We start with a funeral for the Undertaker. There's a bit of talking from Kane. He asks everyone to stand and bow their heads for a moment of silence. This gets interrupted by Alberto Del Rio. He insults Kane a bit before Kane starts screaming at him.
Del Rio slaps the urn out of Bearer's hand and the two men start fighting. That little chihuahua is in the ring now. He chases off Del Rio and Kane. Bearer takes the brunt of a 619 before Kane takes him out of the ring. Edge runs in and Spears the champ.
Back from commercials and Del Rio is demanding a title match against Kane. Teddy instead puts him in a triple threat match for the #1 contendership in the main event.
Match 1: Ziggler vs. Danielson III
Ziggler is 0-2 so far facing Danielson. This is the third time we've seen them face off in less than a week.
Awesome spot as Danielson suplexes Ziggler over the ropes. Both men crash to the floor and look hurt.
Ziggler locks in the sleeper on Danielson, who fights him off. Danielson takes a second too long to recover as Dolph hits the Zig Zag. The ref is down so Vickie counts the pin. The ref gets her out of the ring and the match goes on as Vickie goes on shrieking.
Nice kick to the skull by Danielson for the pinfall.
Rating: 8/10. 3 matches, 3 awesome performances. Great excitement factor and high technical ability on display. I can't wait to see what these 2 will do next.
Backstage with Bearer. He says that Edge, Rey and Del Rio will pay.
Cody Rhodes pushes Kelly Kelly away from a mirror. Big Show comes in and starts arguing with Cody. Somehow a tag match gets set up between Cody, Drew, Show and his mystery partner. Show cracks a couple of bad Scottish jokes to boot.
Match 2: Swagger vs. Kaval
Swagger is working over Kaval's knee. He slams Kaval's leg into the ring post. Swagger back in the ring now with a clothesline from behind. Ankle lock follows and Kaval taps.
Rating: 6/10. I'm tired of seeing Kaval losing. As much as I like Swagger, is there anything at all worth looking forward to for Kaval?
We have a divas costume contest. First up, Batman and Robin Bellas followed by Alicia "Cleopatra" Fox, "Little Bo Peep" Kelly, Leprechaun Rosa, Spider Woman Melina and LayCool as Beyonce and Lady Gaga.
Teddy says the WWE Universe will be the judges. McCool cuts him off saying they could save time by just declaring LayCool as the winners. For some reason this turns into a 4-on-4 tag match.
Match 3: LayCool, Alicia Fox and Rosa vs. The Bellas, Kelly and Melina
Kelly pins Rosa. The end. Saved you a lot of grief.
Rating: 4/10. Pointless waste of time. Seriously, I would rather have watched another Stand up for WWE video than this match.
Edge and Rey backstage now. Typical "we may not be friends but this isn't personal" pre-match crap.
Match 4: "The Dashing Ones" vs. Show and Kofi
On a side note, Drew's trunks look like the Confederate flag.
Chokeslam for Rhodes and a pin by Show.
Rating: 6/10. I don't see why Rhodes and Drew are still a team. They aren't that great together. Don't get me wrong, I'd like to see them both as singles competitors but not together.
The Dashing Ones are arguing backstage now. Cody makes a comment that the only way he'll win singles gold is without Drew. Umm... duh? Looks like this is the end of those 2 as a team. Thank God.
Match 5: Del Rio vs. Rey vs. Edge, #1 contendership
Finisher fest to say the least. Rey has both Edge and Del Rio on opposite ropes for the 619. Rey hesitates, trying to decide who to go for. He chooses Del Rio, who is back up off the ropes. Del Rio catches Rey and gets him in an electric chair clutch. Edge is up now and Spears Del Rio. Rey falls to the mat along with Del Rio.
Edge picks up the pinfall and becomes the new #1 contender.
Rating: 7/10. Awesome match with lots of exciting action. Did anyone else notice Del Rio sold the 619 longer than Rey sold the Spear?
Kane and Edge have a staredown after the match. The show fades out from there.
Average Match Rating: 6.2/10 (+0.5)
Match of the Night: Ziggler vs. Danielson
Overall Show Rating: 7.5/10 (+2.5)
There were some good segments tonight compared to other weeks and I like the fact that WWE seems to be splitting Drew and Cody. It had it's moments but overall it was decent.
Magic 8-Ball:
Ziggler and Danielson will fight until SSeries, where they will unify their titles.
Swagger will go until he breaks someone's ankle
Kaval won't go anywhere
LayCool is only going to be shoved down our throats more
Drew and Rhodes will fight more intensely
Let the mind games begin.....
I will try to come up with something for a feature post for some time this week. I'll continue to at least do my show recaps for now if I can't. Again, I'm always open to suggestions and you can email me at ACA-CT@hotmail.com or hit me up on Facebook.
October 31, 2010
October 29, 2010
WWE NXT Review: Oct. 26/10
We have a Halloween themed show this week. All the girls are in costume. We have "Teenage Mutant Ninja" AJ, "Hand Job" Naomi, Kaitlyn "Guerrero", "Ice Queen" Maxine and "Oops I Did It Again" Aksana (yes, I know she's a devil but she still looks like Britney Spears).
Striker talks about the elimination next week, and Naomi is in the lead for immunity. We go right into our first contest: Halloween costume judging. The girls have 15 seconds to impress the WWE Universe judges.
Aksana is first. She blows a couple kisses. Nothing to be overly excited about. Maxine doesn't do anything, she just talks. Also, I think I found her good angle (right side, about 80% profile). Kaitlyn is now mocking Vickie. She screams "excuse me" and then pretends to throw a tantrum. She stuffed her ass to epic proportions to boot(y). See what I did there? Vickie doesn't looked amused.
Naomi starts by slapping Striker. She then talks about Hamburger Helper. It sounds like a commercial. Boring.
Teenage Mutant Ninja AJ is last (but by far the best). She does a sexy little dance and as Striker said, she gave me a splinter (gotta love thinly veiled boner jokes).
Striker goes through the girls and bases the winner on applause. It's between Kaitlyn and AJ. Kaitlyn wins by a good bit. I'm not disappointed, she did have a good costume. Although AJ was hotter.
Match 1: Hand Job vs. Ice Queen
Maxine throws Naomi out of the ring. She slams the walking hand job into the announce table and then proceeds to ram her into the barrier behind the announcers. Back in the ring and there's a bit of back and forth. Maxine takes control after a big boot to Naomi. Maxine picks Naomi up, and Naomi drills Maxine in the gut. She follows with a series of headbutts for the pinfall.
Rating: 5/10. It was an alright match, but the hand costume made it hard to take Naomi seriously. Good aggression from Maxine as well.
Backstage with Aksana and Goldust. More marriage talk. Some Italian guy supposedly from immigration comes in and says that if Aksana doesn't marry next week, she's getting deported.
Match 2: Brie Bella vs. AJ
AJ kicks out of a pin following a dropkick from Brie. Bella trying for a submission now and AJ fights her way free. Another pin attempt by Brie. Apologies, my signal cut out for a second. AJ is out of the pin and Brie and Nikki are arguing outside the ring. No idea what happened.
Primo keeping an eye on the Bellas, stopping them from doing "that switchy thing." AJ slams Brie's head into the mat and locks in a sleeper. Brie rams her into the corner to get her off. AJ with a hammerfist to the back of Brie's head. Pin attempt and Brie kicks out. Irish whip and an elbow by AJ followed by another failed pin attempt.
AJ arguing with the ref distracts him long enough for Nikki to yank Brie out of the ring. Facebuster by Nikki and she picks up the win.
Rating: 7/10. The ending was bullshit to say the least. The only time switching between twin sisters is okay is when you're done fucking the first one.
Backstage with Ted DiBiase and Maryse. Maryse complains that she doesn't want to be there. Ted says they're only there to get the $Million title back. Maryse suggests he just buys a new one. Not going to happen.
Maryse storms off and that's that it seems. The main event is going to be Ted and Maryse vs. Aksana and Goldust.
Back from commercials and we have contest #2: candy eating. Yay, we get to see 3 semi-attractive (and 2 very attractive) girls cram their pie holes with chocolate. 1 minute to eat as much junk as possible.
Maxine wins. Whoopy.
Kaitlyn starts choking. She falls to her knees and Hornswoggle tries to help her. Vickie is now kneeling in front of her screaming in her face. Kaitlyn eventually spits candy in Vickie's face. We hear a bunch of men chanting what sounds like "puke puke puke" as Vickie slowly walks out.
Vickie is screaming her face off in her locker room. Kaitlyn comes to apologize and Dolph answers the door. They kinda share a moment in which he tells her that she really makes her outfit (the Vickie costume) work.
We see an invitation to Aksana and Goldust's wedding next week.
Match 3: Aksana and Goldust vs. Ted DiBiase and Maryse
Somewhere along the way Aksana loses her tail, horns and a heel.
Goldust takes Ted out of the ring while Aksana and Maryse battle it out. Maryse is dragging Aksana around by her hair. Aksana catches Maryse in a small package for the victory.
Rating: 5/10. What was the point of the entire match? Everything could have ended here tonight. All Ted had to do was grab the belt from ringside and bolt. Problem solved. But no, let's continue to drag it out some more.
That's the end of the show for this week.
Average Match Rating: 5.7/10 (+1.7)
Match of the Night: Brie vs. AJ
Overall Show Rating: 5/10 (--)
Magic 8-Ball: With the elimination (and Aksana's potential deportation) looming next week, things will be interesting. I see one of 2 things happening:
Aksana and Goldilocks fail to get married for whatever reason, meaning she gets deported and Maxine gets voted off. Or, Aksana is eliminated, rendering her marriage and immigration issues moot.
Ted and Maryse will most likely crash the above mentioned wedding, and there will be more infighting between the Bellas. Nothing spectacular in the future, but I kinda have to watch it if I'm going to write about it.
