WWE Raw Review 2/4/13

Note: This is going to be a good show because they will announce the induction of Bruno Samartino. Also, there will be no Rock. I just hope they use this show to make more matches for the Elimination Chamber PPV this month. I just want to see if Raw can make a good show with three fucking hours of programming. With that said, here's WWE Monday Night Raw.

Opening Segment: CM Punk comes out and claims to be the people's champ since the Rock stole his title. Booker T. comes out to announce a match with him and either Y2J, RKO, or Rey Mysterio later on tonight for Raw Active.
(Well first of all, Booker T needs to slow down while speaking. His stumble will be featured on Botchamania. Second, why is CM Punk facing someone else? I guess since the Rock is basically a celebrity champion like David Arquette, there will not be any sight of him unless noted. This segment was lame but then again, it might have setup a good match later on in the show.)

Match#1: Ryback vs. Antonio Cesaro
Winner: Ryback
(This was a lame match. It was predictable and very boring. I literally changed channels for a second. I guess Ryback is losing his appeal because he is not getting any fucking competition. This was bullshit for the most part.)

Match#2: Santino Marella vs. Jack Swagger
Winner: Jack Swagger
(This was a good way to make Swagger look good. I love that he never sway from being a heel. I also want to see if he can change his move set. I think he needs a more powerful finisher. His ankle lock is similar to Kurt Angle's. He needs a power slam or something. Sorry Santino, thanks for coming to the show. By the way, love the confrontation with him and Booker T.)

Match#3: Alberto Del Rio vs. Cody Rhodes
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
(Well I like ADR as a face but miss the cars and Ricardo introducing him. ADR is apologizing to the fans and being more himself. I miss Ricardo because he was the man behind the man. Cody Rhodes has a new shirt. So fucking what? This match was setup for ADR to have another confrontation with the Big Show. Love the fact that Big Show is acting like he is an asshole.)

Match#4: Rey Mysterio vs. Daniel Bryan
Winner: Daniel Bryan
(This was a so so match. I did change channels but was glad to change it back. Mark Henry is back and pissed at the fucking world. My god, this man is angry. He takes out Daniel Bryan as he was leaving the ring. He then damn near kills Rey and Sin Cara who was making a half ass attempt to save Rey. Thank you God for Mark Henry coming back to WWE Smackdown and Raw.)

Match#5: Kane vs. Sheamus
Winner: Sheamus with an assist to Daniel Bryan
(Well after the carnage of Mark Henry, Daniel Bryan looks for Kane and asked him why he did not come to save him. Kane did what DB wanted which was to not leave the backstage area during his match. So the match with Kane was a good match. These men can go toe for toe. Loved how they went move for move. Daniel Bryan comes out to talk to Kane but he distract Kane and Sheamus wins. Good match but dumb ending.)

Miz TV: Miz is out and next comes Paul Heyman. Heyman is unaware of why Brock is back in WWE. Vickie Guerrero comes out and says that Brock is under contract to Raw. Both lie and cry through the segment. Miz calls bullshit. Brock's music hits. He takes out Miz after Miz tries to take on Brock. Brock and Heyman leaves after Brock destroys the set.
(Good segment. Love the interaction. So happy to see Brock back. Too bad it is not for long. I hate they are using Miz like a punk.)

Match#6: Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett
Winner: Randy Orton
(This was a SSDD match. Same guys. Same results. Nothing new. Moving on.)

Match#7: Christ Jerricho vs. CM Punk
Winner: CM Punk
(This was the match of the night. I find it funny that their feud was short and sweet but then again, it was to serve a better purpose. This time around, this match was to help people not tune out because no Rock and no real matches. So thank you guys for this lovely match to boost our spirits. This was a godsend.)

Conflict for the WHC: Big Show gets his contract with ADR for their match at the next PPV. However, ADR finds out where he is staying at and they brawl. ADR leaves Big Show on the ground in the hallway after they brawl.
(This made me remember the brawl with Edge and Cena. This was good. I love that WWE is back to TV 14. No more kid friendly shit. People don't want to see all this mess on Monday nights. That's why they have a Saturday morning show. This was laid out well and helped the hype for their match at the PPV.)

Main Event: Before John Cena comes out to call out the Shield, Brad Maddox comes out to do the same thing. The Shield comes out. He is powerbombed and The Shield was about to leave when Cena, Sheamus, and Ryback comes out to face the Shield. Also the rest of the faces in the WWE block them from leaving. There was a brawl and show ends with The Shield leaving and the faces in the ring.
(This was ok. I knew this was going to lead to a dark match for the crowd but not for the tv viewers. Nothing else to say.)

Final Thoughts: Well this was better than most weeks. The ending was bland but it set up a match for the local crowd. As for the rest of the show, it still needs work. I loved the Punk/Jerricho match. I love the brawl with ADR and Big Show. It looks like Smackdown should be great this weekend. So I guess I am off until the next TNA offering.





