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Chibudollar:It's about love and acceptance basically. And small action here and there. |
Blackspider:lol ![]() Nothing is wrong with it, it's your own version of PTSD...understandable |
WhoDeyHause:They inferior ![]() We bout to revenge on their behalf tho cos they got spanked...again. |
Almost game time
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See how we scooping up all the awards ![]() |
luizpippo:Eh? ![]() |
Blackspider:What I've learned is to stop anticipating with excitement, I just wait for the projects to drop and watch them when I can. I can't help but anticipate Black Adam tho ![]() |
WWE NXT REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS The Chariot Rides to Nowhere I don’t know what NXT is doing with Apollo Crews. First he’s journaling and righting wrongs like he’s The Equalizer. Then he’s hanging out with Diamond Mine. Then he’s having visions in green on his way tot he ring like he’s Bruce Banner. His match with Roderick Strong—beefing over Apollo hanging out with the Creed Bros.—was proof Apollo is a fantastic wrestler in search of a great angle. Apollo and Roddy complement each other very well. Power and agility vs. technique and mat wrestling always mesh, but they told a good story too. It started as a traditional wrestling match, complete with a collar and elbow tie-up. Then escalated into an “anything you can do, I can do better” contest as each man matched each other. Roddy paint-brushed Crews so Crews paint-brushed Roddy. Crews goes for a dropkick, Roddy goes for a dropkick. At times, it really felt like Apollo’s audition for leadership over the Diamond Mine. Especially since the Creeds seemingly take direction from Apollo more than Roddy. And maybe that’s where they need to go with this. Strong’s leadership is the opposite of his namesake. More importantly, they’re dragging out this Diamond Mine way too long. I say it every week and the fact that I do means we need that wrap it up button ASAP. This also gives Apollo some direction. He can wrestle all the great matches he wants. And, for the record, he won this match, overcoming a bad lower back and altering his offense just enough to compensate. But he’s a ship without a rudder at the moment. Compare that to Dolph Ziggler’s brief foray in NXT where he claimed the NXT championship. Or Natalya’s stint, which was all about creating a new star for the brand and telling the entire division to step up. Quick, name Apollo’s purpose right now. Don’t think too hard. There’s a lot of creative change in WWE at the moment. Duh, right? Maybe this evens itself out in due time but the winds of change need to blow through Florida quick, fast, and in a hurry. Apollo and Roddy tore the house down this week, easily putting on the best match of the night. Now, give us something new for Apollo on the paint splat brand: follow through. That crowd will only chant his name for so long. If you want them to keep chanting, give them a reason to care. Because seeing green before the match, and not explaining it, ain’t it. Extracurriculars Zoey’s on a Roll Zoey Stark is on a roll. That roll continued this week in a solid match with Cora Jade. Cora was on a mission to eliminate Stark for Mandy on the promise she gets a title shot. And she tried. She really tried. Cora brought out her black kendo stick at one point in the match, showing getting the W was never the point. Injuring Zoey by any means necessary was always the focus. The second time she went for the kendo stick, it was in Roxanne Perez’s hands. That slight distraction was enough for Zoey to finish Cora right in front of guest commentator Mandy Rose. Roxanne chased Cora away, which is a good touch. It’s smart to build to their eventual confrontation rather than just giving it to us just because. The show ended with Mandy flat on her back after failing at her surprise attack, and Zoey standing tall with the championship in her hand. Now, if you believe in wrestling opposite momentum, Zoey isn’t winning at Heatwave. But I do think the story is pointing to Zoey as the one to take Mandy down and possibly send her, along with Toxic Attraction, to the main roster. Hear Me Roar Nikkita Lyons’ match with Kiana James confused me a tad. The first portion worked well for me. Kiana worked Nikkita’s suspect knee, which not only targeted a weakened body part but neutralized Nikkita’s offense. Smart stuff from a wrestler who claims she’s the smartest person in the locker room. Kiana even played possum when the women were on the outside, causing Lyons to kick the steel steps and further injure that bum knee. I love details like that. But the ending threw me for a loop. Nikkita executed a very dope looking roundhouse kick with that same leg—the one with the worked over knee—to set up Kiana for her finisher. It’s a great looking move and any other time I’m fine with it. But Kiana punished that knee. Why not take that time to answer the question if Nikkita can finish a match without using her favorite weapon? And the amount of force needed to do said kick? Whew. The match overall was fine but that finish left a bad taste in my mouth. Kiana had the last laugh with a sneak attack after the