WWE Smackdown Review 11/30/12

Note: I was watching an old video of the imfamous ECWWE One Night Stand where Paul Heyman went HAM on Eric Bischoff and others. Paul says that JBL was champion for so long because Triple H don't work Tuesdays. So last week, John Cena was on Smackdown. Cena is like Triple H. Cena use to work Tuesdays to tape Smackdown. I mention this before my usual rant because it is weird to see Cena do stuff after Monday nights. We hope to see something different but seeing Cena on Smackdown is very different. So here's Smackdown and also Main Event

WWE Main Event 11/28/12

Match#1: John Cena vs. Damien Sandow
Winner: John Cena

Match#2: Antonio Cesaro vs. Zack Ryder
Winner: Antonio Cesaro

(Usually, I wouldn't comment on Main Event. I have said that WWE Main Event does lead to Smackdown most of the time. So with that said, we will see Cena vs. Sandow again soon. As for Cesaro vs. Ryder, we have seen it before but we will see it again soon. So with that said, this will lead to something on Smackdown.)

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WWE Smackdown 11/30/12


Opening Segment: John Cena comes out to challenge Dolph Ziggler. Alberto Del Rio comes out and wants Cena to leave his show. Del Rio taunts Cena. Cena says he wanted to wrestle in the main event tonight but is happy with going at it now.
(Well at least it is not like seeing RKO and ADR go at it. What kills me is why is Cena doing Smackdown and also did Cena piss off Vince to be doing all this extra time on TV. Also this was funny because I did forget that ADR and Cena did wrestle before.)

Match#1: John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio
Winner: John Cena
(This was actually a good match. I am shocked that Cena wrestled first. Also ADR is slowly going back to mid card hell. Poor sucker. So I guess RR will be the new jobber of the week soon. Nothing really can be said about this match because Cena's five moves of doom was showcased. Also this did not suck which is a good thing.)

Match#2: The Great Khali vs. David Otunga
Winner: Great Khali
(This was so boring and don't want to waste my time going into details on how shitty this match was.)

Match#3: Kofi Kingston, Kane and Daniel Bryan vs. Darren Young, Titus O'Neil and Wade Barrett
Winners: Kofi Kingston, Kane and Daniel Bryan
(EPIC CLUSTERFUCK!!!!!!!!!! Holy shit, this was like watching bad porn or bad daytime drama. I loved how Team Hell No was working together with Kofi. This was too much action in so little time. Poor PTP. This was sad to see young talent get jobbed. Same with Barrett.)

Match#4: Damien Sandow vs. Tyson Kidd
Winner: Damien Sandow
(No comment. This was a jobber match. )

Match#5: Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal vs. The Usos
Winners: 3MB
(I think I actually changed channels just to see if I could find some comedy on TV. This was bad. Like straight to DVD movie bad. This should have been saved for the kids show or the ion show. This was like watching a politician sweat over a hooker bad.)

Main Event: Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler
Winner: Sheamus by DQ

After The Main Event: Big Show came out and caused the DQ. Show and Ziggler beat Sheamus down until John Cena ran out for the save. Cena cleared the ring to end SmackDown.
(Good match but should have ended cleanly. Cena saving Sheamus is big but then again it was weird to see. Also I want to know if this could be a better match if Cena and Big show did not get involved. )

Final Thoughts: This show was not as bad as it was last week but then again most of the matches were geared to helping the mid carders out. Cena on Smackdown is like seeing Lindsay Lohan do a biopic. This week's show was at least watchable except for 3MB. Also, no RKO? Really? I want to see Orton just become heel and get title shots. Also Team Hell No needs to be like DX after getting their asses whupped. This was not a bad show but it could have been better. The ending did not help it get better but at least we saw Cena and Sheamus work together. Good night and see you all for Monday Night Raw.










Gene The Grappler

TNA Impact Review 11/29/12

Note: Last week's TNA was fucking awful. I mean it was rookie night plus they went to using Brooke Hogan as a way to make a scandal. WTF! I love to see something new because even something we not use to seeing is better than nothing at all. Here's TNA Impact..........


Match#1: Gail Kim vs. Mickie James
Winner: Mickie James
(This was a rare treat to see because these women can wrestle. I wanted to see this match just to see these women remind others that women can wrestle. I wished to see Tara but seeing my Asian dream and Mickie go was heaven.)

Match#2: Bobby Roode vs. Christian York
Winner: Bobby Roode
(What The Fuck!!!!!! This was not something expected. Why? Because this was like watching a pro versus a rookie. Christian York does not have any pull to get matches with Bobby Roode. This was a good match but what the fuck. )

Match#3: James Storm and AJ Styles vs. Kaz and Daniels
Winners: James Storm and AJ Styles
(Ugh, this is a broken record. I love seeing Storm be the bad ass but AJ Styles needs to get a new gimmick or get a new angle and feud going. This was a good match but only because Storm made it better. Seeing AJ Styles/Kaz/Daniels makes me sick now. It was ok at first but now it is sickening.)

Match#4: Doug Williams vs. Matt Morgan
Winner: Matt Morgan
(This was a jobber match. Matt Morgan is back to killing jobbers. Moving on......)

Main Event: RVD vs. Austin Aries - TNA X Division Title Match
Winner: RVD by DQ
(This was actually a good match but thank you Bully Ray for fucking up the main event. Also Hogan is not acting right. This would have been a match of the year candidate but it was ruined.)

Final Thoughts: This show was better than last week but there is a lot of shit going on that should not be going on. Why is Brooke being showcased in an angle about scandal? WWE is already shitty with that angle. AJ Styles is getting buried by TNA because they don't want to give the young guys any shots. Most of this show was shit because it was cleaning up last week's rookie night. The ending would have been better if Bully Ray didn't jump in. I am off to hope that WWE Smackdown is better.

BTW: I know I did not mention Christian York being in the main roster. I did that because he should have been in the roster years ago. One more thing is that I won't mention the recaps because half the stuff in the recaps I won't talk about.






Gene The Grappler

WWE Raw Review 11/26/12

Note: After the holiday, I want to see something to make it up for watching garbage. I want new not old bullshit. So I guess it is easy to say that I hope this is a week of good things. With that said, here is to the fans wanting more. Here's WWE Monday Night Raw. By the way, we might get to know what's coming for the next PPV.


Opening Segment: Recap of last week's show. We then open to the first match of the show.
Match#1: Ryback vs. Titus O'Neil
Winner: Ryback
(The opening of the the show is being to be a nice clusterfuck of useless information. I guess people need to be reminded of the shit they had on last week. So Ryback is starting the show? Why? He is getting out of the mid card hell into the main event. We need to save him until the end to face or showcase the ending of the show. Prime Time Players are jobbers in pink tights. So fucking sad because I wanted them to be tag champs. )

Match#2: Alberto Del Rio vs. Great Khali
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
(Ok well this match was setup because Rosa Mendes got wet by Hornswoggle last week. So ADR comes to woo her but Khali comes to save the little man. So this was a match. This was a dumb match. I guess because of the comedy involved. This was more like a jobber match.)

Michael Cole interviews the new NXT group to invade the main shows: Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns.
(These guys need to be in the main roster. These men can make the mid carders shake and the main events fear them. These guys are basically hungry to win titles and make a name for themselves. These guys are going to be the future of WWE. Their time is now.......)

Match#3: Alicia Fox vs. Tamina Snunka
Winner: Tamina Snunka
(This was fucking boring. Neither can wrestle and neither can keep my attention. Where is AJ? Where is Kaitlyn? Anyone else?)

Match#4: Tensai vs. Kofi Kingston
Winner: Kofi Kingston
(So Tensai is a jobber? Deja vu is a bitch. Kofi holds the IC title. Wade Barrett wants the IC title. This would be good if I have not seen Wade with the IC title. I wanted to be in this match but this was kinda boring to see because I know what was going to happen and how sad to see Tensai job to someone. WTF!!!!)

Match#5: Rey Mysterio vs. Daniel Bryan
Winner: Rey Mysterio
(This was a better match. I love the action. I also love the fact that these guys can work. Rey is older but he still can go. Daniel is good. He needs to be back in the main event. This could be a mid card match of the year candidate. )

Match#6: John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler
Winner: John Cena
(This was a good match. I was shocked to see it end clean. I was happy to see AJ and Vickie get involved. This was a good match. I know this will be seen again on the PPV. This was better than expected because John Cena is wrestling hurt. Ziggler is stepping his game up. I am also happy to see the women do better than talk. I don't like this match because John Cena is involved but like it because it was new and different.)

Match#7: Antonio Cesaro vs. Sheamus
Winner: Sheamus by Countout
(This was a good match but the ending sucked. Why did they ended it with a countout and then add Big Show in the mix? This was not going to suck. Sheamus never really had a bad match but this was close to being a bad match. Damn you WWE!)

Match#8: Zack Ryder vs. Damien Sandow
Winner: Damien Sandow
(This was sad to watch. I wanted to see Zack win. At least he got to be on Raw. Damien Sandow is growing on me. I love this gimmick. I think it is only because he was tag teaming with Cody Rhodes. So sad to see Cody on the DL for his shoulder. Good match to say the least. )

Main Event: Kane vs. CM Punk
Winner: CM Punk
(This was a good match to end the show. Both men were favoring their knees. CM Punk is a good wrestler. Same can be said for Kane. This could have been for the title. Kane is a mid carder but then again he was champ. I love the fact that this ended clean because most title matches end with someone getting screwed. )

After The Main Event: The Shield attacks Kane. Ryback comes out to attack The Shield. CM Punk attacks Ryback. The Sheild takes out Ryback.
(So the NXT guys have a name. This was a cool way to end because we got a group looking out for CM Punk and the title. I don't care what they said about them not doing that but they are. Kane got beat. Ryback got jobbed. This was so fucking cool.)

Final Thoughts: Again, the ending saves this show. The last three matches saved this show. I love that the first hour basically is jobber central but the last 30 minutes is the best ever. So I guess I need to watch the last part of the show because it is the part that matters. I really think WWE Raw should only be 30 minutes or less. See you all for TNA Impact. I hope to fucking God what I saw was a fucking dream.