Gene The Grappler

WWE Smackdown Review 2/1/13

Note: This show has to do better than WWE Raw. We saw the return of Brock Lesnar. We saw The Rock as champ. We saw Cena brag about meeting the champ. So what can WWE Smackdown do? We are about to find out. Here's WWE Smackdown and let's hope for the best in this.........

Opening Segment: Booker T and Teddy Long are in the ring for their World Title announcement. Sheamus, Randy Orton, The Great Khali, Daniel Bryan, Kane and Dolph Ziggler are also out as Elimination Chamber participants. Ziggler interrupts and isn't interested in all this because he already has a guaranteed shot. Booker makes Ziggler vs. Alberto Del Rio for later tonight. Also, Team Hell No vs. Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio. Jack Swagger returned and wanted in the Chamber but Booker says he has to earn it, as does everyone else tonight.
(So happy to see Swagger back. As for everyone else, why is Khali in the title picture? Also I know Ziggler has an iron clad contract for the WHC title but why include him in the match? I hate that the WHC title is going to have an elimination chamber match but not the fucking WWE title. Also, I really think I want to see someone different manage Smackdown because Teddy Long is pissing me off with the tag team bullshit.)

Match#1: Sin Cara and Rey vs. Team Hell No
Winners: Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio
(The only reason why I watched this match is to see Team Hell No argue. Other than that, this was a boring match because Rey is old and played. Sin Cara is a joke. )

Match#2: The Great Khali vs. Jinder Mahal
Winner: The Great Khali
(Boring.........Yawning during this match. Why? 3MB is a joke and Khali and Hornswoggle is a mix of a clusterfuck.)

Match#3: Sheamus vs. Damien Sandow
Winner: Sheamus by DQ
(The match they had on WWE Raw was good. However, this was fucked up because of the Shield. I hated the fact that they had to ruin a good second take of this match. Also so fucking pissed this ended the way they did. Fucking WWE Creative......)

Match#4: Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett
Winner: Randy Orton
(I want to thank Bo Dallas for both killing and making Wade Barrett better. I wanted these men to fight like they did in the past but we get nothing like it now. I think the rookie is making Barrett better. As for Orton, he will be heel soon. Can't wait for him to be evil. )

Match#5: Jack Swagger vs. Kofi Kingston
Winner: Jack Swagger
(I cannot praise Swagger for coming back. This was the best match of the night. We saw the hits and misses of Swagger. He does need to get a new finisher. Love the look. As for Kofi, time to mark your spot in the mid card again. Good job Swagger.)

Main Event:Alberto Del Rio vs. Dolph Ziggler
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
(I am glad to see this happen but laughing at the fact that it ended cleanly and also we got to see Big Show KO Ricardo again. The match was good because Del Rio is good and Ziggler is selling every move. Good job ending this match clean. Also good job with the ending.)


Final Thoughts: Well why the fuck they broke up Team Rhodes Scholars? Why are they fucking over the tag team division again? I mean unless they are going to use the NXT guys to build up the tag teams, why break up a good heel team? Also, why is Rey and Sin Cara back together? Geez, what the fuck? So there was some good in this show. I loved the drama with Big Show and Del Rio. Poor Ricardo is just the punching bag in the middle. By the way, welcome back Jack Swagger. Someone that can be the U.S. title holder is back to regain it. This was not bad but we need to do something about the matches setup for the PPV this month. See you all for WWE Raw.








Gene The Grappler

TNA Impact Review 1/31/13

Note: This is one of many TNA Impact shows that were taped in England. I love taped TNA shows because reading it ahead of time gives me time to imagine the worse and hope for the best. Also, seeing that tonight is the night that Dixie Carter has an important announcement about TNA, the show, and also the company in general, I want to know what this announcement is. So with all that said, let's watch TNA and have some fun.......


Opening Segment: Christopher Daniels and Kazarian come out dressed in kilts. They talk about beating up Hardy. Magnus chases them off. Magnus then challenges Devon as part of "Open Fight Night."
(Love Daniels and Kaz. This was a good way to piss off the locals and also get that heel heat that people want to give out. Also, loved that Magnus basically was the face of the night. This was a welcome change for him. However, it won't last. Thank you Magnus for calling out the TV champ. )

Match#1: Magnus vs Devon
Winner: Magnus by DQ
(Well good news is that Magnus was the hometown hero. The bad news is that Aces and Eights can flight a plane and make the trip to be the heels. So I guess this was a win win for us as fans to see these guys run rough shot over the jobbers and stars.)

Match#2: Joseph Park vs. Robbie E.
Winner: Joseph Park
(This was fucking boring. Bring back Abyss.)

