RAW 1000

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Tonight is the 1000th episode of RAW. I cannot believe it either. In case you didn’t not know, tonight’s main event is between John Cena, and CM Punk, for the WWE Championship. With that said, tonight seems like a Pay per View. And because of that, I am going to write a preview blog to go along with it. Since I don’t know everything that is going to happen tonight, I will only talk about the things that have been advertised which are also what is on the website, the title match, Brock Lesnar’s response to Triple H about Summer Slam, and the wedding between Daniel Bryan, and AJ.

The Wedding: There have been a few weddings in the WWE, and I can’t remember one that has gone off without a hitch, so I am going to say that tonight there will be something that interrupts this “wedding”. Kane has interrupted a wedding before (between Edge and Lita), so I doubt it will be him. So I am thinking that maybe CM Punk, will stop the wedding and have AJ run off with him. But I could also see AJ realizing Bryan was using her, and her walking away leaving him at the altar. So my prediction is that this wedding will not happen.

The Challenge: Triple H has asked Brock Lesnar for a match at Summer Slam. We have not seen Brock since he “broke” his arm. Since then Brock has sued Triple H and WWE for breach of contract, and because of that, Triple H has asked for them to settle it in the ring, instead of in the court room. I see Brock Lesnar coming out (hopefully looking in better shape than he did a few months ago), and F5ing Triple H, and then saying he accepts his challenge. There is no way that this will not happen, and if both men have been training for it, which I think they have, then I think this will be a great match at Summer Slam.

WWE Championship: John Cena is cashing in his “Money in the Bank” guaranteed title contract, tonight. He is only the 2nd person to challenge a champion, and give him notice. It was a big surprise to me when Cena won the Money in the Bank, so of course you (as well as I) were thinking that this meant Cena will once again be the champion. Well I am not sure. Think about it. Eventually the Royal Rumble winner was not a lock to win the Title at Mania. In the 1st 15 years after the Rumble winner became the #1 contender, that wrestler (or wrestlers in some cases) was 12-3. That is a great number. Makes me want to win the Rumble. But in the last 5 years, the Rumble winner is only 1-4. That is terrible. You don’t know if the rumble winner will win the title. I say all of that to say that the MIB winner is 10-0 when cashing it in, but most times (all except one before tonight) that is normally after the champ has had a grueling match. So I predict, that we will see a 1st, John Cena will cash in the Money in the Bank contract, but will not win the title.

Ok guys, so these are my picks. I know that they seem a little off, but I am thinking outside the box on this one. I will be watching, as will you, so if you have a questions or comments hit me back. Oh yeah Congratulations WWE on 1000 episodes, and good luck on 1000 more.


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Money in the Bank Predictions

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I know I am late writing this blog, but I had an emergency, and could not get to it, until now. So I will get right into it, and do a prediction blog for the rest of the Money in the Bank PPV. By the time I sat down and wrote this the PPV already started and I know some of the results, so I will comment on what I know.

The Money in the Bank Ladder match for the World Heavyweight Title Shot: Dolph Ziggler your winner. I have been telling you guys for years, that Ziggler was the best wrestler in the company (and maybe the world) for at least a year and a half now, and finally WWE sees it too. I believe very soon he will cash in the contract and will be World Champion. And we will see more of the best wrestling WWE has to offer. You can hate him all you want, but he is going to be our champion, and it is about time.

World Heavyweight Title match; Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio: Sheamus won to retain his title. I am not at all surprised. I would have picked that outcome, had I been able to get this in before it started. I did not see Del Rio winning the title tonight. I think Sheamus’ time as champion is almost up, but I don’t think Del Rio is ready to be the face of SmackDown. I don’t think Ziggler will cash in the contract later tonight, but I am sure at the right time he will be the next champion.

The Money in the Bank Ladder match for the WWE Title Shot: A wonderful surprise happened tonight, the Miz returned, and will be in the MIB ladder match. Now this match seems like it is being set up for John Cena to win his 1st MIB, but I don’t see it that way. I am sticking to my guns from the last PPV, I think the Big Show wins this match, and I would not be surprised if he cashed it in tonight after the WWE title match.

