WWE NXT Review – 2.7.23

Hey Y’all, Will here with my review of RAW for 2.6.23 live from Orlando, FL. Here we go!

We start off with Edge and Beth Phoenix after they did a recap of the last elimination chamber where

edge said l quit in his match when Beth phoenix was about to get a conchairto. Before they could start

out comes the Judgement Day without Ripley to confront them. After some jawing, the brawl is on and

the Street Profits come in for the save, and Beth hits the Glam Slam on Dominik. (Not a bad way to start

RAW has Edge comes back with Beth to reignite their feud with the Judgement Day.)

Back from the break we get an elimination chamber match between Angelo Dawkins vs. Damian Priest.

Not a bad match between the two, as Priest hits South of Heaven for the win and punches his ticket to

the elimination chamber match. (I didn’t expect Dawkins to win, as Priest Is getting pushed. The Street

Profits are showing singles run for each, and l’m concerned. Considering the number of tag teams on

RAW and for the division, the Profits need a tag title run, not to be separated.)

So Adam Pearce welcomes the Maximum Male Role Models to RAW (l can’t believe this is still a thing)

only to get interrupted by Chelsea Green who isn’t happy with her chocolate delivery and threatens

Pearce to fix it or he will get fired. (This was a wasted segment if we’re going to have Chelsea do the

same thing Carmella was doing just two years ago, just scrap the idea.)

Next match we get is Baron Corbin v. Dexter Lumis with Johnny Gargano and JBL at ringside. Not bad

kind of felt squash-ish. Lumis gets the win by hitting the silence on Corbin. (The thing with Corbin and

JBL isn’t working. It just feels more like cannon-fodder than an actual push. I mean if you’re going to be a

heel then the hell should get some wins, at least.)

So we get a recap of the Becky Lynch/Bailey situation with their catch match set for Elimination

Chamber as Lynch says she has one more card to play.

Brock Lesnar comes out and says he can’t seem to be rid of Bobbly Lashley and because of that he wants

to settle it at Elimination Chamber. He pulls out a contract and wants Lashley to sign it, Lashley comes

out and says his team will look at it as they will fight on his terms. Lesnar hits Lashley with an F5. (It’s not

like we didn’t see this coming but still, how is this exciting for a rubber match!? Hopefully this will be the

last.)

Dexter Lumis has drawn a picture of the Gargano Family, including Nikki Cross looking on. Cross is

behind them and runs off. (Ok, file that under creepy.)

We get another elimination chamber qualifying match between Carmella v. Candice LeRae v. Mia Yim v.

Piper Niven. Not a bad match but Carmella kicks Niven to the floor and rolls LeRae up for the win and

punches her ticket to the Elimination chamber match. (Carmella, are you kidding me!? You had Candice

LeRae who is due for a win, Mia Yim, who is also due for a win. Piper Niven who might as well be there

for attendance but Carmella gets the nod!? This is terrible booking; all we’re missing from Carmella at

this point is Dance Break. You remember Dance Break? Pepperidge Farms remembers.)

JBL quits on Baron Corbin for being such a screwup. Corbin promises he can do better but JBL walks

away anyway. MVP can be seen talking to Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander in the back. (Thank

black Jesus that Corbin angle is over, l kinda miss his lone wolf gimmick, his happy corbin wasn’t getting

over even with JBL who l think didn’t more to hinder him than help him. But MVP talking to Benjamin

and Alexander, just come back with the Hurt Business already.)

Next match up is Cedric Alexander/Shelton Benjamin vs. Alpha Academy in what was a great match

between the two teams. Eventually Alexander hits a Lumbar Check on Gable for the win for his team.

(Both teams need something, Alpha Academy needs a certain feud for them to really shine. As for

Alexander and Benjamin, the Hurt Business could be the type of faction that could even go to head to

head with the Bloodline.)

After a recap of Rick Boogs back at Raw and beating Miz we get to Miz wanting payback on Boogs as he

sees him coming out of Pearce’s office. Pearce tells Miz they will have a rematch next week, Chelsea

Green shows demanding an opponent right now or she’ll pull a Karen and want Pearce’s manager.

