Can we eliminate the term diva? This stems from what AJ Lee said about Madusa/Alundra Blaze going in the Hall Of Fame, when she said, "She's a woman's wrestler, she's not a diva." The WWE said they "heard" us when we said, "#givedivasachance" Not entirely. Why do i say not entirely? Because the WWE World Heavyweight Championship number one contender was determined through a triple threat match. The "Divas" Championship number one contender will be determined through a battle royal. Which tells me they could care less. That backstage segment made the div--women athletes look more stupid then they already do. Making them satisfied of the status quo the divas division has become.
If you look at the Knockout Division of TNA, they are given time in their matches, and time in the story lines. They make the women look strong. They put them in tough matches. They are given a fair chance to showcase their ability and their skills in the ring. Taryn Tarrell has improved so much in the ring and it's shown. She had a match of the year candidate with Gail Kim not to long ago.
Now the "divas" division has...total divas. *face palm*
Can the women of the WWE have respect again? I believe so, especially if you look at the booking in NXT. If the powers that be take on that kind of mind set for the main roster, the women's division will be just fine. But if they continue down the pathway that made the women's matches bathroom break, that's all they'll continue to be. All due respect to Nikki Bella, but she's not respected as the champion. In my opinion. She's John Cena girlfriend. Not to say she hasn't worked out to improve her skills in the craft, but she's not respected as champion. She first showed up in the divas search. Naomi, Paige, Natayla, and Alicia Fox would make great champions. So besides putting them in a fatal 4 way to determine a number one contender, the powers that be books a cluster muck of a battle royal. Same old stuff different day.
If you going to give them a chance, then give them a chance, don't just make it a hash tag that leads no where.
~Daniel Richerson
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
DOES VINCE EVEN CARE ANYMORE?
I didn't watch the 2/23/2015 edition of RAW but this is just going off the reviews of the tweets I saw and from what I watched on Fastlane.
It seems to me that Vince is throwing in the towel. Bad booking all the way. Between NXT and the main roster is night and day as far as booking goes. NXT is the wrestling that most of us long to see when we turn into Monday Night Raw or Thursday Night Smackdown. The booking of Roman Reigns getting stuffed down our throats to get him over is not best idea. I saw someone that said that the fans really want to care for Roman but they just don't like the booking. I'm not a fan of bad booking in any fashion. I hate it in reality as well as entertainment.
Thinking it over, I'm going to give the divas the benefit of the doubt. I've complained and complained about the divas for years, but after thinking it over, you have to most of the blame on Vince and the "creative team." The good ole days when you had Trish Stratus, Lita, Victoria (Tara), Jazz, Chyna...the divas actually got time. Speaking of Chyna, did y'all see that twerking video? Chyna still on drugs? Anyway, I read that the divas only got 30 seconds on Raw. 30 SECONDS! How can you have employees show off their skill in 30 seconds? Especially in business like wrestling. I do see that the women get time on House Shows or "Live Events", but I'm sure they would want some time in front of the camera other than to be eye candy. I admit, I'm not the biggest Bella Twin fan in the world. I'm a fan of Paige, AJ Lee, Natayla, those who actually had a wrestling past not coming in for a "divas search." Just making a joke of the profession. Granted, search winners like Layla has gained experience over the years, but seriously tho.
Bryan Danielson aka Daniel Bryan seems to have the Shawn Michaels mentality in that he tries to make every match the best it can be. He made Roman look great at FastLane. It was a good match. Everybody knows Reigns has a lot to improve on, but the talent is there in my opinion. Reigns needs to learn had to follow what the crowd is giving each night. He seems to have script and sticks to it, but with a live audience, you have to make tweaks here and there to make it work better. In church we call it, following the flow of the spirit. If the spirit is leading to something that's not according to the program just follow it. If the live crowd is not liking what the product is producing in the ring then the performers should have the mindset to call an audible to follow the flow of the crowd.
