WWE RAW 18/5/20 | A Late Coherent Review.

A RAW review on a Friday!? Really? I missed my usual Monday RAW review because I had to take care of some personal issues.

This review is also fitting given that I used to post a RAW review the day before the Smackdown review when Smackdown aired on Tuesdays.

This is not going to be a typical Monday Night RAW review where I talk about everything that happened but rather mention some notable moments that happened on this week's episode.

I'm dedicating this review to one of the best to ever write about pro wrestling, Larry Csonka. Rest in peace.

Aleister Black Has A Messiah To Deal With.

Black is two weeks fresh off of his "death-defying" moment at this year's Money In The Bank and now, the striking man from Amsterdam has a psycho cult leader and his maniacs to deal with (and yes, that last line compared to the title above, had different verbiage but with the same meaning, you know like synonyms).

Seth Rollins in a promo, said that Rollins wasn't the same since he lost the match against Drew for the WWE championship and his actions on Rey Mysterio last week was "unfortunate but necessary because it's a blessing in disguise".

Later in the night, Aleister Black was attacked by Seth Rollins, Murphy and his new disciple, Austin Theory? Theory was abandoned by his partners in Angel Garza and Andrade and they layed waste to him assuming because they thought that he was the weak link of the group.

That happened after Apollo Crews made his return and quickly attacked the man that put Crews out of action costing him the Money In The Bank ladder match spot, Andrade.

Austin is a young guy so he's got long ways to go to be on his own and given that one half of AOP, Rezar is injured, I think having Austin in the group is actually quite neat.

As far as Aleister Black's concern, when the match happens between Black and Seth Rollins (assuming in Backlash), Rollins has been taking a lot of big Ls since Wrestlemania and this upcoming encounter will be no exception (No sh*t, Omar).

Asuka's First Challenger As Women's Champion.

That person is the Irresistible Force herself, Nia Jax. Their matches through the years have been surprisingly decent and Asuka other than Ronda Rousey, is the best opponent for Jax in terms of match quality.

Will see what the feud brings because it's kinda too early to tell how good or bad the story is at this very moment. Oh, and the Asuka celebration segment before Jax showed up was awesome mainly because of Kairi Sane's skills as a musician.

Drew McIntyre And Bobby Lashley Face Off For The Championship Plus King Corbin's First Match On RAW In Months.

Speaking of new challengers (no, not the car you rednecks), let's get this one out of the way. The main event of this past week's episode was decent. I particularly liked how Corbin reversed Drew's Claymore kick and turned it into a deep six. What a counter.

McIntyre and Lashley battled each other for the TNA world title and almost 4 years later, they now face each other for the WWE world championship.

This is the second match that is officially announced for Backlash and to be honest, I'm looking forward to it simply because of their awesome matches with each other so they're gonna deliver match quality-wise. So far, Backlash at least on the RAW side, is shaping up to be quite intriguing of a PPV.

I could go on and on about the episode like the opening segment that had Edge accept the greatest wrestling match of all time, The goofy yet non-offensive segment with The Viking Raiders and The Street Profits doing Viking things, Kevin Owens and Apollo Crews' return.

So. Many. Things. Happened. On. This. Show and this is the episode that should've aired after Money In The Bank because that was a good 3 hours of television that immediately built into a PPV 3 weeks from today. However, I want to keep my articles as brief and to the point as possible so here's the recap below.

Like: Edge and Randy Orton segment, Apollo Crews returning, Austin Theory as the new disciple.

Didn't like: Ruby Riott taking Ls, The IIconics break up in a division with little teams.

What do you guys think about this episode of RAW? Sound off in the comments below. Follow me on the tweets @omartheplayaguy and follow this very blog for honest pro wrestling opinions. Anyway, stay safe smarks.

The Coherent Wrestling Wednesdays: Fyter Fest 2020 Came Back Swinging?

Last week, on this very series, I said that I enjoyed Great American Bash better than Fyter Fest. Well, this week is the exact opposite. AEW came in swinging with night 2 Fyter Fest. I've not liked a Dynamite episode in several weeks so it's nice to see that the show finally executed a great show since God knows how long. NXT Highlights (at least in my opinion because wrestling is subjective). Mia Yim vs Candice LeRae In A Street Fight. The match went underway after Yim quickly attacked Candice LeRae during LeRae's entrance. In the crowd area, Candice tried to nail the suplex on the table but Yim got out of that position and kicked her to which she landed through the table. The Streetfight concluded with LeRae striking Yim with the brass knuckles followed by a swinging neck from the top of the table onto a bunch of chairs and that's how LeRae defeats the HBIC. A fun opening match even though...

WWE Smackdown Season Premiere | A Coherent Review.

It is the season premiere of Friday night Smackdown even though WWE doesn't have an offseason. Nevertheless, it was a decent program and had a WAY better ending than whatever the hell of an ending last year's premiere of Friday night Smackdown showed. There isn't a women's match this week and all of the AEW fanboys are looking at this like, "sEe, WWE dOeSn't feATuRe wOmeN'S mAtChEs aLsO." pictures via WWE.com The Season Premiere Of Smackdown 2020. The show started off with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon highlighting the scheduled matches for Smackdown as well as the superstars. Chaos then ensued thanks to a huge brawl. Then, the "super freak" Lars Sullivan came out and delivered the freak accident to Shorty G. Somehow, Jeff Hardy attacked him and that led to the opening match of the night between Lars and Jeff. You know, I'm kind of surprised that two white people in McMahon and Hemsley knew who Rick James is. Maybe I'm igno...

THE Coherent AEW Take: Christian Dior, Dior. Eddie Kingston up in all the stores!

Ever since AEW Dynamite was on Saturday night for a bit, I've been WAY behind on AEW content so excuse my ignorance. And It's Full Gear weekend which means another PPV that would last longer than the Snyder cut. Sheeit, I'll bet the collar and elbow hold alone from the Hangman Page and Kenny Omega championship match, is longer than the entire Queen's Crown tournament. As far as how I feel about both programs this week, well. They did an okay job on building towards the final AEW PPV of the year this Saturday. Rampage. Highlights. Bryan Danielson vs Anthony Bowens. And no, the highlight doesn't include Max Caster's verses. I'll rather listen to f**king Riff Raff than Max Caster's dig on anything. The worst part, people are probably going to look at this and say, "can't wait for a Max Caster's appearance on Wild 'N Out!" With that being said, this opening match was good. Danielson wins with the rebel lock. Eddie Kingston (wi...

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