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How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?

 

It’s another Friday and I hope it’s a good one for you. There’s not much to report in the Wrestling World and it’s pretty quiet in the WWE Universe so, it should be a short post for the most part but there is some Fallout in the Realm of AEW so, we’ll talk a little about that but that’s about it. Ready to hash it out? Let’s go.

 

It was business as usual in the Realm of AEW for as much as I could tell. Darby Allin appears emboldened having won the “I Quit” Match and Jon Moxley, well…there appears to be some “regrets”. This disappointment seemed to spill out during his match with Kyle O’Reilly. Having shown that he is human, O’Reilly was not intimidated and was able to lock Moxley up enough to make him feel the only recourse was to take out the referee rather than tap. The brazen act caused the benches to clear and to me, that was the first clear indication of what is to come. My friends, the Future has Begun.

 

Expect things to ramp up from here. 2026 should be a very entertaining year. Let’s see if they can keep the pacing reasonable. The key will be to not pop off too fast but to gradually escalate the nature of the pop off, Moxley especially.

 

Commenters aren’t completely out of it. They know the general rules of wrestling and many are anticipating the breakup of the Riders of Death and have some good ideas of how it should happen. I read one idea that they should turn their backs on Mox at some point and join Allin. Well, this suggestion was for WrestleDream but that is simply too soon. But with Mox…falling into “old patterns” shall we say, they should start to question his ability to hold on to the plot. What was it again? Personally, I’d have them start to drop off one by one but a group back turn would be a good catalyst for the Future. It makes it clear things have gone off the rails. Mox does not seem the type to convince anybody of anything. You’re either with him or you’re not and that would be read as a betrayal. Where would he go from there? 😉

 

Regardless of what they decide to go with, the hints are there and it looks like the Future is a Go. I couldn’t be happier and a bit surprised because I wasn’t sure it would be done but, Mox appears to have the chops to pull this off and that’s what matters most. The rest is a matter of execution. The set up is going well so far and if the pacing keeps, 2027 will be a “pins and needles” sort of time. I’m looking forward to it. The Future is not only Bright but it Approaches. By all means, please proceed.

 

As for the WWE Universe, it's general business for the most part. I’m sure we’ll start to see who’ll fill in the blank while Lord Seth Rollins recovers. They say he has gone in for surgery but I’m still not sure I buy it. If he stays off TV, I will eventually but for now, I’m suspecting shenanigans. Regardless, the show carries on.

 

For tonight’s SmackDown we can expect Ilja Dragunov to carry on the tradition of the Open Challenge for the US Championship. Kiana James will attempt to disrupt Tiffany Stratton’s “Tiffy Time”. And Drew McIntyre will continue to not like…anything for the most part. Cody Rhodes will try to keep him at bay but you know how McIntyre is. Everything is always shite.

 

I’ll be cooking tonight but it’s an easy meal. I’ll be nice and comfortable by 8pm PDT. All those who have to wait to catch up, you’re free to swing by and have some fun. Same place as always. Some things, you can count on.

 

See You in a Bit,

-Nicole Alexis (^_~)