WWE TLC 2020 | Review-ish

This years TLC event took place at the Tropicana Fields in St Petersburg, Florida in a location known as The ThunderDome and virtual fans were once again in attendance. Below are the results and the review-ish will follow after.

Kick off Show Match Result
Big E, Daniel Bryan, Chad Gable & Otis defeated Baron Corbin, Sami Zayn, Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura.

Main Card Results
Drew McIntyre defeated AJ Styles & Miz in a TLC Match to remain WWE Champion.

Sasha Banks defeated Carmella to remain SmackDown Women's Champion.

The Hurt Business (Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin) defeated The New Day (Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston) to become the NEW RAW Tag Team Champions.

Asuka & Charlotte Flair defeated Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler to become the NEW Women's Tag Team Champions. 

Roman Reigns defeated Kevin Owens in a TLC Match to remain Universal Champion.

Randy Orton defeated "The Fiend" in a FireFly Inferno Match.

Review-ish time!

If you are a regular reader of the blogs then you will know I tend to miss the kick off shows and this one was no exception, it's a shame that the creative team have no idea of how to book the people involved in that eight man tag match correctly.  

John Morrison cashed in for The Miz during the TLC match between Drew and AJ to make it a triple threat, he was unsuccessful and he always going to be because of who the current main champions are. in regards to who is next to face Drew? all signs point to Sheamus at the Royal Rumble, subject to change of course. 

Sasha remained champion after defeating Carmella, the challenger put up a good fight but was unable to prevail victorious, I hope this feud is now over so they can move on to other opponents, in terms of who is next for Sasha? I would say Bayley at the Rumble to finally end that story, whereas Carmella could probably have a couple of matches with the EST of WWE Bianca Belair.

Cedric and Shelton won the tag team titles in what was a damn good match, it became obvious that titles were going to change hands because of the Hurt Business having issues with Riddle lately, who has recently begun teaming up with Jeff Hardy. In regards to Xavier and Kofi? There were plans for Xavier to become Kofi's manager in singles competition which could begin on RAW tonight.

Charlotte, as predicted by many, returned to WWE TV to team up with Asuka and got some revenge on Nia Jax from earlier this year by winning the Women's Tag Team Championships. They'll probably book Charlotte vs, Nia on the next episode of RAW for a one and done match.  

Reigns vs. Owens was 100% the match of the night, brilliant from start to finish, there were times during the match where I thought Owens was going to win but Jey Uso made sure it wasn't going to happen. I think there will be one match between these two, probably on the Christmas episode of SmackDown.

The main event was the FireFly Inferno Match between Randy Orton and "The Fiend" the match looked like it was taped prior to the show so technically it was a cinematch. Orton won by setting his opponent on fire, it looked like it was a stunt double of Wyatt, who then went in to the ring and was RKO'd by Randy, who then set a dummy looking version of "The Fiend" on fire, which was a cool visual to end the show.

So there you have it, the review-ish is now in the archives, TLC was a pretty decent event to watch despite the poor build up, if I were to rate this event, it would be a 6/10. The event calendar for 2020 is now complete, The Royal Rumble will take place in the new year on January 31st, the predictions will be available a day or so before. Until then, be well, stay safe, have a great Christmas and New Year and I'll see you in 2021!

WWE TLC 2020 | Predictions

Tables, Ladders and Chairs will take place LIVE this Sunday from The ThunderDome at Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, Florida. Below is the current match card, I have written the predictions blog hours before the SmackDown go home show, so there may be more matches added to the line up.

Match Card
RAW Tag Team Championship Match
The New Day (Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston) (c) vs. 
The Hurt Business (Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin) 
The rivalry between the two teams has run its course, the matches prior to this one have been very entertaining to watch, however, it's time for these guys to move on to new opposition, I see the tag team championships change hands here. Predicted Winners: and NEW Tag Team Champions. The Hurt Business. 

SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Sasha Banks (c) vs. Carmella 
Ever since Carmella returned to SmackDown with a new gimmick, she has targeted Sasha Banks, there was a throwaway match on the last episode which ended in a DQ finish, as I'm writing this, I'm thinking the challenger is just a place holder ahead of "The Boss" next storyline/opponent. Predicted Winner: and still SmackDown Women's Champion. Sasha Banks.
 
TLC Match for the Universal Championship 
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Kevin Owens
Roman is the best heel in all of wrestling right now, he has taken his character to the next level, I would say it is even better than when he was part of The Shield. Kevin has been excellent as a face, however, he is a natural heel, let's talk about this here match, the story began in the lead up to Survivor Series when Jey and KO were feuding, which has transferred to this one, on Sunday, I expect to see Jimmy Uso return and join Jey to complete the tribe whilst costing Kevin the match. Predicted Winner: and still Universal Champion. Roman Reigns.

WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Match
Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Asuka & ?
Nia and Shayna have made a pretty decent team, which is why they're tag team champions, they achieved the goal of taking Lana out of Sunday's match. in regards to who may team up with Asuka? I predict it will be Charlotte, who hasn't been seen on WWE TV since she was attacked by Jax a few months ago. Predicted Winners: and NEW Women's Tag Team Champions. Asuka & Charlotte.

Firefly Inferno Match
"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton
Wyatt & Orton have been feuding on and off for a while, this is the latest chapter. WWE announced the stipulation on social media, if this was a normal match then the interest wouldn't be there at all, however, with the Firefly Inferno stipulation, this changes the whole complexion of the match, this is probably going to be a cine-match. Alexa has been noticeably absent in recent weeks, she may make an appearance to distract Orton and help Wyatt win. Predicted Winner: "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt.

TLC Match for the WWE Championship
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. AJ Styles
This is a SummerSlam/WrestleMania calibre match up, it's a shame it's taking place before a virtual crowd, instead of people actually in attendance, expect to see plenty of shenanigans from AJ trying to get the advantage by involving his bodyguard, Omos. I would love to see AJ stand on the shoulders of Omos and attempt to grab the championship instead of using the ladder. Mr, Money in the Bank The Miz will no doubt be watching this match backstage with interest and seek any opening to cash in, I predict his efforts with be dashed by Keith Lee who will seek to get some revenge from Monday Night on RAW. Drew faces a lot of obstacles here but he will overcome them. Predicted Winner: and still WWE Champion. Drew McIntyre. 

That is it for the predictions, the build up for the event has been poor but it may very well be an entertaining watch. Thanks for reading. 

WWE Survivor Series 2020 | Review-ish

Survivor Series took place at the Amway Center, also known as The Thunderdome, this is the last WWE event to take place at the Center before the company relocates to the Tropicana Field in Orlando, Florida before the start of the new NBA season. It is now time to look back at the 34th Survivor Series. Here we go!

Kick off Show
The Miz won the Dual Brand Battle Royal, lastly eliminating Dominik Mysterio.

Main Card
Men's Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team RAW (AJ Styles, Keith Lee, Sheamus, Braun Strowman & Riddle) vs. Team SmackDown (Kevin Owens, Jey Uso, Baron Corbin, Seth Rollins & Otis)

Order of Elimination:
Seth Rollins by Sheamus
Kevin Owens by AJ Styles
Baron Corbin by Riddle
Otis by Braun Strowman
Jey Uso by Keith Lee

Winners: Team RAW. It will not mean anything in the long run but it was a clean sweep for the red team in this match. they were too good for the opposition. This will all be forgtten about quick!y so everyone involved here can move on to other storylines..

RAW Tag Team Champions. The New Day's Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions. The Street Profits
Tag Team wrestling at it's finest, both teams bought their A-Game to this match, they have great chemistry, in the predictions blog I wrote the SP needed to win this more than their opponents, which proved to be the case here. Winners: Street Profits.