Gene The Grappler

WWE Smackdown Review 11/23/12

Note: After seeing a bad showing for TNA Impact, I might have to hope for this show is better and not as weak. This is also the madness and craziness of Black Friday for shoppers. This is Black Friday for the WWE. I really hope this is a good show. Here's WWE Smackdown........


Opening Segment: The Miz kicks off this week's SmackDown with another episode of MizTV. He actually gets a decent reaction. Miz talks about Dolph Ziggler and brings out his guest - John Cena. The segment ends up interrupted when AJ Lee and then Dolph Ziggler comes out. We see recaps of the segments at RAW and then out comes Vickie Guerrero and she's upset. Vickie promises it's not over for AJ and Cena.
(Love the Miz either way. However, for the love of God please let this soap opera drama go. Vickie needs to be let go or move on. However, Dolph vs. Cena is going to be interesting.)

Ryback vs. Darren Young
Winner: Ryback
(This is a sad day for PTP. They got sqaushed by Ryback. This was like watching a bear hunting for fish. I mean the carnage. This is also a pissed Ryback because of the events of last Monday's Raw. This was sad to watch to say the least. By the way, Ryback also squashes O'Neil.)

R-Truth vs. Antonio Cesaro
Winner: R-Truth
(Little Jimmy is growing up. However, R-Truth is a grown ass man trying to be a effeminate man. Cesaro is weak to me. He's like watching a soccer player with no balls. This was a good match but these men are going in different directions.)

Alberto Del Rio vs. Sin Cara
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
(Did we go back in time? I think I saw this match over and over again. Same with RKO and ADR. I think WWE was on cruise control for this segment. Really? I am going to hope for something different for the next match.)

Big Show vs. Kane and Daniel Bryan
Winner: Big Show
(So this was a good match. This was not bad to watch. I would love to see this more often. However, the ending was lame. I know Team Hell No is very dysfunctional but geez this is bad. This was funny because at least they do have some things in common.)

Kofi Kingston vs. Damien Sandow
Winner: Kofi Kingston
(This is a mid card match of the year candidate. This was like watching classic IC title matches. Damien Sandow is not a bad wrestler but he has a shitty gimmick. This match is too good to try to find anything bad. Except for the fact that Damien Sandow was wearing pink or light purple. Not a bad match......)

Dolph Ziggler vs. Randy Orton
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
(Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez ran in and Orton hit RR with a RKO. Del Rio escaped. On the ramp, John Cena came out and attacked Ziggler from behind. Cena put Ziggler in the STF. Out of all that happened at the end, what puzzles me is how is John Cena able to pull off the STF on Ziggler?)


Final Thought: John Cena can work on Tuesdays again. It was weird to see him on Smackdown after so many years being on Raw. This was a holiday show. What does that mean? It means this show was shit as a whole but parts did make it bearable to watch. Also just on a side note: WWE needs to be consistant about matches and also storylines. So off to relax for the weekend. See you all for WWE Monday Night Raw.





Gene The Grappler

TNA Impact Review 11/22/12

Note: This is Thanksgiving. I just watched my football games and is hoping that TNA will make things interesting with this edition of Open Fight Night. I am also happy to be thankful for wrestling. Here's TNA Impact........


Match#1: Wes Brisco vs. Garrett Bischoff
Winner: Wes Brisco
(Um, what the fuck did I just see? Garrett Bischoff is still learning the business. So why did TNA put him in a match with a rookie? This was bad to me. I also find it funny that both men have fathers in the business. This was like watching two kids play wrestle. Wow, this is going to be the beginning of something awful.)

Match#2: Chavo Guerrero vs. Joey Ryan
Winner: Chavo Guerrero by DQ
(Ok so we go from rookies wrestling to this. Um, Joey Ryan can wrestle. So can Chavo. So why the fuck are they doing a DQ ending? Moving on.....)

Match#3: Sam Shaw vs. Alex Silva
Winner: Sam Shaw
(I know this is the holiday show but I want action not bullshit. This was one match that I did not know or remember who these men are. This was like watching WCW Saturday Night and asking who is wrestling in the first match. This was crazy.)

Match#4: Christian York vs. Jeff Hardy
Winner: Jeff Hardy
(This was so fucking weak. It is bad enough we had to hear the sob story of Christian York who was a tag team wrestler way back in TNA but it is worse that Jeff Hardy had to be called out to make this a good match. This was weak because Hardy carried this match.)

Match#5: Taeler Hendrix vs. Tara
Winner: Tara
(Good news was that I got to see Tara and that ass. Bad news, she basically made this girl look bad. This was worse than watching Angelina Love wrestle. I might be sick.)

Match#6: Eric Young vs. Robbie E and Jesse Godderz
Winner: Eric Young
(No fucking comment.............WTF! Really TNA...........)

Match#7: AJ Styles vs. Kazarian
Winner: AJ Styles
(Who cares? Not me. I am done with AJ wrestling Kaz or Daniels. Move on AJ Styles. Please for the sake of humanity, move on....)

Main Event: Austin Aries come out and talks. He rips Hulk Hogan and Brooke Hogan. Brooke comes out and they have words about her being with Bully Ray. Hogan ends up coming down as does Bully Ray. Aries escapes the ring and laughs at everyone. Brooke runs away crying while Hogan and Ray stare at each other.
(WHAT IN THE FUCK ARE YOU TRYING TO DO TNA?!?!??!?!!?!?!? I AM SO FUCKING PISSED AT THIS FOR SO MANY REASONS. I think TNA just went somewhere that even I would want to go. Holy fuck shit.)

Final Thoughts: So the Detroit Lions lose in a weird way. Then I had to see this shit. Words cannot describe the sheer fucking insanity this show made. I mean this was the reward for the Gut Check Winners. This was so fucking weak. I am already mad at the Detroit Lions but this was ten times worse. I also want people to know that this was close to not being written because of the insanity. See you all for WWE Smackdown.




Gene The Grappler

WWE Monday Night Raw 11/19/12

Note: After the PPV, I actually want to see how WWE raw turns out to be. I loved the end of the PPV. I loved that Dolph stepped up. I also love that basically CM Punk saved the show. So let's see what happpens with this show. Here's WWE Monday Night Raw........

Match#1: Tensai vs. Ryback
Winner: Ryback
(We saw this match already. This time around we did see Ryback pick up Tensai. This wasn’t the best way to start the show but then again, this is better than seeing a mid-card hell match. Wait, we did see a mid-card match of sorts because Tensai is a jobber. )

Match#2: Kofi Kingston vs. Wade Barrett
Winner: Wade Barrett
(Wow, this is so fucking sad. Wade Barrett is supposed to be looking to face the World Heavyweight Champ. He is not supposed to be getting a mid-card title shot. WTF! Nothing against Kofi who is a permanent resident of mid-card hell but he should be facing guys for the main event. This was a good match but sad because these guys need to be out of mid card hell and in the spotlight.)

Match#3: Kaitlyn vs. Aksana
Winner: Kaitlyn
(Well I got my weekly boner thanks to Kaitlyn. This match was boring as fuck. I actually was watching something else when this match was on. I just wanted to see Kaitlyn’s firm ass and body. I saw it then watched something else. By the way, Kaitlyn was fucking screwed last night at the PPV. Moving on…..)

Match#4: Brodus Clay vs. Antonio Cesaro
Winner: Antonio Cesaro
(I definitely changed channels on this match. Why? Brodus is a jobber. Cesaro is boring. I watching this long enough to walk up and get something to eat. This was not something I wanted to see. Why? Brodus is a jobber. WTF! Cesaro is boring. Moving on again………)

Match#5 - 2 of 3 Falls Match: Alberto Del Rio vs. Randy Orton
Winner: Randy Orton
(I am tired of seeing these guys wrestle. I love RKO. I hate ADR. This match was good but I didn’t like how the first pinfall was done. DQ wins are good for heels but not to RKO. I am done with this. I know I will see another match for Smackdown. )

Match#6: The Great Khali vs. Primo and Epico
Winner: The Great Khali
(No comment…….this made me so pissed, I almost wanted to destroy my TV. Not because who won but the match as a whole.)

Match#7: David Otunga vs. The Miz
Winner: The Miz
(Well thank you Miz and Otunga. This was a good match. Why? No hype, just straight wrestling. David Otunga might have overdone this match but it was his best. The Miz might have worked his ass off to make people like me happy. I might want to consider this a possible mid card match of the year. )

Match#8: Sheamus vs. Damien Sandow
Winner: Sheamus
(This was another good match. I say that because not only did Damien Sandow showed he can brawl and wrestle but he made this a good match to watch. Sheamus was just pissed from last night. So this was a good match both on paper and seeing in. I hope to see Damien be a champion. He does not need to be in mid card hell. Sheamus is going to be around to face whomever is the World Heavyweight Champ. Good job guys……..)

Match#9: Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio vs. Kane and Daniel Bryan
Winners: No Contest
(Thank you Prime Time Players for making this match bearable to watch and also thank you for not letting this match end clean. This was a good match but boring. I just lost faith and interest in Sin Cara and Rey. Team Hell No was good. I am glad this ended the way it did. )

Main Event: CM Punk celebrates him being the WWE Champ for one complete year. He brags about who he beat and stuff. Paul Heyman had a good speech prior to CM Punk coming out. Ryback interrupts. He’s met by the three men that took him out last night at the PPV. The was the same as the PPV where they powerbomb Ryback then CM Punk stands over him.
(This was a good way to end the show. I love how WWE is using their NXT talent to be on the main show. I think they are reading bookings Matt Ward and I have been posting. Thank you. )

Final Thoughts: I skipped the opening of the show because basically it leads to the showdown with CM Punk and Ryback. The PPV does not give this new feud justice in explaining how the end of it made something new. I skipped the bullshit drama with CM Punk/AJ Lee/Vickie. I will say the fight with Cena and Ziggler was something I missed seeing on WWE TV. Also AJ Lee is a crazy bitch to fuck with. Most of the hits she laid onto Ziggler was vicious. The end was good. The last few matches leading into the main event was better than the matches in hour one. I hope everyone will have a good Thanksgiving. TNA is taped and so it WWE Smackdown. The results will be up soon.





