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Both episodes were so good that it was hard to pick my preferred show of the week.  So, my pick for show of the night is NXT and AEW Dynamite because why not, right?  Images via WWE.com   NXT    Highlights.  Dakota Kai And Raquel Gonzalez vs Io Shirai And Zoey Stark.  Zoey Stark being in the women's championship scene in her young NXT tenure is odd yet I don't hate it. She was in my opinion, the highlight of the match. A fun opening tag match.  Raquel led her partner Dakota Kai to victory with a modified chokeslam of some sort to which she nailed the same move to Io Shirai on the announce table.  I felt my back just by watching that spot. Tommaso Ciampa challenged Walter To A NXT UK Championship Match At Takeover: Stand And Deliver. Walter accepted the challenge and his Imperium stable gave Ciampa a 3 on 1 beating. "Is this another match you're looking forward to, Omar?" You Goddamn right!  Shawn Michaels Gave Santos Escobar And Jordan D...

How good was that AEW Dynamite main event this week, am I right?  That match alone is why I prefer AEW Dynamite over NXT this week.  NXT did pull off a good show so overall, it was a fun 4 hours of pro wrestling.  Images via WWE.com   NXT   Highlights.  Austin Theory vs Dexter Lumis.  Look, if you guys have been reading my stuff for quite some time then y'all know how I feel about Austin Theory. I gotta admit though, this bout was actually really fun to watch. Austin's modified neckbreaker was f'ing cool.  The big odd guy wins here which is not a surprise.  Kyle O'Reilly Threatens Adam Cole. Why? Well, Cole actually tried to end his career and Cole told William Regal who was in the stage area that he's going to find O'Reilly himself because O'Reilly isn't in the CWC.  Moments later, both guys are arrested by cops and Regal has an announcement regarding Cole and O'Reilly's animosity.  It sounds like we're getting a street fight ...

AEW Dynamite has disappointed me as of late.  So, I'm really happy to say that the elite brand delivered this week. That is not to say that NXT was bad though. It was actually a decent show.   Images via WWE.com   NXT    Highlights.  Roderick Strong Blames Finny For The Destruction Of The Undisputed Era.  Yep, Roderick said it. Balor challenged Adam Cole for the championship next week to which he tells Roddy that he'll always be a follower.  Strong snapped and it led to a brawl between two guys.  Later in the night, they had a brutal match and in the end, the champ prevailed.   Other than Smackdown, NXT has an intriguing main event scene right now that itches me to watch next week's show.  Shayna Baszler And Nia Jax vs Dakota Kai And Raquel Gonzalez For The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.  This is the best tag match I've seen from Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler's reign as champions.  One of the best aspects of thi...

What do I think of Big Show doing commentary for AEW? I don't hate it.  As far as how I feel about both shows this week, NXT without building a PPV is still better than AEW that is building for a PPV.  Images via WWE.com   NXT  Highlights.  Johnny Gargano vs Dexter Lumis. Dexter Lumis' in-ring work is like if I was watching Halloween and saw Michael Myers doing kip ups. Did I need to say that? Probably not but it was what it was.  I like this match. It was surprisingly competitive given the way (get it? The way?) Dexter Lumis was written.  Xia Li Continues To Dominate Again.   Yes, she's been beating pretty much the same set of people for weeks but I don't care. Xia Li hasn't looked more dominant than ever.  She's legit one of the best things on the show right now.  Karrion Kross vs Santos Escobar In A Street Fight.  I said in my previous that a match between Escobar and Kross is a potential dream match.  And for me, it ex...

Did I just witness the best NXT go home show ever?  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 he...

Apologies for missing 3 weeks worth of Coherent Wrestling Wednesdays.  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 cha...

AEW’s New Year’s Smash night 2 is not a bad show. However, it wasn’t enough to be the better show of the night because NXT DELIVERED in my opinion. The main reason?  Well, it was, of course, the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. NXT’s (or WWE for that matter) biggest weakness is their tag team division so It’s nice to see some showcase of diverse teams.  I’m hoping they keep that momentum after the tournament but we shall see.  some images via WWE.com NXT   Highlights.  A Possible Finn Balor vs Pete Dunne Bout!?  The reason why I wrote that headline above is that they had a bit of verbal interaction in the segment following the LeRae and Blackheart match which led to a brawl between Balor, Dunne, Lorcan and Burch, Kylie O'Reilly and his UE members.  I'm not gonna lie, if this is where Finn's championship goes from here, I'm all in.  Grizzled Young Veterans vs Ever-Rise. Dusty Tag Team Classic Tournament. The Grizzled Young Veterans advanced to t...

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 b...