The Coherent Wrestling Wednesdays: Triple H Addresses The Johnny Gargano And Tommaso Ciampa Saga, Matt Hardy Confronts Chris Jericho.

I gotta put my resident WWE shill hat on because NXT this week won me over this week. Dynamite, however, was aight. Not bad but not as good as last week's edition. 

NXT  

Highlights.

Triple H Addresses The Johnny Gargano And Tommaso Ciampa Saga. 

Out came Hunter to call out Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano to the ring. After that, Triple H promised both men that they'll fight each other in a bigger stage but Gargano doesn't want to wait that long so Hunter asked him how long do Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano would like their bout to take place? Gargano replied, "two weeks". 

Triple H announced that he'll find a place with a ring and a ref but he wants this feud to end otherwise both men don't have to worry about who's the heart and soul of NXT. Oh, and a camera shot of the "world ending" video packages we've seen on the titantron revealed as Killer Kross. 

That ending was random but nevertheless, the segment was great and effective. It gives both guys a reason as to why they are fighting in the first place. 

Matt Riddle vs Roderick Strong. 

This is a good match. It had an amateur wrestling moment for minutes with those quick counters. Strong then applied the brutal-looking Boston crap being perfectly sold by the Original bro. The match was concluded with a DQ due to two hairy big men attacking Matt Riddle. 

Malcolm Bivens showed up basically issuing a warning to the tag team champions. I'm glad to see him finally being utilized on NXT TV. He is a gem worth showcasing to the masses. 

Some Other Things That Happened. 

Tyler Breeze vs Austin Theory - A decent match. Theory got cocky by taking a selfie while hitting his finisher but Breeze reversed that into a beauty shot to win the match. Don't know if having your newer talent lose like that is the right decision but it is what it is. 

Killian Dain vs Tehuti Miles - A typical NXT squash match. Nothing to see here. Dain wins with the Vader bomb. 

Tony Nese vs Cameron Grimes - Two of the best athletes in NXT but definitely one of their weaker matches I've seen. Grimes takes the W with a double stomp.

Aliyah vs Xia Li. Winner Joins The Number One Contender's Ladder Match - Aliyah returns to the ring and is scheduled to face Xia Li, the same person that put her out of action with a broken nose. 

Li couldn't compete due to a knee injury obviously sustained by Aliyah. Li's replacement? The returning Io Shirai and advances to the ladder with a moonsault I'll never get tired of seeing. 

Keith Lee, Dominic Djakovic And Damian Priest Brawls - Quick story on this, Lee apologized to Djakovic on his accidentally attack last week, Dominic Djakovic showed up and doesn't care about Lee's apology but rather the title, Priest came out and basically said the same thing but he added "fame" and "a lot of women" in his dialogue. 

They all brawl to which Dominic stood tall in the end. Decent segment. It did its job on building the eventual triple threat North American championship match. 

Oney Lorcan And Danny Burch vs Shane Throne And Brendan Vink - A meh match. Lorcan And Burch won the encounter with a double team submission move which looked cool actually. 

Candice LeRae vs Kayden Carter - Another non-offensive match of the night. LeRae wins the match and advances in the ladder match. There's one slot left so I'm curious on who's entering that spot. 

AEW 

Highlights.

Matt Hardy Confronts Chris Jericho. 

Chris Jericho mentioned Brodie Lee's debut as well as the debut of the Broken One. Jericho then offered Matt Hardy to join the Inner Circle. Vanguard 1 emerges from above and Jericho trashes a drone for its beliefs. 

But, he also wanted for Vanguard to join the Inner Circle and then, immediately flew away. Matt Hardy came out from the crowd area via teleportation like he's Nightcrawler or something. 

Chris asked him how he actually nailed his powers to which Hardy replied, "I am magic". Hardy then explains that the reason why he joined the elite is that he owes "the bucks of youth" a debt for resurrecting Broken Matt Hardy. 

Chris replied saying that he maybe 3000 years old and may look different but Matt is still the same person he's known for 25 years and still convinced him to join the Inner Circle. 

Hardy said no aka "DELETE!" and Chris said that he has a magic of his own in Sammy Guevara attacking Hardy from behind but the two guest commentators in Cody and Kenny Omega came to the rescue with chair shots on Chris and Sammy. 

It tells their history and how well they've known each other in such a way that is easy for casual fans to understand which is why I really enjoyed this segment. Also, a rare wrestling segment without two guys holding a  microphone which is nice.  

Some Other Things That Happened. 

Cody vs Jimmy Havoc - A solid opening match. Havoc reversed Cody's disaster kick and turned it into an armbar. But that unfortunately for Havoc, led to two Crossroads for the American nightmare to win this match. 

After the match, Jake Roberts cuts a promo on the titantron hyping up Lance Archer basically. The Snake still delivers a great promo in 2020. Who knew? 

Darby Allin vs Kip Sabian - Another decent match of the evening. Allin wins with a unique looking roll-up by crossing Sabian legs like a sharpshooter hold. Cody on commentary spat out a crap ton of old school wrestling reference which is impressive. 

Jake Hager vs Chico Adams - After a squash match from Hager with a sleeper hold, Jon Moxley showed up and they brawled with each other. It looks like we're seeing a possible match between Moxley and Hager (no f'ing sh*t, Omar). 

Brodie Lee vs QT Marshall - There was a meeting with the exalted one and his followers in a dinner. Lee won the match with a discus clothesline. 

Sammy Guevara vs Kenny Omega For The AAA Omega Championship - Guevara at one point, licked at a Brandi Rhodes poster which Brandi's reaction was priceless. Omega retains with the one-winged angel. 


The question is, what are some of the highlights on both episodes in your opinion? Let me know in the comments below and follow me on Twitter @omartheplayaguy. Anyways, stay safe smarks.