WWE vs. TNA in Review
Since TNA aired one hour earlier tonight, that means we got three hours of wrestling.
For some reason, TNA was obsessed with keys tonight. And it wasn't even spread out either. Right after a match where four Knockouts got keys, Mr. Anderson won the key to the cage at Lockdown.
We also finalized the Lethal Lockdown lineup.
Over on RAW, WWE had a more common theme - that is, setting up a few new feuds after WrestleMania (Randy Orton and Jack Swagger?, Christian and Ted DiBiase) while keeping a few around (Triple H and Sheamus, Batista and John Cena).
TNA Impact: Shot by Shot
I missed the first five minutes of Impact or so doing homework.
So glad to hear Abyss say he's still a weapon of mass destruction.
Why does TNA make such a big deal about the WWE Hall of Fame? Seriously, that's been the main plot behind the Abyss push. Flair mentioned it in his awesome promo. Focus on something else.
Speaking of Flair's promo, how do you think the interview process was like for Chelsea? "So...can you push a 60+-year-old man around in a wheelchair? You can? Great!"
If it looks like the heels are going to gang up on the babyfaces in the ring, why would the faces coming to the rescue take the slowest route through the crowd? Couldn't they at least come through that path RVD took on March 8 to surprise Sting?
They really need to change Rob Van Dam's music.
In keeping with making the slow save, it took Jeff Hardy a whole commercial break to attack James Storm.
I didn't catch what this lockbox challenge is all about, but it has thoroughly confused me with the Knockouts promo in the back.
Wasn't Homicide a heel?
And how hard was Homicide working to make "The Freak" Rob Terry look good? Maybe "good" isn't the right word. Maybe it should be "less awful."
Good GOD that chairshot Homicide gave to Rob Terry looked sick, especially since Terry immediately started to bleed. I hope they're not going to have him get repeatedly busted open hardway with a chair or it's well on the way to Chris Benoit territory.
I can only assume Homicide's chairshot turned Orlando Jordan on since he came out afterwards. What's confusing to me (besides the Orlando Jordan character) is whether he was turned on by the chairshot itself, or a bleeding and fuming Rob Terry.
Mike Tenay did his damndest to explain the clusterbomb that was Knockouts Lockdown Showdown. It's like they tried to put as many subplots as possible into one match. I won't even bother explaining the rules, so we'll wait to see the results of who opens what lockbox later.
But backstage, the show the boxes are open with what they have inside. So, the lockboxes are open? What's the point of the keys, then? Right, right, trying to use logic in pro wrestling.
TNA is really into keys tonight, since Angle and Mr. Anderson are in a ladder match to retrieve the key to find out who opens the cage first at Lockdown.
I wish we could see Angle adapt that move where he rushes up the ropes for a belly-to-belly suplex, but instead runs up the ladder and does it. That'd be awesome.
Man that fall Angle took looked sickening.
WWE vs. TNA: Shot by Shot
But even that match isn't stopping me from tuning into see the new World Heavyweight Champion, the ALL-AMERICAN AMERICAN, JACK SWAGGER. This State of the Championship stuff is great.
I like how Swagger put over Jericho as a superior champion than Cena. Speaking of which, I tune back to TNA upon hearing Cena's music.
Mr. Anderson takes the key after choking Angle out.
I hope David Otunga didn't pay for that shitty haircut. Otunga sets up Jack Swagger vs. Randy Orton, as well as ShowMiz vs. ...Batista and John Cena. With the titles on the line. I guess it has been a few years since rivals won the titles together.
Meanwhile, The Band interrupts Team 3D vs. the Motor City Machine Guns and lays everybody out.
Triple H has a nice line about an Irishman bringing a pipe to a sledgehammer fight. Ha.
WWE does a "Dress to Impress" Divas battle royal, where the winner gets a match with Maryse. They are all in evening gowns like they're on the red carpet. Did the WWE creative team have a meeting with the TNA creative team tonight to see what ridiculous things they could put their women talents through tonight?
Man Maryse sucks on commentary. Eve goes on to face Maryse next week.
Not that I don't like both guys, but how many weeks in a row are we going to see the Pope vs. Desmond Wolfe?
I dunno if it was intentional or not, but I liked how Pope was knocked into the cameraman, like the production crew wasn't expecting AJ Styles to attack him.
WWE RAW in Review
Putting Cena and Batista together in a tag team match like Sandra Bullock and Jesse James? Wow, Michael Cole. Wow.
The match doesn't go long before Batista coaxes Cena out of the ring, and there's a countout. Otunga makes a rematch for later, except Otunga is in Batista's place.
Ted DiBiase came out with the Million Dollar Championship and my phone rang. I'm not too sad about that. Christian and DiBiase had a rematch from last week and DiBiase won. Meh.
There is a WWE Draft on April 26. Sweet.
I just realized I missed who opened the cases from the Knockouts lockbox match. Whatever.
Orton beat Jack Swagger in a decision I don't agree with. If you're trying to push your new champion, wouldn't you have him pin one of the hottest stars in the industry, even if by some schmoz? I know I would if I were on a creative team.
David Otunga heels on John Cena, allowing Miz and Big Show to win. I guess that's two in a row tonight. Batista comes out and lays out Cena, invoking his rematch clause in a Last Man Standing match at Extreme Rules.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
WWE vs. TNA Review: Thank you, Shawn; Orlando Jordan baffles; Swagger flip-flops money in the bank; How was the cage match?
WWE vs. TNA in Review
Last week I thought TNA dominated RAW in the ring. I'm not sure about in-ring action tonight, but WWE had more of my interest.
Since everybody else is posting their thoughts on the retirement of Shawn Michaels, here's mine:
When I was 13 years old, I found out Shawn Michaels was coming to a Peoria Rivermen game. I'd never met a wrestler in person before. And who better to meet for my first time than Shawn Michaels?! I waited in line for an hour to get his autograph.
When I finally got there, he signed an 8x10 and I told him how big of a fan I was. Shawn looked up at me and said, "Thank you. You are a friend," and smiled. I was too star-struck to even shake his hand before I took the photo and left.
Shawn Michaels - the Heartbreak Kid, the Icon, the Main Event, the Showstopper, Mr. WrestleMania! - called me - 13-year-old Adam Bockler - a friend.
Thank you, Shawn.
WWE vs. TNA: Shot by Shot
I wonder if that was really Shawn Michaels' last match. Man I hope not. But if it is, I think it's been beautifully done. Thank you, Shawn.
I wonder if the Shawn Michaels farewell tonight will be anything like Ric Flair's two years ago.
That handshake between Lethal and Hogan both doing Macho Man impressions was pretty funny.
Batista called Cena's win a fluke, saying Cena still can't beat him.
Arizona hates John Cena. But Batista likes fishsticks, so...?
Over on TNA, Bubba the Love Sponge is hogging up the mic. Nash calls out Eric Young and wants him to join The Band. Young refuses, and gets beat up. Hardy and RVD make the save. Hardy makes it a steel cage match.
Batista doesn't want his rematch tonight, and then...
JACK SWAGGER shows up and starts nailing Cena with the briefcase. Is he cashing in?!
Cena counters, Swagger escapes, and waves off his cash-in.
Doug Williams and Brian Kendrick vs. Kazarian and Shannon Moore was probably entertaining, but I thought RAW had this beat since I missed the beginning of it.
What's up with all the legends? Maybe Randy Orton will slay all of them again. Well, it looks like it's a Hot Tub Time Machine plug. Maybe they're going back in time.
