WWE Smackdown Live May 9, 2017 Results and Review Garbage In and Garbage Out

Jinder Mahal Wins Big Again, Steroids Work Folks, Take Em!

There are a lot of pundits that will tell you that Smackdown Live is a much better show than Raw. They are wrong. The recent booking of Raw has been horrendous, but the Smackdown crew hasn’t exactly done much to win me over. There’s so many holes in the booking and the things that they feature, that you will no doubt agree that this is a B level show yet again, if not a C level show.

WWE Smackdown Live May 9, 2017 Results

Natalya defeated Becky Lynch

Rick Rowan defeated Luke Harper

Dolph Ziggler and Shinsuke Nakamura played legos.

Breezango defeated The Ascension

Jinder My Balls, Kevin Steen, and Baron Corbin’s Receding Hairline defeated Randy “Bored As Hell” Orton, Aj “Gay Fanbase” Styles, and Sami “Woody Allen” Zayn

The opening of the show had a bored ass Randy Orton cut a promo. Now, let me remind you that this is the same Randy that was never going to be the same after the House of Whores match. Instead, he said he conquered the Bray and would have won the match if it wasn’t for Jinder My Balls. He’s not wrong, but wow, the Eater of Pins really gets buried here. This would lead to Jinder coming down, Kevin Owens coming down, and Sami Zayn running down for a beat down on Baron Corbin’s receding hairline. I hate opening segments that talk for 20 minutes, I don’t want to see this, but yet that’s how every show opens, it’s so boring. I’d rather get Teddy Long come out and give us a “straight up” tag team match…oh, what the hell?

Natalya defeated Becky Lynch

I know that Natalya has a legacy of great training, and she can really put on a show sometimes, but she hasn’t in a long time. She was going half-speed here, and it was showing. Lynch is great, at full speed, but she was compensating for Natalya’s in ring work. It was sloppy to say the least, and of course, a distraction roll up is what we got here. I’m not a fan of the feud with the women. Oh and of course, this began with 20 minutes of talking and entrances.

Erick Rowan defeated Luke Harper

YES. This Happened.

Dolph Ziggler and Shinsuke Nakamura played legos.

This is stupid.

Breezango had another Law and Order segment, which was kind of funny.

Breezango defeated The Ascension

The commentary team kept saying that The Ascension were some of the heaviest hitters on the roster. You mean the same guys that JBL buried with a clothesline from hell? Yeah, those guys.

The Usos came out to cut a promo in which they barked about 12 days, and I didn’t care.

Jinder My Balls, Kevin Steen, and Baron Corbin’s Receding Hairline defeated Randy “Bored As Hell” Orton, Aj “Gay Fanbase” Styles, and Sami “Woody Allen” Zayn

Teddy Long could have set this match up to an incredible pop. Instead, we get this boring match that put Brian Zane of Wrestling With Wregret to sleep. I was bored right away. I knew the outcome from just watching how the entrances were and how the match progressed. Jinder My Balls won with his finisher, but not before everyone else hit their finishers.

Smackdown felt like it was 4 hours a long. It was a boring show with a lot of boring moments. Mojo was backstage showing kids his trophy, there was Mauro commentary elements, there was a lot of stupid stuff on this show, and it just didn’t mesh well. Where was American Alpha? An afterthought? Why was Charlotte playing Heel and Face? Why is this show so benign?

WWE Smackdown Live January 10, 2017 Results and Review Let’s Bury Corbin

Don't Tell Me This Is Not A Burial!!!

WWE Smackdown is supposed to be a B show, and you know what? It certainly is, because they seem to only showcase the same old B.S. and if ever there was proof, this was the night to show it off. Let’s discuss a few of the finer points of Smackdown Live.

WWE Smackdown Live January 10, 2017 Results

Nikki Bella vs. Natalya ended in a No Contest
Kalisto def. Dolph Ziggler
American Alpha def. Bray Wyatt & Randy Orton of The Wyatt Family
Daniel Bryan announced first SmackDown Women’s Championship Steel Cage Match
Carmella def. CJ Lunde
John Cena def. Baron Corbin

WWE Smackdown Live January 10, 2017 Review

Natalya and Nikki Bella didn’t really do much to further their feud, it was another No Contest as they beat each other up with no refs pulling apart, etc. Oh well, the match, or whatever this was sucked and you know it.