WWE Championship Match; CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan: This will be very an intriguing match. And with AJ as the special guest referee, it is made even more interesting. AJ has been playing both guys between each other, and it will all come to a head tonight. This is going to be very hard for me to figure out. On the one hand, I (like I’m sure most people also) can see AJ helping Punk keep the title, and he becoming his girlfriend, and making a cute TV couple. But on the other hand, I could see AJ really being crazy, and helping Bryan win the title. I know what you are saying, make a decision………..so here it is. AJ helps Bryan win the title, and then Big show comes out with the contract, and defeats Bryan for the title. Exacting some revenge for Bryan doing the same thing to Big Show, after he won the title back in November.

Again I apologize for posting this blog so late, but I am glad I got it out there this week. Let me know what you think about my predictions, and about what you think might happen in the future.


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Excuse me!!!!!!!!

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This week as I was watching wrestling I noticed something I really liked. I thought I would never do a blog on this, but I have to say this one is well deserved and I think it is a good time to write about this. Tonight I am going to write about the women in wrestling.

Lately in WWE AJ, has been a subject of conversation. She has been a part of a “love triangle” with Daniel Bryan, Kane, and the WWE Champion CM Punk. She has been going between all 3 of them, and has been heavily involved in their matches. During those matches, when Kane seems to have the edge, her music plays and she starts to skip out to the ring. While this happens, Kane become memorized with her, and totally forgets about the match. I think this whole character is brilliant. I was not at all interested in AJ when she was just with Bryan as his girlfriend, but now that she is playing them against each other, I think it adds a lot depth to her character, and to the characters of the other men involved in this angle.

Now that we are talking about women in wrestling, I cannot go on without talking about the woman who has entertained me ever since she becomes a major player in the WWE. That woman is Vicki Guerrero. I have enjoyed Vicki’s work for a long time. I feel like she is one of the few people in the business that does exactly what they are expected to do. She comes out, she annoys everyone and they boo her. In the business there is a lot of gray area, a lot of not knowing who and what people are, It is nice to have a character that you know what you are getting from them. Vicki is just what she is supposed to be. She is a heal manager. She talks for her clients, and they go out and fight. All the while the fans hate her.

Lastly I will not talk about one specific woman, but I will talk about a group of women. The Knockouts division of TNA are clearly the best women in wrestling. They have a few women that you know very well from WWE. Gail Kim, Mickie James, and Tara (who wrestled in WWE as Victoria), and some others that you would have to watch TNA to find out about them. If you know anything about me, then you know that I don’t find woman wrestling entertaining at all, but I admit, I have watched their wrestlers, and they are by far, the best that there is out there. TNA even had a steel cage Knockouts match that was the main event on one episode of Impact Wrestling.

Again I know this is a first for this blog, but I felt these ladies deserved the spotlight. The business has been dominated by men, but these women are the new trail blazers. They will be the ones that are looked at for years and years to come.

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The things I noticed this week in wrestling.

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Tonight’s blog is not going to a specific topic, but it will be more so random thoughts about some things that have gone on in the wrestling world. Most will be what I have seen this past week, but there will be some that are from a long time ago that I am just now seeing.

Okay, let me start off with my predictions from last week’s Pay per View. I was correct in the World Heavyweight, and WWE Title matches, but I was not exactly correct about all of the details. Do you know who was……my wife. She said as she was reading the blog last week that she thought in the WWE title match, that AJ, would leave the match with Kane, and that is exactly what happened. When asked how she knew that, her response was “you know wrestling, I know drama”. I guess she was right. I was wrong about Cody Rhodes. I thought he would win the IC belt back and start to make his win into the discussion for the World title, but it looks like they are going to keep him fighting for the IC title just a little bit longer.

I was wrong about John Laurinaitis. I thought they would keep the angle of the bad boss going, but they decided to stop it. I thought they could get a lot more run out of it, with CM Punk, and John Cena, but they did not. Along with that, I was correct about the Big Show. I knew they would have him target the WWE title. But I was thinking they would put him in a program involving the title right away, but I guess they want to make him earn it? Oh well, I am sure I will be right in a few months (barring injury of course).

