RAWFUL!

Next week, WWE is going to be competing with Monday Night Football. For a build up to next week show they present to the fans, botchamania. Let's start with my favorite part of the whole show, the highlight wheel. Triple H, adding another W in WWE. Of course being the kind of guy that I am, I had fun with it on my twitter timeline. @big_dusty. You can catch it there.

Through out the night WWE showed vignettes of #GrowingupBella which went over like an atheist joke at a church convention. The story would work, if the performers knew how to work. With Brie and Nikki stinking up the joint literally, why push them in our faces. And with that give Nikki a title shot? Word? That storyline needs to end, it doesn't need the title.When something is not working it's best to nip it and call an audible. To involve quality talent like AJ and Paige in that story is dumb. Beyond dumb, actually.

Best part of the show to me was John Cena showing some attitude. I liked the spot at the end where Cena gave Roman the tag so he could get the win. That was best for business. And Cena getting in HHH's face and AAing Seth Rollins on the table while staring HHH and Stephanie down. Too bad that couldn't save the show. As for the rest of the show I'm going to be honest I didn't really watch because i was watching the Miami Hurricanes lose to Louisville. Bleh.

Going by my timeline on Twitter, the rest of the show wasn't that better. I missed Heyman's promo which I'm sure was epic. Heyman has been the highlight of Raw for months. Anyway, Raw is promoting Michael Sam, first openly gay drafted player for the NFL next week. Also for next week Jericho vs Bray Wyatt in a cage. And Roman Reigns vs Randy Orton. Next week has potential, but one would think they would use this week to build up next week.

This reminds me of bad husbands. That screw up week after week, and when they go to far, they bring chocolates and flowers and do everything right thinking that one thing would fix all the issues. Not so. Do right every time. Maybe that makes too much sense.

~Daniel Richerson

SUMMERSLAM: SHUT THAT KID UP!!

Ladies and gentlemen...my name is Daniel Richerson, and Summerslam just went off the air. What a night it was. Starting off with the IC title match. Miz vs Ziggler. I honestly had to rewatch this match because during the match my cpu froze and I had to restart my cpu. Mr. Ziggles won.

So then you had Paige vs AJ Lee. These two wrestlers that happen to be in the divas division tore the house down. Paige definitely got some men's attention during this match. AJ put up a heck of a fight and had her submission move on and Paige countered it with a crazy version of a DDT and got the 3 count. New champion. Also Michelle Beadle was at ringside. If you know the story between AJ, CM Punk, and Michelle Beadle, then you know why I say that Beadle had a hand in AJ losing. WWE book it!

Now the flag match. This match was a match I feel that Swagger should win because of all the mess that's happening in this country, USA needed something to cheer about. First let's talk about the how it began. Russev waved his flag, and Swagger was waving his flag and Russev attacked Swagger which caused the flag to fall to the mat. JBL was pissed when that happened. JBL loves America. So in my mind I thought it would be a mistake if Russev won. Sure enough Russev won. I understand heat, but this may be a bit much. The match itself, it was solid, but nothing to brag about.

Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins was a match when I saw it on the card I thought it was going to be a show stealer, and for most of the match it was. It wSent in to the crowd. It was a great match back in forth. Then the waste of time Kane had to make an appearance. Kane ruined what was a classic match. Ambrose hit Rollins finisher and had the pin and Kane interfered and caused an fight among the lumberjacks the ring. And the finish was Rollins hitting Ambrose with the MITB briefcase. I hated it. Kane ruined the match. I hated that spot.

Bray Wyatt vs Jericho I thought on paper had a lot of potential. Turns out the match was boring. A few high spots here and there, but over all it was a bore. The only good thing that happened is Bray got the win.

Stephanie vs Brie was a fun watch. Stephanie ring attire was...sexy. I'll say it. Stephanie looked sexy. Brie looked anorexic. Brie looked hungry being in the ring with Stephanie.  Nikki turned on Brie and Stephanie got the W. I saw that coming. Jim Ross saw that coming too. It was a good match for what it was. Stephanie was actually getting more cheers than Brie until Triple H came out and Nikki made the turn.

