TLC 2019 | Review-ish

Hi and welcome to the blog. Here are the results for TLC 2019. Enjoy the read.

Kick off Show Match

Humberto Carrillo defeated Andrade 

After the match, it looked like they are teasing a split between Andrade and Zelina Vega.  

In the future, I wanna see a couples match: Andrade and Charlotte Flair vs. Aleister Black and Zelina Vega.

Main Card 

SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match! New Day (c) defeated The Revival

Successful defence here for Kofi and Big E here. Who will challenge them next? I would love to see Chad Gable (I'm not gonna call him Shorty G) and Mustafa Ali be named number one contenders. That would be a great match.

Aleister Black defeated Buddy Murphy

Very competitive match, this feud has now run it's course. Let's move on.

Raw Tag Team Championship Match! Viking Raiders vs. The O.C 

No Winner. Match ended in a double count-out. 

King Corbin defeated Roman Reigns (Tables, Ladders and Chairs) 

It looks like this feud is going to continue. Unfortunately. I don't care. 

Bray Wyatt defeated The Miz 

Daniel Bryan returned and attacked Bray after the match with a new look that was identical to when Miz was his mentor from the old NXT days. 

Bobby Lashley defeated Rusev

Much like the Corbin Reigns feud I don't care. No disrespect to the people involved in this feud. 

Women's Tag Team Championship Match! Kabuki Warriors (c) defeated Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair (Tables, Ladders, Chairs) It will be interesting to see who will challenge Asuka and Kairi next. I'm guessing it will be Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss. 

That's it for the review-ish. In all honesty, I thought it was an okay show at best. The Royal Rumble is next on the PPV calendar. Looking forward to watching that like I'm sure you are too. Have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you in 2020 for more predictions and reviews. Thanks for reading. 

WWE TLC 2019 | Predictions

The holidays are upon us and so is TLC this Sunday! At the time of writing this, six matches have been announced so let's get to the predictions. (In no particular order) 

Aleister Black vs. Buddy Murphy

Winner: Aleister Black.

Women's Tag Team Championship Match! Kabuki Warriors (c) vs. Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair (Tables, Ladders, Chairs) Since WWE are into the "first time ever" deal. I think this match will be the main event. I'm predicting that Shayna Baszler will cost Becky and Charlotte the tag titles. Winners: AND STILL Women's Tag Team Champions! The Kabuki Warriors. 

I'm also predicting that Shayna will lose the NXT Women's Championship on NXT on Wednesday after Becky or Charlotte (or both) interfere. 

Rusev vs. Bobby Lashley (Tables Match) Winner: Rusev. Just end this terrible feud please! 

SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match! New Day (c) vs. The Revival Winners: AND STILL! SmackDown Tag Team Champions! New Day.

Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin (Tables, Ladders, Chairs) Winner: Roman Reigns. I have nothing else to say about this match. 

Bray Wyatt (c) vs. The Miz in a non-title match Could Daniel Bryan return as "The Fiend" on Sunday at TLC? Let's wait and see. Winner: Bray Wyatt. 

TLC predictions are complete. Enjoy the show, well...try to. I'll be back for the review, Thanks for reading. 

Survivor Series 2019 | Thoughts

Hi and welcome to the blog. Survivor Series is now in the books. Here are the match results along with my thoughts. Here we go!

Kick off show Results

Cross branded over the top rope Battle Royal

Winners: Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler (SmackDown)

NXT Cruiserweight Championship Match - Kalisto vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Lio Rush (c)

Winner: AND STILL NXT Cruiserweight Champion: Lio Rush (NXT)

Men's Tag Team Champions

The Viking Raiders (Raw) vs. The New Day (SmackDown) vs. Undisputed Era (NXT)

Winners: The Viking Raiders (Raw)

Main Card Results

Women's Survivor Series Elimination Match Team Raw (Charlotte Flair, Natalya, The Kabuki Warriors & Sarah Logan) vs. Team SmackDown (Sasha Banks, Carmella, Dana Brooke, Lacey Evans & Nikki Cross) vs. Team NXT Rhea Ripley is being booked strongly lately, she won the War Games match at Takeover and here she picked up the win for her brand. Winners: Team NXT

AJ Styles (U.S. Champion) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (Intercontinental Champion) vs. Roderick Strong (North American Champion) In all honesty, this match wasn't as good as I expected it to be. Winner: Roderick Strong (NXT)

NXT Championship Match - Adam Cole (c) vs. Pete Dunne

It's nice to see the NXT title be defended on one of the top PPV's on the WWE calendar.

