NXT
Date: September 19, 2023
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Vic Joseph, Booker T.
The big story around here is Becky Lynch winning the Women’s Title over Tiffany Stratton last week. Lynch has already taken the title to Raw and it is feeling like a big deal because of the star power she brings to it. Other than that, we have about a week and a half before No Mercy and it’s time to build things up. Let’s get to it.
Vince McMahon Spoke To WWE Staff At All-Employee Meeting
WWE staff were greeted with an address from Vince McMahon at today’s “all hands on deck” meeting.
Update On Future Of Bray Wyatt Merchandise
WWE merchandise releases have been adjusted following the passing of Bray Wyatt.
Details On Becky Lynch Match Scrapped 10 Minutes Before WWE Raw
Becky Lynch’s NXT Championship match underwent a drastic change just minutes before doors opened for WWE Raw.
WWE Looking To Bring In Cristiano Ronaldo For Crown Jewel
Is Cristiano Ronaldo a sports entertainer? WWE may be banking on it.
The Secret Of The Ooze
Date: August 14, 2004
Location: Hollywood Los Feliz JCC
Attendance: 160
Commentators: Excalibur, Disco Machine
It’s back to PWG and I don’t think you can ask for a cooler title than that. As usual I have no idea what to expect from this show, but this is just over a year into the company’s history. That could be hit or miss, though this is far before the days when PWG became such an indy darling. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for WWE Smackdown – 09.19.02
Last week: Billy and Chuck got married, but then didn’t, and it was never really followed up moving forward.
Taped from Colorado Springs, CO
Your hosts are Michael Cole & Tazz
The Rock & John Cena Give WWE SmackDown A Massive Ratings Boost
The Rock’s return did big business for WWE SmackDown.
Jade Cargill Not Expected To Appear On NXT
Fans will have to wait a little longer to see Jade Cargill in a WWE ring.
Jey Uso Answers The Judgment Day On Raw
Did Jey Uso join the Judgment Day?
Monday Night Raw
Date: September 18, 2023
Location: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Commentators: Michael Cole, Wade Barrett
We’re less than three weeks out from Fastlane and that means it might be time to start announcing something for the show. So far there are no matches officially announced, though you should be able to figure out a few of them without much trouble. Other than that, Becky Lynch is he new NXT Women’s Champion and we’ll likely hear something about that. Let’s get to it.
Latest On The Rock Competing At WrestleMania 40
A new report details the likelihood of The Rock stepping inside the squared circle again.
WWE Staff Morale Has Been “Decimated”
The mood at Titan Tower is a somber one in the wake of recent layoffs.
Matt Riddle Update Ahead Of WWE Raw
Matt Riddle’s status for Monday Night Raw has reportedly changed.
CM Punk Not Aiming To Sue AEW Following Termination
CM Punk isn’t taking legal action against AEW.
Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan take care of commentary, wrapping up the long taping in Niagara Falls, New York.
Crush’s match from Prime Time Wrestling is the first bout on the show.
Lord Alfred Hayes’ Special Report recaps the Ultimate Warrior-Papa Shango feud.
https://itrwrestling.com/news/what-the-fck-is-la-knight-kevin-nash/
So what’s the blowoff to this, if anything? Can Nash resurrect himself for one last match with Knight? Show up for a promo battle with a proxy to compete for him? Will they snipe back and forth endlessly with no payoff at all?
Of course, the actual answer is probably workers gonna work and there’s no feud at all but that takes all the fun out of speculation.
In any event, what say you upon the matter? Answers on a postcard please!
GAEA JAPAN- WILD TIMES:
(Jan. 15th 1998)
* Back to GAEA Japan to see what they’ve got going on in January 1998. Las Cachorras Orientales shows up to wreck house on their top rookies, Meiko Satomura & Sonoko Kato! Chigusa faces her smallest first-gen trainee, Toshie Uematsu. We get KAORU & Yamada as “Wacky Tag Team Partners Who Hate Each Other”, and end with Mayumi Ozaki leading Sugar Sato against Meiko & Kato.
CHIGUSA NAGAYO vs. TOSHIE UEMATSU:
* The smallest of the first generation of GAEA takes on the boss to see how she’s leveled up so far.
First question, do you and your family have a switch? If not maybe fellow Doomers can give feedback. Debating on getting one for the house, (we have a total of 5 nieces and nephews that love sleepovers) for christmas and the Nintendo account library looks fun.
Anyhoot, with AEW's current attendance issue taking place, isn't this the perfect opportunity for them to establish that they are an alternative to WWE by running smaller, more unique and unorthodox venues? I love it when they return to Dailys Place! Bring back the Jericho Cruise! They love Chicago so much, pick one of hundreds of amphitheatres in the area. Heading back to LA, screw it lets make a mini stage on a beach. Besides the stadium shows, can you even pickout the difference in venues of a raw or smackdown in the past 10 years, not including the covid era?
Smackdown
Date: June 13, 2008
Location: Save Mart Center, Fresno, California
Attendance: 6,000
Commentators: Mick Foley, Michael Cole
We’re well on the way to Night Of Champions and Batista is the new #1 contender to Edge’s Smackdown World Title. That alone should make for a good build towards the show, but we’re going to need more than that. Smackdown’s midcard might not be the strongest, but I’m sure we’ll have some Chuck Palumbo involved. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for Prime Time Wrestling – 06.17.87
Fair warning, I’m on vacation for one more week.
Going back again to fill in the gaps from the WWE 24/7 era because I haven’t reviewed an episode since that period in time we shall not speak of. For some reason this episode is June 17, even though it should really be June 15. Maybe USA pre-empted it to a Wednesday that week for some reason, I dunno.
Your hosts are Bobby Heenan & Gorilla Monsoon, who immediately confirm that it’s a special Wednesday edition of the show. I know you were all losing sleep over that one like me.
Is Natalya a star in India?
Natalya Heavily Praised By WWE For Stepping Up During Event In India (wrestlingheadlines.com)
Father of former WWE superstar passes away
Emile Dupree, Father Of René Dupree, Passed Away At 86 (wrestlingheadlines.com)
Who produced last week’s Smackdown? They’d better pay Bonzai!
Who Produced The September 15th Edition Of WWE SmackDown? (wrestlingheadlines.com)
Well, as no one else has done it, once more into the breach:
And the news (or what I make of it at least):
That time CSI WWE failed to take off
Going into business for yourself is a bad idea when you have a boss like Vince
WWE to try getting over down under
Money speaks all languages; Cena now willing to go to Saudi Arabia
So you mentioned that you don’t get why Aussie Open lost the ROH titles to just go after the AEW ones… did you consider maybe FTR offended Australia thus making Aussie Open angry?
For instance maybe Uncle Dax didn’t believe Cash that toilets flush backwards in Australia leading Dax to place a collect call to Kyle Fletcher for $900 dollarydoos to get an answer? Or maybe FTR mocked the tradition of giving criminals a booting, itself a bootable offense?
BTW should TK steal these ideas or rename Aussie Open’s finisher “knifey spooney” they are guaranteed to triple their ratings.
