TakeOver 36 was LIVE from the Capitol Wrestling Center, this event closed out a newsworthy weekend of wrestling, below are the results if you did not watch, followed by the Review-ish.
Pre Show Match Result
Ridge Holland defeated Trey Baxter.
Main Show Results
Cameron Grimes defeated LA Knight to become the NEW Million Dollar Championship.
Raquel Gonzalez successfully defended the NXT Women's Championship against Dakota Kai.
Ilja Dragunov defeated WALTER to become the NEW NXT UK Champion.
Kyle O'Reilly defeated Adam Cole in a Two out of Three Falls Match.
Samoa Joe defeated Karrion Kross to become the NEW NXT Champion.
NXT TakeOver Review-ish
Congratulations to one of the best talents in NXT right now, Cameron Grimes, on winning the Million Dollar Championship from LA Knight, the segments between these two have been very entertaining, well worth watching if you have the time, in terms of the long term plan for the championship, it will not be around for much longer as this story has run its course.
Raquel and Dakota put on a great match, no surprises because they know each others game so well, the feud looks to be over already because while Raquel was celebrating her title defence victory, NXT UK's Kay Lee Ray made an appearance and suggest to us she may be the next opponent for the champion.
We saw history being made at TakeOver, as Ilja Dragunov overcame the odds and WALTER's chops to his chest, to become the new NXT UK champion, not sure whether it was better than their first match from BT Sport Studios in the past, as the match has not been seen as you will know.
Whilst predicting the outcome for the Two out of Three Falls, it was difficult to think about who was going to win which stipulation, the picks turned out to be completely correct, loved this match, however, Cole tapping out right away from O'Reilly's heel hook submission was very surprising.
Tick Tock ladies and gentlemen! Karrion Kross's reign is over, he couldn't overcome the obstacle of Samoa Joe, who is now the NEW NXT Champion for the record third time, after he hit the Muscle Buster on Kross from the top rope, in terms of the next challengers? Pete Dunne is one name, due to past confrontations, the other name is WALTER, should he the the one to answer Joe's call and win? a title run, similar to his U.K version would be one to watch for sure.
Monday, August 23, 2021
NXT TakeOver 36 | Review-ish
Sunday, August 22, 2021
NXT TakeOver 36 | Predictions
NXT TakeOver 36 will be LIVE from the Capitol Wrestling Center, which is a stylish way of saying the Perfomance Center. It has been a crazy weekend of wrestling as you will know, here are the match predictions.
NXT UK Championship Match
WALTER (c) vs. Ilja Dragunov
WALTER puts his title on the line against longtime rival, Ilja Dragunov, a reign which has gone over 850 plus days, admittedly, I haven't watched the previous match between these two, the reaction seems to be it was a classic, this one at TakeOver 36 will be a great one, resulting in a new champion. Predicted Winner. and NEW NXT UK Champion. Ilja Dragunov.
Million Dollar Championship Match
If Grimes Loses, DiBiase must become Knight's Butler
LA Knight (c) vs. Cameron Grimes
The comedic skits have been some of the best moments in recent NXT television. LA Knight will try some underhanded tactics in order to win, but he will not be successful, as far as I'm concerned, when all is said and done here, another new champion will be crowned and title celebrations will go to.....the....moon. Predicted Winner: and Million Dollar Champion. Cameron Grimes.
NXT Women's Championship Match
Raquel Gonzalez (c) vs. Dakota Kai
Ever since Raquel became champion, Dakota seemed to be waiting her time to go after the title until there was no real challenger left, she knows the champions' weaknesses and will try to expose them at TakeOver, however, true strength will prevail. Predicted Winner: and still NXT Women's Champion. Raquel Gonzalez.
NXT Championship Match
Karrion Kross (c) vs. Samoa Joe
Joe returned to NXT as an enforcer for William Regal, the stipulation being he could not hurt anyone, unless provoked, have you heard this type of story before? anyway, Kross tried his best to provoke Joe but with no luck until he did after his title defence, when Joe was the special referee. Joe called out Kross the following week, who revealed he attacked William Regal, on an episode later, Joe requested to be removed from enforcer role and challenge for the title. Karrion Kross likes to say Tick Tock, as far as I'm concerned, Tick Tock is leading towards a new champion, the third and final one of the night. Predicted Winner: and NEW NXT Champion. Samoa Joe.
Two Out Of Three Falls Match
Fall One: Traditional Wrestling Match. Fall Two: Street Fight. Fall Three: Steel Cage Match.
Adam Cole vs. Kyle O'Reilly
Two former members, of perhaps the greatest faction in NXT history, The Undisputed Era, will collide for the third and final time in a two out of three falls match, with added stipulations, long story short, in terms of who wins which match? the prediction is for O'Reilly to win the Traditional Wrestling Match, Cole to win the Street Fight and O'Reilly to win the Steel Cage Match. Predicted Winner: Kyle O'Reilly.
TakeOver 36 caps off what has been a crazy weekend of wrestling, enjoy the show, if you're watching.
WWE SummerSlam 2021 | Review-ish |
SummerSlam 2021 from Las Vegas gave us some memorable moments that we will remember for a long time, the night gave us, the fans, nostalgia, entertainment, and left us confused about some of the match outcomes, without any further ado, let's talk. Here We Go.
Kick Off Show Match Result
Big E defeated Baron Corbin.
Main Card Match Results
Riddle & Randy Orton defeated AJ Styles & Omos to become the NEW RAW Tag Team Champions.
Alexa Bliss defeated Eva Marie.
Damian Priest defeated Sheamus to become the NEW United States Champion.
The Usos defeated The Mysterios to remain SmackDown Tag Team Champions.
Becky Lynch defeated Bianca Belair to become the NEW SmackDown Women's Champion.
