This is about as focused a season of Star Trek as you're ever likely to see. We begin with a look into Ferengi culture, which is usually presented with disdain by hu-mons and other members of The Federation but put on your No-Bigotry glasses and check out Quark's perspective and how it does and doesn't properly reflect Ferengi culture.

But the big focus of the season is The Cardassian/Bajoran conflict. Yes, it's The Heart of Deep Space Nine's first couple of seasons, but we're also going to explore it via The Enterprise, as Ensign Ro joins the crew, giving us some non-Kira Bajoran perspective. A lot goes down in the conflict this season, as we're introduced to the Bajoran terrorist cell called The Maquis, who are going to be a big part of Voyager, which well dive into next season.

701-02: Unification (TNG)
(Picard, Spock, Data, Riker, Worf, Laforge, Crusher, Troi, Sarek, Gowran, Sela)

Woohoo! It's Spock on TNG. But, um, has he defected to the Romulan side of the Vulcan/Romulan conflict? And what does this have to do with Tasha Yar's Romulan daughter or Spock's father?


703. Acquisition (ENT)
(Archer, Tucker, T'Pol, Phlox, Reed, Sato, Mayweather)

Tucker is the only crew member of The Enterprise conscious when they're invaded by an alien race seeking to loot their ship. No bonus points for guessing it's Ferengi.


704. The Nagus (DS9)
(Quark, Sisko, Kira, Odo, Nagus, Bashir, Jake, O'Brien, Dax,  Rom, Nog, Zek)

It's time to learn about Ferengi culture with the station's favorite bartender, and a slew of strangers who may be important down the line. Also, O'Brien is substitute teacher for his wife's school.


705. Duet (DS9)
(Kira, Sisko, Bashir, Odo, Gul Dukat, Dax, Quark)

Someone who appears to be a Cardassian war criminal with ties to Kira's past shows up on Deep Space Nine. Kira wants him tried on Bajor, Gul Dukat wants him returned to the Cardassians.  Despite a moderately weak and predictable ending, most of this episode is a very interesting look at the guilt of not-necessarily-innocent bystanders during acts of war.


706-708. The Homecoming/The Circle/The Seige (DS9)
(Kira, O'Brien, Sisko, Odo, Bashir, Dax, Quark, Rom, Keiko)

A Bajoran resistance group called The Splinter comes to play in the war with The Cardassians. Their plans to rise to power include eliminating all alien life on Bajor, including the non-Bajoran staff on Deep Space Nine.


709. Ensign Ro (TNG)
(Picard, Ro, Guinan, Riker, Data, Worf, Crusher, Troi, Laforge)

Starfleet shenanigans put a court martialed officer of a race made refugee by The Cardassians on The Enterprise. It's an interesting look at prejudice, and how politicians use terrorism and tragedy for their own ends. Something Star Trek often attempts, but rarely pulls off.


710. Disaster (TNG)
(Picard, O'Brien, Ro, Troi, Riker, Data, Crusher, Laforge, Worf)

Several disaster movie cliches are overlapped in the most character-driven episode since "Family". The O'Brien/Ro/Troi interplay is my favorite non-main character study so far in the chronology. Also, it's nice to see a story where kids are just annoying children as opposed to spooky, powerful menaces.


711. Cardassians (DS9)
(Bashir, Sisko, O'Brien, Garak, Gul Dukat, Keiko, Odo)

A Cardassian orphaned child raised by Bajorans ends up in the middle of a custody dispute. I really enjoy the writing on Deep Space Nine, but like most Star Trek shows, the episodes are usually pretty well telegraphed. This one doesn't have any M Night Shyamalan twists, it just doesn't take the easiest way out.


712. Cause And Effect (TNG)
(Picard, Riker, Crusher, Data, Worf, Laforge, Ro)

Another time loop episode! How will they figure their way out of the loop this time?


713.  Conundrum (TNG)
(Picard, Riker, Worf, Data, Troi, Crusher, Laforge, Ro)

A strange ship begins scanning the Enterprise, and then suddenly no one in the crew knows who they are. They still retain all of their skills and talents but they can't place their own identities. Then they are told Starfleet is being threatened by a technologically impaired alien race, and they must completely wipe them out.


