NXT and AEW delivered special shows with NXT offering a TakeOver-esque card for The Great American Bash while AEW Dynamite ran a Road Rager show full of surprises. Host Adam Silverstein breaks down both episodes, including Adam Cole vs. Kyle O'Reilly putting on the match of the week on NXT, while Aleister Black's shocking debut for AEW standing as a paradigm of WWE's major flaws.
NXT and AEW delivered special shows with NXT offering a TakeOver-esque card for The Great American Bash while AEW Dynamite ran a Road Rager show full of surprises. Host Adam Silverstein breaks down both episodes, beginning with NXT [3:20] where Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly put on the match of the week, Hit Row spit straight fire with a unique cypher, the women's tag team title bout with Teagen Nox's return disappointed, and Karrion Kross vs. Johnny Gargano has been set with WWE rumors abound. "The Silver King" then starts his look at AEW Dynamite [26:10] by providing an in-depth perspective on the company before diving into how the shocking debut of Alestier Black exposes WWE's major flaws, "Hangman" Adam Page's title shot with Kenny Omega developing, the future of the Chris Jericho vs. MJF feud, the main event street fight for the tag team titles, and a pleasantly surprising appearance by Dan Lambert, Amanda Nunes and Jorge Masvidal of American Top Team. Follow Getting Over on Twitter @GettingOverCast.