Drew McIntyre defeated Jinder Mahal.
Charlotte Flair defeated Nikki Cross and Rhea Ripley to become the NEW RAW Women's Champion.
Edge defeated Seth Rollins.
Bobby Lashley successfully defended the WWE Championship against Goldberg.
Roman Reigns defeated John Cena to remain Universal Champion.
SummerSlam Review-ish
Big E managed to get back his Money In The Bank briefcase after his match against Corbin, there was thought that he would be involved in the show later on, spoiler alert, he was not. Riddle and Orton continued their great momentum by capturing the tag titles from AJ and Omos, in all fairness, it was a standard match.
Alexa vs. Eva was a waste of time, fingers crossed this is the end of this feud between the two, in terms of character, it is time for Alexa to go back to her old self, the playground gimmick is not working without the Fiend, which is not her fault, it is simply another creative booking error that we have seen.
Congratulations to The Archer of Infamy, Damian Priest on winning his first championship on the main roster, get ready for the rematch against Sheamus next month at Extreme Rules. The Uso's are still our SmackDown Tag Team Champions after a another damn good match against the Mysterios, who seem like they will be in a story of their own, sign me up for a Usos vs. Street Profits match or three, we want to see it, well some of us do anyway.
Prior to the event, there were rumblings of the scheduled SmackDown Women's Championship match being regarded as, subject to change, which proved to be true. While it was great to see Becky return, taking the title from Bianca this way was horrible, at least build it for a pay per view or an important SmackDown show, if you want to do the change then fine, this was reminiscent of Brock vs. Kofi for sure.
With all due respect to Drew and Jinder, not much attention was paid here, due to the way the match before this one played out. Charlotte added to her collection of titles in Vegas by winning the triple threat, another match between these three participants at Extreme Rules is a possibility. Edge walked out to the Brood music prior to his match with Seth, great to see some nostalgia on the show, bringing back memories of the Attitude Era. He and Seth left everything in the ring, the thousands in attendance appreciated what they saw.
Lashley vs. Goldberg ended abruptly, is this feud over? probably not, there may be developments on Monday Night RAW. Roman is still the Universal Champion, acknowledge that, after he defeated John Cena in a highly competitive main event, there were close near falls here, where it seemed as though Cena was about to win, thankfully the correct the right decision was made in order to keep Reign's run going.
Brock Lesnar's music hit and he walked out to a fantastic reception, the commentary team really sold how important this was, very much looking to seeing Roman vs. Brock, the intriguing factor here will be Paul Heyman, who was The Beast's client in the past. now part of Roman's stable of course.
Saturday, August 21, 2021
WWE SummerSlam | Predictions
Match Card
Drew McIntyre vs. Jinder Mahal
SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match
The Usos (c) vs. Rey & Dominik Mysterio
Expecting Jimmy and Jey to remain champions here, it's time for them to move on to other opposition, perhaps a team that wants the smoke. Predicted Winners: and still SmackDown Tag Team Champions. The Usos.
RAW Women's Championship Match
Nikki Cross (c) vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair
While it was great to see Nikki win her first Women's Championship a few weeks ago, there is a sense that her reign may be coming to an end here, particularly with Charlotte name dropping Becky's name in the past weeks, which may lead to The Man returning to WWE TV and on RAW this Monday Night to set up their title match for the next pay per view, remember Becky never lost her title before going on leave. Predicted Winner: And NEW RAW Women's Champion. Charlotte Flair.
RAW Tag Team Championship Match
AJ Styles & Omos (c) vs. Riddle & Randy Orton
Perhaps the best story on RAW is RK-Bro, which will lead to a tag title win for Riddle and Orton, in terms of AJ and Omos, they may have a one on one feud, after that Omos would be a good challenger for the United States Championship. Predicted Winners: and NEW RAW Tag Team Champions. Riddle and Randy Orton.
Edge vs. Seth Rollins
A storyline going on from 2014 when Seth was in the Authority, and he was close to stomping Edge that year on RAW, this will no doubt be a fantastic match, leading to The Rated-R Superstar getting revenge from that time and the win. Predicted Winner: Edge.
United States Championship Match
The Celtic Warrior to pick up the win against Preist, with help from his face mask and after the match he will remove it and reveal he is not injured after all, in standard heel fashion. Predicted Winner: and still United States Champion. Sheamus.
Alexa Bliss vs. Eva Marie
Predicting a win for Bliss here after Piper Niven costs Eva the match. leading to their split and own one on one feud. Predicted Winner: Alexa Bliss.
SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Bianca Belair (c) vs. Sasha Banks
Bianca won the Women's Championship at WrestleMania Night One and ever since then, her title defences have been nothing of note unfortunately due to bad creative booking, which is why a win for the EST against The Boss will raise her game again. Predicted Winner: and still SmackDown Women's Champion. Bianca Belair.
WWE Championship Match
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Goldberg
If we have learned anything from watching Goldberg matches on pay per view in the past, it's that they do not last long in terms of match duration, the storyline has been based around Goldberg's son, Gage, who may get involved here, at the closing stages of the match, but it will be not enough to help his dad win the title. Predicted Winner: and still WWE Champion. Bobby Lashley.
The fight may continue after the match, leading to Goldberg spearing Lashley and Big E cashing in the Money in the Bank successfully to become the new WWE Champion, should he get his briefcase back from Baron Corbin before this match.
Universal Championship Match
Roman Reigns (c) vs. John Cena
The last time these two met was at No Mercy 2017, a match won by Reigns, expecting the same outcome here, in terms of match quality, this one will either be evenly contested to the end or a dominant win for The Head of The Table, shades of Brock v Cena at SummerSlam 2014. Predicted Winner: and still Universal Champion. Roman Reigns.
The predictions are now complete, sure to check back here for the review-ish tomorrow.