Since there's been even more comparison between the 2 "top" companies lately, I figured I'd put them head to head on paper and see how they stack up. I'll be looking at a few things: Roster, matches (quality), creativity (storylines) and production quality.
I'll give my thoughts on each company and pick a winner for each category. At the end, the company that wins the most categories is, in my opinion, the better of the two (albeit shit that's better than other shit is still shit).
Roster
WWE: They have finally started pushing the young guys with NXT and are doing so on Raw and Smackdown as well. That said, there are still some relics that need to retire and some stars that need to get out of the title pictures. They have untapped potential in a number of stars, and they are finally starting to use it.
TNA: Funny how a company who tries to be so different from WWE insists on hiring their rejects. TNA has more fossils than a natural history museum on its roster. They are trying to recapture the glory days of pro wrestling by bringing in pseudo-stars from yesteryear and are hoping to draw in viewers with the "big names." That said, they also have some fresh talent, but they need more.
Bottom Line: I have to give the nod to WWE here, as they are trying to bring some fresh faces into the brands. TNA at this point needs to build their own stars and not rely so heavily on already established stars to make their name.
Matches
WWE: The aim of WWE programming is more towards entertainment than match quality. However, there have been many great matches in recent memory. I would also like to point out that WWE seems to make the same matches over and over again during feuds. You can only do something so many ways, and only so many times before it gets stale. The matches in themselves may each be good, but it's still something we've seen before.
TNA: Seeing as TNA is mainly using has-beens, match quality is slipping, but as with WWE, there are some good matches here and there. They also have the recurring match problem, but it isn't as bad as WWE's is. TNA also seems to offer more variations in their match types, which leads to more opportunities for great moments.
Bottom Line: This is a tie in my mind. There are enough good and bad matches from each company to make it too close to call. TNA has better technical matches for the most part, but WWE's entertainment value is higher.
Creativity
NOTE: I don't count a storyline as a bunch of matches and a couple promos. I'm talking about the actual storytelling that goes along with them.
WWE: Storylines have slipped recently, in that there don't seem to be much of them anymore. It appears to me that the only storyline of note at the moment is Kane and Taker, but then remember what I said above about recurring matches. There are a few little things here and there, but nothing that's significant enough to fully be called a storyline.
TNA: There have been more storylines in TNA than WWE recently. Abyss going psycho again, Kurt fighting his way up the top 10 rankings and of course, EV2.0. Again, I don't see much of note. TNA has kind of backed itself into a corner on this because of the aforementioned fossilized roster. They've done pretty much everything there is to do, so what's left aside from doing it all over again?
Bottom Line: When WWE does a big storyline, they really go big, but TNA has put effort into creating more storylines than just 1 or 2. Another draw, but only just.
Production Quality
WWE: They have the money to make the show look good, and they use it. Cameras are usually good, and there are rarely malfunctions with equipment. I don't know if this issue is with my satellite provider or WWE, but there are a few times where all I've seen is a black screen during Raw, and just tonight during the show, it goes to commercial and comes back to Jericho's "I'm not leaving" promo again, then cuts back to the cage match. I think it has something to do with the live feed, but it's annoying and I'm trying not to hold it against WWE.
TNA: There has been many a time when I think TNA is directed and produced by monkeys. Shoddy camera work, bad timing and almost every week you can tell something has been poorly edited. My biggest issue has been "we'll follow this match with no commercial interruptions" followed by, you guessed it, commercials.
Bottom Line: A show will be more appealing if it looks like it's put together well. TNA loses out here, but only because I don't think they have the budget for production that WWE does (or the money is tied up elsewhere). If TNA can raise their production values, I think that is a major step towards competing with WWE.
Winner: WWE. At this point in time, TNA can't compete with WWE in the areas that make the most difference. TNA did tie with WWE in 2 categories, which is a good start, but there needs to be a major improvement.
WWE does have its faults, but I think TNA's are having more impact on them because they are a smaller company.
That does it for this week. Next week, I'll discuss the pros and cons of a unified WWE.
September 15, 2010
September 14, 2010
Raw Review: Sept. 13/10
It feels good to be writing again. I've cleared out the cobwebs and aired the place out a bit. Hopefully the mold smell is gone by the time you read this. You may have noticed the updated look. I think it's much better, plus there's nothing that gets a fresh start going better than an overhaul (makeover for the more effeminate readers).
Anyways, it looks like I picked a good week to start this up again. Raw Roulette was..... interesting, I guess. It did give us a few decent moments.
We start off with Orton and Cena waiting to find out their match for the evening. Orton tries to spin the wheel, but Cena stops him (douche). He gets Eve to do it for him. We find out it'll be a tables match. This could actually be alright, if SOMEONE doesn't botch the finish. Josh refers back to TLC where Sheamus beat Cena in a tables match for the WWE title.
