pu7pl3:
WWE RAW REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS

This might be the unpopular opinion, but I can’t help but agree with Charlotte Flair.
After her promo in ring to start the show, interrupting Nikki A.S.H. who had nice things to say about being the new champion and... still... almost a superhero (we’ll get to my feelings on that in a moment!), Flair said what a lot of people who aren’t into this gimmick say. The character of Nikki A.S.H. does not have the star power to carry this division.
That’s not to say she couldn’t! I truly do think that her super hero gimmick can be something great. But I’m confused about the messaging here. The messaging that essentially defines this character.
Nikki A.S.H. is a character that was born out of insecurity, and putting on the superhero outfit with the butterfly emblem and cape gives her the confidence to be Almost a Super Hero. She said in her opening promo that she was afraid to fail, and now she’s not afraid anymore. And she said if you believe in yourself, you can overcome and almost become a superhero.
That’s where I get confused. Because this promo is coming from the top women’s champion of the brand. So, without a championship, I can totally see someone almost being a super hero.
But... you’re still almost a super hero even with a championship? That doesn’t make much sense to me. Almost a super hero makes sense when you’re trying to attain something. When you do attain it, “almost” doesn’t fit anymore.
They’re sort of backed into a corner now with this because what are they going to do, call her Nikki S.H.?
Why I said that I don’t see the star power is because when mentioning her outfit and the butterfly (which her line about a metamorphosis in the division was great), it elicited some boos from the crowd. And it goes to prove that Nikki didn’t need this character to be champion. She’s been beloved for years. This was my worry about the character in the beginning. Let’s see how it goes to SummerSlam.

Debroslink:


This is pure bullshit. Everything about Nikki and her packaging is rubbish. I guess A.S.H means Almost Super Hero.

I blame the management for this nonsense anyways. If you know you don't have faith on Nikki, why give her the Women's title in the 1st place?

Grade: F

SILENTandSMART2:
Lol i don't know this thread det nairaland, wrestling is my number one sport.

pu7pl3:


you're welcome

samistry:
Aew recap coming this week.

SILENTandSMART2:


Yoo i don't miss it every week, i only watch 3 , nxt, raw and smackdown ..

samistry:
Aew recap coming this week.

Bring it on bruh we waiting

Debroslink:

Once I sight CM Punk and Daniel Bryan at AEW, I'm done with WWE.

What will CM punk and Bryan add there that isn't already there? AEW is like a nostalgia act to me even if I'm watching it I wouldn't ditch WWE for it

ValeeLove:
Roman reigns yawning while Cena is having a match in the ring. Classic heel.

pu7pl3:


Same here...I wish I could watch AEW tho but no time

SILENTandSMART2:


Okay , i don't really have time also...

pu7pl3:


Just watch the ones you can bro... someone has volunteered to start an AEW recap so you can catch that here also

SILENTandSMART2:



Yeah i don't miss the 3 i mentioned earlier....... I'm following it back to back...

