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Ring of Honor
Date: October 13, 2021
Location: 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe
It’s time to start the build towards Final Battle and I’m not sure what that is going to mean. Ring of Honor has a weird fascination with waiting as long as they can to announce a card and I’m not sure how much we’re going to be getting before this show. That being said, this show has been pretty great lately so let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Here’s what’s coming tonight.
Soldiers of Savagery vs. Dalton Castle/Dak Draper The Soldiers are ready to hurt people while Castle and Draper, with the Baby Chickens, promise to show how good they are. Castle wrestles Khan down to start and we actually get a clean break. The technical stuff doesn’t work for Khan so he shoulders Castle down with straight power. That works for Castle, who suplexes him down and hands it off to Draper, who gets caught by the arm. Moses comes in and knees Draper in the rib..

Monday Night Raw
Date: October 18, 2021
Location: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton
It’s the go home show for Crown Jewel, though the audience is going to be decimated by a mixture of the MLB Playoffs and Monday Night Football. The card does include Charlotte defending the Raw Women’s Title against Bianca Belair, along with a rematch between Drew McIntyre/Big E. vs. Robert Roode/Dolph Ziggler. Let’s get to it.
Here is Charlotte to get things going but she isn’t sure why there are no champagne and balloons for her final night on Raw. There is a conspiracy against her because Bianca Belair isn’t even on the roster yet but has two title shots this week! Charlotte: “AND YOU PEOPLE THINK I’M ENTITLED???” After dealing with the crown and various chants, Charlotte says Belair needs to get over it already because Charlotte is the mountain that she can’t climb. Belair can deal with Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks…or she can interrupt rig..

Call it a tryout. There is more wrestling content available today than there ever has been before and that can create some problems for the wrestlers. There comes a point where the fans have seen almost everything a wrestler is going to do and that means it is time to shake things up a bit. That seems to be the case for a pair of WWE wrestlers, who tried something new over the weekend.
Sunday night, WWE presented a live event in El Paso, Texas which included a tag team match between Shotzi/Nox vs. Natalya/Tamina, with Shotzi and Nox wrestling as heels. The team, which had been split up in the WWE Draft, wrestled together as babyfaces during their time on SmackDown. There is no word on if either of the two will be teaming together going forward or if either of them will be turning heel.
This could be an interesting way to go. Check out the experiment, plus what the two of them can do together and on their own:
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Welcome back. Wrestlers are a unique form of athletes as you can see them stepping in and then back out of the ring almost out of nowhere. While mainstream athletes tend to stick around straight through their careers, some wrestlers start and stop at various points. It can make for some surprising returns, and that was the case again this weekend when a star came back.
Former WWE and Ring of Honor star ACH returned to wrestling over the weekend at an Atlanta Wrestling Entertainment event. ACH returned with his GWC Championship and confronted Buddy Matthews. This comes after ACH stepped away from wrestling in June, with his most recent match taking place on May 7. There is no word on where ACH will be working next.
That’s a cool return. Check out the full show (with audio not working until around 16:00) plus what ACH can do in the ring:
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Welcome home. Monday Night Raw has been around for a very long time now, with its first episode taking place on January 11, 1993. That is the kind of run that you never see in wrestling and it shows just how big a deal Monday Night Raw really is. WWE knows how to highlight its own history very well and they will have the chance to do that again in just a few months.
According to Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Wrestling podcast, WWE will be presenting Retro Raw in January, with the exact date to be announced. The concept of the show is to bring back legends and past wrestlers for special appearances, often with the current roster. WWE has presented the concept or something similar several times over the years, including this year on January 4.
From Source:
Retro Raw is set to return in January.#WWE #WWERAW pic.twitter.com/zyaRcmCMye
— Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) October 18, 2021
There have been some cool versions of this over the years. Check out some of the concept’s moments:
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They’re at it again. AEW has come a long way in a fairly short amount of time and has shaken up the wrestling world as a result. That is the kind of thing that we have not seen in a very long time and it is hard to know what to think of it most of the time. WWE certainly does not seem to know what to do about them most of the time but they might be trying something new.
According to PWInsider.com, some cable systems are listing WWE Talking Smack airing at 10pm EST on Friday October 29 on Fox Sports 1, putting the show on at the same time as AEW Rampage. SmackDown is already scheduled to air on Fox Sports 1 the same night due to FOX’s coverage of the World Series. This comes after last week’s SmackDown was extended by half an hour to go against Rampage, which aired a special Buy-In show to oppose the second half of SmackDown. There is no word on if this would be a permanent move, as Talking Smack normally airs on Saturday mornings.
Talking Smack has had its moments. Check out some of ..

