WWE RAW and SmackDown | Best Moments and Honorable Mentions | 1st Edition

Welcome back to the blog, if you are new then hi and welcome, it's time to revamp things here again, over the next two weeks, we will be bringing you combined RAW and SmackDown content for you to enjoy. 

(the usual disclaimer: below are the Best Moments and Honorable Mentions of the shows, no disrespect intended to anyone that did not make the cut)

Best Moments
Bobby Lashley called out Brock Lesnar,  Brock answered the call. A fight ensued between the two. Lashley speared Lesnar through the barricade, security and superstars tried to stop the fight but with no success, Lashley put Lesnar through the table. Bobby vs. Brock was announced for Crown Jewel (RAW)

Liv Morgan vs. Sonya Deville ended in a double count-out, last week we talked about an attitude change in Liv, she was smiling and aggressive throughout this match and went on to superplex Deville on to chairs, followed by more smiles and laughter. (SmackDown)

Seth Rollins successfully defended the United States Championship against Matt Riddle. Mustafa Ali got payback on Seth Rollins from earlier in the show (RAW)

Braun Strowman challenged Omos to a match at Crown Jewel. MVP accepted on behalf of the Nigerian Giant (SmackDown)

Dominik Mysterio defeated AJ Styles (RAW)

Rey Mysterio defeated Ludwig Kaiser, he will face Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship in two weeks (SmackDown)

Honorable Mentions
The crowd singing Seth Rollins theme before his in-ring promo (RAW)

A message from Bray Wyatt including a NEW White Rabbit Vignette (SmackDown) 

Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson defeated Chad Gable and Otis in their first match back in WWE (RAW)

Brock v Bobby announced for Crown Jewel (RAW)

Drew McIntyre challenged Karrion Kross to a Steel Cage Match at Crown Jewel (SmackDown)

Bianca v Bayley announced for RAW.

Ronda Rousey to issue an open challenge next week (SmackDown)

Logan Paul was attacked by Jey Uso during his in-ring promo, Paul recovered in time while Sami was talking to Jey and knocked out Jey. Roman Reigns returns next week (SmackDown)

Elias returned (RAW)

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Friday Night SmackDown | Best Moments & Honorable Mentions

Welcome back to the blog, there was a lot of anticipation and excitement on social media prior to this episode of Friday Night SmackDown. 

Disclaimer: Below are the Best Moments and Honorable Mentions of the show, no disrespect intended to anyone that did not make the cut.

Best Moments
Bray Wyatt returned to SmackDown with a brand new entrance theme, he delivered a great in ring promo, whilst showing genuine emotion, the White Rabbit appeared on screen with a message for Bray before the show ended, first there were the Three Faces of Foley, are we about to see the Two Worlds of Wyatt? Interesting. 

Intercontinental Championship Fatal Four Way Contenders Match
Sheamus vs. Ricochet vs. Solo Sikoa vs. Karrion Kross
Kross was unable to compete due to the attack earlier in the night by Drew, his replacement was Rey Mysterio, it was announced Rey was officially part of the SmackDown Roster after a meeting with Triple H. The winner of the match was Rey Mysterio, who will now go on to challenge Gunther for the title. 

Sami Zayn defeated Kofi Kingston thanks to an assist from Jey Uso. Sami thought he won the match on his own. 

During a backstage interview with Kayla Braxton, Sonya Devllle talked about Liv Morgan. Liv attacked Sonya in anger, she placed Sonya on a nearby table, climbed the scaffolding and hit the Senton through the table.

LA Knight defeated.månsôör..... YEAH! 

Honorable Mentions
Prior to Kofi Kingston vs. Sami Zayn, The New Day talked about their tag team championship record reign of 483 days. Michael Cole added The Usos were just 30 days or so away from breaking the record. 

Shoutout to Roxanne Perez for an impressive main roster match performance despite taking the pinfall loss for her team which included Raquel Gonzalez and Shotzi against Damage CTRL.  

The Bloodline and Brawling Brutes fought during the fatal four way match.

