Friday, December 31, 2010
Big C'S 2011 Predictions
1. The Year Of The Miz: I think The Miz will have a very big year! I think his current title reign will last at least into Wrestlemania. I think he will be entrenched into a main event heal spot. I think he'll feud with various big name talent, such as, Cena, Orton, HHH, etc. He will establish himself as the company's top heal.
2. Further Depletion Of TNA: I don't see things getting a whole lot better for TNA. With Jeff Hardy's trial coming, it looks like he'll be gone at least for a little while(possibly more if he goes to jail). I think that they're running out of big names they can bring in to mask the lack of creative direction they have. WCW had the same lack of creative dirrection, but they were funded by a Billionare! I'm not saying they'll go under within the year, but I forcast a steady decline. I see some of their talented under-carders jumping to WWE, and some of the older stars they brought in leaving the company.
3. Davey Richards To Be ROH Champ: At some point this year Davey Richards will win the ROH Title. He is the biggest star they have that has never left the company. He's being built up as an under dog, and will eventually take the World Title from Rodderick Strong. Richards is the perfect candidate to be the face of the ROH franchise, seeing as he's very unlikely to jump to WWE, or TNA.
4. The John Cena vs CM Punk Feud Will Elevate Both: I see this being a very beneficial feud for both of them. CM Punk needs a hot feud coming off of an injury, and Cena just finished a dud feud with Wade Barrett. It should be farely easy to draw heat in this feud, seeing as both are very strong on the mic. I think CM Punk has taken over Chris Jericho's roll, as the guy who can save any bad feud.
5. The Rise Of John Morrison: He's my current favorite to win the Royal Rumble this year. Unique talent, natural charisma, and a superstar build/look, He's got too much going to not push him to the top. Once he's given the chance, I think he will shine through.
Wrestlers To Watch In 2011:
Cody Rhodes - Look for at least an IC Title win.
Dolph Ziggler - Main evnter in waiting.
Matt Morgan - Big man with impressive mic skills. Getting a decent push with TNA.
Tyson Kidd - Looks like maybe a feud with Daniel Bryan for the US Title is on tap.
Alberto Del Rio - Wouldn't be shocked to see a World Title Win for him this year.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
The 1st Annual Big C Awards!
Honourable Mention: Daniel Bryan vs Chris Jericho - NXT 23/02/10
Great TV match between two of the most talented workers on the roster. Jericho was World Champ at the time, and he gave Bryan enough to put him on the map.
Runner Up: Daniel Bryan vs Dolph Ziggler - Bragging Rights 24/10/10
Exellent match, pitting the Intercontenental Champion vs the United States Champion. Two of the more talented young stars showcased on PPV. That's a rare occurance these days!
Winner: John Morrison vs Sheamus - Ladder Match - TLC 19/12/10
Great match to end the year. These two tore the house down! This may have been the finest work of both of their young careers. This is the match that has put Morrison in the main event.
Award #2: PPV Of The Year.
Honourable Mention: Wrestlemania 26 - 28/03/10
Highlighted by Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels II, it was a solid Wrestlemania from top to bottom. A personal highlights from the card were CM Punk vs Rey Mysterio, and seeing Bret Hart back on Wrestlemania.
Runner Up: WWE TLC - 19/12/10
Edge's 10th World Tittle win, and The Miz's first succesful PPV title defence headlined the show. It was the ladder match between John Morrison, and Sheamus that stole the show. I think it was the WWE's most solid PPV of the year.
Winner: TNA Hardcore Justice - 08/08/10
This ECW tribute show was nowhere near as good as WWE's One Night Stand PPV in 2005, but I still enjoyed it alot. It was the PPV I was most exited about this year, and it didn't leave me disapointed. It's too bad Jerry Lynn was too injured to compete in the originally scheduled main event against RVD. I really enjoyed seeing Raven vs Tommy Dreamer, and RVD vs Sabu was a fine substitute main event.
Honourable Mention: Alberto Del Rio - WWE
The former mexican lucha star debuted in a big way. His first program was with former World Champion Rey Mysterio. According to storylines, he has put Mysterio, and Christian on the shelf. He debubted with one of the best gimmicks given to a new star in a long time.
Runner Up: Tyler Black - ROH(now WWE)
Black really took off as the star of ROH. He had very strong feuds with Austin Aries, and Roderick Strong. Later in the year he signed a deal with the WWE, and finished the year in FCW. Hopefully soon he will be rising up the Raw/Smackdown roster.
