WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 5/29: A Live Studio Audience, Fast Times and The Crash
So when I get mad, I make a fist. I grab my pen and I write out a list. Of all the wrestling stuff that hit and missed. Let’s see who’s made the WWE Smackdown […]
Hits & Misses
IMPACT HITS & MISSES 5/26: Hernandez vs. Ace Austin, Kimber Lee vs. Havok, Chris Bey vs. Cousin Jake, The North vs. Cody Deaner & Wheelz, The Rascalz Treehouse, Elgin vs. Trey
Overall – HIT: The wrestling takes center stage on this episode of Impact Wrestling. Every single match was good to excellent, or otherwise served to further a storyline. Only one atrocious WWE style “we need […]
AEW HITS & MISSES 5/27: Mike Tyson invades Inner Circle Pep Rally, Brian Cage, Britt Baker updates her knee injuiry, Shida vs. Jaynes, Cody Promo, more
•Joey Janela & Private Party vs. Matt Hardy & The Young Bucks – HIT: Who is the Matt Hardy character? I get the Broken gimmick, but why does he change ring attires to different stages […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 5/27: Riddle vs. Thatcher pit fight main event, Drake Maverock vs. Kushida vs. Atlas, Ciampa vs. Ruff, Gargano Open Challenge, Yim and Lee mock Dinner with Garganos, Charlotte mystery partner choice
•NXT Cruiserweight Championship Interim Tournament – Drake Maverick vs. Kushida vs. Jake Atlas – HIT : After all three competitors wound up tied with the same score at the end of their block, this triple […]
NWA CANDYLAND HITS & MISSES 5/26: Billy Corgan Rumor, One-Time Only Theater, Jocephus, Eli Drake Gardening Tip, Allysin Kay College Heat 101, more
•CARNYLAND OPENING MONTAGE – MISS: This was just too sad. We got the minimalist music and Corgan waxing about how he doesn’t have answers and things are weird over shots of empty streets and fields. […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 5/27: Including an audience, The KO Show, Apollo winning the U.S. Title, Edge monologue, Ric Flair, Golfing with Raiders and Profits, MVP & Lashley, more
Using a Crowd – HIT: I am among the fans who have questioned why WWE hasn’t gone the same route as AEW with having Performance Center trainees in the crowd to provide some noise and […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 5/22: Entertaining Filler, Messy Dirt Sheet, and The Phenomenal Trade (and who’s heading to Raw in exchange!)
So when I get mad, I make a fist. I grab my pen and I write out a list. Of all the wrestling stuff that hit and missed. Let’s see who’s made the WWE Smackdown […]
IMPACT HITS & MISSES 5/19: Michael Elgin vs. Sammy Callihan, OVW vs. Crazzy Steve, Moose interview, Austin vs. Rhino, Rosemary at the bar, more
•Overall – HIT: I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. Good in-ring action, and new plots and storyline developments abound. Quite frankly, the only glaring issue I see (relatively speaking) is the lack of star power even […]
IMPACT WRESTLING HITS & MISSES 5/12: Locker Room Talk with Ken Shamrock, Sami Callihan promo, Madman Fulton vs. Hernandez, Kylie Ray vs. Tasha Steelz, Cody Deaner in Kwaranteen, Moose vs. Suicide, Rosemary at the Bar
•Opening Teaser – HIT: Wait, what? “Opening teaser”, that thing that Impact Wrestling and other shows play before the opening credits that catches you up with what’s gone on in previous episodes and gives you […]
AEW HITS & MISSES 5/20: Arn Anderson-Jake Roberts, MJF vs. Marko Stunt, Moxley vs. “10”, Sammy Guevara vs. Matt Hardy, Cassidy vs. Fenix
•10 vs. Jon Moxley – MISS: Prior to the match, Brodie Lee cut a promo. Lee spoke about being at an elite level and the elevation of 10. Lee made him take a knee before […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 5/20: Karrion Kross and Scarlett, Drake Maverick vs. Kushida, Fantasma vs. Tozawa, Shotzi Blackhart, Thatcher and Riddle, Strong vs. Dexter Lumis, Ripley vs. Shirai, more
•Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett vs. Liam McJobberPants – HIT : Glad to see that Scarlett did not sing the lyrics to the entire song this week and only the “Fall and Pray” part of the […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 5/15: That Fella Sheamus, Not-So-Good Charlotte and Kiss From A Rose
So when I get mad, I make a fist. I grab my pen and I write out a list. Of all the wrestling stuff that hit and missed. Let’s see who’s made the WWE Smackdown […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 5/20: Orton and Edge, Lashley-MVP dynamic, Asuka-Jax angles, Baszler vs. Natalya, McIntyre vs. Corbin, Axe Throwing, Austin Theory
