Wednesday, February 28, 2018

New Report On How WWE Views Braun Strowman & WWE’s Decision To Go With Reigns vs. Lesnar At WrestleMania

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, here is the latest on how WWE views Braun Strowman and the decision to stick with Reigns vs. Lesnar at WrestleMania.

The Elimination Chamber was booked in a way where Roman would win but Braun would look as strong as possible by eliminating everyone but Reigns. Vince McMahon reportedly sees Braun Strowman as the ideal pro wrestler, because of Strowman’s combination of size as well as his ability to do WWE styled comedy effectively, which is something that Roman Reigns has not been able to do as well. WWE also feels that Strowman has also noticeably improved as an in-ring worker and now has the crowd behind him.

WWE could have changed direction and gone with Lesnar vs. Strowman at WrestleMania, but they chose to stay the course. WWE has been protecting Lesnar’s F-5 so that it means more when Reigns kicks out of it at WrestleMania.

WWE also feels that Seth Rollins has a good buzz right now, but that he is only just now starting to thrive as a babyface again. Finn Balor is expected to re-enter the WWE Universal Championship picture at some point.

Opinionated View- All this  Vince still gets off on big guys that pick up heavy stuff. And he will keep shoving them down our throats.
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WWE NXT Preview

Advertised for tonight’s WWE NXT is Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler, Tyler Bate vs. The Velveteen Dream and an appearance by NXT Champion Andrade “Cien” Almas.


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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

WWE Reportedly Trying to Make The Build to Reigns vs. Lesnar as Close to a Shoot as Possible

According to Dave Meltzer, there is reportedly a plan in place by WWE to get Roman Reigns cheered at WrestleMania 34. The word is that someone came up with the idea when WWE still had enough time to tell Lesnar and Heyman not to come to Anaheim. WWE is trying to make the build to Reigns vs. Lesnar as much like a shoot as possible. While Reigns cut a “shoot style” promo on last night’s WWE Raw, the promo was scripted.

Opinionated View- Oh just what we don't need. Brock getting more time off. And Roman trying acting like he's not one of Vince's golden boys.


WWE 205 Live Preview

WWE 205 Live airs tonight on WWE Network from Los Angeles at 10:20 PM ET following Mixed Match Challenge.
Set for tonight is the continuation of the Cruiserweight Title tournament as Kalisto faces Roderick Strong and Cedric Alexander faces TJP in Quarter-Final action.
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WWE Mixed Match Challenge Preview

WWE Mixed Match Challenge continues tonight live on Facebook Watch at 10:00 PM ET immedialy following Smackdown Live in Los Angeles.
Set for tonight is Sasha Banks and Finn Balor vs. Asuka and WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz in a quarter-final match part of the ongoing tournament.
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WWE Smackdown Preview

WWE Smackdown Live takes place tonight from Los Angeles, California.
Adveritsed for tonight is an appearance by John Cena as he looks for a path to WrestleMania 34. Cena teased a possible match with The Undertaker on RAW last night, but noted the match wasn’t possible and was invoking his “free agent” status to make the jump back to Smackdown Live beginning tonight.
Also scheduled is Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin, Naomi vs. Ruby Riott and a face-off between The New Day and Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos.

Backstage update following last night’s RAW involving Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns

During last night’s RAW, WWE advertised a face-to-face Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns segment to begin building up their match for WrestleMania 34. That confrontation did not end up taking place as advertised, with Reigns instead cutting a promo alone.
While there is no official word as to why Lesnar did not appear as advertised, Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online reports that the planned segment involving Lesnar and Reigns was still in several of the scripts last night.

It isn’t known why the script was changed last minute and it appears Lesnar was not even backstage in Anaheim last night per the same report. Lesnar was reportedly in Las Vegas on Sunday night (the site of the Elimination Chamber) as UFC President Dana White tweeted a photo of the two, with Lesnar wearing a UFC t-shirt.
Lesnar is currently not booked for RAW next Monday night in Milwaukee. He is currently scheduled to face Kane this Saturday at a live event in Chicago. His next TV appearance as of now, will be in two weeks when Raw takes place in Detroit. WWE.com did also attempt to address Lesnar’s absence from RAW, leading many to believe it’s still storyline.
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2018 Review

Monday, February 26, 2018

Possible Raw Spoiler For Tonight

According to Pwinsider.com, Kane is in Anaheim, CA and will be at tonight’s Monday Night Raw taping. He’s been off TV since being destroyed by Braun Strowman in a last man standing match in January.

Opinionated View- FUCK! Let me guess he's going to crush someone like Balor to "get his heat back" 


Miz vs. Strowman at WrestleMania?

According to wrestlinginc.com, it looks like Braun Strowman vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz is still on for WrestleMania 34 after last night’s WWE Elimination Chamber PPV. This was reported last week.

Opinionated View- Well that match will suck. Strowman is just awful and I don't want to hear any bullshit about how great Miz is given Miz has degraded badly.