Match#3: Austin Aries vs. Chavo Guerrero
Winner: Austin Aries
(This was a wasted match. Why? Because I want to see Aries and Roode in the title hunt. I don't want them in the tag team division. This was bullshit. )

Match#4: Velvet Sky & James Storm vs. Tara & Jessie Godderz
Winners: Velvet Sky and James Storm
(The only reason why I watched this match was to see Tara and that ass. I am not a fan of Velvet Sky, Jesse, or the female referee. James Storm is another guy that needs to be in the title hunt and not doing matches with KOs. I saw Tara and her nice ass, then I changed channels. )

Match#5: RVD vs. Zema Ion vs. Kenny King
Winner: RVD
(Paycheck player needs to drop the title and retire. Zema and Kenny should be fighting for the title. This was another wasted match because it was pointless to show that RVD is better than the young guys. That's bullshit.)

Main Event: Kurt Angle vs. Mr. Anderson - Steel Cage Match
Winner: Kurt Angle
(Very good match. These men can make a match look good. I am glad this was the main event because at least this is a quality caliber match. Angle is better off in TNA but he will come back to WWE to do a retirement gig. I loved this match and was entertaining.Good job TNA.....)

After the match: : A masked member of Aces and Eights hit the ring and attacked Angle. The member revealed themselves as Garett Bischoff. Wes Brisco, dawning an Aces and Eights jacket, came out and joined in.
(Well I saw this coming because we all know that Aces and Eights are growing. Also I saw Garett Bischoff some months ago on TV that was in a mask for Aces and Eights but he was quickly blocked out. So this will lead to something but nothing good or great.)

Final Thoughts: Well I am going to say that TNA will be doing like WWE and do shows on the road for good. No more tapings in Florida. That means we will see shows from places like Chicago starting in March. Basically, the show was good for the most part. We got to see Bully Ray back in TNA. We will see a match with Bully Ray and Sting vs. Aces and Eights for next week. We will see more people join Aces and Eights. See you all for WWE Smackdown because I want to let this show simmer for the week.






Gene The Grappler

WWE Raw Review 1/28/13

Note: This is the show after the PPV. Last night I should have gone HAM after seeing what Vince wanted people to see. Why Vince did you screw us and make us have to see another Rock/Cena match? Why did you fuck over the fans? Well this show is going to either explain why or I might have to give up on WWE. Here's WWE Raw and the Raw Roulette.


Opening Segment: Paul Heyman and CM Punk comes out to show their frustration about last night's PPV. Vince comes out and he wants to talk to Paul Heyman about his actions last night at the PPV.
(CM Punk was pissed. This was good to start the show. I am unhappy to see him without the title. I am going to be happy to see him try to get the title back soon. As for Heyman, he might be fired tonight.)

Match#1: Randy Orton vs. Antonio Cesaro with The Miz as Special Referee
Winner: Randy Orton
(This was a good match even with the gimmick. Other than that, it was to setup the feud with Cesaro and The Miz. Like the feud but we all know that The Miz will be U.S. champ soon.)

Match#2: Bo Dallas vs. Wade Barrett
Winner: Bo Dallas
(This was big. I loved this match. Good way to make a star in the process by making him take on a champ. Love the action and also the way this could be good for the IC title picture.)

Match#3: John Cena vs. Cody Rhodes
Winner: John Cena
(Boring...........)

Cena's Speech After The Match: He challenges The Rock. The Shield takes him out and also takes out Ryback and Sheamus.
(This was better than the boring Cena match. The Shield came out and laid waste to all the face. We all know that the Shield is getting better as the new heel faction.)

Match#4: Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show - Body Slam Challenge
Winner: No Contest
(This was not boring because Big Show made this a tense moment. We saw him take out ADR and RR in one shot. He was a beast. It was scary to see him take both men out in less than 10 minutes. This was epic. Thank you Big Show for showing us you are not a fucking joke.)

Match#5: Tamina Snuka vs. Kaitlyn - Lumberjill Match
Winner: No Contest
(This was a total sexfest. We saw the Divas in costume and we saw a huge catfight. There was someone that had a mishap with their outfit. Basically, I saw Kaitlyn. Loved that........)

The Rock's Championship Celebration: The Rock celebrated. CM Punk comes out to challenge The Rock at the next PPV.
(This segment had one point......Punk Ass Bitch! We are no longer in the era of PG but TV 14. Nothing else could be said because we know this is a shield to mask that we will see Cena and Rock go again for Wrestlemania. )

Match#6: Sheamus vs. Damien Sandow - Tables Match
Winner: Sheamus
(Best damn match of the night! No bullshit on this one. This made me so happy to see a Tables match on TV. This was old school and very violent. I know there was no blood but we did see carnage. Sheamus and Sandow were all over the ring and we had tables all over. I was hearing Bodies singing in my head from them throwing each other all over. This was the best thing on TV. Thank you WWE for coming back to TV 14.)

Match#7: Team Hell No vs. Dolph Ziggler and Chris Jericho - Strange Bedfellows Match
Winner: Team Hell No
(This was a good way to set up the main event. This match was funny because both teams were acting up. The whole match was good to see because it is a sign that we are getting rid of the kid friendly bullshit of the PG era. By the way, Team Hell No is going to break up soon. Damn it........)

