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Y&R Recap – Jan 18 – Jan 22nd

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Phyllis is surprised to see Nikki back in Genoa City and not pleased to learn that Victor came with her. Nick and Adam are stunned to see Victor. At Newman, Victor and Nick face off as Nick tells Victor Newman thrived under his control and the only mistake that was made was Victor’s choice to promote Adam. Victor makes it clear that he is taking back control of Newman Enterprises. Ashley and Sharon compare their stories about the night Faith was born and realize things were left out by Jack and Adam. Jack explains why he never told either Ashley or Sharon about the other’s time in the mental hospital as Billy arrives looking to talk to Ashley about Adam. Sharon leaves as Neil calls looking to talk to all the Abbotts. Kay refuses to believe that Tucker is her son and is hit hard with the enormity of what this means. Later, Kay comes home to Jill just as Nikki arrives and tells them both about Tucker’s take over of Chancellor and his claim that he is Kay’s son. Neil breaks the news to the Abbotts that Tucker McCall Unlimited is now controlling Chancellor Industries and thus Jabot. Later, Jack wonders if Jill was helping Tucker or if just got played for the world’s biggest fool. Meanwhile, Nikki is at a loss when she sees Jill walk out on Kay to go deal with something else, saying that she is helping Kay in her own way. Later, Nikki calls Victor to tell him about Tucker’s take-over and his claim that he is Kay’s son. Phyllis tells Nick that she went to Billy with information. She tells Nick that she isn’t so sure she is going to be able to handle Victor’s reappearance in Genoa City like she thought. Meanwhile, Adam tells Sharon about Victor’s response to their marriage and Sharon tells him that she feels that their marriage may have been a mistake as well.

Tucker tries to make J.T. understand that he did what he did but tried to keep J.T. out of it as much as possible. Tucker tells J.T. not to deny him a great opportunity as J.T. is walking out on him. Meanwhile, the Abbotts pull together to help save Jabot. Later, instead of reaching out to his wife, J.T. goes to Mac for advice. Jack tells Billy to hold off going after Tucker McCall in print because the man can’t know what’s coming until its too late. Meanwhile, Jill confronts Tucker about his lies and secrets. Sharon confronts Adam about the secrets he is continuing to keep from her. Neil comes back to the ranch to comfort Ashley and the two end up in a kiss. Victor offers Kay his full support to bring down Tucker McCall. Cane and Mac are still on a high from learning that she is carrying twins, Cane goes to give the good news to Kay and Jill as J.T. enters. J.T. tells Mac about Tucker’s bait and switch on Kay and Mac demands to know how he could let that happen. Meanwhile, Nikki, Michael and Victor offer Kay their full resources and support. Tucker makes it clear to Jill that he never needed to use her in order to get to Kay or Chancellor. However, Tucker tells her that although Jill may have wanted to be Kay’s daughter, Tucker has no desire to call Kay “mother” even if he is her son. Cane is gob-smacked when Kay tells him that he will now be working for Tucker McCall. Meanwhile, Tucker tells Jill about his life, but maintains that the takeover of Chancellor Industries was purely a business decision. Nikki arrives and is surprised to find Jill there.