samistry:
AEW presents :Fight for the Fallen.
We begin this week with a All or Nothing 10 man elimination tag match.
The Elite( AEW world Champion Kenny Omega, AEW Tag Team champions The young bucks(brothers Matt and Nick Jackson), Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson). Vs
Hangman Page and The Dark Order( Evil Uno, Stu Greyson, John Silver and Alex Reynolds).
This match presents a big opportunity for the Dark Order, should they successfully eliminate all of the elite, then Hangman Page earns a worldheavyweight title match while Evil Uno and Greyson get a tag team title match.
The Elite are geared in space jam inspired jerseys complete with basketballs and rimposts.
The match starts with the usual team brawl to the outside before it settles in the ring. Silver and Reynolds perform a quick fast tag combination attack, resulting in a pin on Gallows which is broken by Karl Anderson.
This leads to a quick roll up on Reynolds by Karl Anderson with hands on tights for cheat support.
Reynolds is eliminated.
Elite-5, Darkorder-4.
K.Anderson finds himself surrounded and being a punching bag for each member of the Dark order, resulting in the fatality tag finisher from Uno and Greyson. K. Anderson eliminated.
Elite-4, Dark Order-4.
Greyson hits a Springboard Twisting body corkscrew to all members of the Elite outside. Gallows and Greyson both continue to fight in the crowd, Greyson also hits a diving splash from the crowd towards Gallows and both men are down. This leads to a double count out and elimination for both men as they are unable to get back in the ring on time.
Elite-3, Dark Order-3.
Evil Uno and Omega square off in the ring, as a diving senton attack from Uno proves costly with knees up by omega followed by vtrigger and one winged angel. (nobody kicks out from that). Evil uno eliminated.
Elite-3, Dark Order-2.
We are left with Kenny omega and the bucks against Hangman and Silver.
Silver is cornered and isolated by bucks. The bucks being heel goofballs decide to have a little space jam action in the ring as Nick does a basketball dribble in the ring scores a 3 pointer. (Never seen anything like this).
The bucks hit a tag team apron powerbomb on Hangman outside.
Silver is attacked three on one by the bucks and Omega. The bucks perform a meltzer driver on Silver on the mat floor outside of the ring while simultaneously performing a slam dunk with the basket ball on the hoop. (Wtf am I watching!)
BTE trigger elimates Silver.
Elite-3, Dark Order -1.
Hangman is left alone to face his former friends. This leads to Hangman and Omega exchanging forearms. Hangman kicks out of a v trigger knee attack, double superkick by Bucks, suplex by Omega, triple superkick by Omega and the Bucks. Nick hits a 450 splash on Hangman. Another kickout.
(if this was another wrestling show, it would be the finish but we don't do that here in AEW).
Hangman eventually gains momentum and hits a slingshot lariat which eliminates Matt.
Elite- 2, Dark Order - 1
Omega clobbers Hangman with the belt. Kick out again. Hangman hits the Deadeye reverse piledriver on Omega and proceeds to setup the slingshot lariat before being distracted by Nick. This proves advantageous for Omega as he clobbers Hangman again the title. Yet another kickout!
Omega hits two vicious vtriggers to cranium of Hangman and finally hits the one winged angel.
The Elite win.
The ELITE - 2, Darkorder-0.
(Fast paced, hard hitting with lots of tag moves. Puts over hangman's heart and resiliency. I have a feeling this two will battle for the AEW title again. However,
the near falls and kickouts were over done).

FTW Champion Celebration.
The Betrayal and ousting of Brian Cage by the cowardly charismatic Ricky Starks.
Tazz has gone out of his way to setup a matching band parade for the newly crowned FTW champion, Ricky starks is accompanied to the ring by Tazz's son, Hook. Ricky Starks is one of the promising young stars of AEW. In a promotion more focused on mat skills than promo skills on the mic. This guy clearly stands out from the pack. Ricky
Stated he turned on Brian Cage because, the later wasn't there for him when he broke his neck. The parade however is interrupted by Brian Cage who takes out the matching band members. The rest of Team Tazz flee.

Announcement: The second episode of AEW new show Rampage will be held on 20th August in Second City Saint's home of Chicago.
We cut to Darby Allen and sting. Darby challenges whoever thinks he is the best in the world.

Njpw us title match.
Hikuleo vs Lance Archer.
This match was purposely setup for Archer showcase his destructive prowess against a much more larger foe. We see an undertaker's inspired old school walk across the top rope with a moon sault variation. Followed by a superplex and finisher. Archer wins.
We get promo from njpw icon Hiroshi Tanahashi who steps up for a title shot for the njpw us title. The match will take place in japan.

Darker than Black.
Cody is interviewed backstage for his match next week against Malaika Black. Fka Aleister Black. When suddenly Black attacks Cody . They brawl onstage but Black gains advantage and takes out Cody with a jumping knee strike. This isn't the Black we knew from wwe rather a much twisted version.

Miro Fka Rusev the TNT champion. Cuts a really good promo about how nobody can take away his divine right now that he's motivated by a vengeful God and a double jointed wife. promises a glorious reckoning for his opponent next week.

The Inbetween.
FTR Fka The Revival def Pride n powerful.
Thunder Rosa def Julia Hart.
AEW Women's champion, Brit Baker while injured stated she will be bringing a backup for her matches.
Jon Moxley accuses Tanahashi of avoiding a match with him while he was the njpw us champion.
Andrade interrupted Pac's interview.
Jurassic Express and Christian def HFO. The announcers stated during the match that the undefeated Christian is next in line to challenge for the AEW title.

