On Episode 174, we play a bit of catch up and recap the key events that took place coming out of Fastlane as we get firmly on the Road to WrestleMania.
We begin by reviewing the March 6, 2017 edition of Raw. Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens, former best friends, agreed to battle at WrestleMania 33 for the United States Championship. We saw a major development in the Cruiserweight Division as Austin Aries left the broadcast booth and made a statement to the King of The Cruiserweights. Brock Lesnar confronted the new Universal Champion, Goldberg. How did things transpire to give Brock his first real momentum in this feud? Enzo and Big Cass battled Gallows and Anderson for the Raw Tag Team Titles, Sasha Banks took on Bayley with a chance to create a Triple Threat match at WrestleMania for the Raw Women’s Championship, and Samoa Joe went one on one with Chris Jericho. The long rumored match between Undertaker and Roman Reigns at WrestleMania is happening and it really got going on this edition of Raw. How and why did it all go down? We let you know on Episode 174.
We then move on to Smackdown Live, which saw another blistering promo by The Miz and Maryse at the expense of John Cena and Nikki Bella. Things continued to escalate between Baron Corbin and Dean Ambrose. Things got completely chaotic as far as the Smackdown Women’s Championship scene is concerned, complete with Mickie James turning against Alexa Bliss. In the Main Event, for the first time ever, AJ Styles took on Randy Orton, with the winner getting the shot against Bray Wyatt, at WrestleMania, for the WWE Championship. Who came out on top and punched their ticket for the Main Event in Orlando? We let you know on Episode 174.
It is then in to 205 Live which saw Austin Aries’ in-ring debut as he took on Tony Neese. Also on the card was a match between Noam Dar and Ariya Daivari vs Jack Gallagher and Rich Swann. How did things turn out? We let you know on Episode 174.
We then look at NXT, which saw Sanity continue to assert itself, Andrade “Cien” Almas take on Ho Ho Lun, and Ember Moon going one on one with Billie Kaye in a match that would, in essence, establish the new #1 contender to Asuka’s NXT Women’s Championship at Takeover: Orlando. In the Main Event, Shinsuke Nakamura returned to action against the former Cruiserweight Champion, TJ Perkins in a great match. Who won? We clue you in on all the info you need to know here on Episode 174.
We then close things down with an interview with Wrestling Journalist, Jordan Garber. Jordan talks to us about his career, the industry, WrestleMania and a variety of interesting topics. This is definitely an interview you won’t want to miss and you can check it our here on Episode 174.