WWE Monday Night Raw December 25, 2017 Results and Review Chicago Still Loves Punk

The ZO Train - SRC WWE dot com 

The biggest thing that I recall from the start of Raw was not the people involved, but the crowd. The crowd was chanting CM Punk for the whole thing. They were going crazy with the Punk chants, and that’s something that is absolutely fun to see and hear, I’m sure. I was loving that.

Elias and Cena’s opening segment was good, and Elias is gold on the mic, if you ask me. That was a great way to open things up, and get Cena roped in, only for him to sucker punch him and start the night of wrestling.

John Cena defeated Elias

Elias took control over all of this match. Cena was behind throughout, and Elias looked like a million bucks, that is until he met John Cena’s five moves of doom. As much as you can hate on Cena, he is so crisp in the ring sometimes, and he did well to let Elias have a lot of his offense in this match, but it proves ineffective if he never loses, and well, he lost this one thanks to Cena and the crowd ate it up. I liked it, a good match, for the most part.

Hideo Itami defeated The Brian Kendrick

Itami looks like a shell of his former self. He won this match, and it was awful. I didn’t like this at all. It was boring. The Brian Kendrick’s wrestling is a bit slower, more methodical now, and it’s just not as good as when he was flying around. I get it. I get it, but Itami here just doesn’t look great. I also don’t like to hear him yelling “RESPECT ME”, which is stupid. I hate that. Stop it. I’m not going to respect someone that’s yelling at me to respect them. It’s stupid.

Absolution defeated Sasha Banks, Bayley and Mickie James

If you didn’t think that the RAW brand was the number one show for the WWE, then watch this. Absolution won again, but the Riot Squad didn’t win on Smackdown. Oh well. Anyways, this match wasn’t half bad, it had a lot of back and forth, with a beat down that would end up getting Paige over more than anything. It’s funny, Paige has 40 new videos leaked, and it seems like no one knows. Not a bad match, not a crazy good one, but it had enough gusto to work.

Kane defeated Heath Slater

He didn’t win, he buried Slater. Heath Slater and Rhyno were great. They were getting a lot of crowd response, and then what? Dead. They are gone, and buried. I didn’t like this match. There was a sign in the crowd telling Kane to go back to being mayor or something. This was abysmal.

Finn Balor defeated Curt Hawkins

Well, here we go again, another burial. Curt Hawkins buried. There’s not much else for this. It’s a burial.

Matt Hardy attacked Bray Wyatt

That’s it. Hardy showed up and beat up Bray Wyatt, that was it. Meh.

Cedric Alexander, Mustafa Ali, and Akira Tozawa defeated Enzo Amore, Drew Gulak, and Ariya Daivari in a Miracle on 34 TH Street Fight Match

This was like watching old ECW, and it wasn’t that bad. I loved the guys dressing up and it was fun to see. However, the crowd wasn’t that into it. The ZO train loses here, and it’s a fun match to see. Lots of action, back and forth, and great hardcore rules. I had fun, I don’t know what else to say. Everyone got their stuff in by the way, good stuff. If you’re going to watch the show and want to skip a lot, don’t skip this one, it’s fun.

Samoa Joe defeated Roman Reigns by DQ

This was a good back and forth match. Roman Reigns wasn’t bad, but Joe would lose here. Lots of action here, Joe hit his moves, Reigns hit all of his moves, and eventually he ended up going too far and causing the disqualification. That was the end of the match, for the most part. Don’t skip this one either, it was a good match.

Braun Strowman defeated The Miztourage in a secret santa match

Strowman buried the Miztourage. Meh.

Asuka is In The Rumble

Asuka came out and knocked out Alexa Bliss after saying she’s in the Rumble, in broken English.

Seth Rollins and Jason Jordan defeated Cesaro and Sheamus for the WWE Tag Team Champions

This wasn’t a terrible match, mind you. It had some great moments and lots of back and forth action. The teams are great, but in the end, it was Jason Jordan and Rollins that would get the big win. Perhaps this win was because Sheamus has a legit injury. I don’t know. Either way, the show ended with Jordan winning and Rollins holding the titles high. A good way to end the night, and something to watch out for, a classic moment for Raw.

There you go, Raw goes well tonight, and it’s not grand, but it went well for the most part. Enzo almost kissed Nia Jax, The Miztourage were singing and giving away gifts, and it was a funny night. Not bad. Not great.

WWE TLC PPV 2016 Predictions Who Wins and Who Loses?

Well here we go again, another PPV and it’s only a few weeks after the last one. With that in mind, I’m going to be giving you my predictions for this weekend’s TLC line up. These are the announce matches and my ideas as to who is going to win. Last PPV, I did terribly, only being correct about 2 matches, but this time, I’m going to be right on all of them! So here we go.

WWE TLC PPV 2016 Predictions

NO DQ Match

Carmella defeats Nikki Bella

Despite the two throwing down this week, I’m going to give the win to Carmella. I think that she needs a win more than Nikki does, and Nikki needs to toughen up some more. Perhaps even get some training from John Cena for the next match these two will no doubt have.

Baron Corbin defeats Kalisto in a Chairs Match

Kalisto is going to lose this match, plain and simple. If the rumors are true that The Big Breakfast is going to be groomed to fight John Cena, then this is going to go down as a match in which Corbin wins again. However, no matter how wins, Corbin’s hair loss continues.

Smackdown Live Women’s Championship Match

Alexa Bliss defeats Becky Lynch

Becky Lynch is going through a table, she weighs more, and can take the loss. It’s time for a heel champion, and a cocky heel at best. Bliss to win the title and hold it up high, only to keep it for a long time.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship TLC Match

Aj Styles defeats Dean Ambrose

I’m going to call it here, Aj Styles continues his winning streak by defeating Dean Ambrose. I expect James Ellsworth to try and help Dean, only to get knocked the F out by Styles again. Dean will most likely have to choose from helping Ellsworth from dying for some reason and getting the belt, choosing the belt. I highly doubt Dean is getting the title. I do forecast a Dean Ambrose and James Ellsworth tag title run however. Now that could be interesting.