This leads to a match between Chelsea Green v. Asuka with the rest of the qualifying women from the

elimination chamber match at ringside. As Green is distracted by the other women, Asuka just comes

with a bunch of strikes and a sets up and Asuka lock for the win. (Definitely a squash as l hope it would

be for Asuka. Her Kana-Chan was great and l want to see Asuka dominate like she used to.) Post match

we get the big staredown but here is Bianca Belair to ask who is going to win the Chamber. She knows

what it means and wishes them all luck, because she’ll be waiting at Wrestlemania.

We get a Cody Rhodes segment to where he and Paul Heyman started off with all respect and even a

trip down memory lane in ECW where Cody’s brother and Cody himself had great runs. However,

respect went out the window as Heyman told Cody his father Dusty said Cody was his favorite son, but

Roman Reigns was the son he wanted. That match was definitely lit as Cody vowed to take the titles

personally. (If that wasn’t a then l took this personally moment. Heyman is magic on the mic, and a

master of timing. Using that one shot alone changed the entire segment. Cody reacting off that was

perfect as well. I was worried how they were going to pump up their future match, but that is one way

to definitely do it.)

We get a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match between Elias v. Montez Ford. Definitely a great match as

Ford put on a show, even as he hit From the Heavens for the win and qualifies for MITB. (I’m a little

worried because the Street Profits are showing signs of splitting. Ford in his own right just shines and he

may be a world champion someday, but booking him to win MITB just sounds like a great idea.) Post

match Seth Rollins pops up to take out Theory, including the Stomp on the floor.

We get our main event of the night with Becky Lynch v. Bayley in cage match. The rest of Damage CTRL

on the outside. Great match as it looked like Bayley was going to escape via the cage after a CTRL

interference but Lita of all people show up and clear out CTRL while closing the door on Bayley who

leads to Becky hitting a Manhandle slam for the win. (Lita of all people was definitely a surprise. Lynch

was due for a win as this is definitely not the end of their feud but a great way to end the show.)

Overall, the show was ok, but considering we’re not too far from elimination chamber, matches need to

be set and in place to ramp up hype and storylines. My rating for this week’s RAW is a 3 out of 5 chair

shots.

Peace!

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Hey Y’all, Will here with my review of AEW Rampage live from Fresno, California. Here we go!

We first get Jungle Boy v. Ethan Page in a match with Isaiah Kassidy, Stokely Hathaway, and Matt Hardy

at ringside to support Page. A lot of action between the two, but Jungle Boy gets the win with a sunset

flip followed by the pin. Post-match Hathaway and Page yell at Hardy, who says he didn’t cost him a

match. Page says Hardy can make this up to him in a tag match on Dynamite. Hathaway: “Until then,

Matt Hardy, YOU’RE ON TIME OUT!” (Jungle Boy is on a push but he needs a feud to get him to that next

level, Page is ok but not it. Although if l was playing fantasy booking, Darby Allin with the TNT title looks

mighty promising.)

Here is Ortiz to find out what is going on with Eddie Kingston. After blaming the House of Black for

having Kingston to the point of hitting a woman with a chair, Ortiz calls Kingston out. Cue Kingston, chair

in hand, so this could get violent fast. Ortiz wants to know why Kingston has not been talking to him, but

now he wants to hit a woman with a chair. Kingston was raised better than that and their mentor

Homicide taught them better than that. Something in there was too far for Kingston, who cuts Ortiz off

with a chair shot. Another shot leaves Ortiz lying and Kingston leaves. (Well, l didn’t expect this to be

good, Kingston has always been great showing emotion or lack thereof and this was great. There is a

reason he is called the mad king.)

Darby Allin wants Buddy Matthews for the TNT Title on Dynamite.

We then get Brian Cage v. Willie Mack in a match was that fun was but it looks like Cage is getting put

over, and Mack while putting on a great match felt like he got fed to put Cage over. Cage goes on a

finisher tear, a couple of F5, Powerbomb, and then the Drill Claw for the win. (Well it was a great match

but still so many finishers it didn’t make any sense.)

Our next match is Jade Cargill/Leila Grey v. Vanity Twins. Well if you were guessing if it was a squash

match, well its wasn’t but it felt like one. Cargill’s team gets the win with Jade hitting Jaded. (I don’t get

why Cargill gets this undefeated streak but not really getting anything out of it. It’s like the college

football argument of who has she beat? Hopefully this changes..soon.)

