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[TV Rundown] ‘205 LIVE’ 01.15.2021 – Dusty Rhodes Classic 1st Round Matches

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COMMENTATORS: Vic Joseph & Nigel McGuinness

The first round of the 2021 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic spills over to 205 Live this week as The Bollywood Boyz take on Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza of Legado del Fantasma and Curt Stallion & August Grey meet the odd couple pairing of Drake Maverick & Killian Dain.

CHAMPION

  • NXT CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION: Santos Escobar

LINEUP

  • DUSTY RHODES TAG TEAM CLASSIC – 1ST ROUND: Bollywood Boyz vs. Legado del Fantasma (**3/4)
  • DUSTY RHODES TAG TEAM CLASSIC – 1ST ROUND: Curt Stallion & August Grey vs. Drake Maverick & Killian Dain (**1/2)

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[TV Review] ‘NXT’ 10.21.2020 – NXT Tag Team Title Match, Thatch as Thatch Can, Scott/Adonis/Atlas vs. Legado del Fantasma

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COMMENTATORS: Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett, & Beth Phoenix

The NXT Tag Team Championship is on the line this week in the main event as Breezango defends against Roderick Strong & Bobby Fish of The Undisputed Era…OR DO THEY? Also on the show we’ve got a triple threat match, a six-man tag, a little Halloween Havoc hype but not a lot, and Timothy Thatcher with a live Thatch as Thatch Can demonstration.

CHAMPIONS

  • NXT CHAMPION: Finn Balor
  • NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPION: Io Shirai
  • NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION: Damian Priest
  • NXT CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION: Santos Escobar
  • NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Breezango (Tyler Breeze & Fandango)

LINEUP

  • KUSHIDA vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Velveteen Dream (***)
  • Ember Moon vs. Jessi Kamea (**)
  • Bronson Reed vs. Austin Theory (*1/2)
  • Bronson Reed vs. Austin Theory (NR)
  • Isaiah Scott, Ashante Adonis, & Jake Atlas vs. Legado del Fantasma (***1/4)
  • Drake Maverick & Killian Dain vs. Ever-Rise (*1/2)
  • Kacy Catanzaro vs. Xia Li (*)
  • Anthony Greene vs. Timothy Thatcher (NR)
  • Breezango [c] vs. ??? for the NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (**3/4)

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[TV Review] ‘NXT’ 10.14.2020 – Priest vs. Lumis, Blackheart vs. LeRae, Halloween Havoc Matches Announced

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COMMENTATORS: Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett, & Beth Phoenix

The North American Championship is on the line this week on NXT as Damian Priest defends against Dexter Lumis in the main event. Also on the show The Undisputed Era embark on the secondcoming of their Golden Prophecy, Johnny Gargano tries to beat some knowledge into Austin Theory, and Toni Storm makes her in-ring debut as a full-fledged NXT superstar.

CHAMPIONS

  • NXT CHAMPION: Finn Balor
  • NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPION: Io Shirai
  • NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION: Damian Priest
  • NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Breezango (Fandango & Tyler Breeze)

LINEUP

  • Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan vs. The Undisputed Era (***)
  • Ashante Thee Adonis vs. Jake Atlas (NR)
  • Johnny Gargano vs. Austin Theory (***)
  • #1 CONTENDER’S MATCH: Shotzi Blackheart vs. Candice LeRae (**1/2)
  • Toni Storm vs. Aliyah (NR)
  • Drake Maverick & Killian Dain vs. Imperium (*1/2)
  • Damian Priest [c] vs. Dexter Lumis for the NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP (**1/4)

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[TV Review] ‘NXT’ 10.07.2020 – Ember Moon’s In-Ring Return, KUSHIDA vs. Ciampa

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COMMENTATORS: Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett, & Beth Phoenix

The first NXT post-TakeOver 31 features Ember Moon’s first match in 14 months as she teams with Rhea Ripley against Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez. Also on the show Tommaso Ciampa takes on KUSHIDA, Austin Theory wrestles twice, and Drake Maverick tries to get Killian Dain to get on board with their tag team.

