Crown Jewel | Match Results & Review-ish

WWE Crown Jewel took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with thousands in attendance and millions watching around the world. Kings and Queens were crowned, titles were on the line and so much more on the night. Below are the match results followed by the Review-ish of course. 

Kick Off Show Match Result
The Usos defeated The Hurt Business.

Main Card Match Results 
Edge defeated Seth Rollins in Hell in a Cell. 

Mansoor defeated Mustafa Ali. 

RK-Bro defeated AJ Styles & Omos to remain RAW Tag Team Champions.

Zelina Vega defeated Doudrop to win the Queen's Crown Tournament.

Goldberg defeated Bobby Lashley in a Falls Count Anywhere Match.

Xavier Woods defeated Finn Balor to become King of the Ring. 

Big E defeated Drew McIntyre to remain WWE Champion.

Becky Lynch successfully defended the SmackDown Women's Championship against Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair. 

Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar to remain Universal Champion. 

Crown Jewel Review-ish 
The trilogy between Edge and Seth was (probably) settled in what was a fantastic show opener, they put everything on the line in order to be victorious. The Rated-R Superstar prevailed, the end result was met with a great ovation from the crowd. 

Mansoor's winning run in his home town continues here after picking up the win against Mustafa Ali, the talking point here was Olympic Silver Medallist Tareg Hamedi making an appearance after the match.

The match for the RAW Tag Team Championships did not last long, Riddle and Orton made quick work of AJ and Omos from out of nowhere, excuse the pun. Congratulations are in order for Zelina Vega, who won the first ever Queen's Crown Tournament after her pinfall victory against Doudrop, this was the longest match of the tournament overall. 

The Goldberg vs. Bobby Lashley match was very similar to SummerSlam, as predicted. The Almighty tried to take out the Hall of Famer Goldberg's leg by using the steel chair, who then quickly recovered, the contest ended after Goldberg speared Lashley from the side of the rampway through the table, an interesting finish, something different, which is always nice to see. 

Xavier Woods realised his dream of becoming King of the Ring after defeating Finn Balor, there may be a coronation ceremony on SmackDown tomorrow night for the New Day member. Big E is still the WWE Champion after defeating Drew McIntyre, again, the outcome was very predictable due to the draft, very entertaining match, likewise with the triple threat between Becky vs. Bianca vs. Sasha for the SmackDown Women's Championship, which very much was THE best match at Crown Jewel. 

In the main event, The Tribal Chief, The Head of the Table. Roman Reigns is still our Universal Champion thanks to a win over Brock Lesnar, going into this match, it was interesting to think about the type of role Paul Heyman was going to play here due to history, we saw he couldn't decide who to go against, thus throwing the title in the ring for the two guys to fight over while the referee was knocked down. The Usos then ran down to help their cousin win.  

This years Crown Jewel arguably goes down as the best pay-per-view since it began, the focus now turns to SmackDown tomorrow night as the rosters from the Draft take full effect, leading to Survivor Series on November 21st. 

Crown Jewel 2021 | Predictions

Crown Jewel will take place LIVE from Mohammad Abdu Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the line up is stacked, almost WrestleMania worthy. Time to take a look at the match card including the predictions. 

Match Card
Mansoor vs. Mustafa Ali
The story between Mansoor and Mustafa has been one of the most intriguing ones in the company in the past months, they've gone from teaming up and losing regularly, trying to rebuild from their differences to where we are now, a one on one match, the feeling is Mustafa has always been booked poorly by creative and there is truth in that, he should be in the Intercontinental Championship picture now he is on SmackDown after the draft, Mansoor is also on SmackDown, which may mean we will see a couple of matches after Crown Jewel. Mansoor has never lost in Saudi Arabia if the memory is correct, he is the choice to win here once again. Predicted Winner: Mansoor. 

Hell in a Cell
Edge vs. Seth Rollins
We are tied at one win a piece in this particular feud, October is usually a month for Hell in a Cell pay-per-views, this more or less follows the same pattern, in terms of the winner? here is a hint, on this day, I see clearly. Predicted Winner: Edge. 

Queen's Crown Tournament Finals
Zelina Vega vs. Doudrop
It is believed that matches leading up to the Finals have not lasted long in terms of duration, which is a disrespect to the talent involved in the tournament, history suggests the villains tend to win, this will not be the case unfortunately for Zelina here. Predicted Winner of the Queen's Crown Tournament: Doudrop. 

King of the Ring Tournament Finals
Xavier Woods vs. Finn Balor
Xavier has been pitching for the King of the Ring Tournament on social media for quite a while before it was bought back to TV, he has made it to the Finals where he will take on Finn Balor. Will Woods realise his dream of winning? or will "The Prince" become King instead? the choice has been made. Predicted Winner and King of the Ring. Finn Balor. 

If Balor wins, it will be interesting to see if Woods' attitude and behaviour changes in the next weeks after the tournament, including a split between him and Kofi out of anger, the scenario is very possible. 

No Holds Barred Match
Goldberg vs. Bobby Lashley
We saw an abrupt finish to their last match at SummerSlam, the build up to this match has been somewhat weird in terms of promos. Goldberg's son Gage has been mentioned a lot, which makes it seem as though he will be involved towards the end to help his dad pick up the win. Predicted Winner: Goldberg.

WWE Championship Match
Big E (c) vs. Drew McIntyre
There would be more interest in this championship match if Big E and Drew were not already drafted to separate brands recently, it will be a good one for sure, however, the title will not change hands, subject to change of course. Predicted Winner: and still WWE Champion. Big E. 

RAW Tag Team Championship Match
RK-Bro vs. AJ Styles & Omos
Expecting Riddle and Orton to remain tag team champions after this match, followed by a possible split after Crown Jewel between Omos and AJ Styles, similar to Mansoor and Mustafa. Predicted Winners: and still RAW Tag Team Champions. RK-Bro.

SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch (c) vs. Sasha Banks 
This will be a great match, perhaps a candidate for Match of the Year, however, the draft has once again, made the outcome very easy to predict. the pick is for Becky to remain champion and creative to simply change titles between her and Charlotte afterwards, a lazy scenario we have seen too often before. Predicted Winner: and still RAW Women's Champion. Becky Lynch. 

Universal Championship Match
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Brock Lesnar
This will be Roman's toughest challenge to date against Brock, who returned at SummerSlam, the belief is Paul Heyman will play a very important role in terms of the winner, as he has history with both guys involved in this match of course, a fact which has to be acknowleged here, no pun intended, expect "The Tribal Chief" to remain champion and continue the run. Predicted Winner: and still Universal Champion. Roman Reigns. 

Be sure to check back here for the Crown Jewel Review-ish, which will be available hours after the event, thanks for reading.

WWE Draft 2021 | Night Two Results

Night Two of the WWE Draft took place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Tennessee, Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville were once again in charge of the announcements throughout the night on RAW. 

See below for the results.

Monday Night RAW Draft Picks 
Round One: SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch, Bobby Lashley.

Round Two: United States Champion Damian Priest, Seth Rollins.

Round Three: AJ Styles and Omos, Kevin Owens.

Round Four: The Street Profits. Finn Balor. 

Round Five: Karrion Kross, Alexa Bliss. 

Round Six: Carmella, Gable Steveson. 

Friday Night SmackDown Draft Picks
Round One: SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos. Sasha Banks. 

Round Two: Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs, Sheamus. 

Round Three: Shayna Baszler, Xia Li.

Round Four: Viking Raiders, Ricochet.

Round Five: Humberto Carrillo, Cesaro.

Round Six: Ridge Holland, Sami Zayn.

There you have it, the televised results have been revealed, be sure to check out wwe.com and social media for the other draft picks, please note the draft does not take effect until October 22nd after the Crown Jewel Pay-Per-View.

WWE Draft 2021 | Night One Results

It was time to shake things up again in the WWE. SmackDown! was LIVE from Baltimore, Maryland, this episode did have matches throughout the show, headlined by Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks in the main event, however, all focus was on the draft to see where people ended up on night one. Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville were in charge of the announcements.

Friday Night SmackDown Picks

Round One: Universal Champion Roman Reigns and RAW Women's Champion Charlotte Flair

Round Two: Drew McIntyre and New Day's Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston

Round Three: Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss and Hit Row

Round Four: Naomi and Jeff Hardy

Monday Night RAW Draft Picks 

Round One: WWE Champion Big E and Bianca Belair

Round Two: RAW Tag Team Champions RK-Bro and Edge

Round Three: Women's Tag Team Champions Rhea Ripley and Nikki Cross and Keith Lee

Round Four: Rey and Dominik Mysterio and Austin Theory

Draft Night One Thoughts 

Looking at the results, Charlotte being drafted to SmackDown makes it inevitable for Becky to go to RAW on Monday.

Drew McIntyre and Jeff Hardy being on the blue brand will provide two more challengers for Roman Reigns to attempt to defeat on the road to WrestleMania next year, The New Day have been split up again in the draft for the second year in a row, the crowd did not react well to that decision, it will also be interesting to see how Hit Row fair on the main roster, the group being on SmackDown makes said brand the A-show, if you didn't know, now you know.

In terms of RAW's picks? Bianca will be a great addition to the Monday Night brand, as mentioned earlier, it is inevitable Becky will be drafted on Monday so their rivalry for the title can continue.

Edge being drafted to RAW means Seth Rollins will likely follow him so they can they can also continue where they left off from Friday Nights. Austin Theory has found the way (no pun intended) to the main roster after a successful run on NXT, hopefully, like Hit Row, he will be booked correctly.

Be sure to check back here on Tuesday for results and thoughts of Night Two of the WWE Draft.

WWE RAW | Review-ish Special

It's very rare that a RAW Review-ish is written as not much of note happens during the three hours we see on TV every Monday Night (Tuesday Morning here in the U.K) was it the same as usual? you will find out right now.  

Match Results
Charlotte Flair defeated Shayna Baszler. 

Drew McIntyre & The Viking Raiders defeated Jinder Mahal, Veer & Shanky.

Damian Priest defeated Jeff Hardy to remain United States Champion.

Nikki Cross defeated Tamina.

Rhea Ripley defeated Natalya.

