Bryan v. Henry v. Big Show
Daniel Bryan will win although he won't pin anyone (at least not by his own strength). I'm starting to truly loathe him so I wish one of the big guys would squash him like a bug but I don't think that will happen.
CM Punk v Zolph Ziggler
Although they have been pushing Ziggler, I just can't agree that my favorite PPV of the year will be spoiled by him winning, LOL. I take Punk but not by pin. Ziggler will get DQ'd. (Thanks Vickie.)
Kane v Cena
I hate this "rivalry". One bold prediction I will make will be that Undertaker will return tonight. No true winner in this match.
Royal Rumble Match.........aaaaaahhhhhhhh, my FAVORITE match all year. It's actually one of my favorite things in life. :-) I have no idea though who will win!!! I'm just excited to see it!
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Royal Rumble 2012 predicitions
The RR is in a couple of hours, so I suppose it's time for predictions. I am going to make a list of people I think will win the RR. Don't worry I'll keep it to a list of 5 possible winners.
So what's on the card, Mark Henry vs. Big Show vs. D. Bryant. For those who don't know Mark Henry hyper-extended his knee on SD, but as far as I know he is going to wrestle tonight, but may not do a lot. So he's not going to win. That leaves Big Show and D. Bryant. I can see D. Bryant escaping the cage, while Big Show and Mark Henry duke it out. So I'll go with D. Bryant to retain his title.
Who's next?(Goldberg?)Of course not;We've got CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler. Now I like Dolph as a wrestler, he's got the physical talent and he is growing as an interesting character being the show off and all, but as a WWE champion? I don't think so...then again that would give Vicky's "faction", I use the term loosely, both single's belts...No, I don't think Dolph will pull it off. I'll go with CM Punk FTW.
Kane vs. John Cena...ummm who cares? lol. I'm kidding. Actually this storyline might be leading up to Cena turning heel, just in time for him to face The Rock at WM. I think this match will end on a DQ, with John Cena attacking Kane with a weapon of some kind, more than likely a chair.
Last but not least the RR. Originally I thought that Randy Orton was going to win the RR, but with his recent injury I'm not sure now. I would like Christian to be there, from what Ive read there is a 50% chance he'll be in the match. I don't know if people in previous matches on the card will participate in the RR. I haven't read the possible surprise appearances, because I don't want to spoil the surprise (lame). What can I say? I like to be surprises that's what makes the RR exciting. Anyway here are the 5 people I think will win the RR.
1. Chris Jericho
2. The Miz
3. Randy Orton
4. Christian(hell of a long shot)
5. Sheamus
So what's on the card, Mark Henry vs. Big Show vs. D. Bryant. For those who don't know Mark Henry hyper-extended his knee on SD, but as far as I know he is going to wrestle tonight, but may not do a lot. So he's not going to win. That leaves Big Show and D. Bryant. I can see D. Bryant escaping the cage, while Big Show and Mark Henry duke it out. So I'll go with D. Bryant to retain his title.
Who's next?(Goldberg?)Of course not;We've got CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler. Now I like Dolph as a wrestler, he's got the physical talent and he is growing as an interesting character being the show off and all, but as a WWE champion? I don't think so...then again that would give Vicky's "faction", I use the term loosely, both single's belts...No, I don't think Dolph will pull it off. I'll go with CM Punk FTW.
Kane vs. John Cena...ummm who cares? lol. I'm kidding. Actually this storyline might be leading up to Cena turning heel, just in time for him to face The Rock at WM. I think this match will end on a DQ, with John Cena attacking Kane with a weapon of some kind, more than likely a chair.
Last but not least the RR. Originally I thought that Randy Orton was going to win the RR, but with his recent injury I'm not sure now. I would like Christian to be there, from what Ive read there is a 50% chance he'll be in the match. I don't know if people in previous matches on the card will participate in the RR. I haven't read the possible surprise appearances, because I don't want to spoil the surprise (lame). What can I say? I like to be surprises that's what makes the RR exciting. Anyway here are the 5 people I think will win the RR.
1. Chris Jericho
2. The Miz
3. Randy Orton
4. Christian(hell of a long shot)
5. Sheamus
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Wrestling obscurity: Basham Brothers
It has been awhile since the last WO. I thought it would be a good way to start the new year. So let's take a look at the Basham Brothers...who? I do remember the Bashams but just barely. I don't remember them being champions but they were. 2 time champions actually. What did they do? Apparently they hung around JBL, when JBL had a stable. Yea I don't remember that either. They probably were good wrestlers too, but just didn't leave much impact on the wrestling/tag team world. Here is some info on their carerr in the WWE.