United States Champion. Bobby Lashley vs. Intercontinental Champion. Sami Zayn
Lashley was accompanied to the ring by "The Hurt Business" where as Sami was on his own, the Intercontinental Champion tried shortcuts to win but that tactic proved to be unsuccessful. Winner: Bobby Lashley.

RAW Women's Champion. Asuka vs. SmackDown Women's Champion. Sasha Banks
If you have read any of the blogs in the past, you will know I'm a fan of both of these competitors so it's fun when they face other, the matches are always different. they have exchanged wins in the past but on this occasion, "The Boss" was victorious. Winner: Sasha Banks. In terms of who is next to challenge the champions? we know it's Carmella for Sasha whereas for Asuka, I would say Charlotte Flair when she is ready to return to TV or Rhea Ripley if she is called up to the main roster. Let's see what happens.

Women's Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team RAW (Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler, Lana, Lacey Evans & Peyton Royce) vs. Team SmackDown (Bianca Belair, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Bayley & Natalya)

Order of Elimination:
Bayley by Peyton Royce
Peyton Royce by Natalya
Natalya by Lacey Evans
Ruby Riott by Shayna Baszler
Lacey Evans by Liv Morgan
Liv Morgan by Nia Jax
Shayna Baszler by Disqualification
Nia Jax & Bianca Belair by Double Countout

Sole Survivor: Lana - Winners: Team RAW.

Lana being the sole survivor was predicted by many people including myse!f, how she was booked to win here by the writers is a strange move to make in all honesty. Much like the men's match, this will be forgotten about quickly as early as RAW tonight.

WWE Champion. Drew McIntyre vs. Universal Champion. Roman Reigns
This match was far better than I expected it to be, the first ten minutes were slow but business picked up from then on. Reigns put Drew through the announcement table, that explains why Lana wasn't put through the table in the match prior to this. Reigns then speared Drew through the barricade, the Scot attempted to fight back but his efforts were thwarted as "The Tribal Chief" put Drew to sleep via the guillotine. Winner: Roman Reigns.

The Undertaker's Final Farewell
Shane McMahon, Big Show, JBL, Jeff Hardy, Mick Foley, The GodFather, The Godwins, Savio Vega, Rikishi, Kevin Nash, Booker T, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Triple H & Kane were all in attendance. A tribute video for The Phenom was played, after the tribute, Mr. McMahon was in the ring on his own to talk about and introduce The Undertaker to the ring. 'Taker cut a promo and at the end he said "The time has come to let The Undertaker Rest in Peace" while he bowed down, we saw a cool hologram of the late great Paul Bearer. 'Taker's music hit after a ten bell salute, he walked out of the ring and up to the entrance way, stopped to raise his right hand as sounds of thunder and lightning were heard, he then walked away as Survivor Series went off the air.

I wasn't expecting much going into this event, I'll give it a 5/10 because it was a mixed bag in terms of match quality, the question is, has The Undertaker really retired? I would say no, because it's wrestling and very few stick by their retirement announcements. Stone Cold Steve Austin is an example of someone who has. In my opinion,, 'Taker isn't going to call it a day in a empty arena with virtual fans watching from their homes, I expect him to be on the card for the next show in Saudi Arabia. TLC is next on the WWE event calendar. Until then, thanks for reading.

WWE Survivor Series 2020 | Predictions

This Sunday not only marks the 34th edition of Survivor Series, it marks the 30th anniversary of The Undertaker's legendary career, I will talk about that towards the end of the predictions. Survivor Series continues the trend of most pay-per-views by having a tagline, which is: The Best of The Best.

Disclaimer: The views expressed about the upcoming Survivor Series event are my own. I mean no disrespect & no offence towards the WWE Superstars and the company itself. 

Men's Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team RAW (AJ Styles, Keith Lee, Sheamus, Braun Strowman & Riddle) vs. Team SmackDown (Kevin Owens, Jey Uso, Baron Corbin, Seth Rollins & Otis)
There has been tension in the ranks of Team RAW with the members fighting over who the captain is, over on SmackDown, we have seen absolutely nothing for this match because everyone has been occupied with different storylines, unless your name is Baron Corbin, then you haven't really done anything. Predicted Winners: Team RAW.

Women's Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team RAW (Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler, Lana, Lacey Evans & Peyton Royce)
vs. Team SmackDown (Bianca Belair, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Bayley & Natalya)
Bayley & Natalya were added to the blue brands team on the SmackDown go home show, during the show we saw a future storyline brewing between Bayley & Bianca Belair, whereas on RAW, Nia has put Lana through the announce table nine weeks in a row. how do I see this one playing out? like this, Bayley hitting Bianca with one of her finish moves leading to Lana picking up the shock win, who will then be put through the table for the tenth time. Predicted Winners: Team RAW.

United States Champion. Bobby Lashley vs. Intercontinental Champion. Sami Zayn
Sami Zayn has been hyping this match on social media to try and add some importance to it, unfortunately he will be losing on Sunday. Predicted Winner: Bobby Lashley.

RAW Tag Team Champions. The New Day's Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods vs.  SmackDown Tag Team Champions. The Street Profits
There aren't many tag teams left on the rosters because WWE continue to split them up, it would've made perfect sense to make this one a title unification match, in terms of who will win this match? I pick the Street Profits because they need the win more than Kofi & Xavier. Predicted  Winners: Street Profits.

RAW Women's Champion. Asuka vs. SmackDown Women's Champion. Sasha Banks
The matches in the past between these two competitors have been excellent, I expect this one to follow suit, a candidate for match of the night for sure. Sasha has been targeted by Carmella on SmackDown in recent weeks, that story will gain momentum after Sunday. On that note, here is my pick. Predicted Winner: Asuka

WWE Champion. Drew McIntyre vs. Universal Champion. Roman Reigns
Drew won the title for the second time from Randy Orton surprisingly, because it's very rare that new champions are crowned on RAW. In terms of the outcome of this match, no one should lose at all. it should be saved for a different time and event but it is what it is. I expect "The Viper" to get involved resulting in Roman picking up the win. Predicted Winner: Roman Reigns. After the match, there will probably be a Money in the Bank cash in attempt by The Miz, as it will be ten years since he cashed in to win his first WWE Championship. Whether he will be successful here remains to be seen.

It doesn't really matter which team wins overall on Sunday because most people have only been on the shows they are representing for a month or so since the draft. 

WWE has billed Survivor Series as the Undertaker's Final Farewell. They will bring in legends to join in the celebrations. I have no doubt that someone will interrupt the segment and attack him, the names I'm thinking of are "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt, Aleister Black or Karrion Kross, leading to a match at WrestleMania. In terms of factions getting involved? I would say RETRIBUTION. This would be a perfect way for them to put others on the RAW roster on notice.

Predictions are now complete, Survivor Series feels like a nothing show, hopefully it will be good one to watch. Hope you enjoyed the read. What are your predictions? let me know your thoughts. I'll be back with the review-ish on Monday. Until then, thanks for reading. 

WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 | Review-ish

Hi and welcome back to the blog. The twelfth Hell in Cell pay-per-view in event history took place at the Amway Centre in Orlando, Florida. also known as the ThunderDome. Let's begin the review-ish.

Kick Off Show Match
R-Truth defeated Drew Gulak to remain 24/7 Champion

Main Card
"I Quit" Hell in a Cell Match for the Universal Championship
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso
I was surprised to see that this match went on first, It had the same vibe as their previous match, what I mean by this is, Roman was talking "trash" to his cousin and dominated the bout early on, Jey to his credit did not quit and fought back, towards the end of the match, Roman was relentless in his attack on Uso until officials ran out in an attempt to stop the champion which backfired, just when Roman was about to hit Jey with the steel steps, Jimmy ran out to save his brother, Jimmy pleaded Roman to stop, who then started to become emotional, Roman lowered the boom and applied the guillotine on Jimmy which forced Jey to say "I Quit"
Winner: and still Universal Champion. Roman Reigns.

