Last Week In Pro Wrestling Today: Sasha Banks and Naomi vs WWE, Bobby Lashley gets caged - literally and more
Last week in professional wrestling was solid for AEW, but WWE crushed the game this week. Raw, while it is considered the secondary show, was really good this week and is building some good storylines. As a matter of fact, that is where we are going to start.
It’s all about the Monday Night Raw, dog…
Monday Night Raw started off with a pretty dope match in Omos and Bobby Lashley. This story is building towards something big. Two large people, throwing bombs at each other. Big moves and even MVP finding a way to get involved. Omos ended the match tossing Lashley through the cage. Yes, THROUGH THE CAGE! It was a super dope stunt. This is going to end at Hell in a Cell, but the stipulation has to be something BIG.
The story brewing right now is what happened with Sasha Banks and Naomi. In what was a surprise, Banks and Naomi walked out of the main event which was supposed to be a 6 pack match. It changed the energy for the evening. In a move which surprised even the announcers, the women’s tag team champions walked out of the match as they had issues with the creative process for their titles. WWE released a statement about the walkout, and even Michael Cole addressed in on SmackDown. It’s a tough situation as I more times than not side with the talent. More will follow I am sure. Just pay attention to social media.
Cody Rhodes is looking to end his feud with Seth Rollins. In dropping one of his hardest promos since his return to WWE. The challenge was laid out, Rhodes/Rollins Part 3, Hell in a Cell. Seth responded laughing as he accepted the challenge. Now, we wait for the pay per view.
Time to Layeth The SmackDown…
SmackDown. The A1 show for WWE put on one of their best shows in recent memory. The build toward the main event was awesome. We saw Shinsuke defeat Sami Zayn in a hard fought match. We also saw Xavier Woods get a W over Butch and then make a promise to have backup for the New Day. Who could it be? WHO? WHO?
In one of the best matches either team has had, The Usos and RK-Bro tore the house down. Each team was able to showcase all their arsenal. The most impressive had to be Riddle. He’s battling injuries and was able to carry his weight. The high point came as Riddle was about to land a SUPER RKO off the top rope, Paul Heyman creates the distraction, and here comes your Tribal Chief to knock off Riddle the ropes allowing Jey to hit the big Splash to win the Raw tag team championships. Riddle and Randy Orton will be out of commission for a bit as they will be undergoing some medical evaluations. But, damn what a show.
It’s AEW Dy-na-mite!
AEW Dynamite was pretty good as stated earlier. The appearance of Johnny Elite as the Joker to face Samoa Joe gave the crowd some serious energy going forward. Joe picked up the victory but Johnny killed it in his spot.
It feels as though CM Punk and Hangman Page have yet to really hit their boiling point yet. Page had a match with CM Punk as the guest commentator. Hangman won to no one’s surprise, but how he won was the story. After he hit his Buck Shot Lariot, he stared down Punk. Picked up his opponent and hit him with a GTS much like Punk won using the ‘Punk’ Shot Lariot to his opponent last week. They crossed paths on the ramp and neither one threw a punch. The heat hasn’t been as high, but we will see what happens next week when they go face to face.
MJF. I swear, if there is a heel out there better than MJF, I haven’t seen them. MJF is one of those guys that just gets ‘it.’ Whatever it is, MJF has it in droves. Wardlow has been built up well in this program too. He took his lashes without flinching until MJF hit the groin shot and him and Shawn Spears tore him apart. Wardlow gets Spears in a cage match with MJF as the special referee. So, that will be an interesting spin on how Wardlow must keep his composure to eventually get his match with MJF at Double or Nothin’.
The Jericho Appreciation Society has beef with almost everyone. Apparently sports entertainers are frowned upon in AEW. The Blackpool Combat Club and the JAS exchanged some words which turned into what you would expect, a fight. Regal and Jericho were great, but what else is new. They’re always great. How this will pan out with BCC, JAS, and Kingston with Santana and Ortiz is going to be colossal. Can’t wait to see it unfold.
Lastly, this one has just been entertaining as hell. Hook and Danhausen, HookHausen will be in a tag match with Tony Neese and Mark Sterling. The fans have spoken, Tony Khan has answered. Now we wait it out for Double or Nothin’.
A lot happened this week in professional wrestling. There was a lot to cover and if I missed it and you want to talk about it, drop a comment. I didn’t forget Adam Cole and Jeff Hardy put on a great match. There were many more to look at. Hit me up on the social media, twitter: @zero2hero or IG: Rproctor23. Talk with you all next week!
