Wednesday, January 15, 2025

AEW Dynamite 1-15-25 - Powerhouse vs. Mox for the Title

 



We get some early stuff on Max before they cut it off for the usual blue screen. Dammit - I loved Taz saying he's gonna suplex a baby. MACHINE VS. BEST BOUT MACHINE starts us off! Kenny starts off with the Fire Pro junior heavyweight hop - he's feeling it! FUCK DON CALLIS chant before Cage hoists Omega up. Cage presses him onto the announce table before Callis gets in cheapshots. POWERPLLEX by Cage for 2.


OUTSIDE IN POWERBOMB BY CAGE thanks to the ramp! Sunset bomb by Kenny and a V trigger gets 2. One Winged Angel using the ropes to bring him up and he wins it! This was a ton of fun. Archer and Fletcher attack! OSPREAY saves! This will be a great tag match. TAKESHITA BRAWLS WITH OMEGA! Private Party and Mark Briscoe face the Hurt Syndicate with MVP debuting in-ring tonight. Jericho hypes up the 12-man tag on Collision and Big Bill rules.


"EVERYONE SHOW SOME LOVE FOR RICOCHET!" Okay so we were promised MVP here but okay. Ricochet shows himself stabbing Swerve before SWERVE COMES OUT after Nana jumps him with a chair and dances! Mercedes Mone TV show hype and shopping spree. Finally it's trios time and MVP looks good with Mark. MVP eats a lariat over the top before Shetlon eats his own complete shot from Quen! Lashley launches Mark on the floor and he launches Quen with the spinebuster. Hurt Fall wins it - just belt the Syndicate already.


Cope vs. Pac for Dynamite next week! Swerve vs. AHABITCH Ricochet is happening on 2/5 on Dynamite. JJ is out and MJF interrupts. MJF cuts promos on skanks - boy vintage Bully Ray there. And he wants to screw Karen too. JJ thanks the fans for awakening a passion in him in the Owen. JJ says that Max's mother was a whore and his father was an ambulance chaser. He says that MJF's mother made his dad pay for that shit and Alicia was going through a train when MJF had his iron man match. "YOU NEED ME BECAUSE YOU'RE DROWNING IN YOUR OWN SHIT - BUT AT YOUR CORE, YOU'RE A SCARED LITTLE BOY!" 


MJF takes credit for record ratings, ticket sales and ALL IN and he was the best in the world. He says no one has ever given a shit about Jeff and he's nothing but a carny leach riding the coattails of his deceased friend! They hype up Daniels vs. Page and I think they ran long because they didn't even have a recap of it but we get one for Okada-Ishii!? Weird - feels like they're rushed for time.



CAGE VS HOOK IS UP and Hook jumps him before Christian bails and hugs Mama Wayne. Christian trips him on the steps and gets 2 off a splash off the top. SPEAR GETS 1! Fisherman suplex gets 2 for Hook. Christian drops Shibata with the falling inverted DDT on the floor after posting Hook. The goons
attack for a DQ and Taz says THIS AIN'T HAPPENING AND JOE RETURNS! Casino gauntlet is up. Dustin and Jeff meet and I guess we'll get Dustin and MJF soon. "OUTLAWS NEVER DIE!"


Mariah May is out for commentary and Kris is the first person out and then Hayter is out too. Mariah is great on commentary as Kris and Hayter just go through a starting sequence when everything should be a finish. MEGAN BAYNE IS HERE! Falcon arrow to Stat gets 2. DDT counter to a suplex by Hayter and then Julia Hart is out. Suplex on the floor to Julia by Hayter! Willow boots Bayne before Willow and Stat chop and Willow pounces! IT'S TONI TIME! SNAPMARE TACKLES FOR EVERYONE! EVERYONE PREPARES TO FEEL THE WRATH OF HARLEY CAMERON! Hayte breaker to Harley! Harley feels the mist and a rabbit lariat hits for Julia! TONI CRADLES HER TO WIN AND TONI WINS IT AND WILL GO ON TO GRAND SLAM AUSTRALIA! Timeless Toni's grey hair is back...







Hobbs gets a killer presentation and the goons surround the ring for the title match. Taz hypes up his ex-Team Taz guys being in big roles tonight and Mox chops away. They hype up Hobbs HAVING A BULLET IN HIS BODY still and he blew his knew out with Mox last year. Hobbs bites the earring out of Mox's ear and a Most Dangerous Slam gets 2.9. Mox gets a cross armbar and Hobbs stacks him but a rope break ends the hold. BUSAIKU KNEE BY WHEELER! SPINEBUSTER BY HOBBS! Torture rack turned into an RNC and Marina case shots Hobbs and it gets 2! Paradigm Shift gets 2.9! BULLDOG CHOKE IS ON! And that's it. Okay well that kinda hurt both guys at least in theory. Post-match, the goons attack. 