I don't know what to do for a feature post this week so I'll just wing it when I think of something.
Striker talks about the elimination next week, and Naomi is in the lead for immunity. We go right into our first contest: Halloween costume judging. The girls have 15 seconds to impress the WWE Universe judges.
Aksana is first. She blows a couple kisses. Nothing to be overly excited about. Maxine doesn't do anything, she just talks. Also, I think I found her good angle (right side, about 80% profile). Kaitlyn is now mocking Vickie. She screams "excuse me" and then pretends to throw a tantrum. She stuffed her ass to epic proportions to boot(y). See what I did there? Vickie doesn't looked amused.
Naomi starts by slapping Striker. She then talks about Hamburger Helper. It sounds like a commercial. Boring.
Teenage Mutant Ninja AJ is last (but by far the best). She does a sexy little dance and as Striker said, she gave me a splinter (gotta love thinly veiled boner jokes).
Striker goes through the girls and bases the winner on applause. It's between Kaitlyn and AJ. Kaitlyn wins by a good bit. I'm not disappointed, she did have a good costume. Although AJ was hotter.
Match 1: Hand Job vs. Ice Queen
Maxine throws Naomi out of the ring. She slams the walking hand job into the announce table and then proceeds to ram her into the barrier behind the announcers. Back in the ring and there's a bit of back and forth. Maxine takes control after a big boot to Naomi. Maxine picks Naomi up, and Naomi drills Maxine in the gut. She follows with a series of headbutts for the pinfall.
Rating: 5/10. It was an alright match, but the hand costume made it hard to take Naomi seriously. Good aggression from Maxine as well.
Backstage with Aksana and Goldust. More marriage talk. Some Italian guy supposedly from immigration comes in and says that if Aksana doesn't marry next week, she's getting deported.
Match 2: Brie Bella vs. AJ
AJ kicks out of a pin following a dropkick from Brie. Bella trying for a submission now and AJ fights her way free. Another pin attempt by Brie. Apologies, my signal cut out for a second. AJ is out of the pin and Brie and Nikki are arguing outside the ring. No idea what happened.
Primo keeping an eye on the Bellas, stopping them from doing "that switchy thing." AJ slams Brie's head into the mat and locks in a sleeper. Brie rams her into the corner to get her off. AJ with a hammerfist to the back of Brie's head. Pin attempt and Brie kicks out. Irish whip and an elbow by AJ followed by another failed pin attempt.
AJ arguing with the ref distracts him long enough for Nikki to yank Brie out of the ring. Facebuster by Nikki and she picks up the win.
Rating: 7/10. The ending was bullshit to say the least. The only time switching between twin sisters is okay is when you're done fucking the first one.
Backstage with Ted DiBiase and Maryse. Maryse complains that she doesn't want to be there. Ted says they're only there to get the $Million title back. Maryse suggests he just buys a new one. Not going to happen.
Maryse storms off and that's that it seems. The main event is going to be Ted and Maryse vs. Aksana and Goldust.
Back from commercials and we have contest #2: candy eating. Yay, we get to see 3 semi-attractive (and 2 very attractive) girls cram their pie holes with chocolate. 1 minute to eat as much junk as possible.
Maxine wins. Whoopy.
Kaitlyn starts choking. She falls to her knees and Hornswoggle tries to help her. Vickie is now kneeling in front of her screaming in her face. Kaitlyn eventually spits candy in Vickie's face. We hear a bunch of men chanting what sounds like "puke puke puke" as Vickie slowly walks out.
Vickie is screaming her face off in her locker room. Kaitlyn comes to apologize and Dolph answers the door. They kinda share a moment in which he tells her that she really makes her outfit (the Vickie costume) work.
We see an invitation to Aksana and Goldust's wedding next week.
Match 3: Aksana and Goldust vs. Ted DiBiase and Maryse
Somewhere along the way Aksana loses her tail, horns and a heel.
Goldust takes Ted out of the ring while Aksana and Maryse battle it out. Maryse is dragging Aksana around by her hair. Aksana catches Maryse in a small package for the victory.
Rating: 5/10. What was the point of the entire match? Everything could have ended here tonight. All Ted had to do was grab the belt from ringside and bolt. Problem solved. But no, let's continue to drag it out some more.
That's the end of the show for this week.
Average Match Rating: 5.7/10 (+1.7)
Match of the Night: Brie vs. AJ
Overall Show Rating: 5/10 (--)
Magic 8-Ball: With the elimination (and Aksana's potential deportation) looming next week, things will be interesting. I see one of 2 things happening:
Aksana and Goldilocks fail to get married for whatever reason, meaning she gets deported and Maxine gets voted off. Or, Aksana is eliminated, rendering her marriage and immigration issues moot.
Ted and Maryse will most likely crash the above mentioned wedding, and there will be more infighting between the Bellas. Nothing spectacular in the future, but I kinda have to watch it if I'm going to write about it.
I don't know what to do for a feature post this week so I'll just wing it when I think of something.
October 26, 2010
Raw Review: Oct. 25/10
We start out with Nexus in the ring. Barrett says that Nexus is the most dominant team in WWE history. He talks about Nexus helping Kane. I'm sick and tired of only seeing pictures from the PPV's on Raw. I want to see some kind of video footage.
Barrett doesn't explain why they helped Kane. He calls out Cena on why he got Orton disqualified. Cena explains that he would get fired if Barrett didn't win. He helped Barrett win, so everything works out. An email comes in.
Barrett gets a rematch at SS for the WWE Title. There will be a match tonight between Orton and Cena (as chosen by Barrett). Whoever wins gets to choose the special referee for the SS match. Otunga now says that Cena ignored him during their tag title match, then gave him the AA.
He says that on principle alone, Cena should be fired. Barrett says that Otunga is right, but he has a solution. Cena and Otunga are going to face Slater and Gabriel for the titles right now. I guess the Freebird Rule isn't in effect.
Match 1: Otunga and Cena vs. Slater and Gabriel, Tag Title defense
Barrett orders Otunga to "do the right thing" and lie down in the middle of the ring. Otunga questions him but eventually does lay down. Slater gets the pin and we have new tag champs.
Rating: 3/10. I don't understand why they didn't just hand the titles over citing the above mentioned Freebird Rule*. Utterly pointless.
*Freebird Rule: A team or stable consisting of more than 2 members is allowed to determine which 2 members defend the tag team titles on any night
Vickie is blabbing about how Dolph lost at Bragging Rights. She claims it was shoddy officiating that showed facvouritism towards Raw. We're having a rematch right now. CM Punk is on commentary for some reason. According to him, he's scouting talent.
Match 2: Danielson vs. Ziggler
Danielson with a decent high spot diving through the ropes at Ziggler. I dunno if Danielson was supposed to hit the announce table or not, but he took a pretty good hit.
Danielson in a sleeper hold by Ziggler. Danielson manages to stand up and ram Ziggler into the turnbuckle, but he hangs on. Danielson tries to shake him off on the ropes and it works. He counters into the LeBell Lock. Dolph is tapping as Vickie moves his leg under the rope.
The ref doesn't see and the match is over.
Rating: 8/10. Another awesome performance from these 2. I didn't expect this to go anywhere beyond Bragging Rights but I'm glad it did. Can't wait to see where it goes. My guess is a title unification match.
Backstage with the Bellas, Toby Keith and Santino. Here comes Sheamus. He says Santino embarrassed team Raw at Bragging Rights. He wants to face Santino tonight.
Now we see Cena yelling at Barrett. Cena's really close to quitting, but he doesn't, unfortunately. Barrett just says to focus on beating Orton tonight.
Match 3: LayCool vs. Melina and Gail Kim
Layla tags in McCool. Melina doesn't notice and McCool boots her in the jaw for the pin.
Rating: 4/10. Gail Kim didn't do anything, and Melina is looking weak. Better fix that soon.
Here's Miz in the ring now with Alex Riley. He talks about how Team Raw failed him at Bragging Rights. He also talks about how he's on the cover of the new SvR game.
Eve comes out and Miz says that she doesn't have to apologize for what happened at Bragging Rights. Eve says she isn't there to apologize. She tells Miz that everyone in the WWE Universe thinks he's a "frog-faced loser" among other things. He retorts by insulting the Packers.
Eve cuts him off during his catchphrase. She says he's the furthest thing from awesome the WWE has ever seen. And he's ugly.
A-Ry starts up now. He says Miz could beat any of the slackers on team Raw any day. Eve is about to leave when R-Truth's music hits. I'm starting to miss "What's Up" while we're talking about his theme.
Truth cuts a quick promo before an email comes in. And I quote: "Ding. ding. ding."
Match 4: Miz vs. Truth
Miz kicks out of a pin then ducks the axe kick. He grabs Truth and plants him with the Skullcrushing Finale.
Rating: 7/10. I'm not a fan of Truth, but it was a decent match.
We have Toby Keith in the ring pandering to the crowd. He introduces the next match (horribly).
Match 5: Sheamus vs. Santino
John Morrison shows up for some reason. Santino in the corner. Sheamus tries for the Brogue Kick but Santino ducks and gets the pin.
Rating: 5/10. Really? Santino over Sheamus? Really? Really? I can't believe it.
Backstage and Otunga wants some alone time with Barrett. He questions why Barrett made him lay down earlier in the night. Otunga says Barrett was trying to take focus off of his loss at the PPV. Otunga says that if Barrett crosses him, he'll reveal the real reason why Nexus attacked Taker.
Barrett introduces Harris and McGillicutty as the 2 newest members of Nexus. Barrett tells Otunga to make up his mind. Is he Nexus or against us? He says Nexus after a long pause.
Match 6: Orton vs. Cena
I'll spare you the crap. RKO. Cena rolls out of the ring. Cena goes dead weight and Orton has to lift Cena into the ring with literally no help from Cena. Cena is back outside. Barrett hits him. Cena wins.