714. Rules Of Acquisition (DS9)
(Quark, Kira, Dax, Nagus, Sisko, Rom, Odo)

Staying with The Deep Space Nine crew, but taking a break from all the Cardassian/Bajoran problems, we focus on the Ferengi bartender of the ship as he attempts to expand Ferengi business contacts to the other side of the Wormhole. Most of the focus of this episode is on gender politics in Ferengi culture, which is wildly misogynist, even for a Star Trek species. Also, his brother is a moron. And his even more misogynist mentor thinks intelligent Ferengi females are "inconceivable", though he may not know what that word means.


715. Next Phase (TNG)
(Ro, Laforge, Picard, Crusher, Riker, Data, Worf)

From aging to death. And, once again, a transporter is at the center of it, as Ro and Laforge are believed dead, but have actually been phased in such a way that they can observe the crew but can not be observed, except by each other. 


716. Preemptive Strike (TNG)
(Ro, Picard, Riker, Troi, Crusher, Worf, Data)

Newly promoted Lieutenant Ro goes undercover in a Maquis terrorist cell. But will she go rogue and leave the Federation to help her Bajoran brethren battle the Cardassians? Nah, this is a Star Trek episode. I'm sure everything will go back to status quo by the end.


717 & 718. The Maquis (DS9)
(Sisko, Dax, Gul Dukat, Quark, Bashir, Kira)

In the last episode, we learned of The Maquis, a Bajoran terrorist cell that will begin to reform the Star Trek universe. Now we see the group the lens of Deep Space Nine.


719. The Wire (DS9)
(Bashir, Garak, Dax, Quark, Sisko, Kira, O'Brien)

Garak is either a spy, or a Cardassian going against stereotype to assist the federation. It's always been unclear which side he's on, but, unlike Gul Dukat, there seems to be no menace to him. But when Doctor Bashir discovers a malfunctioning chip in Garak's head, he decides to go further into his investigation of Garak's motives.


720. Collaborator (DS9)
(Kira, Odo, Dax, O'Brien, Quark, Videk Winn, Sisko)

Bajorans working with Cardassians must mean shenanigans. And look at how many people AREN'T in this episode. No Bashir, no Dukat, no Garak, no Jake, even Captain Sisko is barely in this episode. She. nanigans.

It's not so hard to believe that the animated show, Archer, is over, as much as it's hard to believe it was still on the air. The Arrested Development-influenced spy show was a festival of callbacks, pop culture references, and delightful world building. I was completely engrossed by the show for the first seven seasons. Unfortunately, beginning in season eight, there were several seasons where the show was reimagined in the Depression, on a mysterious island, in space. All of these could have made for interesting episodes or two-parter episodes. As full seasons, it was an unwatchably dull parody of what the show had once been. Then the creator left but the show kept going. Would it ever meet the heights of the first seven seasons? I don't know. The coma dreams seasons were so bad, I never went back to the show. But now that it's over, I'm going to do my own investigation. 

As I do my rewatch, I'll be making a five season reimagining with only the best episodes. Season one introduces the characters, the running gags, the tension between characters, and some genuine surprises.

101. Mole Hunt

One of the greatest set-ups for a comedy series that's going to thrive on in-jokes. The characters are going to evolve massively from this first episode but you do get a basic understanding of most of them here. Plus, a taste of the chaos surrounding how The Agency (called ISIS for the first few seasons until a terrorist organization with the same name became a constant stream of awful news) accidentally operates. There are problematic jokes but you're not supposed to identify with the people who say them. Show/movie inspiration: The Man From UNCLE

102. Killing Utne

The tale of two agents hired by opposite agencies for contradictory missions that involve a potential investor for The Agency. Will Trudy Beekman pay the price? Show/movie inspiration: Leon The Professional

103. Honeypot

A gay assassin is the target of The Agency, Fidel Castro, and, you know, society. It's up to the incredibly ignorant Archer to seduce him and save the world from having to watch a sex tape of Malory. Show/movie inspiration: The Mexican

104. Skorpio

Micromanaging Malory and the head of the KGB follow Lana when she goes undercover to stop an arms dealer on a very fancy yacht. Show/movie inspiration: Thunderball

105. Skytanic

A new line of airship that runs on helium instead of hydrogen is the scene for a bomb scare that's meant to teach Trudy Beekman a lesson. Show/movie inspiration: Juggernaut

