Let's Talk About | WWE RAW | London, England | Part 2 of 2

WWE returned to the O2 Arena, here in England, this time for Monday Night RAW.

Let's Talk About the last televised show of the WWE European Tour.

John Cena once again kicked off RAW, we heard the usual "John Cena Sucks" chants whilst he was walking to the ring, the boos weren't booing though, Cody was cheered, no surprises there, it must be said that Cena was talking the truth about Cody's character, Cody responded well, fair play to him, he even mentioned The Rock, a name that hasn't been mentioned until now. The American Nightmare got the last laugh after hitting Cena with CrossRhodes. 

This was a very good segment. 

England's own Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate reunited in a losing effort against The New New Day.

Kofi and Xavier demanded a shot for the World Tag Team Championships, which bought out the Champions, The War Raiders. 

Gunther defeated Jimmy Uso. The World Heavyweight Champion went after Jimmy again after the bell sounded, which led to Jey running out to save his brother. Shoutout to the crowd for their creative chants about The Ring General, he attacked The Usos when they weren't looking and assaulted the security, Jey was tied to the ring rope and watched on helplessly as Gunther "killed" Jimmy. This was great. Loved the drama. YEET! 

Penta & The Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker lost to Finn Balor & Dominik Mysterio, Penta was accidentally speared by Bron during the match which resulted in his first pinfall loss in the WWE. 

AJ Styles versus Logan Paul looks set for WrestleMania. 

Iyo Sky versus Rhea Ripley for the Women's World Championship ended in double disqualification after Bianca called off the contest, Rhea took out Bianca via the Riptide, the triple threat is going to happen at WrestleMania, it is inevitable, we will now wait for the official announcements on social media.

Coverage of the televised WWE European Tour is now over, thanks for reading, be sure to check out the archives on this website. See you for Stand & Deliver. 

Let's Talk About | SmackDown | London, England | Part 1 of 2

 

WWE SmackDown was LIVE from the O2 Arena, here in England, this was the penultimate televised show of the WWE European Tour, Let's Talk About it. 

The WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes started the show, the crowd loves to sing his song and chant his name don't they? he asked them what they wanted to talk about, the crowd then sang another song, this time for Randy Orton, this was a Legacy segment, no pun intended, until Drew McIntyre interrupted and he, like Randy, targeted the WWE Championship, Cody stopped Drew from talking, which led to the Scot walking away.  

Randy vs Drew was announced for later on.

The Street Profits successfully defended their WWE Tag Team Championship against England's Pretty Deadly. 

The Tag Team theme continued as Katana Chance & Kayden Carter lost to Piper Niven & Alba Fyre. Zelina Vega ran down to save Carter from the post match attack, but the numbers game was too much for her. 

LA Knight versus Braun Strowman for the United States Championship ended in a no contest because Jacob Fatu took out both competitors. 

Jimmy Uso talked to Jackie Redmond about his slap to Gunther as well as his upcoming match on Monday against The Ring General. Miz, who was with Carmelo Hayes, spoke to Jimmy who said he was going to talk to GM Nick Aldis to set up a match for tonight. No Yeet.

Jacob made his intentions clear to Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga, he wanted the United States Championship.

We heard from Naomi via a video montage, she spoke about Bianca and Jade and advised Jade to proceed with caution. Jade told Nick Aldis that she was looking for Naomi.

Before Mia Yim versus Charlotte got started, Naomi went after Mia and B-Fab, Jade chased away the Glow, there was an interesting stare down between Charlotte and Jade, after Charlotte defeated Mia Yim, Tiffany Stratton spoke to Jackie Redmond backstage, she talked about the sit down interview from last week and more. 

Drew McIntyre defeated Randy Orton, Kevin Owens distracted Orton, KO went after Orton, Orton turned the tables on his WrestleMania opponent. 

Penta's brother, Rey Fenix will make his WWE debut next week on SmackDown.

Jimmy Uso defeated The Miz. YEET! 

Damian Priest and Drew fought each other outside the arena, Priest put Drew through the windshield of a nearby car.

Contracts signings in WWE or in any company are always heated conversations, similar to Boxing/UFC press conferences, this one involving the OTC Roman Reigns (he acknowledged the crowd singing his name, that was a great moment) his former Shield brother Seth Rollins and last but not CM Punk followed the tradition. Paul Heyman said Punk is finally a WrestleMania Main Eventer, you can tell it meant a lot to Punk.

The show closed out with Punk saying Thank You to Roman, we are still yet to learn about the "Favor" I'm sure that we, the fans, are going to speculate on Social Media, Podcasts and so on, in regards to to what the favor is/could be. 