match. And, in one of the funniest moments this week in wrestling, Kiana talked trash over her opponent while holding her briefcase high. Yup, her briefcase theoretically filled with papers, pens, and notebooks. You know, for all those calculations. It Ain’t Trickin’... I like the idea of a Rounds match but the boxing portion of it threw off the rhythm. Even with that, Trick Williams and Wes Lee told a pretty compelling and simple story. Trick has Carmelo Hayes by his side for help while Wes overcomes the odds. The right person won (Wes) and beating Trick at his own game—a knock out—was poetic. But the execution of the match lacked the coolness of the idea. There was even a moment where Trick put his foot on the rope during a pinfall only to immediately take it off the rope. Which makes me think it was an accident that added to the haphazardness of the match. Grading on a Curve Arianna Grace caught a black eye from Thea Hail last week. It wasn’t on purpose, but Grace wants restitution. And by that, I mean she wants money. Andre Chase, who is either very cheap or very broke, said since the incident happened on Chase U grounds, Thea and Arianna will settle their beef in the ring. Of course, he used a lot more colorful language than that so use your imagination and pick the naughtiest words possible. Thea impressed for her first match. It wasn’t a long match and Arianna controlled most of it, but Thea showed a lot of promise. Her transitions were smooth, her character work was strong, and she looks like a natural babyface. Arianna was on point as well, especially doing all the cheap heel tricks cheap heels know best. She cried about her eye, she went for cheap shots at every turn, and even tried sucker punching Thea for matching black eyes. I’m still shocked Arianna won. But I suppose that’s part of a larger story about Thea still learning the ropes—pun intended. Fine match. Three’s a New Crowd Lash Legend and Pretty Deadly are a trio. How did we get here, you ask? Well, that’s why I’m here. Lash monologued about her loss to Alba Fyre to Malik Blade & Edris Enofe for about an hour. They snapped, Pretty Deadly pulled up, and impolitely told Enofe & Blade it’s rude to interrupt a lady. As fate would have it, the four men were on the docket for a tag match this week. Briggs, Jensen, and Fallon Henley showed up. Their interference actually caused Blade & Malik the W. D’oh! Lash Legend showed up out of nowhere and bicycle kicked Fallon into next month. Then, a victorious Pretty Deadly celebrated with Lash Legend, while the losers licked their chops. Not much of a match since it was short and a tad chaotic, but I’m interested in the drama. Aside from a few solid matches, this was a drag of an episode. It lacked something I can’t quite define but the two-hour show felt longer than Raw. We got one video segment for the NXT championship match that didn’t excite me at all, and another about Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne finding themselves after losing their tag titles. Meh. The Joe Gacy/Cameron Grimes stuff is still happening and it’s still a cheap imitation of Bray Wyatt and Daniel Bryan from several years ago. NXT normally has a flow to it but this really felt like a bunch of stuff thrown at a wall. Oh, and that “Final Accord” between Santos Escobar and Tony D’Angelo was just awkward. The visual of that small table in the middle of a giant park just made NXT look and feel small. On a show before their next big event, that’s the lasting image for me and it’s a pretty awful metaphor. Grade: C- |
Blackspider:You mean WB |
Blackspider:Lol, just skip everything and comment on the last page man... We done miss you like period ![]() |
FergieRaww:Notice how he didn't add Mariano. That stubborn boy |
Aflix:Even the part where he said he was rooting for the couple that couldn't understand eachother ![]() It wasn't funny in the movie but they made it funny |
abduleez1:The last scene of ep10 left me with goosebumps... getting Brienne of Tarth to play Lucifer was a master stroke. Even the way those demons were chanting "LUCIFER LUCIFER" it was soo ominous ![]() Cant wait for season 2...abeg when is it dropping?? |
abduleez1:They later revealed the one he meant tho. I loved that twist cos I initially thought it was John too. |
Blackspider:Broo Long time, so you still dey this NL ![]() |
GloriousGbola:They nailed it ![]() |
WWE RAW REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS Let’s talk Raw! The hunger. That’s what Bayley says she, Dakota Kai, and IYO SKY believe they brought back to the women’s division. A hunger to be the best and a hunger that all of the women in the locker room need. Bayley says—rightly—that the women’s division got complacent in her absence. And the next step in their takeover is Dakota & IYO fighting for the tag team championships. Bayley was great here. She normally is, but I mention that because of one particular moment. After referring to Dakota Kai as “Dakota Sky,” Bayley pivoted and blamed the crowd for her flub. Told them she can’t think properly with them making all this noise and they should all just shut up. She took that moment and turned it into a meltdown, causing Dakota to takeover after telling Bayley to