MONEY IN THE BANK 2013

Sadly have had a really busy month so haven’t been able to watch a lot of the lead up into this PPV event, however the Money in the Bank usually isn’t that a bad a PPV. The confusing part of this PPV is an all HEEL money in the bank competing with an all FACE money in the bank match. The return of ROB VAN DAM should also go down well. The WWE championship match will see John Cena get his wig split (we hope). Also the Jericho / Ryback match should be interesting provided Ryback can deliver the goods instead of just being a bit rubbish. Also the rise of the Divas, lets see if Kaitlyn & AJ can recreate the magic from Payback.

Match # 1 MONEY IN THE BANK MATCH – World Heavyweight Championship

Fandango vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Wade Barrett vs. Jack Swagger vs. Antonio Cesaro vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Damien Sandow.
With 2 tag teams in this match we are hopefully going to see some good double team moves, also with the singles guys throwing their hats in. My personal choice for this match to win was Wade Barrett as he in my mind is the only guy out of these that has seen the main event scene in a big way multiple times so could probably hold the world title believably. My pick for least likely to win is Fandango as he simply hasn’t done enough yet to justify him getting the money in the bank case.  The other participants are just in between for me and don’t make me believe they could be world champion, but I am always happy to be proved wrong.

Winner – Damien Sandow

I didn’t see that coming, I guess this means we will see Sandow as the world champion within the next year or so, sadly I can see his run being as memorable as Jack Swaggers (really, he won the world title), but we will see, this could be the start of a big push for him and Rhodes potentially. This was a pretty fun match and I am surprised a ring full of heel wrestlers managed to get such a good reaction from the crowd. The team work from Cesaro & Swagger was really fun and Cody Rhodes clearing house was quite cool to see as well.

Segment 1

The new Raw GM Brad Maddox is in the ring, says how proud he is of being the new GM. This guys sucks.
He shows a video package of Vickie G, taking the piss out of her really, sucks just like he sucks.

Match # 2 – Intercontinental Championship Match

Curtis Axel (c) vs. The Miz
Good to see they are going to do something with Axel, pairing him with Heyman is a good start but they need to get him moving on his own sooner rather than later otherwise people wont buy him as an actual talent away from Heyman. The Miz has been floundering as of later so his feud with Axel may do wonders not only for him but for Axel as well, after all The Miz is a former WWE champion.

Winner – Curtis Axel gets the pin fall after hitting the neckbreaker on the Miz, to retain the IC belt.

Good choice to get rid of Heyman early in the match, means Axel winning without him there only strengthens his character, also the defeat of a former WWE champion is a big deal for Axel, will be interesting to see what else they do with him over the next few months. Good match, was good to see some back and forth between the two with Axel just coming out on top. Would like to see this feud continue for a bit and see where it can go.

Match # 3 – Divas Championship Match

A.J Lee (c) vs. Kaitlyn
Usually would go for a piss break now but their match on PAYBACK was actually quite good so I’m hoping they will do even better this time. They have been really giving these girls some screen time and I hope it’s an improvement to the division as it is in a desperate need of some help.

Winner – A.J Lee retains the Divas title after making Kaitlyn tap out to the Black Widow submission

Not a bad match, think last month’s match had my attention a little more but was still one of the best divas matches I’ve seen in a while.

Match # 4 – Ryback vs. Chris Jericho
Another Jericho vs Goldberg match ;-). Lets see if Jericho can carry Ryback to a reasonable match here. Rybacks big push has kind of taken some hits with losing to Cena so many times while Jericho has actually had some good matches since returning this year.

Winner – Ryback after a school boy roll up pin.

That was a disappointing finish, really was, makes Ryback look like a bit crap doesn’t it, that he cant beat Jericho without using a cheap tactic like a roll up. Quite disappointing end to a reasonably ok match, Jericho certainly carried Ryback there.

Match # 5 – World Heavyweight Title match

Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler
After last month’s fantastic double switch match this match has all the makings of being even better, Ziggler as a face character is great as the crowd are behind him and Del Rio needed a change as he was a really dull face character. I expect we will see Del Rio focus mainly on the head following the concussion angle they ran with Ziggler last month, will also be interesting to see if AJ / Big E will get involved. The other thing to note is that Ricardo will not be at ringside this month as he has been suspended for failing a drugs test, like it matters if he takes drugs, however as my mate Jim pointed out, his main face reactions were due to Ricardo so it may be easier for him to be a Heel without Ricardo there.

Winner – Alberto Del Rio retains the World Title after AJ gets Ziggler DQ’d by attacking Del Rio.

Well was a good match despite the screwed finish, as soon as AJ came out you could see that coming though. Dolph was on form as usual and the crowd were really behind Ziggler the whole match, Del Rio as usual excellent. With his focus on the head of Ziggler and playing his latest heel character to perfection.

 

Match # 6 – WWE Championship Match

John Cena (c) vs. Mark Henry
THATS WHAT HE DOES!! If Mark Henry is charging you for air then you had better keep your bill paid!!! If you hadn’t already guessed I really really really want Henry to win this match, I know he won’t but by god imagine if he did!! How awesome would that be, don’t get me wrong I still don’t feel towards Cena as badly as others do but we do need a new WWE champion. I can imagine this being all Henry on the offensive until Cena comes back with his 5 moves and then wins the match.

Winner – John Cena via submission, Mark Henry taps to the STF

My main point first... NO ONE kicks out of the world’s strongest slam!!! Except Super Cena of course. The match was what it was, usual Cena match, real shame too because I think Mark Henry would be an awesome WWE champion. Another thing to point out was the huge reaction Henry got during his entrance to the ring! Everyone loves the World’s Strongest Man!! Hopefully this won’t be their final encounter.