But no, it's a WWE Legends lumberjack match with Christian vs. Ted DiBiase. Well this just makes no sense at all! Other than the fact that Ted Sr. was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, of course.
Seeing Ricky Steamboat reminds me I still need to see Steamboat/Jericho from Backlash 2009.
Sgt. Slaughter does not look good bald. I know he's always been bald, pretty much, but he at least has had a hat in later years.
The WWE Legends start beating the shit out of each other and Christian hits the Killswitch. Man, will DiBiase ever catch a break? I don't know if heeling on his dad will do it.
How come tag team splits aren't as memorable as the Rockers' split? Oh, wait...nevermind.
Dammit, I missed a Pope promo? Weak.
For not really doing much, Chelsea got a chant coming out. I like how Pope knew it was a set-up and caught Desmond Wolfe off at the pass, then proceeded to still "get some" of Chelsea before putting a dollar in her bewbz.
Not gonna lie, I'd do that entrance at Axxess if I was there. Maybe if it comes to St. Louis...
How easy do the Bella Twins have it?
Orlando Jordan enters from the top wearing caution tape and being really...really weird. What. In the hell. Is this. Just because you're bisexual doesn't mean you have to be INSANE. And all he does is sit with a chick and a dude? F'n lame.
I legit lol'd when Sheamus hit Triple H from behind with a lead pipe during Hunter's "emotional" speech.
Tara and Daffney gets started right away (well, about 10 minutes after the "next" graphic). Even with the makeup, is it weird I think Daffney is smokin' hot? I bet she'd look 10x better without all of it.
WWE is redoing the Divas match from WrestleMania? I heard it was shitty once, why even revisit it? I don't know how this went, since I watched Daffney lick her own blood, because when I came back they were recapping Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon from WrestleMania X.
The PW Torch posted on Twitter that Samoa Joe actually does still exist. Okay?
Jeff Jarrett vs. AJ Styles...oh man, sorry guys. I bet that match would be good, but I gotta watch Bret Hart.
Somebody said Bret Hart wasn't the most precise in his promos during his recent run, but they've been very real. He's a guy who really makes me, at least, believe in the Hitman character.
It's nice that the younger WWE Universe still respects Owen Hart.
Miz's heel work was pretty good on the Hitman. Bret, however, had a grin on his face the whole time.
It's about damn time the Hart Dynasty and Bret Hart show up on TV together. A real set of #1 contenders? I'm down with it.
Jeff Jarrett used a pedigree? Huh.
Love the heel move of walking out on the match. Just straight-up leaving. I've always loved that tactic.
Man, this is going to be hard to do. Cage match on TNA or HBK's retirement? I think HBK has to win...
Ha. Mark Henry in a hot tub. Hornswoggle's back? Wow, I didn't miss him.
Did anybody think to say before Jack Swagger got his new ring attire that he looked like a Team Angle reject? Really, nobody caught that one?
Seriously, though, I'm stoked that Swagger's getting a new push.
Wouldn't it just be ridiculous if John Cena picked Shawn Michaels to tag with?
Yeah, it would be. But not as ridiculous as his actual partner...Randy Orton?! Tweener no more, Orton has to be a full-fledged heel to be teaming with Cena. I really wish Cole and Lawler would have put over that they still hate each other, but Orton just wanted to shitstomp Batista for...well, I don't really know what. Didn't he already get his revenge on Batista for kicking him out of Evolution? Are they still using that as fodder for Orton to be pissed?
Oh, it's Swagger that slithers away this week.
Wolfe defeats the Pope after using a chain as Chelsea distracted the ref. If this was EWR, "The crowd got tired of seeing Chelsea in so many segments."
As Kurt Angle enters on TNA, I turn back to RAW. I still hate myself for becoming an Orton fan because he turned into a babyface? You know, if they really wanted to get Randy Orton over, he would RKO John Cena since Phoenix hates him. And they would stop letting Michael Cole do commentary, because he just makes Orton seem lame.
I thought it was weird Anderson announced a match between him and Angle next week on Impact...and the crowd was dead. He announces a ladder match, and they react more for that. Winner grabs the key for the man advantage at Lockdown.
It's the Shawn Michaels farewell and uh...there's no audio. Oh great, my TV's audio went out.
I had to run downstairs to catch the HBK speech. As a fan, I really hope Shawn makes the retirement match mean something again. On the other hand, I'll miss him as a performer and entertainer.
Last week I thought TNA dominated RAW in the ring. I'm not sure about in-ring action tonight, but WWE had more of my interest.
Since everybody else is posting their thoughts on the retirement of Shawn Michaels, here's mine:
When I was 13 years old, I found out Shawn Michaels was coming to a Peoria Rivermen game. I'd never met a wrestler in person before. And who better to meet for my first time than Shawn Michaels?! I waited in line for an hour to get his autograph.
When I finally got there, he signed an 8x10 and I told him how big of a fan I was. Shawn looked up at me and said, "Thank you. You are a friend," and smiled. I was too star-struck to even shake his hand before I took the photo and left.
Shawn Michaels - the Heartbreak Kid, the Icon, the Main Event, the Showstopper, Mr. WrestleMania! - called me - 13-year-old Adam Bockler - a friend.
Thank you, Shawn.
WWE vs. TNA: Shot by Shot
I wonder if that was really Shawn Michaels' last match. Man I hope not. But if it is, I think it's been beautifully done. Thank you, Shawn.
I wonder if the Shawn Michaels farewell tonight will be anything like Ric Flair's two years ago.
That handshake between Lethal and Hogan both doing Macho Man impressions was pretty funny.
Batista called Cena's win a fluke, saying Cena still can't beat him.
Arizona hates John Cena. But Batista likes fishsticks, so...?
Over on TNA, Bubba the Love Sponge is hogging up the mic. Nash calls out Eric Young and wants him to join The Band. Young refuses, and gets beat up. Hardy and RVD make the save. Hardy makes it a steel cage match.
Batista doesn't want his rematch tonight, and then...
JACK SWAGGER shows up and starts nailing Cena with the briefcase. Is he cashing in?!
Cena counters, Swagger escapes, and waves off his cash-in.
Doug Williams and Brian Kendrick vs. Kazarian and Shannon Moore was probably entertaining, but I thought RAW had this beat since I missed the beginning of it.
What's up with all the legends? Maybe Randy Orton will slay all of them again. Well, it looks like it's a Hot Tub Time Machine plug. Maybe they're going back in time.
But no, it's a WWE Legends lumberjack match with Christian vs. Ted DiBiase. Well this just makes no sense at all! Other than the fact that Ted Sr. was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, of course.
Seeing Ricky Steamboat reminds me I still need to see Steamboat/Jericho from Backlash 2009.
Sgt. Slaughter does not look good bald. I know he's always been bald, pretty much, but he at least has had a hat in later years.
The WWE Legends start beating the shit out of each other and Christian hits the Killswitch. Man, will DiBiase ever catch a break? I don't know if heeling on his dad will do it.
How come tag team splits aren't as memorable as the Rockers' split? Oh, wait...nevermind.
Dammit, I missed a Pope promo? Weak.
For not really doing much, Chelsea got a chant coming out. I like how Pope knew it was a set-up and caught Desmond Wolfe off at the pass, then proceeded to still "get some" of Chelsea before putting a dollar in her bewbz.
