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 The Coherent AEW recap. The only series where the word "consistency" is the equivalent of saying bloody Mary 3 times. And look guys, both AEW shows weren't all that bad aka a typical Tuesday.  Rampage.  Highlights.  Private Party vs Lucha Bros.  Oh, you know this match had a lot of SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS (in the taking some punches kinda way and not in the sense of drinking alcohol because I'm a halal boy).  The match was a little too short for my liking but it was sweeter than a peach-flavoured iced tea. Lucha Bros took the W here which means more rankings.  Some Other Things That Happened.  House of Black defeated the Dark Order's John Silver and Alex Reynolds - Something tells me that AEW needs a trios championship (no f**king sh*t, Omar).  Statlander and Athena defeated Renegade Twins - At least Athena's WWE main roster run included a several-month undefeated streak on RAW. This entire feud ain't it for her, the TBS championship and Jade Cargill.  Also,

  WOW! Another AEW recap despite how inconsistent this written series is? This must be an odd kinda week, right?  AEW Dynamite and Rampage were aight as a whole although I did find Rampage to be quite yawn-inducing despite being an hour-long program.  Rampage.  Highlights.  None, unfortunately.  Some Other Things That Happened.  Satnam Singh led his partner (Jay Lethal) to victory as they defeated Dave Vega and Matt Fitchett - Still don't get the hype AEW has for the big guy.  *Unenthusiastic* Yay, Will Ospreay's AEW in-ring debut - Cool. Eddie Kingston defeated Jake Hager - Eddie Kingston aka wrestling's uncle. A decent match is all I'll say.  Red Velvet lost to Kris Statlander then chaos ensued - This ain't an AEW Show without a brawl or two, right?  Dynamite.  Highlights.  Jurassic Express vs The Young Bucks For the AEW World Tag Team Championship In *Dario Cueto's Voice* A LADDER MATCH!  Ladder match? The Young Bucks? A recipe for an enjoyable encounter.

It's Friday. You know what that means. An AEW recap series that comes out as consistent as Vince McMahon's creative vision. You know what's consistent? How enjoyable Rampage and Dynamite are for the most part.  Rampage.  Highlights.  Get Well Soon CM Punk.  Headline spitting facts here. The fact that it's a match elimination series of a battle Royal then a one-on-one match then another one-on-one match at Forbidden Door and not a full-fledged tournament was the right choice considering how common tournaments are in AEW (also, please, let Adam Cole be the interim champion).  The Young Bucks vs The Lucha Bros.  Anything with the Bucks and Lucha Bros will always make me utter the word "Pog" like a typical Twitch chatter that has nothing going for themselves.  Unlike their encounter at last year's All Out PPV, The Young Bucks stood tall against the former tag team champions.  Some Other Things That Happened.  Kiera Hogan lost to Athena - I guess Kiera wasn

AEW delivered a solid, enjoyable week of programming which that statement alone is as predictable as a distraction finish.  Rampage.  Highlights.  HOOK Said Something.  I know it's weird that a piece of dialogue is the only highlight of this episode but considering that Hook hasn't uttered a single word and his intimidation factor, made this scene pretty memorable.  Some Other Things That Happened.  Tomohiro Ishi lost to Adam Cole In The Owen Hart Foundation Tournament - Not gonna lie, seeing two performers from two different brands while Orange Cassidy and Rocky Romero were roaming around ringside felt like I was watching gameplay of WWE 2k because of how random this entire thing was.  Jade Cargill retained the TBS championship against Maria Shafir - that one-legged pin from Cargill into a leg bar from Shafir was *chef's kiss*.  Lance Archer DESTROYED Serpentico - Somebody check on Luther because his friend is getting destroyed and I'm not sure if he feels good about

Sorry for not covering AEW for *looks at the archives* Since what it feels like the year 1456 AD.  Enough of the lame jokes and excuses, how did AEW do this week? Other than Wheeler Yuta stealing the show on the latest episode of Rampage, THE elite brand simply didn't deliver elite content. It was just kinda okay.  Rampage.  Highlights.  YUTAAAAAAAAAA!  We're not even in the middle of the month and already, we got a match of the year candidate. Wheeler walked out of this match as a legit main eventer that could possibly compete for the world title which I wouldn't mind.  It was so good, Moxley's mentor, William Regal shook Wheeler's hand out of respect (uh, I'd wash my hands faster than Wally West if I was Regal).  Sammy Guevara Nas Level ETHERED Dan Lambert's Misogyny And Wants That TNT Championship Too.  Based Sammy Guevara.  Oh, and Ethan Page can cut it both in promos and in m…..…………… (bro, it's Ramadan).  Some Other Things That Happened.  Bryan Dani

