#14 - THIS WEEK IN PRO-WRESTLING 22/01/2022 - 28/01/2022 - Weekly Pro Wrestling round-up, featuring AEW and WWE!

SA Pro Wrestling Nerds Podcast

In this round up episode, Eugene and KG contemplate the news and events of the pro-wrestling world this week across the 5 shows

Stories & News

WWE:

WWE sign streaming deal....with Disney of all platforms.

RAW: Veer Mahaan still hasn't arrived! Miz and Maryse have pissed off the HOF's, Doudrop has no fear, RK-Bro win a spelling bee...of all things! Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar weigh-in! AJ Styles proves why he's one of the greatest of all-time. Rey Mysterio outsmarts his son... AGAIN, but not before a great tag match, and that Superman Pose dive. The Dirty Dawgs ruined the party, as usual!

NXT: Solo Sikoa vs Boa was decent! Carmelo Hayes has his new challenger in Cameron Grimes, Raquel wants nothing to do with Cora Jade, Legado thought they had the upper hand over Bron Breakker, but Ciampa has other ideas. Bron Breakker!

SmackDown: THE BOSS IS BACK!!! & She is officially my new pick to win the Women's Royal Rumble Match! Freddie Mercury Jr. and Shinsuke Nakamura win! The Bar > Sheamus & Holland, Do the War Raiders have a chance? Seth Rollins makes it personal and gets into The Tribal Chief's head! Madcap & Corbin annoying yet again. Summer Rae is back, but does anyone care? & Sonya Deville and Charlotte Flair making life horrible for Naomi. Jarrett and Bischoff are back!

AEW:

Dynamite (Beach Break): OC and Adam Cole go to war, But Danhausen steals the headlines with very nice, very evil debut!! Inner turmoil within the Inner Circle, despite beating Garcia & 2Point0. John Silver falls to the powerbomb symphony, Sammy Guevara is the Undisputed TNT Champion! & CM Punk and MJF have another war on words (in Cleveland, the town in which Punk walked out on the WWE, 8 years ago!)

Rampage (Beach Break): Moxley impresses against Anthony Bowens, with Danielson again keeping an eye on him. The House of Black is just getting started Jade Cargill moves to 26 - 0

WHAT WE DIDNT MENTION: Jurassic Express successfully defended their AEW World Tag Team Championships against Private Party!

EXTRA: Our Top 5 matches of the week!

1. Ilja Dragunov Jordan Devlin, No Disqualification Empty Arena Match for the NXT United Kingdom Championship (Rating: 5 Stars)

2. Cody Rhodes vs Sammy Guevara, ladder match for the Undisputed TNT Championship at AEW Dynamite: Beach Break (Rating: 4.75 Stars)

3. Go Shiozaki vs Takashi Sugira at NOAH Singles Higher Ground - Tag 2 (Rating: 4.25 Stars)

4. AJ Styles vs Austin Theory on RAW (Rating: 4 Stars)

5. Tony D' Angelo vs Cameron Grimes on NXT (Rating: 3.25 Stars)

If that sounds good to you, then sit back, relax and enjoy!

Warning: This episode contains some strong language!