106. The Rock

Lana and Archer are caught in the crossfire when The Agency goes up against ODIN after a security contract goes awry. Show/movie inspiration: Return Of The Pink Panther / The Great Muppet Caper

107. Job Offer

ODIN offers Lana a job but ends up accidentally hiring Archer, leading Malory to put a burn notice against him. Plus, all the cock comes to roost when Lana discovers one of Cyril's secrets. Show/movie inspiration: The Deer Hunter

108. Swiss Miss

A rich, young vixen is after Archer. As are a copious amount of spies. And Malory falls for the vixen's father, who falls for another member of The Agency. There's also a twin dillema! Show/movie inspiration: For Your Eyes Only 

109. Pipeline Fever

Archer and Lana take an airboat cruise in New Orleans to stop environmental terrorists, and it quickly turns into an infamous Burt Reynolds movie. Show/movie inspiration: Gator!

110. The Double Deuce

Archer's poor, beleaguered butler gets terrible news. The members of his World War One squadron are being killed off in order to collect on a tontine for the last surviving member. Show/movie inspiration: Legends Of The Fall

111. Stage Two

Archer has breast cancer, and an incompetent doctor, but at least he has his family and coworkers to make him feel better, right? Show/movie inspiration: Arrested Development's "The One Where Michael Leaves"

112. Placebo Effect

Archer's cancer drugs turn out to be children's aspirin and Zima, leading him and Lana to go on a rampage to track down and kill the people responsible for stealing the cancer drugs. Oh, and it turns out that Dr. Krieger is a clone of Hitler. Show/movie inspiration: The Boys From Brazil

113. El Secuestro

A long running joke has been about Carol's identity. Or Cheryl's identity. Or whatever she calls herself. But it turns out she's someone whose worth knowing when a group of kidnappers go after her, only to abduct Pam instead. Show/movie inspiration: Andy Griffith Show "Barney's Gun"

114. White Nights

When Archer ends up getting captured while searching for his possible father in Russia, Barry from ODIN is sent to rescue him. Nothing, of course, goes according to plan for Barry.  Show/movie inspiration: Die Hard

115. Double Trouble

Archer brings back a surprise from Russia, the KGB agent who rescued him. The two decide to get married. Also, uhhh, Barry is a cyborg now. Show/movie inspiration: The Six Million Dollar Man

2017 was an excellent year in wrestling. WWE went really experimental pushing their first ever all UK tournament, its first successful all-women tournament in this century, and booking NXT storylines that surpassed their normal Raw and Smackdown roster. Impact was trying desperately to pull up out of the tailspin they'd been in for a couple of years, and while they didn't exactly have a banner year, they did look better at the end of 2017 than they did at the beginning. And ROH's relationship with New Japan helped their production finally level up to the talent of their wrestlers. 

This and next season are the most tournament-centric of all-time, and they're mostly a blast. We also have some killer title runs and feuds. In particular, The Expedition For Gold that finds The Hardy Boyz reuniting in Impact, winning the titles, then taking going after the title in a variety of indie promotions in a quest to be The Tag Team Champions Of All Space And Time. They pop up in ROH to take the titles, and the day after they drop the ROH titles, they show up in the WWE in yet another title match, It is still an unprecedented feat. 

Since the days of Hulkamania, it's been pretty rare that a champion reigns over an entire season of this curated watchthrough. That said, there are three champs who walk into this season with the title and make it until at least the final episode with the titles around their waists.

Starring: Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, The Young Bucks, Kevin Owens, AJ Styles, Asuka, Bobby Roode, Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe, Shinsuke Nakamura, Mickie James, Alexa Bliss, The Authors Of Pain, ​John Cena, Marty Scurrl, Tyler Bate, Will Ospreay, Ember Moon, Jay Lethal, John Cena, Gail Kim, Decay,  DIY

1601. UK Memorial Tournament, 2017

​A full story in one episode, as we see the formation of what will become NXT UK's men's divison, as well as a non-tournament match between the future Pac and the future Aleister Black. Many, unfortunately, we won't see again, which is a shame because there are some great matches here.