relax. It was hilarious, furthered everyone’s characters, illustrated group dynamics, and showed their chemistry. It wasn’t perfect but it shows why these three are together. Once Alexa Bliss, Asuka, and Bianca Belair showed up, the temperature in the ring changed. The confrontation set up a potential match, as Asuka & Alexa are in the tag title tournament as well, but also a trios tag match at Clash at the Castle. Why then and not now? Well, besides the fact WWE needs a big match for this event, Bayley doesn’t believe Cleveland matters enough for a match that size. Tried and true heel tactics. Bianca wanted static. Bayley wanted to keep control this week but Bianca wanted to lose control. A brawl broke out and made my heart happy. A big brawl setting off a show always makes me smile. Especially when it’s set up in this fashion. Bayley, Kai, and SKY made their presence known throughout the show, appearing in a few backstage segments and flexing muscle over the other women in the division. I love that. It makes them omnipresent and shows instead of tells. WWE is great at telling us what someone’s goal is but not always great showing it. If anything, my only “complaint” is that it’s not threaded throughout the show because, this is the most interesting story on Raw at the moment. But I’m being greedy. Extracurriculars Luminosity Speaking of running threads through the show. During a couple backstage segments, WWE showed a crashed car in the background while people gave interviews or just talked trash to one another. The first time, it was crashed with officials around the car and a couple women wrestlers. The second time, a tow truck lifted the car and cops rushed past the camera as if they were chasing someone. Those same cops appeared at the end of the main event, but this time with someone in their custody. Or at least trying to get someone in their custody. The cops tussled with the individual, the crowd looked on, and eventually there was a quick glimpse of the person dressed in a black hoodie: Dexter Lumis! And that was it. He left, the commentators acknowledged it but didn’t dwell, and attention turned back to the victor in the ring. This was a tease hopefully setting up something larger. I like the execution during the show even if the actual “reveal” didn’t seem to do much for the crowd. But I’m also not sure what the desired outcome was. What I do know, however, is I’m very curious where this is headed. Freakin’ 0-2 At a certain point during Angelo Dawkins’ match with Seth Rollins, the ref ejected Montez Ford. Which is exactly what Seth wanted. Dawkins impressed me during this match. Not to say he doesn’t always impress, but he had an extra fire this week. Even wrestled without his shirt! Story wise, this didn’t progress anything. Seth won fair and square—thanks to a pedigree—then added insult to injury at the end with a curb stomp. But the obvious real world implication is testing Dawkins for a solo run. I don't know if his ceiling is as high as Montez—he can’t jump that high—but he held his own with one of the best. That bodes well for his future. That’s All She Wrote I wondered what Kevin Owens looks like under Triple H. Well, we got an emphatic answer this week. Long and short of it: KO ain’t with the BS. Aside from one small slip on the ring steps, KO was all business. He decimated Ezekiel/Elias/Elrod as soon as the bell went ding. Then, in a nod to his past, power bombed that man on and ring apron. And that was it. Match over. The ref called it due to Zeke’s inability to compete—rhyme intended—while Owens looked on with malice, menace, and another m word to finish off the alliteration. KO is, hopefully, done with this Zeke business and entering the next phase. Zeke even did a stretcher job, so who knows what this means for his future. KO reminded us later that this is still the KO Show and I’m down for all of that. Champing at the Bit I thought Ciampa had it in the bag. I really believed the Black Heart, who dedicated his United States championship match to Harley Race, was walking out of Cleveland with that title in hand. While he didn’t get that, he did get something just as valuable: Elevation. Bobby Lashley said he wants to put on great matches and elevate people on the roster as U.S. champ. That’s exactly what he did tonight. Lashley and Ciampa put on a hell of a fight with plenty of suspense. At times, it really looked like Ciampa might do the impossible and beat a man who looks unbeatable. Ciampa showed everything that made him the man in NXT, along with an ability to work with someone Lashley’s size. And the juxtaposition in styles was perfect for the story. Lashley is all power and high impact. Ciampa is scientific, methodical, and dastardly. WWE didn’t forget about AJ Styles either. AJ ambushed Miz during the match. The two brawled around the ring and even through the ring—without touching Lashley or Ciampa—which took Miz out of the picture after he helped Ciampa several times during the match. Ciampa went from the guy who only survived due to Miz putting his foot on the rope or distracting Lashley, to someone who put the champ on the ropes by himself. The man even survived the Hurt Lock longer than most, refusing to tap