Kevin Owens was fire emoji on this week's Smackdown Live, and Luke and Pete are here to break down all the action from a very good episode of the show! There were chills and spills, and a match between Finn Balor and Shinsuke Nakamura!

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01:41 - Intro

10:44 - Can Kevin Owens Save WWE Smackdown?

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25:36 - Superchat Questions

32:12 - WWE SmackDown Live July 9, 2019 Review

59:53 - Super Chat Questions

1:25:55 - Outro

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**RE-UPLOAD**

Well that was... well it was certainly one way to end an episode of Raw. Luke and Pete are here to break down all the latest action from Raw - including Roman Reigns teaming with a masked man in a tag match with Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre, a nonsensical intergender tag match, and Bayley being either a heel or a face.

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01:41 - Intro

13:17 - WWE’s DUMBEST Raw Ending Of 2019?!

25:03 - $25+ Pledge Hammer Shoutouts

27:03 - Superchat Questions

35:09 - WWE Raw, July 8, 2019 Review

1:19:23 - Super Chat Questions

1:43:48 - Outro

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What can we expect from Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff once they take over the creative directions of Raw and Smackdown? Well, we don't really know. But Luke and Pete are going to have a bloody good go at guessing! There's also your mailbag questions and the return of Crap Gimmick Wrestling!

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00:17 - Intro

08:46 - What To Expect From Paul Heyman And Eric Bischoff In WWE! !

28:25 - Crap Gimmick Wrestling

39:06 - Mailbag

1:17:08 - Outro

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Isaiah "Swerve" Scott made quite the debut on this week's NXT against Cameron Grimes - could be the true breakout star of this Breakout Tournament? Luke and Laurie discuss in this NXT review edition of the show which features far too much chat about other sport.

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00:17 - Intro

07:21 - Is Isaiah “Swerve” Scott The FUTURE Of NXT?

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23:13 - Super Chat Questions

31:09 - NXT, July 3rd, 2019 Review

52:32 - Super Chat Questions

1:17:06 - Outro

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After turning heel randomly a few weeks ago, Kevin Owens is just back as a babyface again! What does this mean for KO and Dolph Ziggler? Luke and Oli are here to break down all the action from this week's Smackdown including Shelton Face.

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00:17 - Intro

09:30 - Is Raw KILLING Smackdown?!

24:12 - $25+ Pledge Hammer Shoutouts

25:29 - Super Chat Questions

32:02 - WWE SmackDown, July 2, 2019 Review

1:00:32 - Super Chat Questions

1:13:35 - Outro

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It's the start of the Paul Heyman era of Raw - or is it? Luke and Oli are sitting down to chat about all the goings on from this week's Raw including AJ Styles turning heel, Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley crashing through the screen, and a complete burial of Mike Bennet. We're sure he's glad he re-signed.

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00:17 - Intro

10:56 - Paul Heyman SAVES Raw!

23:31 - $25+ Pledge Hammer Shoutouts

33:03 - WWE Raw, July 1, 2019 Review

1:16:18 - Super Chat Questions

1:39:23 - Outro

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**RE-UPLOADED WITH BETTER QUALITY AUDIO**

There was quite the moment at AEW's Fyter Fest that has overshadowed what was an excellent PPV - and Luke and Laurie are here to break down all the action from All Elite Wrestling's second show. The highs, the lows, and the Super Chats.

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00:17 - CONTROVERSIAL MOMENT RUINS PPV?!

23:26 - Super Chat Questions

29:06 - AEW Fyter Fest 2019 Review

35:31 - Mailbag

1:07:58 - Super Chat Questions

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**THIS WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE HEYMAN/BISCHOFF STORY**

Luke and Pete discuss the saga of Seth Rollins' Twitter rampage defending WWE and attacking Will Ospreay. Plus, your mailbag questions!

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00:17 - Intro

13:38 - Is Seth Rollins WRONG About WWE?!

35:31 - Mailbag

1:13:20 - Outro

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There was a huge heel turn on this week's NXT, and Laurie and Simon are here to break down all the action! Plus, Keith Lee!

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Is Raw making Smackdown worse? The brand split is now over, the Wild Card has seemingly been dropped, and now Smackdown champions are defending against Raw stars. Poor ol' Buddy Murphy. Luke and Pete break down all the action of this week's Smackdown Live, with Housemate Simon reading your questions.

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00:17 - Intro

13:07 - Is Raw KILLING Smackdown?!

26:57 - $25+ Pledge Hammer Shoutouts

28:25 - Super Chat Questions

38:12 - WWE SmackDown, June 18, 2019 Review

1:11:50 - Super Chat Questions

1:46:20 - Outro

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