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Wrestle Review by Andy Sullivan: Battle of the Belts

Andy Sullivan — Sat, 06 Aug 2022 21:29:52 +0000

Before AEW’s Battle Of The Belts III tonight, settle in for another Wrestle Review! I’ll preview tonight’s show in a bit.

I love that Ricochet appears to be back on track under the Triple H regime. Under Vince, he would’ve gotten crushed by Corbin Friday on Smackdown. Instead, Ricochet surprisingly won. I really hope this is a step in the right direction for him. It’s also great that Michael Cole mentioned that Ludwig Kaiser is a former NXT tag champion. It’s great that NXT can be mentioned again. I never understood why it became taboo under Vince’s reign. I mean, it’s part of your company. Why wouldn’t you want to mention it?

I also love that the word “wrestling” can be said again. That sounds silly to say about a wrestling show but, for whatever reason, Vince forbade the word. Also Friday, what is with the fans booing Liv Morgan? Fans cheer you until you win a title? I guess their thinking is her character is a little stale. We could be seeing a Rock situation-where the fans boo her so loudly and often, she does eventually turn heel.

The announcement last night of the women’s tag team championship tournament is certainly welcome. I’m curious to see what the teams will be. Will Sasha Banks return? I think yes. I’m curious to see what the teams will be and if Sasha Banks and Naomi return. I would think Bayley’s new unit will be in. And what about Bayley herself? Lots of unanswered questions. I’m going to say something I haven’t said in a long time: I can’t wait until Raw!

Karrion Kross debuts under Vince McMahon: comes to the ring in what I can only describe as centurion soldier gear and loses to Jeff Hardy in about a minute. Karrion Kross debuts under Triple H: confronts WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and takes out #1 contender Drew McIntyre. I think we know which version is stronger.

Over to AEW, it looks like Best Friends and Orange Cassidy are looking to become the inaugural trios champions-which will be crowned at All Out. Also Wednesday, we saw the Young Bucks get kicked out of the Undisputed Era. I assume Cole, Fish and KOR are going after the trios belts as well. As might be the Bucks and…..Hangman Page?! That’s right, the Bucks got saved by “Hangman” Adam Page Wednesday. That’s a pretty unlikely save unless you remember that he and the Bucks have been talking again lately. All Out also looks to be the second ppv in a row without Bryan Danielson and CM Punk.

Battle of the Belts III tonight sees Warlow defend the TNT Championship against Jay Lethal, Thunder Rosa defend the AEW women’s championship against Jamie Hayter, and Claudio Castagnoli defend the ROH World Championship against Konosuke Takeshita. Takeshita has been phenomenal the last few months, taking Eddie Kingston and interim AEW Champion Jon Moxley to their limits. Taking them to the limit and winning are two separate things, though. I expect Claudio to retain in a fantastic match! I don’t see Jamie Hayter beating Thunder Rosa for the women’s title and I don’t see Lethal defeating Wardlow.

Wednesday sees Brody King and Darby Allin in a coffin match as well as the Lucha Brother vs Andrade and Rush. Jade Cargill will defend the TBS Championship against Madison Rayne and Jon Moxley will defend the interim AEW Championship against Chris Jericho. It’s hard to say Jericho loses here but I really think the endgame is Mox vs Punk whenever he returns to crown the true AEW World Champion. Jericho could win and Mox win it right back but what would be the point? I say Jon takes it. Cargill will obviously defeat Rayne and Andrade and Rush will defeat the Lucha’s. Brody and Darby is a toss-up. You never know how a coffin match will shake out.

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Wrestle Review by: Andy Sullivan-My SummerSlam Preview

Andy Sullivan — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 18:24:54 +0000

We are just hours away from the 34th annual SummerSlam. The event will be headlined by a last man standing match for the WWE Universal Championship, but we’ll get to that.

Recently, the WWE has been blessed with celebrity guests who have done a damn good job in the ring: Bad Bunny, Pat McAfee and Logan Paul. McAfee and Paul have signed WWE contracts and will compete in seperate matches tonight. Logan, who tore it up at WrestleMania, will compete tonight against his Mania tag partner The Miz. I think Paul will beat Miz. I did like that the first Raw under the Triple H era started with a brawl between the two. With Ciampa being in Miz’ corner, you’d think Paul should have someone in his. I don’t know who that someone might be. I’d say Johnny Gargano but he’s otherwise occupied. I do think that Paul wins this somehow.