Now we have some football star hosting. I don't follow the sport so I have no clue who the fuck he is, but he did gets some horrible 80's TV theme music. Thankfully, the Miz is here to save us from football guys horrible, Ben Stein-esque talking.
Good mic work from Miz as always, but I find him spouting off his accomplishments is getting annoying. That's good, it makes me want to hate him which is his job.
First email from the GM. Oh goody. Cole talking. Shoot me now. We find out Miz will be in a submission match. Another good match in the making, I hope. Chad Oingo Boingo has the choice of Miz's opponent: Daniel Bryan Danielson. Commercial break.
Match 1: Miz vs. Danielson
We come back to the match already underway. Good back and forth early on. Miz locks in a Figure 4 but Danielson rolls it over. He sinks in the LeBell Lock, and Miz gets to the ropes. Some more action, both men looking good.
Miz ducks out of the ring, and looks hurt. He grabs a mic and says he has a hernia. He's pulling out of the match because he wants to be ready for Sunday. On a side note, can you really recover from a hernia in 7 days? The ref is about to toss the match, but Miz says Danielson will be facing Alex Riley.
Match resumes. Riley is dominating early on. Cole is sucking Miz's cock big time trying to play up the hernia crap. Danielson counters Riley and puts him in the LeBell Lock. Riley taps. Miz gets into the ring, and attacks Danielson. Miz starts yelling at Danielson that he's "average at best" and how he'll never have the title. Miz goes for another assault, but Danielson sticks him in the LeBell lock again. Miz taps. More cocksucking from Cole.
Cole starts talking about how this Sunday it won't be a submission match (which makes no difference as submissions still count).
Match score: 7/10. It was too short, and the storyline wasn't that enthralling. Plus I feel like I got ripped off when they stuck A-Ry in.
Roulette wheel is shown again. Jillian spins the wheel and starts singing that Flo-Rida song. Edge joins her. We're going to find out his match after the break. We return to Edge making his way to the ring. Still waiting for his match.
We find out his opponent is Evan Bourne (or as my mom called him on Sunday "that little shit"). We learn it's a bodyslam challenge (wtfrusrs?)
Match 2: Edge vs. Bourne, bodyslam challenge
Edge immediately grabs Bourne, but he snags the ropes. Bourne gets free and drops Edge with a nice kick. Edge gets back up and drops Bourne. He then slams him for the win. Bourne gets back up and Edge spears him.
That annoying GM is back. Edge has to compete in another bodyslam challenge because he speared Bourne. This time he's facing Mark Henry. Ugh. Some more trading shots. Edge tries to lift Henry, but the fatass just falls on Edge.
Henry drops Edge for the boring win. Question: does the World's Strongest Slam even count as a bodyslam?
Match score: 4/10. Pointless. If the match were anything else, I think it would've been good. Add in Mark Henry and it becomes even more useless. Also, why is he still dressing like a fat black version of MVP?
Commercial break. We return to Ted DiBiase and Maryse in the ring. R Truth and Eve come out next. Goody, a musical match. Song and Dance contest.
Truth is singing (big surprise), and Eve is "dancing." Truth is singing what must be his rumoured new theme. I actually kinda like it. I wouldn't really call what Eve was doing dancing, though.
Ted DiBiase hits the nail on the head. This isn't America's Got Talent. He calls this competition stupid (and I agree). But he's going to do it anyways for some reason.
I never thought I'd find a worse singer than Jillian, but, there he is... Maryse isn't looking too impressive, either. I mean her dancing. She is still smokin' though.
DiBiase gets upset about something and they attack Truth and Eve. Of course Truth and Eve come out on top, and Cole is sucking the heels balls again.
Rating: I'm not going to bother.
Backstage, Regal and the Bella twins are at the wheel. Trading Places match comes up. Apparently it involves raiding your opponents wardrobe. Unsurprisingly his opponent is Goldust.
Sheamus comes in now and says that if Morrison can beat him tonight, he gets Jericho's spot in the 6-pack challenge. The Bella twins (did Sheamus just call them "fellas?" spin the wheel and it's going to be a falls count anywhere match.
Commercial break. Edge is pacing the locker room and Zack Ryder joins him. Apparently they go "way back" so Edge can tell Ryder what's going on. Edge said that when he wins on Sunday, him and the title are going MIA. We now have Morrison doing crazy flips and running around backstage. It's pretty impressive.
The falls count anywhere match is next up after the break.