Omos & AJ Styles & Mace & T-Bar defeated New Day & Mansoor & Mustafa Ali.

Doudrop defeated Eva Marie. 

Bobby Lashley defeated Randy Orton to remain WWE Champion. 

RAW Review-ish
The show kicked off with a in ring promo with Big E saying he was going cash in his Money In The Bank, he was interrupted by Riddle & Randy Orton and Bobby Lashley and MVP. This was an entertaining segment to hype up the main event with interesting words exchanged between Orton and Lashley. 

Charlotte defeated Shayna Baszler, after Nia Jax cost her tag partner the match as payback from last week, they will face each next week on RAW, not much to say about the six man tag match where Drew pinned Shanky for the win via the Claymore Kick.

The United States Championship Match between Damian Priest and Jeff Hardy was probably the match of the night, Priest continues to impress, in regards to Jeff Hardy, it's good to see him compete in a top level match instead of chasing the 24/7 title. 

Nikki and Rhea picked up wins in singles competition against the Women's Tag Team Champions, which technically puts them in line for a title match in the future, maybe at Extreme Rules in a couple of weeks, we shall see, Tegan Nox and Shotzi Blackheart will also have a say in this as they picked a win against Tamina and Natalya, weeks ago on SmackDown. 

Omos, like Damian Preist, continues to impress in the ring, he picked up the win in the eight man tag, the Royal Rumble is months away, however, he could be a contender to win, if he is booked correctly creatively. 

Doudrop defeated Eva Marie in what was a decent match, it's been said before and is going to be said again, hopefully this the end of the feud, move them on to other opponents.

Bobby Lashley defeated Randy Orton in the main event, he looked to have injured his knee after he put Orton through the announce table ringside, that was good story telling on his part, which is where Big E's music hit, he was true to his word, he cashed in successfully to become the NEW WWE Champion. Congratulations to him, well deserved, hopefully he will have a great run with the title.

During the show, it was announced the WWE Draft will be returning on October 1st on Friday Night SmackDown and concluding on October 4th on RAW. That is it for the review-ish, be sure to check back here for more content. 

WWE SmackDown From Madison Square Garden | Review-ish

Friday Night SmackDown was LIVE! from the iconic Madison Square Garden. 

Roman Reigns kicked off the show, walking out to the ring with The Usos and Paul Heyman. Reigns was interrupted mid promo by Brock Lesnar, Heyman asked Brock why was he targeting the Universal Championship? In response to that, Brock asked why didn't Heyman tell Roman he knew Brock was going to show up at SummerSlam? 

Roman and The Usos left the ring in disgust. Heyman cut his old promo with Brock in the ring. Brock went on to challenge Roman for the title via Heyman, who was close to receiving an F5, until he was saved by the Usos and Roman. Brock stood tall when all was said and done here. 

Backstage. Heyman said to Kayla Braxton that Roman will answer the challenge when he is ready. 

Big E, Rick Boogs, Shinsuke Nakamura, Rey & Dominik Mysterio defeated Sami Zayn, Apollo Crews, Robert Roode, Dolph Ziggler and Otis in a Ten-Man Tag Team Match. 

After the match. Mr. Money In The Bank. Big E sent a message to The Universal Champion. Roman Reigns and WWE Champion. Bobby Lashley for a possible cash in at any time. 

Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch met in the ring for the contract signing to make their match for the SmackDown Women's Championship official in two weeks at Extreme Rules, Becky's attitude change since her return has been interesting, something which should've started in 2018. 

Seth Rollins defeated Edge in a rematch from SummerSlam, this contest was billed as "One Last Dance" after the match. Edge was put on a stretcher and into a waiting ambulance backstage. Rollins appeared to show sympathy for what happened. 

It's worth noting that during commercial break between the Rollins vs. Edge match, Bobby Lashley was advertised to defend the WWE Championship against Randy Orton on RAW, look out for Big E as he may cash in.  

Prior to the main event, Roman talked to The Usos backstage and then asked Heyman about Brock appearing at SummerSlam, no response was given.  

The Street Profits defeated The Usos by disqualification, after Roman interrupted and put the Guillotine on Montez Ford. Roman accepted Brock's challenge from earlier on, he was interrupted and confronted by his opponent at Extreme Rules "The Demon" Finn Balor, as SmackDown went off the air. 

This episode was very entertaining and 

centred around the dissension in The Bloodline, looking forward to seeing how this story develops next week and more, on Friday Night SmackDown. 

Be sure to check back here for more content, available soon.

NXT TakeOver 36 | Review-ish

TakeOver 36 was LIVE from the Capitol Wrestling Center, this event closed out a newsworthy weekend of wrestling, below are the results if you did not watch, followed by the Review-ish.

Pre Show Match Result 
Ridge Holland defeated Trey Baxter.

Main Show Results
Cameron Grimes defeated LA Knight to become the NEW Million Dollar Championship.

Raquel Gonzalez successfully defended the NXT Women's Championship against Dakota Kai.

Ilja Dragunov defeated WALTER to become the NEW NXT UK Champion.

Kyle O'Reilly defeated Adam Cole in a Two out of Three Falls Match.

Samoa Joe defeated Karrion Kross to become the NEW NXT Champion.

NXT TakeOver Review-ish
Congratulations to one of the best talents in NXT right now, Cameron Grimes, on winning the Million Dollar Championship from LA Knight, the segments between these two have been very entertaining, well worth watching if you have the time, in terms of the long term plan for the championship, it will not be around for much longer as this story has run its course. 

Raquel and Dakota put on a great match, no surprises because they know each others game so well, the feud looks to be over already because while Raquel was celebrating her title defence victory, NXT UK's Kay Lee Ray made an appearance and suggest to us she may be the next opponent for the champion.

We saw history being made at TakeOver, as Ilja Dragunov overcame the odds and WALTER's chops to his chest, to become the new NXT UK champion, not sure whether it was better than their first match from BT Sport Studios in the past, as the match has not been seen as you will know. 

Whilst predicting the outcome for the Two out of Three Falls, it was difficult to think about who was going to win which stipulation, the picks turned out to be completely correct, loved this match, however, Cole tapping out right away from O'Reilly's heel hook submission was very surprising.

Tick Tock ladies and gentlemen! Karrion Kross's reign is over, he couldn't overcome the obstacle of Samoa Joe, who is now the NEW NXT Champion for the record third time, after he hit the Muscle Buster on Kross from the top rope, in terms of the next challengers? Pete Dunne is one name, due to past confrontations, the other name is WALTER, should he the the one to answer Joe's call and win? a title run, similar to his U.K version would be one to watch for sure.

NXT TakeOver 36 | Predictions

NXT TakeOver 36 will be LIVE from the Capitol Wrestling Center, which is a stylish way of saying the Perfomance Center. It has been a crazy weekend of wrestling as you will know, here are the match predictions. 

NXT UK Championship Match
WALTER (c) vs. Ilja Dragunov
WALTER puts his title on the line against longtime rival, Ilja Dragunov, a reign which has gone over 850 plus days, admittedly, I haven't watched the previous match between these two, the reaction seems to be it was a classic, this one at TakeOver 36 will be a great one, resulting in a new champion. Predicted Winner. and NEW NXT UK Champion. Ilja Dragunov.  
 
Million Dollar Championship Match
If Grimes Loses, DiBiase must become Knight's Butler
LA Knight (c) vs. Cameron Grimes
The comedic skits have been some of the best moments in recent NXT television. LA Knight will try some underhanded tactics in order to win, but he will not be successful, as far as I'm concerned, when all is said and done here, another new champion will be crowned and title celebrations will go to.....the....moon. Predicted Winner: and Million Dollar Champion. Cameron Grimes.

NXT Women's Championship Match 
Raquel Gonzalez (c) vs. Dakota Kai
Ever since Raquel became champion, Dakota seemed to be waiting her time to go after the title until there was no real challenger left, she knows the champions' weaknesses and will try to expose them at TakeOver, however, true strength will prevail.  Predicted Winner: and still NXT Women's Champion. Raquel Gonzalez. 

NXT Championship Match
Karrion Kross (c) vs. Samoa Joe
Joe returned to NXT as an enforcer for William Regal, the stipulation being he could not hurt anyone, unless provoked, have you heard this type of story before? anyway, Kross tried his best to provoke Joe but with no luck until he did after his title defence, when Joe was the special referee. Joe called out Kross the following week, who revealed he attacked William Regal, on an episode later, Joe requested to be removed from enforcer role and challenge for the title. Karrion Kross likes to say Tick Tock, as far as I'm concerned, Tick Tock is leading towards a new champion, the third and final one of the night. Predicted Winner: and NEW NXT Champion. Samoa Joe.

Two Out Of Three Falls Match
Fall One: Traditional Wrestling Match. Fall Two: Street Fight. Fall Three: Steel Cage Match.
Adam Cole vs. Kyle O'Reilly 
Two former members, of perhaps the greatest faction in NXT history, The Undisputed Era, will collide for the third and final time in a two out of three falls match, with added stipulations, long story short, in terms of who wins which match? the prediction is for O'Reilly to win the Traditional Wrestling Match, Cole to win the Street Fight and O'Reilly to win the Steel Cage Match. Predicted Winner: Kyle O'Reilly.

TakeOver 36 caps off what has been a crazy weekend of wrestling, enjoy the show, if you're watching. 

WWE SummerSlam 2021 | Review-ish |

SummerSlam 2021 from Las Vegas gave us some memorable moments that we will remember for a long time, the night gave us, the fans, nostalgia, entertainment, and left us confused about some of the match outcomes, without any further ado, let's talk. Here We Go.  

Kick Off Show Match Result
Big E defeated Baron Corbin.

Main Card Match Results
Riddle & Randy Orton defeated AJ Styles & Omos to become the NEW RAW Tag Team Champions. 

Alexa Bliss defeated Eva Marie. 

Damian Priest defeated Sheamus to become the NEW United States Champion.

The Usos defeated The Mysterios to remain SmackDown Tag Team Champions.

Becky Lynch defeated Bianca Belair to become the NEW SmackDown Women's Champion. 

Drew McIntyre defeated Jinder Mahal. 

Charlotte Flair defeated Nikki Cross and Rhea Ripley to become the NEW RAW Women's Champion. 

