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The contract signing was fine though easily could have been 5-8 minutes shorter. Rey/Dragon vs. Angel/Berto was decent while it lasted. This was more about the post match angle with Carlito being confirmed Dragon Lee's attacker from several weeks back. Dug the Bloodline vs. KO/Orton segment. Tiffany/Naomi was good while it lasted though I dislike the one women's match on the show getting a non-finish two weeks in a row. Cody/Hayes was a mostly good showcase for Hayes though there was definitely a dumb moment or two that may have legit left Cody injured. Hopefully that is not the case. The actual Draft was fine. None of the segments lasted long and it was nice to see older talent present. I dug the idea of Long and JBL actively helping Aldis and Pearce choose names. No big surprises beyond Kiana James getting the final pick. Kiana is solid-good ring wise, but her character has always left something to be desired even with the work James puts in. Its a lot like Tony D'Angelo where it good they have made it work for them in NXT, but it's not a character that feels like it will work on the main roster. Hopefully they do some changes so she can create something interesting for herself though I suspect Kiana moving up is more about adding fresh bodies to the main roster than an actual direction Kiana herself. The Hayes move was expected. Bron getting moved to Raw was probably a good idea with the IC division heating up now that Gunther is presumably done with the belt. I like Nia switching up as there are a lot more fresh faces for her to face, and with the run she is on it would be nice to see them run her vs. Bayley again after so long. Alright episode overall but also nothing here to really go out of one's way to see sans maybe Cody/Hayes.

They might not have been, but you can't really call the entire company Weinstein without damning those people as well. That is what makes his comment hypocritical. I'm sure it wasn't his intent, but he clearly didn't think about it before he threw it out there.

Not really as long as he keeps hiring wrestlers, production, creative, and office people from WWE. It just make him look like a hypocrite.

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Poor Datto. They finally broke his will to vault clean . Weirdly enough I always had a sneaking suspicion they might actually remove weapon sunsetting, especially after they decided to stop doing it so quickly. We also have powered way beyond those old weapons. It just that Bungie has also increased the difficulty of the game to match. I've gotten rid of plenty, but I always kept the shit I cared most about sentiment wise so I'm good. Does mean I can start using my god roll Gnawing Hunger and Subtle Calamity again. The latter is my highest weapon kills weapon at 11k+. Might break out Oxygen just to see if the perk gives a decent boost to dragonfly. Based on their comments I'm guessing older weapons will be coming back updated as part Onslaught and the BRAVE arsenal in the future. We know they had to cut down from 40 in their original list so they have plenty to still work with. Account wide power is a smart decision for all the crazy people actively running multiple characters. I'm kind of surprised people have missed that Deep Dives and the Coil aren't disappearing with The Final Shape. Makes me curious if all of the Lightfall year sticks around for now.

They are kicking out Vinci opposed to a complete breakup. Presumably we see someone replace Vinci.

That was a good follow up to episode 5. Was kind of surprised to see no Xavier or Storm show up though I suspect things will get worse before that happens.

Huh? Liv is significantly more athletic than Becky.

Women's title match was great. All three busted out some nice action with Roxanne and Tatum having some good character moments along the way. Lyra being pissed trying to take on both was kind of neat to see though once again it felt like she was the one the crowd was least interested in. Glad Roxanne retained. I'm curious to see where things with Tatum go after this. She is a face as far as the crowd is concerned so it would be interesting to see her pushed more for the belt or the incoming NA title. The Family vs. NQCC was good. I especially dug that first third that was pretty rough and felt like guys really trying to beat the crap out of each other. Hopefully we get Tony vs. Dempsey for the Cup soon. Fallon/Jaida was surprising solid and probably Jaida's best showing so far though I'm not sure how much of that is on her vs. Fallon. The Nattie/Lola contract signing was better than expected. Dug the trash talk, and I like Shayna as Lola's training partner. I really hope after the Draft Nattie sticks around NXT. She is far more over here than the main roster and could be valuable as a player/coach. Sol/Blair was a solid plunder match with some neats moments. Disappointed Blair lost, but it was also probably the right decision with how fast Sol is growing. Sol should either be the first NA Women's champ or challenging for the main women's title by the end of Fall. Corbin/King was fine but felt rather tacked on. Probably could have waited until next week. Trick/Ilja was damn good as expected though admittedly not the war they had back in February. Dug how they built the matchup over the night, including having so many former NXT talent show up. It sold it all the more as such a big moment. Not the best special but still good with some solid segments and standout matches in the 6-man tag and both title matches. Will be interesting to see how well Part 2 can hold up next week.

He has been wrestling a few matches each year since 2017 according to cagematch. I assume WWE either let the copyright lapse or his relationship with them is just that good.

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The Priest/Jey segment was alright. I liked mostly for the nding and the general build towards a Judgement Day implosion its continuing. Awesome Truth vs. DIY was good. Curious to see where things go as the post match showed Ciampa overly frustrated with the loss. The Gunther promo was solid. As the New Day vs. Imperium match it led to. Not sure how I feel about the post match with poor Vinci getting beaten and ousted by Kaiser. Mostly I just think Vinci is the better wrestler of the team with Kaiser so I hope this doesn't mean he is gone from WWE though I also don't see him doing much on his own. Hopefully we get a Wolfe return or maybe another Ringkampf member joins Imperium. That Drew/Sheamus segment was good. The digs were perfect, and I liked Sheamus's reactions. Sheamus/Nakamura right after was another solid match. That Gable promo was cold. Hopefully Gable can keep that up as the heel turn continues. Still, I really want him to switch out Otis, Tozawa, and Maxxine for the Creeds. Just feels like a perfect heel stable. Ivy can stay with Maxxine as a face. Andrade/Ricochet vs. Santos/JD built into something good. JD and Santos were a far better team than expected. The Priest attack post match and trash talk to Dom and JD was neat. Dug the backstage segment with all the women that led into the battle royal. Was a nice face moment for Becky and solid build to giving Maxxine a chance to impress in the match. The match itself was pretty solid. I dug a lot of eliminations and thought they did a good job showcasing most of the women involved at some point. The finale with Liv, Becky, and Nia was expected but done well enough. I do wish Liv won, but I assume much of this is to set up a full heel turn for Liv when she finally does take the belt. Right now she doesn't quote have the reasons or ammo for it. Beating Becky down bad for the title will give it to her. I have to admit I would have rather seen Liv win straight up here, but I do think there is a noticeable drop off in how the crowd views the women after Rhea and Becky. This is probably necessary to help Liv step to the next level. No stand out match, but everything here was pretty solid and enjoyable. weakest segment was probably the opening, but everything else did well. Solid show overall though it still suffers from the usual long Raw length.

A pity about Von, but I'm not sure there was much else to do with him in NXT and he didn't offer much for a main roster run. He is solid so I hope he finds something good to do on the indie scene or maybe try to hit up Japan. I somewhat disagree with this. I don't think there would have been anything for Roxanne to do had she been called up last year. All you have to do is see how all of those callups went to figure out where Roxanne would be. She might be better off this year with Rhea out, but I still think she will end up not doing much if she is called up with the Draft.

Seriously? Fuck, now I have to rewatch.

Sure, but he noticeably talked shit about NJPW when the Elite left despite most signs pointing to NJPW giving him and the group a ton of freedom for a good year or two. He noticeably talked shit about WWE when AEW was forming. Then when Cody left AEW he claimed all the anti-WWE stuff was Cody despite it having mostly coming from Omega and Khan back then. Not saying he is wrong, but I think Omega is far more political than he pretends to be. Not talking crap about CM Punk when its been reported everyone but Tony Khan has basically moved on doesn't really say much.