Gene The Grappler

WWE Survivor Series PPV Review 11/18/12

Note: I use to love watching this PPV because it coincided with Thanksgiving. So that meant this was a bigger deal than watching football on Thanksgiving. So I am coming into this PPV with really high expectations. I know the shows leading to this made it easy to want to watch but with WWE it is hard to deal with shit they put on TV. Ok, here’s WWE Survivor Series and let’s hope I will be surprised.

Pre-Show Match: Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal vs. Zack Ryder and Santino Marella

Winners: Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal

(This was a prime example of wasted talent in WWE. Poor Zack Ryder……He’s in a tag team with Santino. His WWE YouTube show is going down the drain. I mean this match was sad to watch. This is the epitome of mid card hell at its finest. )

Match#1 - Traditional Survivor Series Match: Brodus Clay, Justin Gabriel, Tyson Kidd, Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara vs. Darren Young, Titus O'Neil, Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara and Tensai

Winners: Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara, Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd

(Ok, um what the fuck? So you put  Team Co-Bro vs. 3MB on the pre-show but put this shit on as the first match? Damn, WWE must really hate Zack Ryder. This was a good way to start but this was a epic clusterfuck. Not to mention that this was like watching mid carders fight to be noticed. I mean even Rey Mysterio is a mid carder now. Plus seeing this match made me wish there was a way to make guys look good. This was a clusterfuck.)

Match#2 - WWE Divas Title Match: Kaitlyn vs. Eve Torres

Winner: Eve Torres

(This was good for me to watch but bad for the divas title. I am confused as to why Eve still is the divas champ. She is playing a bitch but she is a nice woman outside the WWE. So why is this match good for the title? Kaitlyn is the woman to make this title and division better. WTF!)

Match#3 - WWE United States Title Match: R-Truth vs. Antonio Cesaro

Winner: Antonio Cesaro
(They hyped this match up to being a match where we might see a title change. This match sucked. Not because of the action but because Cesaro is not a US champ. People want the European title back in the WWE so Cesaro can hold that title. This could have been saved for WWE Smackdown.)

Match#4 - World Heavyweight Title Match: Sheamus vs. Big Show

Winner by DQ: Sheamus
(You know, until now I was trying not to lose my patience and temper while watching the PPV but this match just made my night. So you are telling me that this feud will continue? Why? Sheamus needs to move on. He has lost his appeal. Let him go on vacation then come back to beat Big Show. This was a good match until the ending. I am not pissed that this ended in a DQ but I am pissed that this match could have ended clean.)

Match#5 - Traditional Survivor Series Match: Alberto Del Rio, Damien Sandow, David Otunga, Wade Barrett and Dolph Ziggler vs. Kane, Daniel Bryan, Kofi Kingston, the Miz and Randy Orton

Winner: Dolph Ziggler

(Son of a bitch! Ziggler finally showed off. This might have save the PPV and my opinion at the same time. This was a lot better than the shitter 5 on 5 match from earlier. I am shocked that these guys did more work than most. I cannot believe that this was before the main event. This should have been the main event match. Damn, I might have to respect Dolph for getting his game upgraded. )

Main Event - Triple Threat for the WWE Title: John Cena vs. Ryback vs. CM Punk

Winner: CM Punk

(I am happy to see that CM Punk is the WWE champ for a full year. I don’t care if he is supposed to be heel. I don’t care if he is with Heyman. I am happy to see Cena lose again. Ryback was taken out of the equation. This is what shocks me……..NXT helped the WWE champ. Holy shit! I was stunned. This was not Nexus or The Corre but the NXT champ and others helping CM Punk. Wow. )

Final Thoughts: The last two matches changed my mood for this PPV. Until that point, I wanted to watch football or actually go out but the end save it for me. By the way, there was a segment where AJ Lee and Vickie Guerrero continued their bullshit. However, Tamina is back as a heel. Is that good for the divas? Yes but she will be stuck fighting Vickie’s battles for a while. I got that shit out of the way. RKO is going to be heel. I cannot wait. CM Punk will have to explain the NXT guys showing up. I guess the end help the PPV but the rest of the show was shit. See you all for WWE Monday Night Raw.

 

 

 

 

Gene The Grappler

 

 

WWE Smackdown Review 11/16/12

WWE Main Event 11/14/12

Match#1: Kane & Daniel Bryan vs. Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes
Winners: Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan)

Match#2: Santino Marella vs. David Otunga
Winner: Santino Marella

Note: Ususally, I don't comment on Main Event but I had to because this episode of it was funny as fucking hell. Team Hell No is a mess. Santino is a comic genius. This was a show of comedy and hilarity. This show also leads up to Smackdown.

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WWE Smackdown Review 11/16/12

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Opening Segment: SmackDown opens with The Miz hosting MizTV. His special guest is Mick Foley. All of Team Foley come out and talk about Survivor Series. Kofi Kingston keeps the peace between Kane and Daniel Bryan but argues with Miz about their history. Randy Orton says he doesn't trust anyone and out comes Team Ziggler. Alberto Del Rio wonders if Dolph Ziggler can lead them properly and they argue. Mick Foley reveals that Booker T gave him some power tonight and he books Del Rio and Ziggler vs. Orton and Miz for later.
(Really? Really? Really? I did not see this coming. I am sorry but I think it is getting predictable to see stuff at the beginning of the show be the main event of the show. Damn it WWE!!!!!)

Match#1: Damien Sandow vs. Kofi Kingston
Winner: Damien Sandow
(This was a boring match. I say that because Damien Sandow is not an exciting wrestler. Kofi carried him most of the match. This was a very long and slow match. I am surprised this match was going on for longer than five minutes. Now I gotta stay awake. )

Match#2: Layla, Kaitlyn, and Natalya vs. Eve, Alicia Fox, and Aksana
Winners: Layla, Kaitlyn, and Natalya
(Last night, I had to sit through a hot five women battle royal match. WWE had to go one more and make it a tag match. I think I was at one point drooling because not only did I see my crush Kaitlyn and her firm sexy ass but I also watch Layla little ass bounce around. Even Nattie was peaking my interest. I would say it was a good match but it was not. It was quick but memorable.)

Match#3: The Miz and Randy Orton vs. Dolph Ziggler and Alberto Del Rio
Winners: The Miz and RKO
(This was actually a good tag team match. I was just happy to avoid another ADR/RKO match. I like the Miz as a face but it might not work for long. When is Ziggler going to cash in his title shot? I loved how they let John Cena ruin his shot. I loved that RKO took out his own partner. However the Miz is good. Good match to see and hope to see it again at the PPV this Sunday. )

Match#4: Wade Barrett vs. Kane
Winner: No Contest
(This would have been a good match if there was a winner. The teams interrupted the match. The brawl was worth the interruption. So we got hype for the traditional match for the PPV.  )

Match#5: Antonio Cesaro defeated Sin Cara
Winner: Antonio Cesaro
(This was a set up for the US title match with Cesaro and R-Truth. The match was good for the most part. I loved that Sin Cara didn't botch the match. I did love that R-Truth is hyped to win but he's not going to win. This was a good match but wish it was longer. )

Main Event: Big Show vs. The Great Khali
Winner: Big Show
(This was a shitty main event. We have seen this before. I rather saw Big Show vs. Brodus Clay. What the fuck WWE? This match insulted my intelligence. I guess I expected more. Well thank you Sheamus for reminding me that beating the shit out of someone can happen. The brawl after the match was good. Thank you. )

Final Thoughts: The end of the show save this episode. Most of the hype for the PPV was accomplished. The PPV is one of the original four of WWE. Survivor Series should be good but that's up for debate. So I guess Sunday is going to be one of good memories or bad memories. See you all for WWE Survivor Series.






Gene The Grappler

TNA Impact Review 11/15/12

Note: This is the first show after the PPV. I hope this show would set up things for the next PPV. I just want to see something different. I know I say that a lot but it is only because repetition is boring at times. I just want to see something different. With that said, here's TNA Impact..........

Opening Segment: Bobby Roode challenges James Storm to one last match for Storm's world title shot. Storm accepts the challenge.
(Damn! I have seen this over and over for the last year. I am tired of seeing these guys fight. It is like watching the Rockers break up and then seeing Shawn Michaels beat Marty Janetty over and over. I hope this is the last time for them.)

Match#1: RVD vs. Kid Kash - TNA X Division Title Match
Winner: RVD
(This was weak and boring. I was shocked to hear TNA acknowledge WWE and ECW. I have seen this over and over again. RVD earned his pay for tonight. I really think Kid Kash is another paycheck player. )

Match#2: Jesse Godderz vs. Eric Young
Winner: Jesse Godderz
(This was a funny match to see. Other than the comedy and the girls fighting outside the ring, this was a boring match.)

Match#3: Magus vs. Samoa Joe - TNA TV Title Match
Winner: No Contest
(Aces and Eights basically stopped the match before it started. Poor Magnus was laid to waste. It was painful to watch this fake beating. Bully Ray comes out to save Magnus.)

Match#4: Kurt Angle & Garrett Bischoff vs. Devon and Aces & 8's member
Winners: Kurt Angle and Garrett Bischoff
(This was suppose to be a good match but it was boring. I wanted to be entertained but this was boring. I saw Angle and Devon back in 1997 in WWF. This was boring. )

Match#4: ODB, Madison Rayne, Gail Kim, Miss Tessmacker and Mickie James - Battle Royal for the #1 contenders for the Knockouts Title
Winner: Mickie James
(Holy shit, I was watching this match like if I was reading a playboy magazine. Ass and tits all over. I wanted to be objective but it was not working. Between watching my Asian dream, Mickie James, and Christy Hemme, I was in dreamland. However, I am happy to see Mickie James face Tara. Even though I saw this in WWE during the attitude era, I will see it again only to see Tara's ass shake and Mickie's tights shake. Sorry but at least I am honest. )

Main Event: Bobby Roode vs. James Storm - #1 Contender For The TNA Heavyweight Title
Winner:  Bobby Roode
(This might have been the same match we have seen all year long, this was the best match on TV. I say that because not only did James Storm get screwed again by Bobby Roode but this time around, Bobby Roode did an end run of being unable to face the champ. This was a good match on TV and fitting to end the show with.)

