Smackllision Review Weekend Round Up 12.1 to 14.1.2024

Intro

With the Royal Rumble, just two weeks away, at the time of writing. I have to say, this Is my second favourite time of year to be a wrestling fan. And over the past couple of years, this has amplified. From. Cm Punk, and. Mjf, having a flawless war of words, to. Stone Cold Steve Austin coming out of retirement, to shatter that glass one more time, and then there was everything that caused. The Bloodline to help bring WWE back to prominance. From now until early april Is going to be a very Interesting time, With many questions to be asked. Will Sting win his final Match? Who will Punk face at Mania? And Importantly, will. Cody finish his. Never Ending Story, with the looming threat of Dwayne, hanging In a rather concerning background. As a lifelong wrestling fan. I'm living In fascinating, strange times. And I'm all here for It. Let the good times roll I say.

Smackdown

Grayson Waller vs Cameron Grimes

This Match never Happened. Because just as Cameron Grimes, made his way to the ring, he was taken out by. The Bloodline. Paul Heyman took to the mic, to play the game of, pin everything on Nick Aldis. Nick Confirmed that the Fatal 4 way Match Is going ahead. And then put. Jimmy, and. Solo In a 3 on 2 Handicap Match against, Reigns opponents. Randy Orton. LA Knight, and. Aj Styles, for the main event. I thought the dialogue between both men wasn't great, and the fact that this was pulled out, Into an episode long through story, to see whether they can find anyone to join them, to make It a 3 way tag Match. Was utterly tedious. And one other thing. Am I the only person, who thinks that. WWE have dropped the ball with Cameron Grimes. I mean, you don't bring someone up from NXT, and do nothing with them. Mind you, the scenile old p****, who had to resign In disgrace, did this all the time.  

 Garza and Humberto vs Jaquin Wilde and Cruise Del Toro

This Match needed more time to breathe. It felt very short, yet It had a lot crammed Into It. From Del Toro taking a flying trip, taking out Humberto, the exchanges being well timed. And. Carlito, and. Santos Escobar, having a tussle In the crowd. Even though, like I said. It needed more time, this Match was fun. Garza and Humberto got the win, by rolling up Wilde, whilst holding the ropes, Garza and Humberto, are not just sexy bastards, their cheating bastards.

Carmelo Hayes meets Nick Aldis

Carmelo Hayes, was spotted In the office of Smackdown general Manager. Nick Aldis, that was until they were Interrupted by. Grayson Waller, and. Austin Theory. This played Into Waller, and. Hayes History from NXT. Aldis booked him to face Theory later on In the show. Ok look I'm going to address the elephant In the room. The Match was called off premature, after both men were knocked sideways, when Theory tried to do a scissor attempt. This was a total accident, and both men need support, and not critisism. Accidents happen, their not doing ballet, what they are doing Is a two way dance, In which when their adrenaline Is flowing, It does leave room for something that Is snug, to unravel. My thoughts go out to both men, and I hope neither one Is out for too long.

Logan Paul segment

Logan Paul threatens to sue Kevin Owens. KO, answered this back later on. So Logan Paul wants to take. KO, to court because the cast that's on his hand, resembles. Mel Gibson, a. Lethal Weapon. Now that's what I call, the pot calling the kettle black. Bitcoin anyone.

Bianca Belair vs Bayley

Given their history. I was expecting something special, but what I got, was a moderately paced, formulaic. TV Match. From Belair hitting a flying press onto Bayley. Belair using her hair to have some fun with Bayley. The Damage Ctrl leader ( for now ) ate some turnbuckle, on two occassions. Both ladies showed their brilliant chemistry, which helped the Match breathe. But It was Bianca, who took the win, after. Bayleys loneliness got the better of her, when the rest of. Damage Ctrl, did not help her. This allowed. Belair, to hit her with a kod, for the win. This was far to story based for my liking. Damage Ctrl are definately going to become the. No Bayleys club.

Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits segment

Bobby Lashley, and. The Street Profits came out. And called out. Karrion Kross, and his new gaggle of p*****. They were met by a creepy vingnette, I hated this segment. I felt cheap, lazy, and unwanted. Now don't get me wrong, the old school fan In me from when I was a kid, Loves the fact that. Paul what a rush Ellering Is back on my TV, I just don't have a lot of time for Karrion Kross. Scarlett, and of course. The Aop. The Final Testement, That's Is one of the worst wrestling group names, that I have ever heard.

Randy Orton, LA Knight, and. Aj Styles vs Solo Sikoa, and. Jimmy Uso

This yet another over story saturated Match, from Its episode long through story, to this. A formulaic TV Match, that left me with more questions, than It did answers. The action was decent, but overall, not something I wolud not choose to watch again. Randy got taken out In the early going by. Solo Sikoa. And came back later on. Making It a 3 on 2 Match again. Randy led them to the win, by targeting Jimmy Uso. All three men then went to school on him, and his younger brother. Both men ate steel step sandwiches, as the babyfaces evened the scores, sending a clear message to Roman. Were coming, and were not backing down.

