RAW Fallout ─ Crown Jewel VII

How’s It Going, Enthusiasts!

 

Welcome to a new week. There was some action this weekend as WWE had their Crown Jewel event. MLW had their Super Fight and AEW had Collision on Chris Jericho’s cruise. Since I have the Hulu bundle, of course I partook of Crown Jewel but I checked in on the other promotions. I’m a low-key wrestling connoisseur of sorts 😉 Let’s get into the action, shall we?

 

In the rogue City-State of MLW I saw what would essentially be the Go-Home show for their Super Fight and it wasn’t terrible. What stood out to me was how hairy Contra Unit’s Damo is. Yeesh, looked like he had a sweater on. I also got more familiar with Josh Jacobs, their resident psycho who actually went on to take the Title from Killer Kross at Super Fight.  

 

We also got an update on the status of Dijak who apparently has opted for Free Agency. I can’t really comment on this. I can see how being in the City-State can feel like a move in the wrong direction with all the ne’er do wells on the roster but for some reason, it seems to give the promotion its “charm”. It’s for those who like their wrestling nitty-gritty.  We’ll see what he gets up to.

 

Also of note, Tessa Blanchard debuted at Super Fight as well and the Empire of New Japan appeared to loan out Yota Tsuji. They won their respective matches so we’ll see what comes of it.

 

In the Realm of AEW, Collision was held on a big ole boat and I’m surprised no one got seasick. Guess they’re all loaded up on the Dramamine. I stayed focused on The Future which seems to have gotten a kick in the patoot.

 

Jon Moxley, Daniel Garcia and Gabe Kidd were on hand to have a dance with Shane Taylor Promotions. That in of itself appears to be foreshadowing to me but first it seems that The Cut has a new ally in Mercedes Moné. She had some shit to talk after the Trios Match. She basically had a message for Mox to keep that bitch of his Marina Shafir on a tight leash since she gets to running her mouth.

 

Mox was quick with the humor as he clutched his pearls at Moné’s uncouth statement. Why Mercedes, how rude! Mox teased that Garcia’s presence must have prompted this. Garcia has a tendency to get the ladies hot and bothered. Moné was not amused and let The Cut shut them up for her.

 

Then later, “something” happened to Juice Robinson. All we had was the aftermath of “blood” to conjecture upon. I’m not sure if it’s good or bad yet that I suspect “shenanigans” but I appreciate getting to work on this. I see Robinson adding an interesting element to the proceedings but like I keep stressing, have fun with it but try to keep it from getting stupid.

 

I’m not saying this lead up is, but I can see how it could easily slip down that slope. I don’t mind humor or hijinks just keep people from rolling their eyes. That’s all I ask. I didn’t expect this to start up just yet but I like the sensibility of making up for lost time. Yet, given what led to the delay, I wouldn’t say that’s what it is. Life happens and we all must adapt accordingly. An adjusted timeline is fine. I expect “disinformation” to crop up to keep us guessing and looking in the wrong direction so there’s no real rush. Make sure this is done well more than anything else because after all, the Future Looks Bright. Don’t want to diminish it. I’ll be checking in to see what they do with this. But I’m calling it right now. This Robinson incident is a “set-up.”

 

In the WWE Universe, everyone is back safe and sound from Crown Jewel. Many commenters continue to admonish it and call for a boycott to send a message but I don’t know what message we can send that would equate hundreds of millions of dollars. That would take everyone going dark on the product and most of us just don’t care that much.

 

I haven’t been in favor of Crown Jewel events but I watch ‘cause I can but these sort of conundrums are difficult to combat. I also don’t see why Saudi fans should be punished because of acts of their elite. What can they really do about it? What’s the better alternative? Should we just devote all efforts to establishing World Peace? 🤷‍♀️ I just end up grabbing a beer and watching the show.

 

The show wasn’t bad but it wasn’t amazing either for that matter. I would say the Tag Team Championship Match was the Match of the Night. Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton clearly have more of a story to tell but Rhodes dipped his toe into Heel Waters.

 

Tiffany Stratton finally cashed in the Money in the Bank Contract so we’ll see what Penta (Lucha-Mitsu) waits for. And Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn had a “respectable” night out. We’ll see if the animosity is squashed but I guess we can expect Zayn to return to the Bloodline for a bit. I’m sure they’ll save him a place for him and the family at Thanksgiving.

 

And so that brings us tonight’s RAW and subsequent Fallout. We’re back Stateside in South Carolina. We can expect to see Iyo Sky with a yet to be named partner face Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez in Tag Team action. Bayley will see what Mia Yim has got. Ethan Page will gloat a bit now that he’s the Intercontinental Champion. Cody Rhodes will stop by to join Sami Zayn’s philosophy by professing he’s still a “good guy” and we’ll absorb any other “consequences” from the Saudi PLE.

 

I’ll probably get started a little earlier this evening but we’ll be up and running by 6:30pm PST. I’ve also decided to push going to see one of these shows back to the Royal Rumble. I’ve got a lot of other stuff to do, to the point that I wouldn’t be able to enjoy Survivor Series knowing I’ve got so much stuff to do. I’ll just wait. By the Rumble, whatever it is will be in progress so it’ll behoove me to distract myself with something else while everything else slots into place. This is how I roll with the punches. The week of Survivor Series, we’ll start the 7pm start times as well. I’m just going to get this new chapter up and running. It’s long overdue. You guys know where to find me in the meantime.

 

See You in a Bit,

-Nicole Alexis (^_~)