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WWE RAW Season Premiere | Best Moments & Honorable Mentions

Last night's episode of WWE RAW was a night of returns, which is the perfect time to resume the content here on this blog, it is now time to break down the show like D Generation X. Are You Ready? 

Disclaimer: Below are the Best Moments and Honorable Mentions of the show, no disrespect to anyone that did not make the cut.

Best Moments

Brock Lesnar returned to WWE TV (as I predicted) and interrupted Bobby Lashley, Lesnar confronted Lashley, leading to an armbar takedown and F5's prior to Lashley's scheduled US Title defence against Seth Rollins. Seth Rollins went on to win the Championship minutes later.

The Bloodline and Sami Zayn in-ring segment, check it out on WWE's YouTube Channel, very funny and entertaining. 

Johnny Gargano defeated Mr Money in The Bank - Austin Theory, with One Final Beat. It's only a matter of time until Theory cashes in the briefcase, it may well be an American Nightmare for someone, plans and card subject to change of course.  

Candace LeRae defeated Bayley, the story between Bianca and Bayley continued.

Rey Mysterio defeated Chad Gable. It seems as though we are heading towards Rey vs. Dominik in the future, until then, Rey looks like he needs some help, perhaps a visit to Friday Night SmackDown and a chat with Legado Del Fantasma is on the cards. stay tuned. 

Gallows and Anderson return to WWE to align with AJ Styles and fight against The Judgement Day.

Matt Riddle defeated Sami Zayn with an RKO. Jimmy and Jey Uso failed to make sure Sami was victorious, Roman Reigns will be acknowledging this on SmackDown.

Honorable Mentions

DX 25 years celebrations.

Bray Wyatt's return at Extreme Rules replayed in full. 

"Revel in what you are" White Bunny vignette. 

Bobby Lashley called out Brock for next week's Monday Night Raw episode, with a view for a potential match at Crown Jewel.  

Elias Returns to RAW Next Week. 

Kevin Patrick debut on RAW commentary team.

This episode of Monday Night RAW was night after WrestleMania quality, looking forward to Friday Night SmackDown. 

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Clash at the Castle | Review-ish | Roman's Reign Continues | Broken Dreams for Drew McIntyre & More

After so much anticipation, Clash at the Castle, the U.K's first Major Pay-Per-View in thirty years, is now in the books, history has been made, here is a look back at the evening's action from the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. 

On the kick off show, Madcap Moss and Street Profits defeated Alpha Academy and Mr. Money In The Bank. Theory, in what was an outstanding match.

Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss & Asuka vs. Bayley, Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky
This was an excellent match, great chemistry was shown by everyone involved, Bayley pinned Bianca to get the win for her team, she will no doubt use this victory to make a point that she deserves a RAW Women's Championship opportunity. 

Intercontinental Championship Match
Gunther (c) vs. Sheamus
Sheamus walked out to a great crowd reception, Imperium were re-united before the bell rang,
this was brutal to watch and it lived up to expectations. Gunther hit Sheamus with a fierce clothesline for victory. Sheamus received a standing ovation from the crowd, a great moment which was very well deserved.

SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Liv Morgan (c) vs. Shayna Baszler
Many were expecting to see Shayna win, however, Liv, with an injured arm, overcame the odds and proved the doubters wrong by hitting the Oblivion for the win to remain Champion.

Edge & Rey Mysterio & Damian Priest & Finn Balor
The crowd singing Edge's theme song when he and Rey were in the ring was a beautiful moment, let's talk about what happened towards the end of the match, Finn Balor was met with a 619 from Rey and spear from Edge, leading to victory for the good guys, there was a thought prior to this match, would Dominik join the Judgement Day? The answer was not clear, as he turned against Rey and Edge during their victory celebrations but walked to the back on his own.  

The crowd attendance was 62,296 announced by Samantha Irvin. 

Seth Riddle vs. Matt Riddle
The co-main event was an absolute classic, Rollins used Riddles emotions against him to pick up the win via the Stomp, it will be interesting to see if they run this back for one more match at Extreme Rules.

Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Drew McIntyre
Tyson Fury, Karrion Kross and Scarlett were ringside for the main event. Broken Dreams was played prior to Drew's walk to the ring. there were "Oh Drew McIntyre" chants, Roman's entrance was epic as always. he was met with "who are ya chants" the crowd was in full support for Drew, Roman looked confused and surprised by this, towards the end of the match, the referee was knocked down after Drew hit the Claymore to Roman, Theory's cash in was denied by Tyson Fury, Jimmy and Jey Uso's brother Solo Sikoa caused interference which led to Roman spearing Drew to remain champion. Acknowledge Him. 

Tyson Fury joined Drew in the ring to sing some songs before the show went off the air, it is interesting to note there were no new champions crowned, the show itself was absolutely magnificent, it was WrestleMania-esq, hopefully the WWE will hold another Pay-Per-View/Premium Live Event in the near future here in the U.K

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Clash at the Castle Predictions | The First U.K Major Event For Thirty Years | History Will Be Made

Welcome back to the blog and if you are new, hello and welcome, here we talk about all things WWE, be sure to check out the archives for past content, in the words of Chad Gable. A Thank Yewwww! 

At the time of writing, so far six matches have been announced, there may be one or two additions to the card, we shall see, let's begin the predictions.

Intercontinental Championship Match 
Gunther (c) vs. Sheamus
Not sure where this will be positioned on the line up, however, it will be a great way for the event to start, particularly with the crowd that will be in attendance, expect to see a tough, physical contest which will probably go on for twenty five to thirty minutes. Sheamus has never won the Intercontinental Championship in his career, wrestling is often remembered by moments, this is one of them for sure, Gunther will try to stop that from happening. Predicted Winner: and NEW Intercontinental Champion. Sheamus.

Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss & Asuka vs. Bayley, Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky
Six fantastic competitors in one match, Bayley, Dakota, Iyo Sky returned at SummerSlam recently as you know, the logic is they will win, but you never know, it will be interesting to see who takes the losing pinfall out of Bianca, Alexa or Asuka here. Predicted Winners: Bayley, Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky.

Edge & Rey Mysterio vs. Damian Priest & Finn Balor 
There is some intrigue to this tag match, particularly of the role Dominik will play, the belief is he will cost Edge and his father Rey here and align with The Judgement Day. Predicted Winners: Damian Priest & Finn Balor. 

Seth Rollins vs. Matt Riddle
No disrespect to the other matches, this will steal the show, the build has been immense, Riddle showing his serious side when he talks to Rollins has been great to see as it tells us fans, yes Riddle is a guy that loves to have fun in comedy segments, he is also able to switch moods, Seth will be looking to get the last laugh here, no pun intended. Predicted Winner: Matt Riddle.

SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Liv Morgan (c) vs. Shayna Baszler
Ever since Liv defeated Ronda at SummerSlam, some fans have changed their opinion about her as champion, something Becky predicted would happen in a promo months ago, Shayna is exactly where she should be, competing for titles, the last singles title she held was the NXT Women's Championship, a reign lasting a total of 416 days, after much thought and consideration, the prediction is for Liv to sneak her way to victory and surprise Shayna. Predicted Winner: and still SmackDown Women's Champion. Liv Morgan. 

if the prediction is true and Liv remains champion, it's finally time to see Shayna vs, Ronda in a feud with a match stipulation that has something to do with Mixed Martial Arts. 

Undisputed Universal WWE Championship Match
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Drew McIntyre
There have been hints from Drew that his old theme song Broken Dreams could be making a return, if that is the case, what a moment it will be, the reaction from the crowd will be amazing, social media will be buzzing also. Romans Reign as champion has lasted two years, an incredible achievement from the Tribal Chief, in terms of how the match will end? the expectation is for someone to return and cost Roman the title, leading to Drew hitting the Claymore for the 1,2,3. Predicted Winner: and NEW Undisputed Universal WWE Champion, Drew McIntyre.