Kalisto defeated Dolph Ziggler because he’s a loser.

Ziggler loses again? Are you kidding me? He turns heel last week, only to lose to Kalisto this week? Ziggler can’t win, and I’m not buying this turn, it’s stupid.

American Alpha needs Kurt Angle!

American Alpha is the white bread and mayonnaise sandwich of the WWE. They are great wrestlers, but they are boring compared to the Wyatt Family. Speaking of which, Orton is going to turn on them so bad and things are going to get interesting, right? Sure, why not? This match was run at half speed, and if you noticed it, you’ve been a wrestling fan a long time, congratulations.

Carmella and James Ellsworth should do it.

I wish I was Ellsworth, that’s for sure.

Steel Cage women’s Title Match!!!

This should be interesting, except for the fact that there will be no blood. Plus we already saw a women’s Hell in a Cell and people were crapping all over it. If there’s blood, I’m all in, if there isn’t, well, I guess that’s ok too. I don’t expect much from this match, by the way.

John Cena Buried Baron Corbin

John Cena and Corbin put on a match that was seriously boring. This was telegraphed as a Cena win all along and guess what happened? Cena buries another young talent. Corbin looking strong would’ve been great. Heck it would have been the thing that he needed to get over as a top guy, instead, he loses here. I hope he screws Cena out of the title win at the Rumble, and then goes on to face him in a WINNING effort anywhere else, otherwise, I’m going to be saddened by the future endeavors of Corbin. I mean, this is 2010 all over again, when Cena buried The Nexus several times.

Dean Ambrose is the most boring man alive.

Why does the WWE insist on giving talk show segments to everyone? Ambrose isn’t a lunatic, he’s a boring wrestler, and a boring talker. If the WWE really wants to make him stand out, let him go back to that lunatic fringe element. Have him rolling in with a parade, a drum line, and random B.S. instead of trying to force another segment where there’s a lot of talking. Southpark was right, there’s too much talking in wrestling.

If this was the A show? I don’t get it. I don’t want to see this anymore, simple as that. This was a boring showcase, with a few matches that were interesting, but not given enough time.

WWE 205 Live January 3, 2017 Results and Review How To Bore A Crowd In 1 Hour

This is the High Flying Action of The WWE Cruiserweights

I was tired. I couldn’t finish WWE 205 Live in one sitting. This was boring. No, seriously, this was the worst example of Cruiserweight wrestling today. There’s no saving grace here. Well, maybe one.

WWE 205 Live Results

Tajiri def. Sean Maluta
Jack Gallagher def. Tony Nese via Disqualification
Mustafa Ali def. Noam Dar
Neville def. TJ Perkins

WWE 205 Live Review

Tajiri def. Sean Maluta

Maluta got buried. Tajiri is great, but only when working with a faster paced style. Watch his work in ECW and you’ll see how amazing he can be, and watch his latter work in WWE and he can showcase amazing elements. This wasn’t that at all. This was a slow moving match that ended with Kendrick coming out getting sprayed in the face with mist. Meh.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Jack Gallagher def. Tony Nese via Disqualification

This match didn’t go too far. Gallagher is great, but against, he has to work with great talent for this to work for him. This was a short match, and of course, it was boring. He’ll get his day in the sun, sooner, than later.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

Mustafa Ali def. Noam Dar

The only cool spot here was Ali’s inversed 450 splash. Other than that, Dar worked Ali’s arm, in a slow, boring match.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Neville def. TJ Perkins

Neville buries Toe Jam Perkins, no one cared.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

205 Live promises to give you a lot of action. But that’s what the show is lacking right now. It’s a boring hour of wrestling, and I’ve seen XPW shows live. The guys are talented, but WWE isn’t allowing them to work the frenetic style that made the Cruiserweight Classic so good. WCW had better options because they sold moves, they had strategy, they were great fun, these matches aren’t. These are slow moving matches with a few high spots, and boredom throughout. The crowd hates a lot of it, and I do too.