Match 3: Sheamus vs. Morrison, falls count anywhere
Morrison with an early roll up but Sheamus kicks out. Another pin attempt after a couple more moves. Odd looking slingshot hurricanrana by Morrison outside the ring. Morrison is sent crashing into the barrier. Sheamus charges, but Morrison flips him over the rail. A vaulting shoulder by Morrison and another pin attempt. Sehamus kicks out again.
Backbreaker on Morrison. Sheamus drops Morrison's gut on a rail and tries for a pin. Morrison is out at 2. Big Boot attempt against a storage crate, but Morrison ducks. On the stage now. Sheamus slams Morrison onto the stage and tries for a pin. No dice again. Morrison counters a bodyslam. Sheamus throws Morrison off the stage, but he flips out of it and lands on his feet. Pin attempt, kick out.
Morrison into the barrier again. Sheamus pins, Morrison kicks out. Good action so far. Chair in play now. Morrison disappears, and shows up on top of the tron. Body splash, pin. Sheamus kicks out. Jericho appears, and whacks Morrison with the chair. Sheamus pins him for the win.
Match rating: 8/10. The ending ruined it. there was no need for the interference, as Sheamus beating Morrison is completely believable.
Jericho is in the ring now, just sitting there. Commercial break. We return, and Jericho is still sitting there, holding a mic. He says he's not going anywhere until he gets exactly what he wants. As good as Jericho is on the mic, his character is becoming more and more like a spoiled 4 year old every week.
He says he wants back in the 6-pack challenge, or he quits (for real). He says he's going to expose the GM's identity before he leaves though. Email comes in. Cole tarts his obnoxious spiel, but Jericho shuts him up and tells him to just read it.
Now the GM is spouting Vinnie Mac's catchphrase. Jericho calls him out on it, saying that Vince isn't a coward and wouldn't be hiding behind a computer. Email comes in again. Cole tries yet again with his little banter. Jericho cuts him off again.
6-pack challenge is now an elimination match, and Jericho is back in. Jericho thanks the GM and gets up to leave. But wait, there's more! Jericho is back in the match, IF he can win a match tonight. It's going to be a handicap match against the Hart Dynasty. Now, they've thrown in a steel cage for no extra cost. Commercial break.
Glitch in the feed. We return to the start of Jericho's promo. Now the cage match comes on.
Match 4: Jericho vs. Hart Dynasty, steel cage match
Kidd in control early. Hart attack on Jericho. Both members climbing out. Smith is out. Jericho and Kidd left. Kidd throws Jericho off and hits a cross body off the top rope. Jericho in control now. Kidd scrambles to the door, but Jericho reels him in.
Jericho puts in a headlock. Kidd fights out and starts a series of dropkicks on Jericho. Kidd throws Jericho into the corner, but he jumps onto the cage and tries to get out. Kidd stops him, and dives on Jericho. Jericho gets out of the way, and Kidd lands directly into the Walls. Sharpshooter attempt, but Jericho counters. The throws Kidd overhead, and he grabs onto the cage.
Jericho tears him off, and locks in the Walls for the win.
Match rating: 8/10. Nice action, plus a steel cage match is good once in a while.
We return from commercial to the trading places match.Yikes.
"Regal" vs. "Goldust"
More pointless bullshit. "Regal" pulls out the brass knucks for the mercifully quick win.
Rating: Can I give a negative rating? Wait, it's my blog. -2/10.
Commercials again. Oingo Boingo is back in the ring and introduces himself as the guest ring announcer. Orton is in the ring for the tables match. Here comes Captain Derpshit.
Match 5: Orton vs. Cena, tables match
Lock up that leads nowhere. Lots of staring. Cena with a headlock. Orton throws him off, but Cena rebounds and hits a shoulder on Orton. More staring. Orton with a headlock now. Cena's out and even more staring. Circling eachother. Orton finally strikes Cena and slams his face into a turnbuckle. Cena's down. Orton on the apron, trying to suplex Cena out of the ring and through a table.
Cena pushes Orton off and almost through the table. Commercial break now. Trading punches in the ring now. Anti Cena crowd, woo. Cena is down. Orton stomping him flat now. Cena struggling up the ropes onto the apron. Orton punches Cena, who is teetering over a table. Cena somehow recovers and suplexes Orton.
Both men down after a double clothesline. Both up now. Cena tries for an FU but Orton counters into a DDT. Orton with a table in the ring now. Table set up in the corner and Cena is back up. Thus start the "vintage John Cena" FMOD. Orton counters the FU again, and drops Cena with repeated clotheslines. RKO attempt, but Cena counters into the STFU.
