What a show we have for you this week! Shay and Erik go in-depth on the return of CM Punk. What it means for AEW and if this move forces WWE to counter with an epic move of their own. We also have predictions for SummerSlam and NXT TakeOver 36 so pop in those headphones and enjoy this wrestling audio goodness.
Ringside Rundown #10 – Welcome to Brittsburgh
This week on the Ringside Rundown Shay gives us her first-hand account of this week’s AEW Dynamite and Rampage! She and Erik discuss the tensions in NXT, what the future can hold for Pete Dunne and Adam Cole, and so much more!
Ringside Rundown #9 – I Think I Was Released by NXT Too
What a show do we have for you this week! Shay and Erik discuss the massive amount NXT releases, Cody Rhodes vs. Malakai Black, updates to SummerSlam, confusion around the Universal Championship, and so much more! Pop in those headphones and give this one a listen!
Ringside Rundown #8 – For the Love of Dakota Kai
This week on the Ringside Rundown Shay and Erik discuss the release of Bray Wyatt, Dakota Kai turning on Raquel Gonzalez, AEW’s first deathmatch, Hangman Page not getting a title shot, the confusion surrounding the Universal Championship and so much more!
WWE Raw Results (7/26/2021): Kansas City, MO
The show starts with Nikki A.S.H. coming out to celebrate winning the Raw Women’s Championship last week. Of course the former Champion Charlotte Flair has to come out and claim thievery and discredit Nikki’s bug win. Rhea Ripley comes down to the ring and thinks she deserves a shot at the title because Charlotte got herself intentionally disqualified last week. WWE officials come out and make the decision for a Triple Threat Match at SummerSlam for the Raw Women’s Championship. Tonight however we’re going to see Charlotte take on Nikki.
- Damian Priest defeated Sheamus after hitting Sheamus with the Reckoning. This should put Priest in line for a US Title opportunity sometime soon.
- Omos and AJ Styles retain the Raw Tag Team Championships with Styles hitting a springboard 450 on Erik of the Viking Raiders.
- Drew McIntyre versus Veer ended in disqualification when Jinder Mahal introduced a chair that Drew Claymores into the face of Veer.
- Natalya and Tamina defeated Eva Marie and Doudrop.
- Karrion Kross defeated Keith Lee via submission with the Kross Jacket. No Scarlett by the side of Kross again.
- Mansoor and Mustafa Ali pick up their first win as a team defeating Mace and T-Bar.
The WWE Champion Bobby Lashley says he’s not even going to dignify Goldberg’s challenge with a response. Then the WWE Champion goes on to defeat Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin in a 2 on 1 Handicap Match.
- Thanks to a distraction from AJ Styles and Omos, John Morrison defeated Riddle. After the match, Styles would hit Riddle with a Styles Clash.
- Reginald defeated R-Truth to retain the 24/7 Championship with a flipping seated senton. Truth was mic’d up for the match which made it way more entertaining.
- The main event saw Charlotte Flair pinning the Raw Women’s Champion Nikki A.S.H. clean. Nikki hit her high crossbody but Charlotte rolled through to get the three.
After the match, Nikki challenges Charlotte to a rematch which Charlotte accepts. Charlotte then beats down the Champion as the show goes off the air.
That’s it for Raw, what did you think of the show?
Ringside Rundown #7 – Episode 7 – MITB, Returns, Debuts, and Bad Booking!
What a show do we have for you this week! Shay and Erik break down the Money in the Bank PPV complete with poll results for each match. They discuss a big week of returns and debuts, CM Punk and Bryan Danielson rumors, and what they would immediately change if they were given the booking pencil. Tune in and tell your friends, we have a fun show this week!
WWE SmackDown Results (7/23/2021): Roman Answers Cena’s Challenge
SmackDown kicks off with John Cena looking for answers from Roman Reigns regarding Cena’s SummerSlam challenge. Cena doesn’t get Roman or an answer but he does get Paul Heyman who comes out to say the Tribal Chief will have answer for Cena on his time.
- Finn Balor wins his first match back on SmackDown beating Sami Zayn via pin fall after a Coupe de Grace.