Aew Collision

Adam Copelands Open Challenge

Adam Copeland started off the show, with his Cope Ope, and who took up the challenge, none other than. Lee Moriarty. Moriarty, who was walked out by Shane Taylor, who came out with a load of talk, that he could not back up. I didn't like this Match. It felt predictable. But when you think about It, even though Copeland facing Christian Cage Is the end goal. The main goal Is to give back to the Industry, by helping the future. Let me explain. Back In 2015. John Cena had a critically acclaimed open challenge. At that point Hollywood was a glimmer In John's eye, because executives, were looking at Vince Mcmahons golden multi coloured goose. His open Challenge was an Industry benchmark, for how to bring up young talent, with. Kevin Owens. Pac, and. Samy Zayn, all benefiting from, big time Johns rub. Adam Copeland Is In that phase of his career, where It looks like he Is taking talent to one side, to work with them, In order to make them better. Even though the Match was predictable. I don't think Its right to slam a Match, when the heart of It, Is In the right place. Copeland won with his version of the crippler crossface. He then called out Christian Cage In the aftermath, calling for his scrawny ass.

Sammy Guevara and Chris Jericho segment

Sammy Guevara, and. Chris Jericho, had a backstage segment ahead of their, Tag Team Championship Match against. Big Bill, and. Ricky Starks, and during this segment. I kept thinking. Is Kevin Dunn now All Elite. Now I have to address the elephant In the room. ( again ) Given all of the serious accusations, that are circulating about Chris Jericho at the moment In time. I don't think It's a good Idea to have Chris on TV.

Brian Cage and the Gates Of Agony vs The Righteous and Lance Archer

Brian Cage and the Gates Of Agony, beat. Lance Archer, and. The Righteous. To retain her ROH Trios Championships. The Match was fun, not great, but fun. Prince Nana got laid out by. Jake Roberts, Nana then called out Bullet Club, for a Match on Dynamite this week. Later on In the show. Jay White, and. The Gunn Club accepted the Challenge. So we we've got a Trios Championship this week on Dynamite. Sounds good.

Preston Vance segment

Because his Match with Orange Cassidy, on. Battle Of The Belts, which followed this show. Preston Vance Is being watched by. Roderick Strong.

Dustin Rhodes vs Willie Mack

Dustin Rhodes beat Willie Mack. In a flat TV Match. He was then Interviewed by. Renee Paquette, and he was Interrupted by. Christian Cage. Nick Wayne, and his mum, who's got It going on, came Into shot. Everyone's favourite stand up guy, said that, said he does not approve of the company that he keeps, in the same way that a father would. And just like that, he brought up his dead dad. The American Dream Dusty Rhodes. Dustin then challenged him, to put his belt on the line, this. Wednesday on. Dynamite. Tony Khan later on confirmed this. The Match was a throwaway thing. But what we've got coming sounds good.

Hook segment

Hook was seen showing up to the arena, and he wants a Match tonight. Tony Khan later on granted this.

Hangman Adam Page vs Jd Drake

Hangman Adam Page, beat. Jd Drake In a Match that was a physical entertaining slugfest. From Anthony Henry, punting Hangman In the head. Hangman getting win with a well timed buckshot lariot, to him celebrating at ringside with his family. The Match was a good TV Match.

Deona Purrazzo vs Red Velvet

Deona Purrazzo, beat. Red Velvet In a solid TV Match. I liked this for Purrazzos debut Match. And. Red Velvet was a perfect opponent to give her the best counteraction. In my fantasy booking brain. I want Deona to face. Britt Baker. Tai Melo, and. Thunder Rosa. ( please booking gods ) Because, just think of the Mone, that she could make.

Hook vs Kevin Mathews

Hook wrecked newcomer Kevin Mathews. In a squash Match, that makes sense. Hook will face Samoa Joe on Wednesdays Dynamite. So In order to make him look strong, this was a clever Idea.

The House Of Black vs Daniel Garcia and Ftr

From Daddy Magic on Commentary, to the mindgames that. Garcia, and. Ftr showed to their counterparts. The physicality was deep routed In emotion, that never came out, until the midway point. This helped the story have time to breathe. The near falls were well timed, this Match was a fun half hour, that flew by. Dax, and. Cash paid homage to. The Steiner Brothers. In a flawless exchange. Both teams Insyncness was clearly evident here, but It was The House Of Black, that got the win with a blackmas, that lead Into a stomp.

Overview Of The Weekend

If I'm being honest, both main shows, this weekend were hard to get through. smackdown to me was a major let down, and. Aew Collision, felt more like Aew Saturday Night Heat, unlike what we have come to expect from. Aew's. Saturday night offering.

This Weeks Friday Night Smackdown Is a mid 5/10. And. Aew Collision by Aew's Standards Is mid 7/10. 

Monday Night Raw Review will be out, this. Tuesday evening.