WWE Smackdown Review 9/28/12

Note: Last week's Smackdown was garbage. I hated it because it was lack luster. I hope this week's Smackdown is better. I also hope this is going to make up for last week's shitty mess. Here's WWE Smackdown.........

Opening Segment: Big Show opens SmackDown and he's not happy. He wants the World Heavyweight Title. Randy Orton comes out and hypes their match tonight. Ricardo Rodriguez and Alberto Del Rio are out next. Del Rio says he's the one who should get the next title shot. Orton ended up hitting a RKO on Del Rio and facing off with Show.

Match#1: Antonio Cesaro defeated Santino Marella for the United States Title
(This was sad to watch and boring to see. We all know this is so fucked up. Both these guys are not American born. One is Swiss and one is Italian. This is so fucking wrong. This was a shitty match.)

Match#2: Beth Phoenix beat Natalya
(Beth was fired then rehired. We all know that Eve is a bitch and she got a title shot and won. This was a dumb ass story line but this match was years in the making. This was wasted on TV. )

Match#3: Wade Barrett beat Zack Ryder.
(Zack Ryder is in mid card hell. Wade Barrett is slowly building up back to title shot status. This was sad to watch. WWE is killing Zack Ryder but also killing Barrett. Why? Dunno.......)

Match#4: Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow defeated The Uso Brothers.
(This is part of the tag team #1 contenders tournament. WWE is trying to get more teams together to get more prominence in the tag team division. Good ideal but it is late. This was basically a jobber match. )

Match#5: Ryback squashed Tensai.
(This was so cool to see but lacking any hype. This could have been better if there was some hype to this match. Ryback is like Goldberg but he had a title by now. So Ryback should get the IC or US title match soon. )

Main Event: Big Show defeated Randy Orton
(Big Show is getting a shot at the WHC. Thank you god for this. No more ADR!!!! Even though he helped take out Orton but Show and Sheamus will be better for business. Thank you WWE for this brilliant change.)


Final Thoughts: This was not a bad show but there could have been more matches and also more spots for promos. I just hope WWE Raw is better this week. WWE Smackdown did get somewhat better. So until then, see you all for WWE Raw.









Gene The Grappler

TNA Impact Review 9/27/12

Note: Last week was off par but I hope this week will be better. Hulk Hogan will meet with Aces and Eights. Also we will see Jeff Hardy and Austin Aries tag together. This plus more will be going on. I hope this is better than last weeks bullshit. Here's TNA Impact.........

Opening Segment: Recap of last week's TNA Impact with Joseph Parks getting kidnapped and Hogan offering to come meet Aces and Eights. 

(I am getting sick of the recaps of last week's show. I am tired of the slow hype of Aces and Eights. I just want to see them start the show and go to a match. TNA is learning from WWE and it is learned the wrong way. )

Match#1: Kurt Angle vs Chavo Guerrero Jr vs Christopher Daniels 

Winner:  Christopher Daniels

(I want to know something. Even though these have been good matches with these three teams, why does it seem like something is missing? I really feel like something is missing in this series of tag team matches. I am going to hope they get this right unlike WWE's mess of a tag team division. ) 

Match#2: Tara vs ODB 

Winner:  Tara

(I love Tara as a heel. She is better as a heel. ODB is cool. This was a good match. Love the ending because I wanted to see Tara get the KO title ASAP. I still love seeing EY also. This was a good match.) 

Match#3: TV Title Match - Samoa Joe vs Ken Anderson 

Winner and New TV Champion: Samoa Joe 

(Thank you so much! Devon is gone. The title is going to be in someone's good hands. Thank you Samoa Joe for doing the right thing. Now we just need him to get the TNA Heavyweight Title. Thank you Joe for being the big dog. )

Gut Check: Evan Markopoulos says he hasn't given his best effort because he lost last night, but he really, REALLY wants this. Taz says yes, Prichard says no, and Markopoulos is given one last chance to plead his case with Al Snow, and he says that he was born in 1994 when Snow was trying to get into Smoky Mountain Wrestling and ECW, and Snow wasn't 18 at that time, but he is and even though he got his ass kicked last week, he'll keep coming back to get his ass kicked because this is what he wants. Snow says that Markopoulos is the epitome of what the Gut Check is about, because he's seen big guys and talented guys come down the pike, but they didn't succeed because they didn't have passion for the business. Markopoulos has the passion, he has the desire,and he has the talent...but he's only 18, and now isn't the right time. So Markopoulos doesn't get the contract, but he really impressed me with the promo on Snow, and I definitely get the sense that he's someone they see promise in and are going to keep their eyes on.

(This was so boring but it did show me that TNA does get new talent and also help get more people in the company. This was bullshit because this was not a guy they wanted. Also it is not helping to put this shit on TV every month. ) 

Main Event: Bully Ray & Bobby Roode vs Austin Aries & Jeff Hardy 

Winners:    Austin Aries & Jeff Hardy 

(I don't know how to react this this but I am glad to see this match happen. Aries and Hardy will be a good match at the PPV. Thank you to TNA for not making this another boring match at the end of the show. I loved the ending. Hardy was the man. )

After The Main Event: Aces & Eights returns Sting and Hogan to the Impact Zone. Aces & Eights holds a knife on them until they escape, and Hogan tells Sting to relax because they still have "Parks", but Sting is irate and yells after Aces & Eights that he's finding someone and he's coming to Bound For Glory.