Here comes Nexus now. FU on Otunga, Slater over the ropes through a table. Barret drops Cena with his finisher. Barrett with a table in the ring now. Cena still down. No idea where Orton is. Gabriel to the top rope, Barrett rolling Cena onto the table. Orton throws Gabriel off the turnbuckle, and goes after Orton. Orton counters his finisher, and tosses him out of the ring. Barrett holds on, but Orton knocks him off.
Cena still down, Orton how hunting Cena. Edge and Jericho out now attacking Orton. Edge accidentally spears Jericho through a table. Both of them down now. Sheamus is out and attacking Cena, who somehow recovers again and hits an FU. Orton up now, and going after Cena. Cena counters and gets him up for an FU. Orton counters that and RKOs him through the table to win.
Match rating: 7.5/10. Overall it was good, but pointless run ins and a sloppy finish hindered this match.
Final show rating (averaged out from match ratings): 5.5/10
Overall, a weak go-home show for NOC. I think Raw Roulette is an excuse to give us shitty matches and stupid gimmicks, but it's okay, because it's all "chance" right?
Tune in tomorrow for my weekly feature, and thursday for my NXT review.
Anyways, it looks like I picked a good week to start this up again. Raw Roulette was..... interesting, I guess. It did give us a few decent moments.
We start off with Orton and Cena waiting to find out their match for the evening. Orton tries to spin the wheel, but Cena stops him (douche). He gets Eve to do it for him. We find out it'll be a tables match. This could actually be alright, if SOMEONE doesn't botch the finish. Josh refers back to TLC where Sheamus beat Cena in a tables match for the WWE title.
Now we have some football star hosting. I don't follow the sport so I have no clue who the fuck he is, but he did gets some horrible 80's TV theme music. Thankfully, the Miz is here to save us from football guys horrible, Ben Stein-esque talking.
Good mic work from Miz as always, but I find him spouting off his accomplishments is getting annoying. That's good, it makes me want to hate him which is his job.
First email from the GM. Oh goody. Cole talking. Shoot me now. We find out Miz will be in a submission match. Another good match in the making, I hope. Chad Oingo Boingo has the choice of Miz's opponent: Daniel Bryan Danielson. Commercial break.
Match 1: Miz vs. Danielson
We come back to the match already underway. Good back and forth early on. Miz locks in a Figure 4 but Danielson rolls it over. He sinks in the LeBell Lock, and Miz gets to the ropes. Some more action, both men looking good.
Miz ducks out of the ring, and looks hurt. He grabs a mic and says he has a hernia. He's pulling out of the match because he wants to be ready for Sunday. On a side note, can you really recover from a hernia in 7 days? The ref is about to toss the match, but Miz says Danielson will be facing Alex Riley.
Match resumes. Riley is dominating early on. Cole is sucking Miz's cock big time trying to play up the hernia crap. Danielson counters Riley and puts him in the LeBell Lock. Riley taps. Miz gets into the ring, and attacks Danielson. Miz starts yelling at Danielson that he's "average at best" and how he'll never have the title. Miz goes for another assault, but Danielson sticks him in the LeBell lock again. Miz taps. More cocksucking from Cole.
Cole starts talking about how this Sunday it won't be a submission match (which makes no difference as submissions still count).
Match score: 7/10. It was too short, and the storyline wasn't that enthralling. Plus I feel like I got ripped off when they stuck A-Ry in.
Roulette wheel is shown again. Jillian spins the wheel and starts singing that Flo-Rida song. Edge joins her. We're going to find out his match after the break. We return to Edge making his way to the ring. Still waiting for his match.
We find out his opponent is Evan Bourne (or as my mom called him on Sunday "that little shit"). We learn it's a bodyslam challenge (wtfrusrs?)
Match 2: Edge vs. Bourne, bodyslam challenge
Edge immediately grabs Bourne, but he snags the ropes. Bourne gets free and drops Edge with a nice kick. Edge gets back up and drops Bourne. He then slams him for the win. Bourne gets back up and Edge spears him.
That annoying GM is back. Edge has to compete in another bodyslam challenge because he speared Bourne. This time he's facing Mark Henry. Ugh. Some more trading shots. Edge tries to lift Henry, but the fatass just falls on Edge.
Henry drops Edge for the boring win. Question: does the World's Strongest Slam even count as a bodyslam?
Match score: 4/10. Pointless. If the match were anything else, I think it would've been good. Add in Mark Henry and it becomes even more useless. Also, why is he still dressing like a fat black version of MVP?
Commercial break. We return to Ted DiBiase and Maryse in the ring. R Truth and Eve come out next. Goody, a musical match. Song and Dance contest.
Truth is singing (big surprise), and Eve is "dancing." Truth is singing what must be his rumoured new theme. I actually kinda like it. I wouldn't really call what Eve was doing dancing, though.