Coverage of the televised WWE European Tour continues this Monday for WWE Monday Night RAW. Until then thanks for reading & be sure to check out the content on this website.  

 

Let's Talk About | WWE RAW | Glasgow, Scotland

The latest stop of the European Tour was LIVE from Glasgow, Scotland. John Cena began the show, he debuted a new shirt, the merchandise sales will be through the roof, Cena showed no emotion. In terms of the crowd reaction? to me it sounded less heated and there were less boos unlike recent cities on the tour. Cena's promo pretty much continued from last week. The crowd played along with his words.

The American Wedding Attender (I'm joking) Cody Rhodes eventually stopped Cena from talking and challenged him to take the title from him. Cena walked away in typical heel fashion. This story (No pun intended) felt like the start of the passing of the torch. 

Perhaps the Greatest Tag Team in WWE history Jimmy and Jey. The Usos reunited and won the tag match playa, against Austin Theory and Grayson Waller. 

The World Heavyweight Champion, Gunther, predictably, went after the Usos. The Usos fought back to get the last laugh on The Ring General, Jey slipped during the post match shenanigans, hopefully that wasn't part of the plan because that's a No Yeet right there. 

WWE showed a vignette for the "legendary" Luchador, El Grande Americano. The Starbucks representative wrestled Dragon Lee later during the show and won. Lee's mask was ripped off his face and he was forced to tap out to hide his identity. 

Lyra Valkyria is still the Women's Intercontinental Champion, she picked up the win via the roll up against Women's Tag Champion Raquel Rodriguez, Liv was ringside. Bayley ran out to save Lyra from a two versus one attack from the Tag Champions. 

A tag match for next week probably looks likely as a result of this, leading towards Bayley wanting a shot for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania. That's wrestling logic for you there. We shall see what happens. 

Backstage, Jimmy gave Jey a pep talk as he prepares for his match against Gunther at 'Mania, he mentioned the slip from Jey earlier. Jimmy then challenged Gunther for next Monday and slapped the Champion, who laughed it off to hide the pain and embarrassment. 

Adam Pearce announced Iyo Sky will defend her Women's World Championship next week on Monday Night RAW and the winner will face Bianca Belair at WrestleMania. The EST will be the special referee. 

The triple threat is happening. 

CM Punk cut a promo to hype up the official triple threat involving Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, he mentioned there will be a contract signing this Friday on SmackDown in London. Expect more chaos. 

Bron Breakker versus Penta for the Intercontinental Championship ended via Disqualification, which was very predictable. Dominik, Finn and Carlito stood tall after the post match shenanigans to close out this episode of Monday Night RAW. 

Thanks for reading, coverage of the WWE European Tour resumes this Friday on SmackDown. Be sure to check out the archived content on this website. 

 

Let's Talk About | SmackDown | Bologna, Italy

 

We have reached the third leg of the WWE European Tour, it was Bologna, Italy's time to follow in the footsteps of Barcelona and Belgium. Let's Talk About this episode of SmackDown.

Randy Orton started the show, the crowd sang his song, it's nice to hear that particular trend continue wherever he goes, he was quickly interrupted by Kevin Owens, Owens cut a promo, he wanted to team with Orton and challenge for the tag titles, however, Orton had a different idea, he challenged Owens to a one on one match at WrestleMania. 

Damian Priest & Jimmy Uso won the tag match against Drew McIntyre & Shinsuke Nakamura, Drew attacked Damian after the pinfall, it looks like they will be facing each other at WrestleMania this year, this is sort of a full circle moment if you really think about it, if you remember, Damian cashed in the Money In The Bank on Drew at last years event in April. 

The Champion Tiffany Stratton & Challenger Charlotte had a sit down interview segment as the build to their meeting for the Women's Championship in Las Vegas continues. 

The Samoan Werewolf Jacob Fatu & The Monster Braun Strowman wrote another chapter in their storied rivalry, the fight ended in a DQ win for Braun, when Solo and Tama got involved, Jacob wasn't very happy about that, meanwhile, LA Knight & Braun will meet next week for the United States Championship. YEAH! 

Zelina Vega debuted new theme music, this was her first match on SmackDown since she was transferred from Monday Night RAW, Piper Niven won thanks to distractions caused by Alba Fyre and Chelsea Green. This story may not be over just yet, we shall see what happens next. 

Randy Orton vs Kevin Owens is now official for WrestleMania 41. 

