{"id":169885,"date":"2023-11-29T13:31:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T19:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=169885"},"modified":"2023-11-29T13:31:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T19:31:04","slug":"aew-feud-tracker-assessing-and-final-grades-for-mjf-vs-samoa-joe-copeland-vs-christian-starks-bill-vs-jericho-omega-toni-storm-vs-skye-blue-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/11\/29\/aew-feud-tracker-assessing-and-final-grades-for-mjf-vs-samoa-joe-copeland-vs-christian-starks-bill-vs-jericho-omega-toni-storm-vs-skye-blue-more\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW FEUD TRACKER: Assessing and final grades for MJF vs. Samoa Joe, Copeland vs. Christian, Starks &#038; Bill vs. Jericho &#038; Omega, Toni Storm vs. Skye Blue, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-829147456\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>MJF has a new opponent (and a new injury). Christian Cage officially has a challenge to answer. The House of Black is on a roll. All of this and a whole lot more in this week\u2019s Feud Tracker. To quote the Black Eyed Peas, \u201cLet\u2019s get it started in here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>MJF vs. Samoa Joe<\/h3>\n<p>Not going to lie. I was genuinely nervous when MJF came to the ring last week with Adam Cole. He and Cole don\u2019t exactly bring out the best promos in each other. On top of that, MJF tends to play to the crowd more when he doesn\u2019t have an opponent to focus on so I didn\u2019t have high hopes for the promo. I think it went about as well as could be expected.<\/p>\n<p>MJF played to the crowd but he also put over Jay White. He kept it short enough to not be overkill. Cole\u2019s part was largely about how he is still going to be out recovering for a while and then he talked about how worried he was for MJF with everyone gunning for him, particularly the Devil.<\/p>\n<p>MJF said he wasn\u2019t scared of the Devil and then we got something interesting: The Devil appeared on screen again and laughed. I haven\u2019t heard anyone else mention it, but the laughed sounded high-pitched, almost feminine. A voice modulator disguises your voice, but not your gender. If you\u2019ve ever watched The Masked Singer, you know you that you can immediately tell when a performer is male or female as soon as they start to speak.<\/p>\n<p>To me that says the Devil is a woman, quite possibly Britt Baker. I know they\u2019ve been laying breadcrumbs for the possibility of Adam Cole, but I think it would be great if Britt masterminded the whole thing. Cole would be left to choose between his best friend and his girlfriend and it would be easier to explain than Cole being the Devil.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, Joe came out after that and, despite MJF&#8217;s initial protest, the match was made official for World\u2019s End. Now MJF has something to focus on which is always when he\u2019s at his best.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, The Kingdom officially challenged Max for the ROH Tag Team Titles, a match I assume takes place at Final Battle. The question is: Who will MJF&#8217;s partner be and does the Devil cost him those titles?<\/p>\n<p>Grade: B<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2993133466\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Adam Copeland vs. Christian Cage<\/h3>\n<p>This feud greatly intensified this week. Christian rechristened Luchasaurus into Killswitch (an objectively better name) and Nick Wayne into \u201cThe Prodigy\u201d Nick Wayne. He did it in a way that demeaned Killswitch, though.<\/p>\n<p>Nick&#8217;s mom, Shayna Wayne, came down to the ring and immediately got dressed down by Christian. He was pretty brutal with the things he said; so brutal, in fact, that Killswitch got between Christian and Shayna. Christian wound up shoving Killswitch into Shayna who took a bump into the ropes that got an audible reaction out of me.<\/p>\n<p>A Conchairto on Shayna was then set up initially with Christian wielding the chair and then with him attempting to force Killswitch to do it before Adam Copeland made the save. In the end, Copeland wound up giving the Conchairto to Nick Wayne in front of his mother. Props to commentary throughout this for painting Nick Wayne as a scumbag for not coming to his mother\u2019s aid when she initially took the bump and for covering for Copeland\u2019s Conchairto by saying he was paying attention to Shayna or that he \u201cblacked out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Collision Killswitch had a brief squash after which Copeland laid him out with several chairshots before hitting him with a Conchairto. In one of the cooler moments of the week, Killswitch started to rise like a horror movie monster until Copeland put him down with a stomp and a second Conchairto.<\/p>\n<p>Copeland then cut a fantastic backstage promo. If you haven\u2019t seen it, go watch on YouTube right now. He challenged Christian to a TNT Title match on Dynamite in Montreal next week.<\/p>\n<p>Cue the Shayna Wayne heel turn. Both of Christian\u2019s backups have been neutralized. Shayna had to watch Copeland smash her son\u2019s head with a chair. It seems clear as day she\u2019s turning heel and joining up with Christian. That might be the best thing for her. She tends to get a little hammy as a babyface especially with her facial expressions so maybe as a heel she won\u2019t feel the need to over act.<\/p>\n<p>Grade: B+<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Toni Storm vs. Skye Blue<\/h3>\n<p>This isn\u2019t an official program, but it certainly seems like where things are headed. Toni cut another fun promo framed as an award acceptance speech for her title win. It was short enough not to overstay its welcome and we got a delightful reference to Jack Warner.