So I was trying to watch TNA this week, and you all know how much it pains me to say this, but I was very confused. Their main thing of the night was the fact that Dixie Carter, and AJ Styles had something going on, and they wanted to make it seem like they were having an affair. Christopher Daniels (another TNA wrestler) had pictures of the 2 of them together, and had been going around convincing everyone (including Dixie’s husband) they were together. But as it turns out, they were helping some random person with a substance abuse problem (or something). I am not really sure exactly what was happening at the end of the show, but somehow, they were vindicated for their actions, and they were not cheating. Well, I don’t understand what is going on with this. Who was this random person? And if they were not having an affair, why would they keep that from everyone? If you have nothing to hide, why do you hide? Just another thing in the long line of things about TNA that I just don’t get. And as much as I try, I just don’t know how much more of TNA I can take.

Lastly I want to tell you all why I love this business. I was watching an old episode of Ring of Honor. It is not on TV here in Atlanta, and I had to download it to my phone. As I was watching this show, they were introducing a new tag team to ROH. They were the tag team of Shelton Benjamin, and Charlie Haas, formerly in WWE known as Team Angle, or the World’s Greatest Tag Team. So as they came out to the ring, the crowd stood up and cheered for them. They were very excited to see this team come to ROH. They had the utmost respect for these guys. Respect. I absolutely love it when the fans have enough sense and enough class to show respect to guys who have earned it. Not everyone in wrestling is a douche, and needs to be put in their place. Sometimes there are some good guys in the business. When they come around; we need to show our respect for them. For once, I actually appreciate the fans for being knowledgeable about the business. Keep up the good work.

Maybe next week I will come up with an entire blog to write about. If not, I will tell you guys more about what I have seen in the past week in wrestling. Also if I have any Chris Jericho fans out there, I might do a review of his latest book (I say latest because he has written two, but I have only read the last one). It is awesome, and any fans out there should be really excited about it.

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No Way Out: Preview

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I know it has been a long time since I have written a blog, sorry about that. I know some of you have been waiting for it, and I will not let you down. If I cannot find anything to write about beside WWE, then I will just write about WWE

Any who, normally, I don’t write prediction blogs because I feel like they are cheap, and too easy. But I really missed the boat on the last PPV. I knew the Big Show would come out and help John Laurinaitis win the match. When I heard the wording that if any WWE Superstar helped Laurinaitis, they would be fired, I knew it would be Show helping him. I figured he would be apologetic the next night on RAW, saying he had to do it, because he had a family, and Laurinatis would hire him back only if Show helped him. I didn’t think Show would get upset with everyone else and make it about himself, but I knew he would be fighting John Cena at this PPV.

So with all of that said, tonight’s blog will be a prediction blog about tonight’s PPV.

Brodus Clay vs. David Otunga: I am not trying to be funny, but does anyone really care about this match? I assume Clay will win this match, but if he does not, then nothing will change.

Santino Marella vs. Ricardo Rodriguez for the US Title: I didn’t even know this match was happening. Oh yeah it is contested in a Tuxedo Match no less. I don’t see Santino losing the title to a ring announcer, so I say Santino wins this one.

Layla vs. Beth Phoenix for the Diva’s Title: I feel that Layla will win this one. Beth has been the Diva’s Champ and Women’s champ on multiple occasions (4 times total), and I think they will let Layla hold the title a little longer.

Christian vs. Cody Rhodes for the Intercontinental Title: I feel like the company wants to let Cody be the man. Remember I wrote a blog about Cody (which means he will be world champion soon)? I think he is well on his way to becoming the main man in the company. With that said, I think he wins his 3rd IC title, just like all of the greats before him, who have held it at least that many times, like Michaels, Edge, and Jericho. This will be his last title before he becomes world champion.

CM Punk vs. Kane vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Title: I don’t see Punk losing the title even in this triple threat match, although I could see AJ (the girl that is involved in somewhat of a love triangle) turning on CM Punk, and helping Bryan win the title, but I could also see Punk somehow pulling this out, and keeping the belt.
Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler for the World Heavyweight Title: Because Alberto Del Rio(the original #1 contender) got hurt, and Ziggler was a late replacement, I doubt he will win. I think he will give him a decent match, but Sheamus, pulls away.