(This was so fucking boring because it is slowly hyping up this group of young guys. This was pointless because this is still hyping the old men not someone else. )

Final Thoughts: I can say this was a good show until the end. I am tired of Aces and Eights. Actually, I am tired of Aces and Eights slow hype. I am happy though that I did see a good show. Tomorrow is WWE Smackdown, and I might change my mind. 

Gene The Grappler 

WWE Raw Review 9/24/12

Note: After watching the shit called WWE Smackdown, I sense WWE will fuck up tonight's show by making it longer than it should. Here's WWE Raw........

Opening Segment: Recap from the end of WWE Raw. CM Punk/Paul Heyman/Brad Maddox/AJ Lee.

(This was pointless. We all saw what happened last week. This was kinda pointless on so many levels. )

Match#1: Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston

Winner: Dolph Ziggler

(This was a warm up match for DZ because he will be in the main event and he will win the WHC soon.)

Match#2: Darren Young and Titus O'Neil vs. Zack Ryder and Santino Marella

Winners: Darren Young and Titus O'Neil

(This was sad and boring. Nothing really to say because it is so true.)

Match#3: The Miz vs. Ryback

Winner: Ryback

(This was a wasted match. We all know that Ryback is going to be like Goldberg and he would have won the IC title tonight. This was wasted and total bullshit.)

Match#4: Wade Barrett vs. Tyson Kidd

Winner: Wade Barrett

(This is a jobber match for Barrett but also sad to see this match because it was one sided.)

Match#5: David Otunga, Ricardo Rodriguez and Alberto Del Rio vs. Sheamus, Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara

Winners: Sin Cara, Sheamus and Rey Mysterio

(Boring. We all knew who was going to win. It was like watching a cat fight a kitten. Disturbing and sad to see with your eyes. )

Match#6: Layla and Alicia Fox vs. Eve Torres and Beth Phoenix

Winners: Eve and Beth Phoenix

(Boring. Nothing else to say........)

Match#7: Brodus Clay vs. Tensai

Winner by DQ: Tensai

(This was suppose to be a good match but was interrupted by three jobbers who made a group. This was a wasted match because of their status with WWE right now. )

Main Event: Showdown with CM Punk and John Cena.  Cena is out of action for 6 weeks. Cena and Punk brawl a bit and leave with Paul Heyman. The end was CM Punk seeing not only Mick Foley but Ryback.

(This was a bad ending but did leave something open for future things. That sums up all I have to say about this ending.)

Final Thoughts: This show was somewhat garbage. I keep thinking that WWE is really trying to make this so kid friendly that I might have to stop this blog series and hope to do something more constructive. I hope the rest of the week will change my mind. See you all for TNA Impact.





Gene The Grappler

Gene The Grappler

WWE Smackdown Review 9/21/12

Note: WWE Smackdown should be intesting because Edge is back. Also we should see more of DB and Kane being friends. What else can WWE throw at us for passable wrestling? Well here's WWE Smackdown to find out.

Opening Segment: Edge opens the show to a big pop. He cuts a promo about being back and plugs some upcoming projects including SyFy's Haven. Edge starts dissing Kane and Daniel Bryan for hugging each other. He's quickly interrupted by Daniel Bryan to a surprising positive reaction. Bryan mocks Edge and tells him to go back to home and get back to acting. Good back and forth segment with them doing a promo. Kane came out and got into it with Bryan. Edge asked Kane what happened to the big red monster he used to know. Kane hugged Edge. This upset Bryan and out came Damien Sandow. Edge told him to shut up and they argued. Booker T came out and booked Kane vs. Sandow.
(Nice to see Edge come back to WWE TV. This was a way to get some attention back to WWE TV. I will save my other comments for later because I want to go into details for this mess called Team Friendship.)

Match#1: Damien Sandow beat Kane
(Hell no! Kane should not be distracted and he should not be beaten by a pansy like Sandow. Thank DB for fucking up this squash match. WTF!!!!!!!)

Match#2: Layla defeated Natalya
(Ugh..........boring. I only watch for the tits and ass but not for the match.)

Match#3: Sheamus and Randy Orton defeated Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler
(Thank you RKO and Sheamus for something watchable. This was a good match with all involve doing good work. Jesus, it is hard to see a good match on WWE these days. ADR is a joke now. So is Kane. Dolph is the future. And RKO needs to be in a title picture soon. Thank you guys for a good match.)

Match#4: Cody Rhodes beat Daniel Bryan
(Holy shit, first DB fucks up a squash match with Kane then we got Kane returning the favor. WTF WWE!!!!)

Match#5: Brodus Clay beat Heath Slater by DQ when Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre attacked him
(We have a new faction of mid carders. The Evil Three or something cool. Now Brodus is going to have to kill three jobbers ASAP. Thank you evil friends for killing a god squash match.)

