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http://www.cheap-heat.com/and-im-like-reviewing-raw-september-14th-2015/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/and-im-like-reviewing-raw-september-14th-2015/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2015 01:12:16 +0000 Jake Drury Other Reviews Reviews and I'm like RAW September 14th http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=14230 Hey how’s it going… Yeah, I ain’t got much to say, let’s get to it! The Authority Promo It’s pediatric cancer awareness month. The middle ropes will be yellow. Yellow Ropes Forever!! I think the characters of the Authority is the “consensus of the internet” They only push who they like, they want to […]

Hey how’s it going… Yeah, I ain’t got much to say, let’s get to it!

The Authority Promo

It’s pediatric cancer awareness month. The middle ropes will be yellow. Yellow Ropes Forever!!
I think the characters of the Authority is the “consensus of the internet”
They only push who they like, they want to see their favorite over come odds. They don’t like John Cena, they want womens wrestling revolutionized, they are condescending and all ‘wink wink nudge nudge’ sometimes. They think what they do is “best for business.” Like, how many times have you read a blog or comment about someone saying what should be done to make the product better.
We run down the card for the night, we will see history again. Sting will be in the ring, HHH took about 100 words to say that. Say that as in Sting will have his Raw debut. I can rip on it all I want, but that’s what you gotta do. You gotta say it 15 times in a row, that way the channel changers, the second screeners, the internet surfers, the slow and disengaged, they all get the message.
Stephanie is truly glowing when HHH talks, you can tell she adores and admires him. Their relationship in real life and the one we currently see is such a strong and co-dependent relationship. They are amazing people, and make each other better, that is a relationship to aspire to right? Support and encouragement.
Just as I say that, Steph tries to dance with New Day as HHH watches on, he then joins it by doing his best old white guy dancing impression. That just concretes both of my theories. HHH knows he can’t dance, but does so anyway to support his wife’s decision to have fun for a second. The Authority danced with New Day, which is like, who on “The Internet” wouldn’t dance with New Day?

And I’m Like… That was nice quick and easy, I can handle that weekly. Also I was watching that M&M commercial and is Red the same voice as Fry from Futurama?

WWE Tag Team Titles- Prime Time Players vs. New Day(c)

Big E will do that hip dance every chance he gets. He also widens his eyes and sticks his tongue out. Dude got that taunt down pat.
I start and notice that everyone on this show is amazing. We forget talent when you see the top tier. If anyone on this show were to be on a local states wrestling television show, they would be the star. Even the boring stuff of brawling and rest holds are done so much better than your late night local show. Sometimes I’ll be watching and take it for granted, but even the intensity and urgency of Darren Young doing an elbow on Big E is better than most matches on other shows.
Xavier Woods AW game is on point. He plays the trombone and has his own sounds for Big E and Xaviers spots. He also is so troll with his “DARREN, DARREN… What happened to Darren??”
Xavier making the rule DO NOT TOUCH THE TROMBONE is what was needed for the next step in the trombone story. You debut it, work it into matches, right when we get way sick of it, have a good guy destroy it. Now that Xavier is acting attached to the trombone, it gives us more of an appetite for the instruments destruction.
Titus rocks the house with a hot tag and a “ARAH ARAH ARAH”
We see the Dudleys “watching” from the back. I get that that is needed to hype the next match and to add to the “psychology” of the sporting aspect. As someone that knows it’s scripted.. What do you think they look for? It’s not like boxing where you go “when he punches from this angle his body does this, so I’ll do that” They just see signature spots that are seen every week.
The New Day wins with their finisher that used to be called like Midnight something, but I donno.

And I’m Like… New Day are the best part of the show usually. It’s because they are excited about what they are doing, are having fun, are creative, and overall very talented. I am sorry for whoever is on the screen with them, because to get noticed they really have to step up the game. New Day are the MOST entertaining.

We see a Sting video of him in Starrcade ’88. We hear from Seth Rollins talking about how he doesn’t like Cena, Sheamus, and Sting. The Authority tries and help their favorite by setting up matches with all of the people Seth doesn’t like. Then Steph wants to have fun and clap again, HHH lets her know he isn’t into that stuff… I don’t know how to feel, it’s like, in public he is there with her, in private he is all “for real I’m not into it, so if we are alone.. no. BUT IN PUBLIC!!”

A video of Charlotte tapping Nikki out, and we get a way to much make-up’d Rene Young interviewing Charlotte and Ric Flair. Rene asks Charlotte how she is preparing for Nikki. Charlotte sounds like the scriptyest talker. She also has tons of like glitter spots? on her face? Ugh, sorry, I just don’t like her, Ric is so stoked though, he is like WWE’s Joe Biden. Says it like it is and is emotional as hell.

Paige vs. Sasha Banks

My sadness comes when Sasha’s music hits, only cause she won last week so doesn’t that mean she gets beat bad this week? That’s what I’m used..
For real though?!?! Sasha is the best, nothing from her seems inorganic or unauthentic. She lives and breathes the Boss, she has such in ring talent, and I can’t sing her praises enough. I’m having a daughter soon WHERE IS MY SASHA BANKS ONSIES??
This match starts with punches and then Paige pulls hair again its ugh…
Sasha does such beautiful arm work. She stretches Paiges arm back in a way that makes me go OOOOHHH AHHHHH GOOOOOODDDD!!!! and I close my eyes cause it looks like too much pain,
She does her double knee stomp in the corner on Paiges arm.
Sasha takes this scary bump off a german suplex on her head. I forget when you get a favorite wrestler, one day you lose them. I’m Looking at you Daniel Bryan!! Don’t do that to Sasha please!!
Sasha wins with the BankStatement

And I’m Like… There is nothing more to want than see your favorite wrestler do their thing and win…

There is a Connor The Crusher video again… For real my heart melts into so much Alex Mack puddles when these cancer videos happen. There is a video goin on the internet of after Raw where Cena and Sting talk to this girl who beat cancer. I cry just as much. I lost my mom to a medical disease, to see kids beat it, fight it, struggle it, and live life. It moves me so much you guys, that is such strength, and most kids don’t realize that what they go threw isn’t what life is. Their life is legit, doctors and pain all the time. To be someone who hasn’t felt that physically, and know what these kids are capable of mentally, it just shakes me so much that people this mentally strong have had to deal with such a weak fucking body. WWE is fucking awesome sometimes, they make a moment that will carry those kids through tough times.

Miz TV with The Wyatts

Bray does not allow Miz to sit down because “he is not safe here”
Miz tries to find out who Braun Strowman is. Says tell us about yourself
Bray rambles about what the world wants and Miz cuts him off “yes, but what do you want Bray?”
He starts babbling about suffering and does a line about how “they all fall down”
Is Bray gonna start singing Ring Around the Rosy? That song is about the Bubonic Plague and that has hit America recently!
Reigns and Ambrose come out, Miz tries to introduce them, but they are good guys so they beat him up after interrupting his show.
Roman delivers lines as well as Charlotte.
We are now waiting to see who the third man is at Night of Champions…

And I’m Like… Roman got a little ghetto with his delivery, sounded like an Uso. The crowd yells FIGHT!! but they don’t. Now we see Sting vs. Flair at Great American Bash 1990 were he won the World Title for the first time.

John Cena vs. Sheamus

I really really want Seth to win both title matches on Sunday and Sheamus to cash in and win the U.S. Title, then we get Triple Threat at Hell in a Cell.
Let’s go Cena/Cena sucks like always
Would anyone be mad if I fast forwarded this match? This is just to ‘soften’ up the competition of Seth Rollins.

And I’m Like fast forwarding this at 3x and I can only make out all the signature spots, Cena does some of Sheamus’ There is a yay/boo spot, some finisher reversals, near falls (I can tell from long zoom ins on the face.) Cena wins with the AA..lol

The Ryback promo

Says we are in Memphis, Tennessee, and he is all shook up from Kevin Owens. He says Owens has no respect for anyone.
A true champion doesn’t attack someone from behind, and Kevin’s music went on.
It’s nice to see Skip Sheffield coming out of Ryback
Owens brings up the promo of Ryback’s “The Secret” promo
Owens says that self help books are an excuse and crutch for weak people.
HE says Ryback is weak in the fist place, Owens says he is the strongest guy, yet he is the weakest.
Ryback says “you wanna judge me for reading a book that changed my life.. I am the Big Guy Ryback, I wake up hungry, I strive for unlimited energy, I go to bed and say thank you, I wake up and say FEED ME MORE. I understand there are many ways to get to the top of the mountain, I’ll be the first to admit I got an elevator ride to the top.” He talks about how he respects Owens for the fight he went threw to get to WWE, but Ryback also fell off the top and scratched and crawled back to the top.
Owens says give me a shot and I’ll make you look like a weak little boy, Ryback said ok Night of Champions
Ryback called him the “The Master of The Feed Me More” whatever the hell that is.

And I’m Like… Owens would make a great Intercontinental Champion, but Ryback is doing a great job. He is giving his belt to make-a-wish kids, having storyline feuds that aren’t just about the title, and wins non-title matches. I am excited for this match!!

Cosmic Wasteland vs. Neville and Lucha Dragons

Stardust as The Super Villian is a great character. It took about a year of being weird and talking about space, but we made it. He even has henchmen!!
This match starts like crazy, just action and flips and flying and punches
These guys know they only have a little bit so lets make memories people!!

And I’m Like… Surprised the match is over?? The ref legit ran out the ring when shit broke down… That makes sense on why all that happened.. ok. Glad they got time?

We Get a Nikki video package about how she has been a champion for a year. She is the worst, I say the worst when I feel like the person is not genuine. She might really care about wrestling, she talks about proving herself, which she did. She just seems SO FAKE I can’t take it. It might be her voice, or her not being Sasha Banks so I get biased. I don’t like Charlotte for those same reasons.

Nikki Bella vs. Charlotte

If Nikki wins, who gets the shot at Night of Champions? We only get one Smackdown! before the PPV. I hope since Sasha won she gets the nod.
I just had a thought, is Charlotte’s forehead as fragile as her dads? She could bleed like crazy, that’s how Flair’s roll.
Michael Cole says Charlotte comes up with revolutionary moves….. what the hell…
Nikki does arm work… this is why I don’t like it… What move does Nikki as a finish that involves the arm? What about Charlotte’s finish? She uses her legs, there is no reason for arm work.
We get Let’s Go Nikki/Nikki Sucks and Holy Shit she is female John Cena… good thing they are a couple
They are doing good aggressive work, the arm work just don’t make sense, neither does JBL first he says Charlotte could have a dislocated elbow, a few moves later, a dislocated shoulder, then goes “Look she is in pain”
It’s like Nikki watched NXT woman’s matches and said “oh, these are considered good cause they work over the arm.” She didn’t realize that Becky and Sasha have arm finishers.
Charlotte is selling the arm very well, she even hits a good thrust kick.
Charlotte hit her neckbreaker and went for the spear but Nikki hit a dropkick to counter the spear in a pretty cool spot.
The crowd had been making noise the whole time, that is good.
Twin Magic happened and the ref didn’t see it, everyone else did though. Now we know what happens at Night Of Champions

And I’m Like… Stephanie comes out to break the news that she saw Brie sneak in the match. Ric was backstage too and did not see it lol. Steph breaks the news to Charlotte that she won by DQ. Nikki is longest reigning champion and Charlotte will beat her Sunday. I hope Nikki busts out an arm finisher. Steph makes it where if Nikki loses in any fashion, even count-out or DQ, she will lose the belt.

