2021-01-25 Raw

 

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found me.  Today I am going to LIVE blog this week's episode of Raw.  This is one of the first times I have done this as I often watch days or weeks or years (there is a lot of wrestling out there and only so much time).

• This is the worst theme song for Raw ever, I usually skip it when I watch
• Thankfully Drew did not have a major case of COVID
• Was anyone asking for Drew vs. Goldberg?
• They need to turn off the fake crowd noise it is overpowering
• Well that will kill any heat Miz and Morrison had, totally believe they could win Sunday if they cash in
• Was Goldberg blown up walking to the back?
• Is Charlie the best interviewer in the business now?  I think so
• So is no one going to mention that Lacey and Ric are married
• That is one of Ric's robes?
• Charlotte looks nothing like she used to in the face and it is sad
• Do you think Nia hurt someone yet?
• Rose and Brooke are the calvary?  
• I smell a six woman tag!
• I have always loved Dana, wonder if they will bring up the Charlotte Dana history
• This has 5 really good performers and Nia Jax in it
• Well that was pointless with the cartwheels
• They did mention the history!
• That was a stiff kick!
• Could Lacey's trunks get any tighter?
• How is Temptation Island a thing?
• Wait?  They are restarting it?  Good grief because we need more of this match
• Did Shayna screw up and not get in when she was supposed to?
• Remember when Lacey was fighting for her daughter and now she is cheating on her husband, great turn around!
• Ugg that looked bad on Dana and dear lord Nia will hurt you for realz!
• Thank god Dana avoided the Bat Cave by Nia!
• I like that they have gotten away from the sexy Rose and she is more of a wrestler!
• What the fuck was that other than dangerous, how is it guys like Lee and Otis need to go to the Performance Center and Nia somehow keeps a job
• Mustafa has a point about Kofi stealing his spot
• Where is Big E?  He cannot show up and help Woodsy?  
• Those are horrible tights on Slapjack!
• All of Retribution has those horrible tights?
• I love Woodsy!
• Is Woodsy knocked out?
• Modified High Times damn
• We are only an hour into this show?  Really?
• Seriously someone named Bad Bunny is going to be at the Royal Rumble?  That is just bad
• Why is Shelton wearing a mask?  Will that be addressed?
• It is weird for Cedric to be a heel
• Lashley should not be allowed to get on the mic!
• I love Sheltons shoes!
• Damn I love MVP
• And I love R-Truth
• Truth...um....I would NOT get into the ring
• Riddle I do not love though, in fact, I am not a fan at all
• Sheamus has been around a long time without a break from the company
• Sheamus on the mat is interesting
• Why is Miz in his gear?
• I would watch Sheamus and Drew at Mania!
• I miss the mohawk
• Is that a mouse showing up under Sheamus eye?
• WHITE NOISE!
• Oh now we know why Miz is in his gear
• Are they really low on talent at the show?
• This does not really make sense for Sheamus to agree to
• Some really stiff looking shots I like it
• Especially when Sheamus and Morrison are interacting
• Sheamus is going to the top?  I guess he does do the flying shoulder block regularly
• Really good showing for all men
• I do not like this angle at all, nope, feels too real
• Have they ever said that R-Truth is wrestling in gear like his boyhood idol John Cena
• STYLES IS ELIMINATED!  Oh wait not quite the rumble
• A fun match there between two vets!
• Why is there Thunder in the....Thunderdome....nevermind
• That hour was much better than the first
• Some weird verbiage but I like this promo by Orton
• I really like the crazy Bliss
• Uggg, we go from Alexa Bliss to Riddle?  Why?
• Smart by Riddle to go for the quick knee
• Damn, how strong is Shelton?!
• Thought he was going for the Olympic slam there
• Look at the strength by Shelton!
• Cedric was trying to help!
• Cedric has this, he can take out the Original Bro!
• How smooth is Cedric?  
• I love MVP on the outside
• RIDDLES SHOULDERS WERE DOWN BEFORE THE VICTORY ROLL!!!
• Why did Riddle look confused?
• Edge looks old and tired!
• All wrestlers today need to watch this interview.  Edge is real here!
• I really have no idea who is going to win the Rumble this year.  There are so many options
• Remember when Elias was one of the hottest stars in WWE, yeah me too, and I miss it
• I do love Alexa Bliss in any incarnation!
• Can the ring announcer get worse hair?
• Is that ref of legal age to work?  He looks to be 12!
• What a throw by Asaka
• Well, this is creepy!
• I am digging the facial work by these two
• The FUCK?
• This is so strange and odd and I am loving it strangely enough
• Obviously when the fans are back they cannot do this but until then!
• RKO!!!  MY GOD!

If you eliminate that first hour it was a good show.  I really liked this as it picked up.  The Edge promo was exactly what promos should be.  It WAS AMAZING!  I love the Bliss stuff and the end with Orton hitting the RKO on Bliss was perfect and a great ending.  Overall a good show.