Roman Reigns vs Randy Orton. During the pre show Ric Flair said Randy Orton was the best in the business today. I thought Flair was drunk. Orton showed out in this match. I still won't call him the best, but he's definitely in the top 5. Who do I say is the best? AJ Styles. Just my opinion. Anyway back to the match. The crowd went Cena on Reigns for some reason. They started to boo him. I actually like Roman. Yes, he has a lot of work to do, but he has the look. Roman won and he should've won. Like it or not, Roman is the next it guy.

And now...Brock Lesnar vs John Cena...total domination by Brock. John Cena went out like a jobber or "enhancement guy." I have to give my respect to John Cena. He's a top guy. He didn't have to go out like that, but Cena was like screw it, I'll take the loss. Brock Lesnar handed Cena 16 German suplexes. 16. My Goodness. Not to mention there was this little kid chanting, "Let's go Cena!" Everybody on Twitter wanted this kid to shut up. And thank God Brock made that happen. Also that poor mark of a sign guy. He tried to start one of those slow claps for Cena, and needless to say it didn't work. Justin Credible wasn't a fan of how Cena lost, but like I said, I like the way Cena lost. It was different, and Cena needed something different in his career. 15 time champ, he's had his time. He's a hall of famer, no doubt. Is Cena done? I don't think so. But with Nikki going heel, we just might see--just might see--Cena go heel? Just saying...

~Daniel Richerson

Impact Wrestling 7/17/14 review: GET YOUR MONEY JEFF HARDY!

Just got done watching an entertaining episode of Impact Wrestling aka TNA. First of a few shows from NYC and overall I gotta say the show was a good one. Of course you got the folks that's going to hate TNA no matter what, and to those people you really can't say anything to them. Some of them are are former employees that can't forgive, but I digress. I really got nothing bad to say about the show really. The crowd was extreme, pun intended. It was an old school wrestling crowd. Real NYC crowd. Even noticed some familiar faces in the crowd that were at some of the WWE shows back when they ran shows in that building.

Dixie Carter should not be on TV. I know I'm just a "smark" but in my opinion, she shouldn't be on TV as a character. Don't get me wrong, Dixie Carter looks great for her age, but the kind of heat she was getting tonight was not typical wrestling heat, it was what some fans call "X-Pac heat" meaning they just don't like you at all. AT ALL. But with that being said I like the build between her and Bully Ray. They're actually making it work. Now I think Dixie, if she still owns the company, should only show up when needed. Not forced down our throats. Let Kurt Angle handle the GM role, and Dixie sits in the back in her office and sips her drink of choice. Dixie is not even in Vickie Guerrero's league of character, and Vickie was not that good of a character.

Can we talk about Jeff Hardy? I mean, doesn't he have money now? The spots that man did tonight were insane. First the spot where Jeff went head first on the stairs after Lashley grabbed his legs while he was standing on the stairs. I even tweeted after that, "Is Jeff ok?" Jeff is the type of guy that loves to top himself in the ring. Now let's get to the swanton on the stairs. Folks if you didn't see it, youtube it. It was the definition of crazy or stupid. It's amazing to me how Jeff hasn't had major back surgery with all the stunts he's pulled over the years. Keep getting your money Jeff.

Speaking of getting your money, allow me to mention Daniel Bryan. Keep getting your money Daniel Bryan. I wish Daniel Bryan a speedy recovery from his injuries but I think he has nothing to worry about when he comes back to the ring. The man gets Yes chants in other companies and independent companies world wide. Like I said, GET YOUR MONEY DANIEL BRYAN!! 