The guy who built Corbin’s crowd funding website ended up stealing Corbin’s identity.
- Angelo Dawkins was able to defeat Chad Gable in from of the Rolling Loud Miami crowd.
- Bianca Belair retains the SmackDown Women’s Championship after hitting Carmella with the KOD.
We had a nice little brawl between Seth Rollins and Edge. Rollins believes Edge has been taking opportunities from Rollins and skipping the line. Edge wants his hands on Rollins for costing Edge the match Sunday at Money in the Bank.
- Toni Storm wins her SmackDown debut match against Zelina Vega via pin fall with a double underhook cutter she dubs Storm One.
- Jimmy Uso defeated Dominik Mysterio via roll up with his brother assisting him similarly to Sunday at Money in the Bank.
Roman Reigns is out to answer John Cena’s challenge for a match at SummerSlam. After calling Cena’s act and persona tired and boring like missionary sex, Roman denies Cena’s challenge. Suddenly, Finn Balor comes down to the ring. Roman thinks it’s to acknowledge him but in fact, Balor would like a shot at the Tribal Chief. The crowd thinks Roman is scared at that may have played a part in accepting Balor’s challenge as SmackDown goes off the air.
Another solid episode of SmackDown. What did you guys think? Drop a comment below!
AEW Dynamite (7/21/2021): Fyter Fest Night Two
The show kicks off with action as Chris Jericho takes on Shawn Spears. The rules of the match are Spears is the only competitor allowed to use a chair during the match.
- Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Spears after nailing Spears with the Judas Effect. After the match, MJF announces that next week’s Labor Match will be a No Disqualification Match…against Nick Gage!
- Gallows defeated Frankie Kazarian. After the match, AEW Champion Kenny Omega comes down to the ring looking to beat down Frankie and make an example to Hangman Page. Suddenly Page comes down to the ring. Even though the numbers aren’t in Page’s favor he still decides to throw hands. The numbers become too much for Page until Dark Order come down and make the save.
- Darby Allin defeated Wheeler Yuta with the Coffin Drop. After the match, Blade comes out of nowhere and brains Orange Cassidy while wearing brass knuckles.
- Britt Baker defeated Nyla Rose via Submission with the Lockjaw.
Andrade El Idolo is in the ring to give a special surprise. El Idolo has a new executive consultant in Chavo Guerrero. Andrade would like to expand his group and offers an invitation to Penta and Fenix of Death Triangle. The Lucha Bros make it perfectly clear they’re not looking to leave what they consider a family.
- Orange Cassidy defeated The Blade after hitting The Blade with the Orange Punch. After the match, Cassidy gets the last laugh when he clocks The Blade using a pair of brass knuckles.
Next week Chris Jericho is bringing out his alter ego The Painmaker for his No Disqualification Match against Nick Gage. I don’t know if a fedora and bad makeup is as scary as being in a match with Nick Gage.
- Lance Archer defeated Jon Moxley in a Texas Deathmatch to become the new IWGP United States Champion. Archer won by stabbing Moxley multiple times with a fork on his forehead then choke slamming Moxley through a table covered in barbed wire. Yeah, it was that wild.
Dynamite goes off the air with Archer in a stare down against his opponent next week, Bullet Club’s Hikuleo.
What did you think of tonight’s edition of AEW Dynamite? Comment below!
WWE NXT Quick Results (7/20/2021): Joe Goes Looking For Kross, Xia Li vs. Raquel Gonzalez
Tonight’s NXT kicks off with a pissed off Samoa Joe who is looking for Karrion Kross. NXT General Manager William Regal tried to get Joe to stand down and solve the problem peacefully but all Joe can guarantee is tonight will be the end of this and someone is going to sleep.
- Kushida and Bobby Fish teamed up to take on Diamond Mine’s Roderick Strong and Tyler Rust. Kushida was able to get the submission victory when he put the Hoverboard Lock on Rust.
- Franky Monet def. Jacy Jane via pin fall with the Glam Slam.
Next week we will see Bronson Reed versus Adam Cole.