Match#6: Santino Marella beat Antonio Cesaro in a non-title match
(Santino needs to go away for a awhile. Cesaro needs to drop the title to Ryder or someone cool. Jesus, thank you WWE for making a foreigner a US title holder.)

Main Event: Kane and Daniel Bryan wrestled Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow to a DQ in a Lumberjack Match.
(How in the hell do you not have a winner in a lumberjack match? Oh, you have other tag teams run in. What in the fuck are you doing WWE? You are killing Kane again. You got DB looking like an ass. Then you got no real tag teams. Usos are pointless. Prime Time Players are nothing without AW. Even throwing tag teams together are blowing up in your face. What the fuck, WWE? Damn you for also ruining the ending by having this shit on. )


Final Thoughts: To quote a fan on a youtube channel - WWE is for families and TNA is for grown ups. However, WWE is a company and TNA is a wrestling promotion. Tonight showed that this was for kids. Nothing really good for the grown ups except for the tits and ass or should I say the women's match. I think I will not be any easier to make my opinion known that WWE is fucking up and TNA is getting better. See you all for WWE Raw. Here comes the real pain.................




Gene The Grappler

TNA Impact Review 9/20/12

Note: I have been happy to see that TNA has been getting better. It is not easy watching shitty wrestling. Also it is nice to be able to watch a show that has content for the time it is on. TNA is not high on my list of things to watch but it is getting there. Also thank you god for the mindless shit that TNA has been doing. Here's TNA Impact.

Opening Segment: Recap of last week.....
(Ugh, no point in doing this. Just please get to the wrestling.)


AJ Styles and Kurt Angle vs. Chavo and Hernadez - #1 Contender Match to Tag Titles
WINNERS: No Contest
(Good match. Nothing bad in this match. I am upset that the match ended with no winner. This is what WWE is lacking in their tag team division. Kaz and Daniels are good heel champions. I guess this was not as bad as watching Kane and DB but it is going to be interesting to see a triple threat for the tag titles at the PPV. Love seeing good tag team wrestling. )

Doug Williams vs. Evan Markopolus - Gut Check Match
WINNER: Doug Williams
(This was a good match for both. Williams can make a kid look good. This should show WWE to just have matches to show new talent. He should get a contract.)

Bobby Roode vs. James Storm
WINNER: No Contest
(Jesus, this was the shit. I love seeing these guys beat the shit out of each other. This was a good match. No bullshit just fighting. I wish to have seen a winner but damn. Also love the fans participating in the match. WWE is trying to appease the kids but they need to fucking appease the grown ups. TNA appeases all. This might be a good candidate for my match of the year. )

Austin Aries vs. Bully Ray - Non Title Match
Winner: Bully Ray
(Ok, where to begin? This was a good match. I guess Bully Ray staying in TNA is a good thing. I don't agree with that but some people think Bully Ray is a bad person. Aries is like the CM Punk of TNA. By the way, that would be a good match. This was a good way to end the show but don't know why this was the main event. Still a good match.)


Final Thoughts: TNA was good tonight but showed shades of WWE dumb booking. This showed me that TNA is not going to compete with WWE until they use original content and ideals. I know I did not talk about Aces and Eights but I wanted to leave that for next week. Also Tara is heel? She's better as a heel. TV title, KO title and the X division titles needs to be on the show more. See you all for WWE Smackdown.





Gene The Grappler

WWE Raw Review 9/17/12

Opening Segment: ADR/John Cena/Paul Heyman Segment.

(This was fun to watch because John Cena was not being superman. Paul Heyman is a good mouthpiece. Also it was funny to see the ref try to be innocent. I hated that AJ Lee made the match a tag team mathc with Punk/ADR/Cena and Sheamus.)

 

Before The Match: JBL and Jim Ross doing commentating with Michael Cole.

(Business is about to pick up and the wrestling god is here. Holy shit, this is going to be a good show with all these men on commentating.)

 

Match#1: Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio vs. Primo and Epico

Winners: Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio

(Boring as fuck......This was like watching shit flush. Prime Time Players come out to kill the masked men. Thank you PTP!!!!!)

 

Match#2: Eve Torres vs. Beth Phoenix

Winner: Eve Torres

(This was just as boring as the first match. We all know that Eve is a bitch that took out Kaitlyn at the PPV. This was bad acting and wrestling in action. Ugh!!!!)

 

Match#3: Brodus Clay vs. Heath Slater

Winner: Brodus Clay

(This was better but still boring as hell. Why is Brodus danicing with kids? That's creepy. Also who's kids are they using? What the fuck!)

 

Match#4: Dolph Ziggler vs. Santino Marella

Winner: Dolph Ziggler

(This is another boring fucking match! This was a warm up for Dolph. This was also sad to watch Santino job now. Ugh, what is going on?)