Smackdown Live Tag Team Championship Match

Heath Slater and Rhyno defeats The Wyatt Family

I think the Wyatt Family is going to have a turn here, and Orton will finally get away from Bray. If not, then they will at least lose, with Heath Slater and Rhyno barely getting the win. The Wyatt’s will then fight amongst themselves and that will be that. I don’t think it’s time to take the belts off of Slater and Rhyno.

The Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match

The Miz defeats Dolph Ziggler

Again, these two fighting? Dolph loses, and that’s it. I don’t care about this match.

There you have it, my predictions for this week’s show. Let’s see how it all goes down live on WWE Network and other providers.

WWE No Mercy 2016 Results and Review - The Backwards PPV

The WWE got scared, so they turned the wrestling order upside down. I didn’t care for this, but hey, that’s WWE for you.

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WWE No Mercy 2016 Results

The Hype Bros and American Alpha defeated The Ascension and The Vaudevillains
Aj Styles defeated Dean Ambrose and John Cena
Nikki Bella defeated Carmella
Heath Slater and Rhyno defeated The Usos
Baron Corbin defeated Jack Swagger
Dolph Ziggler defeated The Miz
Naomi defeated Alexa Bliss
Bray Wyatt defeated Randy Orton

WWE No Mercy 2016 Review

Here are my personal thoughts on what went down at WWE No Mercy 2016.

The Hype Bros and American Alpha defeated The Ascension and The Vaudevillains

This pre-show match prompted my wife to say, “who the hell are these guys?”, and you know what, that’s about what every casual fan was saying. This match was fast, easy to get into, but I couldn’t help but wonder about The Vaudevillains. Remember when they had a great entrance and what not? Now they are nothing short of jobbers.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

Aj Styles defeated Dean Ambrose and John Cena

Twenty minutes of fast paced action. This is a great overall match, but it was definitely hindered by opening. After watching the match again, I can truly say what I’ve been saying for a while, Dean Ambrose is resting on his laurels. Stone Cold Steve Austin is like Nostradamus, as I watch Ambrose put on the same match, and boring move set alongside John Cena. The only highlight here for me was Aj Styles putting the boots to both men, and getting the win after a cluster of an ending.

Match Rating: 4 out of 5

Nikki Bella defeated Carmella

I like the aggression of Carmella. I really love Carmella’s constant push against Nikki, and it reminds me of the old style wrestling feuds from the past. The heel constantly beating down the good guys until they fight back and pick up a win. Only to get beat down afterwards. This was good. I liked this match.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

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Heath Slater and Rhyno defeated The Usos

I’m done with Heath Slater and Rhyno. I’ve never been a fan of the USOS, so this match was nothing short of boring to me. Oh well.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Baron Corbin defeated Jack Swagger

Time to take a dump. This wasn’t fun at all. I was half way through a tall boy of Rolling Rock at this point.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

Dolph Ziggler defeated The Miz

Perhaps the best match of the night, these two stole the show. Dolph was going to retire if he lost, and the two guys here put on a showcase of moves. From left to right, you went throughout the history of moves before Dolph finally won. This is a 19 minute opus of great wrestling, with lots of back and forth, interference, and more. I loved it. The Miz is definitely one hell of a wrestler, and lucky to have such a hot wife. As for Ziggler, what a show, I’m glad he has the title, but we all know it’s going to be short lived.

Naomi defeated Alexa Bliss

Basic Divas era match. You may not like that word, but remember, Revolution means a full rotation, so we’re back to that already.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Bray Wyatt defeated Randy Orton

This was the main event, and it was boring as well. Luke Harper showed up, and just showed up, Orton lost, and that was that. Orton is another jobber, and Wyatt, well, he gets a win for once.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Final Notes on No Mercy 2016

This was by far the worst PPV this year. I had to drink a tall boy of Rolling Rock to get through it. Otherwise, I was going to go to sleep. This is a boring line up, simple as that. I didn’t like it at all.

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WWE Smackdown Live September 27, 2016 Results and Review What The Hell Was This?

Shoutout To Konnan For The Tequila Sunrise 

Smackdown Live once again proved to be the better show, but only if you can suspend all of your disbelief and just go with whatever this showcase was supposed to be. Simply put, this was filled with a lot of plot holes, but hey, it’s WWE right?

WWE Smackdown Live September 27, 2016 Results

The mind games continued as Wyatt challenged Orton to come find him
The Usos & The Ascension def. Heath Slater & Rhyno & American Alpha
Carmella & Natalya def. Nikki Bella & Naomi
The Miz’s Cleveland homecoming led to a major No Mercy announcement
Alexa Bliss ambushed Becky Lynch
WWE World Champion AJ Styles def. Dean Ambrose

WWE Smackdown Live September 27, 2016 Review

The mind games continued as Wyatt challenged Orton to come find him

Throughout the night Orton was going around the back of the arena looking for Bray Wyatt. It was stupid, and I kid you not, this seemed like it was going to build up to a boiler room brawl, which I would have loved. But nope. This just was stupid, and about as thrilling as getting kicked in the balls. I didn’t like it. You probably would’ve yawned right through it. Expect Orton to beat Wyatt, and that’s the end.

The Usos & The Ascension def. Heath Slater & Rhyno & American Alpha

The Usos are getting really good at being bad. The Ascension has some sick moves, if the WWE would allow them to showcase it. At one point a corkscrew European uppercut from a running start was thrown into the match, and I was impressed. The Usos chop blocked their way into defeating American Alpha on the outside, and Heath Slater got locked into the Tequila Sunrise, shout out to Konnan, and won the match. This was fun, Slater is over, and that’s great, but overall, not a compelling one. It was a fun little match, I’ll give it that.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

Carmella & Natalya def. Nikki Bella & Naomi

This happened, and well it was an ok match. Carmella’s mean streak is rad, and I hope they continue to push that type of wrestling storyline. I like that on Smackdown, there are multiple story lines for the women, and not just one main option most often. The mix is nice. Nikki and Carmella should have a no-holds-barred match, book it!

