RAW Focuses on Elimination Chamber...

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts?

 

Happy President’s Day to those who have the day off. It’s a nice day to stay at home in Southern California. It’s a cold and wet one. As for the Wrestling World, there are a couple things to chat about so that should keep things short. Ready to get into what little there is? Let’s do it!

 

Over in the Realm of AEW they had their Australia Grand Slam where the Riders of Death were quite busy. The Future slowly approaches but in the meantime, we are getting a look at Jon Moxley’s better qualities. He’s not so bad, just misunderstood 😉 In any case, his match with Konosuke Takeshita for the Continental Championship concluded with a draw due to the 20-minute time limit and it left them with a lackluster Crowd. To end things on a high note, Mox gave Takeshita some "incentive" to take him out to give the match a definitive end. Takeshita obliged and Mox officially took one for the team.

 

Most fans are praising this move and I certainly have nothing to say about it. It was an honorable move. And later in the evening, when Marina Shafir and Wheeler Yuta lost their match against “Timeless” Toni Storm and Orange Cassidy, Yuta punked out and tried to bail on the stipulation. Loser was to shave their head and since Yuta ate the pin from Storm, he got the honors of getting his head shaved. He tried to say, “Fuck that!...” and bounce Mox played respectable leader and pointed Yuta back to the ring. A deal is a deal, apparently and Yuta got his head mostly shaved. Hopefully the job was completed backstage ‘cause they left him looking a mess.

 

Kayfabe-wise he kinda deserves it but again, it’s Moxley’s admirable conduct that gets some attention. Is this the new and improved Mox? Is he a changed man? Not sure what prompted the “epiphany” but it makes the Future interesting. How will it manifest? Well, we’ll see how the Riders fare first. Daniel Garcia has been eating a lot of pins recently and Yuta showed some defiance so, we’ll see if that leads to any dissension.

 

It’s easier to foresee the Future when Mox is acting inappropriately but that doesn’t mean it won’t take shape. AEW will just have to be a bit more creative in bringing it to be. There’s time so, let us observe and see if they come up with something intelligent. Papa Christian and Uncle Edge have been out of the picture of late and I see Papa Christian having something to do with the “final push” but we’ll see how/if he ever factors. There’s a lot of time still on the clock. There remains no need to rush. I’ll be watching.

 

Over in the WWE Universe, preparation for Elimination Chamber continues. On tonight’s RAW, we can expect to see AJ Lee contemplate returning to action against Becky Lynch for the Intercontinental Championship. Liv Morgan will continue to weigh her options for which Title she plans to pursue. Qualifying Matches continue for Elimination Chamber as the Ladies offer up Asuka, Bayley and Nattie. That’s a good one on paper. The Men have Je’Von Evans, GUNTHER and Dominik Msyterio going for it. We’ll see who gets up to what in that one. Then CM Punk will wax poetic as he contemplates the 2 battles that await him. Finn Bálor next week and, if all goes well, Roman Reigns at WrestleMania.

 

I’ll be getting started again at 6:30pm so get it while the getting’s good. I’ll be going back to West Coast normal come March. It’s just simpler that way. You guys know where to find me.

 

 

See You in a Bit,

-Nicole Alexis (^_~)