 

Match # 7 – Money in the Bank Match for the WWE Championship

CM Punk vs. Randy Orton vs. RVD vs. Sheamus vs. Christian vs. Daniel Bryan
Sadly we lost Kane from this match due to the attack from the Village people, I mean the Wyatt Family on the Raw show before the PPV. RVD is out first to an obviously HUGE reaction from the Philadelphia crowd. My personal pick for this match was Randy Orton or Christian, I think they are the two that need the case the most, Christian just returning from his injuries and Orton just being kept at a base level since getting his 2^nd wellness violation a while back. The others in the match do not need the case to A. Get over or B. Rejuvenate themselves like Orton and Christian need.

Winner – Randy Orton

Wow, at least I got 1 MITB result right, I’m glad that it was this one too, cannot wait to see Randy Orton with the WWE strap again, it’s been way too long since he had the belt. May even get that heel turn we have all been dying for. Curtis Axel’s interference and him attacking Daniel Bryan was interesting, it’s whether they follow that up with anything though, this of course leads to Paul Heyman turning on Punk, this part was a bit obvious, you really did see it coming but at least it helps Punk’s face turn.  Then as RVD flies he gets smashed with the RKO in mid air, allowing Orton to grab the case, fantastic.

Think that was a reasonably good PPV, the MITB matches themselves were really good and the title matches were pretty good too. Only real let down for me was Sandow winning the MITB for the world title, but I guess we will see where they go with it. Match wise the Jericho / Ryback match was a little disappointing if only for the ending really.

I do believe our next outing will be Summerslam, however I will be hanging out with my comrades from over at SOS for that. I’m sure we will be posting up allsorts over the weekend for your enjoyment.

I'm Big Boss and for now, I’m out... Peace.  

WWE Payback 2013 PPV Review.

Hello PEOPLE,
Sadly I missed Extreme Rules altogether which was sad but managed to sneak in a viewing of Payback and here is my opinions and review.

 

Match #1 – Triple Threat Match for Intercontinental Championship

The Miz vs. Wade Barrett (c) vs. Curtis Axel
Ok first things first, I swore Fan-Dan-Go was supposed to be in this match??? Also how many freaking entrance themes has Wade Barrett now had, this has to be his like 5^th! Nexus, Corre, Solo 1, Solo 1 remix and now this “God Save The Queen” trash, poor Barrett, so much potential flushed down the bog, after he returned from injury he should have been pushed and he hasn’t been so any potential build you can do has been ruined. Now the Miz, a another waste of talent here, since jobbing to Cena and losing the WWE title like 2 years ago this guy has just floundered and even the Ric Flair “Rub” he go hasn’t helped make him anymore interesting. Curtis Axel, I think when you start naming them as “Paul Heyman Guys” I think you have lost the magic that is there, however they have shown faith in him by letting him go over (all by pot luck) HHH and John Cena! That has to say something; I hope that given time he can evolve on the microphone as he hasn’t displayed much use on that front yet, so all in all he has portentially a very bright future. I hope this match will be a good show, yet somehow I feel a level of disappointment looming.

Curtish Axel pins Wade Barrett while he is in the Figure Four Leg Lock to win the Intercontinental championship. Wow, a good match with a good finish, the crowd were hot behind both Axel and The Miz, which I wasn’t expecting to be honest. Quite a good opener there, hope the rest of the show follows suit.

ADVERT

Mark Henry return promo and let me tell you now, if Mark Henry is charging for air then you had better keep your bill paid son or enter the Hall of Pain.

Backstage

Curtis Axela and Paul Heyman are walking, bump into HHH and they face off but Vince interrupts and sends them on their way.

Match #2 Divas Championship Match

Kaitlyn (c) vs. A.J Lee
Ok so they have been doing this “Secret Admirer” story...... Yeah, I know, seriously. Well this has lead to this match, should be ok as AJ can wrestle at least. Aside from her quite ample rack I’ve never paid much attention to Kaitlyn (Hey, honesty is the best policy)

A.J Lee makes Kaitlyn submit using the Black Widow submission move to win the Divas championship.

Ok, I will put my hand up and admit, that wasn’t a bad match actually. Wasn’t overly struck on the lead to the finish but I reckon they will keep this rivalry going, if every match they have can improve on that then they should be good. Even the sympathy set up at the end doesn’t even get people behind Kaitlyn, we get Layla out to support her friend.... they don’t make out... how disappointing.

Backstage

The divas try to support Kaitlyn, she leaves.

Advert

Money in the Bank preview advert.

Payback panel of R-Truth, Big Show and Cody Rhodes talk about the matches. Josh Matthews introduces another Wyatt Family promo. Going for a Devils rejects kind of gimmick I think..... At least Husky Harris has got a gimmick.

Match # 3 United States Championship Match

Kane vs. Dean Ambrose (c)
Ok well Kane hit the pyro so this is a closed case already. Congrats to Dean Ambrose on the win. Don’t quite understand why Kane is in this match and not Randy Orton. The Shield has been booked to precision and have yet to lose a PPV match, Ambrose has been poised as the diamond of the group so getting him into some high profile PPV matches with experienced guys like Kane is going to be critical in building him as a “to be reckoned with” talent. Sadly Kane doesn’t really need a win or a belt anymore as he has a reputation of being a genuine bad ass and has been flexible to support newer rising stars, I do however think that if someone like Kane loses too often then it really devalues him when he is a pretty useful guy to have around.

Dean Ambrose wins the match to retain the United States championship via a count out victory.

Wasnt as good as the IC title match in my opinion, wasn’t really feeling it as I felt the result was very obvious there, was still an ok match though don’t get me wrong.

Advert

RVD is back!!! Awesome to hear but will be interesting to see how he is used.

