WWE Monday Night Raw Results October 31, 2016 Results and Review The Boredom Continues

Rollins Wears Nikes

Monday Night Raw showed up yet again to bore us for 3 hours. Actually, I watched the Youtube option. It was only 2 hours and 8 minutes long. I’m awesome.

WWE Monday Night Raw Results October 31, 2016

Paul Heyman and Rusev confronted Goldberg
Enzo Amore def. Luke Gallows in a Trick or Street Fight
TJ Perkins def. WWE Cruiserweight Champion The Brian Kendrick via Count-out
Braun Strowman won a Battle Royal to qualify for the 5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Men’s Elimination Match
Rich Swann, Cedric Alexander & Lince Dorado def. Tony Nese, Drew Gulak & Ariya Daivari
Nia Jax def. Bayley
Cesaro & Sheamus def. The Shining Stars
U.S. Champion Roman Reigns def. Chris Jericho via Disqualification

WWE Monday Night Raw Review October 31, 2016

Since I watched the whole show, let’s discuss things in brief, since I’m not going to go longwinded on something that was so awful.

Paul Heyman and Rusev confronted Goldberg

Rusev sucks. I said it. Ok, he doesn’t, but he certainly should’ve been selling his injuries from Hell in A Cell, right? He wasn’t. Instead he got in Goldberg’s face, and got a jackhammer for his troubles. Then Heyman got a spear for jacking his jaw, and that was that. Golbderg is ok, I guess. I miss the WCW version circa 1997 – 1999, even if he did knock out Hart.

Enzo Amore def. Luke Gallows in a Trick or Street Fight

I loved this match. I love these matches, and it was a lot of fun to watch. Even though a lot of podcasts buried this, I didn’t. I thought it was fun, and I love how Gallows and Anderson worked in this one. Enzo and Cass were fun too, but this match was just a ball to see. I loved it, even if it wasn’t the most technical.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

TJ Perkins def. WWE Cruiserweight Champion The Brian Kendrick via Count-out

Brian Kendrick is the smartest champion I’ve seen in a long time. I’ve always said that the heel champions should not want to fight fair, and figure out a way to keep the title on their waists, even if it means looking cowardly. This was just smart. Perkins got outsmarted, simple as that.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Braun Strowman won a Battle Royal to qualify for the 5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Men’s Elimination Match

Snow man wins. I don’t care for it.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

Rich Swann, Cedric Alexander & Lince Dorado def. Tony Nese, Drew Gulak & Ariya Daivari

The after thought of the show is really turning into another Divas type showcase. These guys are good, but I feel like we already saw this at the PPV.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Nia Jax def. Bayley

Bayley sucks on Raw. Simple as that. She’s not nearly on the level of Charlotte or Sasha Banks. Nia Jax finished her fast, and that was that. Nia Jax versus Charlotte makes sense to me.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

Cesaro & Sheamus def. The Shining Stars

I was yawning throughout this.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

U.S. Champion Roman Reigns def. Chris Jericho via Disqualification

I was rooting for Jericho. Reigns sucks, and he was set to win this until Owens interfered and cost him the match. Rollins came out for the save, but why? Why would Seth Rollins care of Reigns is getting beat up? It makes no sense. This will no doubt lead to a tag match, I’m sure.

Raw sucked yet again. It’s a boring affair, and don’t think Smackdown was any better, it wasn’t. This was just awful, with a few sprinkles of fun.

WWE Hell In A Cell 2016 Results and Review The Best Women’s Match In History

Hell In A Cell 2016 was held in Boston. I wanted to go, but didn’t get a chance to save up enough money and get there. Oh well. The show had 16,119 fans at the TD Garden, and it featured some excellent wrestling, and some not so excellent wrestling as well. Here are my thoughts on the show, as I saw it on Monday after the initial broadcast.

WWE Hell In A Cell 2016 Results

Cedric Alexander, Lince Dorado and Sin Cara defeated Tony Nese, Drew Gulak and Ariya Daivari
Roman Reigns defeated Rusev (HIAC US TITLE MATCH)
Bayley defeated Dana Brooke
The Club Sandwich Boys defeated Enzo and Cass
Kevin Owens defeated Seth Rollins (HIAC WWE Universal Title Match)
The Brian Kendrick defeated T.J. Perkins for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Cesaro and Sheamus defeated The New Day via DQ (Tag Team Championship Match)
Charlotte Flair defeated Sasha Banks (HIAC Women’s Championship Match)

WWE Hell In A cell 2016 Review

Cedric Alexander, Lince Dorado and Sin Cara defeated Tony Nese, Drew Gulak and Ariya Daivari

