WWE Monday Night Raw January 30, 2017 Results and Review Taz Debut and More

Samoa Joe Channeling Tazz

The night after the Royal Rumble had a lot of things that could’ve gone right. But it also had a lot to make up for since the internet wrestling community was really upset about how it all went down. That being said, consider that Laredo, Texas had a pretty crappy Raw. There was a lot more talking than you would expect, and it was painfully obvious that the WWE is not going to shift away from that format of constant talking. Whatever the case may be, let’s discuss the night in the only way I know how, cynical.

WWE Monday Night Raw January 30, 2017 Results

Sami Zayn defeated Chris Jericho in a non title match
Tony Nese defeated Mustafa Ali
Brown Shoeman defeated Kevin Owens via DQ
Nia Jax defeated Sasha Banks via match stoppage
Enzo Amore and Big Cass defeated Rusev and Jingle My Balls in a Tornado Tag Team Match
Taz debuted to choke out Seth Rollins

WWE Monday Night Raw January 30, 2017 Review

Sami Zayn defeated Chris Jericho in a non title match

The opening match of the night came after a lot of talk, which I didn’t care for. Whatever the case may be, Chris Jericho came out to take on Sami Zayn, which was a good overall match. It’s funny, because Zayn gets these great wins against small guys, then gets obliterated against bigger dudes. Not only that, he’s constantly doing good work, and is made to look like an idiot backstage. Oh well. This match was good, but not perfect in any way.

Tony Nese defeated Mustafa Ali

Another mat based classic. I wonder why the WWE won’t just let these guys turn it on. They can go, and they can do a lot more than head locks and boredom. Nese was asked a few pointed questions by Ausin Airies and that was the end. Nese may be getting a title shot in the near future.

Neville got beat down by Rich Swann. I didn’t care.

Brown Shoeman defeated Kevin Owens via DQ

Brown Shoeman got a title shot against Kevin Owens, but guess what? The BIG DOG came running down, with music and everything. Owens was selling from the night before, taped up, and limping to the ring. Meanwhile Roman Reigns was looking like he didn’t have a match last night, going through Strowman with relative ease. Owens won thanks to DQ, but that’s that. I am not looking forward to seeing Shoeman buried, but you will see it happen since you can’t really put the BIG DOG down, can you? I hate Roman Reigns sometimes.

Nia Jax defeated Sasha Banks via match stoppage

Sasha Banks has been demoted to the internet. She got beat down by Jax, and the ref stopped the match. Oh well. Banks needs to take some time off if you ask me. Jax is on a collision course to the title, and Charlotte will have to do a lot more than she’s been doing to get a big win.

Enzo Amore and Big Cass defeated Rusev and Jingle My Balls in a Tornado Tag Team Match

Comedy act aside, Amore and Cass do well together. Rusev and Jingle My Balls did ok, but this was a throwaway match with no major title picture contension. I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it either.

Bayley, Cesaro and Sheamus defeated Charlotte, and The Club Sandwich Boys

This was a boring match, simple as that. Boring and boring, with Bayley winning after a suplex. I guess it’s a lot easier to defeat Charlotte on Raw, eh?

Taz debuted to choke out Seth Rollins

Triple H cut the world’s most boring promo, and that brought out Seth Rollins. However, Rollins didn’t get his wish of fighting HHH, he instead met face to face against Taz! That’s right TAZ! The human suplex machine! I kid. It was Samoa Joe. However, all I could think of was Scott Steiner. “HE’S FAT!” Oh well. I guess Rollins will have to face Joe, beat him, or rather bury him, then get HHH at mania. Only to win, and then what? Get a title shot? Who cares. Rollins is wasted here.

Brock Lesnar and Goldberg will face off at Mania. Heyman tried his best to do a good promo, but it sucked. I can’t stand the guy. I really hope that Goldberg and Lesnar get another 1 minute match. I don’t want to see them wrestle a long winded affair, I just don’t.

WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Results and Review Remember The Rumble and Complain About It Online

Meh. Just Meh. 

January 29, 2017 was a big day for WWE. A lot of hype surrounding Royal Rumble was in place, and a lot of people were looking forward to seeing what would happen with the volatile nature that comes before the Road to Wrestlemania officially begins. Everyone made predictions about anything and everything, except for me. I just got a six pack of Old Chub, ordered 2 large pizzas, and watch the show like a true fan. But today I’ll be reviewing it, and talking about what I liked, what I didn’t like, and all of the in between stupidity that I can remember from the night. 52,020 people packed into the Alamodome for this one, and I almost went. I kind of regret it now, but I didn’t want to drop a thousand dollars to go there, without any friends, and then hire an escort to keep me company for an hour, before going back to loneliness. Whatever the case is, here are my thoughts on the Rumble, which I vaguely remember after the Old Chub. Or the Chubby One as I call it.

WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Results

Becky Lynch, Nikki Bella, and Naomi defeated Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, and Natalya
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson defeated Cesaro and Sheamus for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship Titles
Nia Jax defeated Sasha Banks
Charlotte Flair defeated Bayley
Kevin Owens defeated Roman Reigns
Neville defeated Rich Swann for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
John Cena defeated Aj Styles for the WWE Championship
Randy Orton won the Royal Rumble after eliminating Roman Reigns

WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Review

I debated not watching the pre-show, but my wife wasn’t feeling well and fell asleep. So that left me with a choice. Should I drink a 6 pack of Old Chub without pizza or wait for pizza to arrive? I started the party and watched the entire pre-show, which I normally wouldn’t. I had to get up at 4 AM the next morning, but I still made it through this 6 hour epic. Here are my thoughts on what I remember.

Becky Lynch, Nikki Bella, and Naomi defeated Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, and Natalya

Here we go, the first match of the night and the crowd wasn’t even in their seats yet. I would’ve been 3 light beers and a hot dog into my night. This match wasn’t that great, although it was around 10 minutes. The Feminazis on Twitter probably complained that this was like a Divas match not a women’s revolution. Oh well.

Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson defeated Cesaro and Sheamus for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship Titles

I still call it the “BRO” Kick, and well, one of the referees got kicked hard and that was it. The club sandwich boys get their win. There you go. All you Japan marks can be happy now.

Nia Jax defeated Sasha Banks

R.I.P. Sasha Banks. The Boss is now just an intern. Nia Jax blew right through Banks slapping, and throwing her 90 pound body at her. Banks lost, and got buried, simple as that.

Charlotte Flair defeated Bayley

Bayley put on a good showing here, even busting open Charlotte’s mouth, but that didn’t factor into the fact that Charlotte’s a beast on PPV. If you put the title on the line and it’s a PPV event, she delivers like her father. With that in mind, Bayley went down after a serious finisher on the apron. Great push. I liked it, and that was that. Bayley has a long way to go before she gets the title, and Charlotte needs more competition, simple as that. Don’t tell me it’s Asuka, she can’t speak English that well, yet.

Kevin Owens defeated Roman Reigns

23 minutes is all you need to tell a great story in my view. You do not need 50 minutes and Japanese fans to get a good match. Kenny Omega can go suck it. Here’s a killer match. Roman Reigns put on a show, but you know what bugs me? He is superman. He gets hit in the face with brass knuckles, kicks out, gets hit with a Stone Cold Stunner, kicks out, frog splash through a table, kicks out, and that’s it. Kevin Owens threw everything at him, and if it weren’t for outside interference from Brown Shoeman, Owens couldn’t beat Reigns. That’s the story that was shown here, and it’s sad. Owens cannot beat Reigns, simple as that.

Neville defeated Rich Swann for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship

Neville beat Rich Swann. I’m tired of being told that the cruiserweights are high flyers. This match exemplified the dichotomy. These guys are supposed to be fast moving, high flyers, but yet the matches for the WWE Cruiserweight belt are mostly mat based, and include tapping out each time. Does no one win the title with high flying? Nope. It’s boring.

John Cena defeated Aj Styles for the WWE Championship

Once again, Kenny Omega can go suck it, because under 25 minutes, a story of epic proportions was posted. John Cena won huge here, and I loved the match. A great back and forth match, with lots of near falls, and some great story telling. Superman Cena won after a rolling AA, which was great. I loved it.

Randy Orton won the Royal Rumble after eliminating Roman Reigns

The Royal Rumble match went over an hour. The people that drew number 1 and number 2 were Big Cass and Chris Jericho! Jericho sat out the match for the most part, which is dumb booking. Why have him stay so long? Zayn should’ve been the number 2 guy, since his conditioning is way better.

The most exciting moment in the whole thing for me was Jack Gallagher and his umbrella! That was great, and loved every minute. James Ellsworth was great too, and then things dropped out.

The Undertaker looks fat.

Goldberg and Lesnar again! Lesnar got thrown out fast, lame.

Roman Reigns threw out Undertaker, and Randy Orton dumped him out to win the Rumble.

Overall, I had a lot of fun. The match was fun, the whole night was good, but honestly, this was a forgettable Rumble for me. I won’t remember much, except for maybe Jack Gallagher’s 3 minutes of fame. I loved it. Give that guy more time in WWE, I’ll pay to see him. Other than that, meh, Orton vs Cena again? Ok. Sure.

WWE NXT Takeover San Antonio January 28, 2017 The WWE Indie Product

Independent style WWE Work 

If the WWE was aiming to make their development product seem like a good independent product, they certainly accomplished it with their latest Takeover event. This event took place at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. I wanted to venture that way, but decided to save my 1,000 dollars and stick to seeing it on the network. Plus, one of my cats had an aggression problem and I had to stay awake all night defending it from the other cat, and well it was a big to do.