Winner: AND STILL NXT Champion: Adam Cole (Bay Bay)

Universal Championship  "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Daniel Bryan 

There was no way Bray was losing here, credit to Bryan for putting up a hell of a fight!

Winner: AND STILL Universal Champion: "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt

Men's Survivor Series Elimination Match Team Raw (Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre & Ricochet) vs. Team Smackdown (Roman Reigns, King Corbin, Ali, Shorty G, and Braun Strowman) vs. Team NXT

I think we have found WWE's next breakout star, Keith Lee. He was very good in this match, however,he was defeated by Roman Reigns. Winners: Team SmackDown

WWE Championship Match - Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Rey Mysterio (No holds barred, no DQ) There was no miracle here as the Beast won the match, despite interference from Rey's son. Dominic. Winner: AND STILL WWE Champion: Brock Lesnar

Main Event

Women's Champions: Becky Lynch (Raw) vs. Bayley (SmackDown) vs. Shayna Baszler (NXT) No offence to the ladies involved in this match, I thought this match was kinda boring, I have no idea why this was the main event as there were no surprises.

Winner: Shayna Baszler.

Final Score

NXT 4

SmackDown 2

RAW 1

Great to see NXT win this years Survivor Series. The brands inclusion made this years event so much better. They have to be involved in next years event and in others going forward. Until next time, thanks for reading.

WWE Survivor Series 2019 | Predictions

Hi and welcome to the 2019 Survivor Series predictions. 

Hope you enjoy the read. Match Predictions are in no particular order.

Men's Tag Team Champions 

The Viking Raiders (Raw) vs. The New Day (SmackDown) vs. Undisputed Era (NXT)

Winners: The New Day.

Women's Champions Becky Lynch (Raw) vs. Bayley (SmackDown) vs. Shayna Baszler (NXT)

Winner: Shayna Baszler.

AJ Styles (U.S. Champion) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (Intercontinental Champion) vs. Roderick Strong (North American Champion) Winner: AJ Styles.

Men's Survivor Series Elimination Match Team Raw (Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre & Ricochet) vs. Team Smackdown (Roman Reigns, King Corbin, Ali, Shorty G, and Braun Strowman) vs. Team NXT

Predicted Scenario and Winners: Kevin Owens or Seth Rollins will turn and help Team NXT win the match as a tribute of sorts to when Stone Cold Steve Austin cost Team WWF victory and joined the Alliance all those years ago at Invasion.

Women's Survivor Series Elimination Match Team Raw (Charlotte Flair, Natalya, The Kabuki Warriors & Sarah Logan) vs. Team SmackDown (Sasha Banks, Carmella, Dana Brooke, Lacey Evans & Nikki Cross) vs. Team NXT (Rhea Ripley & 4 TBA) This one is difficult to call. Here is my prediction: Team RAW.

Universal Championship  "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Daniel Bryan

Unlike the match above, this one is easy to predict! Winner: AND STILL! Universal Champion. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt.

WWE Championship -- Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Rey Mysterio (No holds barred, no DQ)

I'm going to say something ridiculous right now which is, with help from Dominic and Cain Velasquez (Disclaimer: I don't know what Cain's injury status is) We will see a "miracle win" I'll probably be wrong and the match will be over in 2 minutes or something (LOL) but it is what it is because I love the surprise element in wrestling and I want to see one in this match. Predicted Winner: AND NEW! WWE Champion! Rey Mysterio!

I'm aware that Adam Cole is defending the NXT title on this here pay-per-view. The opponent is to be decided at Wargames. Be sure to check out the results blog here to see what the result was etc. That's it for the predictions. I kept things straight to the point. See you here for the Survivor Series thoughts on Monday. Thanks for reading.

