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@wwe Raw 29th Jul. 2k24

Last week I wanted Zelina to get taken down and it finally happened -

But the focus on Zelina's arm that was already in a cast from last week was an attempt at gaining cheap heat - and that did not resonate.

I've seen Bianca Belair get beatdown worse backstage by Damage CTRL. If Zelina can team with Belair when LWO's in a slump, then she can take the same bumps too.

While Maxxine Dupri and Liv Morgan focused on melodrama to keep themselves on screen while not actually wrestling, factions collided from the MMA Horsewomen 2.0 vs. The K.C.'s with Valkyria.

*Right in the gut !

*That purple is poppin'

Though the K.C.'s did their high-flying thing, it was hard to overlook that this program is languishing.

Valkyria should be focused on solo title. The K.C.'s should be hunting for tag team supremacy against "The Unholy ..." whatever.

Yes I'm happy Chance took the pin ...

But any other random group of women sitting in the locker room could have been selected to enhance the new MMA Horsewomen's stable.

Honestly, Valkyria and the K.C.'s just don't have good chemistry for this alliance and I believe that WWE Creative noticed this so they had to take drastic measures and pull Damage Ctrl. out -

who just aren't as strong with Asuka on the bench and Bayley off with the title.

I just think it is too early to start planning for Survivor Series when it's Summerslam week.

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30th/Jul.2k24

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#WrestlingReview: @WWE : Night Of Champions X - Rhea Ripley (@RheaRipley_WWE) vs. Natalya Neidhart (@NatbyNature). #Review by @C_V_R_TheBard #SCORE: 4/5 #CVReview #spEarz2DaStreetz http://ow.ly/rU7Y50OyUo5

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Vice breaking her controller with those spinning kicks were crazy ! I find it amazing that with Vice's time in the gym she has found a way to modify her spinning back fist into a format featuring another part of her anatomy.

Speaking of the spinning back fist, Kelani Jordan walking up on Choo for the interference was not the right optic. The way my heart sank in my gut when she caught Vice's hand shows that Jordan is too much of a symapthetic babyface to be running around trying to get her lick back.

She still got her vengeance though by hittingc Choo with the dakimakura in the same fashion Choo took the win.

Standing tall by the end of the match was the right way to end the show. WWE did the North American champion a grave disservice by not airing Jordan's victory pose on the segment.

Something as simple as a champion being shown in victory should be a given by WWE and this mistake of their video team should not be repeated throughout the rest of Jordan's reign.

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The Gauntlet for the #1 contender for the Women's Championship at No Mercy was strange because the way the playback ran it looked like a Royal Rumble without the over the top rope rule. Then again, I'd rather have a Gauntlet match than another Battle Royale.

Ruca hitting her neckbreaker on Sinclair while Sinclair was busy with her own submission was the highlight of the match.

Ruca and Parker being the final two was such a good idea to the point that I was supporting Ruca who wore trunks that looked like grade school superman drawers.

Parker took the W and if it would have been any other woman to take the pinfall other than Ruca, I would have been all smiles.

Perez came through with a post match promo saying that when she meets Parker at No Mercy that she will prove Parker is "all hype".

This impromptu Gauntlet Match did it's job as it has in the past (Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax come to mind) and has made the NXT Women's Title picture red hot, with even the runner-up Ruca catching heat !

This and the grudge match over the North American title have ignited No Mercy (one of my top 5 PLE's) to being the most anticipated wrestling program for the next two weeks, over "Bash In Berlin" and AEW's Big Four "All In".

And all it took was a interference and a Gaunlet Match - WWE usually goes for a battle royale and botches both, but NXT has capitalized off the trope and the revival of the Gauntlet match as they gain momentum to "No Mercy".

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21st/Aug.2k24

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AEW (for the week of 14/Aug.2k24) #CVReview

Shida v. Mone' was a fantasy match, and though I was tempted to sleep on AEW this week, I opened my eyes and got to see the fantasy come to fruition.

Was it a clinic?

No.

But, Shida was able to do some unprecedented things as a fresh opponent for Mone', such as letting a Meteora practically phase through her as Mone' crashed into the turnbuckle.

