Monday Night RAW – March 15, 2010

 

After another horrible episode of Monday Night RAW, I’m actually looking forward to tonight. Of course it’s only for the guest host, as we finally get a good one, Stone Cold Steve Austin. Personally I think this should be the end of the guest host garbage, and leave Austin in charge of RAW, it’d be better than all these D-level celebrities they’ve been using. Along with the return of Stone Cold tonight we also get the announcement of the next member of the Hall of Fame and the final participant in the MITB match. That will bring us to ten men in the match, which I think is four too many, it just makes it too chaotic. I assume Kofi will get the final slot, unless they do something cool like have Kofi join with Orton to go after Legacy. With two weeks until Wrestlemania, let’s hope we get the finalized card tonight, so let’s get to it.

Friday Night Smackdown – March 5, 2010

 

As we rapidly approach Wrestlemania in three weeks and also the possible renewal of the Monday Night Wars, first we have to make our way through Smackdown. Last week Edge speared Chris Jericho again and said that he was all Jericho could think about, and that Edge was in Chris’ mind constantly. Also last week CM Punk was screwed out of his opportunity to win the Money in the Bank match for the third time as Rey Mysterio cost him his match. Tonight will Jericho or Punk get the opportunity to strike back at their oppressors, or will they fall again.

WWE Superstars – March 4, 2010

 

After a very impressive second episode of NXT, that brings us to tonight’s episode of WWE Superstars. Tonight’s main event is Chris Jericho v. Goldust, which should be an interesting match. Nice to see the World Champion has now worked both NXT and Superstars, which is better than Batista has done as a Champion. Then again that’s the best part of Superstars is no HHH, Batista, Undertaker, HBK or the rest of the egos. With that, let’s get to the ring for our opening match.

Friday Night Smackdown – February 26, 2010

 

   Let’s get this week complete with Smackdown, tonight Mickie James defends her women’s title against the dog faced gremlin, no not Rick Steiner, Michelle McCool. The special referee for the match is Vickie Guerrero, which of course means the title will chance hands. Before we begin though, I’d like to acknowledge the release of three stars, Hurricane, Paul Burchill & Maria. Hurricane’s was not a surprise after his arrest, although he was talented. I assumed he’d slide by just because he was popular with the kids, the key demographic of the WWE now. Paul Burchill’s release was not a surprise as they’ve done nothing with him. Burchill is such an unused talent, he has charisma, character, talent and ability, but never got a real push. Hopefully he can get a chance in TNA and maybe be used right. After all look what TNA has done with Morgan & Dinero. Maria’s release was a huge shock though, as I just finished watching her match on Superstars. It seemed like they we’re going to be using her more and then suddenly she’s fired. Some people are saying it’s because of her tweets, as she has talked about wanting to concentrate on her music. If so WWE has dropped the ball, they could’ve used that to push her. Of course same could be said for Mickie, as her single debuted and we’ve heard nothing about it on TV. I heard Mickie’s single and it was actually pretty good, but WWE won’t acknowledge it. Of course if horseface brought out a CD of her scratchy voice they’d plug it to the moon, calling her the next megastar, but that’s what happens when you have ‘stroke’ with the top talent. Maria’s release came at a surprising time, considering she is on the next season of Apprentice which starts next week, another way they could’ve pushed her. I expect more releases as we head to Wrestlemania, and I expect that Jillian, Katie Lea, Goldust, Kozlov and others times are going to be up soon. Of course with Maria gone on Smackdown that leaves Mickie James as the only face on the show, something that needs to be fixed ASAP. Another reason I think we’re going to have Maryse v. McCool at Wrestlemania to unite the titles as the only ones on Smackdown are Mickie, McCool, Layla, Phoenix & Natalya. If the match happens, you can bet the house that McCool wins, as they’re hell bent on making her the biggest star in the company. Almost makes me wish Stephanie would come back to wrestle, picture that power struggle. Of course the promos alone could deafen the entire planet with those voices. Well, with that let’s get to the show.