Edge defeated Seth Rollins. 

Bobby Lashley successfully defended the WWE Championship against Goldberg.

Roman Reigns defeated John Cena to remain Universal Champion. 

SummerSlam Review-ish 
Big E managed to get back his Money In The Bank briefcase after his match against Corbin, there was thought that he would be involved in the show later on, spoiler alert, he was not. Riddle and Orton continued their great momentum by capturing the tag titles from AJ and Omos, in all fairness, it was a standard match. 

Alexa vs. Eva was a waste of time, fingers crossed this is the end of this feud between the two, in terms of character, it is time for Alexa to go back to her old self, the playground gimmick is not working without the Fiend, which is not her fault, it is simply another creative booking error that we have seen. 

Congratulations to The Archer of Infamy, Damian Priest on winning his first championship on the main roster, get ready for the rematch against Sheamus next month at Extreme Rules. The Uso's are still our SmackDown Tag Team Champions after a another damn good match against the Mysterios, who seem like they will be in a story of their own, sign me up for a Usos vs. Street Profits match or three, we want to see it, well some of us do anyway.

Prior to the event, there were rumblings of the scheduled SmackDown Women's Championship match being regarded as, subject to change, which proved to be true. While it was great to see Becky return, taking the title from Bianca this way was horrible, at least build it for a pay per view or an important SmackDown show, if you want to do the change then fine, this was reminiscent of Brock vs. Kofi for sure.

With all due respect to Drew and Jinder, not much attention was paid here, due to the way the match before this one played out. Charlotte added to her collection of titles in Vegas by winning the triple threat,  another match between these three participants at Extreme Rules is a possibility. Edge walked out to the Brood music prior to his match with Seth, great to see some nostalgia on the show, bringing back memories of the Attitude Era. He and Seth left everything in the ring, the thousands in attendance appreciated what they saw.

Lashley vs. Goldberg ended abruptly, is this feud over? probably not, there may be developments on Monday Night RAW. Roman is still the Universal Champion, acknowledge that, after he defeated John Cena in a highly competitive main event, there were close near falls here, where it seemed as though Cena was about to win, thankfully the correct the right decision was made in order to keep Reign's run going. 

Brock Lesnar's music hit and he walked out to a fantastic reception, the commentary team really sold how important this was, very much looking to seeing Roman vs. Brock, the intriguing factor here will be Paul Heyman, who was The Beast's client in the past. now part of Roman's stable of course. 

WWE SummerSlam | Predictions

WWE SummerSlam will take place from The Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. It is the first Pay-Per-View to be held on a Saturday Night in recent memory. Let's begin the predictions.  

Match Card 
Drew McIntyre vs. Jinder Mahal

Two former members of 3MB will face each in the best event of the summer, the disappointing aspect here is their past history has not been spoken about on tv that much, Veer and Shanky will attempt to distract Drew here to help Jinder, however, it will not be enough. Predicted Winner: Drew McIntyre.

SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match
The Usos (c) vs. Rey & Dominik Mysterio
Expecting Jimmy and Jey to remain champions here, it's time for them to move on to other opposition, perhaps a team that wants the smoke. Predicted Winners: and still SmackDown Tag Team Champions. The Usos.

RAW Women's Championship Match
Nikki Cross (c) vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair
While it was great to see Nikki win her first Women's Championship a few weeks ago, there is a sense that her reign may be coming to an end here, particularly with Charlotte name dropping Becky's name in the past weeks, which may lead to The Man returning to WWE TV and on RAW this Monday Night to set up their title match for the next pay per view, remember Becky never lost her title before going on leave. Predicted Winner: And NEW RAW Women's Champion. Charlotte Flair.

RAW Tag Team Championship Match
AJ Styles & Omos (c) vs. Riddle & Randy Orton
Perhaps the best story on RAW is RK-Bro, which will lead to a tag title win for Riddle and Orton, in terms of AJ and Omos, they may have a one on one feud, after that Omos would be a good challenger for the United States Championship. Predicted Winners: and NEW RAW Tag Team Champions. Riddle and Randy Orton. 

Edge vs. Seth Rollins
A storyline going on from 2014 when Seth was in the Authority, and he was close to stomping Edge that year on RAW, this will no doubt be a fantastic match, leading to The Rated-R Superstar getting revenge from that time and the win. Predicted Winner: Edge. 

United States Championship Match 

Sheamus (c) vs. Damien Priest
The Celtic Warrior to pick up the win against Preist, with help from his face mask and after the match he will remove it and reveal he is not injured after all, in standard heel fashion. Predicted Winner: and still United States Champion. Sheamus. 

Alexa Bliss vs. Eva Marie 
Predicting a win for Bliss here after Piper Niven costs Eva the match. leading to their split and own one on one feud. Predicted Winner: Alexa Bliss.  

SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Bianca Belair (c) vs. Sasha Banks
Bianca won the Women's Championship at WrestleMania Night One and ever since then, her title defences have been nothing of note unfortunately due to bad creative booking, which is why a win for the EST against The Boss will raise her game again. Predicted Winner: and still SmackDown Women's Champion. Bianca Belair.

WWE Championship Match
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Goldberg
If we have learned anything from watching Goldberg matches on pay per view in the past, it's that they do not last long in terms of match duration, the storyline has been based around Goldberg's son, Gage, who may get involved here, at the closing stages of the match, but it will be not enough to help his dad win the title. Predicted Winner: and still WWE Champion. Bobby Lashley.

The fight may continue after the match, leading to Goldberg spearing Lashley and Big E cashing in the Money in the Bank successfully to become the new WWE Champion, should he get his briefcase back from Baron Corbin before this match.

Universal Championship Match 
Roman Reigns (c) vs. John Cena
The last time these two met was at No Mercy 2017, a match won by Reigns, expecting the same outcome here, in terms of match quality, this one will either be evenly contested to the end or a dominant win for The Head of The Table, shades of Brock v Cena at SummerSlam 2014. Predicted Winner: and still Universal Champion. Roman Reigns.

The predictions are now complete, sure to check back here for the review-ish tomorrow. 

 

Friday Night SmackDown | Review-ish | Storyline Developments Aplenty

This episode of Friday Night SmackDown took place from Cleveland, Ohio and the Rolling Loud Festival from Miami, Florida, it was sure to be an entertaining two hours of television.  

Match Results
Finn Balor defeated Sami Zayn. 

Angelo Dawkins defeated Chad Gable. 

Bianca Belair successfully defended her SmackDown Women's Championship against Carmella.

Toni Storm defeated Zelina Vega.

Jimmy Uso defeated Dominik Mysterio.

SmackDown! Review-ish
John Cena opened the show to challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship. Paul Heyman said the champion will answer later on in the show and imitated Cena's theme song while walking to backstage, a truly funny moment there. Finn Balor and Sami Zayn followed up their confrontation from last week with a match against each other, won by "The Prince" 

Big E talked about his victory at Money In The Bank, what a moment it was for him, and very well deserved also, E was interrupted by Apollo, followed by Dolph Ziggler, Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro, this led to a brawl. We may see a six man tag next Friday Night.

SmackDown shifted from Cleveland to Miami for the Rolling Loud Festival. Wale was the MC. The venue had a WrestleMania look to it. Angelo Dawkins got some revenge for Montez Ford by winning the match against Chad Gable, both Ford and Otis were ringside for this one. It appears we have finally seen the end of the rivalry, for now anyway, between Bianca and Carmella. The EST vs. The Boss is almost inevitable for Summerslam. Subject to change of course.

Edge and Seth Rollins continued their storyline build up for August 21st. Toni Storm made her main roster debut and marked it with a win against Zelina Vega. It has been a disappointing run for Vega so far, since she returned to the company, hopefully she will recover from this and build up momentum.

The end to the Jimmy Uso vs. Dominik Mysterio match was the exact same to the SmackDown Tag Team Championship at Money In The Bank, you will understand the reference if you saw the contest last Sunday.

Here we are, we have arrived at the main event. It was time to see if the Universal Champion. Roman Reigns was going to accept the challenge from John Cena. The answer was no, he went on to explain why. Finn Balor walked out to a nice reaction from the crowd and asked "The Head Of The Table" if he wasn't interested in Cena's challenge, would he be interested in the one from "The Prince"? Reigns smirked at first, and eventually accepted as the SmackDown went off the air.

Will Reigns vs. Balor just be a non-title match that takes place on an upcoming episode of SmackDown? or will John Cena be added to the mix at SummerSlam for the Universal Championship, we are just under a month from the best event of the Summer, lets see how this story develops next week.

WWE Monday Night RAW Review-ish | John Cena Returns To RAW | NEW Champion Crowned

The post Money In The Bank episode of Monday Night RAW was broadcast LIVE from Dallas, Texas. A day or so has passed since it aired on television, below are the match results followed by the review-ish of the key events that took place on the night..

Match Results
The Viking Raiders & Riddle defeated RAW Tag Team Champions. AJ Styles & Omos & John Morrison. 

Jaxson Ryket defeated Elias in a Symphony of Destruction Match.

Women;s Tag Team Champions. Natalya & Tamina defeated Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax.

United Champion. Sheamus defeated Humberto Carrillo in a Non-Title Championship Contenders Match.

WWE Champion. Bobby Lashley defeated Keith Lee in a Open Challenge.

Jeff Hardy defeated NXT Champion. Karrion Kross. 

Rhea Ripley defeated RAW Women's Champion Charlotte Flair via Disqualification.

Nikki Cross cashed in her Money In The Bank Contract on Charlotte to become the NEW RAW Women's Champion. 

RAW Review-ish
John Cena kicked off Monday Night RAW, admittedly the crowd reaction wan not as loud as Money In The Bank from the the previous night. Cena mentioned he will be on SmackDown this Friday to supposedly confront Roman Reigns, the build up for their match at SummerSlam begins there.

Riddle's music hit for a comedy promo with Cena, ahead of the six man tag, which he and the Viking Raiders won. Jaxson Ryker and Elias continued their feud in a Symphony Of Destruction Match as you can see by the results above.

There was storyline devlopment on Monday Night. Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler turned their back on Reginald, who then won the 24/7 title, so he had a decent night overall. Sheamus defeated Humberto Carrillo, can we please move these guys on to different opponents? thank you.