Ted DiBiase hits the nail on the head. This isn't America's Got Talent. He calls this competition stupid (and I agree). But he's going to do it anyways for some reason.
I never thought I'd find a worse singer than Jillian, but, there he is... Maryse isn't looking too impressive, either. I mean her dancing. She is still smokin' though.
DiBiase gets upset about something and they attack Truth and Eve. Of course Truth and Eve come out on top, and Cole is sucking the heels balls again.
Rating: I'm not going to bother.
Backstage, Regal and the Bella twins are at the wheel. Trading Places match comes up. Apparently it involves raiding your opponents wardrobe. Unsurprisingly his opponent is Goldust.
Sheamus comes in now and says that if Morrison can beat him tonight, he gets Jericho's spot in the 6-pack challenge. The Bella twins (did Sheamus just call them "fellas?" spin the wheel and it's going to be a falls count anywhere match.
Commercial break. Edge is pacing the locker room and Zack Ryder joins him. Apparently they go "way back" so Edge can tell Ryder what's going on. Edge said that when he wins on Sunday, him and the title are going MIA. We now have Morrison doing crazy flips and running around backstage. It's pretty impressive.
The falls count anywhere match is next up after the break.
Match 3: Sheamus vs. Morrison, falls count anywhere
Morrison with an early roll up but Sheamus kicks out. Another pin attempt after a couple more moves. Odd looking slingshot hurricanrana by Morrison outside the ring. Morrison is sent crashing into the barrier. Sheamus charges, but Morrison flips him over the rail. A vaulting shoulder by Morrison and another pin attempt. Sehamus kicks out again.
Backbreaker on Morrison. Sheamus drops Morrison's gut on a rail and tries for a pin. Morrison is out at 2. Big Boot attempt against a storage crate, but Morrison ducks. On the stage now. Sheamus slams Morrison onto the stage and tries for a pin. No dice again. Morrison counters a bodyslam. Sheamus throws Morrison off the stage, but he flips out of it and lands on his feet. Pin attempt, kick out.
Morrison into the barrier again. Sheamus pins, Morrison kicks out. Good action so far. Chair in play now. Morrison disappears, and shows up on top of the tron. Body splash, pin. Sheamus kicks out. Jericho appears, and whacks Morrison with the chair. Sheamus pins him for the win.
Match rating: 8/10. The ending ruined it. there was no need for the interference, as Sheamus beating Morrison is completely believable.
Jericho is in the ring now, just sitting there. Commercial break. We return, and Jericho is still sitting there, holding a mic. He says he's not going anywhere until he gets exactly what he wants. As good as Jericho is on the mic, his character is becoming more and more like a spoiled 4 year old every week.
He says he wants back in the 6-pack challenge, or he quits (for real). He says he's going to expose the GM's identity before he leaves though. Email comes in. Cole tarts his obnoxious spiel, but Jericho shuts him up and tells him to just read it.
Now the GM is spouting Vinnie Mac's catchphrase. Jericho calls him out on it, saying that Vince isn't a coward and wouldn't be hiding behind a computer. Email comes in again. Cole tries yet again with his little banter. Jericho cuts him off again.
6-pack challenge is now an elimination match, and Jericho is back in. Jericho thanks the GM and gets up to leave. But wait, there's more! Jericho is back in the match, IF he can win a match tonight. It's going to be a handicap match against the Hart Dynasty. Now, they've thrown in a steel cage for no extra cost. Commercial break.
Glitch in the feed. We return to the start of Jericho's promo. Now the cage match comes on.
Match 4: Jericho vs. Hart Dynasty, steel cage match
Kidd in control early. Hart attack on Jericho. Both members climbing out. Smith is out. Jericho and Kidd left. Kidd throws Jericho off and hits a cross body off the top rope. Jericho in control now. Kidd scrambles to the door, but Jericho reels him in.
Jericho puts in a headlock. Kidd fights out and starts a series of dropkicks on Jericho. Kidd throws Jericho into the corner, but he jumps onto the cage and tries to get out. Kidd stops him, and dives on Jericho. Jericho gets out of the way, and Kidd lands directly into the Walls. Sharpshooter attempt, but Jericho counters. The throws Kidd overhead, and he grabs onto the cage.
Jericho tears him off, and locks in the Walls for the win.
Match rating: 8/10. Nice action, plus a steel cage match is good once in a while.
We return from commercial to the trading places match.Yikes.
"Regal" vs. "Goldust"
More pointless bullshit. "Regal" pulls out the brass knucks for the mercifully quick win.
Rating: Can I give a negative rating? Wait, it's my blog. -2/10.
