{"id":4033,"date":"2018-09-18T21:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T03:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=4033"},"modified":"2018-09-29T20:38:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-30T02:38:02","slug":"mixed-match-challenge-recap-review-season-2-episode-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/mixed-match-challenge-recap-review-season-2-episode-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixed Match Challenge 2 Recap &#038; Review &#8211; Week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>WWE Mixed Match Challenge<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Season 2, Episode 1<\/strong><br \/>\n#WWEMMC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Air Date: September 18, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Event Date: September 18, 2018<\/strong> (aired live on Facebook Watch)<\/p>\n<p><strong>City: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=tulsa-ok\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Tulsa<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=oklahoma\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">OK<\/span><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=bok-center\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">BOK Center<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary: Michael Cole, Renee Young, Vic Joseph<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ring Announcer: Mike Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nKayla Braxton and Vic Joseph talk about tonight&#8217;s matches. They also explain that the tournament is a round robin format this season with SmackDown and RAW each having a five-team bracket.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nHighlight reels for Braun Strowman and Ember Moon.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nHighlight reels for Kevin Owens and Natalya.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nHighlight reels for AJ Styles and Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nHighlight reels for Jimmy Uso and Naomi.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Braun Strowman &amp; Ember Moon vs Natalya &amp; Kevin Owens<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: John Cone; watching in the back: Alicia Fox, Jinder Mahal)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e6033b411df','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e6033b411df\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e6033b411df\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Ember Moon pins Natalya after an Eclipse from Strowman&#8217;s shoulders<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 7:29<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nPretty good match. Owens had more offense against Strowman in this match than at Summer Slam. That&#8217;s not saying much, but Owens did look good here. Natalya and Ember Moon also had some pretty good exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Selfie Promo<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nSasha Banks and Bobby Lashley are preparing to dominate.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Selfie Promo<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nAlicia Fox is excited, but Jinder Mahal says they need to find inner peace if they want to win.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 2<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Jimmy Uso &amp; Naomi vs Charlotte &amp; AJ Styles<\/strong> (WWE Champ)<br \/>\n(referee: Charles Robinson; watching in the back: Carmella, R-Truth)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e6033b41371','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e6033b41371\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e6033b41371\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Charlotte forces Naomi to submit <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 9:41<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nI liked this match a lot. Neither team tried to take any cheap shots, and they all seem to have fun. They were all doing some unique things together, and the sequence leading up to the finish put a smile on my face.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Selfie Promo<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nMiz translates for Asuka. He says Asuka said they will win the whole tournament again this season.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Selfie Promo<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nR-Truth will finally pin Carmella next week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Show Impressions<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis was a good first episode. I like how these matches feel like they&#8217;re completely separate from any ongoing story line. The wrestlers seem to have a lot of fun with them which makes it fun to watch.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match of the Night<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Day One Glow vs Fenomenal Flair<\/strong><br \/>\nThis was more fun than the opening match, and the finish was a lot more frenetic and exciting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Official Results:?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wwe-mixed-match-challenge\/2018-9-18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wwe-mixed-match-challenge\/2018-9-18<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Pawz took on Monster Eclipse and Day One Glow faced Fenomenal Flair in a good start to season two of the Mixed Match Challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1830,297,622],"tags":[234,463,556,2172,943,2158,511,537,493,527,2166,999,2171,2170,445,469,468,1149,514,2169,2167,87,871,1831,2164,1015,2165,460,294,1872,310,451,533,2168,564,2157,1365,7],"class_list":["post-4033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mixed-match-challenge","category-show-results","category-wwe","tag-aj-styles","tag-alicia-fox","tag-asuka","tag-awe-ska","tag-bobby-lashley","tag-bok-center","tag-braun-strowman","tag-carmella","tag-charles-robinson","tag-charlotte","tag-day-one-glow","tag-ember-moon","tag-fabulous-truth","tag-fenomenal-flair","tag-jimmy-uso","tag-jinder-mahal","tag-john-cone","tag-kayla-braxton","tag-kevin-owens","tag-legit-dominance","tag-mahalicia","tag-michael-cole","tag-mike-rome","tag-mixed-match-challenge","tag-mixed-match-challenge-season-2","tag-mixed-tag-match","tag-monster-eclipse","tag-naomi","tag-natalya","tag-oklahoma","tag-r-truth","tag-renee-young","tag-sasha-banks","tag-team-pawz","tag-the-miz","tag-tulsa-ok","tag-vic-joseph","tag-wwe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4033"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4063,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4033\/revisions\/4063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}