Rusev vs. Cesaro

We are so lucky Cesaro’s music hit and not Zigglers. I would so have not cared or talked about that crap. They announce Rusev vs. Ziggler for no title at Night of Champions, so don’t be upset if we don’t talk about it.
It’s weird that Cesaro shaves his armpits but not chest and legs…. Go one way or the other right? Quick question, that spot behind your knee on the back of your leg… is that a kneepit?
Cesaro hits a Greg Gagne flying head scissors and Cole cause it innovative.
Ce SaRo chants to the tune of New DayRocks
It’s sad to hear but it seems Byron has lost some of his confidence at the table. He used to have some authority when he spoke.
Dolph Ziggler comes out and is forcing a gift on Summer Rae, Rusev sees it, and I HATE ZIGGLER

And I’m Like… Cesaro won off distraction.. Ziggler is making me for real mad…. He comes out and forces a gift on Summer, she says no a bunch and tries to pay attenton to Rusev’s match. Rusev loses cause he sees the asshole hitting on his girlfriend and not taking no for an answer. Then Rusev just gets kicked in the face. I have never felt such hatred for a person. Respect the fuckin relationship Dolph. Be with Lana if you like her, if someone says no they mean no, don’t just kick a guy cause he used to date the girl you date and dates the girl you like. YOU ARE A COMPLETE DICK AND BALLS

We come back and we see that Summer was acting like she was innocent, she said she did nothing wrong… BULL SHIT she grabbed the gift and opened it. Cheaters fucking suck you guys, manipulation is very bad. Why lie? why fuck with peoples emotions? Please tell me we will be cheering Rusev soon, cause I don’t see how I will ever feel better about this storyline unless Ziggler is crushed Summer is dumped and Rusev just continues to do him. This has become way too personal for me. Which sucks cause I talk about how this doesn’t matter and how its a bad storyline, but it has me having real feelings, so something is being done right.

Big Show vs. Sting

Where is Micheal Buffer and his “Ladies and Gentlemen LET’s GET READY TO RUUUUMMMMBBBLLLLEEE”
whats funny is the only history making thing is that this match happens on WWE live television. WWE is trying to be fresh by giving us a 20 year old match lol.
It works though, crowd is chanting along, this feels new and old at the same time. It’s cool though
Seth Rollins ran out instantly… what the fuck??!?!?!?

John Cena and Sting vs. Rollins and Show

It’s funny that this wasn’t advertised. This seems more intriguing than Sting vs. Show
It turned into Cena vs. Show basically…
Since Sting has been in WWE as The Vigilante upholding true authority… Nikki has been woman’s champion.. people say its John Cena that helps Nikki, maybe it’s Sting???!?
How can it be that sometimes Cena has the strength to life Big Show and sometimes he doesn’t?
I realized that Raw is such a good show in general, it’s really hard to pick out problems with the show, nit picking is easy, but legit problems? I can’t really see them. On other shows, like AWF or PPW, the flaws are glaring, sometimes not one thing is done well during the whole show. I just appreciate Raw alot as a wrestling show. As boring and drab as it is sometimes, it is consistently the overall best. Not just wrestling, or storylines, or production, or announcing, but the whole package. Like Jay-Z, he might not make the best songs, or albums, or have the best lyrics, but he does the rap game so well he is the greatest.
It’s weird to see a match where we all wanna see Cena tag, as we all I legit mean we all. There aren’t even kids going “Let’s go Cena/Cena Sucks” we are all just like GET STING IN THERE!!!
Big Show has been doing more top and middle rope stuff in the last 5 years, his hips must hurt so bad.. That is so much weight to fall from any height.
Sting gets the hot tag, hits his sweet moves, and Cena suddenly gets the strength to AA Show. Sting hits Scorpion Death Drop but Cole calls it the “Scorpion…..STING!” then Sting gets the Scorpion Death Lock on Seth, Cole goes “Scorpion….Death Lock” At least he found one!!!

And I’m Like… The mime who loves the movie the Crow and Scorpion themed moveset and name comes out on top over Seth Rollins. That match was fun, I keep thinking about what happens next when Sting and Cena tell the arena that this little girl beat cancer and everyone Yes’s…

I’ll see ya’ll later, I gotta go to bed. Have a good one! but click the like and share and stuff too if ya can, that would be nice. It’s like letting me know that you have looked at this and read it and stuff…

-Jake

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http://www.cheap-heat.com/and-im-like-reviewing-raw-september-7th-2015/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/and-im-like-reviewing-raw-september-7th-2015/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2015 02:26:49 +0000 Jake Drury Other Blogs Other Reviews Reviews and I'm like RAW http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=14060 Happy Labor Day weekend! I worked yesterday and man was it busy, today not so much. I still had to move our new sofa and chair into the apartment. Well, I didn’t have to but the movers did. Good news is, after 10 hours of work, and 3 hours of running errands I still have […]

Happy Labor Day weekend! I worked yesterday and man was it busy, today not so much. I still had to move our new sofa and chair into the apartment. Well, I didn’t have to but the movers did. Good news is, after 10 hours of work, and 3 hours of running errands I still have time to watch Raw!

Seth Rollins Promo

Seth comes out and I’m disinterested. When he talks he doesn’t really advance the plot points, just reiterates them,
That is good for the general audience. Also, good for the casual viewer, but for someone who watches every week and pays attention? Please No Thank You clapclap clapclapclap
Rollins talks about how special he is. I think he is very talented, but he isn’t once in a lifetime. He will be around for a while though.
I’ve been thinking, WWE has been trying to build to their Attitude Era level of main eventers for a while. People talk about Austin, Rock, HBK, HHH, Undertaker, Angle, Foley. Those are all different characters that fit an archetype. Rebel, Jock, Sex symbol, undeserving but talented/opportunist, big man but talented, straight wrestler, underdog. Attitude Era didn’t really have a Top Dog character, like Hogan was and Cena is. They try and use Top Dog Cena to build up the Main Event roster, but everyone they build up, falls somehow. Batista walked away goes his passion was gone, Orton was too immature, Lesnar moved on to more competition, Umaga died, Edge got injured, Daniel Bryan got injured, CM Punk legit is not a person you can trust with your company, Lashley left. I could go on and on with wrestlers that were MADE to be main event and it didn’t work out. That makes Cena’s Top Dog reign unbelievable.
Rollins is being crafted into the opportunist role. Let’s hope he can hang for a decade or so, so we can cement our main event archetypes.
Rollins has been talking about how he wants his statue, he gets “boring” chants. Sting shows up, you know Sting, finisher the Scorpion Death Lock, symbol a crow.
Sting invites Rollins to come to the back and get his statue, we just don’t know where he is since its a dark room. He keeps asking Rollins to come and get it, we don’t know where you are Sting!!
Sheamus comes out now… He was groomed as the undeserved role with rumors early on he lifted weights with HHH and got the WWE title in 8 months of joining the main roster. He didn’t fit that role, now is moved into the big man but talented or Hoss category.
Don’t forget, I am just a fan that watches wrestling alot for the past 20+ years so I’ve developed my own theories on stuff.
Sheamus says he is out to remind Seth that maybe Sheamus can cash in after both of Rollins matches at Night of Champions.
I really want Seth to win both, only to lose to Sheamus, but the next night on Raw we find out that Money In The Bank was used on the U.S. Title and not the WWE Title. That would be new, only problem is I don’t know where it would go from there.

And I’m Like… That was blah! It didn’t really move the needle in storytelling of stuff we didn’t already know. It just let us know Seth thinks he is the greatest and doesn’t like Sting. Sting likes Seth’s statue and asked him to meet him in a location no one knows but Sting. Sheamus likes the fact he has a briefcase that can get him a title.

Sasha Banks vs. Paige

I GOT SO EXCITED WHEN SASHA’S MUSIC HIT!!!!
PCB’s pinky thing is the DUMBEST by the way. Somehow in the last month or so, I’ve soured on that whole team.
Paige starts the match with hair pulling and only hair pulling……
How can anyone cheer Paige? I mean I know people do, I just don’t see what she does to cheer for, her elbows in the corner move doesn’t even look vicious anymore.
The match was upsetting me, but Sasha did the double knees to the stomach while Paige was propped in the corner and it made me smile.
Sasha set up Paige like she was gonna go for Bronco Buster, I got scared, she hit double knees to Paige’s face and I wiped my head in relief. The last thing these divas need is moves that promote sexuality.
Sasha sets up a one arm submission, Paige thinks it involves two arms so Paige holds her arm out for Sasha to grab. Sasha wasn’t trying to grab it so it ended up looking very awkward.
Paige rocked Sasha with a knee, kick, knee to face combo that looked very tight.
Paige went for Rampaige, Sasha got out of it and rolled to the outside. Paige hits a senton flip onto Tamina.
I think the reason the NXT women have better matches is because they have been together and wrestled each other way more than the Divas. The chemistry just isn’t there.
Paige got distracted by Naomi and Sasha wins with a roll-up.

And I’m Like… Please get these girls into some stories I can emotionally invest into. You have eight or nine girls with differing personalities, there should be conflict. The story is these girls want to work together to make women’s wrestling better, by working together they have to fight each other. That should be the storyline behind the scenes, not in front of the curtain.

The Ascension vs. Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose

I wish Roman had different music. Simply for the fact that when The Shield re-unites we will hear Roman Reigns music and it won’t have that feeling that it should.
We see that Roman and Dean need a 3rd member to team against the Wyatts.
Are Dean and Roman in the tag division? I would not mind a New Day vs. Roman Dean program at all.
Holy Crap adding Ambrose and Reigns with the Dudleys, Ascension, PTP, New Day, Lucha Dragons, and Matadores we almost have enough teams where you can do main event, mid-card, and enhancement talent teams. These are all teams that have been established for almost over Two years.
Dean and Roman do a Doomsday Device like the “Road Warriors” says JBL when The Dudleys do that already!
Ambrose got the pin after a Dirty Deeds and Superman punch by Roman
Braun Strowman and Bray show up to warn Dean, Roman, and the 3rd man that the Apocalypse happens at Night of Champions.

And I’m Like… It’s interesting who they will choose, it could be a Randy Orton, or a debuting new guy, or a Erick Rowan. This is the story we are working with, it went from we don’t like each other so we fight like cats and dogs to we have three guys you have two. I am interested in where this goes.

