WWE makes more history tonight
WWE has broken down many barriers for its women performers over the last handful of years, and tonight, another barrier crumbles to the ground.
Referee Jessika Carr will make her Smackdown debut on tonight鈥檚 episode, and she will become the first fulltime female referee in WWE鈥檚 modern era.
WWE Starrcade Sunday
Coming off of a solid weekend of action between NXT TakeOver and Survivor Series, WWE presents Starrcade Sunday on the WWE Network.
Bray Wyatt defends the Universal title against Braun Strowman inside a steel cage, Roman Reigns takes on King Corbin, Seth Rollins faces Erick Rowan and AJ Styles takes on Kevin Owens. Plus, four more matches will take place.
While there are eight matches advertised for the special, only a few will air on the Network, one of which will be a Last Man Standing match between Rusev and Bobby Lashley. The pre-show is at 6:30 p.m. with the main card beginning at 7 p.m..
Thought on TakeOver and Survivor Series
Speaking of TakeOver and Survivor Series, wow did both shows deliver.
If you missed the shows, then watching both the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 WarGames are a must from TakeOver. Also, NXT dominated Survivor Series winning four of the seven matches between it, Smackdown and Raw.
The shows took place just outside of Chicago and for years I have stated the crowd there has always been a gauge for WWE to see who the crowd is into and who it doesn鈥檛 care about.
Hopefully, WWE heard the crowd and listens to them when it comes to moving forward and building around certain stars.
Must see interview
For years, WWE has debuted solid new shows on the WWE Network.
After Survivor Series on Sunday night, it did it again with Steve Austin鈥檚 Broken Skull Sessions. Austin interviewed The Undertaker, out of character, and the piece gives an excellent look at Taker pre-WWE, how his character changes have come about and so much more.
The piece is a must-see for anyone who wants an inside look at the greatest character in WWE history.
On This Day 鈥�
Nov. 29 is a relatively slow day in terms of wrestling history, but in 2010 Sheamus won the King of the Ring.
This week鈥檚 question:
What can AEW do to get better? Craig, Uniontown.
First and foremost, AEW has to stay the course. In today鈥檚 culture of needing instant gratification, sometimes patience truly can be a virtue. There is nothing AEW can do with the snap of a finger to make thousands and thousands of people tune in on the spot.
If I were going to pick one thing out, there are way too many people in on the creative process.
I understand the philosophy of getting feedback and look at Cody as an example. He is as hands on as anyone when it comes to his own storylines (just like his father, Dusty Rhodes, always was) and may even be the lead writer.
Cody鈥檚 storylines have been better than anyone鈥檚 (again, like his father), but more effort has to be put into the other top performers and even the lower and mid-card guys.
AEW needs depth, so if picking one thing, I would make the booking more intricate, from top to bottom, and not just for Cody.