Winner: Daniel Bryan - WWE
Bryan(the former Bryan Danielson) has been a star on the independent scene, and in ROH for years. Even still, there was plenty of sceptisism whether the WWE would use him in any kind of decent way. He's had good feuds with The Miz, and also with Michael Cole. He has had a nice run as United States Champion aswell.
Award #4: Wrestler Of The Year
Honourable Mention: Jeff Hardy - TNA
Made his re-debut with TNA earlier in the year. Later in the year made a shocking heal turn by aligning himself with the Imortal stable. He's held the TNA World Tittle for several months, and been feuding with RVD, Mr. Anderson, and Matt Morgan.
Runner Up: Sheamus - WWE
Came on the scene at the end of last year, and had an even bigger year this year! He lost at Wrestlemania to HHH, but soon after took him out for the rest of the year. Later he had his second World Tittle reign, feuding with John Cena, Randy Orton, etc. Late in the year he became the 2010 King Of The Ring. He's finished the year with a very strong feud with John Morrison.
Winner: The Miz - WWE
The Miz skyrocketed up to the company's top heal. He had a very big year, starting with a long reign as United States Champion, including a feud with Daniel Bryan. He won the Raw Money In The Bank match at that PPV, and cashed it in to beat a volnerable Randy Orton to win his first WWE Tittle. The Miz is WWE's hottest comodity heading into the WWE's hotest season!
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Big C's Weekly Thoughts
This week started off very well! As I previously posted, I thought it was a great ppv. The highlight for me was John Morrison vs Sheamus. I thought they tore the house down! There's already talk that this is the match that made Morrison a star. Either way, it has me exited going into the Royal Rumble for Miz vs Morrison. Aside from Cena vs Barrett, I enjoyed the entire ppv. My mood going forward after the event was very positive!
Monday Night Raw didn't start off all that well! I thought the opening segment by The Miz & Co, was very week. It ended up being a decent build to the main event, but it was pretty dgagged out! No Nexus! It was awesome not having them on the show. I hope they pull the plug on the whole angle(they won't). It was good to see Daniel Bryan vs William Regal in a short match. I would like to see these two have a longer tv match, or even a ppv match. Not often you see a really good match where neither wrestler touches the ropes! No dives, no huge bumps, just solid wrestling, and story telling! I have to admit, even I was entertained by the John Cena/Vickie Guerrero bit in the ring. Man, she gets heat! Cena vs Ziggler was entertaining. I like Ziggler quit a bit. I was surprized, and exited to see CM Punk attack Cena! This could be an amazing feud, and I hope it helps elevate Punk even futher up the card. It had a decent main event. I don't need to see The King wrestler every week, but it was nice to see Morrison in the main event. I enjoy both Sheamus and The Miz alot, All, and all it was a solid episode of Raw. A couple of complaints though. #1 Santino Morrella! Again, I think he would be best suited in a role where he didn't compete in the ring. I think he could be almost like a modern day Bobby Heenan(high praise, I know!). His whole match on Monday was lame, which leads me to #2; The Ted Dibiase/Maryse relationship. This relationship has caused both of them to descend down the card rapidly! At one one point not that long ago, Maryse was the top female heal in the company, and Ted Dibiase was considered the hotest young star in the company. They need to regroup with both of them!
Mood after show: even more positive!
I cought a bit of Impact on Thursday. I don't think there is even anything worth talking about. TNA has a roster that I wish I enjoyed watching! Too many gimmick matches, and terrible writing makes it farely impossible for me to sit through. I would like one day to sit down and do an entire rant on TNA, because I could go off in a big way about all that I don't like about their product!
I wasn't able to catch Smackdown, so I don't have much to about it. The week ended on a negitive in my mind when the WWE released Kaval(Low Ki). I think this was a mistake, and is extremely disapointing! Kaval was the wrestler I enjoyed the most on Smackdown(atleast until Christian comes back). They've assembled an entertaining under card on Smackdown(Del Rio, Ziggler, Rhodes, Kofi, Swagger, etc), while their main event is pretty stale(Edge, Kane, etc). I am much more likely to set my dial for Raw Forsure.
Mood at the end of the week: still very positive. Kaval wasn't involved in any major angle anyway. It's disapointing forsure, but there's still a whole lot I'm looking forward to going forward.
Friday, December 24, 2010
WWE Releases Kaval!
Monday, December 20, 2010
Big C's TLC Thoughts.
After all that, I still think this is one of the WWE's better PPV's this year. The Miz vs Orton was very solid. The 4 way TLC match was exellent. The divas Tables Match was better than I expected. The IC latter match was entertaining, other than the finish. Sheamus vs Morrison I thought brought the house down! I was pleasently surprised. It has definately helped keep my interest heading into the hottest season for wrestling.
