Pre-Royal Rumble Thoughts

And this is the part in the month where I tell you what I hope to see at the ppv this weekend.

It's a Wednesday morning, just after 9am EST where I am, and at the time of this post, there are 20 of the 30 wrestlers announced for the big main event.

CM Punk, Batista, Del Rio, Big E, Miz, R-Truth, Woods, Kofi, Cody Rhodes, Goldust, Mysterio, Fandango, Jimmy Uso, Jay Uso, Sandow, Luke Harper, Erik Rowan, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Dean Ambrose.

What I would love to see happen here is this: Leo Kruger and Corey Graves from NXT become part of the 30, and in the end Seth Rollins standing tall as the last man.  That would be my script were I writing it. 
Some of you might remember, Leo Kruger as the wild card was my pick last year, but he was kept out of that wild card spot by Bo Dallas. I still think that was a mistake.

Why am I pushing Seth Rollins: He's that damned good! The fact he was the first NXT champ should carry more weight then it did. I personally don't think that the writers used that to their advantage properly at all. There should have been more fuss about that tidbit.

Think of how great it would be to have Randy Orton vs Seth Rollins at Wrestlemaina! Dude, that would be a match!  I mean M-A-T-C-H, with a capital everything. Totally a dream match, you know with 2 out of 3 pin falls, submissions style.  Just think of the storylines that could build from something like that.

Also at this point in time in life, we have Orton vs Cena for the title, the Rhodes brothers vs the New Age Outlaws for the tag titles, Big Show vs Brock, and Daniel Bryan vs Bray Wyatt.

I want to see Orton win his title match. Big Show defeat Brock. I'm at a toss up on the Bryan vs Wyatt match, I think letting Wyatt win could lead to some major storylines in the coming few months. Some fans think it's dragged already, but this is one instance where it could use a boost for at lest another two months, maybe three. And as for the tag titles... I want the Rhodes to keep them just long enough to loose them back to the Shield. The Shield doing a run in and cause a DQ works for me.

So that's my thoughts on this weekends upcoming ppv over coffee. Catch up after the ppv.
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What I hope to see in 2014

I hope to see in WWE... in this year...

1) Seth Rollins with a singles title, like say the Intercontinental Championship.

2) The Shield destroy Batista thirty seconds after he arrives forcing him to leave again.

3) NXT go to two hours.

4) Leo Kruger winning the NXT title

5) Dean Ambrose punch out JBL, letting Ambrose take over the commentary booth for a full two hours of Smackdown...And Seth Rollins scaring Micheal Cole into giving him his seat as well.

6) Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns to win back their Tag Titles

7) Brad Maddox getting a half hour straight of air time.


What I'd like to see in TNA in 2014...

The return of the MotorCityMachine Guns! 


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TLC loves and hates

TLC 2013

Yes, I am a few minutes late with this tonight...

Pre-show: Ziggler vs Fandango... Fandango got the win.

Match#1- C.M. Punk vs the Shield...  C.M. Punk got the win.  This was a 3 on 1 handicap match, and I have to say, the main reason I got the ppv.  It was a short match, part because Roman Reigns ended up with an eye injury. I wasn't happy with the outcome obviously, it dampened the whole ppv for me.

Match#2- women's didn't watch

Match #3- Damien Sandow vs Big E for the Intercontinental title.   Big E won keeping his title. I was really thinking that Sandow was going to score on this...not happy.

Match #4- The Fatal Four-Way for the Tag Team titles.   Real Americans vs Rhodes Family vs Big Show/Mysterio vs Axel/Ryback.    The first to be eliminated were Axel/Ryback, then Golddust used the Canadian Destroyer, just before the Real Americans were eliminated. This came down to Cody and Mysterio, and Cody Rhodes managed to get the win and they kept the tag titles. 
Crap!  I was sort of cheering for Cesaro and Swagger on this one.

As much as I love any reason to see Brad Maddox on the screen, I really could have done without the whole backstage dancing doll crap.

Match #5- Brodus Clay vs R-Truth.  Truth got the win on this.  We also saw what looks like the end of ToF...thank god!  I don't understand why they continue to call Xavier Woods a rookie when he has more ring time then Brodus does given his past in other companies.

Match #6- Kofi Kingston vs the Miz... Kofi managed to get the win on this. Even with a bad leg.