He might be on to something. WWE is the biggest and most powerful wrestling promotion in the world, but it is not without its share of problems. There are a lot of issues to be dealt with, and one of the most common complaints you will hear about is the booking. Some fans have not seemed thrilled with the booking for a long time now and it seems that a top WWE star may be agreeing with them.
WWE has announced that this week’s Monday Night Raw will feature a rematch of Big E. and Drew McIntyre teaming up to face Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode. The teams met two weeks ago on Monday Night Raw with McIntyre and Big E. winning. McIntyre has responded to WWE’s announcement, saying that he is a sucker for first time matchups. McIntyre is scheduled to challenge Big E. for the WWE Title at Crown Jewel later this week.
Well I am a sucker for first-time matches https://t.co/Qbk11M62NW
— Drew McIntyre (@DMcIntyreWWE) October 16, 2021
They do have a history. Check out their previous match and s..

That’s sounding serious. WWE and AEW get most of the attention in the wrestling world but there are all kinds of other promotions out there, many of which have a lot to offer. Several promotions can easily be seen by the masses and that makes for some very nice opportunities for wrestlers around the world. One big name might be about to move on to one of them.
According to PWInsider.com, former WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman met with Impact Wrestling executive Scott D’Amore over the weekend. The two met at a hotel bar in Detroit, where the Motor City Comic Con was being held. The meeting was said to last for “a long time” and comes after Strowman has reportedly been in negotiations with Impact Wrestling. Impact Wrestling has been working on surprises for next Saturday’s Bound For Glory event.
He might be bound for Impact. Check out what Strowman can do in the ring:
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He probably should be mad. Every now and then, you find a wrestler who gets your attention with the right character. Something has changed and all of a sudden, the character who has always shown potential is suddenly acting on that potential and everything is clicking. That is the case in AEW, but said wrestler is not exactly thrilled with how things are going.
This week’s edition of AEW Dynamite concluded with the announcement of the World Title Eliminator Tournament. There were eight wrestlers included in the field, with the tournament starting next week. Former TNT Champion Miro was not included though, and complained about it on Twitter, asking if AEW was mocking them because he should be champion. Miro has not wrestled since losing the TNT Title on September 29.
ARE YOU MOCKING ME? I SHOULD BE CHAMPION. pic.twitter.com/CcFTkugbci
— Miro (@ToBeMiro) October 17, 2021
How do you not want to give him a shot? Check out Miro’s time in AEW:
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I hope she kept the receipt. Wrestlers are a weird breed as they have a lot of things to keep track of every day. In addition to being in the ring, they are required to go from one town to the next multiple times a week while mainly living in and out of hotels. That can be rather difficult to manage, and now something has gone wrong that was not even the wrestler’s fault.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Rhea Ripley has asked for help finding her lost bag in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ripley said that the bag contained her ring gear, as well as her Tag Team Title belt. She also asked if any fans see her gear being sold online to please let her know. Ripley was in New Mexico for a live event on Saturday night. There is no word on if she will have other gear for her next televised appearance.
*LOST GEAR BAG*
My MosherZ of Albuquerque I know this is a stretch but, if any of you have seen a black travel suitcase around Office Boulevard & Montaño rd please hold onto it and let me know. It has ..

He has a future. There have been a lot of moves and changes made to the WWE roster this year and some of them were more confusing than others. Some of the names made for some very odd releases and some of them had fans wondering where the wrestlers were going to go next. Most of the wrestlers have found new homes, and now another can be added to the list.
New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced that Buddy Matthews, formerly known as Buddy Murphy during his time in WWE, will be making his debut for the promotion in November. Matthews has been confirmed for the Battle In The Valley event on November 13 in San Jose, California. No opponent has been announced. Since leaving WWE in June, Matthews has appeared at a few independent events.
This could be good. Check out the announcement and the what Matthews did in WWE:
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Bryan Danielson is hitting his stride in AEW. The American Dragon worked two of the toughest men in the industry on back to back nights and went over in both matches. First, Danielson battled Minoru Suzuki in a brutal war on the October 15 edition of Rampage. He then fought Bobby Fish in a highly competitive match on the following night’s Dynamite.
In both instances, Bryan was definitely on his game. He’s reminding fans of just how good he is between the ropes. He’s also getting back to his catch wrestling roots, which made him a legend in Ring of Honor. There’s no doubt that Bryan Danielson is once again a killer in the ring. So is he on his way to the AEW World Championship?
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Return Of The Dragon For many longtime fans, this is the Bryan Danielson that they’ve been waiting for. He’s deliberate with his strikes. He’s stiff with his kicks and he’s violent with his knees. Everything he hits looks painful and every time he runs, he’s full thr..