How great is Rusev as a heel? He's the kind of heel JR likes. If you listen to the JR podcast, JR has complained about there's no more real heels in the business. Hopefully he's satisfied with Rusev and Lana. Lana has become one of the better valets of this era. I've heard she's wants to actually work in the ring, but I've also heard because of injuries she can't. Though with this role as a manager/valet, she's doing great business.
Sting and HHH is going to be money. They sold that match so well at FastLane. I'm in agreement with a lot of people when they say that the Sting and HHH segment at FastLane was the best of the night. Sting didn't say a word and still made his point. WWE is already booking Sting better than TNA ever did. As a fan of Sting, it's cool for me to see him in a WWE environment and properly used.
Bray Wyatt's undertaker promo at FastLane was so good. Completely had me fooled. That's the kind of stuff I miss as a wrestling fan. The joy of being surprised. Bray Wyatt came out in a coffin and cut a promo from the casket. It was done so well. Can't say enough about how good that was. A lot going around how old Taker looks now. Well, you can't been the clock folks. It was bound to happen. Now he's dyed his hair and is working out. Now who should go over in that match of Bray vs Undertaker? Bray, but that's just me. Bray is the young guy, Taker has had his time. He's still a HOFer so the streak being over doesn't hurt his legacy at all in my opinion.
All in all the yes the product could be better. Not all is bad, but not all is good either. Vince is old. Triple H is going to have the book soon. It seems like Vince is on his way out the door. Vince would deny that, but you watch the product, it seems that way.
~Daniel Richerson
It seems to me that Vince is throwing in the towel. Bad booking all the way. Between NXT and the main roster is night and day as far as booking goes. NXT is the wrestling that most of us long to see when we turn into Monday Night Raw or Thursday Night Smackdown. The booking of Roman Reigns getting stuffed down our throats to get him over is not best idea. I saw someone that said that the fans really want to care for Roman but they just don't like the booking. I'm not a fan of bad booking in any fashion. I hate it in reality as well as entertainment.
Thinking it over, I'm going to give the divas the benefit of the doubt. I've complained and complained about the divas for years, but after thinking it over, you have to most of the blame on Vince and the "creative team." The good ole days when you had Trish Stratus, Lita, Victoria (Tara), Jazz, Chyna...the divas actually got time. Speaking of Chyna, did y'all see that twerking video? Chyna still on drugs? Anyway, I read that the divas only got 30 seconds on Raw. 30 SECONDS! How can you have employees show off their skill in 30 seconds? Especially in business like wrestling. I do see that the women get time on House Shows or "Live Events", but I'm sure they would want some time in front of the camera other than to be eye candy. I admit, I'm not the biggest Bella Twin fan in the world. I'm a fan of Paige, AJ Lee, Natayla, those who actually had a wrestling past not coming in for a "divas search." Just making a joke of the profession. Granted, search winners like Layla has gained experience over the years, but seriously tho.
Bryan Danielson aka Daniel Bryan seems to have the Shawn Michaels mentality in that he tries to make every match the best it can be. He made Roman look great at FastLane. It was a good match. Everybody knows Reigns has a lot to improve on, but the talent is there in my opinion. Reigns needs to learn had to follow what the crowd is giving each night. He seems to have script and sticks to it, but with a live audience, you have to make tweaks here and there to make it work better. In church we call it, following the flow of the spirit. If the spirit is leading to something that's not according to the program just follow it. If the live crowd is not liking what the product is producing in the ring then the performers should have the mindset to call an audible to follow the flow of the crowd.
How great is Rusev as a heel? He's the kind of heel JR likes. If you listen to the JR podcast, JR has complained about there's no more real heels in the business. Hopefully he's satisfied with Rusev and Lana. Lana has become one of the better valets of this era. I've heard she's wants to actually work in the ring, but I've also heard because of injuries she can't. Though with this role as a manager/valet, she's doing great business.
