Meg's Weekly 5 (9-7-2020)

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This week in WWE was quite disappointing, There has been weeks were I can't decide on just 5 things that I loved but this week it was the opposite. I'm hoping next week they can turn it around so I can discuss more positive things. However there were a few moments that saved the week so let's get to it.

5 Worst Moments

Last week I discussed that I was unhappy with the Iiconics splitting up. Personally I had a lot of issues with this from start to finish. Peyton's new theme doesn't suit her entrance and character. Kay's entrance was a bit better and did seem to work quite well even though it was a bit boring. As a fan I think a character's entrance is really important, think of all the legendary theme songs we have that help connect us to the superstars. Even people who don't watch wrestling know John Cena's theme song. When you hear someone's music hit you should immediately know who it is and be excited. These songs are really boring and evoke no feeling in me. Sorry for the rant about music. Moving on to the actual match I wasn't happy that their first matches starting their solo careers were against each other. In the end someone had to lose and therefore look weaker and this isn't really going to help build them both up as individual stars. It just seemed pointless this early on.

If I have to watch this match one more time I'm going to scream! Every week we watch this same match or some variation of it and I'm so bored... This week even though Garza abandoned Andrade I still wasn't that interested because he also left him last week, granted for different reasons but it's still so frustrating. The only positive I could take away from this segment was finally Demi Burnett was not there. I feel like someone finally answered my calls. For a moment I wondered if I was watching a highlight reel of the past few weeks because everything felt the same. The Street Profits reign is getting boring and it's not their fault, there's just not enough competition for it to feel fresh. I will probably keep complaining about the tag division until one day I'm happy with it. I feel like its not that hard to fix they just need to put some thought into it and try. Every week it seems like they just make it up 10 minutes before the show starts. They all deserve better and us as fans also deserve some entertaining tag-team action.

Smackdown overall recently seems to only put effort into 1/2 storylines and everything else feels like a mess. This week I felt like the main focus in the women's division was Bayley turning on Sasha and there was no thought about the other women and what was next for them. After the major fan support behind Naomi we thought that she was finally going to be appreciated better on Smackdown but unfortunately we were wrong. Naomi wasn't even in the qualifying match and she pinned Bayley only a few weeks ago. At this point Bayley and Sasha's eventual feud won't need a title and you can use the championship to continue to have more women's segments but they need to start correctly showcasing the talent they already have. Nikki Cross already failed at the opportunity to capture gold and you want me to believe she can be champion now ?I would love nothing more than a new champion but if it's anyone it should be Naomi. Continuing on talking about the Smackdown women's division as a whole I'm getting annoyed with the mystery woman already. I'm not that interested because it'll most likely be disappointing but all of the build-up is making me curious and I know that it won't be as exciting as my mind thinks it'll be.

I cannot understand why the creative team thought this was a good idea. I wish I could describe my anger to you all. Before these matches began most people knew that the Riott Squad would beat one of the girls but I'm sure I'm in the majority who thought it was going to be Nia. Instead Nia distracts Baszler and this lead the a roll up victory for the Riott Squad. Then Nia doesn't finish her match because of an interruption from Retribution. The whole situation really annoyed me. Why did Shayna have to take the pin and not Nia. I understand they're trying to make it seem like Liv and Ruby have a chance at beating Baszler and Jax but does anyone really think that? If Baszler and Jax can get along during their match at Clash of Champions there's no chance they can be beaten.

5. Peyton Vs Billie

Last week I discussed that I was unhappy with the Iiconics splitting up. Personally I had a lot of issues with this from start to finish. Peyton's new theme doesn't suit her entrance and character. Kay's entrance was a bit better and did seem to work quite well even though it was a bit boring. As a fan I think a character's entrance is really important, think of all the legendary theme songs we have that help connect us to the superstars. Even people who don't watch wrestling know John Cena's theme song. When you hear someone's music hit you should immediately know who it is and be excited. These songs are really boring and evoke no feeling in me. Sorry for the rant about music. Moving on to the actual match I wasn't happy that their first matches starting their solo careers were against each other. In the end someone had to lose and therefore look weaker and this isn't really going to help build them both up as individual stars. It just seemed pointless this early on.