Keith Lee returned to WWE TV after a long unexplained absence, he was a former NXT Champion by the way in case people have forgotten, more on NXT in a moment or two in this review-ish. Lee lost to Bobby Lashley, yes they want to keep Bobby strong for the Summer, but to hand Keith a loss is very strange booking, they probably should have put in s 24/7 title chaser in with "The Almighty" instead, speaking of him, the rumor of Goldberg facing Lashley is true, in terms of what we saw on Monday. 

NXT is one hell of a show on Tuesday nights, Karrion Kross is the champion and great to watch, it's a shame the writers on the main roster etc, do not see it that way, we know he has been on Main Event (the show) in recent weeks. he lost to Jeff Hardy, the social media reaction to it was crazy. The future for Kross doesn't look bright for him if things continue to go this way for him on RAW, likewise for Keith Lee also.

There may very well be content released soon, about why NXT stars struggle on the main roster, be sure to look out for that.

The main event of the evening ended in a disqualification win for Rhea Ripley against RAW Women's Champion. Charlotte Flair. Rhea got some sort of revenge by hitting Flair with "Riptide" outside the ring before she sent her opponent back in to the ring, Nikki Cross then ran down to cash in the Money In The Bank briefcase successfully and celebrated with the crowd in attendance. Congratulations to Nikki for winning her first title, hopefully it is the first of many in her career, she is underrated by many fans that watch week in, week out, all of her hardwork and determination to succeeed has finally been recognised. 

 

WWE Money In The Bank 2021 | Match Results and Review-ish

Money In The Bank was LIVE from Fort Worth Texas, what an event it was. here is a run down of the match results followed by the review-ish. Here We Go!

Kick Off Show Match Result
The Usos defeated Rey & Dominik Mysterio to become the NEW SmackDown Tag Team Championships.

Main Card
Nikki Cross won the Women's Money In The Bank Ladder Match.

AJ Styles & Omos defeated The Viking Raiders to remain RAW Tag Team Champions.

Bobby Lashley defeated Kofi Kingston to remain WWE Champion.

Charlotte Flair defeated Rhea Ripley to become the NEW RAW Women's Champion.

Big E won the Men's Money In The Bank Ladder Match. 

Roman Reigns defeated Edge to remain Universal Champion.

Money In The Bank Review-ish
We have new SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The Usos, their fifth title for that brand overall, an excellent match, if you haven't seen it, go check it out on the Youtube Channel kick off show. Jimmy & Jey are showing why they are the best tag team in wrestling today. 

The event started with the Women's Money In The Bank Ladder Match, won by Nikki Cross, she may not be everyone's cup of tea, but she deserves this moment and hopefully she cashes in successfully, she gets criticised for portraying a superhero by some fans on social media, those fans need to know that Nikki's gimmick is aimed at the younger viewers of the show, following in the footsteps of The Hurricane.  

We move on to the RAW Tag Team Championship Match, where AJ & Omos successfully defended their titles against great challengers in the Viking Raiders, Omos showed his power to earn his team the win, what's next for them? tune in to RAW tonight to find out.

The WWE Championship Match had SummerSlam 2014 vibes to it where Brock Lesnar destoyed John Cena, Bobby's win over Kofi was identical to that night. Charlotte defeated Rhea Ripley to become the NEW RAW Women's Champion, what an excellent match that was, the crowd were really invested in this one.

Congratulations to Big E on winning the Men's Money In The Bank, it was a great moment for him, you could see it really meant a lot to him, he is rumored to be moving to RAW during the draft in a few months time, perhaps he will make an appearance before then, during this match we saw storyline continuation between Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal, in terms of an early prediction? A victory for The Modern Day Maharaja will put him back in the title picture after SummerSlam.

(prediction subject to change of course)

The Head of The Table Roman Reigns defended the Universal Championship against Edge, Jimmy and Jey were about to get involved towards the end of the match but their plans were put to a stop by Rey and Dominik. Edge was close to winning the title until Seth Rollins interfered and hit "The Rated-R Superstar" with the super kick, Roman hit the challenger with a Spear for the win. After the match, Rollins confronted Roman until Edge went after Rollins to continue thier own fight. Roman asked the crowd to "Acknowledge Him" and then John Cena's music hit to a great reaction, they had a stare down in the ring before the show went off the air.

John Cena is advertised to appear on RAW tonight. Goldberg also, will there be any more surprises in store?

Thanks for reading. 

WWE Money In The Bank 2021 Predictions

Welcome back to the blog, it's been a while since we have predicted matches for a pay per view isn't it? only difference now is we have a LIVE crowd and not an empty arena full of virtual screens, also, admittedly, not much of WWE programming has been watched in the past few weeks because of the Euros, so it will be interesting to see how the predictions pan out. 

Kick Off Show Match
SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match
Rey & Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. The Usos
If you saw SmackDown from this past Friday, you will know Jey pinned Rey via a roll up in the six man tag, logic states that Rey & Dominik will get their win back here. Predicted Winners: and still. SmackDown Tag Team Champions. Rey & Dominik Mysterio.

Men's Money In The Bank Ladder Match
Ricochet vs. John Morrison vs. Riddle vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Big E vs. Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 
This is a strong line up for a high quality match up, eight contenders here, time to break down each participant. Ricochet will be part of some memorable spots, for example, flips, dives, hitting the ring rope off the top of the ladder, John Morrison likewise, Riddle is very entertaining to watch and perhaps one would argue he could be victorious here, what a moment that could be in front of a live crowd.

Drew seems like an obvious choice to win because he is not allowed to challenge for the WWE title as long as Bobby is champion, perhaps the Money in the Bank could be a way for him swerving that stipulation. Big E winning here would be well deserved and establish him as a true singles competitor. Kevin Owens has some unfinished business with Roman Reigns, do not forget about that. 

Seth Rollins will aim to win the match and emulate his cash in from WrestleMania all those years ago, he is involved in a story with Edge, perhaps that will play a part. Shinsuke Nakamura will bring his A Game but it will not be enough, but you never know what will happen. Two choices have now been selected. 

Predicted Winner: Drew McIntyre or Big E.

RAW Tag Team Championship Match
AJ Styles & Omos (c) vs. The Viking Raiders
A match that was previously advertised for RAW has now been advertised for Pay Per View, which will end with the titles not changing hands. Predicted Winners: and still. RAW Tag Team Champions. AJ Styles and Omos.

Women's Money In The Bank
Asuka vs. Naomi vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Nikki Cross vs. Liv Morgan vs. Zelina Vega vs. Natalya vs. Tamina
Asuka won last years Money In The Bank, became RAW Women's Champion, however, she was never booked properly by the creative team, if she wins here, it would be nice to see. Naomi is an interesting choice because Roman's faction has The Usos, we know she is married to Jimmy in real life, it would be great see her win the ladder match, cash in on the SmackDown Women's Champion, whoever that may be at the time, win the title and then go on and join The Usos and Roman.

Should Alexa win here, she will play mind games on the champions, which may make interesting television. As a fan of Nikki Cross, it's great to see her part of a prestigious match, even though she is not going to win, she will put up a good fight. Liv is in this match, she has momentum heading in to it, she is one of the choices to win here, however, there is a belief she might be taken out prior to the match, by who? either Carmella or Sonya Deville, if that does happen? and Sonya takes Liv's place in the match? we do not know this will happen for sure, if so, she will be one of the favourites to win, interesting to see how the crowd reacts to that scenario, in terms of Zelina, Natalya and Tamina, they will have close calls but they'll fall short of winning. 
 
Predicted Winner: Naomi or Liv Morgan.

WWE Championship Match
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Kofi Kingston
Bobby will aim to make a statement with a dominating win against former champion Kofi Kingston, who has been in the mind of the Almighty in recent weeks during the run up to this contest, do not expect this match to go 20-25 minutes. Predicted Winner: and still. WWE Champion. Bobby Lashley. 

RAW Women's Championship Match
Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Charlotte Flair
As you know, not much wrestling has been watched by myself in recent weeks because of the Euros, congratulations to Italy, well deserved, just wanted to say that, in case you do not know who won, apparently Rhea was injured this past week after an attack from Charlotte, so she will attempt to over come the odds even though she is champion, however it will not be enough. Predicted Winner: and NEW RAW Women's Champion. Charlotte Flair.

Universal Championship Match 
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Edge
The following contest will be an all out war between two greats in the business, Roman will want to continue his reign as champion, whereas Edge will want to realise his dream and win the title again, his plans will be denied by Seth towards the end to set up their match for SummerSlam. Predicted Winner: and still, Universal Champion. Roman Reigns.

There you have it, the predictions are complete. Money In The Bank will be an interesting event for sure.

WWE SmackDown Review-ish | Finally! The Crowd Has Come Back To The WWE

Readers the blog, not only has the content returned, the LIVE crowds returned to WWE TV for the first time in seventeen months. What a crazy journey it has been, we have been through the Performance Center times at the start of the pandemic, which then led to the ThunderDome era as it were, tonight's edition was a special occasion, one that we will remember for a long time. Below are the match results followed by thoughts of the show. 

Match Results

Universal Champion Roman Reigns & The Usos defeated SmackDown Tag Team Champions Rey & Dominik Mysterio & Edge.

Shotzi & Nox defeated the Women's Tag Team Champions Natalya & Tamina.

Bianca Belair defeated Carmella to remain SmackDown Women's Champion.

Cesaro defeated Otis via disqualification. 

Seth Rollins defeated Big E to win the Fatal Four Way match. 

SmackDown Review-ish
The crowd in Houston, Texas was electric, it was great hear the cheers again. Vince McMahon walking out and saying "Where the hell have you been?" was a nice moment, the opening contest was a six man tag, as you can see by the match line up, it's worth noting Roman didn't really receive many boos from the crowd in attendance, whereas Edge got a great reaction, Jey rolled up Rey for the win, it will be interesting to see if the tag team titles change hands on Sunday, based on logic, probably not, but we shall see.