WWE Smackdown Live November 15, 2016 Results and Review The Rated B Show

Expect One Last Ride For The WWE Title 

For only 1 hour and 21 minutes, this episode of Smackdown Live proves yet again why it is in fact the B-Show. It’s not an A show, but then again, Raw wasn’t exactly the most thrilling 2 plus hours either. Let’s just call this what it is, the equivalent of WCW Thunder! That’s right, I said it. Wreddit readers can go suck a lemon, idiots. Here are my thoughts on this show, since I sat through it and ate breakfast.

WWE Smackdown Live November 15, 2016 Results

The Miz def. Dolph Ziggler to win the Intercontinental Championship
Kalisto def. Oney Lorcan
Nikki Bella vs. Carmella ends in a No Contest
American Alpha, The Hype Bros, The Usos & Breezango def. The Spirit Squad, The Vaudevillains, The Ascension & The Headbangers – 16-Man Tag Team Match
Edge hosted “The Cutting Edge” with Team SmackDown LIVE
The Undertaker returned to SmackDown LIVE

WWE Smackdown Live November 15, 2016 Review

The Miz def. Dolph Ziggler to win the Intercontinental Championship

This was an outstanding display of what a great opening match can be. I didn’t mind the logic gap at times, because the two were going as fast as they could from transitional elements to power moves. I liked it. It wasn’t a long match, but it sufficed to do exactly what I said would happen, give the heel champion a way into the ppv. Dolph Ziggler should go do anything else, if you ask me. The Miz getting the title is a nice nod, and if you ask me, will most likely lose it to Sami Zayn, who needs a title right now.

Match Rating: 4 out of 5

Kalisto def. Oney Lorcan

Two irrelevant wrestlers put on a fast match with nothing worth mentioning. Only Lorcan or is it Orney? I don’t know. The worst name that the WWE has come up with versus one of the worst promo guys in the industry. Not only that, Kalisto is from Chicago, not Mexico. This match sucked, simple as that.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

Nikki Bella vs. Carmella ends in a No Contest

Not a bad match at all, but of course the Raw women showed up and caused problems. No, I take that back. Nikki beat up Charlotte without provocation, which prompted all the Raw girls to jump Nikki. Then for whatever reason, Carmella joined in to help Nikki! What the hell? Why? Why would Carmella, someone that hates Nikki stop a beat down? This made no sense. The cool spot, of course, was Nia Jax going through the barricade, which was rad, but other than that, this made no logical sense on either side of the coin.

Match Rating: 0 out of 5

American Alpha, The Hype Bros, The Usos & Breezango def. The Spirit Squad, The Vaudevillains, The Ascension & The Headbangers – 16-Man Tag Team Match

If you had to go to the bathroom, this was the one to go with. The crowd wanted Rhyno, but he wasn’t in the match. This was jobbers versus semi-jobbers, and it wasn’t that fun. I guess if you were there live and had a hot dog and beer, maybe it would’ve been more exciting.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

Edge hosted “The Cutting Edge” with Team SmackDown LIVE

I was very surprised when the Cutting Edge show was the end of the show and that’s it. This was literally the end of Smackdown, and I was surprised to see such little amounts of wrestling on the show. I forgot what I was watching, because this sucked up a lot of the time. Edge hosted a lackluster show, and out came the Undertaker. Not a great ending.

Smackdown Live Final Thoughts

Smackdown was a horrible show, with 1 good match. The ending was interesting in that it sets up The Undertaker versus Aj Styles at the Royal Rumble, if you ask me. Of course, you didn’t ask me. I wouldn’t be surprised if Ambrose, Styles, and Undertaker put on a showcase leading to a Final 4 type match for Roadblock or Elimination Chamber.