WWE NXT Takeover San Antonio 2017 Results

Eric Young defeated Tye Dillinger
Roderick Strong defeated Andrade “Cien” Almas
The Authors of Pain defeated DIY
Asuka defeated Nikki Cross, Billie Kay, and Peyton Royce
Bobby Roode defeated Shinsuke Nakamura for the NXT Championship

WWE NXT Takeover San Antonio 2017 Review

Eric Young defeated Tye Dillinger

They call Dillinger the perfect 10, and people scream out 10 during his matches. I think he’s a good wrestler, but he is wasted here by losing. Eric Young put on a show, and I personally was impressed. Dillinger and Young put on a good overall wrestling match with only 11 minutes of time, and it was spot on in most cases. Young is definitely better here than he was in TNA, and Dillinger needs to be on the main roster, perhaps on Smackdown.

Roderick Strong defeated Andrade “Cien” Almas

Strong is an independent darling, and well, it looks like it. He’s got no charisma in my view, and this match was like watching Dean Malenko’s first matches. But he won me over as the match went on. Andrade is awesome, and he can really go. I liked the overall match, but didn’t like Strong’s casual selling towards the end, including no-selling Cien Almas’ finisher. Oh well.

The Authors of Pain defeated DIY

I’m not a fan of the Authors of Pain. They are green, but they are tough, and they really put a beating on DIY. This had a lot of great psychology, and really put through some great overall fighting back and forth. DIY just couldn’t get the job done as the bigger guys did what big guys do, beat up little guys. DIY should be on the main roster.

Asuka defeated Nikki Cross, Billie Kay, and Peyton Royce

A throwaway match if you ask me. Asuka is light years away from her peers at this point. However, I feel that her English-speaking skills are going to hold her back. I’m a fan of Japanese wrestlers, but like Great Muta said, you have to know English very well. As far as this match, it was interesting to see Peyton and Billie team up to get rid of Cross, then beat up Asuka. Asuka narrowly escaped this 10 minute match, and really did put on a good show, for the most part.

Bobby Roode defeated Shinsuke Nakamura for the NXT Championship

Bobby ROOOOOO here put on a good showing against Nakamura. Nakamura has great charisma, but his English skills hold him back. Triple H even said he wasn’t ready for the main roster, and I can see why. This match was not crisp, and it showed a lot of frustration on the part of Nakamura. Watching it again, you’ll see how frustrated he gets when Roode is not in tune with the next step. Roode sold so much here, and really paced the match’s overall moves, in what I can only say was Glorious fashion. Good match, nearly 30 minutes, and a great way to end the show. Nakamura, in my opinion, is in dire need of better English, and a push that is better than Yoshi Tatsu or Kenzi Sazuki. Here’s hoping to him getting a fair shot in WWE.

WWE Monday Night Raw January 23, 2017 Results and Review The Oldest Main Event

Old Part Timers Are The main Event, Not Wrestling!!!!

I’m not sure about how big of a fan you readers are, but it’s hard to be a fan of WWE right now. There’s so much stupidity on RAW, I can’t like much of it. I really hated what went down, and you know what, a lot of people probably hated it. With that in mind, consider the following notes on last night’s big night.

WWE Monday Night Raw January 23, 2017 Results

Luke Gallows defeated Cesaro
Sami Zayn defeated Seth Rollins
Tj Perkins, Jack Gallagher, and Mustafa Ali defeated Ariya Daivari, Tony Nese, and Drew Gulak
Braun Strowman, Rusev, Jinder Mahal and Titus Oneil defeated The New Day, Enzo and Cass
Roman Reigns defeated Chris Jericho vis DQ
Nia Jax defeated Ray Lyn
Rich Swann defeated Noam Dar

WWE Monday Night Raw 23, 2017 Review

Luke Gallows defeated Cesaro

Gallows beat up Cesaro, in a fast paced match. This was a fun way to open the show, but it didn’t really open the show. The show opened with Roman Reigns. This wasn’t too long, and it set up the big match this weekend for the tag titles, where Gallows and Anderson will most likely lose again.

Sami Zayn defeated Seth Rollins

Seth Rollins and Sami Zayn fought each other for a chance to be in the Rumble. Zayn would win after Triple H’s music hit. I guess that’s going to set up Rollins versus Triple H for Wrestlemania? Well, Rollins is not in the Rumble now, and that’s that? I don’t know what is going on. Maybe Triple H will jump into the Rumble and get thrown out by Rollins to set up a feud.

