NJPW Strong (Episode 28: The New Beginning USA Night 1) Recap & Review

Lio Rush battles El Phantasmo in a rematch from the Super J-Cup, Fred Rosser tries to take down Hikuleo, and a fun six-man tag open The New Beginning USA tour on NJPW Strong.
Lio Rush battles El Phantasmo in a rematch from the Super J-Cup, Fred Rosser tries to take down Hikuleo, and a fun six-man tag open The New Beginning USA tour on NJPW Strong.
NJPW Strong’s Lion’s Break: Contender comes to an exciting conclusion with a fun six-man tag match and the NJPW return nearly a year in the making.
KUSHIDA returns to an NXT ring, Kassius Ohno returns as the greatest British wrestler of all time, Shayna Bazler sends a message to Rhea Ripley, and challengers for the NXT Title continue to converge on Adam Cole in a good episode of NXT.
Tommaso Ciampa challenges Finn Balor in the main event of a good episode of NXT.
The final stop before Survivor Series (and WarGames) was a fun night of huge brawls and a few good matches.
NXT and SmackDown both invade (and ruin a few matches) on a good episode of RAW that had Rollins vs Andrade, Owens vs McIntyre, Tozawa vs Murphy, Asuka vs Natalya, and more!
Mia Yim and Io Shirai battle in a ladder match for a WarGames advantage, Lio Rush puts the Cruiserweight Title up against Angel Garza, and more on a good episode of NXT.
The OC looks for some revenge after NXT invaded RAW two nights prior.
With most of the SmackDown roster stranded in Saudi Arabia, NXT takes over SmackDown.
Keith Lee and Dominik Dijakovic both battle Roderick Strong for the North American Title in a great match on a very good episode of NXT.
Lio Rush gets his title match against Crusierweight Champ Drew Gulak, KUSHIDA battles Walter in the main event, Isaiah Swerve Scott gives Roderick Strong almost more than he can handle, and more fun stuff happened on a good episode of NXT.
Roderick Strong challenges Velveteen Dream for the North American Title, Matt Riddle battles Killian Dain in a street fight, Io Shirai, Bianca Belair, Mia Yim, and Candice LeRae clash to determine a number one contender for the NXT Women’s Title, Lio Rush returns to fight Oney Lorcan, and more on a really good live two hour episode of NXT.
The first half of the Superstar Shakeup brought some big names to RAW, so now we will wait and see where their new paths will take them.
The RAW after Wrestlemania was an entertaining show with a few small surprises and some high-energy matches.
The final RAW before Wrestlemania featured some decent moments yet some odd choices heading into the biggest show of the year.
RAW coasts towards Wrestlemania with a show that added very little to any of the ongoing story lines, but a show that did have a few nice moments.
Rollins looks for revenge on McIntyre, Batista explains himself (sort of), Dana Brooke gets a title shot (sort of), Beth Phoenix makes a challenge, Kurt Angle faces Chad Gable, and more on an okay episode of RAW.
WWE RAW Episode 1346 #RAW Original Air Date: March 11, 2019 Event Date: March 11, 2019 (aired live) City: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: PPG Paints Arena Commentary: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Renee Young Ring Announcer: Mike Rome Ring Area The Shield heads to the ring through the crowd. Reigns says that if last night was …
Roman Reigns wants a Shield reunion, Aleister Black and Ricochet challenge The Revival for the RAW Tag Titles, Ronda Rousey has a change of heart, Heavy Machinery teaches other tag teams to “be a STAR,” Triple H has a message for Batista, and more on an up and down episode of WWE RAW.
Batista crashes Ric Flair’s birthday celebration on an episode of RAW that also featured Lio Rush challenging Finn Balor for the IC Title, Becky Lynch again breaking her suspension, Aleister Black and Ricochet teaming up against the RAW Tag Champs, and the return of Roman Reigns.