WCW Monday Nitro September 4, 1995 Results and Review The First Ever Nitro

The first ever WCW Monday Nitro aired in 1995. September 4, 1995 to be exact, and it would mark the show that would compete against WWF’s Monday Night Raw for years, and at one point beating it. In this new series, I’m going to go back and watch every single Nitro and review them from the beginning to the end. This is on conjunction to the current WWE product, and PPV reviews that I’m doing at random moments, because I’m a glutton.

WCW Monday Nitro premiered from The Mall of America in Minnesota. This was a one hour show that shoved a lot of wrestling, or at least it felt like a lot of wrestling into an hour, and with a few surprises, wasn’t half bad. Here is how it went down.

WCW Monday Nitro September 4, 1995 Results

Flyin Brian defeated Jushin Thunder Liger
Sting defeated Ric Flair via DQ (United States Title Match)
Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bubba Rogers (WCW World Heavyweight Title Match)

WCW Monday Nitro September 4, 1995 Review

Flyin Brian defeated Jushin Thunder Liger

The opening match was really cool. WCW had put this match on PPV and the two had wrestled in Japan a few times by this point, but it was nice to see them put on a quick match. The internet said it was only 6 minutes long, but I felt like it was longer. Brian Pillman is great here, and Liger is always fun to watch. The two went back and forth before Pillman picked up the big win. Great opener, showcasing the great cruiserweight division, before it was called such.

Sting defeated Ric Flair via DQ (United States Title Match)

Sting and Ric Flair wrestled a really good match, but was interrupted twice. The first interruption was from Lex Luger, as he would appear 1 day after he appeared on WWF television! The announce team acted like they didn’t know what was going on, and Luger said he wanted a title shot. After he left, Arn Anderson showed up and eventually got involved, beating up Ric Flair and causing the DQ. The two would meet at Fall Brawl 1995, where Pillman would cost Flair the match.

Scott Norton came out and demanded a title shot. Mongo got in his face, and eventually Macho Man came out and challenged him for next week.

Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bubba Rogers (WCW World Heavyweight Title Match)

Hulk Hogan and Big Bubba Rogers put on an ok match, with Hogan getting the win with his usual moves of doom. Rogers is so agile for a big man, it’s always fascinating to see him wrestle. Hogan and Rogers are no strangers to one another as you may recall Rogers was The Big Boss Man in WWF where he feuded with Hogan for years.

That was it. In 1 hour, the WCW product showed some of their biggest names, and it was just getting started. I liked it. I will have to go back and watch the first ever Monday Night Raw, but for now, here’s this quick review of the first ever Nitro, which wasn’t half bad. It flew by, and the matches were ok at best. Flair and Sting are always fun to watch, even if the match broke down into chaos. Pillman, what a talent, sad to know he’s gone.

WWE Wrestlemania 33 Predictions

This weekend, a lot of wrestling is going to happen. While I will be reviewing and discussing NXT Takeover, I am not going to discuss it right now. I’m not going put predictions on it, even though I know The Drifter is going to the main roster.

What I will be talking about, however, is Wrestlemania 33 predictions. These are based on my opinions and not spoilers. I am not going to Wrestlemania this year, but maybe I will go next year. I don’t know. I don’t have any friends, and don’t know anyone, so I’m going to explore other options first.

WWE Universal Title Match
Bill Goldberg defeated Brock Lesnar

I’ve crunched the numbers. I’ve watched old Goldberg matches, and I’m going to say that this one is easy booking for me. Bill Goldberg is once again going to bury Brock Lesnar. Lesnar is going to get embarrassed because of all of the b.s. that he has said in the past. He has gone on record to say that he doesn’t give a flying F about what Stephanie McMahon thinks, and is only into wrestling for the money. Well, let’s teach him a lesson, Goldberg will bury him, then the title will get dropped via Money In The Bank or another method. Goldberg will beat Bork Lazer, bank on it!

WWE Title Match
Bray Wyatt defeats Randy Orton

Bray Wyatt and Orton will wrestle a stiff match because they have no chemistry. I expect Rowan and Harper to show up and align themselves with Bray Wyatt again. Orton will lose, and that’s going to be the end. Unless, he was promised a title because of doing the job to Lesnar and getting busted open hard way.