The X Division title match was good as well. It was non-stop action. Austin Aries is money as the boys say. I just got one question...is the suicide dive a ROH staple or what? Daniel Bryan, CM Punk, Samoa Joe, Austin Aries, Seth Rollins...all do the suicide dive. I'm just wondering. The Knockout match, it was a good match, but to call it a no DQ match? Nah. No weapons or rule breaking in this match. But again it was a solid match.

How about that promo from the human suplex machine Taz? Talk about old school. Taz can still talk with the best of them. He's better than just about anyone working today except for Paul E. I loved it. Not scripted, just a straight good promo. Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer cut good promos as well. Dreamer with a little shot at WWE, and it worked. That clowned face guy got a good reaction too. In NYC, that's a big deal. 

Overall, props to the TNA creative and TNA wrestlers for a great show, and making me want to tune in for the next show. Until the next blog...

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MITB: Cena wins again!

First let's go to the start of the show which was the tag team title match. What a classic this match was. It's awesome to see WWE  put some interest back in the tag teams again. The Usos and the Wyatts started the show with a bang. Rikishi has to be proud of his boys. They were taught well.

Now to a match that I think got under appreciated by the fans. The Divas Championship match. I know this is coming from a guy that has been very critical of the divas division in the past, but I gotta say, Naomi and Paige put on a solid match at Money in the Bank. Cameron playing the part on the outside of the ring is obviously building to a turn. My only issue is that Cameron or Ariane Andrew is kafabing on her instagram account which is not even a gimmick account. It makes no sense, and it tells me she knows nothing about the wrestling business. If you're going to kayfabe at least do it under a gimmick account. Not to mention that the business is so wide open now anyway. So trying to kayfabe in 2014 is not going to be easy to begin with. But again as far as the match itself? Solid match.

Adam Rose vs Paul Revere aka Damien Sandow. This was obviously a filler. I got to give respect to Sandow. Get your money Sandow. This poor guy has been doing some ridiculous things for months now, and yet he still shows up to work everyday. If I can be honest I like the Adam Rose gimmick. He's over with the crowd. Yes he has some growing to do but who doesn't? But I like the road he's taking. Personally. This match was ehh.

Now the Money In The Bank contract match. I have to be honest I really didn't pay attention to this one but from what I did see, it was another classic ladder match in the WWE. The rivalry between Ambrose and Rollins is only just beginning and I think this is going to be the WM main event for years to come. Let me talk about Ambrose for a sec. Ambrose is like a mix of Roddy Piper and the late great Brian Pillman. His promo skills are refreshing. This guy is money in my opinion. Seth Rollins formerly known as Tyler Black has always had "it." I've been a fan of his since his days in Ring of Honor. Seth Rollins in the ring reminds me of CM Punk. His promo skills need work, but again, that will come with time. Rollins wins the MITB.

The Rhodes brothers vs Rybaxel. I don't know how to feel about this Stardust gimmick yet. I can't really say I like or dislike it. But the Rhodes brothers obviously have chemistry. The Rybaxel team's a total waste in my opinion. So was this match, although I did like the spot when Ryback was getting crowd to chant feed me more and Ryback looks at the crowd and sayid, "I still got it."

Big E vs Russev. It happened. what else can I say? I think this whole Russev storyline needs a hero and Big E is not it. Especially with this baptist preacher type promos they got the guy doing now. He's not over at all. Russev is a massive heel and for anyone not to come out as a better face after being in a match with him is pathetic. Lana is great at what she does. Even though she's from Florida she's doing the Russian gimmick. Nobody has pointed that out yet. But nevertheless.

I will discuss the backstage segment with the Bellas and Stephanie McMahon. Talk about a build up! When Stephanie and Brie finally clash, it will good in my opinion. Not just because Stephanie and Brie are attractive....

Layla vs Summer Rae....

