WWE Fastlane 2017 Results and Review The Biggest Burial Ever

Scott Steiner called in to my podcast to say, "He's FAT". Just saying.

WWE Fastlane was in the midwest this week, and of course I didn't go. I wanted to, and I wanted to go to Smackdown in Indianapolis this week, but have decided to stay home. I decided to just save my money and hopefully I can go to Las Vegas and Spokane. We'll see what happens.

This night in WWE history was interesting, and it was predictable. So predictable that I predicted all of the results except for 1.

Here we go, the results and review for this year's Fastlane.

WWE Fastlane 2017 Results

Rich Swann and Akira Tozawa def. The Brian Kendrick and Noam Dar (Kickoff Match)
Samoa Joe def. Sami Zayn
Raw Tag Team Champions Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson def. Enzo Amore and Big Cass
Sasha Banks def. Nia Jax
Cesaro def. Jinder Mahal
Big Show def. Rusev
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville def. Jack Gallagher
Roman Reigns def. Braun Strowman
Raw Women's Champion Bayley def. Charlotte Flair
Goldberg def. Kevin Owens to win the Universal Championship

WWE Fastlane 2017 Review

Rich Swann and Akira Tozawa def. The Brian Kendrick and Noam Dar (Kickoff Match)

The opening match was actually quite good. This match featured Swann and Tozawa putting on a showcase of moves against the heels. Someone said that this was thrown together, but it wasn't. Swann and Dar have been fighting with Alicia Fox in the middle of things.

Samoa Joe def. Sami Zayn

Sami Zayn lost like I said he would. He got beat down, and while he put on a nice show, Joe won making Zayn pass out. Oh well.

Raw Tag Team Champions Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson def. Enzo Amore and Big Cass

This was a far better match than any podcast said it would be. The Club Sandwich boys won with smart tag team action. Enzo and Cass are headed for a big break up.

Sasha Banks def. Nia Jax

Nia Jax should've won here. Banks got beat up a lot, and by some miracle won. She made Jax tap out, done and done. This was a disappointing ending.

Cesaro def. Jinder Mahal

Jinder My Balls is so jacked, how does he not get in trouble for steroids? Cesaro won a very entertaining match, which wasn't announced beforehand.

Big Show def. Rusev

Big Show beat the hell out of Rusev. The burial of Rusev is complete now, goodnight.

WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville def. Jack Gallagher

Wow. This was the best match of the night. Neville really put on a show with Gallagher. Gallagher threw down a great deal of moves. It was a great match, and even my wife looked up from her smartphone here and there.

Roman Reigns def. Braun Strowman

Roman Reigns, wow. The Burial of Brown Shoeman is complete. Braun looked good, went for a huge splash and missed. Reigns wins CLEAN. I kid you not.

Raw Women's Champion Bayley def. Charlotte Flair

Bayley won a hard hitting match, but it wasn't without Sasha Banks interfereing. Flair wasn't in tip top game here. Bayley pushed through a great match, but not without a few misses, so I guess that's something to remember.

Goldberg def. Kevin Owens to win the Universal Championship

Did I call it or did I call it? Goldberg BURIES Kevin Owens fast. Kevin Owens loses in 21 seconds. That's the end of this.

Prediction For Goldberg

Mark my words. GOLDBERG defeats Lesnar in 18 seconds at Wrestlemania. I'm calling it here first.

Or

Goldberg vs. Lesnar vs. Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho for the Universal Title will be announced so that Goldberg can lose the title to a full timer.

Or

There will be a money in the bank ladder match, and the winner will cash in on Goldberg and WIN. 

WWE Fastlane 2017 Predictions – The Predictable Road To Wrestlemania

This weekend, live from the  BMO HARRIS BRADLEY CENTER in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the WWE is putting on their annual PPV Fastlane. I don't really remember last year's event, but I'm sure it was not as good as this line up they got going this year.

