SmackDown Recap & Review – Episode 921
SmackDown had the same level of minimal excitement as RAW for its portion of the Superstar Shakeup, but two great matches on this episode with title implications make this a show worth watching.
Author: chris
RAW Recap & Review – Episode 1246
The Superstar Shakeup has a lot of new faces appearing on RAW, and though that made for a mildly interesting show, the real quantity of actual shaking will probably not be seen for a while.
NXT Recap & Review – Episode 386
This edition of NXT was taped before Takeover: Orlando, and it very much felt like a pre-show. The matches were short, and the show was packed with clips and interviews from the big event. Not the best episode of NXT, but there’s still a little fun to be had here.
205 Live Recap & Review – Episode 19
The 205 Live after Wrestlemania might not have been as surprising as RAW or SmackDown, but three solid matches make this a show not to be missed.
SmackDown Recap & Review – Episode 920
The first SmackDown Live after a Wrestlemania was good. It might not have felt quite as energetic as RAW, but it had quite possibly the best moment of the past few days with the extremely exciting debut of Shinsuke Nakamura!
RAW Recap & Review – Episode 1245
The tradition of an exciting RAW after Wrestlemania continues with some welcome returns and some very good matches!
Wrestlemania 2017 – Recap & Review
This is a very long show, and with any show of this length, there are good and not so good parts. Overall, this is probably a middle-of-the-road Wrestlemania, but there is definitely some fun to be had here. Watching it all in one sitting might leave you a bit exhausted though.
Wrestlemania 2017 Kickoff – Recap & Review
With a lot of talking and three matches of varying quality, this was a pretty average kickoff show. Though the good parts were quite entertaining, there weren’t a ton of them considering the two-hour running time of the show.
NXT Takeover: Orlando Recap & Review
Though this felt more like a continuation of stroylines rather than a culmination, this year’s Wrestlemania-weekend Takeover had some very good matches and really fantastic moments. It wasn’t all spectacular, but it was very entertaining.
SmackDown Recap & Review – Episode 916
Lots more talking on this episode of SmackDown, but the main event match worked to make this a show definitely worth watching.
Fastlane 2017 Recap & Review
Being the last PPV before Wrestlemania, it felt like they were playing it safe and predictable with Fastlane. Most of the matches weren’t great, there were some filler segments, and the main events didn’t really deliver. There were some bright spots on the show, but overall this one felt like an average (yet long) episode of RAW.
Fastlane 2017 Kickoff Recap & Review
A good cruiserweight tag match and a few backstage segments made this a decent warmup for Fastlane.
SmackDown Recap & Review – Episode 915
Last week, no one was set to face Bray Wyatt at Wrestlemania, but with this week’s SmackDown two people have a claim to a title match. Also, John Cena makes the best of a less than ideal situation (for everyone involved), Becky Lynch and Mickie James manage to squeeze three tiny matches into one normal match, Apollo Crews and Dolph Ziggler get really angry with each other, and more on this okay, but less than ideal episode of SmackDown.
RAW Recap & Review – Episode 1240
A less than great RAW leads us into a PPV that feels less than compelling.
NXT Recap & Review – Episode 379
An okay show that would have been merely average if not for the return of Kassius Ohno!
Main Event Recap & Review – Episode 230
Sin Cara takes on Bo Dallas and Cedric Alexander teams up with TJ Perkins to battle Tony Nese and Noam Dar in a surprisingly good episode of Main Event.
205 Live Recap & Review – Episode 13
While nothing new really happened, this was an entertaining show with matches that got progressively better.
SmackDown Recap & Review – Episode 914
This was a SmackDown with potential, but unfortunately the execution wasn’t there.
RAW Recap & Review – Episode 1239
Other than the main event which had Braun Strowman taking on Big Show for the first time, this episode of RAW felt like we’ve seen it all before.
NXT Recap & Review – Episode 378
WHile most of this episode of NXT was meant as a setup for story payoffs down the road, the main event featuring Tyler Bate defending the UK Championship against Trent Seven was very entertaining.