Big C's prediction record:
4-2
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Big C's Tlc Predictions
Natalya Neidhart/Beth Phoenix vs Laycool - Tables Match.
Predicted Winner: Laycool
Notes: I think this program is heading to a Beth vs Natalya match, possibly at Wrestlemania. By the conclusion of this match they'll be building toward that.
Dolph Ziggler vs Kofi Kingston vs Jack Swagger - Intercontenental Title Ladder Match
Predicted Winner: Dolph Ziggler
Notes: Tough one to predict. It would make sense for any of these 3 to win. I'll take Ziggler to win due to interferance from Vickie Guerrero. I just hope this is as entertaining as it looks like on paper.
John Morrison vs Sheamus - #1 Contender Ladder Match
Predicted Winner: John Morrison
Notes: Morrison makes sense to have him win and go on to face The Miz at the Rumble. I have a feeling this may be the long awaited return of Triple H. This actually might be the match I'm most looking forward to.
John Cena vs Wade Barrett - Chairs Match
Predicted Winner: John Cena
Notes: I have absolutely NO interest in this match, or feud! I picked Cena just cus I hope this is the pay off match to end this brutal snoozefest of a feud!
Edge vs Kane vs Rey Mysterio vs Alberto Del Rio - World Heavyweight Title TLC Match
Predicted Winner: Alberto Del Rio
Notes: Maybe it's just wishful thinking, but I have a feeling they're gonna go for the upset win here. Everyone else in this match is stale, and I think they're just scratching the surface with the Del Rio character.
The Miz vs Randy Orton - WWE Title Tables Match
Predicted Winner: The Miz
Notes: I hear rumblings of Orton taking some time off, and I honestly don't see Miz's reign ending anytime soon. I think he will still be WWE champ heading into Wrestlemania.
I think this is a very solid card. I don't like the gimmick ppv's very much, but I have interest in all of these matches, exept for one. That's pretty rare! I will give my thoughts on the show, and how close my predictions were tomorow evening.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Big C's blogging again!
Sorry folks, I've been a little busy the last little while. Hopefully I can find time to update this a little more often. This, as a huge wrestling fan, is the time of year where things start to get interesting. The Royal Rumble is always my favorite ppv of the year. Around this time I always start getting exited for the Annual Anderson Royal Rumble Party(at my pal Curtis'). The Rumble is the one ppv that no matter the outcome, is always enjoyable. Even if I happen to be down on wrestling at the time, the Rumble always brings my interest back.
Then of course, with Wrestlemania, and the Hall Of Fame following the Rumble, it's the most interesting time of year for Wrestling fans. In the coming weeks I will make my Rumble predictions, so those of you who are as exited as I am, stay tuned......
Friday, October 1, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Sharp Shootin Raw Review - 09/27/10
Opening Match : The Miz & Alex Riley vs Daniel Bryan & John Morrison
*If Jericho wern't in the main event I could just turn the show off after this match! Pretty much everyone I'm interested in on this show is in this match.*
The show opens with Miz & Riley on their way to the ring, mic in hand. Miz carves up Bryan on the mic. He gets interupted in the middle of his catch phrase by.......the Appocolypse Now theme? Apparently that's Bryan's new music. Miz starts ripping into Bryan again, and goes for his catch phrase again, and is interupted for a second time. This time by John Morrison.
Bryan and Riley start the match for their teams(Riley has A-RY printed on his boots now. Classic!). Morrison tags in, and Michael Cole talks about his "Spiderman like training". The Miz tags in, and take control of the match. Hot tag to DB, and he cleans house. Bryan goes for the Labell Lock, but Miz counters, and throws him into Morrison. Bryan turns around, right into the Skull Crushing Finale. 1-2-3!
Winner: The Miz & Alex Riley
*Match Rating: CCC(out of 5)
Post match: The Miz starts a post match beat down on Bryan. Morrison comes to Bryan's rescue, and attacks the Miz. Miz and Morrison are now battling on the outside, when Bryan does a suicide dive on to both. This prompts the old THREE WAY BRAWL! We then get an email from the GM(of all the tired story lines going on right now, this one takes the cake!), saying at Hell In A Cell, it'll be Bryan vs Miz vs Morrison for the US Tittle. It will also be supmissions count anywhere(Lame stipulation, but should be a great match).