Ryback has a promo, I noticed how the interviewers don’t ask questions anymore. “Ryback tonight you face Seth Rollins…” Then give the mic to the wrestler and he goes into promo mode. Ryback speaks in such a robotic matter, unless he says THE BIG GUY or mimes him doing the Shellshock. He said he is a fighting champion, Owens showed up and made some puns because I love puns and Kevin Owens.

Ryback vs. Seth Rollins

Ryback gave his belt to a kid in the audience to hold onto and I got emotional. Way to go Ryback, you pull a Bret Hart and give a kid a possession. UGH why you make me like you?!?!?
As Seth comes out, I realize that I watch wrestling in different mind-sets sometimes. Sometimes I go into a match wondering what the characters are doing, how they got there, what the backstage stuff is. Other times it will be “I just wanna see them hit this one spot or move.” Another time it will be, what are they doing right and wrong with crowd reaction and facial expressions. Then there are times like these, when Ryback gives a kid his belt to hold onto, and I feel like a kid again, not caring about timing or spots, not caring about what the announcers say, or if the crowd is responding like they should and responding to what. I watch as a fan, a fanchild if you will.
Ryback looks like every kids create-a-wrestler, you go all crazy on the wrestling attire, but just want to use him so you throw some generic color elbow and knee pads on him, some arm bands cause why not, and give him the default moveset cause you JUST WANNA PLAY.
Seth Rollins is a guy every kid would hate right? He beat Cena, he brags all the time, he talks and talks and goes on and on and no one has shut him up yet.
As a kid I did not care who was going over or how their character was presented. I didn’t remember the crap storylines, I watched the match in front of me, got immersed and enjoyed whatever it was. I keep thinking about that kid with the belt, he probably feels so much emotion when Ryback gets hit, worry when he looks hurt. He must feel so much joy when the arena chants FEED ME MORE, all that kid wants, all my fanchild wants is Ryback to win. Doesn’t matter how, doesn’t matter if its pretty, just win. Don’t give that kid the belt to protect just to watch you lose.
The crowd is quiet though, Ryback is showing off feats of strength, Seth uses his smarts and quickness to stay on top.
Seth does THREE dives to the outside in succession, he did two, but the crowd chanted one more time and he obliged. It was entertaining and everything, but Seth you want to get boo’d, be smarter about it, maybe fake the dive and laugh at the crowd, maybe not dive and roll outside hit a clothesline. MAYBE if you wanna get boo’d don’t jump off ropes and stuff, I mean I get that he is an athlete, but we don’t need to see it when we boo you.
Rollins is like bizzarro Orton. They do talk the same, over explain everything, other than that though. Orton is a good guy and wrestles so slow and prodding making almost every match boring. Rollins the bad guy has a high octane offense, making all of his matches a little enjoyable.
Sting got Seths attention again and Ryback gets a distraction roll-up.

And I’m Like… Nevermind Sting trying to be all Stardust about shit. That little kid gave Ryback the IC Title back, but not before asking “Are you alright?!?” OH MY GOD!! This kid witnesses Ryback winning and all he cares about is getting that Big Guy his title and making sure he is alright… I LOVE THAT

New Day talks to Seth in the back. They are the epitome of maximizing their minutes. They are obviously having fun, and are talented enough to not let it get in the way of being very good on television. Edge and Christian show up and remind us about dumb story lines and Christians non-retirement retirement. Edge vs. Rollins would have been fun though, Rollins points out how he is an opportunist like Edge.

Xavier chants “Battle” with a trombone in hand, I thought they were going for “YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME” but they did some video game song. Then Big E ate Christians kazoo. Dudleys show up and its weird how old Edge and Christian look. How are the Dudleys still doing it? They were in so much extreme and hardcore matches, they wrestled anywhere, amazing longevity…

Summer Rae comes out… Rusev accepts her apology and Ziggler comes out. Rusev walks away after getting superkicked. They talked about Lana alot.

And I’m Like… so done with this. I must not be target market.

Randy Orton vs. Sheamus

Speaking of things I’m over.. lol
As Orton walked out I noticed his video is different, it is just the words “In My Veins” have they replaced entrance videos with just names and words?
Does anything that happens matter here? Like anything, can you personally think of what could happen to make you want to watch these two wrestle again? Orton wins with RKO

And I’m Like… They hit all their signature spots, they went hard. I am so impressed with Orton and Sheamus, they must know how complacent the viewers are with their pairing. They still get all their moves in, they still do not phone it in, by the end of the match, the crowd is boo’ing and cheer’ing and counting with the ref during the nearfalls. That’s how I decide if the crowd liked the match or bought into the story that was being told, if they count with the ref. Not just saying “TWWOOO” but the ONE TWO AHHHH!

Wyatts come out and beat up Orton, cause Orton was talking to Dean and Roman. So we know who the 3rd man is….

By the way, there are so many itchy vagina commercials on Raw, its crazy. I know there is a pun there, but I’ll let you make the joke.

The Dudley Boys vs. Los Matadores

As this match starts, I think to myself. Self, I say, who are the heels and faces in the tag divison? I feel like the idea of booking the divas before the revolution was put to use in the tag division.
The crowd is quiet, Diego yells at Torito and walks into the 3D

And I’m Like… Nostalgia is fun and all, but they need a story.. Have they ever had a storyline? Come to think of it, I can’t come to think of one. Just as I ask who is the heel, the Matadores beat up Torito. Devon sees it and convinces Bubba they should help out Torito. There was our table spot of the night.

Cesaro vs. The Miz

Miz said he would make Cesaro a star, Cesaro shook Miz’ hand too hard, so they are wrestling.
At least we have a story?
Does anyone have a name for what the Miz wears? What is that hood thing called exactly?
I wish Cesaro still yodeled every now and then. Maybe while he holds his opponent in the gutwrench?
Cesaro is still selling the rib injury from last week, thats good, but that also brings out Big Show
Miz gets counted out cause he is hiding from Big Show, the bell rings and the crowd does not make a peep.
ShowMiz explodes like a fart underwater. Cesaro was outside the ring too so it was a double countout.
Big Show knocks out Cesaro too.

And I’m Like… It is so quiet… They can’t really make the viewer feel emotion on anything if the live crowd does not respond to the events. Imagine watching a superhero movie and all this destruction is happening, but all the civilians are just going about their daily business.

The Bellas come out to talk… They do the Seth Rollins thing where they say the same thing over and over… I really wanna fast forward, but I feel a match is going to happen. Nikki says “you can’t deny that Team Bella lead the revolution after I break the record” She was champion before the revolution so that makes no sense. Charlotte comes out.

Is there going to be a match or is Charlotte going to be all awkward? “Nikki Nikki Nikki, we all know I LOVE A PARTY, but for some reason you didn’t invite us. So I went to The Authority and got my title match next week” Yep its awkward, she wants to beat Nikki cause she wasn’t invited to Nikki’s party. THE REVOLUTION IS TELEVISED!!

John Cena and Prime Time Players vs. Seth Rollins and New Day

Hey fan that walked out with Seth Rollins, thanks for just strutting and not trying violence. For real tho? WHAT THE HELL? If you want to be on WWE TV you go join some wrestling promotion and work your way to get there, don’t hop a damn rail for fame, it ruins all our times. You poop.
New Day does not get microphones, that is sad. They still get the biggest reaction so far out of Non-Cena’s.
Will we be able to tell when the crowd goes from “New DaySucks to New DayRocks?”
Seth Rollins with constant praise from the New Day was something I didn’t know I needed to see. It seems like if you add New Day to anything they would make it better.
Xavier has the trombone all the time now, he should lose it soon as to not get stale. The Rock was only around for half a decade and look at how many catchphrases and gimmicky things he had. Do something memorable with the thing and move on, you can always do a throwback, but you can’t if its played out. Like the Miz and his Awesome catchphrase.
One thing that I don’t like about multi-man tag matches, is everyone has to get their shit in. Knowing this it’s hard to follow and care about the match until the breakdown where everyone does their signatures.
Once shit is on and poppin though? Little shit stopping I’ll tell you that.
Cena hits AA on Kofi for the win.

And I’m Like… The end kind of whimpered, the story of the episode was Seth Rollins lost two matches and can’t get his trophy. HHH tried to set him up tonight to prepare him for Night of Champions. If Seth keeps getting the deck stacked against him, we might have to cheer for his victories. A good way for a long term champion is an alignment turn during the reign. See Seth is like The Authority’s child. They want to keep him in line, they want to see him succeed. At the same time, he is too big headed, so they set him up to fail, to either change his attitude, or to keep him under their thumb. He continues to defy expectations, soon enough he will out grow HHH and I hope its written so we cheer him and not HHH.

Sting destroyed Seth Rollins statue and road away on the garbage truck that the statue was in. I like how this was a three week arc and something a character cared about got destroyed by his opponent. I am ready for Seth Rollins to beat Sting because of this circumstance, Sting is a thief and bully, Seth is a champion and braggadocios.

Well off to bed for work tomorrow. Have a good one.

-Jake

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Hey everyone, like and share and all that. I’m gonna catch you up quick on my cabbage story. My wife saw our caretaker digging in a plastic bag, she was pulling out green peppers. My wife said “Your the one leaving heads of cabbage at our door” the caretaker says “No!! I’m lookin to steal some veggies but these are all rotten.” My wife responded with “Well, I wouldn’t eat food randomly left at your door.” My caretaker says “Yeah, I know, I didn’t eat the meatloaf that was left at my door.” WHAT THE HELL!?!?! Who just goes around an apartment complex and just leaves food?

Raw Video Package and Intro-

We see Seth getting his statue and it being Sting in the video package, then we find Sting vs. Seth for the title at Night Of Champions.
Sting comes out, his music has too much going on in it to gauge crowd noise.
It’s still really weird to see Sting on WWE TV. He is gonna be in a title match too…. weird.
Sting starts his promo and I hope to myself it isn’t too long, this guy loses his luster fast too me the more he speaks.
Sting is verbally blowing HHH by saying he is respecting him no matter what happened at WM31.
“As good as Seth Rollins is, he still isn’t HHH” -Sting.
Bruno Sammartino has not wrestled for 50 years and saying his name gets a pop still. That is amazing, for real, I bet maybe less than 10% of the audience were even alive when Bruno wrestled.
Sting says when he beats Seth Rollins, he will capture the WWE Title that has always eluded me.
This has to be typed verbatim because Sting’s word choice could have been better, he also does almost a singy voice when he talks. “At Wrestlemania HHH was man enough to stand up and shake my hand after he beat me. And at Night of Champions I’m gonna prove that on his best daay. Seth Rollins is not half the man that HHH is. I’m gonna prove that Seth Rollins is a little boy, and that little boy is living in my world right now, so LITTLE BOY YOU BETTER BUCKLE UP CAUSE YOUR IN FOR A HECK OF A RIDE!!”
LOLOLOL what Sting? WHAT!?!? That had to have been improv right? No way that script passed through more than one person.