A good overall opener with lots of high flying, and classic moves. I love the division, I just hate how WWE is booking this thing. When you look back at how WCW worked their cruisewerights, you noticed that they weren’t a different part of the show, they were part of it, and more than just openers. Just look back at events like World War 3 1997, and Superbrawl, and you’ll see that they were not treated like different entities, but rather part of the greater WCW good.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

Roman Reigns defeated Rusev (HIAC US TITLE MATCH)

These two guys beat the holy hell out of each other. Rusev really put the boots to Roman, but he was playing the role of Super Man, because he won. I didn’t like the finish, and some of the spots didn’t make sense since Roman has a chest protector on. Other than that, this match was fine, and 24 minutes wasn’t half bad, but with no blood, and super human wins, Reigns once again turns into the Samoan John Cena. The fact that he wasn’t selling his injuries made me mad, but hey, that’s WWE logic for you right?

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

Bayley defeated Dana Brooke

I think the WWE has dropped the ball with Dana Brooke and Bayley. I think that Dana should pick up a few more wins, and do so by cheating, but that’s just me. Bayley is ok, but she’s nowhere near as good as she was in NXT, and the WWE is failing to capture the magic that I have seen from her time and time again.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

The Club Sandwich Boys defeated Enzo and Cass

The Club Sandwich boys finally win a match. This wasn’t a terrible match by any means, and it was a fun romp, with a win for the Club Sandwich guys. Overall, not a bad showing, but nothing really to write about here.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Kevin Owens defeated Seth Rollins (HIAC WWE Universal Title Match)

Perhaps one of the better matches I’ve seen in the cell, but without blood, I have to question the overall substance. Even without the blood, I think that this was a great performance, with the sole exception of Seth Rollins selling the back injury on and off. His back should hurt, so why is he dead lifting fat ass Kevin Owens? Seriously?! I thought his back hurt? Oh well. Chris Jericho getting involved, outsmarting everyone and beating down Rollins is great, and Owens winning makes a lot of sense if you ask me. Fat Ass Kevin Owens wins again.

Match Rating: 4 out of 5

The Brian Kendrick defeated T.J. Perkins for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship

The crowd was completely dead for this, and rightfully so. Don’t get me wrong, T.J. Perkins is an absolutely amazing wrestler, but no one knows who he is or why he’s the champion, unless they saw the CWC. I think that the majority of fans that watch WWE on a weekly basis, did not. I did, but they didn’t. Despite all the talent, he’s lost on a lot of people, and this match showed. Kendrick wins, and that’s all she wrote. Kendrick’s sly move of pretending he was hurt was good story telling, for an otherwise forgettable match.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

Cesaro and Sheamus defeated The New Day via DQ (Tag Team Championship Match)

For a moment, I thought for sure that The New Day was going to lose. Cesaro and Sheamus have perfect timing in the ring and put on an entertaining round up within their 11 minutes of time. I loved it. I thought the match was great, and the timing was even better, only to get a DQ finish. Oh well. The new Day loses, but not the championship belts.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Charlotte Flair defeated Sasha Banks (HIAC Women’s Championship Match)

Here we go, one of the best women’s title matches I’ve ever seen in my life. In fact, it was a grand showcase. I did have a little bit of a gripe with the opening, in which I thought Sasha Banks was legitimately hurt by going through the announcers table. But she made it to the ring, and fought Charlotte tooth and nail. I love the story here. Banks’s back was going to give out, it was just a matter of when, and where. Well, it finally gave out when she was being rag dolled on the table by Charlotte, and it was amazing. I love the ending, and thought it was great story telling to finally have her gas out, back hurt, and dead in order for Charlotte to win. The only thing that would have made this better was if Charlotte or Sasha had blood. Even fake blood would work. The iconic image of having one of them wiping blood from their mouths or nose, or bloody hand prints on the mat would be great, showing that they are in a bitter blood feud. Charlotte’s entrance was great. I loved this match and really enjoyed the overall show that they put on.

Match Rating: 4 out of 5

My overall thoughts on Hell In A Cell For 2016 are simple, it was a good show. It wasn’t great throughout, but it held my attention for the most part. I really loved the last match, and really thought that Charlotte and Sasha Banks put on a showcase for the immortals. I really loved the ending, and the idea that Banks was just gassed out and her back had finally given out. I loved the monkey flip into the cage, the table breaks, the rag doll finish, and Charlotte’s tears as she won the title and proved that she’s seriously the best women’s wrestler in the world, that’s that. Oh and I really enjoyed Fat Ass Kevin Owens winning his match as well. Good stuff from WWE for a change.