As we go to break, a collection of divas are shown, and Cole anounces we'll have a diva battle royal to determain a #1 contender for the Divas Tittle next. Oh boy!
Comercial Break #1
Match #2 - Divas Battle Royal to be #1 Contender for the Divas Title.
Laycool is out for guest commentary.
* It's so weird that they kept the butterfly belt when they unified the woman's belts. It's hitious!*
First eliminated is Melina..........oh hell, just wake me when it's over!
Hey Natalya won!!
Winner: Natalya
*Match Rating: They get 0 C's but I'm happy Natalya got the win. It's a crazy concept I know, but they're actually pushing the only woman on the roster that can wrestle!
Plug for Cena's next blockbuster is up next. Can't to see that one in a bin at Walmart for $5 in a couple of months!
Comercial Break #2
We're back from break, and in Ted Dibease's locker room with Ted, and Maryse. I must point out that these two have absolutely no chemistry! They're as believable as Nicholas Cage and Angelina Jolie in Gone In 60 Seconds!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buy9CjRqMjY
Apparently Dibease has a secret admirer, and he get's a letter from her/him that he will be their's next week!(I cann't wait to see where this one's headed!)
Shemus comes out to the ring with a mic in hand. He issues an open challenge as we go to commercial.
Commercial Break #3
Match #3 - Shemus vs The Great Khali
I'm not betting on a 5 C classic here. They start out brawling(shock), and eventually spill outside the ring. Shemus snaps, and starts beating Khali with the anoucers chairs getting himself disqualified. After a couple boots to the head, he leaves Khali laid out.
*Match Rating: 0C's again. Short match with no actual wrestling. Horrible!
Commercial Break #4
P.S. How 'bout that Renee Pauqette? Hot Damn!
Back from break, and Edge is on his way to the ring for "The Cutting Edge". Apparently he is gonna unveil the annonomous GM. They have a lap top on a podium, with a microphone. When Edge asks it questions, it answers with a short circuit(I am not making this crap up!)
This all leads to the GM announcing Edge's apponent for this evening......John Cena! And it's next!
Commercial Break #5
Match #4 - John Cena vs Edge
We're back from break as these two are locking up. Eventually Edge takes control, and kicks Cena to the outside. Edge beats on Cena outside the ring. Cena goes shoulder first into the stairs. Edge rolls Cena into the ring for a 2 count. Edge controlls for several minutes, countering any comeback Cena tries. Cena has a brief comeback, but Edge hits a spear out of nowhere!! 1-2-3!(Cena's foot is clearly under the bottom rope)
Winner: Edge
Wait a minute.....We get an email R2D2 the talking computor. He tells Edgeward to play by the rules! he restarts the match. Edge pulls his hair back!
The match continues, as Edge pounds on Cena. Edge goes for the spear again, but this time Cena counters with a drop toehold, and into the STF! Edge taps out.
Winner: Cena
*Match Rating: CC
All the crap with the GM kinda took any life this match would have had. It's a decent TV match, but just too much crap to get through to go along with it.
Post Match: Edge has his crazy look on and walks over to the Skynet 5000, GM model. He pretends like he's not gonna smash it, but then........HE DOES SMASH IT!! Edge is the most natural of an actor as I've seen in the wrestling business since Steve "Mongo" McMichael.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CC33qN-uh4
Commercial Break #6
Match #5 - Nexus(Heath Slater & Justin Gabrial) vs Mark Henry & Evan Bourne
I'm pretty tired of Nexus. I hope this angle is done soon! Nexus control early, until Bourne makes the hot tag to Henry. Henry cleans house, and sets Bourne up for Shooting star on Gabrial. Slater comes in and breaks it up putting Bourne on the mat, and Gabrial goes for the 450 splash, He misses! Bourne goes back up top and nails Air Bourne on Gabrial. 1-2-Slater interupts and reverses the pin. 1-2-3.
Winner: Nexus
*Match rating: CC
Pretty good match, but it would be better if it was just Bourne vs Gabrial. Like I said before, I'm just hoping this Nexus crap is over soon,
Post Match: Henry gets beat down on the outside by Nexus. They then turn their attention to Bourne in the ring. They hit all their finishers, then grabbed a mic(oh boy). They announce they're going to be on Smackdown this Friday night(shit!).
We see the new tag team champions, "Dashing" Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre, walking in the back. The King announces they will face the Hart Dynasty next. Nice!
