NXT UK HITS & MISSES 1/14: Walter vs. A-Kid and Bate vs. Gradwell
Ed Harvey vs Joe Coffey – Hit Good to see them start right with a match to kickoff the show. Ed Harvey is a newly signed wrestler to NXT UK. He’s a long-time vet of […]
Hits & Misses
AEW HITS & MISSES 1/13: Pac vs. Kingston, Inner Circle resolutions, Kenny Omega with the Good Brothers, and more
Pac vs. Eddie Kingston – HIT A solid contest to kickoff Dynamite. Pac got in much of the offense with his athleticism, while Eddie Kingston sold well for him. Lance Archer came out after the […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 1/15: Outfoxing the Big Dog, Billie Kay’s dilemma, the other family, and more
Hits Outfoxing the Big Dog The outsmarting of Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman by Adam Pearce and Kevin Owens was an intelligent next step for the Roman Reigns universe and necessary for showing vulnerability for […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 1/13: Shotzi vs. LaRae, NXT Title Scene, GYV vs Ever-Rise, Lumis vs. Theory, The Rascalz Debut As “MSK”, Xia Li vs. Feroz, Breezango vs. Undisputed Era.
Shotzi Blackheart vs. Candice LaRae w/Indi Hartwell I continue to love the direction of Candice LaRae and The Way overall. Indi Hartwell has felt like the weakest link in the foursome but something about her […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 1/11: McIntyre’s COVID-19 PSA, Charlotte vs. Evans, Lee vs. Sheamus, shenanigans from The Fiend, and more
Triple H – Orton – MISS: I get that WWE had to scramble to re-write the show last minute after Drew McIntyre’s positive COVID-19 test. Having Triple H step into the main event against Randy […]
AEW HITS & MISSES 1/6: Omega vs. Fenix, Rhodes vs. Sydal, Wardlow vs. Hager, and more
The Young Bucks & SCU vs. The Acclaimed & TH2 – HIT Great action to open Dynamite. I’m still not fully brought into The Acclaimed, but they appear to be improving after each outing. The […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 1/8: Nakamura reborn, Running the gauntlet, Big E’s big loss, Carmella’s quest, and more
HITS Nakamura Reborn The headline coming out of this week’s Smackdown is unmistakable – Shinsuke Nakamura has been reborn. In many ways this was the best night of his WWE career with the possible exception […]
NXT NEW YEAR’S EVIL HITS & MISSES: Kyle O’Reilly vs. Finn Balor, Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez, Xia Li & Boa’s Debut, The Gargano Way, Gran Metalik vs. Santos Escobar, Damian Priest vs. Karrion Kross, & more
Dexter Lumis As Host What a strange choice for a host. A character that never speaks? The opening sixty to the show were supremely boring as Dexter Lumis walked into the Capitol Wrestling Center, quiet […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 1/4: McIntyre vs. Lee, Goldberg’s return, Orton with the legends, Styles vs. Elias, and more
Opening Segment – MISS: I hated the start of Raw. Last week’s show ended with a cliffhanger where we didn’t know whether or not Randy Orton lit Alexa Bliss on fire. The fact that WWE […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 1/1: Big E’s Big Mo Extinguished, Trading Places, Savior Sonya, Mania Momentum, Best of the Mid-Card, Tag Team Turf War, more
HITS •Trading Places The Smackdown main event scene remains the best written program in WWE with natural progressions in both storyline and characters. This week was no different with Kevin Owens, much more firmly planted […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 12/30: NXT Awards, Swerve vs. Reed, Breezango vs. GYV, Mercedes Martinez in Action, Strong vs. Dunne, Ruff vs. Gargano, more
Isaiah “Swerve” Scott vs. Bronson Reed Both Swerve and Reed have recently been repackaged, making it seem like neither man could really afford to take a loss just yet. Swerve is coming off of a […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 12/28: Miz gets back his MITB briefcase, Sheamus vs. Lee, Ricochet vs. Ali, Bliss-Orton fire tease crosses a line
Sheamus vs. Lee – HIT: The opening segment with Drew McIntyre, Sheamus and Kieth Lee which set the stage for this match (to happen earlier in the night than originally scheduled) was fine. I won’t […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 12/25: Big E’s IC Title win over Sami Zayn, Bryan vs. Uso, Reigns vs. Owens in a cage for Universal Title, All-Star Cast of Women Wrestlers