Finn Balor returned to SmackDown to confront Sami Zayn, there's a future story line for us to watch, it will no doubt be a good one, Shotzi & Nox won their non title match against champions, Natalya & Tamina, that victory will possibly earn them an opportunity for the gold later down the line, staying with the women's division, Bianca Belair remains your SmackDown Women's Champion after her win against a very impressive Carmella. Sasha Banks has been off from WWE TV for quite some time, it's inevitable she will return to challenge the EST.

Toni Storm will be making her SmackDown debut next week, looking forward to seeing who she will be feuding with on the main roster. Otis vs. Cesaro did not lost long as Chad Gable attacked Cesaro. Otis then attacked Cesaro during the swings on Gable. Baron Corbin cut a promo in the ring about his failures as of late, until he was interrupted by Kevin Owens, who went on to stun Corbin, prior to the Fatal Four Way match in the main event of the evening, Big E vs. Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamaura, it was one hell of a match, won by Seth Rollins after he stomped Big E on to the ladder, in terms of  SmackDown itself, very enjoyable, the focus now turns to Sunday's Money In The Bank Pay-Per-View. 

Predictions for Money In The Bank will be available prior to the event. 

Hell in a Cell "News"

Announcement:

There will NOT be a Hell in a Cell Predictions or Review-ish due to Euro 2020 starting on the 11th June til 11th July. It's sure to be a great month of football, all being well of course. 
 
WWE Content will resume on 17th July. 

Check out the Euro 2020 content here: https://euro-twenty-twenty.blogspot.com/

 

WRESTLEMANIA Backlash | Honest Review-ish

Welcome to WrestleMania Backlash, which was LIVE! from the usual settings, The ThunderDome. below are the results followed by the honest review-ish. 

Kick Off Show Match Result
Sheamus defeated Ricochet in a non-title match.

Main Card Results
Rhea Ripley defeated Asuka and Charlotte Flair to remain RAW Women's Champion.

Rey and Dominik Mysterio defeated Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode to become the NEW SmackDown Tag Team Champions.

Damian Priest defeated The Miz in a Lumberjack Match.

Bianca Belair defeated Bayley to remain SmackDown Women's Champion.

Bobby Lashley defeated Braun Strowman and Drew McIntyre to remain WWE Champion.

Roman Reigns defeated Cesaro to remain Universal Champion.

Backlash Honest Review-ish
The kick off show match had a Monday Night RAW vibe to it, minus the commercials of course, expect Sheamus and Ricochet to continue the feud as early as tonight. Rhea pinned Asuka to remain RAW Women's champion on this night, this may now lead to Rhea facing Charlotte one on one.

History was made at Backlash ladies and gentlemen, Rey and Dominik became the first father and son team to become tag team champions, you already know my thoughts on Dominik (no disrespect) here is a message to the Mysterios. Welcome....to the Uso......Penitentiary.

Here is where things took a bizzare turn, if you can imagine such a thing, the lumberjacks for Priest vs. Miz were zombies, seemingly to promote a movie called: Army of the Dead. As mentioned in the predictions, now is the time to move the guys on to different opponents.

The SmackDown Women's Championship lived up to expectations, which isn't a shock, Bianca used her braided hair to pick up the win via roll up, Bayley has a legit argument that she didn't lose clean, meaning the EST may have hell to pay in the cell next month.

"The Almighty" Bobby Lashley remains your WWE Champion in a great match fought all over the ThunderDome, the champ was taken out about midway through, he managed to return towards the end to hit Braun with the Spear for the win, if wrestling logic 101 is correct then the next challenger will be Drew once again after he didn't get pinned.

The main event for the Universal Championship was amazing, Cesaro put up great challenge, him suffering an arm "injury" proved vital in denying him a taste of victory, as that was a part of the body Reigns targeted, who won the match via the guillotine submission move. Jey ran down to celebrate with "The Head of The Table" and then Seth Rollins appeared, who then attacked Cesaro before the show went off the air. 

My apologies for not showing a lot of enthusiasm in this review-ish, it may be because of the virtual audience, I speak on behalf of many when I say we cannot wait for the fans to return in attendance. July16th is the current rumoured date, fingers crossed it is correct, all being well of course in terms of health and safety. hope you enjoyed reading the Backlash Review-ish. Thanks for reading,

See you in Hell........In a Cell.

WRESTLEMANIA Backlash | Honest Predictions

Yes. You have read the title correctly, the name of the upcoming pay per view is WrestleMania Backlash, it will be taking place at the ThunderDome with the fans watching on screen in the arena, it is a stacked card, let's start the predictions.  

Match Card 
Lumberjack Match
Damian Priest vs. The Miz
I'm probably going to be repeating a lot of things in this predictions blog, that is what happens when you see the same match and segments, nearly every week on WWE TV. Priest needs this win more than Miz, the lumberjacks are added to make this one feel somewhat important, move these guys on to other opponents, thank you. Predicted Winner: Damian Priest.

SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match
Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode (c) vs. Rey & Dominik Mysterio
Ziggler & Roode are a really good tag team, they seem to be left behind in terms of storyline narrative, the company really seems to be behind the Mysterio's lately, Dominik has been pushed way too early because of who his dad is, it looks like it will culminate in a tag title win on Sunday. Predicted Winners: Rey & Dominik Mysterio.  

SmackDown Women's Championship Match 
Bianca Belair (c) vs. Bayley
Ding Dong! Hello! are you still reading this? okay, good, this will be a good match, Bayley seems like a unfortunate place holder for Bianca to defeat, creative booking at it's not so finest. Predicted Winner: and still, SmackDown Women's Champion. Bianca Belair. 

WWE Championship Match
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Braun Strowman
Three powerhouses here in one match, the build has been decent but nothing special in all honesty, expect to see plenty of chaos and shenanigans resulting in Bobby possibly pinning Braun to remain champion, giving Drew a reason for a rematch seeing as he did not get pinned on Sunday. Predicted Winner: and still, WWE Champion. Bobby Lashley. 

RAW Women's Championship Match
Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair
When Rhea became champion, it looked very predictable (no pun intended) Charlotte was going to challenge for the RAW Women's Championship, looking at the line up, it seems like Asuka may unfortunately be the one to take the loss, Alexa Bliss might appear and target Charlotte, thus taking her out of the match, when all is said and done here, there will not be a new champion crowned on the night. Predicted Winner: and still, RAW Women's Champion. Rhea Ripley.

Universal Championship Match
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cesaro
It is now time to talk about the main event of the evening, subject to change of course. it's about time Cesaro was in a title match, he may not win here at Backlash but he will no doubt put up a damn good fight, expect interference from Jimmy and Jey along with plenty of shenanigans from them to help their cousin Roman win this match. Predicted Winner: and still, Universal Champion, "The Head of The Table" Roman Reigns.

Thanks for reading. 

WRESTLEMANIA 37 | Review-ish

WrestleMania Night One was LIVE! from the Raymond James Stadium, with thousands in attendance, and the millions watching around the world. The weather intervened at the start of the show meaning it was put on delay. thankfully it did not last long and the action began. Here is a complete run down of the match results beginning with the WWE Championship.

Match Results 
Bobby Lashley defeated Drew McIntyre via submission to remain WWE Champion.

Natalya & Tamina won the Tag Team Turmoil, lastly eliminating Liv Morgan & Ruby Riott. 

Cesaro defeated Seth Rollins.

AJ Styles & Omos defeated New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) to become the NEW RAW Tag Team Champions.

Braun Strowman defeated Shane McMahon in a Steel Cage Match.

Damian Priest & Bad Bunny defeated The Miz & John Morrison.

Bianca Belair defeated Sasha Banks to become the NEW SmackDown Women's Champion.

WrestleMania 37 - Night One Review-ish
Bobby Lashley's first title defence was a successful one. MVP played a key role in denying Drew his WrestleMania Moment he desired after missing out last year. "The Hurt Lock" proved to be too much for the challenger on this night. The Almighty Era continues. Great start to the night. 

Natalya & Tamina won the Tag Team Turmoil, there were some botches here, it happens, despite not winning, the Riott Sqaud were the standout team, will Natalya and Tamina win the Women's Tag Team Championships on Night Two?  

Cesaro vs. Seth Rollins was my pick for match of the night and it surely delivered, they gave everything in the ring to entertain the people in attendance, congratulations to the Swiss Cyborg, as Corey Graves calls him, on picking up the win, hopefully his rise to the top continues. 

We've got new tag team champions people! in the name of AJ Styles and Omos, who looked like he was enjoying himself out there in the ring, the guy is quick and powerful, he slammed Kofi on to the mat and put his foot on his fallen opponent for the win, a rematch between these two teams will definitely happen, it's just a case of when. 

The Steel Cage match was okay. Shane tried to get the advantage by having Elias and Jaxson Ryker attack Braun at the start, that didn't stop him from getting in the ring. Shane had weapons hidden at the top of the cage, again it failed to derail Strowman, who then ripped off the cage panelling while his opponent tried to escape, that was a cool visual. Strowman threw Shane off the top of the cage, he should've really climbed down the side of the cage, however, he climbed back down to the mat and picked up Shane for the slam, thus picking up the win, hopefully this is the end of this feud. 

The Damian Priest & Bad Bunny vs. Miz & Morrison match was great, especially Bad Bunny, we knew he was training ahead of this match, and that hard work paid off here, credit to Miz and Morrison here also for helping Bunny during this match, when the guy gave Miz a top rope DDT, as well as a Bunny Destroyer on Morrison, the reactions from the crowd were insane. 

The main event on this night, was for the SmackDown Women's Championship, Sasha had never won a match at this prestigious event, whereas Bianca had never had a match here, history was going to be made, one way or another, in terms of match quality, it was so good, the crowd were really in to it from start to finish, we had "let's go Sasha, EST" chants at the start, you could tell Sasha and Bianca loved that moment, you don't get that in the ThunderDome in front of a virtual crowd, both showed their strength and athleticism, let's talk about the key moments, Sasha used Bianca's braid for the "Banks Statement" the challenger, managed to get out of it, Bianca attempted to hit the KOD, Sasha got out of it, Bianca used her braid to whip Sasha, the sound it made was crazy, Bianca then hit the KOD for the win and the reaction from the crowd when the match was over was excellent. Congratulations to Bianca becoming the NEW SmackDown Women's Champion. 