Commercial Break #7
Match #6 - Hart Dynasty vs Rhodes/McIntyre
* I love Rhodes's new entrance. Very old school!*
Rhodes starts off against Tyson Kidd. Fast paced off the top. Back and forth until Rhodes takes control, and tags in McIntyre. They work Kidd over, until he makes the hot tag to DH Smith. He cleans house until he gets a 2 count on Rhodes. McIntyre breaks up the count, and Smith tosses him to the outside. The Hart Dyanasty go for the Hart Attack, but McIntyre breaks it up from the outside. After the distraction, Rhodes is able to hit Crossroads on Smith. Pin, 1-2-3.
Winner: Rhodes/McIntyre
*Match Rating: CCC
Good match. If they build a tag team division around these two teams, I'd be very happy. I'm not gonna get my hopes up though. Tag team wrestling in the WWE is.....Dead and Gonehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj-nDmXHmng
Post Match: The champs pose with the weird looking new belts(I'm not sure how I feel about them yet). David Hart Smith blames Tyson Kidd for their loss. They argue, and eventually Smith walks off. I smell a heal turn.....
Up next, Orton vs Jericho.
Commercial Break #8
Backstage segment featuring John Cena, and R-Truth is up next as we come back. They use the word "Crunk" about 17 times, and announce that Cena will be on Smackdown on friday aswell.
Match #7 - Chris Jericho vs Randy Orton
Jericho comes out first with a mic. He says he's gonna beat Orton, and become the #1 conntender for the World Tittle. He starts naming everybody he's beat(who is he, HHH?). Steve Austin, Rock, HBK, The Undertaker, twice might I add........and we go to commercial.
Commercial Break #9
........Rey Mysterio Jr, Juventud Guerrera, Dean Malenko, etc. This was like the Jericho of old! He even screwed a few names up! Orton cuts him off and makes his way to the ring. They start out brawling, and eventually Orton takes control. Jerich briefly battles back, but Orton dumps Jericho outside the ring. Jericho reverses Orton, and throws him into the ring steps as we go to break.
Commercial break #10
We come back, and Orton is in control in the ring. Shemus is shown at the top of the ramp. He distracts Orton, and Jericho takes control. They battle back and forth until Shemus tries to interfere, but Orton hits his between the ropes DDT.
Winner: Randy Orton by DQ.
Post Match: Orton lines up Shemus for the field goal kick to the head, but Jericho hits the Codebreaker on Orton. Jericho then goes for a chair. He tries to hit Orton with the chair, but Orton avoids it, and hits the RKO! Orton then lines Jericho up for the punt, and nails him! As Shemus came to, he realizes that Orton is crazy! Jericho gets taken out on a stretcher.
The End
*If Jericho wern't in the main event I could just turn the show off after this match! Pretty much everyone I'm interested in on this show is in this match.*
The show opens with Miz & Riley on their way to the ring, mic in hand. Miz carves up Bryan on the mic. He gets interupted in the middle of his catch phrase by.......the Appocolypse Now theme? Apparently that's Bryan's new music. Miz starts ripping into Bryan again, and goes for his catch phrase again, and is interupted for a second time. This time by John Morrison.
Bryan and Riley start the match for their teams(Riley has A-RY printed on his boots now. Classic!). Morrison tags in, and Michael Cole talks about his "Spiderman like training". The Miz tags in, and take control of the match. Hot tag to DB, and he cleans house. Bryan goes for the Labell Lock, but Miz counters, and throws him into Morrison. Bryan turns around, right into the Skull Crushing Finale. 1-2-3!
Winner: The Miz & Alex Riley
*Match Rating: CCC(out of 5)
Post match: The Miz starts a post match beat down on Bryan. Morrison comes to Bryan's rescue, and attacks the Miz. Miz and Morrison are now battling on the outside, when Bryan does a suicide dive on to both. This prompts the old THREE WAY BRAWL! We then get an email from the GM(of all the tired story lines going on right now, this one takes the cake!), saying at Hell In A Cell, it'll be Bryan vs Miz vs Morrison for the US Tittle. It will also be supmissions count anywhere(Lame stipulation, but should be a great match).
As we go to break, a collection of divas are shown, and Cole anounces we'll have a diva battle royal to determain a #1 contender for the Divas Tittle next. Oh boy!
Comercial Break #1
Match #2 - Divas Battle Royal to be #1 Contender for the Divas Title.
Laycool is out for guest commentary.
* It's so weird that they kept the butterfly belt when they unified the woman's belts. It's hitious!*
First eliminated is Melina..........oh hell, just wake me when it's over!
Hey Natalya won!!
Winner: Natalya
*Match Rating: They get 0 C's but I'm happy Natalya got the win. It's a crazy concept I know, but they're actually pushing the only woman on the roster that can wrestle!
