NXT UK
Date: January 23, 2020
Location: York Barbican, York, England
Commentators: Tom Phillips, Aiden English
We’re back to normal after Takeover: Blackpool II and last week’s recap show. There isn’t much time to rest though as it’s also the go home show for Worlds Collide. Hopefully things can get going as well as wrapping up the build towards Saturday. That’s a hard balance to find but maybe they can make it work. Let’s get to it.
Read moreNXT UK – January 23, 2020
1986-1998 belt, but I have to admit I'm digging it.
Of course, once Braun wins the belt at the Rumble, it will probably be
made out of lamb shanks or something…
Tomorrow, our Friday Indie Spotlight Thing will focus on Black Label Pro from one week ago. WARHORSE defends the IWTV title against Kylie Rae, Erick Stevens puts the BLP title on the line against Tom Lawlor, plus AJ Gray, Alex Shelley, Jason Cade, Violence Is Forever, and a Rumble!
SPORTS: your NBA on TNT doubleheader is Lakers/Nets, then Mavericks/Blazers. ESPN has the women’s marquee matchup of Connecticut/Tennessee, then the Pro Bowl Skills Show, then some X Games from Aspen. ESPN2 has Belmont/Murray State from the OVC, followed by some Australian Open through the night. FS1 has a Big Ten doubleheader, with Minnesota/Ohio State and Michigan State/Indiana, ending with a Pac-12 game of UCLA/Oregon State. ESPNU goes to Conference USA with Florida International/Old Dominion, then AAC time with Connecticut/Houston, ending USC/Oregon from the Pac-12. CBS Sports has Delaware/Hofstra from the CAA, Valpo/Missouri State of the MVC, and ending on San Francisco/Saint Mary’s from the WCC. NBC Sports Network is showing… figure skating.
Some good shows going on this weekend, and your update is after the jump!
So one goes up 69k and the other goes down 69k. Basically just trading the same 1.6 million people back and forth.
Leading to this week, where they lose the titles to…the makeshift team of Rollins and Murphy, who as far as I know have never teamed and weren’t even stable mates until one week before.
Is there a reason I’m missing why it makes sense to neuter the Vikings without the payoff match with AOP? Or was it just “plans change” – or more so “there isn’t a plan and we are just booking minute to minute?”
Today is the first day of the rest of our lives with no more wrestling on boats. Until next year. Try to cope.
DATELINE: Keith Lee won the North American title from Roderick Strong on NXT last night, thus breaking up the Undisputed Era’s stranglehold on the titles.
DATELINE: Hangman Page and Kenny Omega won the tag team titles from SCU. Which, in case you haven’t heard, happened ON A BOAT.
And tomorrow night sees HARD TIMES for the NWA, only $20 on Fite.TV.
Monday Night Raw
Date: August 22, 2005
Location: Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
Attendance: 7,500
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Jonathan Coachman
It’s the night after Summerslam and the big stories around here are Hulk Hogan defeating Shawn Michaels and John Cena retaining the WWE Championship over Chris Jericho. With that out of the way, it’s time to get ready for Unforgiven, which could need something fresh instead of a bunch of Summerslam rematches. Let’s get to it.
NXT
Date: January 22, 2020
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Beth Phoenix, Mauro Ranallo
It’s the go home show for When Worlds Collide but it’s also time to start building things up for Takeover: Portland. I’m not sure where everything is going for that show, but tonight we have more from the Dusty Classic and the North American Title on the line with Roderick Strong defending against the banged up Keith Lee. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 1.22.20
Taped from INTERNATIONAL MONKEY KNIFE-FIGHTING WATERS ON A MOTHER F’N BOAT! My favorite story about this show so far was that Tony Khan arranged for the master tape to be duplicated and flown out on two separate planes to Atlanta, because even if Iran shot down one of them, there would still be a show on TNT!
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross & Excalibur
Read moreThe SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 01.22.20 (ON A BOAT!)
Dynamite
Date: January 22, 2020
Location: Norwegian Pearl, International Waters
Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur
And now, we’re on a boat. If there is one thing that AEW has managed to do well it is offering in some changes of venue. That is the case again here as they are presenting this week’s show from Chris Jericho’s Rock N Rager cruise, with the matches taking place on the deck of the boat. That’s cool enough as it is, but there are some big matches as well. Let’s get to it.
Tonight! DYNAMITE IS ON A BOAT! It’s like Speed 2 but with better acting.
NXT is building to Takeover and maybe When Worlds Collide.
Have at it and don’t drown!
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are in the booth and they are taped from Orlando, Florida.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WCW Worldwide – December 16, 1995
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Last week’s show wasn’t that bad, as we actually got some fresh matches from the TV taping in Atlanta and, because it was shot at Centre Stage, the show actually looked quite good from a production standpoint as well.
With Guilty As Charged now behind us, we should start seeing what direction ECW wants to go in with March’s Living Dangerously pay per view looming in the distance.
Anyway, let’s watch some chuffing wrestling!
Not much in the way of news updates on the Observer site because everyone’s ON A BOAT for a few days.
DATELINE: Tonight is of course AEW from the Jericho Cruise, featuring Moxley v. Pac for the #1 contendership and SCU defending the tag titles against Kenny Omega and Page. Although I have not read the above link, there’s spoilers for the show tonight, so BUYER BEWARE.
DATELINE: Marty Scurll will appear on Friday’s Hard Times PPV as the ROH and NWA relationship seems to be getting more serious. Can a promise ring be far behind?