Night One of WrestleMania was great, it provided memorable moments, which is what this event is all about, could night two follow suit? here is what went down.

Match Results
Randy Orton defeated The Fiend.

Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler defeated Natalya & Tamina.

Kevin Owens defeated Sami Zayn.

Sheamus defeated Riddle to become the NEW United States Champion.

Apollo Crews defeated Big E to become the NEW Intercontinental Champion.

Rhea Ripley defeated Asuka to become the NEW RAW Women's Champion.

Roman Reigns defeated Daniel Bryan & Edge to remain Universal Champion.

WrestleMania 37 - Night Two Review-ish
The entrances of Alexa and then The Fiend were entertaining, the match was itself was not anything special, with all due respect to the guys involved here, towards the end of the match, Alexa appeared on the jack in a box when Fiend was about to win, he was distracted by her, Orton hit his opponent with the RKO. Alexa and Fiend stared at each other and then the lights went off and on again, this storyline was hitting the ceiling, however it looks like it just got interesting again, is Alexa portrayed as Sister Abigail now? we will find out on RAW. 

The Women's Tag Team Championship match was decent, the crowd were cheering Natalya and Tamina, nice to see them getting respect, they have been booked poorly over the years, you could say the same for Nia and Shayna who remain champions, the next contenders for the titles will probably be Lana and Naomi.

Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn continued their rivalry, anytime they fight each other, for whatever reason, it is usually a show stealer, KO handed Zayn an L (loss) via the stunner, Logan Paul tried to cheer him up without success, leaving Owens to stun the "celebrity" Let's move on.

Wale sang Big E's entrance theme before E faced Apollo Crews, in terms of the match, the Nigerian Drum Fight itself, it was just a fancy name for a no disqualification, as I eluded to in the predictions, check it out, if you haven't already, the only surprise was Dabba-Kato making an appearance towards the end of the match, helping Apollo win the Intercontinental title. 

The music performances continued, Ash Costello sang Rhea Ripley's theme when Rhea made her way to the ring to face Asuka, the tempo was slow, business picked up as they traded shots, Asuka applied her submission on the challenger who managed to escape, remember when the Asuka Lock was a feared move on NXT? that was the level, nowadays I find myself mentioning the creative team, it makes sense to do that because how have they managed to mess up a character like Asuka, it's baffling, back to the match, Rhea hit Riptide for the victory. 

The MAIN event of WrestleMania was a triple threat match scheduled for one fall, for the Universal Championship, loved the entrances and reactions from the crowd. the match felt rushed, which was nice because sometimes we see the last match of a pay per view drag on, this was the exact opposite, Bryan and Edge applied the Crossface and Yes Lock at the same time, the way they looked at each was brilliant, the conchairto bought back memories from past eras, Roman telling the crowd to acknowledge him will be in a future montage along with him pinning Edge and Bryan at the same time. Talk about another WrestleMania moment. He showed exactly why he is the "Head of the Table"

There you go. WrestleMania 37 is now in the books, the two nights were great, it would be unfair to say which one was better. The belief is that the next event is called WrestleMania Backlash. Why is it called that? I do not know, it will be strange to see virtual crowds again starting with tonight on RAW. 

Hope you enjoyed the content from the last few days, much appreciated, thanks for reading. 

WRESTLEMANIA 37 | Predictions

The Pinnacle of Wrestling. The Grandest Stage Of Them All is upon us! WrestleMania 37 is just hours away LIVE! from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. WrestleMania will be the first pay-per-view event in over a year with fans in attendance, since Elimination Chamber to be exact. Let's not waste any more time and go through the match card with predictions. 

Match Card - Night One - Saturday April !0th
RAW Tag Team Championship Match
New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) vs. AJ Styles & Omos
We've seen the journey of Omos begin as a security guard from RAW Underground, to forming an alliance with the "Phenomenal One" AJ Styles to now, his in-ring debut at WrestleMania, will his strength and power propel him and AJ to the tag titles? or will they be denied and fall short against Kofi & Xavier.  Predicted Winners: and NEW RAW Tag Team Champions. AJ Styles & Omos.

Braun Strowman vs. Shane McMahon - Steel Cage
Who came up with this terrible storyline? with all due respect to Braun and Shane, even with the Cage match stipulation, this is a match that is of no interest, how the crowd will react to this will be the most entertaining part to be honest. Predicted Winner: Braun Strowman.

Cesaro vs. Seth Rollins
From one uninteresting match to a potential match of the night, it's all about levels, Cesaro has been criminally under booked by the creative team, you know what else is criminal? this is only his first singles match at WrestleMania, that is unbelievable. whereas Seth is great in the ring, can not wait to watch this contest, they'll burn it down. (no pun intended) Predicted Winner: Cesaro. 

Tag Team Turmoil Match
(Winners face Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler for the Women's Tag Team Championship on Night 2)
Lana & Naomi vs. Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke vs. The Riott Squad Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan vs. Natalya & Tamina vs. Billie Kay & Carmella 
All teams, except for Billie and Carmella have had their issues and matches against the current tag team champions, after much thought, two teams are even favourites, Lana and Naomi along with the Riott Squad, the latter is the pick. Predicted Winners: Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan.

Damian Priest & Bad Bunny vs. The Miz & John Morrison
Surprisingly, this has been one of the best storylines in recent months, Bad Bunny, to his credit has been very good to watch, some celebrities in the past have been on television and haven't taken any bumps, whereas Bunny has, respect to him for that. a tag team match has always been on the cards so it's official for night one. A win for Priest and Bunny will bring more mainstream audience views for the WWE and fans of the musician, who will probably watch the product for a week or two after WM until their interest ends. Predicted Winners: Damian Priest & Bad Bunny.

WWE Championship Match 
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Drew McIntyre
Bobby recently won the WWE title on RAW as we know, the Hurt Business appear to have broken up since then, which is a shame, will Drew capitalise on that factor by picking up the win and go on to have his "WrestleMania Moment" in front of a live crowd, which didn't happen last year because of Covid-19. the answer is probably a resounding yes. Predicted Winner: and NEW WWE Champion. Drew McIntyre. 

SmackDown Women's Championship Match 
Sasha Banks (c) vs. Bianca Belair
The build up to this has been average because of the creative team not having a clue of how to write this story, which has taken the spark away, very much looking forward to the match though, it is a deserved main event, women's wrestling deserves this spotlight. Sasha and Bianca will be cheered by the crowd, no doubt about that, very difficult outcome to call, WWE may want to send the fans home happy by crowning a new champion is the guess in all honesty. Predicted Winner: and NEW SmackDown Women's Champion. Bianca Belair.

Match Card - Night Two - Sunday April 11th
United States Championship Match
Riddle (c) vs. Sheamus
Riddle has been made to look silly on screen by talking nonsense on tv, however, his matches have been nice, he defeated Mustafa Ali on the go home episode of RAW while Sheamus was on commentary. in regards to Sunday, it may be a bad night for the bro. Predicted Winner: and NEW United States Champion. Sheamus.

Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn
It seems like these two are really going to "fight forever" this is another chapter in their historic rivalry dating back the NXT days. Logan Paul has been announced to make an appearance here, he will probably cost Zayn the match somehow. Predicted Winner: Kevin Owens. 

Intercontinental Championship Match 
Nigerian Drum Fight 
Big E (c) vs. Apollo Crews
E and Crews also have one of the best stories in the company, the Nigerian Drum Fight is basically a no disqualification match with a fancy stipulation, it'll be interesting to see how the live crowd react to what happens in front of them on the night, they may be seeing a new champion when all is said done. Predicted Winner: and NEW Intercontinental Champion. Apollo Crews. 

Women's Tag Team Championship Match
Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan???
Nia and Shayna will be fresh going in this contest, they may be over confident and arrogant, Riott and Morgan will look to capitalise on that factor, will they have their WrestleMania moment on Sunday? unfortunately no. Predicted Winners: and still, Women's Tag Team Champions. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler. 

Randy Orton vs. The Fiend
WrestleMania is the perfect place for this feud to finally end, the Fiend will want to exact revenge from TLC where Orton set him on fire, the expectation was a cinematic match, thankfully that will not happen as that match type is played out. Alexa will be the x-factor here, which will help Fiend pick up the win. Predicted Winner: The Fiend.

RAW Women's Championship Match 
Asuka (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
Asuka has been mismanaged and poorly booked by the creative team through no fault of her own, it's been a while since she last defended her championship, whereas Rhea hasn't done a single thing to warrant a title shot since arriving from NXT. It promises to be a great match for all of us watching, "The Empress of Tomorrow" needs to win this more. Predicted Winner: and still. RAW Women's Champion. Asuka.

Universal Championship Match
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Edge vs. Daniel Bryan
To quote the The Rock. Finally! we have arrived at the main event of WrestleMania 37, both challengers have come out of retirement and will look to complete the journey with a victory on Sunday night, only one can do that, I sense a scenario of Roman losing the Championship without being pinned, resulting in the man known as the ultimate opportunist, Edge spearing Daniel Bryan for the one. two, three. Predicted Winner: and NEW Universal Champion. Edge.  

WrestleMania 37 match predictions are complete, a total of fourteen matches have been announced. very much looking forward to watching a wrestling show on television with a live crowd actually in attendance, that aspect will make every superstar competing, feed off the crowd and raise their own level. 

Night One of the WrestleMania 37 Review-ish will be available tomorrow afternoon, until then, enjoy the event, if you are watching and thanks for reading.  

NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver - Night Two Review-ish

NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver was LIVE! for the second and final night from Capiol Wrestling Center, the following is a complete run down of the match results followed by the review-ish.

Kick Off Show Match Result
Killian Dain & Drake Maverick defeated Fandango & Tyler Breeze to become number one contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championships.

Main Card Results
Santos Escobar defeated Jordan Devlin to become the undisputed NXT Cruiserweight Champion.

Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart successfully defended the NXT Women's Tag Team Championships by defeating Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell.

Johnny Gargano defeated Bronson Reed to remain NXT North American Champion.

Karrion Kross defeated Finn Balor to become the NEW NXT Champion.

Kyle O'Reilly defeated Adam Cole.

