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From Lesnar winning the Universal Title, to Kevin Owens being the next Stone Cold Steve Austin, even small things like Keith Lee in NXT… I’m also still trying to understand Kushida, but we’ll get to that.
There’s a lot to cover, but I’ll bullet point things to make it easier for you all to choose what you want to read, but you’d benefit from it all.
Let’s start:
- Finn Balor: The Former IC Champion showed up on RAW after losing his title. It brought out Samoa Joe who is RAW, but just lost to KOFI, who is Smackdown… The brand confusion continued, but…BUT…. we got Bray Wyatt in the ring with his new mask, and it was great!
- Shinsuke Nakamura: This ties into all foreign wrestlers. I sat here watching NXT and I was excited for Kushida vs Apollo Crews, but I had to wonder why Kushida thought it was ok to sign his contract… Kenta(Hideo Itami) signed and got injured. Suddenly Shinsuke Nakamura signed and stole his thunder. Now, Itami left WWE, Nakumara hasn’t been worth anything on the main roster, Asuka and Kairi Sane are in a stupid tag team. The issue is English. You can’t put your character over if you can’t talk to the American crowd… So why did Kushida sign if his fate appears obvious? I’m excited to see though.
- The Networks control more than we could ever imagine: Believe rumors, hate rumors, no matter the source, there’s a lot of consistency. So here we sit. The brand split is pretty much useless because of the “Wild Card” which if you truly watch, they don’t care about “4 people can jump shows.” They just use that to bring the big names to each show as they near the date for Smackdown on Fox Sports… Also, at this point, we all have to understand the story of USA wanting a RAW Reunion to help ratings is true. They spent 3 months promoting RAW 1000, now all of a sudden we have legends for a RAW reunion?
- I don’t understand a few NXT things: Sam Shaw/ Dexter Lumis was built up for his entrance and match, but still lost in the Breakout Tournament. I don’t believe the man he lost to will win, but Shaw/Lumis still looked good. The announce team made him sound GREAT… He looks like a super 80’s movie heel and he played the sadistic heel genius. Almost like the bad guy in Commando who kidnapped Schwarzenegger’s teen daughter, just to get to Arnold. Brilliant. He’s the future of NXT.
- I don’t understand NXT again: Io Sharai. Why? You have Shayna/3 “horsewomen” that people love to hate, meanwhile Io turns on Candace who has had all of two matches the past year. #Interesting – Her English isn’t good so I expect her to lose all potential on the main roster, sadly.
- Orton pins Kofi in a 6 man tag: Awesome! It’s what needs to happen. Everyone craps on Orton for “burying” Kofi 10 years ago… This is the moment. Orton pinned Kofi in the 6 man tag, he needs the Kofi feud where he ultimately, FINALLY, puts Kofi over as the top guy!
- NXT UK is great, but the few “top dogs” are better than everything we’ve seen: Imperium. That’s all I have to say… The talent all around is amazing. Personally, my favorite match the past few years is Pete Dunne vs Joe Coffey at NXT UK Takeover(Where Walter debuted). His faction though is everything the brand needs. It’s the new Evolution, 15 years later. They aren’t Triple H, Flair, Orton, Batista… but they are the evolution of the company and they knock it out of the park.
- I hate Natalya. She’s not that great. Maybe she could be a trainer? I don’t know. Her mic work makes me want to punch a baby and her matches leave live fans silent….me as well. She gets thrown a bone here and there. “Oh, my uncle Bret is back with WWE” *Push* “Oh my dad Jim Neidhart died” *Push* “Oh my dead dad and Uncle Bret are getting into the hall of fame” *push*… “Oh Summerslam is in my home Canadian city” *Push* … She’s horrible and stupid.
- AJ Styles didn’t need the US Title… The US Title needed AJ Styles: Truth. I love Ricochet, but AJ taking that title will only enhance it all when Ricochet takes it back.