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.

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.

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

WM 34 Predictions

It's that time of year again; Wrestlemania (WM)
Now I can't say that I'm excited about this year's WM. Only because I feel that it's really predictable. However, that doesn't mean that it won't be entertaining as hell. Nor does that mean that my predictions will be correct. I mean I've been wrong before, so it can easily happen again.
Predictions are as follows:

1) Dolph Ziggler wins Andre the Giant Battle Royal
2) Becky Lynch wins Women's Battle Royal
3) Bludgeon Bros. def Usos and The New Day
4) Cedric Alexander def. Mustafa Ali
5) Kurt Angle/Rounda Rousey def. HHH/Stephanie
6) Braun Strauman/ TBD def. The Bar.   ( I have no idea who Strauman's partner is going to be)
7) Seth Rollins def. Finn and The Miz
8) Sammy/KO def. Daniel Bryan/Shane
9) Charlotte def Askua with Carmella cash in
10) Shinsuke def. AJ Styles
11) Roman Reigns def. Brock Lesnar
12) Undertaker confronts Cena...a match....? Probably not.

Wow that's alot of matches. Hopefully they will keep the filler down to a minimum and every match can get at least 15 min. That's not including entrance and exit times.

Blast from the past 2013 WWE Royal Rumble

This makes me laugh everytime! It never gets old

http://www.manolith.com/2013/01/30/man-shot-in-the-eye-says-the-worst-part-of-his-week-was-wwe-royal-rumble-outcome-video/

2017 review in professional wrestling

2017 is now in the past. Alot of ups and alot of downs in the world of professional wrestling. 

Overall, this year has been a really good year for a pro wrestling fan. The world seems to be getting smaller with the internet. Before there were matches in the "indy" scene or in different countries you couldn't see. But that is no longer the case. With stars like Kenny Omega, The Young Bucs, Adam Cole, Kazuchika Okada and Cody Rhodes. The scene of professional wrestling has changed. 

Think about this. The biggest match and possibly what will be the best match in 2018. Will take place in Japan. That has probably happened before, but with the internet and social media. EVERYONE knows about it and all who want to see it, will see it. Plus on top of that; WWE has little to nothing to do with it. 

2017 solidified what we found out in 2016. You don't need WWE to make a HUGE impact.

Speaking of WWE. The biggest up for me was the return of the Hardy Boyz at WM. The biggest down was Alexia Bliss This is Your Life! I personally can't stand "This is Your Life" segments. None of them have been good. NONE!   

Switching gears to NXT; Still a very strong brand with great talent. It was better last year, but that doesn't mean that NXT in 2017 was bad. With stars like Ember Moon, Alister Black, Velveteen Dream, Sanity, and Undisputed Era. 2017 was a strong year for NXT. 

TNA, Impact Wrestling, Global Force Wrestling....? How many name changes can you go through in one year? Not only that, how many people came back to that company and turned around and left again? Besides the early part of 2017, when the Broken Hardys were there. I can't say there was something ground breaking or awe inspiring that happened in the six sided ring in 2017.

Sadly I have not watched much Lucha Underground or ROH this year. I hear great things that are happening in those companies and 2017 has been a good year for both.

So long 2017. Hello 2018. *Cheers*

WWE Survivor Series 2017 Predictions

Just going to give predictions for the main show as the pre-show is going on at the time of this post.
It's going to be interesting if a certain female superstar shows up...if you can believe the internet.
Time will tell.
Anyway on with the predictions:

Shield def. New Day
SD women's team def RAW women's team
Baron Corbin def. Miz
SD men team def RAW men's team
Brock Lesnar def AJ Styles
USOs def. Sheamus/Cesaro
Charlotte def. Alexa