If I’m going to fantasy book, let’s consider 1997 for a moment. I could see a final 4 in the Rumble being John Cena, Undertaker, Dean Ambrose, and Brock Lesnar. No clear winner found or something happens to be controversial, leading to a final four match in February and the ultimate winner being John Cena. The same thing that happened with the Final Four IYH ppv in which the results of the 1997 rumble led to a quality match to see who would face off in the main event at Wrestlemania 13.

Either way, Smackdown was awful, and that was that. Another week of wrestling done and done.

WWE Smackdown October 4, 2016 Results and Review A Terrible Night of Wrestling

What's Up Konnan!!!!

WWE Smackdown is supposed to be better than Raw. Up to this point, they were doing well, but this show, this was the most terrible showcase of the brand split. It’s absolutely horrendous what they are doing with this, and despite my objections, I sat through it all enough to review it below.

WWE Smackdown October 4, 2016 Results

Kane def. Bray Wyatt via Count-out
Alexa Bliss & Carmella def. Becky Lynch & Nikki Bella
Daniel Bryan honored Susan G. Komen’s More Than Pink standouts
The Hype Bros def. The Vaudevillains
“Miz TV” presented a “Dolphumentary” with spirit
Jason Jordan def. Jey Uso
Jack Swagger def. Baron Corbin
Randy Orton captured Bray Wyatt
AJ Styles, John Cena and Dean Ambrose faced off

WWE Smackdown October 4, 2016 Review

Kane defeated Bray Wyatt via Count Out

You did not read that wrong. Bray Wyatt and Kane faced off again! The same match we had at the PPV, and where was Orton? Not wrestling. He was setting up a trap for Wyatt. Whatever the case is, this match sucked, and while Kane is a good worker, he’s lost in this shuffle. I was bored, the crowd wasn’t into it, and this match ended with a count out. Who cares?

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

The Divas Are Back!

The women’s tag team match was set up like Teddy Long. This was a “straight up” tag team match, and guess what? It blew chunks. This match reminded me exactly of the divas era, and nothing more than that. I am not impressed with any of the women in this match, and just hope that they pull together a better option down the line. I’m not going to stop calling them divas, by the way, so kick rocks.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

The Hype Bros defeated The Vaudevillains

Oh boy. Remember when The Vaudevillains had that huge push, and they were getting a lot of attention from NXT and Blue Pants, and so much more? Well no one else does, they didn’t get an entrance here, the Hype Bros won big, and that was that. This is a sad day for a bygone era.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

The Spirit Squad Returned!

The Spirit Squad came back and beat up Dolph Ziggler. I really hope that Dolph just goes away. He has to lose and I hope that the WWE uses Miz to get even more and more heat. He should adopt the Chris Jericho defeat gimmick from 1998, taking pieces of his victims. I loved WCW back when Jericho was doing that, and 1998 was a great one for the cruiserweight title and Jericho. This sucked.

Jason Jordan defeated Jay Uso

This match was so fast, that I didn’t have time to eat my oatmeal. It sucked.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

Jack Swagger defeated Baron Corbin

What the hell ref? Corbin was reaching for the ropes, but the ref called it a tap out and that was that. Swagger wins, Corbin throws a fit, and I don’t know, this was just stupid.
Match Rating: 1 out of 5

Randy Orton captured Bray Wyatt and he escaped.

Sister Abigail helped Wyatt. Oh well.

Aj Styles, John Cena and Dean Ambrose brawled, and that was that.

This show was absolutely terrible. It was not good at all, and no one can justify it. It’s just a sad sack of a show, face it.

WWE Monday Night Raw October 3, 2016 Results and Review Hulu Cuts Deep

Classic Main Event

Ok, so we are leading to a ppv this weekend, and here you go, the last Raw before hand, and it’s a bunch of BS if you ask me. Here we go:

WWE Monday Night Raw October 3, 2016 Results

Lana asked U.S. Champion Roman Reigns for a title rematch on Rusev’s behalf
Brian Kendrick def. WWE Cruiserweight Champion T.J. Perkins
Braun Strowman def. Chase Silver
Jeri-KO challenged The New Day
Sami Zayn def. Titus O'Neil
Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson def. The Golden Truth
Enzo Amore & Big Cass introduced Susan G. Komen breast cancer survivors
Raw Tag Team Champions The New Day def. Jeri-KO
Tony Nese def. Rich Swann
Cesaro & Sheamus def. Raul White & Mark Carradine
Sasha Banks def. Charlotte to become the new Raw Women’s Champion

WWE Monday Night Raw October 3, 2016 Review (HULU)

As you know, I don’t write a play by play, I just talk about what I remember, and here we go.