RESULTS

• Segment:  Drew McIntyre (WWE Champion)/The Miz & John Morrison/Goldberg
• Interview:  Charlotte Flair (Womens Tag Team Champion)
• Charlotte Flair (Womens Tag Team Champion) def. Shayna Baszler via DQ
• Nia Jax/Lacey Evans/Shayna Baszler def. Charlotte Flair (Womens Tag Team Champion)/Mandy Rose/Dand Brooke
• History:  Xavier Woods and Retribution
• Segment:  Mustafa Ali
• Xavier Woods def. Slapjack
• Segment:  Mustafa Ali
• Segment:  Riddle & R-Truth (24-7 Champion)
• MVP Lounge:  R-Truth (24-7 Champion)
• Segment:  Adam Pearce/R-Truth (24-7 Champion)/AJ Styles
• Sheamus def. John Morrison
• John Morrison/The Miz def. Sheamus
• Segment:  Ric Flair & Lacey Evans/Charlotte Flair (Womens Tag Team Champion)
• AJ Styles def. R-Truth (24-7 Champion) via Submission in a Royal Rumble qualifying match for R-Truth
• Recap:  Randy Orton & Alexa Bliss & The Fiend
• Segment:  Alexa Bliss
• Riddle def. Shelton Benjamin (Raw Tag Team Champion)
• Riddle def. MVP via Submission
• Riddle def. Cedric Alexander (Raw Tag Team Champion)
• History:  Edge & Randy Orton
• Segment:  Edge
• Asaka (Raw Womens Champion/Womens Tag Team Champion) and Alexa Bliss fought to a no contest for the Title

2020-07-31 Smackdown

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you found todays entry.  Today, 2020-08-05, I am checking out the latest, to date, Smackdown.  I know we have an appearance from The Fiend, an IC title match and more so enough typing, I think it is time for fighting!

• I LOVE BRAY WYATT!
• I miss good ring announcers
• Does anyone think that AJ is going to lose here?
• I am not sure I like the piped-in crowd noise
• Have we seen a ref bump with a female ref?
• If not do we need one occasionally just to give the illusion it could happen
• Seriously this crowd noise does not make sense
• Nice move by Gran with the sweep of the legs
• Is it odd that Styles is a flat earther?  I find it weird
• I like that Styles has a few finishers
• A really good match; so good I forgot to write comments!
• I really hate that belt!
• Corbin has really improved over the years, especially after he cut his hair
• This barroom brawl should be at Tim Whites bar!
• Celebrating in his own personal way?  Is that with a drink or three Cole?
• Seriously Corbin is great on the mic!
• I love me some Gulak!
• Cole, you mean when Gulak Pearl Harbored the King!
• Is that the Lebell Lock?
• What is this guy doing here?  Riddle has not reason to be out there!
• What is with everyone attacking the King from behind?  HE IS THE KING!
• Wait?  Chad Gable?  There could be a knighthood in this for him!
• His name is Chad Cole!
• I cannot wait for Big E's single run.  I think he should be fighting for the title at Mania next year
• Wait....Miz has only held 19 titles?  I honestly thought it would be higher
• I kind of hope that they leave the plex up if they ever have fans in the area again
• Is there a worse look then a man bun?  Not that I know of
• As much as I hate the moves on the apron the splash by Big E is great
• I hate it when guys run to the corner and hit it before running and hitting their opponent in the opposite corner.  Why does it hurt if your opponent does it but not when you do it yourself.  It is the little things guys
• When was the last time someone submitted to the Figure Four?  
• How strong do you have to be to do that?  Big E for Champion!
• So Lacey is back to being a heel?  She is going to end up with as many turns as Big Show
• Feel the Glow feels like an STD you can get
• Uggg, what was that?  Something she should NOT be doing for sure.  Sorry, Naomi, I don't think either you or Lacey are experienced enough for that
• Did Mandy Rose have some work done?
• I cannot wait till Sonya moves on to another feud.  She has MONEY written on her I think
• I love heel Bayley...and hate anything Sasha
• If I see Sasha tweet to Mr. McMahon one more time I might vomit.  
• Nikki is so different than anyone else in WWE
• Sasha has X-Pac heat with me, just go away!
• Really liked that closing sequence!
• Another person just turned on Alexa!  It is just sad the way people turn on the Goddess
• OH DEAR GOD NO!  THIS IS YOUR FAULT BRAUN!
• WHERE ARE YOU STROWMAN!

I do not know how this was received but I really loved this show almost top to bottom!  AJ is great!  Corbin is Great!  The Fiend segment with Bliss has SO many ways it could go.  Hardy looks better than he has in a long time.  Big E is going to be a breakout star I think.  I know people are down on WWE right now but man that was a good show and did not feel like 90 mintues!