- Kyle O’Reilly defeated Austin Theory via submission with the knee bar.
Hit Row and Legado del Fantasma got into a brawl that ended with Swerve smashing a guitar over the back of Joaquin Wilde.
- Odyssey Jones advances in the NXT Breakout Tournament after taking down Andre Chase.
Next week Tim Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa take on Pete Dunne and Oney Lorcan.
- Drake Maverick defeated LA Knight who was too busy giving orders to Cameron Grimes. Maverick drop kicks Knight right into Grimes holding the Million Dollar Championship. After the match, Knight made Grimes punch Maverick in the face.
- Raquel Gonzalez defeated Xia Li with her Chingona Bomb to retain the NXT Women’s Championship. The match was almost stopped prematurely when Gonzalez hit Li with a second rope twisting splash. Hopefully Xia just got the wind knocked out of her.
All night Samoa Joe has been looking to get his hands on Karrion Kross. The NXT Champion shows up via video and says because he is the NXT Champion he do and go wherever he pleases. Before Kross could take off the camera shows a laid out William Regal. NXT goes off the air with Joe missing Kross by mere seconds.
WWE Raw Results (7/19/2021): Raw Women’s Championship Rematch, John Cena, Goldberg, and more!
John Cena kicks off tonight’s Raw to explain why he has made his return to the WWE. It’s actually not because he has a chance for a seventeenth championship. It’s because Roman Reigns is an asshole who needs to be knocked down a peg, his words not mine. Cena has an epic Bro moment with Riddle before Riddle’s tag match with the Viking Raiders as they take on John Morrison, AJ Styles, and Omos.
- The Viking Raiders pick up the win hitting the Viking Experience on Morrison.
- Jaxson Ryker defeated Elias in as Symphony of Destruction match. Ryker hit a superplex through two tables on the outside of the ring.
Charlotte Flair is out tonight for a championship coronation which is basically a gloating fest for Charlotte’s victory last night. Charlotte is so confident she believes she could beat Rhea Ripley again any night of the week. That comment may come back to bite Charlotte as officials Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville come out to make the rematch official. An unhappy Charlotte uses the opportunity to hit Rhea with a cheap shot on her compromised knee.
- Tamina and Natalya defeated Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax after Tamina gets the pin with a Superkick. After the match, Reginald gets the blame for the loss and is dumped by Nia Jax. They leave Reginald in the ring. The 24/7 Championship contingent of the roster comes sprinting down the ring. Tozawa finds himself alone in the ring with Reginald who takes down Tozawa with impressive acrobatic moves and wins the 24/7 Championship. Reginald gets out of dodge with his new title. Talk about a turn of fortune.
- Sheamus defeated Humberto Carrillo after hitting Carrillo with a Brogue Kick.
- Bobby Lashley’s open challenge was answered by a returning Keith Lee who put up a valiant effort but was taken down after a Spear.
After the match, the music of Goldberg hits and the WWE Hall of Famer makes his way down to the ring. Goldberg gets in the face of Bobby Lashley and yells, “I’m next!” So it looks like we have our SummerSlam match.
Jinder Mahal is out to gloat about costing Drew McIntyre the Money in the Bank contract but things don’t end well when Drew shows up with a steel chair. Poor Shanky had two chairs busted over his back.
- Karrion Kross loses his Raw debut match to Jeff Hardy who uses the ropes to get some extra leverage on the pin. After the match, Karrion says Jeff Hardy just made the biggest mistake of his life.
- Tonight’s main event which saw Charlotte defending the Raw Women’s Championship in a rematch against Rhea Ripley ended in a Disqualification when Charlotte left the ring with the title then blasted Rhea in the face while Rhea chasing her down. An irate Rhea beats Charlotte down and drags her back to the ring. Suddenly the music of Nikki A.S.H. hits and Nikki comes sprinting down briefcase in hand. Nikki hops up on the top rope and hits Charlotte with a crossbody for the 123. Nikki A.S.H. is the new Raw Women’s Champion. The show ends with Nikki celebrating in the crowd.
What did you think of tonight’s Raw? Drop a comment below!
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