Hits & Misses

Set Up – HIT: WWE made some big improvements in the set up at the Performance Center which many of us fans and analysts had been recommending, especially since we saw how well AEW handled […]

•Overall – HIT: With a big angle to close the show, and not much I disliked, this is one of the better recent episodes. Throughout the show they built up the situation with the ICU […]

Set Up – MISS: I gave WWE the benefit of the doubt for the first few episodes filmed without an audience. But after watching AEW Dynamite two night before Smackdown, I can see how much […]

•Elite Promo – HIT: Cody didn’t have an easy job being the one to give a heartfelt message to the fans who were exclusively at home. However, Cody was the best choice as the face and […]

•NXT From Stamford Connecticut – HIT, Under The Circumstances: With the COVID-19 outbreak running rampant across the globe, wrestling as we know it is put on hold for the indefinite future. That’s a scary thing to […]

Edge – HIT: It probably goes without saying that everything WWE did on Raw has to be sort of graded on a curve given the circumstances. That doesn’t mean that they get a complete pass, […]

Better late than never, my Hits and Misses for last week’s NXT on USA program… NXT from the Performance Center – HIT: I had to re-write the column this week after a technical mishap combined […]

•Ortiz vs. Cody – HIT: It’s always a fun match when Santana and Ortiz are involved. Their antics paired with the super babyface, Cody, have a unique synergy. Jake Roberts made his return revealing his client […]

Greetings readers! Tonight, the NWA aired their second and third installments of The Circle Squared, their version of Tough Enough in a sense, and for convenience sake, I’ll combine Hits & Misses in one column […]

Becky Lynch – HIT: The post-Elimination Chamber Raw got off to a good start with Becky Lynch cutting a promo about Shayna Baszler winning the EC the night before to become her opponent at WrestleMania. […]

Overall – PUSH: There is some decent stuff in this episode, but it is mostly marred by the main event, a main event that has been months in the making, having a non-finish. If you […]

Overall – HIT: I’m probably in a good mood since I didn’t find anything I disliked this episode. It is a pleasant watch experience even with Katie Forbes being involved. This episode of Impact has […]

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite March 4, 2020 Denver, Colorado Aired on TNT •Jon Moxley-Chris Jericho Promo – HIT: Solid championship promo from Jon Moxley. He feels sincere when he says the championship belongs to the fans. […]

Tegan Nox vs. Dakota Kai in a Steel Cage – HIT : The first of two cage matches tonight! We’ve seen these two former best friends locked in a feud since War Games and as […]

•OPENING MONTAGE – HIT: SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! Oh, hello there, Thunder Rosa. Yeah, I’m excited to see where we go from here with Kamille. (Has the title sequence always ended with Nick Aldis holding the […]

Opening Segment – HIT: Raw got off to a good start with this segment involving Paul Heyman, Brock Lesnar and Drew McIntyre. Heyman started it off well with his promo talking about the WWE Championship […]

Goldberg – Reigns – HIT: This was a hard segment to analyze. It was probably what it needed to be to get to the Goldberg vs. Roman Reigns Universal Title match at WrestleMania. It showed […]

Overall – HIT: This is a strong episode, although not necessarily for the in-ring action. A lot of new storylines and angles kicked off. Two weird alliances are taking shape with RVD and Joey Ryan […]

•Overall – PUSH: I don’t want to say Outbreak was a bad special, just totally skippable. Maximus Khan and Jay Bradley are the two Ohio Valley Wrestling talents that most caught my eye and are […]

•Pac vs. Kenny Omega – HIT: This was the best presentation of Kenny Omega in AEW. Omega works best as the “come from behind winner” who has phenomenal matches. Even his new entrance video gave him […]

Dominic Dijakovic vs. Cameron Grimes – HIT: I continue to be impressed with both men week after week. I’ve been critical of Dijakovic’s character and persona, but his in-ring work is on point. Cameron Grimes, […]

Opening Segment – HIT: WWE continues to draw out the explanation from Randy Orton as to why he attacked Edge the night after the Royal Rumble. At some point, it is going to be too […]

•TIM STORM W/ MARQUEZ – MISS: Well, this was a strange opening segment. Tim Storm is usually great at kicking off the show, standing at the podium, talking to the NWA family and putting us […]

Overall – MISS: I consider this a MISS since, unlike a normal Impact Special (which is just a glorified house show) this was promoted more like a PPV, and so it left me wanting. With […]