Announcers: Michael Cole, Nigel McGuinness, Andy Shepherd

1. Trent Seven vs HC Dyer
2. Wolfgang vs Tyson T-Bone
3. Mark Andrews vs Dan Moloney
4. Tyler Bate vs Tucker
5. Pete Dunne vs Sam Gradwell 
6. Mark Andrews vs Joseph Conners
7. Wolfgang vs Trent Seven 
8. Tyler Bate vs Jordan Devlin 
9. Pete Dunne vs Mark Andrews 
10. Tyler Bate vs Wolfgang
11. Pac (as Neville) vs Aleister Black (as Tommy End)
12. Tyler Bate vs Pete Dunne

1603. The Festival Of Friendship, 2017

Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens celebrate their reign of terror as best friends and then it all falls apart. Mickie James returns to the WWE and has a killer match with Becky Lynch, we crown a new WWE champ in the elimination chamber, a women's title match, and then audience footage of a Cruiserweight title match just for something different. And in the end, Goldberg tries for his first title in over a decade when he battles Chris Jericho's former best friend.

Announcers: Michael Cole, JBL, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves, Mauro Ranallo, David Otunga, Tom Phillips, Jojo, Greg Hamilton

1. Mickie James vs Becky Lynch
2. Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship
John Cena (WWE Champ) vs Bray Wyatt, AJ Styles, The Miz, Dean Ambrose & Baron Corbin


3. Charlotte Flair (WWE Womens Champ) vs Bayley
​4. Pac  (as Neville) (WWE Cruiserweight Champ) vs Austin Aries
​5. Kevin Owens (WWE Universal Champ) vs Goldberg

1604. Anything Goes, 2016

When ROH was in its earliest days, they tried to create a faction that went against their Honor Protocols. It was stupid, and seemed like a waste of the talents of Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe. Fourteen years later, though, and a DX/NWO style faction bumping up against management seems realistic. Particularly when the management doesn't hog the limelight, and the faction creating havoc is Bullet Club. There are some excellent matches here, including our chronology's debut of Dragon Lee.

Announcers: Kevin Kelly, Nigel McGuinness, Matt Taven, Bobby Cruise
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1. Adam Page vs Jay Briscoe in an Anything Goes Match
2. The Addiction vs Hiroshi Tanahashi & Michael Elgin & Los Ingobernables de Japón
3. Jay Lethal (ROH Champ) vs Adam Cole
4. Dragon Lee vs Kamaitachi
5. The Addiction (ROH Tag Team Champs) vs Young Bucks vs Motor City Machine Guns in a Ladder Match

1605. Glorious, 2017

Just a class episode of strong style wrestling.

Announcers: Corey Graves, Nigel McGuinness, Tom Phillips, Percy Watson, Mike Rome 

1. Andrade vs Roderick Strong
2. DIY (NXT Tag Team Champs) vs Authors Of Pain
3. Shinsuke Nakamura (NXT Champ) vs Bobby Roode
4. Authors Of Pain (NXT Tag Team Champs) vs DIY vs FTR
5. Asuka (NXT Womens' Champ) vs Ember Moon
​6. Bobby Roode (NXT Champ) vs Shinsuke Nakamura

1606. Bound For Gold

The Expedition For Gold begins as The Broken Hardys journey to several wrestling promotions to win every tag team title in space and time. It's a weird and very fun little storyarc. We also sort of see Global Force Wrestling (the post-TNA/Impact Jeff Jarret promotion) unify with Impact in a match between an underrated WWE superstar, Bobby Lashley, and an overrated WWE wrestler, Alberto Del Rio. 

Announcers: Don West, Josh Matthews, The Pope, Robert Flores, Jeremy Borash, Christy Hemme, McKenzie Mitchell

1. Joaquin Wilde (Impact X Division Champ) vs Trevor Lee
2. Bound For Gold Gauntlet Match
(Jesse Godderz, Drake Maverick, The Blade, LA Knight, Mr Stone, Baron Dax, Grado, Sylvester Lefort, Tyrus, Shera)

3. Decay (Impact Tag Team Champs) vs Hardy Boyz
4. Maria (Impact Knockout Champs) vs Gail Kim
5. Hardy Boyz (Space & Time Tag Team Champs) vs Mexicools (Crash Tag Team Champs)

6. James Storm vs EC3 in a Strap Match
7. Bobby Lashley (Impact Heavyweight Champ) vs Alberto Del Rio (as Albert el Patron) (GFW Champ)

8. Hardy Boyz (Space & Time Tag Team Champs) vs Dirty Money (MCW Tag Team Champs)

1607. Undisputed Legacy 2016, 2017

This episode is practically a teaser for AEW but it also includes the stealth continuation of The Expedition For Gold, as The Hardy Boyz set their sights on the ROH title.