Rating: 4/10. Boring horseshit.
Cena is named special ref for SS. Barrett also says that if he doesn't win, Cena is fired on the spot, and if Barrett does win, Cena's obligation to Nexus is over. We can all see where this is going....
That's the end of the show. Thank GOD.
Average match rating: 5.2/10 (-0.4)
Match of the Night: Ziggler vs. Danielson
Overall Show Rating: 5/10 (-1)
There was nothing exciting besides the Ziggler/Danielson match. I was hoping for better.
Barrett doesn't explain why they helped Kane. He calls out Cena on why he got Orton disqualified. Cena explains that he would get fired if Barrett didn't win. He helped Barrett win, so everything works out. An email comes in.
Barrett gets a rematch at SS for the WWE Title. There will be a match tonight between Orton and Cena (as chosen by Barrett). Whoever wins gets to choose the special referee for the SS match. Otunga now says that Cena ignored him during their tag title match, then gave him the AA.
He says that on principle alone, Cena should be fired. Barrett says that Otunga is right, but he has a solution. Cena and Otunga are going to face Slater and Gabriel for the titles right now. I guess the Freebird Rule isn't in effect.
Match 1: Otunga and Cena vs. Slater and Gabriel, Tag Title defense
Barrett orders Otunga to "do the right thing" and lie down in the middle of the ring. Otunga questions him but eventually does lay down. Slater gets the pin and we have new tag champs.
Rating: 3/10. I don't understand why they didn't just hand the titles over citing the above mentioned Freebird Rule*. Utterly pointless.
*Freebird Rule: A team or stable consisting of more than 2 members is allowed to determine which 2 members defend the tag team titles on any night
Vickie is blabbing about how Dolph lost at Bragging Rights. She claims it was shoddy officiating that showed facvouritism towards Raw. We're having a rematch right now. CM Punk is on commentary for some reason. According to him, he's scouting talent.
Match 2: Danielson vs. Ziggler
Danielson with a decent high spot diving through the ropes at Ziggler. I dunno if Danielson was supposed to hit the announce table or not, but he took a pretty good hit.
Danielson in a sleeper hold by Ziggler. Danielson manages to stand up and ram Ziggler into the turnbuckle, but he hangs on. Danielson tries to shake him off on the ropes and it works. He counters into the LeBell Lock. Dolph is tapping as Vickie moves his leg under the rope.
The ref doesn't see and the match is over.
Rating: 8/10. Another awesome performance from these 2. I didn't expect this to go anywhere beyond Bragging Rights but I'm glad it did. Can't wait to see where it goes. My guess is a title unification match.
Backstage with the Bellas, Toby Keith and Santino. Here comes Sheamus. He says Santino embarrassed team Raw at Bragging Rights. He wants to face Santino tonight.
Now we see Cena yelling at Barrett. Cena's really close to quitting, but he doesn't, unfortunately. Barrett just says to focus on beating Orton tonight.
Match 3: LayCool vs. Melina and Gail Kim
Layla tags in McCool. Melina doesn't notice and McCool boots her in the jaw for the pin.
Rating: 4/10. Gail Kim didn't do anything, and Melina is looking weak. Better fix that soon.
Here's Miz in the ring now with Alex Riley. He talks about how Team Raw failed him at Bragging Rights. He also talks about how he's on the cover of the new SvR game.
Eve comes out and Miz says that she doesn't have to apologize for what happened at Bragging Rights. Eve says she isn't there to apologize. She tells Miz that everyone in the WWE Universe thinks he's a "frog-faced loser" among other things. He retorts by insulting the Packers.
Eve cuts him off during his catchphrase. She says he's the furthest thing from awesome the WWE has ever seen. And he's ugly.
A-Ry starts up now. He says Miz could beat any of the slackers on team Raw any day. Eve is about to leave when R-Truth's music hits. I'm starting to miss "What's Up" while we're talking about his theme.
Truth cuts a quick promo before an email comes in. And I quote: "Ding. ding. ding."
Match 4: Miz vs. Truth
Miz kicks out of a pin then ducks the axe kick. He grabs Truth and plants him with the Skullcrushing Finale.
Rating: 7/10. I'm not a fan of Truth, but it was a decent match.
We have Toby Keith in the ring pandering to the crowd. He introduces the next match (horribly).
Match 5: Sheamus vs. Santino
John Morrison shows up for some reason. Santino in the corner. Sheamus tries for the Brogue Kick but Santino ducks and gets the pin.
Rating: 5/10. Really? Santino over Sheamus? Really? Really? I can't believe it.
Backstage and Otunga wants some alone time with Barrett. He questions why Barrett made him lay down earlier in the night. Otunga says Barrett was trying to take focus off of his loss at the PPV. Otunga says that if Barrett crosses him, he'll reveal the real reason why Nexus attacked Taker.
Barrett introduces Harris and McGillicutty as the 2 newest members of Nexus. Barrett tells Otunga to make up his mind. Is he Nexus or against us? He says Nexus after a long pause.
Match 6: Orton vs. Cena
I'll spare you the crap. RKO. Cena rolls out of the ring. Cena goes dead weight and Orton has to lift Cena into the ring with literally no help from Cena. Cena is back outside. Barrett hits him. Cena wins.
Rating: 4/10. Boring horseshit.
Cena is named special ref for SS. Barrett also says that if he doesn't win, Cena is fired on the spot, and if Barrett does win, Cena's obligation to Nexus is over. We can all see where this is going....
That's the end of the show. Thank GOD.
Average match rating: 5.2/10 (-0.4)
Match of the Night: Ziggler vs. Danielson
Overall Show Rating: 5/10 (-1)
There was nothing exciting besides the Ziggler/Danielson match. I was hoping for better.
October 25, 2010
Bragging Rights Review: Oct. 24/10
Okay, I've decided not to do a full write up, but here is a link to WZ's results of the event.
Dolph vs. Danielson: I'm not surprised that Danielson won but I am surprised that it was clean. Like I said in my preview on Friday, I thought either Vickie or Kaitlyn would cost Dolph the match in some fashion. Good for Danielson to get a win again. Maybe Vince isn't shitting on the indy star anymore.
Where it will go from here: For Danielson things will go back to him losing. Dolph will continue to argue with Vickie before ultimately ending up with Kaitlyn.
Drew Mac and Cody Rhodes vs. Cena and Otunga: This match was added on during the PPV by the Raw GM. I wasn't a huge fan of Drew and Cody as a tag team, but at the same time I would rather see them as champs than Cena and Otunga. Hopefully the Freebird rule is in effect so we can see Slater and Gabriel defend them.
Where it goes from here: Cena will be forced to relinquish the belt to Barrett and continue hesitantly aiding Nexus on a weekly basis. The titles will be defended by Slater and Gabriel. Nexus will go on to face a team representing WWE at Survivor Series.
DiBiase vs. Goldust: Apparently they had good ring chemistry but I can't see the match being exciting to watch. I dunno about this one.
Where it will go from here: They'll fight over the belt some more until it culminates in a mixed tag match for the title and another as yet undetermined prize.
Layla vs. Natalya: I'm not shocked. I figured there would be more bullshit with LayCool winning. Can they give anyone else a chance?
Where it will go from here: Sadly, Natalya will not get another title match. LayCool will continue to rule the womens division until Beth Phoenix makes her return. God speed, Beth.
Kane vs. Taker (Buried Alive): Why did Nexus have to interfere? Kane beating Taker legit is very believable. I hope this ends the storyline between the two so Kane can go and defend his title against someone more deserving.
Where it will go from here: Taker is taking time off as always and Kane will feud with Swagger. There will be a couple of title changes before it ends up on Swagger in time for Mania.
7-on-7 Tag Match: Another unsurprising result. I didn't like some of the eliminations, such as Rey over Punk, Morrison over Swagger and Rey over Zeke. Not too exciting and after next week meaningless.
Where it will go from here: Nowhere. There is no long term gain from winning this match for either side. They ride a 2 week high and then go right back to how things were before.
Orton vs. Barrett: I didn't expect that ending. I figured Cena would do something to help Barrett win, but I didn't see him doing it like that. but then I should have. It's Cena helping Barrett while hindering him at the same time. I totally forgot that this was a possibility. Given the circumstances, I would rather have seen Orton win.
Where it will go from here: Barrett will get a rematch, in a steel cage, with Nexus banned from ringside. Who wins that I can't say, but I'm willing to bet Nexus will end up with all the belts at some point in the next year.
Overall PPV Rating: 6/10
Prediction Accuracy: 4/5 matches (80%)
The above accuracy calculation does not include the Goldust/DiBiase match or the tag title match as they were not announced at the time of writing my preview. That said, I did predict that there would be matches added during the show.
Hopefully Raw will be better tonight.
Dolph vs. Danielson: I'm not surprised that Danielson won but I am surprised that it was clean. Like I said in my preview on Friday, I thought either Vickie or Kaitlyn would cost Dolph the match in some fashion. Good for Danielson to get a win again. Maybe Vince isn't shitting on the indy star anymore.
Where it will go from here: For Danielson things will go back to him losing. Dolph will continue to argue with Vickie before ultimately ending up with Kaitlyn.
Drew Mac and Cody Rhodes vs. Cena and Otunga: This match was added on during the PPV by the Raw GM. I wasn't a huge fan of Drew and Cody as a tag team, but at the same time I would rather see them as champs than Cena and Otunga. Hopefully the Freebird rule is in effect so we can see Slater and Gabriel defend them.
Where it goes from here: Cena will be forced to relinquish the belt to Barrett and continue hesitantly aiding Nexus on a weekly basis. The titles will be defended by Slater and Gabriel. Nexus will go on to face a team representing WWE at Survivor Series.