After the match, as Reigns was walking up the ramp, we saw Afa and Sika, who congratulated "The Tribal Cheif" as the Uso's looked on..

Jeff Hardy vs. Elias
Jeff got some payback on Elias by hitting him with the guitar, this feud will most likely continue.
Winner: by disqualification. Elias.

Money in the Bank Match
Otis w/Tucker vs. The Miz w/John Morrison
During the contest, John Morrison tried to hit Otis with the briefcase, however, the referee caught him and sent him to the back. While the referee was distracted by the ring apron, Tucker hit Otis with the case, resulting in Miz picking the win. Winner: The Miz.

Backstage, both Miz and Tucker cut fantastic promos, Otis went after Tucker, Survivor Series is coming up on the events calendar. It's RAW vs. SmackDown so there's a possibility that the members of the tag team formerly known as Heavy Machinery could face each other then. We'll wait and see of course. Also, it's interesting to note that it's coming up to ten years since Miz cashed in the Money in the Bank to win his first WWE Championship on RAW. Randy Orton was champion at the time, could lightning strike twice?

SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Bayley (c) vs. Sasha Banks
Bayley carried a steel chair on route to the ring, however, her opponent kicked the chair away, just as the cell was lowered to the floor. in this match we saw, chairs, kendo sticks, ladders and tables. Sasha hit multiple Meteora's (I believe that is the correct spelling for the move) on Bayley including a great one when the champion was on the table. Bayley made a mistake towards the end of the match, as I predicted, and Sasha capitalised, she won the match after Bayley tapped out. the 380 day reign is over and it's "Boss Time" now. Winner: and NEW SmackDown Women's Champion. Sasha Banks. 

United States Championship Match
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Slapjack
Thi match was made after Mustafa Ali challenged The Hurt Business on the Kick Off Show. The challenge was later accepted as you can see. Lashley made light work of Slapjack. Winner: and still United States Champion. Bobby Lashley.

WWE Championship Match
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton
Randy, who was disguised as a cameraman, attempted to attack Drew, but that was shortlived as the Scot turned things around quickly. Orton cut off the chain from the door, which led to the guys climbing the cell, Orton hit McIntyre with a lead pipe, they continued the fight whilst climbing down back down, you could tell that someone was about to fall through the announce table and it was Drew who suffered the fate, back in the cell, Drew avoided the RKO but missed Orton with a Claymore Kick, "The Viper" finally managed to hit the RKO for the win and Championship. Winner: and NEW WWE Champion. Randy Orton.

Hell in a Cell is now in the books, I usually don't rate events, however, I'll give this one a 6.5 out 10. If it were up to me? I would've booked the "I Quit" match to go on last or the SmackDown Women's Championship match instead, it is what it is. I'm interested to know what you thought about the event as a whole. Survivor Series is up coming up as I mentioned before. I will be back for the predictions, until then, thanks for reading.

WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 | Predictions

It's October which means only one thing, it's time for Hell in a Cell. Let's not waste any time and get started with the match predictions (in no particular order) Here we go!

Match Card
Money in the Bank Match
Otis vs. The Miz
The "A-lister" has been plotting how to get the Money in the Bank Contract away from Otis for a long time now, Miz has somehow had the power to have Mandy Rose traded over to RAW along with splitting up Heavy Machinery, resulting in Tucker being drafted to Monday Nights also, fast forward to the last episode of SmackDown, these two participants faced each other in court, the judge was JBL (John Bradshaw Layfield for those who don't know) who, after being paid off by Miz, ruled that this match was to take place at Hell in a Cell for the contract, there have been rumors in the past of the creative team trying to figure out ways to remove the briefcase from the current holder, this is obviously the "solution" they have. I have an interesting scenario, which is Tucker possibly costing Otis the match and the contract, will that happen? we shall see. I have made my choice. Predicted Winner: Otis.

Jeff Hardy vs. Elias
Elias returned to WWE TV on RAW and attacked Jeff Hardy a couple of weeks ago after spending time on the sidelines, Elias blamed Hardy for the incident which occurred on SmackDown a few months ago, will this match be on the kick-off show? time will tell, in regards to the winner? here is my pick. Predicted Winner: Jeff Hardy.

WWE Championship Match
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton
With all due respect to these guys in the match, It's been a nice rivalry for the Championship, however, I am ready for Drew & Randy to move on to different opponents. I believe I have mentioned this on the blog before when I say there have been rumours of Orton defending the title against Edge at WrestleMania next year. If the "Viper" wins here then the 'Mania match is probably going to happen. I say probably because of the old saying "card subject to change"  will we see chaos towards the end of this match thanks to interference from "RETRIBUTION"? who, to be honest, are probably finished due to bad booking. When all is said and done, I expect the Scot to win here and go on to face either Bray Wyatt or Sheamus. Predicted Winner: and still WWE Champion. Drew McIntyre.

SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Bayley (c) vs. Sasha Banks
This is another example of when great friends become great rivals, I love that element to this storyline, I believe this will be an excellent match for sure, I would expect to see Bayley attempt to win this one quickly by going after Sasha's recently "injured" neck, whereas Sasha will obviously do her best to avoid that from happening, to me this match will go down to who makes the fatal mistake in the closing moments, after much consideration, the mistake will be made by Bayley, who will then tap out. Predicted Winner: and NEW SmackDown Women's Champion. Sasha Banks.

"I Quit" Hell in a Cell Match for the Universal Championship
Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso
This match is history making, it is the first ever "I Quit" match taking place in Hell in a Cell. Roman is now the best heel in the company by far, whereas Jey is continuing to make moves as a singles competitor, it's nice to see, Jimmy returned to SmackDown on the go home episode (spoiler for anyone who has not seen it) This match is like a sequel to the movie/match we saw at Clash of Champions, A scenario of Jimmy turning against his brother by forcing Jey to say "I Quit" and then alligning with "The Tribal Chief" at the end of the show would be great. Predicted Winner: and still Universal Champion. Roman Reigns.

At the time of writing this, there are five matches on the card, I expect more to be announced on social media. The Hell in a Cell review-ish will be available on Monday. Thanks for reading.

WWE Draft 2020 | Night 2 Results & Reaction

Hi and welcome back to the blog. Night Two of the 2020 WWE Draft took place throughout Monday Night RAW. Here are the TELEVISED picks chosen by RAW & SmackDown respectively.

Raw Draft Picks
First Round
"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt
Randy Orton
Charlotte Flair
Second Round
Braun Strowman
Matt Riddle
Jeff Hardy
Third Round
RETRIBUTION
Keith Lee
Alexa Bliss
Fourth Round
Elias
Lacey Evans
Sheamus
Fifth Round
Nikki Cross
R-Truth - 24/7 Champion
Dabba Kato
Sixth Round
Titus O'neil
Peyton Royce
Akira Tozawa

SmackDown Draft Picks
First Round
Bayley - SmackDown Women's Champion
Street Profits - RAW Tag Team Champions
Second Round
Daniel Bryan
Kevin Owens
Third Round
Lars Sullivan
Baron Corbin
Fourth Round
Sami Zayn - Intercontinental Champion
Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura
Fifth Round
Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
Apollo Crews
Sixth Round
Carmella
Aleister Black

Looking at the draft results above, there aren't many surprsing picks, if at all. Sheamus moving to Monday's makes me think he will be facing Drew soon. whether it is for the title or not, I'm not sure. The Street Profits predictably are changing shows with New Day, resuming their story with Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura, you can probably include Ziggler and Roode in the tag title picture also, it's also interesting that Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn are on the same brand again, perhaps a future program for the Intercontinental Championship is in the works? Apollo Crews on SmackDown is a good thing especially because that brings his long feud with the Hurt Business to an end. Finally. Other draft picks were revealed on Talking Smack, RAW Talk and social media, check them out if you are interested in doing so. Hell in a Cell is next on the Pay-Per-View calendar, my work here is done for now, I'll be back next time to predict the matches for said event. Until then, take care and thanks for reading.