Main Event: Vince McMahon and Paul Heyman are in the ring. We see evidence that Paul Heyman is the leader of the Shield. Vince was about to fire him but Brock Lesnar comes out and takes out Vince with an F-5. Show ends.
(Best ending ever. There was nothing wrong with the ending. Thank you Brock for coming back. Thank you Vince for being Vince. Paul Heyman is not going anywhere. So happy to see something good on WWE TV again.)


Matches I Omitted: I did omit the bullshit with Ryback and Prime Time Players because it was stupid and wasted my time. I also omitted Tensai and Brodus Clay in a dance off because it was sad to see Tensai become a jobber in less than five months. I did not mention the karioke segment with Zack Ryder, Great Khali and Hornswoggle because it was garbage.


Final Thoughts: The end of this show makes up for the shitty ending for the Royal Rumble. So we will see Rock/Cena 2. However it is for the title. Which means Cena will be back on top after April. Big Show and ADR is heating up but Ziggler will cash in soon. Also we will see a Y2J/Ziggler match either for the WHC title or the MITB case. Also I cannot wait to see the clusterfuck that will occur for the IC title. Basically, the end helped the show. Thank you Brock and Paul for saving the show. See you all for another taped TNA Impact.










Gene The Grappler

WWE Royal Rumble 2013 PPV - 1/27/13

Note: Tonight's WWE Royal Rumble should either make people happy to be WWE fans or we will see the biggest uproar in the IWC and the WWE universe. This PPV is the setup for Wrestlemania. This PPV is the opening act for things to come. This PPV is a make or break night for everyone. I am hoping for good things or else I will go HAM on the WWE tonight. Here's WWE Royal Rumble........

Pre-Show/Match#1: Antonio Cesaro vs. The Miz - WWE U.S. Title Match
Winner: Antonio Cesaro
(Ok, well I could use the arguement that this was not the time for Cesaro to lose the title. I could also use the fact that the Miz is not ready to be a mid card title holder. I am going to say that this whole match was bullshit because Cesaro should have dropped the title)

Match#2: Alberto Del Rio vs. The Big Show - WWE World Heavyweight Title Match
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
(This match was basically a no brainer. I say that because this match was destined to end the way it did. Basically, ADR is going to hold on to the title for a while longer. We will see Big Show back in the title hunt this week. Unlike the other title match, this was hyped with little notice and also was basically put in the back burner. So this is not over but then again, this is not beginning either.)

Match#3: Kane and Daniel Bryan (Team Hell No) vs. Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes (Team Rhodes Scholars) - WWE Tag Title Match
Winners: Team Hello No
(This would have been a better match if we had a feeling that Hell No was going to win the titles back. This was more so a filler match because of how they were not wrestling like normal. All four men were saving their energy for the battle royal. So basically, this was bullshit and filler. Fuck you WWE for this shit of a match. )

Match#4: WWE Royal Rumble Match - 30 Men To Win A Title Match @ Wrestlemania in NYC/NJ.
Winner: John Cena
Entrants Notes: Chris Jericho returned. Santino Marella returned from injury. Goldust returned. Rey Mysterio is back. Bo Dallas won entry via NXT match at the pre-show. Godfather returned.
(Before I go HAM about Vince's golden boy winning this rigged match, let me go over some good points about this whole event. One more thing before I start: NO Carlito or Shelton Benjamin! WTF!!!!! So that was a letdown. We did see Y2J come back to set Ziggler in his place. We did see a kid from NXT join the main event of a PPV. We also saw some other guys come back. However, that all was fucking pointless because WWE/Vince just gave the fans a huge fuck you. Why? Well after having a bad year so to speak, we will see Cena back in the main event at Wrestlemania. So basically, WWE fucked the fans and also made this fucking match pointless. We got to see lots of action, drama, comedy, and some twists but at the end, we all got fucked by Vince and John Cena. This could have ended different but we as a whole will never get what we want. I will save my HAM comments until the end.)

Main Event: The Rock vs. CM Punk - WWE Title Match
Winner: CM Punk

Match Restart: CM Punk vs. The Rock
Winner: The Rock - New WWE Champ
(If this had ended with CM Punk getting help from the Shield, we would see happier times. Vince almost stripped the title from CM Punk but The Rock wanted the match restarted. Not only that, basically we will get what Vince wanted: Rock/Cena II. The fans did not want to see that match again. So whomever paid to see this shit.......you got fucked. I got fucked seeing this for free. This and the rumble match was bullshit. Vince wanted to see how many people would be pissed to see his dream match. Not only that but we don't want to see this shit for the title, period.)

