#AskGSM Edition #208: NXT Call-Ups, Survivor Series 2017 Fallout, Andrade Almas' Title Win, More11/22/2017 #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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Matt Taven def. Jay WhiteThe Kingdom and Search & Destroy have been feuding for a few weeks now, so this was a logical match to do and a well-wrestled one at that. The interference from the other Kingdom members was a bit excessive at times, but when it was just Taven and White going at it, they worked well together and had a nice opener. Taven scoring the win helped the stable build momentum ahead of eventually challenging for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship and the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Shane Taylor def. Cheesebuger in a ROH World Television Championship Qualifying MatchObviously, this was a complete mismatch on paper, but Cheeseburger is so over with the audience that they were behind everything he did. That made this match more enjoyable even though the outcome was never in doubt. What's interesting is that Taylor came across like a heel during the bout, yet he apparently turned babyface afterward when he saved Cheeseburger from an attack at the hands of The Dawgs. That's the right move after his appearance on Coleman's Pulpit last week.
Akira Tozawa def. Drew Gulak in a Street FightThe cool thing about Gulak is that he has always been able to hold his own in the ring, but now he has a gimmick that will actually get him over with the audience. The PowerPoint presentation stuff is hilariously entertaining and I've been digging it. As for this match, it was a fun Street Fight and something different from what we're used to seeing on this show. It wasn't quite as strong as the Street Fight Tozawa had with The Brian Kendrick earlier this year, but it was still very good and they effectively utilized the extreme environment surrounding them. Tony Nese def. Mustafa AliBecause the Cruiserweight division lacks depth, this is a match I feel like I've seen a dozen times over the last year. Don't get me wrong, this was a really well-wrestled match and the effort was there, but why should I care about either one of these guys? I guess the idea is that Nese winning might set him for a future WWE Cruiserweight Championship match, but we all know that won't happen, and he'll likely lose his next match on Raw or 205 Live.
SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon Called Out Kevin Owens and Sami ZaynAfter Owens and Zayn cost Team SmackDown the victory at Survivor Series, the only logical next step was for Shane to fire them. Obviously, they're top stars like they pointed out, but Shane firing them would've made sense given all the grief they have caused him in recent months. Daniel Bryan continued to tease tension with Shane by overruling (?) his decision and instead placing the duo in a Lumberjack main event with The New Day (following up on Owens and Zayn ditching them last week when Raw invaded). Shelton Benjamin def. SmackDown Tag Team Champion Jey UsoIt was really cool to see Benjamin back in singles action for the first time since returning to WWE. He had a solid showing with Jey and they had a nice little outing, but the real key here was Benjamin and Gable showing signs of turning heel. That has been the case for weeks now, so it truly does look like a double turn is in the works. The teams are fine the way they are now honestly, but if The Usos are the more popular tandem, maybe it will be for the best.
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