WWE Draft 2020 | Night 1 Results & Reaction

Night One of the WWE Draft took place on Friday Night SmackDown at the Thunderdome. The draft itself consisted of four rounds where RAW had three picks and SmackDown two. Here are the TELEVISED results.

RAW Draft Picks
First Round
Drew McIntyre - WWE Champion
Asuka - RAW Women's Champion
The Hurt Business
(MVP, Cedric Alexander, Shelton Benjamin & Bobby Lashley - United States Champion)
Second Round             
AJ Styles                          
Naomi                              
Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler - Women's Tag Team Champions  
Third Round               
Ricochet                            
Mandy Rose                      
The Miz & John Morrison  
Fourth Round
Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods - NEW SmackDown Tag Team Champions. 
Dana Brooke
Angel Garza   

SmackDown Draft Picks
First Round
Roman Reigns - Universal Champion
Seth Rollins
Second Round
Sasha Banks
Bianca Belair
Third Round
Jey Uso
Rey & Dominik Mysterio
Fourth Round
Big E
Otis - Mr. Money in the Bank

It certainly was an interesting first night of the draft, as you can see by the results, AJ Styles moving to RAW is a phenomenal loss to the blue brand but a great gain for the red, Naomi needed a fresh start because she wasn't really doing much, so switching shows may be a good thing for her, if I was in creative, I would instantly make her a challenger for the RAW Women's Championship. I'll be honest with you when I say, when Seth Rollins was drafted to SmackDown, I was happy about that because to me, that meant the storyline with Rey & Dominik was finally over, but no, Rey & Dominik were later drafted to the same show was the "Messiah" I should've seen that happening.

Speaking of feuds continiung, Miz and Morrison were drafted to RAW to continue their story with Mandy Rose, I predict Otis will make a "surprise" appearance on RAW during the build up to Survivor Series. Bianca Belair drafted to SmackDown means that the RAW Tag Team Champions, The Street Profits will be drafted to the same show as her on Monday (spoiler alert) Having said all of this, the biggest story of the night was, without a doubt, The New Day's Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods defeating Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championships. Big E joined in with the celebrations, however, their celebrations were short lived as Kofi and Xavier were drafted to RAW and Big E to SmackDown. They will have thier "farewell" match on Friday, is this REALLY the end of the New Day? or is there a plot twist? If this is the end of the team, then Kofi has a ready made feud with Mustafa Ali after Ali tweeted "Hello. Kofi" remember that Ali suffered an unfortunate injury prior to the 2019 Elimination Chamber and Kofi was his replacement, we all know what happened from there. Looking forward to seeing what happens on Night Two of the draft. I'll be back on Tuesday with the reaction. Thanks for reading.

Clash of Champions 2020 | Review-ish

Clash of Champions was LIVE! from the Amway Center, in Orlando Florida. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler were absent from the show which meant the Women's Tag Team Championship match was cancelled and Bayley's match against Nikki Cross was changed as Cross was also absent. Before we start the review-ish, I want to state that this is not a play-by-play blog. I like to cut to the chase and talk about the ending of the matches. Let's begin!

Kick off show Match
Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura defeated the Lucha Houseparty to remain SmackDown Tag Team Champions.
I have not seen this match and so I am unable to comment further. I hope this feud is over so Cesaro & Shinsuke move on to defend their championships against new opponents.

Main Card
Triple Threat Ladder Match for the Intercontinetal Championship Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Sami Zayn vs. AJ Styles
What an amazing match this was, all three competitors raised their game here. The bumps on the ladder were quality, Sami's underhanded tactics with the handcuffs played the vital role in him climbing the ladder & winning the match. Winner: and NEW Intercontinental Champion. Sami Zayn.

RAW Women's Championship Match
Asuka (c) vs. Zelina Vega
This was a quick match, Zelina bought the technical side to her game here, it nearly paid off until Asuka reversed a pin attempt to put on the Asuka lock for the win. Winner: and still RAW Women's Champion. Asuka.

After the match, Zelina congratulated Asuka and then attacked her, she walked up to the entrance way and said this isn't over. Rematch on RAW tonight?

United States Championship Match
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Apollo Crews
Lashley put the Hurt Lock on Crews for the win, this, to me felt like a TV match, minus the commercials every five minutes, I expected RETRIBUTION to make an appearance but it wasn't to be. Sunday is a day of rest after all. Winner: and still United States Champion. Bobby Lashley.

RAW Tag Team Championship Match
Street Profits (c) vs. Andrade & Angel Garza
The referee appeared to botch the count as Andrade looked like he kicked out at two, reports are that Angel Garza suffered an injury. which explains the abrupt ending. Winners: and still RAW Tag Team Champions. Street Profits.

SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Bayley (c) vs ?
Bayley was oringally scheduled to defend her championship against Nikki Cross but plans changed, the champion cut a pre match promo to issue a challenge to anyone backstage. who answered the call? the RAW Women's Champion. Asuka, who won by DQ after she was hit by the steel chair. Sasha made an apperance still wearing the neckbrace to sell the injury, Bayley looked like she was about to take out her former best friend until "The Boss" turned things around to stand tall as Bayley walked away.

Ambualance Match for the WWE Championship 
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton
Throughout this match, we saw the "ghosts" of Ortons past make appearances here. Big Show, Christian, Shawn Michaels were the names involved here. This kind of made Drew look weak as you can argue he needed help to get the win, but at the end of the day he got the job done as he gave Orton the Claymore, put him in the ambulance and closed the door for the win. Ric Flair drove the ambulance as the champion celebrated. Winner: and still WWE Champion. Drew McIntyre.

Universal Championship Match
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso
I was looking forward to this match the most and it delivered, we saw Jey raise his game as a serious singles competitor, Roman showed his true heel side by beating up his cousin and demanding he call him "The Tribal Cheif" Uso had some close pinfalls which added to the drama, whilst Roman was asserting his dominance, Jimmy Uso ran down and said to Jey he was going to throw in the towel, this reminded me of the Apollo Creed, Ivan Drago scene from Rocky 4. The attack from Reigns continued which resulted in the towel thrown in. Winner: and still Universal Champion. Roman Reigns.

Paul Heyman put the red lei that Jey wore to the ring, around Romans neck and looked down at Jimmy who called his cousin the "The Tribal Cheif" as the event ended. I can't wait to see what happens next in this story. In regards to the 24/7 Championship, Drew Gulak won the Championship and later lost it back to R-Truth. Also, during the event, there was a commercial for the upcoming WWE draft on the 9th and 12th October respectively. That is it for the review-ish. Until next time, thanks for reading.

Clash of Champions 2020 | Predictions

Clash of Champions will take place this Sunday night. LIVE!  from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. We will see every Championship defended on the night. It is now time to predict the outcomes of the matches below. (in no particular order)

24/7 Championship Match
R-Truth is the current champion, I don't think we will see a proper match for the 24/7 Championship, but I wouldn't rule out multiple backstage segments, with the usual shenanigans and roll ups with new champions crowned throughout the night such as Akira Tozawa and others, ending with Truth getting his "baby" back. 

