The day before the yearly Survivor Series pay-per-view. What do I have to say about it? Not much.
Let's see, we've got the typical players... Cena vs Del Rio, Orton vs Big Show, C.M.Punk and Daniel Bryan - who are going against the Wyatts. Curtis Axel vs Big E, the Miz vs Kofi, and a big traditional match with all the tag teams.
So what do I think will happen? Cena will win, Big Show will win, the Wyatts will win, Axel will win, Kofi will win, and the Shield will be left standing on their team's side.
What would I like to see happen?
I'd like to see all three members of the Shield standing tall at the end of the traditional match. I would also like to see some other NXT guys invade the show. This could have been a perfect chance to bring in some of the NXT wrestlers as a traditional team. If this was me planning the show, I would have had Leo Kruger, Corey Graves, Sami Zayn, Tyler Breeze and Enzo Amore as team NXT vs the Shield, Cesaro and Punk as team WWE.
And what happened to Kassius Ohno? Little pissed to hear he isn't in the company anymore.
Till after the ppv,
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Saturday, November 23, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Random talking about...
Tag Teams.
Survivor Series is this weekend, and with all the talk about teams, I got thinking about tag teams in general.
In the last year and a half, the tag team divisions in the two biggest companies WWE and TNA, have gone through some major ups and downs. Here's my personal list of current top 5 tag teams in the two companies.
1. Shield members Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. (WWE)
2. Eric Young and Joseph Park (TNA)
3. Bad Influence : Kaz and Christopher Daniels (TNA)
4. The Usos (WWE)
5. Cesaro and Swagger (WWE)
I love Eric Young. I think he doesn't get enough air time, and pairing him up with Park, you get the perfect balance of talent and comedy. They know how to work well together and how to keep the story going even when there really isn't much of a story for them to work with.
Bad Influence... one of the few tag teams on television that seems to have a real chemistry. You know when they are in a match, you're in for pure wrestling.
The Real Americans...okay they are on this list for one reason and one reason only. CESARO!
The Usos. I have to admit, it's taken a really long time for me to get into these guys. For all the talent they have, there is still something missing for me.
Rollins and Reigns. WHY HAVEN'T THEY GOTTEN THEIR BELTS BACK? Top of my list, and you would think the easiest to talk about given they are my favourites, but as I sit here all I can think is why don't these two have gold at the moment? Possibly one of the best tag teams in the last five years, they surprised me. In the beginning, when the Shield came on the scene, I thought they were going to section Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose as tag partners for the titles, giving Roman Reigns the United States title, but in a very brilliant turn, they partnered Rollins and Reigns and not only does it work completely, it makes sense. Between the cruiser weight style and ability of Rollins, and the grounded strength of Reigns, you've got the entire system from back to front. Before anything else happens to the Shield, Rollins and Reigns need to hold tag gold once more.
And just for the hell of it...
Two tag teams I would love to see get back together for one more match against each other, are TNA's MotorCityMachine Guns! and Beer Money. I think when you mention tag teams of the last decade, both those teams come screaming to mind.
love Ardeth Blood.
Survivor Series is this weekend, and with all the talk about teams, I got thinking about tag teams in general.
In the last year and a half, the tag team divisions in the two biggest companies WWE and TNA, have gone through some major ups and downs. Here's my personal list of current top 5 tag teams in the two companies.
1. Shield members Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. (WWE)
2. Eric Young and Joseph Park (TNA)
3. Bad Influence : Kaz and Christopher Daniels (TNA)
4. The Usos (WWE)
5. Cesaro and Swagger (WWE)
I love Eric Young. I think he doesn't get enough air time, and pairing him up with Park, you get the perfect balance of talent and comedy. They know how to work well together and how to keep the story going even when there really isn't much of a story for them to work with.
Bad Influence... one of the few tag teams on television that seems to have a real chemistry. You know when they are in a match, you're in for pure wrestling.
The Real Americans...okay they are on this list for one reason and one reason only. CESARO!
The Usos. I have to admit, it's taken a really long time for me to get into these guys. For all the talent they have, there is still something missing for me.