I was disappointed to see Mone' not carry the match, leaving the best spot to go to Shida with a jumping knee in the middle of the ring.

I get it though. Mone's in her "cowardly heel" phase, so a surprise win was up for grabs as Britt Baker's music hit and Mone's enforcer beat up some random in the crowd just because dude had a mask on.

Took me back to my first time seeing Slipknot at The Forum. Fuck LAPD. MAGGOT'S 4 LIFE !

Anyways, Baker came from behind off the distraction and got the best of Mone', leaving Mone's enforcer to pull Mone' away from Baker as she attempted to deliver a mandible claw. The segment ended with Baker taunting Mone' with her stolen TBS title, but All In stipulations aside - I dont mind seeing Mone' go on a run with the NJPW Strong title not the TBS title.

This isn't the "2 Belts Banks" days. Wrong promotion. After her time going from WWE to foreign brands the NJPW title just fits her better, and don't let her get her hands on that CMLL title !

I wonder if Baker's glove is velour? I dig the new glove. The material looks (and probably feels) amazing , as is Mone's new outfit. Looks like after that divorce announcement she's back to bearing navel. I dont know what her ex-Polynesian dude might've had against that, but whatever. Mone' came out the ring and I mistook her for Leila Grey. Whatever she's eating these days, someone needs to keep feeding her.

Just as well the highlighted red was out of Grey's closet and should stay on Mone's head because her hair on "Collision" later on in the week made Mone' look like a trannie. Come on I missed the Dynamite match because Nyla Rose was on there, Mone' don't have me checking for an Adam's Apple after all these years ...

The Baker match on "Collision" was pedestrian against Harley Cameron who looked like she was taking inspiration from Virtua Fighter's Sarah Bryant - just DOA style.

The goofiest spot was after the match when Mone's enforcer, Kamille (damn she came a long way from NWA) flexed on Baker and pushed her once into the apron several feet away and waited several moments to bust a kendo stick in half over her knee.

The dramatic pause just looked like Kamille was bracing herself and Baker was obviously holding herself back. Botched promo, just like the rest of the week where Saraya on Rampage cut a promo (with a very annoying cohort) that couldn't even be saved with Toni Storm doing a solo-Benny Hill impression to set up a match between the two next week.

I skipped May's video promo like the Nyla Rose match and went straight to her 90 -seconds - or - less squash match against Londyn Dior. Wasn't even worth observing.

Matches like that is why I get tempted to just watch ROH and call it a week when it comes to AEW's women's division.

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19th/Aug.2k24

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SummerSlam 2k24 #CVReview

From Detroit to Cleveland, location wise for the past two years the Hottest Show of The Summer has been on a roll. Still, the error of the Tag Titles not being contested at The Browns Stadium was felt as only the Women's World and Undisputed Titles were up for grabs for the night completing one story and beginning an unprecedented dynasty for one dominant Superstar, who (like it or not) has been deserving of a moment like this for years.

Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan have been involved in a ridiculous love triangle with Rey Mysterio's legacy.

As a person who's waited over a year for Judgement Day to fall as a faction so Rhea Ripley can get back to pursuing a solo career, I am disappointed that it's taking this romance-angle to finally get Rhea back in the singles division.

Nonetheless eggs must be cracked, and this Summerslam match had a fair amount of Ripley cracking her joints by having to forcibly put her shoulder back into it's socket multiple times.

I cant tell if this was more frequent than Liv running away from Ripley as if she was trying to audition for The Flash, either way these spots were the most memorable for the night in Cleveland between the two.

There was plenty of Liv pushing Ripley into Dominick, Ripley pushing Liv into Dominick and Riptide's that just couldn't keep the champ down.

A quick headbutt from Liv as well as slick shots to set up sending Ripley home from Summerslam on shoulder injury were delivered but the coup de grace came once a steel chair was brought from the time keeper's area (a strange place to grab it from but o.k.) that Dom prevented Ripley from using.

With the chair still on the mat. Dom provided a distraction and Liv planted Ripley on the chair, throwing it out of the ring in time for a three count and a successful retention.