Women's Tag Team Championship Match
Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax (c) vs Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan
Ruby & Liv defeated The (now disbanded) IIconics to earn a shot at the Championships, whereas, Shayna & Nia just won the titles from Sasha & Bayley, the latter is the reason why I do not see new Champions being crowned, at least not at this pay-per-view. Predicted Winners: and still Women's Tag Team Champions. Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax.

SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match
Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Lucha Houseparty
These two teams have been feuding with each for what seems like forever now. WWE  have continued to tease the breakup of the challengers over the past weeks so I expect it to escalate after they lose here.
Predicted Winners: and still SmackDown Tag Team Champions. Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura.

RAW Tag Team Championship Match
Street Profits (c) vs. Andrade & Angel Garza
This match has the same vibe as the SmackDown match, in regards to how long this feud has gone on for. Zelina Vega has distanced herself from Andrade & Garza to go after the RAW Women's Championship (I'll talk about that match later) It's time for the titles to change hands here.
Predicted Winners: and NEW RAW Tag Team Champions. Andrade & Angel Garza.

The lack of tag team across the brands is an issue, which is why it would've made sense to have a unification match here, so the winners appear on both shows, same as the Women's Tag Team Champions. 

Triple Threat Ladder Match for the Intercontinetal Championship
Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Sami Zayn vs. AJ Styles
In late August, Sami Zayn returned to SmackDown during the Jeff Hardy, AJ Styles feud to add himself to the mix by claiming he was the true Intercontinental Champion which led to this match being made. This will no doubt be match of the night considering who the participants are, There will be a new champion crowned here.
Predicted Winner: and NEW Intercontinental Champion. Sami Zayn.

United States Championship Match
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Apollo Crews
I admit I wasn't a fan of "The Hurt Business" but they have been really good watch lately, Lashley has stepped up his game lately, which could leasead to a possible match with Brock later down the line, Apollo has had a lot of title shots and it's time for him to step aside after this for somebody else to have an opportunity. I see a scenario where just when Lashley is about to spear Apollo. the "RETRIBUTION" run in and attack everyone thus leaving this match with no winner.

SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Bayley (c) vs Nikki Cross
Nikki Cross recently won a fatal four match to earn another opportunity to challenge Bayley for the SmackDown Women's Championship. However, her dreams of finally winning the title will unfortunatley be dashed by her friend Alexa Bliss who is currently in a trance by "The Fiend". Predicted Winner: and still SmackDown Women's Champion. Bayley.

I, at first was going to predict that Sasha was going to cost Bayley but their future match (probably at Hell in a Cell) needs to be for the championship to add even more importance.

RAW Women's Championship Match
Asuka (c) vs. Zelina Vega
As announced on social media, this match will be on the kick-off show. I tend to miss the kick-off shows but I'm looking forward to this one. I've always been interested in watching Zelina compete in singles competition and she has been decent so far, she will no doubt bring her "A-Game" against probably the best Women's wrestler in the world today which will result in defeat. Predicted Winner: and still RAW Women's Champion. Asuka.

Universal Championship Match
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso
The build up to this match has been incredible, I praise WWE for including the family history, Roman destroying his cousin here will cement his role as a heel. I cannot wait to see this. BELIEVE THAT!
Predicted Winner: and still Universal Champion. Roman Reigns.

Ambualance Match for the WWE Championship
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton
Drew and Randy, to my recollection, have fought each other since SummerSlam, this one has now reached its endgame, I believe that Keith Lee, who does not have a match at the pay-per-view, will play a vital part in the destination of the Championship. I expect him to probably appear in the back of the ambulance looking angry and attempt to attack Orton which will backfire, what I mean by that is he will inadvertantly hit McIntyre, leading to a win for the Viper. Predicted Winner: and NEW WWE Champion. Randy Orton.

There have been rumours of Orton having a long title run up to WrestleMania next year where he may face Edge for the Championship. We will see about that as the card is subject to change. In regards to what is next for McIntyre? It would make sense for him to feud with Keith Lee after what I have just said. It's only a matter of time til the Scot is a heel again.

That is is for the predictions. Clash of Champions are generally good events to watch. Let's see if this years edition follows suit. I'll be back for the review on, yes, you have guessed it. Monday PM time. Until then, enjoy Clash and thanks for reading.

Payback 2020 | Review-ish

Hi and welcome back to the blog. If you are a new reader, I want to state that I am not a play-by-play blogger. I like to cut to the chase and talk about the end of the matches. I hope you enjoy the read. Here we go. Payback was LIVE! on Sunday August 30 from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Let's begin with the review-ish.

Kick Off Show Match
Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan defeated The IIconics.

Main Card
United States Championship Match
Apollo Crews (c) vs. Bobby Lashley
MVP and Shelton Benjamin were in Bobby Lashley's corner. It was a decent match to start the show, Lashley managed to force his opponent to tap out to the Full Lashley (aka the Full Nelson) after the match, all three members of "The Hurt Business" celebrated in the ring by posing for pictures, Apollo attacked Lashley and said he will win his title back, the match will probably be on RAW tonight or at Clash of Champions. Winner: and NEW United States Champion. Bobby Lashley.

Big E vs. Sheamus
I expected this match to be a very competitive and physical match, which is exactly whtat we saw last night at Payback. Big E picked up the win via the Big Ending. His momentum continues and I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a rematch between these two on SmackDown Friday Night. Winner: Big E.

Baron Corbin vs. Matt Riddle
On the predictions blog, I said that this match could be a potential match of the night, was it? No. Also, no disrespect to Corbin and Riddle by the way. Riddle hit the Floating Bro to pick up the victory. I am looking forward to this feud ending so these two can move on to other opponents, Although, it looks like this one may continue after Corbin attacked Riddle backstage. Rematch on Friday? We shall see. Winner: Matt Ridde.

Women’s Tag Team Championship Match
Bayley & Sasha (c) vs. Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax
Bayley & Sasha have been on the verge of splitting up for a while now but they keep on overcoming the odds which is why I picked them to win here. I believed they would win considering Nia & Jax are a makeshift team, towards the end of the match, Shayna applied the Kirifuda Clutch on Bayley, Sasha tried to break up the hold, however, Shayna used Sasha's arm to apply the pressure on Bayley who then tapped out. Winners: and NEW Women's Tag Team Champions. Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax. We know we are going to see Bayley & Sasha break up now, it's inevitable, so the match for the SmackDown Women's Championship is more or less set, subject to change. Congratulations to Shayna & Nia, in regards to who will challenge them for the Tag Titles? I would say Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan.

Randy Orton vs. Keith Lee
Keith Lee's main roster pay-per-view debut ended in a win after he countered the RKO and turned it into a Spirit Bomb. That's pretty much all the important details you need to know to be honest. I was going to say more but I do not want to waffle on. This is a big win for Lee. Very much looking forward to seeing what he does on RAW. What's next for Orton? If I was to take a punt? (not litterally) I would say he would probably challenge Drew at Clash of Champions. Keith Lee would also have a say after his win against Orton here at Payback, making it a triple threat. Winner: Keith Lee.

Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins & Murphy
I was looking at my predictions while the promo package prior to this match was playing and I noticed I did not make a prediction because I left out the match. Considering who the participants were, it shouldn't be a surprise that this was a great match. Dominik & Rey picked up the win, they got some PAYBACK after Rey lost to Seth at SummerSlam last Sunday. Winners: Rey & Dominik Mysterio.