Rollins and Reigns. WHY HAVEN'T THEY GOTTEN THEIR BELTS BACK? Top of my list, and you would think the easiest to talk about given they are my favourites, but as I sit here all I can think is why don't these two have gold at the moment? Possibly one of the best tag teams in the last five years, they surprised me. In the beginning, when the Shield came on the scene, I thought they were going to section Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose as tag partners for the titles, giving Roman Reigns the United States title, but in a very brilliant turn, they partnered Rollins and Reigns and not only does it work completely, it makes sense. Between the cruiser weight style and ability of Rollins, and the grounded strength of Reigns, you've got the entire system from back to front. Before anything else happens to the Shield, Rollins and Reigns need to hold tag gold once more.
And just for the hell of it...
Two tag teams I would love to see get back together for one more match against each other, are TNA's MotorCityMachine Guns! and Beer Money. I think when you mention tag teams of the last decade, both those teams come screaming to mind.
love Ardeth Blood.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Loved and Hated about ...
WWE's Battleground.
Pre-show- Damien Sandow vs Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler got the win after Sandow tweaked his knee. It was a good match, just a bit short for my tastes. Then again, I always find the pre-show matches to be a bit on the short side. A half hour show and the majority of it is recaps of the past week/month and about 9 minutes is a match. I would have at lest 25 minutes of that half hour for a match.
Pay-per-view Proper-
first match- RVD vs Del Rio for the Heavyweight title. This is a hardcore match. Everyone was talking about how this was designed for RVD, but think about it, that just means Del Rio had 20 years of RVD footage to study.
Del Rio got the win by a submissions move, and kept his title. I loved that.
second match- Great Khali/Santino vs Real Americans. (added since my last post few days ago) And it went to the Real Americans. Thanks to Cesaro. Who, I think was the only decent wrestler in that match.Why isn't Cesaro in title feuds?
third match- Curtis Axel vs R-Truth for the Intercontinental title. I originally thought this was a non-title, seems it's a title match. Axel won, keeping his title. Yeah.
fourth match- women's match...I took a bathroom break didn't watch.
fifth match- Rhodes Family vs Shield. This is the reason I got the ppv. Have to say, the little kid that molested Dean Ambrose as they were coming to the ring, that had me laughing. I've admitted that I was torn on this, as everyone knows that I love the Shield, but I really wanted to see the Rhodes win. I also really really really want the Shield to turn on Orton and the bosses.
The Rhodes Family got the win. They won their jobs back. Good match. Now, if Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose would just listen to my begging and turn on everyone then I would be really happy.
The Brad Maddox...always good to see him get some airtime. Someone give him a character on Bold and the Beautiful, please! Even for like one episode...
sixth match- Kofi Kingston vs Bray Wyatt (added since my last post few days ago) I love the Wyatts.
After doing his impression of Linda Blair in the Exorcist and crawling upside-down, Wyatt got the pin. Seriously, I looked up from my coffee cup and was like what the hoofers was that? when I saw him doing that crawl. Dude, that takes skill.
seventh match- CM Punk vs Ryback. Punk got the win with a low blow. Glad Punk got the win, with any means necessary.
main event- Daniel Bryan vs Randy Orton for the WWE title. And no one won. Big Show came out and punched both guys and the ref and the second ref.
Not happy with that ending.
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Pre-show- Damien Sandow vs Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler got the win after Sandow tweaked his knee. It was a good match, just a bit short for my tastes. Then again, I always find the pre-show matches to be a bit on the short side. A half hour show and the majority of it is recaps of the past week/month and about 9 minutes is a match. I would have at lest 25 minutes of that half hour for a match.
Pay-per-view Proper-
first match- RVD vs Del Rio for the Heavyweight title. This is a hardcore match. Everyone was talking about how this was designed for RVD, but think about it, that just means Del Rio had 20 years of RVD footage to study.
Del Rio got the win by a submissions move, and kept his title. I loved that.
second match- Great Khali/Santino vs Real Americans. (added since my last post few days ago) And it went to the Real Americans. Thanks to Cesaro. Who, I think was the only decent wrestler in that match.Why isn't Cesaro in title feuds?
third match- Curtis Axel vs R-Truth for the Intercontinental title. I originally thought this was a non-title, seems it's a title match. Axel won, keeping his title. Yeah.
fourth match- women's match...I took a bathroom break didn't watch.
fifth match- Rhodes Family vs Shield. This is the reason I got the ppv. Have to say, the little kid that molested Dean Ambrose as they were coming to the ring, that had me laughing. I've admitted that I was torn on this, as everyone knows that I love the Shield, but I really wanted to see the Rhodes win. I also really really really want the Shield to turn on Orton and the bosses.