Adam swears to Sharon that he is not hiding anything else from her. Meanwhile, Victor arrives at the ranch in time to find Ashley and Neil together and Neil holding Faith. Victor and Neil prepare to go toe-to-toe when Victor accuses Neil of not doing everything he can help Katherine deal with the situation at Chancellor. Later, Adam and Sharon are interrupted when a gift is delivered from Lauren and Adam uses it as a way to help win over Sharon’s trust. While at Fenmore’s shopping, Adam can see that Sharon is still unsettled about his secrets so Adam makes a spectacle and begs Sharon’s forgiveness, which she gives him. Billy runs into Heather while looking to talk to Paul and asks her what she knows about Dr. Taylor. Billy turns on the charm and is surprised when it works and Heather agrees to help him, in more ways than one. Later, Billy and Heather end up in bed together. When Cane tells Kay that he is going to quit Chancellor she refuses to let Tucker win that way and convinces Cane to stay for now. Nearby, Mac calls Brock and tells him that Kay needs him. Meanwhile, before things can escalate between Neil and Victor, Abby arrives and is thrilled to see Victor so Neil slips out. Nikki makes it clear to Tucker that there is no trace of Kay in him and one day he will regret having taken Chancellor from “his mother.” Later, J.T. goes to Tucker for some answers on why Tucker hired him in the first place. At the Chancellor mansion, Kay admits that there may be a possibility that Tucker is her son. Paul brings the news that he tracked down the nurse who led him to Jo-Jo and she admitted that she was paid to lie and that she actually brought in a baby boy the night Kay gave birth. Meanwhile, J.T. agrees to continue to work for Tucker. Victor announces to Ashley, Sharon and Adam that he is taking back the ranch. Kay confronts Tucker and demands a DNA test. Eden brings Michael and Lauren a letter she received from her mom’s sister asking her to come to Paris in order to get to know her mother’s family. At the dive bar, Ryder continues to be torn between his brother and sister, as Kevin gives Ryder some money to help him survive. Chance gets the news that his suspension has been lifted with the stipulation that he stays away from the Riggs case and although relieved, Chance is still clearly troubled. Later, Chance tells Chloe that he wants to go to the station to look at the Riggs file and Chloe reminds him that he has more in his life to think about now than just himself. Chance agrees to let go of the Riggs case for Chloe and Delia’s sake just as Chloe gets a call from Murphy telling her that Kay needs them at the house immediately.

Amber begins to fear for Little D’s safety and wants to go look for him but Daniel thinks better of it. When Amber tells Daniel that she will bring him back to Genoa City with them Daniel lets her know that that changes everything. Daniel begins to think that Amber just wants to find Little D as a way to make an end run around Daniel not wanting to have children right now. Later, their argument gets out of hand when Amber starts to believe that Daniel regrets marrying her. Eden is caught off guard when Noah tells her that she should go to France. Meanwhile, Lauren’s headaches begin to get worse as she explains to Michael her outburst and that she believes it would be in Eden’s best interest to go to France for a while. Daisy can barely contain her smile when she hears that Eden may be leaving. Later, Noah misinterprets Eden’s hurt when he tries not to stand in the way of this great opportunity for her. Kevin, Billy and Mac arrive at the house and Mac and Murphy are surprised by the maturity the two boys show when they come together in their support of Kay. Murphy reminds them that they may not be Kay’s blood but they will always be her family. Later, Amber arrives ahead of Kay and everyone embraces her, which is exactly what Kay needed at a time like this. The lab tech arrives with Tucker close on his heels and Tucker sees that he is about to face a firing squad. Daniel runs into Daisy while looking for Amber and he sees that she is having trouble with her film camera. He offers to lend her one of his digitals and she manipulates the situation so she gets an invitation back to his apartment with him. Meanwhile, Abby tells Noah the real reason why Eden is hurt and Noah hopes it isn’t too late to change Eden’s mind about leaving. At Fenmore’s, Eden tells Michael and Lauren that she wants to go to Paris. Later, Amber and Daniel agree to take the situation with Little D one step at a time. Chance gets a call from a mysterious voice telling him that he is in danger and he covers with Chloe when she asks who it is. Inside, as they finish up the DNA tests, Mac surprises Kay when she shows Brock in and mother and son embrace.

As Patty continues to hide her medication and is slowly going through withdrawal, she fights with herself about taking some of her medication to help her get through it just as Paul arrives. Meanwhile, with Jack distracted because of Tucker and Jabot, Emily offers to postpone the wedding until things calm down. Later, Jack tells Emily that she is his top priority and he won’t let anything get in the way of their wedding. Paul begins to worry for Patty when she goes on a rant about her past with Jack. However, Patty catches herself and immediately pastes on her best “sane” smile for Paul. Victor tells Phyllis and Nick that he plans to move back to the ranch with Nikki. After seeing Victor with Summer, Phyllis agrees to come to dinner in order to help mend fences. Later, everyone is a little stunned when they arrived and realize their intimate dinner is actually a family reunion. J.T. arrives with Reed and he immediately gets into an argument with Victor when Victor realizes that J.T. is still working for Tucker. J.T. decides to leave with Reed rather be controlled by Victor one moment longer. As Emily and Jack are going over their check list for the wedding, Paul calls Emily and tells her about his visit with Patty and that he is worried. Later, Emily arrives at the hospital and Patty covers her anger. After talking to Patty for a few moments, Emily realizes that Patty has regressed back to the eighties again and decides to up her medication. Later, As Victor is addressing his family Jack arrives and Victor and Jack come face to face for the first time since Victor’s return. After Victor’s family has left, Victor sees Emily arrive and greet Jack with a kiss. Victor confronts the two and demands to know what is going on between them.

