#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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AEW Unified World Trios Champion Jay White def. Dante MartinBang Bang Gang beat Top Flight and Action Andretti to retain their tag titles last Saturday on Collision, so I don't know what purpose this was supposed to serve other than to get White on the show. Don't get me wrong, they had a quality contest, but I'd much rather see White involved in something more important than being relegated to Rampage. Unfortunately, I don't see that happening as long as he's one-third of the Trios champs.
Lash Legend Confronted NXT Champion Trick WilliamsWilliams received the incredible reaction you'd expect for his first appearance as NXT Champion. I appreciated how he acknowledged former champ Ilja Dragunov as he departs for Raw before Legend came out. Most of their interactions on TV haven't been for me (though I believe they're dating in real life), but admittedly, this was fun. They even had a cliffhanger for next week with Legend apparently having some dirt on Williams.
I had to wait and see what went down on Night 2 to determine whether the 2024 WWE Draft was a success or not, and honestly, we won't know for sure until months down the road when the fresh feuds and storylines start to take shape. But in a nutshell, it wasn't necessary, at least not in the way WWE attempted to execute it.
Look, I love the WWE Draft. I always have. It was one of the first major editions of Raw I was a fan for when I got into wrestling in 2008. I was partial to the "battling for brand picks" concept, as goofy and as illogical as it was, and it's evolved quite a bit since then. As I already made clear in my Night 1 analysis, I didn't think the rosters should have drastically changed this year, which is why they probably should have done something different instead such as trades between the general managers. That would have made more sense so fans weren't left as underwhelmed or disappointed. Night 2 was a bit better than Night 1. It was almost the exact same format, mind you, but way more Superstars switched brands, including a handful of familiar faces from NXT. Thus, anyone arguing that everyone stayed where they were is wrong, but it is true that there wasn't that much movement toward the top of the card. On the whole, I didn't have any major complaints regarding the moves that were made (aside from the questionable order of picks at times), but it is safe to say Raw walked away with the stronger roster. Then again, when is that not the case? Here's my round-by-round analysis of every pick made during Night 2 of the 2024 WWE Draft. |
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