Fatal 4 Way Elimination Match for the RAW Women's Title
Bayley defeats Nia Jax, Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair

Bayley retains her title. There is going to be a point where Bayley’s friendship is going to get tested. She’s going to pick up the pieces of a Nia Jax and Sasha Banks beat down. Flair will not be a factor, and Bayley will have to decide if she is really friends with Sasha Banks or if the title means more. This is going to be the story, but Bayley will win and hang on by a thread.

WWE United States Title Match
Kevin Owens defeats Chris Jericho

Kevin Owens and Jericho will put on a fine match, but it’s going to be Owens that wins and that’s that. He will have the United States title, and will get booked like a chicken again, and we won’t ever know about the prize fighter’s legacy, because the booking will be stupid. Jericho will go tour with Fozzy.

WWE Intercontinental Title Match
Baron Corbin defeats Dean Ambrose

Baron Corbin will not only win against Dean Ambrose, he’s going to do it with a quotation mark tied to it. Look for Ambrose to do his normal spots, and get bored in the middle of the match, with Corbin finally getting a title and holding onto it for a long time.

Triple Threat Ladder Match for the RAW Tag Team Titles
Enzo Amore & Big Cass defeates Sheamus & Cesaro and Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson

Assuming the Hardy Boyz are not going to crash the party, I’m going to say that Big Cass and Enzo somehow pull it together and defeat the Club Sandwich boys and the foreigners.

However, if the Hardy Boyz crash the party, they will win the tag team titles, and the crowd will erupt in “delete” chants.

Non-Sanctioned Match
Seth Rollins defeats Triple H

Seth Rollins will edge out a victory here. However, Triple H is going to beat the bricks off of Rollins. Rollins will need help getting to the back, and Triple H may bleed for this one.

Roman Reigns defeats The Undertaker

Well, this is the end. The Undertaker will retire after this. Roman will remain strong, and that’s that. Good night old man.

The Miz and Maryse defeats John Cena and Nikki Bella
Special Guest Ring Announcer: Al Roker

John Cena is not only going to lose, he’s going to lose big. Nikki Bella is going to betray him because she is going to realize that Cena will never commit. Cena will go for a tag, or will need help, and she will leave him hanging. The Miz and Maryse will then put the boots to him and he’ll lose. This will cause him to throw in the towel on his good guy antics and he’ll be a super heel.

Shane McMahon defeats AJ Styles

The way they are booking Aj Styles, I’m going to say that he is going to lose against Shane McMahon. I don’t want to see this, so I’ll just say that Shane wins with the help of Daniel Bryan.

Kickoff Pre-show:
WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
Neville defeats Austin Aries

Austin Aries will put on a great match. But he will not win. He is going to lose big, and it’s going to be a major detriment. Neville is going to pull out all the stops, but he’s not going to win easily. Austin Aries is going to get his mouth shut, hard way. Here’s hoping that Mustafa Ali gets the title, that dude is bomb yo. Austin Aries will lose.

Kickoff Pre-show:
Six-Pack Challenge for the SmackDown Women's Title
Naomi defeats Mickie James, Carmella, Natalya, Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss

Naomi is going to show the crowd the power of Glow, but the time her match is slated to begin, it will still be light, won’t it? Whatever the case is, this match will end with Naomi getting the pinfall, and that’s about it.

Kickoff Pre-show:
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Brown Shoeman will win the Battle Royal

Braun Strowman, Sami Zayn, Big Show, Dolph Ziggler, Apollo Crews, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Chad Gable, Jason Jordan, Mark Henry, Titus O'Neil, Goldust, R-Truth, Curtis Axel, Primo, Epico, Bo Dallas, Jinder Mahal, Rhyno, Heath Slater, Mojo Rawley, Curt Hawkins, Tyler Breeze, Fandango, Simon Gotch, Aiden English, Kalisto, Viktor, Konnor, Sin Cara

That’s it. Brown Shoeman will win this one that’s it.