 

Match#5: Wade Barrett vs. Justin Gabriel

Winner: Wade Barrett

(Really? Barrett should be facing better guys not jobbers he use to make look good. Barrett is going to be champion soon but I can't wait much longer. This was a jobber match. )

 

Match#6: Kane and Daniel Bryan vs. R-Truth and Kofi Kingston

Winners: Kane and Daniel Bryan (Team Friendship)

(Thank you Kane and Bryan for the pick me up. This was better than seeing the other matches. WWE is killing Kane again by this angle with Bryan. Also it is said that Little Jimmy in Paradise is about to be over. Damn shame......yeah right. )

 

Match#7: Randy Orton vs. Tensai

Winner: RKO

(This was a Smackdown rewind match. Nothing new to say because RKO took out the big man. Simple as that. By the way, here's another character that WWE is killing off. Tensai was bought in by Johnny Ace but he's done. So kill off a big man by making him a big jobber. WTF!!!!!)

 

Match#8: Damien Sandow vs Zack Ryder

Winner: Damien Sandow

(Ryder is becoming a jobber faster than Tensai. This was sad to see. By the way, what the fuck is Sandow? If he's like The Genius, then he will eventually job to other guys. What is going on with this episode of WWE Raw?)

 

Main Event: CM Punk and Alberto Del Rio vs. John Cena and Sheamus

Winners: John Cena and Sheamus

(This was saved for last. Why? We usually get a big speech at the end. I want to know what made this a viable match to end the show with. CM Punk could have faced Cena in a non title match. Same with ADR and Sheamus. What the fuck WWE? Also thank you WWE for the funny fucking ending of having Punk challenge the pin call of the ref. Ugh WWE!!!! )

 

Final Thoughts: I asked this question in a facebook group - Is it me or is this wwe smackdown on wwe raw? I also asked this question - Where is the good matches at? These are good questions for the reason of why was this show so filled with jobber matches and bullshit. One thing I suggested is that the 8pm hour should be dedicate to NXT since we can't see NXT in the USA. Which is a good point. Most of these matches were good for the kids but I am a grown ass man that want to see wrestling not shit. This three hour mess is fucking with my TV viewing. Three hours and we got only nine matches. Shit, the first hour should have like five matches in in. Ugh, I guess I will have to watch TNA for wrestling because WWE wants to show me bad acting and one sided matches. See you all for TNA Impact.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gene The Grappler

 

WWE Night of Champions Review 9/16/12

Note: Well this is the night all the titles are defended. We will hope for title changes but that’s asking for a lot. With that said, let’s get to WWE Night of Champions……..

 

Match#1: #1 Contender Battle Royal for the U.S. title - Brodus Clay, Primo, Epico, Justin Gabriel, Tensai, Tyson Kidd, Michael McGillicutty, Zack Ryder, Darren Young, Titus O'Neil, Jinder Mahal, JTG, Drew McIntyre, Ted DiBiase, Heath Slater, Santino Marella

Winner: Zack Ryder

(This was not counted as a match for the PPV but I counted it. I loved to see most of the well know mid carders in this match. It was also nice to see Ted DiBiase back in WWE for a while. I was happy to see my favorite mid carder win only because of popularity or because they had to throw him a bone. #WWWYKI )

 

Match#2: Fatal 4 Way for the WWE Intercontinental Title - Rey Mysterio vs. Sin Cara vs. Cody Rhodes vs. The Miz

Winner: The Miz

(This was like watch bad acting in motion. Rey and Sin Cara were not getting my interest. Cody Rhodes is starting to get on my last nerves. I was happy to see The Miz win only to see this match over with. )

 

Match#3: Tag Team Title Match – Kane and Daniel Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston and R-Truth

Winners: Kane and Daniel Bryan – New Champs!!!!!!!

(No more Little Jimmy in Paradise!!!!! Long live the new team of Team Friendship. This was the best match for tag teams. Also it was funny to see them brag afterwards. )

 

Match#4: US Title Match – Zack Ryder vs. Antonio Cesaro

Winner: Antonio Cesaro

(Ryder was fucking robbed!!!! Why does WWE like this dumb fuck? Give Zack his belt back. What the fuck WWE?)

 

Match#5: Randy Orton vs. Dolph Ziggler

Winner: RKO

(This match was fun to watch but Dolph did not cash in his MITB contract. Why? Also why was RKO flipping off the people? This was a wild match.)

 

Match#6: Divas Title – Layla vs. Eve

Winner: Eve Torres – New Divas Champ!!!!!!!!

(Where to start? Layla needed to drop the title. Ok. Kaitlyn was taken out. We know it was Eve that did it. So why Eve? Well, she won a reality contest, so give her a bone. This was not a good match but thank you for the title change. )

 

Match#7: World Heavyweight Title Match - Alberto Del Rio vs. Sheamus

Winner: Sheamus

(Brogue Kick was re-instated. Cool. Sheamus won with it. Cool. There is nothing else to say but thank you god. )

 

Main Event: WWE Title Match – John Cena vs. CM Punk

Winner: John Cena – New WWE Champ!!!!!!

Reverse Decision – Winner: CM Punk

(I am a big Punk fan. Thank you WWE for not only fucking up the main event but making fans upset and going apeshit. Cena lost in Boston!!!!! Thank you WWE. Not only did you prove me right but I am getting the heat that Punk is suppose to be getting. Do I want to boo him? Nope, because he called this shit over a year ago after his infamous tirade.)

