 #AskGSM is a weekly Q&A video where I, Graham "GSM" Matthews, answer fan questions from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in regards to the world of wrestling. Nothing is off limits, and this week's edition touches upon a variety of topics including:
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 NXT Tag Team Champions The Family def. Angel Garza and Humberto CarrilloThe Family regained the gold from Chase U only a few weeks ago, so I honestly didn't think the titles were in jeopardy of changing hands here. Despite that, they had a very good match. Garza and Carrillo are obviously super talented and The Family can go when they drop the stereotypical silliness. This match felt like it came out of nowhere, so it does leave me wondering if Garza and Carrillo are being fast-tracked back to the main roster to align with Santos Escobar as has been rumored recently.
 NWA Television Champion Mims def. Carson DrakeThis was yet another instance where it would have been nice to know a bit about Drake before he got this championship opportunity. He's obviously a part of the NWA's new talent initiative and that's great, but why would anyone take him seriously as a threat to the title when we know nothing about him? That said, he and Mims had a well-worked match and it didn't need to last longer than it did. Father James Mitchell recently referencing Max the Impaler pinning Mims at Samhain, so we'll see if Mims eventually responds to that.
 Randy Orton Attacked The Judgment DayOrton was in his element before getting injured last year and I'm glad he's going to continue being that fun-loving guy based on what we saw here. He looked super stoked to be back in this segment and interestingly established that he has unfinished business with The Bloodline. Does that mean he'll be pulling double duty between Raw and SmackDown for the time being or was he just planting the seeds for a future feud with Roman Reigns? I loved his confrontation with Rhea Ripley as you know she'll be eating an RKO at some point. This also set up Orton vs. Dominik Mysterio later on in the night.
 Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Bianca Belair and Shotzi def. Damage CTRL (Bayley, WWE Women's Champion IYO SKY, Asuka and Kairi Sane) in a WarGames MatchAs good as this was, a big reason why I wish WWE didn't do two WarGames matches in the same night is because the women get overshadowed almost every year and that was once again the case here. They all put forth a strong effort and delivered some really cool spots. My biggest issue with it was the overuse of weapons, per usual. Not every single person who enters needs a weapon, but I understand WWE wants that to be a part of the WarGames gimmick. Bayley had a strong showing and having her take the bullet for her team plants the seeds for that inevitable babyface turn. Being a Raw Superstar, Lynch didn't need to win for her team, but that's a minor criticism.
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