Final Thoughts: This was not really a typical TNA show. This did make some changes in the storyline of the show. I do want to see AJ Styles get some retribution from beating Daniels. I want to see Aces and Eights take out someone else that should be gone from TNA. I guess next week is open fight night. Next week is thanksgiving. with that said, see you all for WWE Smackdown.








Gene The Grappler

WWE Raw Review 11/12/12

Note: The only way this show would be a great success if they avoid playing around with AJ/Vickie/Cena scandal. Also we don't see RKO/ADR. Another thing would be to focus on the title picture, the match at the PPV, and building hype. Also building hype for the other matches as well. I hope for the best but WWE gives me the worst. Here's WWE Monday Night Raw........

Opening Segment: WWE shows events of last week and the events of what happened with Jerry Lawler. Then we go live to hear Randy Orton song and him walking down to the ring.
(Really WWE? So now we are doing like TNA and recapping the show. WTF!!!!!)

Match#1: Randy Orton vs. Dolph Ziggler
Winner: Randy Orton

Match#2: Randy Orton and Kofi Kingston vs. Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler
Winner: ADR and Ziggler
(This was a great way to start the show. I was excited to see RKO not face ADR. I love seeing Dolph be both a jobber and a mid carder at the same time. This would have been a great transition to another match but ADR came in to interfere at the end. Then Kofi comes out for the save. Then this match was reset as a tag match. That was a mistake. I say that because this made the first segment longer. The ending sucked. We all know that Kofi is a weakling.)


In Ring Segment: Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler are in the ring. They are talking about the scandal between AJ Lee and also John Cena. AJ Lee comes out pissed. They harass AJ until Cena comes out. John is pissed. AJ and Cena clears the ring.
(Why Vince? Why are you punishing your golden goose? Because he hates the dumb shit you are putting on TV. And why AJ? She and Kaitlyn should be running a gambit for the divas title. Thank you Vince for fucking up a good ideal.)

Match#3: William Regal vs. Big Show
Winner: Big Show
(It was so nice to see William Regal on TV. I miss seeing William Regal on TV because he is a true wrestler. This was a sad match to see. Sheamus makes a save. Thank you god.)

Match#4: Layla vs. Kaitlyn - #1 Contender Match for the Divas Title
Winner: Kaitlyn
(Wow, that was a quick match. I wished I could have saw my two crushes bounce around more. I was too fixated on Kaitlyn's firm ass and Layla's small curves. This was a short match but it did have a point. I hope to set up Kaitlyn to get a title soon. I hate Eve and she sucks as a wrestler. She's basically a model who can't wrestle.)

In Ring Segment: Jerry Lawler comes back to WWE Monday Night Raw. CM Punk comes out to ruin the touching segment. Foley comes out to say he's the guest enforcer for the main event tonight.
(This was a good segment until CM Punk came out to cheapen it. Then what made it worse was seeing Heyman fake a heart attack. However, the ending was good. I miss seeing Foley come out with a fire in his belly.)

Match#4: Prime Time Players and Epico and Primo vs. Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio and Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel
Winners: Sin Cara, Rey, Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel
(The ending was good but the match was a clusterfuck.)

Match#5: R-Truth vs. Tensai
Winner: R-Truth
(This was fucking funny to watch. Really? Tensai is a jobber again. Antonio Cesaro is a joke as well.)

Match#6: Brad Maddox vs. Ryback
Winner: Ryback
(This was the best match of the night. Ryback damn near killed this kid. He wanted to be famous but he is famous for being a victim of Ryback's rage. Ryback basically made this kid his bitch for tonight. Not only that, but Maddox was taken out of the show by ambulance. This was fucking awesome!!!!!)


Match#7: Sheamus vs. David Otunga
Winner: Sheamus
(This was like watching a training video to be a wrestler. Sheamus just made Otunga his bitch. Sheamus is pissed. Backstage, Big Show KOs William Regal. Damn!)

Match#8: Kane and The Miz vs. Team Rhodes Scholars
Winners:
(This was a good match to lead into the main event. The Miz is a face now. Kane looked good. What was fucking funny was seeing DB act jealous. This was a good match. I really like something good before something bad or shitty. The Miz was actually getting some cheers in this match. I do like the Miz, not because he's awesome because he is good. This is going to be fucking hilarious to see The Miz, Kane and DB act as a team.)

Main Event: John Cena vs. CM Punk

Winner: John Cena

(This was a classic match with these guys doing all the moves. I was shock to see Cena be more flexible. This was a good way to build up to the PPV. We wanted to have a good ending to the show and we go it. Ryback came down to help Cena but it was an epic staredown at the end. This was a good way to make some fans happy.)

Final Thoughts: Well this is going to be short and sweet. This is the show to help build to the epic Survivor Series PPV. I wanted to see action and got action. We will be seeing a lot more hype but this PPV will be good I hope. See you all for TNA Impact and WWE Smackdown. 

Gene The Grappler

TNA Turning Point PPV 11/11/12

Note: This was the first PPV that I remembered on a holiday such as Veteran's Day. This is a TNA PPV, so that means it might be better on a regular Sunday. Also know that most people really did not even think this PPV was on. The hype for this PPV was lackluster. I hope to be entertained but that's asking a lot for TNA. Here's the show.


Match#1: Samoa Joe vs. Magnus - TV Title Match
Winner: Samoa Joe
(Ok so this is a good way to start the PPV. I just have one question: why is a title clearly marked as a TV title defended on a PPV? I love the feud between Magnus and Samoa Joe but I don't like that this was the first match. I love the way this started. I guess I will be happy to see Samoa Joe do something aside from being wasted. Magnus is a good worker. This would have been better on TV. Wait this was on TV. Joe as TV champ is a waste but it is better than nothing.)

Match#2: Tara & Jesse Godderz vs ODB & Eric Young
Winners: ODB and Eric Young
(Is this feud over with? Is EY back for good? Will the KO tag titles be changed to something else? This match had more questions than answers. I want to see Tara defend her title not be a part of some silly storyline. Moving on.........)

Match#3: Joey Ryan vs. RVD - TNA X Divison  Title Match
Winner: RVD
(Paycheck player strikes again. He won but thank you Matt Morgan for kicking the shit out of RVD. Joey Ryan is not a joke. I want to see more of him soon. )

Match#4: Joseph Park vs. DOC
Winner: DOC
(This was a mismatch from the beginning. Since we all know that Parks is really Abyss and since he is not looking to be Abyss soon, this was a pointless match. I also hope this will end soon.)

Match#5: Chavo Guerrero and Hernadez vs. Kaz and Daniels - World Tag Team Title Match
Winners: Chavo and Hernadez
(No comment.)

Match#6: Roode vs. Storm vs. Styles - #1 Contender for the TNA Heavyweight Title
Winner: James Storm
(No comment.)

Match#7: Devon vs. Kurt Angle
Winner: Kurt Angle
(No comment.)

Main Event: Austin Aries vs. Jeff Hardy - TNA World Heavyweight Title Match
Winner: Jeff Hardy
(Utterly disgusted. Moving on.)



Final Thoughts: This PPV was not ok. I did see some good things. I am sad to know that AJ Styles is stuck as a mid carder. I am sad to see that RVD is still X Division Champ. I was happy to see Eric Young come back to help his girl. Most of the lackluster was in the main event. I wish Jeff Hardy would have lost the title. We all know that this is a ploy to keep him in TNA. I hope TNA Impact clears up some things. See you all for WWE Raw........





Gene The Grappler

Gene The Grappler Presents: Be The Booker - Week 2 of WWE Smackdown (My Booking)

Note: After Matthew Ward's booking of Week Two of the NXT Invasion of WWE Smackdown, I think I can continue my booking of WWE Smackdown. I did leave some things open and I guess I have to keep the momentum going. Bear in mind that my booking of Smackdown is open for debate and interpetation. Also, eventually both me and Matt need to figure out an end game for NXT. As for the rest of Smackdown, here we go.......

Opening Segment: Dolph Ziggler comes out with the World Heavyweight Title. He also has the MITB contract briefcase. He says he stole the show. He is the champ. He's not worried about losing the title because he can easily get the title back. Randy Orton comes out and says to give him a shot at the PPV. The Miz comes out and says he wants a title shot. Kofi comes through the crowd and he wants a title shot. Booker T is shown on the Titan Tron and says there will be a main event match to determine who faces Dolph next week on Smackdown and also at the PPV. He says unlike last week, this week is going to be structured.

Backstage: Vince McMahon is backstage talking to the other board members about Booker T's job and also Teddy Long's job.

Match#1: Heath Slater vs. R-Truth
Winner: No Contest

After the match: David Otunga lays out both Heath Slater and R-Truth. He says what he did was legal because this is the WWE and the WWE is not under state or federal law. Otunga picks up the U.S. title and holds it up while the crowd boos.

Match#2: Antonio Cesaro vs. David Otunga
Winner: Antonio Cesaro with help from Jinder Mahal and Heath Slater

After the match: Jinder and Heath jump Otunga. Heath cuts a promo about how he and the band will not be mocked or made fun of. Jinder shows off a new finisher on Otunga. Antonio Cesaro laughs as he walks up the ramp.

Match#3: Eve vs. Layla vs. Alicia Fox vs. Natalya - #1 Contender for the Divas Title
Winners: Natalya and Layla

After the match: Natalya had Eve in the sharpshooter while Layla had Alicia Fox pinned. The ref counted to three and also saw that Eve was tapping. Rather to restart the match, the ref kept his ruling. Kaitlyn stands at the top of the ramp clapping at both Natalya and Layla.