No Holds Barred – Universal Championship Match
”The Fiend” Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns
Braun attacked "The Fiend" during his enterance. They fought all over the arena, with near fall after near fall, "The Fiend" put Strowman through the announce table. Alexa Bliss was watching this match backstage, she looked like Harley Quinn. Strowman was about to perform a Frog Splash on "The Fiend" who countered with a suplex off the top rope, causing the ring to implode, this was shades of Big Show vs. Brock from an episode of SmackDown. The referee flew out of the ring. Roman Reigns' music hit, He appeared with Paul Heyman, signed the contract and went to the ring, in the closing moments, Strowman was lying in the ring afer multiple chair shots by Reigns who then turned his attention to the champion, "The Fiend" put the Mandible Claw on Reigns proving unsuccessful because he was hit by a low blow. The former member of The Shield speared Strowman to pick up the win. Winner: and NEW Universal Champion. Roman Reigns.

Closing thoughts about this event, I thought this was a 6/10 event which is fine because there was less than a weeks build. I was looking forward to seeing what Retribution were going to do but they never made an appearance, perhaps they are saving this for the upcoming episode of RAW. This review-ish is now in the archives. Clash of Champions is on the 27th September, predictions will drop prior to the event. Until then, thanks for reading.

Payback 2020 | Predictions

Hi and welcome back to the blog. It is already that time to predict matches for a pay-per-view event. Payback will be LIVE! this Sunday from The Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Also known as, The Thunderdome. At the time of writing, seven matches have been announced for the show. There may be one more announced prior the event, which will probably be for the Intercontinental Championship. In the meantime, let's begin the predictions. Here we go!

Big E vs. Sheamus
The New Day has been on hiatus with Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston taking time off from TV. Big E has been left on his own to resume his singles career, he been sucessful by picking up wins on a regular basis, one person looking to dent Big E's dreams of further success is "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus, the two faced off in a 6 man tag match on the past episode of SmackDown. Big E and his team were victorious. one versus one competition is a different game. After much consideration, I have made my choice. Predicted Winner: Big E.

Baron Corbin vs. Matt Riddle
Ever since Matt Riddle debuted on SmackDown from NXT. He has had issues with Baron Corbin, who has since placed a bounty on his opponent this Sunday. Chad Gable has even joined Corbin in an attempt to take out Riddle, a task they are finding difficult to complete. I expect more disappointment for Corbin, However, this could be a potential candidate for match of the night. Predicted Winner: Matt Riddle.

Randy Orton vs. Keith Lee
Going in to Payback, I thought Orton would be facing Drew McIntyre in a rematch for the WWE Championship after losing via a reverse pin at SummerSlam. However, that match is not taking place as "The Viper" punted the Scot on RAW numerous times. Keith Lee made his debut on RAW by interrupting Orton in the ring. They had a match which did not last long as McIntyre interrupted and took out Orton, or so he thought. I have no doubt that this will be a very good match and hopefully we will hear Keith Lee's NXT theme music make a return again at this event. Predicted Winner: Keith Lee.

United States Championship Match
Apollo Crews (c) vs. Bobby Lashley
Apollo has been a good United States Champion, continuing to thwart the challenge from "The Hurt Business" so far. Will he get the job done at Payback? No. The title will change hands, could Cedric Alexander play a role here? Maybe. Predicted Winner: And NEW United States Champion. Bobby Lashley.

Women's Tag Team Championship Match
Bayley & Sasha (c) vs. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler
There hasn't been much build to this match as it has only been a few days since the last event, everytime I have predicted a loss for Bayley & Sasha, they have continued to pick up victories.Their breakup is on the horizon, when that will happen? I do not know. Nia & Shayna are a makeshift team who will shift their focus on individual championship gold after losing here. Predicted Winners: And Still Women's Tag Team Champions. Bayley & Sasha Banks.

No Holds Barred - Universal Championship Match
"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns
Bray only won the title a few nights ago so logic states that he is remaining champion. However, Roman Reigns returned at SummerSlam in a heelish mood. He has since alligned himself with Paul Heyman, that is an instant game changer. This is a very easy prediction for me to make and I'm sure it is for you reading this as well. Predicted Winner: And NEW Universal Champion. Roman Reigns.

That is it for the predictions. Payback could be a entertaining show despite having only having a weeks build. I'll be watching to see what takes place. Enjoy the show if you're watching. The review-ish will drop on Monday PM time. Until then. Thanks for reading. Believe that!

WWE SummerSlam 2020 | Review-ish

Hi and welcome back to the blog. SummerSlam is now in the archives, let's dive right in to the review-ish. Enjoy. Before we start, I would like to apologise for the lateness of this review. Technical issues got in the way of the normal proceedings. Thank you for understanding. Let's begin the review.

As you may or may not know, I rarely watch the KickOff show because it's full of match previews that I've seen before on RAW and SmackDown in the build up. There was a match and it was for the United States Championship. Apollo Crews defeated MVP to remain champion.

Main Card
SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Bayley (c) vs. Asuka
One of the people on the WWE roster impressing me the most lately is Bayley, she has been a great heel, especially on the mic, that side to her game has been entertaining. To the match itself, It was a good show opener, Sasha was in Bayley's corner and played an important part towards the end of the match to cause a distraction to enable the champion to roll up the challenger for the win. Winner: and still SmackDown Women's Champion. Bayley.

RAW Tag Team Championship Match
Street Profits (c) vs. Angel Garza & Andrade
To me this felt like a TV match without the commercials, It became obiovus to me and perhaps other WWE fans that the Street Profits were winning here after it was revealed on RAW, Zelina Vega was the one that poisoned Montez Ford, speaking of Ford, he picked the win via an amazing twisted Frog Splash. is this feud finally over? I guess we will find out soon enough. Winners: and still RAW Tag Team Champions. Street Profits.

Kevin Owens, who joined the annoucers for the above match, revealed that the Kevin Owens show will be returning on RAW. His guest will be Aleister Black.

No Disqualification - Loser Leaves WWE
Mandy Rose vs. Sonya Deville
The stipulation to this match was changed on the SmackDown prior to this show, the No DQ rule, was also added to the match, in the closing stages, Rose hit Deville with four running knees to pick up the win. Otis joined Rose in the ring to celebrate. Winner: Mandy Rose.

Street Fight
Seth Rollins vs. Dominik Mysterio
One of the candidates for match of the night for me, we all know Seth is so good when wrestling on PPV's, Dominik was excellent, which shouldn't be a surprise. WWE bringing in a Mysterio family member in this match was nice. Seth and Dominik have built great chemistry as opponents and I wouldn't mind if they joined forces in the future, did I just spoil a prediction for Payback? I'll leave that one to you. While Rey was handcuffed to the ring, "The Monday Night Messiah" stomped Dominik for the 1,2,3. Winner: Seth Rollins.

RAW Women's Championship Match
Sasha Banks (c) vs. Asuka
Match of the Night right here people! I've said it before and I'll say it again, these two competitors have great chemistry. This was no exception. Asuka was weak going into this match having already competed earlier on in a losing effort, Sasha went after her straight away. As you know, I'm not a play-by-play blogger, I like to cut to the chase and go right to the match endings. some like that, some don't. It's all about opinions and I respect that. Bayley was on the apron, she avoided the hip attack and was met with a back fist which sent her down to the floor. Asuka put on the Asuka Lock on Sasha to pick up the win. While she was celebrating, Sasha was obviously unhappy, it's only a matter of time till the two break up and feud with each other, perhaps that will begin after they lose at Payback next week. Winner: and NEW RAW Women's Champion. Asuka.

WWE Championship Match
Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton
I'm going to break this down like D-Generation-X and say I enjoyed this match mainly because of the build up leading this, I went into this thinking there was going to be a surprise of sorts because of the tagline: "You'll Never See It Coming It Coming" I'm actually surprised they didn't go down the predictiable route and have Ric Flair make a "shock" appearance and help Orton win. McIntyre won the match via a backslide. Winner: and still WWE Champion. Drew McIntyre.

They showed a promo revealing that Keith Lee will be debuting on RAW.

