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. 

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.