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‘AEW BATTLE OF THE BELTS II’ Recap + Review – Rosa vs. Nyla, Gresham vs. Castle, Guevara vs. Sky

April 17, 2022 by Jon

VENUE: Curtis Culwell Center (Garland, TX)
COMMENTATORS: Excalibur, Taz, & Tony Schiavone

AEW Battle of Belts II features three championship matches:

Scorpio Sky defends the TNT Championship against Sammy Guevara
Thunder Rosa makes her first defense of the Women’s Championship against Nyla Rose
The ROH World Championship is on the line as Jonathan Gresham defends against Dalton Castle

CHAMPIONS

AEW WORLD CHAMPION: “Hangman” Adam Page
AEW WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPION: Thunder Rosa
AEW TNT CHAMPION: Scorpio Sky
AEW TBS CHAMPION: Jade Cargill
AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus)

‘AEW DYNAMITE’ 04.13.2022 Recap + Review – Suzuki vs. Joe, Punk vs. Penta, Jurassic Express vs. reDRagon

April 13, 2022 by Jon

VENUE: Uno Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, LA)
COMMENTATORS: Jim Ross, Excalibur, & Tony Schiavone

This week on AEW Dynamite:

Minoru Suzuki defends the ROH World Television Championship against Samoa Joe
Jurassic Express defend the Tag Team Championship against reDRagon
CM Punk takes on Penta Oscuro
Eddie Kingston teams with Santana & Ortiz against Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, & Daniel Garcia of the Jericho Appreciation Society
Keith Lee teams with Swerve Strickland to take on Team Taz’s Powerhouse Hobbs and New Orleans’ own Ricky Starks
Capt. Shawn Dean tries to make it 2-0 against MJF

Hit the jump for all the information you could ever need!

‘AEW DYNAMITE’ 04.06.2022 Recap + Review – FTR/Bucks II, Samoa Joe’s Debut, Hardys in a Tables Match

April 6, 2022 by Jon

VENUE: Agganis Arena (Boston, MA)
COMMENTATORS: Jim Ross, Excalibur, & Tony Schiavone

Fresh off their ROH World Tag Team Title win this past Friday at ROH Supercard of Honor XV, FTR looks to make right another blemish on their record as they finally get their rematch against The Young Bucks. Also on the show The Hardys take on The Butcher & The Blade in a Tables match and Samoa Joe (who also debuted at Supercard of Honor, surprising the world) attempts to qualify for the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament in his AEW debut against “Platinum” Max Caster.

‘WWE WRESTLEMANIA 37: NIGHT 2’ Rundown + Review – Reigns vs. Bryan vs. Edge, Owens vs. Zayn, FIEND LORE

April 13, 2021April 12, 2021 by Jon

DATE: April 11, 2021
VENUE: Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, FL)
VIEWING METHOD: Peacock (Live)

WWE tries to top its excellent first night with a bevy of title matches, the return of The Fiend, and much more!

CHAMPIONS

WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION: Roman Reigns
WWE CHAMPION: “The All Mighty” Bobby Lashley
SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPION: Bianca Belair
RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPION: Asuka
WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION: Big E
WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION: Riddle
RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles & Omos
SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Dirty Dawgs (Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode)
WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Nia Jax & Shayna Bazler

LINEUP

Randy Orton vs. The Fiend (*1/2)
Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler [c] vs. Natalya & Tamina for the WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (*1/2)
Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn (***)
Riddle [c] vs. Sheamus for the WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP (***1/2)
NIGERIAN DRUM MATCH: Big E [c] vs. Apollo Crews for the WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP (**1/2)
Asuka [c] vs. Rhea Ripley for the RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (**3/4)
Roman Reigns [c] vs. Edge vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP (****)

‘WWE WRESTLEMANIA 37: NIGHT 1’ Rundown + Review – Banks vs. Belair, Bad Bunny for WWE Champion, FANS AGAIN

April 13, 2021April 11, 2021 by Jon

DATE: April 10, 2021
VENUE: Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, FL)
VIEWING METHOD: Peacock (Live)

The first night of WrestleMania 37 features Sasha Banks defending the SmackDown Women’s Championship against Bianca Belair in the main event, Bad Bunny and Omos making their respective in-ring debuts, and Shane McMahon meeting his big ‘Mania bump quota for the year.