Not gonna lie, I'd do that entrance at Axxess if I was there. Maybe if it comes to St. Louis...
How easy do the Bella Twins have it?
Orlando Jordan enters from the top wearing caution tape and being really...really weird. What. In the hell. Is this. Just because you're bisexual doesn't mean you have to be INSANE. And all he does is sit with a chick and a dude? F'n lame.
I legit lol'd when Sheamus hit Triple H from behind with a lead pipe during Hunter's "emotional" speech.
Tara and Daffney gets started right away (well, about 10 minutes after the "next" graphic). Even with the makeup, is it weird I think Daffney is smokin' hot? I bet she'd look 10x better without all of it.
WWE is redoing the Divas match from WrestleMania? I heard it was shitty once, why even revisit it? I don't know how this went, since I watched Daffney lick her own blood, because when I came back they were recapping Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon from WrestleMania X.
The PW Torch posted on Twitter that Samoa Joe actually does still exist. Okay?
Jeff Jarrett vs. AJ Styles...oh man, sorry guys. I bet that match would be good, but I gotta watch Bret Hart.
Somebody said Bret Hart wasn't the most precise in his promos during his recent run, but they've been very real. He's a guy who really makes me, at least, believe in the Hitman character.
It's nice that the younger WWE Universe still respects Owen Hart.
Miz's heel work was pretty good on the Hitman. Bret, however, had a grin on his face the whole time.
It's about damn time the Hart Dynasty and Bret Hart show up on TV together. A real set of #1 contenders? I'm down with it.
Jeff Jarrett used a pedigree? Huh.
Love the heel move of walking out on the match. Just straight-up leaving. I've always loved that tactic.
Man, this is going to be hard to do. Cage match on TNA or HBK's retirement? I think HBK has to win...
Ha. Mark Henry in a hot tub. Hornswoggle's back? Wow, I didn't miss him.
Did anybody think to say before Jack Swagger got his new ring attire that he looked like a Team Angle reject? Really, nobody caught that one?
Seriously, though, I'm stoked that Swagger's getting a new push.
Wouldn't it just be ridiculous if John Cena picked Shawn Michaels to tag with?
Yeah, it would be. But not as ridiculous as his actual partner...Randy Orton?! Tweener no more, Orton has to be a full-fledged heel to be teaming with Cena. I really wish Cole and Lawler would have put over that they still hate each other, but Orton just wanted to shitstomp Batista for...well, I don't really know what. Didn't he already get his revenge on Batista for kicking him out of Evolution? Are they still using that as fodder for Orton to be pissed?
Oh, it's Swagger that slithers away this week.
Wolfe defeats the Pope after using a chain as Chelsea distracted the ref. If this was EWR, "The crowd got tired of seeing Chelsea in so many segments."
As Kurt Angle enters on TNA, I turn back to RAW. I still hate myself for becoming an Orton fan because he turned into a babyface? You know, if they really wanted to get Randy Orton over, he would RKO John Cena since Phoenix hates him. And they would stop letting Michael Cole do commentary, because he just makes Orton seem lame.
I thought it was weird Anderson announced a match between him and Angle next week on Impact...and the crowd was dead. He announces a ladder match, and they react more for that. Winner grabs the key for the man advantage at Lockdown.
It's the Shawn Michaels farewell and uh...there's no audio. Oh great, my TV's audio went out.
I had to run downstairs to catch the HBK speech. As a fan, I really hope Shawn makes the retirement match mean something again. On the other hand, I'll miss him as a performer and entertainer.
Friday, March 26, 2010
WrestleMania 26 Predictions: Bret Hart triumphs; RIP HBK; Batista, Chris Jericho retain;
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I've done my best to come up with my predictions for the Super Bowl of wrestling this Sunday, WrestleMania 26. I realized too late that most of my booking was done logically (or so I think), and there is lots in professional wrestling that defies logic.
The card is arranged as to how I feel the matches should be presented - main events interspersed between lowercard matches. The Divas match didn't fit that mold, so I just threw it in. I'm thinking WWE feels the same way about it anyway.
Too bad I don't have a Windows partition working on my Mac - I'd love to book this show using EWR.
Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Winner: Christian
This has already been slated to open to show. While it is an interesting pool of contenders featuring a lot of breakout stars, I'm betting this year's Mr. Money in the Bank is going to be Christian.
Kofi was thrown in at the last minute, and with the exception of Drew McIntyre, none of the rest of these guys have been pushed lately. I think Christian has the most fans behind him, especially during his ECW days.
If Christian or Kofi aren't the winners, this match will be used to rejuvenate any talent that has been lost in the shuffle. My out-of-left-field prediction has Jack Swagger winning. Man, I'd love to see that!
World Heavyweight Title: Edge vs. Chris Jericho (c)
Winner and still champion: Chris Jericho
I think this feud has been overlooked in the build to WrestleMania. This is a potential show-stealer (along with Rey/Punk, Taker/HBK), and I feel like the build-up has been weak.
The story is there - Chris Jericho bashes Edge and his injury after the two were supposed to be a tag team, Edge wins the Royal Rumble and makes it clear he wants Jericho. But the TV time hasn't equaled the good story. Hopefully this continues into Backlash with some sort of gimmick match.
I hope Edge doesn't win, because we've seen this formula before with Triple H in 2002: babyface wins the Royal Rumble and beats Chris Jericho at WrestleMania. Chris Jericho should add a new element to his heel character by not letting this happen again. That would lead to a fun post-WrestleMania interview on SmackDown about how Jericho has evolved.
WWE Unified Tag Team Titles: R-Truth and John Morrison vs. ShowMiz (c)
Winners and new champions: R-Truth and John Morrison
There's got to be some title change on the show, and I think this will be one. I don't know if Big Show and the Miz will split up, but I think Truth and Morrison have acted like more of a tag team than most of the title challengers in the past few months.
For that, and because it's my only predicted title change on the show, I think R-Truth might finally get a solid push starting by teaming with Morrison. The two have some very fun potential matches together when they split, too. I'd like to see how Truth does as a heel since I can't remember ever seeing that.
Vince McMahon vs. Bret Hart
Winner: Bret Hart
Bret Hart's biggest beef he's held since 1997 has been with one person. I think him kicking Vince's ass would be the storybook ending to what has become, as WWE put it, the mythic saga of what happened in Montreal.
10-Diva Tag Team Match: Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Eve, Gail Kim & Beth Phoenix vs. Michelle McCool, Maryse, Layla, Alicia Fox & Vickie Guerrero
Winners: Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Eve, Gail Kim & Beth Phoenix
This is a tough one to call based on its less-than-thriller build-up. I'm thinking since the heels have the champions, the faces need the win.
After the last match, the crowd will have to take some time and regroup before and our next match...
CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio
Winner: CM Punk
I originally had Mysterio get some heat back here by winning the match, but based on being sandwiched between two babyface winners, I want a heel to counter the Hitman/Undertaker wins. Plus, Punk is one of the best heels in the WWE right now (with Jericho and for a time, the Miz). Punk has had some stellar showings on the mic, and I hope his wrestling ability shows up at the same level of his promos in recent weeks. For how short this has been an official match, they've done well with it.
Along with Taker/HBK, and Edge/Jericho, this match has all the right ingredients for "Match of the Year" candidate.
Randy Orton vs. Ted DiBiase vs. Cody Rhodes
Winner: Randy Orton
In my original post, I forgot all about this match. While an obvious error, it definitely wasn't surprising given my lack of interest in it.