Backstage: Vince McMahon is in Booker T's office and he says that just like WWE Raw had a shake up with their GM, Booker T is being up for review. Not only him but Teddy Long as well. Booker T assures Vince that he is under control of the show and the guys. Vince says that maybe we need to see Booker T in action. Vince says to Booker to get his ring gear on. Teddy might want to get some sweats on as well. Their match is next.

Match#4: Booker T. and Teddy Long vs. Prime Time Players
Winner: Booker T. and Teddy Long with an assist to Team Hell No!

After the match: Kane comes out to lay out Titus O'Neal, he gives him a choke slam on the ramp and throws him back into the ring where Teddy Long pins him. Booker T and Teddy Long get out the ring while both Titus O'Neal and Percy Watson was laid out in the ring. Kane comes in and chokeslams Watson. Daniel Bryan comes out to give the No Lock on O'Neal. Team Hell No wants their titles back.......

Match#5: Prime Time Players vs. 3MB (Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal)
Winners: No contest

After the match: Last week 3MB was suppose to get a shot. After Team Hell No laid out PTP, they allowed 3MB to come into the ring but they did not get to do anything because Kane snapped and took out 3MB. Kane and DB look at each other and leave with the bodies all over.

Match#6: Wade Barrett, Big Show, and Alberto Del Rio vs. Randy Orton, Sheamus, and Brodus Clay
Winners: No Contest

After the match: This was suppose to a six man tag match but it becomes a big brawl. The spanish annoucing table was laid to waste by Big Show and Wade Barrett. Booker T comes out and turned the match into a six man battle royal.

Match#7: Wade Barrett vs. Big Show vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Randy Orton vs. Sheamus vs. Brodus Clay
Winner: Brodus Clay

After the match: Booker T comes out and says that next week's Smackdown main event is Dolph Ziggler vs. Brodus Clay for the title.

Main Event: 30 Man Battle Royal
Winners: Zack Ryder and The Miz

After the match: They replay the video of both Ryder and The Miz feet touches the floor at the same time. The ref could not decided who won so he declares both men the winner. So at the PPV. Dolph Ziggler will face The Miz and Zack Ryder.

Final Comments: Somewhere down the line, I would have to figure out what to do at the PPV and also with the title pictures. I might have goofed up somewhere with someone but I will fix it next week. Also next week we will see if Booker T keeps his job or will someone else take over Smackdown. Between the NXT Invasion and last week's epic show, Vince might want change. We will see.




Gene The Grappler (Eugene Chandler III)

Gene The Grappler Presents: Be The Booker - WWE NXT Invasion Week 2

Note: This is Week Two of Fantasy Booking with WWE NXT vs. WWE Smackdown. This is not my booking. This is Matthew Ward's booking. My booking of Smackdown will be coming soon. Enjoy and comment.

Week 2: Last week Team NXT won their match against Team Smackdown thanks to the betrayal of Antonio Cesaro to give NXT the win. Now this week can more NXT Superstars invade Friday Night Smackdown? As the show starts as 3MB is in the ring talking about their up coming tag team title match against the Prime Time Playas as all of a sudden out of no where Chad Baxter and Corey Graves come out from the crowd an attack 3MB as Corey Graves grabs the Mic as they say if the Tag Team Champs has the balls they would allow it to be a triple Treat tag team title match.

Match One
Cody Rhodes vs Daniel Bryan
Winner: Daniel Bryan

This was a high paced match as they battle back and fourth as Daniel Bryan made Cody Rhodes tap out to the Lebell Lock, after the match as Daniel Bryan was leaving the ring as Bray Wyatt comes down to the ring with Luke Harper as they start to beat down Cody Rhodes as Bray Wyatt challenges Cody to a match at Elimination Chamber.

Backstage Segment: Kaitlyn walking around with her Divas championship on her shoulder as she walks into Paige as Paige says you were the NXT winner, so you should bring the Divas title to the NXT alliance? Kaitlyn turns down the offer as Paige challenges her to a match for the Championship at Elimination Chamber and Kaitlyn accepts.

Match Two
Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel and Natalya vs Antonio Cesaro and Kassius Ohno and a Mystery Partner
Winner Antonio Cesaro, Kassius Ohno, and Sara Del Ray

As Tyson, Justin, and Natalya are in the ring as Antonio and Kassius make their way to the ring as they look at the stage as Sara Del Ray comes out to the ring as the fans are marking out chanting Kings of Wrestling, as the match starts with Justin and Antonio as they battle back and forth with Justin getting the upper hand as he tags Tyson in as Antonio starts to battle back as he tags in Kassius Ohno as Kassius starts to take control as he looks at Sara as Sara wants to tag in as he tags in Sara as Sara hit’s a Pele Kick on Tyson as she drags Tyson for Natalya to tag in as Natalya and Sara Del Ray battle back and fourth as Sara picks up the victory as she connects with Royal Butterfly as she picks up the win for the team. Antonio grabs the mic as he starts to speak as he begins to say there is going to be a new era in WWE, we are the Parliament of Pro Wrestling, and it Parliament reigns supreme.

Backstage Segment: Booker T and Teddy Long are talking as Prime Time Players are talking about the idea of the Triple Treat Tag Team Match, Booker makes the match for the titles as the Prime Time Players are pissed. As a stagehand comes into the room and says Rey Mysterio has been attacked backstage by a masked man.

Match Three
Sin Cara vs Alberto Del Rio
Winner: Alberto Del Rio

This match was a lucha style mixed with the American style as Sin Cara was getting ready to go for his finisher as Ricardo distracts the ref as the mask man attacks Sin Cara as Alberto Del Rio picks up the victory. After the match the masked man was reviled to be Memo Montenegro who is the younger brother of Alberto Del Rio. As Alberto, Memo and Ricardo taunt the fans as the fans boo them.

Backstage Segment: Booker T is talking to Kaitlyn trying to talk her out of the match that she accepted as Kaitlyn said I need to prove to everyone that I am the divas champion for a reason, you were the one that fell for Eve scheme to become divas champion at Night of Champions, so you OWE me this.

Match Four
Paige vs Layla
Kaitlyn on Commentary
Winner: Paige

Paige totally dominated Layla as Layla tried to battle back as Paige connected with Rampage out of nowhere as Paige picked up the victory as she taunted Kaitlyn as out of No where Audrey Marie attacked Paige and taunted Kaitlyn saying she wants the title. The cameras go back stage as they do a split screen as the three teams are making their way towards the ring.

Main Event
WWE Tag Team Title Match
Prime Time Players vs Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre vs Chad Baxter and Corey Graves
Winner: Chad Baxter and Corey Graves

This was a high paced and brutal tag team match as Jinder was trying to win the tag team titles for 3 Man Band, Chad Baxter broke up the attempt on Titus by Jinder at those the end of the match Seth Rollins comes down on the Ramp as he was taunting Jinder with the NXT Championship as Jinder was distracted as Titus hit the clash of the Titus as but before he could hit the move Corey Graves blind tagged in from Jinder as Titus made the pin as the ref was telling him that Jinder was not the legal man as Corey Graves connected with his finisher as he made the pin as Corey Graves and Chad Baxter are the New WWE Tag Team Champions as the cameras fade as the WWE fans are shocked that a NXT Team are the New Tag Team Champions.




Gene The Grappler/Matthew Ward

TNA Impact Review 11/8/12

Note: Last week's TNA Impact is a blur to me. I say that because I do tend to move on with the current and not with the past. WWE has had two live shows this week. Not to mention a side show that should have been aired before the b show. As for TNA, it is the drama known as Aces and Eights vs. TNA. Sounds familiar? Well Aces and Eights is equal to NWO of WCW/WWE fame. Why does wrestling have to use a faction to bring in fans? I guess it has something to do with attention spans of fans. So we will hope the drama of Aces and Eights get closer to the end. Here's TNA Impact.........

Match#1: AJ Styles vs. Bobby Roode
Winner: Bobby Roode
(This is how you start a show. My god, this was wall to wall action. I love AJ Styles! Bobby Roode was still the best damn wrestler in the company. This was a good match because it was action all the way. No slowing down. Even with James Storm at ringside and at commentary, this was a good match. I think their match on Sunday might be a match of the year candidate if they don't fuck up the action. Thank you TNA for this match. )


Match#2: ODB vs. Tara and Jesse
Winner: ODB
(Why was ODB taking on two people alone? Where is EY? This storyline should be about the KO title. I don't want to see her fake boyfriend. Also EY is doing a TV show and I think I saw that he might be done with TNA. We will see. This was not a good match but it was funny to see these people make a match out of shit.)


Match#3: Kurt Angle and Sting vs. Devon and Doc
Winners: Kurt and Sting by DQ
(Aces and Eights took out Sting. Doc might have earned his spot in the group. This was not a good match. This was a clusterfuck. I will say again that this was a clusterfuck. I think this was unbearable because Sting is not the same guy. Same with Angle. This was an awkward match. Sting might be out. Aces and Eights need to hurry up and take over like NWO did of WCW back in the day.)


Match#4: Kaz, Daniels, and Magnus vs. Samoa Joe, Hernadez, and Chavo
Winners: Kaz, Daniels, and Magnus
(This was another clusterfuck. This was like watching a car and a train wreck at the same time. Bodies were all over and it was hard to follow the action with all the bodies. This was a good clusterfuck because it did give momentum for the guys involved for the PPV this Sunday.)


Main Event: Confrontation with Jeff Hardy and Austin Aries before their match at the PPV this Sunday.
(This was boring to me. We all know that Hardy is a ladder man. We all know that he is going to act a fool at the PPV. There will be flying and ladder thrown around. Aries is going to be up against a crazed man. This will be a good match for the title but this segment could have been avoided.)


Final Thoughts: Most of the show was build up and hype for the PPV this Sunday. I like that the guy who was on last weeks Gut Check is a part of TNA. That was a good point of the show. Also seeing Tazz and hearing him acknowledge that he was affected by the storm. TNA is doing a good job getting more wrestlers to be a part of TNA. I love that they use old WWE guys that were basically in mid card hell. TNA really does not have jobbers but they do have guys that help with the house shows. I cannot wait to see the PPV. Also can't wait to see what happens on Monday Night Raw. Until Sunday and Monday, this might be a Turning Point for TNA and also for me as well.