Main Event
Falls Count Anywhere - Universal Championship Match
Braun Strowman vs, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt
No disrespect to the competitors in this match because I thought this was a weak main event, this was a falls count anywhere but they didn't really go anywhere besides backstage for a few minutes and then they went out towards the ring again, there was a toolbox involved in this match which gave be horrible flashbacks to the terrible hell in a cell main event finish last october. Strowman grabbed some sort of a night, went in the ring, for a second there, I thought he was going to cut off the "The Fiend's" mask, instead he cut up the ring and exposed the wooden floor. "The Fiend" regrouped, hit Strowman with a Uranagi Slam along with two Sister Abigails for the win. Winner: and NEW Universal Champion. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt.

When the match was over, I thought to myself surely that can't be it for the show. There wasn't an appearance from RETRIBUTION or anything surprising at all. But then Roman Reigns showed up and speared the new champion, (Did you see it coming?) Roman also speared Braun outside the ring, hit him with the chair, talked trash to him, went back into the ring to spear the new champion and then talked trash to "The Fiend" Roman had a new shirt saying: "Wreck Everyone & Leave" he picked up the title and the show ended there. It's nice to see Roman back on WWE TV after so long. I loved this return because he portrayed a vicious side, a side that we saw when he was in The Shield. By the way, for anyone wondering. Roman Reigns is NOT turning heel. I'll be back for the Payback predictions on Saturday. Thanks for reading.

WWE SummerSlam 2020 | Predictions

Hi and welcome back to the blog, Summerslam will be presented from the Amway Center, the first major event held outside of the Performance Center, there will not be any fans phsyically in attendance, fans will instead be able to attend and be seen virtually on LED boards in a new experience called: Thunderdome. It's time for the match predictions.

Hair vs.Hair Match
Mandy Rose vs. Sonya Deville
Looking at the match line up so far, I’ve chosen this one to go on first, this has been a long rivalry played out on TV that has been nice to watch. Rose and Deville have been really good in their respected Face & Heel roles. The slogan of “You’ll Never See It Coming” has been hyped up for this event and because of that, I see Otis running out with his Money in the Bank briefcase and tell Sonya that if she doesn’t cut Mandy’s hair then she can have the briefcase. Sonya agrees and she is given the MITB by Otis.

RAW Tag Team Championship Match
Street Profits  vs. Andrade & Angel Garza
On a recent episode of RAW thanks to video footage, it was revealed Zelina Vega had poisoned Montez Ford all those weeks ago. I had Andrade & Garza locked in as new tag champions and align them with Randy Orton at the end of the night to form Legacy 2.0 the aligning may happen but without the tag titles. Predicted Winners: Street Profits.

Hope you are enjoying the read so far, business is about to pick up!

RAW Women’s Championship Match
Sasha Banks vs. Asuka
Asuka won the battle royal on the past episode of SmackDown. I thought they were going to do a triple threat match with both titles on the line in separate matches which would’ve been a nice throwback to WrestleMania 2000, they could still do that stipulation but time is running out. Back to this match, there will be a new RAW Women’s Champion crowned here. Predicted Winner: Asuka.

SmackDown Women’s Championship Match
Bayley vs. Asuka
I’m not sure if this match will go on straight after the RAW Women’s Championship because I, obviously do not know the order of the matches. Bayley will be counting on an upset Sasha to help her out if she gets into trouble in this match, I see a scenario of Shayna Baszler getting involved to try and cost Asuka which will backfire. Predicted Winner: Asuka. While Asuka is celebrating in the ring, Shayna attacks Asuka and says she wants the RAW Women’s Championship and then Sonya Deville’s music hits, she cashes in the Money in the Bank briefcase and becomes the SmackDown Women’s Champion. Did you see that coming? Goes along with the tagline of the show right? That was fun to write about.  

United States Championship Match
Apollo Crews vs. MVP
When “The Hurt Business” appeared on RAW Underground weeks ago I was interested in seeing where WWE Creative were going with this, however they haven’t appeared on that segment since then. MVP is great on the mic but as a challenger for the title? that should go to Bobby Lashley. Predicted Winner: Apollo Crews.

Universal Championship Match
Braun Strowman vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt
I’ve been following this storyline from start to finish, it’s been entertaining, I like that they included Alexa Bliss here because we know that she and Braun are close, so the thought of Bray trying to cause friction between the two adds to the drama, we have also seen the two act differently ever since encountering “The Fiend” the consistency in character changes continue, Finn Balor and Seth Rollins are other examples of that. After much deliberation, I sense that the friction between Alexa and Braun is just a set up and they will be successful in fooling “The Fiend” Predicted Winner: Braun Strowman.

Street Fight
Dominik Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins
Dominik has impressed a lot during the “Performance Center era” and in this feud, he will put up a hell of a fight but in a losing effort. Tag Team match at Payback? Predicted Winner: Seth Rollins.

WWE Championship Match
Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton
It’s time to talk about the main event, We all knew this match was going to happen ever since “The Viper” won at Backlash against Edge. Since then, he has the momentum, taking out legends via the punt kick. Drew has unfortunately lost his since Wrestlemania, which goes to show how important the crowds are at events. One of the legends punted was Ric Flair (or was he?) if you remember, the lights went out on everytime Orton went for the punt which makes me believe that is was clever ruse orchestrated by the two former Evolution members. I see Flair making a “shock” appearance and help Orton win the title and then the commentary team would mention the tag line of “You’ll never see it coming” in some way. They could also say that line if Andrade & Garza join Orton. In regards to what “RETRIBUTION” do? I just want them to cause mayhem throughout the event.

The SummerSlam predictions are complete, whether they play out on television, we shall see. I’m very much looking forward to seeing how it all unfolds on Sunday night / Monday morning. Thank you for reading.

 

The Horror Show at Extreme Rules | Review-ish

Hi and welcome back to the blog, It's time to talk about the Horror Show at Extreme Rules Pay-Per-View. 

Kick off Show Match
Usual comment from me really, I did not watch this match because I tend to miss Kick Off shows but if you're interested to know the result, here it is. Kevin Owens defeated Murphy.

Main Card
SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match - Tables Match
The New Day (c) vs. Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura
This was your standard tag team tables match, nothing special to be honest with you. Cesaro putting Kofi through the tables to get the win was quality. The tag team division on SmackDown needed refreshing starting with new tag team champions being crowned, so it really is a new day (pun intended) in regards to New Day themselves, they do not need the tag belts anymore because we already know how good they are. Winners: and NEW SmackDown Tag Team Champions. Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura.

SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Bayley vs. Nikki Cross
Going in to this match, we all knew who was going to win, I was really impressed by Nikki Cross's performance, It was a reflection back to her NXT days, Bayley won with an assist from Sasha. Winner: and still SmackDown Women's Champion. Bayley. 

MVP defeated Apollo Crews by forfeit. 

Eye for an Eye
Seth Rollins vs. Rey Mysterio
Disclaimer: What I am about to say about this match, will probably come across as harsh, I mean no offence to the participants involved. 
I, like many thought that this match would be cinematic but I guess plans changed. Correct me if i'm wrong but wasn't the stipulation, you can only win if you extract your opponents eye from their socket? the finish was stupid and watching this match is part of many examples where I felt embarrassed being a wrestling fan. I'm probably watching this way too seriously as a fan but my name isn't "Mark" or "Stan" so I'll say no more for this. "Winner" Seth Rollins.

Raw Women's Championship Match 
Asuka (c) vs. Sasha Banks 
This was my pick for match of the night and it was heading that way until the ending of the match, where the referee suffered a bump, leading to Bayley putting on the referee's shirt to count the pin for Sasha. By the way, Sasha is not the official champion. this move was only done to get people interested in tuning into RAW to see what happens with the RAW Women's Championship. 