For the third week in a row, I haven't reviewed a RAW episode while I'm recapping AEW. Does this mean that I'm now, THE AEW Shill!?  To my 1 viewer who's concerned (thanks Mom), the RAW reviews will be back with more bad comedy material than ever.  Rampage.  Highlights.  The Young Bucks vs Trent Barreta And Rocky Romero.  This match rocked harder than a Trust Company song. What a darn opener this was.  Trent went suplex city on the Jackson brothers with the amount of German suplexes being delivered.  Unfortunately for the best friends, The Young Bucks stood tall in this opening contest with a double knee strike on Ricky Romero.  Oh, and Jay White is here. Nice.  Some Other Things That Happened.  Britt Baker defeated Robyn Renegade - Eh.  My man Hook had hooked up the victory over Blake Li - The title says it all.  Jurassic Express retained the world tag belts over The Smoking Son Gunns - Woah, Woah, Woah?  Dynamite.  Highlights.  NO MORE WHITE SAVIOUR, CODY! YAYYYYY!  F

  IT'S TIME FOR SOME RAMPAGE USING THE DYNAMITE!  I tried being clever with the intros y'all. Another thing that isn't all that clever to mention I guess is that both episodes were pretty underwhelming in that they didn't do much for me other than point out, "at least there wasn't a bunch of rematches I've seen way too many times." Let me describe my feelings toward both episodes in a short rap song so bad, it might as well have come out of Max Caster's mouth.  Yo, yo, this sh*t is so lame, I don't know who else to blame (TOONYYYYY!). MJF be catching Ws but not as hard as AEW (at least this week).  Rampage. Highlights.  Lee Johnson And Brock Anderson vs FTR.  Gotta say, this was pretty fun to watch. I know the commentators have mentioned it many times but Brock Anderson wrestling inside the ring is like watching his own father wrestle.  Unfortunately for Brock, FTR defeated him as well as his tag partner with the spike piledriver.  Some Other T

Apologies for avoiding talking about AEW's flagship shows this week. Luckily, my avoidance of sorts wasn't as bad as when my man Hangman Page took the blackout from Lance Archer on top of the chair.  That's a Will Smith type of pain that I just cannot handle because back pains are the worst.  I did enjoy what the elite brand had to offer this past week so let's get to it.  Rampage.  Highlights.  Adam Cole vs Trent Beretta.  I bet Cole looked at Trent's military buzz cut and said, "thank God it ain't me."  What I would bet on is this match because it's the best encounter of the entire episode.  The person calling himself "TheChugs" on Twitch, won the match with the last shot.  Some Other Things That Happened.  Shawn Spears sends a message to CM Punk - Wait, Spears' alive!?  Leyla Hirsch, Kris Statlander and Red Velvet lost to Nyla Rose, The Bunny And Penelope Ford - It doesn't include a monarch character with a bad oie bruf accen

 I was about to talk about this week's AEW line of shows, were as mid as any Flo Rida song but then…………..YOU KNOW IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BOOM!  The Elite brand's flagship show literally made the save like the "babyface shows up to rescue their partner from a brawl" cliche.  Rampage.    Highlights.  Well, there is none as this week's show was pretty darn skippable. It was "multi-person matches with babyfaces making the save post-match".  Some Other Things That Happened.  Dan Lambert continues to be as annoying as an anti-smark on Reddit - This is the only time where I'm cheering for the white saviour, Cody Rhodes. Oh, and Sammy Guevara made the save for Rhodes against Lambert and his lackeys. The Elite guys lost to Orange Cassidy, Best Friends And Rocky Romero - That brainbuster into a double superkick from Cole and the Young Bucks was cool.  Tay Conti defeated Penelope Ford - Could've lasted a tiny bit longer but it was a decent encounter.  The