Match # 4 World Heavyweight Championship Match
Alberto Del Rio vs. Dolph Ziggler(c)
Been a long time in the build for this match due to Ziggler having a concussion, Del Rio has had a best of 5 series with Big E Langston and a # 1 contenders match with Jack Swagger since then and is now primed for his match with Ziggler.  I’m a little disheartened that Ricardo is speaking English not Spanish, kind of takes away from the intro. The crowd are behind this match, chants for both guys going on, both guys are brilliant at what they do so I imagine they will bring a good show.

Alberto Del Rio wins the match to gain the World Heavyweight championship after a straight up kick to the face as Ziggler was prone.

Good psychology in the match with Del Rio aiming a lot in the head area, then the added bonus of seeing Big E Langston removed from ringside and then the fantastic reverse superplex. The way the crowd turned on Del Rio in this match and then with Del Rio playing it up could be moving towards turning Del Rio back heel, will see how he gets booked after this PPV. A very good match and both guys really played on the concussion angle and that really added to the match. Ziggler gets the sympathy spot at the end and the crowd are very loud chanting for Ziggler.

Segment

We are back to the Payback panel and they talk about Del Rios visicous attack on Ziggler to win the belt.

Del Rio comes back out and gets booed out of the building, he asks for the support of the people as the new world champion. I can see a heel turn here! Fantastic, he was much better as a heel.

Match # 5 - CM Punk vs Chris Jericho

Its been an interesting build to this match and one that seems to be a replay of their feud last year in a feud to decide who is the “Best in the World”, Jericho and Punk had some good matches last year so hopefully they will repeat this time. Jericho as usual hasn’t done much since returning except getting pinned by Fandango and Curtis Axel, but does generally put on a good show. Punk hasn’t been seen since the just after Wrestlemania but will be good to see him back in action, the crowd reaction for Punk is absolutely massive and understandably so, Punk is also sporting the Wolverine look, not good.

CM Punk wins after hitting the GTS after a pretty fantastic match, think the crowds reactions really added to the match as well, both guys really put on a good show! Good to have CM Punk back looking forward to seeing what they do with him next.

Match # 6 Tag Team Championship Match

The Shield (Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) (c) vs. Randy Orton & Daniel Bryan
I do not understand this match unless it is building to an Orton vs. Bryan feud, as surely Kane & Bryan would be the best challengers for the tag straps. The Shield again has been booked pretty on point and they will surely bring some interest to the tag belts and even the US belt as well. Orton just seems a random pick here; I hope it does lead to a Bryan vs. Orton match as that would be pretty epic I think. Daniel Bryan, currently the best hot tag in the business today, is apparently on route for a major push so will be great to see where the next few months take him, hopefully separating from Kane will help to refresh his character.

Seth Rollins pins Daniel Bryan after a flurry of finishers to retain the tag team championships, a reasonably good match if a little confusing about the participants. Hoping this will lead to more Bryan vs. Orton booking, very interested to see who will be next up to face the Shield as there are some teams available but whether they will have the shield go over them or not is another thing.

Match # 7 WWE Championship match in Three Stages of Hell match

John Cena (c) Vs. Ryback
This match shouldn’t have been the main event, cant imagine anyone in Chicago caring about either of these guys in comparison to Jericho vs. Punk from earlier. Ryback’s heel turn has been a long time in coming, the “Feed Me More” gimmick could only go so far, so now we get to see what Ryback can actually do, I missed Extreme Rules so didn’t see how he performed at the PPV and with Cena being in there I can imagine Ryback getting the bulk of the offense. The stipulations for this match are interesting as usually these choices would be fall number 3 really, guess they wanted to push the bar a little for this one. May I also add in my two cents about the new WWE title belt... I HATE IT!!!! Now everyone gets their own custom title belt.. oh the joy.

A “You both suck” chant echoes at one stage.

Stage 1 (Lumberjack Match) – Ryback wins the fall via pinfall after hitting the Shellshocked.

Stage 2 (Tables Match) – John Cena wins the fall after using the Attitude Adjustment to put Ryback through a table.

Stage 3 (Ambulance Match) – John Cena wins the fall after using the Attitude Adjustment to put Ryback through the roof of the ambulance..... really!!!!

John Cena wins falls 2 and 3 to retain the WWE championship, this match was what it was, yeah Ryback got some good offence but Cena just pulls off the win as expected. Wasn’t a classic but was what it needed to be I guess. I still hate that new belt though.... its awful.

Well I think the shining stars of this PPV were the IC title match, the CM Punk / Jericho match and the Del Rio / Ziggler match for me personally. The major let down was the US title match, it just didn’t bring me in as much as the others, even the Divas match was a suprise for me so for the US match to not overshadow that match in my eyes is a little disappointing, considering the two wrestlers who were in there. So thats my two cents thrown in again for another PPV, I enjoyed it and I hope you did too.

Well the next PPV will be Money in the Bank PPV in July where we will see the return of the “Whole Dam Show” Rob Van Dam, I’m very much looking forward to it but for now, thanks for reading. Peace.

Welcome to 2013, this is my first review this year; the Rumble was spent with my SOS tag team partner at his house so wasn’t able to write anything up. This is a new year and I hope to be writing some more articles for the blog spot but for now this is my first review, enjoy.

This PPV has some interesting matches, the main focus of course is The Rock vs. C M Punk 2, The Royal Rumble win was a bad booking decision in my opinion but I am not the booker so I don’t know where they are going with the angle. The elimination chamber is only going to be seen 1 time in this PPV which is a new deal as for the last few years it has been featured twice, once for each world title. We have a 6 man tag match with Team Cena (John Cena, Ryback and Sheamus) Vs. The Shield (Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins), should be a good match if Cena stays out of the ring. Ha!