Final Thoughts: So WWE is back to TV 14. I am happy for that but the kids will be sad to see grown up action. However, they will get to see their champion back in the mix. Cena and Vince fucked all of us over. The Rock winning was not good for business as well. However, it will help his movies during the next few months. I loved that we got to see no Divas title match. The U.S. title match was garbage. The IC champ was in the Rumble match so we got fucked over with that. ADR and the WHC title is going to be safe for Smackdown viewers. Team Hell No's time is running out because we will have to see Kane go for one more run before retiring. So basically, Vince just fucked the fans, the viewers of the PPV, and most of our intelligence. I promised you all that I would go HAM on WWE but so tired from being fucked over and disappointed. Going to bed. See you all for WWE Raw which will continue the disappointment.







Gene The Grappler

WWE Smackdown Review 1/25/13

Note: This is the last show before WWE Royal Rumble. WWE Raw did not help the PPV much. Basically, the whole show did not help people want to rent the PPV. So this should be the show to help. We have been hearing about people from the past coming back to be in the main event of the Royal Rumble. Basically, this show is the sink or swim of people wanting to see this PPV. So I am going to try to watch this show with some form of objectivity. Here's WWE Smackdown.........

Opening Segment: Kane and Daniel Bryan come out and we see footage from their graduation on RAW. Kane talks about their title match at Royal Rumble and they start arguing. Kane promises he will win the Rumble 30-man match and out comes Big Show. Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes end up coming out. Sandow proposes they take out Team Hell No. Alberto Del Rio comes out and we have a six-man elimination match for later tonight, thanks to Booker T.
(I am getting sick of these damn tag team matches on Smackdown. We need to see something new on Smackdown. I am getting tired of the WWE writers being on auto pilot. This really gets on my last fucking nerves.)


Match#1: Sheamus vs. Wade Barrett
Winner: Sheamus
(This was a good match. This match was exciting and this match should have had a winner on WWE Raw. I am glad they at least let this match end very clean. I was worried that WWE might fuck up these men. Sheamus is funny at times but he is good in the ring. Barrett is a beast in the ring. I wish he was more of a singles wrestler from the jump but he is a better one now. Thank you for WWE to correct a mistake on WWE Raw.)

Match#2: Natalya vs. Rosa Mendes
Winner: Natalya
(Ok, um where to begin with this match? First, Nattie can wrestle and should be wrestling more often. Rosa is just a model with no talent. This was painful to watch. However, this was only as good as what Nattie did in the ring. This was a quick match because Nattie could not carry this match for so long. No comment with the alliance with Khali and Hornswoggle.)


In Ring Promo: CM Punk comes out and talks about The Rock and Royal Rumble. Paul Heyman has an executive order for the stipulation made by Vince McMahon. Punk called out The Shield. Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns come down. They have a staredown and he tells them to get out of his business. They leave and out comes The Rock. He cuts cuts a promo and leaves.
(This was better than the promo on WWE Raw. I guess that was because there was no Shield to interrupt. Speaking of the Shield, we all know that if the Shield will not interfer then we will see Brock Lesnar do something to the Rock. Either way, we will see something different or unique.)

Match#3: Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre
Winner: RKO by DQ
(I want to say that this match was boring but it was not boring but 3MB was killing me because of the fact that it is three jobbers acting like jackasses. As for RKO, well I said my peace about RKO. )

Match#4: The Miz vs. Darren Young
Winner: The Miz
(No comment about this match. I will save my comments about The Miz and Antonio Cesaro until the PPV.)

Main Event: Kane, Daniel Bryan and Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show, Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow - Six Man Tag Elimination
Winner: ADR is the sole survivor.

After the match: Big Show went nuts on Del Rio and pinned him under the announcers table. Show counted to 10 to end SmackDown.
(Well I can say this was a funny way to end the show. I say that because it is weird to see Big Show outsmart someone. Also it was funny to see ADR fall for the same gimmick that got him the title. I love Big Show but he is starting to act like a craze man.)

Final Thoughts: I am starting to notice that there is no more brand seperation. There is no more Raw vs. Smackdown. Basically, what did not get over on WWE Raw will be cleared on WWE Smackdown. I do want to speak about the PPV but I will just reserve my comments and stuff for Sunday because it is going to be interesting to see who watches and who will admit that it was a good PPV. See you all for WWW Royal Rumble.








Gene The Grappler

TNA Impact Review 1/24/13

Note: This should be an interesting show. No wedding. Brooke and Bully Ray are not married. Hulk still don't trust Bully Ray. Sting is caught up in this mess. I almost forget who was TNA champion but I remember it is someone I don't like. So this will be an interesting show to say the least. Here's TNA Impact.........

Opening Segment: Taz comes out with Aces and Eights. He explains that Bully Ray and Brooke Hogan were collateral damage. He also speaks of the higher power of Aces and Eights.
(This was so boring and cliche. Taz was a good wrestler but he sucks as a commentator. This was weak and played out. I barely watched this because he is not a leader or a good mouthpiece for this group.)