Gene The Grappler

Gene The Grappler Presents: Be The Booker - My Booking of WWE Smackdown

Note: This is my fantasy booking of WWE Smackdown. Matthew Ward did an excellent job of detailing a very good way to have an invasion with the current roster of WWE NXT. I wanted to use that to do this fantasy booking of WWE Smackdown. However, I am going to do something where it leads to this fantasy booking with WWE NXT. The following is my dream version of WWE Smackdown. This is a live show by the way.........

Opening Segment: Randy Orton comes out and rips the WWE Universe a new one. He's tired of the voices cheering him and making him feel good. He is an Orton. His dad was not liked and he wants the fans to hate him like his father was. He rips into how people cheer for John Cena, Sheamus, and Ryback. He calls out the Big Show because he wants a title shot. The Miz comes out and said it's his time to be World Heavyweight Champion. He wants that title to cement his legacy. Randy laughs because he is a legacy. Kofi comes out and looks pissed. He feels just like RKO does. He's done catering to kids and wants a shot at the title. Big Show comes out and says he could beat all of them with just one punch. Big Show is getting bored of facing Sheamus and wants some real competition. Booker T is on the Titan Tron and says everyone wants a title shot but only one person can get it. Vince McMahon walks into Booker's office and says tonight we are going old school. He says that tonight's Smackdown is going to be extended to three hours and the last hour of the show will be a championship scramble. Big Show will face Kofi Kingston, Randy Orton, The Miz, Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio and anyone else that wants a title shot. He reminds people of the rule when the hardcore title was defended regardless. Tonight will be the biggest title scramble in WWE history.

During the break, Vince decides to setup championship matches for the U.S. title, Tag Team titles, and Divas title.

Match#1: Antonio Cesaro vs. Zack Ryder vs. R-Truth vs. David Otunga - Fatal Four Way for the U.S. title.
Winner: Antonio Cesaro

After the match, Cesaro is celebrating but Heath Slater comes in with a referee and there is a second title match for the U.S. title.

Match#2: Antonio Cesaro vs. Heath Slater - U.S. Title Match
Winner: Heath Slater - New U.S. Champion

Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal not only helps with the win but 3MB are in the ring celebrating the win.

Booker T and Teddy Long are in the back talking. Eve comes in with the divas title. Booker fires her as his assistant. Teddy then says she needs to get in the ring because she will be defending the Divas title next.

Match#3: Eve vs. Layla vs. Kaitlyn vs. Alicia Fox - Four Way for the Divas title
Winner: Layla - New Divas Champion

Booker T. comes out and tells Eve and Alicia Fox to leave the ring. Layla will finally have the match that was suppose to happen at Night of Champions with Kaitlyn. Anyone comes out during this match will be suspended for 60 days.

Match#4: Layla vs. Kaitlyn - Divas Title Match
Winner: Kaitlyn - New Divas Champion

Layla shakes Kaitlyn's hand but both were attacked by AJ Lee. AJ Lee cuts a promo where she admits she is crazy and in two week will face Kaitlyn for the Divas title. She then picks up Layla and delivers a victious powerbomb on top of Kaitlyn.

Match#5: 3MB (Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal) vs. Prime Time Players vs. Team Hell No! - Tag Team Title Match
Winners: Prime Time Players - New Champions

After the match 3MB beats up PTP. It was announced next week, that 3MB will face PTP for the titles.

Big Show is in the back with Booker T. He wants one opponent to face tonight. Vince comes in and tells Show that if he's scared to defend his title, he would be stripped of the title and fired with pay. Big Show says go ahead and fire me, his contract won't allow it. Vince holds his contract and says if he think he is bad with this contract then prove it. Vince tells Big Show if he loses tonight, he will not only rip the contract up but he will be fired on TV. Man up or go home.

Booker T announces that since Kofi is in the main event tonight the IC title would not be defended. It will be left to the Raw GM as to what to do with the IC title on WWE Raw next week. However, Booker does make match up next with the winner will face the IC champ on Smackdown in two weeks.

Match#6: 15 Man Battle Royal to become the #1 contender for the IC title
Winner: Zack Ryder

Zack Ryder is celebrating in the ring when Dolph Ziggler comes out and takes out Ryder.

Main Event: Championship Scramble for the World Heavyweight Championship

Big Show KOs Kofi with the KO punch, Randy Orton takes out Big Show with three RKOs and an illegal punt, The Miz comes in and gives Randy a Skull Crushing Finale, Big Show then KOs The Miz, Kofi wakes up and gives Big Show a powerful Trouble In Paradise Kick. Dolph Ziggler comes down and takes out Kofi with a Zig Zag. The timer shows there is 15 minutes left before the scramble is over. Dolph runs to the back and is greated by Team Hell No. Kane takes out Ziggler with a chokeslam. Kane screams I am the world champion now. Daniel Bryan then gets a chair and takes out Kane. Daniel Bryan pins his partner and says I am world champion. Zack Ryder brings Daniel Bryan back to the ring where he pins him. Zack Ryder has the title with 4:30 left on the clock. JBL, who is doing commentating gets in the ring and gives Ryder a clothesline from hell and pins Ryder. The wrestling god is champion again. Ziggler takes out JBL and regains the title. The show ends with Ziggler running to the back and into a running limo. Dolph Ziggler is your world heavyweight champion!

Final Comments: I know I left some things open for a continuation but that's good. Also, I know Dolph won the title but he still has the Money In The Bank contract to face the World Heavyweight Title. This is an open ended issue because Dolph is a heel. I did what I could with some limitation. Also just to clarity something, Dolph dumped Vickie before his entrance into the main event. By the way, this is better than anything that really booked on WWE Smackdown. One more thing, notice that there was not any room for stupid shit or repeats. I hope you like it.






Gene The Grappler (Eugene Chandler III)

Opinion of Linda McMahon Losing and WWE's direction with fans.

Dear Friends of Gene The Grappler,

If you don't know by now, Linda McMahon is not going to be senator in Connecticut. All the money and time she wasted to get elected and was wated because people saw that she was responsible for the WWE Attitude Era and also promoted the lack of positive women in the WWE. So I feel that with her losing the election, this could be a way for WWE to change their shows to gain back some of the adult fans they lost while changing to accomidate to kids. I left this in a facebook group about her losing and how this will affect WWE:

My original comment in the group was: Good for the state of Connecticut but bad for WWE fans.

The follow up question was: Bad for the wwe fans? How so?

My reply was: I will say it like this: Between the hollywood writers and the bland storylines, WWE could make it really kid friendly. More Brodus Clay and Super Cena and less CM Punk. I really hate WWE as it is because it is kissing ass with Mattel. I just think WWE is going to alienate the adult fans to gain more kids. During the 1980's, that's how it was.

Someone assumed I wanted WWE to go back to the popular and successful Attitude Era with blood, sex, and violence.

My reply to that was: Let me be clear on something: I am not asking for the Attitude Era back. I will say that since WWE is mostly on cable TV then it can do more than PG. WWE on USA can do more. They have shows with ripped men and sexy women, so what's the difference with that? WWE Raw claims to be an episodic television show. Episodic TV shows on cable do push the envelope. So please stop assuming most fans want the attitude era. I want something that makes sense. TNA isn't trying to cater to kids. They have kid fans but they not trying to have Saturday morning kids show. So let me say it like this: Linda not winning means Linda will try again to run for Senate. They will always use old WWF footage to remind people she was a part of the attitude era. I am asking for something not catered to appease kids only. I just want wrestling or "sports entertainment". I want writers and bookers that are about the business. I don't want Freddy Prinze Jr and the hollywood writers using WWE to kill off talent. I just want simplicity.

I have said that I loved the attitude era but the PG era is to cater to kids. I also reminded people of the 1980's where all kids shows were pushing toys and shit to kids. I just think that WWE is going to alienate people from their product because they want to cater to kids. Face it, Linda McMahon has said she will not run in 2014. Is she done, yes. However, the WWE still have hollywood writers and actors writing wrestling shows. Why? Why is Vince determined to piss off the adults away? Why? Why? Why? This is my opinion as a wrestling fan. I don't like the sports entertainment term because it is not true. Also , for an episodic TV show on cable, it sucks at times. Shows like Burn Notice, Leverage, Haven and other cable TV shows don't insult their audiences. Shows like True Blood, Weeds, and those on HBO and Showtime truly push the envelope. So please don't come at me with the FCC or bullshit like that. Cable shows are different than network shows. Cable shows can use more language and be more adult. USA Network is not innocent. This is the network that have a show called Covert Affairs where a sexy woman played by Piper Perabo is a CIA agent. This is also the network where shows like Suits uses language and shows drugs. So WWE can do more. I am tired of excuses with WWE. They want to have their own network, that's fine but all networks do something to push the envelope. I am done hearing excuses. Time for change!!!!!!!





Gene The Grappler

WWE Super Smackdown Review 11/6/12

Note#1: Even though this was taped and being played in the USA live as a substitute for watching wall to wall election coverage, this is going to be better than watching this on Friday. Sad though because I will see watch the replay on Friday. Also, last night's WWE Raw was better but I found it funny that there was no mocking the 2012 elections. I guess Linda did not want that shit to affect her campaign. I hope if she does not win that WWE loses the kid friendly shit and gives up some violence. With that said, here's WWE Smackdown on Tuesday Night..........

Note#2: There will be no WWE Main Event results because Smackdown was shown before the Main Event show. Basically this week will be free from doing that part of the review.

Opening Segment: Michael Cole is in the ring and out comes Sheamus. They show the footage of Sheamus and William Regal in a local pub before Big Show attacked them. Sheamus calls Show out but he appears on the big screen. Wade Barrett comes out and taunts Sheamus.
(No comment..........Just no comment.)