CHAMPIONS

  • NXT CHAMPION: Finn Balor
  • NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPION: Io Shirai
  • NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION: Damian Priest
  • NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Breezango (Fandango & Tyler Breeze)

LINEUP

  • KUSHIDA vs. Tommaso Ciampa (***)
  • Drake Maverick & Killian Dain vs. EverRise (*3/4)
  • Leon Ruff vs. Austin Theory (NR)
  • Dexter Lumis vs. Austin Theory (*3/4)
  • Danny Burch vs. Ridge Holland (**)
  • Shotzi Blackheart vs. Xia Li (NR)
  • Ember Moon & Rhea Ripley vs. Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez (**)

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[PPV Recap] ‘WWE Clash of Champions 2019’ – All Them Titles On the Line, Reigns vs. Rowan

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Date: September 15, 2019
Venue: Spectrum Center (Charlotte, NC)
Commentators: Various

Welcome to JVPW’s live coverage of WWE Clash of the Champions 2019 featuring all of the title defenses and also Roman Reigns taking on Erick Rowan in a No-DQ match. Why is there a match not for a title on a show that’s themed to be about championships? Because shut up, they have our 9.99. ANYWAY let’s do this.

CHAMPIONS

  • WWE CHAMPION: Kofi Kingston
  • WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION: Seth Rollins
  • WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION: “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles
  • WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION: Shinsuke Nakamura
  • WWE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION: Drew Gulak
  • RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPION: “The Man” Becky Lynch
  • SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPION: Bayley
  • RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Seth Rollins & Braun Strowman
  • SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods)
  • WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross

LINEUP

  • Seth Rollins & Braun Strowman [c] vs. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode for the RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (**)
  • Bayley [c] vs. Charlotte Flair for the SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (***)
  • The New Day [c] vs. The Revival for the SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (**1/2)
  • Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross [c] vs. Fire & Desire for the WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (**1/4)
  • Shinsuke Nakamura [c] vs. The Miz for the WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP (***)
  • Bayley [c] vs. Sasha Banks for the RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (***3/4)
  • Kofi Kingston [c] vs. Randy Orton for the WWE CHAMPIONSHIP (1/4*)
  • NO DISQUALIFICATION: Roman Reigns vs. Erick Rowan (*)
  • Seth Rollins [c] vs. Braun Strowman for the WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP (***1/4)

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[TV Recap] ‘205 Live 9.3.19’ – Dorado/Carrillo, Nese/Kanellis

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Commentators: Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness, & Aiden English

This week on 205 Live Lince Dorado takes on Humberto Carrillo with Clash of Champions stakes, Tony Nese takes on Mike Kanellis, and the show opens with…the conclusion of SmackDown Live? Weird.

CHAMPIONS

  • WWE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION: Drew Gulak

LINEUP

  • Tony Nese vs. Mike Kanellis (***1/2)
  • Akira Tozawa & Brian Kendrick vs. Brandon Scott & Tyler Hastings (NR)
  • Lince Dorado vs. Humberto Carrillo (***1/4)

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[TV Recap] ‘WWE SmackDown Live! 9.3.19’ – KOTR Quarterfinals, ‘RAW’ Fallout

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Commentators: Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, & Byron Saxton

The King of the Ring Quarterfinals conclude this week on SmackDown Live as Chad Gable takes on Andrade and Ali goes one-on-one with Elias. Also on the show we’ll find out if Roman Reigns will apologize to Daniel Bryan for the Spear that ended last week’s show and Women’s Champ Bayley may or may not have something to say following her shocking chair attack on Becky Lynch at the end of last night’s RAW. Join me for LIVE coverage, why don’t you?

