RAW Recap & Review – Episode 1286
A good main event couldn’t really redeem a show where the first hour was pointless and dumb. There were some good things on this RAW, but not enough.
A good main event couldn’t really redeem a show where the first hour was pointless and dumb. There were some good things on this RAW, but not enough.
Jay Lethal faces Will Ospreay and The Kingdom takes on Dalton Castle and The Boys in a good episode of ROH TV.
Rachael Ellering challenges Io Shirai for the Wonder of Stardom title and Oedo Tai faces a team of competitors from overseas, including Shimmer Champ Nicole Savoy, in a good Stardom show from Yokohama.
The team of Mustafa Ali and Akira Tozawa take on Drew Gulak and Ariya Daivari, and Dana Brooke battles Alicia Fox in a pretty good pair of matches.
The Undisputed Era is scheduled to defend their tag titles against SAnitY, but Cole, O’Reilly, and Fish have different plans on an entertaining episode of NXT.
Deonna Purrazzo and Karen Q attempt to settle their differences in a No DQ match.
TJP tries to continue his comeback winning streak when he takes on Gran Metalik, and Tony Nese attempts to get back on the Zo Train by beating down Cedric Alexander in a good episode of 205 Live.
Despite more of the same with the show’s main story, this episode of SmackDown Live had some entertaining matches a few interesting story moments.
This underwhelming edition of WWE RAW had some potential, but the continuing stories didn’t develop much and the matches weren’t great.
Jay Lethal approaches the new ROH World Champ Dalton Castle with a request, and Flip Gordon challenges Marty Scurll in a very nice first episode of ROH TV in 2018.
Stardom New Year Stars 2018 Event Date: January 7, 2018 matches published individually on Stardom World City: Shimizu, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan Venue: Shimizu Marine Building Multipurpose Hall Attendance: 205 Series: New Year Stars 2018 Commentary: none Ring Announcer: Fuka Match 1 Shiki Shibusawa vs Momo Watanabe (referee: Barb Sasaki) Match Thoughts Good opening match. …
Queen’s Quest and Oedo Tai battle in a pair of good singles matches on their way to Korakuen Hall later this month.
The fallout from Tokyo lands at Korakuen Hall, and even though many people are hurting from last night, the beginnings of many new rivalries are formed among the chaos.
Queen’s Quest challenges Oego Tai for the Goddess of Stardom Titles in a great main event to a very good Stardom show.
This week’s Main Event was missable, but it did have a pretty good match between Tony Nese and Akira Tozawa.
Gabby Ortiz faces Jessie Brooks for the opportunity to compete in the Women of Honor Title Tournament!
Stardom starts of 2018 with a good show and sets up an interesting tag match for Korakuen Hall later in January.
Goldust joins Cedric Alexander in a rematch from RAW against Drew Gulak and Ariya Daivari, and TJP returns to the ring to face Akira Tozawa in a pretty good episode of 205 Live.
The last big show before Wrestle Kingdom was a good preview of what’s to come with some good matches.
The first of two nights to end the NJPW year at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo serves as a nice preview of things to come at Wrestle Kingdom in a few short weeks.