We have Cole, Jerry Lawler and the wrestling god himself JBL on commentary.

Match #1 – World Heavyweight Title Match

Alberto Del Rio (c) Vs. The Big Show

Well I still think the Royal Rumble should have been where Del Rio won the belt but again I am not the booker for WWE, wish I was, reckon it could be fun. ;-). Big Show was a dominant world champ but Del Rio has picked up some real momentum after winning the belt, momentum he needed really as he had started to flounder, I am however disappointed that he has stopped coming to the ring with the fancy cars. Sad times.

Winner: Alberto Del Rio via Submission (Cross Arm Breaker)

Moment of the Match: The finishing flurry, Del Rio hits about 3 different kicks to the Big Shows face then follows it up with the Arm Breaker.

Not a bad opening match, good to see Del Rio keeping up his momentum for Wrestlemania, be good to see him as the champion on the show.

Match #2 – United States Championship match

Antonio Cesaro (c) vs. The Miz

This should be good, Antonio Cesaro is one of the best wrestlers in the company and The Miz despite being a rubbish good guy is still quite good in the ring. Cesaro has been picking up so much momenbtum especially when he gets to show just how freakishly strong he is, just to add to how good he is technically as well.

Winner: Antonio Cesaro by DQ after The Miz accidently low blowed Cesaro

Moment of the Match: Cesaro lifting up the Miz with one arm, massive show of power.

Great match with some good psychology with Cesaro working on the injured shoulder of The Miz and then the Miz doing a little work to Cesaro’s left knee. Not the best finish but didn’t take away from the main body of the match. After the match Miz intentionally low blows Cesaro and talks some trash to Cesaro.

Segment 1

In the back with Kane and Daniel Bryan, still not getting on since they eliminated each other from the Royal Rumble. Talk about how important it is to win the chamber and they agree to watch each others back in the chamber.

Match #3 – Elimination Chamber match for the #1 Contenders spot for the World Title.

Chris Jericho vs. Jack Swagger vs. Mark Henry vs. Kane vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton

Ok, this is the Elimination Chamber PPV and the Elimination chamber is on 3^rd!!!!! WTF!! Doesn’t seem quite right but again I am not a WWE booker. I have sadly read the spoilers for this match so i know who wins, am still looking forward to seeing how it plays out though. We have Jack Swagger back from a short hiatus and Mark Henry back from injury so it will be good to see how they get on in the match. Kane, Randy Orton and Chris Jericho are no strangers to the Elimination Chamber and they will obviously put on a great show. Daniel Bryan is just brilliant so he will bring a more technical game to the violence of the chamber.

Jack Swagger is out first with Dirty Dutch Mantel; sorry Zeb Colter, cuts himself a promo, but wasn’t really listening though sorry. Kane is out next, can’t imagine he will cut a promo ;-). Next out is the World’s Strongest Man Mark Henry, someone is going to get their wig split, just remember folks if Mark Henry is charging for oxygen you need to keep your bill paid son, I think he should hit the world’s strongest slam on the chamber itself and kill everyone inside, be a sure fire winner then. Randy Orton is the next wrestler out, meaning that Chris Jericho, his sparkly coat, Daniel Bryan and his beard will be starting the match off.

3^rd entrant: Jack Swagger

4^th entrant: Kane

5^th entrant: Randy Orton

6^th entrant: Mark Henry

1^st man eliminated: Daniel Bryan by Mark Henry after a world’s strongest slam.

2^nd man eliminated: Kane by Mark Henry after a world’s strongest slam

3^rd man eliminated: Mark Henry by Randy Orton after an RKO

4^th man eliminated: Chris Jericho by Randy Orton after an RKO

Final elimination: Randy Orton by Jack Swagger with a roll up.

Moment of the match: Mark Henry being eliminated, then coming back into the chamber and hitting the world’s strongest slam on everyone left in the chamber. Brilliant.

Not a bad match, shame it wasn’t the main event and I’m glad Swagger won with a roll up as I can’t believe anyone would have bought into him beating Orton fair and square. Gonna be interesting to see what they do with Alberto Del Rio and Jack Swagger leading upto their match at Wrestlemania, obviously with the new character and manager they going with the Anti immigration angle.

Match # 4 – 6 Man Tag Team

THE Ryback, Sheamus & John Cena vs. The Shield
Should be a good match, I have also been told the winner of this match but it will be fun to see how it all comes about. The Shield have been booked really strong, even if they get beaten up on a show they still come out the winners at the PPV, they beat Hell No & Ryback at TLC and now I think they will do really well to go over these three guys.

Winner: The Shield, Roman Reigns spears Ryback and Seth Rollins pins Ryback

Moment of the Match: Ryback being tagged in for the first time, cant get over how he just man handled all three members of The Sheild.

Not the best match, was good to see The Shield go over the combination of Ryback, Cena and Sheamus. Be interesting what will happen from here with regards to The Shield and Ryback.

Segment 2

Dolph Ziggler, Big E Langston & AJ are in the ring, Dolph Ziggler talks about how he steals the show and how he is Mr Money in the Bank. Booker T comes out, figure we having a impromptu match, Booker brings out Kofi Kingston.

Match # 5 Dolph Ziggler vs Kofi Kingston

Not bad match to just throw into the show. Not so big on Kofi but am a huge Ziggler mark.

Winner: Dolph Ziggler after hitting the Zig Zag

 

Not a bad little match really, not very long but gets Ziggler on the PPV. Reminds people that he still has the money in the bank case.

Big E Langston then beats up Kofi after the match. Don’t see the point of that myself but gets him in the ring.

SIDE NOTE:
Great comment from JBL as the commentators talk about the WWE app, Jerry Lawler says he has a picture of him and his girlfriend as his background and JBL replies with “I got a picture of your girlfriend too”. Sorry just made me laugh!!