Now we get to the WWE World Championship ladder match. Why they haven't combined the belts yet, and yes I said belts, is beyond me. But this match was a good one. Roman Reigns became a bigger star because of this match. Kane playing the role of lapdog is an embarrassment of sorts, but get your money Kane. The home crowd advantage wasn't really an advantage for Cena. Not breaking news but I think it's worth pointing out. Also we got some color from Randy Orton. Blood if you will. That's a win, right? Cena ends up winning the match, and the internet wrestling community loses it's mind. Cena winning again is not the end of the world ladies and gents. Cena believe it or not is actually good at what he does. Yes I wish he cut more serious promos, but he has to give this boss who's stuck in the 80s what he wants. Cena gets a reaction and that's basically all you can ask from a performer on the main roster of the WWE.

All in all it wasn't a perfect show but it wasn't the worst show either. It was much better than last year's which isn't really saying much, but still.

YES MOVEMENT IS REAL, children...IT'S REAL!

I'm sure if you reading this you caught  Monday night Raw (3/11/2014). What a raw it was...considering what I actually watched was probably an hour worth at best. If you don't know I only tune in to Raw to to what I'm interested in. Meaning I keep my phone on Twitter and if something or someone I like is on Raw, Then I tune in. For example if I'm reading my timeline and I see Seth Rollins is fixing to wrestle, I tune in. If I look I'm my time line seeing it's a divas match, I'm watching something else which is currently The Voice.

But moving on. Let's go ahead and get to the point. Did y'all see that Yes Movement segment when Daniel Bryan brought an army of fans to the ring and around the ring wearing Daniel Byran T-Shirts? To me that was the Raw segment of the year. Granted it wouldn't been better if the fans had their Red Bull, but besides that it was a brilliant segment. One that hasn't been done before, not that I remember anyway, and one that was a long time coming. Since after Wrestlemania 28. The Yes movement if you recall really took to drive that Monday Night Raw after wrestlemania 28 where the Miami crowd hijacked the show. If you want to talk about Hijack, Chicago, rewatch that raw from Miami after Wrestlemania 28 on the WWE network, if it's up. That's how you hijack a show. For now on if anybody wants to "hijack raw" watch that Miami crowd for direction or go to a Raw taping in Brooklyn because the  BK crowd is always hype.

Back to the segment, at one point Daniel Byran threatened to take the fans to the parking lot and have the rest of the show be run in an empty arena. Now THAT would have been a moment. Let me mention Stephanie McMahon who gave the best performance I've ever seen her give on a mike. She's learned a lot being married to HHH and of course literally growing up in the business of Pro Wrestling. I liked it. Triple H has always been good on the stick if you will, not a master, but good none the less.

I'm going off track, the segment itself. Again I say, segment of the year. I go as far as to say, Epic. Now we know that "Epic" has become an overrated term in 2014, but I'm still using it because I'm a rebel. So it's gonna be Daniel Bryan vs Triple H and if Daniel Byran wins that he's going to be put in the Main Event match of the card. It's about time, WWE. Now we as the IWC, look at it as a win for us. But as Matt Hardy pointed out last night on Twitter:

"Fans should be happy, they were heard. Here's the deal- #WWE morphed the fan's frustrations into THEIR favor, THEIR story, thus owning it."

I called him a party pooper because I was still hyped off the segment but now that I'm calm, Matt Hardy, or as he's known by some marks, Fatt Hardy...I say if Matt Hardy is considered Fat, I'm considered "Death Bed"...anyway, WWE took what the fans wanted and made it like they had it planned the whole time. I also liked what Chris Jericho tweeted out:

Congrats to @wwe for finally embracing what has been in front of their faces the whole time… @WWEDanielBryan #nextworldchampion.

Someone in the back, we like to think Triple H, was holding this back for the longest. To the point where the fans where almost getting tired of it. Daniel Byran is small in stature. He has the beard and long hair gimmick going on. He's not the proto type WWE Superstar, but the man is as over as Stone Cold was in the Attitude Era. So WWE would have been stupid not to jump on this.

Now other quick topics...I for one am living Bray Wyatt mike work. Impact Wrestling is back in the US, and drew an arena barley 1/4 full for a PPV. I'll let that sink in.

