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Mitchell’s Raw Talk Report! (11/23/20)
Bask in his glory, bro!
Bro, Raw Talk is ravishing AND limitless!
After huge wins at Survivor Series, and just as amazing wins on Raw, Keith Lee, Lana and (Matt) Riddle are all on Raw Talk to share how it feels!
#CharTruth welcomes us back to the show!
Survivor Series has come and gone but Charly Caruso and R-Truth are here. Charly realized they hadn’t done that entrance last time, hopefully we remember “What’s up!” Forgetfulness is contagious, like many things. But one thing that is very contagious is The Fiend popping up. If he has issues with someone, of course. And Randy Orton is definitely someone Fiend has issues with. Fiend basically cost Orton a chance at the world title and now AJ Styles is in the Triple Threat contender’s match with Keith Lee and (Matt) Riddle. Riddle and Keith are back tonight as guests, too! Truth likes that! And not only did Keith and Riddle win tonight, and on Sunday, but so did their first guest. A true underdog, a very ravishing and talented superstar, THE Sole Survivor for Raw is here!
Lana joins Raw Talk!
Charly says Lana is winning with that dress, it makes Charly feel underdressed. Lana says she got this from Paris, she wanted to represent Raw with red. That’s representing, for sure. Stunning! Chef kiss, mwah! Nothing less for the Ravishing Lana. How is she feeling? “I am shook!” Lana is shocked, too, and just everything positive. She is blown away because she wanted the team to win, and when Nia and Shayna and even Peyton and Lacey bullied her to the corner, she did think maybe the smart move was to just stay away. If she had to get in, she would. If she didn’t it, then fine. And it worked out in the end! Truth notes how statuesque she was, and Charly asks if Lana has felt that way before.
Lana says it was a roller coaster having her teammates hate her. She avoided table slam number 10, and then Lana ends up the last woman left! Bianca Belair and Nia Jax both got counted out, literally, but Lana was still there. It all paid off. Maybe Lana’s vision boards paid off, too. She believed in herself, and sometimes that’s hard for people to do. But she kept saying Team Raw was going to win, and then they did! And then that carried over into tonight, teaming with Asuka, the Raw Women’s Champion! Lana is just so thankful! She had no friends, but Asuka was there for her and that’s how they won! Asuka is one of the best, she is the champion, and maybe a friend now!
Lana is practically a hero, too, because she saved Asuka from that table slam! Lana always wished someone would help her these last nine weeks, but she saved Asuka from that same fate. What is Lana’s goal now? What is next? Lana says slowly but surely, she is proving she still belongs here. She is not going anywhere, so all the women in WWE need to understand that. “I’m not leaving. I’m ravishing.” And this outfit is what that is! Truth asks if that’s Paris, France, Lana hears him saying “friends.” She apologizes, she has a hard time understanding him sometimes because of his accent. Accent? “Moi?” Yes, a Southern accent. Well he does live in North Carolina. Lana has a friend, and her dress is from France.
Charly says they’re very proud of Lana. The last time Lana was here, she said she wanted to be champion. Lana isn’t there yet, but she is perhaps on her way. Lana thanks Charly and says that is still a goal. Slow and steady wins the race. But from slow to chill, it’s The Bro!
Matt Riddle joins Raw Talk!
Truth and Riddle hug and Charly gives an intro while they’re all excited. Truth asks if anyone saw what he did to Sheamus? Yes, we did. Riddle shakes it out, “Hi-lo!” Matt R- er… Riddle feels fantastic! The Original Bro beat Sheamus and is one step closer to that WWE World Championship! And, McIntyre has that sweet sword! Riddle wants that as part of the deal! Done deal. Riddle will do it, Truth says it, and Truth don’t lie! It’s his name! But what does Riddle have against Batman? Whoa, putting him on the spot. Riddle wants Truth to riddle him this. Who is NOT afraid of the big, bad bat? The Riddler, dude! Nice.
