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Tony and Chase suffer from 2.0 gimmicks that can work in NXT but not on the main roster. I think something like Chase U is fine with NXT being a third brand and developmental to honestly just keep going. They just have never the done the smart thing and had wrestlers "graduate" from it. You also have to wonder if Andre Chase himself wants more. Tony is charismatic enough to beyond the gimmick which is why the way it handicaps him is annoying/disappointing. I feel like they are getting closer to moving him up, but they seriously need to completely rework him if they want him to succeed. Trick is pretty blatantly in the same position Roxanne was in. He is ready, but they want the rest of the division to be ready before moving him up. They are close enough that I can only see them delaying his move much longer depending on how deep the plans for his feud with Hendry goes. Weird to mention Fallon and not Jacy who has been there about as long. Neither have much potential on the main roster though Jacy at least knows how to hench. One or both are either getting moved up next draft just to provide bodies on the main roster or they will be released in the next year. Suppose one of them could always catch fire unexpectedly but that seems doubtful. Probably the same with Lash Legend though she has more potential than both by a decent margin. Briggs and Jensen have been over for a while now so its weird to even talk about them as a team. Briggs is good in the ring, but still lacks much as a personality and will probably not make it past this time next year unless he gets another tag team that catches notice like he did recently with Inamura. Brooks has been given plenty of time to improve, but hasn't made noteworthy progress. Guessing he is in a similar boat though maybe him being second gen gives him more chances.

J'Von vs. Legacy vs. Ashante was good. Evans looked great as usual, but Legacy and Ashnate really got off nice showcases as well. The Page/Saints feud playing ot at the end provided a nice way for Legacy to get in a surprise win. Briggs/Spears was pretty decent. Dug the Myles/Oba segment. Thought Myles came off rather well by the end. Kale/Uriah vs. OTM was a nice squash of the Chase U guys. They got in a nice bit of showcase despite dying for most of the match. The two are such goofballs and still so new that this loss didn't hurt them at all. OTM looked great dominating. Lola/Fallon was solid. Was nice to see Lola busting out her submission game more. Kelani/Zaria was good once again. Was nice to see Zaria more in control this time around. The finish with Sol played out well. Solid-good wrestling with the final bits of Battleground nicely built into. Pretty solid show.

Skipped the Logan Paul segment outside of seeing Jey get some vengeance on him. AJ/Penta vs. Finn/JD was pretty darn good. The match was well drawn out, had good action, and the crowd was dialed in from beginning to end. Roxanne vs. Becky vs. Nattie was good. Dug it being very much every woman for herself, and Lyra late appearance to take Becky out of the match was used well. Sheamus/Waller built into a pretty solid match. Was nice to still see the crowd hungry for Theory to turn on Waller. Rhea vs. Kairi vs. Zoey became Rhea/Kairi after Zoey's horrible injury. I knew it wasn't remotely good at first glance, but I didn't realize just how bad it was till hearing here and elsewhere on the net. Fuck, I hope Zoey is able to recover. Rhea & Kairi did what they could afterward, but that was not something they were going to recover from easily. Jey/Bron was good. The two know how to work well together at this point and play to each other's strengths. The non-finish made sense given this was a match more about Seth and co. punishing Jey than actually winning. The post match with Sami and Punk making the save was nice. Other than Zoey's injury this was a pretty solid-good show. The wrestling was good. The build to SNME was good. And I liked the furthering of various stories. Particularly curious to see where Roxanne with the Judgement Day goes.

Not sure there is much more Gilroy could do with it as Rogue One is more Jyn's story that ended up serving well as an end to Cassian's as well after the work Gilroy did with Andor. Honestly Rogue One itself probably would have worked better as a mini-series than a movie. Still pretty sure Gilroy is done with Star Wars now so its likely a moot point.

That is surprising to hear. Was a solid main event but nothing amazing. Offhand it feels like their first match was better though Tiffany did give a stronger performance this time around. Perhaps that is where the praise comes from?