DiBiase vs. Goldust: Apparently they had good ring chemistry but I can't see the match being exciting to watch. I dunno about this one.
Where it will go from here: They'll fight over the belt some more until it culminates in a mixed tag match for the title and another as yet undetermined prize.
Layla vs. Natalya: I'm not shocked. I figured there would be more bullshit with LayCool winning. Can they give anyone else a chance?
Where it will go from here: Sadly, Natalya will not get another title match. LayCool will continue to rule the womens division until Beth Phoenix makes her return. God speed, Beth.
Kane vs. Taker (Buried Alive): Why did Nexus have to interfere? Kane beating Taker legit is very believable. I hope this ends the storyline between the two so Kane can go and defend his title against someone more deserving.
Where it will go from here: Taker is taking time off as always and Kane will feud with Swagger. There will be a couple of title changes before it ends up on Swagger in time for Mania.
7-on-7 Tag Match: Another unsurprising result. I didn't like some of the eliminations, such as Rey over Punk, Morrison over Swagger and Rey over Zeke. Not too exciting and after next week meaningless.
Where it will go from here: Nowhere. There is no long term gain from winning this match for either side. They ride a 2 week high and then go right back to how things were before.
Orton vs. Barrett: I didn't expect that ending. I figured Cena would do something to help Barrett win, but I didn't see him doing it like that. but then I should have. It's Cena helping Barrett while hindering him at the same time. I totally forgot that this was a possibility. Given the circumstances, I would rather have seen Orton win.
Where it will go from here: Barrett will get a rematch, in a steel cage, with Nexus banned from ringside. Who wins that I can't say, but I'm willing to bet Nexus will end up with all the belts at some point in the next year.
Overall PPV Rating: 6/10
Prediction Accuracy: 4/5 matches (80%)
The above accuracy calculation does not include the Goldust/DiBiase match or the tag title match as they were not announced at the time of writing my preview. That said, I did predict that there would be matches added during the show.
Hopefully Raw will be better tonight.
Smackdown Review: Oct. 22/10
Yes, a day late, I know. I have no reason for not doing this saturday night. I apologize.
We start with Teddy Long and both Bragging Rights teams in the ring. Alex Riley is standing in for R-Truth because he's not allowed into Canada. Teddy announces that the superstars are going to make the matches tonight.
Miz starts by announcing a 6-man tag match featuring himself, Sheamus and big Zeke against Big Show, Rey Rey and Kofi.
Edge wants to face CM Punk, JoMo is facing Alberto Del Rio and Swagger is facing Santino for some reason.
Match 1: Team Miz vs. Team Show
Big Show chokeslams Miz and tag in Rey, who climbs onto Show's shoulders. Rey just kinda falls off Show and onto Miz for the pinfall.
6/10. It was alright, until the end. Typical pre-PPV tag match.
Backstage with Dolph and Vickie. They talk about Daniel Bryan Danielson a bit. It's announced that Danielson and Dolph will be facing off at Bragging Rights.
Match 2: Swagger vs. Santino
The eagle tries to attack Santino. Hornswoggle for some reason keeps the eagle at bay. Santino pokes the eagle and the eagle goes down. Yes, I referred to the Cobra as a poke. It is not a real move.
Santino takes too long setting up another poke that Swagger grabs his ankle and makes him tap.
Rating: 4/10. For a Swagger match, this was sad. But then it's average for a Santino match. Add in the bullshit with Horny and the eagle, it's a waste of time.
We now have a Cody Rhodes segment on Chapstick. Woohoo.
Match 3: Del Rio vs. Morrison
Morrison misses Starship Pain and Del Rio drops him into an armbar.
Rating: 7/10. It was actually pretty good. I usually enjoy Morrison's high flying and it was a nice mix with Del Rio's style.
Match 4: Edge vs. Punk
Edge is on the top rope and Punk is down. Edge hops off the turnbuckle and is going for the spear, but Miz and Riley pull him out fo the ring forcing the DQ.
Rating: 7/10. The match was great until the ending. I don't see the point to the DQ but then I'm not WWE Creative.
Post match finisher fest that ends with Edge finally hitting the spear on Punk.
We now have "Natalya" and "Bret Hart" in the ring. Just kidding. It's Layla and McCool. Layla's wearing an Anvil-esque chin tail. It's actually kinda funny. They insult Natalya and Bret a bunch before the match.
Match 5: LayCool vs. Kelly and Natalya
Long story short, McCool taps to the Sharpshooter.
Rating: 4/10. Meh. Not impressed.
Natalya is now wearing Layla's chin tail. Funny stuff.
Match 6: Kane vs. Orton
Kane has Orton down. He's got his arm raised for a chokeslam. The lights go out (accompanied by the bell sounds) and when they come back on, Orton is behind Kane. Kane turns arod right into an RKO. Orton gets the win.
Rating: 6/10. I disliked the ending, but it was probably one of the better parts of the match. At least ti was over after that.
Kane is in the ring, and he's been bathed in blue light. Taker now rips his way through the ring mat and pulls Kane down into "hell." Kane is screaming like a little bitch as he's dragged under the ring. The lights go out and that ends the show.
Average match rating: 5.7/10 (-0.3)
Match of the Night: Morrison vs. Del Rio
Overall Show Rating: 5/10 (-2)
This show was actually dominated by wrestling and I was surprised, but it wasn't the best I've seen. If you're going to have more matches than promos, make the matches worth watching.
Monday will bring my Bragging Rights recap. I've decided not to do full write ups anymore, just talk about my feelings on who won and how I see things progressing from here. My next feature post will talk about how the Cena/Nexus angle will continue.
We start with Teddy Long and both Bragging Rights teams in the ring. Alex Riley is standing in for R-Truth because he's not allowed into Canada. Teddy announces that the superstars are going to make the matches tonight.
Miz starts by announcing a 6-man tag match featuring himself, Sheamus and big Zeke against Big Show, Rey Rey and Kofi.
Edge wants to face CM Punk, JoMo is facing Alberto Del Rio and Swagger is facing Santino for some reason.
Match 1: Team Miz vs. Team Show
Big Show chokeslams Miz and tag in Rey, who climbs onto Show's shoulders. Rey just kinda falls off Show and onto Miz for the pinfall.
6/10. It was alright, until the end. Typical pre-PPV tag match.
Backstage with Dolph and Vickie. They talk about Daniel Bryan Danielson a bit. It's announced that Danielson and Dolph will be facing off at Bragging Rights.
Match 2: Swagger vs. Santino
The eagle tries to attack Santino. Hornswoggle for some reason keeps the eagle at bay. Santino pokes the eagle and the eagle goes down. Yes, I referred to the Cobra as a poke. It is not a real move.
Santino takes too long setting up another poke that Swagger grabs his ankle and makes him tap.
Rating: 4/10. For a Swagger match, this was sad. But then it's average for a Santino match. Add in the bullshit with Horny and the eagle, it's a waste of time.
We now have a Cody Rhodes segment on Chapstick. Woohoo.
Match 3: Del Rio vs. Morrison
Morrison misses Starship Pain and Del Rio drops him into an armbar.
Rating: 7/10. It was actually pretty good. I usually enjoy Morrison's high flying and it was a nice mix with Del Rio's style.
Match 4: Edge vs. Punk
Edge is on the top rope and Punk is down. Edge hops off the turnbuckle and is going for the spear, but Miz and Riley pull him out fo the ring forcing the DQ.
Rating: 7/10. The match was great until the ending. I don't see the point to the DQ but then I'm not WWE Creative.
Post match finisher fest that ends with Edge finally hitting the spear on Punk.
We now have "Natalya" and "Bret Hart" in the ring. Just kidding. It's Layla and McCool. Layla's wearing an Anvil-esque chin tail. It's actually kinda funny. They insult Natalya and Bret a bunch before the match.
Match 5: LayCool vs. Kelly and Natalya
Long story short, McCool taps to the Sharpshooter.
Rating: 4/10. Meh. Not impressed.
Natalya is now wearing Layla's chin tail. Funny stuff.
Match 6: Kane vs. Orton
Kane has Orton down. He's got his arm raised for a chokeslam. The lights go out (accompanied by the bell sounds) and when they come back on, Orton is behind Kane. Kane turns arod right into an RKO. Orton gets the win.
Rating: 6/10. I disliked the ending, but it was probably one of the better parts of the match. At least ti was over after that.
Kane is in the ring, and he's been bathed in blue light. Taker now rips his way through the ring mat and pulls Kane down into "hell." Kane is screaming like a little bitch as he's dragged under the ring. The lights go out and that ends the show.
Average match rating: 5.7/10 (-0.3)
Match of the Night: Morrison vs. Del Rio
Overall Show Rating: 5/10 (-2)
This show was actually dominated by wrestling and I was surprised, but it wasn't the best I've seen. If you're going to have more matches than promos, make the matches worth watching.
Monday will bring my Bragging Rights recap. I've decided not to do full write ups anymore, just talk about my feelings on who won and how I see things progressing from here. My next feature post will talk about how the Cena/Nexus angle will continue.
October 23, 2010
Bragging Rights Preview
An now for something completely different. I know I was going to write about pro wrestling's hypocrisies, but then I decided that the topic was overdone and that anyone who's smarter than a mark knows what they are. Instead, I'm going to discuss my thoughts on the upcoming Bragging Rights PPV.
First off, isn't Bragging Rights the same ideas as Survivor Series? I mean, Smackdown vs. Raw has been a SS staple for as long as I can remember and now it's apparently not enough to showcase it at one of WWE's Big 4 PPV's. The concept of the brands facing off needs to have its own niche for some reason I fail to understand.