WWE Smackdown Live October 25, 2016 Results and Review The B Show

The Diamond Cutter!!!

Smackdown Live was a better show than Raw, but not by much. I actually saw this whole show, which isn’t saying much.

WWE Smackdown Live October 25, 2016 Results

Bray Wyatt def. Kane in a No Disqualification Match
Alexa Bliss ruins Becky Lynch’s return to SmackDown LIVE
The Hype Bros def. The Ascension in a SmackDown LIVE 10-on-10 Traditional Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination Qualifying Match
Nikki Bella def. Natalya to become captain of the SmackDown LIVE 5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Women's Elimination Match
SmackDown Tag Team Champions Heath Slater & Rhyno def. The Spirit Squad
AJ Styles def. Dean Ambrose via Disqualification

WWE Smackdown Live October 25, 2016 Review

Bray Wyatt def. Kane in a No Disqualification Match

Kane lost this match, but only after Randy Orton appeared and gave him the Diamond Cutter. Oh, I’m sorry, it’s now called the weak ass RKO. This was a stupid match, and just boring overall.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Alexa Bliss ruins Becky Lynch’s return to SmackDown LIVE

This is how you build a goddamn feud! This was great. Bliss came in, started fighting after the two exchanged words, and then she spray painted a yellow streak behind Becky Lynch. You know, since Becky Lynch had an abortion and missed her match against Bliss at the PPV last month.

The Hype Bros def. The Ascension in a SmackDown LIVE 10-on-10 Traditional Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination Qualifying Match

This was so boring, I just didn’t care. You know you didn’t care either.

Match rating: 1 out of 5

Nikki Bella def. Natalya to become captain of the SmackDown LIVE 5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Women's Elimination Match

Natalya is the resident old person on Smackdown, even though she’s very good. They booked her to lose. It must be nice to be John Cena’s girlfriend, you get to be super woman on Smackdown. This match sucked, although Natalya threw down some great stuff, even if she did lose.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

SmackDown Tag Team Champions Heath Slater & Rhyno def. The Spirit Squad

Nope, nope, nope.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

AJ Styles def. Dean Ambrose via Disqualification

This was a lengthy match, and at one point I actually started to believe that Dean Ambrose would win the title. This however broke down after Aj hit James Ellsworth with a nice dropkick. This prompted Ellsworth to hit him with the super kick, and get Ambrose disqualified for the loss. I didn’t hate this match, even though Ambrose is still boring, it’s the Ellsworth element that made this one watchable overall.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

This night of wrestling was boring. But I will say this much, Smackdown has a way better women’s division than Raw. By having two mainline feuds going that are actually booked very well, they are doing a great service for the women. This is 100 times better than what Raw is doing. Raw just has a bunch of women doing promos about history and what not, boring. This is what you want, blood feuds that are boiling over.

WWE Monday Night Raw October 24, 2016 Results and Review The Worst Raw In History

Fat Ass Kevin Owens vs. Crossfit Jesus 

I’ve seen some bad Raw shows before. But this one, via HULU is the absolute worst piece of garbage I’ve ever seen. There are only a few notes that I can bring forward from the HULU version mind you, that I can even comment about. This is a horrendous show, and you know it was, admit it.

WWE Monday Night Raw October 24, 2016 Results

Seth Rollins stole The List of Jericho
Enzo Amore def. Karl Anderson
Cesaro & Sheamus def. Raw Tag Team Champions The New Day
Bayley and Dana Brooke brawled after an arm-wrestling match
Bo Dallas def. Curtis Axel
The Golden Truth def. The Shining Stars
Raw Women’s Champion Sasha Banks and Charlotte Flair signed their Hell in a Cell contract
Rich Swann def. Brian Kendrick
Braun Strowman refused to battle Sami Zayn
Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman responded to Goldberg
Seth Rollins def. WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho

WWE Monday Night Raw October 24, 2016 Review

The above represents the full show, but guess what? Hulu completely neutered this, for better or worse. Whatever the case is, here are my highlights because I don’t want to relive anything here.

The List of Jericho is Over

Who would’ve thought that in 2016, the List of Jericho is more over than 90 percent of the roster? When Kevin Owens finally shows up on the List of Jericho, things are going to absolutely blow up. I can’t wait for that, it’s going to be epic, no doubt.