Night Two Review-ish
Killian Dain and Drake Maverick becoming number one contenders provides an interesting challenge for MSK, whether they can overcome the physicality of Dain in the future, will be very interesting to see for sure. The Ladder Match for the Cruiserweight title was excellent, Devlin is a great competitor despite picking up a loss, whereas Santos continues to impress, perhaps a future shot at the North American Title is on the cards for him later in the year. 

Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart found "The Way" to win against Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell, they were never going to lose the titles here as they had only recently won them, in terms of who the next challengers will be? the guess is Aliyah & Jessi Kamea of the Robert Stone Brand.

The co-main event for the NXT Championship was won by Karrion Kross, on commentary it was said Finn Balor had never lost a TakeOver whilst being champion, that run is now over, remember that Kross had to relinquish the title last year due to a shoulder injury, he is now on top of the mountain, it will take a great effort for someone to defeat him, who will step up? tune in to NXT on Tuesday to find out. 

Kyle O'Reilly gained some revenge on Adam Cole from past events, by winning this crazy Unsanctioned Match, there was thought of Roderick Strong appearing here but that wasn't the case, the two going through the entrance floor panel was class, along with O'Reilly putting chains on his leg before driving the knee onto Cole from the top rope, who was laying on steel chairs, for the win.

That moment capped off a two night event which truly stood and delivered, if you haven't seen any of TakeOver, it's must watch, one hundred percent. in terms of rating? 8 out of 10. The two night review-ish is now complete. WrestleMania predictions will be available tomorrow. The content continues. Thanks for reading.  

NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver - Night One Review-ish

NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver was LIVE! from the Capitol Wrestling Center, broadcasting all around the world on the WWE Network and on BT Sport here in the U.K. Here are the results followed by the Review-ish. 

Kick Off Show Match Result
Zoey Stark defeated Toni Storm.

Main Card Results
Pete Dunne defeated Kushida.

Bronson Reed won the Six Man Gauntlet, lastly eliminating Isiah "swerve" Scott.

Walter defeated Tommaso Ciampa to remain NXT UK Champion.

MSK defeated Grizzled Young Veterans & Legado del Fantasma to win the vacant NXT Tag Team Championships.

Raquel Gonzalez defeated Io Shirai to become the NEW NXT Women's Champion.

Night 1 Review-ish 
Zoey Stark picked up a huge win against Toni Storm, that win will propel Stark to the title picture for sure, Storm will have to regroup and go again after that loss. Pete Dunne vs. Kushida was a technical contest from the get go, the match itself went pretty much as we all predicted. Kushida bought his A-Game but it wasn't enough to defeat the Bruiserweight.

The Six-Man Gauntlet was non stop, all participants raised their level from how we see them perform in the ring on Wednesdays, Tuesdays now from the upcoming week, Bronson will go on to challenge for North American Championship in what will be a damn good match. 

Speaking of battles, this is exactly what we had for the Walter vs. Ciampa match, I did not know the champion had a title reign going over seven hundred days and counting, the thought going in to this contest was Timothy Thatcher playing a pivotal role, which clearly didn't happen, admittedly, I haven't seen many of Walter matches considering I don't watch NXT U.K, there's only so much wrestling one can watch. Impressive feat by the champion to get a clean win over the NXT veteran.

As you may know, I'm not a fan of tag team wrestling, why? because it's not my cup of tea (other drinks are available) that may all change if future matches are of this level. Congratulations to MSK on winning the NXT Tag Team Championships, they have come a long way in such a short space of time, they definitely have made an impact so far, after much consideration, Legado del Fantasma were the standout team here, sign me up for another match with the teams involved, on another day, the Grizzled Young Veterans may soon be recognised as the NXT Tag Team Champions, until then, it's MSK's time. 

Congratulations to Raquel Gonzalez on capturing the Women's Championship in the main event of night one, she has been a force ever since WarGames last year where she pinned Io in that match also, so that's two wins in a row for her over the now former champion, expect another match or two between these two, Io was a fantastic champion, she will no doubt put up a hell of a chase to get back to where she wants to be. 

Night One was a nice appetiser for TakeOver Night Two tonight, looking forward to seeing what happens. 

Tick-Tock! 

NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver | Predictions

NXT TakeOver Stand and Deliver, like WrestleMania, is a two night event, it's a stacked match card, let's not waste any time and begin the predictions. 

Stand & Deliver - Night 1 - Match Card

Pete Dunne vs. Kushida 
The participants have only recently started a storyline of sorts with each other leading up to this event, just to get themselves on the card in all honesty, I could be wrong about that, but that's what it looks like, anyway, this will be a damn good match, Kushida will give it his all, but will eventually fall short against the Bruiserweight. Predicted Winner: Pete Dunne. 

NXT UK Championship Match 
Walter (c) vs. Tommaso Ciampa
Timothy Thatcher has gotten interest recently from Imperium wanting him to join them, Ciampa has been the middle man in this situation, leading him to face longtime and current NXT UK Champion. Walter. I envisage a scenario where Thatcher makes an appearance, while the referee is down on the mat, attacks Ciampa, thus helping Walter win the match and officially aligning with the rest of Imperium. That make sense to you? cool. Predicted Winner: and still, NXT UK Champion. Walter.

Six-Man Gauntlet Eliminator match to determine the number 1 contender for the NXT North American Championship on Night 2.
Leon Ruff vs. Isiah "swerve" Scott vs. Bronson Reed vs. Cameron Grimes vs. Dexter Lumis vs. LA Knight 
Time to determine the winner of the match by process of elimination. Leon Ruff has won and lost the North American Championship before so that rules him out on that logic, Scott is feuding with Ruff so that rules him out also. Cameron Grimes is a heel, would they do a heel vs. heel match? (Gargano is a heel in case you didn't know) LA Knight has only just started on the brand. Bronson is also a contender, however, Dexter is my pick to win due to a current story with "The Way" which is led by the current N.A Champion, so it makes sense. Predicted Winner: Dexter Lumis. 

Triple Threat Match for the vacant NXT Tag Team Championships
MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) vs. Legado del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde) 
In all honesty, I have not been following the tag team scene on NXT, however, I will say Drake & Gibson will soon be recognised as the new tag team champions. Predicted Winners: and NEW NXT Tag Team Champions. Grizzled Young Veterans. 

NXT Women's Championship Match
Io Shirai (c) Raquel Gonzalez 
In terms of match order, not sure what it will be, however, this is my main event for night one, expect Io and Raquel to tear the house down, in terms of who wins? it's a difficult one, the key player is Dakota Kai, she could either help Raquel win or be jealous of the challengers spotlight and turn against her. The decision has been made. Predicted Winner: and NEW NXT Women's Champion. Raquel Gonzalez.

Stand & Deliver - Night 2 - Match Card

NXT Women's Tag Team Championship Match 
Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart (c) vs. Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell
Ember & Shotzi have only recently won the tag team titles by defeating Dakota & Raquel, it seems too early for the belts to change hands, LeRae and Hartwell won't taste victory on this occasion.
Predicted Winner: and still, NXT Women's Champions. Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart.

Ladder Match for the Cruiserweight Championship  
Jordan Devlin (c) vs. Santos Escobar (Interim Champion)
Jordan Devlin was in the U.K when the pandemic hit last year, therefore, he couldn't travel and defend his championship, Santos won the tournament to crown a new champion at the time, now that Devlin is back on NXT, he will be determined to prove he is the real champion. Will he pick up the win? I dont't think so. Predicted Winner: and Cruiserweight Champion. Santos Escobar.

NXT North American Championship Match 
Johnny Gargano (c) vs. Dexter Lumis????
The North American Champion has been known as "Johnny TakeOver" he has had his issues with Dexter Lumis, expect plenty of shenanigans thanks to interference from Austin Theory, as well as plenty of near falls. When all is said and done, Lumis will somehow find "The Way" to win.  Predicted Winner: and NEW NXT North American Champion. Dexter Lumis.

Unsanctioned Match
Kyle O'Reilly vs. Adam Cole
The Undisputed Era ending was certainly a shock to the system, it's great to see that breakup be elevated to a personal feud between O'Reilly and Cole, this will be a classic match that we will all talk about and watch back for many years to come. Roderick Strong will perhaps get involved towards the end of the match, resulting in O'Reilly winning. Predicted Winner: Kyle O'Reilly.

NXT Championship Match 
Finn Balor (c) vs. Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett
These guys have overcome the obstacles, leaving the path clear for them to face each other in the possible main event on night two. Balor will get two near falls via the coupe de grace and the 1916, however it won't be enough as Kross hits the fatal Doomsday Saito. Predicted Winner: and NEW NXT Champion. Karrion Kross. 

NXT TakeOver's have always been great to watch, will this edition Stand & Deliver? we will find out!

 

Fastlane 2021 | Review-ish

The WrestleMania stop gap known as Fastlane is now over, here is a complete run down of the match results followed by the Review-ish. 

Kick off Show Match Result
Riddle defeated Mustafa Ali to remain United States Champion.

Main Card Results
Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler defeted Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair to remain Women's Tag Team Champions.

Big E defeated Apollo Crews to remain Intercontinental Champion.

Braun Strowman defeated Elias.

Seth Rollins defeated Shinsuke Nakamura.

Drew McIntyre defeated Sheamus.

Alexa Bliss defeated Randy Orton.

Roman Reigns defeated Daniel Bryan to remain Universal Champion.

Fastlane Review-ish.
It looks as though the group known as Retribution is no more, after Mustafa Ali lost to Riddle, he took his anger out on the other members, Reckoning & Slapjack walked away, leaving T-Bar and Mace in the ring, who then gave Mustafa a double choke-slam, hopefully this is well and truly the end of this group, it had so much promise in the early stages but the booking has been so poor, fingers crossed that five names mentioned will bounce back from this and go on to achieve individual success in the company. 

Nia & Shayna remaining champions was not a surprise, and neither was the differences between Sasha and Bianca at the end of the match, we are three weeks away from WrestleMania, it'll be interesting to see what happens next between them, beginning this Friday on SmackDown! 

Big E and Apollo had a damn good match, you could feel the intensity here, shame about the botched looking pin fall finish, that would be a valid excuse for Apollo to demand a rematch. 