Basham and Hollie made their official WWE debut on the May 29, 2003 edition of SmackDown! and became known as The Basham Brothers. Since both wrestlers looked remarkably similar to each other despite not being related, they were booked as kayfabe twins. The Bashams were successful in their first match as a team, defeating Rikishi and Brian Kendrick. Shortly after this Shaniqua became their valet. Their gimmick was originally that of two S&M fans, with Shaniqua as their trash-talking dominatrix. To play off their role as twins, Basham and Hollie often switched places mid-match, so the "fresher" wrestler was always in the ring, this idea was later used by The Bella Twins.
The Bashams won their first WWE Tag Team Championship from Los Guerreros on the October 23, 2003 edition of SmackDown!. The team would go on to lose the titles in February 2004 to Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty. The Basham Brothers and Shaniqua faced Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi at the No Way Out pay-per-view in 2004 in a handicap match for the tag team titles but lost the match when Shaniqua was pinned, and after the match she was released from her contract leaving the Bashams without a manager. For the next few months the Basham Brothers were regulars on Velocity. Occasionally they appeared on SmackDown!, usually taking on upper midcard/main event level wrestlers in handicap matches, generally losing in the outcome.
The Basham Brothers would go on to join John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL)'s cabinet stable on the November 25, 2004 episode of SmackDown!, where they were known as JBL's "Co-Secretaries of Defense". Their role was often to sacrifice themselves to prevent Layfield from getting harmed after he had provoked an opponent. The Bashams would once again win Tag Team gold defeating the teams of Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam, Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak, and Eddie Guerrero and Booker T in a four-way elimination match in January 2005. The Basham Brothers lost the titles to Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero at No Way Out 2005 on February 20. From here on The Bashams would either be jobbing on SmackDown! or defeating any team that came in their path on Velocity. The Basham Brothers quit Layfield's Cabinet on the June 16, 2005 episode of SmackDown!, claiming that they were tired of being "JBL's crash test dummies" and not getting enough respect.
Basham and Hollie made their official WWE debut on the May 29, 2003 edition of SmackDown! and became known as The Basham Brothers. Since both wrestlers looked remarkably similar to each other despite not being related, they were booked as kayfabe twins. The Bashams were successful in their first match as a team, defeating Rikishi and Brian Kendrick. Shortly after this Shaniqua became their valet. Their gimmick was originally that of two S&M fans, with Shaniqua as their trash-talking dominatrix. To play off their role as twins, Basham and Hollie often switched places mid-match, so the "fresher" wrestler was always in the ring, this idea was later used by The Bella Twins.
The Bashams won their first WWE Tag Team Championship from Los Guerreros on the October 23, 2003 edition of SmackDown!. The team would go on to lose the titles in February 2004 to Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty. The Basham Brothers and Shaniqua faced Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi at the No Way Out pay-per-view in 2004 in a handicap match for the tag team titles but lost the match when Shaniqua was pinned, and after the match she was released from her contract leaving the Bashams without a manager. For the next few months the Basham Brothers were regulars on Velocity. Occasionally they appeared on SmackDown!, usually taking on upper midcard/main event level wrestlers in handicap matches, generally losing in the outcome.
The Basham Brothers would go on to join John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL)'s cabinet stable on the November 25, 2004 episode of SmackDown!, where they were known as JBL's "Co-Secretaries of Defense". Their role was often to sacrifice themselves to prevent Layfield from getting harmed after he had provoked an opponent. The Bashams would once again win Tag Team gold defeating the teams of Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam, Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak, and Eddie Guerrero and Booker T in a four-way elimination match in January 2005. The Basham Brothers lost the titles to Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero at No Way Out 2005 on February 20. From here on The Bashams would either be jobbing on SmackDown! or defeating any team that came in their path on Velocity. The Basham Brothers quit Layfield's Cabinet on the June 16, 2005 episode of SmackDown!, claiming that they were tired of being "JBL's crash test dummies" and not getting enough respect.
The best matches of 2011
Through 2011, I kept track of what I thought were the best matches of the year. Unfortunately I have not seen the last ROH iPPV...yet. I'm sure there are some contenders for match of the year on that card and if so I will update this list, but until then I will give you what I consider to be the matches of the year. Keep in mind I am a little biased toward the high flyers and "daredevil" style of wrestling.
5. WWE Raw (1/3/11): Miz vs. John Morrison for the WWE Championship
4. ROH 9th Anniversary: Christopher Daniels vs. Eddie Edwards for the TV Championship
3. Money in the Bank: John Cena vs. CM Punk for the WWE Championship
2. SummerSlam: Randy Orton vs. Christian for the World Heavyweight championship
1. Destination X: Austin Aries vs. Zema Ion vs. Low Ki vs. Jack Evans
5. WWE Raw (1/3/11): Miz vs. John Morrison for the WWE Championship
4. ROH 9th Anniversary: Christopher Daniels vs. Eddie Edwards for the TV Championship
3. Money in the Bank: John Cena vs. CM Punk for the WWE Championship
2. SummerSlam: Randy Orton vs. Christian for the World Heavyweight championship
1. Destination X: Austin Aries vs. Zema Ion vs. Low Ki vs. Jack Evans
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