Meg's Weekly 5 (1-4-2021)

Author:: Megan Chibba
Publish date:: Jan 10, 2021

Happy Sunday everyone, just 3 weeks away from the Royal Rumble and I am very excited. We had a great show from NXT with New Year's Evil and the return of live NXT UK. There was a lot going on this week so let's get into it.

5 Worst Moments

Shayna loses again... I'm not surprised anymore. I feel like creative decide that all these opponent will beat Shayna in a way that it believable, like a roll-up etc, instead of the most believable option of Shayna actually winning the matches. The constant losses is beyond irritating now and it seems to be getting worse. From this comes one positive and that was the Queen of Spades on Raw talk. She addressed everyone who has anything to do with running WWE and reminded them that she is the real deal and she came to fight. I hope that message was enough to get through to who ever is making these decisions. We will find out if the message was received soon enough.

We have new tag team champions on Smackdown and I'm not too sure how I feel about it. The Street Profits have been great champions and always bring the fun wherever they go. I'm not the biggest fan of Ziggler and Roode and I'm not sure how this reign is going to be. The Smackdown tag-team division has taken a bit of a drop again and it really doesn't interest me that much. I guess new champions should make it more exciting but the Profits were great champions and held such high energy. We just really need more teams, it's very frustrating.

This episode of Raw was hyped up way higher than deserved. It was nice to see some old faces like Melina and the Boogeyman, but it was only minor. There were people announced that didn't actually make it to TV and overall it was very disappointing. I think it would have been much better if we didn't know exactly who was coming so there was an element of surprise. This is a similar issue to we had with the Royal Rumble last year, with most of the superstars declaring their entrance and only leaving a few spots as a surprise. It seems like WWE care more about ratings than anything else and it's lead to the lack of surprises and excitement. The Legends night was overall a bit mediocre but maybe that's my fault for getting my hopes up.

This is sort of a part two from my last moment but it needed it's own slot on my top 5 this week. The whole of Raw Legend's Night was just a work so the return of Bill Goldberg made sense. It still doesn't make sense. I know most of us weren't surprised when he came out, hopefully this is his one appearance of the year and we can be done. I used to be a big fan of Goldberg and my dad would tell me great things about him but in recent years he has been forced onto our screens for some unknown reason and given many title opportunities over current and upcoming talent. It looks like we are definitely getting Goldberg vs McIntyre for the WWE championship at The Royal Rumble but I have faith in McIntyre that he can retain his title for all of us.

5. Cruiserweight Title

This match was the least exciting for me on the New Year's Evil card. There's something missing from the Cruiserweight title division on NXT and I can't figure it out. I haven't really been very interested in this since the story with Drake Maverick ended. I know it's a moment we have to wait for, but Escobar vs Devlin is what we all need as soon as possible. The championship is better off in NXT UK in my opinion because they don't have a mid-card title so it would really help grow the brand. I think on NXT there's always a lot going on between the NXT title, the North American title, Tag titles and the women's division that the Cruiserweight title takes a back seat a little and it isn't as fun. Everyone has their own opinions and some people may love this but for me it's been a bit flat.

5 Best Moments

A personal highlight for me this week was when Angel Garza met the Boogeyman. Growing up I was a massive fan of the Boogeyman and I still get very excited when we get the chance to see him again. I think that Garza has a bright future ahead of him and I hope that other people can also see his talent, it is frustrating right now to have him involved with the 24/7 title but I guess it's better than not seeing him at all. I loved his flirty conversations with all of the legends and he did really well. Garza believed he was going to meet Cardi B but instead he got a wicked surprise with the Boogeyman waiting for him, this helped R-Truth regain his 24/7 championship. If this showed me anything it's that Garza looks even better with gold around his waist and I'm hoping one day soon it can be real championship gold. This segment also created some fun on social media between fans and Cardi B who was confused why her name was being brought up with WWE and she shared some memories from when she used to watch the show, overall it was just a lot of fun and a very light segment.

At New Year's Evil, we were blessed with an impromptu mixed tag-team match between the Gargano's, Blackheart and Kushida. Thanks Lumis. This match was awesome. I think my favourite part of this match was when Candice got into the ring, tied her hair up and stepped up to Kushida, little throwback to her past mixed gender matches. The team of Blackheart and Kushida was very interesting as they are so amazing in the ring and it was great to see. They're great separately but worked really well together too, both of them worked really hard in 2020 to make an impact and I can see big things coming for them this year.

I can't tell whether this was the best thing to happen to this storyline or whether it was totally ridiculous. So far I'm on the positive side but that could change. I was really confused for a while but the more I think on it the more genius it becomes. I was lost in the hilarity of it all for a while until I realised how amazing it is. Roman has completely manipulated everyone in such a way that he has essentially gotten out of defending his title at the Royal Rumble. Many of us know that Pearce used to be a phenomenal wrestler during his career but he hasn't been in the ring in a long time and I don't think his first match back should be against the Tribal Chief. Roman is definitely going to win but does this open up an opportunity for the winner of the Royal Rumble to step up and challenge him? I think this was a brilliant idea. I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes.

Li Returned this week and made a big impact. I was so impressed from start to finish. I love that even though she is back there's still a lot of things we don't know and the mystery has continued. I'm really interested in the person sitting on the throne. I hope they're involved in the story and not just a part of the entrance. There's so much that we don't know yet and it's very exciting. I'm hoping next week we will see Boa back in the ring, I wonder if he is now as impressive as Xia. I really love her new look she looks amazing and even more threatening than before. Although a lot has changed there's still a lot that has remained the same, her entrance still contains a lot of similarities to the old one but a little more intense. The same can be said for her move-set, it has improved but there wasn't much to improve from the start. Everything has just become more intense.

These two women KILLED it this week. They didn't disappoint! I don't think anyone expected any different than this massive match. Any match with a Kendo stick involved is usually very entertaining. This match was just back and forth power shifting between the two strongest women in NXT and I loved it, the story-telling during this match was amazing. It was so brutal and so much fun to watch. There was not a single dull moment I loved the involvement of Dakota Kai, that locker spot was hilarious. Poor Dakota. The ending was insane, I have to admit I thought Rhea had this match in the bag so I was surprised when Gonzalez picked up that major win. I definitely wasn't disappointed. I am really happy for Raquel and I am glad she won, this is massive for her especially picking up this win against Rhea. I'm curious to see what's next for Rhea now.

5. The Boogeyman

A personal highlight for me this week was when Angel Garza met the Boogeyman. Growing up I was a massive fan of the Boogeyman and I still get very excited when we get the chance to see him again. I think that Garza has a bright future ahead of him and I hope that other people can also see his talent, it is frustrating right now to have him involved with the 24/7 title but I guess it's better than not seeing him at all. I loved his flirty conversations with all of the legends and he did really well. Garza believed he was going to meet Cardi B but instead he got a wicked surprise with the Boogeyman waiting for him, this helped R-Truth regain his 24/7 championship. If this showed me anything it's that Garza looks even better with gold around his waist and I'm hoping one day soon it can be real championship gold. This segment also created some fun on social media between fans and Cardi B who was confused why her name was being brought up with WWE and she shared some memories from when she used to watch the show, overall it was just a lot of fun and a very light segment.