WingedEagle

Late to the party here, but I thought the Bayley heel turn and follow up on Smackdown were pretty great. Coming out with the same music/props she did as a face doesn't seem like a fit, but she avoided slapping hands with any fans on Smackdown so hopefully that continues in the right direction. Becky/Charlotte vs. Sasha/Baley tomorrow night is absolutely a rush, but I won't worry about that unless its a lengthy match rather than a pure storytelling device heading into the PPV.

I'll certainly consider going if there's zero market for the show and great seats are out there at absurdly low prices. Otherwise not really worth a Sunday night out.

This is really great. I started watching during the era of Superstars/Challenge in syndication and eventually Prime Time once we got cable, and while I've watched pieces of the others over the years on the Network and whatnot, never really had a sense of how they all fit in the hierarchy. Did the shows build to any big climaxes or blowoffs in the pre-PPV era? Would they cross promote and acknowledge each other in some sense, or did each show exist in its own vacuum?

Is there anything appealing on that lineup? I pop in every now and then if a match is gets any buzz outside of hardcore lucha followers, but on paper it reads like a card sold solely based on the name.

This may have been one of the most disappointing matches of the year. It wasn't bad, but it almost seemed as though both knew they had bigger matches in front of bigger crowds ahead and were looking to go through the motions here. The intensity and stiffness kept it from being a waste of time, but it was a far cry from Mike Elgin's matches in BJW later in the month or even a typical Walter affair.

This is very much a match show for me as I'm looking forward to Omega/Pac and Riho/Shida, while Cody/Spears could be good and should at worst be interesting as that's been the floor for everything Cody's touched here. The rest of the card isn't offensive but doesn't exactly get me excited. Hopefully they hit pause on this Ace Page idea as there's nothing about him at the moment that suggests he should be the face of the company, while Jericho's name and aura lead to a lot more possibilities to kick off TV.

I'm halfway through the show and find it a really fun watch. Everything thus far has been fun in one form or another with the showcase flying matches the standouts to this point. Even their rumble, which sounded like a mess on paper, had enough going on that it was never boring. Not sure how I'd feel if I had to watch it in one sitting as opposed to over the course of a week, but its the most fun I've had watching a full lucha show in some time. LA Park needs to stop stealing the minis' ties.

I haven't read the WON yet and don't know if its been touched upon, but why is Ziggler the name out of all on the roster who got a PPV match with Goldberg? Hasn't he done nothing all year?

After the best G1 show of the year I'm amped for more. Counting on folks here for word on what's worth watching from this show. Filter me!

Can MJF deliver in the ring? I haven't seen enough of him to have any real opinion.

He's also not on Miho Abe's list.

Its also a great way to watch NJ World on the big screen.

Me too, glad I grabbed them when I did.

I logged in on PS4 but didn't see my wachlist or continue watching this morning. Hopefully find it later.

Did my watchlist and "continue watching" folders completely disappear? I haven't had any time to look through the new interface but immediately noticed those were gone.

Am I the only one who finds it a bit depressing watching all these former acts out there like its Old Timer's Day?

Its been over 16 years since Austin wrestled. Crazy.

I honestly don't know why I'm watching this. I should be plowing through Dragon Gate's Kobe World show.

She could. You just have to hope she talks herself out of it before she realizes what she's there for.

Undoubtedly. I might've viewed the match very differently if I had to sit through the entire show before getting there rather than picking my spots.

The first two highlighted words are wholly inconsistent with the third today but yes, you do you. PWO though, so having watched select matches from last weekend's show let me add that Luchasaurus somehow didn't come across like a joke. There's a ceiling for such a gimmick but I don't see why it can't be somewhere a level below Umaga as a heel for them at some point down the line. I may be in the minority here and was undoubtedly colored by the general tone of reviews, but Bucks vs. Rhodes was good. Unquestionably too long but they kept it interesting and engaging almost the entire way. Too long, but they never lost me.

I've generally liked them in NXT as they felt like a fun and fresh act. They've been presented as cringeworthy parodies of that on Raw though.

I have a business trip in California that starts the day of Summerslam. After Extreme Rules, the battle royal announcement, and then the Big E false flags I thought I might actually have to stay spoiler free and catch the show from the hotel late that night. Then Big E was eliminated (I'm not doing backflips about him in general, but it would've been a fresh and really fun match) the thinking turned to "Okay, Brock and Roman once gave me one of the best matches in company history and are never boring together." Then Rollins won and now I've got no reason to stay spoiler free or go out of my way to catch the show that night. The 2/3 falls 6 man around commercial breaks and endless women's 4 way should've been a giveaway, but business remains as per usual. Will catch up on yesterday's G1 tonight and then start EVOLVE or DDT's Peter Pan if there's time.

Hopefully this means we're done with shows focused on Seth Rollins and Baron Corbin.

AJ/Ricochet was the most disappointing match of the night relative to expectations and talent. The finish was a great looking spot but between all of the Club interference and an odd layout that somehow lacked any defined structure or flow, this was very a much that was just there. I like these promos on the way out to the ring, particularly because they're new, but they're already overdoing it by relying on it for nearly every match.