Braun Strowman defeated Elias in a impromtu match, he was due to face Shane here, however it was pulled from the line-up, as mentioned in the predictions. We can expect to see it at WrestleMania. (Subject to change of course) 

Respect to Drew & Sheamus for putting on a damn good match, a quality "sequel" to the previous match they had, when all was said and done after Drew's win, there was a thought of, what is next on the horizon for the Celtic Warrior?  he needs to remain in the main title picture. 

Orton vs. Bliss, in what looked to be a recorded cine-segment, was best part of the event, yes it dragged on a little, but it happens sometimes, we knew Bray was returning, it was a case how and when, his return had early day Kane vibes. Loved the new look of his, horror film fans will agree.

Roman won the match against Bryan with Edge providing the fatal blow to the challenger, The "Rated R Superstar" then stormed out angrily, the leader of the "yes movement" will no doubt have a valid argument to be included in the title match at WrestleMania.

Expectations were low for this event, overall it felt like it was hit and miss, in terms of rating, it is a solid 5/10. it's all about storyline progression at the end of the day and we saw that. Three weeks away from "The Grandest Stage Of Them All" the build up has been lacking so far, there is still time to pick up the momentum. Thanks for reading. 

Fastlane 2021 | Predictions

Fastlane is LIVE! tomorrow night from Tropicana Field, St Petersburg, Florida. The first ever WWE event to be streamed via Peacock's WWE Network in the United States. Here are the matches currently scheduled, including predictions.

Match Card
United States Championship Match
Riddle (c) Mustafa Ali
This match was announced via social media, they previously faced each other on RAW, where Riddle won, it would make sense for Mustafa to get some retribution here (no pun intended) and pick up a championship along the way, these guys are very good in the ring and this is a candidate for, yes you guessed it, match of the night! Predicted Winner: and NEW United States Champion. Mustafa Ali.

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Seth Rollins
The following contest was announced on the SmackDown go home show, where Shinsuke confronted Seth after "The Messiah" talked about Shinsuke's friend, Cesaro, who have had their own issues leading up to where we are now, in terms of who will win? a decision has been made. Predicted Winner: Seth Rollins.

Braun Strowman vs. Shane McMahon
Braun has been demanding a WWE Championship opportunity for a while now, however his demands have been denied, not only by Adam Pearce, but by Shane as well, recently Shane has been making fun of Braun by calling him stupid repeatedly, which has understandably annoyed "The Monster Among Men" a lot. On the RAW go home show, these two had a match which didn't last long with no winner, resulting in Shane pouring green slime on his fallen opponent (what is this? Get Your Own Back? somebody call Dave Benson Philips so he can referee this match) jokes aside, I don't expect a winner on Sunday either considering WrestleMania is just a few weeks away. Predicted Winner: No Winner. 

(UPDATE: Braun Strowman vs, Shane McMahon has now been removed from the match line-up)

Randy Orton vs. Alexa Bliss
After much consideration and thought, this will probably be a cinematch or just a in-ring confrontation, leading to Bray Wyatt's return to WWE TV in the near future, thus setting up the Orton vs, Wyatt match for WrestleMania. Predicted Winner: No Winner.

Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus
These guys have had a match or two on RAW prior, to be honest, this match is rendered kind of pointless because WWE have already announced Drew challenging Bobby for the title in a few weeks, if Sheamus picks up the win here in what will be one hell of a fight then the 'Mania match will perhaps be a triple threat, unfortunately, I don't see that happening, but you never know. Predicted Winner: Drew McIntyre. 

Intercontinental Championship Match
Big E (c) vs. Apollo Crews 
Ever since Apollo turned and embraced his Nigerian roots, he has raised his game to the next level and become focused and dangerous, whilst targeting Big E's Intercontinental Championship, will the title change hands? I will say no. Predicted Winner: and still, Intercontinental Champion. Big E.

WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Match
Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair

This is just a stop gap for Sasha and Bianca in terms of their own true feud, they have been friendly to each other over the past few weeks, however, cracks are beginning to show with the inclusion of Reginald. In terms of who will turn? I have no idea, because both can be and have been fantastic heels in the past, expect Nia and Shayna to remain women's tag champions here. Predicted Winners: and still, Women's Tag Team Champions. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler. 

Universal Championship Match - Special Guest Enforcer: EDGE

Roman Reigns (c) vs. Daniel Bryan 

Edge defeated Jey Uso on the last episode of SmackDown after ten years, to earn the right of being the special enforcer for the following contest scheduled for one fall. There is a sense that he will ultimately cost Bryan the match unfairly so Roman picks up the win, leading to a possible triple threat for the Universal Championship in a few weeks at Raymond James Stadium. Nothing else for me to say here really. 

Fastlane predictions are complete, in terms of expectations for this event, admittedly there aren't any from me, very much looking forward to seeing what happens on the night though. The Review-ish will be available on Monday PM time. Thanks for reading.  

WWE RAW Review-ish Special | Was A New WWE Champion Crowned????

Last week on RAW it was announced Bobby Lashley would take on WWE Champion The Miz, with the title on the line. This weeks edition was set to be one of the most important in recent memory, could "The All Mighty" finally realise his dream after seventeen years in the business? read the review-ish to find out. 

Drew McIntyre kicked off the show to cut a in ring promo, where he talked about recent events, particularly the Elimination Chamber, he was interrupted by The Miz & John Morrison, who did the same thing, Miz tried to get the Scot on his side, before being interrupted by MVP, who said the championship match against Lashley would take place on top of the second hour of the show. This led to Drew vs. Sheamus as the opening match of the night. 

Drew McIntyre defeated Sheamus.

Nia Jax defeated Naomi.

The WWE Championship Match was scheduled to take place here until the Miz claimed he was unable to compete against Bobby Lashley, his plan sort of backfired because Adam Pearce said the title match would now take place at 10pm Eastern (in an hours time)

Shane McMahon announced Braun Strowman would be teaming up with Adam Pearce (yes, you read that correctly) to face Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander of the Hurt Business, with the RAW Tag Team Championships on the line. 

Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander defeated Adam Pearce & Braun Strowman to remain RAW Tag Team Champions. 

Damian Priest defeated Elias. 

The Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt & Alexa Bliss story continued.

Bobby Lashley defeated The Miz by countout. The Miz remains WWE Champion. 

Shane announced The WWE Championship match will take place later tonight on RAW and said Miz will be stripped of the title if he does not compete. 

Charlotte Flair challenged Asuka for the RAW Women's Championship and went on to defeat Shayna Baszler. 

Lucha Houseparty & Riddle defeated Retribution. Mustafa Ali challenged Riddle to a match. 

Mustafa Ali defeated Riddle.

In the main event, Bobby Lashley defeated The Miz to become the NEW WWE Champion. 

RAW Review-ish 
Drew vs. Sheamus was one of a hell of a match, which probably should've taken place at Fastlane but nevertheless I enjoyed watching this and I'm sure you did also. Nia Jax defeated Naomi in quick fashion ahead of her and Shayna's tag title defence against Dakota and Raquel, will there be new champions crowned on Wednesday on NXT? Tune in to find out.

Bad Bunny and Damian Priest look destined to team up at WrestleMania, in terms of opponents? If I had to predict right now? I'd say Miz and Morrison because of past confrontations.

Bray Wyatt is certainly returning to WWE TV, possibly after Fastlane would be the estimation, for a potential cinematch in six weeks time. In terms of the RAW Women's Championship? It was inevitable that Charlotte would challenge Asuka.

I've always believed Mustafa Ali has what it takes to become a champion in WWE and perhaps a win over Riddle here, brings him a step closer to the United States Championship.

Congratulations to Bobby Lashley on becoming the NEW WWE Champion. He has worked so hard on his craft over the years, it is his time now to dominate. I'm very much looking forward to watching his first title defence at Fastlane.  The "Allmighty Era" has officially begun! 

WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 | An AWESOME Review-ish

Elimination Chamber was LIVE from the Tropicana Field in St Petersburg also known as the WWE ThunderDome. Keith Lee was originally scheduled to compete for the United States Championship, but he was removed from the match, because of a reported injury and so a fatal four way was scheduled for the kick off show, where John Morrison defeated Mustafa Ali, Elias and Ricochet. 

Main Card Results

Daniel Bryan won the Elimination Chamber match for an opportunity for the Universal Championship.

Roman Reigns defeated Daniel Bryan to remain Universal Champion.

Riddle won the United States Championship in a triple threat match against John Morrison and Bobby Lashley.

Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler successfully defended the Women's Tag Team Championships against Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair. 

Drew McIntyre won the Elimination Chamber match to remain the WWE Champion.

Chamber Review-ish

Daniel Bryan won the Elimination Chamber match and went on to face Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship. Roman did the smart thing by not giving Bryan any opportunity to get to one hundred percent. It looks certain that Edge will challenge Roman for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania after spearing the champion. 

Riddle is the new United States Champion, congratulations to him on that achievement, he pinned John Morrison for the victory, it was interesting to see that Lashley wasn't involved in the pin fall and this wasn't the last we saw of him at this event. More about that later in the review-ish.

The Women's Tag Team Championship match went exactly as predicted, Reginald inadvertently cost Sasha and Bianca the match, resulting in Nia pinning "The Boss" for the win, Sasha and Bianca are sure to meet at WrestleMania for the SmackDown Women's Championship and in regards to Nia and Shayna, I see them dropping the titles to Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez from NXT. It's all subject to change of course. 

Drew McIntyre remained the WWE Champion, after winning in the Chamber, lastly pinning AJ Styles for the win, really enjoyed watching the contest, particularly Kofi eliminating Randy Orton, "The Viper" can't blame Bray and Alexa for that one. There was a sense that something was about to happen, because the Chamber was going up and the event was only two hours and twenty something in, which proved to be the case. Lashley attacked Drew, leading towards the Miz cashing in, also, it's worth noting that MVP was seen talking to Miz backstage during the event, Miz ran down to the ring while Drew was on the mat and he cashed successfully, hitting "The Skull Crushing Finale" for the win and the title. 

Miz winning the WWE Title now makes Monday Night RAW tonight very interesting because of storyline progression. What will happen? We will have to tune in to find out! Thanks for reading.