Tj Perkins, Jack Gallagher, and Mustafa Ali defeated Ariya Daivari, Tony Nese, and Drew Gulak

A short match. Not exactly fun.

Braun Strowman, Rusev, Jinder Mahal and Titus Oneil defeated The New Day, Enzo and Cass

This wasn’t that bad, but Enzo was great. Enzo’s offense against Shoeman was great. But this match was forgettable. The Big Show showed up and stared down Shoeman. They didn’t fight. They just stared at each other. This wasn’t that much fun.

Roman Reigns defeated Chris Jericho vis DQ

Roman Reigns beat up Jericho for a good amount of this match. In the end, however, Reigns lost via disqualification. Reigns is most likely going to win at the Rumble, face it folks. I can’t stand the main event scene on Raw. Jericho and Reigns fought again, surprise, surprise.

Bayley Is Done

Bayley's interview with Corey Graves proves a lot. Bayley is just awful. She has no confidence. Instead of answering the way that she did, she should've been confident! Oh well. Bayley is great in ring, but this "childlike" attitude is stale, and is going to get her buried in WWE. This was awful, just awful.

Nia Jax defeated Ray Lyn

A throwaway match.

Rich Swann defeated Noam Dar

Another throwaway match. Nothing to see here, except Dar saying Alicia Fox’s name. I loved that.

The Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, and Goldberg End

Now, Undertaker, Goldberg and Brock Lesnar stared each other down to end Raw. But let’s be real here, they are OLD. These are the oldest guys, and all part time. This is the way WWE is going to sell tickets? Three part time workers? Three guys that are past their prime. These guys suck. As Kevin Castle said on the Dony Town and Kevin Castle show, “Goldberg bitched out Lesnar, why would Lesnar be a scary guy now? He prison bitched him out!” Yeah. This segment sucked, and these idiots are old. They are all old, and boring. I’m done. I’m absolutely done with Raw.

What a load of garbage folks. Oh, and did you notice Undertaker’s walk and standing? That’s because he has a HIP problem! Yeah, he’s old.

WCW Slamboree 1999 Results and Review A Better VHS Experience

WCW Slamboree 1999 hit the TWA Dome in St. Louis Missouri on May 9, 1999. It was a show that many people saw, especially the 20,516 that were in attendance for the show. You hear about the fall of WCW, but with over 20,000 fans in the building, how can this be such a bad era for wrestling? There were some highs and there were some lows, no doubt, but it’s imperative to realize that WCW had a lot of great wrestling that goes unspoken in these modern times.

With that in mind, here’s my review of Slamboree 1999.

WCW Slamboree 1999 Results

Raven and Saturn defeated Rey Mysterio, Billy Kidman, and Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko (Triple Threat Tag Team Championship Match)
Konnan defeated Stevie Ray
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Brian Knobbs (Hardcore Match)
Rick Steiner defeated Booker T (WCW Television Title Match)
Gorgeous George defeated Charles Robinson
Scott Steiner defeated Buff Bagwell (US Title Match)
Roddy Piper defeated Ric Flair (For control of WCW)
Sting vs. Goldberg went to a No Contest When Bret Hart Interfered
Kevin Nash defeated DDP (WCW Title Match)

WCW Slamboree 1999 Review

The dark match wasn’t on the tape, and it was not on the WWE Network. This whole show was heavily edited, and it surprised me a bit when I heard the sounds muted here and there. Oh well, it happens, I guess.

Raven and Saturn defeated Rey Mysterio, Billy Kidman, and Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko (Triple Threat Tag Team Championship Match)

The best match of the night was the opener. With about 20 minutes of action, these 3 teams put on a showcase of different types of wrestling. From fast paced to mat based, to cruiserweight style, these guys put on a show of pro wrestling in a smaller ring than WWE. I loved it. Nearly 20 minutes of good wrestling here.

Konnan defeated Stevie Ray

I’m a big fan of Konnan, and he was way over during this match. Stevie Ray and Vincent with Horace Hogan were terrible, and the NWO black and white weren’t so good by this point.

Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Brian Knobbs (Hardcore Match)

These guys work well together, and there’s not much to say about the match. In under 12 minutes the two brawled and made a mess, which was a good showcase. Bam Bam Bigelow is one of my favorites to watch, RIP.

Rick Steiner defeated Booker T (WCW Television Title Match)

This match was kind of boring, as I was never a Rick Steiner fan. Booker T tried, but this was kind of boring, sorry.

Gorgeous George defeated Charles Robinson

No need to watch this, unless you want a hard on for the girls.

Scott Steiner defeated Buff Bagwell (US Title Match)

Scott Steiner again made to look strong in this match, beating the crap out of Buff Bagwell for about 8 minutes. Rick Steiner came out to hit Buff with a chair, and the Steiner Recliner got this match in the books fast. Buff sucks, let’s face it.