Sting and HHH is going to be money. They sold that match so well at FastLane. I'm in agreement with a lot of people when they say that the Sting and HHH segment at FastLane was the best of the night. Sting didn't say a word and still made his point. WWE is already booking Sting better than TNA ever did. As a fan of Sting, it's cool for me to see him in a WWE environment and properly used.
Bray Wyatt's undertaker promo at FastLane was so good. Completely had me fooled. That's the kind of stuff I miss as a wrestling fan. The joy of being surprised. Bray Wyatt came out in a coffin and cut a promo from the casket. It was done so well. Can't say enough about how good that was. A lot going around how old Taker looks now. Well, you can't been the clock folks. It was bound to happen. Now he's dyed his hair and is working out. Now who should go over in that match of Bray vs Undertaker? Bray, but that's just me. Bray is the young guy, Taker has had his time. He's still a HOFer so the streak being over doesn't hurt his legacy at all in my opinion.
All in all the yes the product could be better. Not all is bad, but not all is good either. Vince is old. Triple H is going to have the book soon. It seems like Vince is on his way out the door. Vince would deny that, but you watch the product, it seems that way.
~Daniel Richerson
Thursday, January 29, 2015
SMACKDOWN LIVE...MIGHT AS WELL BEEN TAPED
It's been quite a while since I've blogged on this site, but here we go.
Let me start at the Royal Rumble. Match of the Night was the World title match. I probably won't get much argument on that one. Rollins did his thing. Brock did his thing. Even Cena as much as the IWC loves to hate him, he brought it as well. The spot where Rollins did the elbow of the top rope to the announce table was nicely done. Of course it's a spot we've seen before, but it worked for the match. The sell job from Brock Lesnar after that spot was good as well. I thought they were going to let Rollins get the win for a second. I was hoping that Cena wouldn't get the W. Thank God he didn't. Brock got the win.
I'll get to the Royal Rumble "controversy" in sec, but I want to go another controversy that no one is talking about. The fact that two second generation wrestlers got dominated by two divas. That match made no sense to me. Bellas have gotten better I give them that, but in no way are they good enough to win the way they did at the royal rumble. Paige and Natayla should've put up a better fight than that, but as someone tweeted me, "WWE, where logic doesn't exist." Nikki Bella is the divas champ which I feel is only because she's John Cena's current girlfriend. Like I said, she's improved, but she's no doubt the best on the roster. AJ, Paige, Natalya, Naomi...and they chose Nikki.
Now to what everybody has been talking about. The Royal Rumble match. First let's discuss the good. Bubba Ray was in a WWE ring again. Let that sink in. DDP was a surprise entrant, and actually performed pretty well in his short stint. And that was the good. The rest of the match was poorly booked. That's what I think is the controversy. Roman Reigns winning was not the controversy in my opinion. The real controversy was how Ziggler, Dean Ambrose, and Daniel Byran was eliminated like mid carders. Who thought that work? In Philly no less...
Anyway, that's my thoughts on that, now to Smackdown Live. Smackdown was Live because Raw was snowed out. The show over all was not that good. Started off with a promo from HHH as if he was playing the part of the DX version of his character. Roman Reigns came out to a "mixed" reaction which the commentators constantly reminded us. By the way, Byron Saxton on commentary is a fail. End that yesterday. Triple H got a announcement on Raw that's gonna "shake WWE to the core" which is bound to be a bust considering how 2015 has been going so far. 2015, btw, Vince tweeted that it was going to be "the best year in the history of the WWE." Word? Anyway, the whole show was trying to sell the Casket match between Bryan and Kane. The match was a bore to me. Daniel Bryan got the win, which was the only good thing about the match to me. Hopefully Kane will never come back, unless it's a Hall of Fame bid. He's done his time. I'm sorry Glenn Jacobs, but it's over.