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

The Miz’s Cleveland homecoming led to a major No Mercy announcement

It was in this segment that Dolph Ziggler put his career on the line against The Miz. If The Miz doesn’t drop his title at No Mercy, Dolph Ziggler is done, and he will walk away from WWE. Word on the street is that he’s done. I hope so. The Miz burying Dolph at the ppv would be glorious.

Alexa Bliss ambushed Becky Lynch

Lynch never got to the ring, oh well. I like that there’s a lot going on with the women’s division on Smackdown, and way more than Raw, way more. Feminists should be mad at Raw.

WWE World Champion AJ Styles def. Dean Ambrose

Here we go, the first ever title defense on Smackdown, except for that time Seth Rollins fought Dean Ambrose for the title, but we won’t talk about that, right? This match was ok, Aj Styles did well. Dean Ambrose wrestles the same match every time, and it was boring. He is resting on his laurels, and I’m tired of seeing the same match over and over again. Cena was at ringside and got involved to cost Ambrose the match, and that was that. Well, only to have Cena FU everyone, I mean Attitude Adjustment and say they couldn’t see him. Whatever.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

Overall, this wasn’t a great show. It went by fast, so I’ll give them that. Was Raw better than Smackdown? Crap, maybe it was. I don’t know. Both shows had ups and downs, neither one being better than the other if you ask me.

WWE Backlash 2016 Results and Review

Dean Ambrose's Reign Was Worse Than Any Roman Reigns Title Reign

This past weekend, WWE had a ppv that I didn’t get to watch at first, but eventually figured it out and saw it. I also caught that CM Punk fight, if you can call it that. Good stuff. Here’s what I thought about the big one from Smackdown Live.

WWE Backlash 2016 Results

Baron Corbin def. Apollo Crews
Becky Lynch won the Six-Pack Challenge to become the first SmackDown Women’s Champion
The Usos def. The Hype Bros in a Second Chance Challenge
Intercontinental Champion The Miz def. Dolph Ziggler
Kane def. Bray Wyatt in a No Holds Barred Match
Heath Slater & Rhyno def. The Usos to become the first SmackDown Tag Team Champions
AJ Styles def. Dean Ambrose to win the WWE World Championship

WWE Backlash 2016 Review

Baron Corbin def. Apollo Crews

Apollo Crews has been brought up to the big leagues to be a jobber. The WWE is not good at putting together good talent, sometimes, huh? Whatever.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Becky Lynch won the Six-Pack Challenge to become the first SmackDown Women’s Champion

Holy Crap! The women actually put on a showcase of great wrestling. There’s a lot to this, and if you didn’t see it, go back and watch it. Smackdown’s women are great, and I dare say better than Raw. I couldn’t believe the timing on some of this stuff, and it was definitely worth their position on the night.

Matching Rating: 4 out of 5

The Usos def. The Hype Bros in a Second Chance Challenge

Boring.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

Intercontinental Champion The Miz def. Dolph Ziggler

The Miz put on one of his best matches ever. He was mocking Daniel Bryan the whole time. Ziggler at this point is nothing more than a jobber. Good performance, but Miz once again shows why he’s been in the ring for over a decade, without injury. There were some brutal spots here, though, so good overall showing.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

Kane def. Bray Wyatt in a No Holds Barred Match

Orton couldn’t compete so Kane took his place. There was only one good spot here and it was Bray Wyatt doing a senton on Kane through a table. Other than that, nothing. Wyatt is the eater of pins at this point.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Heath Slater & Rhyno def. The Usos to become the first SmackDown Tag Team Champions

This was awesome, but not because of the match. The match was ok, but it was Heath Slater getting so much crowd reaction that made this one. Rhyno and Slater managed to pull off the big victory, and I’m glad it went down this way. This has been the most compelling long-term story line that the WWE has created in a long time. Slater and Rhyno work very well together and I’m glad that this turned out to be a contract winning match.

Match Rating: 4 out of 5

AJ Styles def. Dean Ambrose to win the WWE World Championship

Now this was great match, in fact, one of the best matches I’ve seen in a long time. This was a back and forth affair, but really, it was Aj Styles proving why he is the best in the world right now. Ambrose was resting on his laurels again, doing the same old moves he does, but there were shining moments. However, it was Styles that was making this a compelling match up overall. I loved it. Lots of great moments, and the Styles Clash finish was great. Styles is your new champion!

Match Rating: 4 out of 5

Overall Backlash was very good, I liked it. It was like watching a glorified Tuesday night Smackdown, but overall it had some great wrestling. The last two matches were my favorites, and they really seemed to drive a good feeling into the crowd. Good stuff.

WWE Smackdown August 6, 2016 Results and Review: Dean Ambrose Transitional Champion

Dean Ambrose Is A Transitional Champion 

Smackdown tries so hard, and yet I don’t find a lot of the show interesting. It’s just boring, and therefore I’m going to give a quick review here, because I want to go take a nap.

WWE Smackdown August 6, 2016 Results

A melee broke out during Daniel Bryan’s SmackDown Women’s Championship forum
The Miz def. Apollo Crews
Carmella, Natalya & Alexa Bliss def. Nikki Bella, Becky Lynch & Naomi
American Alpha def. The Usos in the SmackDown Tag Team Championship Tournament
Kane makes the music stop for Fandango
Heath Slater & Rhyno def. The Hype Bros in the SmackDown Tag Team Championship Tournament
WWE World Champion Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles face off 5 days before Backlash

WWE Smackdown August 6, 2016 Review

Let’s start with what I remember, and that’s a women’s division talking segment. I honestly don’t care about any of the divas on Smackdown. That’s right, they are nothing more than Divas to me right now.

The Miz buries Apollo Crews

The promising guy from NXT is nothing more than another Bobby Lashley, only he is being booked way worse. Miz wins, burying Apollo Crews and any momentum he had at any given moment.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

American Alpha defeated The Usos

Wait, they BURIED the Usos, let’s call it for what it was. Not only that, the Usos turned heel. I don’t care about the teams on Smackdown except for Heath Slater, to be honest.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Kane Sucks.