Making out with Dom to further drive home the point, Liv walked out of Summerslam with the title and the boy, leaving Ripley seething.

What was learned from this match other than that WWE is now incorporating dope new POV shots from under the ref's shirt? The Riptide is no longer a strong finisher.

Ripley has now been in the game long enough that she has to reinvent herself complete with a new finisher like Becky Lynch (The Man-Handle Slam) or Nia Jax (The Annihilator).

While she goes back to the drawing board for this, it's best if she considers cutting herself out of The Judgement Day picture too and waging war against a house she helped build.

A program like that can run well into Survivor Series and reinvigorate a new title reign for Ripley just in time for Royal Rumble.

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The outcome of Jax and Bayley's program for the Undisputed program waa a forgone conclusion way before Roman Reigns made his return.

Height and weight played too much of a factor in this match. Though it was a breath of fresh air to see this iteration of Bayley not play keep away with the title (There was already enough of that in the Ripley/Morgan match earlier that night), Bayley brought the fight to Nia, most notably delivering a Bayley-To-Belly suplex for barely a one count. That was all she had in the tank.

Jax was pouring on stinkfaces, Samoan drops outside the ring that left the champ temporarily paralyzed as well as a mockery of high-flying elbows -

The inteference from Tiffany Stratton was not really needed.

Her cash-in attempt was shut down by Bayley, but she was still lurking around the ring long enough to distract the ref for Jax to deliver two Annihilator's and become the new Undisputed Champion.

Tiffany Stratton hung around to celebrate with Jax and I was waiting on bated breath for her to turn on Jax, but Stratton thought better of it.

Now the Smackdown locker room is going to be treated like jobber's for the next season because ... Bayley.

I am looking forward to a dominant Jax reign though. It will be healthy to see someone other than Mia Yim get crushed every week.

And I can only think that Stratton will be plotting from the sidelines for an eventual and successful cash-in on Jax. I cannot see Stratton holding on to that briefcase for a year. WWE Creative called her up after a year in NXT for a reason.

I mentioned Roman Reigns earlier in this article, because Jax tends to have big fortune-changing moments whenever one of her part-timer cousins are around. With Jax being both Queen of The Ring and Undisputed Champion, now would be a good time for her to become an official Bloodline member.

There are still enough female members in the family to recruit into a female section of the fold.

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Interference in a pro-wrestling match is a given, but to have this macguffin featured on the only two women's matches on the SummerSlam card was lazy on Creative's part.

The open-air and specialty camera shots from the ref's perspective and the fourth rope, made for a unique experience even from a mobile device -

but these matches still lacked stipulations, color, decisive finishes or big return appearances that would have made this SummerSlam program easy to tell apart from a house show other than the fact that the roof was blown off.

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C.V.R. The Bard

4th/Aug. 2k24

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22nd of Jul. 2k24 - Raw

Really liking the MMA Horsewomen 2.0:

*Sonya setting up Lyra for a DEEP drilling

*Such a confusing spot

*Cocky, confused, Afro-Latina bedwench. Cant wait to see the new Horsewomen squash her. Pity Stark couldn't get the job done :

*Sweet juicy, Trini ass. Vega's tights ate that nite !

*I'd lick Vega's navel until I lose all my tastebuds.

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NXT Heatwave 2k24 #CVReview

Even though Kelani had a hiccup when she hit the splits on her intro into the ring, Kelani didn't have any other visible mistakes throughout the match where she retained against Sol Ruca.

The hype package prior to the match expertly delivered a story about two gymnasts (I had no idea Sol Ruca was a gymnast before this or that Jordan was All-American at Michigan State) who are strong NXT prospects vieing for the N.A. title.

The angle of Jordan's "Battleground" where her ladder tipped when she grabbed the belt I thought was telling. Thankfully it wasn't.

The match started off evenly, Until Ruca missed her finisher and Kelani landed a crossbody off the top then missed her finisher that has her rolling through the air like Sonic The Hedgehog.

Kelani easily broke out of two holds from Sol - one full body, the other a grounded claw.

Other than that there wasn't really too many other memorable spots in the match up as Sol did her job to enhance the champ as much as possible while not dousing her fire as she continued to blaze her trail through NXT Heatwave.