If Orton's domination so far and the crappy build-up of this angle mean anything, he'll win here.
Streak vs. Career: Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels
Winner: Undertaker
If anybody in WWE creative really thinks that the Streak should be broken, they should be punched in the balls. Hard. For all the work Taker has done for them, I think the Streak should be the one thing in wrestling that goes untouched.
Shawn Michaels can always come back from retirement. The Streak can't be recreated.
Triple H vs. Sheamus
Winner: Sheamus
My guess is that Sheamus goes over here. Triple H pinned Sheamus in the Elimination Chamber, a fact I had to look up on the Internet since I've apparently been watching Impact when their segments are on.
WWE Title: John Cena vs. Batista (c)
Winner and still champion: Batista
Unfortunately, I think this is going to close the show. They spent so much time hyping it on RAW this past Monday that I think it's bound to come down to it.
Batista is getting really hot in his heel turn, and I think he's going to beat John Cena. If Super Cena shows up this early in their program, it's going to kill any momentum Batista has earned. I'm thinking this feud is going to continue at least till Backlash, if not until Summerslam.
I've done my best to come up with my predictions for the Super Bowl of wrestling this Sunday, WrestleMania 26. I realized too late that most of my booking was done logically (or so I think), and there is lots in professional wrestling that defies logic.
The card is arranged as to how I feel the matches should be presented - main events interspersed between lowercard matches. The Divas match didn't fit that mold, so I just threw it in. I'm thinking WWE feels the same way about it anyway.
Too bad I don't have a Windows partition working on my Mac - I'd love to book this show using EWR.
Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Winner: Christian
This has already been slated to open to show. While it is an interesting pool of contenders featuring a lot of breakout stars, I'm betting this year's Mr. Money in the Bank is going to be Christian.
Kofi was thrown in at the last minute, and with the exception of Drew McIntyre, none of the rest of these guys have been pushed lately. I think Christian has the most fans behind him, especially during his ECW days.
If Christian or Kofi aren't the winners, this match will be used to rejuvenate any talent that has been lost in the shuffle. My out-of-left-field prediction has Jack Swagger winning. Man, I'd love to see that!
World Heavyweight Title: Edge vs. Chris Jericho (c)
Winner and still champion: Chris Jericho
I think this feud has been overlooked in the build to WrestleMania. This is a potential show-stealer (along with Rey/Punk, Taker/HBK), and I feel like the build-up has been weak.
The story is there - Chris Jericho bashes Edge and his injury after the two were supposed to be a tag team, Edge wins the Royal Rumble and makes it clear he wants Jericho. But the TV time hasn't equaled the good story. Hopefully this continues into Backlash with some sort of gimmick match.
I hope Edge doesn't win, because we've seen this formula before with Triple H in 2002: babyface wins the Royal Rumble and beats Chris Jericho at WrestleMania. Chris Jericho should add a new element to his heel character by not letting this happen again. That would lead to a fun post-WrestleMania interview on SmackDown about how Jericho has evolved.
WWE Unified Tag Team Titles: R-Truth and John Morrison vs. ShowMiz (c)
Winners and new champions: R-Truth and John Morrison
There's got to be some title change on the show, and I think this will be one. I don't know if Big Show and the Miz will split up, but I think Truth and Morrison have acted like more of a tag team than most of the title challengers in the past few months.
For that, and because it's my only predicted title change on the show, I think R-Truth might finally get a solid push starting by teaming with Morrison. The two have some very fun potential matches together when they split, too. I'd like to see how Truth does as a heel since I can't remember ever seeing that.
Vince McMahon vs. Bret Hart
Winner: Bret Hart
Bret Hart's biggest beef he's held since 1997 has been with one person. I think him kicking Vince's ass would be the storybook ending to what has become, as WWE put it, the mythic saga of what happened in Montreal.
10-Diva Tag Team Match: Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Eve, Gail Kim & Beth Phoenix vs. Michelle McCool, Maryse, Layla, Alicia Fox & Vickie Guerrero
Winners: Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Eve, Gail Kim & Beth Phoenix
This is a tough one to call based on its less-than-thriller build-up. I'm thinking since the heels have the champions, the faces need the win.
After the last match, the crowd will have to take some time and regroup before and our next match...
CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio
Winner: CM Punk
I originally had Mysterio get some heat back here by winning the match, but based on being sandwiched between two babyface winners, I want a heel to counter the Hitman/Undertaker wins. Plus, Punk is one of the best heels in the WWE right now (with Jericho and for a time, the Miz). Punk has had some stellar showings on the mic, and I hope his wrestling ability shows up at the same level of his promos in recent weeks. For how short this has been an official match, they've done well with it.
Along with Taker/HBK, and Edge/Jericho, this match has all the right ingredients for "Match of the Year" candidate.
Randy Orton vs. Ted DiBiase vs. Cody Rhodes
Winner: Randy Orton
In my original post, I forgot all about this match. While an obvious error, it definitely wasn't surprising given my lack of interest in it.
If Orton's domination so far and the crappy build-up of this angle mean anything, he'll win here.
Streak vs. Career: Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels
Winner: Undertaker
If anybody in WWE creative really thinks that the Streak should be broken, they should be punched in the balls. Hard. For all the work Taker has done for them, I think the Streak should be the one thing in wrestling that goes untouched.
Shawn Michaels can always come back from retirement. The Streak can't be recreated.
Triple H vs. Sheamus
Winner: Sheamus
My guess is that Sheamus goes over here. Triple H pinned Sheamus in the Elimination Chamber, a fact I had to look up on the Internet since I've apparently been watching Impact when their segments are on.
WWE Title: John Cena vs. Batista (c)
Winner and still champion: Batista
Unfortunately, I think this is going to close the show. They spent so much time hyping it on RAW this past Monday that I think it's bound to come down to it.
Batista is getting really hot in his heel turn, and I think he's going to beat John Cena. If Super Cena shows up this early in their program, it's going to kill any momentum Batista has earned. I'm thinking this feud is going to continue at least till Backlash, if not until Summerslam.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
WWE NXT Review: Rookie tag matches; Daniel Bryan goes 0-5; seriously, you guys...WrestleMania
NXT in Review
If you're catching this on Hulu sometime over the next few days, you can watch all the wrestling in about 15 minutes. No vignettes that we haven't seen before and no shocking news.
The matches weren't bad, but this show was heavily used to pump WrestleMania.
Next week, the pros vote.
Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel d. Skip Sheffield & Wade Barrett by pinfall when Slater pinned Sheffield.
Darren Young & David Otunga d. Daniel Bryan and Michael Tarver when Otunga pinned Bryan.
NXT: Shot By Shot
Regal came out with his rookie's team, but Christian watched from the ramp. I wonder where the rest of the pros where.
Sheffield's retro stalling vertical suplex into the facebuster was a unique twist on an old move.
On looks alone, I think Wade Barrett has the look closest to a typical WWE wrestler.
Cool finish of Barrett hitting a boot to Sheffield on accident. This was a fun opener.
With the rest of the rookies in tag team action later, that probably means lots of videos and WrestleMania promos tonight. I didn't read spoilers yet, since this was taped last night.
Cool Undertaker/HBK package. Still not as cool as that one a few weeks ago right after Elimination Chamber, though.
This Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon video was a nice recap of their story. I wonder why they don't put these on their YouTube account.
You think the live audience had to sit through all these videos? Man that would be boring. I hope not...that'd be five hours.