WWE Crown Jewel 2019 | Review

WWE Crown Jewel is now in the archives. Here are the match results along with my thoughts of the event. Enjoy.

Kick off Match

20-man battle royal for a United States championship title opportunity

Winner: Humberto Carrillo.

Main Card

WWE Championship Match: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Cain Velasquez

This had a UFC feel to it. This match didn't last long. Winner: AND STILL WWE Champion. Brock Lesnar. After the match, Rey hit Brock with chair shots. More on this at the end of the review.

Tag Team Turmoil for the WWE World Cup: Winners: The OC. Hopefully this win for The OC will set them up for a RAW tag title match vs Viking Raiders.

Mansoor vs. Cesaro.

This was always going to be a win for for the local guy Mansoor. The way the crowd reacted was nice to see as well. Winner: Mansoor. 

Braun Strowman vs. Tyson Fury

Tyson was impressive, he put on a very good performance for his first WWE match. Like I said, there was no way he was losing here: Winner: Tyson Fury by Countout.

United States Championship Match: AJ Styles (c) vs. Humberto Carrillo

Decent match, no new champion crowned. Very predictable. I'll say no more. Winner: AND STILL United States Champion. AJ Styles.

Natalya vs. Lacey Evans

History was made as these two competitors competed in the first ever women's wrestling match in Saudi Arabia. Great to see. Winner: Natalya.

Team Hogan: Roman Reigns, Ricochet, Rusev, Ali & Shorty G vs. Team Flair: Randy Orton, King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley & Drew McIntyre

I did not watch this match because I didn't care about it. Why should I? This isn't Survivor Series. That's in a few weeks time. Winners: Team Hogan.

Universal Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. "The Fiend' Bray Wyatt (Falls Count Anywhere) Match Cannot Be Stopped For Any Reason

Here at Crown Jewel, they did what they should've done at Hell in a Cell. And that is, to crown a new Universal Champion. Winner: AND NEW! Universal Champion! "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt.

Technically, the match is still going on because a pinfall isn't a reason to stop the match right? I'm just joking. or am I? Anyway...I hated that they had Seth hit stomp after stomp, similar to his matches with Brock and Bray. He's getting booed when talking and while he's having matches. Just turn this guy heel already. As long as he doesn't join another faction.

In my opinion, they've only put the title on "The Fiend" because it's October 31st.

!!!!Happy Halloween!!!! 
Merchandise sales for Bray/"The Fiend" will go through the roof after this title win. 100% guaranteed.

So now we have a SmackDown guy who is now a RAW title holder. I mentioned Rey earlier, he is on RAW. I see a scenario where they have Brock get traded from SmackDown to RAW bringing the WWE title to feud with Rey, with Bray having the Universal title on Friday nights, if that makes sense. They'll obviously have to change the colour of the Universal title from red to blue or something like that.

That's it for the review, this was a 6 out of 10 show. See you for the Survivor Series predictions. Thanks for reading.

WWE Crown Jewel 2019 | Preview

WWE Crown Jewel will be LIVE from Saudi Arabia on Thursday. Originally, I wasn't going to preview and review this show, however, things change. WWE are trying to hype this show up to be like WrestleMania right? I'm going to do the same. Just kidding. We all know this is a glorified house show. Let's get started with the match predictions. 

Mansoor vs. Cesaro This match is set up for the local guy, Mansoor to get the win, which, I'm sure the crowd will enjoy. Cesaro is one of the most underrated guys in the company, he will make Mansoor look like a million dollars. Predicted Winner: Mansoor.

Tag Team Turmoil for the WWE World Cup: New Day, The Viking Raiders, Heavy Machinery, Lucha House Party, Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins, The Revival, The O.C., Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode and The B-Team are all participants in this match. I have no idea who is going to win this match. It should be fun to watch though.

20-man battle royal for a United States championship title opportunity:

Predicted Winner: Humberto Carrillo or Cedric Alexander.

United States Championship Match: AJ Styles (c) vs. Humberto Carrillo OR Cedric Alexander. Whether it's Humberto, Cedric or anyone else challenging for the title, There will not be a new champion here. Predicted Winner: AND STILL United States Champion: AJ Styles.