Pat McAfee vs Happy Corbin is probably the match fans are looking forward to most that is not a title match. When is the last time you could say that about a match that features Baron Corbin? Given that Pat got shafted at WrestleMania, and that Corbin has attacked him from behind at every turn, Pat wins tonight.

The Mysterio’s face The Judgement Day in a no disqualification match. This could be a perfect time for Edge to return and maybe help Rey and Dom win. I mean, it IS no disqualification. It could happen.

Mr. Money In The Bank Theory has exercised his rematch clause and will challenge Bobby Lashley for the U.S. Championship. That won’t be the only title Theory challenges for tonight. If he is in fact winning the Universal title, I don’t think I’d have him win the U.S. title.

The Usos will defend the unified tag team championships against the Street Profits with hall of famer Jeff Jarrett as the special guest referee. Since Jarrett already caught a superkick last night from an Uso, you might be thinking we finally see new tag champs tonight. I’m not of that persuasion. Somehow, some way, Jimmy and Jey will retain yet again.

Liv Morgan will defend the Smackdown women’s championship against Ronda Rousey. Liv Morgan will lose the Smackdown women’s championship to Ronda Rousey. I wish that weren’t the case but that’s where my head is.

Seth Rollins has issued an open challenge since he took out Riddle and he can no longer compete tonight. My top 3 guesses as to who answers? Randy Orton, The Fiend, and, it won’t be but, Cody Rhodes. Seth is losing again to whomever it is.

Bianca Belair vs Becky Lynch for the Raw women’s championship will last more than 20 seconds or whatever it was. I think Bianca should retain but Becky will win. I suppose Becky could win by DQ to set up a rematch.

Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship in a Last Man Standing Match closes the show. Well, it’s the last official match on the card. Somehow, Roman retains after a brutal match. Theory comes out, cashes in and……Paul Heyman will pull a Paul Heyman, turn on Roman and we will have a NEW WWE Universal Champion to send us home.

Enjoy SummerSlam!

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Wrestle Review by Andy Sullivan: End of an Era

Andy Sullivan — Sat, 23 Jul 2022 18:20:50 +0000

Ever since I started watching WWE in the late ’80’s, way back when it was WWF, Vince McMahon was always the owner and CEO. That changed Friday in a shocker. Vince McMahon announced his retirement. The 76-year-old has stepped down as chairman of the WWE. Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan will take over as co-CEOs. Also, Triple H is back in his corporate role within WWE. Vince has already outlived his father (Vincent J. McMahon passed away at age 69). He probably figured it was time to let something go, especially given all the recent allegations against him. His most recent appearance on Smackdown felt like a goodbye speech. Turns out that’s exactly what it was. Thank you, Vince!

Elsewhere in the wrestling world, we saw another crazy barbed wire death match in AEW-this time on Dynamite between Chris Jericho and Eddie Kingston. It was a foregone conclusion that Chris would win. The only question was how. With the JAS suspended in a shark cage (because shark week), Anna Jay of all people came down and freed them. This allowed Chris’ goon squad to beat the stuffing out of Kingston, and we also saw the return of Sammy Guevara, giving Jericho the win. Does this mean Anna Jay has joined the JAS? Not necessarily. Although, with Anna and Tay back together and Tay a member of the JAS, you can see how many will draw that conclusion. I do think she eventually joins.

There was another bit of news coming out of Smackdown that turned out to be a pretty good swerve (and I’m not talking AEW tag champion Swerve Scott). Soon after I read reports of Vince stepping down, I read report of Brock Lesnar walking off Smackdown, ticked off that the man who keeps bringing him back would no longer be in charge. That turned out to be a nice little storyline that even Michael Cole and Pat McAfee played along for the audience with a “Oh my God! I thought he left” type response when he came out to F-5 Theory. If Seph being in charge means we get swerves like back in the day, such as the thing with Lesnar, sign me up!

The question now is: what will SummerSlam look like with Steph and Khan in charge? That and going TV-14, that last man standing match is going to be a bloodbath worse than Jericho-Kingston.

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Wrestle Review by: Andy Sullivan/The Reveal

Andy Sullivan — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 17:15:03 +0000

It was revealed on Smackdown Friday night that Hendersonville, Tennessee’s own Jeff Jarret would be the special guest referee for the tag team championship match at SummerSlam in Nissan Stadium when the Street Profits challenge The Uso’s. Will we see a guitar shot to the head? If so, whose head?

That was probably the biggest news coming out of Smackdown, but the biggest WWE news actually came a day earlier. Andrew Zarian broke the news on Thursday that WWE would be returning to TV-14. I can’t wait for Brock Lesnar to open Raw with “welcome to Raw, you sons a b…..

