No Mercy Recap & Review
This year’s No Mercy was pretty good, with the good matches being very good. The placement of matches seemed odd, but that didn’t hurt the show too much.
Tag: Renee Young
No Mercy Kickoff Recap & Review
A big eight-man tag match featuring American Alpha, Hype Bros, The Vaudevillains, and The Ascension served as a good warmup for the second SmackDown Live PPV.
Clash of Champions Recap & Review
This year’s Clash of Champions was entertaining enough, but nothing seemed to get resolved in any of the storylines going into it.
Clash of Champions Kickoff Recap & Review
Alicia Fox takes on Nia Jax during a fine kickoff show.
SmackDown Recap & Review – Episode 892
A decent episode of SmackDown that fared better in the first half of the show than the second half.
Backlash Recap & Review
The best of Backlash wasn’t as good as the best of Summer Slam, but this was an enjoyable show and a good start to the brand exclusive PPVs.
Backlash Kickoff Recap & Review
A good kickoff with a surprisingly good match between Baron Corbin and Apollo Crews.
SmackDown Recap & Review – Episode 890
The Usos make a statement in an okay episode of SmackDown.
SmackDown Recap & Review – Episode 889
A fine show made better by the return of The Headbangers!
Summer Slam Recap & Review
This year’s Summer Slam was entertaining, though for the matches that delivered on the hype, there were others that didn’t quite live up to expectations.
Summer Slam Kickoff Recap & Review
Sheamus and Cesaro start their best-of-seven series in a match that highlights a nice warm-up for Summer Slam.
SmackDown Recap & Review – Episode 886
A pretty good show that feels like a minor curve in the road towards Summer Slam.
SmackDown Recap & Review – Episode 885
Ziggler wants to prove himself, American Alpha debuts, and a number one contender is decided for the IC Title in this pretty good edition of SmackDown.
SmackDown Live Recap & Review – Episode 884
SmackDown Live’s debut didn’t live up to the standard set by RAW, but it was a mostly enjoyable show.
Battleground 2016 Recap & Review
A long and entertaining show highlighted by two good matches featuring long histories. There was some down time in the show, but the good outweighed the not as good.
Battleground 2016 Kickoff Recap & Review
Renee Young and the panel talk about the matches at Battleground, Daniel Bryan and Mick Foley are in the Social Media Lounge, and The Usos face Breezango in an entertaining match.
RAW Recap & Review – Episode 1207
The big reveal of the Commissioners wasn’t surprising, and it had one of my least favorite segments in recent memory, but this RAW did have some really fun moments.
SmackDown Recap & Review – Episode 880
This was a good show. It had a great beginning, and the main event was nicely set up and well-executed.
RAW Recap & Review – Episode 1205
A pretty good show with some good matches, though there were some clunkers and some obvious covering-up for Reigns’ inability to carry a feud.
SmackDown Recap & Review – Episode 879
This was a pretty good show, but it didn’t feel like much really happened.