Commercials again. Oingo Boingo is back in the ring and introduces himself as the guest ring announcer. Orton is in the ring for the tables match. Here comes Captain Derpshit.
Match 5: Orton vs. Cena, tables match
Lock up that leads nowhere. Lots of staring. Cena with a headlock. Orton throws him off, but Cena rebounds and hits a shoulder on Orton. More staring. Orton with a headlock now. Cena's out and even more staring. Circling eachother. Orton finally strikes Cena and slams his face into a turnbuckle. Cena's down. Orton on the apron, trying to suplex Cena out of the ring and through a table.
Cena pushes Orton off and almost through the table. Commercial break now. Trading punches in the ring now. Anti Cena crowd, woo. Cena is down. Orton stomping him flat now. Cena struggling up the ropes onto the apron. Orton punches Cena, who is teetering over a table. Cena somehow recovers and suplexes Orton.
Both men down after a double clothesline. Both up now. Cena tries for an FU but Orton counters into a DDT. Orton with a table in the ring now. Table set up in the corner and Cena is back up. Thus start the "vintage John Cena" FMOD. Orton counters the FU again, and drops Cena with repeated clotheslines. RKO attempt, but Cena counters into the STFU.
Here comes Nexus now. FU on Otunga, Slater over the ropes through a table. Barret drops Cena with his finisher. Barrett with a table in the ring now. Cena still down. No idea where Orton is. Gabriel to the top rope, Barrett rolling Cena onto the table. Orton throws Gabriel off the turnbuckle, and goes after Orton. Orton counters his finisher, and tosses him out of the ring. Barrett holds on, but Orton knocks him off.
Cena still down, Orton how hunting Cena. Edge and Jericho out now attacking Orton. Edge accidentally spears Jericho through a table. Both of them down now. Sheamus is out and attacking Cena, who somehow recovers again and hits an FU. Orton up now, and going after Cena. Cena counters and gets him up for an FU. Orton counters that and RKOs him through the table to win.
Match rating: 7.5/10. Overall it was good, but pointless run ins and a sloppy finish hindered this match.
Final show rating (averaged out from match ratings): 5.5/10
Overall, a weak go-home show for NOC. I think Raw Roulette is an excuse to give us shitty matches and stupid gimmicks, but it's okay, because it's all "chance" right?
Tune in tomorrow for my weekly feature, and thursday for my NXT review.
September 11, 2010
I'm Baaack!!
FINALLY, The ACA-CT has come BACK to the -- Oh never mind. I can't stand the Rock.
That's right folks, I will be posting again. What prompted this, you ask? Well, I've been watching WWE and TNA now, and I need a place to vent my thoughts and opinions. That, and I'm bored as fuck in my downtime. I realized how strong my opinions are, and how many of them I have after not posting here for the longest time.
Every time I see something on a show anymore, all I can think of is "I should write about that."
I'll try to post my thoughts of each show, plus a weekly feature post. Jon Lew, if you read this, I would love to use your weekly WTFs and FTWs on here. Also, if you'd like to subscribe, shoot an email to ACA-CT@hotmail.com
Posts will start again next week on Tuesday with my Raw review. Weekly feature post will be a WWE vs. TNA comparison.
I'll also test run some monthly awards (best/worst style).
Please note that PPV reviews will be done using Wrestlezone's coverage.
Hope you guys are still interested in reading this stuff.
See you next week,
Nic
That's right folks, I will be posting again. What prompted this, you ask? Well, I've been watching WWE and TNA now, and I need a place to vent my thoughts and opinions. That, and I'm bored as fuck in my downtime. I realized how strong my opinions are, and how many of them I have after not posting here for the longest time.
Every time I see something on a show anymore, all I can think of is "I should write about that."
I'll try to post my thoughts of each show, plus a weekly feature post. Jon Lew, if you read this, I would love to use your weekly WTFs and FTWs on here. Also, if you'd like to subscribe, shoot an email to ACA-CT@hotmail.com
Posts will start again next week on Tuesday with my Raw review. Weekly feature post will be a WWE vs. TNA comparison.
I'll also test run some monthly awards (best/worst style).
Please note that PPV reviews will be done using Wrestlezone's coverage.
Hope you guys are still interested in reading this stuff.
See you next week,
Nic
May 9, 2010
This is the end....
It seems that Vafa and I have both lost our passions for writing. For now, we are done with this blog. It will remain up as a testament to awesome memories, and that we really had some great ideas.
I may eventually start writing again, but for now, I'm through.
I'm more than willing to leave the blog in capable hands if anyone would like to take over.
Thanks for your loyalty, and I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
I may eventually start writing again, but for now, I'm through.