Announcers: Kevin Kelley, Matt Taven, Ian Riccaboni, Bobby Cruise

1. Cody Rhodes vs Jay Lethal
2. Marty Scurrl (ROH TV Champ) vs Dragon Lee vs Will Ospreay
3. Young Bucks (ROH Tag Team Champs) vs Briscoes
4. Adam Cole (ROH Champ) vs Kyle O'Reilly in a No DQ Match
5. Young Bucks vs Lio Rush & Jay White

1608. 15th Anniversary Show, 2017

Does the Expedition For Gold end with a Superkick Party? Maybe? Also, New Japan's future stars are in ROH absolutely tearing things up on their respective ways to AEW and the WWE.

​Kevin Kelley, Colt Cabana, Ian Riccaboni, Bobby Cruise

1. Bobby Fish vs Jay Lethal
2. Marty Scurrl (ROH TV Champ) vs Lio Rush
3. The Hardy Boyz (ROH Tag Team Champs) vs Young Bucks vs Roppongi Vice in a Street Fight
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4. Dragon Lee & Jay White vs Volador Jr & Will Ospreay
5. The Hardy Boyz (ROH Tag Team Champs) vs Young Bucks
6. Will Ospreay vs Jay White
7. Young Bucks (ROH Tag Team Champs) vs Los Ingobernobles De Japon 

1609. Raising The Bar

We reach the end of the Jericho/Owens story (for our purposes) and also see the surprising finish of the Hardy Brothers' Expedition For Gold.

Announcers: Michael Cole, JBL, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves, Tom Phillips, David Otunga, Greg Hamilton, Jojo

1. The Good Brothers vs The Bar vs The Hardy Boyz vs Enzo & Cass
2. AJ Styles vs Shane McMahon
3. Seth Rollins vs Samoa Joe
4. Bayley (WWE Womens' Champ) vs Alexa Bliss
5. Finn Balor vs Seth Rollins vs The Miz in a No DQ Match (Raw 5/1/17)
6. Kevin Owens (US Champ) vs Chris Jericho

1610. 205 Live

Announcers: Jim Ross , 

1. Tony Nese vs. Brian Kendrick vs. TJ Perkins vs. Austin Aries vs. Akira Tozawa
2. Pac (as Neville) vs Mustafa Ali
3. Pete Dunne vs Trent Seven
4. Tyler Bate (NXT UK Champ) vs Mark Andrews 
5. Brian Kendrick vs. Akira Tozawa in a Hardcore Match
​6. Drew Gulak vs Mustafa Ali in a 2/3 Falls Match

1611. Hardcore Stipulations, 2017 

It's the end ... for now ... of the nostalgic reign of The Hardy Boyz across multiple organizations. We also see a killer ambulance match, and the beginning of a different Money In The Bank storyline than we've grown accustomed to.

Announcers: Michael Cole, JBL, Booker T, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves, Tom Phillips, Greg Hamilton, Jojo

1. The Hardy Boyz (WWE Tag Team Champs) vs The Bar in a Steel Cage Match
2. Finn Balor vs Bray Wyatt vs Seth Rollins vs Samoa Joe vs Roman Reigns in a Hardore Match

3. AJ Styles vs Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn vs Shinsuke Nakamura vs Dolph Ziggler vs Baron Corbin in a Money In The Bank Ladder Match

4. Braun Stroman vs Roman Reigns in an Ambulance Match
5. Heath Slater vs Curt Hawkins
6. John Cena vs Shinsuke Nakamura

1612. Four On The Floor, 2017

A smorgasbord of talent goes many heads to many heads in this all title match episode. Reunions, rematches, and the domination of Brrrrrrrrrrrrock Lesnar continues.