Heath Slater and Rhyno defeated The Hype Bros.

Yes! This was the highlight of my night, and I really hope that Slater gets his contract. I haven’t been so wrapped up in a WWE storyline in a long time, and this is a winner. I hope that they don’t drop the ball with him however.

Match Rating: 4 out of 5

That’s it for Smackdown. Oh right, Dean Ambrose was out with Aj Styles, resting on his laurels. I don’t like this version of Dean Ambrose. He is no longer the lunatic fringe, he’s the boring transitional champion.

WWE Monday Night Raw August 15, 2016 Results and Review: Demon Kane No?

I'd Rather See Demon Kane

Raw had some absolutely laughable moments. So much that I can’t keep a straight face in reviewing it. I forgot to even write a review because of it. I have been watching the HULU option since I don’t have cable. Monday Night Raw came to Corpus Christi, Texas or what some call it CORPSES Christi since the crowds are usually dead.

WWE Monday Night Raw August 15, 2016 Results

U.S. Champion Rusev demanded an apology from Roman Reigns
Sami Zayn def. Sheamus
WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day def. The Dudley Boyz
Nia Jax def. Rachel Levy
Heath Slater confronted Brock Lesnar
Big Cass def. Kevin Owens via Disqualification
The Shining Stars def. The Prime Time Players
Neville def. Jinder Mahal
Seth Rollins called out ‘The Demon King’
Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson def. The Golden Truth
Charlotte def. Alicia Fox
Roman Reigns def. U.S. Champion Rusev

WWE Monday Night Raw August 15, 2016 Review

If you have been following my blog, you know that I don’t go through a full review of everything any longer. I used to go step by step live, but honestly, it’s just not my thing anymore. Here are the things that I remembered most, because a lot of the show was just boring to say the least.

Rusev Should've Won, Just Saying

Roman Reigns defeated Rusev

The show opened and ended with these idiots. These two guys are supposed to keep me involved on Raw? Nope. I can’t stand Reigns right now, since his steroids suspension. Rusev has been looking like a chump, and I smelled a burial coming. Rusev lost CLEAN. That’s right, he lost clean to Reigns, and it may be signaling the championship changeover for Summerslam. I don’t know if it will happen, but we’ll see won’t we? Maybe it’s signaling Rusev’s revenge? I don’t know, the point is that this was a boring, lackluster match that shouldn’t have concluded Raw’s show. Oh wait, it didn’t? No, demon Kane, I mean King was bigger? I don’t know I was falling asleep.

Best of 7 Series Are Terrible Unless It Involves Booker T and Chris Benoit

I don’t want to see this. You don’t want to see this. Sheamus and Cesaro will have a best of 7 series? No, no, no, no, no, no! There is no reason for this. This is going to be awful. I don’t want to see Sheamus and Cesaro battle it out 7 times. You know it’s going to be 7 matches of hell. I’m done.

Heath Slater Gets More Television Time Than Full Time Performers

The big thing about Heath Slater’s anti-push is the most entertaining recurring theme on the shows right now. Not only that, he’s getting more segments than the women, and even the main eventers right now. That has to count for something, right? Is he the last of the original Nexus? Probably.

Seth Rollins Is Looking For The Demon Kane, I Mean Demon King

The WWE missed a huge opportunity to bring out Kane. Demon Kane should’ve showed up and they could’ve made that joke. Rollins could’ve been chokeslammed to hell and then The Demon King could come out. This is my big issue with the Demon King, and it’s that his move set isn’t different than Balor’s move set. If you’re a new “character”, wouldn’t you have some new moves? Just saying. I mean, The Hulk has a new move set when he turns green, right?

Oh, one last thing!

The Burial of The Dudleys

The Dudleys faced off against the New Day and they got buried, plain and simple. The Club Sandwich boys showed up on the screen and it was bad. So bad that I had to shake my head. This is what they want to push? I give up. I wish I had a real Club Sandwich.

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WWE Smackdown August 9, 2016 Same Old BS Again

When the WWE announced the brand split, and they said that they would do things differently, I truly expected something different. What we got was the same old stuff, and if you saw Raw you saw it absolutely in front of your face. Smackdown was always the B show, and guess what? It’s the B show again. It was the same formulaic show that was boring at all ends, including the absolutely predictable ending. What should have been easy booking, was absolutely anything but. I’m absolutely bored by SMackdown Live, and here is a review of it.

WWE Smackdown August 9, 2016 Results

Chaos erupts between Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler and The Wyatts
American Alpha def. local competitors
Becky Lynch vs. Eva Marie resulted in a No Contest; Alexa Bliss def. Becky Lynch
Randy Orton def. Alberto Del Rio via Disqualification
Rhyno def. Heath Slater to deny The One Man Band a SmackDown Live contract
Carmella def. Natalya
Baron Corbin attacked Kalisto backstage
Dean Ambrose & Dolph Ziggler def. Bray Wyatt & Erick Rowan

WWE Smackdown August 9, 2016 Review

As you already know, I’m not going to run down the show in the same way that I used to do. I don’t want to be comprehensive because the show is not worth comprehensive analysis. Plus, there are a lot of shows that already do that, and I’m not one of those people that is going to go deep into this. So with that in mind, here are the things that stuck out for me.

A New Era!

Straight Up Tag Team Match - Teddy Long Segment 

I hate the openings of shows that have talking. Why? It’s like Southpark once again is making fun of the show, but this is supposed to be a new era. All that was missing from the opening melee was Teddy Long. I was hoping he’d come out and announce that we were getting a Straight Up Tag Team Match. You knew this was going to happen, and well we get it as the main event. Dolph Ziggler and Dean Ambrose against The Wyatts, whom never win a damn match!

American Alpha is overrated.