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The NXT Women's title defense between Perez and Vice was a sloppy one. Perez retained off of pure chance, absorbing the enchancement blows of Vice - primarily from her legs and feet.

Vice's mid-match twerk taunts have become incredibly annoying. The match did not turn around when Vice performed a running hip attack, the match turned around when Vice accidentally backhanded the outside ring post.

The whole match was designed around Perez watching out for Vice's MMA-trained backhand, which was a weak gimmick.

Perez rolled out from the backhand attack once and got rolled out the ring forcefully once it connected.

Still, Vice's backhand was not at full strength given the ring post spot and Perez became more and more unhinged throughout the match, trying to further injure Vice's hands and wrists while delivering Pop Rocks in and out the ring - the better spot being with the finisher being hit on the announce table

while the worse spot was the last Pop Rocks which was halfway delivered while Lola Vice visibly took her leg off the rope with force.

No mistake behind that, Vice gave up the match and it did not look convincing. Just sloppy. And that's how you end a weekend in Canada where the WWE Universe will now rethink if they should ever return that far up North of the Border again.

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7th/Jul.2k24

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Dani Palmer d. Kali Armstrong (NXT LVL UP : 8TH/NOV.2K24)

Turtle vs. Rabbit scenario. Armstrong was all strong, but all those attacks from Palmer's corner mixed with speed thar would make Jesse Quick jealous got Palmer the win.

Disappointing, because it's fun to watch Palmer squirm AND take the L ... but hey Armstrong does look good with that leg up.

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9th/Nov.2k24

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NXT ... But It's ECW *Part Deux

(10 Woman Tag Match / NXT : 6th/Nov.2k24)

How could a ten woman tag match possibly be extreme on a night paying homage to ECW?

Enter the NXT women's division.

Kelani Jordan and Jacy Jayne served as the respective MVPs for their teams - Jordan getting the most high-flying work soaring about the arena taking out the heels several times over

while Jayne served as the workhorse jobber, taking the most punishment from the faces.

My favorite point of this match was the face-off between these two, because how could I pick a side?

But while Jayne spent the match racking up pity points, Jordan showed out since the match started with a jumping Meteora.

I haven't even seen Mercedes Mone' do that.

Giulia commanded so much respect in the ring as did Stephanie Vaquer, making it so easy to hate whatever Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade were doing.

I just couldn't understand why Giulia stayed in the ring for so long when she was getting her first wind. Giulia just doesn't make sense as a jobber, and should be treated as such.

Plus, the viking schtick really works for her. This isn't Valkyrie.

Zaria just might be the closest thing though.

After she crushed Brinley Reece last week, I haven't been big on her and it looks like WWE has got the memo.

She crashed into Jordynne Grace with a spear as she went to get the win without a fireman's carry slam and didn't even pick Grace back up.

A heel turn is imminent for Zaria, and in the case of WWE, the sooner the better. Zaria vs. Grace could headline Deadline, and that's just an early prospect.

Jackson and Legend's mid match cameo was jokes. A great distraction, but I was as hurt seeing them wiped out as whenever Jayne took a hit. They really deserve some tag titles.

For a tag match to be an ECW tribute closer, I still find it to be a strange decision. Thankfully no matter the date or stipulation - NXT's women will always show out as they did to close this show, a great exhibition of those looking to get vetted and vets who it would be a shame to see get called up from WWE's best program today.

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9th/Nov.2k24

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(Parker d. Vice / NXT - 6th/Nov. 2k24)

I dont know what I stumbled on to for this weeks wrestling haul, but NXT was firing on all cylinders.

Apparently, NXT decided to take it from ORL to Philly for a tribute to ECW. All that was missing was Paul Heyman as far as I'm concerned.

The hardcore match had all the bells and whistles, complete with ECW legend Dawn Marie reffing the match.

How can anyone be in Lola Vice's corner after she delivered "The Three Amigos" so sloppily it looked like she was throwing shade at Shaul Guerrerro?