Roddy Piper defeated Ric Flair (For control of WCW)

Roddy Piper and Ric Flair went through a 12 minute brawl. They went on the outside, Flair had interference on his side, and would eventually get a win. That is until Bischoff came back from hiatus and awarded Piper the winner and control of WCW, so that’s that.

Sting vs. Goldberg went to a No Contest When Bret Hart Interfered

Now this was epic. Sting and Goldberg putting on a very good match, going back and forth, and trying to tell a story. At the 8 minute mark, I thought for sure this was going to turn into a classic, but nope. Bret Hart came in and hit Goldberg with a steel chair. This was a week after he had beaten Goldberg in under 5 minutes thanks to a steal plate and quit the company. This was also before Owen Hart would die later in the month, causing him to leave WCW for a time. This match could’ve been a 5 star match up, but alas, it was cut short.

Kevin Nash defeated DDP (WCW Title Match)

This nearly 20 minute match wasn’t terrible. I t wasn’t good, but it wasn’t terrible. Over the course of the match, however, the crowd woke up and went nuts for the ending. Nash would hit the power bomb, and pin DDP, and everyone was left confused. Not a terrible match, mind you, but nothing that you have to go out of your way to see either. 20,000 people witnessed this, and well, they didn’t leave home happy, the show felt bloated.

Overall, Slamboree 1999 was not half bad. This would lead to a terrible Great American Bash 1999, mind you. If you look at the results for the Bash, you’ll see that this was a better show, and well, that’s that. I don’t know what else to tell you, other than you don’t have to go out of your way to see this one. Although, I did love the opening match. That was great.

You can pick up Slamboree 1999 cheap on VHS by clicking here.

WCW Superbrawl IX Results and Review A Better VHS Experience

VHS Cover of Superbrawl 9 From 1999

WCW wasn’t all doom and gloom. In 1999, they were reaching new heights before they crashed in the later part of the year. Meanwhile the WWF was doing the Austin vs. McMahon stuff, WCW was putting on some good matches, and great overall elements in their events. I recall seeing this live on PPV because I would get all of them, and I loved it at the time. I recently caught up with this on the network, but you know, it’s heavily edited for sound and run time. But that’s ok.

WCW Superbrawl IX took place in Oakland, California and there were 15,880 people in attendance. The crowd’s back then were quite big for WCW, despite what some Reddit idiots will tell you. That being said, let’s dive into this one.

WCW Superbrawl IX Results

Booker T defeated The Disco Inferno
Chris Jericho w/ Ralphus defeated Perry Saturn via countout
Billy Kidman defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (WCW Cruiserweight Title Match)
Barry Windham and Curt Hennig defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko (WCW Tag Team Title Match)
The Outsiders defeated Konnan and Rey Mysterio (Hair vs. Mask Match)
Scott Steiner defeated Diamond Dallas Page (WCW Television Title Match)
Scott Hall defeated Roddy Piper (U.S. Title Match)
Goldberg defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
Hollywood Hulk Hogan defeated Ric Flair (WCW World Heavyweight Title Match)

WCW Superbrawl IX Review

Booker T defeated The Disco Inferno

I don’t know why so many people crap on Disco, he actually could wrestle well. In this match he put Booker T through some great offense, but of course, Booker would get the big win with the Harlem Hangover. Watch for Booker to nearly decapitate Disco, though. All of his weight lands on Disco’s head, and it looks like he was completely knocked out. Good overall match.

Chris Jericho w/ Ralphus defeated Perry Saturn via countout

This was a weird transition for Saturn. He was wearing a dress, Jericho was between feuds, and this didn’t go anywhere. Jericho still had Ralphus, and he was close to being on his way out at this point.

Billy Kidman defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (WCW Cruiserweight Title Match)

Kidman, after leaving Raven’s flock was great. But this match wasn’t. Chavo’s wrestling skills were never quite on par with Eddie, until he got to the WWE and they were tagged together. Chavo was a lot smaller here too, but Kidman put him through 8 minutes of hell in this match. Kidman wins, enough said.

Barry Windham and Curt Hennig defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko (WCW Tag Team Title Match)

Barry Windham and Curt Hennig were much bigger than the other guys, you know them. Malenko and Benoit did put the boots to the veterans, but it was the veterans going over in this match, with a big win, and through cheating as Windham used a belt to get a choke out and pinfall win. Not a bad series of matches, but definitely not the best that could’ve been done.

The Outsiders defeated Konnan and Rey Mysterio (Hair vs. Mask Match)

The Outsiders were way over with the crowd, but so were Konnan and Mysterio. This match was for Mysterio’s mask or Miss Elizabeth’s hair to get cut off. I never in my wildest dreams thought that Rey Mysterio would’ve lost his mask in this fashion, and from what I’ve heard, he fought against it but failed to convince management to let him keep it. Oh well, this match went on, and it wasn’t half bad. Konnan and Rey are hard workers, and the Outsiders did a tremendous job putting them over, even though they won in the end. Lex Luger was at ringside.

