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There’s the line of thinking. Every now and then, you see something in wrestling that does not make a ton of sense. It can leave wrestling fans sitting around wondering what is going on and what the company is thinking. That was the case earlier this summer with one of the highest profile moments in a long time, and now we know more about how the thinking went.
Back at Summerslam, Becky Lynch made her return after a sixteen month absence and defeated Bianca Belair in 26 seconds to win the SmackDown Women’s Title. Lynch appeared on the Out Of Character podcast and discussed the match, including why it was a short squash. Lynch explained that WWE did not want to damage Belair, which would have been the case had they had a long match where Belair just lost. Instead, the idea was to have Belair lose so fast, leaving fans to think that Belair was cheated and want to see her get her revenge. Belair will face Lynch and Sasha Banks for the title at Crown Jewel next week.
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They’re not done yet. There are several stories that can be told in wrestling and some of them involve all kinds of different characters. While there are so many options out there, you can often find something that is not exactly traditional. That seems to be the case again as a Monday Night Raw star is feuding with someone she is highly unlikely to face in the ring.
Last week’s Monday Night Raw saw the beginnings of a feud between broadcaster Corey Graves and Dana Brooke, with Graves trashing Brooke’s in-ring work. Brooke responded on social media, saying that she was not going to pat attention. Brooke was in action again this week, with Graves saying she should ignore him and focus on her in-ring work. The match went the same for Brooke, who lost to Shayna Baszler for the second week in a row.
Brooke has been having a rough time as of late. Check out what she has been doing in the ring:
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They’re new. Despite having a huge roster, WWE is one constantly needing to make changes to keep things fresh. Sometimes you need to bring in someone new, or at least give them something different to make things fresh. That can come in a few ways, and that seems to be the case with a pair of wrestlers. This time though, we only know who one of them is.
Vignettes for two wrestlers aired during this week’s NXT. The first saw someone shoveling dirt into a grave and talking about how the old had to die so the new could come. There is no word on who this is, but they are expected to debut at Halloween Havoc. Later, a vignette aired advertising that Solo Sikoa was coming soon. Sikoa is the younger brother of the Usos, who was signed in August. There is no word on when he will debut.
These things could be interesting. Check out the vignettes plus some other NXT debuts:
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We’re still growing. NXT is in the middle of some major changes and those are going to continue to take place for the time being. The brand has been completely relaunched and after a few weeks, it is time for their first major show later this month with Halloween Havoc on October 26, meaning the show is going to need to be stacked. It grew quite a bit this week.
Two new titles matches were announced for Halloween Havoc during this week’s edition of NXT. First, Io Shirai and Zoey Stark will defend their NXT Women’s Tag Team Titles against Toxic Attraction’s Gigi Dolin/Jacy Jayne and Indi Hartwell/Persia Pirotta in a triple threat match. Hartwell and Pirotta had issued a challenge but Toxic Attraction interrupted, setting up a brawl which led to the announcement. Second, Toxic Attraction’s Mandy Rose will challenge Raquel Gonzalez for the NXT Women’s Title. Gonzalez accepted the challenge, but wanted it to take place in a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match.
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Meet the new one. There are a a fair few titles in NXT and the promotion has done a nice job making them feel important. Some of the titles seem to mean more than others, but someone wearing a belt still has a lot of impact in NXT. That is something that can be quite hard to do but NXT has managed to make it happen. Now they are getting the chance to do it with someone new.
This week’s NXT featured a main event of Isaiah Scott defending the North American Title against Carmelo Hayes. Scott successfully defended the title, but Carmelo Hayes attacked him after the match and cashed in his Breakout Tournament victory for an instant title shot. Hayes went on to win the title, earning his first championship in NXT. The win comes as Scott has been drafted to SmackDown as part of Hit Row.
Hayes is a fresh star. Check out what he can do in the ring:
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The battle rages on. One of the most interesting stories in wrestling over the last two years has been the battle between WWE and AEW. The two promotions have been fighting it out, including a year and a half long battle on Wednesday nights. WWE’s NXT eventually backed out, leaving AEW as the only game in town on Wednesdays. There are other nights of the week though and now we are going to see another one off battle.
During an interview on WFAN Sports Radio, AEW President Tony Khan announced that AEW will be presenting a special Buy In show this week before Rampage goes on the air. The show will feature a pair of matches, including Bryan Danielson vs. Minoru Suzuki and Bobby Fish vs. Lee Moriarty, as announced by Khan via Twitter. The show will air against the second hour of this week’s WWE SmackDown.
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NXT
Date: October 12, 2021
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Beth Phoenix, Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph
It’s another big night this time around as we have Santos Escobar challenging Isaiah Scott for the North American Title. Given that Scott and company have been Drafted to SmackDown, there might not be the most drama on this one. Maybe they have a curve ball for us, but that might not be a good idea. Let’s get to it.
Earlier today, Legado del Fantasma jumped Hit Row and kidnapped everyone but Isaiah Scott.
Opening sequence.
Joe Gacy is in the ring and says that Tommaso Ciampa holding the NXT Title means untold unbalance. Tonight, Gacy will beat the walking example of toxic masculinity and championship privilege. He represents all of his Snowflakes and is ready to inject himself into the championship match at Halloween Havoc.
Tommaso Ciampa vs. Joe Gacy Non-title but if Gacy wins, he is added to the NXT Title match in two weeks. Ciampa knocks him aroun..