And I’m Like… Seth says Sting is spitting in his face.. Why? Sting Jared Fogled the damn game Seth. You don’t need to see shit. That promo had me cringing half way through. You can tell Sting is passionate though.

Dolph Ziggler w/Lana vs. Rusev w/Summer Rae

I WANT TO BE OVER THIS!!
I mean I get it, its a feud with no end planned, so they just keep feuding, and if you worked with someone that purposefully dated your ex just for sex and bragged about it, and your work is fighting people, you would probably fight that person alot. alot, alot. They both said they moved on though…. These four should be done and trying to stay away from each other. As an adult, if there are people I absolutely cannot get along with, especially if they are a bad person, I STAY AWAY from them. I am cordial yes, but why are Dolph and Lana still picking this fight? Outside of Rusev who are people that are even remotely good spirited?
The crowd chants “Let’s Go Rusev/Rusev Sucks” and “Let’s Go Lana” as Dolph wonders to himself where all his crowd support had went.
HOLY Shit though, this match is long… They do a spot where it was almost a double count-out and I was legit pissed they both made it in. That means that the match will continue
I know I read this somewhere on the Internet, but what would happen if Brock Lesnar piledrove Rusev? Those tattoos line up and I’m sure some demon from HOSS HELL would be summoned.
Summer broke up the pin, for why I do not know, either way Rusev lost. There is a cat fight. That needs to happen though so we can differentiate between cat fights and wrestling matches. I’m thinking thats why this mixed tag has yet to happen.
Lana and Ziggler make out, the same way AJ and Dolph did to get boo’s. JBL says “PDA on this show bothers me, my mother watches this show.” Byron responds with “I Love It.!!!” Well alright Byron.

And I’m Like….NO SUMMER NO!!! Dolph got interviewed by Rene Young in the back, he goes into his locker room, as Rene keeps talking Summer sneaks into his locker room. THIS IS SHIT, what the hell, What did Rusev do to anybody? He loved his girlfriend so much he changed his life for her, she was the reason his momentum stalled and wouldn’t apologize for it cause ‘she cared’, she cared so much they broke up so she just found the first swinging dick to hit her. NOBODY SWINGS THEIRS MORE THAN DOLPH, they say “yes we are doing this just for sex to make Rusev jealous” Summer feels bad and helps him out as a friend. All four begin to actually develop a relationship with their new partners. NOW because Rusev beat Ziggler one night, almost lost another, feuded forever, NOW SUMMER is like, yeah F Rusev Imma go do DOLPH… Rusev drop all these hoes. For real though.

Alicia Fox vs. Becky Lynch

Nikki Bella starts a countdown clock until Nikki becomes the longest reigning Divas champion in WWE History.
I want someone to beat her, retire the damn belt, start a new history of WOMEN WRESTLING
Becky Lynch reminds me of B.E.N. from Treasure Planet , in fact, her whole gimmick is just Treasure Planet the wrestler,
Is it wise to actually time womens matches?
BECKY OHMIGAWD!! She says a promo and it bothers me so much.. she goes “I’m the B in PCB and I can be a real B when I want to..” SAY BE at the END Becky, I’m begging you, it needs to BE said.
Two minutes in and the crowd is dead, No claps, chants. nothing…. thats sad
How can three minutes on Raw feel like 30 and 30 minutes on NXT feel like 3?
Becky wins at 3:21, they make it seem like its impossible to beat… yeah, I just remembered Beat the Clock is usually lackluster in its finale.

And I’m Like… I like that this time is spent on the women, the beat the clock too! The only problem is, for some reason, its so melancholic.

The Ryback gets interviewed, he says, “It’s the Big Guy vs. The Big Show” he keeps trying to talk and they cut to Summer running away fast and crying while Dolph chased her with a towel but went back into his dressing room. YOU GUYS SUCK!!!

Big Show vs. Ryback

Big Show and Rybacks music makes me tired, Bella’s music makes me have to pee. You know you watch a bit two much pro rasslin’ when you get a Pavlovian effect from entrance music.
THIS FEUD IS STILL HAPPENING!!!
Do you think these guys look at the sheet in the back and go “they are just gonna keep writing it til it’s good huh?”
Miz likes to see two big guys beating each other up. That explains why he never gets out of this feud.
Big Show grabs the mic and jabbers to the crowd mid match… Ryback tries to slam Show, but he couldn’t.
Show is right, Ryback just acts strong. Miz says he wants to see someone come out and defeat Big Show. Miz,,, buddy… YOU ARE FEUDING with the guy lol, you admitted you can’t beat him… haha jeez.
“If you lose your championship, you are no longer a fighting champion” -The Miz
As this match happens, I can’t help but think, why IS The Big Show always on TV. For how special he is, how is he on TV having normal matches almost 100 times a year? Brock is a ‘special attraction’ Show puts people over who ‘think they are strong’
Miz got involved and the good guy Ryback gets the distraction victory…

And I’m Like…. Why would that end that way? Well cause Miz said he likes when big guys beat on each other. You gotta make it so the finish isn’t clean if you wanna see this continue. Miz… your like the only one that wants this. That’s why we boo you.

Charlotte vs. Brie Bella

Charlotte do not read your script like that on your promo ever again please…. She said I want this like “IWANT? This… I WASBORN for…. this.” Get your timing down, speak from the heart, don’t be nervous SOMETHING.
Anyone against Brie is gonna get the fastest win. She is the Barry Horrowitz of this Revolution.
Charlotte won very quickly. Natural Selection like One minute in..

And I’m Like… Are the Intro/Outros longer than the matches? What can I say about 1 minute of ‘action’?

Cesaro vs. Kevin Owens

Can these guys get a storyline? What is the storyline? Respect?
Cole says this feud is cause Owens said he accomplished more in three months than Cesaro did in three years…. That’s why they wrestle each other for a quarter of a year… Because they are accomplishing things..
Owens was telling Cesaro to remember last Sunday when Owens beat him in the ring.
They start wrestling, the crowd goes into coma mode.. Not cause its boring, but you can only watch the same episode of Seinfeld once a weak before the jokes aren’t funny anymore. You’ll still watch it, cause of course George wouldn’t accept that he was fired and go back to work. You aren’t invested in it though, you know that he will just have the same job or different job next week. He will still be George Costanza.
I guess what I’m saying is, too much of a good thing makes you ungrateful for even the best wrestling.
Cesaro and Owens on the top rope will ALWAYS be dangerous to me.
I LOVE how Owens yells at Cole at least once per match lol. It separates him from the roster though.
Cesaro might have broken a rib when he hit the end of the announce table. If he really did, what strength to do this match. If he didn’t WHAT A SMART FINISH. That would be how you protect your babyface.

And I’m Like… Well if I have to watch the same guys wrestle every week, this is probably your best two options for people. I am just fatigued by these match-ups. Onto the New stuff.. I feel bitchy today, am I being bitchy?

Ziggler is talking to Lana, he says she saw him naked and he put the towel on and she ran away… Yeah right.. that was like 20 minutes dude… She just stood there to run away? I don’t feel bad for Lana, she deserves that, I do not feel bad for Dolph, he is lying. POOR POOR Rusev.

Dean Ambrose vs. Braun Strowman

Bray thanks Sister Abigail for bringing Braun to him.
Bray’s cadence is getting so good, he has such excitement, Bray says mankind is trying to predict when the end of the world is. Sigmund Freud said it was September 23rd 2015. So we are close Bray!
Strowman says this is the Apocalypse.. well duh the Four Horsewoman reformed last Saturday!
Ambrose comes out and Roman comes out separate.
It’s weird to see a non-NXT wrestler. I kinda like it, it brings me back to when I only watched Raw and Nitro an I had no knowledge of the wrestlers out in the world. I’m sure Strowman has experience, it seems like he is such an enigma because I have never seen him wrestle.
The crowd seem to be sharing shoes with me, it is just quiet. Not quiet like bored quiet, there are murmurs in the crowd. People are talking, they just don’t know how to react.
Ten years ago this dude would have been feuding with Undertaker.
Ambrose was just getting his ass kicked, Braun pushed Roman and Reigns got involved.
Bray and Harper just let it happen, Braun singlehandedly took care of Reigns and Ambrose.

And I’m Like… That was pretty sweet, Strowman even no sold a chair shot. Let’s hope Rowan comes back in the tag mix, or else, damn, dude just got kicked out the group. This is the new mix to the feud that was needed, excited to see where it goes.

Paige vs. Sasha Banks

Please last longer than a minute, please last longer than a minute.. That was me when Sasha’s music hit, and me in high school.
Paige says “The divas division has been misrepresented.. it’s not about high school drama” right Paige.. like we all forgot about FRENEMYS…
Ugh Sasha comes out and my heart sings and cries. She is on TV thank God. She is wrestling in a beat the clock with a minute forty.. we know we only get the Boss for ONE MINUTE FORTY SECONDS..
Would I rather her lost to Becky in three minutes? No, I don’t know, this should have been Tamina…
I am really a brat when it comes to this sometimes.. I should just enjoy the chance to see my favorite in the ring. If Daniel Bryan was out there for a minute, I would be so grateful. If Sasha was injured and this was her comeback or last match, I would love it so much. It is none of those and I’m upset lol.
Sasha rolls out the ring after getting Rampaiged, so Paige did not beat the clock and the angle whimpers to the finish line.
This moment is lame, the video package will make it mean something next week.

And I’m Like… Nikki comes out and holds the belt up… There it is, I think Nikki becomes the longest reigning champ before Night of Champions right? This is so a build to Charlotte being champion, that is when this all kicks off right? I don’t know. I feel like I should enjoy it more.

Summer is interviewed, she says Dolph asked her to talk from his dressing room. She lies, who cares what she says next, who cares… She is a liar, we saw her go into there without being asked…

They cut to crying Lana, crocodile tears.. She deserves it. Not anything bad after this though. Slate is clean, she can move on and not be a bitch. Maybe team with Rusev as a platonic relationship to ruin Ziggler.