Opening hinting towards a Solo/Jacob feud on the horizon was fine. Dislike Cobb being named JC Mateo after already being introduced as Jeff Cobb at Backlash though I suppose I could have misheard back then. Still a decent name and keeps his initials in. Alexa vs. Mia vs. Chelsea was fun. I'm a bit disappointed Alexa won, but that is mostly because I wanted Chelsea in MITB. Fraxiom vs. DIY built into a fine match with the crowd completely locked in by the end. Its been good seeing Fraxiom gradually getting over with the crowd via just good-great performances. Black/Hayes was good once again though the non-finish was a bit disappointed. Still this was a match neither man needed to be losing an dit did serve as a decent heel moment for Miz and Melo. Black has been looking better each match and grabbing more interest from the crowd as well. Solo vs. Jimmy vs. Fenix was solid. Was interesting to see Jimmy the most over here. Fenix may be better in the ring than his brother Penta, but he just seems to lack that same level of charisma and energy. Still a treat to watch since he feels more unique style wise than other luchadors currently in WWE. Hopefully they build an interesting feud for him soon. Knight/JC gradually built into a solid showcase for Cobb with a decent emphasis on Cobb's power vs. Knight's speed. Nia/Tiffany was another solid match though it had its slightly off moments. That finish with the chair was well done though Nia did apparently get busted open by it. Luckily it one of the final parts of the match. Dug the wrestling and general storytelling. Was nice to see MITB build start and I thought they did well adding the second half to SNME with Cena/Truth and Priest/Drew in a cage. Fraxiom/DIY was by far the highlight for tonight though the rest of the wrestling was solid with everything else feeling like it had a decent amount of time to breath. Solid-good show tonight.

The mountain of evidence were disconnected things happening over the course of a decade and involved multiple rebel groups that were not fully aligned until the couple of years in Andor. No one even knew why Ghorman was screwed over the way it was until a year later with Jung's revelation to Luthen. The kyber mining on Jedha was seemingly the last move. Eh, none of this was stuff I was defending. This was purely a stupidity created by JJ with the sequel trilogies because he couldn't come up with an enemy beyond an even dumber yet somehow more powerful evil empire. In turn it forced them to make the New Republic look like even bigger morons &/or cowards than before. I find it frustrating as well despite my lack of rant. While I enjoyed parts of the sequel trilogy its something I very much feel they should have just decanonized to make SW easier to write in the future. Now its an albatross that they will always have to deal with.

Loved how the finale played out and led straight into Rogue One which I watched last night. It hits even harder after Andor. As for the Alliance's stupidity you have to remember a weapon like the Death Star is such a ridiculous thing in theory its hard to buy into without strong evidence. The Empire regularly ran campaigns to entrap rebel groups like they did on Ghorman. Beyond that the Rebel leadership had a lot of politicians who weren't used to actual fighting or intelligence wars. Much of the situations suck but do make sense pre sequel trilogy. Its the sequel trilogy that went too far in making the Republic complete utter morons.

That Ironheart trailer is fine, but doesn't particularly excite me. She isn't a character I read in the comics, and while I liked her well enough in Wakanda Forever I wasn't really left wanting to see much more of her. Hope it turns out surprisingly good.

I suspected she would. I'm more surprised they they let it slip

Seth made more sense as a corporate suckup than Roman or Moxley. He was also the least over and needed that support. He just shouldn't have actually made it to the point of champ yet outside of maybe a short few weeks reign. He was not remotely ready for the top heel run he had.