After a video recap of Action Andretti v. Jericho Appreciation Society, Daniel Garcia says he will take out

Andretti which leads to our next match. Action Andretti v. Daniel Garcia with Sammy Guevara on

commentary. Garcia has a stipulation on taking Sammy’s tag spot along Jericho on Dynamite if he wins.

Pretty good match between the two, Andretti gets the win with a running shooting star press. (I thought

for a second Guevara may interfere to help or distract Garcia but this was the best outcome. This sets up

turmoil between Guevara and Garcia and a little disruption in the Jericho Appreciation Society.)

Well, even though it was only an hour, we did get a solid hour of great matches. Rampage isn’t usually

as explosive as Dynamite but if they keep putting in matches with great wrestlers that may not get the

shine on Dynamite then Rampage can hold its own. My rating for this week’s Rampage is 3 ½ chair shots

out of 5.

Peace!

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Hey Y’all, Will here with my review of AEW Dynamite for 12.14.22 live from Garland, TX. Here we go.

We get Match#4 in the best of 7 match against the Elite v. Death Triangle. Death Triangle is up 2-1 and

this match was fun and wild, with package piledriver on the apron, and a hammer being used in the

match. Death Triangle picks up the win with a heel hook and go up 3-1. Post match Omega grabs the mic

and says if Death Triangle wants to cheat, let’s just make the next match No DQ. Oh and he wasn’t

authorized to cut this promo so we now return you to your regularly scheduled programming. (These

matches are great but entertainment wise we know this is somehow going to 7 but l worry these

matches are getting kind of repetitive, unless we’re introducing someone new very soon.. just an idea.)

MJF talks about his upcoming match with Ricky Starks and how everyone wants to see him pull the

upset, but MJF says he is better than him.

The Acclaimed come in for their rap but gets jumped by Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett and company. Jarrett

hits Bowens with the guitar as he says listen. (I’m trying to figure out how they are trying to make

former TNA/Impact stars a thing. Lethal l get, on his own would be great but Jarrett,… no.)

Jericho and The Jericho Appreciation Society with their loss Final Battle, as Jericho vows to win his title

back but tells Garcia to step up and follow Guevara as his mentor, as he will challenge Moxley on

Rampage.

Next match we get is Brian Cage vs. Jungle Boy, and l know what you’re thinking, with Prine Nana and

company at ringside, this would be a squash match. However, Jungle Boy hits a Canadian Destroyer on

Cage and a Snare Trap but thanks to a Nana distraction it gets broken up, but Jungle Boy takes

advantage of a miscue wins over Cage via O’Connor roll. Post match Jungle Boy calls out Big Bill but gets

Stokely Hathaway instead. Lee Moriarty runs out to go after Jungle Boy, allowing Big Bill to come in and

run Jungle Boy over. The beatdown, including a chokeslam, drops Jungle Boy but Hook of all people runs

in for the save. (I’m for this, Jungle Boy seems to be getting a bit of a push and Hook being inserted into

the picture make me wonder are we seeing another tag team in the works.)

We cut to the Blackpool Combat Club who is talking about their recent wins while Moxley says he is

ready for Guevara on Rampage and tells Hangman Page and the Dark Order they can bring it anytime.

Video package on Swerve in Our Glory having issues as a face to face is scheduled next week to settle

things. (By settling things, they mean Swerve will finally turn on Keith Lee.)

We get House of Black vs. The Factory and House of Black cleans house, and l means it’s a beatdown in

under 30 seconds as House of Black gets the win. (I like this, House of Black should just run with this to

build back and matches like this help but a formidable opponent should be down the line.)

Hikaru Shida and Jamie Hayter are ready to fight next week. Britt Baker and Rebel don’t think Hikaru

Shida is ready for Jamie Hayter Skye Blue interrupts and it’s Blue vs. Baker at Rampage.

We then get Chris Jericho v. Action Andretti as the crowd seems to be chanting jobber at Andretti. This

was a longer match than l expected and even the finish of Andretti winning clean via shooting star press

over Jericho. (Well, damn l didn’t see that coming at all. It’s a nice change of pace and Jericho doesn’t

take a hit at all on this.)

Ricky Starks talks about his upcoming match with MJF. FTR wants the Gunn Club for jumping them at

Final Battle.

