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Ring of Honor
Date: August 11, 2021
Location: UMBC Event Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Commentators: Caprice Coleman, Ian Riccaboni
We are still firmly in middle of the Women’s Title tournament, which dominated last week’s show. That meant a kind of hit or miss collection of matches, as you can only get so far with a bunch of wrestlers we haven’t seen before having short matches. While it wasn’t bad, it was lacking some interest, which hopefully is here this time. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
We look at Allysin Kay defeating Willow to advance on the non-televised show.
Quinn McKay says she has come up short time after time and that is because of the Allure. Now it is her last shot and it is guaranteed to be one on one. Now she is getting her chance to thank the fans by beating Mandy Leon.
Mandy Leon thinks this is rigged because McKay has lost her two matches but is in the tournament anyway. Why is McKay here with one of the founding mothers of the division? No worries as she’..

Dynamite
Date: August 18, 2021
Location: Fertitta Center, Houston, Texas
Commentators: Excalibur, Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone
We’re still on the way to both All Out and the First Dance, meaning we could be in for an interesting night. AEW knows how to put on a good show out of nowhere and things were a little bit flat last week. There is a good chance that they can come up with something big here, as Kenny Omega is not going to be happy with losing to Christian Cage last week. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Commentary previews the card.
Here are Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston but 2.0 and Daniel Garcia jump them in the crowd. 2.0 wants Sting and Darby Allin right now.
Sting/Darby Allin vs. 2.0 Texas Tornado rules and Allin jumps 2.0 from behind with the skateboard. The running charges in the corner rock 2.0 and it’s time for the brawl to head into the crowd. They make it up to what looks like a VIP area with Daniel Garcia getting in on the beating. 2.0 lifts Allin up into a piece o..

The countdown is on. There are certain wrestlers on the WWE roster who are not going to show up every single week. WWE brings in a few wrestlers only for special appearances, which can make for some pretty cool moments. As a result, it can feel like a big deal when you get to see them around, and now we know how many more times we are going to get to see one of the big legends.
Goldberg was the guest on this week’s edition of the Bump to promote his match against WWE Champion Bobby Lashley at Summerslam. During the interview, Goldberg mentioned that he only has two matches left on his current WWE contract. This would mean that he has one remaining match after his match on Saturday. There is no word on if WWE will be signing him to a new deal. Since returning to WWE in 2016, Goldberg has wrestled nine matches, often wrestling twice a year.
Goldberg has been a force since he came back. Check out some of his recent matches:
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The turnover continues. WWE has been undergoing a lot of changes in recent months and there is nothing to suggest that they are over. In addition to the massive roster changes, WWE has been making some adjustments backstage, which can shake things up in a big way. That seems to be the case again, but this time around, things might be a little bit more positive.
According to PWInsider.com, both Molly Holly and Shawn Daivari are now working full time for WWE as producers. Holly has been working with WWE on a trial basis since May of this year. Daivari was let go as a producer in 2020 but was brought back earlier this year as WWE announced their return to live events. Daivari is also a regular wrestler outside of WWE, wrestling for both the NWA and Impact Wrestling within the last month. It is not clear if he will be allowed to continue his in-ring career.
These are some interesting additions. Check out what they could do in the ring:
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That’s good to hear. As has always been the case in wrestling, every possible issue can often come up. It could be anything from an injury to travel problems to creative differences and all points in between. Sometimes something happens that causes a match to fall apart, but it can all work out in the end. That seems to be the case this time again in quite the relief.
According to PWInsider.com, both Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair have been medically cleared for this Saturday’s Summerslam, where Banks will be challenging Belair for the SmackDown Women’s Title. This comes after both women were held off of live events on Saturday and Sunday for “unforeseen circumstances”. It is still unclear why the two of them missed the shows.
There is a history here. Check out how we got to the Summerslam match:
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Opinion: That is quite the relief, not just for the match ..

Main Event
Date: August 12, 2021
Location: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Kevin Patrick, Byron Saxton
This show continues to vex me but the last few weeks have taken away some of the fun that it can offer. They are getting back into the funk that has a tendency to stick around for years around here and I’m not sure if we are going to see it broken up anytime soon. At least the Summerslam build should be….let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Aliyah vs. Dakota Kai Kai is suddenly a face here, even with commentary explaining her issues with Raquel Gonzalez. They trade waistlocks to start and Aliyah doesn’t seem impressed, even as she hides in the ropes. Back up and Kai takes her down by the arm, setting up a running dropkick for two. Aliyah gets in something like an Eye of the Hurricane out of the corner for two of her own and there’s a toss into another corner.
The crossarm choke goes on to keep Kai in trouble but she powers up for the break without much trouble. There’s ..