As for anything else on the show, I don’t know. I’m going to be sitting at home, drinking as much as I can, and eating more pizza than I know what to do with. I may be right on these, I may be wrong, no matter what though, I’m going to enjoy myself.

WWE NXT March 30, 2017 Results and Review Phoning In The Show

WWE NXT is really hit or miss, and this week, it had everything shoved into a short span of time. It didn’t feel special at all, and you know what, maybe the whole show was phoned in. Let’s consider this show and then I’ll put up a review of the first ever WCW Nitro, then will be posting my predictions for Wrestlemania.

WWE NXT March 30, 2017 Results

Dash Wilder defeated Johnny Gargano and Akam in a Triple Threat Match
Heavy Machinery defeated Jonathan Ortagun and Mike Marshall
Asuka and Ember Moon signed a contract for Saturday’s Big Show
Kassius Ohno defeated Elias “The Drifter” Samson in a Loser Leaves NXT Match

WWE NXT March 30, 2017 Review

Dash Wilder defeated Johnny Gargano and Akam in a Triple Threat Match

The smartest play I’ve seen in wrestling in a long time. Dash Wilder ran to the ring after Akam and Gargano fought each other. The two battled each other, and eventually Wilder ran in and picked up the quick win. Wilder and his partner didn’t stay for the match, but only ran in at the end, smart move.

Heavy Machinery defeated Jonathan Ortagun and Mike Marshall

Looks like Disorderly Conduct from WCW is back. This was a jobber match.

Asuka and Ember Moon signed a contract for Saturday’s Big Show

Asuka’s English is horrible. I can’t wait to see her get booed out of the building or get the “WHAT” chants on the main roster.

Kassius Ohno defeated Elias “The Drifter” Samson in a Loser Leaves NXT Match

This was not a great match. Samson threw up a few good shots, but it was all Ohno here. Ohno’s outfit is not flattering, but the dude can go so well, that you ignore it. Samson wasn’t that great, but it looks like he’s going up to the main roster. I think he has an upside, he was able to go through some great offense, and get the crowd to hate him. Good stuff.

At the end of the day, this was a phoned in show. Kassius Ohno is fun to watch, and he did put on a good show with The Drifter. He also smashed a guitar at the end of the day. Great stuff there, but at the end of the day, it felt like it was phoned in to me.

WWE 205 Live March 28, 2017 Results and Review

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If you’re a wrestling fan, and you want to watch pure wrestling, then usually you would turn on WWE 205 Live. But this time around, the block of 1 hour was actually shortened because of the ending element and we’ll discuss that here on the blogomatic.

WWE 205 Live March 28, 2017 Results

Rich Swann defeated Ariya Daivari
Mustafa Ali defeated Brandon Scott
The Brian Kendrick defeated Akira Tozawa
Neville and Austin Aries talked for too long

WWE 205 Live March 28, 2017 Review

Let me ask you something. Where is Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik? I though there were more cruiserweights in the WWE, and for that matter, where is Kalisto? He’d be perfect in this division. Oh well.

Rich Swann defeated Ariya Daivari

This was a workable match, but there is no real story here. Daivari has more of an influence with Jack Gallagher than with Swann, and this just seems like a waste. A shortened match with a few good spots to boot.

Mustafa Ali defeated Brandon Scott

Mustafa Ali has made a fan out of me. I wasn’t sure about him, but wow. What a worker. I hope they put him in more main event matches, because he’s ridiculously good. He’s wasted on this show though.

The Brian Kendrick defeated Akira Tozawa

Akira Tozawa should’ve got his revenge, right? Nope. Kendrick wins this slow paced to mid-paced match up of not so epic proportions. It’s ok, but it wasn’t as impactful as they were building up to for weeks.

Neville and Austin Aries talked for too long

This felt like it dragged on and on. There’s no real hype for me. Why was Austin in his regular clothes, but Neville in his wrestling gear? Neville didn’t wrestle on this show. Aries is ok, but honestly, I don’t see the hype. I guess I’ll find out at Mania whether he’s worth the ticket price.