The Rhodes Family got the win. They won their jobs back. Good match. Now, if Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose would just listen to my begging and turn on everyone then I would be really happy.
The Brad Maddox...always good to see him get some airtime. Someone give him a character on Bold and the Beautiful, please! Even for like one episode...
sixth match- Kofi Kingston vs Bray Wyatt (added since my last post few days ago) I love the Wyatts.
After doing his impression of Linda Blair in the Exorcist and crawling upside-down, Wyatt got the pin. Seriously, I looked up from my coffee cup and was like what the hoofers was that? when I saw him doing that crawl. Dude, that takes skill.
seventh match- CM Punk vs Ryback. Punk got the win with a low blow. Glad Punk got the win, with any means necessary.
main event- Daniel Bryan vs Randy Orton for the WWE title. And no one won. Big Show came out and punched both guys and the ref and the second ref.
Not happy with that ending.
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Friday, October 4, 2013
Pre-Thinking Battleground
So the brand new WWE pay-per-view, Battleground is this weekend. I said I'd come in and give some thoughts on it before hand, my usual predictions. So here goes.
Pre-show- Dolph Ziggler vs Damien Sandow... I'm not too sure I have much to say on this? It on the surface seems like a really strange feud to me. On the surface. But the pre-show is free everywhere which means people who might not buy the ppv will be able to at lest tune in online to this match. Really really great exposure for both men. And given Ziggler is in the main storylines currently, and Sandow is the only money in the bank holder, this could be an excellent 5minutes of air for both. I'm giving this to Sandow.
Curtis Axel vs R-Truth. This is a non-title match, which means R-Truth is where we should be thinking to put our money. But I'm personally cheering for Axel simply because I think he's a better wrestler. And he's got Heyman in his corner to add weight to the situation...no pun intended.
World Heavyweight champ Del Rio vs RVD in a hardcore match. Ugh, personally, I want to see Del Rio win this. I'm voting Del Rio.
CM Punk vs Ryback. You know I'm torn on this one. I want Punk to win it by any means necessary, but with Heyman as the main ingredient in this cocktail, things are going to get spilled on the floor.
Daniel Bryan vs Randy Orton for the WWE title. I think by now 98% of the fans want Bryan to get it and keep it.
Rhodes Family vs Shield members Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns the current Tag Team Champions. I think this is what 97% of fans will be getting the ppv for. I think. Given that at the time of this posting, (two days before the ppv) the third Shield member Dean Ambrose and current United States Champion is to be assumed in the Shield's corner, and does not have a match himself, I see it breaking down to a 6 man elimination or something. Would be nice to finally see that 2/3 falls submission match for the Shield I keep begging for... And as much as I love the Shield, and I do love the Shield, I think everyone and their dog's grandmother wants to see the Rhodes Family get the win. Though, me personally, I always want to see the Shield win, this is one time I have to vote for the other team.
Think of the feud it could lead to on Smackdown between the Shield and the Rhodes Family after this ppv...that would stir up the pot in the tag division wouldn't it?
okay, that's my thoughts on this Friday morning before a new launched ppv.
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Pre-show- Dolph Ziggler vs Damien Sandow... I'm not too sure I have much to say on this? It on the surface seems like a really strange feud to me. On the surface. But the pre-show is free everywhere which means people who might not buy the ppv will be able to at lest tune in online to this match. Really really great exposure for both men. And given Ziggler is in the main storylines currently, and Sandow is the only money in the bank holder, this could be an excellent 5minutes of air for both. I'm giving this to Sandow.
Curtis Axel vs R-Truth. This is a non-title match, which means R-Truth is where we should be thinking to put our money. But I'm personally cheering for Axel simply because I think he's a better wrestler. And he's got Heyman in his corner to add weight to the situation...no pun intended.
World Heavyweight champ Del Rio vs RVD in a hardcore match. Ugh, personally, I want to see Del Rio win this. I'm voting Del Rio.
CM Punk vs Ryback. You know I'm torn on this one. I want Punk to win it by any means necessary, but with Heyman as the main ingredient in this cocktail, things are going to get spilled on the floor.