Opening with Punk and co. was a solid follow up to last week's main event. Penta/Gable was pretty solid. Kind of dug them continuing the idea of Gable not being able to handle luchadores. I assume a match with EGA is on the horizon. Creeds vs. War Raiders was good fun. Enjoyed the New Day on commentary and how they screwed the Raiders. Still sad to see them not have level of momentum they did before due to HHH cooling on them the first few months of the year. Hopefully they let them do some crowd work sooner than later to get some of it back. Gunther announcing himself as the next challenger after Jey/Paul was nice. Kind of like how their is just a subtle pull back by Gunther when Jey responded on the mic. Gunther isn't afraid per say, but he knows on some level Jey is not the guaranteed win he thought he was prior despite his words. AJ/Finn built into a fine match. Was nice to see Penta make the save late in continuing his own feud with Judgement Day. Looking forward to the inevitable Dom/AJ title match. Becky's promo was solid. Curious to see how the declaration herself back into the Man actually goes character wise. Io/Rhea vs. Giulia/Roxanne wasn't smoothest, but everything came together pretty well as a whole. I thought Giulia and Roxanne did well for themselves here though I do think this was a match they should have won. While I don't think Giulia lost much taking the pinfall the women's ace in Rhea I do still think this was a spot that should have gone to Roxanne instead if they were going to lose. I've enjoyed this feud though I'm left wondering why Roxanne and Giulia haven't already been moved up. Neither needs to be in NXT and the Raw needs them more at this point. Hopefully HHH moves things forward sooner than later, but the women's division has been one of his biggest weaknesses the past couple of years. The wrestling was good with AJ/Finn and the women's tag being the standouts. Io/Rhea vs. Giulia/Roxanne was probably MOTN for me. Dug what we got storywise for th emost part as well with SNME starting to take shape finally. Pretty solid show.

Or they are just looking at dates and want to tie their shit together to save money and easier promotion.

Jacob vs. Drew vs. Priest vs. Knight was the standard good 4-way in WWE. Dug how Drew and Priest eliminated themselves, and it was great seeing Cobb debut here. Becky/Lyra was going pretty damn well, but some of the final third or so was off. I dug the ideas behind much of cheating to show Becky being clever, but the execution wasn't fully there. Still pretty good as overall and the first defense of Lyra's to really stand out strong despite a generally good run. Dom/Penta was nice though they are definitely getting dangerously close to having to turn Dom face. Still nice to see him being able to show off like he did here a bit. Gunther/Pat was what it probably needed to be as a spectacle though its not easy for me to enjoy a Pat match given his recent bs. Still, I did like how much of this was basically Gunther playing with his food and shrugging Pat's offense off a good half the time. Cena/Orton got better as they veered away from headlock trading and into their bigger stuff. Even the overbooking started off fun though it went too far with the amount of ref bumps and general length (could have easily been 5 less minutes). Still pretty fun and honestly better than the Cody match surprisingly enough. I kind of like what Cena has been trying to do in theory this run though something is still left to be desired in the sum. Becky/Lyra even with its issues was the standout here for me though the 4-way wasn't too far behind. Everything else was generally solid and/or fun for what it was. Solid show.

Cassian is fine, but its more the exploration of citizens, politics, and events that led to the rebellion in full force that makes it work. Its the stuff Lucas could never quite do right. Its fantastic though I still prefer my classic Star Wars stories. I do like Andor being so different from the rest as it helps it stand out more.

Its nice to see a fresh face getting a shot at Femi. Still, I'm guessing they went that route because either Trick/Joe or Vauqer/grace is main eventing. Both are bigger matches by decent levels. Did not realize this was happening the same night as DON. Seeing that its NXT I'm not sure they are being petty so much as just thinking NXT can take the metaphorical hit.