Match#1: Kofi Kingston vs. The Miz - Intercontinental Title Match
Winner: Kofi Kingston
(This is weird to see an actual title match on TV. I have said both these men need to be in the main event level. Both these guys should not be stuck in mid card hell. IC title use to be the work horse title. That means the title is a good thing for those who want to be WWE champ. The Miz was WWE champ. I liked him as that. Kofi needs to get out of mid card hell. So these guys match was great. After Kofi KOed Miz a couple weeks ago, this has been a feud of the year candidate. )

Match#2: Darren Young and Titus O'Neil vs. Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio
Winners: Prime Time Players
(Same stupid match but tired of the results. I am just sick of seeing Rey and Sin Cara as a team. Prime Time Players are not my problem. Those guys still got some time to make an impact in WWE. However, Sin Cara and Rey need to face each other. I am tired of this feud because technically this is a mismatch. With that said, moving on because I am tired of this shit.)

Match#3: Wade Barrett & The Big Show vs. Sheamus & William Regal
Winners: Wade Barrett and Big Show
(I loved seeing Regal actually used on TV. Why is he not used more? I forgot he is on NXT. That's actually a good thing. This was a good match but the issue I had was the setup. Big Show attacks them at a pub. Really? Also, not a fan of Big Show calling Sheamus a ginger. I think ginger is a derogatory word. The match as a whole was good and it did make the feud between Sheamus and Big Show more relevant. This should have been the main event.)

Main Event: Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio - Fall Count Anywhere
Winner: RKO
(First of all, why was this the main event? The champ was not in this match. Nor was the man who wants to take the title. I have said that this feud is getting stale for me. ADR is losing his appeal to me. RKO should be heel. I also think RR needs to be on his own. Basically this match went on too long for me and also I was too busy avoiding election results. So I guess this is lost on me.)



Final Thoughts: First of all, this is an election night in the U.S. I found it hilarious that WWE did not do a show in the U.S. Also we all know that Vince's wife is running for senate. So most of this show was lost on me because I was obsessing on this funny fact. Also why England? Canada and England are like bizzarro land. They were supporting guys that us Americans don't support. This was weird to watch. I am going to calm down and get ready for TNA. So see you all for TNA Impact.


Gene The Grappler

WWE Raw Review 11/5/12

Note: Last week's WWE Raw made me so fucking upset that I wanted to cry. I feel that the matches for Survivor Series are bullshit and also garbage. So I am hoping to see something different. The main word for me is different. So I hope to see something to make me not want to go HAM on WWE writers and the fans that like this shit. So I am going to hope for something different. Here's WWE Raw.

Opening Segment: The Miz quits the Team CM Punk. Then a recap of last week's WWE Raw.
(Hate the recap of last week, but loved that The Miz will be having a match of his own for the PPV. I really think that WWE writers are getting fucking lazy. I hope this is the start of the change I want to see as a WWE fan.)

Match#1: Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara and R-Truth vs. Darren Young, Titus O'Neil and Antonio Cesaro
Winners: Rey, Sin Cara, and R-Truth
(This was a boring match. Why? Because I don't like watching Rey and Sin Cara. I do want to see R-Truth and Cesaro but that was hard to see because of the boring tag teams. This was putting to me to sleep. This was boring. Sorry but not a fan of the mexican masked wrestlers. Can't wait to see them face each other instead of team with each other. Moving on.......)

Match#2: Cody Rhodes vs. Daniel Bryan
Winner: Cody Rhodes
Match#3: Kane vs. Damien Sandow
Winner: Kane
(This was an interesting setup. I loved the fact that Cody beat DB quickly but Kane had to take his time for his match with Damien Sandow. I love the setup for this clusterfuck of a tag team title match, if we get to see it. This was what I wanted to see if this was a tag team match but not as singles matches. I am a fan of this feud but only if the titles change hands.)

In Ring Segment: Brad Maddox came out for an interview with Michael Cole. Maddox said he's not working with CM Punk. He says he did what he did at Hell In a Cell to make an impact. He wants a WWE contract and a match against Ryback. Vince McMahon comes out and promises Maddox a contract if he can beat Ryback next week. Vickie Guerrero comes out and Vince forces her to book Punk vs. Cena vs. Ryback at Survivor Series for the WWE Title.
(I loved this segment because it will set up a faction with Maddox, Punk, Heyman and someone else. I want to see something good from this. Ryback is not going to win clean but I hope to see something new and different. The stuff with Vickie and Vince was funny because Vince had to carry Vickie. Also Vince could have fired Vickie. Damn him.)

Match#4: Sheamus vs. The Miz
Winner: Sheamus
(This was a good match. I loved that Big Show was doing commentating during this match. Sheamus actually better without the WHC title because he is like RKO. He is better without a title. The Miz was basically a jobber in this match. This still was a good match.)

Match#5: Layla and Kaitlyn vs. Eve Torres and Aksana
Winners: Layla and Kaitlyn
(I will admit that I was not really watching this match. Not because of the action but because of the ass. Layla is sexy to me. Kaitlyn is hot as fuck. Eve is not my type. Aksana does have a phat ass. This was more like watching lesbian porn. I did see the winners. However, this is going to be interesting to see the divas match because either Kaitlyn is going to win or Eve will fuck us out of a change.)

Match#6: Kofi Kingston vs. Alberto Del Rio
Winner: Kofi Kingston with an assist to RKO
(This was a cool match to see. Why? Because it is rare to see ADR be flexible. It is also cool to see Kofi be able to show weakness. This was a setup match but at the same time, it is a good way to make the IC title relevant. This was a good match and I can honestly say seeing RKO take out ADR was funny and epic. However, RKo will be heel soon and he will be cooler.)

Match#7: Santino and Zack Ryder vs. Epico and Primo
Winners: Team Co-Bro
(So I really came into this match hoping to figure out who is the jobber and who is not. I really hoped to see Ryder win on Raw. Well he did win. Only the thing is that away from the U.S., things are different. I am happy to see this match. However, I think Team Co-Bro is done. I want to see Ryder become a heel. Why? To get that ruthless aggression and become U.S. or IC champ. Maybe even fight for the WHC title. Change is a good thing especially in WWE.)

Match#8: Wade Barrett vs. Brodus Clay
Winner: Wade Barrett
(So Brodus can win on the kids show but can't buy a victory on the A show? What the fuck is that about? Also Why did they waste Brodus on Wade? Wade should be facing guys on his level. Brodus is a glorified jobber. It was nice to see the black girls because I guess I want to see some more ass on ass action. Sorry, I am trying to focus. This was a teaser of a match with Wade. This was like watching Andre The Giant beat some jobbers.)

Match#9: Heath Slater vs. Jey Uso
Winner: Heath Slater
(Why was this the match before the main event? 3MB is not close to main event status. Grr.......my anger is boiling. Moving on. )

Main Event: John Cena and Ryback vs. CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler
Winners: John Cena and Ryback
(The best way to comment on this match is WOW. I really think Ryback is going to be WWE champion. Cena can't stop this from happening. I was shocked to see CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler job to Ryback. Cena is about to be replaced finally. I am glad to see this change. )

Final Thoughts: So I guess the crowd in England are more into the show than us Yankees in the U.S.? I guess that is a true statement. I think Canada and England is bizzaro land for WWE. I love that the crowd was enganged through out the show. I love most of the matches but the hype for Survivor Series is not working right now. Vince did help the show because we all know Vickie sucks alone. The ref said he wants a WWE contract. Most of this show was recaps and hyping up feuds and dumb shit. The only good point was seeing the main event and seeing Ryback beat CM Punk and Ziggler. That was epic. See you all for the live version of WWE Smackdown. Oh shit, that means I might have to DVR something else.








Gene The Grappler

Gene The Grappler Presents - Be The Booker: WWE NXT invades WWE Smackdown

The following was posted in the Friends of Gene The Grappler Facebook Group. This is a clear and consistant booking of the NXT invasion of WWE Smackdown. This is not another Nexus or The Corre but something completely original. Gene The Grappler did not write this, the credit for this is my fellow wrestling fan and also fellow blogger: Matthew Ward.

WWE NXT invades WWE Smackdown –Booked By Matthew Ward

The stage is Friday Night Smackdown three weeks before elimination chamber as Seth Rollins comes out as he starts to speak as he says he will challenge the winner of the elimination chamber on either raw or Smackdown to a match at Wrestlemania Then general manager of Smackdown comes out and tells Seth that he has to prove that he can compete with the top talent on Smackdown. Seth says I will get a team of five versus the five of Smackdown men and woman. General Manager says the match is made for tonight the main event.

Match 1

Zack Ryder vs Santino Marrella vs Cody Rhodes

Elimination Chamber Qualifier

Winner: Cody Rhodes

The match is a high paced back and forth match ending up with Cody Rhodes picking up the victory over Santino after a failed attempt of the cobra, and Damien Sandow interfering in the match to take out Zack Ryder.

Backstage Segment where the Smackdown General Manager called in Wade Barrett, Antonio Cesaro, Natalya, Primo and Epico where they were talking strategy for the main event then the camera goes back into the ring.

Match 2

Tyson Kidd vs Justin Gabriel

Elimination Chamber Qualifier

Winner: Tyson Kidd

Another high pace cruiser weight style match with Tyson Kidd picking up the victory with the Dungeon lock, after the match they show the code of respect and honor as the fans go nuts then the camera goes backstage where Seth Rollins in his locker room talking with Ascension, Paige, and Kassius Ohno and Ricky Steamboat as they are talking about the impact that they are going to make by defeating the Smackdown roster.

Match Three

Prime Time Players vs Hunico and Camacho

Winner: Hunico and Camacho

Team Hell No was watching the match backstage with their tag team titles watching to see who was going to be the team that challenges for the tag team titles at Elimination Chamber, This match was back and forth with Hunico and Camacho keeping up with Darren Young and Titus O’Neil, as Hunico and Camacho picked up a victory as a mysterious person showed up and distracted the ref as the person turned out to be Roman Reigns. After the match Roman Reigns taunted crowd with Hunico and Camacho. Then Dolph Ziggler comes out with his money in the bank briefcase as he cuts a promo but he is interrupted by Briley Pierce as they go back and forth on the mic as the younger brother challenges the big brother to a match at Elimination Chamber as Dolph accepts.

