It has been said before, "What a difference a year makes." And that rings VERY true in wrestling, especially this year. Granted injuries, illness, suspensions can alter plans instantly and that has happened in the last year, but a year ago this time, would anyone have guessed that Becky Lynch OR Kofi Kingston would be wrestling for the top titles in the company at WM 35?! OR that Kofi would be taking on D. Bryan for the title? Becky, I think was in the women's battle royal and Kofi and the New Day were wrestling for the SD tag titles at WM 34. Crazy!
But, unfortunately, some have dropped down to the bottom of the card compared to where they were last year. Yes, I'm talking about Askuae and Shinskue. Oddly enough, both of them won the Royal Rumble in 2018. Also oddly enough, both had titles this year, but I don't think they did much with them. And now with WM 35 coming up, Askuae is going to be in the women's rumble and Shinskue is teaming with Rusev?
It's true what they say, what a difference a year makes.
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Monday, December 31, 2018
2018: It's over, thank God Part-2
Okay let's focus on the positive of wrestling this year.
First let's start with All In. A major success, with a few hick ups, but nothing that took away from the experience. I would like to say that it put indie wrestling back on the map. I think that it did, but it's lost a little steam in the later part of the year. But I have no doubt that'll it will pick back up in early 2019.
Bound for Glory. I didn't see, but it seems that Impact put on another entertaining PPV, with a little controversy to go with that.
WWE: Evolution. I was very worried about how this show was going to go. The card didn't look good a month before the event and it was marketed at first to showcase 50 superstars. But I think we got 32...? But as the show went on it got really good and was a really strong PPV. Like every PPV it could have been dull, boring, or a botchfest. Yes it had it's bad moments but overall it was really good and I wonder if they are going to do it again.
The return of Daniel Bryan: I wasn't sure if this was good or bad. Cause other than defeating Big Cass. Did DB do anything great apart from coming back from injury? Yes he's champion now, and is heel..? WTF? Didn't see that coming at all. Like Askua, a roller coaster. Started really high, went low, and high again (enter drug joke here).
ratus
NXT: As a whole, NXT has been great. Velveteen Dream, Johnny, Alester Black, Undisputed Era, Ricochett, and of course Tomaso Champa, possibly the most hated man in wrestling. NXT PPV are a real treat and I look forward to more NXT PPV in 2019
Charlotte/Becky Lynch: The epic fail that was Sasha/Bayley but reversed and WAY better. Becky has become a mega star, damn near Stone Cold level. She needs a better shirt, but that's beside the point. Both women have elevated their game to the next level and I didn't think Charlotte had a next level, like Super Saiyan III and Becky is in the F'N stratusphere, like Super Saiyan God. DragonBall referernces aside. 2018 has been great for "The Queen" and "The Man" I don't know what more these women CAN do, but there is going to be women's tag teams in 2019, so we will see.
First let's start with All In. A major success, with a few hick ups, but nothing that took away from the experience. I would like to say that it put indie wrestling back on the map. I think that it did, but it's lost a little steam in the later part of the year. But I have no doubt that'll it will pick back up in early 2019.
Bound for Glory. I didn't see, but it seems that Impact put on another entertaining PPV, with a little controversy to go with that.
WWE: Evolution. I was very worried about how this show was going to go. The card didn't look good a month before the event and it was marketed at first to showcase 50 superstars. But I think we got 32...? But as the show went on it got really good and was a really strong PPV. Like every PPV it could have been dull, boring, or a botchfest. Yes it had it's bad moments but overall it was really good and I wonder if they are going to do it again.
The return of Daniel Bryan: I wasn't sure if this was good or bad. Cause other than defeating Big Cass. Did DB do anything great apart from coming back from injury? Yes he's champion now, and is heel..? WTF? Didn't see that coming at all. Like Askua, a roller coaster. Started really high, went low, and high again (enter drug joke here).
ratus
NXT: As a whole, NXT has been great. Velveteen Dream, Johnny, Alester Black, Undisputed Era, Ricochett, and of course Tomaso Champa, possibly the most hated man in wrestling. NXT PPV are a real treat and I look forward to more NXT PPV in 2019
Charlotte/Becky Lynch: The epic fail that was Sasha/Bayley but reversed and WAY better. Becky has become a mega star, damn near Stone Cold level. She needs a better shirt, but that's beside the point. Both women have elevated their game to the next level and I didn't think Charlotte had a next level, like Super Saiyan III and Becky is in the F'N stratusphere, like Super Saiyan God. DragonBall referernces aside. 2018 has been great for "The Queen" and "The Man" I don't know what more these women CAN do, but there is going to be women's tag teams in 2019, so we will see.