 

Final Thoughts: Well WWE made up for the loss of Lawler with having JBL do what he does best which is talk. No real title changes except the tag team and divas titles. This was a pointless PPV because no one really lost tonight. I guess I will hope that Survivor Series is going to be a good PPV. I forgot what is the next WWE PPV but I will see you all for the aftermath on WWE Raw.

 

 

 

 

 

Gene The Grappler

WWE Smackdown Review 9/14/12

Note:  This is the show before Night of Champions. I hope they clear up what’s going to happen with the IC title and US title for the PPV. Also we need to see something from Sheamus and also Del Rio. I just hope this show is a good show. Here’s WWE Smackdown………….


Opening Segment: Alberto Del Rio, Ricardo Rodriguez and David Otunga come to the ring to open SmackDown. Both Ricardo and Otunga are wearing neckbraces. They're upset about Sheamus and the deposition. Daniel Bryan comes out and then Sheamus comes out. Sheamus isn't buying it and lays Otunga out.
(Good way to start the show. It was funny that two guys were wearing neck braces. This is a good build up to the PPV. We all know that ADR is going to win the title from Sheamus. We will see. )

 

Match#1: Sin Cara vs. The Miz
Winner: Sin Cara
(I honestly think that Sin Cara is losing his muster with the WWE crowd. I am tired of the matches in the red light. That’s like Kane wrestling with fire around the ring. I am tired of the mystique of Sin Cara. Also The Miz needs to be back in the main even level. He’s not a jobber or a true mid carder. )

 

Match#2: Kane vs.  Kofi Kingston
Winner: Kane
(This was a good match. What’s funny is that Kane hugged Kofi only after the anger management guy came out. This was a good match but funny as fuck at the end.)

 

Match#3: Randy Orton vs. Tensai
Winner: RKO
(I just loved to see RKO win. This was a funny match to see because Tensai was going to win with an assist to his slave but he didn’t. Dolph tried to sneak attack RKO but he was ready. Good warm up match for the PPV this weekend.)

 

Match#4: Kaitlyn vs. Beth Phoenix
Winner: Kaitlyn
(This was a boring match. We are going to see Layla turn heel and Kaitlyn will be screwed in the match this weekend. Really WWE?)

 

Main Event: Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan
Winner: Sheamus
(This was a good rematch from this past year’s Wrestlemania. I like the angle of Sheamus winning without the kick. Same thing with RKO and the punt kick. This was a good way to end the show with this match. )

 

Final Thoughts: All the angles are set for Night of Champions. I hope this is going to be a good PPV for WWE. The only thing that could fuck this up is if any championship match ends with a fucked up ending. We will see. Well time to get ready for the WWE PPV on Sunday. See you all for the PPV and also WWE Raw.

 

 

 

 

 

Gene The Grappler

 

TNA Impact Review 9/13/12

Note: This is the TNA show after a PPV. I hope we see lots of changes and also lots of good wrestling. Here's TNA Impact.........

Opening Segment: Recap of No Surrender PPV.
(Who cares? Not me......)

Match#1: Zema Ion vs. Sonjay Dutt - X Division Title match
Winner: Zema Ion
(So Zema is still running the angle of taking people out like Jesse Stevenson. That's good for some because it keeps him relevant. This was a good match. Nice to see good matches.)

Match#2: KAZARIAN vs. A.J. STYLES
Winner: AJ Styles
(So AJ gets a chance to face him and Daniels for the tag team titles with a partner soon. That's good because this is good for tag team division. This was a good classic TNA match for the viewers.)
Match#3: DANIELS vs. CHAVO GUERRERO
Winner: Chavo Guerrero
(Same with AJ Styles, he gets a tag title shot in the future. This is going to be interesting because it means like the X Division, it is refocusing on the tag team division. I can't wait to see these matches.)

Main Event: Jeff Hardy vs. Bully Ray
Winner: Jeff Hardy
(This was the best fucking match with Bully Ray in it. I am shocked because both these men wanted to be the #1 contender to face Aries for the title. This was a good match because it was non stop and not a lot of bullshit. I am happy to actually see a good match in wrestling and also a match with Bully Ray with a clean ending.)

Final Thoughts: Even though this was a short show with a lot of fucking padding with Aces and Eights, flashbacks, and promos for next week, this was a good show. No real stupid things occurred and even gave props to Jerry Lawler after his heart attack on WWE Raw. This was a good way to lead to the next TNA PPV. WWE had a big scare on Monday and I hope tomorrow's WWE Smackdown is better not worse.




Gene The Grappler

WWE Raw Review 9/10/12

Note: This is the first time that Bret Hart was in Montreal since being fucked over at Survivor Series 1997. This should be interesting because of that and more. Here's WWE Raw...........