Match#1: Tara vs. Velvet Sky - TNA KO Title Match
Winner: Tara
(My god! This match was like watching strippers at the titty bar. All I say was asses shaking. Tara's was hot as hell. Velvet's ass was showing some meat on them bones. Even the ref, Taryn was bouncing around. My god, I was trying not to fap to this match. Even with all the asses shaking, this was a good match because Tara is a good wrestler. This was a good match. )

Match#2: Zema Ion and Kenny King vs. Christian York and RVD
Winner: Zema Ion and Kenny King
(I usually like X Division match but this was kind of lazy to me. Why? I don't like RVD as X Division champ. He's there for a paycheck. He is not really being the man he was back in the day. The guys were basically not giving it their all this week. I did like that Zema and KK was getting along for the most part.)

Match#3: Bobby Roode vs. Hernandez
Winner: Bobby Roode
(I wanted to see this match but to be honest, my heart was not in the match. I guess because I knew Roode was going to win. Also I think it is because they need actual competition for the tag team champs. What's sad is that Roode and Aries are not tag team material. Both these men should be in the title hunt. This was sad to watch.)

Main Event: Jeff Hardy vs. Christopher Daniels
Winner: Jeff Hardy
(Ok, before I go apeshit over the fact that Hardy is not going anywhere I got something to say about Daniels. He's been in TNA since 2002 and been tag team and X Division champ but never TNA champ. So why is in his time now? Because TNA is like WWE when it comes to their vision of a champ. Daniels is good on the mic and good in the ring. However, TNA is run by old school WCW/WWF/NWA midset. So Daniels in not a big man but he can do shit better than a big man. So saying that, why in the fuck did Hardy win? It is because they want Hardy to stay in TNA. So this was total bullshit. Moving on. )


Final Thoughts: I am going to end this review because this was mostly a lazy ass attempt of a show for TNA. We all know that TNA is in England and will be in England for a while for the tour. There will be no Hardy on the shows because he has a felony and cannot travel. So these shows might be interesting because he won't be there to kill the mood of the show. Next week's show is Open Fight Night or I like to call it Clusterfuck Night. I hope WWE Smackdown is going to make Royal Rumble interesting this week. One can only hope.









Gene The Grappler

WWE Raw Review 1/21/13

Note: This is going to an interesting show because it falls on the MLK holiday plus the president inaguation day. I know WWE tends to ignore things like that but I hope they acknowledge it. We all know that this PPV is the start of the Wrestlemania season. This show is the catalyst for things to come. So let's watch this show and hope for the best. Here's WWE Monday Night Raw.

Opening Segment: Before the show started, WWE acknowledge the fact that it is MLK Day. So they showed part of the famous speech of Dr. Martin Luther King. We go to the ring and see Vickie Guerrero and Paul Heyman. They talk about what happened last week with The Rock and CM Punk. They also speak of how The Rock dissed both Heyman and Vickie. Vickie bans The Rock from getting inside the arena.
(Where to begin with this shit? Really? The Rock is a movie star! He will get in. Aside from that, blocking people to enter the area is so attitude era. This was not good to start the show. By the way, since when does Vickie and Heyman get along? WTF!)

Match#1: Antonio Cesaro vs. Randy Orton - Beat The Clock Challenge Match For Entry In The Royal Rumble
Winner: Randy Orton @ 11:36
(I like RKO. I don't like him to talk or do a promo but he is good in the ring. I hate Cesaro because he is basically boring. This match was like watching kids fight sleep. Plus if Cesaro won then we will not get a U.S. title match at the PPV. Basically, WWE hates the U.S. title and feels like this title is bullshit. I never understood why they put it on Cesaro. The pace of this match is going from slow to boring. Thank you, RKO for ending this shit before I changed channels.)

Match#2: Big Show vs. Zack Ryder
Winner: Big Show
(This was like watching a man get the shit beat out of by a giant. This was quick and painless. I am shocked Zack had a chance in hell to win. I like Show but this was so unfair. By the way, Brad Maddox came to interrupt the announcing team but it was quick as well. )

Match#3: Heath Slater vs. Ryback
Winner: Ryback
(He came, he saw, he ate a boy band. This was quicker to see than Big Show's. This would have been longer but I guess shorter in better. By the way, this match did last long enough for a bathroom break. )

Match#4: Dolph Ziggler vs. The Miz - Beat The Clock Challenge Match For Entry In The Royal Rumble
Winner: Dolph Ziggler @ 10:56
(This is a good match. Both men are in their prime and both should be in the main event. This match did not disappoint or even insult my intelligence. I love how The Miz as a face is gaining more momentum. As for Ziggler, well I am actually a fan of the pink wearing show off. Not because he has AJ in his corner but because he is a real deal. He finally broke the shadow of all the mid card shit he went through. One question: What if Ziggler not only wins the Rumble but cashes in the MITB?  )

Match#5: Kaitlyn vs. Alicia Fox - Non Title Match
Winner: Kaitlyn
(This was a very short match. I got the chance to see my crush - Kaitlyn. She is better for the division than Eve. This was a quick match because Alicia Fox is not good and we all know we will see AJ vs Kaitlyn soon. We might see also Kaitlyn vs. Tamina soon.)