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HIJack Raw...failed!

To be a good blogger like I claim to be, I couldn't leave this one alone. Let's talk about this hijack that was supposedly gonna take place 3/3/2014 at the Allstate Center in Chicago. The fans were electrified! CM PUNK!! CM PUNK!!! WWE countered the chants with an up and down show. First a genius move that I think Paul Heyman came up with because it was too smart for the stooges at the creative to come up with. CM Punk music plays, the fans in the crowd and the IWC were going nuts. CM Punk is back!! YES!! YES!! YES!! Paul Heyman comes out to music and sits indian style in the ring like who else CM Punk. And proceeds to give a clinic in cutting promos as only Paul E can do. It worked. But at this point I was still believing that Punk was going to come out. Paul brings out Brock Lesnar and hands Brock the mike. Uh oh. This was going to be bad. Brock was never the best talker in the world, but with his work rate, we let that slide as fans. Brock cuts a decent promo for Brock's standards. Then I changed the channel. For what I hear, Henry came out and Brock put Henry through the announce table. Why I did I change the channel? Because I only tune in to what I care about. I keep my phone on Twitter and with something happens that I may be interested in, I tune in.

Any so that happened. No CM Punk but brilliant segment none the less. So then it was the Old Age Outlaws vs the USOs for the Tag Titles. I didn't watch this match but according to the tweets, USOs won the titles!! Good for them. It's long over due in my book, but good for them. And the crowd loved it. Still no CM Punk.

Casaro vs Big E...bleh...didn't watch. didn't care. I hear good things about Casaro though.

Now this match is what I ran upstairs to my room to watch. The Sheild vs The Wyatts. What a roller coaster of a match this was. Back and forth. Just non stop action and brilliant story telling. The crowd was hot as well. I'm loving the story with Seth Rollins having issues with the Shield. Seth formerly known as Tyler Black is a brilliant worker or performer. I think he'll be in the Wrestlemania main event within the next 5 years. He's that good. Wyatts win the match, but I think everybody won when it came to that match. Great 5 star stuff. I think X Pac said that that was Wrestlemania stuff. I couldn't agree more. Yet still no CM Punk. IWC still believing he's coming.

Fandango and Summer Raw vs Santino and Emma. I like Summer Rae. She is a 10 in my book when it comes to looks. But I didn't care for this match. I think Fandango is another brilliant performer. But I hate the gimmick. Santino is just a waste of time to me. If he gets fired right now, who would care other than him? I rest my case. And Emma? No idea who that is. Still no CM Punk, and one would have assumed that the Hijacking would have took pace during this match. Nope.

Sheamus vs Christian. Another hijack worthy match if you will. Nothing. Not a big fan of Sheamus and Christian has been so under used it's embarrassing. Christian should've stayed in TNA hindsight being what it is. He was the world champion in that company. Comes back to WWECW and bleh. Only reason he still has a job is because of Edge. But back to the match. Didn't watch didn't care. No Hijacking. No Punk.

The Bella Twins vs Alicia Fox and Askana.

Then Daniel Byran comes out. To a massive reaction. The Yes Movement is real children it is real. And if you ain't in it, you will get ran over. And the Authority comes out to answer Daniel Byran's challenge to Triple H at Wrestlmania XXX. The heat that Stephanie and HHH got with this Chicago audience was Attitude Era like. It was epic heat. The kind of heat Vickie Guerrero gets. That kind of heat. All and all HHH turned down the challenge because Daniel Bryan is a "B+ player."  Triple H and that shovel, boy. It's a God dang shame! So they order Daniel to leave, he refuses, and they call for corporate Kane to take care of Bryan. Bryan dives on to Kane then security comes out and escorts Daniel out. Heated segment. CM Punk chants all on it. But yet and still No CM Punk. At this point, I think it hit me that CM Punk wasn't there.