John Cena vs. Big Show in a Steel Cage: This one is hard to call. I think that since Show has become a big angry giant, I could see him beating the crap out of Cena for most of the match, and Cena coming back and winning. But the only thing that I think stops that from happening is the fact that if Cena wins then Laurinaitis gets fired. I think they still have a lot of work they can do with the crooked boss/GM angle, so I think Show pulls out the win.

Oh and there is some announcement by Triple H, about his arm, Brock Lesnar, and the lawsuit. I think he will come out, and say how the suit is going, and that his arm is healing, then Brock will come out, and they will fight, and set up for the next PPV, where the will fight.

Now the aftermath is what I think will be very interesting. If CM Punk wins, I see him defending against….the Big Show. I think they have set him up to be the big bad man. And what does the big bad man need in wrestling……the Title. After Sheamus wins, I think they will try to get Del Rio his title shot, but he stays injured so, I don’t think he will be getting the belt, but since Cody Rhodes is on SmackDown, I think he will be challenging for the belt very soon. And what about Cena, you ask? I think Cena will continue to try to get rid of Laurinatis, by any means necessary.

All right folks, I am putting it out there. Tell me what you think.

Where is all of the new blood?

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I know I have not written a blog in a while. Since WrestleMania, I have been writing a lot about WWE, and have wanted to do more than just them. But to be honest with you all, I have been watching TNA, and have not found anything good to write about. And since Ring of Honor is not on TV, I have not had anything to write about besides WWE. But as I watched TNA this past week, I did see something.

So last week I was watching TNA and the World Heavyweight Champion, Bobby Roode was defending the title on TV. They have started having title matches every week on TV, which is one thing they do that I actually like. Anyway, Roode successfully defended his title. After the match he chose to celebrate, not just the win, but the fact that he is the longest reigning world champion in TNA, since they broke away from the NWA and became their own company, since 2007.

After the celebration, Hulk Hogan told Roode he had a new challenger, and at that time the lights went out. So I was wondering, did someone jump from WWE, or is someone finally going to step up and become a new challenger to the title? But no, who was it when the lights came back up…….it was Sting, again, for like the 100th time. And Sting beat up the champ, and was given a shot at the title at their next Pay per View. The bad thing, to me, about that is their next ppv is Slammiversary. Slammiversary is TNA’s biggest ppv, like WrestleMania is to WWE. And this is their 10th, so this is a big deal for them. So I do not understand why they are putting in their main event, their longest reigning champion, the future of the company, and a man who is 53 years old and has been their champion 4 times already. So I am wondering, are they out of new stars?

From the beginning of TNA, it has always been as an alternative to WWE. They had these young gun wrestlers who could do anything. But where are all of those guys? Where is this X division that was supposed to be revolutionizing pro wrestling? Where are the young guys who are supposed to be challenging for the title? Why do we keep having the same guys challenging for the title? In the last 2 years, they have had Sting, Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, Mr. Anderson, Jeff Hardy, and Samoa Joe all challenge for it. The only 2 new guys to even challenge for (and subsequently win) the title are Roode, and his former tag team partner, and the man he defeated for the title, James Storm.

I hope that after Roode wins at the ppv we can get some new blood in the title mix at TNA. Say what you want about WWE, but Alberto Del Rio, Mark Henry, The Miz, Christian, have all held world titles for the year. All of those men were new to the title scene. Like I always say, I don’t write this blog to kill anyone, but I am giving my opinion. I hope that they have new wrestlers challenging for the title, because I cannot take any more of what looks like the old, and I do mean old, wrestlers.


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Pro Wrestling.......It's fantastic!!!!!!

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One of the loyal followers of this blog has been making a comparison for the last few years. He has been comparing wrestlers with NBA players. I would say he started doing this about 2 years ago when I was a guest on his radio show, but he also made mentions of it on this blog. Back then I did not have a chance (or maybe I just refused) to look into exactly what he was saying. Then maybe 2 weeks ago he sent me a newspaper/blog article with someone else making the same comparison. Now I cannot find the article, or I would give the gentleman credit, because it was very, very well done. I went through his article, there were some that I thought were accurate, and some that I thought were a reach. So to get conversation going, I would love to start this conversation tonight. Now some of these may be obscure for you all, so if you have any questions please let me know, and of course, if you don’t agree and want to say something different, please feel free to comment.