Team Hogan: Roman Reigns, Ricochet, Rusev, Ali & Shorty G vs. Team Flair: Randy Orton, King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley & Drew McIntyre:

Predicted Winners: Team Flair. Mainly because, Team Hogan won a 6 man tag match (playa) on Friday Night SmackDown. 

Braun Strowman vs. Tyson Fury 

There is absolutely no way Tyson is losing this match. WWE do not bring in celebrities/athletes for a one off match just to lose. I'm interested to seeing how Tyson performs in the ring. If he impresses then I see another future match for him in WWE after he calls it a day in his boxing career. Predicted Winner: Tyson Fury.

WWE Championship Match: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Cain Velasquez

I like that they have continued the rivalry from when these guys fought in the UFC against each other all those years ago. Much like the US title match, I see no new champion crowned here. Winner: AND STILL WWE Champion: Brock Lesnar.

Universal Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. "The Fiend' Bray Wyatt (Falls Count Anywhere) Match Cannot Be Stopped For Any Reason. I don't see a new champion crowned here because Seth was drafted to Raw and Bray was drafted to SmackDown. Predicted Winner: AND STILL Universal Champion: Seth Rollins.

That is it for the predictions. I'll be back for the review. Thanks for reading.

WWE DRAFT NIGHT 2 of 2

Hi! and welcome back to the blog. Night 2 of the WWE Draft took place on Monday Night RAW. Here are the results. 

Stephanie McMahon once again revealed every pick in each round throughout the show. Here are the results below:

RAW Draft Picks

First Round 

Seth Rollins 

Charlotte Flair

Andrade and Zelina Vega 

Second Round 

Kabuki Warriors

Rusev

Aleister Black

Third Round

Cedric Alexander 

Humberto Carrillo

Erick Rowan

Fourth Round 

Buddy Murphy 

Jinder Mahal

R Truth

Fifth Round 

Samoa Joe

Akira Tozawa

Shelton Benjamin 

Sixth Round

Rey Mysterio

Titus O'Neil

Liv Morgan

SmackDown Draft Picks

First Round

Brock Lesnar

The New Day

Second Round 

Daniel Bryan

Bayley

Third Round 

Shinsuke Nakamura 

Ali

Fourth Round 

Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode

Carmella 

Fifth Round 

The Miz 

Baron Corbin

Sixth Round 

Shorty Gable

Elias 

The TV draft picks are complete. Free agents will be drafted to the respective brands and announced on social media etc. There have been rumors of a "Blockbuster" Trade. Time will tell who it will be. I recommend you keep it locked on social media to see what the trade is. (if you want to) I'll be back for the Survivor Series next month. Until then, thanks for reading.

WWE DRAFT NIGHT 1 of 2

The first night of draft picks took place on Friday Night SmackDown. 

Here are the rules: 

• Over 70 superstars have been placed in this years WWE Draft. 
• 30 superstars are eligible to be drafted tonight. 40 superstars on Monday Night
  For every 2 picks SmackDown has, Raw will get 3.
• Tag teams will count as 1 pick, unless Fox and USA network specifically wants to pick 1 superstar from the team. 
• Any undrafted superstars will immediately be declared free agents and able to sign with the brand of their choosing. 

Stephanie McMahon revealed every pick in each round throughout the show. Here are the results below:

RAW Draft picks

First Round

Becky Lynch

The OC

Drew McIntyre 

Second Round 

Randy Orton

Ricochet 

Bobby Lashley 

Third Round 

Alexa Bliss

Kevin Owens 

Natalya 

Fourth Round

Viking Riders

Nikki Cross

Street Profits 

SMACKDOWN Draft picks

First Round

Roman Reigns

Bray Wyatt

Second Round

Sasha Banks 

Braun Strowman 

Third Round

Lacey Evans

The Revival

Fourth Round

Lucha House party 

Heavy Machinery 

The first night of the draft is now in the archives. Looking forward to night 2 of the draft on Monday Night Raw.