But Riddle knows Charly wants to talk Survivor Series. Raw swept it! Truth saw it! Truth wasn’t there physically, but he was there spiritually! Team Raw was there, and they swept it! Swoosh swoosh! Who wasn’t sweeping? Team SmaaaackDown! They were the dust! Truth loves Riddle’s energy, but that’s because after a fight like that with Sheamus, Riddle is on fire! RAW TALK! What’s up!? Charly knows Riddle and Sheamus have had tension even before Survivor Series. Tonight, they faced off 1v1 to go to that Triple Threat next week. Talk to her about what that was like, given that tension.
With any team, there will be tension, jealousy. Riddle had nicknames, Fire Face didn’t like his, things got heated. Mongoose didn’t care, Bro Lee is a stallion, and Skipper was hesitant but he wanted to be captain so it just works! It was all incognito to keep the team together. Some people don’t see the method in Riddle’s madness. But Truth does, right? He does! Charly wants to know, though. What is it like being in the ring with no shoes on? Invigorating! Riddle used to wrestle with boots, but he likes the breeze on his toes. No knee pads, elbow pads or anything else, but knowing he has no support or protection, doing it all on his own, he’s fine. He doesn’t need it! He is the real deal and we all know it, and that’s why people are scared~! OoOoOoh~!
Charly now has a segue for the next question: should Styles and Keith be scared given the Triple Threat next week? Riddle will say that is a great question. Fear is a natural thing. When you get in the ring with a UFC stallion, the Limitless Keith or even the Phenomenal Styles, if you’re not scared, you’re an idiot! Riddle is always scared! If you’re not scared, you’re not living! If you’re in a plane and the pilot’s all like, “Just another day,” we don’t want that pilot! But being on edge, that’s how you win! Always be ready for the unexpected. Riddle would do a mic drop but he was asked not to, this show is on a budget. But what a quote for tonight! That is THE quote of the night! Riddle wins again! But then Keith walks in. Sup, Bro Lee! Riddle congratulates Keith, see you next Raw, bro!
Keith Lee joins Raw Talk!
Truth brings Keith in for a hug, he has to get the energy out from having Riddle. Keith wants to be honest, he didn’t hear much of what Riddle said there. Keith just heard a lot of shouting, and came over out of concern for Charly and Truth. Well thank you, Keith. But now Keith sees they were in good spirits. Charly was indifferent as a reporter, but she does like entertainment. Someone just “sank” Keith’s chair! Keith loves this! The best camera shot ever! Don’t fix this, don’t touch anything! After going through the war with Lashley, Keith could use a laugh and will be “Lil’ Jimmy” right now. Keith smirks but Charly says it is being “demanded” by someone that he at least stand then. Well it’s only for a few minutes anyway. Charly suggests getting ice and some room service.
But yes, congratulations on the win. Next week is the Triple Threat, and if Keith wins, he is the contender. How does Keith feel about that? “Let’s just start with the fact that Bobby Lashley is a monster, and I wish that the competition didn’t end the way that it did.” Keith was in a place of happiness and competitive excitement. It is what he lives for. It is a shame things ended that way between two forces of nature colliding. Keith is finally seeing how that backpack senton went, “Ohhh~ mah gaaaw~!” MVP attacked, Keith took care of him, too. Now, Keith just needs to make the most of his opportunity, rise to the occasion, and complete this.
Keith still has a swollen eye from Jey Uso’s superkick but nothing will stop Keith. Charly says Keith is a warrior, and he says that might be the best. Keith loves the sport, the competition, the battles and wars. Even against friends. Truth says Keith is now a Warriologist. It’s a word, just check the dictionary. Don’t quote Truth on that, though. But Charly is curious. Keith is facing Riddle and Styles, how is Keith feeling about that? It will be a battle. It will have the best athletes this planet has to offer. Keith and Riddle have known each other for years, Riddle is a machine that will do what he must to get to his goal. We’ve all seen what Styles is capable of since he got here. Styles is phenomenal, Keith respects Riddle, but it is every man for himself. Even after being a team, they will all battle for one goal.