Monday Night RAW – On the Road to Wrestlemania

 

   Tonight begins the true road to Wrestlemania, as we have no more PPVs between now and the big day. Last night at the Elimination Chamber PPV we crowned new champions, as John Cena survived the RAW Chamber and won the title, only to fall to Vince McMahon’s new henchman Batista. Meanwhile on the Smackdown show, Chris Jericho scored a pin on the Undertaker to win the title, but not without controversy. When it got down to the final two, Undertaker was ready to finish off Chris Jericho when Shawn Michaels appeared from under the steel structure. Shawn nailed the Deadman with Sweet Chin Music and stood over him as Chris Jericho scored the victory. It was not a great night for the Undertaker, as earlier in the night on his way to the ring his pyro went off at the ring time and lit him on fire. Also last night Kane fell to the undefeated Scotsman, Drew McIntyre and The Miz defeated long time rival MVP, thanks to the Big Show. The Diva title tournament was once again pushed to the back burner for the sake of a storyline, as Vickie Guerrero came out and postponed the RAW match, even though she’s on Smackdown. Vickie made the match a tag match between Maryse & Gail Kim facing Smackdown’s Michelle McCool & Layla, which was won by Smackdown when Maryse turned on Gail. Great way to get McCool on PPV when she’s not scheduled, must be nice to have that much ‘stroke’. I don’t understand the Vickie part, so if she shows up she gets to make match for RAW too, or just the divas. That’s a loophole big enough to drive a Big Daddy V through. People complained that I was critical of the Batista/Cena match, well it was technically a match, so it should be given a rating. I never said Cena and Batista have been at it too long, they’ve been on top too long. It’s time for some new blood to rise to the top and get a shot. I’d rather have seen Kofi and Morrison win the chamber matches last night, would’ve been new and fresh. Everyone predicted that Jericho was going to win, so they should’ve swerved us and had JoMo get the victory. Then at Wrestlemania we could have JoMo v. Jericho and Edge v. Kofi, I’d love to see that as the main events. I just want to see someone new with the title instead of the same group of guys, but someone who they get behind and push, that is. Not like what they did to Sheamus, did he even win a match via pin while champion? He was pushed to the back in favor of storyline advancement for others, and his title reign became a joke, like Jericho’s when he was the unified champ back in 01. I enjoyed the PPV last night, even though the end was very predictable the matches were great and I’m happy that HHH didn’t leave with the title. Tonight on RAW we have our special guest host Jewel and Ty Murray, and also Edge will pick the champion (Jericho) he will face at Wrestliemania (Jericho). Should be an interesting show.

WWE Elimination Chamber – February 21, 2010

 

   Tonight the road to Wrestlemania becomes a little clearer as we have the final PPV before Wrestlemania 26. Tonight is the first PPV named Elimination Chamber, as WWE has gone just a little crazy with the renaming of PPVs. I liked the No Way Out personally, but guess it could be worse. This should be an interesting PPV as only four matches were announced, the two Chambers, the finals of the Diva tournament and Kane v. Drew McIntyre. I assume they’re going to add a match or two during the show, much like they did with MVP/Miz at the Royal Rumble last month. Supposedly they are going to start with a chamber match, which is interesting, if they do pull JoMo out and put Shawn in the Smackdown one, that won’t be the opening match. If they leave the match alone, then that’s the opening match, as I can’t see Truth, JoMo and Punk getting a main event shot. I still say Triple H wins the RAW Chamber, and Shawn wins the Smackdown Chamber, but if Shawn is not in it, then it will be Jericho. Of course if Shawn does win, where does that leave Edge? I can’t see Edge/HHH at Wrestlemania, although that would be interesting, I don’t think they’ve had a one on one match. Well, whatever happens this should be a fun show, I hope, so let’s get to it.

Friday Night Smackdown: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no wait…it’s just Punk jobbing again!

