WWE Royal Rumble 2022 | A Very Predictable Event

This is your 2022 Royal Rumble Review-ish. WWE's first Premium Live Event of the year, as we start our travels on the road to WrestleMania. Six matches were scheduled on the night, now it's time to talk about some of the the key moments, beginning with the Universal Championship Match. 

Universal Championship Match
Seth Rollins defeated Roman Reigns by Disqualification - Roman remains Universal Champion.
It was noted on social media Roman and Seth would be opening the show, which proved to be correct, there was somewhat of a prospect by people online, the championship could be changing hands at the end of the match, the best parts of this contest were, Seth walking out to The Shield's music, which was met by a great reaction by the thousands in attendance, Roman's reaction to it was fantastic and you could tell Seth was in his head, an aspect that continued throughout, till the end which ended in no disqualification, the creative backed themselves into a corner that they couldn't get out of, Roman hitting Seth with the chair was a way of the Shield breakup coming full circle years later, with The Tribal Chief finally getting some revenge and retribution. 

Women's Royal Rumble Match
Order of Entry
1. Sasha Banks                     
2. Melina                       
3. Tamina                             
4. Kelly Kelly
5. Aliyah
6. Liv Morgan
7. Queen Zelina - WWE Women's Tag Team Champion
8. Bianca Belair
9. Dana Brooke 
10. Michelle McCool
11. Sonya Deville 
12. Natalya
13. Cameron 
14. Naomi
15. Carmella - WWE Women's Tag Team Champion
16. Rhea Ripley
17. Charlotte Flair
18. Ivory
19. Brie Bella
20. Mickie James - Impact Wrestling Women's Champion
21. Alicia Fox 
22. Nikki A.S.H
23. Summer Rae
24. Nikki Bella
25. Sarah Logan
26. Lita
27. Molly Holly
28. Ronda Rousey
29. Shotzi
30. Shayna Baszler

Winner of the Match: Ronda Rousey, lastly eliminating Charlotte Flair.

The Royal Rumble match is perhaps one of, if not, THE best stipulation in all of wrestling, yes it was great to see superstars from years gone by, Sasha entering the match first and getting eliminated quickly was very surprising, it felt like Daniel Bryan's elimination from 2015, it was nice to see Mickie James walkout to her current theme from Impact Wrestling, along with the championship belt from said promotion, no disrespect to the participants involved, everyone knew Ronda was going to be returning, it seemed as though the crowd weren't really interested fully until Bad Reputation hit after the countdown buzzer, the so called "fantasy" booking had Ronda challenging Becky at 'Mania, however, since Ronda eliminated Charlotte at the end, there is a very good case for Ronda challenging Charlotte instead, subject to change of course.
 
RAW Women's Championship Match
Becky Lynch defeated Doudop to remain RAW Women's Champion. 
Becky and Doudrop put on a damn good match, they worked very hard to entertain the crowd, who, unfortunately didn't respond, they were very quiet throughout, there was a moment where the WrestleMania sign caught fire, thankfully there wasn't any disaster, back to the match, especially the close, Becky hit the finish for the win, it would be cool to see these two face each other again in the very near future. 

WWE Championship Match 
Bobby Lashley defeated Brock Lesnar to become the NEW WWE Champion.
The video package for this clash was absolutley fantastic, elevating the hype for the match, we knew going into this Brock didn't take Bobby seriously at all, there was a sense of Paul Heyman turning against his client, an aspect which materialised, Bobby felt like an afterthought throughout, even after he won the championship following Roman's interference.

Beth Phoenix & Edge defeated Maryse & The Miz.
There was a belief, from myself in particular, this tag team match was going to open the show, it felt like a main event match we would possibly see on an episode of RAW, hopefully this story is now over, with all due respect to all involved. 

Men's Royal Rumble Match
Order of Entry
1. AJ Styles
2. Shunsuke Nakamura - Intercontinental Champion
3. Austin Theory
4. Robert Roode
5. Ridge Holland 
6. Montez Ford
7. Damian Priest - United States Champion
8. Sami Zayn
9. Johnny Knoxville 
10. Angelo Dawkins
11. Omos
12. Ricochet
13. Chad Gable - RAW Tag Team Champion
14. Dominik Mysterio
15. Happy Corbin
16. Dolph Ziggler
17. Sheamus 
18. Rick Boogs
19. Madcap Moss
20. Riddle
21. Drew Mcintyre
22. Kevin Owens
23. Rey Mysterio
24. Kofi Kingston
25. Otis - RAW Tag Team Champion
26. Big E
27. Bad Bunny 
28. Shane McMahon
29. Randy Orton 
30. Brock Lesnar

Winner of the Match: Brock Lesnar, lastly eliminating Drew Mcintyre. 

