1. Apologies, I totally forgot tonight was Monday! It's currently 8:40 PM, so I only missed 40 minute's worth. I'll rewatch the first 40 minutes after the show is over and paste them in here.
1.01. Alright, trying to get some watching in during commercial breaks, it's currently 9:33. Let's see how tonight's show started.
1.02. "Welcome to the Ambrose Asylum!" love it! Sounds so epic.
1.03. This crowd is going nuts for Ambrose, and I love it.
1.04. Oh my, calling out Brock again. I'm loving it.
1.05. Stephanie is such an easy character to hate. She and Triple H are phenomenal performers.
1.06. Fatal Five-Way?? For the Intercontinental Championship??? RIGHT NOW??? Awww yeah..
1.07. Listen to that pop for KO. I love it!
1.08. Calling it now: when Stardust FINALLY turns back to Cody Rhodes, he's gonna get a gigantic pop.
1.09. Ok, I love Tyler Breeze, and he's definitely a super-talented performer, but I don't see why he's in this match storyline-wise. All he's done recently is lose.
1.10. Dang Dolph, talk about a dropkick!
1.11. Ambrose has such a high-energy style, I love it.
1.12. Rare moment of poor camera work there, it was pretty obvious that Breeze's leg totally missed Stardust.
1.13. I wonder what it feels like to wrestle in Breeze's boots. That sure is a lot of tassels.
1.14 A HUGE facebuster on Ambrose, wow!
1.15. Cody's Disaster Kick is one of my favorite moves. He always hits it so cleanly.
1.16. KO is so agile for a guy his size. Almost hit a quadruple cannonball!
1.17. Beauty Shot from Breeze!! But then all three other members of the match break up the pin.
1.18. I love Ambrose's bouncing-off-the-rope clothesline.
1.19. Not KO's best powerbomb but OWENS WINS THE TITLE! TITLE CHANGE ON RAW!
1.20. Wow, I was not expecting that.
1.21. However, I think it's a good move by WWE. Ambrose doesn't need a title to be majorly over, and now viewers have more of a reason to believe that Ambrose could actually leave Sunday as the number one contender.
1.22. Ambrose has just been absolutely on point as of late. His backstage interview with Renee is superb.
1.23. Also, I wonder what it's like for them to do those interviews? (I believe they're dating in real life)
1.24. Kevin Owens is fantastic.
1.25. Good to see Ziggler with an actual storyline.
1.26. Only Kevin Owens can make "Nah" sound so brilliant.
1.27. Aaaaaand with that we're back! Apologies again for the weird format, but we're back to the rest of the show.
2. Ahh, New Day on a talk show with Edge and Christian. That's a quality way to start off my broadcast for the night.
3. Whoaaaa there Xavier, don't rag on the recorder. That was my jam back in elementary school.
4. Straight up, these guys being allowed to truly show off their personalities may very well be the best thing to happen in WWE over the past 365 days.
5. Woohoo Mark Henry vs Big E! This is a battle of two straight-up beasts, I love it!
6. Looking back on his run in 2011 though, it is a shame how far Mark Henry has fallen. He can be an extremely effective performer when booked correctly.
7. Ooh, that was a rough finish...
8. Could Big E just not lift him up? Or was Henry too injured to comply?
9. Regardless, hopefully Henry isn't injured. At this stage in his career, that could be bad.
10. I'm sorry, but listening to Brie talk is painful. Just painful. I don't even know why, just the way she talks is so robotic. Kind of like the woman who just interrupted her (although Charlotte's been better as of late).
11. Thank you, Charlotte. Effective booking to paint her as a despicable heel, especially against a fan favorite like Bryan, and I don't have to listen to Brie talk anymore.
12. Not sure if this is building effective beef between the two or just making my ears bleed. I'm starting to lean towards the second.
13. Ooooh goat-faced vegan babies, now there's an insult.
14. Ok, that improved this segment considerably. Still, not an overall fan of Brie, and I'm still a bit iffy on Charlotte.
15. Very interested to see what they do with Strowman at Wrestlemania and beyond. He's got a great look, but could certainly stand to improve in the ring. Harper, on the other hand, is a fantastc all-around performer.
16. Much more excited for Jericho now than I was a few weeks ago, glad to see him. Very unique performer.
17. Dang, what does Y2J have against shirts?
18. I've said it before and I'll say it again, the Miz is one of the most underappreciated stars on the roster.
19. Loving this aggression for Miz. Great way to build heat.
20. Good for Jericho, hate it when guys like Styles and KO are called rookies, when in reality they've often been wrestling longer than guys like Cena.
21. Jericho doing an excellent job of putting both guys over, quality stuff.
22. Whenever someone says anything about teeth getting knocked down someone's throat, for some reason, all I can think of is Sheamus. I don't know why.