Also Paige vs Nikki Bella is booked for Fastlane for the Divas title. I'm hoping Paige gets the W, but I doubt that'll happen due to the booking at the Royal Rumble. I'm hoping either Paige get's the win or Velvet Sky comes in and joins the Bellas. I'm waiting for Charlotte to come up from NXT to take over the division. Charlotte is one of the best workers not just amongst the divas but of all the workers in NXT. She has "it."
Remember that I'm just another mark expressing his thoughts on the internet like a whole lot of people. I have no affiliates with any dirt sheets website or anything like that. But I love professional wrestling. I've been a fan most of my life, and I have strong opinions on the product and I share them from time to time.
~Daniel Richerson
Let me start at the Royal Rumble. Match of the Night was the World title match. I probably won't get much argument on that one. Rollins did his thing. Brock did his thing. Even Cena as much as the IWC loves to hate him, he brought it as well. The spot where Rollins did the elbow of the top rope to the announce table was nicely done. Of course it's a spot we've seen before, but it worked for the match. The sell job from Brock Lesnar after that spot was good as well. I thought they were going to let Rollins get the win for a second. I was hoping that Cena wouldn't get the W. Thank God he didn't. Brock got the win.
I'll get to the Royal Rumble "controversy" in sec, but I want to go another controversy that no one is talking about. The fact that two second generation wrestlers got dominated by two divas. That match made no sense to me. Bellas have gotten better I give them that, but in no way are they good enough to win the way they did at the royal rumble. Paige and Natayla should've put up a better fight than that, but as someone tweeted me, "WWE, where logic doesn't exist." Nikki Bella is the divas champ which I feel is only because she's John Cena's current girlfriend. Like I said, she's improved, but she's no doubt the best on the roster. AJ, Paige, Natalya, Naomi...and they chose Nikki.
Now to what everybody has been talking about. The Royal Rumble match. First let's discuss the good. Bubba Ray was in a WWE ring again. Let that sink in. DDP was a surprise entrant, and actually performed pretty well in his short stint. And that was the good. The rest of the match was poorly booked. That's what I think is the controversy. Roman Reigns winning was not the controversy in my opinion. The real controversy was how Ziggler, Dean Ambrose, and Daniel Byran was eliminated like mid carders. Who thought that work? In Philly no less...
Anyway, that's my thoughts on that, now to Smackdown Live. Smackdown was Live because Raw was snowed out. The show over all was not that good. Started off with a promo from HHH as if he was playing the part of the DX version of his character. Roman Reigns came out to a "mixed" reaction which the commentators constantly reminded us. By the way, Byron Saxton on commentary is a fail. End that yesterday. Triple H got a announcement on Raw that's gonna "shake WWE to the core" which is bound to be a bust considering how 2015 has been going so far. 2015, btw, Vince tweeted that it was going to be "the best year in the history of the WWE." Word? Anyway, the whole show was trying to sell the Casket match between Bryan and Kane. The match was a bore to me. Daniel Bryan got the win, which was the only good thing about the match to me. Hopefully Kane will never come back, unless it's a Hall of Fame bid. He's done his time. I'm sorry Glenn Jacobs, but it's over.
Also Paige vs Nikki Bella is booked for Fastlane for the Divas title. I'm hoping Paige gets the W, but I doubt that'll happen due to the booking at the Royal Rumble. I'm hoping either Paige get's the win or Velvet Sky comes in and joins the Bellas. I'm waiting for Charlotte to come up from NXT to take over the division. Charlotte is one of the best workers not just amongst the divas but of all the workers in NXT. She has "it."
Remember that I'm just another mark expressing his thoughts on the internet like a whole lot of people. I have no affiliates with any dirt sheets website or anything like that. But I love professional wrestling. I've been a fan most of my life, and I have strong opinions on the product and I share them from time to time.
~Daniel Richerson
Monday, September 1, 2014
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
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
Sunday, August 17, 2014
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
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
Thursday, July 17, 2014
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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Monday, June 30, 2014
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.
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.
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