They Pillmanize the leg with Claudio stomping and Rated FTR finally saving. 






Monday, January 13, 2025

WWE Raw 1-13-25 - Penta debuts!

 


WWE tweeted out about Penta merch and they put some on WWEshop - so hopefully they just open the show with him. Or not - we get the drone arena shot and a recap video of the Raw Netflix debut. Punk shows up in an SUV and does the Hogan earcup before coming out and being wacky on the announce table and hitting up the barricade too. Punk shouts out the firefighters in LA and he hypes up being in San Jose. 


Punk says Seth is in his rear-view and he's in the Rumble before Seth comes out. They bitch and moan and then Drew comes out to bitch and moan about Punk and he isn't here to talk about PHIL and the world doesn't revolve around him. And also Drew is in the rumble - so we have Drew, Seth, Punk, Cena, Roman, Jey Uso, LA Knight in it so far. Gable is out at 8:20 - so somehow that segment didn't go on for 20 years.





Penta is over huge and really doesn't have much recostuming - a little bit more red, but it looks like a Pentagon/LA Park hybrid gear. Cole hypes up Penta being a multi-time AAA tag champ, TNA World Champ and 2-time LUCHA UNDERGROUND CHAMPION! Penta...sorta hits a bottom rope springboard legdrop for 2. HANDSTOP HARDYAC ARREST KICK! APRON GERMAN TO PENTA!

Gable diving headbutt misses and a Penta superkick doesn't. Kneeling overhand chop exchange before a flip dive. Up and over backstabber out of the corner gets 2 for Penta. BUZZSAW KICK! High stack German gets 2.5! DRAPING ARMBAR BY GABLE! DESTROYER! AND IT GETS 2! Dragon screw into an ankle lock and the arm snapper is now The Sacrifice! Penta driver wins it!



Penta gets a post-match interview and he thanks San Jose and Liv gets roses from Dom. And she says she's not mad - so he's dead. Sheamus vs. Kaiser round 299393 is up! The usual 2 minutes of not much until an ad break and Kaiser dominates by being a cocky shit. KNEELING KICK TO THE NECK OF SHEAMO! Avalanche white noise before a brogue knee is met with a gamenguri by Kaiser! Sheamo wins it and argues with Bron Breakker and Seth chats about meeting Pearce and he'll face Drew on Raw. 



Karrion talks to Miz about the Wyatts being moved to SD - so boy that sure made all these MONTHS OF ANGLES SEEM WORTH IT. Sami talks about wanting Miz tonight. Gunther wants a roster that can fulfill high expectations - so is Kaiser his buddy still or what? Jey's out in his San Jose Sharks YEET shirt and he says it's ALL ME NOW and he wants Gunther at SNME! Gunther says that to Jey, main event is a nickname and to him, it's where he belongs and he should stay out of championship business. He's on for SNME. Gunther is basically telling him "look motherfucker, you'd better take ME seriously or I WILL maim you!" And Jey cuts a killer fucking promo about stepping up and he wakes up and BETS ON HIMSELF AND HE'S TRYING TO EARN HIS RESPECT! 



Women's IC Title hype builds both up nicely. Lyra dominates to start with a grounded surfboard after an apron suplex. Night Wing ends it. Well that was a match. Ditto Miz vs. Sami that ends with a helluva kick and blue thunder bomb. MAMI is here and NIA JAX is over huge as a heel. Nia talks shit to Bayley in the crowd and brawls with Rhea. Priest and Balor have every WWE weapons match in history. Priest's remix theme is solid tho. Nice overhead camera for a crowd brawl though - far better than the usual one for a broken arrow off the platform!



Judgment Day attacks Priest, but it only gets 2 and the WAR RAIDERS SAVE! Slingblade by Balor and he chairshots him a bunch. South of Heaven off a chairshot attempt! Dasher board spear by Priest. Razor's Edge through a table on the floor by Priest. South of Heaven ends it. This was fine - tough spot given that the show was so lean on matches, but I'm sure it would be fun live in the arena.













Saturday, January 11, 2025

AEW Collision 1-11-25 - Mystery Vortex!

 


Okay, so it's not exactly a mystery vortex show - but travel has made the card shuffle and we don't have much beforehand. We get a fun Harley guitar promo before Mariah promises HOT GIRL GRAPS, "Cope, your shortened your name and I'M GONNA SHORTEN YOUR CAREER!" Cope says he's gonna chop a redwood down NOW! Cope's entrance in this tiny building looks odd. 
 




Cope is a great babyface in peril and Big Bill does an Eddie shimmy hilariously. Cope hits a kneeling basement rabbit lariat for 2. Jericho gets the ref so Bill takes the pad off and Jericho blames the camera man! Bill eats the buckle and a corner running powerbomb hits for 2.9! Cope eats the buckle and a TEST-STYLE BIG BOOT FOR 2.9! Chokeslam countered into an impaler! SPEAR HITS AND GETS 2.9! 




