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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...