Hits & Misses

Orton – McIntyre – HIT: WWE did a good job with the saga between Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre throughout Raw. It started off well with the opening segment as Orton gave a promo about […]

HITS •Silence is Golden (For Now) The dynamic between Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman is absolutely off the charts and feels more energizing than anything that has been on Smackdown in years. In fact, it’s […]

•Santana & Ortiz vs. Best Friends – MISS This match didn’t have the same energy and feel that I thought it would have based on the promo video from Santana & Ortiz. The match didn’t […]

Final impact – HIT: Overall, the good outweighed the bad this episode although, as of recently, your feelings towards Wrestle House can play a factor in your overall enjoyment the show. This felt like a […]

Opening Segment – MISS: I liked Randy Orton’s promo for the most part, making a case for him getting the WWE Title shot and not having to jump through hoops to earn it. But, the […]

•The Young Bucks vs. The Natural Nightmares vs. Best Friends vs. FTR – HIT Good action with varied styled matches to open up Dynamite. Before the match, Chris Jericho returned to commentary as the fans […]

•A Hook Worth Biting The Roman Reigns-Paul Heyman moment was one worth savoring. Sure it was brief, but it was a tease worth sticking around for and exploring. Perhaps it’s the new veneers,which isn’t exactly […]

•Guest Commentator, Wade Barrett Now, I have nothing against Vic Joseph even if sometimes I can barely tell his voice from Tom Philips. But once Mauro returns to NXT, I would love nothing more than […]

Summerslam Follow Up – HIT: WWE did a nice job of following up on Summerslam. They featured several video packages on the big matches to make it seem like if you missed the PPV, you […]

Final impact – HIT: If you slap both Emergence specials together, you’d get a solid second tier PPV. While not a rousing success, it is still a success in my book. Surprisingly, next week’s episode […]

•FTR vs. Private Party – HIT Dynamite began over twenty minutes past the top of the hour because of an NBA playoff game that ran long. With the largest audience lead-in on TNT, I would […]

HITS •Thunder(Dome) in Paradise The Thunderdome was a definite change in the viewing experience that has become typical the past five months, and by and large, the changes were for the better. At times during […]

Opening Segment – MISS: On the go home show before one of the biggest PPVs, having your WWE Champion interrupted by technical difficulties caused by Retribution while he’s talking about his Championship match is a […]

•Final impact – HIT: Several storylines come to a head in part one of the Impact Emergence special two-part event. With a named show comes the expectation that good wrestling would be involved, and I […]

HITS •Women’s Worth The Women’s Battle Royal had all the makings of a Miss with the opening minutes of rapid-fire eliminations that could harm further battle royals (and the Royal Rumble), but as it went […]

•The Young Bucks vs. Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) – HIT Dark Order have had a nice string of weeks where it appears their act is having a bit of a rebound. I’m […]

•Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett vs. Danny Birch – MISS A rare “miss” graces the column tonight. Best friend to my man, Oney Lorcan, Danny Birch was the latest to fall victim to the brutal Karrion […]

Rollins – Dominik – HIT: WWE did a good job overall with the build towards the match between Seth Rollins and Dominik Mysterio at SummerSlam. It started with the contract signing which opened the show. […]

Final impact – HIT: Not a spectacular show by any means and if you are not into the irreverent, telenovela-esque, pseudo-self-aware indie-ish Wrestle House, this can very well be a MISS. Some matches were established […]

Editor’s Note: Welcome aboard our new Smackdown Hits & Misses writer, Nick Barbati, a longtime PWTorch reader making his Hits & Misses debut this weekend. He replaces Pat McNeill, who has had to step down […]