23. "Fella, I'm gonna knock your teeth down ya troat"
24. Important to say throat without the "h" there^
25. Regardless, good match. Love me a good Pele kick.
26. Oh shoot, is Miz gonna get him??
27. Ooooh, good move from WWE having Miz hit that. I actually thought he'd win for a second there.
28. Chris has got a mic...this is gonna be good.
29. Well, that was interesting...good way to gets fans pumped up for Smackdown though.
30. Dudleys are up next! This is gonna be good.
31. Glad to see a mention of Mandela. This has nothing to do with wrestling, but IMO, one of humanity's
32. Daniel Bryan's retirement was undoubtedly a great moment, and it deserved to close out the show, but I wonder how the Dudleys' turn would have gone if it had gotten the chance to close it out. Is that what was originally planned?
33. Bubba's one heckuva talker. Devon too.
34. Oh my brother, oh TESTIFYYYYY
35. Summer Rae sighting!
36. Hahahaha JBL: "Only five? I got more than that."
37. Summer's one of the most underrated Divas in the division, great look, plays her gimmick well, and a pretty decent wrestler too. I'm a fan.
38. WOOO GO SUMMER!
39. I wonder if this is gonna lead to any sort of storyline/push for Summer, or if Paige just did something to set off management again.
40. Paul Heyman looks like he means business...
41. Heyman is just so g.d. good at talking. He could make a lecture on fiscal policy sound entertaining. What a legend.
42. Lesnar on ESPN? Now that's what I'm talking about. One of the few guys in WWE who I'd legitimately be scared to interview.
43. YES THE DUDLEYS ATTACK REIGNS FROM BEHIND!
44. I swear, if Reigns gets the upper hand here...
45. I'm sure this is gonna make a great tag match later tonight, but to be honest, I'd rather the Dudleys have just beaten Reigns down here. It would've gone a long way in establishing their credibility as a top heel team.
46. AMBROSE JUST TRIED TO HIT REIGNS WITH DIRTY DEEDS!!
47. Awwwww now we're heating up!
48. The Vincent J. McMahon award? Very interesting...I don't feel like they'd create an award like this only to give it to VKM, or Triple H...
49. I'm actually intrigued now. I suppose we'll see next week.
50. Zack Ryder sighting!! Woo woo woo!
51. Four-person victory lap...this may be one of the greatest things I've ever seen.
52. Liking the Leicester City reference JBL!
53. Heath Slater just picked up a win over a jobber...how the tables turn.
54. Hahahaha "Of course we're not...it's not 1997!"
55. How long are these segments going to go on?
56. Kevin Owens promo? Awesome.
57. Luckily for Sin Cara, it doesn't look like he's being forgotten as a result of Kalisto's recent push.
58. Talk about a team of high-flyers...Kalisto, Neville, and Sin Cara are all phenomenal athletes.
59. What do you guys think about the League of Nations? As far as I'm concerned, they've lost a good amount of momentum as of late.
60. JBL's slam dunk comment was on point! That was a very cool spot.
61. It's kinda too bad that Rusev wrestles with boots now, that was definitely a cool unique aspect of his character before.
62. Dang, that DDT looked painful. Luckily Sheamus has the mohawk for extra cushioning.
63. So this Sin Cara is the former Hunico, correct?
64. Ok, I'll admit, I'm not the biggest fan of Del Rio's new finisher, but that looked cool. And painful.
65. Usually though, it just looks awkward. His opponents have to exert extra effort to stay in that position, it's just not logical.
66. Plus, he already has a submission that's been made to look very legit, the Cross Arm-Breaker. and he's got a vicious kick, the one that won him two championships.
67. Booker T was, is, and always will be one of my favorite performers. FIVE-TIME
68. Ohhh yes, two out of three falls? I like the sound of this...
69. Liking that flurry of kicks. The crowd seemed pretty into it too.
70. "Neon nightmare"
71. Becky picks up the win! But right after, Tamina attacks her from behind.
72. And here comes the Boss! Interesting how Tamina is still allowed to hit a Samoan drop, even after Banks comes out to make the save.
73. Interesting to see Reigns and Ambrose vs the Dudleys on Smackdown, I thought it'd be tonight. Nevertheless, excited to see it.
74. Solid promo from Wyatt, as always.
75. I recently read an article about it, and I have to say, Big Show has a legacy unlike any other in the WWE. He's been a top-level performer in the company for almost two decades, he's fought in almost every single type of match, for almost every championship...undoubtedly a future Hall of Famer.
76. Yes, he's turned a lot, but that's because he's able to play both roles so well.
77. Anyways, news flash: these guys are big.
78. I wonder how many times in his life Strowman's ever been suplexed. I daresay not many.
79. Wyatts interfere in the match, predictably, and Ryback comes out to make the save!
80. Just noticed Bray's new shoes. I don't know why, but they look very different than his old ones.
81. Kane appears from under the ring!
82. I love that spot, it never gets old for me^
83. Interesting move to have Big Show, Kane, and Ryback close out the show. It's like 1999 again (plus Ryback).
84. Oh, was that just to plug Show's appearance on the Stone Cold podcast? Lame.
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