After his fight with Victor, J.T. decides to call Victoria and tell her about everything that happened with Tucker and Kay and his decision to continue working for Tucker. Victoria isn’t happy and tells him she isn’t sure when she will be coming home. Meanwhile, Phyllis and Nick discuss the events of the evening and Phyllis is impressed by the way J.T. handled himself with Victor. Nick becomes determined to first make Victor see the truth about Adam. At the main house, Adam tells Sharon that he is finally starting to feel like Victor is accepting him. Victor and Jack draw a line in the sand when Victor learns that Jack and Emily are engaged. Ashley comes to Jack and the two siblings stand together to hold Jabot up. Meanwhile, Victor and Tucker finally come face to face. Later, as Ashley and Jack work to reassure the employees of Jabot, they receive a memo from Tucker that unsettles them. Ashley tells Jack that Victor intends to fight her for the ranch. Eden, Michael and Lauren say goodbye as Eden prepares to leave for Paris. Later, Noah and Daisy arrive just as Eden is about to leave. Noah gets a chance to tell Eden how much he truly loves her and the two part ways on a good note. Once Eden is gone, Daisy offers to be there for Noah but Noah can’t be around friends at the moment and leaves. Lily, Cane and Mac gather their families in order to deliver the news that they are having twins. Everyone is thrilled about Lily and Cane’s news and Kay wishes that she could be celebrating the possibility that she may have a son rather battling with him. Later, Malcolm drops a bomb of his own when he informs everyone that he is engaged and that his fiancé is moving to Genoa City to live with him. Neil and Cane refuse to reach to Malcolm and congratulate him on his big news. Mac runs into J.T. at the coffeehouse and tells him that she is carrying twins. He is floored for her and admires what she is doing for Lily and Cane. Later, Brock confronts Mac with his concerns about the surrogacy. Victor and Tucker draw a line in the sand where Kay and Chancellor Industries are concerned. Later, Jill comes by to talk to Kay and hears her tell Nikki that she wishes Nikki would have been her daughter. Moments later, the DNA results arrive and Kay learns the truth about Tucker. Victor tries to get Tucker to sell him his share in Chancellor Industries but Tucker refuses and so Victor ends their little dance and leaves. Lily tells Malcolm that Neil is so angry because Malcolm is asking for too much too soon and Malcolm promises to make things right with Neil. Later, both Neil and Malcolm take a step towards each other and apologize for not trying hard to make an effort. Jill goes to Tucker to find out why he is attacking Kay the way he is and in the end they end up in a passionate kiss. Nikki and Ashley have a confrontation when Nikki enters the ranch uninvited on Noah’s behalf. Ashley asks Nikki for her keys to the ranch back and Nikki refuses to give them to her saying that Victor will decide when Nikki returns her keys. Meanwhile, Victor goes to see Jack about Tucker and two make a truce in order to take down Tucker for Kay’s sake. Later, Kay is devastated when she brings the DNA results to Tucker’s apartment only to find Jill and Tucker in bed together. Eden arrives in Paris to meet her aunt and they are both puzzled when they realize that neither was the first to make contact. Eden wonders who wrote to her if it wasn’t her aunt. Meanwhile, Daisy continues to replace herself into Eden’s life where Michael and Lauren are concerned.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Marcus Learns He’s Not Trina’s Biological Father

On Wednesday’s episode of General Hospital, Trina (Tabyana Ali) opened the DNA test results that would conclude who is her actual bio-dad. Would it be the man who raised her, Taggert (Réal Andrews) or, the man she more recently has come to know, Curtis (Donnell Turner)?

At GH, Marcus, Curtis and Portia (Brook Kerr) gather to learn the results.  It turns out that Curtis is Trina’s biological father, not Marcus.

However, are these results, correct? Are DNA results ever correct on soaps? Did Selina Wu (Lydia Look) have something to do with switching these in favor of Curtis? Are we digging into this too much?

After the revelation, Trina tells Curtis. they will need to take some time need to figure out their relationship.  Trina makes it clear she’s not looking for a replacement father, and hopes he can understand and accept that.  Curtis promises he will let Trina take the lead on things.

