For those who are new here and don't know what a Coherent Wrestling Wednesdays is (hi to the 2 viewers), basically when NXT and AEW Dynamite aired on the same night, I would recap the show in one article.
Hence, the name "Coherent Wrestling Wednesdays".
The traditional reviews will be back this week though.
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NXT
Highlights.
F**k it, Let's Highlight Everything About This Show.
NXT's second-ever Great American PPV show is quite simply 2 hours of fantastic television.
In other words, this show made Takeover: In Your House look like a Curt Hawkins in terms of overall presentation and quality. Here are a few reasons why this past week's NXT was great.
Hit Row gave us THE blackest segment in WWE history since Teddy Long's wedding segment and it's fantastic.
I appreciate the company for embracing something that we haven't seen a whole lot in WWE.
While Msk's negative live crowd reactions are as weird as the time I found out Mass Effect trilogy has actual haters, the tag title bout with Tomasso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher is damn sure of fun.
Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly's unsanctioned bout was, unfortunately, several minutes, minutes and minutes of mediocre which is why my expectations for their latest encounter was kinda low.
And I'm happy to say that those two men delivered a match that fans of the technical style of wrestling would especially appreciate.
That match might be my match of a middle-aged 2021.
The ending of the LA Knight vs Cameron Grimes is literally one of the best finishes I've ever seen.
The main reason is that the yellow brand has done a fantastic job of building Grimes as a sympathetic babyface.
With the stipulation of "if Grimes loses then he's LA's butler" and LA Knight's good job on portraying a piece of sh*te, this entire match and the ending was wrapped up in a neat, satisfying box.
The Way vs Io Shirai and Zoey Stark was a fun tag team match besides the use of the "wrestler gets distracted by another wrestler's music" cliche.
AEW.
Highlights.
The Young Bucks vs Eddie Kingston And Penta El Zero Miedo For The AEW World Tag Team Championship.
This match was nothing but chaos and I loved it.
Unfortunately for Kingston and El Zero Miedo, they couldn't leave Miami as the tag team champions as The Young Bucks retained the titles with a superkick with the help of thumbtacks onto Eddie Kingston's face.
HANGMAN PAGE AND KENNY OMEGA!!
The interview segment with Schiavone, Kenny Omega and Don Callis was kinda there (also, what was Kenny Omega's new look? He legit looks like a person that admitted on f**king, his cousin).
But that moment of face to face confrontation with Omega and Page was damn near special.
I cannot wait for the crowd's reaction when Page takes home the big one.
*Pedro Pascal's Voice In Wonder Woman 84* ALEISTER, ALEISTEEEER!
Talk about a moment to remember. I honestly thought the former Tommy End is going back to WWE at some point later this year so it's really surprising to see him here.
Can't wait for what the striking man from Amsterdam does in the elite brand.
Some Other Things That Happened.
Cody Rhodes defeated QT Marshall in a strap match - Major yawn.
MJF and Chris Jericho contract signing - Am I the only one that thought this segment was kinda mid?
FTR And Wardlow defeated Santana, Ortiz And Jake Hager - A decent match.
Andrade El Idolo defeated Matt Sydal - Another solid match courtesy of two talented individuals.
Orange Cassidy And Kris Statlander vs The Blade And The Bunny - a fine match is all I'll say.
An Amanda Nunes, Lance Archer, Jorge Masvidal And Dan Lambert scene - Dan Lambert basically portrayed himself as the typical anti smark you'll see on the forums back in the 2000s. Cooool.
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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