Keith feels good, just needs a little more recovery to get his mind right. Anyone that has shared a ring with Styles and Riddle knows you need to bring your best or they will capitalize and find a way to beat you. Friend, foe, it does not matter to Keith. When it comes down to business, Keith will win. Speaking of friend, McIntyre is also a friend. What will it be like to face McIntyre for the title? The same as it was before: two guys putting everything aside to fight for something bigger and that is the title. McIntyre has it, Keith wants it. If McIntyre won’t give it, Keith will take it! Charly wishes Keith luck, too, and there is so much coming next week! See you then! Keith figures he might sink more chairs, too.
My Thoughts:
What a great episode, such great energy. Lana did good to keep her character’s energy going from her other promos and her previous Raw Talk appearance. Riddle and Keith definitely had great energy, they were both so good tonight. Riddle isn’t to everyone’s liking, but he has a point about being legit because of his UFC history. He was hyped up as he hyped up the Triple Threat next week, and Keith did much of the same. I hope with Keith bringing up Lashley means they are going to give us a rematch and for the US Championship. But both Keith and Riddle are right, that Triple Threat is going to be great, no matter who wins. But as I said on the Raw article, I think Styles wins because Keith VS Lashley is a possibility, and Riddle might get tied into the Hurt Business story given what we saw. But even so, Limitless Bros VS Hurt Business would be great stuff.
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Chairshot News Report: TNA Impact Results, AEW Speculation For Ricochet & Shane McMahon, Vince McMahon, More!
Your Wrestling News for July 5, 2024, including TNA Impact, Ricochet, Shane McMahon, his daddy Vince, and more!
Your Wrestling News for July 5, 2024, including TNA Impact, Ricochet, Shane McMahon, his daddy Vince, and more!
Welcome to your daily dose of pro wrestling news–and analysis you can trust! We take all wrestling news with a grain of salt here at The Chairshot, and we hope to steer you in the right direction.
Results: TNA Impact (July 4, 2024)
Here are your results from Thursday night’s edition of TNA Impact (originally taped on June 28 at the 2300 Arena in Philly):
- Trey Miguel vs. Leon Slater ends in a no-contest after WWE NXT star Charlie Dempsey attacks everyone.
- Dani Luna battled Jody Threat to a time limit draw in the 10-Minute Challenge. They were granted the customary “5 more minutes” but were attacked by Alisha Edwards & Masha Slamovich. During the match it was revealed that Nic Nemeth had been attacked backstage.
- Frankie Kazarian defeated Mike Santana by countout to advance to the TNA World Championship Match at Slammiversary.
- Matt Hardy & Reby Hardy beat Eddie Edwards & Alisha Edwards.
- Joe Hendry pinned Jake Something to advance to the TNA World Championship Match at Slammiversary.
No surprise that Joe Hendry advanced to the world title match, but Santana-Kazarian could have gone either way. A promo video to end the show implied that Kazarian was the one who took out Nic Nemeth backstage, seemingly creating a story for them within the Slammiversary title match. No shocker that The Hardys won the tag team match, but a great surprise with Charlie Dempsey getting involved in the opener. That TNA/NXT collaboration continues to be a lot of fun.
You can catch Andrew’s Review of the event here.
Ricochet Expected To Sign With AEW
Many outlets are reporting that Ricochet’s expected landing spot remains AEW, with additional reports surfacing that his agent has been working out the details on his behalf.
Personally, I’d rather see him back in WWE. Even after an initial push in AEW, he will be a novelty act much like PAC, so I don’t see the difference. But if he’s going to AEW, here’s hoping that agent does a great job and secures quite the bag for ol’ Ric.
Vince Russo Suggests Shane McMahon As A Front Man For Vince McMahon to Purchase AEW
”We saw this with WCW, it happened before. It (purchasing AEW) could be under the guise of Shane, that’s what I’m saying. Shane is as clean as whistle. Vince could be behind it without anybody knowing it, bro.”