CHAMPIONS

WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION: Roman Reigns
WWE CHAMPION: “The All Mighty” Bobby Lashley
SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPION: “The Boss” Sasha Banks
RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPION: Asuka
WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION: Big E
WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION: Riddle
RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The New Day (Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston)
SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Dirty Dawgs (Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode)
WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Nia Jax & Shayna Bazler

LINEUP

Bobby Lashley [c] vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE CHAMPIONSHIP (***1/4)
#1 Contenders Tag Team Turmoil – WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship (*)
Cesaro vs. Seth Rollins (***1/2)
The New Day [c] vs. AJ Styles & Omos for the RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (***)
STEEL CAGE MATCH: Braun Strowman vs. Shane McMahon (**1/2)
Bad Bunny & Damian Priest vs. The Miz & John Morrison (***3/4)
Sasha Banks [c] vs. Bianca Belair for the SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (****1/4)

‘WWE MAIN EVENT’ 02.03.2021 Recap + Thoughts – Ricochet vs. Garza, Carrillo vs. Gulak

February 4, 2021 by Jon

COMMENTATORS: Tom Phillips & Samoa Joe

Drew Gulak tries to earn a win this week as he takes on Humberto Carrillo, and Angel Garza goes one-on-one with Ricochet.

LINEUP

Humberto Carrillo vs. Drew Gulak
Ricochet vs. Angel Garza

‘WWE MAIN EVENT’ 01.27.2021 Recap + Thoughts – Hardy/Ricochet vs. Elias/Ryker, Carrillo/Garza II

February 4, 2021 by Jon

COMMENTATORS: Tom Phillips & Samoa Joe

This week on Main Event Jeff Hardy & Ricochet team up against Elias & Jaxson Ryker and Humberto Carrillo tries to even his series with Angel Garza.

LINEUP

Humberto Carrillo vs. Angel Garza
Jeff Hardy & Ricochet vs. Elias & Jaxson Ryker

‘WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2021’ Recap + Thoughts – Two Rumbles, Last Man Standing, McIntyre vs. Goldberg

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 by Jon

DATE: January 31, 2021 VENUE: The THUNDERDOME (Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL) RAW COMMENTATORS: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Samoa Joe SMACKDOWN COMMENTATORS: Michael Cole & Corey Graves The road to WrestleMania begins with the Royal Rumble, held inside the THUNDERDOME at Tropicana Field. In addition to the two Rumble matches we’ve also got both major singles championships on the line … Read more

[TV Rundown] ‘WWE MAIN EVENT’ 01.20.2021 – Tozawa/Garza II, Carrillo vs. Gulak

January 21, 2021 by Jon

COMMENTATORS: Tom Phillips & Samoa Joe

This week’s Main Event features a rematch from last week’s show as Akira Tozawa once again tries his luck against Angel Garza, while Humberto Carrillo looks to get back on a winning streak as he takes on Drew Gulak and Gulak’s unfortunate new ring gear.

[TV Rundown] ‘WWE MAIN EVENT’ 01.13.2021 – Tozawa vs. Garza, Carrillo vs. Slapjack

January 14, 2021 by Jon

COMMENTATORS: Tom Phillips & Samoa Joe

One week after having a surprise banger (in relation to the usual level of this show) Main Event goes back to normal as Akira Tozawa faces off against Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo steps into the ring with Retribution’s Slapjack. Also there are some recaps of the main shows but I skipped them, sorry.

LINEUP

Akira Tozawa vs. Angel Garza (*3/4)
Humberto Carrillo vs. Slapjack (**)