Daniel Bryan vs Randy Orton for the WWE title. I think by now 98% of the fans want Bryan to get it and keep it.
Rhodes Family vs Shield members Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns the current Tag Team Champions. I think this is what 97% of fans will be getting the ppv for. I think. Given that at the time of this posting, (two days before the ppv) the third Shield member Dean Ambrose and current United States Champion is to be assumed in the Shield's corner, and does not have a match himself, I see it breaking down to a 6 man elimination or something. Would be nice to finally see that 2/3 falls submission match for the Shield I keep begging for... And as much as I love the Shield, and I do love the Shield, I think everyone and their dog's grandmother wants to see the Rhodes Family get the win. Though, me personally, I always want to see the Shield win, this is one time I have to vote for the other team.
Think of the feud it could lead to on Smackdown between the Shield and the Rhodes Family after this ppv...that would stir up the pot in the tag division wouldn't it?
okay, that's my thoughts on this Friday morning before a new launched ppv.
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Two pay-per-views in One month
Bad idea.
Basically, unless you are such a die hard that you get every ppv every month for everything, be it the WWE or TNA or ROH or MMA or UFC or what have you, the majority of fans will have to choose one ppv this month for WWE.
Battleground vs Hell in a Cell.
That right there sounds like a ppv in itself, doesn't it?
I came in here ready to rant I really did. But as I type this now, I'm not sure I even care? I remember a time when you had 3 ppvs in a year and they were EVENTS! Now, things just seem so watered down.
Anyways, that's my thoughts on it this morning. I'll be back later in the week with my usual "what I hope happens at the ppv".
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Basically, unless you are such a die hard that you get every ppv every month for everything, be it the WWE or TNA or ROH or MMA or UFC or what have you, the majority of fans will have to choose one ppv this month for WWE.
Battleground vs Hell in a Cell.
That right there sounds like a ppv in itself, doesn't it?
I came in here ready to rant I really did. But as I type this now, I'm not sure I even care? I remember a time when you had 3 ppvs in a year and they were EVENTS! Now, things just seem so watered down.
Anyways, that's my thoughts on it this morning. I'll be back later in the week with my usual "what I hope happens at the ppv".
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Sunday, September 15, 2013
What I loved and hated about ....
The Night of Champions 2013
preshow- round one was 3MB vs Tons of Funk....My prediction was 3MB making round one, but I was wrong. Tons of Funk (I hate that name) got the round.
Round two- Tons of Funk vs Real Americans... it went to Real Americans
Round three-Real Americans vs Usos...it went to the Real Americans...
Round four- Real Americans vs Prime Time Players... it went to Prime Time Players. This means that the Prime Time Players will go against Shield members Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns.
I really thought it was going to come down to the Usos vs Shield. When I saw them get tossed by the Real Americans, my mind was like "oh okay." The Prime Time Players getting the spot sort of threw me.
First match of the main show- Curtis Axel vs Kofi Kingston for the Intercontinental Championship. Set as a last minute match. My money was on Axel. And I picked right, Curtis Axel managed to get the pin and keep his title.
Second match- women's match...didn't watch.
Third match- RVD vs Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship. RVD got the win on a dq but Del Rio kept his title.
Fourth match- Fandango vs Miz. The Miz got the win with the figure four causing Fandango to tap.
Fifth match-Curtis Axel with Heyman vs CM Punk. Axel tapped out, forcing Heyman to have to get into the ring. and Ryback came out to save Heyman, giving Heyman the win for his half of the match.
Hated Ryback getting in there. Would have liked to see it be cleanly done.
Shield me!
Sixth match- Shield member Dean Ambrose vs Dolph Ziggler for the United States title. Ambrose kept his belt, and did it clean! Ha-ha! Love it.
Seventh match- Shield members Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns vs the Prime Time Players for the Tag Team titles. Rollins/Reigns got the win, cleanly and kept their titles. Very very happy. Love it love it!
Main Event- Daniel Bryan vs Randy Orton for the WWE Championship. Well, Bryan got the win with a pin off of a hard flying knee, and a quick count.
I was glad to see Bryan get the win and the title. And by my count, this was the only title change of the night.
till later
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preshow- round one was 3MB vs Tons of Funk....My prediction was 3MB making round one, but I was wrong. Tons of Funk (I hate that name) got the round.