New Japan News and Notes

On Sunday night, New Japan announced that the reunited Golden Lovers tag-team of Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi would face The Young Bucks on the Strong Style Evolved live special on March 25 from Long Beach, California airing on AXS TV.
This match was set-up over the weekend during the Honor Rising events in Tokyo after The Young Bucks announced that they would be moving up to the Heavyweight Tag Team Division.
Continuation of this story, as well as the developing story of the divide in The Bullet Club kept going on the latest episode of the “Being The Elite” YouTube series.
On Sunday night, New Japan announced the following participants and first-round matches for the 2018 New Japan Cup tournament, beginning on March 9 and concluding with the Finals on March 21.

3/9 at Koruaken Hall in Tokyo
* Michael Elgin vs. Tomohiro Ishii
* Juice Robinson vs. Yujiro Takahashi
3/10 in Aichi
* Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taichi
* Bad Luck Fale vs. Lance Archer
3/11 in Hyogo
* Kota Ibushi vs. YOSHI-HASHI
* Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
3/12 in Kagawa
* Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Toru Yano
* IWGP Tag Team Champion SANADA vs. Chuckie T.
3/14 in Shizuoka
* Elgin/Ishii winner vs. Juice/Yujiro winner
* Tanahashi/Taichi winner vs. Fale/Archer winner
3/15 at Koruaken Hall in Tokyo
* Ibushi/Yoshi winner vs. Naito/ZSJ winner
* Smith Jr./Yano winner vs. SANADA/Chuckie T. winner
3/21 in Niigata
* Semi-Finals and Finals of the tournament
The winner of the New Japan Cup receives an IWGP Title shot of his choice at the Sakuru Genesis iPPV on April 1 at Sumo Hall in Tokyo.
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WWE Raw Preview

WWE RAW is live tonight from Anaheim, California.
Tonight is the fallout from last night’s Elimination Chamber PPV. Advertised for the show is WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar appearing to confront his WrestleMania 34 challenger, Roman Reigns. Plus, Ronda Rousey will appear following her confrontation with The Authority at Elimination Chamber.
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2018 Review

Friday, February 23, 2018

Updated WWE Elimination Chamber Card

Here is the updated card for Elimination Chamber this weekend.
Men’s Elimination Chamber Match
Winner Advances to WrestleMania to face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Title
John Cena vs. Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman vs. Seth Rollins vs. Elias vs. Finn Balor vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz
Women’s Elimination Chamber Match
RAW Women’s Championship
Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Bayley vs. Sasha Banks vs. Sonya Deville vs. Mandy Rose vs. Mickie James
RAW Tag Team Championships
Sheamus and Cesaro (c’s) vs. Titus O’Neil and Apollo
Asuka vs. Nia Jax
Matt Hardy vs. Bray Wyatt
Plus, “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey will sign her RAW contract
Kickoff Show:
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. The Miztourage
Opinionated View- Awful card.


Thursday, February 22, 2018

Impact Wrestling Preview

Impact returns tonight on Pop TV on February 22, 2018.
Scheduled for tonight’s show is EC3 vs. Johnny Impact in a No. 1 Contenders match, Cult of Lee vs. LAX, Moose vs. Alberto El Patron and oVe vs. Lashley and Eddie Edwards.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

WWE NXT Preview

Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. Johnny Gargano for the NXT Championship will headline tonight’s WWE NXT on the WWE Network where if Gargano loses, he’s gone from NXT.
No Way Jose vs. The Velveteen Dream and Nikki Cross vs. Vanessa Borne is also scheduled.
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Updated WWE Fastlane Card

Here is the updated card for Fastlane in three weeks.
WWE Championship – Fatal 5 Way Match
AJ Styles (c) vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Baron Corbin
WWE United States Championship
Bobby Roode (c) vs. Randy Orton
Smackdown Women’s Championship
Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Ruby Riott
Smackdown Tag Team Championships
The Usos (c’s) vs. The New Day
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

WWE 205 Live Preview

205 Live, beginning at 10:30 p.m. Eastern (9:30 CT) on the WWE Network, will feature the final two matches as part of the first round of the Cruiserweight Title Tournament. This includes Jack Gallagher vs. Mustafa Ali and Buddy Murphy vs. Ariya Daivari.


WWE Mixed Match Challenge Preview

WWE Mixed Match Challenge is back on Facebook Watch tonight immediately following Smackdown Live at 10:00 p.m. Eastern (9:00 CT). This week will feature Bobby Roode and Smackdown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Nia Jax and Apollo


WWE Smackdown Preview

Scheduled for tonight’s Smackdown Live is The New Day vs. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin win the winners facing The Usos at Fastlane for the Smackdown Tag Team Championships. Also advertised is Smackdown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch and Naomi vs. The Riott Squad.