The Storm arrived in Bologna, Jade Cargill fought the Women's Tag Team Champion, Liv Morgan. Naomi struck Jade with the tag title belt, Liv hit the Oblivion for the W. Naomi continued to attack Jade. Heel The Glow. 

The New WWE Tag Team Champions,The Street Profits, like Zelina Vega, also debuted new theme music, their previous theme was much better, it is what it is, Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins celebrated with the crowd and then won the impromptu non title contest against Legado Del Fantasma. Shoutout to both teams, this was very good. 

Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and CM Punk all had some choice words for each other which led to a fight, while Paul Heyman was watching, in the main event segment of the night, the triple threat looks official for the Grandest Stage of Them All. This is not just a prediction, it's a spoiler. 

The coverage of the WWE European Tour continues on Monday/Tuesday (U.K Time) when Monday Night RAW takes place LIVE from Glasgow, Scotland. Until then, be sure to check out the archives on this website. YEET! 

Let's Talk About | WWE RAW | Brussels, Belgium

The Second Leg of the WWE European Tour was LIVE from a sold out crowd from Brussels, Belgium, it was another Football like atmosphere from minute one, Let's Talk About what happened on this episode of WWE RAW. 

John Cena made his first appearance since turning heel at Elimination Chamber, the boos towards him were very reminiscent of Money In The Bank years ago, his promo was excellent, his time in Hollywood has made him a better talker with the microphone without doubt, Cody didn't say much in response, if he did? then Cena would have "cooked him" like people say nowadays.

Penta won the No Holds Barred contest against Ludwig Kaiser, he targeted the Intercontinental Championship.

Dakota Kai defeated Ivy Nile. Dragon Lee and Rey chased away Chad Gable and The Creed Brothers. 

It looks like we are set for a triple threat for the Women's World Championship at WrestleMania, Iyo Sky, Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley all signed the contract. 

Jey Uso won against Austin Theory, Uce needs to stop using the Spear because it looks like a Crossbody. WWE advertised Austin Theory & Grayson Waller vs Jey and a mystery partner for next week in Glasgow, Scotland. I believe we all know who Jey's partner could be. Say his name and he appears. 

The LWO's Rey and Dragon Lee won the tag match against The Creed Brothers, Chad Gable attacked the LWO whilst wearing a mask, his luchador name sounds like a Starbucks coffee order. 

Seth Rollins said he will be on SmackDown this Friday, the same place as Roman Reigns and CM Punk, another triple threat is pending for WrestleMania. The early prediction is Seth Rollins should win, which paves the way for the continuation of the Reigns, Punk and Paul Heyman Story. 

Whilst AJ Styles was speaking to Cathy Kelly, the crowd chanted his name in French, bringing back memories of Backlash in Lyon, France, he had a conversation with Karrion Kross before the segment closed out. 

Bron Breakker is still the Intercontinental Champion after his win against Finn Balor, Balor can blame his soon to be former Judgment Day team mates Dominik and Carlito, for costing him the title in the main event, Penta made the save to stop the attack on Bron, it looks like we will see Bron vs Penta at WrestleMania. 

The conversation for this episode of WWE RAW is now over, the content will resume for SmackDown this Friday on NETFLIX here in the U.K. Thanks for reading, be sure to check out the archives on this website. 

Let's Talk About | WWE SmackDown | Barcelona, Spain

WWE has started it's European Tour for the next couple of weeks, we will bring you conversations from selected WWE SmackDown & RAW episodes, starting with this one from the blue brand LIVE, for the first time ever, from Barcelona, Spain. 

The NEW United States Champion, LA Knight, started off the show, the thousands in attendance were singing football esq chants, which is always great to hear, there was so much going on here in terms of interruptions & promos which led to an impromptu Six Man Tag made by GM Nick Aldis. Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga versus LA Knight, Jimmy Uso & Braun Strowman,

The match itself was won by the good guys on this occasion, the chaos continued afterwards. 

Jade Cargill sat down with Cathy Kelly to talk about her return after she was attacked by Naomi, the question remains, was there anyone else involved in the incident? Jade will be fighting Liv next week. 

The 2025 Women's Royal Rumble Winner Charlotte Flair defeated SmackDown's rising star, B-Fab. Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte brawled with each other, even the security couldn't stop them. This was excellent, the crowd was invested also. 

 

The American Nightmare, WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes, who wasn't wearing a suit for once, was the guest on Miz TV. Rhodes stopped Miz from talking and hit the host with a Cross Rhodes. The Champion will be on Monday Night RAW on NETFLIX in Brussels, to confront John Cena. 

Damian Priest was denied victory against Shinsuke Nakamura after he was attacked by Drew McIntyre. They are rumored to face each other at WrestleMania 41. 