Round two- Tons of Funk vs Real Americans... it went to Real Americans
Round three-Real Americans vs Usos...it went to the Real Americans...
Round four- Real Americans vs Prime Time Players... it went to Prime Time Players. This means that the Prime Time Players will go against Shield members Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns.
I really thought it was going to come down to the Usos vs Shield. When I saw them get tossed by the Real Americans, my mind was like "oh okay." The Prime Time Players getting the spot sort of threw me.
First match of the main show- Curtis Axel vs Kofi Kingston for the Intercontinental Championship. Set as a last minute match. My money was on Axel. And I picked right, Curtis Axel managed to get the pin and keep his title.
Second match- women's match...didn't watch.
Third match- RVD vs Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship. RVD got the win on a dq but Del Rio kept his title.
Fourth match- Fandango vs Miz. The Miz got the win with the figure four causing Fandango to tap.
Fifth match-Curtis Axel with Heyman vs CM Punk. Axel tapped out, forcing Heyman to have to get into the ring. and Ryback came out to save Heyman, giving Heyman the win for his half of the match.
Hated Ryback getting in there. Would have liked to see it be cleanly done.
Shield me!
Sixth match- Shield member Dean Ambrose vs Dolph Ziggler for the United States title. Ambrose kept his belt, and did it clean! Ha-ha! Love it.
Seventh match- Shield members Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns vs the Prime Time Players for the Tag Team titles. Rollins/Reigns got the win, cleanly and kept their titles. Very very happy. Love it love it!
Main Event- Daniel Bryan vs Randy Orton for the WWE Championship. Well, Bryan got the win with a pin off of a hard flying knee, and a quick count.
I was glad to see Bryan get the win and the title. And by my count, this was the only title change of the night.
till later
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Monday, September 9, 2013
What I would love to see at WWE's...
Night of Champions 2013
This post came about because of a few things. A) other fans on GetGlue being pissed about the state of some of their former favourites becoming heels B) I love the Shield C) my family complaining that "it's not fair" what's going on in the CM Punk/Heyman storyline right now D) I love the Shield E) would love to see some more NXT guys get a push and F) I love the Shield.
Okay, so here's what I'd love to see happen at the ppv this weekend
The NXT titles should be in the mix. I know NXT is taped a few weeks in advance, so as of the last episode I saw on tv (week of Friday Sept 6th) Graves/Neville were the Tag Champs, and Bo Dallas was the NXT champ. So going on that information, I would love to see a number one contenders match for the NXT Tag titles, and Sami Zayn vs Leo Kruger with the winner going against Antonio Cesaro for the number one contender's spot for the NXT title.
... The Shield at the time of this posting (5:30pm EST Monday about three hours before tonight's Raw) do not have a match scheduled at the ppv. Which is fine. I like those pieces of shinny on them. But... I would love to see... Dean Ambrose take on Damien Sandow for his Money in the Bank case, which should have been Ambrose's to begin with in my frealing opinion.
I think there should be a number one contenders match for the Tag Team belts. I think I've said this before. OR better yet in a non-title match, have the Shield's Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns go against the Wyatt Family... or have all three members of the Shield vs the three members of the Wyatt Family in a six man 2/3 falls submission match....yeah, I still want to see the Shield in a 2/3 falls submission match and will keep asking till I see it.
Here's a thought, Seth Rollins vs CM Punk in a number one contender's match for Curtis Axel's Intercontinental Championship... that would rock! Or wouldn't the World Heavyweight Championship look spiffy on Roman Reigns? Maybe he should go up against Del Rio for that title? Which of course would mean that Ambrose would basically have to turn on current WWE Champion Randy Orton to take his title.
Seriously, Night of Champions ppv, if Daniel Bryan manages to win over Orton, Seth Rollins could easily score over him...I believe.
For the WWE title...I think Bryan will defeat Orton. Right before the Shield turn on Orton.
For the World Heavyweight title... I think Del Rio will keep his title.
For the Intercontinental title... I think Punk will win, via a dq giving him a chance to destroy Heyman but Axel keeping the title.
So to recap, I want the Shield to keep their belts for another few months, until Survivor Series, and for NXT to get a push, and for the Shield to turn on Randy Orton/Triple H.
till later
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