Scott Steiner defeated Diamond Dallas Page (WCW Television Title Match)

DDP put the boots to Steiner, but it was Steiner that ended up with the win. Steiner was so agile in this match, even doing a top rope frankensteiner that was picture perfect. DDP ended up getting locked into the Steiner Recliner, and that was that. Even at 14 minutes, this match had my attention, and the attention of the crowd, which was great. DDP would later go onto win the big title, but not quite yet.

Scott Hall defeated Roddy Piper (U.S. Title Match)

Roddy Piper was the United States Champion going into this match, and Scott Hall looked drunk. The bookers gave Hall the match here, even though he blatantly cheated, and it was obvious that he wasn’t all there. I didn’t really like this match, and Piper just seemed to go through the motions. Even the announce team was wondering what was wrong with Hall. Oh well. Bad match.

Goldberg defeated Bam Bam Bigelow

An underrated gem, and definitely one match to go out of your way to see. Bam Bam Bigelow had been invading WCW and beating up Goldberg from the crowd. WCW officials finally gave Bam Bam a match, and this match was insane. The crowd was way into it, and was going absolutely nuts for Goldberg. Bam Bam did NOT get squashed here. He put the boots to Bigelow, and this match ran over 11 minutes long. Goldberg was selling great, but in the end, Bigelow got 2 spears and a jackhammer for his trouble. Great match, and second only to the DDP Halloween Havoc match if you ask me.

Hollywood Hulk Hogan defeated Ric Flair (WCW World Heavyweight Title Match)

Despite the fact that these guys were aging, the crowd was all over it. I was into it, even after all of these years. Hogan threw Flair around as usual, and Flair got busted wide open. Flair was on a comeback, and it looked like he was going to pull off the title win, but alas, a masked man showed up. That masked man was David Flair! Flair and Torrie Wilson showed up and ruined Flair’s match up. This would be the second event in a row where a taser would come into play. Oh well.

Superbrawl 1999 wasn’t half bad. I liked it for the most part, and there were some good matches. The best match was the Goldberg versus Bigelow matchup, but Steiner’s performance is not to be missed. Aside from that, it’s an average PPV offering, with that classic WCW mix of matches.

I suggest that you pick up the WCW Superbrawl 1999 VHS instead of watching it on the network.

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

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

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

WWE Smackdown Live January 10, 2017 Results

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

WWE Smackdown Live January 10, 2017 Review

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

Kalisto defeated Dolph Ziggler because he’s a loser.

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

American Alpha needs Kurt Angle!

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

Carmella and James Ellsworth should do it.

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

Steel Cage women’s Title Match!!!

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

John Cena Buried Baron Corbin

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

Dean Ambrose is the most boring man alive.

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

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

WWE Monday Night Raw January 9, 2017 Results and Review The Longest 3 Hours Ever

Why Is Kevin Owens So Fat?

Raw was at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans and they put on a show that no one seemed to like. Ok, some people may have enjoyed it, but I sure didn’t have a blast watching it. It was a boredom movement that was supposed to be 3 hours, but if you take out the commercials, it was only 2 hours.

WWE Monday Night Raw January 9, 2017 Results

Seth Rollins vs. Braun Strowman ended in a Double Count-out
Jack Gallagher def. Drew Gulak
Big Cass def. Jinder Mahal
Neville def. Lince Dorado
Raw Tag Team Champion Sheamus def. Luke Gallows
Raw Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair & Nia Jax def. Sasha Banks & Bayley
Kofi Kingston def. Titus O’Neil
Jeri-KO def. Roman Reigns to make Chris Jericho the new United States Champion

WWE Monday Night Raw January 9, 2017 Review

I’m going to just run down my thoughts on different things, instead of going play by play. I figured I might as well give my thought son things as you already know what happened.

Braun Strowman aka Brown Shoeman BURIED Seth Rollins

The fact that Seth Rollins got so much offense in was interesting, since Sami Zayn had to be in a Last Man Standing match in order to get that much offense. Not only that, the WWE painted the big guy as a guy that couldn’t get the win. Like he didn’t know the ten count. Rollins was buried here. When’s the last time Rollins did anything worthwhile? Where’s Triple H? Why is this happening?

Jack Gallagher is a great force in the cruiserweight division!

I love Gallagher, and he’s got some great style. I hope that the WWE doesn’t mess it up with his storylines, etc. I don’t know what is going to go on. He may eventually get a title shot, but honestly, he’s doing well with just being charismatic, if you ask me.