Carlito and Punk are the pros out for the main event tag team match. They should really follow up with the Miz. I guess David Otunga was with the Miz on the red carpet in Hollywood...weird.
Josh giggles like an 8-year-old that CM Punk is talking with the Straight-Edge Society instead of watching the match.
Daniel Bryan pinned again? Wow.
If you're catching this on Hulu sometime over the next few days, you can watch all the wrestling in about 15 minutes. No vignettes that we haven't seen before and no shocking news.
The matches weren't bad, but this show was heavily used to pump WrestleMania.
Next week, the pros vote.
Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel d. Skip Sheffield & Wade Barrett by pinfall when Slater pinned Sheffield.
Darren Young & David Otunga d. Daniel Bryan and Michael Tarver when Otunga pinned Bryan.
NXT: Shot By Shot
Regal came out with his rookie's team, but Christian watched from the ramp. I wonder where the rest of the pros where.
Sheffield's retro stalling vertical suplex into the facebuster was a unique twist on an old move.
On looks alone, I think Wade Barrett has the look closest to a typical WWE wrestler.
Cool finish of Barrett hitting a boot to Sheffield on accident. This was a fun opener.
With the rest of the rookies in tag team action later, that probably means lots of videos and WrestleMania promos tonight. I didn't read spoilers yet, since this was taped last night.
Cool Undertaker/HBK package. Still not as cool as that one a few weeks ago right after Elimination Chamber, though.
This Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon video was a nice recap of their story. I wonder why they don't put these on their YouTube account.
You think the live audience had to sit through all these videos? Man that would be boring. I hope not...that'd be five hours.
Carlito and Punk are the pros out for the main event tag team match. They should really follow up with the Miz. I guess David Otunga was with the Miz on the red carpet in Hollywood...weird.
Josh giggles like an 8-year-old that CM Punk is talking with the Straight-Edge Society instead of watching the match.
Daniel Bryan pinned again? Wow.
Monday, March 22, 2010
WWE vs. TNA Review: Impact dominates RAW; Lockdown build begins; you heard of a thing called WrestleMania?
WWE vs. TNA in Review
TNA Impact blew WWE RAW out of the water tonight! TNA had way more exciting matches and I thought the show, on the whole, was the best of the three since moving to Mondays.
RAW had a lot of build toward WrestleMania, which was good. But it's all stuff we knew about - no exciting curveballs, no new matches. So, as far as the unpredictability factor, TNA won. I think as far as just the television show itself goes, that's why I think it won tonight.
WWE vs. TNA: Shot by Shot
Eric Bischoff is shredding on guitar on the Impact Zone for no apparent reason. Well that's a new start to a wrestling show. But it was a unique way to bring out Jeff Jarrett, so that was kinda cool. The crowd really popped for Jarrett hitting him with the guitar, so that was sweet.
Over on RAW, Shawn Michaels was calling out the Undertaker.
Pete Rose comes out when Michaels gets through with his promo, and Bob asks, "Is Kane gonna fuck him up?" Pete sets up a match between HBK and Kane, hoping HBK will get revenge on Kane for him.
Wait wait...didn't John Cena's neck break before his match with Batista at Summerslam '08?
And Bischoff is...still in the ring when they get back from commercial. Lame. Nice line about firing Jarrett or Mick Foley via FedEx. Bischoff sets up Jeff Jarrett vs. Mick Foley where both careers are on the line. Loser gets fired; winner is Bischoff's bitch.
Daffney threatening to stomp the spider and the Beautiful People sneak attack was pretty fun. This brings out Angelina Love, Sarita, and Taylor Wilde. This 8-Knockout match makes sense to me based on the story over the past few weeks. They had a real fun match with all of them hitting their finishers. Daffney hits the Lobotomy neckbreaker for the win.
Big Show and R-Truth are on commentary for The Miz vs. John Morrison. It was nice seeing the Asai moonsault by Morrison again. We missed the rest of the match watching the Knockouts match, but Big Show looked pissed at the end.
At least Triple H recognized his past with Randy Orton.
Abyss with red and yellow patches? LAME!
It's about time we have the final Money in the Bank qualifier. Jack Swagger on commentary? Nice. Kozlov dominated most of the match but Kofi hits Trouble in Paradise out of nowhere.
I wonder what that conversation was like. "What's Kofi doing for Wrestlemania? Oh shit, we better throw him in!"
Flair cuts a fired-up promo which leads to Sting being the captain for Team Flair. I thought they might do Flair/Hogan. Is Abyss the captain for Team Hogan? Yep.
The heels ambush the faces and the Pope comes out to dominate. Good, that's how the #1 contender should look.
Back on RAW, Legacy talks about how Orton needed them. This is just boring since I don't care about this storyline at all.
Tomko's back? Again? Wait, is that really Tomko? Because he's fat.
Who's gonna get the heel heat for bumping Triple H off the ropes when he spits the water? Seriously!
Triple H hesitates and neglects to tag Orton. Man, he's gonna get a huge pop when he gets in. He does and wrecks everybody until Sheamus hits the pump kick.
Mick Foley bitches about Bischoff putting him in a suit. Didn't he voluntarily dress in a suit for Vince McMahon?
Foley/Jarrett guest refs are Beer Money? Sweet. The crowd has dueling chants.
You know, if Mick Foley took so many chair shots to the head (and other dangerous moves), how come he's not suicidal like so many other wrestlers?
Isn't it about time for Santino or the Divas (or both) to show up?
Why the hell are they giving Bret the "what?" chant? Those idiots in San Jose should be smacked.
Nice zinger by Bret Hart on Vince McMahon driving half his family out of the WWE. Haha. Zinger or not, this promo is going on too long.
Apparently Jarrett beat Mick Foley. I wonder what this means for Foley now. But Beer Money beats on Jarrett. Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam come out to save Jarrett. That could be a fun feud - Hardy/RVD vs. Beer Money.
Finally, RVD gets to talk in TNA and he makes the challenge. But good Lord is his theme song terrible!
Beau: "Heartbreak Old Man is more like it!"
Kane beats up Shawn Michaels and - UNDERTAKER! MY GOD HE'S PISSED! CHOKESLAM!
They do a sweet switcheroo between the episodes of darkness switching out Undertaker and Kane. But HBK still beats Kane.
Man they're really building Cena/Batista. That's all I see on RAW tonight is promos.
Hey where's Hornswoggle?
Bob Uecker into the WWE Hall of Fame. Eh.
Hahaha - Kane dragging Pete Rose into his locker room. So cartoonish but so fun.
So...Hernandez got the Carbon Footprint into the steel post?
What the hell are Hulk Hogan, Shannon Moore, and Dixie Carter doing backstage with Hernandez leaving in the ambulance? Especially Shannon Moore?
There's an 8-Diva tag team match but it's so short I didn't catch who all was in it. Michelle McCool hits the Styles Clash (or whatever she calls it) for the win. Seeing Vickie Guerrero, Bob goes, "Who's the fuckin' teacher?"
Mike Tenay said Spike TV was going to stay with RVD and Jeff Hardy vs. Beer Money until the conclusion, but then they took a commercial break. Weak.
Batista finally shows up and...I still don't care. But this dark arena and one spotlight on him does look pretty cool. I like his honest heel tact, too. But TNA's main event is winning out so I'm not seeing all the promo.
Did Mr. Anderson or Kurt Angle show up on TNA tonight?
Jeff Hardy can lose the cargo pants. It's not 1998 anymore.