Plug for Cena's next blockbuster is up next. Can't to see that one in a bin at Walmart for $5 in a couple of months!
Comercial Break #2
We're back from break, and in Ted Dibease's locker room with Ted, and Maryse. I must point out that these two have absolutely no chemistry! They're as believable as Nicholas Cage and Angelina Jolie in Gone In 60 Seconds!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buy9CjRqMjY
Apparently Dibease has a secret admirer, and he get's a letter from her/him that he will be their's next week!(I cann't wait to see where this one's headed!)
Shemus comes out to the ring with a mic in hand. He issues an open challenge as we go to commercial.
Commercial Break #3
Match #3 - Shemus vs The Great Khali
I'm not betting on a 5 C classic here. They start out brawling(shock), and eventually spill outside the ring. Shemus snaps, and starts beating Khali with the anoucers chairs getting himself disqualified. After a couple boots to the head, he leaves Khali laid out.
*Match Rating: 0C's again. Short match with no actual wrestling. Horrible!
Commercial Break #4
P.S. How 'bout that Renee Pauqette? Hot Damn!
Back from break, and Edge is on his way to the ring for "The Cutting Edge". Apparently he is gonna unveil the annonomous GM. They have a lap top on a podium, with a microphone. When Edge asks it questions, it answers with a short circuit(I am not making this crap up!)
This all leads to the GM announcing Edge's apponent for this evening......John Cena! And it's next!
Commercial Break #5
Match #4 - John Cena vs Edge
We're back from break as these two are locking up. Eventually Edge takes control, and kicks Cena to the outside. Edge beats on Cena outside the ring. Cena goes shoulder first into the stairs. Edge rolls Cena into the ring for a 2 count. Edge controlls for several minutes, countering any comeback Cena tries. Cena has a brief comeback, but Edge hits a spear out of nowhere!! 1-2-3!(Cena's foot is clearly under the bottom rope)
Winner: Edge
Wait a minute.....We get an email R2D2 the talking computor. He tells Edgeward to play by the rules! he restarts the match. Edge pulls his hair back!
The match continues, as Edge pounds on Cena. Edge goes for the spear again, but this time Cena counters with a drop toehold, and into the STF! Edge taps out.
Winner: Cena
*Match Rating: CC
All the crap with the GM kinda took any life this match would have had. It's a decent TV match, but just too much crap to get through to go along with it.
Post Match: Edge has his crazy look on and walks over to the Skynet 5000, GM model. He pretends like he's not gonna smash it, but then........HE DOES SMASH IT!! Edge is the most natural of an actor as I've seen in the wrestling business since Steve "Mongo" McMichael.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CC33qN-uh4
Commercial Break #6
Match #5 - Nexus(Heath Slater & Justin Gabrial) vs Mark Henry & Evan Bourne
I'm pretty tired of Nexus. I hope this angle is done soon! Nexus control early, until Bourne makes the hot tag to Henry. Henry cleans house, and sets Bourne up for Shooting star on Gabrial. Slater comes in and breaks it up putting Bourne on the mat, and Gabrial goes for the 450 splash, He misses! Bourne goes back up top and nails Air Bourne on Gabrial. 1-2-Slater interupts and reverses the pin. 1-2-3.
Winner: Nexus
*Match rating: CC
Pretty good match, but it would be better if it was just Bourne vs Gabrial. Like I said before, I'm just hoping this Nexus crap is over soon,
Post Match: Henry gets beat down on the outside by Nexus. They then turn their attention to Bourne in the ring. They hit all their finishers, then grabbed a mic(oh boy). They announce they're going to be on Smackdown this Friday night(shit!).
We see the new tag team champions, "Dashing" Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre, walking in the back. The King announces they will face the Hart Dynasty next. Nice!
Commercial Break #7
Match #6 - Hart Dynasty vs Rhodes/McIntyre
* I love Rhodes's new entrance. Very old school!*
Rhodes starts off against Tyson Kidd. Fast paced off the top. Back and forth until Rhodes takes control, and tags in McIntyre. They work Kidd over, until he makes the hot tag to DH Smith. He cleans house until he gets a 2 count on Rhodes. McIntyre breaks up the count, and Smith tosses him to the outside. The Hart Dyanasty go for the Hart Attack, but McIntyre breaks it up from the outside. After the distraction, Rhodes is able to hit Crossroads on Smith. Pin, 1-2-3.