AEW closed Dynamite this week with a big surprise. Swerve in our Glory captured the tag team championships, dethroning the Young Bucks in a triple threat that also involved Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs. Those are the kind of surprises I love. Fyter Fest week 2 gets underway this coming Wednesday as Chris Jericho in his pain maker persona faces Eddie Kingston in a barbed wire death match with the Jericho Appreciation Society suspended above the ring in a shark cage. You know they’re getting out of that shark cage and making sure Jericho wins, right?

The Varsity Blondes play sacrificial lambs again this coming week. This time it’s to Christian Cage and Luchasaurus. Brody King will face Dardy Allin and Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta of Blackpool Combat Club face Best Friends. It was announced this week that Claudio Castagnoli would get a ROH championship match against Jonathan Gresham.

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Wrestle Review by: Andy Sullivan/Fyter Fest

Andy Sullivan — Sat, 09 Jul 2022 17:06:20 +0000

Fyter Fest week one will feature Claudio Castagnoli vs Jake Hager and Anna Jay vs Serena Deeb. It’d be nice if they gave Anna the win but we know Deeb is taking this one. The Young Bucks defend the AEW tag titles against Swerve in our Glory as well as Starks and Hobbs in a triple threat. Oh, AEW doesn’t call it triple threat. I can’t keep up. Do they call it a three-way dance or is that what Don West called triple threat matches when he was calling the action in Impact?

Fyter Fest week one continues with Jonathan Gresham defending the ROH title against Lee Moriarity and Private Party facing the Lucha Brothers on Rampage. Eddie Kingston and Chris Jericho meet in a barbed wire death match with the JAS suspended above the ring in a shark cage. That’s the following week, I suppose celebrating shark week.

On Smackdown, we were supposed to get official word that Drew McIntyre was going to be the next to fall to Roman Reigns at Clash at the Castle. Instead, his match with Sheamus didn’t even get started. Maybe they’ll do it next week. Speaking of Reigns, he’s about to join some pretty esteemed company. Two years ago, just after SummerSlam, Reigns won the Universal Championship from The Fiend and Bruan Stroman in a no-holds-barred triple threat August 30, 2020. If Reigns makes it out of SummerSlam at the end of this month, and makes it all August as champion, he will reach 2 years as Universal Champion, the longest reigning Universal Champion of all time. He shouldn’t lose to Lesnar at SummerSlam. Quite honestly, they don’t need to have him lose to Theory yet. I say let him reach and even break the milestone.

I’m so glad Liv Morgan won the Smackdown women’s title last Saturday. Too bad she’s probably going to lose it at SummerSlam. Ronda gets her rematch and I figure she beats Liv, injures her and turns heel. I have another thought for SummerSlam. This past week, Gunther destroyed R-Truth on Raw. Truth and John Cena have been tight for years. I know it’s been said that Cena is out of SummerSlam because he’s filming the next season of Peacemaker. What if Cena does make a surprise appearance and challenges Gunther for the intercontinental championship at SummerSlam? That’s the only title Cena has never won. I was expecting him to break Flair’s 16X mark but who knows?

The Viking Raiders once again wrecked shop this week on Smackdown. I’d love to see them come after Jimmy and Jey Uso but that’d be heels vs heels and we know how the old man feels about that. However, the old man finds himself in VERY hot water at the moment. Who’s to say Stephanie won’t be at the helm for quite a while? We need to see the Street Profits get cleanly defeated again by Jimmy and Jey, though. I originally thought we’d see that, and maybe a SP split, at SummerSlam. Time will tell. I’m thinking we get that rematch between Raiders and New Day, and the Raiders further bury Kofi and Woods at SS. Who did Kofi piss off, by the way? Time was he was WWE champion. Then he got squashed by Lesnar. Sure, he won the tag titles in New Day again but lately….oof! Same goes for Woods. When Kofi was out, Woods won King of the Ring. He was riding high. They even had the King Woods and Sir Kofi gimmick. That just lasted a few weeks, right?

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Wrestle Review by Andy Sullivan: In The Bank

Andy Sullivan — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 15:55:04 +0000

I’ll get to Money In The Bank in a bit. First off, AEW’s Blood and Guts was insane! I like that they took an hour of Dynamite for the match. Kingston throwing Sammy off the cage was reminiscent of last year when Jericho got thrown off the cage. Kingston and Claudio both thinking they were the ones who got the win for their team….you know Claudio Castagnoli vs Eddie Kingston is coming.