HITS •Save the Best for First The cage match to start the show between Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens was not only the best match on the show, but it was the best WWE cage […]
AEW HITS & MISSES 12/23: Jericho & MJF vs. Top Flight, Young Bucks vs. The Acclaimed, Sting’s promo, Jurassic Express vs. Dark Order, Dustin vs. Evil Uno, more
•Top Flight vs. Chris Jericho & MJF – HIT Another good match showcasing Top Flight. They looked far more crisp and confident in this match which seems to be a constant when younger talents are […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 12/23: Tag Team Championship Street Fight, A Gargano Christmas, Balor vs. KOR Preview, Swerve vs. Atlas, Ripley vs. Kai, Reed vs. Adonis, Martinez Returns, Thatcher vs. Ruff, more
Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch vs Killian Dain & Drake Maverick – NXT Tag Team Championship Street Fight As the NXT Champs, Lorcan and Burch made their way to the ring to kick off the […]
AEW DYNAMITE HITS & MISSES 12/19: Omega vs. Janela, Cody vs. Angelico, Miro Promo, SCU vs. The Acclaimed, Inner Circle vs. Best Friends & Varsity Blondes & Top Flight, more
•Hangman Page Alex Reynolds & John Silver vs. Matt Hardy & Private Party – MISS After two major episodes of Dynamite, this week was back to business as usual. The Opening match saw Hangman and […]
IMPACT HITS & MISSES 12/15: Swann vs. Chris Bey, The Omega Effect, Justice Served for John E. Bravo Shooter, Hernandez vs. Fallah Bah, Karl Anderson vs. Ethan Page, more
Final Impact – HIT: While not a must watch show, Final Resolution won’t waste too much of your time, especially if you skip the first few matches and head straight for the championship matches, picking […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 12/18: Final Reigns-Owens hype for TLC, Big Time Bayley, Carmella-Sasha hype, Nakamura loss, Sami Awards, Tag Title match
HITS •Top Tier The main event programs of Smackdown remains the best placement of the entire company. This week’s journey to FS1 paired with the holiday season inevitably meant that we’d be experiencing a less […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 12/16: Kushida & Ruff vs. Gargano & Theory, Karrion Kross Returns, KOR vs. Dunne, Storm vs. Ripley, Hartwell vs. Blackheart
Kushida & Leon Ruff vs. Johnny Gargano & Austin Theory Last week, Karrion Kross took Damian Priest out of action, allowing for Kushida to step up and offer his services to Ruff. Neither Ruff nor […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 12/16: Firefly Funhouse Field Tripe, Styles vs. Sheamus, Dirt Sheet, Women’s Division, Keith Lee vs. Miz & Morrison, Drew-Styles Title Belt Ascension Ceremony
Dirt Sheet – MISS: This was The Miz & Morrison and AJ Styles at their very worst. I wouldn’t mind Miz & Morrison’s act so much if they weren’t tied to the Money in the […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 12/11: Sasha-Carmella gets show off to awful start, Head of the Brand, Sasha vs. Carmella, Big E chases Sami under the ring, Owens rambling promo, Raining Solo Cups
HITS •Head of the Brand Roman Reigns is not just the head of the table, as he proclaims. Roman is also the head of the entire Smackdown brand and is proving weekly that he is […]
AEW DYNAMITE HITS & MISSES 12/9: Inner Circle Ultimatum, Darby Allin ink blot promo, Young Bucks vs. TH2, Sting promo, Dustin vs. 10, MJF vs. Cassidy, Omega & Callis promo
•The Young Bucks vs. TH2 – HIT The Young Bucks promised they’d be having a spot fest to open Dynamite and they came through. As you’d expect from these teams, they had a non-stop athletic […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 12/9: Post-WarGames reset, Raquel Gonzalez gets rocket-strapped, Killian Dain succeeds against type, more
•Finn Balor promo Though denying even the champion a full entrance in a practice we’ve seen all too frequently on NXT of late, this week’s program kicked off in a way that would echo throughout […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 12/7: Firefly Funhouse, Orton vs. Bray, Baszler vs. Asuka, Miz TV, Styles & Miz & Morrison vs. Sheamus & McIntyre, Riddle’s character, Hurt Business vs. New Day, more
Firefly Funhouse – MISS: I’m honestly not sure why Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton are feuding. I guess Wyatt is still mad about Orton burning his cabin all those years ago? Nothing that they have […]