This year, leading into Wrestlemania, a lot of stories are colliding. With that in mind, here are my predictions to this event. I'm sure everyone has their ideas as to what will occur.

WWE Fastlane 2017 Predictions 

Universal Champion Kevin Owens vs. Goldberg

All eyes are on the Universal Title, and I think that Goldberg is going to take the win. That's right, Bill Goldberg is going to bury Kevin Owens, and that's it.

Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman

How do you keep Strowman strong in defeat? Nearly kill Reigns, and then fall over, only to have Reigns fall on top of him. That's the way. What do I think? Roman Reigns will bury Strowman.

Raw Women’s Champion Bayley vs. Charlotte Flair

Charlotte Flair will win again. Bayley is floundering on the main roster.

Sami Zayn vs. Samoa Joe

Zayn will put on a good fight, but it will be Samoa Joe that puts his lights out here. Zayn is a whipping boy for WWE.

Cruiserweight Champion Neville vs. Jack Gallagher

Gallagher is going down. I love his work, but Neville is going to win and it's going to be brutal.

Raw Tag Team Champions Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. Enzo Amore and Big Cass

The Club Sandwich boys will win, most likely via DQ.

Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax

Banks is going to lose a close one this time. She'll probably cut a promo about how since she was a little girl she loved Eddie Guerrero and what not.

Rich Swann & Akira Tozawa vs. The Brian Kendrick & Noam Dar (Kickoff Match)

I can't wait to see what Alicia FOOOUUUUUUXXX is wearing. Noam Dar is so charismatic, I hope he and Kendrick pull the win here. However, I'm going with Tozawa and Swann winning with a nice set of moves.

There you have it, my predictions for this weekend's show. I will be drinking, that's for certain.

WCW Clash of The Champions 22 1993 Results and Review

WCW Clash of The Champions was a program that WCW would put on for free These were super cards that were filmed for television and usually had around 7 matches or so, with some great main events and overall wrestling. These were FREE, but the matches were often like PPV. I’m going to be reviewing as many WCW cards as I can as I move forward with watching all of my wrestling video collection. These are available on the WWE Network since there is no DVD or VHS version of these events.

WCW Clash of The Champions 22 1993 Results

Cactus Jack defeated Johnny B. Badd
2 Cold Scorpio defeated Scotty Flamingo
Chris Benoit defeated Brad Armstrong Singles match
Vinnie Vegas defeated Tony Atlas Arm wrestling contest
The Wrecking Crew (Rage and Fury) defeated Johnny Gunn and Tom Zenk
Shane Douglas and Ricky Steamboat (c) defeated Brian Pillman and Steve Austin Tag Team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship and WCW World Tag Team Championship
Dustin Rhodes, Sting and Cactus Jack defeated Big Van Vader, Barry Windham and Paul Orndorff In A Thundercage Tag Match

WCW Clash of The Champions 22 1993 Review

First of all Jim Ross was calling all of the action, but of course WWE snaked him and he would be at Wrestlemania later. Ross was great on the show, and well you can’t really get the same reactions from others. Here’s the card and my thoughts.

Cactus Jack defeated Johnny B. Badd

Johnny B. Badd was so cool back then. Cactus Jack was extreme, but he wasn’t as extreme as he would get with Terry Funk or with ECW. Foley was making six figures in WCW, and he was taking a beating already. He took on a few insane bumps here, and won in 3 minutes or so. Badd is so charismatic in this role, it’s fascinating.

2 Cold Scorpio defeated Scotty Flamingo

I have no clue why 2 Cold Scorpio didn’t get more of a push in WWE, he’s amazing. Flamingo is of course, Raven, and this match was fast paced. Raven could go fast back then, and Scorpio’s high flying moves are impressive. This was a fun 5 minute match.