Other News 

Prior to the draft, it was announced on social media that Tyson Fury will face Braun Strowman at WWE Crown Jewel, on October 31 in Saudi Arabia. I'm very interested to see how this story is played out on tv, leading up to the match. Tyson is a great talker, will his wrestling skills match up to that level? We will see. Nevertheless I have a prediction that Tyson will be winning this match. Like Paul Heyman says. That's not a prediction. That's a spoiler! Speaking of Heyman, it was also announced that Brock will defend the WWE title at Crown Jewel vs. Cain Velasquez. 

Thanks for reading. 

Hell in a Cell 2019 | Thoughts

Welcome back to the blog, Hell in a Cell is now in the archives. Here are my thoughts about the matches I predicted previously. 

Hell in a Cell - Raw Women's Championship Match.

Becky Lynch (c) vs. Sasha Banks. 

This was a fantastic show opener, both competitors bought the fight to each other using weapons and attempting their submission holds, but in the end, it was "The Man" that prevailed. Winner: AND STILL Raw Women's Champion. Becky Lynch.

Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns vs. Erick Rowan and Luke Harper. 

This was an unexpected fun match, what made it even better was the Tornado Tag rule. Winners: Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns. I thought for sure that Bryan was going to turn heel and align with Rowan and Harper here. It might happen on Friday on SmackDown if Bryan doesn't get drafted to Raw. We will found out.

SmackDown Women's Championship Match. Bayley (c) vs. Charlotte Flair. 

I didn't expect a title change here as I thought Bayley was going to win. Towards the end of the match, Bayley attempted to cheat by putting her feet on the ropes during the pinfall attempt but the referee saw it just in time. Charlotte made Bayley tap out via the figure 8. Winner: AND NEW SmackDown Women's Champion! Charlotte Flair. 

Hell in a Cell - WWE Universal Championship Match. 

Seth Rollins (c) vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt. 

I loved the dark red lighting during the match, it had Attitude Era Kane vibes about it when he debuted at Badd Blood all those years ago. Seth was trying his best to take down Wyatt with weapons but it didn't phase "The Fiend" now this is where things got annoying because of the amount of times the champion hit his opponent with stomps. Wyatt was down, he was covered with weapons, just as Seth was about to hit Wyatt with the sledgehammer, the referee attempted to put a stop to this, which he failed to do so as Rollins hit his opponent with the hammer resulting in a DQ/No Contest. The crowd sh*t on this. They wanted "The Fiend" to win. I did a preliminary prediction for this match which was a DQ finish. I then thought, why would they book a finish like that? They're in a cell! The cell itself can be used a weapon also. What a load of trash. Poor booking. 

There were AEW, Bullsh*t and restart the match chants. The boos were loud. This was reminiscent of the times where Ryback and Braun Strowman were over with the crowd. Until the momentum ended, coincidentally, in Hell in a Cell. Can you believe we've had two years in a row of Hell in a Cell main events where it ended in a DQ/No Contest? That's ridiculous right there. I'm going to go on record right now and say that the Hell in a Cell pay per view needs to be scrapped from the schedule permanently. Like I said, the crowd booed the finish loudly, it'll be interesting to see and hear the reaction from the crowd on Raw. 

Three shows, Raw, SmackDown and Hell in a Cell all started off great and ended terrible. What a bad week of programming in WWE. Thanks for reading. 

Hell in a Cell | Predictions

It's now time for the Hell in a Cell predictions. Here we go! 

SmackDown Women's Championship Match. Bayley (c) vs. Charlotte Flair. 

Prediction: Winner: AND STILL SmackDown Women's Champion. Bayley.

Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns vs. Erick Rowan and Luke Harper. 

Prediction: Daniel Bryan to turn on Roman to lose the match and reveal he was the mastermind behind Roman getting attacked, and align with Rowan and Harper. Winners: Erick Rowan and Luke Harper. 

Raw Women's Championship Match. Becky Lynch (c) vs. Sasha Banks. 

Prediction: It's time for Sasha to win here. Becky would make a great challenger. Winner: AND NEW Raw Women's Champion. Sasha Banks. 

