Episode 81 - WWE goes All In, Double or Nothing, with Shane McMahon
Get ready for a boom box rockin, Creative process burying, “Overlord” zombie movie watchin, 25th anniversary viewin of the Brothers of Discussion! We’re going to cover everything from John Moxley’s WWE tell-all interview with Chris Jericho, to WWE cancelling Smackdown Live events, and finally, give you the NXT Takeover25 preview you deserve!
That and so much more is ready to be dissected by the Brothers of Discussion.
Brothers of Discussion - Double or Nothing Recap & Odd WWE Creative Decisions
Tidbits
Brock Lesnar Boom Box gimmick
“Brock Party” t-shirts wtf
We called Brock not making a real announcement
Heavy Machinery challenging D-Bry and Rowan for the Smackdown Tag Team Titles :)
Crowd is behind their in-ring shenanigans
Jon Moxley explains the WWE Creative process on Talk is Jericho (let’s save this a bit, do the other ‘bits first)
Corbin and Dolph get Saudi title shots :(
24/7 Title goes over Elias’ shoulder for a minute, then back to Truth
The death of Drew McIntyre’s dominance
Great promos means you lose?
Sami Zayn
Kevin Owens
Dolph Ziggler
Elias
Is Bray Wyatt next?
AEW Double Or Nothing Fallout
What stood out at DON
MJF- Maxwell Jacob Friedman is their Miz, really strong promos!
Luchasaurus: a luchador Undertaker (mostly because he did a chokeslam)
Emphasis on tag team wrestling: first show featured 4 tag matches (!)
Orange Cassidy - what his involvement represents, knife edge chop - butterknife slap
Dustin/Cody emotional impact
Moxley shows a move is possible
What do you hope they improve for the next PPV/weekly Wednesday show
Instant replays for the in-ring action
Make sure you’re not missing spots when you’re getting reaction shots
Don’t panic over a numbers drop
Ie: you can’t have a mega debut (mox) + brother blood feud every show
NXT Takeover XXV
Adam Cole v Johnny Gargano ©
4 way Tag Title Match
Undisputed Era v Street Profits v Oney Lorcan + Danny Burch v Forgotten Sons
Io Shirai v Shayna Baszler ©
Tyler Breez v Velveteen Dream ©
Matt Riddle v Roderick Strong
NXT UK (Derivative)
Imperium debuts its name, explains that they’re the holders of power in UK
First feud is a 6 man tag in 2 weeks vs British Strong Style
Isla Dawn + Xia Brookside decide to join forces v Jazzy Gabbert and
Kassius Ohno, the “wrestling genius” v Gentleman Jack Gallagher
Gallus v 2 goofs Romo and
Crowd is hot for the bad guys lol
Toni Storm © v Nina Samuels
Nina samuels had a cool tilt a whirl backbreaker and missile dropkick
But Storm Zero with the win, merp...
Jon Moxley interview
Grateful for WWE for getting him out of the shadows
Couldn’t be more successful
Now let’s bury the company