Chris Benoit defeated Brad Armstrong

Brad Armstrong doesn’t get enough credit for being such a great wrestler. Here he shows up and wrestles a great overall match with Chris Benoit. Benoit would get the win, but Armstrong is no slouch. Bischoff once commented on the fact that Brad was a quiet, easy going guy backstage, so he never made it past the midcard at best. That sucks, cause he’s really good here.

Vinnie Vegas defeated Tony Atlas Arm wrestling contest

This is laughable. Do you know who Vinnie Vegas is? It’s Kevin Nash. Simple as that. Tony Atlast, you already know. This was pointless.

The Wrecking Crew (Rage and Fury) defeated Johnny Gunn and Tom Zenk

Not a great match, but hey, it was 1993 and the rosters weren’t as big. The Wrecking Crew are typical big heels, and Zenk with Gunn got beat down after around 6 minutes or so. A throwaway cooler match.

Shane Douglas and Ricky Steamboat (c) defeated Brian Pillman and Steve Austin Tag Team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship and WCW World Tag Team Championship

Holy crap. This is the highlight of the show. Douglas and Steamboat are so fast here. They put on a showcase of fast paced wrestling, and Pillman is gold with Austin. The Hollywood Blondes are a tag team of epic proportions. Pillman is a wrestling superstar here, and Austin is so crisp and sells so well, you almost forget that he was fired by WCW. Pillman is incredible here, but Steamboat and Douglas are no slouches, as they pull off the big win in 15 minutes. You gotta watch this one. Their feud this year went epic, by the way.

Dustin Rhodes, Sting and Cactus Jack defeated Big Van Vader, Barry Windham and Paul Orndorff In A Thundercage Tag Match

This was odd. Before the match ever started Ron Simmons and Vader got into a fight. The main event started with Dustin Rhodes and Sting against Vader, Windham, and Mr. Wonderful. The whole thing turned into a giant brawl, and out of the blue Cactus Jack came down with some wire cutters and broke into the cage. Then he would proceed to take over and win the match for the team. This was a brawl, and led to Superbrawl’s main events.

Overall, this card was definitely a B show. It wasn’t great, but there were a few highlights. 2 Cold Scorpio, Cactus Jack, and the tag title match all make this event worth checking out on the WWE Network. I liked it a lot.

WWE Smackdown February 28, 2017 Results and Review Broken Randy Orton Debuts

Broken Randy Orton Showed Up

People tell me that Smackdown is better than Raw, but if you really look at what is going on, you’ll realize that it’s not that good after all. There’s a lot to be desired with this show, especially with NO update on the tag teams, and a lot more. Sigh.

WWE Smackdown February 27, 2017 Results

Matters on “Miz TV” get explosive between John Cena, The Miz, Maryse and Nikki Bella
Becky Lynch def. Mickie James in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
AJ Styles def. Luke Harper to become No. 1 Contender to WWE Champion Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania
Dean Ambrose vs. Curt Hawkins never occurred; Ambrose calls out Baron Corbin
Dolph Ziggler def. Apollo Crews in a Chairs Match
Randy Orton burns down The Wyatt Family Compound during Bray Wyatt’s Invocation

WWE Smackdown February 27, 2017 Review

Matters on “Miz TV” get explosive between John Cena, The Miz, Maryse and Nikki Bella

Boring. Just boring. These guys deserve better. Oh well.

Becky Lynch def. Mickie James in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match

Woa, this was a TV blow off match? I hope this leads to another match, because I want them to just keep fighting. Mickie James is so hot, and she can really go. Lynch is ok, but there needs to be more to this. Alexa Bliss came out but that didn’t help, and well that’s the end of this feud? This was the match of the night for sure.

AJ Styles def. Luke Harper to become No. 1 Contender to WWE Champion Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania

This should’ve been better, but it wasn’t. I actually got bored with it overall. I didn’t call Styles winning, but he did. Shane McMahon got knocked out at one point, which was interesting, and well, we’ll see how this all goes forward.

