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WWE Extreme Rules 2019 Preview/Predictions
Posted by Nicholas Jason Lopez
By Nicholas Jason Lopez
The main roster has been in a place of recovery in recent weeks after the announcement of both Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff as Executive Directors of Raw and SmackDown respectively.
Although Bischoff is expected to begin his role after this event, it has been said that Heyman had his “fingerprints all over” Raw the last two weeks. The first week was complete with Corey Graves swearing on air, a stage explosion/pyro angle and logical storyline developments, a key aspect to Heyman’s creative skills.
This most recent Raw episode felt like more of the same filler we had previously, yet SmackDown was the better show, so who knows if Heyman had his way with the blue brand just prior to Bischoff’s beginning?
Extreme Rules is being looked forward to by many, only because it will mean the end of one era (hopefully the dreadful Wild Card) and the start of a more meaningful one. Enthusiasm is dead with the current main roster product and if anybody knows what to do to rejuvenate it, it might as well be Heyman and Bischoff at this point.
Let the games begin.
Posted in WWE
Tags: AJ Styles, Aleister Black, Alexa Bliss, Baron Corbin, Bayley, Becky Lynch, Big E, Bobby Lashley, Braun Strowman, Cesaro, Corey Graves, Daniel Bryan, Drew Gulak, Drew McIntyre, Eric Bischoff, Finn Balor, Heavy Machinery, John Cena, Kevin Owens, Kofi Kingston, Lacey Evans, Nikki Cross, No Way Jose, Paul Heyman, Ricochet, Roman Reigns, Rowan, Samoa Joe, Seth Rollins, Shane McMahon, The Club, The Revival, The Undertaker, The Usos, Tony Nese, Xavier Woods
WWE Stomping Grounds 2019 Preview/Predictions
Posted by Nicholas Jason Lopez
By Nicholas Jason Lopez
Stomping Grounds (Or Stomping Ground? We had to literally look at the poster to remind ourselves) comes at a time when main roster television has become uninspired at best. Is it just Lesser Super Showdown aka Less Than And Not Equal To WrestleMania?
It only made sense that last night, the WWE app accidentally let out a notification that the show was “about to begin,” clearly meant for tomorrow night. It was quite a “universal” problem (wink, wink).
We almost wanted it to happen yesterday, just so we can get it over and done with already.
The Wild Card rule continues to drag down Raw and SmackDown in quality and has made both shows feel the same. We have started to forget who is on which show now. What’s the point of a brand split then?
This probably has to do a little bit with SmackDown’s move to Fox in October. Maybe Creative has saved their best stuff for then, but it’s a chore these days to watch. Give us something. Anything.
Outside of the imaginatively hilarious and outlandish Bray Wyatt vignettes, the storylines have become immensely repetitive – Shane McMahon says stuff, Drew McIntyre is angry, Sami Zayn loses, Alexa Bliss is a disgruntled Starbucks customer, R-Truth loses the 24/7 Championship and wins it back (although not this week), Ricochet may or may not win his match and Baron Corbin is simply terrible.
You have not missed much outside of the aforementioned. Shame.
Posted in WWE
Tags: Akira Tozawa, Alexa Bliss, Baron Corbin, Bayley, Becky Lynch, Big E, Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler, Drew Gulak, Drew McIntyre, Heavy Machinery, Kevin Owens, Kofi Kingston, Lacey Evans, Ricochet, Roman Reigns, Rowan, Sami Zayn, Samoa Joe, Seth Rollins, Tony Nese, Wild Card Rule, WWE, WWE Stomping Grounds, Xavier Woods
WWE Money In The Bank 2019 Preview/Predictions
Posted by Nicholas Jason Lopez
By Nicholas Jason Lopez
The poster of this event is a microcosm of the problems that plague the main roster – the illusion that two’s better than one.
In a panicked reaction to low ratings, Vince McMahon introduced (in a half-assed manner, mind you) the “Wild Card Rule,” where four superstars from Raw could appear on SmackDown and vice versa. McMahon messed up the promo to explain it and then managed to break his own made-up rule as five superstars from SmackDown appeared on that very Raw.
Since its forgettable introduction, it has actually made Raw and SmackDown feel like the same show, with Elias, Roman Reigns, Shane McMahon, The Miz and The Usos being most of the “Wild Cards.”
We’ll get into the bigger problems later, but Money In The Bank comes at a time when the main roster needs unpredictability and luckily, the briefcase holders can contribute a bit of that to their respective Title pictures.
Posted in WWE
Tags: AJ Styles, Ali, Andrade, Ariya Daivari, Baron Corbin, Bayley, Becky Lynch, Carmella, Charlotte Flair, Dana Brooke, Daniel Bryan, Drew McIntyre, Elias, Ember Moon, Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Kofi Kingston, Lacey Evans, Mandy Rose, Money In The Bank, Naomi, Natalya, Nikki Cross, Predictions, Preview, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Ricochet, Roman Reigns, Rowan, Sami Zayn, Samoa Joe, Seth Rollins, Shane McMahon, The Miz, The Usos, Tony Nese
WWE WrestleMania 35 Preview/Predictions
Posted by Nicholas Jason Lopez
By Nicholas Jason Lopez
NXT TakeOver: New York (or TakeOver: Brooklyn V?) came, conquered and impressed everyone in all its glory.
300-pound Heavyweight Hanson performed a handspring back elbow and a top rope senton to the floor, Velveteen Dream was the GODDAMN STATUE OF LIBERTY and the main event between Johnny Gargano and Adam Cole delivered more wows than a summer blockbuster.
