in to interrupt to which

he says he wants another shot at Reigns to which Reigns polls the audience and responds with… “nah” (I

have to admit that was pretty funny). Riddle asked who wants to step up & Jey volunteers Sami for an

impromptu match. (I’m really surprised that Riddle is being inserted into something else so quickly post

his Fight Pit match with Rollins at Extreme Rules).

After a long recap of Extreme Rules (that no one asked for) we begin our first match of the night with

Austin Theory v. Johnny Gargano. Not a long match as Gargano gets the W over Theory with One Final

Beat. (Not really sure what they will do with Theory, the fact he has a MITB case and yet hasn’t

capitalized l’m just surprised he’s being utilized to just jobber status at the moment.)

Next up we have Rey Mysterio v. Chad Gable in which was another kind of short but not really long

match as Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio are watching the match. Rey gets the W over Gable with a

610 followed by a slingshot splash for W. However, the more interesting thing is what happens post

match. Rhea and Dominik go after Mysterio in the ring with Dominik daring his father to hit him until

with Rhea’s assistance, Dominik gets in a 619 of his own on his father. (If the idea was to keep the feud

with the Judgement Day going, it’s not really working trying to get the whole father/son thing going and

it just feels flat.)

We come back to Judgement Day in the ring and they begin to brag about what they have accomplished,

including making Edge say I quit, Balor seems to be very elated regarding that. They do a quick recap of

the I quit match from Extreme Rules and Balor says it’s time for AJ Styles to make a decision. To which AJ

Styles comes in and says he needs some friends to help him there and as he goes to shake Balor’s hands

he says that’s not who he was referring to. The OC music hits and out comes Gallows and Anderson (The

Club, Good Brothers, etc.) and they clear the ring along with Styles with the Judgement Day retreating.

(Well, you can tell Triple H is definitely in charge by who they are bringing back)

We got to Damage Ctrl who is still mad about Bayley’s loss to Bianca Belair at Extreme Rules and

promises revenge. They announce that Bayley will have a match later with Candice LeRae.

We get a quick segment to where the Bloodline is about to hit the down and Reigns tells Jey to hang

back and make sure Zayn wins his match. Cue the face of just disgust and expired pig feet.

We get our match of Bayley vs. Candice LeRae which for a moment looked it was all Bayley until Candice

countered a rose plant from Bayley into an inside cradle for the W. Post match the rest of Damage Ctrl

comes out to beat down Candice while Bianca Belair tries to come down for the save but succumbs to

Damage Ctrl as they stand over them. (Not really sure of where they are going with this, Damage Ctrl is

losing matches but still wins the beat downs post match, this would be a perfect time to introduce a

women’s trios championship, just saying Triple H.)

It’s the Miz’s b-day celebration but Miz is worried about Dexter Lumis ruining his special day. Maryse

gives Miz his first gift, and it’s a baseball bat. So we move forward with the Miz’s celebration in which

Maryse gives a him a signed baseball bat, and then with one present as Miz unwraps it, he sees the head

of one Dexter Lumis. After a short scuffle, Miz and Maryse leave the ring while Dexter eats cake. (And

that my friends is how instead of giving us another 10-minute match, we have a failed segment that

goes nowhere. This needs to go somewhere, expeditiously.)

We cut to DX giving a couple of guys a pep talk before they face Omos (yay local talent) before Miz and

Maryse come in and demand something to be done about Lumis. Shawn Michaels believes Miz did

something to Lumis to cause all this but Miz says he will do anything to get rid of him. Road Dogg

suggest a match between them next with a stipulation. If Miz wins, Lumis is gone from WWE but if Lumis

wins he will get Miz’s stabbed balls, and a WWE contract. (So it’s a career v. stabbed balls/wwe contract

match, really thinking outside the box creative department)

Next we have Omos v. local NY talent and by the time you checked on your fantasy football team, Omos

wins in dominant fashion. (as JR used to say, he doesn’t get paid by the hour, l mean we have seen

weeks of squash matches by Omos, either put him up against Strowman or someone because this is

getting old really fast)

So we have Bobby Lashley in the ring before his US title match with Seth Rollings and he’s naming

people he’s beaten in his career, until he gets to Brock Lesnar who comes out and F5 to Lashley, German

Suplex, another F5, and a Kimura lock on Lashley before leaving laying out in the ring. (Great Lesnar is

back, and decided to take a shot at Lashley.) We come back and Lashley is being checked on by the refs

and medics and comes out Rollins who says Lashley calls himself a soldier but really he is a disgrace to

his country. Welp, somebody ring the bell.

So we have our US title match with Rollins v. a less than 100% Bobbly Lashley defending. Rollins

capitalizing on the injured Lashley went after his arm to set up not one, but two stomps by Rollins to get

the W and become the new US champion. Lashley swears vengeance and wants Brock Lesnar in a match

next week. (It would have been better if the match occurred and Lesnar interrupted and caused Lashley

to lose his title then you have a better booking.)

Then we have a Bray Wyatt sighting telling us to revel in what we are. (Honestly, either wrestle or start

your faction or something because the weeks of QR code, your reveal at Extreme Rules, something

needs to happen than just vignettes)

Oh and Elias will be back next week, so l guess that’s nice.

We get our match of Riddle vs Sami Zayn with the Usos at ringside. Even with all the interference from

the Usos and Sami hitting a lot of moves, Riddle finishes Zayn for the W with an RKO. (That should make

for an interesting time on Smackdown this week)

Then we get the DX 25 th year celebration as they come in on the tank/jeep with X-Pac, Road Dogg,

Michaels, and Triple H. Of course X-Pac is glad to be there (where else would he be), gets a quick out to

Chyna. Road Dogg does the New Age Outlaw intro and the crowd does Billy Gunn’s part. Triple H says it

was 25 years ago when they debuted and Shawn asked if the fan will put them out of their misery

they’re out here again in another 25 years, and that was it. (This is a part where l wish this should have

been just a video package. We get the nostalgia pops, and for a lot of us we grew up with DX but l think

it’s finally time we let go of DX, chops and all because that segment was good and terrible.)

So with that season premiere of RAW, there seemed to be a lot of tv segments, and puff pieces but the

matches were definitely great, and the DX reunion, that needs to be the last one. My rating for this

week’s RAW is 3 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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