Yeah that works. Wrestling is a unique industry as you can see your heroes right in front of your eyes. As wrestling fans, there is always going to be someone we look up to, like, or at least want to see more of in the future. That is the kind of thing that can make wrestling incredibly fun for a fan, and now we are getting to see something like that in a pretty cool way.
WWE has posted a video to its YouTube page advertising NXT UK. The video shows wrestling toys and features a voice over discussing how fans never let their dreams die. The younger wrestlers are shown watching classic clips of WWE programming before growing up into the stars of NXT UK. Finally, a montage of the younger wrestlers and their older selves are shown, along with the text “never stop dreaming.”
This is a heck of a video. Check out what WWE has done, along with some of its other similar efforts from over the years:
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Hopefully it isn’t too bad. Injuries can happen at any time in a sport as physical as wrestling. There is no way to be completely safe during a match as there is always the chance of some sort of a fluke injury. Some of these are much worse than others, but there are also going to be some more minor injuries which grab your attention in a hurry. The latter was the case this week.
Ilja Dragunov was busted open during a match on this week’s NXT. During a match against Roderick Strong, Dragunov was elbowed in the face, drawing blood from above his right eye. Dragunov was able to finish the match, eventually pinning Strong with the Torpedo Moscow. Later in the night, WWE announced that Dragunov received eight stitches to close the wound and is medically cleared for his United Kingdom Title match against Walter at NXT Takeover 36 this coming Sunday.
It was a nasty injury. Check out the match, plus what you might be seeing on Sunday:
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There is a point to this. Monday Night Raw has been the flagship show for WWE for a very long time now and that is likely to continue to be the case for the foreseeable future. In theory, anything that happens there is going to mean something, though sometimes that result is more accurate than others. Something happened during this week’s episode and we might be seeing it go somewhere else in the future.
This week’s Monday Night Raw featured a backstage interview between John Morrison and the Miz. Morrison was unhappy with the Miz for not telling him that his knee was healed but the two ultimately made amends. As the two were arguing, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods appeared behind them, holding up a sign saying “BUY OUR SHIRTS”, though Miz and Morrison did not acknowledge them. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, this is designed to lead to a feud between the teams, which will lead to Miz and Morrison feuding against each other at some point in the future.
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They have my attention. The biggest wrestling story of the year continues to be the string of WWE releases, as the question becomes where the wrestlers are going to head next. There are several options available, with the highest profile destination still being AEW. Not everyone can get there, but now we might have a hint of where someone else is heading after leaving WWE.
Ruby Soho, formerly known as Ruby Riott in WWE, has posted a video of herself with a train ticket from Orlando, Florida, the home of NXT, to New York City. However, Soho misses her train, with the words “The Runaway, to be continued” appearing to end the video. This comes as AEW is on its way to New York City for Grand Slam, as well as Rochester, New York for an episode of Dynamite. There is no guarantee that Soho will be signing with AEW.
This is certainly interesting. Check out the video, plus Soho’s time in WWE:
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Hopefully it isn’t too bad. There are all kinds of reasons why a wrestler might miss a show and that is certainly the case today. With so many changes in the world in the last year and a half, it is not even that much of a surprise when someone misses a show due to some sort of medical issue. That seems to be the case again, though this time there are still a few questions.
NXT Cruiserweight Champion Kushida was pulled from this week’s show after not being medically cleared. There is no word on what is wrong with Kushida to keep him out of action. General Manager William Regal confirmed the news earlier in the day and announced that Kushida would be replaced on the show. Kushida himself commented, saying that he was not medically cleared but would be back on television soon.
This week’s edition of NXT was scheduled to include a Cruiserweight Title match with Kushida defending against Roderick Strong. With Kushida unavailable, Strong issued an open challenge and was defeated by Ilja D..

That’s one way to go. There are all kinds of stories to tell in wrestling but there are some which you see more often than others. That can make for some tried and true stories over the years, but promotions keep coming back to them for a reason. It seems to be the case again at the moment, as we are seeing a classic angle played out all over again on national television.
Indi Hartwell proposed to her new boyfriend Dexter Lumis during this week’s edition of NXT. The two have been a couple for two weeks and went on their first date during last week’s edition of the show. Following a win in a mixed tag team match during this week’s show, Beth Phoenix whispered some advice to Hartwell, who then pulled out a ring and proposed, with Lumis accepting. There is no word on when the wedding will take place.
It was a long road to get here. Check out how it went down:
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