Friday Night Smackdown – February 12, 2010

Last week on Smackdown we learned who the five were that will enter the Elimination Chamber and face the Undertaker. Rey Mysterio, R-Truth, CM Punk, Chris Jericho and John Morrison made it past the qualifiers and will be in the better of the two Chamber matches. At least this match has four workers who can carry the two cripples, as opposed to the RAW Chamber, which basically has one guy who has to carry a paper champion, one who’s not ready yet and three who’ve had too many title shots. Anyways, tonight on Smackdown the Undertaker will face Chris Jericho in what should be a good match. Remember when it was the first match between them, about a month ago? That first encounter should’ve been saved for a PPV with a nice slow build, but of course WWE doesn’t do things that way. It’s all a matter of build, push and ends a feud within four weeks, which really makes it hard to get behind anyone. When they do the long feuds they do it poorly, Hornswoggle v. Chavo, we’re looking at you.

Friday Night Smackdown: Our Elimination Chamber looks better then RAW’s

Friday Night Smackdown – February 5, 2010

Tonight on Smackdown we should find out who the five men who will go in the Elimination Chamber to face the Champion, Undertaker in less than three weeks. I assume it will be Chris Jericho, Kane, Batista, Mysterio & maybe Punk? At the Royal Rumble Undertaker was able to repel the challenge of Rey Mysterio, but will Mysterio decide he wants a rematch? Also on RAW it was announced that D-X would defend the tag titles against Miz & Big Show and also CM Punk & Luke Gallows in a three way match. How will the Straight Edge Society respond to that? These questions will be resolved tonight on Smackdown.

Royal Rumble 2010: The Rated-R Royal Rumble

Royal Rumble 2010 – January 31, 2010

It’s hard to believe it’s been 22 years since the original Royal Rumble, which was from Hamilton, Ontario and aired on the USA Network not PPV. The Royal Rumble has always been my favorite PPV of the year, even over Wrestlemania, as anything can happen and we usual get some really good moments. Past winners of the Royal Rumble have included Big John Studd, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Chris Benoit, Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan and many more. The Royal Rumble used to be anyone can win match, but that was changed in 1993 when it became the winner goes to Wrestlemania. This was supposed to make the match more exciting, but personally that kind of ruined it for me. The reason is simple, before anyone could win; now it’s basically a core group of 5 or 6 that have a chance, and everyone else is basically fodder. The Rumble is not without its history though, as we’ve seen some amazing moments including the title win of Ric Flair, the debut of Giant Gonzales, and the returns of both Triple H and John Cena. Tonight at the Royal Rumble we have not only the 30 man classic, but four big title matches. Mickie James, the hottest diva ever, challenges the fire buzzard for the Women’s title. After months of torment from the buzzard and her little friend, tonight Mickie goes for redemption. The big man, Ezekiel Jackson challenges Captain Charisma Christian, for the ECW title. Can the massive Jackson topple the long reigning king of the land of extreme, or will Zeke fall from grace? Sheamus has run roughshod over the entire RAW roster since coming from ECW in October, and scored a huge win over John Cena for the title. Tonight Sheamus faces his toughest challenge, in the viper Randy Orton, in a rare battle between the two most hated men on RAW. Finally Undertaker faces the human mosquito, Rey Mysterio. Will Rey give the Undertaker malaria, or can the Dead Man squash Mysterio? All this tonight, live from Atlanta, GA! Let’s start the 2010 Royal Rumble!

Friday Night Smackdown: A Special Bait and Switch Edition

Friday Night Smackdown – January 29, 2010

Since I haven’t found a copy of last night’s Impact yet, guess I’m watching Smackdown first. So far the WWE has impressed this week with three good shows; let’s see if the momentum can continue on the road to the Royal Rumble, with this being the last stop. Tonight we have D-X facing the Straight Edge Society for the tag titles, which I hope they win, and John Morrison battling the IC Champion, Drew McIntyre. These should both be good matches, and I’m looking forward to both. Never thought I’d be looking forward to a D-X or a Festus match, but there it is. Let’s get to tonight’s Smackdown.