Meanwhile, Taggert, who promised Trina no matter what happens that nothing will change between them, decides to take off and breaks down in the elevator.  Marcus is devastated and in tears, and is left using the elevator as a punching bag for his fists.

You can watch the final moments of the scene, featuring a heart-tugging performance by Réal Andrews below.

Now let us know, are you glad Trina’s bio-dad turned out to be Curtis and not Marcus … or were you hoping it would turn out the other way around? Share your thoughts in the comment section. 

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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Hope is Drowning in a River of Denial Over Thomas: “Is it so Wrong to Admit I’m Human?”

Tuesday’s episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, brought Hope (Annika Noelle) more confrontations on the matter of her feelings for Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson).

First, after telling Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) off for going to her husband, Liam (Scott Clifton), about her suspicions that she has feelings for her brother, Hope then had to contend with her mother, Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang).

When Brooke comes to Hope’s design office, after receiving a text from her daughter, Hope launches into how Steffy is back at interfering in her marriage. Hope goes on and on about how Steffy is planting seeds of doubt with her husband, who was blindsided to hear she has feelings for his arch-enemy, Thomas.  When Brooke learns what prompted Steffy to say such things to Liam, Brooke asks, “Is there any validity to this? Have you developed feelings for Thomas?”  From that point on, Hope is talking herself, and to her mother, in circles.

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Hope claims she doesn’t want anything more from Thomas than to be co-parents, designing co-workers, and friends.  However, she then takes a pause, and tells her mom, “Is it so wrong to admit that I’m human?” Brooke wonders, “What does that mean?”  It is then, that Hope admits that she thinks Thomas is good-looking and funny, and that after all, they do spend 14 hours a day working together.

When Brooke pushes her on this, Hope tries to underplay it by admitting, “I felt a little something.” A shocked Brooke says, “For Thomas?! It’s not nothing!” Then, Hope, who is drowning in the river of denial, claims she wouldn’t cross the line with Thomas … that she is happily married, and she’s in control.  She just wished Steffy would have kept her big mouth shut.

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However, the more Hope says to Brooke, the more her mother realizes that Hope is struggling with her true feelings for Thomas.  Hope in tears says, “Liam is the love of my life.”  Hmm. We think, the lady doth protest too much.

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No matter how Hope tries to fool herself, or say the words out loud, that is clearly not how she feels.  Hope wants Thomas, and now the question is … just when and how will her affair with Thomas begin?  Throughout the scenes, Annika Noelle played them to perfection, even though many viewers are quite annoyed with Hope at this point.

So, what do think should happen next? Clearly, Hope wants to think she can keep her feelings for Thomas under wraps when she can’t.  Share your thoughts in the comment section.

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AEW ‘Double or Nothing’ 2023: MJF Retains, Takeshita Turns Heel, Kris Statlander and Toni Storm New Title Holders

Sunday’s AEW Double or Nothing live on pay-per-view emanating, once again, from Las Vegas, had a stacked double main event, which saved the show after a lackluster beginning.

There were some title changes, major spots, a heel turn, blood and guts and tables, that kept it entertaining for AEW wrestling fans.

Let’s break down some of the key matches:

MJF vs. Darby Allin vs Jack Perry vs, Sammy Guevera – The Four Pillars four-way for the AEW Championship

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AEW has developed these four wrestlers and more into stars in their own right. When the bell rang, all four delivered high-flying maneuvers with clever storytelling along the way. Selling their in-ring personas, mixed with real-life emotion.

Guevera is still, to us, the one with the most exciting moves, while MJF stands as the complete package, getting the fans riled up, while showing his in-ring prowess. Allin is one of the hardest working wrestlers out there and ‘Jungle Boy’ Jack Perry has come so far.

In a key moment in the bout, when Perry had the championship belt in hand and could have ‘legally’ used it on Allin to secure the victory, in a moment of conflicted emotion, tossed it out of the ring.

That allowed MJF to eventually plant the world championship belt on Perry’s chest while Allin went for his signature ‘coffin drop’ off the top rope ring corner. However, Allin landed on the belt in pain. That opened the door for MJF to seize the opportunity to secure the win with a head-lock takeover to retain the title.

