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I don't think a WWE title feud has main evented Smackdown since the gauntlet match back in June.
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Roman Reigns is this generations Lex Luger. If you look at Luger's career in NWA/WCW and the WWF in 93/94 it is similar to Reign's career path in WWE since he broke away from The Shield.
He gets cheered for being a cool powerhouse in a heel faction, breaks off, and the company then tries to make him the new top guy to replace the current top guy, it doesn't work as he doesn't get cheered like other babyfaces in the fed, spends years chasing the big gold belt and chokes time after time.
He gets cheered for being a cool powerhouse in a heel faction, breaks off, and the company then tries to make him the new top guy to replace the current top guy, it doesn't work as he doesn't get cheered like other babyfaces in the fed, spends years chasing the big gold belt and chokes time after time.
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Bet me anything that it won't happen.
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What happens when you hoard talent with no particular plan in mind
** SPOILERS ** Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results From 7/24
Thanks to Wrestling INC. reader MrEddyG for sending in these results from tonight's second set of Impact Wrestling television tapings in Toronto:
Xplosion:
* Tyson Dux & Tariq vs KM & Fallah Bahh. KM & Bahh won when KM powerbombed Dux down on his knee. Good opener, and finally a victory for KM & Fallah.
Impact:
* Gamma Singh came out and said that he'd rather be in India than Toronto to get cheap heat. Singh introduced the Desi Hit Squad, who are facing "The Bone Soldier" Taiji Ishimori & Petey Williams. Williams & Ishimori won after Petey hit a Canadian Destroyer and Ishimori hit a sitting front suplex onto his knees on Raju. Good match from both teams.
* KO Match: Alisha vs. Tessa Blanchard. Alisha got a lot of offense, but Tessa won the Hammerlock DDT. Tessa said after the match that she made an example out of Alisha and that Allie has everyone fooled but not her. Blanchard said that if Allie beats Su Yung next week for the KO's title, she will becoming after Allie.
LAX are out next. Santana & Ortiz are out in street clothes, Santana had a bandage on his knees. Konnan said they were attacked earlier by the OGz and told them to come out so they can finish this. The OHz were up on the balcony. Konnan called Kingston a glory hole. The crowd chanted for The OGz to come down here. Kingston didn't want a match in a ring, he wanted a match in the streets. Konnan said that he raised Hernandez & Homicide in the streets and accepted the challenge.
* Impact World Title Match: Eddie Edwards vs Austin Aries. Eddie tried to shake hands early, but AA slapped the hell out of him. Eddie just laughed him off and Aries went outside looking confused. Aries went for an airplane spin but there's a ref bump. Eddie hit a double arm DDT on the title that AA originally brought in, but the ref was still out. Eddie got frustrated, grabbed his kendo stick and hit AA first, and then the referee. Eddie choked AA in a corner with the stick, but Killer Kross came down and attacked Eddie. Looks like there's an alliance with AA and Kross. Aries hit The Brainbuster for the win.
Some new interviewer introduced Scarlett Bordeaux, who was wearing a hot red dress. The interview slobbered all over and stuttered when Scarlett asked his name. Scarlett said again she will not be hot-shamed and that "The Smokehouse" is here to make Impact sexy again.
* Matt Sydal vs. Pentagon Jr. Pentagon won with the Pentagon Driver. Sydal put on another solid effort. OVE & Sami appeared on the big screen backstage after the match. Sami was upset about their recent losses recently and demanded that Jake shave Dave's head.
* Jimmy Jacobs came out alone and wanted match with Johnny Impact. Johnny was attacked by Kongo on his way to the ring on the ramp. Kong tossed him in the ring and the match was on. Jimmy got the upper hand early, but Kongo interfered after Johnny made a brief comeback for the DQ. Kongo set up stairs on the ramp to attempt a powerbomb, but Johnny escaped. While Johnny got the upper hand outside, Jimmy hit him from behind with a steel chair, which was no sold. He chased Jacobs in and out of the ring, running through one of the stands at one point. He cornered Jimmy from going to the back, eventually hitting him in the face with the stairs. Impact left as Jimmy was attended to.
* Eli Drake (w/ Caleb Konley & Trevor Lee) vs. "The Prestigious One" Joe Hendry (w/ Katarina & Grado). There's a video with Joe singing and Eli's head superimposed on Joe's head beforehand. I think Eli deserves a much better program than this. Eli won with a rollup after Grado distracted the ref. Grado tried to explain what happened. After a brief discussion, he, Katarina and Hendry left to the back frustrated.
* KO's Title Match: Su Yung vs Allie. Su's undead bridesmaids were with her. Kiera Hogan was with Allie. Tessa Blanchard attacked Allie for the DQ. Su was upset after and got a Mandible Claw on Tessa. Allie recovered to super kick Blanchard and then attacked Su again after. Strange ending here.