Opening Segment: Bret Hart comes back to Montreal. CM Punk interrupts.
(Bret Hart and the infamous Montreal Screwjob with Vince and HBK was the catalyst for the Attitude Era. Without this match and also the things afterwards, WWE would have died in 1997. So Bret coming back to Montreal is the final closure point of this event. Bret is Candian. Montreal is a screwy place for Amercians. Bret's ovation was good. Once he spoke it was like nostalgia in motion. Then CM Punk came out to boos. I still support CM Punk even though they want him as a heel to lead to him facing the Rock at Survivor Series. Basically CM Punk gloated about being champ longer than Bret, Stone Cold, and others. This was a very interesting opening segment.)

Match#1: The Miz and Antonio Cesaro vs. Kofi Kingston and R-Truth
Winners: Little Jimmy in Paradise (Kofi and Truth)
(This was a last minute match to me. This was something you would do while playing a video game. I like Kofi and Truth but it is time for someone else to be tag champs. Also with the IC and US titles, we need people to make the titles mean something again. The Miz is a good IC champ but he needs to be back in the WWE title hunt. Cesaro is a bad champ. He needs work. )

Match#2: Eve Torres, Kaitlyn and Layla vs. Beth Phoenix, Alicia Fox and Natalya
Winners: Eve Torres, Kaitlyn and Layla
(This was a what the fuck moment. This was not only a short match but the fact that the divas title is pointless. These women barely made me want to see this match. Beth and Natalya are the only ones that can wrestle. They kept hyping that Eve won a NBC reality war show. Who fucking cares? This was a dumb match! )

Match#3: CM Punk vs. Randy Orton
Winner: Randy Orton by DQ
(This could have been a good match. This was a PPV match. However, this was a setup for RKO and Dolph. Even though Dolph was not working with CM Punk, he lost by DQ. This was another dumb ass Raw Active Match. This is how WWE is using social media like Twitter to make matches. This is mostly fixed like the PPV Cyber Sunday. This also led to the brawl with RKO, Lawler, Dolph, and Punk. )

Match#4: CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler vs. Jerry Lawler and Randy Orton
Winners: RKO and Lawler
(So after the melee from earlier, this was the result of it. This was a good match. Nice to see Lawler in action. CM Punk leaves the ring after talking to Paul Heyman. What was funny was that Vickie was being an annoying bitch while Paul Heyman and Punk was talking. Also you could see Dolph try to fight off RKO and Lawler. This was a good match but the stress got to Lawler.)

Match#5: Ryback vs. Heath Slater
Winner: Ryback
(This was a typical match for Ryback. Slater was shocked to lose to Ryder last week and Ryder set up this match for Slater. This was a jobber match for Ryback. Still was funny to watch.)

Match#6: Prime Time Players vs. Kane and Daniel Bryan
Winners: Kane and DB
(This was a match to set up the fact that Kane and DB will win the tag titles. This is also a way to set up their funny segments about anger management. PTP is getting old and without AW it is getting stale. WWE cannot do a good black tag team right because they use stereotypes to make a team. Most black men act like dumb asses not all. This was a good way to set up for a title change.)

Match#7: Alberto Del Rio vs. Tyson Kidd
Winner: ADR
(WTF!!!!!! This was a gimmie match for ADR who is still looking stiff and being boring. This was a wasted match for Raw. They could have put this on their C show or the kids show.)

Match#8: Sheamus vs. David Otunga
Winner: Sheamus
(The whole deposition angle with them suing Sheamus for the Brogue Kick and also banning it is a funny angle. Even Sheamus was cracking jokes and kicked the shit out of the camera during the segment. This match was fucking hilarious because it was a jobber match for Otunga. Also at the end, Sheamus kicked Otunga. Then both AJ and Booker T come out to tell Sheamus that if he does the kick again, he will be stripped of the title. This is dumb as fucking hell. This is just like RKO and the punk kick.)

Match#9: Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes
Winner: Cody Rhodes
(Boring........)


Main Event: Bret Hart interviews John Cena. CM Punk interrupts.
(Well I find this segment the best of the year only because this was basically a real life segment. CM Punk is being the heel and Cena was the face. Cena was speaking his mind and Punk was also proving his point. This whole thing is a full circle to me because of the events of last year. All we need is Stone Cold to finally come on WWE Raw. Cena was being real not the corporate mouthpiece. This made me happy to see WWE is letting this be more realistic. The ending was also cool because not only did Cena get a lick in but Bret did as well.)


Final Thoughts: Jerry Lawler was hospitalized after his match. Most the of the show was silent out of respect to Lawler. Cole was close to crying after seeing his friend have a heart attack. Lawler will be back because we all are praying for him to come back to work and also finally retire from active wrestling. #getbetterlawler......

The whole show was good except a few spots. Even after what happened with Lawler, the show got more realistic and also very close to outside PG. So this could be a good thing for WWE because I hope to see better things with WWE. No more bullshit and catering to kids. I will see you all for the aftermath of TNA No Surrender on TNA Impact.












Gene The Grappler

TNA No Surrender PPV Review 9/9/12

Note: This is the PPV before BFG. I hope this is a better showing than anything on WWE right now. With that said, let's get to the action of TNA No Surrender...........