New Day vs. Dudley Boyz

Xavier Woods comes out looklin like Denzel Washington in Malcolm X
New Day talks about how good tables are, how we should save them
Big E brings up having a weird Uncle.. We all do Big E.
They bring out a bubble wrapped table, they are begging the Dudleys to break it by doing that.
They get the crowd to New Day clap “Save TheTables”
Prime Time Players are on commentary again. How weird is it, they aren’t in contention right now, they still commentate on the matches.
Prime Time Players says they are waiting to cash in their rematch clause.
Darren says Xavier Woods hair is lookin good, Titus don’t agree cause Xavier don’t got his ends cut.
I can’t believe the champs are already wrestling the Dudleys, we can’t have patience if we aren’t given the chance to develop it.
Darren Young stops the match commentary to ask Titus what is for dinner. Prime Time Players are becoming more and more Rain Man like. Titus is Tom Cruise.
The Dudleys win with 3D

And I’m Like… The champs are the underdog in this feud right? That sucks kinda, New Day does all this work just to lose all the time. WWE brings in TNA talent and quickly puts them on top of their divison.. lol. I can’t wait for Night of Champions when the Dudleys finally get their title shot… What should have happened is the title chase was the first month, once New Day cheats to win. Dudleys say we want a table match, then the story is about putting New Day threw a table, maybe month three is dedicated to just Xavier cause he hadn’t gone threw it yet. I don’t know, if we watch these guys every week, maybe not blow the whole story on week one.

Seth Rollins was gonna call out Sting, Steph came out and talked about how great HHH was. Then Cena came out and said he is getting a title match for the U.S. Championship the same night Sting is facing Seth for the World Title.

And I’m Like… Why are the odds stacked against the bad guys this week? Weird.. Well that Cena thing happening blew my cousins idea out the water. My cousin though Sheamus would cash in on Seth, Seth would lose, but then point out that Sheamus did not specify what title so he gets to be U.S. Champion and Seth keeps the World Title. I guess it could still happen, Sheamus would actually need to be on the show though.

I’ m excited for NXT this week, not sure about Raw next week, we will see. This Raw went by pretty fast, I guess I enjoyed it.

You guys have a good one. Remember to like or share or tweet, maybe tell a friend verbally, like “hey I read this blog called And I’m Like”

-Jake

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http://www.cheap-heat.com/and-im-like-reviewing-raw-august-25th-2015/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/and-im-like-reviewing-raw-august-25th-2015/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2015 00:39:31 +0000 Jake Drury Blogs Other Blogs Other Reviews Reviews and I'm like Big E Big Show Bo Dallas Braun Stowman Bray Wyatt Brock Lesnar Byron Saxton Dean Ambrose Dolph Ziggler JBL John Cena Jon Stewart Kevin Owens Kofi Kingston Lana Luke Harper Michael Cole Miz New Day Paul Heyman RAW Ric Flair Roman Reigns Ryback Seth Rollins Sheamus Undertaker WWE Wyatt Family Xavier Woods http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=13788 What is with Tuesdays? I was at the restaurant today, like everyday, and today beat the daily total of Saturday which is our normal busiest day. I happened to have a former WWF Tag Team champion come in today, but I was so busy I didn’t get a chance to talk wrestling!!! Maybe next time […]

What is with Tuesdays? I was at the restaurant today, like everyday, and today beat the daily total of Saturday which is our normal busiest day. I happened to have a former WWF Tag Team champion come in today, but I was so busy I didn’t get a chance to talk wrestling!!! Maybe next time right?

This weekend sure felt like a marathon. The more I thought about it though, the more I think the production crew of WWE is happy. They had the same arena for 3 nights in a row! That has got to be a lighter workload than normal. Season 1 of the Waltons is on while I queue up the DVR, this famous actress needed the Walton’s to help her put on a show so she can afford a train ticket to New York.. Enough chatting onto Monday Night Raw!!

Show Opening- В We start off in WWE Headquarters with HHH getting ready to present Seth Rollins with a statue in his honor. “Seth your not the future of WWE, you are the man”- HHH. We see statues of Bruno Sammartino, Ultimate Warrior, and Andre The Giant.

And I’m Like… wondering what the statue criteria is?

Show opens with its typical crappy song intro, I can’t wait until tonight is the night we change this song. We go over highlights of Summerslam, but not NXT!?!? and then

Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman-

As Brock walks out, I notice the Suplex City sign on his shirt says south. I’m not trying to throw snow here, but shouldn’t it be north? Maybe the suplex brings you down so thats why its south?
“Suplex City” chants from the crowd as we look at a battered Brock Lesnar.
Brock is very subdued, its way scarier to me than when he is all bouncy.
This finish really grinds my gears, cause like, when has the time keeper ever rang the bell without command? Even during Montreal ’97 Vince had to say ring the damn bell like 4 times. I’ll take a wait and see approach, but how can we interview the referee and not the time keeper?
Brock does not blame the referee or the time keeper, because they understood that when Undertaker was tapping, ‘Taker knew his arm was gonna break off.
Paul Heyman brings up Undertaker collapsed again, he said he has enough material to last all 3 hours of Raw and the crowd Yes!’s?
Undertaker got that dick kick on lock though, that is Brock’s kryptonite. By the way, I personally still don’t know who gave me that head of cabbage from a few Raw’s back..
Paul Heyman said Undertaker looks likeВ The Gunslinger , he also says Brock challenges him to a fight tonight
BO DALLAS’ music hits!!! Quick side bar here again.. I have a regular named Danny that is a wrestling fan, he will come in everyday and do wrestling catchphrases. He will do them call and response style like this, “It’s Simply Positively..” and I’ll go “A New Day” he says “all you gotta do is..” I say “Bo-Lieve”. Sometimes he does Paul Heyman promos, he always tries to do the Million Dollar Dance with my server too. Bo just reminded me of Danny so I thought I would throw that in there.
Bo told Brock he had good and bad news. Bad news is he passed out, Good news is he woke up and had a dream he actually beat Undertaker. Bo said Brocks dreams can come true if he Bo-Lieves!!
Brock laughs and then DECIMATES Bo Dalls with suplexes from Germany. The crowd chants one more time, Brock adheres to them. They chant it again as he is leaving, he does it again. He tries to leave again and Paul says “an F5 just for me!!?” Brock goes back in and yup F-5.

And I’m Like… That was the main story going into tonight, having Brock just kick someones ass really cleanses the palate of what happened last night. I don’t know where the story is headed, it might be over who knows. That segment was fun though.

Lucha Dragons vs. New Day

Holy Shit!!! New Day is gaining so much crowd support, they are so creative too. This is fun
Xavier Woods playing background music to New Day inspired lyrics to “New York, New York” is something I never knew I needed!!!
Can you cover all the songs New Day?!?! I Love this JBL says “Xavier was trained by Chief Jay Strongbow” Y’all KILLED IT NEW DAY!!! KILLED IT!!
NEW DAYROCKS NEW DAYROCKS!!!
The fun thing about New Day is they are entertaining wrestlers, and their gimmick is still MAD ENTERTAINING you know? Everything you see seems to be amazing, they are even putting Titus in his place while Prime Time Players are on commentary.
How long is Kalisto going to be in a tag? He should be lighting the world on fire with lucha moves soon right?
As the New Day hits their finishing move Xavier Woods does amazing work playingВ Military Taps

And I’m Like… Surprised that the Prime Time Players were not as entertaining as the New Day. That’s how the tag division should be, put the straps on whoever is making the most entertainment with theВ allottedВ time. As I say that THE DUDLEY BOYZ come back!! That is pretty crazy, I don’t think they are needed as full-time tag regulars though, just saw all their signature moves, what more do we need? Tables? Just saw that too! These guys should go do that NXT Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic or whatever. It doesn’t matter, this shit was fun, the whole segment.

That Make-a-Wish video had me in tears.. Bayley/Sasha at Takeover tears… fucking Connor The Crusher tears. For real this shit is so cool. People suffer so much you know, they just go through shit all day. They eat a bowl of shit for breakfast and once it’s done it’s breakfast time.It’s amazing that WWE has the power to make children forget about breakfast and escape the hell that is the hospital, John Cena legit can not turn heel, those kids need him, they really do. They need a super-hero, cause some times, real life is not enough to get you by. Wrestling is great.

HHH and Stephanie- They are in the back looking at Seth’s statue, I wouldn’t comment on this but Seth said something important. “This place is just better with you running it” SEEDS PLANTED, where is ourВ 70 year old farmer ?

Summerslam Rematch: Wyatts vs. Shield

LOL! Last night this was my smoke break match… now we are having it again… WWE will make me watch this no matter what huh? What is really funny is, there is one of those anti-smoking commercials right when they cut to break mid Shield entrance.
There are so many “suicide dives” to the outside in WWE recently, its like become a necessity to dive at someone when they go outside at least once in a match.
Good thing they had that match last night to settle the score right? If they didn’t then this match would no consequences or story, we would watch this match for the sake of wrestling.
Let’s remember this whole feud started cause Bray pushed a ladder that Roman was on over, in a match Wyatt wasn’t in, 3 months ago…. You know how many damn matches have happened since then? I don’t but we both know its alot, yet Roman is still super peeved about that ONE NIGHT!!!
Roman doing fake drinking beer taunts is the Frattiest thing…
JBL says “superkick party” he must watchВ The Young Bucks
A NEW WYATT SHOWS UP!?!? He has a black mask on too!! Please don’t mean Minnesota’s own Erick Rowan is out the family now.. Let’s hope Harper is the mid-card act, Bray is the main act, and the sheep tag.
Since this is the first non-NXT debut in a while, it’s weird to hear the crowd just murmur or be quiet.
New Wyatt is no selling all the offense, he is choking out the Shield while Luke and Bray smile.

And I’m Like… If this doesn’t bring Sting into this feud or at least add a little flavor to this, it will get old fast. This was new fresh and exciting, I hope it doesn’t just happen for four weeks until another turn of events.

There will be a special with Brock in Madison Square Garden on the night of my baby shower!! Guess what I’ll try and make the family watch??!?

Miz TV- PCB

I kept wondering why PCB was such a familiar acronym, turns out I noticed it on my Fish Oil container.В PCB В is a probable human carcinogen… I LOVE IT
I am not into PCB they are the fakes of the division. Bellas are bitches and veterans and they know it and brag. Team B.A.D. seem real when they speak.
Bella’s come out and all we hear is WE WANT SASHA!!! It’s Daniel Bryan chants all over again.
Alicia Fox says she has been here for 9 years and seen em all come and go. It’s true, Becky quit trying to be crazy, just break arms. Charlotte quit leaning on Flair for everything WE KNOW HE WAS IN THE HORSEMEN! and Paige, not everybody wants everything sexualized.
For a Divas revolution, Miz getting cheers when he says “When my hand goes up your mouth goes shut” It does show how we as viewers receive these Diva’s compared to NXT’s women. It sucks that when they made the jump to the main show, they lost all their qualities that made them respectable women.
There is a six diva brawl that is leading to a six diva tag match… Sasha Banks is not in the mix, yet all the crowd says is WE WANT SASHA!!