WWE Championship Match
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler
Dolph announced that the stipulation was an Extreme Rules Match which only applied to himself. McIntyre could only win via normal match settings. which the Scot was successful in doing so. Winner: and still WWE Champion. Drew McIntyre. There's an RKO heading towards Claymore Country soon.

Wyatt Swamp Fight
Braun Strowman vs. Bray Wyatt. 
Fun main event, it was cool to see classic Bray here, as well as hearing the Wyatt Family theme before Wyatt talked to Braun, who was chained to a chair. The standout scene for me in this fight was an appearance by Alexa Bliss, which included flashbacks to when her and Braun Strowman teamed up in the Mixed Match Challenge and so on. I hope they talk about why Alexa was involved in this fight on the next episode of SmackDown as part of storyline continuity. The ending of the fight was Bray dragging Braun into the Swamp and then the water turned red and then "The Fiend" appeared thus ending the show. 

That is it for the review-ish, some of my comments were probably harsh but it is what it is. I've enjoyed writing predictions and reviews again. I hope you enjoyed reading this one. SummerSlam is next month, I'll be back for the predictions in the days leading up to that event. Until then. Thanks for reading.

The Horror Show at Extreme Rules | Predictions

Hi and welcome back to the blog, It's been a while since I last posted but I'm back again with more content. If you want to catch up on my previous reviews, then feel free to do so, let's talk about The Horror Show at Extreme Rules. I've always thought the Horror Show was called Monday Night RAW. I'm only joking. 

This event was previously scheduled to take place in San Jose, California, however, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this event will follow suit with previous events and take place at WWE's Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. It's predictions time for the scheduled matches. Here we go!

SmackDown Tag Team Championship - Tables Match
The New Day (c) vs. Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura. 
Spoiler Alert: This match was made after Cesaro defeated Big E on SmackDown and the challengers named the stipulation backstage. In regards to who is winning on Sunday, here is my prediction. Predicted Winners: and still SmackDown Tag Team Champions. The New Day.

United States Championship Match

Apollo Crews (c) vs. MVP
MVP unveiled the new look United States Championship on a past episode of RAW, at first glance the title looked terrible, not sure if it was to do with the way the camera was placed on the title, however, it looks like a decent title to me now, continuing with MVP, he has been acting like he is the champion, my prediction for Sunday is that even with Bobby Lashley in his corner, the challenger will be unsuccessful in the match. Predicted Winner: and still United States Champion. Apollo Crews.

Eye for an Eye Match

Rey Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins
This match is obviously going to be cinematic with some CGI type imagery added to it also, Rollins has already "injured" Rey's eye on RAW and I believe the "Messiah" will complete the set and then face Dominic in the future. Predicted Winner: Seth Rollins.

Wyatt Swamp Fight

Braun Strowman vs. Bray Wyatt
The following contest is a non title match, because of that factor, I expect Braun to win against the "Wyatt Family" version of Bray here after previously defeating "Funhouse" Bray at Money in the Bank. "The Fiend" awaits! Let Him In! Predicted Winner: Braun Strowman.

SmackDown Women's Championship Match

Bayley (c) vs. Nikki Cross
It's great to see Nikki get an opportunity for the SmackDown Women's Championship, however, she will not win the match considering who we all expect the Champion to face next month. Predicted Winner: and still SmackDown Women's Champion. Bayley.

RAW Women's Championship Match

Asuka (c) vs. Sasha Banks
The person we all expect Bayley to face next is Sasha. The Boss takes on Asuka here which, for me, is the match of the night. These two are amazing wrestlers and they will deliver in the ring on Sunday. It's a difficult prediction to make, I think Sasha will lose here, get frustrated and upset, the friendship with Bayley on screen will start to crumble resulting in losing the tag team championships which sets up Sasha and Bayley at SummerSlam. Book it!  

Predicted Winner: and still RAW Women's Champion. Asuka.

WWE Championship Match

Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler
I've always thought Dolph is one of the most underrated wrestlers in the company, his work in the ring is top quality, he just hasn't been used properly by the creative team, I believe he will carry on his great work against Drew despite it being in a losing effort before the champion goes on to face Randy Orton next month, in the words of Paul Heyman, that's not a prediction, thats a spoiler. Predicted Winner: and still WWE Champion. Drew McIntyre.

That is for the predictions, there may be other matches announced via Twitter, enjoy Extreme Rules (if you're watching) I'll be back with the review-ish on Monday afternoon. Thanks for reading. Have a great weekend. 

WWE Backlash 2020 | "The Greatest Review Ever"

Hi and welcome back to the "The Greatest Review Ever" Without any further ado, let's begin! 

Kick off show Match

United States Championship Match 
I didn't see this match so I cannot comment. Here is the result below. 

Apollo Crews (c) defeated Andrade

Main Card

Women's Tag Team Championship Match

Bayley & Sasha Banks (c) vs. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross vs. The IIconics

Sasha rolled up Alexa Bliss for the victory. Winners: and STILL! Women's Tag Team Champions. Bayley & Sasha Banks. They will defend the titles on NXT this Wednesday against Tegan Nox & Shotzi Blackheart. Looking forward to that. 

Sheamus defeated Jeff Hardy. 

Raw Women's Championship Match

Asuka (c) vs. Nia Jax

This match ended in a double countout. Asuka remains Champion. I guess they will face each other again next month at Extreme Rules, unless WWE has other plans in mind.

Universal Championship Match

Braun Strowman (c) vs. The Miz & John Morrison

This match went exactly as I predicted, Miz & Morrison were competitive here against the Champion. Interesting to note that Miz broke up the three count just as Morrison was about to pin Braun. That could play a role in them eventually breaking up. Whenever that will be.

Winner: and STILL! Universal Champion. Braun Strowman. 

WWE Championship Match

Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Bobby Lashley
It was nice to see Lashley compete at championship level, despite it being a losing effort. 
Are we FINALLY seeing the end of the Lana & Lashley story? I hope so! What's next for Drew? more on that later on this review-ish. Winner: and STILL! WWE Champion. Drew McIntyre.

Before they were due to face each other for the RAW Tag Team Championship. The Street Profits & Viking Raiders got into a brawl starting in the parking lot with Dawkins putting Erik through the window of Braun Strowman's car, they continued to fight each other in the building, eventually going back outside where Akira Tozawa rolled up with some ninjas on bikes and challenged the Street Profits & Viking Raiders to a fight, which backfired on Tozawa.

Are you with me so far? 

Tozawa had back up, the Street Profits & Viking Raiders retreated and continued fighting each other and landed in a dumpster from the top of a truck. 

Spoiler (or not) the tag team championship match never took place on this show. 

Ladies & Gentlemen. This is the moment you've been waiting for! 

"The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever:" Edge vs. Randy Orton
I enjoyed this match, however, what spoiled it for me was the piped in crowd noise and chants. You could tell it was from one of the previous 2K Games. Orton punt kicking Edge in the face for the win was kind of cool as it bought back memories of the old Randy Orton from the Legacy days, which was, for me, his best work as a heel. Winner: Randy Orton.

At the end of the match. Orton said to Edge “Go home, Adam. Be home with Beth and your girls and tell all three of them that Uncle Randy said hi.” Rumors are that Edge picked up an injury and will be out for a number of months, what's next for Orton? I have a sense that he will be next in line to challenge Drew for the WWE Championship. That story could start tonight on RAW and go on till after SummerSlam. 

That is it for the review. That was a lot to talk about. As far as ratings go, I give this event a 5.5 out of 10. Backlash is in the books. Extreme Rules is on July 19. A prediction's blog post will be available to read prior to mentioned event. Until then, I hope you enjoyed reading "The Greatest Review Ever"