For many years fall has the time of year where the WWE product has gone to die before being reborn at the Royal Rumble. 2014 and 2015 saw the roster decimated by injuries to key players, resulting in the likes of Sheamus being put in the role of main heel last year and a really … Continue reading Will the WWE avoid the fall doldrums this time?
Clash of the Champions thoughts
Nia Jaxx vs Alicia Fox - We've reached the point with Nia Jaxx where she needs to face competitive opponents, and she got one in Alicia Fox. Fox has never been one of the more highly regarded women on the roster, but she's gotten better over time and she did her job really here. She … Continue reading Clash of the Champions thoughts
Summerslam/NXT Takeover Thoughts
Summerslam is done and boy was it a doozy. There was some good stuff, but a whole lot that left you shaking your head. I'll just jump right and let it fly. The Good John Cena vs AJ Styles - great match, one to have on repeat and rewatch a whole bunch of times, one … Continue reading Summerslam/NXT Takeover Thoughts
WWE Battleground Recap
Battleground is all done, and it's on to Brand Split land. Battleground has been a throwaway show since it's inception; would this year be any different? Let's see: Women's Tag Team Match: Charlotte and Dana Brooke vs Sasha Banks and ??? OK, they went for the easy play here with Bayley as the mystery partner. … Continue reading WWE Battleground Recap
WWE Money in the Bank Thoughts and More
Well, in a matter of days things got really interesting in WWE land. We got our fastest successful Money in the Bank cash-in when Dean Ambrose caught Seth Rollins slipping and pinned him for the title just mere minutes after Seth won it from Roman Reigns and barely an hour after winning the briefcase himself. … Continue reading WWE Money in the Bank Thoughts and More
RAW – 5/23/2016
I don't normally do RAW recaps, because I don't usually watch it live and I don't have time to get proper recaps up in any kind of timely fashion. I know you guys aren't trying to wait until the weekend to read my not so hot takes on a show that aired six days earlier. … Continue reading RAW – 5/23/2016
So where do we go from here?
We're now setting into what is the business as usual part of the WWE calendar. Payback is behind us, Extreme Rules looms ahead on May 22, then from there we're on Operation Keep Things Interesting Until Summerslam. So how do they plan on doing that? I'm not sure but there are a few fronts that … Continue reading So where do we go from here?
Year in Review – WWE/NXT
Wrestler of the Year: Seth Rollins Let's see..Seth cashed in Money in the Bank to win the WWE World Title at WrestleMania, and was in great title matches all year long. He got a good match out of 55 year old Sting at Night of Champions and another one out of Kane at Hell in … Continue reading Year in Review – WWE/NXT
Let Roman Reign
In my previous post I ran through some scenarios for how the WWE could go about dealing with Seth Rollins injury and subsequent time out. I didn't pick which one I thought was ultimately the best choice. Well, I think the two best options are the other guys in this picture with Seth: Yeah that's … Continue reading Let Roman Reign
Seth Rollins Out
That image is one you're not going to be seeing for a while. Seth Rollins was injured in Dublin, Ireland, suffering a torn ACL and is out for 6 to 9 months. As a result he forfeited the WWE championship and there's going to be a tournament at Survivor Series. This is two years in … Continue reading Seth Rollins Out
Stroke of Genius 