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It’s a night of returns and championship shuffling on NXT. Now with more William Regal!

It’s a rare episode of Raw that follows a pay-per-view but also serves as a go-home show for the next one. What were the schedule-makers thinking?

Need something to tide you over between NXT TakeOver XXX and SummerSlam? Well, I’ve got you covered for at least five minutes.

Everything falls into place on this final NXT before TakeOver 30, including punter Pat McAfee showing up with actual football players.

It’s the last Raw before SummerSlam and the last one at the Performance Center. Can we still call it a go-home show if we never leave the house anymore?

You want storyline development, increased stakes, and a great use of an old school match gimmick? Well, SmackDown is the place to be. Yes, that SmackDown.

Two big returns on NXT this week: Velveteen Dream and fireballs to the face!

Ah, WWE Monday Night Raw: come for the young man caning, stay for the old man punting. Also featuring a 75-year-old man’s idea of Antifa.

Sorry for no recap last week and a delay on this week’s. Sometimes life gets in the way of watching the most skip-able of wrestling shows. Then they bring out chainsaws…

Hey. You guys like NXT, right? Good. Read this.

This week saw the return of Shane McMahon and he brought Raw Underground with him. Just like Kurt Russell in Tombstone, Hell’s comin’ with him.

Here’s an excerpt of what’s waiting for you on NXT this week: “Balor and Thatcher pound each other while Lumis watches.” You’re welcome.

Where else but Raw can you get pay-per-view rematches that are only slightly changed, ninjas getting decimated, and not one but two Nia Jax/Shayna Baszler brawl segments?

Let’s see if SmackDown can build on the improvement they showed in last week’s episode. It’s not like they’re going to have an Irish guy fight in a pub. *check notes* Oh God.

We are officially on the road to NXT TakeOver 30. I still can’t believe that NXT has been around for 30 years. Wait, it hasn’t?

It’s a brand new episode of RAW featuring Shelton Benjamin winning a title, Christian being mad at Randy Orton, and Ron Simmons saying something other than DAMN! Did they think we wouldn’t notice a replay from 15 years ago?

It’s the final SmackDown before the longest named pay-per-view in WWE history. Let’s rip this Band-Aid off together, shall we?

Who’s ready for a wrestling show that actually has wrestling? And storylines that end with a smooth transition into the next one? Then NXT is the place to be!

It’s the go-home Raw before The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, the lesser-known cousin of The Americana at Brand (shout out @americanamemes).

After this week, I’m questioning if I should even bother continuing with SmackDown. Read on to see what garbage they presented that has pushed me to the breaking point.

It’s night two of the Great American Bash. Just like the buttheads still firing off fireworks, WWE keeps the patriotic party going after the 4th of July.

This episode of Raw consists of myriad returns, a revamped championship belt, and impromptu matches with wrestlers in various stages of dress.

It’s a surprisingly non-jingoistic episode of SmackDown leading into the 4th of July weekend. They even let the Japanese guy win for once!

It’s Night 1 of the Great American Bash. WWE definitely had this in the works before AEW announced a 2-night Fyter Fest that also started on Wednesday, so says the hypothetical WWE employee I asked.

It’s another fast-paced episode of Raw. It has to be fast-paced because if they stop treading water, WWE will sink. Let me be your flotation device!

After reports of possibly 30 positive COVID-19 cases at the Performance Center, the WWE decides to hold a tribute to the Undertaker. Let’s toast the Deadman with a deadly virus!

One last episode of WWE TV before a dozen cases of COVID-19 shut them down. They are shutting down, right? Guys? Guys!?!

Who’s excited for four championship matches? What if I told you they took up fewer than thirty minutes of this three-hour show?

The WWE isn’t going to let a little case of COVID-19 or the accusations against the guy they’ve been promoting for weeks keep them from continuing with the show.

It’s storyline advancement day at NXT. Come see where your favorite main eventers end up as the undercard does all the wrestling. Also, Bayley and Sasha Banks are here.