Of all matches to announce for next week, they announce Tara vs. Daffney in a First Blood match. Weird.
That DDT RVD took looked painful!
The combo of Swanton Bomb and Five-Star Frog Splash was pretty sweet. That main event was super fun to watch.
I thought that was it, but Eric Young showed up, declaring Scott Hall, Syxx, and Kevin Nash vs. Eric Young, Hardy, and Rob Van Dam. I can dig it.
I tune back into RAW and, surprise surprise, John Cena stands tall as Batista walks out.
TNA Impact blew WWE RAW out of the water tonight! TNA had way more exciting matches and I thought the show, on the whole, was the best of the three since moving to Mondays.
RAW had a lot of build toward WrestleMania, which was good. But it's all stuff we knew about - no exciting curveballs, no new matches. So, as far as the unpredictability factor, TNA won. I think as far as just the television show itself goes, that's why I think it won tonight.
WWE vs. TNA: Shot by Shot
Eric Bischoff is shredding on guitar on the Impact Zone for no apparent reason. Well that's a new start to a wrestling show. But it was a unique way to bring out Jeff Jarrett, so that was kinda cool. The crowd really popped for Jarrett hitting him with the guitar, so that was sweet.
Over on RAW, Shawn Michaels was calling out the Undertaker.
Pete Rose comes out when Michaels gets through with his promo, and Bob asks, "Is Kane gonna fuck him up?" Pete sets up a match between HBK and Kane, hoping HBK will get revenge on Kane for him.
Wait wait...didn't John Cena's neck break before his match with Batista at Summerslam '08?
And Bischoff is...still in the ring when they get back from commercial. Lame. Nice line about firing Jarrett or Mick Foley via FedEx. Bischoff sets up Jeff Jarrett vs. Mick Foley where both careers are on the line. Loser gets fired; winner is Bischoff's bitch.
Daffney threatening to stomp the spider and the Beautiful People sneak attack was pretty fun. This brings out Angelina Love, Sarita, and Taylor Wilde. This 8-Knockout match makes sense to me based on the story over the past few weeks. They had a real fun match with all of them hitting their finishers. Daffney hits the Lobotomy neckbreaker for the win.
Big Show and R-Truth are on commentary for The Miz vs. John Morrison. It was nice seeing the Asai moonsault by Morrison again. We missed the rest of the match watching the Knockouts match, but Big Show looked pissed at the end.
At least Triple H recognized his past with Randy Orton.
Abyss with red and yellow patches? LAME!
It's about time we have the final Money in the Bank qualifier. Jack Swagger on commentary? Nice. Kozlov dominated most of the match but Kofi hits Trouble in Paradise out of nowhere.
I wonder what that conversation was like. "What's Kofi doing for Wrestlemania? Oh shit, we better throw him in!"
Flair cuts a fired-up promo which leads to Sting being the captain for Team Flair. I thought they might do Flair/Hogan. Is Abyss the captain for Team Hogan? Yep.
The heels ambush the faces and the Pope comes out to dominate. Good, that's how the #1 contender should look.
Back on RAW, Legacy talks about how Orton needed them. This is just boring since I don't care about this storyline at all.
Tomko's back? Again? Wait, is that really Tomko? Because he's fat.
Who's gonna get the heel heat for bumping Triple H off the ropes when he spits the water? Seriously!
Triple H hesitates and neglects to tag Orton. Man, he's gonna get a huge pop when he gets in. He does and wrecks everybody until Sheamus hits the pump kick.
Mick Foley bitches about Bischoff putting him in a suit. Didn't he voluntarily dress in a suit for Vince McMahon?
Foley/Jarrett guest refs are Beer Money? Sweet. The crowd has dueling chants.
You know, if Mick Foley took so many chair shots to the head (and other dangerous moves), how come he's not suicidal like so many other wrestlers?
Isn't it about time for Santino or the Divas (or both) to show up?
Why the hell are they giving Bret the "what?" chant? Those idiots in San Jose should be smacked.
Nice zinger by Bret Hart on Vince McMahon driving half his family out of the WWE. Haha. Zinger or not, this promo is going on too long.
Apparently Jarrett beat Mick Foley. I wonder what this means for Foley now. But Beer Money beats on Jarrett. Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam come out to save Jarrett. That could be a fun feud - Hardy/RVD vs. Beer Money.
Finally, RVD gets to talk in TNA and he makes the challenge. But good Lord is his theme song terrible!
Beau: "Heartbreak Old Man is more like it!"
Kane beats up Shawn Michaels and - UNDERTAKER! MY GOD HE'S PISSED! CHOKESLAM!
They do a sweet switcheroo between the episodes of darkness switching out Undertaker and Kane. But HBK still beats Kane.
Man they're really building Cena/Batista. That's all I see on RAW tonight is promos.
Hey where's Hornswoggle?
Bob Uecker into the WWE Hall of Fame. Eh.
Hahaha - Kane dragging Pete Rose into his locker room. So cartoonish but so fun.
So...Hernandez got the Carbon Footprint into the steel post?
What the hell are Hulk Hogan, Shannon Moore, and Dixie Carter doing backstage with Hernandez leaving in the ambulance? Especially Shannon Moore?
There's an 8-Diva tag team match but it's so short I didn't catch who all was in it. Michelle McCool hits the Styles Clash (or whatever she calls it) for the win. Seeing Vickie Guerrero, Bob goes, "Who's the fuckin' teacher?"
Mike Tenay said Spike TV was going to stay with RVD and Jeff Hardy vs. Beer Money until the conclusion, but then they took a commercial break. Weak.
Batista finally shows up and...I still don't care. But this dark arena and one spotlight on him does look pretty cool. I like his honest heel tact, too. But TNA's main event is winning out so I'm not seeing all the promo.
Did Mr. Anderson or Kurt Angle show up on TNA tonight?
Jeff Hardy can lose the cargo pants. It's not 1998 anymore.
Of all matches to announce for next week, they announce Tara vs. Daffney in a First Blood match. Weird.
That DDT RVD took looked painful!
The combo of Swanton Bomb and Five-Star Frog Splash was pretty sweet. That main event was super fun to watch.
I thought that was it, but Eric Young showed up, declaring Scott Hall, Syxx, and Kevin Nash vs. Eric Young, Hardy, and Rob Van Dam. I can dig it.
I tune back into RAW and, surprise surprise, John Cena stands tall as Batista walks out.
Friday, March 19, 2010
WWE NXT Review: Barrett, Slater, Young want votes; The Great Khali destroys Daniel Bryan
Sorry for this being late. I went out Tuesday night while NXT was on and had to wait till Hulu put it up.
NXT in Review
This week's focus was on the rookies trying to impress their pros. Not that it never is, but we found out this week that the votes will be cast in two weeks. Exactly what the votes will be based on is unknown, though Michael Cole and Josh Matthews were paying more attention to win-loss records tonight.
Darren Young & CM Punk d. Matt Hardy and Justin Gabriel when Punk hit the GTS on Hardy and Young got the pin.
The Great Khali d. Daniel Bryan by pinfall.
Heath Slater d. Michael Tarver by pinfall.
Wade Barrett d. Skip Sheffield by pinfall.
NXT Shot by Shot
This week, they're adding the records to the Twitter account. I like that. Not that it means anything in a scripted environment, but it adds to the competition feel.