I'm more than willing to leave the blog in capable hands if anyone would like to take over.
Thanks for your loyalty, and I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
April 17, 2010
The old group is back!!
I am happy to report that the original, or "classic" ACA is back online and under old management! Way to go Mike and everyone else involved for getting the group back together!
WE WILL NOT DIE!!
WE WILL NOT DIE!!
April 13, 2010
We are back!
Just to let you know, I will start posting again soon. The ACA has a new home at http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=107459942625313
We are now the New ACA.
We are not dead, we will never die!
Keep reading, there will be more.
Thanks to Mike for talking me out of killing this blog.
We are now the New ACA.
We are not dead, we will never die!
Keep reading, there will be more.
Thanks to Mike for talking me out of killing this blog.
April 8, 2010
R.I.P. ACA
Well folks, it appears that the Anti Cena Army is gone for good. I thought we could rally the troops and rebuild. But I don't think we can. Mike Top no longer has an account or so it seems, and he was our founder. This is a sad day for us all.
It is with a heavy heart that I announce that this will be the last post here on the ACA-CT. After what has gone on overnight, I cannot bring myself to continue. Maybe, if we can pick up the pieces and start over, then I'll post again, but until the ACA is revived, I cannot, out of respect, continue to post.
Thank you for your loyalty.
Goodbye,
Nic
It is with a heavy heart that I announce that this will be the last post here on the ACA-CT. After what has gone on overnight, I cannot bring myself to continue. Maybe, if we can pick up the pieces and start over, then I'll post again, but until the ACA is revived, I cannot, out of respect, continue to post.
Thank you for your loyalty.
Goodbye,
Nic
April 4, 2010
First NXT rankings are in
This week marked the first round of NXT rankings. As "voted" by the pros, they stand as follows:
8. Darren Young
7. Michael Tarver
6. Skip Sheffield
5. David Otunga
4. Heath Slater
3. Justin Gabriel
2. Wade Barrett
1. Daniel Bryan
So, with that being said, for the most part, I agree. My only complaint is that Skip Sheffield isn't lower, and I would reverse the current 2 and 3 positions, moving Gabriel up, and Barrett down.
I am aware that this is all rigged, and there's a reason for these rankings. What the plan is right now, I don't know. I just want to see Danielson get a Goddamn win.
I don't know what the future holds for these 8 rookies, but for some of them, it looks pretty bleak.
My hope is that Skip Sheffield goes first. He's got the worst gimmick, can't handle a match, and he's no good on the mic. Do I want to see him eliminated? Yep yep yep.
I want it to come down to, well, the current top 4 in the end. I think that would make for a great match, and here's hoping Danielson wins.
Aside from that, David Otunga is hosting RAW this week. Big deal. The only reason he won is so they could bring in the celebrity he's banging.
I think NXT so far is a good concept that has been at times poorly executed. I think WWE can get it into shape soon.
For once, I have faith in the WWE and NXT. Good luck to all the rookies (not that they'll need it. What they'll really need is a desire to blow Vince).
8. Darren Young
7. Michael Tarver
6. Skip Sheffield
5. David Otunga
4. Heath Slater
3. Justin Gabriel
2. Wade Barrett
1. Daniel Bryan
So, with that being said, for the most part, I agree. My only complaint is that Skip Sheffield isn't lower, and I would reverse the current 2 and 3 positions, moving Gabriel up, and Barrett down.
I am aware that this is all rigged, and there's a reason for these rankings. What the plan is right now, I don't know. I just want to see Danielson get a Goddamn win.
I don't know what the future holds for these 8 rookies, but for some of them, it looks pretty bleak.
My hope is that Skip Sheffield goes first. He's got the worst gimmick, can't handle a match, and he's no good on the mic. Do I want to see him eliminated? Yep yep yep.
I want it to come down to, well, the current top 4 in the end. I think that would make for a great match, and here's hoping Danielson wins.
Aside from that, David Otunga is hosting RAW this week. Big deal. The only reason he won is so they could bring in the celebrity he's banging.
I think NXT so far is a good concept that has been at times poorly executed. I think WWE can get it into shape soon.
For once, I have faith in the WWE and NXT. Good luck to all the rookies (not that they'll need it. What they'll really need is a desire to blow Vince).
March 22, 2010
A Small Note
Hello to all the readers of ACA-CT. I know it's been quite a time since I've posted something here, and because of that, I decided that I should make up a valid reason to why I haven't posted....or at least try to. As of late, I've been very busy with some school shit and some hard examinations. Unfortunately, the exams may last up until the rest of March and maybe into April. But when I have some more time to write, I promise, I'll deliver.