This edition of Raw was the closest thing to Attitude Era I’ve seen in a while, and not in a bad way. Read on for everything that happened in this busy episode.

This week we get a powerful Black Lives Moment and a MOTY candidate, but also, pee jokes. I watch so you don’t have to!

Let’s bask in the glow of a post-TakeOver episode of NXT, complete with creepy caricatures and a giant timepiece not connected to Flavor Flav.

It’s the last Raw before Backlash. Let’s see if the WWE can avoid any before heading into the weekend.

It’s Friday night; you know what that means. Wait, you don’t? Oh, well, keep reading to find out!

It’s time for NXT, still the beautiful oasis in the middle of WWE’s story desert.

It’s Monday Night Raw, the “Hey, at least we aren’t doing a DUI gimmick” edition.

After two good shows this week, WWE tries my patience with a drunk driving angle (using a known substance abuser) and four examples of good guys being crappy. Enjoy!

This week’s NXT features fired wrestlers, a fighting pit, and some missing teeth. Just another day for us Floridians. Let’s talk about it, shall we?

I’m back, six weeks after the massive cuts at WWE sapped the last ounce of strength I had for covering the weekly shows. But I feel refreshed now and you’re stuck with me again.

April 15th brought the annual WWE spring cleaning, the time after WrestleMania where multiple members of the roster get their walking papers.

It’s a week’s worth of WWE recaps, just in time for a two-day, no-audience WrestleMania. I’m just doing my part to keep everybody entertained. Are you not entertained?!?

Get ready for the weirdest episode of Raw ever. And that includes the one where Triple H dressed as Kane and pretended to sex a corpse.

SmackDown joins NXT (and likely Raw) in being held at the Performance Center in Orlando. Filming every show in O-town worked for WCW and TNA, right? Right?!?

Due to a scheduling conflict and Full Sail’s inability to budge, NXT takes place this week from inside the Performance Center. Counterprogram against that, AEW!

Time to promote WrestleMania whole hog. Shill, superstars, shill!

The Elimination Chamber emanates from Philadelphia, PA on Sunday. I hear the combatants will be Pat’s, Geno’s, John’s Roast Pork, Tony Luke’s, Jim’s, and Campo’s.

The WWE is on the Road to WrestleMania, except for a pit stop in Philly for Elimination Chamber, which they are still adding matches to.

This week’s NXT is an episode full of pre-tapes, bookended by cage matches. It’s a roller coaster of emotion!

Raw is in Brooklyn, so you know the crowd is going to be hot. That may also translate into them chanting for a woman to be RKOed, but that’s to be expected.

Raw is in Winnipeg for the first time in 15 years. Good for WWE that they are doing all of these Canada shows, but why in February?

Phoenix/Glendale hosts this episode of SmackDown because it’s too big for one Arizona city to handle. Or maybe that’s just what they want us to think…

It’s the first episode after NXT Takeover: Portland, which the Internet has declared one of the five best Takeovers ever. Keep reading to find out why.

The state of Washington is home to Raw this week. No word on if William Regal will be returning with his lumberjack-adjacent gimmick or not.

SmackDown takes off to the Great White North with a show in Vancouver, BC for the first time in decades. I guess they didn’t learn from Raw’s snowy adventures in SLC.

It’s the go-home show for NXT Takeover: Portland, available exclusively on the WWE Network. Can I have a job now, WWE?

California knows how to party. At the very least they know how to bandage necks with chunks taken out of them. Intrigued? Then read on!

California’s Bay Area is hosting Friday Night SmackDown, which I assume is their punishment for the 49ers losing the Super Bowl.

Charlotte comes back to Full Sail and someone gets a haircut. You can’t get that kind of entertainment over in AEW.

There’s a blizzard in Salt Lake City, but the fans went around knocking on every door until they were allowed in, so the show must go on.

Groundhog Day comes early as we get rematches from both last week’s SmackDown and the Royal Rumble. WWE knows they have more than a dozen wrestlers on their roster, right?

NXT looks to build on star-making performances at Worlds Collide and Royal Rumble. Join me, won’t you?