It'll take two more weeks for rookie evaluations. I really wonder how that's going to turn out. Clearly they're pushing Daniel Bryan as the top star, so I'm thinking somebody else will be the actual NXT winner.
I wonder if any NXT guys will show up at WrestleMania. Daniel Bryan said he bought a new suit for the event.
Michael Cole points out the rookies are trying to impress the pros, which is the logical explanation of why the pros weren't in the ring all that match in the opening tag match. That makes sense. It's hard to impress other pros when your pro is doing all the work in the ring.
Kevin Rudolf's "I Made It" just doesn't fit the gravity of the Undertaker/Shawn Michaels feud, or the WrestleMania feel. I guess it's different than the nu-metal garbage they usually use, but at least that fits a little better.
Justin Gabriel needs to watch some more Christpher Daniels matches if he wants to do that leg sweep takedown better.
Nice swerve seeing Young and Punk function as a team, only for Young to get the Gallows Pole (or is it Poll?) I thought maybe Punk and Young had finally come to a working agreement.
We didn't even get a Daniel Bryan entrance? Where's the Miz at?
And the Great Khali looks more and more like a buffoon every time he's on television.
Michael Cole continues his hate campaign on Daniel Bryan and the Internet has a whole. He just sounds like an idiot here.
Bryan goes 0-4 and he's going to get his heat back...well, no. He gets chokeslammed by the Big Show. I really hope he does something sweet next week because he hasn't gotten the best treatment since that first exchange with the Miz and awesome match with Chris Jericho.
With his smug attitude and obvious marketing potential by being a Harvard law student and Hollywood party guy, I think David Otunga might have a future in WWE past NXT.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Heath Slater = douche. That torpedo plancha (or whatever it was) that he did to Michael Tarver looked pretty sweet, though.
Wow, Michael Tarver has some stupid tattoos. Not really in and of themselves, but just their placement. Stupid tattoos or not, I'm digging that he uses the T-bone suplex.
Have I also said Skip Sheffield = douche? That leather vest is too close to Stone Cold Steve Austin's for my tastes.
Jericho yelling at the commentators putting over Wade Barrett is fantastic. This how Ric Flair should be managing AJ Styles - letting him do his own thing and making sure he's the star.
Josh Matthews busts out "vintage?" And for a Skip Sheffield splash? Lame.
NXT in Review
This week's focus was on the rookies trying to impress their pros. Not that it never is, but we found out this week that the votes will be cast in two weeks. Exactly what the votes will be based on is unknown, though Michael Cole and Josh Matthews were paying more attention to win-loss records tonight.
Darren Young & CM Punk d. Matt Hardy and Justin Gabriel when Punk hit the GTS on Hardy and Young got the pin.
The Great Khali d. Daniel Bryan by pinfall.
Heath Slater d. Michael Tarver by pinfall.
Wade Barrett d. Skip Sheffield by pinfall.
NXT Shot by Shot
This week, they're adding the records to the Twitter account. I like that. Not that it means anything in a scripted environment, but it adds to the competition feel.
It'll take two more weeks for rookie evaluations. I really wonder how that's going to turn out. Clearly they're pushing Daniel Bryan as the top star, so I'm thinking somebody else will be the actual NXT winner.
I wonder if any NXT guys will show up at WrestleMania. Daniel Bryan said he bought a new suit for the event.
Michael Cole points out the rookies are trying to impress the pros, which is the logical explanation of why the pros weren't in the ring all that match in the opening tag match. That makes sense. It's hard to impress other pros when your pro is doing all the work in the ring.
Kevin Rudolf's "I Made It" just doesn't fit the gravity of the Undertaker/Shawn Michaels feud, or the WrestleMania feel. I guess it's different than the nu-metal garbage they usually use, but at least that fits a little better.
Justin Gabriel needs to watch some more Christpher Daniels matches if he wants to do that leg sweep takedown better.
Nice swerve seeing Young and Punk function as a team, only for Young to get the Gallows Pole (or is it Poll?) I thought maybe Punk and Young had finally come to a working agreement.
We didn't even get a Daniel Bryan entrance? Where's the Miz at?
And the Great Khali looks more and more like a buffoon every time he's on television.
Michael Cole continues his hate campaign on Daniel Bryan and the Internet has a whole. He just sounds like an idiot here.
Bryan goes 0-4 and he's going to get his heat back...well, no. He gets chokeslammed by the Big Show. I really hope he does something sweet next week because he hasn't gotten the best treatment since that first exchange with the Miz and awesome match with Chris Jericho.
With his smug attitude and obvious marketing potential by being a Harvard law student and Hollywood party guy, I think David Otunga might have a future in WWE past NXT.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Heath Slater = douche. That torpedo plancha (or whatever it was) that he did to Michael Tarver looked pretty sweet, though.
Wow, Michael Tarver has some stupid tattoos. Not really in and of themselves, but just their placement. Stupid tattoos or not, I'm digging that he uses the T-bone suplex.
Have I also said Skip Sheffield = douche? That leather vest is too close to Stone Cold Steve Austin's for my tastes.
Jericho yelling at the commentators putting over Wade Barrett is fantastic. This how Ric Flair should be managing AJ Styles - letting him do his own thing and making sure he's the star.
Josh Matthews busts out "vintage?" And for a Skip Sheffield splash? Lame.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Monday Night Wars: Stone Cold Stunner? Abyss slams Flair
Monday Night Wars in Review
WHERE THE HELL WAS THE STONE COLD STUNNER?!
I think RAW won tonight. TNA was just too scattered. Heels I thought were babyfaces and vice-versa...what gives?
RAW seemed like a more focused show, probably because of WrestleMania coming up.
Anyway, here's the thoughts on the shows as they unfolded.
Monday Night Wars: Shot By Shot
We started out watching RAW because of the icon that is Stone Cold Steve Austin.
For not being in action for years, Stone Cold is in fantastic shape.
They can't say, "break my foot off in his ass?"
I turn it over to TNA and Ric Flair is bleeding while AJ Styles is yelling at a facepainted Jeff Hardy. Yeah, I'm staying on RAW.
John Cena's music hit. I thought it would lead to some confrontation, but nope. Just an awkward transition to the WrestleMania rewind between Cena and the Big Show from WrestleMania 20.
Jesse Neal is still employed in the Hogan era? That's ridiculous.
We voted to go back to Cena/Big Show instead of watch the Nasty Boys and Jimmy Hart.
Beau says Big Show is more of a hardass than John Cena because he was in the Union. Remember them? Test, Ken Shamrock, Mankind, and the Big Show?
Batista causes the distraction for Big Show to hit the KO and pin Cena.
Back on TNA, Team 3D and the Nasty Boys are in a brawl. Jimmy Hart makes the pin. What? And Spike Dudley, er, Brother Runt is back? And Jesse Neal is babyface again? Wow, you miss a little you miss a lot.
Angelina Love issues a challenge against any of the Beautiful People.
Rego wonders if Sheamus only wrestles around St. Patrick's Day. While we discussed the possibilities, Sheamus destroys Evan Bourne. Billy asks if Triple H is going to come out, but Rego says he's got the luck of the Irish.
While Sheamus cuts his promo, The Band is backstage with Kevin Nash and Eric Young on TNA.
Desmond Wolfe and Mr. Anderson vs. Kurt Angle and The Pope. We decide after Angle's belly-to-belly suplex that Billy should wrestle another Billy for a Billy-to-Billy suplex. Wolfe hit a nice armbar takedown. That match was fun.