Big Cass def. Jinder Mahal

BORING

Shawn Michaels promoted a movie that I and no one else will be seeing.

Neville def. Lince Dorado

Neville won a fast match, and guess what? He got beat up by the cruiserweight champion. But why does the WWE insist on playing theme music for run ins? Just have the guys run in and beat people up. Stop playing their music first!?

Raw Tag Team Champion Sheamus def. Luke Gallows

Another boring match that led to nowhere.

Raw Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair & Nia Jax def. Sasha Banks & Bayley

Are there only 4 women in the whole Women’s Division? At least with the divas division there were far more women to juggle into the matches.

Kofi Kingston def. Titus O’Neil

BOREDOM.

Jeri-KO def. Roman Reigns to make Chris Jericho the new United States Champion

It’s always nice to see Jericho, that young up and comer winning a title. If you watch Raw, you would assume that there are only 3 major people in the company. Why? Because we’ve seen them wrestle 90,000 times! This was so boring.

Oh and the Undertaker? What the hell? Why is he so slow, and why is he on RAW? Why is he not on Smackdown? Why is Stephanie McMahon being such a bitch on Raw? Why is Foley still GM? Why is this show so damn boring?!? Who is liking any of this?

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

This is the High Flying Action of The WWE Cruiserweights

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

WWE 205 Live Results

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

WWE 205 Live Review

Tajiri def. Sean Maluta

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

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Jack Gallagher def. Tony Nese via Disqualification

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

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

Mustafa Ali def. Noam Dar

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

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Neville def. TJ Perkins

Neville buries Toe Jam Perkins, no one cared.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

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

WWE Smackdown Live January 3, 2017 Results and Review This Is The New Year?

I woke this morning with a headache, and a shower. The shower came after waking up, but I was tired. I didn’t sleep well at all. Smackdown was on last night, but as you know I watch things the day after. I was surprised to see how much was shoved into the show, and was even more surprised by the lackluster display that was on the show. I know people hold this show in high regard, but it’s not without faults, trust me. Let’s not put rose colored glasses on just yet.

WWE Smackdown Live January 3, 2017 Results

Baron Corbin def. Dolph Ziggler
Becky Lynch def. La Luchadora
AJ Styles and John Cena’s official Royal Rumble WWE Championship Match Contract Signing
Carmella def. Aliyah
American Alpha def. Breezango
Nikki Bella and Natalya had words
Dean Ambrose def. The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship

WWE Smackdown Live January 3, 2017 Review

The opening of the show had Maryse slapping Ambrose in the ring, and I just remembered this because Maryse was hot. The Miz is a lucky man, what can I say.

Baron Corbin def. Dolph Ziggler

I did not want to see this match. Corbin’s hair is still running away from the front of his head. He should have his head shaved in storyline. That would make him more badass, if you ask me. As for this match, it was ok, I guess. I’ve just seen it a million times before, so I didn’t care. Kalisto showed up afterwards to save Ziggler from further beatings, but Ziggler turned heel and he kicked Kalisto in the face. Sigh. I don’t care about Ziggler, and neither do you. Corbin wins, that’s all.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

Becky Lynch def. La Luchadora

This storyline is stupid. Lynch apparently won, I don’t remember. I remember Alexa Bliss coming out to beat up Lynch. But here’s the logical question, why? Bliss is the champ, why is she beating up Lynch now? What does she care? She has the title, Lynch should be chasing Bliss, not the other way around. Even if the champ hates her, why get involved? This makes no sense to me.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

AJ Styles and John Cena’s official Royal Rumble WWE Championship Match Contract Signing

I hate these. Styles and Cena cut promos, Cena said the word “bitch”, and the crowd was going insane for Cena. Mad props to Cena, that’s all. This was boring though. Styles kicked him in the head as Baron Corbin was in the ring after a while, and stood tall. Cena and Corbin next week!

Carmella def. Aliyah

Carmella is hot. That’s all I can say. Ellsworth is one lucky guy. I hope he gets a little action from this, because I would absolutely love some. Sigh.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

American Alpha def. Breezango

Breezango was buried. That’s it.

Match Rating: 0 out of 5

Nikki Bella and Natalya had words

Who cares. I don’t.

Dean Ambrose def. The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship

This I didn’t see coming. Ambrose did his normal match, the same one he keeps doing every time he’s in the ring. I was bored. You were bored. This match went well for him though, and he wins the title. Dean Ambrose is your new Intercontinental champion, and you’re going to be seeing him wrestle the miz 900 thousand times. Great.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

Smackdown is a boring show.

Let’s face it, this show was boring. It didn’t even use half of the roster. Where are all the other players on the show? Seriously, this is all they could come up with? Short matches, burials, and another championship for boring ass Dean Ambrose? Whatever. This sucked and you know it.