Chris Jericho is livid about his loss.

We then get Ruby Soho v. Tay Melo with Sammy Guevara at ringside. Not a bad match as Soho gets the

W via Destination Unknown. Post match Anna Jay comes down and beats Soho down. (Soho should be

the next one up for a push but Anna Jay? I mean there are formidable opponents out there for great

matches.)

Hangman Page talks about remembering being knocked out in Cincinnati, but couldn’t remember his

son’s name but says he’ll fight Moxley on Rampage (so either Moxely has a double date or a triple threat

match one of the two.)

Dustin Rhodes and the Best Friends are ready for Kip Sabian, Trent Seven, the Butcher and the Blade on

Rampage. (so we know at least 3 matches that will happen on Rampage)

So we get the AEW World Title match between Ricky Starks vs. MJF. It was everything a world title

match should be between these two, until MJF uses a ref as shield to low blow Starks who was showing

his leg hurt in the match, but the low blow followed by a small package allowed MJF to retain the title.

Post match MJF goes to leave but Bryan Danielson cuts him off. The chase sends MJF into the crowd and

up the steps with Danielson letting him go for some reason. (Well, the ending could have been better

but winning dirty was the only option for MJF, but Danielson coming out of nowhere seems to set up for

MJF’s next opponent.)

Overall, great show, l could do without the Rampage match setups but overall including the best of 7

match and the world title match. My rating for this week’s Dynamite is 3 ½ chair shots out of 5.

Peace!

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Hey Y’all, Will here with my review of NXT for 1.24.23 live from Orlando, FL! Here we go!

After a recap of Grayson Waller and Bron Breakker brawling after Waller threw a water bottle at him,

we get our first match.

We get Indi Hartwell v. Tiffany Stratton. This was an ok match, just not a long one. Stratton gets the W

with a triple jump moonsault followed by the pin. (Christopher Daniels would have been proud. It does

kind of put out Hartwell as she has been booked winning for the last couple of months, but the returning

Stratton needed a W to reset her status.)

Jacy Jayne doesn’t seem to think much of Gigi Dolin because Jayne has carried her since the beginning.

Now it’s Jayne’s turn to win and it’s going to be like nothing you have ever seen before. (RIP Toxic

Attraction, you had a good run.)

Drew Gulak and company are training with the Diamond Mine. Gulak doesn’t think much of Miles Borne

so he shows him how it’s done against Julius Creed. Julius trips him down, which doesn’t set well with

Gulak, who swears revenge. (Sometimes l wonder if these different combinations in feuds are

experimental or they really believe they will work; someone is really optimistic.)

We get a Chase U segment where Thea Hail is getting praised for her win last week and Andre Chase

presents her with an award and JD McDonagh comes to accept it. This leads to Chase and McDonagh

having a few words before we have an impromptu match. (Remember what l said about segments not

working, yeah add this one to the list.)

Andre Chase v. JD McDonagh match felt like a quick match, but at least not a squash match. JD

McDonagh hits the Devil Inside on Chase for the win. Post match Duke Hudson storms off as Thea Hail

checks on Chase. (The thing l don’t get about Chase and his Chase U is that has Chase won anything

recently to have a faction and a weekly segment!? It’s almost comical at this point.)

Next up is a woman tag team match between Kiana James/Fallon Henley v. Ivy Nile/Tatum Paxley in a

decent match. Kiana James/Fallon Henley get the win with Fallon hitting a shining wizard followed by

the pin. (Weird tag team arrangement but it was ok for this match.) Post match the argument continues,

with Josh Briggs/Brooks Jensen playing peacekeeper.

New Day is in the back) when Edris Enofe and Malik Blade come in to respectfully ask for a title shot.

Before we can get to an answer, Schism comes in to say they want the shot. They’ll face off next week in

the New Day Invitational and the winners are added to the Tag Team Title match at Vengeance Day.

(Not a bad way to bring in new teams for a tag title call up.)

Apollo Crews goes to the barber shop but Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams come in and aren’t happy.

Crews talks about how Hayes is never going to get rid of him no matter what but Hayes says he is the

younger, more athletic version of him. They both talk about being the next NXT Champion and a 2/3 falls

match is set for Vengeance Day.