Main Event:
The labours of jericho chapter 2.
This match is a fallout from the war between two stables. The inner circle led by Jericho and The Pinnacle led by Mjf.
The second of the five part match saga set up by Mjf against jericho. In which jericho must win a set of five weekly matches with varying stipulations in order to face Mjf.
This week Jericho squares off against the death match king Nick Gage with Mjf on commentary.
Match starts with Gage using a pizza cutter to slice up the bicep of jericho. Jericho is pushed face first into ring post and busted open.
Gage grabs light tubes from the ring. Jericho grabs bat in hand and hits gage with it. Gage uses his trusty Pizza cutter to slice across the forehead of Jericho again and again in a gruesome and sadistic manner.
(You won't find this on wwe ND NXT folks,We weep and bleed only on Wednesday nights).
Gage sets up a pane of glass between two chairs and sets jericho underneath before going up the top rope.
Jerichi counters with a hurricana and flips Gage through the glass. (The barbarity!)
Jerichi goes for code breaker but gage counters it into powerbomb on the broken glass shards. Light tubes get broken on the back and the head of Jericho along with pile driver on the broken glassshards. (bwagaadd!) Kickout by jerericho.
A Shank and broken light tubes are carved into the forehead of Jericho. (The man is bleeding buckets).
Jericho sprays black mist in Nick Gage eyes and cracks a bundle of light tubes on the head of Gage before finishing him off with the judas effect elbow.
Jericho wins (This ain't pg).
Mjf proceeds with a post match announcement for the stipulation of third Labour: Next week, a 23year old wcw cruiserweight rivalry is revisted as jerixho goes against Juventud Guerrara. in which the only way Jericho can win is with a top rope maneuver.
Final grade: 3 out of 5 stars. The opening and closing matches more than delivered. However for what was supposed to be a special episode, it felt more like a setup for next week and future episodes.

Holy shit, you did it man

samistry:
Big ups to u purple, doing this review ain't easy. I don't knw how u put up with three per week.

samistry:
AEW presents :Fight for the Fallen.
We begin this week with a All or Nothing 10 man elimination tag match.
The Elite( AEW world Champion Kenny Omega, AEW Tag Team champions The young bucks(brothers Matt and Nick Jackson), Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson). Vs
Hangman Page and The Dark Order( Evil Uno, Stu Greyson, John Silver and Alex Reynolds).
This match presents a big opportunity for the Dark Order, should they successfully eliminate all of the elite, then Hangman Page earns a worldheavyweight title match while Evil Uno and Greyson get a tag team title match.
The Elite are geared in space jam inspired jerseys complete with basketballs and rimposts.
The match starts with the usual team brawl to the outside before it settles in the ring. Silver and Reynolds perform a quick fast tag combination attack, resulting in a pin on Gallows which is broken by Karl Anderson.
This leads to a quick roll up on Reynolds by Karl Anderson with hands on tights for cheat support.
Reynolds is eliminated.
Elite-5, Darkorder-4.
K.Anderson finds himself surrounded and being a punching bag for each member of the Dark order, resulting in the fatality tag finisher from Uno and Greyson. K. Anderson eliminated.
Elite-4, Dark Order-4.
Greyson hits a Springboard Twisting body corkscrew to all members of the Elite outside. Gallows and Greyson both continue to fight in the crowd, Greyson also hits a diving splash from the crowd towards Gallows and both men are down. This leads to a double count out and elimination for both men as they are unable to get back in the ring on time.
Elite-3, Dark Order-3.
Evil Uno and Omega square off in the ring, as a diving senton attack from Uno proves costly with knees up by omega followed by vtrigger and one winged angel. (nobody kicks out from that). Evil uno eliminated.
Elite-3, Dark Order-2.
We are left with Kenny omega and the bucks against Hangman and Silver.
Silver is cornered and isolated by bucks. The bucks being heel goofballs decide to have a little space jam action in the ring as Nick does a basketball dribble in the ring scores a 3 pointer. (Never seen anything like this).
The bucks hit a tag team apron powerbomb on Hangman outside.
Silver is attacked three on one by the bucks and Omega. The bucks perform a meltzer driver on Silver on the mat floor outside of the ring while simultaneously performing a slam dunk with the basket ball on the hoop. (Wtf am I watching!)
BTE trigger elimates Silver.
Elite-3, Dark Order -1.
Hangman is left alone to face his former friends. This leads to Hangman and Omega exchanging forearms. Hangman kicks out of a v trigger knee attack, double superkick by Bucks, suplex by Omega, triple superkick by Omega and the Bucks. Nick hits a 450 splash on Hangman. Another kickout.
(if this was another wrestling show, it would be the finish but we don't do that here in AEW).
Hangman eventually gains momentum and hits a slingshot lariat which eliminates Matt.
Elite- 2, Dark Order - 1
Omega clobbers Hangman with the belt. Kick out again. Hangman hits the Deadeye reverse piledriver on Omega and proceeds to setup the slingshot lariat before being distracted by Nick. This proves advantageous for Omega as he clobbers Hangman again the title. Yet another kickout!
Omega hits two vicious vtriggers to cranium of Hangman and finally hits the one winged angel.
The Elite win.
The ELITE - 2, Darkorder-0.
(Fast paced, hard hitting with lots of tag moves. Puts over hangman's heart and resiliency. I have a feeling this two will battle for the AEW title again. However,
the near falls and kickouts were over done).

