It just dawned on me that I never did my Smackdown Rundown... and I am so upset. Let's just say it was a busy and full weekend for me. Regardless, this week for wrestling is going to be HUGE.. so bare with me, as it will be ALOT! I think I will have a blog every single day from Saturday-Tuesday... I might even have two in one day. Saturday is TWO PPVs.. in Wrestlepalooza and AEW All Out.... I WILL be watching AEW first and LIVE so you can expect the tweets. I am unsure about watching Wrestlepalooza in real time due to AEW but I will be tweeting as best as possible when I do watch it. We've got a lot to talk about, so let's get into it! -Kicking off: John Cena We had a pretty dang good promo with Cena and talking about Brock... A good bit of this confused me.. seeing that Brock has only been on Smackdown and not Raw leading up to their match on Saturday. I wish there was a little more. With this.. this makes me believe the match itself isn't going to end clean and will m...
Last night was Monday Night Raw and it was taped from last week. The WWE is currently on tour in the UK.. which mainly seems to be Smackdown this time. They will be back in time for Friday Night Smackdown in Columbia, SC. We've got a lot to unpack, so let's get into it!
-We are on the road to Saudi! Crown Jewel will be Nov 2nd and things are really starting to heat up, card wise.
-Rhea Ripley kicked off Monday Night Raw this week and she was PISSED. She went right into it and called out Liv and Raquel! However.. we saw Tiffy come out and let Mami know that she shouldn't cross Nia anymore. BOLD on Tiffy's part, if you ask me. It wasn't long after that we saw a bit of a beat down from Liv/Raquel.. leaving them standing tall by the end. I don't know how I feel about that ending..
-WWE Women's Tag Team Title: Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair vs. Damage CTRL
I wanted to love this match, but just couldn't get behind it fully. I love that we also saw NXT's Jakara and Lash Legend! The match itself was pretty good, much better that I thought going into it..but I wish we could have gone without the little interference.. but I can understand why. Of course Jade and Bianca took the win.. but this now leads to where they will go next? Could we see a rematch due to the interference? Or will Jade/Bianca set their eyes on Jakara/Lash Legend? That might be pretty good!
-Alpha Academy vs. The War Raiders
We got The War Raiders back! AHHHH! Please don't use them in the wrong way, I beg of you! The only thing I really didn't like was using the Alpha Academy as bait. While the Academy is very good and entertaining... you can't tell me that they had a huge chance going into this match. Of course, in the end we saw The War Raiders took the win and go to the next round in the No 1 contender tournament for the tag titles.
-Cody Rhodes and Gunther Promo
We saw these two face to face in the ring before their big match at Crown Jewel coming in almost two weeks! The two exchanged words, and things were a little heated as things progressed. We saw Gunther refusing a handshake with Cody at first.. but then wished luck and walked out to close it out. I feel like this really made things more serious than they were. There's a level of respect and honor that has seemed to go into this match and I really like that. They've been able to build a story without a major reason.. just champion vs champion. If you haven't seen this promo, you really should. I think it was very well done for both men.
-Kofi Kingston vs. Bron Breakker
Honestly, this match went on a lot longer than I thought it would. I thought the match was pretty good overall but going into it.. very predictable. After a huge Spear coming off the ropes.. Bron scored the win. We see afterwards Woods trying to make a save but was threatened by Bron. We did see Jey make the save and stood tall in the end. So we are for sure getting Jey vs Bron once again... hmm.. Please don't overwhelm this.
-R-Truth vs. The Miz
I don't think this match was needed, but I did enjoy it. I agree with what I had seen on Twitter that this was really just a situation of moving forward in the story line. The Final Testament arrived.. resulting in a bit of a distraction.. and that allowed Truth to steal the win. WHAT?! This threw me for a loop, and I loved it. Of course.. this ended in a beat down on Truth from AOP and the Miz delivering a Skull-Crushing Finale. We also saw a little Wyatt Sicks warning. If you want to see more about that, please go check out Twitter! BUT..it does look like the coordinates are located at Wells Fargo Center which is where they will be NEXT WEEK on Raw. This is also where Bray made his return at Extreme Rules in 2022. Ooo... this is going to be so good!
-Rhea Ripley and Tiffany Stratton vs. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez
I thought this match was pretty good! I loved Rhea and Tiffy working together, I thought they did pretty well. What I didn't enjoy was Nia interfering and making it a disqualification. Hmm.. I would love to have seen this match in full and have seen a pin. We ALMOST saw a cash in situation with Tiffy and Liv.. but Dom was able to make the save. I kind of like this layout right now, because now you don't know what Tiffy will do. Will she swerve us all and cash in on Liv instead of Nia? Or will Nia always be her goal? Makes you wonder..does it?
Overall: 8.1/10
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*I'm not the only one that has been hearing references to Brock right? Is he really coming back??
*Will the Rhea/Liv saga come to an end before the Royal Rumble?
*Are we going to see the Wyatt Sicks next week? or another video?
*What other matches will be announced for Crown Jewel?
*What is next for The New Day.. and their celebration coming up next month? Is someone turning?
UP NEXT: AEW Wednesday Night Dynamite
*Things are REALLY heating up with AEW and I feel like this one isn't one you wanna miss.
until next time
xoxo,
Chels
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