Announcers: Michael Cole, JBL, Booker T, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves, Tom Phillips, Greg Hamilton, Jojo

1. Brock Lesnar (WWE Universal Champ) vs Samoa Joe
2. Jinder Mahal (WWE Champ) vs John Cena
3. New Day (WWE Tag Team Champs) vs The Usos
4. Naomi (WWE Smackdown Womens Champ) vs Natalya
5. Alexa Bliss (WWE Raw Womens Champ) vs Sasha Banks
6. The Bar (WWE Raw Tag Team Champs) vs SHIELD
7. AJ Styles (WWE US Champ) vs Kevin Owens
8. Brock Lesnar (WWE Universal Champ) vs Roman Reigns vs Samoa Joe vs Braun Stroman in a Fatal 4-Way

1613. Knockouts Knockdown, 2013-6

It's very important to note that Impact Wrestling went all-in on womens' wrestling years before Stephanie McMahon's "Evolution" movement. And, to some degree, they did it well. BUT, none of the events during this era of Impact were very good. The final year's event was written and produced by Billy Corgan and the writing and some of the wrestling is less convincing than a Kindergarten holiday play. It's flushed somewhere in the sewer around late Vince Russo WCW. I don't want to watch it, BUT there are enough good matches over the four years of the tournament to make one decent episode. And, honestly, the men of Impact weren't doing much better. 

Announcers: Mike Tenay, Taz,  Jeremy Borash, Josh Matthews, Christy Hemme, Mike Bennet, Maria

1. Serena Deeb vs Mickie James
2. Gail Kim vs Veda Scott
3. Madison Rayne vs Jessicka Havok
4. Karlee Perez vs Taryn Terrell
5. Brittany vs Mia Yim
6. Gail Kim vs Jessicka Havok vs Taryn Terrell
7. Allysin Kin vs Gail Kim
8. Mia Yim (as Jade) vs Leva Bates
9. Rosemary vs Veda Scott

1614. Mae Young Classic, 2017

Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah were the o.g. female division in the WWE. During the Rock & Wrestling and New Generation, Alundra Blayze, The Jumping Bomb Angels, Bull Nakano, and Bertha Faye were the entire division. The Attitude Era brought dozens of talented women, and while they often were put in stupid pillowcase or pudding matches, the likes of Chyna, Lita, Trish Stratus, Mickie James, Ivory, Jazz, and more were given the occasional moment to shine as athletes. Then, a couple of seasons ago we introduced NXT, and The Four Horsewomen, Natalya, Asuka, Naomi, Alexa Bliss, Nia Jax, Ember Moon and more started being taken seriously and putting on banger matches. Well, welcome to Gen 5 of WWE's womens' division. Almost all of these names are future main eventers in WWE, Impact, NWA, and AEW.

Announcers: Jim Ross, Lita, Charly Caruso, Lillian Garcia

1. Jazzy Gabert vs Abbey Laith
2. Mia Yim vs Sarah Logan
3. Santana Garrett vs Piper Niven
4. Tessa Blanchard vs Kairi Sane
5. Rachel Evers vs Abbey Laith
6. Serena Deeb vs Piper Niven
7. Kairi Sane vs Bianca Belair
8. Mia Yim vs Shayna Baszler
9. Rhea Ripley vs Dakota Kai
10. Toni Storm vs. Piper Niven
11. Dakota Kai vs Kairi Sane
12. Shayna Baszler vs Mercedes Martinez
13. Toni Storm vs Kairi Sane
14. Kari Sane vs Shayna Baszler

1615. Pandermania, 2017

A night of matches where wrestlers begged their way into existing feuds, and we get yet another another McMahon family storyline but this one is brief and features a fantastic match with Kevin Owens. 

Announcers: Michael Cole, Booker T, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves, Tom Phillips, Greg Hamilton, Jojo

1. The SHIELD (WWE Tag Team Champs) vs The Bar
2. Alexa Bliss (WWE Raw Womens Champ)  vs Bayley vs Emma vs Nia Jax vs Sasha Banks
3. New Day (WWE Tag Team Champs) vs The Usos in Hell In A Cell
4. AJ Styles (WWE US Champ) vs Tye Dillinger vs Baron Corbin
5. Kevin Owens vs Shane McMahon in Hell In A Cell Falls Count Anywhere Match

1616. No One's AMPed For GFW, 2017
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Global Force wrestling was nobody's favorite wrestling company. Jeff Jarret's desperate attempt to get back into the biz after losing TNA/Impact was filled with some really talented wrestlers but never seemed to have interesting enough storylines, and their announcers were out of their depths. So here we have a couple of GFW matches, and also some matches where their titles were folded into Impact. Sadly, this will be the only episode where we'll see Virgil Flynn III.

