I had to take a break from the written series due to the fact that at times, it was challenging to summarize 4 hours worth of wrestling.
Hopefully, I'll get consistent at it (watch, I'll not do a Coherent Wrestling Wednesdays next week).
Now, what do I think of NXT and AEW Dynamite this week?
Both episodes had a lot of things going on however, NXT is continuing to deliver great shows while AEW Dynamite has kind of bored me as of late.
So, NXT it is.
Some images via WWE.com
NXT
Highlights.
You Think You Know Him?
Finn Balor wanted to face Pete Dunne at Takeover: Vengeance Day for the NXT championship (sign me up) and Dunne accepted the challenge.
Out came Edge and he verbally put over both Dunne and Balor.
Edge ended the promo saying that he's watching the NXT championship match really close because the bout might make him choose to challenge the NXT championship at Wrestlemania.
The dude is a recent Royal Rumble winner so him showing up made a ton of sense. Edge's presence in NXT also legitimizes the brand so It was cool to see the Rated R Superstar’s first appearance on the black and gold brand.
That Tian Sha Vignette Though.
Damn. Based on that vignette, they put MONEY into this persona and to quote that chess McDonald's slogan, "I'm lovin it".
Legado De La Fantasma vs Lucha House Party. Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament Quarter Finals.
All 4 luchadors. A great tag team match. Joaquin Wilde single handedly took out Lucha House Party with a springboard move.
The match ended with a double team Russian leg sweep into a kick from Legado De La Fantasma to advance in the tournament.
MSK showed up to warn Legado De La Fantasma's eventual loss from the newer tag team.
Curt Stallion vs Santos Escobar For The NXT Cruiserweight Championship.
An excellent cruiserweight championship match. Stallion was really impressive. However, he's one of the rare WWE performers that desperately needs a name change.
After Santos retained the cruiserweight championship, Karrion Kross took out 2 out of the 3 members of Legado De La Fantasma.
Kross patiently told Santos Escobar to leave the ring and the cruiserweight champ actually listened to his words.
Hey, I'll take a Kross vs Escobar match if that match actually happens.
Some Other Things That Happened.
Kayden Carter And Kacy Catanzaro Lost To Dakota Kai And Raquel Gonzalez In The Dusty Classic SemiFinals - A decent opening match.
Austin Theory Defeated Leon Ruff - It's a damn shame for Leon Ruff because I thought they built a new midcard star.
I did like the Eddie Guerrero tribute from Leon Ruff though.
Dexter Lumis attacked Austin Theory which is something I'm sure some of you guys are happy with.
Toni Storm, Mercedes Martienz And Io Shirai Brawl Two Weeks Before The Next Takeover - I didn’t mind this. It was a way to build hype for the triple threat NXT women’s title match that should be good.
Tommaso Ciampa And Timothy Thatcher vs Undisputed Era In Adam Cole And Roderick Strong. Dusty Classic Quarter Finals - By the way, Ciampa with that hair, looks like he's aged 10 years. But, mine isn’t any better so I can’t complain.
AEW
Highlights.
A Battle Royal Match To Determine The Number One Contender For The AEW World Tag Team Championship.
Unlike all tag team battle royals that happened in a certain company, if you eliminate a member of a tag team, the rest of the team doesn't have to follow suit.
This looked to be a predictable match but to my surprise, it wasn't. The battle royal match had no business of being this good.
But, I didn't get why The Young Bucks were in this match even though they're the champion?
The team of MJF and Chris Jericho won the match and will face The Young Bucks for the AEW world tag team championship.
Thunder Rosa vs Britt Baker.
A women's match on AEW TV that had a BUILD!? Is that too much to ask, AEW? Anywho, the match was hard-hitting and I like it.
Loved how the fans chanted Thunder Rose's name in the style of ACDC's Thunderstruck.
Due to some outside Interference by Rheba, Britt Baker picked up the W via submission.
With the AEW women's championship number one contenders tournament coming and matches like this, I'm actually hopeful for the future of the AEW women's division.
Some Other Things That Happened.
Sting Warns Team Taz - The segment was fine. I don't want to see Sting wrestle again but AEW has my good faith to pull it off decently (at least, I hope so).
A Wedding Segment Between Miro, Kip Sabian And The Butler, Chuck Taylor - I absolutely do not like wedding segments but this was okay.
Best Friends ruined the wedding as Orange Cassidy emerged from the cake and took out the newly wedded husband, Kip Sabian.
I guess this is the pay off for Chuck Taylor being the butler?
Oh, and James Mitchell from Wrestling With Wregret fame was in that scene too (look, I'm young okay?).
Eddie Kingston Lost To Lance Archer In A Lumberjack Match - Cool.
Did Matt Hardy’s Partnership with Hangman Page Went Smoothly? - The answer was a yes if you avoided how the match ended. Solid commentary for Excalibur aside, the match was aight.
Oh, Look. It’s Hideo Itami - I would be lying if I said I was excited about this given that I'm a WWE shill and I do not watch NJPW. However, AEW is opening doors for an NJPW partnership and like the Impact partnership, it is good for fans watching and the performers.
The 6 man tag team main event was a bit boring, to be honest. It was way too slow for my taste.
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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