The End of the Glow Era Smackdown opened this week on a depressing note as Naomi was forced to relinquish her title at the request of Daniel Bryan. This was made even more depressing given Bryan’s history of injuries stopping him short. The promo delivered by Naomi in light of this situation was both passionate […]
Kevin Owens: Shakespearean Actor Raw opened this week in a unique fashion as Kevin Owens was in the center of the ring with a spotlight on him literally and figuratively. His suit brought to mind Samoa Joe and Triple H and his promo did the same. Declaring that he has never believed the hype behind […]
The Era of Wyatt Begins Smackdown begun in strong fashion by having Bray Wyatt come out and deliver a promo that seemed as though it had been on his lips for ages. Wyatt completely owned this moment in every possible way: he was decked out in a new maroon jacket and his classic fedora in […]
What a Difference a Year Can Make Raw regrettably kicked off with the Commissioner, Stephanie McMahon, entering the ring to kick off the show where she began to run down Mick Foley (again) and further make her more hated without an inevitable comeuppance to look forward to as per usual. Roman Reigns then interrupted her […]
A Hot Crowd Makes For A Hot Segment Smackdown kicked off this week with Daniel Bryan returning to the same arena he announced his retirement in almost a year ago and delivering an emotional promo before being interrupted by The Miz. It is still amazing how Bryan is probably the most over guy in the […]
Introducing Samoa Joe, The Destroyer The show properly began with Stephanie and Mick Foley formally introducing Samoa Joe after his attack on Seth Rollins last week, and having him officially sign a Raw contract. The tension between Stephanie and Foley before Joe came out allowed Foley to show some more great character work but the […]