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4203846600\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>At the end, Skye Blue walked past an outraged Toni on her way to the ring, clearly setting up something between the two. Skye won a very busy three way match with her, Anna Jay, and Ruby Soho. I don\u2019t know how I feel about this match. Skye is improving and her heel work is fine, but it still feels weird for her to be a heel away from Julia Hart. Toni needs a good first opponent whom she can beat easily; Skye fits that bill. I really want to see what Mariah May can do, so if we could get her in the ring ASAP, that would be nice.<\/p>\n<p>Grade: Incomplete<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Golden Jets vs. Ricky Starks &amp; Big Bill<\/h3>\n<p>Ricky Starks and Big Bill jumped Chris Jericho backstage after Full Gear and further injured his already damaged arm. On Collision, Starks and Bill cut a very entertaining promo featuring a reference to The Golden Girls (bonus points for that and for Ricky quoting the theme song) and Bill talking about his journey back from the depths of addiction.<\/p>\n<p>These two playing up the fact that they\u2019re singles wrestlers who don\u2019t know each other that well but work together for their common interest is a unique presentation for tag champions but I like. Incidentally, Kenny Omega was nowhere to be found this week. I\u2019m definitely interested in this feud, though.<\/p>\n<p>Grade: A-<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>FTR vs. House of Black<\/h3>\n<p>So this was messy. First Malaki Black &amp; Buddy Matthews beat Komander &amp; Gravity in a match that went on for too long, honestly. It was nothing against the luchadors, but I think five minutes could\u2019ve been shaved off this match. After that, FTR took on The Righteous. This one went just about as long as it should have and FTR won, of course.<\/p>\n<p>This is where things got weird. Malaki and Buddy came through the crowd with Malaki cutting a promo then the lights went out and they disappeared. I\u2019m glad both of these teams have something to do and I\u2019m sure the eventual match will be good but this wasn\u2019t great.<\/p>\n<p>Grade: B-<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Julia Hart<\/h3>\n<p>Julia doesn\u2019t have a specific feud yet, but she was on TV getting a win over a game Lady Frost. Julia has come so far and continues to improve so good on Tony Khan for continuing to feature her especially now that she\u2019s TNT Champion<\/p>\n<p>Grade: N\/A<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Kris Statlander &amp; Willow Nightingale vs. Mercedes Martinez &amp; Diamante<\/h3>\n<p>This was an unexpected feud added to the fix and it\u2019s really a rehash of a feud from over the summer. These two teams feuded while Statlander was TNT Champion and Mercedes was coming for the belt. It got sidelined when Ruby Soho was booked against Stat at All Out. Now, out of the blue, it\u2019s back. I\u2019m not complaining. I\u2019m all for more women\u2019s feuds and Willow being on TV.<\/p>\n<p>Grade: B<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Keith Lee vs. ???<\/h3>\n<p>Keith Lee had a good little match against Lee Moriarty. My one qualm was that this match was an extension of Keith Lee\u2019s feud with Shane Taylor and we haven\u2019t seen much of that feud on TV in weeks. There should\u2019ve been some build to this.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, Lee cut a frustrated promo after his win during which he said he was coming after someone he only referred to as &#8220;him.&#8221; The assumption is that it\u2019s Shane Taylor, but that seems like an overly vague reference to someone he\u2019s already been feuding with. I think there\u2019s a chance he could be coming for Orange Cassidy and the International Title but we&#8217;ll see.<\/p>\n<p>Grade: B<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Ruby Soho and Angelo Parker<\/h3>\n<p>I might be the only person enjoying this story, and that\u2019s okay. I think they crammed into the wrong place. During the three-way match, Ruby was knocked off the apron and into Angelo&#8217;s arms. Once again, they started making goo-goo eyes at each other. Saraya physically pulled Ruby away from Angelo, then she and Daddy Magic chastised their respective partners.<\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed this, but I don\u2019t think it should\u2019ve been a part of this match. It was just too much. Ruby shouldn\u2019t have been in the match at all. During a pre-match promo we saw Ang&#8217;s phone ring and her photo pop up. That would\u2019ve sufficed for this week but oh well.<\/p>\n<p>Grade: A-<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED NEXT: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/11\/27\/aew-collision-hits-misses-11-25-copelands-copious-conchairtos-keith-lee-continental-classic-julia-hart-eddie-kingston-killswitch-more\/\">AEW COLLISION HITS &amp; MISSES (11\/25): Copeland\u2019s Copious Conchairtos, Keith Lee, Continental Classic, Julia Hart, Eddie Kingston, Killswitch, more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2023\/11\/28\/swerve-strickland-on-the-aew-home-invasion-angle-nxt-frustrations-prince-nana-and-his-dance\/\">Swerve Strickland on the AEW home invasion angle, NXT frustrations, Prince Nana and his dance<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4013746928\"><div id=\"pwtor-168165585\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>MJF has a new opponent (and a new injury). 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