And I’m Like… If WWE wanted me to not like six women and like three more, they did a great job. What’s bad is that the six I don’t like were on the screen making me not like them more. I am a Charlotte fan when she is real, when she is nerdy and awkward, not when she tries to be cool. Charlotte is tall and lanky, Becky is weird and annoyingly bubbly, Paige is immature. Paige was trying to get Team Freakshow over before PCB stuck, and I’m starting to lean on her side with that name. That would have added a dynamic this 3 team feud needs. The hot bunch (Bella’s) The bad bunch (team B.A.D.) and instead of the “wrestlers? other hot bunch? what is PCB anyways?” they could have been the misfit bunch.В

As I was And I’m Liking the Miz TV segment a Six Diva Tag match started… The crowd was the fun part… They wanted SASHA they did want this match.. I didn’t want this match. What I had to say was said up above. Give us stories that we can relate to please. Team Bella won if you care! Alicia fox looked like she was in pain or mad f’d up…

It was supposed to be Stardust and Cosmic King Barrett teaming but Stardust beat up The Cosmic King. Neville came out and the ref bailed as the brawl started… Neville went for Red Arrow, Stardust ran away.

And I’m Like… WHAAAAT???

Jon Stewart Promo-

His Theme song is the Daily Show theme song haha. That is so not his character for wrestling, just a happy bouncy guitar riff.
Stewart is showered in “Thank You Stewart” chants
Stewart said he apparently upset some people, to those parents who comforted their children, I’ll tell you why I did that.
Jon Stewart said in his heart, he could not let John Cena tie Ric Flair. The crowd was What’ing him until he said he did it for Flair, instacheers. “NOT ON MY WATCH”-Jon Stewart
Flair then styles and profiles his way to the ring, my buddy sent a text last night “I Fuckin Love Jon Stewart” I think I know why now!
Flair tells Stewart he was pulling for John Cena, Stewart sells shock…..
Ric Flair says the record will be broken sooner than later, he wants it to be from someone he respects. “Don’t forget Gods in the house tonight” – Ric Flair He tells people you don’t gotta like it, you gotta love it cause it is coming out of my mouth,
Flair told Stewart he messed up everything… like it was some giant plan that Flair had Cena beat his record…. Stewart is as confused as we are…
John Cena tells Stewart they need to talk, he said “What do you wanna talk about? and *you can’t see me’s him”
The crowd chants Ce NaSUCKS and Cena did something I found interesting, he was talking to either Stewart or Flair and he said “no let them get it out”. Cena has been in front of loud unrespectful crowds for over a decade. It’s amazing what he has learned in crowd control, every crowd will fatigue of any chant, if he let’s them ride it out he will be more impactful in his words when they are spoken.
Cena says that Stewart ended the ability to let new stars shine… That is crazy!!! Why would he think that having a late twenties superstar winning the title ends the ability for new stars? Man is a narcissistic sociopath.
He hits Jon Stewart with an AA too, John said I understand that that’s what you have to do and then just beat him up, that’s some Bully type shit.

And I’m Like… I’m with Stewart, he helped the future. Rollins was right Cena IS a disease. You could tell from Flairs face he felt that the segment fell flat… Oh well, Jon Stewart is totally gonna be in the WWE Hall of Fame Celebrity wing.

Ziggler, Orton, Ryback, Cesaro vs. Owens, Sheamus, Big Show, Rusev

This could be a match, like 5 years from now, we look back on like “WOW they had some stars in that match this should be fun!”, or we could look at it like we do now, “WOW they have some stars in this match, I’ve seen everyone wrestle everyone a bunch this summer, glad its all packed in this eight man instead of an hour of Raw”
Byron says Cesaro is “like the Chuck Norris of Raw” that is beauty.
Ziggler is wearing tights!! He has his Sherri Martel now in Lana, his transformation to Shawn Michael’s complete. I compared Ziggler to Ricky Steamboat and Lana to George “The Animal” Steel last week, maybe this comparing thing is a trend?
Big Show on his Mark Henry Trash Talk game real hard tonight. I’ve grown to re-appreciate Big Show, he will be gone soon, might as well enjoy him while he is on TV.
As Ziggler gets his ass kicked by every guy on the other team, I am really digging his new tights.
A commercial for Subway??? Too Soon you guys.. Too Soon.
My mind is made up on Lana.. She ain’t good. She stands there emotionless, she smiles when she does offense, her character is crap. She is forced as hell like Byrons excitement for Cesaro’s “Uppercut TRAAIINN!!”
The Ryback/Owens match-up seems real fun.. yeah GIVE OWENS THE INTERCONTINENTAL BELT!!! He is Canadian, they know how to represent that belt best!
All the good guys notice Show is all alone so they decide to pick on him.

And I’m Like… The bad guys beat up Big Show, they left Sheamus. The good guys beat up Big Show, they left Sheamus. That’s funny. This meant nothing I’m sure, unless Owens and Rusev team up, they both beat on Show and looked damn good doing it!

Bray Wyatt is in his dark room cutting promos. When Bray rolls his eyes and says heart, his voice dragged and it sounded so eerie, I love his cadence. Bray introduces Braun Strowman the “Black Sheep of Sister Abigail”

The Authority is talking to John Cena about how he is a sore loser and that it is trending, then Security throws him out of the building.

Seth Rollins Statue Presentation-

I just feel like something is in that box besides the statue!!
Steph calls out that Vince turned 70 during Raw and she gets all cry baby like. They sing Happy Birthday shittly too but it was great, which makes me think… Is Happy Birthday allowed to be sung without paying copyright?
I seriously zone out when HHH talks, plus there are two cops talking to my caretaker right now and I’m super nosy… My wife went to investigate, but I’m all wondering what is going on.
I hear something about the Mount Rushmore of wrestling and I am like… what is going on outside my patio? Both squad cars drove away.
ok so I paused it, found out what the deal was, some guy down on the other end of the complex broke into an apartment and the caretaker caught him running out. When I was on my smoke break earlier, I picked some weeds by the apartment and instead of throwing them away, I threw them into the parking lot. She went into the parking lot a bit later to throw the weeds away and saw the guy. So good thing I’m lazy huh??
Rollins is spouting stuff about being the cure, he puts over the fact the for a decade Cena was the man, he then said that ended last night,
Rollins dropped the “to be the man, you gotta beat the man.” Then told ‘Trips’ to unveil the statue
He just keeps talking, THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOMEONE IN THERE!!!
They are taking too long, I almost lost interest….. drum roll…. and STING!!
That is pretty dope.. HAHA I just jumped cause I was startled because my caretaker just opened the door and said some woman broke the window in the bar a quarter mile away, haha this heightened my mood, Sting held the belt up too the WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP!
Stings music hit and everyone went crazy, that was really cool, plus WHERE DID STING PUT THE STATUE?!??

And I’m Like… What the hell, that was very fun for me, with the craziness outside my house and on my television, Raw next week will be fun I hope!! Thank you for reading

Y’all have a good one.

-Jake

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http://www.cheap-heat.com/ross-retro-review-the-monday-night-war-january-1996-1-22-96/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/ross-retro-review-the-monday-night-war-january-1996-1-22-96/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2015 12:12:30 +0000 Ross Gates Other Reviews Reviews ECW Extreme Championship Wrestling House Party 96 Monday Night RAW Monday Nitro Nitro RAW RAW is WAR WCW World Championship Wrestling World Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Federation WWE WWF http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=13576 We press forward. Fresh off of WWF’s Royal Rumble 1996, we go straight into the Monday Night War (and ECW TV) with fallout from the Rumble on RAW, while Nitro is building towards The Clash of the Champions. В Former WCW World Champion VADER is making is WWF TV debut on RAW, as we start to […]

We press forward. Fresh off of WWF’s Royal Rumble 1996, we go straight into the Monday Night War (and ECW TV) with fallout from the Rumble on RAW, while Nitro is building towards The Clash of the Champions. В Former WCW World Champion VADER is making is WWF TV debut on RAW, as we start to see the beginning of the “talent acquisition” era.

WWF Monday Night RAW – 1.22.96

-Our main event is WWF Champion vs. WWF IC Champion – Bret Hart against Goldust.

-Jim Cornette asks us what time it is after Savio Vega enters…and Vader makes his WWF RAW debut.

-Vega got annihilated. Vader attacks after the match, and hits another Vader Bomb on Vega. Vader then takes out the referee, and McMahon goes apeshit on commentary. Another referee comes in, and Vader takes him out too. Gorilla Monsoon gets in the ring and goes face to face with Vader. Vader calls for the microphone from the ring announcer (ugh, not Fink), and the announcement is made that Vader is indefinitely suspended.

-Vader shoves Cornette out of the way, gets in Monsoon’s face again, and then retreats. Cornette tries to get Vader to calm down, but Vader goes and taps Monsoon on the back while he’s checking on the official. Monsoon ignores him, so Vader chops Monsoon hard on the back. Monsoon stands up and hits three hard chops to Vader’s chest! Vader shoves Cornette away and hits a huge splash on Monsoon in the corner! Vader Bomb on Monsoon, and HBK/Razor hit the ring as Vader escapes. Vader goes over and gets in McMahon’s face, and officers/HBK/Razor are out checking on Monsoon. AWESOME ANGLE. Talk about getting Vader over in a MAJOR way.

-Why’d they write Vader off TV so quickly after his debut? That just seems like a strange choice. Real reason?

-Back from commercial as Monsoon is being stretchered out.

-Hunter Hearst Helmsley to the ring, with an escort for the first time – this one is Shae Marks, who is a former Playboy model. That tidbit wasn’t mentioned on RAW. Hunter’s facing Razor Ramon.

-1-2-3 Kid brings a baby bottle to ringside and squirts Razor in the face. Not sure what the point of that is..

-But Razor gives chase to Kid around the ring. Hunter wins via countout, and Razor comes back in to give the fans the Razor’s Edge, but HHH flips out of it.

-McMahon brings down Shawn Michaels for an interview. Michaels calls out Owen Hart to give him payback for having Owen running his mouth saying he took HBK out. Cornette comes out, says Owen is done with HBK. HBK says he’ll do anything to get his hands on Owen Hart…Cornette says put the title shot up against Owen, and they can talk business. HBK balks at first but then agrees.

-Goldust to the ring, and they reveal that Marlena…is named Marlena. Man…I REALLY had a thing for Marlena/Terri around this time. BIG TIME.

-Diesel against Bret Hart for the WWF Title at the next IYH, on 2.18.96.

-Bret Hart wins. Vince gets in the ring and screams “let’s talk about” and follows that with about 7 different statements.

WCW Monday Nitro – 1.22.96

-Konnan interrupts the announcers, and says it’s good to be in WCW, and that he’ll defend the Mexican Heavyweight Championship at COTC tomorrow night against Psichosis. So ECW loses another.

-Randy Savage brings a bunch of women to the ring…including WOMAN. So, geez, there’s another person who leaves. Did these people leave without any notice at all or what?

-Looks like we’re opening Nitro with the WCW World Heavyweight Title match…obviously Woman’s going to turn on Savage here.

-Bischoff reveals that Miss Elizabeth returns to Savage’s side tomorrow night. Yay for that!

-Woman slaps Flair.

-Remember when I asked where Road Warrior Animal was? He’s back tomorrow as well. Holy talent acquisition WCW. Wow.