Xplosion:
* The Deeners (Cody & Cousin Jake) vs. Caleb Konley & Trevor Lee. Lee & Caleb won with Trevor kicking Jake off the top rope while Konley was holding him up. Impressive new finisher.
Back to Impact:
Austin Aries was back. He bragged about defeating Eddie earlier. He asked the crowd why Killer Kross helped him, and said his new insurance policy can speak for himself. Kross said he is the new Beginning and that change is coming. He received a lot of "What" treatment here. He said whether everyone likes it or not, they will pay the toll. Aries said he is unstoppable now. He said if Eddie handled his stick properly, his wife never would've left him. Eddie came down the ramp with his kendo stick. Eddie hit Kross with a cutter. As Eddie went to get his hands in Aries, Kross recovered to choke Edwards out from behind.
Xplosion:
* The Undead Maid Of Honour (KC Spinelli) vs Rebel. Su was with KC, but left before the start of the match. "Two Scoops" chants early, the makeup isn't hiding KC's identity well. KC gets hung upside in a corner and Rebel nailed a double stomp from the top to get the upset win. I don't think any of the undead bridesmaids have won a match yet.
Back to Impact:
* The Main Event: Sami Callihan (w /OVE) vs Fenix. Sami spit in his hand before delivering a chop to Fenix leading to "That was gross" chants. Jake and Dave tried to interfere, but Pentagon came down to take them down. Fenix won with a spinning sit out Muscle Buster for the upset win.
Xplosion:
* Tyson Dux & Tariq vs KM & Fallah Bahh. KM & Bahh won when KM powerbombed Dux down on his knee. Good opener, and finally a victory for KM & Fallah.
Impact:
* Gamma Singh came out and said that he'd rather be in India than Toronto to get cheap heat. Singh introduced the Desi Hit Squad, who are facing "The Bone Soldier" Taiji Ishimori & Petey Williams. Williams & Ishimori won after Petey hit a Canadian Destroyer and Ishimori hit a sitting front suplex onto his knees on Raju. Good match from both teams.
* KO Match: Alisha vs. Tessa Blanchard. Alisha got a lot of offense, but Tessa won the Hammerlock DDT. Tessa said after the match that she made an example out of Alisha and that Allie has everyone fooled but not her. Blanchard said that if Allie beats Su Yung next week for the KO's title, she will becoming after Allie.
LAX are out next. Santana & Ortiz are out in street clothes, Santana had a bandage on his knees. Konnan said they were attacked earlier by the OGz and told them to come out so they can finish this. The OHz were up on the balcony. Konnan called Kingston a glory hole. The crowd chanted for The OGz to come down here. Kingston didn't want a match in a ring, he wanted a match in the streets. Konnan said that he raised Hernandez & Homicide in the streets and accepted the challenge.
* Impact World Title Match: Eddie Edwards vs Austin Aries. Eddie tried to shake hands early, but AA slapped the hell out of him. Eddie just laughed him off and Aries went outside looking confused. Aries went for an airplane spin but there's a ref bump. Eddie hit a double arm DDT on the title that AA originally brought in, but the ref was still out. Eddie got frustrated, grabbed his kendo stick and hit AA first, and then the referee. Eddie choked AA in a corner with the stick, but Killer Kross came down and attacked Eddie. Looks like there's an alliance with AA and Kross. Aries hit The Brainbuster for the win.
Some new interviewer introduced Scarlett Bordeaux, who was wearing a hot red dress. The interview slobbered all over and stuttered when Scarlett asked his name. Scarlett said again she will not be hot-shamed and that "The Smokehouse" is here to make Impact sexy again.
* Matt Sydal vs. Pentagon Jr. Pentagon won with the Pentagon Driver. Sydal put on another solid effort. OVE & Sami appeared on the big screen backstage after the match. Sami was upset about their recent losses recently and demanded that Jake shave Dave's head.
* Jimmy Jacobs came out alone and wanted match with Johnny Impact. Johnny was attacked by Kongo on his way to the ring on the ramp. Kong tossed him in the ring and the match was on. Jimmy got the upper hand early, but Kongo interfered after Johnny made a brief comeback for the DQ. Kongo set up stairs on the ramp to attempt a powerbomb, but Johnny escaped. While Johnny got the upper hand outside, Jimmy hit him from behind with a steel chair, which was no sold. He chased Jacobs in and out of the ring, running through one of the stands at one point. He cornered Jimmy from going to the back, eventually hitting him in the face with the stairs. Impact left as Jimmy was attended to.
