WWE Week in Review: The Undertaker returns, dissension in the Wyatt Family

WWE 205 Live

Can I just talk for just a second about how much I love Alicia Fox? This is a woman who’s been in WWE for close to nine years now and she’s always done everything that’s been asked of her. She’s an excellent wrestler and a former Divas champion but when she’s asked to be included in something like the storyline between Cedric Alexander and Noam Dar, she does it and she’s doing it quite well if you ask me. There are a lot of people in the WWE Universe who probably think that these guys don’t need the love triangle storyline that we’ve seen a thousand times but what it’s doing is giving these guys a reason to dislike one another and teaching them how to tell a story outside of the ring. We know they’re going to put on a show inside the ring, which they certainly did on Tuesday night, so giving them a chance to entertain in other ways will do nothing but help them over time. And seriously, could we be returning to crazy Alicia Fox? Because I’m always down for that.

Brian Kendrick is still one of the best in this division. He cut another solid promo on Tajiri before having a good match with Sean Maluta and a program between the two veterans should be very fun to watch.

Speaking of promos, how fun was that in-ring segment with Jack Gallagher and Ariya Daivari? It may have gone on a little longer than it needed to but overall I thought it was enjoyable. Gallagher explaining exactly what an “I Forfeit” match is was hilarious and the look on his face when Daivari chucked his umbrella was great as well. The upcoming match will end this rivalry, likely with Gallagher coming out on top.

The final match of the night between WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rich Swann and Tony Nese wasn’t the best match in the world but it got the job done. The real reason for having Swann out tMonof the Cruiserweights will come at the Royal Rumble. That should be a phenomenal match.

This wasn’t the greatest episode that 205 Live has had but it certainly wasn’t terrible. A lot of these guys are still learning how to be on TV every week and I think they’re doing a good job. The matches continue to be good, both on this show and on Monday nights, and hopefully the live crowds will realize that soon. It’s still a little strange to me that the Smackdown Live announcers are calling the matches in a division that’s exclusive to Monday Night RAW but we’ll let that go for now.