To side track for a moment, gimmick PPV's are starting to devalue certain matches and themes. I remember when a Hell in a Cell match was rare, and a TLC match happened once a year if we were lucky and to have both of them on the same night was unheard of (Unforgiven 2006, it happened). Now, it's not something to look forward to, it's another mundane day on a calendar that will come as predictably as my hate for John Cena.
Knowing when the next Hell in a Cell match will take place a year in advance ruins the magic. It's no longer the ultimate test it used to be, it's not the final solution anymore. I know I'm focusing on HIAC matches here but the same can be said for TLC and other match types. Did I hear someone mention TNA's Lockdown PPV? I like the concept of Lockdown, because they actually offer up some kind of variation on the steel cage match that isn't some random tacked on stipulation. They tried to give us variance which I applaud as much as some of the matches suck.
Back on track, we have Bragging Rights this sunday and there's 5 matches so far.
Orton vs. Barrett w/ Cena: I'm looking forward to this one, aside from Cena. I can see this match going a few different ways.
My first thought is that it will go exactly like every other bit with Cena and Barrett. Cena will grudgingly do Barrett's bidding after being threatened with termination. This is the most likely case.
Second, Cena will find a way to make the match a triple threat, then after beating down Orton so Barrett can pin him, Cena will steal the victory from Barrett and come out on top. Cena will of course wait until Barrett is somehow unable to stop him from pinning Orton.
Last (and least likely) is that Cena will gladly help Barrett win and be revealed as the leader of Nexus.This will never happen. I can still hope though. Not so much that I want to see Cena leading my favourite faction, but because a Cena heel turn would be the only thing to actually make this angle interesting.
Who I want to win: Barrett
Who will win: This is tough. Precedent shows that Orton will win, but Cena being forced to follow Barretts orders could mean that Cena will help Barrett win. As the magic 8-ball once said: Outlook not so good.
LayCool vs. Natalya: I can't see Natalya winning. The only way Natalya will win is if there's civil unrest within LayCool. I don't see that happening as they are currently the lead heels in the womens division and are (by choice of WWE) carrying the division.
Who I want to win: Natalya
Who will win: LayCool
Kane w/ Paul Bearer vs. Taker (Buried Alive): Another tough call. Kane is looking awesome, but then Taker is making his predictable comeback from the brink of extinction. The only real way this storyline will continue is if Taker wins. I can't see it going anywhere beyond Bragging Rights if Kane wins, but that may be a good thing.
Who I want to win: Kane
Who will win: Taker
Danielson vs. Ziggler: This won't go anywhere after Bragging Rights so the winner is inconsequential. If anything, this match is taking place to further the storyline between Dolph, Vickie and Kaitlyn. One or both of the women will cost Dolph the match in some fashion.
Who I want to win: I really can't decide
Who will win: Danielson
7-on-7 Raw vs. SD match: It's a given that this will be a total cluster fuck. I think Raw has the (slightly) stronger team, but Vince is saying he wants SD to be the A show now according to a couple of articles I recently read.
Who I want to win: I honestly don't care
Who will win: Smackdown
Only 5 matches in 3 hours? Either expect REALLY long matches, a couple of impromptu matches or a metric assload of filler.
Anyways, that's how I see Bragging Rights going down. I'll post my review on monday after my visit to Isaac Yankem DDS.
First off, isn't Bragging Rights the same ideas as Survivor Series? I mean, Smackdown vs. Raw has been a SS staple for as long as I can remember and now it's apparently not enough to showcase it at one of WWE's Big 4 PPV's. The concept of the brands facing off needs to have its own niche for some reason I fail to understand.
To side track for a moment, gimmick PPV's are starting to devalue certain matches and themes. I remember when a Hell in a Cell match was rare, and a TLC match happened once a year if we were lucky and to have both of them on the same night was unheard of (Unforgiven 2006, it happened). Now, it's not something to look forward to, it's another mundane day on a calendar that will come as predictably as my hate for John Cena.
Knowing when the next Hell in a Cell match will take place a year in advance ruins the magic. It's no longer the ultimate test it used to be, it's not the final solution anymore. I know I'm focusing on HIAC matches here but the same can be said for TLC and other match types. Did I hear someone mention TNA's Lockdown PPV? I like the concept of Lockdown, because they actually offer up some kind of variation on the steel cage match that isn't some random tacked on stipulation. They tried to give us variance which I applaud as much as some of the matches suck.
Back on track, we have Bragging Rights this sunday and there's 5 matches so far.
Orton vs. Barrett w/ Cena: I'm looking forward to this one, aside from Cena. I can see this match going a few different ways.
My first thought is that it will go exactly like every other bit with Cena and Barrett. Cena will grudgingly do Barrett's bidding after being threatened with termination. This is the most likely case.
Second, Cena will find a way to make the match a triple threat, then after beating down Orton so Barrett can pin him, Cena will steal the victory from Barrett and come out on top. Cena will of course wait until Barrett is somehow unable to stop him from pinning Orton.
Last (and least likely) is that Cena will gladly help Barrett win and be revealed as the leader of Nexus.This will never happen. I can still hope though. Not so much that I want to see Cena leading my favourite faction, but because a Cena heel turn would be the only thing to actually make this angle interesting.
Who I want to win: Barrett
Who will win: This is tough. Precedent shows that Orton will win, but Cena being forced to follow Barretts orders could mean that Cena will help Barrett win. As the magic 8-ball once said: Outlook not so good.
LayCool vs. Natalya: I can't see Natalya winning. The only way Natalya will win is if there's civil unrest within LayCool. I don't see that happening as they are currently the lead heels in the womens division and are (by choice of WWE) carrying the division.
Who I want to win: Natalya
Who will win: LayCool
Kane w/ Paul Bearer vs. Taker (Buried Alive): Another tough call. Kane is looking awesome, but then Taker is making his predictable comeback from the brink of extinction. The only real way this storyline will continue is if Taker wins. I can't see it going anywhere beyond Bragging Rights if Kane wins, but that may be a good thing.
Who I want to win: Kane
Who will win: Taker
Danielson vs. Ziggler: This won't go anywhere after Bragging Rights so the winner is inconsequential. If anything, this match is taking place to further the storyline between Dolph, Vickie and Kaitlyn. One or both of the women will cost Dolph the match in some fashion.
Who I want to win: I really can't decide
Who will win: Danielson
7-on-7 Raw vs. SD match: It's a given that this will be a total cluster fuck. I think Raw has the (slightly) stronger team, but Vince is saying he wants SD to be the A show now according to a couple of articles I recently read.
Who I want to win: I honestly don't care
Who will win: Smackdown
Only 5 matches in 3 hours? Either expect REALLY long matches, a couple of impromptu matches or a metric assload of filler.
Anyways, that's how I see Bragging Rights going down. I'll post my review on monday after my visit to Isaac Yankem DDS.
October 22, 2010
WWE NXT Review: Oct. 19/10
Here's my review for this week's edition of NXT.
We of course start with the girls in the ring. Here comes Vickie. She's insulting Kaitlyns outfit. Vickie tells her to put on this big ugly sweatshirt. Maxine now jumps in and starts saying Kaitlyn has no respect for Vickie and how Maxine would love to have Vickie as her pro.
This upsets Alicia Fox (Maxine's pro). There's a bunch of talking and basically it ends in a match between Kaitlyn and Maxine.
Match 1: Kaitlyn vs. Maxine
Kaitlyn is wearing the sweatshirt and both pros have a mic to coach their rookies. Why am I reminded of Pokemon?
Cole is taking a phone call and has left the announce table. Enjoy this brief respite while it lasts
There's some kind of weird looking pin by Maxine that ends up winning the match.
Rating: 4/10. I wasn't that impressed. The ending had potential but something about it didn't look quite right. I also didn't enjoy hearing Vickie screaming instructions at Kaitlyn. Seriously, her voice annoys the shit out of me.
Now we have the first challenge. The girls have to identify the torso of the superstar on screen. Long story short: Lots of stomachs, not enough titties.
Naomi wins.
Backstage with Goldust and Aksana now. More marriage talk. Goldilocks produces a ring for Aksana.
Time for another challenge. Limbo time.
Kaitlyn warms up with a couple of push ups, with AJ riding her to provide more of a challenge I guess. I wish AJ would ride me.
All of the girls make it through twice. AJ and Kaitlyn horsing around with more push ups.
Kaitlyn is the first one out on a controversial ruling. AJ is out next for bending her shoulders. Aksana bumps the bar. Maxine is out because her hand touched the ground leaving Naomi as the winner.
Match 2: Kelly Kelly and Naomi vs. the Bellas
Naomi has one of the Bellas down. Because I can't tell them apart, it's Bella 1 and Bella 2 from now on. Bella 1 fights back and Irish whips Naomi off the ropes. Bella 2 grabs Naomis ankles and she falls to the mat. The ref is distracted. Bella 2 gets Bella 1 out of the ring behind the refs back and Bella 2 picks up the pinfall victory.
Rating: 4/10. Do the Bellas always have to win with the whole twin switching thingy? Also, why is it always the rookie that gets pinned by the pro? That to me does more harm than good in the long run.
That's the end of the show.
Average match rating: 4/10 (-0.5)
Should I be holding the divas to a lower standard? I feel like I never give them enough credit, but then the matches are almost always bad. What do I do?
Overall show rating: 5/10
There was more time eaten up by ads and replays from Raw, previews of Bragging Rights and whatnot than there was actual show. I think the competitions are getting dumber by the week as well. Maybe a bikini contest next week?
Tomorrow will see my feature post about hypocrisies in pro wrestling. I think for my next feature post I'll talk about WWE taking heat from Linda McMahon's senate opponent. Or, shoot me an email if you'd like me to share my thoughts on something.
ACA-CT@hotmail.com is where you can reach me. If I ever feel like buying a webcam I may start doing stuff on Youtube but I think Jakob has that down better than I ever could.
