Last Week in Pro Wrestling Today: Becky Lynch is back, The Tribal Chief speaks and AEW keeps delivering
Sorry about last week Attack The Culture family. I had some matters to attend to and couldn’t put the piece together. But, DAMN, did some serious things happen in these last two weeks. Money in the Bank brought some serious drama going forward. So much to cover, but what we’re going to do is just focus on this week. WWE is building towards SummerSlam and AEW is building towards something…BIG but we don’t know what quite yet. WWE is where we begin things.
It’s all about the Monday Night Raw, dog…
On Monday Night Raw last week we saw Bobby Lashley open up the show and dropped an interesting nugget about no one in ANY PROMOTION can stop him or take his title from him. I wonder what that means. Let’s wait and see. Cue, Mr. Money in the Bank, Theory? Yeah, Mr. McMahon’s protege was inserted into the ladder match, and then interrupted the All Mighty to let him know he’s got his rematch set, and also has the plan to potentially cash in on the Beast or Tribal Chief.
The feel good story of the last two week has been Liv Morgan. Ms. Money in the Bank, NOW WWE WOMEN’S SMACKDOWN CHAMPION! YES! Ask any WWE fan and they will let you know how it felt to see her cash in on Ronda Rousey. Just look up the video of Michael Cole and Pat McAfee calling the cash in. EVERYONE felt like they did. And we let her know how happy we were.
The Street Profits made it known they were robbed at Money in the Bank as Montez Ford’s shoulders were up. Keep an eye on this one because Kayla Braxton planted the seed there are some feathers ruffling between the two. They wholeheartedly denied it, but i’ll never forget as a kid, Shawn Michaels rise to stardom happened with the Super Kick heard round the world to Marty Jannetty breaking up the Rockers. So…let’s see what happens at SummerSlam.
Asuka and Becky Lynch closed out the show in No Holds Barred fashion. Becky has been in a slump and needed this victory to right the ship and hopefully work her way back to the title picture. It was entertaining as hell. Tables, chairs, umbrellas, it was great. A fitting end to this rivalry. Becky got the win after putting Asuka through a table with a Man Handle slam off the second rope. What’s next is the question.
Time To Layeth The SmackDown…
SmackDown was pretty good. We got the Tribal Chief back to address the Brock Lesnar match and Paul Heyman stole the set. Once again, Mr. Money in the Bank showed up just to tease the Tribal Chief with his brief case and a reminder he’s there watching, everything and every move. The Last Man standing match could prove the shortest reign of either Brock Lesnar’s career or the end of Roman’s reign as champ.
Liv Morgan made another appearance only to be interrupted by Natalya. She’s proving to be one their top heels. Doing pretty well at it too. Then, here comes former champ Ronda Rousey to confront Nattie, and Liv. This led to a match to determine Liv’s first opponent. Ronda Rousey was still limping after Nattie injured her knee, but Ronda proved to be the better competitor getting Nattie to tap lining up LIv and Ronda at SummerSlam.
Gunther issued an open challenge, but deemed no one was worthy. Here comes our man Shinsuke Nakumara to challenge his associate Dutch Mantell. Shinsuke is back on the upswing of things. Ever since his partner Rick Boogs was injured at WrestleMania Shinsuke has been trying to find his way back to the title picture. It just so happens he’s going head to head now with the Ring General Gunther. This should make for an interesting program. Can’t wait.
All Elite Wrestling craziness…
Now, on to the heat that has been AEW over the last few weeks. My guy Claudio (aka Cesaro) is now All Elite! I can’t tell you how happy this made me. He was hands down one of my favorite wrestlers in the world. He joined the Blackpool Combat Club as Bryan Danielson gets better from injury. He stepped in at Blood and Guts and secured the victory for the BCC. This sparked a feud between Jake Hager and Claudio. They square off this week. Along with Jericho and Eddie Kingston.
Without bias, I can say AEW has the best tag team division of all the promotions. From FTR to the Young Bucks, almost every tag team is legit, and I am a HUGE Usos fan. The Young Bucks decided to put their titles to the test against two of the better AEW tag teams. Ricky Starks/Powerhouse Hobbs along with Keith Lee/Swerve in a triple threat match. I honestly can’t wait to see it unfold.
There were two title defenses this week. Wardlow came for the TNT Championship against Scorpio Sky. It was hard hitting. It turned into a high flying action as well. Wardlow showcased his power and Scorpio showcased his unbelievable athletic abilities. Power won out. Wardlow is your new TNT champion.
Jon Moxley decided to take on the biggest man in the room in Brodie King as his first opponent for the interim AEW championship. Brodie King is a tough character. His hard hitting style and overwhelming power fit right into the style Moxley loves to play. Violence ensued. Mox had probably one of the toughest tests of his professional career. They gave everything they had to this match. Brodie King established himself as a contender in the near future. Mox is showing willing to take on anyone after this match, who steps up next?
In another great week of professional wrestling, so much happened and I only have so much time to keep your attention. If you want to keep the conversation going, about what the hell is going on with Christian Cage or how the New Day has a new mountain to climb with the Viking Raiders, drop a comment or hit me on the social media: Twitter: @Proctorious34 or IG: Rproctor23. Talk with you all next week!