WWE Monday Night Raw January 2, 2017 Results and Review The Burial of Strowman

I took some time off from writing to think about what I wanted to do with this year’s blog. I still want to start a podcast, but I can’t really do it right now. So instead of going that route, I’m going to continue to write on this blog, and discuss what is going on in my head, and the world of wrestling in general. With that in mind, consider the first Raw of 2017. It was a good night for the shovel, because people got buried on this show, and you know you either loved it, hated it, or just didn’t notice it.

WWE Monday Night Raw January 2, 2017 Results

Raw General Manager Mick Foley announced the premiere of “The Kevin Owens Show”
Seth Rollins def. WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens via Disqualification
Karl Anderson def. Raw Tag Team Champion Cesaro
Braun Strowman def. Sami Zayn in a Last Man Standing Match
Xavier Woods def. Titus O’Neil
Drew Gulak def. Cedric Alexander
U.S. Champion Roman Reigns def. Chris Jericho
TJ Perkins def. The Brian Kendrick
Rusev & Jinder Mahal def. Big Cass
Bayley def. Nia Jax to become No. 1 Contender to the Raw Women’s Championship
Goldberg appeared on “The Kevin Owens Show”

WWE Monday Night Raw January 2, 2017 Review

You know what’s up. I don’t give you a rundown of everything, but rather notes on the bigger picture, and well, today, there’s a lot to explore.

Mick Foley Is Losing It

This was the worst I’ve seen Foley. He didn’t remember certain things, he was broken down by Stephanie McMahon, and well, he didn’t look good in my view. Sure, he’s skinnier, but he’s not walking right and you just know that this job is causing him issue. Stephanie McMahon is just lost out there, doing something between heel and face, and then face again, I don’t know. She’s not good in this role in my view. What a way to start the new year…boring.

Seth Rollins def. WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens via Disqualification

The same guy that couldn’t put away Brown Shoeman, somehow gets a shot at Kevin Owens? Not only that, Owens used to be a prize fighter, but here, he’s just another cowardly heel that can’t seem to win against some of the main roster guys. Rollins gets disqualified on purpose, this match was boring, and we move on. Oh and Owens can’t be at ringside later for the Jericho match, man.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Karl Anderson def. Raw Tag Team Champion Cesaro

Forgettable to say the least.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

Braun Strowman def. Sami Zayn in a Last Man Standing Match

This was match of the night. However, Zayn was buried here. He kept pushing to beat down Shoeman, but he couldn’t do it. Chair shots, table breaking, and yet nothing. Shoeman is the second coming of the Undertaker, that is until later this night. Zayn was dead, and basically not winning anyone over. He should’ve won this match, and nope. He loses, because WWE doesn’t seem to have the same investment that they do in Owens. Oh well, Zayn’s done in my book.

Match Rating: 4 out of 5

Xavier Woods def. Titus O’Neil

Nope.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

Drew Gulak def. Cedric Alexander

My stream messed up. I guess Gulak wins, but I don’t really know who he is, and I don’t like the Cruiserweight division.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

U.S. Champion Roman Reigns def. Chris Jericho

Did anyone really think Reigns was going to look weak against Jericho? Roman Reigns is the new Super Cena, only more annoying. He also is looking a little lighter than he was earlier in the air. Perhaps it’s because he’s not on the juice anymore. Jericho is always fun watch, and he tried to win via the old Eddie Guerrero screw job, but nope, the ref didn’t buy it, Reigns hit a spear, and pinned Jericho. The U.S. Title is the worst title on Raw, and it’s because Reigns has it.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

TJ Perkins def. The Brian Kendrick

Nope.

Match Rating: 0 out of 5

Rusev and Jinder Mahal def. Big Cass

Jingle my balls is on the roids. Rusev sucks. They are wasting Enzo and Cass.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

Bayley def. Nia Jax to become No. 1 Contender to the Raw Women’s Championship

This match was interesting, until Sasha Banks came out for the distraction. Bayley hit a good suplex off the middle rope, and that was that. Jax does the job, and now Bayley will face Charlotte. Here’s the thing, before this match, Bayley was run down by Stephanie McMahon. It was stupid. I hated it. I don’t understand the creative team, and well, I don’t understand how Charlotte’s going to lose against Bayley. Oh wait. She’s not.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Goldberg appeared on “The Kevin Owens Show”

BORING. BORING. Kevin Owens used to be the prize fighter, now he’s just another cowardly champion on a show that has more talking than wrestling. This was ok, but the true story here was that Brown Shoeman was buried by Goldberg and Reigns. That’s it. That’s your story.

Burials on Raw this week:

Nia Jax
Sami Zayn
Brown Shoeman

That’s your Raw, I’m going to go throw up now. What a revolution? FML.