The Women's Division Sucks

The women’s division is a joke. Alexa Bliss comes in and wins. Eva Marie is a joke. Becky Lynch gets buried, and all of this happened within 10 minutes of the show. This was stupid. The whole women’s division in the WWE is starting to look a lot like the Divas division. The same stuff you remember from when Michelle McCool’s diva’s championship reign is exactly how they’re booking the women’s division right now. .

Randy Orton defeated Alberto Del Rio via Disqualification

I’m supposed to believe that Randy Orton can stop a roided out Brock Lesnar? Nope. Not if he’s having match after match on Smackdown and he’s having a hard time pulling through. He should be winning with ease, and showing that he’s dominant on Smackdown. Instead, he’s going back and forth with Alberto Del Rio. Much respect to Alberto Del Rio, but man, they are underusing him completely. I guess that paycheck is nice though.

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Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Carmella defeated Natalya

This match was a stinker. Carmella and Natalya just don’t mesh well, and Carmella is trying really hard to be the female Enzo Amore and she isn’t. It was very forced and unnatural. I didn’t like it. The debut was ok, but again, a short match, with a fast ending. I didn’t care for it.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

Rhyno def. Heath Slater to deny The One Man Band a SmackDown Live contract

I like Heath Slater’s comedy here. He lost though, but the skits he was in trying to get a contract were great. I don’t know if the WWE is going to let him stick around, but he may be the last active wrestler from the Nexus. It’s sad that out of all those dudes, only Heath Slater is left. But you know what, he’s a one man rock band! I am cheering for the guy, but he’s not going far, I don’t think. Maybe Cody Rhodes will wrestle him when he gets booted. I mean, not EVERYONE is meant to be champion, not even the RHODES brothers.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

These Two Idiots are Facing Each Other At Summerslam, Who Gives a Flying FU@!

Dean Ambrose &  Dolph Ziggler def. Bray Wyatt & Erick Rowan

This was so predictable, that I didn’t finish watching it. I’m all for wrestling, and I’m still writing about it here, but come on. I can’t even suspend disbelief when you telegraph the ending so hard. You knew this wasn’t going to be a Wyatt victory, and it wasn’t. What a lackluster showcase.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

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WWE Superstars 5/7/2016 Results and Review The Last Match of Damien Sandow

Immediately after announcing that it was Damien Sandow, the crowd exploded, but was muted. You could hear it being muted, but oh well. Byron Saxton and Tom Phillips were the announcers for the night, and this really was an interesting show to watch. I recommend checking it out.

Darren Young defeated Damien Sandow (LAST MATCH IN WWE)

What a way to send out your talent than to bury them. Sandow got buried this week, especially if you were following the dirt sheets, as NO ONE mentioned his last two matches at length. At least not that I know of, because hey, I know everything, right? The commentary team kept talking about how Damien Sandow was a fan favorite and he had new aggression. Yeah, yeah, well then why fire him? He got beat down in this match, and would eventually lose to Darren Young, with a non-finisher. What a sad state. This match was hard to watch, knowing that Sandow is officially gone from WWE.

A ton of this show was just WWE Raw recaps, so it’s not an essential show to watch.

Apollo Crews defeated Heath Slater

Slater still has a job? Sandow is fired but Slater has a job? What the hell? All but a few members of the original Nexus are left, aren’t they? That burial that Cena gave them at Summerslam still looming. This was a lengthier match than the one he had on Main Event. Heath Slater put on a good fight, the Social Outcasts were trying to mess up things outside, but nope, it was all Crews. Heath Slater and the Social Jobbers lose again.

Not a great show, lots of recaps,  2 matches total.

WWE Superstars 5/7/2016 Results

Darren Young defeated Damien Sandow
Apollo Crews defeated Heath Slater

WWE Monday Night Raw 10/25/10 Results and Review

WWE Monday Night Raw 10/25/10 Results

Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel defeated David Otunga & John Cena to capture the WWE Tag Team Championships
Daniel Bryan defeated Dolph Ziggler
Laycool defeated Melina & Gail Kim
The Miz defeated R Truth
Santino defeated Sheamus
John Cena defeated Randy Orton via disqualification

WWE Monday Night Raw 10/25/10 Review

The show started with Nexus coming down to the ring, with John Cena as well. Wade Barrett said that the audience didn't have to know why they attacked the Undertaker. Wade then went to talk to John Cena, and asked him to explain.

The general manager chimed in after Cena talked about how he did his job. Randy Orton would face any member of Nexus, to determine who would be the special guest referee. The stipulation made no sense to me, simply because the idea of Orton winning. If Orton won, would the loser be referee? Or would Orton be his own referee? Self high five! What's this? DDP!?!?! NO. I just wanted to write that.

David Otunga then got on the mic, and said that John Cena was "against us" and that JOhn Cena should be fired. Wade Barrett then made a tag team championship match between Nexus and the other members of Nexus?!? Yep.

Raw for a change, had me hooked within minutes.

Before the match started, Wade Barrett said, "someone has to do the right thing" meaning, someone has to lie down in the ring. David Otunga was then ordered to lay down in the middle of the ring, which was awesome! Could Wade Barrett have a Mutiny on his hand? John Cena to replace Wade Barrett and turn Heel? That'd be awesome! I'm marking out already! Oh man, this is some great writing!

Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel defeated David Otunga & John Cena

David Otunga literally, let himself get pinned. He looked dejected. It was sad, and afterwards, Cena left considerably upset.We have new tag team champions, that's for sure.

Daniel Bryan defeated Dolph Ziggler

In a rematch from last night's best match, these two put on another wrestling clinic. I marked out nicely for Daniel Bryan's full SURFBOARD which hasn't been seen in WWE in a long time. Ziggler managed to fight back, and Daniel Bryan was mopping up nicely. Cm Punk was at ring side, and he was "scouting" talent. I'd love to see a straightedge tag team between Bryan and Punk, considering they two are essentially straightedge. Daniel Bryan was getting legit respect from the fans and even Michael Cole was giving him credit for his offense tonight, and it was awesome. Bryan is so clean and crisp in ring, while Ziggler knows how to bump and make things exciting as well. At one point, Ziggler reversed a Hurricanrana into a pinfall attempt, which was nice. A superkick nearly blew Bryan's head off, and it was hard to write and watch after this point as both men were putting on another classic (at least in my view). Bryan had the Labell lock on Ziggler and Ziggler tapped out like a drunk man, despite Vickie Guerrero having his foot underneath the ropes.