Last weekend was Forbidden Door. I was expecting a bit of give and take but not a one New Japan wrestler won their match with an AEW guy. New Japan was back on Rampage last night but lost to the Young Bucks. Will a New Japan guy beat an AEW guy at some point? We’ll see. Remember when WWE partnered with Japan in the early ’90’s? Genichiro Tenryu and Koji Kitao defeated Demolition at WrestleMania VII. Hulk Hogan actually first appeared in Japan in 1980 while he was still with WWF. Japanes fans nicknamed him “Ichiban”( “Number One). Hogan actually had a pretty storied history in New Japan.

Seeds were planted on Smackdown for the Street Profits split and Montez Ford’s eventual singles push when Kayla inquired about reports of tension between the two. In other Smackdown news, Madcap Moss won the final spot in the men’s Money In The Bank match.

Keeping with the battle royal theme, Rampage started with a battle royal to see who the first to challenge interim AEW Champion Jon Moxley would be. The winner, Brodie King, will challenge Jon Moxley for the title this Wednesday on Dynamite. That should be something! Obviously, Jon wins.Also Wednesday, Scorpio Sky will finally defend the TNT Championship against Wardlow. Butcher and Blade face another team that’s about to blow up in Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland. ThunderStorm(Thunder Rosa and Toni Storm) will face Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir. Before I get to Money In The Bank, I have an AEW confession to make: I’ve never liked the Young Bucks, even when they were fan favorites.

Money In The Bank goes down tonight and there are 8 matches on the card. Let’s get into it!

Raw women’s champion Bianca Belair will defend against Carmella. I assume this starts the night. Carmella won a contender’s match on Raw to get this shot. I say the gold stays with Bianca.

Live Morgan should win the Mony In The Bank ladder match for the women’s side. She’s the clear fan favorite out of Raquel, Liv, Alexa (who we still love), Shotzi, Asuka, Lacey, and Becky (who’s had more than enough time near or at the top). It’s time for someone new. My sentimental favorite is Liv but Becky will probably win.

The Uso’s willl retain the tag titles and the Street Profits’ descent will continue. I say they split at Summerslam.

Bobby Lashley better beat Theory for the U.S. title. I see no reason for Austin to win.

Ronda Rousey and Natalya continue their terrible feud filled at Money In The Bank. I say Ronda retains.

The men’s Money In The Bank match will headline. I’d say the winner cashes in at SummerSlam, on account of that probably being the next time we even see Reigns. Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Omos, Sami Zayn, Riddle and Madcap Moss make up this match. Seth has been earmarked to win this match since before the participants were even announced. And he’s likely to cash in at Summerslam so we see another triple threat between he, Brock and Roman. Maybe, just maybe, we’ll FINALLY see a new world champion at the end of this month. Remember, SummeSlam is the earliest it’s ever been its July 30 this year. Historically, it’s always been in August.

That’s it for my Money In The Bank prediction column!. Enjoy the show. It’s my favorite of the year for WWE. As always, check out my podcast at:

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Wrestle Review by Andy Sullivan: Falling Flat

Andy Sullivan — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 16:26:52 +0000

The AEW/New Japan joint thing they’ve been doing this past month has fallen flat for me. I know I’m not alone in this because I’ve gotten replies on Twitter from fellow wrestling fans who agree with me. Then there are the fans who think it’s the greatest thing because (in their opinion) New Japan is the best. If CM Punk and Bryan Danielson weren’t injured, I might be a little more interested. As is, well I’m looking more forward to Money In The Bank a week from tonight.

Drew McIntyre and Sheamus defeated the Usos to qualify for Money In The Bank. Obviously neither is winning this. So, I have an idea. You know how the reluctant teammates deal is a thing a lot in wrestling? Well, I say team Drew and Sheamus up and have them eventually win the tag titles. It could be another Sheamus and Cesaro deal. They beat the crap out of each other for months before finally being put together as a great team. Speaking of the former Cesaro, word is he’s Bryan Danielson’s hand-picked replacement for Forbidden Door and Blood & Guts Wednesday.

Sami Zayn qualified for Money In The Bank Friday. The Viking Raiders made a return in heel form, laying waste to New Day. Those guys are much more effective as heels. Of course, they won the tag titles as babyfaces so…. Natalya mocked Ronda Rousey in a pretty embarrassing segment. Gunther defeated Ricochet again in defense of the IC title. Shotzi defeated Tamina to qualify for Money In The Bank.