Thankfully Jaida Parker smashed a brick over her face. The way that brick shattered ... and Vice's face after? And somehow Vice was still able to kick out !

Which is surprising since the highlights made Parker look like a whole whipping post.

The hip toss into the trash can spot, the singapore cane spot, the headplant into the chair spot - Parker couldn't catch a break and at one point looked like she was going to pass out on top of one of the ladders. Perhaps, the realization that the ladder was there was the only thing that kept her standing. Not a great resting spot. Hardcore indeed!

Though I know this wasn't a TLC match, I found it ridiculous that Parker finished the match setting up a ladder just to do an around the world to wind up a shoulder tackle for the win.

At least the meat and potatoes of the match was up to snuff, but that finish was as funky as Dawn Marie in that ref outfit.

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C.V.R. The Bard

9th/Nov.2k24

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Raw-N-Review (20th/Aug.2k24)

It's good to see the WWE Women's tag division take some notes out of The KC (Kayden Carter / Kacy Chance)'s book. The only issue is where were The KC's in last night's triple threat match up?

There was plenty of stacked up opponents during suplexes (that led to Dawn's finish) and leg drops, plus a great spot where Iyo Sky had botched a suplex and looked like she was going to be snapped in half, but with the fortitude of a true athlete, of course Iyo snapped back.

The new Kabuki Warriors duo is still taking some getting used to, so much that the Baszler/Stark team was an afterthought in comparison to the now unpredictable Damage Ctrl. and The Unholy Union, only because they are holding the title. Find another reason? I cannot. They are boring.

And yet WWE Creative decided to have Dawn and Fyre come away with another win for another week. This could have been done in Berlin. Another poor decision.

Ripley/Morgan are still running their love triangle angle into the ground, when the title could easily be granted to another competitor and these two can run their program without it and it would still be ignored.

With that, the only interesting thing that happened in the women's division last night wasn't even a full match, just an on-sight exchange of fists from Dupri and Nile, with Nile getting extra flack from what looked like Nikki Cross to further beef up the scare factor of the new Wyatt Family.

So now they have a female in the mix ready to get her hands dirty. That's more entertaining than the current title picture on RAW and that goes for both titles on the show which were up for grabs on the same night , stakes rarer than what WWE would like to admit for a house show.

WWE is not off to a good start as the summer season winds down.

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C.V.R. The Bard

20th/Aug.2k24

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@wwe Smackdown #CVReview

The going away show for Summerslam 2k24 was a disappointment. Only woman's match occured for the tag titles which featured Belair and Cargill in a losing effort against Fyre and Dawn.

Fyre and Dawn have notably been shells of themselves for the past few years since the folding of the NXT UK brand.

These two women had no memorable spots throughout their entire match. The only notorious feature of their reign right now being the post-match interview where Dawn was looking at her title as if she was Smeagul.

Everything else in the title match saw Cargill and Belair carrying as enhancement talent. Whether delivering tandem suplexes or preventing suplexes from the other side or holding the champs up just to drop 'em to the mat from the height of the top rope - Belair and Cargill executed their spots with such ease that they even had enough time to banter with each other in between spots.

This match was so visibly one-sided WWE Creative decided to call Blair Davenport to enter in the chat and cost Cargill and Belair the title match.

A terrible finish, not only because the match ended on a DQ, but also because when it was time for Cargill to go down, Cargill nearly had to do all the work herself to convince the crowd she was on the outs.

After delivering a jumping pump kick outside the ring, with Isla Dawn as her dance partner Cargill essentially had the throw herself into the post and then into the announce table, but since she basically jumped, Cargill hit the barricade instead and had to play dead.

Not a convincing finish. Dawn and Fyre still do not appear strong, plus this match should have been on the Summerslam card and not on a going away show.

With this slip-up and a short vignette of Stratton getting a new MITB briefcase as a bribe to keep her from cashing in on Bayley or Nia at "The Hottest Show Of The Summer", the women's division looked weak and goofy going into Cleveland.

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Highlights:

-Belly Punch : 12:18

-Belair shows felatio skills 05:25

-Ass jumpin'. Love the WNBA 11:42

*Why was Belair inquired about her husband, but not Cargill?