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Honestly her mic work wasn't even the issue here. The whole setup was just weak and uninteresting. Tiffany/Trish is not a big dream match of any sort, and Stratton's current most interesting opponents are locked out (Naomi/briefcase, Jade/Summerslam, Bianca/injured). They clearly fucked up up wasting the Last Woman Standing match on last week's episode and even moreso doing Tiffany/Charlotte at Wrestlemania. Neither needed to happen when they did. They went so hard on the core 4-5 teams fighting the past 6-8 months that its honestly dragging down even the newer teams like Fraxiom and I guess Andrade/Fenix.

Opening with Cody, Orton, and Drew was fine as a setup for Drew/Orton but nothing memorable. Enjoyed the setup to Alexa and charlotte teaming. The triple threat tag with Secret Hervice and Mia/B-Fab was fine. Wyatt Sicks vs. Ford/Humberto/Gargano/Sabin was fun. Dug the finish with a scared Gargano running off form the tag as Rowan rose. The Stratton, Stratus, Jade segment was forgettable. Tiffany/Trish should be solid, but its not a match that particularly excites me. I kind of wish they just waited to do the big Nia/Tiffany grudge match. Would have meant more on a big show like Evolution. Conversely doing Jade/Naomi there after letting the fued get cold the past month or two just feels dumb. Fraxiom vs. Andrade/Fenix was good though it feels weird to have Fraxiom take their first loss here instead of a rematch with Street Profits. Jacob/Jimmy vs. Solo/Cobb was solid. Surprised this ended with a clean win for Jacob. Didn't feel necessary given the post match beatdown. As good as it is to see Smackdown back to two hours this was not the best episode. Wasn't bad or anything, but it also wasn't nearing anything memorable despite decent-solid build for various feuds and and Evolution.

Finished the final three episodes over the past two nights. Thought it was a good finale and good overall.

Honestly as much as everyone thinks they purposefully counter-programmed it comes across more to me like they either had no idea about All In and gave up as soon as they realized, or they got too good a deal to pass up and said fuck it to NXT. Its not good either way.

They barely advertised it until last night so they are well aware.

Since they are different shows a day apart they can still send ZaRuca for the match, and hopefully they do.

They tried to hit a similar mark back then but got censored to hell and back. Its definitely more adult now with the shackles being massively loosened if not completely gone. The show picks up more or less a few months after the end of the original's series finale

Love Jensen Ackles, but he really doesn't strike me as Bruce in the slightest. He is more a Jason Todd type or maybe a younger Dick or Terry. And is he too old for all of them outside of voice acting.

Wes/Joe was pretty solid. Nice action throughout with Tyson and Tyriek well used for distractions. Myles/Luca was pretty nice while it lasted. Wouldn't mind seeing this run back in a bigger situation in the future. Thea/Lainey was pretty decent though the finish could have been stronger. It is a shame to where Thea is currently. She is one of the better women in NXT but doesn't really get treated like it. ZaRuca vs. Izzi/Tatum was good. ZaRuca was impressive as always, but tatum and Izzi worked much better together than expected and felt like a solid team by the end. The lack of tag titles match at Evolution being mentioned was interesting given these are two of maybe 3 teams currently in NXT after the purges over the last two months. Was happy to see Izzi/Sol set for GAB. Inamura/Jasper was pretty decent, but it feels like its a pinch early to feature Jasper this strongly as he is still way behind in the compared to others in NXT. The final segment was decent setup for Jordynne/Blake vs. Jacy/Fallon at GAB. I like that Blake's debut is in a bigger setting. Nothing blowaway but plenty of decent-solid matches with the women's tag being worth a watch and MOTN. Was good to see the GAB build going strong here though I could have done with a little more for Evolution. Did enjoy the bits with Ricky/Page and the Culling celebrating their win backstage. Solid show.

I liked the Cruise version, but the Ritchson version on Prime feels so much more right. I never even read the books, but the series hits much better.