The Men's Royal Rumble match followed a similar pattern to the Women's, in terms of the winner, when Brock lost his championship, it seemed inevitable he would enter and win, which dampened the competitiveness of the hour or so long match, other talking points of this match were, AJ getting eliminated by Madcap Moss of all people and Big E not going the distance, him being moved back to SmackDown without anyone else going the other way tells us he will not be involved in the title picture as time goes on. 

Thank you very much for reading, be sure to check back here for the Elimination Chamber predictions in three weeks time. 

WWE Royal Rumble 2022 | Predictions

The Royal Rumble kick starts the road to WrestleMania, there will be many bumps along the way, this years event card looks by far the most difficult to predict in recent memory, in terms of the match lineup, without wasting any more time, let's begin with the mixed tag team match scheduled for one fall. 

Edge & Beth Phoenix vs. The Miz & Maryse
The build to this match has been promo heavy, with each couple trying to get each other's number ever since the post Day 1 episode of RAW, in regards to this match, we can expect to see more shenanigans by the "It" couple, however, it will be Edge and Beth the ones having the last laugh. Predicted Winners: Edge and Beth Phoenix.

WWE Championship Match 
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Bobby Lashley
There's not many dream matches left in the world of wrestling/sports entertainment, Brock vs. Bobby is one of them, judging by what we have seen in recent weeks, it seems as though Brock is underestimating Bobby, which is a dangerous thing to do, as the almighty has been the champion in the past, the other prediction is that Paul Heyman or The Usos could possibly going to play a part in costing Brock the match and championship. Predicted Winner: and NEW WWE Champion. Bobby Lashley. 

RAW Women's Championship Match
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Doudrop
The RAW Women's Champion has overcome challenges from Bianca and Liv, however, Doudrop is a new opponent for "Big Time Becks" she will be hoping her strength and physicality will get the job done, Becky will attempt to look for the easy way out in order to hold on to the title. Predicted Winner: and still RAW Women's Champion. Becky Lynch. 

Women's Royal Rumble Match Picks
1st Pick: Ronda Rousey.
The Royal Rumble match is all about surprises, you have to class Ronda as a surprise entrant, as she has not been seen on WWE TV since losing the RAW Women's Championship, in the triple threat main event of WrestleMania 35 to Becky, the UFC legend will look to win here in order to get back into the title picture and set up the one on one match against Becky in April.

2nd Pick: Bianca Belair.
The EST of the WWE will look to win the Rumble two years in a row and like Ronda, has unfinished business with Becky, will she achieve her goal? we will find out. 

3rd Pick: Sasha Banks.
The Boss returned to SmackDown on the go home show, in an in ring segment with other Rumble participants to confront Charlotte, should she win tonight, she will make an outstanding challenger for either RAW or SmackDown Women's Champions at WrestleMania and you can bank on that.

Universal Championship Match
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Seth Rollins
Adam Pearce selected Seth as Roman's next opponent for the Universal Championship, meaning we will see the two former members of The Shield collide once more in another much anticipated contest. The Visionary has managed to usurp Roman in championship matches over the years, the most famous one occurring at WrestleMania 31. The Head of The Table will use that as motivation in order to be victorious. Predicted Winner: and still Universal Champion. Roman Reigns. 

Men's Royal Rumble Match Picks 
1st Pick: Brock Lesnar.
If Brock loses the WWE Championship to Bobby, as predicted, he will no doubt be one of the surprise entrants, going on to win this match and challenge Roman for the Universal Championship, thus continuing their historic rivalry.

2nd Pick: Big E 
The former WWE Champion hasn't really done much on WWE TV since losing the title at Day 1, the New Day member can not be counted out of winning this match, hence why he is one of the picks to win here. 

3rd Pick: AJ Styles.
AJ made his debut at the 2016 Royal Rumble, won by Triple H of course, AJ has won many championships and defeated big names such as John Cena during his time in the company, he has also teamed up and split from Omos, appeared on NXT for a few weeks and recently defeated rising star Austin Theory, Styles winning here will be Phenomenal.

Thanks for reading the predictions, enjoy the show if you are watching and be sure to check back here for the review-ish.

WWE Day 1 | Review-ish

This is the review-ish for the WWE Day 1, apologies for not posting after the event as promised, plans changed, however, better late than never, we are here, back again with more content for you to enjoy. 

Sheamus & Ridge Holland defeated Cesaro and Ricochet in the kick off show, during the match, Ridge suffered an unfortunate nose injury after Ricochet landed incorrectly, mistakes happen in pro wrestling, speedy recovery to Ridge, hope we will see him on TV again very soon. 

Jimmy and Jey are still your SmackDown Tag Team Champions after another fantastic encounter with Kofi and Xavier of the New Day, the brothers Uso ran back the nostalgia clock, hitting the 3-D for the pinfall victory, the commentary team mentioned that the move was called 1-D, standing for One and Done.

Drew McIntyre defeated Madcap Moss, no disrespect to these guys, I have not been paying that much attention, those who have, will probably tell you it has been great to watch, something to that degree anyway. 