We of course start with the girls in the ring. Here comes Vickie. She's insulting Kaitlyns outfit. Vickie tells her to put on this big ugly sweatshirt. Maxine now jumps in and starts saying Kaitlyn has no respect for Vickie and how Maxine would love to have Vickie as her pro.
This upsets Alicia Fox (Maxine's pro). There's a bunch of talking and basically it ends in a match between Kaitlyn and Maxine.
Match 1: Kaitlyn vs. Maxine
Kaitlyn is wearing the sweatshirt and both pros have a mic to coach their rookies. Why am I reminded of Pokemon?
Cole is taking a phone call and has left the announce table. Enjoy this brief respite while it lasts
There's some kind of weird looking pin by Maxine that ends up winning the match.
Rating: 4/10. I wasn't that impressed. The ending had potential but something about it didn't look quite right. I also didn't enjoy hearing Vickie screaming instructions at Kaitlyn. Seriously, her voice annoys the shit out of me.
Now we have the first challenge. The girls have to identify the torso of the superstar on screen. Long story short: Lots of stomachs, not enough titties.
Naomi wins.
Backstage with Goldust and Aksana now. More marriage talk. Goldilocks produces a ring for Aksana.
Time for another challenge. Limbo time.
Kaitlyn warms up with a couple of push ups, with AJ riding her to provide more of a challenge I guess. I wish AJ would ride me.
All of the girls make it through twice. AJ and Kaitlyn horsing around with more push ups.
Kaitlyn is the first one out on a controversial ruling. AJ is out next for bending her shoulders. Aksana bumps the bar. Maxine is out because her hand touched the ground leaving Naomi as the winner.
Match 2: Kelly Kelly and Naomi vs. the Bellas
Naomi has one of the Bellas down. Because I can't tell them apart, it's Bella 1 and Bella 2 from now on. Bella 1 fights back and Irish whips Naomi off the ropes. Bella 2 grabs Naomis ankles and she falls to the mat. The ref is distracted. Bella 2 gets Bella 1 out of the ring behind the refs back and Bella 2 picks up the pinfall victory.
Rating: 4/10. Do the Bellas always have to win with the whole twin switching thingy? Also, why is it always the rookie that gets pinned by the pro? That to me does more harm than good in the long run.
That's the end of the show.
Average match rating: 4/10 (-0.5)
Should I be holding the divas to a lower standard? I feel like I never give them enough credit, but then the matches are almost always bad. What do I do?
Overall show rating: 5/10
There was more time eaten up by ads and replays from Raw, previews of Bragging Rights and whatnot than there was actual show. I think the competitions are getting dumber by the week as well. Maybe a bikini contest next week?
Tomorrow will see my feature post about hypocrisies in pro wrestling. I think for my next feature post I'll talk about WWE taking heat from Linda McMahon's senate opponent. Or, shoot me an email if you'd like me to share my thoughts on something.
ACA-CT@hotmail.com is where you can reach me. If I ever feel like buying a webcam I may start doing stuff on Youtube but I think Jakob has that down better than I ever could.
October 19, 2010
Raw Review: Oct. 18/10
We start with Teddy Long invading. He has a back and forth with the Raw GM. talking about Bragging Rights.
Cole gets in Teddy's face as the GM keeps emailing. Teddy disconnects the Raw GM's computer. He now calls Team Smackdown to the ring. Just as all of Team SD makes it to the ring, here comes Miz.
He says that Team SD is what Smurf Village would look like if it was next to a nuclear plant. He called Edge Smurfette.
Here comes Team Raw. Ezekiel Jackson is revealed as the 7th man. Team Raw hits the ring and it's a total shit show. Team SD gets the upper hand and Team Raw is on the ramp.
Show challenges Miz to a captain vs. captain match tonight. Miz accepts.
If you're wondering where Truth was, he's not allowed into Canada because of a prior criminal record. Lulz.
We're back from commercials and we have our first match.
Match 1: Drew Mac and Cody Rhodes vs. Hart Dynasty
DH Smith has Drew in position for the Hart Attack. Tyson is about to slingshot over the rope when Smith puts Drew into the Sharpshooter. Cody breaks it up and Drew hits the Futureshock for the win.
Rating: 7/10. Good work from both teams, and the twist at the end was kinda neat. I just hope they don't break up the best tag team they have.
Backstage with Cena and Orton. As we found out last week, they'll be teaming together against Harris and McGillicutty. Pretty boring segment. Both men say that if the other one tries to hurt them, they'll hurt the other one instead.
Commercials are over and we have an R-Truth video. See above about him not being allowed into the country.
Match 2: Goldust vs. Zack Ryder
Fast match. Goldust uppercuts Ryder and hits the Final Cut.
Rating: 5/10. Meh. I guess it was only used to get Goldilocks in they ring for the next bit.
Ted and Maryse come out now and go rights after Goldust and the future Mrs. Goldust. Borat's wife runs off with the $Million Title while Goldust lays to DiBiase with the Final Cut.
Commercials are over and we're backstage with Cena and Nexus again. Barrett orders Cena to beat the shit out of Harris and McGillicutty. Even Cena doesn't understand it. Why would Barrett give Cena the chance to be his old self? Cena leaves to get Barrett a glass of water.
Some midget (or kid, I can't tell) is playing SvR '11. He's playing Miz vs. Big Show. Miz walks in and says that he's going to win tonight. Here's Show now and they exchange a few words.
Cena's back with Barrett's water. Barrett takes a sip and throws the rest in Cena's face. Good job.
Good LORD could there be any more commercials?
Match 3: Cena and Orton vs. Harris and McGillicutty
Nexus is watching from the stage.
Cena does his best "I'm injured" impression and "struggles" to reach the corner. He tags Orton in and he wins the match with an RKO after what is fast becoming his own 5 Moves of Doom.
Rating: 6/10. Harris and McGillicutty both looked good, but Cena was his typical derpy self and I don't like where Orton is heading.
Nexus now surrounds the ring and Barrett tells Cena to stand aside.
Nexus takes Orton out of the ring. They have him pinned against the barrier and are pounding him flat. Back in the ring now and the beating continues. Barrett orders Cena into the ring and orders him to deliver the AA to Orton.
On second thought, Barrett doesn't want Cena stealing his spotlight. He orders Cena to hand Orton over. Barrett then hits the Wasteland.
Yet again more commercials.
Why did Vickie have to show up too? At least she brought Dolph Ziggler along.
Dolph cuts a promo about how much he loves Vickie. Here comes Daniel Bryan Danielson. I'm still loving his theme. Danielson says that even he could do better than Vickie. Danielson challenges Dolph to a match at Bragging Rights. Dolph accepts, but why wait till Sunday. Let's to it right --
Ziggler attacks Danielson, and he quickly ducks behind Vickie for protection. Danielson dekes around her and tackles Dolph out of the ring. He sinks in the LeBell Lock (that needs a better name btw) and hee comes the Divas.
They throw a bucket of..... glitter(?) at her and she takes off running. Now Danielson is dancing with the ladies. Haha, he messed up his crotch going for the splits. Yes, it was terrible dancing, but it was better than what I could do.
Back from commercials and we find out that Danielson vs. Ziggler is official for Sunday.
Match 4: Natalya vs. Alicia Fox
Short match. It ends unsurprisingly with a sharpshooter.
Rating: 4/10. Divas matches are lacking lately.
LayCool comes out and starts insulting Canada. They make fun of our watered down beer (which actually has a higher alcohol content) and the way we say "eh" all the time. I have no idea what they're talking aboot.
They start brawling. Natalya tries to lock in the sharpshooter on both of them in succession, but McCool gets out and pulls Layla to safety.
We find out that Evan Bourne will be out of action due to Punk's attack last week. They say he'll be out for 4 months. In reality, he does need shoulder surgery but it's not from Punk's attack.
Backstage with Josh and Teddy. I like him on the mic.
Teddy says "watch this" and Hornswoggle leads the entire SD roster (Minus Kane and Taker) to the ring.
A video promoting the "stand up for WWE" initiative airs. The initiative was created in response to the comments of Linda's senate opponent.
Huh, shorty from earlier is the guest star. Big deal.
Both rosters are in the ring now. Instead of Show vs. Miz, it turns into an impromptu battle royal by order of T'Lo.
Match 5: Full roster battle royal
Of course it's a giant cluster fuck until it gets down to a handful of people. Hornswoggle attacks Cole and takes a headset.
At some point, Miz slips out under the ropes and is biding his time. After Swagger is eliminated, he pulls Edge out of the ring and has him in the ankle lock. Both men went under the ropes and are still in the match.
It's down to Show, Sheamus and Miz now. They have Show on the apron. Here comes Edge. He delivers a Spear to Miz and tosses him over the rope. Next up is Sheamus over the ropes.
Rating: 6/10. It was nothing more than a typical battle royal but I will say I'm surprised that SD won. I did read something though about Vince wanting SD to be the #1 brand recently so that's probably why.
We're backstage with Nexus and Cena. Barrett orders Cena to raise his hand the same way it will be raised on Sunday.
That's the end of the show.
Average match rating: 5.6/10 (-1.1)
Match of the Night: Hart Dynasty vs. Cody and Drew
Overall show rating: 6/10 (-1)
It was alright for a go-home show I suppose, but there were a few segments that killed it, like Cena's. I'm glad to see Big Zeke as the 7th man on Team Raw, plus I enjoyed T'Lo taking over. I didn't really expect anything more or less from this show than it delivered.
Tune in on thursday for my NXT review and friday for my feature post on wrestling hypocrisies.
Cole gets in Teddy's face as the GM keeps emailing. Teddy disconnects the Raw GM's computer. He now calls Team Smackdown to the ring. Just as all of Team SD makes it to the ring, here comes Miz.
He says that Team SD is what Smurf Village would look like if it was next to a nuclear plant. He called Edge Smurfette.
