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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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C.V.R. The Bard

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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NXT (20th/Aug.2k24)

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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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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C.V.R. The Bard

9th/Nov.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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C.V.R. The Bard

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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Damn I miss La Rosa Negra in the ring. That sharpshooter and her Three Amigos are paced in a way that makes the audience savor her signatures.

Who else is doing push ups while making an opponent tap to a submission?

Certainly not PFC.

And Negra has the perfect body type too !

Those medical complications robbed pro-wrestling of an amazing contender.

Haven't seen her since she was partnered up with Ruthie Jay :

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Cargill & Belair d. Morgan & Rodriguez - Tag Team Title Match (11th/Nov.2k24)

Looks like Liv Morgan had eyes bigger than her stomach when she challenged the reigning tag champs this Monday on Raw. Rodriguez was a complete afterthought for the entirety of the match, a looming presence never truly delivering as Morgan proved to be the workhorse for her team. Morgan had the only replay worthy moment in combat when she hopped off the steel steps to nail Belair in the jaw with a double- footed dropkick. The short skirt and black trunks definitely did Liv favors to keep all eyes on her, but ultimately both Cargill and Belair (clad in matching red short trunks and bralet) still surpassed Morgan in the looks department just by what gravity did everytime they kicked out on the mat. Now this is a title match, and every title match should get the white rope treatment. But the inclusion of Jax and Stratton running down the ramp for the distraction muddled the importance of the match. Naomi came through to cut off the interference, but really these Smackdown superstars just showed up to remind the audience to check out Smackdown later on this week for the WWE Women's Title match. That match should be able to sell itself. The WWE Universe doesn't need the reminder, and I dont want to see a repeat of the same cross-brand shenanigans come Friday. The only good thing that came out of the Smackdown "guests" was Belair and Cargill suplexing Jax in tandem ending the signature attack with a photo finish dual kip-up that made the tag champs look like twins with how in sync they were ! I couldn't help but reflect on and admire the growth of Cargill throughout the match. From running through jobbers at AEW to now legitimately having a moveset instead of just a Pump Kick and a Cutter. Now after the match, I can appreciate the growth of the tag team champions - looking at first more like fated foes than friends, now it seems impossible to see these two separate. And that's going to make their eventual split all the more sweeter. But WWE should take this tag a lesson from this tag title match come Friday and isolate their roster instead of undercutting the importance of the battle of the gold to feed separate storylines. As a matter of fact, speaking of other storylines, I forgot Iyo Sky showed up. She had no business in that match, but because Nia is there, enter Iyo for a second time in the night. Iyo lost the WWE Women's Championship last year. If Nia drops the title to her, I'll say it will be too soon. This is a non-naturalized JP joshi star. The jokes about her not knowing English at this point in an anglospheric nation is insulting, not to her, but to the English-speaking audience members that pay to see her. I don't want to see her get that belt again, until she learns more than conversational English if she's going to continue to make a living in this anglospheric nation.

But again, the focus on this should have been during the Fusion Collective v. Damage CTRL segment at the most, not during a title match. The big gold deserves more respect.

C.V.R. The Bard 13th/Nov.2k24

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Henley d. Jordan - North American Title Match (12th/Nov.2k24)

Kelani got her Women's North American Title match on NXT, and though her flying roll into a shooting star press as well as her flying phoenix off the top were eye-catching, Henley kept her grounded. And just as the numbers advantage from Fatal Attraction was the main catalyst for Jordan losing the N.A. title at Halloween Havoc, Fatal Attraction from ringside backed up Henley, most notably Jacy Jayne with an ear-screeching distraction to the ref. while putting her leg on the bottom rope when Jordan had Henley down for two, and ultimately a clubbing blow to the back of Jordan's head which led to Henley taking advantage with a running leg drop off the ropes to retain the North American title. The best thing that can come out of this now is perhaps a program between Jayne and Jordan. Jordan still needs work in-ring, as a noticeable botch when after a unique moonsault, Jordan attempted a baseball slide kick to Jayne ended up in a single sloppy strike that barely connected, but the crowd was all behind 'Lani. Those "Let's Go Fallon" chants just didn't ring as loud. And Henley's "saddle up" catchphrase? For how long? Because corny shit like that will make NXT creative pass that title on to the next contender and have the N.A. title looking like the 24/7 title in a heartbeat. Yes, Jordan lost once more; but, Henley is still unconvincing as a champion and I doubt that this is the last chapter in this feud as Jordan works to be the face of the North American title again.

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C.V.R. The Bard

13th/Nov.2k24

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Jax d. Naomi - Women's Title Match (15th/Nov.2k24)

I have to say that I am glad that the interference for this championship match was kept to a minimum. Jax was all business, no-selling all of Naomi's moves and bulldozing through her everytime she tried to gain momentum. Still, the biggest moments belonged to Naomi when she knocked Jax off the top rope, countering a slam by turning it inside out and the spot where a surprise rearview was hit in the middle of the ring. Nia's flashy spots came by playing by the same old script - Samoan drops, a finale with the Annihilator, and a leg drop that Naomi ate facedown that made Naomi look like she needed a neck brace after that match. That and that sharpshooter, always a joy to see Naomi stretched out.

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Backstage shenanigans had Cargill and Belair laid out by Morgan and Rodriguez. Sexy as the two looked in all black being dominated by the World Champion and her insurance policy, but this side quest seems like a pointless distraction when Rodriguez would be better off in a storyline going against Morgan than teaming with her. Jackson and Legend would serve better time in a long standing feud with the tag champs than Morgan and Rodriguez. The World Champ and her faction needs to learn to stay in their lane.

As for the Women's Championship match in retrospect? Foregone conclusion. Still, there's no need to pass up a front row seat to Naomi catching a beatdown. And the tag champs too? Rewarding, even though the favorite didn't walk out with an award.

C.V.R. The Bard 17th/Nov.2k24

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spEarz2DaStreetz On The U.S. Women's Title Tourney Pt.1 (15th/Nov.2k24)

Bayley may just get this title to add on to her Grand Slam status.

B-Fab looked amazing and has come a long way from her NXT days.

That Double Clothesline outside the ring was gorgeous. At first I thought Kayden Carter wen't solo and I am so glad this was not the case.

Why Candice LeRae was in the competition when she should be enjoying that joke of a Speed title, I don't know. That's like asking why Indi Hartwell got fired instead of Lerae.

I swear the only reason she's still around is because she's married to Johnny Wrestling and DX loves DIY. Fucking politics.

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C.V.R. The Bard

16th/Nov.2k24