#AskGSM Edition #178: Previewing Payback 2017, SmackDown's Women's Division, The Miz on Raw, More4/26/2017 #AskGSM is a weekly Q&A video where I, Graham "GSM" Matthews answer fan questions from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in regards to the world of wrestling. Nothing is off limits, and this week’s edition touches upon a variety of topics including:
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Cody Interrupted ROH World Champion Christopher DanielsThis was a fantastic segment. I like how Daniels has been more of a serious competitor since capturing the ROH World Championship, and Cody continues to thrive as a heel. We all knew he had it in him from his WWE days (pre-Stardust, obviously), but he just keeps killing it every time he has a mic in his hands. His promo about not being a full-timer for ROH and how him winning the belt would be a disgrace to the title was brilliant. There's a pretty good chance Cody leaves War of the Worlds the new champion and I wouldn't be opposed to that happening at all. Shane Taylor def. Lio RushAs noted, I'm almost certain Rush officially left ROH weeks ago, so I'm actually shocked he wasn't straight-up squashed by Taylor here. They had a pretty competitive contest with Rush scoring an ample amount of offense, and as a result, it was a fun match. If this wasn't Rush's last televised matchup, I could see him teaming with The Motor City Machine Guns to take on The Rebellion on an upcoming episode, given that was what was teased afterward.
Akira Tozawa and Rich Swann def. The Brian Kendrick and Noam DarBoth of these feuds have overstayed their welcome at this point (more so Swann vs. Dar than Tozawa vs. Kendrick), but it was wise to combine them in one entertaining match. I enjoyed the high energy action and there never seemed to be a dull moment in the time they were allotted. The babyfaces continue to get the best of the heels, but Kendrick is established enough where he doesn't lose anything in defeat. Tony Nese def. Mustafa Ali by DisqualificationAdmittedly, the angle with Drew Gulak and his "Cruiserweight crusade" has me mildly intriguing. Hey, at least they're finally doing something of note with the guy, not to mention he fared well on commentary. As for the match, we've seen it a few times before, but Ali and Nese work well together and it was fine while it lasted. Unfortunately, the finish was flat and the crowd sat on their hands during the matchup. Nese continues to flounder, but I'm glad Ali and Gulak have finally found some direction.
Dolph Ziggler Interrupted Shinsuke NakamuraOne of the biggest reasons I was looking forward to this feud was so Ziggler could do most of the talking for Nakamura, which is what we got in this segment. Nakamura was short and sweet with what he had to say (is there a reason why he's talking with his mouthguard in?), but Ziggler's mic work does nothing for me when he's making outdated references that don't make any sense. I'm sorry but he just isn't funny. They progressed the feud nicely, but I continue to not care about Ziggler in any meaningful way. AJ STyles def. Baron CorbinI liked the match these two had last week and this was an equally enjoyable encounter from them. I don't know what the rush was in doing a rematch so soon, but on the bright side, Corbin continues to prove that he can hang with the top-tier talent and is a star on the rise. Him losing isn't optimal, but he isn't beaten decisively all that often and it was by a roll-up, anyway. Plus, Styles is the No. 1 contender to the United States Championship, so he needed the win more. Sami Zayn coming to Styles' aid afterward should mean that he'll be headed for a feud with Corbin for Backlash next month.
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