Piper Niven vs Zelina Vega is set for next week on SmackDown. 

The crowd sang "Voices" whilst Randy Orton walked to the ring prior to his win against Carmelo Hayes via the RKO, whilst FC Barcelona's Lemine Yamal was watching. Orton hit Hayes with another RKO for his troubles, Hayes escaped the potential punt from the Viper thanks to a distraction from Kevin Owens. 

Jacob challenged Braun to another fight next week on SmackDown. 

The World Heavyweight Champion Gunther defeated Spain's own and NXT Tag Team Champion: Axiom. 

Paul Heyman promoted the WWE 2K video game and Roman Reigns' return next week in Bologna, Italy. 

Congratulations to Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford The Street Profits, they are finally the NEW WWE Tag Team Champions, they captured the titles from DIY's Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano in the main event.

SmackDown from Barcelona, Spain was a decent episode to kick off the European Tour, it also must be noted that we saw a couple of vignettes about a new WWE Superstar, could it be Rey Fenix? Aleister Black? let the speculation begin, the content will resume on Tuesday U.K Time for Monday Night RAW on NETFLIX. in the meantime, be sure to check out the archives on this website. Gracias. 

Let's Talk About | NXT Roadblock 2025

We are weeks away from Stand & Deliver. NXT put a Roadblock on the journey to April for their superstars, Roadblock was LIVE from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Let's talk about the five matches on the card. 

Fraxiom failed to capture the TNA Wrestling Tag Team Championships from The Hardy Boyz, this was a great show opener, hopefully we will see a return match soon, perhaps at a possible NXT vs TNA World's Collide PLE, if it gets announced. 

Jordynne Grace & Roxanne Perez both have goals to win the NXT Women's Championship, however, on this occasion, Jordynne has the bragging rights, sign me up for the next match, it is definitely SummerSlam, WrestleMania worthy. 

The Phenom, The Undertaker gave some words of advice to Oba Femi prior to his successful NXT title defence against TNA X-Division Champion Moose, this was a very good fight, Oba continues to rule NXT whereas Moose's prospect of being on NXT TV again looks promising. 

Je'Von Evans put on another impressive performance against Ethan Page, in a New York Street Fight to finally get his revenge on Ethan for all the pain that "All Ego" put him through in recent weeks/months. Retribution 2.0 attacked Je'Von after the match, the group needs to wrestle soon before the audience in attendance and viewers watching at home lose interest. 

Stephanie Vaquer won the Title for Title Match against her great friend Giulia, to become the NEW NXT Women's Champion. Stephanie is the first superstar since Becky Lynch in the main event at WrestleMania 35, to win both Women's Championships. 

NXT Roadblock was a class show from start to finish, there weren't any dull moments, the third brand's momentum continues, thanks for reading, be sure to check out the archived content on this website. 

Let's Talk About | Elimination Chamber: Toronto | The Time For A Heel Turn Is Now !

 

Elimination Chamber was LIVE from Toronto. The city that hosted WrestleMania 18. Time flies right ? 

Drake was in attendance at the PLE. Kendrick Lamar probably would have turned the TV off if he saw the Canadian Musician.  

Bianca Belair ESTablished her place at WrestleMania 41 by winning the Women's Elimination Chamber Match. She will challenge Rhea or Iyo, for the Women's World Championship at WrestleMania.

Jade Cargill returned before the match got underway and went after Naomi, which leads us to believe that Naomi was one that took out Jade weeks ago. But was she the only one? Or were there others involved? 

Tiffany Stratton & Toronto's own Trish Stratus won their tag match against Nia & Candice.LeRae.

Staying with the Canadian theme, Kevin Owens versus Sami Zayn was a great fight as expected, it was a dominant performance and victory by KO. 

It was great to see Randy Orton after the match. Not sure why he didn't help Sami during the fight but here we are. Better late than never I guess. 

At the post Royal Rumble press conference, John Cena announced himself as the first participant for the Men's Elimination Chamber and went on to win it to continue his pursuit of winning number 17 before his farewell tour ends. 

It was now time for the decision, would Cody sell his soul to The Rock? The answer was an empathic NO from the WWE Champion. Cena walked towards Cody to give him a hug and then it finally happened.

John turned heel and sold his soul!

The sinister look from John to The Final Boss was an incredible moment that led to the vicious attack, these closing minutes will be something that we will talk about for quite a while going forward. 

The Road To WrestleMania has officially begun. 

IF Ya Smell...What The Final Boss...Is Cookin. 

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