The opening with Rhea and Io wasn't particularly interesting but did what it needed to do in setting up their match. Thought it would be the direction they would go though I was partially hoping we might get Asuka/Io. I assume Rhea finally gets her big win over Io though I hope Io retains. Was not sure what to expect from Finn/JD vs. New Day given both teams being heels, but it was nice to see the crowd gradually fully turn on New Day and get behind Judgement Day just to see New Day lose. Thought this ended up pretty good with the crowd getting quite hot by the end. Was surprised to see Finn and JD take this one. I don't hate it as I think they gave the New Day the titles way too later after their turn but it is just a pinch disappointing since this run hasn't been what it could be. I did like Finn later using his win to push Pearce and Aldis to keep the women's tag belts on Raquel and let Roxanne replace Liv as champ. Roxanne getting the official vote into Judgement Day was nice as well. Sheamus/Rusev was good though it still feels like Rusev has no real momentum with the crowd. All the stuff with American Alpha backstage was fun. Its a shame Gable is out though I love that he immediately placed Ivy in charge. Kaiser getting the nod for EGA was surprising. I don't hate or love it though I suppose I'm happy he finally has something to do. Bayley/Lyra was rough in parts but good. The roughness kind of added to it a pinch as emotions were running hot going into the match. I assume the draw finish means we get a triple threat with Becky. Just curious if its on Evolution or SNME. Sami/Penta vs. Bron/Bronson was good. Post match went as expected though its nice to still see Jey with high role as he came in for the big save. The wrestling was good here though 4 matches in this time frame is still too little. Tag titles match was probably MOTN though the other three are worth checking out. The build to SNME an Evolution was in full swing here with some solid matches being set and other general stories moving decently forward. Pretty solid show, arguably even good though the small match count still keeps me from going fully that direction.

Goto's reign was never going to be long so that isn't surprising. Still nice to see him get 4-5 months and the most defenses in the current lineage of the belt.

Not sure Sculdun was in position to do much of anything given it was his money that funded the rebellion. Seeing as how his wife was openly with Perrin at the end I doubt Sculdun got away unscathed. Regardless you could clearly see Perrin was unhappy with Mon gone despite still living his luxurious lifestyle.

I think it was more a time heals wounds and whatnot type of thing. He was already open to returning to WWE prior to going to AEW. WWE just didn't want to bring him back. Most of his stuff before returning to actual wrestling seemed to just to have something to do. Having millions is great, but I imagine you get bored fast when you're an athlete used to constantly training, performing, and/or competing.

To be fair the husband was likely putting on a front to some degree. They had to leave out a planned scene where he revealed to Mon he had been covering her ass for years as he was regularly interrogated about her. You can even see at the end he clearly misses her. Their marriage was political and understood as such between them, but he did care for her more than he let on.

I never knew this even existed and that vid made me feel a little depressed.

Probably positioning as she has also slammed Nia with ease

Only caught the first episode of Ironheart so far, but it seems solid. I like the pacing what they seem to be building so far.

Trick/Briggs was good. The Hendry attack post match was unexpected, but I'm also not following TNA too hard. Also nice to see him though so I had no complaints. Tavion/J'Von was pretty solid.I assume Evans will be feuding with Jasper soon going off of the post match attack. Ricky/Adonis was solid. The Page attack after was expected and in hindsight a bi tgiven how the first tow matches went. No sure who thought a third post match beating in a row was a good idea. Stacks/Tony for the Heritage Cup was solid. More issues cropping u between Tony and Luca post match. Honestly this feud isn't doing much for me despite liking the wrestlers involved. The random vacating of the title by Dar alongside the disappearance of other former NXT UK wrestlers has me thinking thy are either the next batch of releases/contract lapses or the recent NXT Europe attempt #2 rumors are legit. Hope its the latter. Jordynne vs. Izzi vs. Lash vs. Jaida was good. Thought the action was good and everyone involved got in good moments. Still Lash came out of this looking the best with the showcase she got. Was nice to see the moving Tatum's story with Izzi here though Zaria and Sol kidnapping her after one interference attempt was amusing. With Grace winning here I assume her title shot at Evolution will be her NXT hurrah before hitting the main roster. Just feels like she isn't the one meant to beat Jacy with Blake around and plenty of other women in NXT showing they can decently keep up even if not realistically on Jordynne's level yet. Even with some questionable booking I thought this was a pretty solid-good show wrestling and story wise. Trick/Briggs and the main event were the clear stand outs match wise though Tavion/J'Von is worth a catch.

Seemed like Jade wanted to lift Roxanne back up and transition to her finish, but had too much trouble getting her back up. Not sure why as I'm pretty sure Jade has lifted much bigger women than Roxanne before for stuff life this.

AJ has been there since that time so creative either just changed their minds, or Dom has a legit issue he needs to heal form.