Those are the words of Vince Russo, who on the surface seems to be spouting nonsense. Time will tell if there is something to it all, but I wouldn’t place any wagers on this one. Shane McMahon to AEW would be an entertaining shocker, but that–like many things in AEW–would quickly wear off.
Shawn Michaels Discusses NXT Releases, Referencing Drew Gulak
During the NXT Heatwave media call, Shawn Michaels was asked about the release of Gable Steveson, but also lumped Drew Gulak in his response about main roster viability:
“From my understanding, nothing on anyone’s part other than contracts being up. Certainly, in the place of Drew Gulak. From a company standpoint, there not being anything from a main roster standpoint that they were going to be using him in. In NXT, over the last year and a half to two years, we’ve been trying to get into the process of keeping it fluid. It’s all about getting to the main roster when everything is said and done. In two or three years, if that doesn’t happen, we bring other people in or see if we’re ready to move on.”
If anything, it’s a stark reminder that NXT still exists to, above all else, populate the main roster. It’s quite the delicate balance between booking your own television show and preparing for the future, one that HBK has arguably done better than Triple H himself.
Other Odds & Ends:
- According to reports, the mini-stroke referenced by Britt Baker (DMD) on AEW Dynamite is legitimate. If so, both she and Adam Cole have been through a ton over the past 24 months.
- Mason Madden (Mace) and Mansoor, now known as the MxM Collection, showed up in ROH when featured in a vignette on this week’s broadcast. They might not have made it in WWE, but it’s good to see them getting work, and a second chance to make this gimmick their own. YEAH!
- Cody Rhodes continues to be the ultimate good dude, this time helping a fan who won tickets to Money In The Bank actually attend the event. The fan who won the tickets is in a wheelchair, and there were no more accessible seats left. That was, of course, until Cody got involved. Now the fan can be there and enjoy the show as intended when he won the contest. Cody wins again!
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Did your picks win points?
The AEW Continental Classic is underway, with almost everyone competing. Check in here if you haven’t seen the winners and losers of week 1!
Here are your Gold League standings!
- Jon Moxley: 1-0, 3 points
- Swerve Strickland: 1-0, 3 points
- Jay White: 1-0, 3 points
- Rush: 0-1, 0 points
- Mark Briscoe: 0-1, 0 points.
- Jay Lethal: 0-1, 0 points
Here are your Blue League standings!
- Brody King: 1-0, 3 points
- Claudio Castagnoli: 1-0, 3 points
- Daniel Garcia: 0-1, 0 points
- Eddie Kingston: 0-1, 0 points
- Bryan Danielson: Yet to Compete
- Andrade El Idolo: Yet to Compete
My Thoughts:
Nothing too crazy, nothing too wild, this tournament only just got started. The only disappointing point is that they could not get Bryan “cleared to compete” Saturday night. Not sure how much of that is shoot given the bad eye, but this was kinda the problem of wanting him in the tournament over tons of other choices. Bryan wants to face Okada for WrestleKingdom 18, how is Bryan supposed to do that at his best if he’s also gonna be in a round robin, doing five top level matches in about as many weeks? And it takes away from Andrade being able to do something. Also a little surprised we didn’t even hear from Andrade on Saturday.
Now as we heard on Saturday, round two’s matches are set. Gold League will see Mark Briscoe VS Rush, White VS Swerve, and of course, Moxley VS Lethal. Nice variety there, a couple 0-1 guys facing off, as well as two 1-0 guys, and then 1-0 VS 0-1. No offense to Lethal, but he feels like an 0-2 going up against Moxley. Hard to call the other ones but that’s the fun of it. Meanwhile, Blue League sees Brody VS Claudio in a showdown to be 2-0, then Bryan and Andrade finally jump in, Bryan against Eddie and Andrade against Garcia. Sadly, feels like Eddie and Garcia are going 0-2, no way Tony Khan is booking Bryan and Andrade to lose their first shots.
In fact, that could be half the reason they did wait on those two, that’s almost too good for just a first round opener. But I still would’ve done it, same as NJPW does stuff like that for round robins, which this is all modeled after anyway.
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