Here comes Team Raw. Ezekiel Jackson is revealed as the 7th man. Team Raw hits the ring and it's a total shit show. Team SD gets the upper hand and Team Raw is on the ramp.
Show challenges Miz to a captain vs. captain match tonight. Miz accepts.
If you're wondering where Truth was, he's not allowed into Canada because of a prior criminal record. Lulz.
We're back from commercials and we have our first match.
Match 1: Drew Mac and Cody Rhodes vs. Hart Dynasty
DH Smith has Drew in position for the Hart Attack. Tyson is about to slingshot over the rope when Smith puts Drew into the Sharpshooter. Cody breaks it up and Drew hits the Futureshock for the win.
Rating: 7/10. Good work from both teams, and the twist at the end was kinda neat. I just hope they don't break up the best tag team they have.
Backstage with Cena and Orton. As we found out last week, they'll be teaming together against Harris and McGillicutty. Pretty boring segment. Both men say that if the other one tries to hurt them, they'll hurt the other one instead.
Commercials are over and we have an R-Truth video. See above about him not being allowed into the country.
Match 2: Goldust vs. Zack Ryder
Fast match. Goldust uppercuts Ryder and hits the Final Cut.
Rating: 5/10. Meh. I guess it was only used to get Goldilocks in they ring for the next bit.
Ted and Maryse come out now and go rights after Goldust and the future Mrs. Goldust. Borat's wife runs off with the $Million Title while Goldust lays to DiBiase with the Final Cut.
Commercials are over and we're backstage with Cena and Nexus again. Barrett orders Cena to beat the shit out of Harris and McGillicutty. Even Cena doesn't understand it. Why would Barrett give Cena the chance to be his old self? Cena leaves to get Barrett a glass of water.
Some midget (or kid, I can't tell) is playing SvR '11. He's playing Miz vs. Big Show. Miz walks in and says that he's going to win tonight. Here's Show now and they exchange a few words.
Cena's back with Barrett's water. Barrett takes a sip and throws the rest in Cena's face. Good job.
Good LORD could there be any more commercials?
Match 3: Cena and Orton vs. Harris and McGillicutty
Nexus is watching from the stage.
Cena does his best "I'm injured" impression and "struggles" to reach the corner. He tags Orton in and he wins the match with an RKO after what is fast becoming his own 5 Moves of Doom.
Rating: 6/10. Harris and McGillicutty both looked good, but Cena was his typical derpy self and I don't like where Orton is heading.
Nexus now surrounds the ring and Barrett tells Cena to stand aside.
Nexus takes Orton out of the ring. They have him pinned against the barrier and are pounding him flat. Back in the ring now and the beating continues. Barrett orders Cena into the ring and orders him to deliver the AA to Orton.
On second thought, Barrett doesn't want Cena stealing his spotlight. He orders Cena to hand Orton over. Barrett then hits the Wasteland.
Yet again more commercials.
Why did Vickie have to show up too? At least she brought Dolph Ziggler along.
Dolph cuts a promo about how much he loves Vickie. Here comes Daniel Bryan Danielson. I'm still loving his theme. Danielson says that even he could do better than Vickie. Danielson challenges Dolph to a match at Bragging Rights. Dolph accepts, but why wait till Sunday. Let's to it right --
Ziggler attacks Danielson, and he quickly ducks behind Vickie for protection. Danielson dekes around her and tackles Dolph out of the ring. He sinks in the LeBell Lock (that needs a better name btw) and hee comes the Divas.
They throw a bucket of..... glitter(?) at her and she takes off running. Now Danielson is dancing with the ladies. Haha, he messed up his crotch going for the splits. Yes, it was terrible dancing, but it was better than what I could do.
Back from commercials and we find out that Danielson vs. Ziggler is official for Sunday.
Match 4: Natalya vs. Alicia Fox
Short match. It ends unsurprisingly with a sharpshooter.
Rating: 4/10. Divas matches are lacking lately.
LayCool comes out and starts insulting Canada. They make fun of our watered down beer (which actually has a higher alcohol content) and the way we say "eh" all the time. I have no idea what they're talking aboot.
They start brawling. Natalya tries to lock in the sharpshooter on both of them in succession, but McCool gets out and pulls Layla to safety.
We find out that Evan Bourne will be out of action due to Punk's attack last week. They say he'll be out for 4 months. In reality, he does need shoulder surgery but it's not from Punk's attack.
Backstage with Josh and Teddy. I like him on the mic.
Teddy says "watch this" and Hornswoggle leads the entire SD roster (Minus Kane and Taker) to the ring.
A video promoting the "stand up for WWE" initiative airs. The initiative was created in response to the comments of Linda's senate opponent.
Huh, shorty from earlier is the guest star. Big deal.
Both rosters are in the ring now. Instead of Show vs. Miz, it turns into an impromptu battle royal by order of T'Lo.
Match 5: Full roster battle royal
Of course it's a giant cluster fuck until it gets down to a handful of people. Hornswoggle attacks Cole and takes a headset.
At some point, Miz slips out under the ropes and is biding his time. After Swagger is eliminated, he pulls Edge out of the ring and has him in the ankle lock. Both men went under the ropes and are still in the match.
It's down to Show, Sheamus and Miz now. They have Show on the apron. Here comes Edge. He delivers a Spear to Miz and tosses him over the rope. Next up is Sheamus over the ropes.
Rating: 6/10. It was nothing more than a typical battle royal but I will say I'm surprised that SD won. I did read something though about Vince wanting SD to be the #1 brand recently so that's probably why.
We're backstage with Nexus and Cena. Barrett orders Cena to raise his hand the same way it will be raised on Sunday.
That's the end of the show.
Average match rating: 5.6/10 (-1.1)
Match of the Night: Hart Dynasty vs. Cody and Drew
Overall show rating: 6/10 (-1)
It was alright for a go-home show I suppose, but there were a few segments that killed it, like Cena's. I'm glad to see Big Zeke as the 7th man on Team Raw, plus I enjoyed T'Lo taking over. I didn't really expect anything more or less from this show than it delivered.
Tune in on thursday for my NXT review and friday for my feature post on wrestling hypocrisies.
October 17, 2010
Smackdown Review: Oct. 15/10
I should make this clear: I am a night owl. I do my best work between 5pm and 2am which is why my posts are so late at night. I'm not a slacker I'm not procrastinating I just work better at night. Also, I've decided to move my feature posts to every 2 weeks. That will give me more time to write them and make them as good as possible for you guys.
Here's this week's Smackdown review.
We have T'Lo starting things off in the ring. He talks about Bragging Rights and announces that there will be qualifying matches tonight. We already have Big Show captaining for some reason and we'll find out the other members soon.
Match 1: Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes
Rey counters an Alabama Slam into the 619 for the win.
Rating: 7/10. Pretty good athleticism but it was lacking a certain level of excitement.
Backstage with Kaval and Big Show. Kaval wants on Team Smackdown and Show says no. They eventually come to an agreement: if Kaval can last 5 minutes in the ring with Show, he's on Team SD.
We now have Paul Bearer talking about Undertaker's final reckoning. It's going to be a buried alive match at Bragging Rights.
Show's at ringside for the next Bragging Rights qualifier.
Match 2: Swagger vs. MVP
Somewhere along the way the Eagle gets taken out. The men are back in the ring and MVP taps to the ankle lock.
Rating: 6/10. It served it's purpose, but not much more.
Undertaker is standing on a balcony or something outside the arena. He's just standing there and that's all the segment was.
Match 3: Del Rio vs. Chris Masters
Del Rio counters the Masterlock attempt into the cross arm breaker into an armbar for the win.
Rating: 5/10. Figured. NEXT!
Match 4: Edge vs. Dolph Ziggler
Dolph jumps Edge's Spear attempt, leaps to the turnbuckle and dives at Edge. Edge catches him midair with a Spear for the victory.
Rating: 8/10. Great work from both men. Hope to see more matches of this calibre.
Match 5: Kaval vs. Big Show, 5 minute challenge
Long story short, Kaval lasts the full 5 minutes.
Rating: 4/10. Meh.
After the match Tyler Reks (yes the surfer from ECW) appears and takes on Kaval for his spot on Team SD.
Match 6: Kaval vs. Tyler Reks
Reks hits an inverted Death Valley Driver for the win.
Rating: 4/10. Why did they even bother having Kaval win then? Better yet, why didn't they just have Kaval vs. Reks in the first place?
Back from commercials and we have a Cody Rhodes beauty segment. Something about fingernails. I didn't really pay attention.
Match 7: Drew Mac vs. Kofi
Drew kicks out of a pin and delivers a series of punches to Kofi. Drew Irish whips Kofi, who rebounds and rolls over Drew's back. Drew turns around into Trouble in Paradise. Kofi gets the pinfall victory.
Rating: 8/10. Great match but I'm kinda not liking Kofi so much anymore. Dunno why.
Undertaker is now in the arena. Again we just see him walking through a door in an "eerie" purple light.
Kane and Bearer are in the ring. More stuff about Kane being superior to the Undertaker. It's the same old stuff but Kane does manage to make it sound new every week. I'll give him credit for that. The man can talk.
Here comes Taker now.
Intense staredown for what seems like forever. Finally Taker starts throwing punches. He beats Kane down pretty good before Kane is able to slip under the ropes.
As Kane and Bearer stumble back up the ramp, Undertaker make's Kane's ring pyro motion and the ringposts ignite. Kane and Bearer make it to the stage and Taker raises his arms. Lightning strikes in front of Kane and Bearer.
The show fades out from there.
Average match rating: 6/10 (+0.2)
I was hoping the rating would be higher given a lack of Divas this week, but the whole Big Show/Kaval/Reks crap pulled the rating down from what would have been an easy 7.