Priest/Knight vs. Jaco/Solo was solid. Solo and Jacob work well together and Priest did a decent job playing FIP and having those tense moments with Knight. The post match was predictable with Drew's return and getting in his moment, but it worked. Chelsea/Piper vs. Zelina/Alexa was another solid match/. Zelina continues to surprise with how well she works with Piper and Chelsea, and Alex made a good hype woman on the apron alongside the eventual hot tag. Skipper around Charlotte's promo, but I kind of like them going the entitled brat route with her. Alexa stopping her from leaving was surprising. Nia/Jade was nice. I liked this as shorted heated brawl last year, but I was still surprised to see the two show some solid chemistry and work together this well in a longer effort. Both women bumped around well for each other and had their impressive moments on attack. The finish with Naomi's interference was another predictable, but good to see with Naomi still being kept in the title loop. Will be interesting to see how Naomi/Tiffany turns out with the role reversals. I'm also curious to see which of the women get the PLE spot with Tiffany in the next month or two. Fraxiom vs. Street Profits was great. They meshed well, built up some great action, and the Profits sold their TLC damage well (assuming it was selling). Felt like a big moment for Fraxiom by the end and the crowd was well into the match by the end. The moment of respect post match was nice to see. As was the later backstage attack by DIY. Only three weeks in, but Fraxiom has added some welcomed freshness to the tag division. Still hope we get at least one more team to add even more. Black/Hayes was good. Dug Miz playing support for Melo on the outside, and the post match takedown was a cool moment for Black. Andrade/Fenix vs. Los Garzas was another nice match. Was good to see the breakaway from Santos to finally start with Berto. Hopefully Angel is next. Cena's promo was good. As was the Orton RKO fake out. Hope tomorrow's match surprises in good ways. The wrestling delivered tonight with Profits/Fraxiom easily being the standout and a great match to put over Fraxiom in front of the main roster audience. Thought there was a ton of decent storytelling in various parts of the show. Was nice to see Charlotte and Alexa \added back to the mix in the women's division and hopefully building something interesting. Good show.

It gloriously stupid fun and kind of makes me want to watch the Exorcist.

Those last two episodes might have been my favorites in the series so far. Definitely for this season at least.

Hendry/Hank/Tank vs. DarkState was solid. Dug the Trick/Hendry feud continuing and leaving poor Hank & Tank to the slaughter. Zaria/Kelani was good. The two worked well together and had a nice speed vs. power bout. The battle royal was good fun. Thought the eliminations were well done and spread out in a decent pace for the most part. They also played nicely into various feuds and relationships. Myles winning was not on my bingo card but neat to see. Jaida/Karmen was nice while it lasted. Giulia/Jordynne was damn good. The two started off slow and escalated more an more form the first big move. Despite the accidental head drops I thought this was easily the best Giulia has looked in NXT so far. She just seemed far more comfortable than usual be that in how hard she could go with Jordynne or getting to act more like a dick. Those head drops were nasty but didn't really worry me since they weren't much compared to when she was doing shoot headbutts in Stardom. So happy she put an end to that shit in NXT. Not sure if Giulia is done with NXT after this, but this was a fine match to leave on if so. Good wrestling and storytelling all around. Digging the build to Battleground and continued build of various names in the women's divisions. Its particularly nice to see that Lash might be in for a singles push. Myles getting such a big match with Oba is refreshing to see though it leaves me to think either Trick/Hendry or Vaquer/Grace will be the main event for Battleground which I have no issues with. Great show.

Was not expecting that scene with the Emissary in the beginning. Disappointed there is no new subclass though Heresy's ending made that likely. Hopefully whenever we deal with the new Taken overlord who is likely a Nine member we will finally get the third Darkness subclass. Glad to see some new enemy types within the Fallen and Vex though i wish they went further like they did with the Taken from Heresy. The new powers seemingly based around the new destination sound interesting. Kind of love that we are able to turn into balls of arc energy. Lodi being human is surprising. Thought it was a rampant AI based on Vesper's Host. Still some of the voice lines make me think he might be a bit of both. I'm happy they also announced the next few expansions though a part of me wishes they did what they did with the Light/Darkness saga and announced the next few years worth. Renegades being a thematic crossover with Star Wars is a nice surprise. Guessing it leans more towards the bounty hunter side though given this current Saga is Nine related I assume it leads into something bigger. Its coming sooner than expected with December being named for the release time. Curious to see what social elements are being added. Wasn't expecting the "major" updates that are replacing seasons to lead to the Plaguelands returning. Wonder how long they can really avoid bring back Wrath given the Fallen there should be Siva'ed up to the extreme. I am bummed we aren't leaving the Solar system. Feels like they baited us abit with that Frontiers codename now. I just want to retake Torobatl with the Alliance dammit. The reveal was nice, but I do wish they would return to the vidoc format for these. It creates far more interest and excitement to show us a decent amount of cool shit first, then discuss the details.