2018: It's over, thank God
Has this been the worse year in WWE wrestling in awhile...? For the most part I'm gonna go with yes, but then again there is NXT, which has been great. But man, what a year 2018 has been.
I guess I should be more fair than that. The things that were good i.e. NXT were really good. And the things that were bad, were really really bad.
Of course, injuries always come up no matter the year. This year had plenty of injuries and sickness which scrapped all kinds of plans that would have happened.
Then there was bad segments on RAW, bad feuds, or feuds that went on too long. I know that writing and trying to come up with entertaining content can be a hard job, but let's go over a few complete wastes of talent, briefly.
Bobby Lashely vs. Sammy Z: No, just no. It didn't work from the start and why they mentioned Bobby's sisters at all, is anyones guess.
Sasha Banks vs. Bayley: Wow, these poor women have done nothing in 2018. Even though this could have been feud of the year. But they did nothing of great importance. No one-on-one match at WM or SummerSlam, or a random RAW. Nothing. I can't say I remember a time that a story line that was building to feud was completely scrapped for no real good reason.
Moving on to feuds that went on too long. New Day vs. USOs: Great talent but I don't need to seem them wrestle each other. There are other tag teams on SD.
Shinskue vs. AJ Styles: Started off well, but went on too long especially since Shinskue didn't win the belt.
Askua: The highest of highs, the lowest of lows, back to the highest of highs. Talk about a roller coaster. In 2018 Askua was undefeated until WM. Then didn't do much of anything for months. Until she became champion for the first time at the tail end of 2018.
There are other lows I'm sure but let's end the bad parts of 2018 with 3 more subjects. First, using death of a loved one in a storyline. That is just lazy. Second, using terminal illness in a storyline. That is lazy and REALLY uncessary. Both cases can be addressed in the ring. Bret Hart did it when Owen died. Hacksaw Jim Duggan addressed his battle with cancer in WCW. Roman addressed his battle with cancer a few months ago. That should have been it, but they had to mention it when Dean and Seth were bantering. And you could tell Dean didn't want to say that shit. You can hear it in his voice and see it in his change of body language.
Finally, Crown Jewel. Should WWE have done the show? Did they have a choice? I'm not really sure, because from what I can tell WWE was already paid before the show took place. So, they were in a bad PR situation regardless. I knew that they were going to do the show, but they are supposed to do more shows in Saudi Arabia. We will see how that goes.
I guess I should be more fair than that. The things that were good i.e. NXT were really good. And the things that were bad, were really really bad.
Of course, injuries always come up no matter the year. This year had plenty of injuries and sickness which scrapped all kinds of plans that would have happened.
Then there was bad segments on RAW, bad feuds, or feuds that went on too long. I know that writing and trying to come up with entertaining content can be a hard job, but let's go over a few complete wastes of talent, briefly.
Bobby Lashely vs. Sammy Z: No, just no. It didn't work from the start and why they mentioned Bobby's sisters at all, is anyones guess.
Sasha Banks vs. Bayley: Wow, these poor women have done nothing in 2018. Even though this could have been feud of the year. But they did nothing of great importance. No one-on-one match at WM or SummerSlam, or a random RAW. Nothing. I can't say I remember a time that a story line that was building to feud was completely scrapped for no real good reason.
Moving on to feuds that went on too long. New Day vs. USOs: Great talent but I don't need to seem them wrestle each other. There are other tag teams on SD.
Shinskue vs. AJ Styles: Started off well, but went on too long especially since Shinskue didn't win the belt.
Askua: The highest of highs, the lowest of lows, back to the highest of highs. Talk about a roller coaster. In 2018 Askua was undefeated until WM. Then didn't do much of anything for months. Until she became champion for the first time at the tail end of 2018.