Jay White’s recent activities in the United States have heightened his overall exposure for professional wrestling fans. Many of those fans may not follow The Switchblade on a full time basis, mostly because they perhaps do not subscribe to New Japan World.
But now they’re getting just a taste of what The Bullet Club leader is capable of when he’s at his best. Jay is 5-0 in singles matches since his July arrival in America and he’s still untouchable on the mic as well. But despite how good White looks, Tama Tonga seems none too happy and may be on his way to taking the power back from King Switch.
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The Shadow Leadership The dynamic of The Bullet Club is intriguing, to say the least. Tama is a founding member of the group, which has become arguably the most dominant in pro wrestling history. Much of that is thanks to his work, both as a character and in the ring. Tama is real. He’s as real as they come and he’s never been shy about reminding..

That’s a special one. There are all kinds of awards and accomplishments that can be won during a wrestler’s career, but it is rare to see anything that acknowledges their entire career. A championship reign usually only looks at a small portion of their career, as the title reign will end one day. It means a lot to see someone’s entire career recognized and that is the case again.
Over the weekend at Knockouts Knockdown, Impact Wrestling announced that Awesome Kong will be inducted into the company’s Hall of Fame at Bound For Glory on October 23. Christy Hemme returned to announce the induction, with Kong appearing and dedicating her induction to Daffney, who passed away last month. Kong wrestled for Impact Wrestling in multiple stints, where she is a two time Knockouts Champion and a one time Knockouts Tag Team Champion. She also worked in Japan, Ring of Honor, AEW and briefly in WWE before announcing her retirement in August of this year.
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I’d say he has earned it. There are a lot of wrestlers on the WWE roster and it takes quite the performance to really stand out. That makes it all the more impressive when someone makes it work, which has been the case with Roman Reigns. With a year plus reign as Universal Champion, it is clear that reigns is at the top of his game. Now we might have an idea of what that means going forward.
According to Wrestlingnews.co, Reigns is expected to retain the Universal Title over Brock Lesnar at Crown Jewel on October 21. WWE is said to be very happy with Reigns’ work as champion, as well as how strong his merchandise sales have been. Reigns has held the title since August 30, 2020 and is not expected to lose the title until sometime next year at the earliest.
Reigns is a different kind of champion. Check out what he has been doing as of late:
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Death Before Dishonor 2021
Date: September 12, 2021
Location: 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Caprice Coleman
It’s back to pay per view and it’s actually out of Baltimore for a change. As tends to be the case in Ring of Honor, the show has not exactly been built up well, but the company has the ability to throw out a bunch of stuff and make it work. The main event is a four way elimination match for the World Title so let’s get to it.
In Memory of Daffney. That’s a nice touch.
Pre-Show: Honor Rumble
Fifteen man Royal Rumble with ninety second intervals and the winner gets a future World Title shot. Brian Johnson is in at #1 (and gets to talk about how amazing Philadelphia, his hometown, really is) and Brian Milonas is in at #2. The fans are behind Johnson, which has commentary very confused. The much bigger Milonas grabs a front facelock and takes him over to the ropes as he thinks this is a Pure Rules match. Johnson has to escape but it’s Beer C..

I guess they had something better to do. This year, WWE is trying a new concept with the Queen’s Crown Tournament. The tournament is the female version of the King of the Ring and will begin and end on the same day. This is the first time the company has ever run such a tournament and the first round has ended. It just might not be as popular as WWE expected for one specific reason.
The first round of the Queen’s Crown Tournament featured four matches, with the longest lasting 3:04. The four matches combined to last eight minutes and twelve seconds. By comparison, the first four rounds of the King of the Ring tournament lasted over thirty nine minutes combined. Any of the four matches would have been longer than the four women’s matches put together. The shorter women’s matches has led to some discontent backstage. The semifinals are scheduled to take place on the next editions of SmackDown and Monday Night Raw, with the finals on October 21 at Crown Jewel.
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