Pre Main Event

Layla and Kaitlyn vs Tamina and Alicia Fox

Winner: Layla and Kaitlyn

Eve is on commentary as she is scouting her challenger for the 6 pack challenge but eve was saying she does not know who the mystery opponent going to so that going to be the wild card in the match as Layla picks up the victory via the Lay out as Audrey Marie comes through the crowd as she attacks Layla and Kaitlyn as she motions to eve that she wants the title. The cameras do a split screen as Team NXT and Team Smackdown as the camera comes back to the commentary as they recap what has happened on Smackdown.

Main Event

Team NXT (Seth Rollins ©, Ascension, Paige, and Kassius Ohno, and Richie Steamboat)

Vs

Team Smackdown (Wade Barrett, Natalya, Epico and Primo, and Antonio Cesaro)

Winner: Team NXT

After the commercial break both teams are in the ring staring each other down as the ref pushes them back as Seth Rollins and Antonio Cesaro taunt each other as Natalya and Paige tell the guys they want to start the match as they start putting on a clinic for the start of the match as the fans chant this is awesome, as Natalya tags in Primo as Paige tags in Kenneth Cameron as they start to tear it up as Wade Barrett tags in blindly as Primo looks as Wade Barrett points at Ohno as Kenneth tags in Kassius as they start to battle as Antonio comes in as the ref pushes him back as they push wade into the NXT Corner as Kassius and Richie are double teaming as Richie makes the tag sound as Kassius gets out of the ring as Antonio blindly tags in on Wade as Wade gets out as Richie and Antonio battle as Seth Rollins tags in as they battle as Primo tags in as Seth and Primo start to show off as Antonio tags in as Kassius tags in as they start to go as Wade blind tags in as Antonio was pissed as he lifted up Wade and connects with the European uppercut as Kassius Ohno waits as he connects with the Rolling Elbow as he pins wade to pick up the victory.

The fans were in shock that Antonio turned on the Smackdown brand to help Team NXT win as Antonio, Seth, and Kassius taunt the fans as the fans begin to chant ROH and King of Wrestling as Smackdown went off the air.

Matthew Ward use to blog about NXT before the changes to it. If you want to see his work, please go to: http://nxtreport.blogspot.com

Next time, we will see either a great booking of WWE Raw or the most epic booking of WWE Smackdown.

Gene The Grappler

Gene The Grappler Presents - Be The Booker

Note: We will be doing this in the group for Gene The Grappler. The link for the group will be posted at the end of this announcement.

Previously in the Gene The Grappler Facebook Group: This is going to be an interesting experiment. We will use the two main wrestling organizations of TNA and WWE, the three main shows of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown and TNA Impact, and the countless past and present wrestlers that intermingle in-between. This is what's going to happen:

Zak Fellows: Book the entire WWE Raw that would make sense to everyone.

Eugene Ellis Chandler III: I will book WWE Smackdown and Main Event to make sense to everyone.

Matthew Ward Jr: How would you book a second coming of NXT stars to invade WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw?

Tony Smith: Book TNA Impact with an endgame to Aces and Eights.

The above people listed are admins of the group for Friends of Gene The Grappler

If you want to see how this experiment turns out, please go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendsofgenethegrappler/

Please join us and also like the Official Gene The Grappler Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GeneTheGrappler

This is going to be a very fun experiment.

Gene The Grappler

WWE Smackdown Review 11/2/12

Note: WWE Raw this week and the PPV last Sunday was basically garbage to me. I want to come in this week's Smackdown with high hope but fuck that. I hope that this week's Main Event will lead to something good for WWE Smackdown. I will try to be upbeat about this show but if not, I will go H.A.M on this edition. Here's WWE Smackdown and WWE Main Event.

Main Event 10/31/12

Match#1: Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara vs. Alberto Del Rio, Darren Young and Titus O'Neil.
Winner: Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, and Sin Cara
(I honestly think these matches are clusterfucks waiting to happen. This was sloppy thinking for the bookers. I mean I want RKO to move on and away from ADR. Also I am tired of Rey and Sin Cara as a team. Prime Time Players are the only things I want to do something else with. I guess it is not too hard to change booking or do something to make things better for fans.)


Match#2: Wade Barrett vs. Tyson Kid
Winner: Wade Barrett
(This was so sad to watch. I guess I don't care much for Tyson Kidd. Since the new version of the Hart Foundation was killed off, I think Tyson Kidd is just a jobber in the making. As for Wade Barrett, I really think he needs to be in the title picture. I am also tired of these matches of pitting someone that is a jobber and someone that is hot.)

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WWE Smackdown 11/2/12

Opening Segment: The Miz kicks off MizTV and his guest is Sheamus. It's interrupted by Kofi Kingston and then Big Show. Sheamus wants his rematch but Show walks out. Sheamus and Kofi clear the ring of Miz.

Match#1: Darren Young vs. Sin Cara
Winner: Darren Young
(This was so fucking boring.)

Match#2: Titus O'Neal vs. Rey Mysterio
Winner: Rey Mysterio
(This was bullshit. Moving on.)


Match#3: Wade Barrett vs. Randy Orton
Winner: Wade Barrett with help from Alberto Del Rio
(I just said earlier that I am tired of the ADR/RKO feud. I don't think this is helping either man because ADR is boring now and RKO needs to be in a title picture or back to being a heel. Wade Barrett was the pawn in this game. He got a victory in this match only because ADR had to fuck up a perfectly good match and better feud. )

Match#4: The Great Khali vs. David Otunga
Winner: Great Khali
(This was basically a filler match. It is nice to see Khali back on TV but at the same time David Otunga is a glorified jobber. This was basically something to put on to kill time and also make people like myself pissed for watching this bullshit. I am getting pissed by thinking about this fucked up match. Moving on......)


Match#5: R-Truth vs.Justin Gabriel
Winner: R-Truth
(This was a good match. Nothing fancy but a clean match. This is a rare thing to see. Not only did we see a good match but also a handshake and good sportsmanship. I guess there is nothing more to say.)


Main Event: The Miz and Big Show vs. Sheamus and Kofi Kingston
Winners: Big Show and The Miz
(This was a huge reunion of Show Miz. I actually like this team than the stupid teaming on Miz and Morrison. Sheamus was a beast in the ring. Kofi is good. This was a good match to end the show. The ending was fucking hilarious. Big Show pops Kofi then Miz pins Kofi. My god that was epic.)

Final Thoughts: The show as a whole was somewhat better than WWE Raw this week. I love the ending. I guess I want better things for WWE TV. So next week for WWE TV will be live for the most part. I hate when WWE is live because it is hard to gauge the outcome of the bullshit that is WWE TV. So as for this show, this was a good show for the most part. I just wish WWE Raw will go back to two hours or do something better to make the first hour of the show better. See you all for WWE Raw.






Gene The Grappler

TNA Impact Review 11/1/12

Note: This was the open fight night show. This also had a gut check match. We will see Aces and Eights. We will see the much hyped match between Bully Ray and Devon. This is going to be an interesting night of TNA. I hope for a good show. Unlike WWE TV, I know TNA will either piss me off or make me want to watch something different. Either way, this will be an interesting night. Here's TNA Impact.........

Match#1: Samoa Joe vs Brutus Magnus - TV Title Match
Winner: Samoa Joe by DQ
(This is going to be an interesting feud between these two. I love them as a tag team but as enemies, this is getting to be a better showing of these guys abilities. I also think this was a good way to start the show even though we had like a lot of filler time before this match started. I will love to see more of these men but not for the TV title but for the World Heavyweight Title.)

Match#2: Christian York vs Zema Ion - Gut Check Match
Winner: Zema Ion
(This motherfucker was the shit. This was the first gut check match that I wanted to see the guy win. We know that Zema Ion is mad that he cannot get the X Division Title back from RVD. This was a good showing for both men. I know they not going to let him get a contract but I wanted to see something exciting and got my wish. Thank you TNA for this showing and also this epic match. If he does get in, this motherfucker need to have a re-match with Ion and beat him.)

Match#3: ODB vs Jesse Godderz
Winner: Jesse Godderz
(What are you doing to ODB? So she calls out this poser. So EY is not there for her. What the fuck was I watching? This would have been good in WWE back in the day with Chyna and whomever. In this case, it was sad to see this shit. I guess we will see EY and ODB break up. Also this poser did not need to be on the show. I love Tara but she can do better for a fake boyfriend. This was the low point of the show.)

Match#4: Jeff Hardy vs Robbie E
Winner: Jeff Hardy
(This was a clinic match. I am not a fan of this version of Jeff Hardy. I loved the Jeff Hardy in WWE back in the day. This version scares the shit of me. This was a clinic match because basically Hardy did not break a sweat. We all know that the Jersey Shore wannabes are jobbers. This was a match for people who want to be in the business. Nothing new.)

Match#5: Rob Van Dam vs Joey Ryan
Winner: Joey Ryan
(Joey Ryan just got a fan in me. I love this sleazy character. Matt Morgan is ok. I did not miss him but then again, Morgan is needed because he can wrestle unlike Crimsom. This was a surprisingly good match. I know that Ryan can do more but against the paycheck player, he had to be limited. The ending was classic. So sad to see RVD get laid out. Morgan and Ryan is going to be an interesting team. Remind me of HBK/Diesel.)

Main Event: Devon vs. Bully Ray
Winner: No Contest
(This was suppose to be one on one. Then Devon called the Aces and Eights. The TNA roster comes out after Aces and Eights do. This turns into a big brawl. Guys were in and out the ring fighting. No one was safe. Joseph Park comes down to fight. Before he gets laid out, we finally see someone else get unmasked. We see that Luke Gallows is a part of Aces and Eights. I guess being in the old straight edge society wasn't enough for him. Joseph Parks gets laid out on a table. The show ends.)


Final Thoughts: This was the most heavily hyped show of the year. I guess most of the hype came true. I loved most this show except the shit with ODB/Tara/Jesse. I wanted more but unlike the three hours of Raw that does not give you much, TNA does fit a lot in two hours. This was good for me this week but I know WWE Smackdown is going to kill my joy. So until then, I hope you guys enjoyed this show.









Gene The Grappler