-Hulk Hogan faces WCW U.S. Champion “One Man Gang” later on. Two questions – who the hell is that, and when did he beat Susake for the title?

-This is why nobody holds a candle to JR, and why WCW is annoying…this is a WCW World Title match, and all they’ve done is hype the rest of Nitro and the Clash.

-Anderson interferes, but accidentally clocks Flair…the ref SEES IT HAPPEN AND DOESN’T DISQUALIFY SAVAGE, Savage drops the elbow and regains the WCW World Title. Um…what?

-Here comes Hogan bitching about wanting a title shot again. Savage tells him to earn it.

-Pillman against Malenko. Pillman wins. I’m barely paying attention here.

-Harlem Heat against Sting and Lex Luger. REALLY stupid question – are Stevie Ray and Booker T actually brothers?

-Sherri and Col. Parker get married tomorrow too. WHO CARES

-Sting and Luger win after Luger cheats, and win the WCW World Tag Team Titles. Yay.

-Apparently this One Man Gang dude is yet another member of the Dungeon of Doom. He looks pretty worthless.

-Hogan squashes him. Way to build up your US Champ! DOD follows with a beatdown. Yawn.

ECW – 1.23.96

-STILL showing footage from House Party, as the show leads off with RVD’s debut.

-Raven and Stevie Richards face Tommy Dreamer and a mystery partner Saturday in NYC. Presumably they’ll show this
next week on ECW since it’s not a supercard.

-Hack Myers and Taz from House Party.

-Sabu/Richards from House Party. Styles recaps Sandman pinning Austin to regain the ECW World Title, “a title that cannot be bought for a million dollars”.

-Sandman against Konnan from House Party.

-Dreamer doing a promo at the end of the show, and Douglas comes in. He says he couldn’t get “that fat ass Cactus Jack” in the ring, so he’ll go one step further, to his mentor Raven, and be Dreamer’s partner – with the stipulation that the first to win a title between Dreamer and Douglas gives the other one a shot. Dreamer agrees. LOVE Shane Douglas promos.

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We pick up where he last left off, and that is week #3 of the Monday Night War. And of course throw in ECW TV for a bonus, because well because I watched it. В So things are starting to get going, Raw was very… blah last week… with Nitro not doing a lot to really wow me either. So let’s see how everyone fares this week.

WWF Monday Night RAW – 1.15.96

-We get the very first “viewer discretion is advised” clip to start RAW, complete with a shot of Sunny laying on a pool table and McMahon saying Sunny has “used her influence” on interim President Gorilla Monsoon.

-Marty Jannetty vs. Owen Hart kicking off RAW. Owen wins with a bridge.

-Ugh, Pettingill. I was hoping we’d keep having Jim Ross to hype the Rumble.

-Pettingill announces the debut of the FREE FOR ALL. I didn’t know this hadn’t happened before now.

-Two guys will face off during the free-for-all…the winner will get #30, and the loser #1.

-Austin comes to the ring, and they still have yet to call him by his name…but here’s his RAW debut.

-Sunny conducts what’s supposed to be a seductive promo while shooting pool. She only half-succeeds.

-Back to the ring, and Austin’s facing some jobber. Oh, it’s Matt Hardy.

-Austin hits the Stun Gun, and it looks like he’s using that as a setup move for the Million Dollar Dream now. Hardy loses.

-HBK video. Nothing to see here.

-The Smoking Gunns against…”The Spiders”. Who the fuck are these guys? Gunns win.

-McMahon in the ring to interview Goldust. This could be funny. Goldust challenges Razor Ramon for the Intercontinental Title at the Royal Rumble.

-ahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha….Goldust says to Vince, “Mr. Television Announcer, is that an extra microphone in your pants, or are you just happy to see me?” Vince puts on the most uncomfortable face ever, and Lawler laughs hysterically…as do I.

-WOW, Lawler…”Goldust is here, he may be queer, get used to it, he’s your next Intercontinental Champion!” ……..

-Yankem and the Undertaker here in the main event. BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER!

-Undertaker wins, not surprisingly.

-Hendrix interview Goldust backstage, and Razor attacks him, which was obviously going to happen. Big beatdown backstage.

WCW Monday Nitro – 1.15.96

-Awesome…this Nitro is in black and white. Did the NWO take over already?

-Ric Flair against Sting for the WCW Title. Talk about hot-shotting matches. Geez.

-Lex Luger’s music hits, and the color comes back! It’s like he’s got the power of the Undertaker!

-Luger’s facing Savage.

-Wow…Luger actually made Savage submit with the Torture Rack.

-Sullivan/Hugh Morris against Pillman and Anderson…The DOD music hits…and the entire DOD hits the ring, ALONG with the IV Horsemen trailing behind them. What? So of course we have to get Okerlund in there.

-Anderson bitches at Pillman for not dressing for a “business meeting”…yet doesn’t say anything to Flair, who’s in his robe.

-Sullivan and Anderson call a peace treaty, and Sullivan says the Horsemen can borrow the Giant at the Clash. Not really sure why.

-Sullivan praises each of the Horsemen, and then trashes Pillman. Pillman starts screaming at Sullivan, and Anderson slaps the SHIT out of Pillman, and says to keep his mouth shut.

-Pillman is LIVID, but isn’t saying a word.

-Christ, ALREADY??? Public Enemy. Sigh. Apparently they were supposed to debut last week and were snowed in in New York.

-I do like how ECW billed TPE from South Central L.A., and WCW is billing TPE from South Philly. They’re facing the American Males.

-TPE wins, and they hit the Drive-By on Bagwell through TWO tables. So WCW was ok with this, but not with Sabu? What?

-Sting/Flair for the WCW Title. Somehow, Hogan against a DOD scrub is the main event, and not this.

-I love how WCW is hyping that the Clash is free, and that “you don’t have to call someone to pay for it”. As if they don’t run 10 fucking PPVs a year right now.

-Luger runs down as Jimmy Hart is on the ring apron, and Luger yanks the megaphone away from Hart – and right into Sting’s face. So….by accident? Nobody knows for sure. Luger hits the ring to take out Flair, but Hogan/Savage hit the ring and send Luger/Flair flying.

-Hogan/Savage explain to Sting (and Mean Gene!) that Luger hit him, and Sting goes back to confront Luger. Hogan bitches at Savage because he has a title shot last week and Hogan still doesn’t have one. Savage tells him to back the fuck up.

-Apparently Savage/Hogan vs. Giant/Flair is the main event at the Clash.

-Hogan and Meng in the main event. Awful.

-Amazingly, Hogan wins clean. Not amazing because of Hogan, but because it’s a Nitro main event.

ECW – 1.16.96

-More House Party 96 footage.

-Joey Styles talks about Shane Douglas going to the WWF due to the lack of hardcore style, due to injuries to his back. He said Douglas is back in ECW, but it’s unclear if he can be in the ring.

-Rey Mysterio Jr. does an interview backstage in Spanish, and Dances with Dudley’s interrupts and cuts a bunch of jibberish. Rey Rey wants no part of it.

-They close with Dreamer and Beulah in a hotel room. Beulah says she wants to feel Dreamer’s pain, and Dreamer tells the cameraman “Go”. Awful.

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http://www.cheap-heat.com/7-potential-superstars-tna-on-nxt/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/7-potential-superstars-tna-on-nxt/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:30:52 +0000 Mark Adam Haggerty Blogs Top Lists Bram Charlotte Davey Richards Eddie Edwards Impact Jessie Godderz Kenny King Khoya Mahabali Shera NXT RAW Ric Flair Robbie E. Rockstar Spud The American Wolves The Revolution TNA TNA Impact WWE Wwe Raw http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=13045 The word broke several months back that Impact Wrestling might cease to be come September, an ironic twist for a company branded as "Total Nonstop Action." I remember reading a billion blog posts about who the WWE might pick up once TNA has gone the way of so many other promotions. At the time, it […]

The word broke several months back that Impact Wrestling might cease to be come September, an ironic twist for a company branded as " Total Nonstop Action." I remember reading a billion blog posts about who the WWE might pick up once TNA has gone the way of so many other promotions. At the time, it seemed premature, especially with the immediate future of NXT in question. If you'll remember, Kevin Owens has only recently made an impact—no pun intended—on the WWE's main roster. Before Neville, there were questions as to how an NXT wrestler might successfully transition into a WWE Superstar , but now the WWE appears to be an ever evolving entity. We're going to see Tyler Breeze versus JUSHIN THUNDER LIGER, for crying out loud! Now that NXT is touring the country, and set to debut in New York City, it would seem that anybody worth marketing is a possible prospect for the hottest promotion in professional wrestling. I read down the roster and came up with seven guys I could honestly see in NXT.

Jessie Godderz
Before he was one half of the Bro-Mans, "Mr. Pectacular" was a Big Brother contestant. He proved to be so popular that he returned for a second season, and was eventually signed by TNA. Now, I know that sounds shady. Where's the wrestling come into play with this guy? Well—it doesn't. Didn't I say I was going to keep this list honest? In addition to recognizable independent talent, the WWE likes to stack its developmental system with potential superstars from various walks of life. You have your power lifters like Dana Brooke, the football players like Baron Corbin, and even soccer players like Hugo Knox. Every once in a while you'll also get a few actors, a couple stunt men, and yes—male models. Jessie has a great look in terms of what Vince likes to see, and his character work within TNA since turning on his partner Robbie E has been acceptable.

Kenny King
Kenny King is 33-years old and is the oldest person on this list. The WWE isn't looking to sign talent over 30 unless there's money to be made on their name. Samoa Joe would have never been signed if he hadn't made such a lasting impression on the sport of professional wrestling. Kenny King might not be a household name but he's made his rounds in the last thirteen years, working with companies like Ring of Honor and Full Impact Pro. In fact, Kenny King's foray into the industry began in 2002 as a second season cast member on Tough Enough. Kenny King might be a long-shot, but a try-out shouldn't be out of the question.

Rockstar Spud
Rockstar Spud is unlike anyone the WWE has ever hired. Daniel Bryan is often considered one of the smaller-statured Superstars in the WWE, and he stands just shy of 5'10". Rockstar Spud is 5'4", and weighs a whopping 140 pounds. Despite his size, Spud has proven his worth inside the squared circle—and the six sided ring! The subtle choices he's made since turning babyface are spectacular, but they're nothing compared to the exaggerated lunacy he exuded while working with EC3 and Dixie Carter. Sami Zayn might one day get called up to the main roster, and when that day comes, NXT will need a new underdog.

