Episode 61 - Eight Away from 69! WWE and AEW News

The Brothers of Discussion go over the big press conference for
AEW. Sure, it was exciting, but did it really need to happen? They
also go over whether RAW is really making changes, with the return
of Hulk Hogan and John Cena, the fact that SmackDown was the best
show for the WWE this week, and your official NXT UK TakeOver
Blackpool Preview! Show Notes AEW Very silly presentation by AEW
Felt like someone who wants attention so they post on social media
that they’re going to start a new diet Unless I’m mistaken, they
weren’t in need of any more investors Very excited that Mr.
Garrison from South Park was the master of ceremonies Pac and Chris
Jericho were fun, and Billy Gunn is a producer They need about 6
more Chris Jerichos (not Tye Dillinger, not the Revival, Y2J’s) NXT
Johnny Gargano gets his match with Ricochet As if we didn’t know it
was coming DIY keeps getting the hints and the nods Aleister gets
the Undertaker treatment, with lights going out, all non-Aleisters
poo their pants over his music, actually, being projected on the
jumbotron, he looked like the garage scene from “IT”, playing the
role of Pennywise Bianca Belair sends Nikki Cross to the main
roster on her back Tag Team division appears to be growing again
Street Profits are back, and they got to open doors for 10 minutes
Aichner and Barthel get a victory, yay! Or should i say, NEIN! War
Raiders between poop out of Undisputed Era EC3 says goodbye with
Adam Cole’s kneeprint on his skull NXT UK Gallus vs Mustache
Mountain and Pete Dunne 30-minute epic Camera work screwed up some
false finishes Ligero vs Joseph Conners Looks like El Generico vs
the Wolfman from Harry Potter Ligero wins with a spinning DDT Tyler
Bate corkscrew 1080 off the top rope Joe Coffey gets the pin...will
Blackpool follow main roster 50/50 booking NXT UK TAKEOVER
BLACKPOOL Rhea Ripley (c) v Toni Storm for the NXT UK WOmen’s
CHampionship Pete Dunne (c) v Joe Coffey of Gallus for the NXT UK
Championship Moustache Mountain v Zack Gibson and James Drake 1st
NXT UK Champions ((Grizzled Young Veterans, wtf?) Dave Mastiff v
Eddie Dennis Travis Banks (Kiwi Buzzsaw) v Jordan Devlin (the Finn
Balor trainee) RAW Fuckin Hulk Hogan has an emotional promo Still
bad idea Great way to send Hogan off into the sunset Revival vs
Gable and Roode is a good wrestling Do we care? Can it get to
Uso/New Day/Bar level? Everything else really sucked Elias and
Corbin Brock and Strowman Mixed Tag with Apollo and Moon vs Mahal
and Alicia Fox Moment of Bliss Rollins and Ambrose Cena + Rollins +
Finn was kind of kewl, but a reminder we’re back to people
declaring themselves into the Rumble instead of earning it :(
SmackDown Live Daniel Bryan makes us all feel bad, not me though, I
had vegan chicken nuggets for dinner Rey and Mustafa Ali vs Samoa
Joe and Almas Pretty god damn good/Almas can even make Mysterio
look good The Bar and Usos deliver AGAIN Nakamura and Rusev is
really good I think Nakamura looks more like the rockstar again
Great storyline showing the heel being correct about the
accusations being thrown When are Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair
going to get arrested for stealing another show? Are all of the new
characters debuting at Royal Rumble? The “New Watch” continues…
Matt, ongoing segments: Evolution of Royal Rumble Picks Tally of
“New” things on Raw and Smackdown after plummeting ratings