initially but ultimately giving in because duh. There’s no shame in losing to the champ. Losing like this though? Looking really competitive and showing he belongs in a title picture? That’s huge for Ciampa. This was just a really good bout between two guys working at a high level way beyond eye level. If you missed this match, you owe it to yourself to watch it not now but right now. Segue! The skirmish between AJ and Miz led to a no DQ main event match. And it was fine. Maybe I was a little let down because this was the main event, but it was a perfectly fine no DQ match between two cats who don’t like each other. Ciampa interfered but his appearance didn’t keep his friend safe. AJ prevailed in a match that used kendo sticks, chairs, tables, and mild violence. The match itself felt like a half-measure. I dislike when no DQ matches don’t take full advantage of that stipulation. Go wild! Make it really violent. Like I said, it was fine, but nothing to truly write home about. And, probably worse, it wasn’t the best end to a pretty solid night of sports entertainment professional wrestling. Me thinks this is the end of AJ and Miz’s short-lived feud, which feels appropriate too. Cats in the Cradle I’m a sucker for this father/son intrigue between Rey and Dominik. Last week, Raw’s final image was Edge spearing Dom and Rey tending to his fallen son while putting the pieces together. This week, Edge apologized to both men. Rey forgave his longtime friend and former tag partner. Dom though? Well, let’s just say he doesn’t believe Edge is “family.” That’s a Fast and Furious reference for anyone playing at home. Dom shoved Edge and barked on his father for taking Edge’s side. Edge offered his help but Rey truly believed in his son. But during his match with Finn Balor, Rey walked to the ring alone. I was actually riveted. I get where Dom is coming from, I get where Rey is coming from. They’re actual human beings with feelings that go beyond cliche stuff. It helped that Finn and Rey put on a good match filled with counters, reversals, near falls, and big moves. Through all that, I thought about Dom. Where is he? Is he showing up in the third act with a knife for his father’s back? Will he realize it was just a mistake and maybe the old men are right? Edge even chased Damian Priest into the crowd, clearing the way for Dom’s return! Well, Rhea Ripley had other plans. The Nightmare showed up with Dom draped over her shoulder like a pillow, beaten within an inch of his life. Ripped shirt, cuts and bruises on his face, and even some “blood” for good measure. Rey stopped caring about Finn because duh, and lost the match as a result. We ended with Rey, on the mat, reaching out to his bruised son, while The Judgment Day glared and did other things bad guys do. I dug it! It’s a simple story told effectively and with some heart. What Have You Done for Me Lately IYO SKY & Dakota Kai flew high. These two beat Tamina & Dana Brooke in a match that...yeah, it wasn’t great. It wasn’t awful, but it was just very meh. This was the first match in WWE’s Women’s Tag champ tournament and was pretty much a cakewalk for Kai & Sky, Which sounds a lot like Kaientai. SMASH Omos squashed a couple of hometown guys. Which was all I planned on saying until it hit me that there’s really no need on this show for Omos. Especially if it’s pointless squashes on a show where most matches meant something. We Can Go Blow for Blow... This match between Chad Gable and Dolph Ziggler, too. Because everything else around it revolved around titles or established beef, this one felt hollow. Both guys are great at what they do in the ring but Ziggler is aimless now with Theory in witness protection. So what are we doing here? On the strength of no emotional investment, it gets a meh. Raw moved this week. I barely noticed the three hours and most of the matches had purpose. We got a bunch of solid bouts and a really good one between Lashley and Ciampa. Raw also ended a couple feuds, added layers to others, and started...something..with a returning Dexter Lumis. Very solid and enjoyable show. Grade: B+ |
samistry:I enjoyed both tales, they catered to everyone in a satisfying way. |
drisham:The good reviews are far more than the poor reviews |
ValeeLove:Velveteen dream was a Vince asslicker iirc |
WWE SMACKDOWN REVIEWS RECAPS AND REACTIONS This week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown featured Liv Morgan getting the chance to talk for the first time since the events of SummerSlam, where she tapped out to Ronda Rousey but won anyway because the referee missed it. Fans in the arena gave her a muted response, and then chanted “you tapped out” at her. “It’s okay, I appreciate y’all calling me out on my shit like that,” she appeared to respond, though they censored her on FOX. The fans booed her anyway. Then she used the excuse that she only tapped after she believed the referee had counted to three. It was a silly excuse, one so bad that I actually considered it may have been purposeful. Could they actually have intended a double turn with that finish at SummerSlam, with both of them somehow going heel? Would that even be a double turn? You’d have to believe that’s not actually the case but I do