Match#: Sheamus vs. Wade Barrett - Beat The Clock Challenge Match For Entry In The Royal Rumble
Winner: Sheamus but he did not beat the clock.
(Good match. Action all through out the match. Both men are main eventers. This should have been the best match of the night but was ruined by Ziggler and his posse. I am mad because I wanted Sheamus to win but Ziggler was the true heel. By the way, this did piss me off because watching this match made me believe WWE was going somewhere with this match. )


Match#: Alberto Del Rio vs. Tensai
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
(This was suppose to be a good match. I guess this was good on paper. What the fuck am I watching? This is not a good match. This is like Hogan wrestling The Brooklyn Brawler. This was total bullshit. We all know that Tensai is going to be dominate but he will bend like a twig. This was more of a waste for the fans.)

Main Event: John Cena addresses the fans about his Royal Rumble chances. Sheamus comes out to interrupts to say he will win. The Primetime Players comes out to interrupts. Then we see RKO comes out. Then we see The Miz comes out. Then Team Hell No comes out. Next comes Cesaro comes out. 3MB comes out to claim they will win the Rumble. Then the locker room clears out. So basically everyone in the main roster is in the ring.
(At first, I was about to change channels when Cena was being funny. However, after his speech with all the guys coming out it made me want to see all the guys beat up each other. Unlike last year, this year's Rumble match should be interesting.)

Final Thoughts: Well yet again, the last part of the show made the show interesting. This is weird because we saw three sqaush matches and some really interesting storylines that might hold up to seeing life at Wrestlemania. I hope this show is better than advertise. That means no bullshit. Vince made it clear that if the Shield fucks up the WWE title match then CM Punk would lose the title. So until Sunday, see you all for TNA Impact and WWE Smackdown. By the way, no more reviews of Main Event because basically it is pointless to me.








Gene The Grappler

WWE Smackdown Review 1/18/13

Note: After last night's crazy wedding on TNA, I think WWE should give us something to look forward to. ADR is champ now and we should see some matches that weren't on WWE Raw. Also I hope that even though WWE Raw sucked this week, Smackdown should get the people back they lost. So with that said, here's WWE smackdown.....

Opening Segment: ADR and RR are in the ring celebrating the title. Dolph Ziggler and crew comes in to make a threat for the WHC. Big Show comes out to stare down ADR. Sheamus comes down and does like Miz and Cena. Booker T. comes down and does a Teddy Long and make a main event with the four men in the ring.
(This was a good way to start Smackdown. I really don't have must more to say because there is nothing bad to discuss. However, I loved how Sheamus and his attempts to be funny and happy go lucky. So we got a main event.)

Match#1: Kofi Kingston vs. Antonio Cesaro - Non Title
Winner: Antonio Cesaro
(I am sorry but I did not watch this match. Cesaro is boring and Kofi is about to be burried in mid card hell. I think I saw like five minutes and changed channels. I don't like Cesaro. I did see the end and also how Miz was watching the match in the back. Why? The Miz is a main eventer not a mid carder.)

Match#2: Tensai vs. Great Khali
Winner: Great Khali
(The first match was bad. This was unbearable. Not only am I confused with Khali and Natalya but why is Tensai still in WWE. This was almost like watching a train crash with commentating. JBL was running out of things to say during this match. This is a true mid card hell match. )

Match#3: Team Hell No and Randy Orton vs. Team Rhodes Scholars and Wade Barrett
Winner: Kane, Daniel Bryan, and Randy Orton
(This was a good match. Finally, a good match. We all know that Team Hell No and Team Rhodes Scholars will face each other for the title at the PPV. However, it feels weird to see Barrett and Orton face each other again because it lost the luster of their epic and awesome falls count anywhere match. We all know that RKO is going to be heel soon, and I cannot wait. He needs to be out of mid card hell and back in the spotlight.)

Match#4: The Miz vs. Primo
Winner: The Miz
(This match was set up after The Miz was watching Kofi and Cesaro. This was basically a one sided match. So we don't get to see Miz use the skull crushing finale but the figure four. Why? I love the scf. )

Match#5: Kaitlyn vs. Aksana - Non Title Match
Winner: Kaitlyn
(This is weird. A divas match at the end of the show. That's good I hope. So I am a big fan of Kaitlyn and happy she won the title on WWE Raw. This will be interesting because Kaitlyn and AJ will face each other soon. Before I get into this match, let me say that I don't like Aksana. She cannot wrestle. She's a valet or a sexy face in the background. As for my sexy Kaitlyn, I am happy she made it to the top of the division. She is both a wrestler and can be sexy as well. She reminds me of the women of the past like Jacqueline or Victoria (Tara). This match was good because Kaitlyn made it good. Seeing a woman using the spear is sexy and cool.)