Segment 3

Brodus Clay is in the back playing with toys, Tensai comes in they joke about his tattoos then start dancing.... how crappy.

Match # 6 - Divas Championship Match

Kaitlyn (c) vs. Tamina Snucka

Divas match.... you know the deal, BRB. ;-)              

Winner: Kaitlyn pins Tamina after a spear.

Moment of the match: The End!

Match # 7 – WWE Championship Match

The Rock (c) vs. C M Punk

I could write a huge rant here about what I think of The Rock winning the title but I’m not going to, I am simply going to say that I think it is a bad choice. I have again been spoiled to the result of this match and let me tell you I think it’s a bad choice to have The Rock as WWE champion. The man is in no fit shape to be in the ring, he was puffing after about 4 minutes at the Rumble and we are now going to be subjected to Rock vs. Cena 2... so much for once in a lifetime. Punk should have been the champ until Wrestlemania and then they should have had him job the belt out to end his streak. I have just noticed this is turning into a rant so will just end it there.

Winner: The Rock pins C M Punk after the Rock Bottom.
Moment of the Match: C M Punk Rock Bottoming The Rock on the announce table, shame the table didn’t break.

SIDE NOTE

Another golden gem but this time from Jerry Lawler. JBL says that he should be worried about Punk as he gave the King a heart attack and he replies with “I think that was sitting next to Cole” Ha Ha!

Summary

This PPV was a bit of a letdown overall and there are a few reasons for it too, 1 is that the Elimination Chamber wasn’t the main event and that there was only the 1.

2. It did feel like a elongated trailer for G.I Joe, between adverts, plugs and pop ups I have had enough of the film and it isn’t even out yet.

3. The Rock retaining the belt, meaning we will be seeing Rock vs. Cena 2... Oh joy because the 1^st time round was soooo amazing. Also the fact he needs to get into better ring shape for Wrestlemania.

The chamber match itself was quite good and was very shocking to see Jack Swagger get himself into a world title match at Wrestlemania, never thought I would hear or say it.

For Wrestlemania I will be again with my partners from SOS so I’m sure we can get some videos and maybe my long awaited podcast too. Until next time. Peace.

TLC 2012 review

This PPV has had some real twists in its build, especially with the loss of CM Punk due to injury; the replacement match isn’t exactly mind blowing but am always happy to be proved wrong.

Match #1 – Tables match for #1 Contenders match for the tag team titles.

Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara vs. Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow

Go Cody’s stache!! I cannot stand Rey Mysterio, I like Sin Cara and I’m not such a huge Sandow fan either if I’m honest. With Cody being out injured this match hasn’t had much of a build but now Cody is back with his moustache, let’s hope we see some more of him on TV.

Team Rhodes Scholars wins after Rhodes pushes Sin Cara off the top rope through a table set up outside the ring. Not a bad match, except for the 5 minutes I couldn’t watch as the signal went on the feed I had downloaded, if that makes sense.

RECAP

The Shield promo. Not bad actually, I had yet to see it.

Match #2 – United States title match

Antonio Cesaro (c) vs. R-Truth

I love Cesaro, he is brilliant and anyone who doesn;t agree is just plain stupid, all you have to do is go back and watch any of his ROH or Chikara matches to see how good this guy is. R-Truth on the other hand is not quite so good, he was hot for about 5 minutes then somehow lost it which is a shame because he isn’t a bad wrestler.

Cesaro wins after hitting the neutralizer on R-Truth, was a good match, R-Truth looked quite strong in the match, but just fell at the last hurdle.

Matt Striker interviews Antonio after the match, he claims to be an international superpower and the best US champ in history, could very well be true.

BACKSTAGE

Josh Matthews interviews Dolph Ziggler (MR. Money In The Bank). Dolph complains that it isn’t fair that he has to put his money in the bank on the line and Cena has to put nothing on the line.

MIZ TV SEGMENT

Miz interviews the 3MB

REALLY! REALLY! REALLY!

(that is all)

Why is Ricardo Rodgriuez out here, then Alberto Del Rio comes out and gets beaten on by 3MB, is this a face turn????? This seems very confused!!

They challenge Alberto Del Rio and The Miz to find a partner to team together to face them.

BACKSTAGE

Team Hell No talk about Ryback. Bring back the YES! YES! YES!

Then Striker interviews Wade Barrett, he says he is confident about his match with Kofi for the IC belt.

Match # 3 – Intercontinental Championship match

Wade Barrett vs. Kofi Kingston (c)

I seem to be behind the bad guys this evening, I love Wade, the man is awesome, ok I do not like his finish, I prefer the Wasteland as a finish over the Bullhammer elbow shot. I have never been big on Kingston so it’s nothing new.

Kofi reverses the Bullhammer with Trouble in Paradise to get the pin on Wade and retain the IC title. Not a bad match but certainly felt the US title match was better to be honest.

SEGMENT

CM Punk is in the Skybox and he insults everyone. His new tshirt is brilliant, a parody of the Rock’s Boots to Asses t-shirt.

Match # 4 – TLC Match

Team Hell No & Ryback vs. The Shield

Team Hell No has grown on me, at first I didn’t like the fact they were taking two quite serious wrestlers and making them comedy characters but, its kinda working isn’t it?? Ryback is picking up some serious momentum, even if it is a little rushed and then you have the Shield who have all the talent they could possibly need and a platform to showcase it. A TLC match can generally go really well and will be good to see some good spots from all these men.

Some note worthy spots include Daniel Bryan being double suplexed off a table set up on the top turnbuckle, Ryback being powerbombed again through a table, Ryback double suplexing Rollins and Ambrose onto a ladder. The Shield get the pin after Reigns power bombs Daniel Bryan through a table. Really good match, very violent and a good result in the end.