Match of the Night: Edge vs. Dolph
Overall show rating: 7/10 (+1)
It was a decent show but I would have liked to see something other than Bragging Rights qualifiers in terms of matches and maybe some different promos. Other than that, a typical episode of Smackdown.
Next friday will be my feature post on hypocrisies in pro wrestling as I mentioned earlier on. I'm still working out the kinks in my posting schedule so please, bear with me.
Here's this week's Smackdown review.
We have T'Lo starting things off in the ring. He talks about Bragging Rights and announces that there will be qualifying matches tonight. We already have Big Show captaining for some reason and we'll find out the other members soon.
Match 1: Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes
Rey counters an Alabama Slam into the 619 for the win.
Rating: 7/10. Pretty good athleticism but it was lacking a certain level of excitement.
Backstage with Kaval and Big Show. Kaval wants on Team Smackdown and Show says no. They eventually come to an agreement: if Kaval can last 5 minutes in the ring with Show, he's on Team SD.
We now have Paul Bearer talking about Undertaker's final reckoning. It's going to be a buried alive match at Bragging Rights.
Show's at ringside for the next Bragging Rights qualifier.
Match 2: Swagger vs. MVP
Somewhere along the way the Eagle gets taken out. The men are back in the ring and MVP taps to the ankle lock.
Rating: 6/10. It served it's purpose, but not much more.
Undertaker is standing on a balcony or something outside the arena. He's just standing there and that's all the segment was.
Match 3: Del Rio vs. Chris Masters
Del Rio counters the Masterlock attempt into the cross arm breaker into an armbar for the win.
Rating: 5/10. Figured. NEXT!
Match 4: Edge vs. Dolph Ziggler
Dolph jumps Edge's Spear attempt, leaps to the turnbuckle and dives at Edge. Edge catches him midair with a Spear for the victory.
Rating: 8/10. Great work from both men. Hope to see more matches of this calibre.
Match 5: Kaval vs. Big Show, 5 minute challenge
Long story short, Kaval lasts the full 5 minutes.
Rating: 4/10. Meh.
After the match Tyler Reks (yes the surfer from ECW) appears and takes on Kaval for his spot on Team SD.
Match 6: Kaval vs. Tyler Reks
Reks hits an inverted Death Valley Driver for the win.
Rating: 4/10. Why did they even bother having Kaval win then? Better yet, why didn't they just have Kaval vs. Reks in the first place?
Back from commercials and we have a Cody Rhodes beauty segment. Something about fingernails. I didn't really pay attention.
Match 7: Drew Mac vs. Kofi
Drew kicks out of a pin and delivers a series of punches to Kofi. Drew Irish whips Kofi, who rebounds and rolls over Drew's back. Drew turns around into Trouble in Paradise. Kofi gets the pinfall victory.
Rating: 8/10. Great match but I'm kinda not liking Kofi so much anymore. Dunno why.
Undertaker is now in the arena. Again we just see him walking through a door in an "eerie" purple light.
Kane and Bearer are in the ring. More stuff about Kane being superior to the Undertaker. It's the same old stuff but Kane does manage to make it sound new every week. I'll give him credit for that. The man can talk.
Here comes Taker now.
Intense staredown for what seems like forever. Finally Taker starts throwing punches. He beats Kane down pretty good before Kane is able to slip under the ropes.
As Kane and Bearer stumble back up the ramp, Undertaker make's Kane's ring pyro motion and the ringposts ignite. Kane and Bearer make it to the stage and Taker raises his arms. Lightning strikes in front of Kane and Bearer.
The show fades out from there.
Average match rating: 6/10 (+0.2)
I was hoping the rating would be higher given a lack of Divas this week, but the whole Big Show/Kaval/Reks crap pulled the rating down from what would have been an easy 7.
Match of the Night: Edge vs. Dolph
Overall show rating: 7/10 (+1)
It was a decent show but I would have liked to see something other than Bragging Rights qualifiers in terms of matches and maybe some different promos. Other than that, a typical episode of Smackdown.
Next friday will be my feature post on hypocrisies in pro wrestling as I mentioned earlier on. I'm still working out the kinks in my posting schedule so please, bear with me.
October 14, 2010
WWE NXT Review: Oct. 12/10
Here's my thoughts on this week's NXT. Sound worked this week thankfully so there's no issues there. Without further ado, here it is.
We start off the show with a "name that tune" contest. Basically they play clips of superstars themes and the girls have to guess whose theme it is.
AJ gets literally all but 2 of them. Naomi had one, and the other one nobody got. Striker was trying not to laugh and was constantly having the air horn buzzers blown in his ears. I can see where AJ would be good at this given how hyper she is.
In the end, she won it 1900 points to Naomi's 100. Everyone else had zero.
Best line ever: *Vince's theme* Striker: "If you don't get this one, I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavours."
Match 1: Naomi vs. Alicia Fox
Alicia wins after hitting her finisher.
Rating: 4/10
Still kinda on the fence about Naomi, but the biggest problem is the fact that Alicia won. I mean sure, it's believable given that Naomi is only a "rookie" compared t Alicia, but I don't think there should be pro vs. rookie matches at all, unless your pro can't wrestle like Vickie.
We have another segment talking about Aksana's potential deportation. I care why?
Back from commercials and another competition. The girls have one minute to talk about a subject of their choice.
Naomi is first. She rants about Michael Cole. Sweet.
We have AJ with a personal ad. Come over to her place, turn off the lights light some candles and play some Xbox and Playstation. She's already ordered some pizza and there's action movies on tap.
Kaitlyn is making fun of Vickie again. What's new?
Aksana kissing up to America. Yay for Double Double E reference! I'm too busy looking at her double double D's to listen closely.
Maxine talking about disrespect. Hornswoggle, pie, big deal.
Backstage now with Vickie and Kaitlyn. Vickie wants to make amends, on the condition that Kaitlyn has absolutely zero contact with Dolph.
Competition #3 now. This time, the girls are testing their punching power.
Naomi: 801
AJ: 362
Kaitlyn: 22
Aksana: 666
Maxine: 604
Kaitlyn whiffed on her punch and wanted a second try, but didn't get one. I will also no longer be using Aksana's name. From now on, she will be referred to as Borat's wife.
We're back and we have another match.
Match 2: Borat's Wife vs. AJ "my future wife" Lee
Okay, Josh Matthews just ruined Pepper Potts for me (Tony Stark's secretary). Apparently Cole is the Pepper Potts to the Raw GM's Ironman.
Anyways, on with the match.
AJ floats over Borat's Wife into a small package for the win.
Rating: 6/10
AJ is great and Aksana isn't bad but the matches are never long enough. I can't stress that enough.
Now we have Goldust consoling Borat's Wife. Holy shit! Goldilocks just proposed to Aksana. Something about visas and the like to get her out of her immigration troubles.
She says yes. Alrighty then.
That does it for this week's show.
Average match rating: 5/10
Pretty self explanatory
Overall show rating: 6/10
Interesting twist at the end with Aksana and Goldust but other than that, just another episode of pointless contests.
Tomorrow will bring my post on the hypocrisies of pro wrestling.
We start off the show with a "name that tune" contest. Basically they play clips of superstars themes and the girls have to guess whose theme it is.
AJ gets literally all but 2 of them. Naomi had one, and the other one nobody got. Striker was trying not to laugh and was constantly having the air horn buzzers blown in his ears. I can see where AJ would be good at this given how hyper she is.
In the end, she won it 1900 points to Naomi's 100. Everyone else had zero.
Best line ever: *Vince's theme* Striker: "If you don't get this one, I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavours."
Match 1: Naomi vs. Alicia Fox
Alicia wins after hitting her finisher.
Rating: 4/10
Still kinda on the fence about Naomi, but the biggest problem is the fact that Alicia won. I mean sure, it's believable given that Naomi is only a "rookie" compared t Alicia, but I don't think there should be pro vs. rookie matches at all, unless your pro can't wrestle like Vickie.
We have another segment talking about Aksana's potential deportation. I care why?
Back from commercials and another competition. The girls have one minute to talk about a subject of their choice.
Naomi is first. She rants about Michael Cole. Sweet.
We have AJ with a personal ad. Come over to her place, turn off the lights light some candles and play some Xbox and Playstation. She's already ordered some pizza and there's action movies on tap.
Kaitlyn is making fun of Vickie again. What's new?
Aksana kissing up to America. Yay for Double Double E reference! I'm too busy looking at her double double D's to listen closely.
Maxine talking about disrespect. Hornswoggle, pie, big deal.
Backstage now with Vickie and Kaitlyn. Vickie wants to make amends, on the condition that Kaitlyn has absolutely zero contact with Dolph.
Competition #3 now. This time, the girls are testing their punching power.
Naomi: 801
AJ: 362
Kaitlyn: 22
Aksana: 666
Maxine: 604
Kaitlyn whiffed on her punch and wanted a second try, but didn't get one. I will also no longer be using Aksana's name. From now on, she will be referred to as Borat's wife.
We're back and we have another match.
Match 2: Borat's Wife vs. AJ "my future wife" Lee
Okay, Josh Matthews just ruined Pepper Potts for me (Tony Stark's secretary). Apparently Cole is the Pepper Potts to the Raw GM's Ironman.
Anyways, on with the match.
AJ floats over Borat's Wife into a small package for the win.
Rating: 6/10
AJ is great and Aksana isn't bad but the matches are never long enough. I can't stress that enough.
Now we have Goldust consoling Borat's Wife. Holy shit! Goldilocks just proposed to Aksana. Something about visas and the like to get her out of her immigration troubles.
She says yes. Alrighty then.
That does it for this week's show.
Average match rating: 5/10
Pretty self explanatory
Overall show rating: 6/10
Interesting twist at the end with Aksana and Goldust but other than that, just another episode of pointless contests.
Tomorrow will bring my post on the hypocrisies of pro wrestling.
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