Announcers: Josh Matthews, The Pope, Chael Sonnen, Cyrus Fees, Jeremy Borash

1. LAX (Impact Tag Team Champs) vs Drago & El Hijo del Fantasma vs Angel Garza & Laredo Kid vs  Naomichi Marufuji & Taiji Ishimori

2. Sonjay Dutt (Impact X Division Champ) vs Low-Ki in a 2/3 Falls Match
3. Sienna (GFW Womens Champ) vs Rosemary (Impact Knockout Champ)
4. KUSHIDA vs Virgil Flynn
5. Eddie Edwards vs LA Knight (as Eli Drake)
6. PJ Black vs Jigsaw vs Virgil Flynn vs TJ Perkins for Inaugural GFW Nextgen Title

1617. The Demon Returns, 2017

I've mentioned many times in this chronology that the womens' division keeps improving because they allow them to be athletes over sex symbols. But they also give them stories on par with the mens' division. Usually, that's not great. WWE creative is....inconsistent. But sometimes they can make a story real simple. The young upstart champ, after an incredible match says there's no competition left, and when it's pointed out that there's a six time champion she's never faced, Alexa Bliss says she won't fight an old lady. Sometimes, a story can be that basic and be intriguing. We also see Kurt Angle in his first WWE match in over a decade as he subs in for an ill Roman Reigns in a SHIELD match. Oh, and as the title suggests, Finn Balor paints himself for another run as The Demon.

Announcers: Michael Cole, Booker T, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves, Tom Phillips, Mike Rome, Greg Hamilton, Jojo

1. Alexa Bliss (WWE Womens Raw Champ) vs Mickey James
2. Finn Balor vs AJ Styles 
3. The Usos (WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champs) vs New Day vs Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin vs Rusev &Aiden English

4. Brock Lesnar (WWE Universal Champ) vs AJ Styles
5. The SHIELD vs  Braun Strowman, The Miz, Kane, and The Bar in a TLC Match

1618. Death Before Final Battle, 2017

It's Bulletclubmania as Marty Scurrl, the Young Bucks, and Kenny Omega just own this episode. we get to see KUSHIDA in action on a bigger stage than GFW, we get our first glimpse of the future Viking Raiders, Will Ospreay and Flip Gordon put on a flippy flippy clinic, and then every finisher in ROH interrupts the Kenny Omega match. It's chaotic awesome.

1. KUSHIDA (ROH TV Champ) vs Marty Scurll
2. Young Bucks (ROH Tag Team Champs) vs Best Friends vs War Machine in a Tornado Tag
3. KUSHIDA (ROH TV Champ) vs Kenny King
4. Jay Lethal vs Silas Young in a Last Man Standing Match
5. Young Bucks (ROH Tag Team Champs) vs Motor City Machine Guns
6. Will Ospreay vs Flip Gordon
7. Kenny Omega (IWGP US Champ) vs YOSHI-HASHI

​1619.  Takeover Takeover

Announcers: Jim Ross, Nigel McGuinness, Mauro Ranallo, Tom Phillips, Percy Watson, Mike Rome

1. Tyler Bate (NXT UK Champ) vs Pete Dunn
2. Bobby Roode (NXT Champ) vs Kenta (as Hideo Itami)
3. Asuka (NXT Womens Champ) vs Nikki Cross in a Last Man Standing Match
4. Malakai Black (as Aleister Black) vs Kenta (as Hideo Itami)
5. Asuka (NXT Womens Champ) vs Ember Moon
6. Authors Of Pain (NXT Tag Team Champs) vs DIY

1620. Takeover War Games

The end of the Tyler Bates/Pete Dunne UK title trilogy is just one of the highlights of this killer episode where Andrade ascends to the top of NXT, and Adam Cole bay bay arrives to begin The Undisputed Era.

1. Andrade vs Johnny Gargano
2. Bobby Roode (NXT Champ) vs Drew McIntyre
3. Malakai Black (as Aleister Black) vs Velveteen Dream
4. Drew McIntyre (NXT Champ) vs Andrade
5. Pete Dunne (NXT UK Champ) vs Tyler Bate
6. Adam Cole & reDRagon (as Undisputed Era) vs Sanity vs Authors of Pain in a War Games Match