FTW Champion Celebration.
The Betrayal and ousting of Brian Cage by the cowardly charismatic Ricky Starks.
Tazz has gone out of his way to setup a matching band parade for the newly crowned FTW champion, Ricky starks is accompanied to the ring by Tazz's son, Hook. Ricky Starks is one of the promising young stars of AEW. In a promotion more focused on mat skills than promo skills on the mic. This guy clearly stands out from the pack. Ricky
Stated he turned on Brian Cage because, the later wasn't there for him when he broke his neck. The parade however is interrupted by Brian Cage who takes out the matching band members. The rest of Team Tazz flee.

Announcement: The second episode of AEW new show Rampage will be held on 20th August in Second City Saint's home of Chicago.
We cut to Darby Allen and sting. Darby challenges whoever thinks he is the best in the world.

Njpw us title match.
Hikuleo vs Lance Archer.
This match was purposely setup for Archer showcase his destructive prowess against a much more larger foe. We see an undertaker's inspired old school walk across the top rope with a moon sault variation. Followed by a superplex and finisher. Archer wins.
We get promo from njpw icon Hiroshi Tanahashi who steps up for a title shot for the njpw us title. The match will take place in japan.

Darker than Black.
Cody is interviewed backstage for his match next week against Malaika Black. Fka Aleister Black. When suddenly Black attacks Cody . They brawl onstage but Black gains advantage and takes out Cody with a jumping knee strike. This isn't the Black we knew from wwe rather a much twisted version.

Miro Fka Rusev the TNT champion. Cuts a really good promo about how nobody can take away his divine right now that he's motivated by a vengeful God and a double jointed wife. promises a glorious reckoning for his opponent next week.

The Inbetween.
FTR Fka The Revival def Pride n powerful.
Thunder Rosa def Julia Hart.
AEW Women's champion, Brit Baker while injured stated she will be bringing a backup for her matches.
Jon Moxley accuses Tanahashi of avoiding a match with him while he was the njpw us champion.
Andrade interrupted Pac's interview.
Jurassic Express and Christian def HFO. The announcers stated during the match that the undefeated Christian is next in line to challenge for the AEW title.

Main Event:
The labours of jericho chapter 2.
This match is a fallout from the war between two stables. The inner circle led by Jericho and The Pinnacle led by Mjf.
The second of the five part match saga set up by Mjf against jericho. In which jericho must win a set of five weekly matches with varying stipulations in order to face Mjf.
This week Jericho squares off against the death match king Nick Gage with Mjf on commentary.
Match starts with Gage using a pizza cutter to slice up the bicep of jericho. Jericho is pushed face first into ring post and busted open.
Gage grabs light tubes from the ring. Jericho grabs bat in hand and hits gage with it. Gage uses his trusty Pizza cutter to slice across the forehead of Jericho again and again in a gruesome and sadistic manner.
(You won't find this on wwe ND NXT folks,We weep and bleed only on Wednesday nights).
Gage sets up a pane of glass between two chairs and sets jericho underneath before going up the top rope.
Jerichi counters with a hurricana and flips Gage through the glass. (The barbarity!)
Jerichi goes for code breaker but gage counters it into powerbomb on the broken glass shards. Light tubes get broken on the back and the head of Jericho along with pile driver on the broken glassshards. (bwagaadd!) Kickout by jerericho.
A Shank and broken light tubes are carved into the forehead of Jericho. (The man is bleeding buckets).
Jericho sprays black mist in Nick Gage eyes and cracks a bundle of light tubes on the head of Gage before finishing him off with the judas effect elbow.
Jericho wins (This ain't pg).
Mjf proceeds with a post match announcement for the stipulation of third Labour: Next week, a 23year old wcw cruiserweight rivalry is revisted as jerixho goes against Juventud Guerrara. in which the only way Jericho can win is with a top rope maneuver.
Final grade: 3 out of 5 stars. The opening and closing matches more than delivered. However for what was supposed to be a special episode, it felt more like a setup for next week and future episodes.

ValeeLove:
Finally AEW updates. Thanks boss.

Now you can feast

pu7pl3:
Why do I have a strong feeling that this won't go as planned

Nezzjnr:

And you were right


By the way AEW might push WWE off the radar in few years time.... Vince is just an ego maniac

samistry:
Nah wwe has gone too big to fail.