The Coherent Wrestling Wednesdays: Did NXT Just Delivered Their Best Go Home Show!?, A Fantastic AEW Dynamite Main Event.
The answer my friends is yes.
While I prefer NXT this week, AEW Dynamite wasn't bad either and a big step up compared to the series of bore-fest shows they produced.
NXT
Highlights.
Msk vs Legado De La Fantasma. Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament SemiFinals.
God damn. What a way to start off the NXT before Vengeance Day.
Unique offensives from Msk is why that tag team is growing on me pretty quickly.
And luckily for them, they advance to the finals which will be conducted at Takeover: Vengeance Day with a double team manoeuvre.
Xia Li Continues To Dominate.
I've been a fan of whatever NXT is doing with this angle and it's mainly because they're embracing the cinematic scripted nature of the business which is what some consider "unrealistic" for some reason.
And yet, they don't mind The Undertaker shooting lightning-like Static Shock at Royal Rumble 2006 but hey, we're all hypocrites in our own ways.
Xia Li squashed yet another opponent to which she took out her former friends in Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter.
Cameron Grimes Is Back and He Got MONEEEEY!
The reason why he's wealthy all over sudden is that he invested in Gamestop's stock and dogecoin.
This segment was f'ing hilarious. This dude is a definition of a goofy heel and I love it.
Another great thing about all of this is that Grimes recommended Robinhood on his Twitter-like the authentic heel he is.
Some Other Things That Happened.
Is Johnny Gargano Really Injured? - Nah but I do agree with Johnny Gargano checking in his own doctors instead of the WWE ones.
Kushida took out Johnny Gargano as well as his buddy Austin Theory before the women's Dusty Rhodes tag team classic Semi-Finals bout between Candice LeRae, Indi Hartwell, Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart.
Speaking of which……..
Ember Moon And Shotzi Blackheart Defeated Candice LeRae And Indi Hartwell In The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Semi-Finals - I will say, Indi Hartwell had a decent showcase.
William Regal announced that the winner of the tournament will get a women's tag team championship opportunity and it makes a ton of sense.
I mean, the tournament wasn't setting up for nothing, right? (looking at you, Triple H regarding the way Charlotte Flair lost the NXT women's championship).
Kushida defeated Austin Theory - It's satisfying to watch Kushida damage Austin Theory's arm.
The match ended via a DQ because Johnny punched Kushida.
Thanks to Dexter Lumis, Kushida got to put an armbar on not only Austin Theory but the North American champion too.
Grizzled Young Veterans advanced to the Dusty Tag Team Classic Tournament Finals by Defeating Tommaso Ciampa And Timothy Thatcher - I'm surprised and if I'm being honest, I'm kinda glad that GYV won the match. It was a nice unpredictable ending to a decent main event.
AEW
Highlights.
Thunder Rosa vs Leyla Hirsh. AEW Women's World Championship Tournament.
The main reason why I'm looking forward to this episode and the episodes after is of course, the AEW women's world championship tournament.
That was a good way to kick off the tournament.
Thunder Rosa advanced in the tournament with a sitout powerslam of some sort.
After seeing this match and how impressed I was seeing Leyla Hirsh, how the hell isn't she signed with the company already!?
Although, I wish that they'll highlight the Japan side of the tournament on television instead of their YouTube channel.
Kenny Omega And Kenta vs Jon Moxley And Lance Archer.
Gotta give Excalibur kudos for explaining the gist of the feud between Kenta and Jon Moxley.
As a guy that doesn't watch NJPW, I really appreciated it.
This is a sign of good commentary that a company called world wrestling entertainment severely lacks.
You know what's also good? This match. All 6 guys beat the hell outta each other.
They fought inside the ring as well as outside which kicks in my nostalgia when I used to play the old Smackdown games.
You wanted a brawl in the kitchen while somebody uses potato as a weapon? That match got you.
The bad guys won the match to end this week's episode of Dynamite.
Some Other Things That Happened.
Darby Allin defeated Joey Janela For The TNT Championship - A decent encounter.
Unfortunately for Darby Allin, he was dragged by Taz's crew using their SUV later in the night. Sting saw this and left the stage area.
Be careful out there, Stinger.
Cody Rhodes And Lee Johnson defeated Peter Avalon And Cezar Bononi- It was aight. Oh, and congratulations to Lee Johnson for signing with AEW.
Pac defeated Ryan Nemeth - Ryan Nemeth aka Dolph Ziggler's actual brother (no f'ing sh*t, Omar). All I can say about this is the memes of the way Ryan took the rings of Saturn submission.
MJF and Chris Jericho defeated The Acclaimed - The Acclaimed with a surprisingly decent diss on MJF.
Sammy Guevara showed up after he attacked MJF in a backstage segment and he told Chris Jericho that he's done with the Inner Circle.
Sammy is now a babyface!? Will find out soon enough.
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.
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