Match #7- Daniel Bryan vs the Wyatt Family... another 3 on 1 handicap match.  Bray Wyatt got the pin for the win here, after his horror show and the crowd chanting "that was creepy"

Main Event- Cena vs Orton in a traditional TLC match. At one point, Randy Orton hit John Cena with a microphone, then tucked it into his shorts like holstering a gun or something. Anyone else find that strange and a bit disturbing? Orton ended up getting the belts and becoming the Undisputed title holder.

Okay, so ppvs are obviously a hit and miss. No one ever likes everything every time. Tonight, I was disappointed by most of it. But, I'm always upset when the Shield loose.

till later
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Pre-TLC 2013

This is the point in the week when I make my comments about the upcoming ppv.  This weekend is Tables Ladders Chairs.

The list so far...
Pre-show : Dolph Ziggler vs Fandango... I am thinking Ziggler has this wrapped up.

Intercontinental Championship: Big E vs Damien Sandow... vote is in Sandow's corner.

Daniel Bryan vs the Wyatt Family in a 3 on 1 Handicap match... the underdog Bryan is going to come out on top.

C.M. Punk vs the Shield in a 3 on 1 Handicap match...  Shield me! It's all about the Shield, and I think that it's going to be Seth Rollins who gets the final pin for the win.

Cena vs Randy Orton for the championship... in a traditional TLC match.  Okay, I'm one of those fans who has a strange pit in my stomach on this match.  I don't like it.  I know it's going to change the way the company is viewed and how important the winner truly is, but dude, it just sort of feels off. 
I think Cena is going to come out on top for this one.  I hope that the Undisputed belt is better designed then the current tag team belts, cause they are just un-pretty. 

You know what else I'd love to see...after Damien Sandow wins that Intercontinental belt, for Seth Rollins to challenge him for it. That belt would be perfect on Rollins!

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Loved and Hated Survivor Series 2013

Once again, here's what I loved and hated about the ppv tonight...

Pre-show: Miz vs Kofi Kingston.  Well, it took way too long to actually get to the match. Under 15 minutes in the countdown pre-show, and they still hadn't started the match.  Miz got the win.

First match- Traditional 5 on 5 match. Rey Mysterio/Usos/Rhodes brothers vs Shield/the Real Americans.   Sitting here hoping that the Shield turn on the Authority tonight.   Dean Ambrose was the first to be eliminated by Cody Rhodes.  That put me in a crap mood.  Swagger was eliminated, but I didn't see by who. Cesaro was eliminated by Cody.  This left it a 5 on 2 -Rollins and Reigns were left on the Shield's team. Jimmy Uso was eliminated by Reigns. Cody was eliminated by Reigns. Jay Uso was eliminated by Rollins. This left it as a two on two.  Seth Rollins was eliminated by Mysterio. This left it a two on one- Golddust and Mysterio vs Roman Reigns. Golddust was eliminated by Reigns. This became a one on one. With Roman Reigns getting the win.  Glad to see at lest someone from the Shield survived. Would have liked to see Ambrose and Rollins come back out to celebrate, but...

Second match- Intercontinental championship match.  Curtis Axel vs Big E.  Big E got the win. Crap! I was screaming at the tv for Axel to cheat if he had to to get the title back. Damn it! Not happy.

Third match- women's - didn't watch.

Fourth match- Ryback vs Mark Henry.  This went to Henry.

Fifth match- Cena vs Del Rio. Cena got the pin and kept his Heavyweight title.

Sixth match- Wyatt Family vs C.M. Punk/Daniel Bryan.  Punk managed to get the pin.

Main event-  Orton vs Big Show.  Orton got the win and keeps his WWE title.



Okay, so what would I like to see become the fall out of this ppv?   I would like to see Rollins and Reigns get their tag titles back, Axel get the Intercontinental championship back, the Shield turn on the Authority, and Cesaro to split from Swagger.  I think that Cesaro is the one man who could give Dean Ambrose a wicked feud.
Everyone has their favourites, and right now most of mine- besides the Shield- are in NXT.(at the time of this posting, Corey Graves, Leo Kruger, Sami Zayn, Enzo Amore, Tyler Breeze)  I think I said it once before, but it would be cool to see NXT get their own ppv, or at lest a few matches on one of the ppvs.   As I said in my last post the other day, this ppv could have been a great chance to have had some of the NXT guys in a traditional Survivor Series match. I think it was a mistake not going that route.
Really hated the "backstage" crap. Would like to have one ppv where there is no backstage crap.

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2013 Survivor Series pre thoughts

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.

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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.


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