•Orton – Edge – HIT: Other than the ridiculously stupid marketing decision to try to build up Randy Orton vs. Edge as the greatest wrestling match ever, I am enjoying the build to this match. […]
ROH HITS & MISSES 5/18: Dalton Castle Theme Episode including matches again Cody Rhodes for ROH Title and Marty Scurll, Castle becomes pizza maker, reflections on facing Rush
•INTERVIEW SEGMENT #1 – HIT: The episode this week features Ring of Honor mainstay Dalton Castle. In the opening segment, Castle talks about what he’s up to during the COVID-19 pandemic, including exercising and annoying […]
AEW DYNAMITE HITS & MISSES 5/13: Jake “The Snake” Roberts, MJF, Brodie Lee vs. Daniels, Ortiz & Santana vs. Omega & Hardy, Jericho vs. Pineapple Pete, more
•Jake “The Snake” Roberts Promo – HIT: Jake Roberts sure knows how to play a despicable misogynistic heel. Before, Roberts could finish his promo, Cody ambushed the scene in his custom Ford F-150 Black Ops […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 5/13: Riddle & Thatcher vs. Imperium for NXT Tag Titles, Ripley speaks, Kross & Scarlett promo, Thatcher vs. Riddle, Balor vs. Grimes, Cruiserweight Tournament
NXT Tag Team Championship – Broserweights (Timothy Thatcher & Matt Riddle) vs. Imperium (Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner) – HIT: Kicking off this week’s NXT was an action packed tag team classic, pitting these two […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 5/11: Becky’s announcement, Drew vs. Andrade, Bliss & Cross vs. IIconics, Brand-to-Brand invitation, Shayna Baszler reacts to pregnancy, Lashley vs. Humberto
Opening Segment – HIT: I certainly had some issues with how WWE handled the announcement that Becky Lynch is pregnant. They set us up for bad news, but before giving us the good news, they […]
NWA SUPER POWER HITS & MISSES 5/12: Marty Scurll & Brody King vs. Aldis & Latimer, William Patrick Corgan special announcement about NWA, R&R Express vs. Aron Stevens & Question Mark, Kamille’s origination story, more
Oh my goodness, we’re back! The good news is we got NWA Super Powerrr! The bad news is we got NWA Super Powerrr! Let’s dive right in. •MARTY SCURLL & BRODY KING W/ MARQUEZ – […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 5/8: McNeill’s view on Otis revealed as mystery partner, Rose vs. Deville, Strowman and Bray go face-to-face, Four-way tag, Ziggler, Announcing, more
So when I get mad I make a fist. I grab my pen and I write out a list. Of all the wrestling stuff that hit and missed. Let’s see who’s made the WWE Smackdown […]
IMPACT WRESTLING HITS & MISSES 5/5: Best Skit in History of Wrestling, Sami Callihan promo, OVW vs. XXXL, Jessicka Havoc’s Locker Room Talk, Deaner vs. Kwaranteen, X Division Championship match
Overall – HIT: Don’t go into this show expecting quality in-ring action; it is probably one of their weakest from an in ring action perspective, with no matches that were standouts (well, except for The […]
ROH HITS & MISSES 5/4 (Ep. 450): What worked and didn’t work with the episode dedicated to Mark Haskins including matches against Bully Ray, Jay Lethal
Before I begin, let me take a minute to introduce myself. My name is Drew Bosack. I am from Great Bend, Kansas, currently residing in Topeka, Kansas. I’m a full-time Substitute Teacher, a full-time Youth […]
AEW DYNAMITE HITS & MISSES 5/6: Jericho & Guevara vs. Omega & Broken Matt, Cody vs. Janella, Moxley vs. Kazarian, MJF promo
•Joey Janela vs. Cody – HIT: This Dynamite was the most lively wrestling show in quite some time. AEW was back at Daily’s Place for the first live edition of Dynamite in weeks. They performed in […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 5/6: Cole vs. Dream for NXT Title, Charlotte vs. Shirai for NXT Title, Gargano vs. Dijakovic, Karrion Cross & Scarlett debut, Balor returns, more
Johnny Gargano vs. Donovan Dijakovic – HIT : Debuting new brooding music tonight, Johnny Gargano faced off against Dijak in one on one action. There was about a 70 lb weight difference between these two […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 5/4: VIP Lounge promoting Women’s MITB, format of Gauntlet match, Styles blowing off Boneyard Match loss, “Risk is Worth the Reward,” Murphy vs. Drew, more
VIP Lounge – MISS: Having three heels on the Raw side of the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match doesn’t work as we don’t have anyone to root for. A bigger issue is that […]