Best and Worst of 2013

2013 was a very interesting year in wrestling. People leaving their respected companies, the end of Aces & 8s, Brooke Hogan getting fired etc. etc. etc. Both TNA and WWE started the year off strong, but toward the end they both started to go downhill. Whether it was TNA stealing storylines from WWE or D. Bryan joining the Wyatt Family for some unknown reason.

What was the worse? I personally would say The Rock becoming champion at the Royal Rumble was the worse, but that's my own personally feelings toward The Rock and "veterans" just showing up and getting a title shot and then becoming champion. Maybe Antonio Cesaro teaming up with Zeb Colter. That was out of no where and didn't go together with Zeb's anti immigrant promos. Yea that didn't make sense, but they said the hell with that and kept on going with the team of Antonio, Jack, and Zeb.

Let's see what else. The Main Event Mafia vs. Aces & 8s. That started off well, but then kind of went downhill because it wasn't the MEM that ultimately took down Aces &8's. And wasn't that the goal of reforming the MEM?? In the end MEM disbanded and Aces & 8s kind of imploded. You could argue that MEM started that implosion, but there was no final match with MEM vs. Aces & 8s. Were the loser disbands and is never seen in TNA again. That would've made more since to me. 

The best match of 2013, I have to say it was Manik vs. Austin Ares vs. Chris Sabin on 7/4/13 Impact. That was a great match and a great ending.

Wrestling Obscurity: Jimmy Yang Wang

Just for the record, I really like Jimmy Yang. He is/was a very good wrestler and was fun to watch.
He has had worked with WWE under different ring names, but one that stands out to me. Is Jimmy Yang Wang. He was an Japanese cowboy. That's pretty much it. He would line dance, speak "southern" and sing country music. Sounds a little stupid, but it was kind of entertaining and Jimmy made it work. Plus like I said he was/is a good wrestler. So the gimmick didn't really matter when the bell rung. But like alot of other gimmicks it gets old after awhile and being a cruiserweight in WWE meant you were not going to be around for very long.

Wrestling Obscurity: Bobby Lashely

I may be cheating a little bit with this one, but I feel that mister Bobby Lashely is slowly fadding in to obscurity.  I know he has tried to compete in MMA, but I'm not sure how well that has worked out for him.
For those who don't know Bobby Lashely was a big and powerful guy. Think Brock Lesnar, but darker.
He had a good run in WWE, he was ECW(WWECW) champion and US champion and....ummm. Ok he was never World Champion or WWE Champion. I'm not sure why. 
He did spend time in TNA, but I think that was a stepping stone to get him into MMA.  The only big feud that I can think of is the one with him and Scott Steiner.
According to the internet, Bobby is with IGF promotion, so we'll see if he can leave his mark on the wrestling world, or fade into obscurity.

The right time to unify titles?

I'm not really sure why WWE decided to unify their two titles last night. And the timing is very odd. I know we are near the end of the year, and I think they wanted to start off 2014 with 1 champion. But did it have to be on a PPV like TLC? Why not the Rumble? That's one of the big 4 PPV. TLC is just a gimmick PPV and one that is hit or miss. And you could have more time to build up tension and rivalry and tell a good story. It seemed like an on the spot decisions that didn't require a lot of thought or too much planning.
Think about this for a sec. WWE set up a match 1 year in advance at WM. The Cena vs. Rock match. And that wasn't for the title, well the first match wasn't. They will do that, but they won't dedicate more than 2 months to a unification match? Seems like poor execution to me.

WWE Survior Series predictions

It's Survivor Series time. The card looks pretty good. The potential is there, we'll see if it lives up to the hype. Anyway  it's time for predictions.
Preshow: Miz def Kofi
Team Real divas def Team Total Divas
Wyatt family def Punk/Bryan
Mysterio/Rhodes Brothers/Usos def. The Real American Shield
Big E def Curtis Axel
Cena def Del Rio
Big Show def Randy Orton via DQ

Terri's Predictions
Miz def Kofi
Total Divas def Real Divas
Wyatt family def Punk/Bryan
The Real American Shield def Mysterio/Rhodes Brothers/Usos
Big E def Curtis
Cena def Del Rio
Big Show def Randy Orton via DQ

Kane in a suit....?

I know I haven't been posting too much lately. But I had to write down how I fell about the big red machine being in a suit. Well when Kane said that the monster is your's to unleash. I had a totally different vision in mind. I thought that meant that he would do the authorities dirty work. Take out who they wanted on that given night. And Kane would be cool with that. That's what I thought he was going to do to the Big Show. So imagine my surprise. Or better yet imagine may awe as I saw Kane walking down the ramp in a suit and tie. And I recently found out that Kane has the a new title. He is Director of Operations. Words escape me.
I'm so perplexed that I'm not sure that this is brilliant or really stupid. I'm leaning toward the latter on that one. But I just don't get it. What were they thinking?

TNA Bound for Glory predictions

It's been a little while since the last post. Sorry about that, but I'll change that with some predictions.  Granted I haven't read on what's been going on backstage in TNA as of late. But here we go:
Kurt Angle def. Bobby Rhoode
Gunner/Storm def. Bro mans
Manic def. Joe,Hardy, Aries, and Sabin
Magnus def Sting
ODB def. Kim and Brooke
Styles def Bully Ray.

Hopefully this will be a great PPV