•SCU vs. Best Friends – HIT: I was fine with the Lucha Bros taking out Christopher Daniels before the match. It sets up the Lucha Bros as heels and drives interest in a potential championship match […]
The Draft – MISS: I won’t repeat what I wrote about Draft night 1 in my Smackdown Hits & Misses, but most of the problems with it continued into night 2 on Raw. Here, I […]
Draft – MISS: Part of me says I should devote this entire edition of Hits & Misses to the WWE Draft, since it was so tied into the entire show. This was terrible. The rules […]
The Young Bucks vs. Private Party – HIT: This was a very good match and a showcase for the veteran Young Bucks and glimpse into what’s to come for Private Party. The crowd was really into […]
If you’re looking for even more in-depth analysis of this episode of NXT, be sure to check out PWTorch Dailycast’s “PWT Talks NXT” recorded last night right after the show concluded. Kelly Wells, Tom Stoup […]
Lashley, Rusev, and Lana – MISS: I understand not wanting to start Raw off with Seth Rollins after Hell in a Cell. I’m not sure starting out with the Rusev, Lana and Bobby Lashley situation […]
The Rock and The Man – HIT: The first ever Friday Night Smackdown (not Live) on FOX got off to a good start with Becky Lynch (after the brief intro). She was interrupted by Baron […]
Before we get into this week’s Hits and Misses, I invite all of you to check out this week’s episode of PWT Talks NXT! Alongside Kelly Wells and Tom Stoup, I made my PWTorch Dailycast […]
Announcing – HIT: The dream team of Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone was a major success. This was one of the smoothest announcing crews we’ve seen in AEW. Everyone on the team has a wealth […]
The Announcers – MISS: With two new green announcers, Vic Joseph and Dio Maddin on the Raw team on this “season premiere,” it was good to hear an old voice in Jerry “the King” Lawler […]
Episode 1 Tony Schiavone – HIT: Tony Schiavone brings a level of professionalism from doing wrestling announcing for decades and an established bond with the audience. Schiavone is another recognizable voice that may help to […]
Rowan vs. Bryan – HIT: The mic work from Rowan which started off Smackdown was ok. He just isn’t very good on the mic yet. But, the impromptu match between him and Daniel Bryan which […]
Opening Segment – HIT:Seeing the undisputed era holding all four NXT title belts while standing high above the crowd was such a cool visual and a refreshing way to start the night. It kicked off […]
Opening Segment – MISS: This is a marginal Miss as the opening segment did at least build towards the main event for this show, while also fitting in with the storyline coming out of Night […]
Kenny Omega – MISS: In 2018, Omega became a legend in the wrestling business. Earning himself the nickname of “Best Bout Machine”. Omega’s work in Japan opened the eyes of wrestling fans to what a […]
New Day vs. Orton & The Revival – HIT: It was nice to see Smackdown start off with a very good 6 man tag match that went 20 minutes. There were a few parts that […]
Opening video segment – HIT: Goosebumps. That video package was an incredible way to introduce the USA Network audience to NXT. The music and visuals accompanied by Hunter’s commentary was very well done. If you had just […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Joel Dehnel, previously the Lucha Underground TV reporter for PWTorch.com, now will present his weekly AEW Hits & Misses column following their weekly “Dynamite” TV show on TNT. This week he presents an […]
Opening Segment – MISS: Last week, the first two hours of Raw were really good, but the third hour was bad. This week was kind of the opposite, as the first two hours were mostly […]
Damien Priest vs. Boa – HIT: But just barely. Where this was a relatively lackluster match, it was nearly a miss for me. It was match to advance Priest’s winning streak, nothing more and nothing […]
Undertaker – Zayn – MISS: Steve Austin had a purpose for being on Raw, to oversee the contract signing for the Universal Championship match. What purpose did the Undertaker serve on Smackdown? Why was he […]
Stone Cold – HIT: Raw got off to a good start with the contract signing between Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman for their Universal Title match at Clash of Champions. Rollins and Strowman were good, […]
Opening Segment – HIT: This was a marginal Hit. Bayley’s character seems to be a heel who doesn’t think she’s a heel. That can work. Her mic work was pretty good. I like the idea […]
Contract Signing – HIT: Raw got off to a good start with the aborted contract signing for the Universal Championship match between Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman. The mic work from those two to start […]
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