FINALLY! A show where I don’t need to discuss the opening montage, so let’s get into this 90 minute edition, shall we? •ROBERT GIBSON W/ MARQUEZ – MISS: This was 90-120 seconds of nothing. Sadly, […]
Opening Segment – HIT: Raw got off to a good start with Seth Rollins and the Messiah Complex (that’s what I’m calling their group until they get an official name) talking about Buddy Murphy joining […]
Overall – PUSH: This episode is eminently skippable as it is mostly a Hard to Kill PPV recap and fallout show, with some “b-side” matches mixed in to round things out. The highlight is the […]
Overall – HIT: The Impact wrestlers really came to play in this joint show with River City Wrestling, bringing more action than I anticipated for an Impact Wrestling special. First, there is the venue. It […]
•Young Bucks vs. Hangman Page & Kenny Omega vs. Santana & Ortiz vs. Best Friends – HIT: The crowd is way more into Hangman Page since he started the drinking gimmick. The production showed several Hangman […]
Bask in his #1 Contender Glory – HIT: There is no denying that Keith Lee is worthy of all this glory basking. The show kicked off with Lee entering the ring, cutting a great promo […]
The Hard to Kill PPV was built around one match, the main event, Tessa Blanchard’s challenge for Sami Callihan’s Impact World Championship. The pre-show itself is dedicated to giving the audience the backstory of the […]
OPENING MONTAGE – HIT: This is old hat by now but Lagana and company really know how to set the tone for every week and create great montages. This was all about the fallout of […]
Orton vs. Styles vs. McIntyre – HIT: This triple threat was well set up in the opening segment. That opening was solid, but not quite good enough to get a Hit. Both the talking at […]
Miz TV – MISS: Smackdown got off to a poor start this week with The Miz hosting Miz TV with guest John Morrison. I’m happy to see Morrison back in WWE and re-teaming him with […]
Rhea Ripley addresses the crowd, brawl ensues, becomes Six Women Tag – MISS: The crowd began chanting “You deserve it!” before she even brought the microphone to her mouth. I can’t agree more. Toni Storm’s […]
Overall – HIT: And… we’re back. After a hiatus due to the holidays, Impact Wrestling returns with the final episode before their next PPV event, Hard to Kill. They have done a great job setting […]
OPENING MONTAGE – HIT: This continued to drive the Tim Storm-Nick Aldis feud by creating a clear picture of a tale of two Aldises: Is he the overconfident National Treasure or the weak champ afraid […]
Lesnar in the Rumble – HIT: I was very intrigued by the announcement from Paul Heyman that Brock Lesnar would not defend the Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble, but compete in the Rumble itself […]
Opening Segment – MISS: When I think about watching Smackdown lately, the word that comes to mind in “tedious.” It feels like a chore to watch, which doesn’t mean that there aren’t good parts of […]
Opening Segment – HIT: The final Raw of the decade got off to a hot start with the opening segment featuring Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins & The Authors of Pain, and Samoa Joe. Owens was […]
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER JANUARY 3, 2020 MEMPHIS, TN. AT THE FEDEXFORUM AIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves Arena, Top 10 Moments of Last […]
OPENING MONTAGE – HIT: This was 30-45 seconds of retelling the most recent chapter of Tim Storm vs Nick Aldis with a haunting piano playing one note at a time. The lines of Aldis telling […]
Main Event Starts & Stops – MISS: WWE often will do something like this, having the main event early in the show only because of some storyline reason which doesn’t make sense. In this case, […]
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a heck of a 2020 to everyone! Roderick Strong North American Title Open Challenge – HIT: The show was kicked off with a pants wearing Pat McAfee, Cathy Kelly, and the […]
OPENING MONTAGE – HIT: This is consistently a hit for Power because they give you more than enough replays of the last couple weeks or more of the big storyline, but they add enough and […]
Opening Segment – HIT: This Hit is mostly for Daniel Bryan’s babyface promo which started Smackdown. That was a very strong promo. I like Bryan’s new/old look. It is crazy how much younger he looks […]
Overall – HIT: This is a really good show that had a “go home” type feel to it despite there being one episode before the PPV, Hard to Kill. Some last-minute feuds were added or […]
Overall – PUSH: This is a middle of the road show. Nothing that is presented is what I’d call “must watch” as is the case with most of these Impact Plus specials. I like to […]
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