The prediction does not end there, while Drew is celebrating with the crowd, with fireworks included, he ends up getting attacked, resulting in Theory successfully cashing in Money in the Bank to become the new Champion, resulting in Broken Dreams for Drew McIntyre.

No matter what happens at Clash at the Castle. History WILL be made!  

SummerSlam 2022 | Review-ish | One Of The Greatest SummerSlams Of All Time

Well, well, well, that was a party of the summer to remember, am I right? there is so much talk about so let's not waste any more time. 

Bianca Belair successfully defended the RAW Women's Championship against Becky Lynch. both had great technical skills and strength throughout, the crowd absolutely loved what was an outstanding match, the EST hit the Spsnish Fly into the KOD for the 1,2,3 (hey that rhymes)

Afterwards, Becky showed true class by congratulating Bianca and while the Champion was celebrating, Bayley's music hit, she walked towards the ring, followed by Dakota Kai and Io Shirai. Unbelievable scenes, the three confronted Bianca who was then joined by Becky. Io, Dakota and Bayley then left the ring. What a start to the Premium Live Event.

Respect to Logan Paul for putting on a great performance in his match against the Miz, the key moments of this match were him hitting a frog splash from the top rope to the announce table on Miz, the celebrity also hit Miz's own move on him, the Skull Crushing Finale, to pick up the win, it is worth noting AJ Styles ran in midway through this match to remove Ciampa from ringside, this could be a possible set up for a match on RAW.

The next match of the night was for the United States Championship, Theory attacked Bobby Lashley with the Money In The Bank case before the bell rang to try and get an advantage, however, his efforts were thwarted as Bobby fought back and applied the HurtLock, resulting in Theory tapping out quickly, something I and many others thought that would happen.

Would this be the last time we would see Theory here at SummerSlam? 

Edge returned with a Brood type entrance to help Rey and Dominik Mysterio defeat The Judgement Day's Damian Priest and Finn Balor, this is revenge for the Rated R Superstar since he was removed from the group all those weeks ago.

Happy Corbin was making his way to the ring until he was interrupted by a choir singing Pat McAfee's theme song, the Friday Night SmackDown commentator went on to pick up the win.

Drew McIntyre made an appearance to talk about his future title match at Clash at the Castle.

The Usos and Street Profits continued from where they left off from Money In The Bank, Jimmy and Jey hit the 1-D on Angelo Dawkins to remain Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions. What does the future hold for the Street Profits? We shall see.

Riddle ran out to the ring and called out Seth Rollins, who answered the challenge, the two brawled until Rollins hit Riddles neck with the Stomp in the middle of the ring. This was a very impromptu segment.

The SmackDown Women's Championship Match between Liv Morgan and Ronda Rousey ended in somewhat controversial fashion after Liv appeared to tap while she was put in a armbar, however, the referee missed it and counted to three, Liv is still the Champion.

Ronda took out her anger on Liv and the referee, these actions will probably result in Ronda getting a rematch or suspended as part of the storyline.

Kane announced the crowd attendance total.

It was now time for the main event, a Last Man Standing Match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship  Brock drove a tractor (yes you read that correctly) while Roman was waiting in the ring, Brock even stood on the tractor and introduced himself, they then fought all over the stadium,  Lesnar put Reigns in the front loader of the tractor and dumped him in the ring, which was very creative.

Speaking of creative, Brock drove the tractor into the ring, the impact threw Roman out of the ring, Jimmy and Jey tried to help their cousin until Brock took them out, he also hit Paul Heyman with an F5 through the announce table, Reigns speared Brock and then Theory ran out with an attempt to cash in, Brock hit the F5 on Theory to stop proceedings, this was pure carnage.   

Brock continued to beat the ten count until The Usos and Reigns buried Brock with parts of the announce table, ring steps and more to ensure the ten count was unanswered, Roman Reigns is still the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. 

What a main event that was, what an event this was, be sure to check back here for more content, until next time, thanks for reading.