* Eli Drake (w/ Caleb Konley & Trevor Lee) vs. "The Prestigious One" Joe Hendry (w/ Katarina & Grado). There's a video with Joe singing and Eli's head superimposed on Joe's head beforehand. I think Eli deserves a much better program than this. Eli won with a rollup after Grado distracted the ref. Grado tried to explain what happened. After a brief discussion, he, Katarina and Hendry left to the back frustrated.
* KO's Title Match: Su Yung vs Allie. Su's undead bridesmaids were with her. Kiera Hogan was with Allie. Tessa Blanchard attacked Allie for the DQ. Su was upset after and got a Mandible Claw on Tessa. Allie recovered to super kick Blanchard and then attacked Su again after. Strange ending here.
Xplosion:
* The Deeners (Cody & Cousin Jake) vs. Caleb Konley & Trevor Lee. Lee & Caleb won with Trevor kicking Jake off the top rope while Konley was holding him up. Impressive new finisher.
Back to Impact:
Austin Aries was back. He bragged about defeating Eddie earlier. He asked the crowd why Killer Kross helped him, and said his new insurance policy can speak for himself. Kross said he is the new Beginning and that change is coming. He received a lot of "What" treatment here. He said whether everyone likes it or not, they will pay the toll. Aries said he is unstoppable now. He said if Eddie handled his stick properly, his wife never would've left him. Eddie came down the ramp with his kendo stick. Eddie hit Kross with a cutter. As Eddie went to get his hands in Aries, Kross recovered to choke Edwards out from behind.
Xplosion:
* The Undead Maid Of Honour (KC Spinelli) vs Rebel. Su was with KC, but left before the start of the match. "Two Scoops" chants early, the makeup isn't hiding KC's identity well. KC gets hung upside in a corner and Rebel nailed a double stomp from the top to get the upset win. I don't think any of the undead bridesmaids have won a match yet.
Back to Impact:
* The Main Event: Sami Callihan (w /OVE) vs Fenix. Sami spit in his hand before delivering a chop to Fenix leading to "That was gross" chants. Jake and Dave tried to interfere, but Pentagon came down to take them down. Fenix won with a spinning sit out Muscle Buster for the upset win.
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IMO, the reason why Smackdown seems better than RAW is that all their feuds make sense and have "weight".
AJ Styles needs an opponent for SummerSlam? It's not gonna be Rusev or Nakamura because he already beat them. Ends up being Samoa Joe? Why? He's been on a streak of beating opponents.
Becky Lynch goes through about 2 months of beating half he women's roster then beats the champ in a "qualifying" match for a title shot. Sense.
Tag Titles need a #1 contender? Set up a tournament.
I could go on and on, but you get my point.
AJ Styles needs an opponent for SummerSlam? It's not gonna be Rusev or Nakamura because he already beat them. Ends up being Samoa Joe? Why? He's been on a streak of beating opponents.
Becky Lynch goes through about 2 months of beating half he women's roster then beats the champ in a "qualifying" match for a title shot. Sense.
Tag Titles need a #1 contender? Set up a tournament.
I could go on and on, but you get my point.
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@TheMooseNation said:
Moose considering retirement after suffering a concussion at Slammiversary. I'm guessing from the brainbuster.
Makes you wonder if the fake news steroid story played a factor in McMahon changing the Wrestlemania 24 finish.
Dunno. Putting AJ and Joe after Lesnar and Reigns would minimize any walkouts.
0% chance AJ and Joe go on last....
It's "THE BIG DAWG!!!" - you know he is going on last, plus the return of Lesnar, blah blah blah. It's all set up for a dramatic, climatic clash that is the Summer's biggest main event! ....cue eye roll
It's "THE BIG DAWG!!!" - you know he is going on last, plus the return of Lesnar, blah blah blah. It's all set up for a dramatic, climatic clash that is the Summer's biggest main event! ....cue eye roll
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No way in hell that:
A. Brock allows the WWE to not have him main event
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B. Vince doesn't want Reigns ending the show.
A. Brock allows the WWE to not have him main event
and
B. Vince doesn't want Reigns ending the show.
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4 more names announced for Mae Young Classic:
https://www.wwe.com/shows/maeyoungclassic/article/zeuxis-karen-q-isla-dawn-lacey-lane
Karen Q is a bit of a surprise here due to her being a part of ROH.
https://www.wwe.com/shows/maeyoungclassic/article/zeuxis-karen-q-isla-dawn-lacey-lane
Karen Q is a bit of a surprise here due to her being a part of ROH.
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javonstokess said:
Lesnar-Reigns is definitely main eventing.
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Interesting especially considering the recent MSG kerfluffle between WWE and ROH.