Dean Ambrose vs. Curt Hawkins never occurred; Ambrose calls out Baron Corbin

Curt Hawkins is fired, right? Sad. Dean sucks. Corbin is scary? Meh.

Dolph Ziggler def. Apollo Crews in a Chairs Match

What a boring match. Ziggler wins, and well I didn’t care.

Randy Orton burns down The Wyatt Family Compound during Bray Wyatt’s Invocation

Broken Randy Orton showed up to burn the Wyatt family’s house down. Ok? So he wants his title match now?

Smackdown is terrible. There are more questions than answers given, and guess what? NO TAG TEAM TITLE MATCHES or continuation from last week. Sigh. What a terrible night of wrestling.

WWE Monday Night Raw February 27, 2017 Results and Review The Burial of Shoeman Is Coming

Shoeman Will Get Buried This Weekend 

Monday Night Raw was in Greenbay, Wisconsin, and I fought myself to stay awake. This show was less than stellar, even though there were some cool parts to it. If you saw it, then you already know how I felt because it’s probably similar to what you felt. With that in mind, consider the elements from Monday Night Raw, as I discuss it. This is the Raw before Fast Lane this weekend, mind you.

WWE Monday Night Raw February 27, 2017 Results

Universal Champion Kevin Owens confronted Goldberg
The New Day def. Rusev & Jinder Mahal
Akira Tozawa def. Noam Dar
Charlotte Flair & Nia Jax def. Raw Women's Champion Bayley & Sasha Banks
Big Cass def. Raw Tag Team Champion Luke Gallows
Sheamus def. Titus O'Neil
Seth Rollins addressed his WrestleMania status
Big Show def. The Shining Stars
Gentleman Jack Gallagher & TJ Perkins def. WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville & Tony Nese
Samoa Joe def. Cesaro
Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman signed their WWE Fastlane contract

WWE Monday Night Raw February 27, 2017 Review

Universal Champion Kevin Owens confronted Goldberg

The opening segment saw Goldberg cut a promo like he was Roadwarrior Hawk. I don’t like this, and Owens came out to rundown who he had beaten. So what? That’s all I thought.

As a rebuttal, let’s consider the guys Goldberg has beaten, at least some of them. Triple H, The Rock, Sting, Konnan, DDP, Kevin Nash, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Curt Hennig, The Giant, and the list goes on.

The New Day def. Rusev and Jinder Mahal

How does Jinder My Balls have a contract? Why is Rusev being buried now? Remember when Rusev was unstoppable? That’s long gone.

Akira Tozawa def. Noam Dar

I love Noam Dar. Tozawa is a non-English speaking Japanese wrestler that will most likely get buried soon enough.

Charlotte Flair and Nia Jax def. Raw Women's Champion Bayley and Sasha Banks

We’ve seen this 100 times before. It was nothing fun. Flair will win at the ppv, and Banks will lose again.

Big Cass def. Raw Tag Team Champion Luke Gallows

I fell asleep. This was boring. Why do the tag champs get buried each week?

Sheamus def. Titus O'Neil

Another boring match. It wasn’t worth reviewing.

Seth Rollins addressed his WrestleMania status

CM PUNK! CM PUNK! CM PUNK! Rollins sucks, GTFO.

Big Show def. The Shining Stars

Another tag team buried. Wow.

Gentleman Jack Gallagher & TJ Perkins def. WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville & Tony Nese

Really cool, fast paced match. Jack and Perkins are great together, Nese and Neville put on a show too. This was great, I liked it.

Samoa Joe def. Cesaro

Good overall match, Joe and Cesaro worked very well together. Joe wins, and then Sami Zayn comes out to brawl. Cesaro should be in the main event if you ask me.

Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman signed their WWE Fastlane contract

Shoeman will get buried here. Roman Reigns gets thrown into the buckle and it breaks. Shoeman is going to get set up to take a huge fall this weekend, if you ask me.

Raw was boring. This is all they could think of leading up to Fastlane? Meh.