San Antonio is the home of Shawn Michaels and Monday Night Raw this week. I’m ready for the Alamo Basement Death Match between Pee Wee and Francis.

Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX is the home to this year’s Royal Rumble. I have confirmation that the only signs that will be stolen are the pro-AEW ones that security is going to confiscate.

Dallas is the site for the go-home SmackDown before the Royal Rumble. Pray for Senior Official John Cone, since we know how much Mark Cuban hates refs.

Another Wednesday, another fantastic episode of NXT. Don’t believe me? Read on!

Kansas is the site of the final Raw before Royal Rumble. Pray we can get through the show without one Wizard of Oz reference by Jerry Lawler. Note: Apologies to those who depend on me for their wrestling updates. I didn’t get to watch SmackDown until Monday afternoon, so I skipped the recap last week. It’s okay, you didn’t miss much. Monday Night Raw starts […]

NXT rolls on with the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, a Cruiserweight banger, and a battle royal to name the #1 contender for the Women’s title.

Lexington, KY is the site of the latest episode of Monday Night Raw. Can WWE continue its streak of enjoyable episodes of Raw? Can they avoid any and all Kentucky Derby puns? Is the grass really blue?

Time for a perfectly cromulent episode of Friday Night SmackDown, including John Morrison and a returning Robert Roode. See? Perfectly cromulent.

It’s the opening round of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament, featuring invaders from across the pond.

It’s the honeymoon edition of Monday Night Raw, coming to us from scenic Oklahoma City, OK. Do you like commercials? Then you’re in the right place. 

The first Friday Night SmackDown of 2020 emanates from Memphis, TN, home of The King of Rock and The King of Wrestling. All we get, though, is King Corbin.

The people of Hartford, CT get to experience the joy of a wrestling wedding, the one thing that is sacred and never interrupted during a show. Enjoy, if you dare!

Apparently they do these SmackDown things every Friday? I guess I’ll keep covering them, including this 12/27/19 edition from Detroit, MI.

It’s a surprisingly fun Christmas Day edition of NXT, split between Brooklyn, NY and Full Sail University in Orlando, FL.

Here is this week’s recap of Monday Night Raw, “live” from Des Moines, IA.

Please enjoy the first edition of A Room with a Review, chronicling the 12/20/19 holiday edition of Friday Night Smackdown.

Like most Northerners who have a second home in Florida, WWE is heading to Canada for the summer. This Sunday is SummerSlam, live from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

The world of professional wrestling received a huge shot in the arm this past weekend thanks to Cody Rhodes and the official debut of All Elite Wrestling (AEW).

Inspired by my decision to include who should win vs. who will win in my WrestleMania preview, I’ve decided to continue with that format for all WWE and NXT events. Behold, Shopping at the Should/Will – Money in the Bank 2019:

This Sunday, April 7th, WWE presents WrestleMania 35 from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Here are my thoughts on who should win each match, and who will ultimately win each match. André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Who should win? Braun Strowman Strowman needs something to get his heat back after the WWE squandered any momentum he had last year. While a comedy […]

The last stop on the Road to WrestleMania is Fastlane, which will take place this Sunday, March 10th, in Cleveland, Ohio. Below are my predictions for each match and how the outcome may affect WrestleMania: Andrade (w/ Zelina Vega) vs. Rey Mysterio Picking back up on a feud that was hot in January, but kind of forgotten in February, Andrade and Mysterio will be facing […]

The WWE announced on Thursday that Raymond James Stadium in Tampa would be the location of WrestleMania 36 on April 5th, 2020. This will be the fourth time that the annual event has been held in Florida (Orlando in 2008 & 2017, Miami in 2012), but the first time it will emanate from one of the most important cities in the history of the sport. […]

This Sunday, the WWE will be holding it’s annual Royal Rumble event, emanating from Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ. The Rumble has always been my favorite of their pay-per-view shows, as there are so many stories being told in one match, often featuring surprise entrants, either nostalgia acts or current superstars returning from injury. The Royal Rumble is also known as the “first stop on […]