WWE Universal Championship Match. Seth Rollins (c) vs. Bray Wyatt. Prediction: This was a tough one to call, If Seth won, it would have to be due to an interruption by Braun attacking Bray as payback for a couple of weeks ago. Here is my final prediction. Winner: AND NEW Universal Champion. Bray Wyatt.

There you have it, my predictions are complete. Disclamier: At the time of writing this, these were the only matches announced for the show. I'm sure more will announced prior to the show. After the show is done, the matches predicted above will be the only ones I talk about. Thanks for reading. See you for the review.

Friday Night SmackDown | Thoughts

Hi and welcome to the Friday Night SmackDown review. A lot to talk about so let's not waste anymore time. Here we go!

A new stage was unveiled for the show and it reminded me of the 2000-2001 Attitude Era. 

We started off with a in ring segment with King Baron Corbin, "The Man" Becky Lynch and The Rock. Resulting in the Rock and Becky beating up Corbin to end the segment, leading to the first match of the night. 

Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley and Sasha Banks

Winners: Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair.

There was a backstage interview with ya boys: THE NEW DAY! to hype up the WWE title match later in the show. 

Seth Rollins was seen heading to the ring to face Shinsuke Nakamura, this was not advertised prior to the show, Seth was in the ring when we got another episode of the Firefly Funhouse. More mind games from Bray leading up to Hell in a Cell. 

Rollins vs. Nakamura never ended with a winner as The Fiend attacked Rollins yet again, this time on the entrance way and throwing him off the stage. 

Disclaimer: There were a lot of montages throughout the show. Apologies if it seems like I've skipped through some important segments etc. 

Ladder Match: Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon the stipulation of the match was the loser of this match will be “terminated from WWE” meaning they will be fired.

Winner: Kevin Owens. 

Shane is fired. (Until he comes back before Survivor Series or something) this storyline is finally over, Note that The Miz never got his win back from Shane. Perhaps they'll incorporate that reason for if or when Miz and KO have a match or three later down the line. 

It was Paul Heyman's turn to hype up the main event. This was something we've seen and heard before so let's move on. 

Randy Orton, AJ Styles, Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler were defeated by Braun Strowman, The Miz, Otis and Tucker. 

During this match we saw a interaction between Strowman and boxer Tyson Fury. There's one match potentially booked for Wrestlemania next year. 

American DJ Marshmello won the 24/7 championship on the show, Carmella later won it back. 

It was Lumberjack match time. Erick Rowan vs. Roman Reigns

Winner: Roman Reigns. 

Here we go! Main Event time! 

WWE Championship: Kofi Kingston vs. Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman) 

Winner: AND NEW WWE Champion! Brock Lesnar. 

Kofi didn't get any offence and Brock picked him up for an F5 for the win. I can't believe WWE booked Kofi like that. The fans reaction to this has been incredible and rightfully so. Five seconds that match lasted. Disgraceful. Kofi had an amazing run as champion. It's a damn shame it ended like that. I thought Kofi was going to somehow win this match with help from Rey and New Day in some fashion. It wasn't to be. As Randy Orton would say. This was stupid, stupid, stupid. 

After the match, Brock was interrupted by Rey and former UFC heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez. Cain took down and punched Brock until the new champion retreated to end the show. I'm lost for words. I'm going to end the review here. Thanks for reading. 

The Season Premiere of Monday Night Raw | Thoughts

It was the season premiere of MONDAY NIGHT RAW. New theme, new set and PYRO was back! There was also a new commentary team alongside Jerry Lawlor.

It started off with Rey walking out to hype his match with Rollins for the bubblegum title later before he was interrupted by Brock and Paul Heyman. Who then proceeded to beat up Rey and went after his son, Dominic. The Beast took him out also to send a message to Kofi before their match on Friday Night SmackDown. 

The first of the match was Sasha v Alexa. The Boss picked up the win by randomly distracting Alexa. After this, Becky got on the mic to hype up her and Sasha's match at Hell in a Cell. The second match was a tag team match (playa) Heavy Machinery vs. Dolph Ziggler and Bobby Roode. Winners: Dolph and Roode. 