Mahabali Shera
When Rey and Alberto left WWE, everyone shouted to the high heavens about how there needs a new Mexican wrestler. Now that Kevin Owens is coming into focus on the main roster, people are nitpicking about the lack of marketable Canadian Superstars. It's clear the WWE likes to have an assortment of multicultural talents to help sell tickets both in the �States and abroad. The Great Khali was India's most recent homegrown representative—all due respect to Jindar Mahal. According to a recent episode of "Talk is Jericho," Pro Wrestling and Cricket are the two most popular sports in India. Mahabali Shera was part of Jeff Jarrett's Ring Ka King, and has since been rechristened "Khoya" on Impact. He's not a great wrestler, but that's what the performance center is there for. Plus, he's 24-years old and he's got a barrel chest unlike any Indian athlete I've ever seen.

Robbie E
You'll notice there aren't any former WWE Superstars on this list. There are a handful of "developmental defects," but nobody that ever broke through to the main roster, or even television for that matter. No EC3? No EC3— but Robbie E! Robbie E is from my home state of New Jersey and actually trained with a few friends of mine. He was tag team partners with the "Chop Daddy" Biggie Biggs, and eventually got noticed enough to become a longtime fixture on the TNA roster. I have a soft spot for Robbie E, but I also feel that—just like Jessie Godderz—he's coming into his own since the break-up. Robbie plays a perfectly believable sympathetic babyface, and has flipped the script on his character in just a matter of weeks.

Bram
I think it's only a matter of time before we see Bram in the WWE. I want to say that right here and now. Let's look at the facts, and not bury the lead: he's married to Charlotte, one of the newest WWE Divas, who just so happens to be the daughter of the only two time WWE Hall of Famer, Ric Flair. He's got the size and look of a WWE Superstar; he's six-foot-three and has long greasy hair. Bram gave it a go in WWE developmental back in 2010, and found certain success as a tag team competitor, until a few run-ins with police landed him in hot water. Bram is only 28—in fact he's just about one month older than I am, so I feel like I can accurately gauge his temperament when this all went down in 2011. I'm not making an excuses for his behavior—that you can research on your own—I'm just saying people grow up. And if he's good enough for Charlotte and the "Nature Boy," I'm certain he's good enough for Triple H.

The American Wolves
Coming in at number one, we have a tandem, a twosome, and the current TNA World tag team champions, the American Wolves. Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards are both celebrated professional wrestlers, both in singles, and tag team action. It's sort of a cop out, listing them as one entry, but they are— for my money— the most desirable act left in TNA. Think about it. Who's still there? Austin Aries is gone, otherwise A-Double might have been listed at or near the top. Bobby Roode has never proven to be a draw, neither has Magnus. And how many shows has Eric Young sold out? Triple H has said that he's willing to sign anyone that can get over and has gotten over in other promotions. Everyone I've listed has gotten over in some way or another, whether it was in TNA, or as part of Ring of Honor, or even Ring Ka King. They're 31 and 32 years old respectfully, and according to William Regal's interview with Fighting Spirit : "Wrestlers only start to get really good when they're around thirty, thirty one." As singles' competitors, Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards are both former ROH World Champions; Eddie Edwards holds the record for 13 ^th longest title reign, whereas Davey is seventh with 321 days. But the WWE shouldn't discount the �Wolves value as a team. It's become clear that NXT—and the main roster for that matter—is sorely lacking in tag team talent. Securing someone like the American Wolves could not only jumpstart that division once and for all, but inspire other accredited teams to give it a go down at Full Sail University.

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http://www.cheap-heat.com/educated-guess-wwe-battleground-2015/ http://www.cheap-heat.com/educated-guess-wwe-battleground-2015/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2015 09:11:22 +0000 Mark Adam Haggerty Blogs Other Blogs AJ Styles Battleground Bobby Fish Brock Lesnar Daniel Bryan Dragon Gate ECW John Cena Lucha Underground New Japan Pro Wrestling NJPW NXT RAW Ring of Honor ROH Smackdown TNA Triple H Wrestlemania WWE WWE Network http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=13020 It’s been more than a month since the WWE Network has featured a Sunday night live event, but the wait is over because tonight is BATTLEGROUND! As of this writing—3:30 AM EST—there are only SIX matches announced for the card. The Miz and Big Show might still go head-to-head, but without the Intercontinental title on […]

It’s been more than a month since the WWE Network has featured a Sunday night live event, but the wait is over because tonight is BATTLEGROUND! As of this writing—3:30 AM EST—there are only SIX matches announced for the card. The Miz and Big Show might still go head-to-head, but without the Intercontinental title on the line, as Ryback is temporarily sidelined with an injury. There’ve also been rumblings about a possible Divas match—with Sasha Banks and Charlotte headed to St. Louis, we could very well see them inside the Scottrade Center. Enough about the matches we might see and let’s focus on what’s been announced. My name is Mark Haggerty, and when everybody else is offering up picks or predictions, I’m delivering my “Educated Guess.”

WWE King of the RingВ
King Barrett (K) vs. R Truth
This is the 12th time King Barrett and R Truth have wrestled on television since the start of the Intercontinental Keystone Cops Program began back in March. This is the second pay per view in a row featuring Truth and Barrett competing over what was once a coveted artifact—the King of the Ring crown. In fact, aside from one, every Mountain Dew sponsored Kick Off since Wrestlemania has featured either King Barrett or R Truth. A winner? Certainly not the fans. Here’s my question: will the WWE bump this match up to the main show now that they’re down a triple threat? Or will they make up the time with something else. Let’s get a chant going guys: “Something Else! Something else!” I take issue with the idea of the KOTR crown being traded superfluously on the pre show to a C-rate ‘Network Special. I assume Truth is going to win; Wade Barrett should go to Japan.
Educated Guess: R Truth

Randy Orton vs. Sheamus
I like Sheamus. I like Randy Orton. I do not like Sheamus versus Randy Orton. Baby face Orton makes me sick, and “Are You Not Entertained” Sheamus is not entertaining. For the record, I do not think he looks stupid. I like his music, I like his look, I think he’s a good worker, but his goofy catchphrases are too much. Especially when they’re flagrantly lifted from Oscar winning movies like Gladiator . I have absolutely no emotional investment in this match whatsoever. Not one iota of interest and I’ll more than likely be assembling a sandwich while it’s on. My educated guess? Pepper ham, roast turkey breast, provolone cheese.
Educated Guess: Randy Orton

Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt
If Bray doesn’t win this match, he needs to take some time away from the roster. Bray Wyatt is one of my favorite characters in the WWE, and I’m not as hard on his work in the ring as some other critics tend to be. But I do find it bizarre that Bray Wyatt has seemingly zero wins under his belt. None that matter, at least. It doesn’t matter how many times he beats Dean Ambrose on Raw or Smackdown, the last time he came out on the winning end of a storyline was against Chris Jericho. That was Summerslam 2014—eleven months ago. He’s been caught in a perpetual downward spiral since then and I’m just not sure how I’m suppose to feel about him. A diabolical heel should perhaps rack up a couple of tallies in the “W Column,” but that’s not the case with the “New Face of Fear.” What’s to fear about a guy who only appears on television and never delivers on what he promises? I think this entire thing should end with Roman Reigns tossing a hammer into the Titan Tron as Bray Wyatt is telling the masses: “We shall prevail!” Does anybody get that reference? It would be a nice advertising tie-in for Apple. That’s all I’ll say. Given the WWE and their erratic and almost neurotically balance booking, I’m willing to bet Roman Reigns pulls this one out.
Educated Guess: Roman Reigns

WWE World Tag Team Championship
The Primetime Players (c) vs. The New Day
The “Not Quite Ready for Primetime Players” was the nickname given to the inaugural cast of Saturday Night Live. Did you know that? I like to toss together some random tidbits whenever I can—whenever they APPLY I should say. Unlike the WWE announcers; Jerry Lawler has 6 interchangeable jokes for everybody on the roster, and JBL name drops every pop culture reference whenever he’s given time to talk. Let’s talk about this match though: the Primetime Players are defending their world tag team titles against the proprietors of positivity themselves, the New Day. Big E and Kofi Kingston took on the Lucha Dragons this past week on Smackdown, and it would be assumed that same tandem will represent the clique once more. I’ve said before—I think running with the Primetime Players as tag team champions was the WWE’s way of saying “Thank You” for everything Darren and Titus do. I think it’s probably time for the New Day to regain the straps, but with Summerslam just mere weeks away, I guess I shouldn’t be so sure. I’m going to go out on a limb and say the Primetime Players retain their titles, and live to fight another day.
Educated Guess: The Primetime Players

WWE U.S. Championship
John Cena (c) vs. Kevin Owens
The match that most people are more than likely waiting to see is the rubber match between two of the most popular and—yes I’m going to say it— POLARIZING members of the WWE roster. John Cena has offered to put his United States Championship on the line in the past, but Owens has always declined. Until weeks ago, when the man Rusev called a “French American” made it very clear: he wants that US Title, because Cena has it. I feel like there’s a lot of hype going into this match; can their third and potentially final (for a while) battle possibly meet expectation? I’m most certainly optimistic. Given the unlimited potential of Owens and the unstoppable determination of Cena, I think it’s same to say we haven’t seen anything yet. In terms of picking a winner, we need to look a few weeks ahead. I’ll be attending both Summerslam and NXT Brooklyn, both of which are poised to be much bigger shows than BATTLEGROUND . Owens is set to challenge Finn Balor in a rematch for the NXT Championship; is the WWE really going to have the United States champion from the main roster lose to the NXT Champion? I don’t think so—but I also didn’t think Jushin “Thunder” Liger would be on this show. While I can’t predict the future for Owens, I’m having an equally hard time figuring out where Cena might be in a matter of months. Will John Cena MD – Pediatric Thuganomics decide to enter the world title scene any time soon? So many questions, and to answer the one right in front of me: I think John Cena is walking out of St. Louis with the U.S. Championship.
Educated Guess: John Cena

WWE World Heavyweight ChampionshipВ
Seth Rollins (c) vs. Brock Lesnar
The Undertaker will be appearing on Raw tomorrow night, and rumors are running rampant that he could be wrestling at this year’s “Biggest Party of the Summer.” While I don’t personally ever want to see ‘Taker again, I get his appeal and I’d rather they use him at Summerslam than just shoehorn him into Wrestlemania during the first week of March. So why am I talking about the Undertaker? Well let me first say, I do not think Brock Lesnar is going to win this match. I’ll speak to my point from earlier—Battleground just isn’t a big enough show. So how could Seth possibly retain his title, especially now that J&J Security are out, Kane is crippled, and Stephanie McMahon is the new face of the Diva’s Division? Well I mentioned the Undertaker. Not only did I mention the Undertaker, but Seth Rollins mentions the Undertaker on a seemingly regular basis while berating Kane. Now that the Demon is out, might the Phenom step up to defend “his baby brother?” There’s talk that the ‘Taker might finally retire in 2016, and if so I think a Seth Rollins program with the title in contention could be a fun way to sail off into Wrestlemania Season. Whether something like that happens remains to be seen, but I definitely think the match will end in a disqualification.
Educated Guess: Brock Lesnar via DQ

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