Match # 5 – Divas Title Match

Eve Torres (c) vs. Naomi

OK!!! WHAT!!!

Eve is gorgeous and Naomi isn’t bad neither but I think she should stick to the semi lesbian dance routines with the other Funkadactyl, who I have learned is named Cameron. Good to know.

Eve wins with a neckbreaker, that no one cared about which is hilarious as it sadly wasn’t that a bad a match.

BACKSTAGE

Matt Striker interviews Big Show, he says he is gonna beat Sheamus.

Match # 6 – Chairs Match for the World Title

Big Show (c) vs. Sheamus

Haven’t paid much attention to the build up for this match as for some reason it is boring me, I like Big Show and I like Sheamus but together they just don’t click for me. Sheamus as the challenger is much cooler to watch then Sheamus as the champion I think. Big Show deserves to be the champion, he is such a massive human being that it makes sense to give the man the belt for a strong run.

Big Show wins after getting a MASSIVE chair from under the ring and smashing Sheamus with it, which was HILARIOUS!!! Not a bad match, what you expect from these two really.

BACKSTAGE

Cena and AJ talking in the back, she apologizes for everything that has happened and thanks him for being there. He says to hold off until he wins.

Match # 7 – 6 Man Tag Match

3MB (Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal & Drew McIntyre) vs. The Miz, Alberto Del Rio & The Brooklyn Brawler.

WTF is going on here, had Del Rio turned face? Why is the Brooklyn Brawler here? Half the crowd there don’t even know who he is!! OMG!! This is 2012 people!!

Brooklyn Brawler gets the submission victory after putting Jinder Mahal in the Boston crab. What happened here!!!??? I’m confused!!

Match # 8 – Ladder Match for the Money in the Bank contract

John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler

Ziggler has to win this, I will cry if he doesn’t, Cena doesn’t need the MITB case and Ziggler kinda does at this stage. Cena is just needing to stay busy till he gets to Wrestlemania, Ziggler is simply doing what Kane did last year, but hopefully this time the right person will win.

Oh wow, AJ pushes Cena along with the ladder over and this buys Ziggler time to climb the ladder and grab his case to win the match and retain his money in the bank contract!! Brilliant, proving that Ziggler deserves to be in the main event!

WOW what a PPV, pretty mad in places but quite good for sheer amount of matches thrown in there and is never a bad idea to have Ziggler in the main event. The next stop is the ROYAL RUMBLE! This will be great as I will be watching it live with my Tag partner over at Site of Shite and hopefully be lauching my own podcast too! Big things lined up for 2013 on the Genesis front I hope.

Catch you all then.

 

 

Survivor Series 2012 Recap

I’m so sorry for missing HELL IN A CELL out but my copy didn’t play and I eventually gave up on finding another copy.

Survivor Series is usually one that I watch at my good friend 12-Pac’s house (SITE OF SHITE) and it is a shame I couldn’t watch this there. This PPV has been built quite well in some aspects but awfully in others, the main focuses have been the WWE title match and the World title matches, as usual the Survivor Series match(s) have been left aside.

The WWE title match should be interesting and the main survivor series match should be pretty good too, however i’m not so sure about the World title match yet, Sheamus just really boring me as of late to be honest.

Match #1 Survivor Series Match

Brodus Clay, Justin Gabriel, Tyson Kidd, Sin Cara & Rey Mysterio

VS.

Tensai, Primo, Epico, Titus O’Neill & Darren Young

This is shocking, described as a bonus match by Cole at ringside (with JBL!!! Oh and Jerry Lawler), basically meaning that they had no idea how to fill the time so they threw these guys into a match. Not a fan of a single guy in this match, the Primtime players had some momentum but quickly lost that after AW was fired. Brodus’s only saving grace is the two chicks who come out with him, same goes for Epico & Primo, Rosa Mendes is GAW-JAUS!!

Brodus Clay gets eliminated 1^st by Tensai. Tensai is then eliminated by Justin Gabriel. Titus O’Neill eliminated by Tyson Kidd. Tyson Kidd eliminates Epico (with the sharpshooter too). Rey Mysterio rolls up Primo to eliminate him. After a flurry of moves from all the team Rey Mysterio eliminates Darren Young.

Team Mysterio wins the match.

Segment

Kaitlyn is in the back, someone tries to attack her but she fends them off, Eve comes in and gets pushed over for her trouble.

Match # 2 – Divas title match

Eve (c) vs. Kaitlyn

Piss break time I guess.

Eve won. Justice prevails.

Segment

Mick Foley’s team are in the back, all arguing with each other, Foley gets them all to put their hands in the middle, except for Orton who just tells Foley he hates him and leaves. BANG BANG!!

Match # 3 United States Title Match

Antonio Cesaro (c) vs. R-Truth

Not such an R-Truth fan but very big on Cesaro, not sure about him ditching Aksana but nevermind, wonder where they are going to go with Cesaro as he seems to be floundering in the mid-card with no real story or path.  Haven’t really seen much of a build to this match, but lets face it other stories have been getting a tad more focus and for good reason too.

Cesaro hits the Neutralizer on Truth to get the 3 count and retain the US belt. J good move WWE, good move.

Advert for the TLC PPV

OMG, David Otunga in a PPV advert!! That was awesome, shame he got hit by a chair at the end lol.

Segment
AJ vs Vickie!! Ppfffffftttttt. AJ comes out and denies affair with Cena, she then shows Vickie with different people in photo shopped images. All pretty shocking really, isn’t this something for Raw rather than a PPV event...... Tamina Snuka comes out and smashes AJ.... no one really cares!!

Into an interview with Heyman in the back. Matthews asks what tricks Punk has left, Heyman tells him that Punk is the champ and 8^th longest champ in history, he slags off Cena and Ryback.