PAGE AND BRYAN! HOOK! HOOK! HOOK! PAGE AND BRYAN! HOOK! HOOK! HOOK!  That's it. That's the intro.  Rampage.   Highlights.  HOOOOOOOOK!  I mean, I gotta support the man himself named Hook, DUHHH!  What can I say, I like a man that is built different, quick, agile and hard……..in professional wrestling, of course.  Suffice to say, Hook does something that Kalya Braxton doesn't and that is, making all biracials proud.  FTR vs Lucha Brothers for the AEW world tag team championship Two of the best tag teams I've ever witnessed as a wrestling fan (yes, they're THAT darn good) battling it out in an opening match so banging, not even your Beats headphone can replicate it, ya feel me?  The Lucha Brothers get to walk out of this episode of Rampage still as the reigning world tag champs.  Some Other Things That Happened.  Adam Cole defeated Wheeler Yuta - Adam Cole appreciation comment.  Dynamite.  Highlights.  Hangman Page vs Bryan Danielson For The AEW World Championship.  Y

The Elite brand has once again delivered a solid program this week. I don't have a witty thing to say about it because I am as unfunny as Kalya Braxton's Twitter timeline.  Rampage.    Highlights.  Adam Cole And Bobby Fish vs Orange Cassidy And Wheeler Yuta. A fantastic opener is all I'll say. The team that consists of former Undisputed Era members, wins with a Falcon Arrow to Yuta.  Some Other Things That Happened.  Riho defeated Britt Baker - I guess Britt Baker got DE. FE. ATED.  Daniel Garza lost to Eddie Kingston - Chris Jericho cleaned house as he got rid of 2 point 0 following their beatdown to Kingston. Like all the white saviour movies, the white man saves the day.  Dynamite.  Highlights.  Bryan Danielson vs Alan "5" Angels.  Another awesome Bryan Danielson match?  Bryan's arrogance is what got him to win against Dark Order's own, Alan Angels.  Hangman Page and Bryan Danielson had a verbal back and forth to which John Silver wanted to fight Bryan

Ever since AEW Dynamite was on Saturday night for a bit, I've been WAY behind on AEW content so excuse my ignorance. And It's Full Gear weekend which means another PPV that would last longer than the Snyder cut.  Sheeit, I'll bet the collar and elbow hold alone from the Hangman Page and Kenny Omega championship match, is longer than the entire Queen's Crown tournament.  As far as how I feel about both programs this week, well.  They did an okay job on building towards the final AEW PPV of the year this Saturday. Rampage.   Highlights.  Bryan Danielson vs Anthony Bowens.  And no, the highlight doesn't include Max Caster's verses. I'll rather listen to f**king Riff Raff than Max Caster's dig on anything.  The worst part, people are probably going to look at this and say, "can't wait for a Max Caster's appearance on Wild 'N Out!"  With that being said, this opening match was good. Danielson wins with the rebel lock.  Eddie Kingston (wi

I'm so sorry that I haven't done a "Coherent AEW Take" in *checks the archives* ALMOST 2 MONTHS but I'm back and another week, another decent episode of both Rampage and Dynamite.  Rampage.  Highlights.  Bryan Danielson vs Matt Jackson.  Bryan Danielson. A name I should get used to saying since I've been calling the guy Daniel Bryan my entire wrestling fandom (yes, I was a semen until the year 2000 hit).  And no surprise, a match that involved Bryan Danielson and one half of the Young Bucks is actually, you know, GOOD!  Danielson won the encounter with a submission move I can't name because I'm a fake wrestling fan.  The Jurassic Express, as well as Christian Cage, showed up and a brawl between them and The Elite ensued.  Some Other Things That Happened.  Jade Cargill defeated Nyla Rose And Thunder Rosa - An exciting match on paper but the execution was fine at best in my opinion.  Orange Cassidy defeated Jack Evans In An Hair vs Hair Match - Tips for

If you can't tell already, this is the first-ever article of THE Coherent AEW Take where I simply recap the two flagship shows for the elite brand.  The show named after a movie that nobody saw and the show named after a song straight outta 2010 (shout out to Taio Cruz) aka Rampage and Dynamite.  What are my overall thoughts? I had a good time watching both shows. The AEW crowd is literally the best thing about those shows.  By the way, one hour shows f'ing rules.  So, let's get into it, ya smarks.  Rampage.  Highlights.  Christian Cage Wins The Impact And The TNA Title.  What a way to kick off this show? Christian's wrestling style really mixed well with Omega which feels like, at times, they've wrestled each other many times before. Yes, it ended with a distraction finish of some kind but it somehow didn't hurt Kenny Omega's momentum.  Oh, and Christian coming back to the impact zone just feels right to me. Miro's Booking.  His months and months worth