AEW Full Gear Recap

by | Nov 24, 2024 | wrestling

All Elite Wrestling presented their Full Gear show on November 24th, 2024 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

I will say that this show had nonstop action from start to finish with a total of 10.094 fans in attendance.

In the preshow, it started off with Anna Jay defeating New Jersey raised Deonna Purazzo. After that you had Buddy Matthews defeat Dante Martin, Beast Mortos, and Kommander in a four-way match. Lastly, you had two New Jersey natives Social Media sensation AJ from the Costco Guys against Q.T Marshall. AJ with assistance from his son, Big Justice, won the match, and also a special guest appearance by social media sensation, The Rizzler, who had the Prudential Center on its feet.

In the first match of the show you had Private Party defeat The Kings of the Black Throne, The Outrunners, and The Acclaimed in a four-way tag match to retain the AEW tag-team titles. During the match, The Acclaimed had some communication issues which ultimately cost them the match.

MJF defeated Roderick Strong by submission. After the match, MJF injured Roderick, and Adam Cole came out to stop MJF from further damage. Kyle O’Reilly came out as well, and shoved Adam Cole to the ground as was angry about the situation.

Mercedes Mone defeated Kris Statlander by pinfall to retain the TBS championship. Mone did this without assistance from Kamille by her side, as she told her to stay behind in the preshow.

Jay White defeated Hangman Page by pinfall with the switchblade. One of the most heated rivalries in AEW right now, White has defeated Page for a fifth time, leaving their head-to-head record 5-1.

Kyle Fletcher defeated Will Ospreay by pinfall in what I thought was the match of the night. Former best friends, now bitter rivals put up a brutal match in which Fletcher took advantage of Ospreay’s injuries and came out with the victory. After the match, Mark Davis came out to check on his friend.

Daniel Garcia defeated Jack Perry to win the TNT title. In a rivalry that has heated up for months, Perry told Garcia that he was not ready to be a champion, and he came in the show to win it.

Konosuke Takeshita defeated Ricochet to retain the AEW International Championship. This match was also in the category of being another great match as well.

Recent signing Bobby Lashley defeated Swerve Strickland by submission. After the match, Lashley also put Prince Nana in the same lock as well to leave him knocked out.

In the  main event, Jon Moxley defeated Orange Cassidy to retain the AEW World Heavyweight Championship. In a match that was full of chaos from start to finish, Moxley took the win with help from Wheeler Yuta.

After the match, Hangman Page came out and attacked Wheeler Yuta, and distracted Moxley for Christian Cage to come in and cash in his title shot. Jay White came out to prevent it from happening. Moxley left to get into his truck until Darby Allin crashed a car into his truck to end the show.

 

Aaron Judge named unanimous AL MVP

by | Nov 23, 2024 | Baseball

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Aaron Judge was named the unanimous AL MVP on November 22nd, 2024. This would be the second AL MVP for Judge, after winning it two years ago.

Judge, who hit 58 home runs, 144 RBI’s, and had a .322 batting average, was one of the top players in the MLB. Judge was trying to beat his record of 62 home runs, which is the AL record in a season.

Judge was an instrumental part of leading the team to the playoffs which ended with a World Series appearance.

This season came out with two unanimous MVP’s as Shohei Ohtani also won the NL MVP unanimously. Both this year had been the most unstoppable players throughout the season.

Jets Fire Joe Douglas

by | Nov 23, 2024 | Football

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The New York Jets have fired general manager Joe Douglas on November 19th, 2024. He was fired after the team had gone 3-8 into the season.

The Jets came into this season with high expectations, and with hopes of making the playoffs for the first time since the 2010 season. As the season went by, the Jets turned out to be one of the biggest disappointments this season.

Aaron Rodgers back in the rotation was supposed to be the positive side of the team, but his performances have not shown that.

Before Douglas was the GM for the Jets, he had previously worked for the Ravens, Bears, and Eagles.

What will it take for the Jets to fix the situation, as they have made multiple changes throughout the season. Only way to find out is to wait till the offseason to see what happens.

Daniel Jones Released

by | Nov 23, 2024 | Football

 

The New York Giants and quarterback Daniel Jones have mutually decided to part ways on November 22nd, 2024.

Daniel Jones had put in a request to be released from the Giants after he had been demoted to  to be the third string quarterback. Jones, who was a 6th pick in the first round of the NFL draft out of Duke, had a total of 14,582 passing yards, 70 touchdowns, and 47 interceptions, all with the New York Giants.

Jones ended his tenure with the Giants this season by putting up 2,070 passing yards, 8 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions. The Giants have promoted hometown hero Tommy Devito to be starter. The Giants had named Devito starter before releasing Jones. Devito last season had shown the fans a glimpse of what he can do on the field.

Jones was in the second year of a 160 million dollar contract he had signed last season, right after leading the Giants to a playoff victory in the 2022 playoffs against the Minnesota Vikings.

 

Is The Aaron Rodgers Experiment a Failure?

by | Nov 14, 2024 | Football

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New York Jets Quarterback Aaron Rodgers has faced major criticism regarding his performance with the New York Jets. 

The New York Jets traded for the four-time MVP in 2023 with the hopes of leading them back to the postseason, which they have not made since 2010. Rodgers in his first official start as a Jet ended with a season ending injury in four games.

Rodgers came to the Jets to play under one of his close friends Nathaniel Hackett who was the offensive coordinator. Also playing with familiar faces Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb.

Coming into 2024, the Jets were met with high expectations with Rodgers returning to start at QB. So far in the season, the Jets have not met expectations and have not been able to come together. The Jets fired Robert Saleh and put Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich to be the interim head coach. The Jets even had Haason Reddick return to the lineup and traded for star receiver Devante Adams. Even with these mid-season adjustments, the team has still been struggling.

Would it be fair to say that the Aaron Rodgers experiment has been a failure or is there surprise that’s coming our way.  Rodgers still has one more year left on his contract after this season.