SummerSlam 2022 | Predictions | Will The Street Profilts Be The Ones To Defeat The Usos? Will Roman's Reign End? Theory Cash In? & More

Welcome back to the blog, it has been a while since we have made match predictions, SummerSlam is sure to be an interesting show which is going to be broadcast LIVE from Nashville Tennessee, let's begin. 

Logan Paul vs. Miz

The build to this match began at WrestleMania, where Miz hit the Skull Crushing Finale on Logan Paul, after their tag team victory against The Mysterios, expecting a win for the YouTube Celebrity. Predicted Winner: Logan Paul.

RAW Women's Championship Match

Bianca Belair (c) vs. Becky Lynch

It was at this prestigious event where Becky returned to the "big time" and became then SmackDown Women's Champion in 26 seconds, fast forward twelve months later, everything has come full circle. Bianca will be looking to avoid a repeat of last year's surprise loss and remain RAW Women's Champion, a task she will complete. Predicted Winner: and still RAW Women's Champion. Bianca Belair.

Pat McAfee vs. Baron Corbin

Surprisingly, this has been one of the best feuds on SmackDown, both have done a great job here, in terms of who wins? the choice has been made. Predicted Winner: Pat McAfee.

United States Championship Match

Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Theory - Money in the Bank Winner
Bobby to remain United States Champion, after Theory taps out quickly to the HurtLock, keep an eye on where this match is placed, this could lead to a potential cash in towards the end of the main event. Predicted Winner: and still United States Champion. Bobby Lashley.

SmackDown Women's Championship Match

Liv Morgan (c) vs. Ronda Rousey

Ever since Liv won the championship, the story is her cash in victory over Ronda at Money In The Bank was deemed a fluke and she cannot win when Ronda is 100 percent, the prediction is for Liv to remain champion, after a returning Charlotte costs Ronda the match. Predicted Winner: and still SmackDown Women's Champion. Liv Morgan.

No Disqualification Tag Team Match

Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. Damian Priest & Finn Balor

The legend that is Rey Mysterio celebrated 20 years in the WWE this past Monday Night on RAW with his family, until the party was stopped by The Judgement Day, which has led us to this No Disqualification Tag Team Match, there will no doubt be chaos, perhaps a return from Edge after the match is over, the recent vignettes seem to be about him, also, could Dominik join Judgement Day after all? Let's see how this one plays out. Predicted Winners: Damian Priest and Finn Balor.

Undisputed Tag Team Championship Match

The Usos (c) vs. Street Profits

(Jeff Jarrett - Special Guest Referee)

This match will no doubt steal the show, the levels of the tag team game will continue to be raised, it will be interesting to see what kind of a role Jeff Jarrett plays here, will he call it down the middle as he suggested he would do? or will he help one of the teams gain the advantage, in terms of who wins? the thinking is that Jimmy and Jey will be The Ones walking out with all the gold here, will this potential loss for Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins lead to the Street Profits splitting up? it's a possibility. Predicted Winners: and still Undisputed Tag Team Champions. The Usos.

It was announced on WWE's social media accounts Riddle has suffered an injury, his match against Seth Rollins has been postponed, should Rollins have a new opponent? it may be a Phenomenal One.

Undisputed WWE Universal Championship - Last Man Standing Match

Roman Reigns (c) vs. Brock Lesnar

We have now arrived at the main event, the following contest between "The Head of the Table" and "The Beast" has been billed as their last match against each other, having watched past encounters, it will be quick paced, multiple finishing moves will be attempted to be hit by the champion and challenger, the only difference is there are no pin falls, the only way to win is to have your opponent unable to answer the referee's ten count, I mentioned Theory earlier, the Money in the Bank holder will be watching this one very closely indeed and attempt a cash in, the belief is the cash in will happen, probably not here, but at the Clash at the Castle Premium Live Event here in the U.K on September 3rd, in the meantime, we the fans will continue to acknowledge Roman as Champion.  Predicted Winner: and still Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. Roman Reigns.  

That about does it for the predictions, hope you have enjoyed the read, be sure to check back here for the Review-ish.