Summer Slam has come and gone.. and BOY... did we have one hell of a time. We've got a lot to talk about, so let's get into it! Night 1: -Roman Reigns and Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed This kicking off was pretty good in my opinion. While I do think the match wasn't one to blow your mind... it was still pretty dang good overall. In the end, we did see Roman and Jey pick up the win. This isn't what I thought would happen, but it is understandable moving forward (esp after watching Monday Night Raw). -Judgment Day (c) vs. Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair -Women's Tag Titles This match was pretty solid over all. All women did wonderful together and I enjoyed it! I feel like this match had so much on it in the first place, and there were so many people getting their hopes up for a Liv pop up. Sadly, that did not happen. We however.. did see Alexa and Charlotte pick up the win to win the tag titles! I am so happy for both women and hope they do this story ri...
Another PPV has come and gone... and this one... oh my.
-I'm so proud of myself getting this done first thing in the morning. I am heading to see some family for a late Christmas, and most likely going to be getting back a little later than I want. I am so sick of getting behind recently.. so this was my only option. We've got a hell of a PPV to unpack.. so let's get into it!
**I did not watch Zero Hour, so that will not be in the blog. I did hear that all three matches were good!
-Kyle Fletcher vs. Will Ospreay
Um, holy woah! This match was freaking amazing and for sure up there for MOTY! Will was busted open pretty quickly into the match, and it was looking pretty rough. The match was so intense, that by the end of it all.. I couldn't honestly tell who would win. It did go back and forth for a while.. and for a second there I was convinced that Kyle had it. But in the end, it was Will Ospreay that got the win to move on to the finals. After a hell of a losing streak... it was much deserved. 10/10 match!
-Ricochet vs. Kazuchika Okada
I went into this match fully expecting a swerve.. but thank goodness I was wrong. Was this a banger match? Not really.. but it was still pretty damn good. The heat on Ricochet is amazing and I really hope that keep that going throughout his next feud. As expected, Okada did pick up the win.. and will move on to face Will in the finals.
-Mariah May vs. Thunder Rosa
While I have been so unsure about this match going into it.. I was pretty impressed. Both women brought their game with this, and showed out in the best way they know how. I enjoyed it! I do hope moving forward with Mariah May that there is more story.. Her title rein has been pretty bland, but after this.. I am hoping for something better. After a brutal exchange, it was Mariah that retained her title.
-MJF vs. Adam Cole
This match almost made me have a brain aneurysm. This story line just doesn't seem to die, and it doesn't look like it will anytime soon. First of all Matt and Mike were ring side, which made me think we were going to see them turn on Adam Cole after everything that happened to Roddy. I also fully expected for Adam Cole to win the Dynamite Diamond Ring... Nope. MJF was able to hit Adam with a low blow.. followed by Heat Seeker for the win. In a shocking turn of events, Roddy returned (along with Kyle O'Reilly) and took out MJF and helped Adam. Still... after all of that, I was still expecting some kind of turn. Could there be one down the road? Sure... only time will tell. But is this over? Hell no.
-Konosuke Takeshita vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
This match was pretty damn good, all together. I enjoyed it from start to finish! Both men are freakin powerhouses.. and it was shown. Overall, I was really pushing for Hobbs... but sadly that didn't happen. In the end, Takeshita was able to over power Hobbs and pick up the win to retain his title. The question is.. will this continue? Or will we see a new challenger sooner than later?
-Mercedes Mone vs. Kris Statlander
But why. Overall (besides the ending) the match was pretty good. Both women can work well together.. but that didn't stop a couple of awkward moments here and there. I really (desperately) wanted Stat to pick up this win, but nope. I love Mone and all.. but where is the story (besides a couple here and there) with her? I just feel her whole rein is flat and unnecessary. Mone got the win to retain.. and it's on to the next. Who will she face next?
-Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay
Woah.. So both men had matches before this, and to be honest.. you could tell. Both men were a bit worn down but still put up one hell of a fight. There were multiple times were I honestly wasn't sure who would pick up the win but it was the announcers who gave it away.. Can we please make them stop doing this? One of them said something in the sense of "Okada has been on a streak with tournaments" or something in that manner.. So it's not shocking when I say that Okada was able to pick up the win over Will to keep his championship. And of course.. they made it a big deal that this was Okada's 5th tournament win. They kept Okada in the ring for longer than expected, which of course made me think something was about to happen. Also.. the fact that they didn't give him his championship right away. Christopher Daniels came to the stage to tell Okada he couldn't give him the belt.. because he was no longer interim EVP anymore.. and out came Kenny Omega! AHHHHH! The scream that I let out! I knew he was returning at Wrestle Dynasty.. but this was a very nice surprise and touch to it all! I can't wait to see everything unfold!
-Jon Moxley vs. Adam Page vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Jay White
What the hell was even that. You can lie to yourself all you want, this match sucked. This is coming from someone who loves AEW.. and tries to give them every chance (yeah, i'll admit it). It just wasn't good, it was very lack luster in every single way. There was so much going on.. so many interference's... obviously it wasn't fair. I had seen some comments on twitter stating that the match could have been alittle better if it wasn't so over booked... and to an extend... I'll agree. Jay White took the pin from Mox.. and Mox retained. Death Riders were still going in for the attack.. until FTR showed up and revealed they were not along. Adam Copeland made his grand return and they went on to take out the Death Riders. Some were not thrilled about this.. but I love it. Match sucked, but the ending made it a little better I guess.
**Thoughts for later: We know Christian is involved, as he has the match contract. Later down the road will we see a turn from Adam Copeland to help Christian to get them back together? Hmm.. it's a stretch, but it could happen. Also.. I don't see Mox losing that title until at least All In Texas... so keep that in mind as well.
Overall: 7.9/10
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UP NEXT: WWE Monday Night Raw
-Will we see anything from Uncle Howdy and Wyatt Sicks?
-What more will we see of Rhea and Liv?
-Will we finally see the end of Judgement Day?
-Who is next to face Gunther?
-Will Seth and CM Punk made it until Raw is Netflix?
We've got one hell of a week of wrestling coming up!
xoxo,
Chels
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