Main Event: Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show and Dolph Ziggler
Winner: Sheamus and Del Rio by DQ
(This was not a clusterfuck. This was good TV. I really don't have much to say because this was a good ending for the show. I guess my only issue is the comedy that caused the DQ. Thank you WWE for ending the week right.)


Final Thoughts: This was not the best show but this did make up for the shit we saw on TNA. Also, we are into the road to Wrestlemania season. Hopefully we will see more matches built for the Royal Rumble PPV. Also I cannot wait to see WWE Raw this week to see if we will get more heat and attention with Rock and CM Punk. Good night and see you all for WWE Raw.







Gene The Grappler

TNA Impact Review 1/17/13 - Wedding Edition

Note: This is the first time in a while that I have seen a wedding on TNA. I hope this is going to be a good thing but is not going to take the whole show. Also I know I am asking a lot for this show but then again I expect more from TNA because they are not doing us wrong like WWE. So here's TNA Impact: Wedding Edition.

Match#1: Kaz and Daniels vs. James Storm and Jeff Hardy
Winner: Jeff Hardy and James Storm
(This was possibly the best opening match ever on TNA. I know it is weird to see your champion in the opening match but given the circumstances of tonight, this was the best possible way to start the show. I love how Kaz and Daniels are basically getting over by telling it how it is. James Storm is a guy I want to hacve as my champion and also the face of the company. I still think Jeff Hardy needs to drop the title and finally retire. The match was good. I am shocked that this ended clean. I am glad this did end with no issues.)

Gut Check: Jay Bradley or Brian Cage
Winner: Jay Bradley
(This was unbearable to watch because it was going so slow. I like Gut Check but then again, we figure these kids got a job or not. Why make this more bearable and just put a contract in a case and put it above the ring. Their match last week was like watching kids in the backyard outdoing each other. So good luck to Jay Bradley.)

Match#2: Christian York vs. Kenny King
Winner: Kenny King
(At first, seeing this match at the PPV was kind of boring but Kenny King made it watchable. Their match at the PPV shows that the X Division is the best division of TNA. Their match at the PPV was good enough to be a main event type match. I am not a big fan of York. I think he's too big for the X Division but he can go toe to toe with RVD. This match was basically a rematch because King KO York before facing RVD. King is more dominate and should be facing RVD for the title. Thank god this match was shorter than the PPV match.)

Match#3: Gail Kim vs. Velvet Sky - #1 Contenders Rematch
Winner: Velvet Sky
(Before I drool over Gail Kim, let me make something clear to TNA fans and TNA: Velvet Sky cannot wrestle. This match was like watching a difference in styles and tactics. Velvet never used a move that was tailored to an experienced wrestler. All she did was look good to the crowd. I wish TNA would get that she should be doing anything else but wrestle. As for Gail Kim; she can wrestle and is getting sexier by the day. I have said that she looks better in TNA. WWE basically wanted to use her like a model. TNA made her a wrestler. She's the only Asian woman I find sexy as hell. So this match was only good because Gail Kim made it bearable. I did see a lot of botches, so I know Botchamania will be all over this. Thank you Gail Kim for this match.)

Main Event: The Wedding of Brooke Hogan and Bully Ray. The groomsmen were Tazz, Tommy Dreammer, and Spike Dudley. The bridesmaids were Mickie James, Christy Hemme, and Miss Tessmacher. Hulk Hogan did come down to walk his daughter down the ring. The ceremony was almost over when Tazz interrupts. Tazz questions Bully Ray about marrying Brooke. He takes off his jacket and reveals a vest with the Aces and Eights logo. Aces and Eights comes down and tears up the ring and beats up the men. Sting comes to make the save but was laid out as well. Aces and Eights show Brooke the damamge and let her go to tend to Bully Ray and Hulk. The end of the show.
(Where to begin with this gigantic clusterfuck? So Tazz is a part of Aces and Eights? Why? Brooke and Bully aren't married? Why? Hulk did come to walk his daughter down the aisle. Basically like everyone thinks that this angle is like the orignal NWO angle in WCW. People join Aces and Eights out of the blue. So this was a big waste of time.)

Final Thoughts: What I am about to say is going to be in caps because it will convey the anger and frustration of what I felt for this show. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU, TNA? YOU BASICALLY FUCKED OVER THE FANS BY GIVING US THREE MATCHES AND WASTED THE END OF THE SHOW WITH THIS BULLSHIT!!!! ARE YOU FUCKING HIGH OR CRAZY!!!!!!!! PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT IS YOUR ISSUE!!!! Now that I said that, basicallly this was like watching two different shows. One had good wrestling and the other was wasting time. Going to hope that WWE Smackdown will make things better.












Gene The Grappler