Jericho is so proud of Bill! COME ON, BILL! Cope with a ballshot and the BCC elbows and RNC end it! FTR saves Cope from an attack to set up Jericho vs. Dax in the main event. KENNY OMEGA IS THE GREATEST WRESTLER EVER montage! Omega vs. Cage hype vid. A Hangman video right out of Mid-South airs hyping up his issues with Christopher Daniels. 




That was a perfect promo and he'll probably finish off Daniels' TV career in the Texas Death Match at Collision Maximum Carnage. Komander vs. Pac is up and even with the ROH TV belt and some nicer gear...Komander is still just a TV job guy. PAC working a luchador basically gives us Dragon Gate PAC on TV! Pac bullies a camera guy and eats an Asai moonsault. Code Red into a cutter by Komander! Brutalizer ends it. 



CLAUDIO IS HERE BECAUSE HE WANTS REVENGE ON KOMANDER! YUTES and Pac hold Komander up for Claudio before the Outrunners save! It's time for Yutes and Claudio vs. The Outrunners with no entrance for the latter. Okay that's a bad idea live. I love Claudio hearing their music and just not giving a fuck and continuing the beatdown. TRUTH N TURBO ELBOW AND THE GIANT SWING DROPKICK GETS 2! Floyd hits a bolo punch right out of Da Crusha's arsenal before a Death Riders rocket launcher ends it. 



Hobbs cuts a promo saying he took the initiative to win the gauntlet and he bowed away from him on Dynamite and he isn't any kind of world champion to do that! "I'VE BEEN SHOT, STABBED, HOMELESS AND LEFT FOR DEAD - THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO ME SO THIS WEDNESDAY, I'M GONNA MAKE YOU MY BITCH!" FEEL THE WRATH OF HARLEY VS. Mariah May! Good lord this match is pure aura!




Harley gets a few cradles for 2 before a headbutt hits from Mariah! Straightjacket choke by Mariah before a Trish rana gets 2. Stinger splash by Harley! STORM ZERO ENDS IT. Harley is such a fantastic live show wrestler. CD responds to Hangman and he says he doesn't worry about getting punched - he was called an old man and asked what I'VE DONE!? He's wrestled around the world, and he's built up two wrestling companies and maybe 2024 wasn't his best year - he's not an EVP, HE'S A MAN TIRED OF BEING DISRESPECTED!







Brody King has arrived with his wrestle daughter to demolish Trevor Blackwell and does so wonderfully. Lexy chats with Brody and Julia Hart and boy it sure feels like Malakai is gone and Cope tells 38 year old black and grey bearded Brody King that it's time to run with the reins.  Shibata vs. Garcia is up in a match that is probably better in-person than on TV for the TNT Title. Boy, the TNT Title feels like it's at near Scorpio Sky-levels of nothing - and at least then Sky had a Lakers-themed belt.




Shibata and Garcia work so well together. CHOP BATTLE! MASSIVE CHOP BATTLE in the corner! CORNER CHOP into the basement dropkick and a kneebar! SAITO SUPLEX BY SHIBATA but Garcia pops up! MORE MOTHERFUCKING CHOPS! Dragon tamer by Garcia meets an achilles lock by Shibata! Snapmare and a nasty back kick and then a PK meets a dragon screw, into an armbar into a stack cradle for 2! SLAP BY SHIBATA! RIPCORD SLAP INTO A JACKKNIFE CRADLE FOR THE WIN. Oh, this will be even better uncut. 


Dax vs. Jericho has a long collar and elbow so Jericho doesn't have to really do anything or bump. Dax gets pulled into the post by Jericho's legs to avoid a crotching...and has to walk up the steps. Whoopse. Hockey fight punches on the barricade. Boy they're doing a Memphis special of doing nothing well here. God, imagine how good Dax vs. Jimmy Valiant would be in 2025!? Corner slingshot by Jericho and we get some chops before a floor sharpshooter by Dax is met with a shove into the steps by Jericho. In-ring sharpshooter is on but Jericho makes the ropes. Diving headbutt but Jericho...I think hit the ref and an ROH beltshot hits for 2.9. Judas Effect ends it after...well way too long. Even with the Memphis-style doing nothing with something, this went on forever.


Rated FTR and the Learning Tree brawl. DEATH RIDERS ATTACK! Cope hits a spear AND MOX HITS A PARADIGM SHIFT! Hobbs is out and saves Cope! Chair to the back of Hobbs but it does nothing! Marina distracts and Yuta eats a uranage through the announce table! 










 

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

AEW Dynamite 1-8-25

 



Ian and Daddy Magic are on the call and we get Ospreay in the opener against Buddy Matthews, who gets a nice PIP hype video with clips of him looking great at Full Gear.