The Coherent Wrestling Wednesdays: NXT Was Not Good?, Sting And Cody Rhodes Interacted For The First Time Ever.

Before I state whether I prefer AEW Dynamite or NXT, I have to give my quick thoughts on Kenny Omega's promo on the latest edition of Impact Wrestling. 

To put it simply, it was fanfreakingtastic. The Omega that I've wanted to see since AEW's inception is finally here.

It looks like Kenny is pulling out a Thanos with him collecting all of the major titles in wrestling with the exception of WWE. 

The reason why I'm intrigued by that notion is that Wrestle Talk did a fantasy booking in their news video where the all belt collector, Kenny Omega encounters his final prize aka the IWGP heavyweight championship. 

In order to capture that prize, Omega has to face the person he's all too familiar with, Kota Ibushi. 

Yes, Kota isn't the current IWGP champ but it's fantasy booking after all so let me dream about this scenario for hours, okay!?  

Oh, and that mock local TV advertisement from Tony Khan and Tony Schiavone was pretty hilarious. 

Now, how were both shows this week? 

Well, WWE's yellow brand delivered at best, a meh show and at worst, a boring a** show. 

Look, AEW Dynamite wasn't fantastic but there were things that I enjoyed from that program more than NXT.   

So, I gotta go with the elite brand. 

An image via WWE.com

NXT  

Highlights.

Raquel Gonzalez vs Ember Moon. 

This is Gonzalez's best match in NXT so far? 

The ending of this match was great due to the way Ember got out of Raquel's finisher only for Raquel to catch Ember's leg and hit the finish. 

Then, Raquel Gonzalez and Rhea Ripley had a staredown in what it feels like the millionth time. 

Some Other Things That Happened.

Finn Balor Called Out Anybody To Face Him - The person that answered the call was Pete Dunne but somebody else answered the call and it was Kylie O'Reilly.  

Somebody else answered the call and it was Damian Priest. 

Somebody else answered the call and it was Scarlett Bordeaux representing Karrion Kross. 

You know this by now, it was the "superstars showing up to the champion" cliche which out of all the wrestling cliches, this one is the most uncreative in my opinion.   

Jake Atlas defeated Isiah Swerve Scott - The match while short, was decent. Swerve Scott left Atlas hanging because of the way Swerve Scott lost the match. 

What's with NXT and sudden tease at heel turns? 

Grizzled Young Veterans defeated Ever-Rise and Imperium - I swear to God, NXT's tag team has no buzz now like what happened to that division? This bout was painfully average. 

Ember Moon And Io Shirai Gave Toni Storm A Beating - So, I'm confused. Why's Io Shirai facing Toni Storm? 

Isn't Io supposed to start her feud with Raquel Gonzalez given that Gonzalez pinned Io at WarGames? 

Tommaso Ciampa defeated Timothy Thatcher - Timothy Thatcher was sitting on the entrance ramp throughout the entire match. 

The feud continues and I do not care about it? 

By the way, Thatcher snapped Cameron Grimes' knee like it was nothing. Daaaamn! 

Johnny Gargano Celebrates His North American Championship Victory - Side note, Austin Theory has been in three different groups this year. 

First, he joined Zelina Vega's group with Angel Garza and Andrade. Then, he joined Seth Rollins' Monday Night messiah group alongside Murphy.  

Now, he joined Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae's group.  

That dude is in a desperate need of a good mentor. 

Damian Priest showed up, and Karrion Kross attacked him. 

It seemed like Priest had moved on with Johnny Gargano and now, he wants revenge? Huh? 

Pete Dunne defeated Killian Dain - Cool. 

AEW 

Highlights.

Sting And Cody Rhodes Interacted For The First Time Ever. 

Sting acknowledging Tony Schiavone by having Schiavone shout "IT'S STINNNG" was pretty cool. 

I gotta ask since Cody Rhodes looked annoyed at Sting's presence, is Rhodes going to turn to the dark side? 

Either way, I actually liked this segment which is kind of odd for me because I do not want to see Sting wrestle again but who knows? 

My mind could change like the fickle wrestling fan that I am. 

An Abadon Showcase. 

This is my first time seeing Abadon and God, I hope AEW doesn't mess her up because she is really good.

I liked how Hikaru Shida was afraid of Abadon's presence. 

Stuff like that builds a character (no sh*t, Omar).  

Miro Out Here Destroying Sh*t. 

Finally! Miro is actually booked on Dynamite looking like a God Damn BEAST! 

He was the reason why Orange Cassidy lost the match and MJF won the diamond ring. 

I wish that the diamond ring actually has some benefits like a championship opportunity or better yet, run a Dynamite episode like a general manager for one night. 

"It is what it is" as they say, right?   

Some Other Things That Happened. 

The Young Bucks defeated The Hybrid2 in Jack Evans and Angelico - A decent way to start off this episode. 

FTR defeated The Varsity Blondes In Griff Garrison And Brian Pillman Jr. - Garrison and Pillman Jr held themselves pretty well in this tag team bout. 

Dustin Rhodes defeated Seven Of the Dark Order - After the match, Evil Uno offered Rhodes to join the Dark Order and Rhodes, of course, refused. Cool? 

That Shaquille O'Neal And Brandi Rhodes Interview With Tony Schiavone - Am I the only one that doesn't care about this storyline? Just me? 

Did The Inner Circle Got Along Or Did The Inner Circle Disband Forever - The answer is they didn't disband (duh?). 

While I thought this segment was fine, I'm still intrigued as to where this storyline leads which is weird because it involves a character (MJF) that I'm not a fan of. 

Lance Archer And The Lucha Brothers lost to Eddie Kingston, The Butcher And The Blade - A match consisted of two heel teams that didn't wow me in my opinion but it was fine for what it was. 

Kenny Omega's First Appearance In AEW As its Major Champion - Omega and Don Callis' promo was a rehash of their promo at Impact Wrestling so it was nothing to write home about. 

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