Hip-Hop trio Migos were ringside guests for the RAW Tag Team Championship Match between RK-Bro and Street Profits, Ford and Dawkins were portraying some heel like tendancies in parts of this match, it wasn't enough for them become the new tag champions as Riddle hoisted up Ford to enable Orton to hit the RKO for the 1.2.3. After the match, the two teams shook each others hands as a mark of respect, great moment. 

Edge defeated Miz in what was a fun, back and forth match, Miz's wife Maryse tried to help her husband, her efforts were proved to be unsuccesful, as it was Beth Phoenix who proved to be the x-factor in this match, she distracted Miz and Maryse on the entrance way, giving Edge enough time to compose himself and hit the spear for the win, this is probably leading to tag team match at the Rumble at the end of this month. 

Becky Lynch is still the RAW Women's Champion after overcoming a great challenge from Liv Morgan, who can be proud of her efforts in what was an excellent match, not sure what is next for Liv? hopefully she will remain in the title picture, in terms of what is next for Becky? it will be interesting to see what the creative team has in store for her, we may get an indication on RAW. 

We all know that Roman Reigns was scheduled to face Brock Lesnar for the much anticipated Universal Championship match, unfortunately, plans for that match were cancelled as Roman tested positive for Covid-19. Lesnar was then inserted in the WWE Championship match, which was changed to a Fatal-Five-Way, it was a great main event, with so much carnage, it was reminiscent of what you would see in a 2k video game with a No-DQ stipulation, if you know, you know. The Beast hit Big E with the F5 to become the new WWE Champion at Day 1.

Cue the rumours of a potential match at Royal Rumble between Bobby Lashley and Brock, cue the rumours of a potential Title vs. Title match at WrestleMania between Roman and Brock also, let's see what plays out on TV in the coming weeks and months. 

Hope you enjoyed the new format of the review-ish, we are always looking to improve, any feedback and suggestions would be appreciated. 

WWE Day 1 | Predictions | Happy New Year!

Readers of the blog, it's been a while hasn't it? sometimes a break is needed, that is now over and we are back! it's a New Year, Yes it is! Day One is the first WWE event on the calendar, the match card looks interesting, check out the line up including the predictions. 

WWE RAW Tag Team Championship Match
RK-Bro (c) vs. Street Profits
The Street Profits won the RK-Bronament by defeating The Mysterio's in the finals, will they win tag team gold at Day 1? The answer is no. Orton and Riddle have great chemistry, it is way too early for them to have troubles before they move on to their singles feud. Winners: and still RAW Tag Team Champions. RK-Bro.

Drew McIntyre vs. Madcap Moss
Predicting a "shock" win for Madcap here, after Corbin gets involved in this match. Predicted Winner: Madcap Moss.

Edge vs. The Miz
Edge and Miz have had their differences as of late on different segments on RAW to enhance this story, in terms of the winner of this match? I pick Miz with an assist from Maryse. Predicted Winner: The Miz.

SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match
The Usos (c) vs. New Day
This is another chapter of the tremendous rivalry between two great tag teams, it is sure to be one of the matches of the night, if not THE match of the night, expecting to see Jimmy and Jey retain when all is said and done on this occasion, until the two teams meet again in the near future. Predicted Winners: and still SmackDown Tag Team Champions. The Usos. 

Fatal Four Way Match for the WWE Championship
Big E (c) vs. Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens vs. Bobby Lashley
Seth Rollins won a ladder match in late October on RAW to become number one contender, the match soon became official for Day 1, soon Kevin and Bobby earned their way to become included in this match through victories of their own, you can make a case for a new champion being crowned, however, the thought is that the title will not change hands here, another prediction for this match is for E to pin KO for the win so Seth can have a valid argument that he wasn't pinned, thus setting up a match against the WWE Champion at the Royal Rumble later this month. Predicted Winner: and still WWE Champion. Big E.

RAW Women's Championship Match 
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Liv Morgan
This is the rematch from the early November episode of RAW where Becky retained the title by holding on to the ropes for the victory, Liv wanted a rematch after saying the champion cheated, during the same promo/segment Becky injured Liv's arm and accepted the challenge, the challenger will bring a great fight, but it won't be enough to pick up the win. Predicted Winner: and still RAW Women's Champion. Becky Lynch. 

Universal Championship Match
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Brock Lesnar
The last time these two great competitors met for the Universal Championship was at Crown Jewel, with "The Head of The Table" emerging victorious, since then, so much has happened in terms of story, including Paul Heyman being fired by Roman, a week before Christmas. Heyman will be the x-factor in the closing moments of this contest, who will he end up helping? the belief is Roman, showing everyone watching it was a set up from the beginning from the champion and Heyman to ensure the championship stays in The Bloodline. Predicted Winner: and still Universal Champion, Roman Reigns.

Enjoy the show if you are watching. 

Happy New Year.