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I'm not sure Karen Q was ever under contract but Deonna Purrazzo was only signed for six months, hence her ability to sign with WWE recently. So if Karen Q did sign, it's likely her deal expired already.
ROH needs to step up their efforts in the WOH division. They got Dashwood, Klein and Sakai are good, and the STARDOM women have been fantastic but it's paper thin beyond that. Candice LaRae, Deonna Purrazzo, Heidi Lovelace/Ruby Riott, and now Karen Q jumping to WWE has really left them lacking for homegrown talent.
ROH needs to step up their efforts in the WOH division. They got Dashwood, Klein and Sakai are good, and the STARDOM women have been fantastic but it's paper thin beyond that. Candice LaRae, Deonna Purrazzo, Heidi Lovelace/Ruby Riott, and now Karen Q jumping to WWE has really left them lacking for homegrown talent.
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Matt Riddle appeared on X-Pac's podcast today. While he didn't necessarily say outright he was headed to WWE, he didn't shoot down the rumors either. Likewise, X-Pac would use hypotheticals saying "if you did go to NXT, who would you want to face?" Riddle says Undisputed Era, Aleister Black, Ricochet, Tomasso Ciampa and also said that he didn't feel like he would be ready right now to be on TV.
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If Karen Q was never under contract to begin with, that may explain why she's been doing other wrestling dates.
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WOH contracts were never fully exclusive, just TV/iPPV/PPV exclusive. Only ROH or partner promotions like STARDOM, CMLL, or RevPro could put them on TV or on a PPV, but anybody could book them for live events as long as it didn't conflict with an ROH commitment.
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ROH books freelancers all the time. Trent Barretta isn't under contract and never has been, with either ROH or NJPW.
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Vince will want the stars he created (Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns) to end SummerSlam instead of stars who made their name elsewhere (AJ Styles & Samoa Joe).
Moose is under contract with Impact Wrestling until 2020. Despite the tweet he wrote, he was at the tapings hanging out at the Rebel Complex's bar. They may do an angle where he may be at a crossroads while drinking.
Moose is under contract with Impact Wrestling until 2020. Despite the tweet he wrote, he was at the tapings hanging out at the Rebel Complex's bar. They may do an angle where he may be at a crossroads while drinking.
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I just read through some news/rumors that i might have missed.
The WWE officials solely blame Mahal for the bad Feud with Reigns and that is why he is back with his jobber gimmick.
It tells you everything about this idiotic company you need to know.
Because neither Reigns nor Mahal are to be blamed for the garbage they have put out.
They both read the scripts they get, they both work the matches how the booker tells them.
Its such a dumb thing to blame on Mahal alone...if anything Reigns would be at fault too for not being able to make the feud work.
He had feuds with eveyone from top to bottom, if he cant use this experience to make this work then he is to blame too.
It shows such a complete lack of understanding what the hell they do.
Of course that feud was bound to be awful.
You had reigns on one side, the guy they shove down peoples throat every moment...the guy that the crowd literally tells them doesnt work as the wwe wants.
On the other side the guy they gave a mega push out of nowhere just for the foreign market...a guy they have written as this god awful generic foreigner heel who does nothing unique or special.
Point me towards the idiot who thought this would go well and i point at an idiot.
Anyway...back to more recent things.
NXT is fantastic...that is all.
Watch the episode and be entertained.
The WWE officials solely blame Mahal for the bad Feud with Reigns and that is why he is back with his jobber gimmick.
It tells you everything about this idiotic company you need to know.
Because neither Reigns nor Mahal are to be blamed for the garbage they have put out.
They both read the scripts they get, they both work the matches how the booker tells them.
Its such a dumb thing to blame on Mahal alone...if anything Reigns would be at fault too for not being able to make the feud work.
He had feuds with eveyone from top to bottom, if he cant use this experience to make this work then he is to blame too.
It shows such a complete lack of understanding what the hell they do.
Of course that feud was bound to be awful.
You had reigns on one side, the guy they shove down peoples throat every moment...the guy that the crowd literally tells them doesnt work as the wwe wants.
On the other side the guy they gave a mega push out of nowhere just for the foreign market...a guy they have written as this god awful generic foreigner heel who does nothing unique or special.
Point me towards the idiot who thought this would go well and i point at an idiot.
Anyway...back to more recent things.
NXT is fantastic...that is all.
Watch the episode and be entertained.
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Amazing how he went from suicidal after being released a decade ago to current NXT champion.
I don't know where Gargano went at the end of the match but I like to imagine he was cradled in Ranalllo's arms saying "mister Ranallo I don't feel so good".
On another note Drake and Ciampa look like tan twins.
British Strong style vs Undisputed Era vs War Raiders & Ricochet at War Games would be epic.
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