Match # 4 – World Heavyweight Title match

Big Show (c) vs Sheamus
Quite looking forward to this match to be honest, didn’t get to see their Hell in a Cell match, but from what I have seen the psychology of the match was pretty cool and the feud has continued quite nicely since then. Big Show has the ability and if booked right he could be a really strong champion for the smackdown brand.

Sheamus on the other hand has just become boring, he was just doing the same thing over and over again, became very uninteresting, so will be nice to see him get a refresh.

Big Show pulls the ref into a massive Brogue Kick, getting himself DQ’d, then Sheamus goes to town on Big Show with a chair. Not bad actually, I must admit, think I prefer Sheamus on the hunt rather than on the defence, seems to suit him. Crowd chant “one more time” as he hits the Big Show, thats your WORLD CHAMPION people, have some respect!! ;-). Then Sheamus makes Big Show beg him not to keep hitting him, Big Show pleads with him to stop, so Sheamus Brogue Kicks him instead and at least he kept his word!!

Match # 5 Survivor Series Match

TEAM FOLEY: Kane, Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton, The Miz (???) & Kofi Kingston

Vs.

TEAM ZIGGLER: Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio, David Otunga, Damien Sandow & Wade Barrett

Ok, this match has changed since I last paid attention, it was Team Punk for a start, not Ziggler and David Otunga & Wade Barrett weren’t in the team as far as I could remember, obviously replacing The Miz and Cody Rhodes. Strange but never mind. This has all the makings of an awesome Survivor Series match, got some of the best talent in the company at the moment all together. J

Wierd to see a Miz face turn, guess it had been coming, he had become a tad stale, but look at John Cena, his SS face turn landed him where he is (THE MAN!!). Saying that we could probably do with an Orton heel turn at this point, he is VERY BORING!!!!

It’s Team Ziggler out first, followed by Team Foley. Kofi and Otunga start the match off. Sandow tries to walk out on the match but Kane grabs him and throws him back into the waiting Daniel Bryan, who tags in Kane, Kane hits the chokeslam on Sandow and pins him to make him the 1^st elimination. Kane and Bryan argue and Dolph hits the Zig Zag to eliminate Kane. Bryan locks the NO lock on David Otunga, he taps out and is eliminated. Barrett hits “The Bullhammer” on Kofi.... thought it was the Souvenir but never mind, and Kofi is eliminated. Del Rio locks in the Cross Arm breaker on Bryan to eliminate him. Miz hits the Skull Crushing Finale on Barrett and he is eliminated after the pin. Del Rio hits an awesome Enziguri kick on the Miz and eliminates him.

Leaves Orton Vs Ziggler & Del Rio. Ricardo interferes and gets a Mr Socko Mandible claw for his trouble, ha!!! Del Rio goes for the cross armbreaker and Orton reverses and hits the RKO and pins Del Rio eliminating him. Orton goes for the punt kick on Ziggler, however Ziggler gets up and hits a super kick on Orton and gets the pinfall and Team Ziggler wins the match.

Brilliant match was very hard to tell how this was gonna go and the elimination order wasn’t as suspected!!

Match # 6 Triple Threat WWE Title Match

CM Punk (c) vs. Ryback vs. JOHN CCCCEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAAA

This match has been built up and built up over the last few weeks, its a shame we know Punk is going to win really, its pretty much set in stone that The Rock will face CM Punk at the Royal Rumble. This match didn’t really need Cena involved in it to be honest, its really all been about Ryback vs. Punk really and its a shame, however I am reading that it may be Punk – Ryback at TLC next month.

Punk is the 8^th Longest running WWE champion in history, at this PPV he has held the belt for 364 days making him tied with Hulk Hogan, if Punk holds the belt till the Rumble PPV then he will have held it longer than Cena.

A bunch of NXT guys attack Ryback after he hits the Shell Shocked on Cena and put him through the announce table, Punk crawls in and covers Cena to get the pinfall victory and retain the title. A funny ending to be honest, it keeps the belt on Punk which is all the match was needed for.

Not a bad PPV really, shame we only got 6 matches!!! Which is a bit of a letdown in some ways, but you had enough star power and the matches went on long enough to fill the show.

I have a few other bits I’m working on at the moment, hoping to get them posted asap. I will catch you at TLC!!

WWE Night of Champions 2012

The build for the main title matches in this PPV have been really good, the C M Punk & Paul Heyman angle has some great potential and the banning of the Brogue Kick for the World title match has been a nice little twist to the story. Outside of that, the tag team title match has changed about 3 times but I have a feeling the Kofi – Truth vs Kane & Bryan match will be really cool. Then the rest of the matches have very little to no real build. Ok there are only the divas, intercontinental and US title matches and let’s face it they have very little impact. Then of course the Orton vs. Ziggler match which should be truly amazing to see.

Cole is joined at ringside for commentary by the WRESTLING GOD himself John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL). This will be a fun entertaining show I think with that addition.

Match 1 – Fatal Four Way for the INTERCONTINENTAL Championship

The Miz (c) vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Sin Cara

All these guys are really good wrestlers, maybe Sin Cara could do with some more experience in a WWE ring but otherwise he too is very talented. With the 2 masked luchadors involved there could be plenty of high flying moves in this match and Cody not being a stranger to high flying moves himself. The Miz isn’t the so big on the high flying but is a great talker and has some really cool moves in his arsenal.

The Miz pins Cody Rhodes after hitting the skull crushing finale on Cody after Sin Cara covered Miz’s face with a mask. Quite a good match for a 4 way match, sometimes can be a bit bland but they had a pretty fun little match there. Good signs for the rest of the card.