To be frank – WrestleMania will pale in comparison to its NXT counterpart and that’s to put it nicely, despite the fact that Mania will run more than twice the amount of time and contain more than three times as many matches.
Below are our predictions to shape Mania into a halfway decent show. If you’ve followed the Raw side (without falling asleep), the build has been abysmal while SmackDown has held themselves together better thanks to Kofi Kingston’s journey, but there are still some flaws here and there.
Let’s get to it.
Posted in WWE
Tags: Adam Cole, AJ Styles, Aleister Black, Ali, Andrade, Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, Apollo Crews, Asuka, Baron Corbin, Batista, Becky Lynch, Beth Phoenix, Bo Dallas, Bobby Lashley, Bobby Roode, Braun Strowman, Brock Lesnar, Buddy Murphy, Carmella, Chad Gable, Charlotte Flair, Colin Jost, Cruiserweights, Curt Hawkins, Curtis Axel, Dana Brooke, Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose, Dominic, Drew McIntyre, EC3, Elimination Chamber, Finn Balor, Gran Metalik, Hanson, Heath Slater, Jeff Hardy, Jinder Mahal, John Cena, Johnny Gargano, Kalisto, Karl Anderson, Kofi Kingston, Konnor, Kurt Angle, Lana, Lince Dorado, Liv Morgan, Luke Gallows, Mandy Rose, Matt Hardy, Michael Che, Mickie James, Naomi, Natalya, Nia Jax, Nikki Cross, No Way Jose, NXT, Otis, Paul Heyman, Predictions, Preview, Pro Wrestling, Randy Orton, Raw, Rey Mysterio, Rhyno, Ric Flair, Ricochet, Roman Reigns, Ronda Rousey, Ruby Riott, Rusev, Samoa Joe, Sarah Logan, Seth Rollins, Shane McMahon, Shelton Benjamin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Smackdown, Sonya Deville, TakeOver: New York, Tamina, The Bar, The Boss 'n' Hug Connection, The IIconics, The Miz, The New Day, The Revival, The Usos, Titus O'Neil, Tony Nese, Triple H, Tucker, Tyler Breeze, Velveteen Dream, Viktor, WrestleMania 35, WWE, Zack Ryder, Zelina Vega
Good, Bad & The Ugly – WWE TLC 2018
Posted by Nicholas Jason Lopez
By Nicholas Jason Lopez
Welcome to “Good, Bad & The Ugly,” the newest review concept where we’ll break down shows according to three ratings – Good, Bad or Ugly. The results will tally up to give us the Final Decision on the show.
Headed In
– In the midst of a Creative shake-up, we’re still fresh off two big heel turns – “The New” Daniel Bryan (WWE Champion) and Dean Ambrose. Meanwhile, on the Raw side, Ronda Rousey (WWE Raw Women’s Champion) had dominated all before her but a huge obstacle in “Knockout Sensation” Nia Jax, notorious for her punch on “The Man” Becky Lynch. To top it off, we’d have the first-ever Women’s Tables, Ladders and Chairs match for the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship between Champion Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Asuka. This should be a fun show, albeit a long one since we have a grand total of 12 matches. What is this, WrestleMania? Even past Manias never had that many bouts.
Posted in WWE
Tags: AJ Styles, Alicia Fox, Apollo Crews, Asuka, Baron Corbin, Becky Lynch, Big E, Bobby Lashley, Bobby Roode, Booker T, Braun Strowman, Buddy Murphy, Carmella, Cedric Alexander, Chad Gable, Charlotte Flair, Corey Graves, Daniel Bryan, David Otunga, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Drake Maverick, Drew McIntyre, Elias, Finn Balor, Jinder Mahal, Kofi Kingston, Kurt Angle, Lars Sullivan, Lio Rush, Liv Morgan, Michael Cole, Mixed Match Challenge, Natalya, Nia Jax, R-Truth, Randy Orton, Renee Young, Rey Mysterio, Roman Reigns, Ronda Rousey, Ruby Riott, Sam Roberts, Sarah Logan, Seth Rollins, Tamina, The Bar, The New Day, The Singh Brothers, The Usos, TLC, Vince McMahon, WWE, Xavier Woods
PWO Intermission – Episode 10 – Beware The Raw Sexual Magnetism
Posted by Nicholas Jason Lopez
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- You Mean NXT Halftime Heat WASN’T In An Empty Arena?
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Top Five WWE Returns We’d Like To See
Posted by Nicholas Jason Lopez
By Anthony Zevoteck
WWE can be a “make it or break it” territory for a wrestling career. It has been proven that when things go great, they go very great, to the point that when a superstar leaves the company, it can leave a hole that while Creative fills, fans can’t help but fantasize “what if.”
“What if they had been given full time to blossom?”
“What if they actually got that push?”
Of course, the biggest: “What if they ever come back to WWE?”
In 2015, we saw both The Dudley Boyz and Alberto Del Rio make their returns and that proves that anybody could come back to WWE no matter how bad the departure might’ve been.
Below are five returns we think are possible sometime down the road and of course, fantasized by WWE fans daily.
Tags: 3MB, Alberto Del Rio, Awesome Kong, Bret Hart, Charlie Haas, CM Punk, Drew Galloway, Drew McIntyre, Evolution, Global Force Wrestling, Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, John Morrison, Johnny Mundo, Kharma, Lucha Underground, MNM, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Pro Wrestling, Returns, Ring Of Honor, Shelton Benjamin, The Bella Twins, The Dudley Boyz, The Miz, TNA/Impact Wrestling, Triple H, WWE