Winner: Rhodes/McIntyre
*Match Rating: CCC
Good match. If they build a tag team division around these two teams, I'd be very happy. I'm not gonna get my hopes up though. Tag team wrestling in the WWE is.....Dead and Gonehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj-nDmXHmng
Post Match: The champs pose with the weird looking new belts(I'm not sure how I feel about them yet). David Hart Smith blames Tyson Kidd for their loss. They argue, and eventually Smith walks off. I smell a heal turn.....
Up next, Orton vs Jericho.
Commercial Break #8
Backstage segment featuring John Cena, and R-Truth is up next as we come back. They use the word "Crunk" about 17 times, and announce that Cena will be on Smackdown on friday aswell.
Match #7 - Chris Jericho vs Randy Orton
Jericho comes out first with a mic. He says he's gonna beat Orton, and become the #1 conntender for the World Tittle. He starts naming everybody he's beat(who is he, HHH?). Steve Austin, Rock, HBK, The Undertaker, twice might I add........and we go to commercial.
Commercial Break #9
........Rey Mysterio Jr, Juventud Guerrera, Dean Malenko, etc. This was like the Jericho of old! He even screwed a few names up! Orton cuts him off and makes his way to the ring. They start out brawling, and eventually Orton takes control. Jerich briefly battles back, but Orton dumps Jericho outside the ring. Jericho reverses Orton, and throws him into the ring steps as we go to break.
Commercial break #10
We come back, and Orton is in control in the ring. Shemus is shown at the top of the ramp. He distracts Orton, and Jericho takes control. They battle back and forth until Shemus tries to interfere, but Orton hits his between the ropes DDT.
Winner: Randy Orton by DQ.
Post Match: Orton lines up Shemus for the field goal kick to the head, but Jericho hits the Codebreaker on Orton. Jericho then goes for a chair. He tries to hit Orton with the chair, but Orton avoids it, and hits the RKO! Orton then lines Jericho up for the punt, and nails him! As Shemus came to, he realizes that Orton is crazy! Jericho gets taken out on a stretcher.
The End
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Sharp Shootin' Review Of "Breaking The Code: Behind The Walls Of Chris Jericho" DVD Set
First thing I'll say is...........FINALLY!
I've wished for many years for them(WWE) to put out a dvd set for Jericho. I suppose the timing works well with it capping off his second run with WWE. It's a three disc set, with the first disc being biographical, and the next two being matches. Having read Jericho's first book(A Lion's Tale), I didn't learn a whole bunch, but the biography was well done. It covers his whole prefessional career, from The Hart Brothers Wrestling School, all the way through his WWE career. I like that they spend a fare bit of time covering what an international star he was before he was succesful in North America. He covers his time in Mexico, Japan, Germany, Smokey Mountain Wrestling, Canada, etc., explaining what he learned along the way. It also chronicals his time through ECW, WCW, and on to WWE. I lost a little bit of interest when we get to point when he took his two year hiatus. It talks about Fozzy and other opportunities he explored while away. Sorry, I was just a little more interested in the wrestling career. However, it picks up at the end when it talks about his comeback, and his career renaissance.
The collection of matches is outstanding! From his first match against Lance Storm in Alberta, to his Wrestlemania 26 match against Edge, it contains 19 very good matches hand picked by Jericho himself. Highlights for me personally would be, vs Ultimo Dragon from 1995, vs Cactus Jack ECW 1996, vs Eddy Guerrero WCW 1997, and vs Shawn Michaels in a Ladder Match WWE 2008. For me it offers some matches I've never seen before, some I needed for my collection, and some I just hadn't seen in a long time.
This is a fantastic set! A must have for any fan. I may be biast because Chris Jericho is one of my all time favorites, but I think this is one of the better dvd sets the WWE has put out. Jericho is so natural, and entertaing in everything he does, and this set is no exception.
My rating: CCCC
(4 out of 5)
I've wished for many years for them(WWE) to put out a dvd set for Jericho. I suppose the timing works well with it capping off his second run with WWE. It's a three disc set, with the first disc being biographical, and the next two being matches. Having read Jericho's first book(A Lion's Tale), I didn't learn a whole bunch, but the biography was well done. It covers his whole prefessional career, from The Hart Brothers Wrestling School, all the way through his WWE career. I like that they spend a fare bit of time covering what an international star he was before he was succesful in North America. He covers his time in Mexico, Japan, Germany, Smokey Mountain Wrestling, Canada, etc., explaining what he learned along the way. It also chronicals his time through ECW, WCW, and on to WWE. I lost a little bit of interest when we get to point when he took his two year hiatus. It talks about Fozzy and other opportunities he explored while away. Sorry, I was just a little more interested in the wrestling career. However, it picks up at the end when it talks about his comeback, and his career renaissance.