Renegades release feels like a confirmation that EoF was delayed a pinch seeing that six months between expansions is seemingly the goal. Just looking at the stream right now I'm mostly just happy to see a crossbow finally in the game

Didn't hear the first part of Seth's promo in the opening, but what I caught seemed like solid heel stuff. Bron/Penta was pretty good as expected. Surprised it more or less ended cleanly though the post match played into Seth's earlier comments well. Jade/Roxanne built into a pretty solid match. Roxanne was good as always, but this was pretty decent performance from Jade that played mostly well into her strengths. Bayley/Becky was building into a great match before the Lyra finish. Don't mind DQ finishes, but the way it went down here just didn't work given the earlier tease with Lyra not giving in Becky's goading. Still, this at least gives a decent idea of where all of this is likely heading in the form of a 3-way feud though I'm not sure how lyra will fair in that situation. Raquel calling out Rhea and the subsequent brawl was fun. Was happy to see Roxanne help Raquel and the two come out on top. It was very much needed with how Raquel has been made to look with Rhea in the past. It also moved Roxane's story with Judgement Day forward some with this serving as the incident to thaw out Raquel's feelings towards Roxanne. Jey/Cody built into a surprisingly damn good match. I wasn't sure how a face vs. face match with these two would work out, but it went well here with respect never going away, but the two not holding much back trying to hit their best shots. Also had a decent big match feel with the two playing off that early on. Its been good seeing Jey's singles work finally starting to catch up with his higher position. This and the last Gunther match still hit way better than I expected. Hopefully he keeps this up and more. Still too few matches, but everything here was good or more. Bayley/Becky might have ended up MOTN for me had the finish been better, but Jey/Cody were seemingly always going to be fighting hard for the spot. That one went way better than expected and definitely earned its spot as the main event. I thought the storytelling here was mostly good as well with the final bits of Night of Champions getting solidified and some decent furthering of other ongoing feuds. Good show tonight.

The Knight/Heyman opening was fine to set up Knight vs. Reed. Asuka/Alexa was pretty decent but nothing special. Sami/Orton was good. Disappointed Sami lost. Him vs. Jey or Cody would have been a more interesting final. The Stratton/Jax segment was fine as a setup to the LWS match for next week. Charlotte/Chelsea was solid. Still feels like there is a better match to be had between them. Enjoyed the post match with the Secret Hervice pounce and Alexa save. I like this gradual humanizing of Charlotte. Its been long overdue. The Solo/Jacob segment was solid. Nice to see a title match between them set though I wish it wasn't on a show I don't watch. Knight/Reed was solid. Post match murder of Knight was good. Truth/Cena was fun while it lasted. The post match stuff between Cena and Punk was better. Cena doing his own pipe bomb variant calling out Punk for his bs from recent years was kind of awesome. Even as much as the crowd loves Punk they couldn't really disagree and cheered on. Sami/Orton was the standout here with the rest of the matches being fine but necessarily worth going out of one's way to check out. The storytelling was stronger as a whole though its hard for me to get excited since I skip Saudi shows. Solid show.

Jaida/Thea was solid. Dug things starting off hot with the Thea attacking before Jaida's entrance even finished. The finish with Jaida tapping out where only Thea could see in the ring was a nice cheap heel move. Lash/Kelani built into something pretty decent by the end, but it felt like there was a better match in them. Still, it was good to see Lash take the victory here. She really hasn't received many chances as a singles since she improved a couple of years back. Hopefully she can impress this run. Trick/Wes/AJ (Top Dollar) vs. Elijah/Briggs/Inamura was solid. Thought this was a fun match with plenty of decent action mixed in with nice character from many involved. Not seen any of the former Top Dollar since he was released a second time, but its nice to see he has found himself a solid place character/ring wise. He fit in with Wes and Trick well. Zaria/Izzi was pretty solid with both women getting in a nice showcase. Thought this was one of Izzi's better matches. The finish was on the weak side though it did its job in furthering the story both have with Tatum. Jordynne/Lola was solid. Dug Lola taking the early advantage and how she would counter at time sin the later stages. Grace using her power to come back at various points was nice to see. Even with some off moments I thought this was one of Lola's better singles in recent times. Thought Blake's contract signing did exactly what to needed to do in making her look like a star and elevating Fatal Influence in kind with their interaction. A part of me would have preferred Blake fending off the group successfully here, but the reverse was probably more necessary. Given the what happened here it feels obvious Blake will be the one to dethrone Jacy despite the build to Evolution. No blow away matches here hough the wrestling was generally solid. Was nice to see so much focus on the division with the mini tournament to decide Jacy's next defense taking over the show and the main event being Blake Monroe's signing. Solid show.