appreciate that they aren’t piping in crowd noise to support whatever position they prefer and instead allowing the crowd to respond naturally. That response was split. She was cheered, and she was booed. Loudly. Sonya Deville hit the scene while she was still excusing her cheap win, and delivered a heel promo that actually made a great deal of sense and the fans didn’t seem to know how to react to it. This was all very fascinating. It led into a Gauntlet match to determine Morgan’s next challenger at Clash at the Castle. That match featured Raquel Rodriguez cast as the babyface trying her best to run the gauntlet but ultimately falling short to the heel entering the match to oppose her while she’s dead tired. That heel was Shayna Baszler. This sets up a lot of interesting possibilities for Ronda Rousey’s return, at the very least, but there’s not much reason to be excited about Baszler vs. Morgan, at least not at the moment. To be fair, they need time to build a feud, but that’s why finding contenders with matches like this is, in this writer’s humble opinion, a bit silly and counterproductive. Again, though, the potential for what could come later is definitely there. Well, well, well, look who else Triple H decided to bring back now that he’s running the main roster. It’s none other than the man he refused to beat in NXT, the man booked stronger than anyone, the man with a super cool entrance married to the woman playing his manager on screen, who greatly added to his entire character, none other than Karrion Kross. When he was first given a run on the main roster, Vince McMahon instantly jobbed him out, put a dumb helmet on him, and took Scarlett Bordeaux away. He basically stripped him of everything that made him remotely interesting in NXT and it wasn’t long after he was outright released by the company. Things have changed now, and Triple H seems eager to right some wrongs. First, Dakota Kai. Now, Karrion Kross. For further proof of that, he’s already in the main event picture, having made his surprise return in the main event to interrupt Drew McIntyre and Roman Reigns. This was a legitimate surprise, rumors and reports be damned, and there’s reason to be intrigued about what the future holds here. All the rest This show really started with 10 minutes of recaps from SummerSlam. I get it, remind everyone of what happened nearly a full week before, but the stuff with Pat McAfee using a telestrator to continue dumping on Happy Corbin didn’t land all that well. It was used to set up a match pitting Corbin against Ricochet, who was making fun of him over it. It was a surprisingly fun match, one Ricochet won because Corbin couldn’t stop getting distracted by McAfee’s mere presence ringside. After, Pat Mac played catch with him and then autographed a football before punting it into the crowd. They really seemed to be trying to put over how much fun they were all having here. They did yet another Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Ludwig Kaiser match, the two having split a pair of matches over the past couple weeks. For the rubber match, they stipulated Nakamura would earn a title shot next week with a victory. He won, of course, and will go to war with GUNTHER in seven days. They did a staredown for that but avoided the typical GUNTHER abuse of Kaiser, which is actually a good thing considering you can only do it so much before you have to do a deeper exploration of the characters.The Vicious Vikings beat down some local athletes. I remain in favor of getting wrestlers over by simply having them squash people. After, Kofi Kingston, by himself this week, hit the scene to attack them both with a kendo stick. Sami Zayn is trying to remain in the good graces of The Bloodline but The Usos have demanded he start pulling his weight or be made to remove the shirt representing them. By “pulling his weight,” Jey seemed to be referencing the fact that Reigns, Jey, and Jimmy have six titles among them while Sami has zero. That needs to change. It’s an interesting wrinkle for whatever this is going to turn into, and I’m still intrigued and want to see where they take it. This show was interesting for everything it set up moving forward but as a standalone show, it was fairly average. Grade: C+ |
monerozi5590:Okay yea that's true, I just checked. |
itspreshh:it's comedy, satire, dark humour, action and adventure. |
FergieRaww:Lol, be like say the other team heads are too timid or what? Dem no Sabi make moves? |
FergieRaww:it's on the 10th now...10th is Tuesday. |
itspreshh:You don't know Harley Quinn? Cos if you're trying to pull my legs I have incredibly elastic legs ![]() |
Harley Quinn done drop o |
Harley Quinn done drop o |
phr0nesis:Cos she is the unburnt. |
FergieRaww:I share your sentiment but it is what it is. Ancelotti seems to really like the boy on the wings rather than in the middle for some reason. When we play Frankfurt on Tuesday I'm hoping the boys show some ruthlessness. No be the one wey we go dey miss chances upon chances then come win just 2-0. How is Bayern destroying the league? |
Devvy4:Lewa what? ![]() |
abduleez1:I dey anticipate season 2 laidis,. E too sweet me. |
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