The opening with Heyman and Jey was good. Paul losing his shit over arguably legit reasons to be mad at Punk and Roman was good, but more to the point Heyman did a great job of making sure Seth and co. would be properly booed as heels the main event ithe segment set up. Penta/JD was solid. Dug Penta overcoming the odds and the various elements involved with even Gable coming down. Sheamus/Theory was another solid match. The Becky/Lyra segment/brawl was another good one. Its been nice seeing Becky trying to set herself as a heel properly and not play too much into the audience who typically want to cheer her. This feud has also seen Lyra showing some decent passion and little more character than usual. Kind of hope Lyra retains in their next match just to drag things out a pinch and get lyra some extra cred before Becky takes the belt. One thing that is somewhat sad to me is i think this feud and WM miss may honestly do more for Bayley than an actual WM match would have as Becky's shit talk on Bayley has definitely got her name more over than it was on the main roster the month heading into WM. Io/Roxanne was good as expected. The two worked well together and I dug the flash pin trade actually leading to the finish. Roxanne faking out Io out with respect post match just so Giulia could get the drop on her was a nice heel move. They really should just move both women up from NXT officially at this point. Rusev/Otis had some fun moments, but wasn't long and wa more about the post match murder of Alpha Academy. Doesn't feel like the crow dis really feeling Rusev yet. The Gunther/Pat segment was good though any ending to Backlash that isn't Pat dead and off of WWE for at least a few weeks will feel wrong. Jey/Seth actually built into a pretty good tv main event. Crowd was in Jey's favor and there was plenty of decent story bits in the latter half playing to the current stories built up. I do dislike Jey succeeding in his first defense via dq/non-finish, but he at least got some protection since the loss would have only been due to Seth and oc.'s bs cheating. They definitely played things out better this week not doing shit that could easily get Seth or Bron cheered. Good wrestling and pretty solid storytelling. Don't have too many complaints for tonight surprisingly enough. Its good to see them hopefully recognizing mistakes they made with Sth's group last week and adjusting. I'm curious to see if they leave it at Seth, Bron, and Heyman or add more members with punk and Roman ready to kill. I kind of like that they teased the Jey title switch early since conventional wisdom would lead others to think its the thing to happen at Summerslam (and may still be). Anyways good show.

I saw elsewhere they are just honoring his AAA contract. I feel like its too early to really know anything as even people directly involved still seem to be uncertain.

Piper Niven

4 episodes in and I'm really digging this season so far. Belinda is the first companion in so long who doesn't get lost in amazement of the Doctor and will call him out quickly on any potential bs. And yet she doesn't have the unnecessary meanness Donna had which I always found off putting. Its nice to see someone able to meet the Doctor on a more normal level opposed to the usual pedestal. The Well had some nice horror elements and a good reveal/callback to a prior episode in modern Who. Lucky Day was light on the Doctor, but well done with the drama and tension. Loved seeing Kate get in some good moments. Conrad was a tremendous asshole, and it was impressive seeing them lure you into thinking otherwise before making him even worse than your initial suspicions let on. With the Doctor being a lot more emotionally vulnerable this series it was good to see him have a stronger moment towards the end. Made it stand out more than usual grandstanding hero we have gotten the past decade or two. Hopefully the quality keeps up because so far its looking like a stronger season than the previous one which was more uneven.