We had a Miz TV segment. Special Guests: Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan. I was hoping the Fiend would take out Hogan and Flair. That would've been AWESOME! (no pun intended) there was a confrontation of sorts between the two Hall of Famers. I got scared when the crowd chanted one more match. Ain't nobody got time for that! For a second there I thought Miz was about to announce that. He instead announced that there will be a Team Hogan vs Team Flair 5 vs 5 match at the Saudi Arabia show on October 31. As it stands, it looks like its Orton and Corbin in Team Flair and Rollins and Rusev in Team Hogan. 

Backstage. Rusev challenged Rollins for the title since Rey was unable to compete. 

It was tag team match time again playas. resulting in Viking Raiders defeating The OC. Moving swiftly on here. Ricochet defeated Cesaro in a quick fast paced match via the West Coast Pop. Following this was the Firefly Funhouse. It appears that Ramblin Rabbit is no more, they'll probably bring him back next week like Kenny from South Park. This episode of the Funhouse was nothing special, it was obvious Bray was teasing an appearance for later.

Back to the in-ring action. AJ defeated Cedric Alexander. It looks like Cedric's push is now over after taking another L.Before the main event. Lacey defeated Natalya. Hopefully this was the last match between these two and they get drafted to separate brands. 

A White limo entered the parking lot before Raw went to commercial.

Main Event. Seth Rollins put his title on the line vs. Rusev. Rusev was in control of this match before Bobby Lashley's music hit and Rusev just stood there. What is it about people in the ring just freezing whenever someone's music hits. It's been going on for many years and it's still stupid. Anyway. It looked like Lashley was sending for someone and that someone turned out to be Rusev's wife Lana. Lana and Lashley kissed and Rusev just stood there as a dumb babyface. If WWE went for shock value? They FAILED! This was so ridiculous. It also seems to me that they are trying to revive the failed Lana/Dolph storyline. The Fiend then took out Rollins to end the show.

If this was the season premiere of Raw. I can't wait for the season finale. What started off great then dramatically fizzled out. What a dumb ending to the main event. I need to stop watching Raw LIVE on a weekly basis. I'm looking forward to SmackDown on Friday Night (Saturday morning here in the UK) I hope we get a Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin in ring segment. OH HELL YEAH! Considering what happened earlier, the WWE title match between Brock and Kofi throws up some interesting scenarios. Will Rey cost Brock the title to get revenge for his son Dominic? Could Rey get drafted to SmackDown and challenge Brock for the title (if Brock wins) we will all find out in a few days time.

I haven't written in a while so it's good to be back. Thanks for reading. 

WWE SummerSlam 2019 | Thoughts

SummerSlam was LIVE from the ScotiaBank Arena. It's time to go through the matches with my thoughts, so here we go!

Kick off Show 

Cruiserweight Championship Match: Drew Gulak (c) vs. Oney Lorcan

Winner: AND STILL WWE Cruiserweight Champion: Drew Gulak.

Apollo vs. Buddy Murphy 
Winner: Buddy Murphy by DQ. Rowan attacked Murphy during the match after Murphy blamed Rowan for being the one that was attempting to take out Roman Reigns in recent weeks. 

Elias was interrupted by Toronto's own....Edge! What a fantastic ovation for Edge in front of his hometown crowd. The Rated-R superstar speared Elias to end this particular segment. 

WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Match: 

Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross (c) vs. The IIconics

Alexa and Nikki just recently became the women's tag champions, so there was no way they were losing here, and that proved to be the case.

Winners: AND STILL WWE Women's Tag Team Champions: Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross.

Main Card matches 

Raw Women's Championship Match 

Becky Lynch (c) vs. Natalya (Submission Match)

This was a decent show opening match, it was nice to see the two using their opponents submission moves on each other. Becky made Natalya tap out for the win. Winner: AND STILL RAW Women's Champion. Becky Lynch.

As far as to who Becky's next challenger should be, It should be Asuka, but shes in a tag team with Kairi Sane these days. For how long? I don't know. I reckon WWE themselves don't even know. I mentioned Asuka in regards to who should face Becky because don't forget when she was SmackDown Women's Champion, she beat Becky clean via the Asuka lock at the Royal Rumble. That right there is a ready made storyline for whenever they want to visit it and I would put the title on Asuka when all is said and done. 