Post match Cm Punk was clapping for Daniel Bryan, and I'm hoping for a Punk vs Bryan match or a tag team...it'd be interesting. They have to change Bryan's music though.

Sheamus and Santino exchanged words backstage, while Toby Keith looked on.

John Cena and Wade Barrett were arguing backstage about the tag title match.

Laycool defeated Melina & Gail Kim

Melina and Gail Kim jobbed to Laycool, simple as that. There was one good point in the match, one good move set, and the rest? Just bad. Just bad.

The Miz came to the ring and cut a promo. Eve came to the ring, which was definitely random. Eve was sparring verbally with Miz. Alex Riley then got on the mic and insulted Eve, which was interesting too. R Truth came out....and blah blah blah, Raw was losing steam for me.

The Miz defeated R Truth

The Miz once again steals a victory, and it wasn't half bad. I am not tired of Miz on the mic, but his wrestling the mid-carders? I'm a little tired of that. I'm hoping he cashes in soon, cause I'd love to see a Miz title run. This match was ok at best, with some high impact moves, and some cool run ins from Alex Riley.

Santino defeated Sheamus

Santino got completely manhandled in the ring. It wasn't until John Morrison ran down and started "coaching" Santino that things turned around. Sheamus was distracted by Morrison, and Santino got a pin after ducking the "Bro" kick. Yep, Santino wins!

Michael McGullicutty and Husky Harris are NOW members of Nexus.

The main event for raw had an interesting stipulation, but let's not forget that we've seen Randy Orton vs John Cena, one million times before. Literally, we've seen them wrestle in every single type of match imaginable, and for that, I didn't care for the main event. The show started hot and then lost me with the SAME OLD BS main event.

John Cena defeated Randy Orton via disqualification

The match was back and forth, and was fluid, as you would expect form these two men. The crowd was definitely divided amongst the two members, and no one man had the advantage for more than a few moments. Ortonw as getting ready to punt Cena into retirement, but Wade Barrett pulled Cena out and cost Orton the match! Orton loses, Barrett then gets pummeled by Orton, Cena is knocked out cold...and I could care less.

The Nexus ran down, and they seriously look huge now. With so many members now, Nexus (AKA NWO 3,000) is awesome. Wade Barrett stopped Cena from beating up all of Nexus, and now that Nexus has 2 new members, they are looking like a major dominant force.

Wade Barrett chose John Cena to be the special guest referee for the world title match. If Wade Barrett doesn't win the wwe title, John Cena will be fired on the spot. Also, Barrett will give John Cena a free pass from the Nexus if Wade Wins!!! I saw that coming, and that makes for an interesting conundrum, and HEEL TURN! FINALLY WWE is doing something right! I want to see what happens, and I know many of you do too!

I didn't absolutely love Raw, but it's the best Raw I've seen in a while, because I care about what's going on, to the extent that the main event is going to be a huge draw at the next ppv...wow...I want to know what happens next. OH man, finally wwe has got me hooked, and that's awesome.

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WWE Monday Night Raw 8/16/10 Results and Review

WWE Monday Night Raw 8/16/10 Results

Wade Barrett defeated Chris Jericho
Michael Tarver defeated Daniel Bryan
Justin Gabriel defeated Randy Orton via Count Out
David Otunga & SKip Sheffield defeated John Morrison & R Truth
Alicia Fox, Maryse, and Who cares! defeated Gail Kim, Melina, Eve Torres
Heath Slater defeated Edge via countout
John Cena defeated Darren "Black John Cena" Young

WWE Monday Night Raw 8/16/10 Review

The night after Summerslam had many expecting great things, and I for one wasn't. I'm sick of SUPER CENA always winning, and Summerslam sucked, despite throwing up a lot of great action.

Here are my thoughts on WWE RAW from last night....oh boy...

Wade Barrett and Nexus came out and Wade cut a promo. He said that there was going to be hell to pay. He was in mid-sentence when John Cena came out! Yep. Cena came out, and he didn't even look tired, despite taking a beating last night. I'm SOOOO SICK OF JOHN CENA! You don't even know...I'm like Bobby Heenan vs. Hulk Hogan, I hate the guy's character. Cena went through each Nexus star and broke them down with comedy...and I don't care.

The fake general manager emailed or whatever...who cares.

Nexus will fight in a series of matches against Team WWE guys...I'm so tired of this feud, they totally killed it for me last night with the SUPER CENA win...I'm so sick of this crap.

Wade said that if anyone loses, they'll get kicked out of Nexus.

Whatever.

Wade Barrett defeated Chris Jericho

This was a nice back and forth match. It had some good action, with some good power moves here and there, Jericho's speed getting the better of Wade and eventually the Walls of Jericho. Jericho couldn't put away the veteran with ease, and it looked as though Wade would be out first in his group. As Jericho went for the Codebreaker, Wade caught him in mid air and dropped Jericho on his head and won! It was a nice finish to a half-way decent match. I'm a believer, Wade Barrett is a good wrestler and I could see him going far outside of the Nexus group. Jericho loses again.

Some random comedians were in ring, including the Mac guy.

The Hart Dynasty was out in the ring and the General Manager emailed. The titles are now called the WWE Tag Team Championships, instead of two sets of belts. Bret Hart came out and introduced the team with the new titles, and they are quite nice. New Tag Team Titles! Wow.

Too bad there's no tag teams.

Michael Tarver defeated Daniel Bryan

This match was ok, and if it weren't for Michael Cole's comments, I wouldn't care. This match was forgettable, until The Miz came down to interfere and cost Bryan the match up.

Post match, Bryan lunged at The Miz and started fighting him. However, The Miz and Alex Riley attacked him and then hit the Skull Crushing Finale on the briefcase. Bryan was out cold...out cold. The Miz vs Bryan feud will be amazing and I hope that Daniel Bryan will get the U.S. Title. I'm sick of Michael Cole, I hope someone punches him in the face.