Apollo Crews gets a name change in WWE

WWE.com is now listing Apollo Crews as only Apollo on his official roster page.
He was still being referred to his original name on television as of last week. Apollo joins a long list of other talents have who’ve had quiet name changes including Erick Rowan, Luke Harper, Antonio Cesaro, Elias Samson, Adrian Neville, Big E, Alexander Rusev and more.
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WWE Changes PPV Formats

Monday, February 19, 2018

New Segment Set For Raw

WWE has announced that Asuka will address Nia Jax on RAW tonight. The two are set to face each other at Elimination Chamber on Sunday.
Also set for tonight’s RAW:
* Bayley, Sasha Banks, and Mickie James vs. Alexa Bliss, Mandy Rose, and Sonya Deville
* John Cena vs. Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman vs. Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor vs. Elias vs. The Miz in a Guantlet Match


Ring of Honor officially rolls out the new Honor Club streaming service with three plan options

Ring of Honor has officially rolled out the company’s new Honor Club streaming service, while also launching a new website for the company.
The advertising lists live streaming, discounts, video on demand, tickets and more. The service will also feature live streaming of ROH live events, weekly TV episodes including an ROH TV archive, video on demand vault including historical footage/HDNet, 50% off all Pay Per View events, 15% off ROH Pro Shop, early access to tickets and more.
The website provides these two disclaimers:
* In the rare instance that an event is unable to be offered live, it will be presented on delay within the following 7 days.
* On ROH digital platforms only. ROH cannot offer discounts through Cable or Satellite providers.
Three plans include monthly at $9.99, annual at $99.99 and VIP at $119.99.


Jeff Jarrett to be inducted into the Class of 2018 WWE Hall of Fame this April in New Orleans

WWE has announced that TNA Wrestling and Global Force Wrestling founder Jeff Jarrett will be inducted into the Class of 2018 WWE Hall of Fame this April in New Orleans.
NBC Sports was the first to make the announcement on Monday morning.

Jarrett joins Goldberg, The Dudley Boyz and Ivory as the announced inductees for the ceremony taking place on Friday, April 6 in during WrestleMania 34 weekend.
After an early career with WCCW and USWA, Jarrett signed with the WWE (then WWF) in 1993 and would go on to hold the Intercontinental Championship three times. Following a contract dispute, Jarrett would sign with WCW in 1996 in a run that would only last a year before returning to WWE in 1997. Jarrett held the WWF Tag Team Titles with Owen Hart in 1999 and would go on to hold the Intercontinental Championship for three more reigns in 1999 along with a brief run as European Champion.
He would go on to have a high-profile outing with WWE in late 1999 when his contract with the company expired one day before he was scheduled to defend the Intercontinental Championship against Chyna. Per public reports, Jarrett demanded an “undisclosed amount of money” from Vince McMahon to work the match against Chyna. Jarrett lost the championship and would return to WCW that same year. He would have runs as the WCW United States Champion (1999) and four reigns as WCW World Champion in 2000.
Following the sale of WCW to the WWE in 2001, Jarrett founded NWA-TNA (later known as TNA Wrestling) with his father Jerry Jarrett. The company would struggle financially in the early days running weekly Wednesday night PPV events, first beginning in Alabama and later transitioning to the Nashville Fairgrounds. After securing financial backing with Panda Energy and naming Dixie Carter as the new President, Jarrett would go on to be the focal point for the company from 2002 through 2006 as NWA World Heavyweight Champion as the show went from weekly Wednesday PPV to monthly PPV events and secured television deals with Fox Sports Net and later on Spike TV.
Jarrett publicly resigned from TNA in December of 2013 and later founded Global Force Wrestling. In 2015, Jarrett took GFW on the road booking minor league baseball stadiums across the country and later held TV tapings in Las Vegas. The TV tapings were never picked up and Jarrett made his return to TNA in the summer of 2015 at the Slammiversary PPV beginning a feud between the TNA and GFW rosters. Jarrett won the King of the Mountain Championship at the Slammiversary. That storyline would finish with Team GFW losing to Team TNA, with Jarrett publicly focusing on trying to find a potential suitor to air the GFW television tapings he had edited from Las Vegas.
In 2017, Anthem Sports and Entertainment purchased TNA Wrestling and changed the name of the company to Impact Wrestling. Jarrett would be brought back to the company by Ed Norholm, with Anthem announcing a purchase and merger with Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling. The new partnership with Jarrett would see him take on a major backstage role. Impact would also air the GFW Amped TV tapings two years later on PPV featuring talents such as Bobby Roode and Eric Young who were now signed to WWE. The partnership ended in October when Anthem announced it was parting ways with Jarrett. Jarrett would then enter rehab to treat alcoholism, which was paid for by WWE.
Outside of a recent appearance with Jerry “The King” Lawler at a Memphis Grizzlies NBA game, Jarrett has stayed pretty quiet in 2018 since his successful stint in rehab.
Opinionated View- Great pick. Guy is a great talent had some amazing matches. Drew great heat.