The collection of matches is outstanding! From his first match against Lance Storm in Alberta, to his Wrestlemania 26 match against Edge, it contains 19 very good matches hand picked by Jericho himself. Highlights for me personally would be, vs Ultimo Dragon from 1995, vs Cactus Jack ECW 1996, vs Eddy Guerrero WCW 1997, and vs Shawn Michaels in a Ladder Match WWE 2008. For me it offers some matches I've never seen before, some I needed for my collection, and some I just hadn't seen in a long time.
This is a fantastic set! A must have for any fan. I may be biast because Chris Jericho is one of my all time favorites, but I think this is one of the better dvd sets the WWE has put out. Jericho is so natural, and entertaing in everything he does, and this set is no exception.
My rating: CCCC
(4 out of 5)
Friday, September 24, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Sharp Shootin' Top 5 Promo Men
This is Big C's opinion on the top 5 promo men of all time in the wrestling business. This isn't the most flamboint, or charasmatic. It's the ones who delivered every time on the mic to build a match, or a feud.
Honourable Mention:
Scott Hall - He Could bring the entire house down with just two words, "Hey Yo!"
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper - Carved out a hall of fame career with his work on the mic.
"The Franchise" Shane Douglas - Did great things in ECW, where he was aloud to "shoot" on the mic.
Dusty Rhodes - Great on the mic, not on dieting!
#5. Raven - He has a rare ability to articulate words. His promo ability carried him through a long career working for ECW, WCW, WWE, TNA, etc. His dark and twisted style was very unique, and holds up today as some of the finest mic work of all time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6De6nlCFLmc
#4. Arn Anderson - Make no mistake, Ric Flair was by far the star of the Four Horseman, but when it came to delivering promos, Arn was the man! He had a straight shooting, laid back style, but he was very well spoken, and very natural on the mic. Flair may have had all the charisma, but Arn always carried the promos home.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hMSdLZqy74
#3. Chris Jericho - Likely the funniest promo man of all time. As he's gotten later in his career, he's become more diliberate in his delivery. Gone are the days of calling people by their wrong names, or claiming to be the man of 1004 holds, but he has become one of the best around at drawing heat, and caring feuds with his verbal ability.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUcTHmZ9luY
#2. Mick Foley - Bizare, dark, funny, intensity, Foley can deliver it all. He cut his teath early in his career in WCW, and later benefitted from the freedom of ECW to express him self. Played three seperate charactors in WWE, and was able to deliver impressive promos for all three.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwGMbNAU74c
#1. Jake "The Snake" Roberts - Had the ability to send chills up your spine without changing the tone of his voice. Very smooth and natural on the mic. He was sinister and cold, much like a snake!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hegXKKcpXQ4
Honourable Mention:
Scott Hall - He Could bring the entire house down with just two words, "Hey Yo!"
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper - Carved out a hall of fame career with his work on the mic.
"The Franchise" Shane Douglas - Did great things in ECW, where he was aloud to "shoot" on the mic.
Dusty Rhodes - Great on the mic, not on dieting!
#5. Raven - He has a rare ability to articulate words. His promo ability carried him through a long career working for ECW, WCW, WWE, TNA, etc. His dark and twisted style was very unique, and holds up today as some of the finest mic work of all time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6De6nlCFLmc
#4. Arn Anderson - Make no mistake, Ric Flair was by far the star of the Four Horseman, but when it came to delivering promos, Arn was the man! He had a straight shooting, laid back style, but he was very well spoken, and very natural on the mic. Flair may have had all the charisma, but Arn always carried the promos home.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hMSdLZqy74
#3. Chris Jericho - Likely the funniest promo man of all time. As he's gotten later in his career, he's become more diliberate in his delivery. Gone are the days of calling people by their wrong names, or claiming to be the man of 1004 holds, but he has become one of the best around at drawing heat, and caring feuds with his verbal ability.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUcTHmZ9luY
#2. Mick Foley - Bizare, dark, funny, intensity, Foley can deliver it all. He cut his teath early in his career in WCW, and later benefitted from the freedom of ECW to express him self. Played three seperate charactors in WWE, and was able to deliver impressive promos for all three.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwGMbNAU74c
#1. Jake "The Snake" Roberts - Had the ability to send chills up your spine without changing the tone of his voice. Very smooth and natural on the mic. He was sinister and cold, much like a snake!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hegXKKcpXQ4
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