Results

• Segment:  Bailey (Smackdown Womens Champion)/Sasha Banks (Raw Womens Champion)(Womens Tag Team Champions)
• Segment:  Nikki Cross
• Segment:  Big E
• Segment:  Miz/John Morrison
• Segment:  Lacey Evans
• Segment. Naomi
• Segment:  Gran Metalik
• Segment:  AJ Styles (Intercontinental Champion)
• Firefly Funhouse
• AJ Styles (Intercontinental Champion) def. Gran Metalik via Submission for the Titles
• Segment:  Shorty G/King Corbin
• Recap:  Bar Fight
• Segment:  Jeff Hardy/King Corbin
• King Corbin def. Drew Gulak
• Big E def. Miz via Submission
• Segment:  Gran Metalik/Lince Dorado & Cesaro/Shinsake Nakamura (Smackdown Tag Team Champions)
• Segment:  Sheamus
• Segment: Lacey Evans
• Naomi def. Lacey Evans
• Segment. Otis/Mandy Rose
• Segment:  Mandy Rose/Sonya Deville
• Interview:  Miz/John Morrison
• Match Flo
• Bayley (Smackdown Womens Champion) def. Nikki Cross for the Title
• Segment:  Alexa Bliss/The Fiend

2020-02-07 Smackdown Review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry!  Today, 2020/02/08, I am checking out last nights Smackdown!  I know there is a fatal four way to find out who is challenging Bayley next and we see Goldberg, the man, the myth, return to find out what is next for Billy Boy.  So lets get to it!

• SLOW-MO!  Gotta love Morrison and the slow-mo
• That is THE FINK!
• Once Upon a Time on the Dirt Sheet?
• I love that this is suppose to be hokey...but I feel like AEW would be serious about this like that weird Darby Allin segment or the Wardlow promos
• Really?  Lance Storm AND Johnny L?
• I mock the New Day but I still LOVE them
• Did that fan just steal popcorn from Big E?
• Really?  The Usos are getting involved?  WHY?
• I like that they thought the fans were going to chant with them but nope
• What is Ziggler wearing?  Did he raid Michael Hayes closet?
• Why do I hate the Usos so much?
• Still calling that the Fameasser huh?  
• Zig-Zag Spinebuster combo nice
• I think it is that the Usos are kind of sloppy in the ring
• 57 days away from Mania, that seems really quick
• ITS THE GODDESS!!
• What was Alexa looking at?
• Is that Daivari or Sonjay Dutt?
• I really hate good guy Elias
• First, the truck shows that Corbin video now they shut off Cory's mic.  It is a damn conspiracy against the King and his court!
• How great it Sami?
• A female ref should never bully/touch a male competitor like that
• Good grief that is strength and a hernia waiting to happen!
• Reign looks like he lost weight but added bulk. he is looking really good tonight physically
• Wait, Goldberg is not there?
• I hope he says Cole is next!
• The Fiend?  Really?  Goldberg against the Fiend?  
• Bray Wyatt is not the champion, the Fiend is.  Why is everyone so confused by this?
• Who in the blue hell is that?  Heath Slater on TV?  Since when?
• Heath is going to get to wrestle tonight too?  
• Two weeks for D-Bry and what two years for Slater?
• This is brutal, those stomps while holding the arms
• That IC title is UGLY
• IT IS MY BOYS THE REVIVAL!
• Run Sami!!
• How great is Otis.  Best character on WWE TV
• Crews does not get an introduction?  BOO!
• Shorty G is a horrible name and I love that Sheamus kicks his head off each week
• WTF is Naomi wearing on her head?  Seriously that is just damn stupid!
• Who is going to win this match?  Probably the star who got the entrance
• Unlike the recent AEW show I watched I like that Cole reminded us that this is no DQ so what happened to Naomi is legal
• Kind of lost in this match but it has been sloppy a lot of the time
• Why did Alexa take her gloves off?
• YES!  CARMELLA WINS!

Lets start with the surprise win in the main event.  I am shocked...but that probably means Naomi will get the shot at Mania.  I did not like the opening segment.  Miz has good timing and Morrison does in the ring but on the mic with the other three, he seemed lost.  Then out comes the Usos.  Overall a fine show but this seemed to drag at times.  The Corbin/Reigns segment was bad and should have been cut as well.  I cannot say to watch this show.  It was there but nothing great.

RESULTS

• Dirt Sheet:  Big E & Kofi Kingston (Smackdown Tag Team Champions)/ Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso
• Jimmy Uso/Jey Uso def. Robert Roode/Dolph Ziggler 
• Segment:  Alexa & Nikki Cross
• Recap:  King Corbin eats Dog Food
• Segment:  King Corbin
• Segment:  Elias/Sami Zayn
• Elias def. Cesaro
• Segment:  King Corbin/Roman Reigns
• Interview:  Goldberg/Bray Wyatt (Universal Champion)
• Segment:  Daniel Bryan & Heath Slater
• Daniel Bryan def. Heath Slater via Submission
• Interview:  Braun Storman/Shinsuke Nakamura & Sami Zayn & Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson
• Segment:  Otis & Tucker
• Sheamus def. Apollo Crews
• Carmella def. Alexa Bliss & Dana Brooke & Naomi