Match#1:Bound For Glory Series Semifinal Match - Jeff Hardy vs. Samoa Joe
Winner: Jeff Hardy
(So not only did Jeff Hardy beat Samoa Joe but this time without a submission. This is fucking hilarious because Hardy is gaining popularity. Also I think Hardy is not being considered as a paycheck wrestler. This is a good thing for Hardy and also Joe because he will be champ soon.)

Match#2: Bound For Glory Series Semifinal - Bully Ray vs. James Storm
Winner: Bully Ray
(This is why Bully Ray didn't leave TNA like Devon did. Bully Ray is not a good heel. He's just a big asshole. This was a bullshit match because Roode came to help Bully Ray. I wanted to see Storm and Hardy. Now we got Hardy and Bully Ray. Damn you TNA!!!!!)

Match#3:TNA Knockouts Title Match - Tara vs. Miss Tessmacher
Winner: Miss Tessmacher
(I would love to say this was a good match. I want to say this is a good KO match. I can't. I like Tara and don't like Miss Tessmacher. This was a boring match. Sorry but I want to see Gail Kim and Tara or even Mickie James, Tara and Gail Kim. Anything but this match. )

Match#4:TNA X Division Title Match - Sonjay Dutt vs. Zema Ion
Winner: Zema Ion
(I forgot that there is the X Division. This was a basic match. Nothing new or innovative. Need new competition for Zema Ion. )

Match#5:Rob Van Dam vs. Magnus
Winner: RVD
(RVD got his payday last night. Magnus was just the jobber for hire tonight. Nothing new.....)

Match#6:TNA Tag Team Title Match - Kurt Angle and AJ Styles vs. Kazarian and Daniels
Winner: Kaz and Daniels
(Thank you TNA for ending the dumb angle with Claire. Now we need you to end the angle with AJ Styles vs. Kaz and Daniels. This is like Winter and Angelina Love vs. Velvet Sky, it was good but it is not good anymore. This was a typical match. Nothing new. )

Main Event:Bound For Glory Series Finals - Jeff Hardy vs. Bully Ray
Winner: Jeff Hardy
(OMG! Hardy is the #1 Contender for the title! I like this only because it means we will see Hardy win or see him be a better man today. This was sad to see Bully Ray lose. I would love to see this match happen soon. Thank you TNA for this match and the results.)

Final Thoughts: I forgot to mention about Austin Aries calling out Aces and Eights. I did that because he will do it again on Impact. Aces and Eights aren't going anywhere. As for the PPV in a nutshell, most of it was good. The finals for the BFG series wasn't predictable but I figured that Aries/Hardy would be better than Aries/Bully Ray. This was a good PPV for TNA. I am actually shocked to see a X Division match or even a KO title match. Again this was a good PPV. With that said, I know WWE will give me a disappointment on WWE Raw but we will see.







Gene The Grappler

WWE Smackdown Review 9/7/12

Note: After seeing a good TNA show, I am again hoping to see a good WWE shows to end the week. Sometimes, it is hard to see a good show on WWE without getting upset. With that said, let’s hope for the best and don’t let me see shit. Here’s WWE Smackdown……..

Opening Segment: ADR and RR come out with David Otunga. They want the brogue kick outlawed. Booker T comes out to say he will leave it in the hands of the fans.

(Really? This is how you start a show? Two men bitch about a kick and David Otunga is like a ambulance chasing lawyer trying to sue. This is not PG but just fucking sad. Here we fucking go!)

Match#1: Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara vs. Cody Rhodes and The Miz

Winners: Rey and Sin Cara

(This is not what I would want to see on the start of the show. The young guys should beat the old man and the other guy. I am not a fan of Rey or Sin Cara. I want to see these guys face each other but Rey is not ready and Sin Cara is not ready to botch. This was a sad match. This was for the little kids. Not for me.)

Match#2: Zack Ryder vs. Daniel Bryan

Winner: Zack Ryder after the ref reversed the original call.

(DB is losing his mind. Good job letting Zack have a free win. The whole anger management angle with him and Kane is good. I love seeing guys lose it then have to hugging it out. This is going to be a good angle to see. )

Match#3: Randy Orton vs. Damien Sandow

Winner: RKO by Count Out

(This was an ok match but the ending sucked. I want to thank you Dolph for being the heel and being the show off. Dolph not only did commentary but also got involved with RKO. This was a pick me up for me. )

Match#4: Titus O'Neil and Darren Young vs. Primo and Epico vs. The Uso

Winners: Prime Time Players - #1 Contenders for the WWE Tag Team Titles

(So fucking boring. Same boring teams and same results. We all know that the tag team division is shitty and boring. I am tired and bored. Moving on……..)

Match#5: Wade Barrett vs. Yoshi Tatsu

Winner: Wade Barrett

(This was a waste of time for Barrett but he is going to make it fun to watch Smackdown again. He needs to go after RKO again and make their rivalry hot again. It was nice to see him back on TV. )

Main Event: Sheamus vs. David Otunga

Winner: Sheamus

(This was a boring match to end the show. We all know that Otunga is there for the paycheck. Also it was nice to see that Sheamus is using a submission move because the kick he uses is banned. Sound just like RKO and the punt kick.)