Justin Gabriel was scheduled to face Bret Hart. The general manager said that he didn't like Hart, and that Gabriel will fight a new opponent....none other than....Randy Orton

Justin Gabriel defeated Randy Orton via Count Out

Gabriel fought an ok match, but this match was all Orton towards the finish, which saw Sheamus run in and distract him. Orton chased him and after getting counted out hit an RKO on Gabriel then teed off on Sheamus with a steel chair. Orton went nuts on Sheamus, and that was that.

David Otunga & SKip Sheffield defeated John Morrison & R Truth

This was a relatively easy match up for Nexus. Otunga and Sheffield won this one with ease. I didn't hate it, and it was interesting to see nexus work well as a team. Not a long match, but it served its purpose.

Alicia Fox, Maryse, and Who cares! defeated Gail Kim, Melina, Eve Torres

The divas match...it sucked. I hate the divas. You should too.

When will women wrestlers actually get some good matches? I hate the WWE divas these days. Jon Lovitz was ringside.

Heath Slater defeated Edge via countout

This was stupid. Slater won via countout. Edge and Heath didn't really do much in ring, and Edge barely broke a sweat. Whatever...Slater wins, and Edge speared him after the match. What an easy night for the wwe guys.

John Cena defeated Darren "Black John Cena" Young

I don't know how the world didn't blow up, and why we are still alive. I don't understand what is going on here, but Black John Cena and John Cena Versino 1 fought each other. I knew what was going to happen. Super Cena can't lose. He's never going to lose and if he does, people will forget. Remember when John Cena told Batista that he couldn't beat him? Well, Cena lost to Batista a few years ago at Summerslam. I guess they forgot. This match was back and forth at several different points, and Cena might've lost, had he not been John Cena. Cena eventually got the STFU on Black Cena and won via submission...and I don't care.

Post match, the Nexus crew ran down to the ring and were ready to attack. They let Cena leave, and they attacked Black John Cena. Darren Young is out of Nexus. Then there was only 6.

What will Young Do? Who cares?

Nexus survives?

WHO CARES? I don't care about this story line.

WOW...CENA WINS AGAIN?

I can't get behind Cena, I'm not an 8 year old. Hogan at least had awesome bad guys to face, cena? He just has no one left to beat, let him retire.

I'm so tired of this trash. Raw sucked.

I hate Nexus now I hate Cena, and man....wrestling was good for a few weeks and now it's back in the trash can.

WWE NXT 5/25/10 Results and Review

***NOTE****

Well, it has happened folks, I have canceled my satellite television service, which means I won't be watching wrestling live. I'll have to hunt down episodes on a variety of different websites.

I appreciate you readers, all 2 of you, that have helped me keep this thing going, but I have no money, no job, and am on the verge of getting kicked out of my home.

If I'm late on my reviews, don't worry, they'll show up...it's just going to take time or they'll be limited to what I can watch at a friend's house.

WWE NXT 5/25/10 Results

R-Truth & David “A-List” Otunga defeated Christian & Heath Slater
Justin Gabriel defeated Wade Barrett

WWE NXT 5/25/10 Review

The most important thing that happened on NXT was that the one man rock band was eliminated. Remember folks, this is all scripted.

Oh right, I forgot, Daniel Bryan confronted Michael Cole, or rather Cole tried to do so. Whatever the case, it sucked...until Cole gets beat up, I don't care.

R-Truth & David “A-List” Otunga defeated Christian & Heath Slater

This match was ok at best. I don't like how Otunga isn't all that good, but I do like how Truth at least gave it a good shot. Slater and Christian are ok as a team, but they are like mayo to me...I just don't like them. Or maybe they're too white for me.

Justin Gabriel defeated Wade Barrett

I can't believe this happened. Barrett is supposed to be the "it" guy and yet he loses to the guy with one trick...oh well.

WWE NXT 5/18/2010 Results and Review

WWE NXT 5/18/2010 Results

Wade Barrett defeated Darren Young
Justin Gabriel defeated Heath Slater

WWE NXT 5/18/2010 Review

Wade Barrett defeated Darren Young

This match was ok, Barrett once again won, and it was nice to see. Darren Young had a few good moments, but he made some rookie mistakes, and eventually got put away with that fireman’s carry finisher. Wade is ok, but I don’t think he’s that great.

Daniel Bryan and Michael Tarver were given the mic to talk about why they were eliminated, and it was ok. That is until Daniel went after Stryker and Michael Cole! He went nuts and even attacked Michael Cole until they had to restrain him.

YES! HE PUNKED OUT COLE!

Justin Gabriel defeated Heath Slater

This was an adequate match, and the best part was the ending. Justin Gabriel’s 450 Splash is insane, it’s one of the best things in Wrestling right now. It’s crisp, it looks natural, and it doesn’t get messed up like Juvi’s or the Shooting Star press by Kidman, it looks nice. Slater did some good moves too, but wow, that 450 is amazing.

Michael Cole quit the broadcast booth.

Darren Young was eliminated from NXT.

Michael Cole came back.

WWE NXT 5/11/2010 Results and Review

WWE NXT 5/11/2010 Results

Wade Barrett defeated Heath Slater
Skip Sheffield defeated Darren Young
David Otunga defeated Justin Gabriel

WWE NXT 5/11/2010 Review

The show opened up with the elimination of Michael Tarver. He then threw afit and left the arena. Well that’s the end of that. This was a dumb opening, and while I thought Tarver had promise, this is the end.

Daniel Bryan was also eliminated from NXT.

Wade Barrett defeated Heath Slater

I am going to agree with a lot of people, Wade Barrett has some size and some style to win this thing, and while Slater has some major athleticism, he lost this one, and could still walk away with the whole enchilada…..mmmmm…enchiladas.

Skip Sheffield defeated Darren Young

This match wasn’t all that great, but I could see where Skip Sheffield would win the whole show, and Young can only be saved…if he joins the Straightedge Society.