CHAMPIONS

  • WWE CHAMPION: Kofi Kingston
  • WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION: Shinsuke Nakamura
  • SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPION: Bayley
  • SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods)
  • WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross

LINEUP

  • KING OF THE RING QUARTERFINALS: Ali vs. Elias (***1/2)
  • Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross vs. Fire & Desire (**)
  • KING OF THE RING QUARTERFINALS: Chad Gable vs. Andrade (***1/2)
  • Aleister Black vs. Shelton Benjamin (NR)
  • Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Jobber (NR)

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[TV Recap] ‘WWE SmackDown Live!’ 8.20.19 – KOTR Continues, Bryan vs. Murphy

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COMMENTATORS: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & David Otunga

The 2019 King of the Ring continues this week on SmackDown Live as Kevin Owens takes on hated rival Elias and Apollo Crews faces Andrade. The mystery behind the attacks on Roman Reigns will also be revealed maybe according to Daniel Bryan, who’s also in action against Buddy Murphy a week after he had Rowan assault him the locker room to force a fake confession out of him. Can’t wait!

CHAMPIONS

  • WWE CHAMPION: Kofi Kingston
  • WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION: Shinsuke Nakamura
  • SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPION: Bayley
  • SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods)
  • WWE 24/7 CHAMPION: Elias

LINEUP

  • 2019 KOTR – First Round: Apollo Crews vs. Andrade (***1/4)
  • Buddy Murphy vs. Daniel Bryan (***3/4)
  • Heavy Machinery vs. The Revival (**1/4)
  • 2019 KOTR – FIRST ROUND: Kevin Owens vs. Elias (**)

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[PPV Recap] ‘WWE SummerSlam 2019’ – Rollins vs. Lesnar, Kofi vs. Orton

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Date: August 11, 2019
Venue: Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Commentators: Various

Read on for a LIVE recap of the 2019 SummerSlam, featuring Seth Rollins vs. Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship, Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship, Trish Stratus’ retirement match, and much more!

CHAMPIONS

  • WWE CHAMPION: Kofi Kingston
  • WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION: Brock Lesnar
  • WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION: “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles
  • WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION: Shinsuke Nakamura
  • WWE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION: Drew Gulak
  • RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPION: “The Man” Becky Lynch
  • SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPION: Bayley
  • RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The OC (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson)
  • SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods)
  • WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross
  • WWE 24/7 CHAMPION: R-Truth(?)

LINEUP

  • SUBMISSION MATCH: Becky Lynch [c] vs. Natalya for the RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (**1/2)
  • Goldberg vs. Dolph Ziggler (NR)
  • AJ Styles [c] vs. Ricochet for the WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP (**3/4)
  • Bayley [c] vs. Ember Moon for the SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (**3/4)
  • Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon (***)
  • Trish Stratus vs. Charlotte Flair (****)
  • Kofi Kingston [c] vs. Randy Orton for the WWE CHAMPIONSHIP (*)
  • Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt (**1/2)
  • Brock Lesnar [c] vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP (***1/2)

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[*LIVE* TV Recap] ‘WWE RAW’ 9.3.18 – HBK Speaks, Bellas Return

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Venue: Schottenstein Center (Columbus, OH)
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, & Renee Young

This week’s RAW features the return of Shawn Michaels to hype up the upcoming Australia supershow as well as the return of The Bella Twins in tag team action as they take on The Riott Squad.

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I picked a week to resume weekly live recaps, huh?

Champions

  • WWE Universal Champion: Roman Reigns
  • WWE Intercontinental Champion: Seth Rollins
  • RAW Women’s Champion: Ronda Rousey
  • RAW Tag Team Champions: The B-Team (Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel)

Lineup

  • The Bella Twins vs. The Riott Squad (*1/2)
  • Bobby Roode & Chad Gable vs. The Ascension (**)
  • Natalya vs. Alexa Bliss (**)
  • The B-Team [c] vs. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre for the RAW Tag Team Championship (**1/2)
  • The Authors of Pain vs. Jobbers (SQUASH)
  • The Boss ‘n Hug Connection vs. Dana Brooke & Ember Moon (NR)
  • Finn Balor vs. Braun Strowman (**1/4)

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