That’s it. This episode of 205 Live was not worth it. This was just a bland, mayonnaise sandwich on white bread. It just wasn’t fun. Oh well. I guess we’re on to NXT tomorrow, and hopefully I will have a review of an old school classic.

WWE Smackdown Live March 28, 2017 Results and Review Cornette Face All Over This Show

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What the hell was this?

No, seriously, what the hell were they thinking?

WWE Smackdown Live was supposed to be a show that competed with Raw, but you know what? It has completely jumped the shark in a whole new way. This is by far one of the worst shows I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot of WCW. Are we sure that Vince Russo isn’t booking this again? This is an absolute nightmare of a show. I don’t even want to review it, but for the sake of this blog, let’s discuss a few things about it.

WWE Smackdown Live March 28, 2017 Results

Aj Styles and Shane McMahon had a contract signing for an hour
Becky Lynch vs. Carmella went to a no contest
Alexa Bliss and Carmella defeated Becky Lynch and Mickie James
Miz TV Segment Went Long
Mojo Rawley, Heath Slater, Rhyno, and American Alpha defeated Dolph Ziggler, Breezango, and The Usos
Bray Wyatt defeated Luke Harper
Randy Orton agreed to look like a complete cartoon character idiot

WWE Smackdown Live March 28, 2017 Results

The opening of the show was not wrestling mind you, it was Shane McMahon and Aj Styles. Oh, and there was no Mauro Ronallo! Mama Mia, sounds like someone’s going to get fired.

Aj Styles and Shane McMahon had a contract signing for an hour

This is stupid. Aj Styles is wasting his talent wrestling a part time manager. No disrespect to Shane McMahon, but this is the best in the world, he shouldn’t be wrestling Shane at Wrestlemania. He should be in the main event wrestling for a title. This is how stupid WWE is, they will get the best talent in the world, and then put them in non-sense type matches, strip them of all of their talent, and let them basically get thrown into something stupid. I want to bang my head against a wall at the booking of this stupidity.

Becky Lynch vs. Carmella went to a no contest

This match didn’t go far, because Mickie James and Alexa Bliss started fighting and got into the match.

Alexa Bliss and Carmella defeated Becky Lynch and Mickie James

Why is Mickie James friendly with Becky Lynch? James is the one that caused Lynch her title! Not only that, Bliss and Carmella shouldn’t be friends either, and this match was absolutely garbage. This was a rushed match with a commercial shoe horned into the middle of it. Bliss and Carmella won, but it was a sour match with a lot of stupid components.

Afterwards, Naomi showed up, and the crowd went nuts. I like her, she’s rad. I hope she wins. Other than that, I don’t know.

Miz TV Segment Went Long

Miz TV again made fun of John Cena, and it was stupid. The best part was when Daniel Bryan showed up and got made fun of. Well, The Miz playing Daniel Bryan, I loved it.

John Cena showed up and cut a serious promo. But let’s not forget something.

The Miz defeated John Cena in the main event of Wrestlemania. Yet The Miz did not say anything about this. John Cena basically cut a serious promo on him, and yet no come back? Really? Really? GTFO.

Mojo Rawley, Heath Slater, Rhyno, and American Alpha defeated Dolph Ziggler, Breezango, and The Usos

Bring out your shovels, the tag team division was buried in this match. The five winners will go to the Andre The Giant battle royal, and the losers? They will not be on Wrestlemania. That includes Ziggler! What a waste. Oh and that also includes the tag team champions! What the hell WWE, seriously, what are you doing?

Bray Wyatt defeated Luke Harper

The burial of Luke Harper is complete. This wasn’t a great match at all, and Harper loses clean, which leads me to hate Wyatt and the family. I’m just tired of people saying Smackdown is better than Raw only to have stupid booking like this.

Randy Orton agreed to look like a complete cartoon character idiot

Oh my goodness. This was how they ended the show? This is how they push the feud? Do I really need to discuss how dumb this was? I can’t believe how stupid this was. I can’t. I just can’t. Cornette face is all I can think of, what a lousy show, what a terrible bit of writing. This is absolutely stupid, Stupid!