Lana is hot as hell.

Lana asking for a match was cool, but finding out it was going to be a Hell In The Cell match didn’t do much for me. I don’t care about Rusev or Reigns, so that is going to be the point where I take a dump during the PPV.

Brian Kendrick defeated TJ Perkins

Last week, Kendrick won a title shot. This was supposed to be that title match, but guess what? NOPE! The WWE decided it wasn’t, last minute. Kendrick wins, no title change, and everyone in the building was confused. King Ross of Whatculture posted up a graphic of the promotion for this match, and it was in fact a WWE screw job. Nice going WWE, idiots.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

Raw Tag Team Champions The New Day defeated Jeri-KO

Kevin Owens is going to end up on the List of Jericho, just you wait. New Day wins in a boring match. I don’t like the idea of the champion losing matches on Raw, but hey, that’s just me.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

Sasha Banks defeated Charlotte to become the new Raw Women’s Champion

Here’s the thing about these title changes, the losers don’t fight back. Charlotte missed a sign here. I would have much rather her be vindictive, jumping back in to beat up the newly crowned champ, and taking her title, even though she lost. Show some aggression, show that despite the loss, you’re still better. She’s the bad guy, she’s supposed to beat up Sasha after the loss she took, and then steal the belt, setting up a huge match for Sunday, but nope. Instead, Charlotte started crying, no sign of Dana Brooke, but from what I read online, she was taken out. This match was good, great to see the women end the night on Raw, and great to see a title change. However, there were some botches, and the ending I didn’t believe quite as much. Also, the crying, there’s no crying in Baseball! I mean, wrestling.

Match Rating: 4 out of 5

Not a terrible night of wrestling, but not a good one. The HULU edition neutered Raw completely. The above is not just what I remembered, it’s nearly ALL of what they showed on HULU. Oh well. Maybe one day I can afford getting cable, but that’s not going to be today. An ok Raw, and a lackluster build for a PPV this weekend.

WWE Monday Night Raw August 5, 2016 Results and Review The Era of Being Blocked on Twitter

My Name Is Kevin Owens, and I close My Eyes When Someone Fake Punches Me

Before we begin this review, I first want to put up a BIG middle finger to Robbie Fox, and Paul Griffin of RBR Wrestling Podcast. Why? Because you cannot disagree with them or you get blocked. I made a couple of statements contrary to what they said, and they blocked me out right. So big middle finger to you and your dirty diapers. If you’re going to host a podcast, the least you can do is be nice to your readers. I was justified in that Don Tony of the Don Tony and Kevin Castle podcast gave me a quick shout out because of this. Not only that, Raw was one of the worst shows in recent memory, and it wasn’t me that said that, 99 percent of the Twitter universe watching Raw was saying that. So BIG FU to you idiots, and you’ve lost another listener. No wonder Rolling Stone didn’t recommend you guys. GTFO.

WWE Monday Night Raw August 5, 2016 Results

Seth Rollins crashed Kevin Owens’ WWE Universal Championship coronation
Bayley def. Raw Women's Champion Charlotte
Bo Dallas def. Kyle Roberts
Seth Rollins def. Chris Jericho
Sheamus def. Cesaro; leads the Best of Seven Series 3-0
The Shining Stars def. Enzo Amore & Big Cass
Nia Jax def. Ann Esposito
Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson introduced ‘The Old Day’
Darren Young def. Jinder Mahal
Braun Strowman def. Sin Cara via Cout-out
Sasha Banks returned to Raw
WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens def. Sami Zayn

WWE Monday Night Raw August 5, 2016 Review

If you are new to this site, welcome. I don’t rundown every aspect of Raw, instead, I talk about what I remembered, liked, and thought about during the HULU version of this broadcast.

