The OC attacks Undisputed Era, Ciampa Lee, and Riddle respond – HIT: I’m gonna say this once and get it out of the way. I hate November and the build to Survivor Series these past […]
Intro – Hit: Perseverance. It’s the first word spoken on the first episode of Impact Wrestling on AXS TV, and appropriately so. Anyone who has followed the history of this promotion knows how many times it […]
Trent vs. PAC – MISS: That was a bad finish. There must’ve been some miscommunication about the finish of the match because referee Bryce Remsburg stopped the three count when Trent was not going to kick-out. […]
Opening with Heyman and Lesnar – HIT: Raw got off to a hot start with Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman coming out to address their situation with Rey Mysterio. I appreciate the fact that Heyman […]
Opening With Lesnar and Heyman – MISS: This opening to Smackdown didn’t work. It was interesting to see them play the entire Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velazquez match from Crown Jewel the day before, but […]
Hangman Page vs. Sammy Guevara – HIT: This was my favorite presentation of Hangman Page in AEW thus far. Hangman was in desperate need of a singles win building to his match against Pac at Full […]
Show opener & Io Shirai vs. Candace LaRae – HIT: When I saw the band on stage to kick off the show, I was immediately skeptical. Their first song that accompanied the video package of […]
Private Party vs. Lucha Brothers – HIT: Another action packed match to kick off Dynamite. I think its a sound strategy every week to kick off the show with a high impact match like this. Private […]
Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair: HIT – What a way to kick off the show! Each competitor played their roles very well. Belair, the smaller underdog who kept outsmarting the stronger and larger Ripley. I […]
Tommaso Ciampa vs. Angel Garza: HIT – Opening the show with the long-awaited return of Ciampa was a fantastic way to kick off the night. Ciampa and Garza had a short, yet very intense match […]
Ric Flair – MISS: While it is true that Ric Flair came across as being unscripted which is refreshing in this WWE landscape, he also came across as being drunk and totally unprepared. Seriously, he […]
Reigns vs. Nakamura – HIT: This is a minor Hit for the quality of the match before the ending. Shinsuke Nakamura and Roman Reigns put in a good effort and had a good match. The […]
•SCU vs. Best Friends – HIT: I was fine with the Lucha Bros taking out Christopher Daniels before the match. It sets up the Lucha Bros as heels and drives interest in a potential championship match […]
The Draft – MISS: I won’t repeat what I wrote about Draft night 1 in my Smackdown Hits & Misses, but most of the problems with it continued into night 2 on Raw. Here, I […]
Draft – MISS: Part of me says I should devote this entire edition of Hits & Misses to the WWE Draft, since it was so tied into the entire show. This was terrible. The rules […]
The Young Bucks vs. Private Party – HIT: This was a very good match and a showcase for the veteran Young Bucks and glimpse into what’s to come for Private Party. The crowd was really into […]
If you’re looking for even more in-depth analysis of this episode of NXT, be sure to check out PWTorch Dailycast’s “PWT Talks NXT” recorded last night right after the show concluded. Kelly Wells, Tom Stoup […]
Lashley, Rusev, and Lana – MISS: I understand not wanting to start Raw off with Seth Rollins after Hell in a Cell. I’m not sure starting out with the Rusev, Lana and Bobby Lashley situation […]
The Rock and The Man – HIT: The first ever Friday Night Smackdown (not Live) on FOX got off to a good start with Becky Lynch (after the brief intro). She was interrupted by Baron […]
Before we get into this week’s Hits and Misses, I invite all of you to check out this week’s episode of PWT Talks NXT! Alongside Kelly Wells and Tom Stoup, I made my PWTorch Dailycast […]
Announcing – HIT: The dream team of Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone was a major success. This was one of the smoothest announcing crews we’ve seen in AEW. Everyone on the team has a wealth […]
The Announcers – MISS: With two new green announcers, Vic Joseph and Dio Maddin on the Raw team on this “season premiere,” it was good to hear an old voice in Jerry “the King” Lawler […]
Episode 1 Tony Schiavone – HIT: Tony Schiavone brings a level of professionalism from doing wrestling announcing for decades and an established bond with the audience. Schiavone is another recognizable voice that may help to […]
Rowan vs. Bryan – HIT: The mic work from Rowan which started off Smackdown was ok. He just isn’t very good on the mic yet. But, the impromptu match between him and Daniel Bryan which […]
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