Vafa
Vafa
March 8, 2010
HBK vs. Taker 2.0
It's almost time for WrestleMania again, and the card looks decent. That is, until I see Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker for the second year in a row. Don't get me wrong, I loved their match last year. But why should I pay to see the same basic match again?
I don't know if the problem lies in WWE not having any new ideas, or if I'm just expecting too much from them, but either way, I was hoping for something else. To make matters worse, it's a retirement match for HBK. Granted, it would be a good way to send him out, but not to Taker. My ideal plans would see Triple H try to talk his partner out of facing Taker, only to have HBK flip and challenge Trips instead. Have him go out that way.
Undertaker and HBK had a great match, there's no reason to do a sequel. Some things are better left with just one installment. Again, I know Taker faced Kane twice, but those matches were 6 years apart, and Taker was still in good shape. I don't want to spend $70 to watch 2 old farts hobble around the ring for the second year in a row.
I want something new, something different. If you want to end the streak, end it with some up and comer. A veteran who is on his last legs doesn't need the push, and WWE is in dire need of new main eventers. Defeating Taker at WM would be a great career starter.
I do see the flaw in that it may make said youngster look like a one trick pony, but it's worth the shot. It's unique, it's a definitive angle, and whoever does it will be catapulted to household name status in an instant. This would best be done by a heel as well, because it would inflate his ego to epic proportions.
But back on track, give someone who isn't your son-in-law's best friend a chance. Don't put an established superstar in the ring to beat Taker, let a young guy do it. They need the rub more than an aging relic.
Also, if HBK doesn't retire, how much longer can he go? For that matter, how long till Taker's knees totally die on him? There will be a point when both guy's bodies give out, and let's hope that WM 26 is their last stand.
As much as I like Taker, he needs to retire. If the streak were to end, he should. I think that is the only way Taker will retire, barring his knees blowing out permanently. HBK could do so much better to retire. Like I mentioned above, HHH should be his final opponent.
I would much prefer to see HHH beat Michaels at WM instead of Taker for a second time, or Michaels beating Taker.
But my main gripe is that it's not a new direction, it's a carry over. WWE is hoping to capitalize again on the success of the match last year. Booking the same match again isn't the way to do this. Find 2 other superstars that could put on hat kind of match.
People are going to get bored. You shouldn't need stipulations or clauses to keep people interested, it should be about the feud itself and not what the outcome will be.
But fear not, WWE, there are still 3 weeks to make things right. Let's hope you wake up and do something.
Nic
I don't know if the problem lies in WWE not having any new ideas, or if I'm just expecting too much from them, but either way, I was hoping for something else. To make matters worse, it's a retirement match for HBK. Granted, it would be a good way to send him out, but not to Taker. My ideal plans would see Triple H try to talk his partner out of facing Taker, only to have HBK flip and challenge Trips instead. Have him go out that way.
Undertaker and HBK had a great match, there's no reason to do a sequel. Some things are better left with just one installment. Again, I know Taker faced Kane twice, but those matches were 6 years apart, and Taker was still in good shape. I don't want to spend $70 to watch 2 old farts hobble around the ring for the second year in a row.
I want something new, something different. If you want to end the streak, end it with some up and comer. A veteran who is on his last legs doesn't need the push, and WWE is in dire need of new main eventers. Defeating Taker at WM would be a great career starter.
I do see the flaw in that it may make said youngster look like a one trick pony, but it's worth the shot. It's unique, it's a definitive angle, and whoever does it will be catapulted to household name status in an instant. This would best be done by a heel as well, because it would inflate his ego to epic proportions.
But back on track, give someone who isn't your son-in-law's best friend a chance. Don't put an established superstar in the ring to beat Taker, let a young guy do it. They need the rub more than an aging relic.
Also, if HBK doesn't retire, how much longer can he go? For that matter, how long till Taker's knees totally die on him? There will be a point when both guy's bodies give out, and let's hope that WM 26 is their last stand.
As much as I like Taker, he needs to retire. If the streak were to end, he should. I think that is the only way Taker will retire, barring his knees blowing out permanently. HBK could do so much better to retire. Like I mentioned above, HHH should be his final opponent.
I would much prefer to see HHH beat Michaels at WM instead of Taker for a second time, or Michaels beating Taker.
But my main gripe is that it's not a new direction, it's a carry over. WWE is hoping to capitalize again on the success of the match last year. Booking the same match again isn't the way to do this. Find 2 other superstars that could put on hat kind of match.
People are going to get bored. You shouldn't need stipulations or clauses to keep people interested, it should be about the feud itself and not what the outcome will be.
But fear not, WWE, there are still 3 weeks to make things right. Let's hope you wake up and do something.
Nic
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