Sasha Banks Is Annoying As All Hell

Let me ask this, why is Charlotte and Sasha Banks fighting in Hell in A Cell? Why? Is it because they couldn’t get a finish to their match? Were they interfering with each other’s matches? Were they beating up the ref? Were they bloody or hitting each other with chairs? Nope. It’s just a matter of “history”? Spare me. This is a stupid, stupid, idiot move by the creative team. These two can go, but honestly, they don’t need the cage, unless there’s going to be blood.

Brock Lesnar Promo

No promo. From what I read, Vince blew a gasket and ended this. Paul Heyman also admitted that the promo sucked. Lesnar was supposed to get booed, he didn’t.

Seth Rollins defeated Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho

This was a saving grace, but the wrong guy went over. Seth Rollins is being booked as Super Cena, and I hate that. He should’ve taken a loss because Jericho and Owens teamed up against him. Nope. Instead, we get a lackluster main event, with some interesting spots, and fat ass Kevin Owens power bombing Cross Fit Jesus into the apron. Who cares.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

WWF Royal Rumble 2001 Results and Review: A Better VHS Experience

For this review we are going back to 2001 for the Royal Rumble! The Royal Rumble in 2001 was stacked. It was absolutely stacked with some of the best wrestlers from all eras of wrestling. Remember, this was just a few months before WCW would get bought out, and it was the same year that one of the most epic battles went down at Wrestlemania.

This event was held at the MCI Center In New Orleans and had 17,137 people in attendance. It was one of the hottest crowds in 2001, and definitely one of the better options that you will want to consider. The VHS version has all unedited footage, with all original music, and a lot more to offer compared to the network version, but the network does have this event up. With that in mind, let’s get to the big event with the following results and review.

WWF Royal Rumble 2001 Results

The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) defeated Edge and Christian
Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit
Ivory (c) (with Steven Richards) defeated Chyna
Kurt Angle defeated Triple H
Stone Cold Steve Austin won the Royal Rumble

WWF Royal Rumble 2001 Review

First and foremost, the crowd for this event was absolutely going insane from the start of the show. The opening match alone had people going crazy, but it was the Rumble match itself that really took things to another level.

The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) defeated Edge and Christian

This was a fast paced match that saw the Dudley Boyz capture the Tag Team titles from the duo of Edge and Christian. The crowd was great for this, and the match was very back and forth. Edge and Christian did the “Wazzup” spot at one point, or at least tried, and the crowd lost themselves completely. Even through the network’s terrible editing, you could hear the pandemonium going on.

Match Rating: 4 out of 5

Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit (IC Title Ladder Match)

As far as ladder matches are concerned, this is one of the better ones. However, there were moments that didn’t make sense from a story telling stand point. The Walls of Jericho on a ladder just doesn’t fit, if you ask me. However, the overall push of this match was good, and Jericho was doing grand things in WWE compared to his last WCW run from 1998 – 1999.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

Ivory (c) (with Steven Richards) defeated Chyna

This was a weird match. I forgot how good Chyna really was. She did a spot and landed awkwardly, which sold an injury. The injury angle was treated as real, and I had to look online to see if it was in fact real. It wasn’t. This ended too early.



Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Kurt Angle defeated Triple H

One hell of a match. Triple H and Angle put on a great show here. It was powerful, fast paced, and Angle’s slams were just second to none. It’s funny, 1 year earlier, Angle was getting tapped out to Tazz, and this year he’s in the championship title match with Trips. The match was great, ref bumps and all, and of course Stone Cold running in to beat up Triple H. The crowd went ballistic when Stone Cold showed up and beat up Triple H. great stuff here. Angle won.

Match Rating: 4 out of 5

Stone Cold Steve Austin won the Royal Rumble

The main event, and one of the better Royal Rumble matches. There were a few surprise entrants, but nothing too great. The best part about this was the amount of big hitters from this year. Undertaker, Kane, Stone Cold, Rikishi, The Rock, and so much more were involved in this one. The Rock got a serious beat down, Triple H nearly cost Stone Cold’s win, and he was busted wide open, great stuff. This is the second best Royal Rumble right behind Royal Rumble 1992.

Match Rating: 5 out of 5

Overall, you should look for the original DVD or VHS tape as it was heavily edited from the original if you see it on the network. I noticed a lot of errors, and at one point there’s a complete change and omission in the Royal Rumble match. The production crew either blatantly messed something up, or they edited, cut, and deleted 11 seconds of the Royal Rumble match. I am thinking it’s a full censorship of someone flashing the camera, a crotch grab, a boob, or something. It’s so noticeable, you will know when it happens.

You can pick up the original VHS or DVD of Royal Rumble 2001 by clicking here.