David Otunga defeated Justin Gabriel

This match wasn’t all that great. Otunga and Gabriel battled for a little bit, but it was Otunga that got the win here. I didn’t really think it was all that great.

Lastly, another person was eliminated.

But first the Pro’s Poll

1. Wade Barrett
2. David Otunga
3. Justin Gabriel
4. Heath Slater
5. Darren Young

Skip Sheffield was #6, and was eliminated.

Another boring NXT show, and boy I was glad this was over.

WWE NXT 4/27/10 Results and Review

WWE NXT 4/27/10 Results

Darren Young defeated Michael Tarver
Skip Sheffield defeated Daniel Bryan
Chris Jericho & Wade Barrett defeated Christian & Heath Slater

WWE NXT 4/27/10 Review

I’m so sick of the NXT rookies, and this show altogether.

The Rookies had to sell programs, and Skip Sheffield tried to sell programs to people, and it was lame.

Chris Jericho & Wade Barrett defeated Christian & Heath Slater

This match was quick and showcased both sides relatively well. I liked it overall, and this time around Jericho got the pin over Slater, in a bit of revenge.

Michael Cole called Daniel Bryan a tool.

Daniel Bryan instead of selling programs, gave them all away

Darren Young defeated Michael Tarver

This match was interesting to note, it had Tarver putting some good effort against Young, but before Tarver could get this win, Darren Young got the pinfall with help from Sarena and Luke Gallows.

Post match, Luke Gallows acted like he didn’t care about Young, yet he interfered in the match…looks interesting to me.

David Otunga is going to try and sell programs.

Otunga hired some kids to sell the programs for him, in an interesting move.

Heath Slater tried to sell programs. Otunga was in the lead.

Skip Sheffield defeated Daniel Bryan

Skip Sheffield was scheduled to wrestle against The Miz, but instead forced Daniel Bryan wrestle Skip. The match was interesting with Bryan battling through a lot of the early goings of the match, and at one point it looked like Bryan had this match won. However, Sheffield caught his wind and eventually knocked Bryan out and it was the end of this match.

WWE NXT 4/20/10 Results and Review

WWE NXT 4/20/10 Results

Darren Young defeated Michael Tarver and Skip Sheffield in a triple threat match
Justin Gabriel defeated David Otunga
Heath Slater defeated Chris Jericho

WWE NXT 4/20/10 Review

The opening of NXT had them doing some “American Gladiators” type event with the guys hitting each other with oversized bars on pedestals. It was boring. The only stand out thing that happened was Tarver quitting before even fighting Daniel Bryan.

Justin Gabriel defeated David Otunga

This match was not half bad, and it was actually telling a story. Otunga and R Truth are having some issues, and it showed.

I think that a good idea would be for the NXT rookies to face their mentors in the near future.

Darren Young defeated Michael Tarver and Skip Sheffield in a triple threat match

This match was a slow paced and had a few moments that made the rookies look good, but the story continues with Tarver not being able to wrestle, Young and Luke Gallows itching to switch places in the Straightedge Society, and that’s about it. Nothing too crazy going on here.

Skip Sheffiled and Darren Young tied in the little American Gladiators thing…and then they had to do it again.

Skip Sheffield wins the second round.

Heath Slater defeated Chris Jericho

This match kind of sucked, but Slater was able to get a win in this match up, creating a cool upset of sorts, but it wasn’t too great. Slater rolled up Jericho after an attempted Walls of Jericho.

WWE NXT 4/6/10 Results and Review

WWE NXT 4/6/10 Results

Justin Gabriel defeated Miachael Tarver
Darren Young defeated Daniel Bryan
Wade Barrett defeated David Otunga
Kane defeated Heath Slater

WWE NXT 4/6/10 Review

NXT opened with Stryker talking about random crap. He asked Otunga why he screwed John Cena, and Otunga talked about his hosting duties.

The show started with a contest that had the rookies running around the ring with a keg in hand. The winner was Heath Slater, and he will face Kane in the main event. Slater got really scared of Kane and even flinched when the pillar came out.

Darren Young defeated Daniel Bryan

Daniel Bryan hit some good moves against the brown John Cena, but wasn’t able to beat him. Bryan ended up getting rolled up, and it was over quickly.

Justin Gabriel defeated Miachael Tarver

Tarver did some good overall bump taking, I liked how he tied in classic wrestling style with great counters against Gabriel. Gabriel hit a beautiful 450 splash and won this match, but Michael Tarver took some nice offense like a champ.

Wade Barrett defeated David Otunga

Otunga did the pounce which was interesting, but he took a lot of offense and couldn’t really upset Wade Barrett. I don’t like Barett’s style, but man, he put a hurting on Otunga. I could see both of these guys winning, especially Otunga for being so hated right now.

Kane defeated Heath Slater

Kane was getting beat easily by Slater. Slater was a non stop powder keg in this match up and was doing a good job to reinforce his position in the competition. After Kane caught Slater in a mistake, Kane but a beating on Slater, and looked like he was working semi-stiff. Slater got caught with a nice chokeslam and lost this one. Kane looked good for a change.

Believe it or not, I actually am starting to like NXT. I can see a few break out stars here, and I wouldn’t mind see all of them get in the mix of WWE stars. WWE needs a lot of new talent with so many older guys leaving sooner than later.

WWE NXT 3/23/10 Results and Review

WWE NXT 3/23/10 Results

Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel defeated Skip Sheffield & Wade Barrett

WWE NXT 3/23/10 Review

Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel defeated Skip Sheffield & Wade Barrett

This match wasn’t half bad, it was fast paced featured a lot of quick tags and overall good strategy by both teams. I actually could see all these guys making it, even if they do cut people, they could really create a good change up for the WWE.

Darren Young & David Otunga defeated Michael Tarver & Daniel Bryan

This match was not half bad. I was entertained by the old school nature of a lot of the motions. Bryan lost this one when Otunga dropped and pinned him.

CM PUnk had a CRO MAGS shirt on which was really cool.