Kevin Owens Has Sold Out As Champion

The best thing about Kevin Owens is that he wasn’t conforming to the standards of WWE programming. He didn’t come out wearing a suit, he showed up with a t-shirt and basketball shorts. He wasn’t built like a fortress, he is kind of chubby, and yet he’s super athletic. He’s an “every man”. But on Raw he showed up in a suit, and he basically sold out. It was stupid, and so was the opening 20 minute talking segment that brought out Seth Rollins to cheers, and a match set up for Clash of Champions, here in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Bayley defeated Charlotte Is A STUPID Idea

This match was short, sweet, and well, studpid. Charlotte losing is not a great way to make a champion look good. This match should’ve ended in a DQ finish with Bayley getting beat up instead of Charlotte losing via pinfall after the Bayley To Belly suplex. Dana Brooke was all over this show, screwing up, but this match was a catastrophe. This is the exact same booking that you would get with the DIVAS division, yeah I said it, DIVAS. GTFO.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Seth Rollins Buries Chris Jericho

Ah, the guy that defeated Aj Styles at Wrestlemania is the same guy that is being buried by Seth Rollins. No one wanted to see this match, and while the two are ok together, I was just surprised Jericho didn’t get injured by the wreckless Seth Rollins. Decent match, nothing special.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

The Shining Stars Buried Enzo and Cass

Yep. If you saw how fast this match was, then you know. The Shining Stars buried Enzo and Cass. Say goodnight guys.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

The Old Day Segment Was Painstaking

The Club Sandwich Boys suck. They proved it here. The Old Day segment went long, it was boring, and I just wanted to give up on Raw.

Sasha Banks trashes the Divas Division

Sasha Banks came out and cut a promo and said that she was back, and trashed the Divas division. That reminded me, Vince Russo saved the company that was failing with the DIVAS division, so Sasha Banks can GTFO.

Kevin Owens defeated Sami Zayn

BORING. These guys have wrestled so much that their matches aren’t special anymore. Sami Zayn is wrestling the same match against everyone, faking the ankle or knee injury and then losing because of it. Zayn is floundering, and I can see the WWE dropping him within a few years, just like they drop a lot of stars.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

Raw Sucked, Face It.

I said once and I’ll say it again, Raw sucked. If you loved this show, there’s something wrong with you. This show was bland, and just awfully written. Oh well. They all can’t be winners, right? Right?

WWE Monday Night Raw 2/29/2016 Leap Year Edition

When will they start a Monday Night Raw that doesn’t have a long intro promo? This time around Triple H shows up and gets cheered. You can hear the audio has been messed with on the HULU version, which is the only way I can watch this right now. Triple H is to fight Dean Ambrose. That’s it.

Sasha Banks versus Becky Lynch

This match ended with both women pinned, so that means that no winner would be going to Wrestlemania? No, they’ll probably do a triple threat.

Stephanie McMahon’s speech went to hell. She started to talk random BS and the crowd let her have it. Boring. There’s a lot of talking on Raw these days, why not wrestle more? Just saying.

Y2AJ defeated The New Day

This was a good quality match, but was cut short somehow. Does this mean that AJ is going to end up getting swerved on by Y2J? Or will the New Day win next week? Not a bad match, not a great one, but it moved the point forward to yet another match with AJ Styles and Chris Jericho if you ask me.

Vince McMahon and the Undertaker got into the ring to talk, and wow, I wish I could earn a paycheck for working part time and just saying very little. Undertaker said he’ll hurt Shane, big deal.

The Big Show defeated Kevin Owens by count out

What a horrible display of a match. Even stevens booking huh? What a joke.

Dean Ambrose versus Alberto Del Rio No Contest

This match ended with Triple H coming down and then giving him a pedigree and setting up a match for the title. But who cares, right? I don’t know. The shovel is huge that Triple H carries, that’s all.

Raw was bad. Terrible. I’m not sure what to say. Ambrose is over, Reigns is not, that’s about it.