The past few Dynamite and Rampage episodes, I’ve sped through. AEW has been losing its luster for me and this New Japan infusion hasn’t helped my interest. It’s great if this is for you. It’s just not for me.

A week from tonight is Money In The Bank. I’ll be back in a week’s time with my predictions for the show as well as a post-show podcast that night. You can find my podcast Blendertainment at the links below:

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Wrestle Review: Interesting Week By Andy Sullivan

Andy Sullivan — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 23:48:14 +0000

I’m sure we’ve all heard the phrase “getting your hand caught in the cookie jar”. Well Vince, your hand was finally caught. I’ll be honest, I was shocked by the Wall Street Journal’s report Wednesday of Vince’s sex scandal. Not as shocked as I was when it was announced he’d be stepping away from WWE while the board investigated these allegations. This is not a WWE vs AEW thing. For their part, they have an issue as well. The Hardy’s were supposed to be in the triple threat ladder match this past Wednesday for the tag championships. Jeff’s recent arrest made it a regular tag ladder match. For their part, the AEW commentators made no mention of the Hardy’s. They didn’t even bring up that it was originally set to be a triple threat match. They basically swept it under the rug-on air, anyway. We’ll see what TK does next.

Given that Randy Orton will be out of action for the rest of the year because of back surgery, Vince was in desperate need of a contingency plan. He called Brock Lesnar and now Brock is once again losing to Roman Reigns at SummerSlam. Maybe Seth wins the Money In The Bank briefcase and finally beats Reigns at SS. I doubt it but it could happen. I say whoever wins the case joins the short and dubious list of failed cash-in’s. They’re not having Reigns lose anytime soon.

AEW is dealing with issues of their own. Wednesday’s main event was supposed to be a triple threat ladder match for the tag championships with Jurassic Express defending against Young Bucks and Hardy’s. Jeff gets another DUI and the Hardy’s are out. I certainly wish Jeff the best in his fight with addiction. The match itself was shortened to Jurassic Express defending in a ladder match against The Young Bucks. Of course the part owners won the gold. The story here, however, is Christian turning on Jungle Boy. You know the long game here is Christian winning the AEW Championship, right? That way, he will have won the WWE, WCW, ECW and AEW World Championships. Right now, however, we have the upcoming Christian vs Jungle Boy feud.

Sting returned on AEW Rampage to help Darby Allin from getting a beatdown from Kyle O’Reily and Bobby Fish. I wonder when we get that tag match between the four? Speaking of tag matches, this coming Wednesday on Dynamite will see Chris Jericho and Lance Archer teaming up to face Jon Moxley and Hiroshi Tanahashi. What makes this interesting is that they’re opponents at Forbidden Door. I’m sure this team won’t break down, will it?;) Will Ospreay and Aussie Open will face Orange Cassidy and Roppongi Vice as well. Cassidy and Ospreay will square off on the ppv. Penta will face Malakai Black for a spot in the four-way inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Championship match at the PPV. Wednesday’s show It’ll be:

Tanahashi and Moxley vs Archer and Jericho Ospreay and AO vs OC and Roppongi Vice
AEW All-Atlantic Championship qualifying match: Penta Oscuro vs Malakai Black.

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Wrestle Review by Andy Sullivan: Gearing Up for MITB and Forbidden Door

Andy Sullivan — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 18:29:36 +0000

Gunther from Central Perk won the Intercontinental Championship from Ricochet in a little over 5 minutes. I’m surprised they let him last that long. Riddle defeated Sami Zayn to earn the right to get beaten by Roman Reigns next week in a WWE Universal championship match. This match was originally supposed to happen at Money in the Bank. I guess this means we won’t be seeing Roman for a month or so. Are they going to have to expand the time period the contract holder can hold it until he cashes in unsuccessfully against Roman? Of course, he could show up at Summerslam in a six-man with the Uso’s and get cashed in on and lose there. I highly doubt that, though. After Smackdown, I have to wonder what is next for Ricochet? I was shocked they even had him win the Intercontinental title, much less keep it as long as he did. I’m guessing they go back to burying him and putting him in comedy skits for the 24/7 title.

Paige has announced that July 7 will be her last day in WWE. You think Tony Khan has her on speed dial? I would.