"You think fake breasts should go under this much punishment?" says Rego about Maryse vs. Kelly Kelly. Maryse takes her out quick then does a post-match. Gail Kim and Eve make the save, but Simply Flawless shows up. Somebody asks, "why doesn't the referee stop this match?" Rego says, "He's too horny!"
The Beautiful People offer honorary member Daffney as Love's opponent. That ends up in a miss, so we tune back into an Undertaker/Shawn Michaels package. Rego talks about how sweet it would be to be the Undertaker's brother-in-law.
Michaels vs. Jericho was fun, until they took a commercial right away. Oh well, better before the match than during. Jericho leaves and almost gets counted out before Edge shows up and starts destroying Jericho.
Kevin Nash vs. Scott Hall. Hall is in sweats so I'm assuming this is a street fight or something. Syxx-pac shows up and the ref doesn't call for the bell, so I guess I'm right. They handcuff Nash and Eric Young shows up to try and even up the odds. And they are carrying a lot of bills.
Triple H vs. Randy Orton from WrestleMania goes up against Beer Money vs. Hernandez with Jeff Jarrett as the guest ref. Matt Morgan shows up and looks like he's gonna turn heel again. Beer Money wins.
Legacy comes out to beat on Orton. Triple H is about ready to trade blows with them when Sheamus comes out. Six-man or handicap match next week, I bet. Never thought I'd see Triple H save Orton. Well, maybe, but not a year after their super-intense rivalry.
Is Samoa Joe still around or...what?
I see on the replay that Foley gave Eric Bischoff the sock and shaved some of his hair. Haha.
Shannon Moore? No thanks.
Gorgeous George into the WWE Hall of Fame. Looooong overdue.
While Batista comes out, the Ultimate X is set up. Most of the X-Division is beating each other up, I don't even know who's out there. Kazarian, Generation Me, the Machine Guns, Brian Kendrick, Daniels, Amazing Red. Red hits a sweet flip onto a bunch of guys off the cables.
Abyss cuts a sweet promo on AJ and Ric Flair. I wish he wouldn't use Hogan's lines.
Batista Bombs Kofi Kingston. I wonder if it was a squash. I'm guessing it was since Michael Cole says he's sending a message.
Son of a bitch. They're putting the Vince McMahon and Bret Hart contract signing up against AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy.
What the hell is Abyss coming out to? This music sucks. He's the guest enforcer for the Hardy/Styles match.
RAW clearly wins here, without even seeing AJ/Hardy.
I liked the promos between the two. They signed the contract, and Bret revealed he's not injured. Apparently it was some big elaborate plan to coax McMahon into the match.
I check TNA and Abyss chokeslams Ric Flair through a table! Sweet.
WHERE THE HELL WAS THE STONE COLD STUNNER?!
I think RAW won tonight. TNA was just too scattered. Heels I thought were babyfaces and vice-versa...what gives?
RAW seemed like a more focused show, probably because of WrestleMania coming up.
Anyway, here's the thoughts on the shows as they unfolded.
Monday Night Wars: Shot By Shot
We started out watching RAW because of the icon that is Stone Cold Steve Austin.
For not being in action for years, Stone Cold is in fantastic shape.
They can't say, "break my foot off in his ass?"
I turn it over to TNA and Ric Flair is bleeding while AJ Styles is yelling at a facepainted Jeff Hardy. Yeah, I'm staying on RAW.
John Cena's music hit. I thought it would lead to some confrontation, but nope. Just an awkward transition to the WrestleMania rewind between Cena and the Big Show from WrestleMania 20.
Jesse Neal is still employed in the Hogan era? That's ridiculous.
We voted to go back to Cena/Big Show instead of watch the Nasty Boys and Jimmy Hart.
Beau says Big Show is more of a hardass than John Cena because he was in the Union. Remember them? Test, Ken Shamrock, Mankind, and the Big Show?
Batista causes the distraction for Big Show to hit the KO and pin Cena.
Back on TNA, Team 3D and the Nasty Boys are in a brawl. Jimmy Hart makes the pin. What? And Spike Dudley, er, Brother Runt is back? And Jesse Neal is babyface again? Wow, you miss a little you miss a lot.
Angelina Love issues a challenge against any of the Beautiful People.
Rego wonders if Sheamus only wrestles around St. Patrick's Day. While we discussed the possibilities, Sheamus destroys Evan Bourne. Billy asks if Triple H is going to come out, but Rego says he's got the luck of the Irish.
While Sheamus cuts his promo, The Band is backstage with Kevin Nash and Eric Young on TNA.
Desmond Wolfe and Mr. Anderson vs. Kurt Angle and The Pope. We decide after Angle's belly-to-belly suplex that Billy should wrestle another Billy for a Billy-to-Billy suplex. Wolfe hit a nice armbar takedown. That match was fun.
"You think fake breasts should go under this much punishment?" says Rego about Maryse vs. Kelly Kelly. Maryse takes her out quick then does a post-match. Gail Kim and Eve make the save, but Simply Flawless shows up. Somebody asks, "why doesn't the referee stop this match?" Rego says, "He's too horny!"
The Beautiful People offer honorary member Daffney as Love's opponent. That ends up in a miss, so we tune back into an Undertaker/Shawn Michaels package. Rego talks about how sweet it would be to be the Undertaker's brother-in-law.
Michaels vs. Jericho was fun, until they took a commercial right away. Oh well, better before the match than during. Jericho leaves and almost gets counted out before Edge shows up and starts destroying Jericho.
Kevin Nash vs. Scott Hall. Hall is in sweats so I'm assuming this is a street fight or something. Syxx-pac shows up and the ref doesn't call for the bell, so I guess I'm right. They handcuff Nash and Eric Young shows up to try and even up the odds. And they are carrying a lot of bills.
Triple H vs. Randy Orton from WrestleMania goes up against Beer Money vs. Hernandez with Jeff Jarrett as the guest ref. Matt Morgan shows up and looks like he's gonna turn heel again. Beer Money wins.
Legacy comes out to beat on Orton. Triple H is about ready to trade blows with them when Sheamus comes out. Six-man or handicap match next week, I bet. Never thought I'd see Triple H save Orton. Well, maybe, but not a year after their super-intense rivalry.
Is Samoa Joe still around or...what?
I see on the replay that Foley gave Eric Bischoff the sock and shaved some of his hair. Haha.
Shannon Moore? No thanks.
Gorgeous George into the WWE Hall of Fame. Looooong overdue.
While Batista comes out, the Ultimate X is set up. Most of the X-Division is beating each other up, I don't even know who's out there. Kazarian, Generation Me, the Machine Guns, Brian Kendrick, Daniels, Amazing Red. Red hits a sweet flip onto a bunch of guys off the cables.
Abyss cuts a sweet promo on AJ and Ric Flair. I wish he wouldn't use Hogan's lines.
Batista Bombs Kofi Kingston. I wonder if it was a squash. I'm guessing it was since Michael Cole says he's sending a message.
Son of a bitch. They're putting the Vince McMahon and Bret Hart contract signing up against AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy.
What the hell is Abyss coming out to? This music sucks. He's the guest enforcer for the Hardy/Styles match.
RAW clearly wins here, without even seeing AJ/Hardy.
I liked the promos between the two. They signed the contract, and Bret revealed he's not injured. Apparently it was some big elaborate plan to coax McMahon into the match.
I check TNA and Abyss chokeslams Ric Flair through a table! Sweet.
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