5 Best Moments

I know most people were expecting Alexa Bliss to be the new friend in the Firefly Fun house but this was comedy gold. I am enjoying everything the Fiend has been doing recently especially with Alexa. Although I'm still confused about what exactly is happening I'm very interested. Alexa using the Sister Abigail was so unexpected and it definitely caught my attention. When Bliss is on the screen I always pay extra attention so I don't miss anything. This week wrestling didn't bring me the same comfort it usually does and this segment in the FFH really reminded me why wrestling always cheers me up. It was fun, silly and light-hearted exactly what I need on a Friday night. I was laughing so hard I cried when I saw Wobbly Walrus (aka Paulrus) and the Vince puppet say his famous line. This is why I'm such a big fan of Bray Wyatt he is very good at playing delicately on the line between funny and ridiculous.

My brain was correct, the new NXT champion is Finn Balor! I'm so happy for him. He has finally done what he came back to NXT to do. Balor has now cemented his legacy as the greatest NXT champion in history and it's a well-deserved title. Adam Cole (Bay-Bay) put up a fight as always but it wasn't enough to defeat The Prince. I'm looking forward to seeing Balor's first challenger and also if we will get to see The Demon vs Karrion Kross when it is safe for him to return.

All week I have been wondering what Bayley was going to say about the situation. I was slightly concerned that it was going to be a boring speech that we've heard plenty of times but I remained positive because recently Bayley has been amazing on the mic. I was not disappointed at all. She remained the same old Bayley and really surprised me with her words. She provided us with the classic "ding dong" and the usual abuse sent towards Michael Cole. This was played out really well because I couldn't see a reason for Bayley to turn on Sasha and it turns out she's not turning on Sasha because she was using her this whole time. It's brilliant! I'm looking forward to seeing this story play out.

Before the bell even rang the chaos started between these two super tough women. This match was so brutal and intense everything you would expect from Ripley and Martinez. This was my favourite match this week I loved the violence and I'm a really big fan of both superstars. I didn't think Rhea could get any better in the ring but with this new look she has definitely brought a new intensity to her in ring skills and it's amazing to see. Sometimes I forget how young she is and how much she has already improved. Mercedes is an amazing fighter and really delivered some aggressive moves. I don't even think she fully showed all she is capable of this week and there's still more to come for her in the future and I hope she can continue to show everyone how great she is for anyone who hasn't seen her work before. I even enjoyed watching Stone climb the cage and get beaten up. Robert Stone never fails to make me laugh every week.

This week on WWE's social media we got a preview for the return of NXT UK in just 4 days. This was the best thing to happen this week and I can not stop thinking about it. I am so hyped to finally watch NXT UK once again and it looks like we will be in for a treat with what is to come. The launch of the NXT UK Hertiage cup, KLR vs Piper Niven, Ilja Dragunov vs Walter and so much more. I can't wait to see all of my favourite superstars back in action again. The BT Sports centre is looking amazing and the fans are all super pumped. I have been counting down the days and we are so close now. This was my biggest source of happiness this week and it's only going to grow next week.

5. Firefly Fun House

I know most people were expecting Alexa Bliss to be the new friend in the Firefly Fun house but this was comedy gold. I am enjoying everything the Fiend has been doing recently especially with Alexa. Although I'm still confused about what exactly is happening I'm very interested. Alexa using the Sister Abigail was so unexpected and it definitely caught my attention. When Bliss is on the screen I always pay extra attention so I don't miss anything. This week wrestling didn't bring me the same comfort it usually does and this segment in the FFH really reminded me why wrestling always cheers me up. It was fun, silly and light-hearted exactly what I need on a Friday night. I was laughing so hard I cried when I saw Wobbly Walrus (aka Paulrus) and the Vince puppet say his famous line. This is why I'm such a big fan of Bray Wyatt he is very good at playing delicately on the line between funny and ridiculous.