This past week, AEW continued its build toward its Forbidden Door pay-per-view with New Japan. Half of the interim AEW Championship match was confirmed in Wednesday’s main event as Jon Moxley defeated Kyle O’Reilly in the main event after KOR won a battle royal at the top of the show. Mox will face the winner of Hiroshi Tanahashi/Hirooki Goto in the final. Adam Page challenged the IWGP champ Okada. Adam Cole inserted himself so it looks like Forbidden Door will feature Cole/Page/Okada for the IWGP championship. Okada must beat Jay White or White is in and Okada is out. I imagine White stays in, though.

Announced earlier on Dynamite was the creation of a new championship: the AEW All-Atlantic Championship will be introduced with the first champion crowned at the pay-per-view. The eight-man tournament is comprised of only international wrestlers. Pac was the first to earn a slot in the final, defeating Buddy Matthews. The inaugural champion will be crowned in a fatal four-way. Forbidden Door later this month is looking pretty good. Spoiler alert: Moxley will win the interim AEW Championship and face CM Punk somewhere down the line to determine the true champion, most likely in a ladder match.

Speaking of ladder matches, Jurassic Express face the Hardy’s and Young Bucks for the AEW tag team titles in a ladder match this Wednesday on Dynamite. That’s huge! It’d be even bigger if the Hardy’s won the gold. That way they could stake claim to being the only team wo win the WWE, WCW, ROH and AEW tag team championships. Or Don Calis returns and helps the Bucks win. Actually I’m thinking we don’t see Don until we see Omega again. Thinking…hoping….same difference.

Whatever you choose to watch, enjoy wrestling. And sometimes you just need to stay off Twitter awhile.

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Wrestle Review/Hell In A Cell preview by: Andy Sullivan

Andy Sullivan — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 22:37:00 +0000

I’ll get to Raw Hell In a Cell in a bit. First, other news and notes. Well, there is ONE Smackdown match. First, let’s talk CM Punk. Last weekend at Double Or Nothing, he beat Hangman Page for the AEW Championship. Five days later, he relinquishes the title because he needs surgery. Well, sort of. The commentary team didn’t exactly do a great job of explaining it. They did explain there will be a battle royal to begin Dynamite with the winner facing #1 contender Jon Moxley for a shot at the interim AEW Championship at Forbidden Door. I understand why they’re doing the interim title thing. That way, when Punk does return, he likely faces the interim champion in a ladder match to determine the true champion. Also Wednesday, Hangman Page faces David Finlay. I’d say this kicks off Page’s decent into being a heel.

AEW Grand Slam will return to Arthur Ashe Stadium, reportedly this September. We already have Blood & Guts coming to Dynamite in a few weeks. Looks like Jericho Appreciation Society vs Mox, Kingston, Danielson, Santana and Ortiz in a rematch from Double Or Nothing will happen at the event. If it’s anything as wild as the first one, it should be insane.

I think WWE will abolish the women’s tag team championships. Plans for a tournament have apparently been scrapped. I’m guessing that, by 2023, the titles will be retired. Lacey Evans was supposed to make her in-ring return Monday. She was nowhere to be found. She’s teased to be on Raw one week and Smackdown the next. Typical WWE booking. Now onto Hell In a Cell.

The no holds barred match between Madcap Moss and Happy Corbin is the lone Smackdown match on this card. I think since Corbin put Moss out for a few weeks after the chair to neck incident, Moss should win. Especially since he looks to be a bit more serious now.

Kevin Owens vs Ezekiel is one match I really don’t care about. Zeke will win.

Judgement Day will defeat AJ Styles, Finn Balor and Liv Morgan. I honestly wouldn’t be shocked if Balor turned and joined Judgement Day.

Bobby Lashley will face Omos and MVP in a handicap match. I say Lashley pins MVP.

United States Champion Theory will successfully defend against Mustafa Ali. I see Miz interfering on Theory’s behalf.

Bianca Belair defends the Raw women’s championship in a triple threat against Becky Lynch and Asuka in what should be a good match. Does a crazed Becky regain the title? I think it’d be a pretty good story if they went that route.

The lone Hell In a Cell match on the card is the third installment of Seth Rollins vs Cody Rhodes, which also happens to be the main event. Cody won at Mania as well as Backlash. This is the kind of match that is worthy of the cell-a real ongoing feud that is needing a conclusion. I actually expect Cody to make it a clean sweep Sunday. If he’s going to suffer his first loss in his return to WWE against Roman Reigns at SummerSlam, he needs to go into the match undefeated. That way Reigns will look even stronger, which is something WWE has done very well. As always, check out my podcast Blendertainment at :

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That’s all for this week. If you’re watching, Enjoy Hell In a Cell!

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