Goldberg vs. Dolph Ziggler

Despite Dolph trying to surprise Goldberg with two superkicks to try and get the early win. This match didn't last long as predicted. Spear, Jackhammer. 1..2...3! Winner: Goldberg. 

After the match, Dolph insulted Goldberg and he was speared again by the legend. You'd think Dolph would learn his lesson right? He called out Goldberg again! And was hit with another Spear. I liked this especially because it's always great to hear Goldberg's theme music, the chants etc. 

United States Championship Match: AJ Styles (c) vs. Ricochet 
Anderson and Gallows accompanied AJ to the ring. I thought the two would play a vital part in helping AJ, which proved to be the case. After distraction from the Raw Tag team champions. He caught Ricochet in mid-air to hit the Styles clash for the win. Winner: AND STILL United States Champion. AJ Styles. 

SmackDown Women's Championship Match: Bayley (c) vs. Ember Moon 
No new champion crowned here as Bayley hit Ember with the Bayley to Belly from the top rope for the win. Winner: AND STILL SmackDown Women's Champion: Bayley.

Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon: If Owens loses, he will quit WWE 
Before the match, Shane appointed Elias, as the special enforcer. Owens hit Shane with the Swanton and the Frog splash. When the referee was down, K.O took out Elias with the chair. He picked up the win after kicking Shane with a low blow, while the referee's back was turned and hit Shane with the Stunner for the win. Winner Kevin Owens. 

Can we please remove Shane from WWE TV now? Thanks. 

Charlotte Flair vs. Trish Stratus

Charlotte played the heel role so well. Trish was really good after a long absence from the ring, and her using the figure 8 on Flair was an excellent visual. Flair later applied the figure 8 to make Trish tap out. "The Queen" prevails in Toronto. Woooooooo! Winner: Charlotte Flair. 

This was a great match, I echo the WWE fans thoughts in the arena in Toronto by saying: Thank you Trish. 

WWE Championship Match: Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Randy Orton 

In the closing stages of this match, Orton stared down at Kofi's family outside of the ring and this match ended in a double count-out. The crowd chanted bullish*t! which it was. Kofi repeatedly hit Orton with the Kendo Stick. This felt like something you'd get from a SmackDown episode. Kofi remains champion after all of this. I guess you could say the booking of this match was stupid, stupid, stupid. That was a bad joke, I'm sorry.

"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Finn Balor 
Yowie! Wowie! Bray Wyatt's entrance as "The Fiend" was great! I'm not even exaggerating to you. Wyatt tried to take Balor's head off during the match. Balor tried to mount an offence but he never stood a chance as the "The Fiend" picked up the win via the Mandible Claw. Winner: "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt.

After the match, we saw a close up of "The Fiend" with the lights flashing. 

Amazing scenes at SummerSlam. I'm gong to watch the entrance and match again. I suggest you do the same. If you want to.

Main Event

Universal Championship Match: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins

Both guys traded finishing moves in this match, Seth tried to overcome rib injuries to put The Beast down for the three count, Lesnar gained control of the match. Towards the end, Rollins moved out of the way as Brock hit the ring post, on the outside, Brock caught Seth mid air after a couple of suicide dives from Rollins previously, and hit the challenger into the ring post. Rollins recovered to hit a frog splash to Lesnar onto the ring announce table. Back in the ring, Rollins got a near fall with the Stomp after Brock kicked out. Rollins managed to get out of the F5 and followed that up with a superkick, followed by the Stomp for the win. Winner: AND NEW UNIVERSAL CHAMPION! Seth Rollins!

It'll be interesting to see who the next challenger to Seth's title will be. Looking forward to RAW tomorrow night. "The Fiend" was 100% the star of the show. Could 'it' be Seth's next challenger? Let's see. SummerSlam has always been my favourite event on the WWE calendar. This year event was kind of disappointing until the Charlotte vs. Trish match and then it was really good from there. SummerSlam 2019 is now in the archives. I hope you enjoyed the read. Thank you.