-Some plugs for different reviews this week: Evolve Succession, Starrcade 1992, WCW/WWE 1992 PPV Match Countdown. Let’s get to it!
-Announce Team: Blake Howard and Vic Joseph
-Taped: Perth, Australia
-Video package recapping Crown Jewel. Awesome show and Cena/Styles is my Match of The Year.
Rey Fenix vs. Grayson Waller
-Good for Waller getting this match in his home country. He gets a great response as well. Waller even carries an Aussie Flag to the ring with him. Loud “Grayson Waller” chant. Cool! Waller slips out of a headlock and does the dribble taunt to a big reaction. Fenix ducks a clothesline and snaps off a rana to BOOS. He gets a pop flipping off the ropes in a manner only he can to get an arm-drag. Waller with a rana and they exchange pins and both flip to their feet for a stalemate. The crowd roars! Handshake but then Waller sucker punches Fenix and again the crowd roars. Funny! He fires off a few more punches and then drops an elbow. Knee to the ribs, but he gets caught with a jaw breaker. Fenix can’t follow up though and Waller drops him for a two count. Middle rope elbow gets a two count. Another loud “Grayson Waller” chant. Fenix gets a boot up to block a charge and hits a trio of clotheslines. Boos all around! Roll into a rana into a pin for two. Waller catches Fenix between the ropes and that lets him roll into the ring and hit The Flatliner for two. Fenix catches Waller with a kick off the ropes and sets for The Mexican Muscle Buster, but Waller goes to the mask to block. He then hits a flipping fame-asser off the ropes for the pin at 5:10.
Winner: Grayson Waller via pin at 5:10
-Solid match with a red hot crowd. Great moment for Waller as they gave him and the crowd a feel good moment. **1/2
–John Cena SNME commercial! Final Match!
-Peacock commercials!
-Back to RAW as Seth Rollins brags about everything he has done “ON MY OWN.” He notes he doesn’t need anyone including the men in the ring because they have chosen him. Bron seems a little annoyed, but I am sure it’s fine.
-Asuka bullies Kairi into having a match against Rhea Ripley. Heck of a slap from Asuka. Should be a good pop when Kairi eventually has had enough and stands up to Asuka.
-Shop WWE for NFL Legacy Titles. Any truth to the rumor that the version for my Niners comes with a set of crutches? More than anything in football I hate injuries and these last few years, the football gods gave been torturing my Niners.
-Peacock commercials!
-Back to RAW as we join Rhea Ripley vs. Kairi Sane in progress. Iyo gets involved to take out Asuka and Rhea puts Kairi away with The Rip Tide. Another chance to give Rhea a win in front of the home country. Asuka runs Iyo into a post and Rhea gets left laying as well. I assume we are building to War Games but which 6 women join?
-WrestleMania 42 commercial. Why couldn’t we run 49ers/Chiefs Super Bowl in Vegas back? Oh yeah, Madden had to put CMC on the cover and the season was lost due to injuries to nearly everyone on the team at some point.
-Peacock commercials!
War Raiders vs. American Made (w/ Ivy Nile)
-Ivar and Brutus start but a quick tag to Erik. He slams Ivar onto Brutus. Boot to the face, but Julius lands a clothesline from behind. Brutus off the top with a double axe and Julius knocks Ivar off the apron. Erik with a release spinebuster, but gets caught looking at Ivy and Brutus hits an Angle Slam as we take a break at 1:28.
-Salt Lake City: SmackDown 10/31 and SNME 11/1
-60 seconds of Peacock commercials!
-Back at 3:04 with Julius controlling with a side headlock. He delivers a knee, but Erik escapes the corner and makes the tag to Ivar. He flattens Julius with a basement splash and butt splash in the corner. Brutus in and he gets dropped and rolls to the floor. Sit-out powerbomb gets two! Julius with a suplex followed by a moonsault from Brutus for two. The Creeds nearly collide with each other and Ivar hits the handspring elbow to both. Erik back in but Julius lands on his feet off a suplex. He drop kicks Ivar to the floor and hit a double team move for two. Something just seems off with this match. Doomsday Device misses and Erik gets a T-Bone Suplex. Tag to Ivar who hits a spinning kick on Brutus. Pass Off Powerslam gets the pin at 6:32.
Winners: The War Raiders via pin at 6:32
-This was solid, but just seemed a little weird at times. Like it was just move, move, move with little flow. **
-NXT Halloween Havoc: 10.25!
-Peacock commercials!
-Video package on Nattie training Maxxine as she gets a Women’s IC Title Match this Monday on RAW against Becky Lynch. They killed it a few weeks back and let’s see if lightning can strike again.
-Also, Rusev gets another shot at Prison Dom’s IC Title.
-Back to RAW as we join CM Punk vs. Jey Uso vs. LA Knight in progress. Winner is the new #1 Contender. Good match as you would expect and CM Punk gets the win, which makes sense. The Vision are out and Bron just sprints to the ring and SPEARS Jey Uso. Knight takes one as well on the floor. Punk is left alone and is screwed. He eats a SPEAR and TSUNAMI! The Vision stands tall and that’s that. Oh yeah, Bron BREAKS the internet by SPEARING THE PISS OUT OF ROLLINS. Listen to that reaction! Heyman is shocked! Reed is confused, but Bron gets in his ear, and Bronson knows what to do. TSUNAMI TO ROLLINS. Props to Seth for taking this beating if he really does have a major shoulder injury. Bron has Heyman make a choice as well, and Paul’s not dumb. He holds up the arms of Bron and Bronson to close the show. That’s certainly a way to pivot when dealt an injury that screws up your long term plans.
-Thanks for reading!