Our next match is Hank Walker/Drew Gulak v. Creed Brothers in a good match. Thanks to a Charlie

Dempsey distraction to Gulak, Brutus was able to hit the Brutus bomb on Walker for the win. (Charlie

Dempsey v. Gulak should be a thing as they kind of have a good teacher v. evil teacher thing going. It’s

amazing how the Creed brothers are getting something of a push now and hopefully escaped the Indus

Sher vortex.) Post match Julius apologizes to Ivy Nile for being a bit hotheaded, but that is how he has to

be to be the best version of himself. Both Creeds thank Nile for sticking with them and inspiring

them….and here is Indus Sher (with Jinder Mahal, because of course). The challenge is on for next week

and Nile accepts for the Creeds. (Welp, l spoke too soon.)

Gigi Dolin doesn’t like Jacy Jayne and talks about the thorns that come with a rose. (RIP Toxic Attraction)

Tony D’Angelo and Stacks go to lunch for some Italian/mafia stereotypes. Stacks wants to make an

impact as the new underboss and has apparently taken care of someone already. They have a toast to

Stacks and D’Angelo seems pleased. (Who had the failed goodfellas segment on their wrestling bingo

card?)

Our next match is Wendy Choo v. Elektra Lopez in what felt like a quick match. Lopez gets the win with a

few punches. (There is just something wrong with women’s matches in the WWE lately, they’re either

short or not making a point. It’s almost like Vince is right back in creative.)

Brooks Jensen is so happy with Fallon Henley and Kiana James that he has gotten them a shot at the

Women’s Tag Team Titles at Vengeance Day. Henley is mad because she wanted it to be a one off deal

and Jensen didn’t even ask. She has to think about this. (This feels like more CW drama than actual

wrestling.)

Elektra Lopez tells Valentina Feroz to cheat more but Feroz can’t do it. Lopez doesn’t care and says enjoy

losing. Stevie Turner comes in on a live stream instead of being in person. She has her in-ring debut next

week.

Grayson Waller to call out Bron Breakker and he has his own NXT Title. Cue Breakker with the real title

and everyone shows up to keep them apart. Breakker fights away and spears the barricade, leaving a big

hole in it. (They are really hyping up Vengeance Day)

Gallus is at a pool hall and promises to do their thing at Vengeance Day when they win the Tag Team

Titles.

We get a women’s tag team title match between Alby Fyre v. Kantana Chance/Kayden Carter in which

started out as handicap match but Sol Ruca comes out to be a partner for Alby Fyre. The match was

great as Ruca and Fyre looked great in tag team tandem but Chance and Carter were able to hit their

450/neckbreaker combo finisher to retain their titles. Post match Fyre leaves and walks past Ruca, with

Isla Dawn popping up to follow Fyre out.

Fallon Henley and Kiana James pop up on the platform to say they’ll take the titles.

Wes Less comes up to see Dijak but won’t just hand over the North American Title. Lee feeds off of the

fans and believes he can do anything, which Dijak has to respect. They’re on for Vengeance Day.

(Finally!)

Cora Jade isn’t happy with Lyra Valkyria or the feature she has left in her locker. Nikkita Lyons has been

attacked in the parking lot.

Andre Chase isn’t happy with Duke Hudson, but Duke has gotten them into next week’s New Day

Invitational for a possible Tag Team Title shot at Vengeance Day.

So we get a summit between all three contenders for the NXT women’s title between Jacy Jayne, Gigi

Dolin, and Roxanne Perez. Jayne and Dolin argue over who was the biggest person to carry Toxic

Attraction. (It’s almost like Mandy Rose never existed.) while Perez was enjoying the chaos between the

two, until Jayne and Dolin decide to double team Perez with a double chokeslam through a table. Toxic

Attraction hold up the NXT title. (This was just off, Jayne and Dolin gave the impression that Toxic

Attraction may implode at Vengeance Day. Now they decide to work in tandem against the current

champ. It’s odd that they still want to show they’re a faction but there’s only one title. The one thing l

would do differently, is to book that level of mistrust in Toxic Attraction as there is only one women’s

NXT title.)

Overall, this NXT episode was more scattered than a Waffle House order but this to next to going home

show for Vengeance Day. So we’re seeing a lot of matches being set for us to get invested to. My rating

for this week’s NXT is 3 chair shots out of 5.

Peace!

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