That's More Like It!

Credit where credit's due...After a couple of weeks of wondering where the SummerSlam momentum was, WWE finally delivered a Monday Night RAW that actually felt focused from beginning to end.This week on Turnbuckle Talk Wrestling, we're breaking down Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi making Hell in a Cell feel personal, Chad Gable earning what should be his first singles championship opportunity, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins delivering one of the strongest contract signings of the year, and why this was the first RAW in weeks that genuinely felt like it was building toward SummerSlam.We also catch up on SmackDown, discuss CM Punk and Cody Rhodes officially becoming SummerSlam opponents, Baron Corbin's return, Gunther completely snapping on Nick Aldis, and why WWE may finally have its biggest stories moving in the right direction.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Also discussed:• Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi continues to heat up• Roman Reigns COOKS Seth Rollins on the 🎙️• Chad Gable wins the Intercontinental Championship Gauntlet• Maxxine Dupri breathes new life into The Vision• Iyo Sky vs. Roxanne Perez• LA Knight's future after The Bloodline• SmackDown preview and Saturday Night's Main Event Predictions━━━━━━━━━━━━━━This episode is sponsored by Zarc International.Check out the full VEXOR lineup on Amazon or at Zarc.com.Be Prepared. Protect Yourself. Carry VEXOR.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Turnbuckle Talk Wrestling is your weekly source for WWE analysis, long-form discussions, wrestling philosophy, and the bigger stories shaping WWE.Follow Alexander the Great on X: @Froe87Join the TTW Discord and keep the wrestling conversation going between episodes.Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music.00:00 Cold Open – "That's More Like It!"02:06 Intro & SummerSlam Momentum04:08 SmackDown Catch-Up14:10 Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman & Oba Femi23:45 Iyo Sky vs. Roxanne Perez31:15 The Vision, Maxxine Dupri & Alpha Academy39:45 Royce Keys vs. Jimmy Uso47:05 Bayley & Lyra Valkyria55:10 Intercontinental Championship Gauntlet Match01:08:20 Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins Contract Signing01:33:10 Final Thoughts & RAW Co-MVPs01:38:20 SmackDown Preview01:40:30 Saturday Night's Main Event Preview01:45:30 Outro

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