Tay Conti and Sammy Guevera Expecting a Baby

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Before the match, Tay Conti and Guevera emerged on the entrance ramp.  Sammy brought along his old gimmick of poster boards with messages on them.  The surprise message was for all of AEW and the fans in attendance.  Conti and Guevera, who are married in real life, revealed that Conti is pregnant with their fist child!

The Blackpool Combat Club vs. The Elite – Anarchy in the Arena

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Imagine a wrestling match all over the T-Mobile Arena going down while a band plays The Troggs, “Wild Thing” the entire time! That’s what happened during the capper to Double or Nothing.  AEW fans know that Jon Moxley’s entrance theme song is that track.  So, this year, why not play it live? The lead singer wore a disturbing black mask, where he eventually received a boot to the head from The Elite for his troubles of aligning himself with the BCC.

This match (if you can call it that) was literally all over the arena and in the parking lot.  Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli vs. Kenny Omega, ‘Hangman’ Adam Page, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson brought out the barbed wire, forks, screwdrivers, tables, thumbtacks, and anything else you could find lying around the arena or under the ring, as weapons.

It finally came to a conclusion when Omega’s trader-of-a-former manager, Don Callis, distracted Kenny Omega and his new protégé Konosuke Takeshita emerged disguised as a camera man and kicked and attacked Omega.  Next, Yuta hit Omega with the actual screwdriver (the latest favorite weapon of the BCC) and pinned Kenny.

Now, questions remain. Are Callis and Takeshita aligned with the BCC? Why did Takeshita who was a fan favorite turn heel? With the Forbidden Door pay-per-view coming up shortly, it would seem this turn was to infuse a main event featuring Omega and a few of his friends! After the show went off the air Kenny previewed he may have one or two buddies on the way to help him out.

Jade Cargill vs. Taya Valkyrie – Jade Cargill vs. Kris Statlander

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The best ring entrance of the night belonged to Cargill. The Women’s TBS Champion came down to the ring accompanied by a performance by Big Boss Vette of her track ‘Pretty Girls Walk’.  Along with her A.K.A. sorority sisters, Cargill also busted out some dance moves.

Putting her amazing 60-0 streak on the line, many thought Taya Valkyrie who has the size and the moves to give Cargill a run for her money, would win the title on her second attempt against Jade. That was not meant to be.  Cargill pinned Valkyrie. Then, getting too big for their britches, Jade’s manager, Mark Sterling took to the mic and offered up an open challenge.  Shocking everyone, Kris Statlander came out from the back and ran in the ring and quickly defeated Cargill to win the belt.  It should be noted, Statlander was out of commission from her ACL surgery, following a previous surgery on her other knee.  The crowd went nuts. Cargill was an outstanding champion though, by her own design.  What a great story to have Statlander comeback and win a title! She shared her emotions and emotional story during the AEW post show media scrum.

Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter

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We kind of saw this one coming, did you? AEW Women’s champion, Jamie Hayter, was obviously hurt, so taking the belt off of her to heal up was the move … but, this also seem to be the move to have Hayter win back the belt in front of her hometown crowd in August when AEW has its first live show in London, England at Wembley Stadium.

In the storyline, Toni Storm, who previously held the belt as ‘interim champ” when she was a babyface, defeated Hayter. Her win comes with the help of her bff’s The Outcasts (Saraya and Ruby Soho).  During the post-show media scrum, Storm stayed in character, defiant, and related how this title reign will be much different than when she was more innocent and let people walk all over her.

Chris Jericho vs. Adam Cole

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The worst match of the night, unfortunately, belonged to Chris Jericho and Adam Cole in their unsanctioned duel. The crowd was dead during it, the action just felt forced, Sabu’s appearance was useless, and all of it led to a fireball in the face to some guy in the back post-match, setting up a mixed tag match for Jericho and Saraya vs. Cole and Britt Baker D.M.D, this week on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite.

In Other Bouts … 

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Orange Cassidy finished off Swerve Stickland to retain his AEW International Championship in a 21-man battle royale,

FTR defeated Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal to retain the AEW Tag Team belts after special referee Mark Briscoe had enough of Double J’s antics.

The House of Black retained their Trios championship titles against the The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn.

Wardlow defeated Christian Cage to retain the TNT championship.

So, what did you think about the double main event at Double or Nothing 2023? What are your thoughts on who kept their titles and who was crowned new champs? What was the best and worst part of the PPV? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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