Final Thoughts: This was a so-so show. Nothing really new or exciting happened except for seeing Wade Barrett back on TV. See you all for WWE Raw because we are going to see something good or something shitty.

Gene The Grappler

TNA Impact Review 9/6/12

Note: This should be a good show but TNA is getting better. I hope this is the best show ever. With that said, here’s TNA Impact………

Opening Segment: Recap of last week and also matches for tonight.

(I don’t care about what happened last week because I saw it happen last week.)

Match#1: Jeff Hardy vs. Samoa Joe

Winner: Jeff Hardy

(Holy shit! Jeff Hardy pulled a fast one on Samoa Joe. I loved this match. I am happy to say that Jeff Hardy is not in TNA for the check like RVD. This was a good match.)

Match#2: Tara vs. Gail Kim

Winner: Tara

(I missed my crush on TV. I am a big fan of Gail Kim only because she is real. I am also a big fan of Tara. This was like a dream. Good women’s match. I loved it all. Again, this was a good match to see. )

Match#3: Bully Ray vs. RVD

Winner: Bully Ray

(Even though I hated seeing Bully Ray win, this was a good match. I still think Bully needs to go. I wanted RVD to collect his check. I guess RVD will get his money later.)

Match#4: Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian vs Chavo Guerrero Jr & Hernandez - TNA Tag Team Title Match

Winner: Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian

(This was a good match to see because this was like seeing Eddie and Chavo wrestle together. This was better to see than the WWE tag team division. Thank you TNA for this. )

Main Event: Austin Aries vs. Aces and Eights

Winner: No Contest

(This was not a match but I think since I want to see a match, I made it into one. Aces and Eights are getting old quick. They need to do something soon with these guys. If not then we will see them be old like Nexus. )

Final Thoughts: Well this was a laid out and well produced show. TNA is seeing that WWE is sucking big time. This was a good show because there is nothing but wrestling and good angles. I am hoping this continues. I am happy to see something good. Too bad WWE Smackdown is tomorrow. I hope it is better than it was.

Gene The Grappler

WWE Raw Review 9/3/12

Note: This is a holiday edition. I hope to see something better. I am getting annoyed with the shit I am seeing and not seeing on WWE TV. What upsets me even further is what's going to be occurring soon. Let's just get to the action or bullshit of WWE Raw..........

Opening Segment: CM Punk beats up Jerry Lawler before the show starts.

(RESPECT!!!!!!!!!!! I am happy to see CM Punk be more in the spotlight rather than to be the champion but overshadowed by Cena and everyone else.)

Match#1: Dolph Ziggler vs. Randy Orton

Winner: Dolph Ziggler

(This was a good match. About damn time we see this match. We will see this match again soon but I wanted to see this match happen for months. Thank you WWE for listening to the fans. )

Match#2: Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara vs. Cody Rhodes and Tensai

Winners: Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara

(Boring and stupid. Moving on…………)

Match#3: Champion vs. Champion Match - CM Punk vs. Sheamus

CM Punk leaves………

Match#3: Jack Swagger vs. Sheamus

Winner: Sheamus

(Jack Swagger is getting a new gimmick. Thank you WWE for finally doing something good about him. Sheamus is slowly running out of competition because Jack Swagger is a joke. Also Sheamus used a submission move, WTF!)

Match#4: Eve Torres vs. Kaitlyn

Winner: Eve Torres

(Ugh, this was not a good match to see or re-watch. I am so bored and tired of the same shit with the WWE divas division. No more comments with this match. )

Match#5: Ryback vs. Jinder Mahal

Winner: Ryback

(Please give him more competition! Let him face Big Show or even Kane. Someone needs to feed this man some good matches. This is the Goldberg plan………)

WWE United States Title Match: Santino Marella vs. Antonio Cesaro

Winner: Antonio Cesaro

(Two guys billed from Europe fighting over the U.S. title. Really? WTF!!!!!!)

Zack Ryder vs. Heath Slater

Winner: Zack Ryder

(Wow, ZR got a good match. Too bad it was on Smackdown. He might as well be on Smackdown. J)

Main Event: Falls Count Anywhere Match - Alberto Del Rio vs. John Cena

Winner: Alberto Del Rio with an assist by CM Punk

After The Match: Del Rio's music plays as Cena picks Cena up. Punk drops his face on top of the car and Cena is out. Punk yells "respect" in Cena's face and backs off. Punk holds the WWE Title up before getting in the car. The car drives by Cena and we see Paul Heyman is the driver. RAW goes off the air.

(This was a good match. I am glad CM Punk helped ADR. CM Punk is not a heel to me because he is not getting RESPECT!!!!! Cena and the old men get more props than he do. Time for CM Punk to be an asshole and get some RESPECT!!!! Seeing Heyman was good because this was foreshadowed by Punk during his tirade a year ago. )

Final Thoughts: This is CM Punk’s show, not Cena’s show. I want to see more of CM Punk. Send Cena to Smackdown and let Randy Orton come to Raw. Do something for the older fans for once. Kids want to see Cena on the B show. You got him on the dumb kids show. Moving on to TNA Impact…….Good night.

Gene The Grappler