Backstage

The Primetime Players are with Eve (DAMN FINE) complaining that they should be challenging for the tag team titles when a stage hand approaches and tells Eve that there is an emergency. She follows and it turns out that Kaitlyn has been attacked and hurt her ankle (go figure), Eve and trainer carry her off. May I just note how bad an actress Kaitlyn is right now.

Match 2 – Tag Team Championship Match

Kofi Kingston & R-Truth (c) Vs. Kane & Daniel Bryan
I have the feeling this match is going to be hilarious. Would like to see the title change hands here as I feel Truth and Kofi are a tad stale at this point and could easily go onto other things as individuals. The Bryan / Kane dynamic is interesting and has been one of the most entertaining things on Raw as of late just for the comic value of it.

Some great double team moves from Bryan and Kane, then when things go south they hug it out, which is hilarious. JBL’s comments on it are also rather funny. Kane goes up for the clothesline but Bryan pushes him off onto Kofi and this allows Kane to get the 3 count and Bryan and Kane win the tag team titles. They begin to argue and the crowd is chanting “Hug it out”, Kane hits the pryo and leaves. Ok so this match just buried the now former tag team champs but it didn’t help this story line continue.

Backstage

Teddy Long and Booker T, are talking and Eve comes in, tells them that Kaitlyn is not going to be able to compete for the Divas title. Booker decides to have Eve challenge instead. Everyone leaves.

Match 3 – United States Championship Match

Antonio Cesaro (c) with Aksana (DAMN FINE) vs Zack Ryder

Zack Ryder won the pre show battle royal to gain this title shot, at least it gives Ryder the PPV bonus, I really like Cesaro and with Aksana being his manager I really can get with his character too. Ryder I’m not such a fan of, just can’t get into him at all, he simply doesn’t entertain me unlike Aksana. It is a shame that Cesaro cannot do a lot of the moves he used to use in ROH as they are either taken by other wrestlers or he simply isn’t strong enough to do them to everyone on the roster.

Cesaro hits the Neutralizer on Ryder to retain the US title. Good match for what it was and we get to see Cesaro retain the belt which is a good move.

 Backstage

Otunga & Del Rio in the back, Ricardo walks in and they shout at him for not having his neck brace on.

Match 4 – Randy Orton vs Dolph Ziggler with Vickie G

This is going to be brilliant!!! Just have that feeling. Two guys are are just amazing at what they do in the ring, both generally give a great show regardless of whether they are on the winning or losing end of the match itself.

Both guys really going back and forth in this match, both hitting their signature moves and really bringing all they have to the match. “Lets go Ziggler” chants in the building. Orton manages to hit the hangman DDT on the outside barricade, and soon after follows with an RKO for the win.

Really good match, certainly what you expected from these two guys, match was very fluid and both guys just looked great!! Ziggler as usual sold everything like he had been shot and Orton was just, well, Orton!! What else do you need?

Match 5 – Divas Championship Match

Layla (c) vs. Eve

In all honesty, I simply do not care, except for the fact that Eve is GAW-JAUS!!

Eve manages to win after a modified neckbreaker.

Backstage

Kane and Daniel Bryan arguing again, AJ and the Doc are there too, Kane ends up dumping a bucket of water over them all, declares he is going to Disneyland and leaves. Rather odd segment.

Match 6 – World Heavyweight title match

Sheamus (c) vs Alberto Del Rio

This has been built really well, with the whole David Otunga involvement, to ban the brogue kick from WWE. The sad thing is the angle is really faulty as the brogue kick isn’t the only move that Sheamus has used as a finish; he has used the high cross power bomb and on occasion used the cloverleaf, so it isn’t like they banned his only finishing move. However they have really gone for broke on this angle and are really trying to push it, which is a good thing as both these guys have had some great matches with each other over the last couple of months.  

Booker T comes out and says that he is allowing the brogue kick in the match, Otunga then gets drilled by the brogue kick leading to him being carried out by referees.  

Great part when Sheamus goes for the brogue kick but Del Rio avoids, pushes Sheamus into the corner and follows it through with an enziguri kick, was very nice. However this isn’t good enough as Sheamus hits a brogue kick to win the match.

Quite a shame they unbanned the brogue kick before the match, should have kept it banned and showed that Sheamus can win without it as he used to. Otherwise a good match, I am a big Del Rio fan, so I am sorry for the biased opinion that really he should have the belt at this point, deserves it after all the hard work he has put in to this feud.

Match 7 – WWE Championship

C M Punk (c) vs. John Cena

Brilliant build up to this match, some really good promos, segments and even matches. It will also be interesting to see how Paul Heyman gets involved. Not liking the heel turn that they are doing with C M Punk, think he could easily have stayed as a good guy, but I hope this leads to him facing the Rock at the royal rumble, I think I could forgive them then and I also think it would be a great match.

We start with Heyman in the ring funnily enough; he says he will be at ringside to watch the match, he says he is there to respect the champion. Then both wrestlers hit the ring and we have our main event.  It may just be the sound on the ppv itself but the crowd seem very 50/50, more so than usual and that in itself is quite interesting.

Cena goes out of his comfort zone and dives through the middle rope straight into Punk who was on the outside, quite refreshing that! Then Punk hitting the Rock Bottom on John Cena was certainly another shock. Cena hits a German suplex on C M Punk to get the 3 count for the WWE championship. Then however the ref takes the belt from Cena and declares that because both guys’ shoulders were on the mat then the match is a draw and C M Punk retains the title.

Cena argues with the ref and then turns around and gets smashed in the face with the WWE title by Punk.  A bit of a shite way to end the PPV but guess that pushes the heel turn more, with the poke at the Rock too I’m really hoping this leads to them having a match.

I quite enjoyed the PPV and I look forward to seeing what they do going forward. J

Catch you next time. Peace.