So let’s start with a man who has won almost every accolade in the business, except the big one. The brand new MVP of the league, LeBron James. Who do I think is the best guy in the business right now, who has won every title out there except for the world title? Shelton Benjamin. I know you may think it is a reach to go with Benjamin, but I can’t think of anyone else who is as good as him in the business right now. Now think about this, Benjamin has won every title in WWE except for the world title, and now he is in Ring of Honor, and again he has won a title, but not the big one. But if you have watched Benjamin, you know that he is probably the best guy in the business. Just like James, he has been dazzling us for about 10 years now. And just like James if he does not win the title, he will be looked at as a big disappointment. He will be a Barkley, a Ewing, and a Wilkins. If James does not win it, he will be here too.

Next I would like to compare factions with entire teams. The four horsemen stand for excellence and championships. In the NBA one team has personified this, and I hate to admit it, but the Boston Celtics, as an organization, are just that. The championships alone speak for themselves. But let’s dig deeper. Bill Russell has won more title as a player than anyone else, he is Ric Flair. And through the years the faces have changed but they are always there, and they have always stood for winning. Now on this next one, you are going to have to use your imagination for this. I say Phil Jackson is Triple H. And if Jackson is H, then the Chicago Bulls are D-generation X. Now take out the fact that DX was counter cultural, and just think about the championships they won their 1st time around, when it was just Triple H and Shawn Michaels; that would be like the 1st 3-peat. Then Michaels retires, so does Jordan. Afterwards they reform the team and have some success. Then Jackson leaves the Bulls and coaches the hated Lakers, and turned them into champions. And after that he started dating the owner’s daughter. Triple H left DX and dated the owner of the company’s daughter; he also formed a new team called Evolution. With Evolution, Triple H won 5 World titles, and with the Lakers, Jackson won 5 World titles. These teams have all become the flag bearers for this business when it comes to factions, and teams.

Lastly I am going to compare 2 men whom, at 1st I did not like; who I thought was given way too much, way too fast; who are very comparable to stars of yester year? But I will admit that in the last few years these men have become the face of their organization, and are the hardest workers in their sport. The 2 men I am talking about are Kobe Bryant, and John Cena. There was a time when both Kobe and John were looked upon as not deserving of all of their accolades. Kobe was an all-star starter during his 2nd year in the league, though he was not a starter on his own team. John Cena’s 1st title reign was for almost a whole year, and when he did finally lose it, he won it back in 3 weeks. This is something we have never seen and were not used to. And worse than that, during his 1st reign he beat everyone. Shawn Michaels, Kane, Kurt Angle, Christian, Chris Jericho, he beat everyone. So because of this, we all did not like both men. And through all of this I think a lot of us forgot a few things about these guys. #1 they are the hardest workers in the league. If left up to them, they would not miss anytime at all. #2 they are at their best when the bright lights are on, Kobe in the Playoffs, and I have gone on record saying the Cena is Mr. PPV. He has not been out performed in a PPV since he became a main eventer. And #3 I think that there was a time when both were the absolute best in the business. Cena has taken on every single wrestler out there, The Rock, Michaels, Triple H, Brock Lesnar, some he beat, some he lost to, but he has taken them all on, and has performed up their level, or even out performed them. Bryant has taken on the NBA has to offer, and he is still one of the best. After 16 years he was 2nd in the league in scoring. These 2 men may be on the down side of their careers, but they are still the men you want with the ball in their hands when the game on the line, or in the main event at WrestleMania.

I really enjoyed writing this blog. It is good to put these 2 sports in the other sport’s perspective. I am sure I could go on and on, with these comparisons, but I will leave it up to you all. If you think I am wrong in certain areas, let me know, I will think about it. And if you like what I put and you want to add to it, and then by all means let me know, and let’s see what we come up with.