Then Alberto vs Dolph Ziggler. Nice little match. Ziggler won with help from the guest host, Aaron Paul. Forgive me, I have no idea who he is. Yet and still Ziggler is over, children. Ziggler push chould be coming up soon. Again. Hopefully WWE doesn't screw this up. Again. Still no Punk.

Next we find out that Paul Bearer is going to the Hall of Fame. Congrats to Paul. A shame that he's not alive to appreciate it. When is Macho Man getting in? Seriously. If Warrior can finally make it in--come on now.

Then it's Jack "Weed The People" Swagger vs Big E.

So then John Cena comes out to address the audience. John is a genius on the mike. Whether you love John or you hate him. Regardless of his work rate, John is brilliant. John gets a reaction. He responds to it, and he works with it. What more do you want from him. He takes us back through his history of his time in Chicago. Didn't mention CM Punk but at the same time he did. We all knew who he was talking about. Then the Wyatts popped up on the screen. Blah blah blah blah. Still no Punk. Moving on.

Now let's go to the main event. Bootista vs Daniel Byran. Randy Orton was at ringside watching the match. Daniel Byran was looking like he was about to hit a big move on Bootista, and then the corperation, i mean the Authority comes out. Batista throws Bryan into Orton. Orton retaliates on Byran. The Authority beats up Bryan. And that's how the show ends. No riot. No Hijack. No CM Punk. Hijack Raw...failed. But other than the obvious this show wasn't that bad of a show. WWE provided a good show. and had the people in the palm of their hands. So like it or not children, WWE won. The Machine won.

One last thing. Can we please cut out the Daniel Byran goat nonsense. I'm sick and tired of hearing flying goat this and toad that. Give the man some respect. He's the face of the WWE. He doesn't need a title to prove that. His Yes chants are literally everywhere. Give the man the title and let's go. WWE is pushing it but not giving Byran a title match at Wrestlemania. If Byran doesn't get the title soon, Bryan could end up taking a "sabbatical" like CM Punk.

Thanks for reading. Follow me on Twitter @Big_Dusty. Friend me on Facebook.com/bigdusty. I'm out. Leave me some comments letting me know what you think. And if you want check out my other blog page at http://bigdusty.blogspot.com And I'm spent. Later.

Daniel Richerson

Give Daniel Byran his Title and His Money

First let me say that I hope everyone had a great Christmas and I hope your 2014 is going great so far! Also let me say that I enjoyed Old School Raw this past Monday (1/6/2013), especially seeing Jake The Snake Roberts coming out to the ring looking healthy and better than ever. The Pipers Pit and he gave his ode to Punk I thought was epic. And even I have to say that the Bellas have really improved in the ring. And I have been on the record saying that the Bellas suck in the ring, never mind what they do outside the ring, but never the less...

Now, Daniel Byran. They guy that has been the most over guy in the company of the World Wrestling Entertainment. No matter what the machine thinks when they shove John Cena down our throats. I respect John Cena, but he's not the most over guy anymore. In my opinion, Daniel Byran is quickly becoming the face of the WWE. His yes chants are becoming legend. Of course with the crowd reactions he got in every arena, but even outside of wrestling the Yes chants are becoming a part of the culture. Kinda like DX back in the 90s with the crotch chop and the infamous two words.

I saw this video of the Michigan State Spartans doing the Yes chant at the game and the whole arena joined in. To me that was an epic moment in wrestling. It puts wrestling back on the map. Which is a good thing. So with that being said, WWE, what's the problem? End this crap with Bryan and the Wyatts, and put the strap on the guy. No he's not really a heavyweight, but he is the man right now. Give the man a strap and a good run and see where it goes. Yes he's a small guy but I know of another small guy that got a huge push and run...named Shawn Michaels who trained and brought Daniel Byran or Byran Danielson into the business. I can't be the only one seeing this. Daniel Bryan is money right now, so why not bank on it?

That's it for this one. Not that long, this blog but I got my point across. It's Daniel Byran's time now. LETS GO!!

~Daniel Richerson
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