SmackDown Recap & Review – Episode 1057
The final stop before Survivor Series (and WarGames) was a fun night of huge brawls and a few good matches.
The final stop before Survivor Series (and WarGames) was a fun night of huge brawls and a few good matches.
With an invitation sent to RAW and SmackDown, the final NXT before WarGames and Survivor Series is a wild night of great matches and fun moments.
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.
Though there were some strange occurrences that soured the show, there were a few great matches definitely worth watching.
Killian Dain and Matt Riddle try again to have their street fight, Dijakovic and Keith Lee have a spectacular battle, KUSHIDA makes a fun choice of partners in his fight against Imperium, Dakota Kai returns, and more on a very good episode of NXT.
Jordan Myles challenges Adam Cole for the NXT Title in a great main event on a good episode of NXT.
Breezango reunites in the ring to face the Forgotten Sons, and the winner of the NXT Breakout Tournament is decided in a good recap of TakeOver: Toronto.
Takeover: Toronto is previewed on this episode of NXT with a bunch of videos to get us ready for the big show. Also, Shane Thorne took on Joaquin Wilde in a good match.
Pete Dunne and Roderick Strong fight in a great main event on an entertaining episode of NXT.
KUSHIDA battles Apollo Crews in a fun match on a pretty good show that also featured the final first round match of the NXT Breakout Tournament and the return of NXT Champion Adam Cole.
Roderick Strong faces Tyler Breeze in the main event of an entertaining episode of NXT that also featurs the continuation of the NXT Breakout Tournament with Isaiah “Swerve” Scott versus Cameron Grimes.
Damian Priest debuts against Raul Mendoza, Taynara Conti faces Xia Li, and the Undisputed Era battles Dream, Breeze, and Riddle in a six man tag match on a good episode of NXT.
Mia Yim and Bianca Belair settle their rivalry, and Kona Reeves tries to get a win back from Keith Lee on a good episode of NXT that mostly serves as a recap of Takeover XXV.
The 25th NXT Takeover provided a night of great matches and memorable moments. This was possibly the most consistently great Takeover out of all of them.
Gargano and Riddle face Fish and O’Reilly in the main event of a good episode of NXT that served well as a setup for future shows and matches.
Breeze vs Strong, SAnitY vs Undisputed Era, Harper vs Dijakovic, and Ohno vs English make for an entertaining night of action.
The final RAW before Wrestlemania featured some decent moments yet some odd choices heading into the biggest show of the year.
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.
Apollo Crews earns a big opportunity, Ronda Rousey gets pissed, Seth Rollins gets ruthless, Ziggler and McIntyre battle in a steel cage, and more on a good episode of RAW.