There are other lows I'm sure but let's end the bad parts of 2018 with 3 more subjects. First, using death of a loved one in a storyline. That is just lazy. Second, using terminal illness in a storyline. That is lazy and REALLY uncessary. Both cases can be addressed in the ring. Bret Hart did it when Owen died. Hacksaw Jim Duggan addressed his battle with cancer in WCW. Roman addressed his battle with cancer a few months ago. That should have been it, but they had to mention it when Dean and Seth were bantering. And you could tell Dean didn't want to say that shit. You can hear it in his voice and see it in his change of body language.
Finally, Crown Jewel. Should WWE have done the show? Did they have a choice? I'm not really sure, because from what I can tell WWE was already paid before the show took place. So, they were in a bad PR situation regardless. I knew that they were going to do the show, but they are supposed to do more shows in Saudi Arabia. We will see how that goes.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Is the WWE Universal title...cursed?
Hard to believe that the Universal title is a little more than two years old. It debuted and a new champion was crowned on August 21, 2016 at Summer Slam. Unfortunately, the very first champion had to relinquish the title due to injury. Plus, he hasn't gotten a descent shot at that title he never lost.
Fast forward a bit to WM 33 on April 2, 2017. A new champion was crowned. And he didn't defend the title that often...to say the least.
Now, the title has been relinquished once again! Is this title cursed, or something...?
Think about this for a second. The current RAW and SmackDown women's titles have been around for about the same amount of time as the Unversial championship. And between the 2 women's titles; there has been 1 time that a belt had to be relinquised.
Maybe I'm comparing apples to oranges.
Fast forward a bit to WM 33 on April 2, 2017. A new champion was crowned. And he didn't defend the title that often...to say the least.
Now, the title has been relinquished once again! Is this title cursed, or something...?
Think about this for a second. The current RAW and SmackDown women's titles have been around for about the same amount of time as the Unversial championship. And between the 2 women's titles; there has been 1 time that a belt had to be relinquised.
Maybe I'm comparing apples to oranges.
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
The Impact of All In!
Obviously if you're a wrestling fan and you have the internet. You knew that the biggest indie PPV, possibly ever, was coming. Now we are past that event, with people calling it a success. But what kind of impact will this have on pro-wrestling? From a fans prospective, I don't think it will change that much. But from a wrestlers and wrestling companies prospective. It could change alot. Because of the internet, wrestlers and other promotions can get noticed in a VERY big way. You don't necessarily need WWE to make a big impact.
It is possible that ALL IN will open the doors so that other promotions are willing to take a chance and selling 10,000+ seat areanas. I have said it before, and I'll say it again. Now is a great time to be a wrestling fan.
It is possible that ALL IN will open the doors so that other promotions are willing to take a chance and selling 10,000+ seat areanas. I have said it before, and I'll say it again. Now is a great time to be a wrestling fan.
Sunday, August 19, 2018
WWE SummerSlam 2018 predictions
It's that time of the summer, which means summer is nearly over....But, but, but it's not over yet!!
Let's get to predicting this years Summer Slam!!!!
Predictions
Daniel Bryan def. Miz
Rhonda Rousey def. Alexa Bliss via DQ
Blugeon Brothers def. New Day
Samoa Joe def. AJ Styles
Becky Lynch def Carmella/Charlotte
Dolph Ziggler def. Seth Rollins
Shinsuke def. Hardy
Stroman def. Kevin Owens
Finn Balor def Baron Corbin
B team def the Revival
Cedric Alexander def. Drew Gulak
Almas/Vega def. Rusev/Lana
Let's get to predicting this years Summer Slam!!!!
Predictions
Daniel Bryan def. Miz
Rhonda Rousey def. Alexa Bliss via DQ
Blugeon Brothers def. New Day
Samoa Joe def. AJ Styles
Becky Lynch def Carmella/Charlotte
Dolph Ziggler def. Seth Rollins
Shinsuke def. Hardy
Stroman def. Kevin Owens
Finn Balor def Baron Corbin
B team def the Revival
Cedric Alexander def. Drew Gulak
Almas/Vega def. Rusev/Lana
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