Great Balls of Fire 2017 – Recap & Review
The first ever Great Balls of Fire, despite its silly name, was a very good show with some great matches and memorable moments.
The first ever Great Balls of Fire, despite its silly name, was a very good show with some great matches and memorable moments.
Akira Tozawa challenges Neville for the Cruiserweight Title in a surprisingly good kickoff show.
Roderick Strong challenges Bobby Roode for the NXT Title in a very good and emotional match!
Rich Swann faces TJP in some “friendly competition,” Jack Gallagher gets another chance to defeat Tony Nese, and Neville gives Titus O’Neil a message for Tozawa in a good episode of 205 Live.
AJ Styles battles Chad Gable to determine who will enter an Independence Day battle royal, The Usos face New Day in a surprisingly entertaining rap battle, Lana gets another title shot, and John Cena returns on a good episode of SmackDown Live!
Braun Strowman finds competition within Titus Worldwide, Cesaro challenges Finn Balor in a great bout, Heath Slater works his way into the IC Title picture, and more on a really good episode of RAW!
Asuka puts her title on the line against Nikki Cross in the first-ever Last Woman Standing match on NXT!
Cedric Alexander faces Ariya Daivari, Drew Gulak takes some risks against Mustafa Ali, and The Brian Kendrick mocks Jack Gallagher in a good episode of 205 Live.
The women’s Money in the Bank contract is put up for grabs once again as they redo the MitB ladder match that was ruined by James Ellsworth at the PPV.
A new number one contender for the RAW Women’s Title is decided in a gauntlet match on an episode of RAW that also featured a great segment where Enzo Amore tried to reason with Big Cass after their apparent breakup last week.
Gran Metalik tries to shut down the power of Tony Nese, and Kalisto tries to do the same against Rhyno in a pretty good episode of WWE Main Event.
Kassius Ohno tries to overcome his recent setbacks by battling the rising Aleister Black and Ember Moon returns to action against Peyton Royce is a good episode of NXT.
This felt like another week of treading the same territory, but it was still a pretty good show highlighted by a very nice main event match between Rich Swann and Neville.
Daniel Bryan makes a decision about the “controversial” women’s Money in the Bank match, Kevin Owens issues and open challenge, Dolph Ziggler takes on Shinsuke Nakamura, and more take place on this pretty good (sometimes very good) episode of SmackDown Live.
Kurt Angle gets to the bottom of who has been attacking Enzo and Cass, Reigns makes some dubious claims before battling Samoa Joe, The Miz finally gets some people to join his entourage, and more on a pretty alright episode of RAW.
Despite some good action, the overall feeling of this year’s Money in the Bank felt a little disappointing on multiple levels.
Zack Ryder returns to the ring as the Hype Bros face The Colons and the Kickoff for this year’s Money in the Bank PPV.
Curt Hawkins faces Curtis Axel and Gran Metalik takes on Ariya Daivari in an okay episode of Main Event.
Asuka faces Nikki Cross and Ruby Riot in a triple threat elimination rematch for her NXT Women’s Title in the main event of an episode that was otherwise a bit light on interesting matches.
Cedric Alexander can’t seem to get away from Noam Dar and Alicia Fox , and Akira Tozawa faces TJP in the main event of a nice episode of 205 Live.