Hey Guys, i am back once again with my thoughts on last nights edition of Friday Night Smackdown, and i have to say the show delivered and it was very entertaining and impressive.
The Show opened up with The Undertaker, now when the show started and i heard The Undertakers 'gong' i was very shocked, The Deadman rarely ever opens up shows anymore and it was a welcome surprise to see Taker do some mic work, i like this thing thats going between him and Vicki although i would prefer if it was done a lot quicker so Taker can move on to some fresh fueds, I have absoutely no idea what Takers going to do to her, but one thing i would like to see but it will never happen is that remember back in 1999 when Undertaker abducted and kidnapped Stephanie McMahon?, i would like to see that but that Taker in 1999 was an evil heel so i doubt we will see that kind of thing happen, its gonna be interesting but hopefully it doesnt last too much longer.
Next up we get the womans tag team match with Maryse and Natalyia v Michelle McCool and Maria, was a decent match and to see Maryse pick up the win and then dominate McCool after the match seems to me is that she is recieving a push and a future Divas Title match, I have to be honest McCool was used better when she wasnt a champion, ever since she won the title we have hardly see her win or do anything interesting, i hope creative start using her more to make that title look more creditable.
Jeff Hardy v MVP, well what can i say.... an absolute 5 star match from these two great performers, this is whats good about Smackdown is that you are due to see 5 star matches every week because the talent is so superior to what the Raw Roster has, i loved this match from start to finish, good to see Jeff finally getting a good win under his belt after a few weeks of putting people over,i jumped off my seat when Jeff botched the whisper in the wind i honestly thought he had broken his neck but i am glad he was ok, Shelton Benjamin interfering and taking both men out after the match was good, it gave good build up to The Championship Scramble and it is also giving Benjamin much needed TV time to put him over more with the audience, after all he is carrying The U.S Title.
The Tag team match with Jesse and Festus and Hawkins and Ryder was a decent way to let Big Show come out and dismantle them and to once again make a statement, Big Show was due to work a program with Umaga, but with Umaga's injury that was put on the backburner, now this is what i see happening with Big Show.... Now Big Show is crying out for Attention, he doesnt have a match at Unforgiven and neither does The Undertaker, now i see Vicki putting Taker and Big Show in match at Unforgiven as punishment for their 'actions', i think this would work as Big Show is due a heel turn and putting him into a program with Undertaker could just do the job for that heel turn to become active.
By the way Hawkins and Ryder, they are supposed to be WWE Tag Team Champions, they are being made to look so weak with hardly any tv time and they are being squashed each week, i dont think this is working with Hawkins and Ryder as Tag Champions and i hope WWE creative give those titles to somebody else soon.
Now Victoria v B Bella was a good match, now i am not so sure whats going on here,but when Bella went under the ring and came back out was that a different Bella?, are they twins?- was interesting anyway... but poor Victoria great womans wrestler she deserves better
Onto the main event WWE Champion Triple H v US Champion Shelton Benjamin another magnificent match up, both men gave their all i was very impressed with Triple H in particular,since moving to Smackdown i would bet that is the longest match he has had with someone since switching brands, Triple H picks up the win and to make Benjamin look less weak he clobbered The Game with the US Title after the match, with makes him look very effective and to also make great build up to Unforgiven scramble match.
Now Khali coming out at the end, i want this fued between him and Triple H to end, their is no way Khali will win the WWE Title, i hope they have one more match quickly and this fued is over, i see Triple H definetly retaining the title at Unfogiven and i have a bad feeling Khali will come out at the end and make another statement setting up another match between the two, although they may make the match this friday on Smackdown.
The ending with Vicki and the lights going off in her office and the screaming was funny, i wonder what Taker has done to her? or maybe it was Big Show playing mind games, interesting stuff.
Couple of points i would like to add where was Kozlov?, i just dont think WWE know what to do with this guy if this continues you may see a release for the Big Russian coming soon, as he needs a big fued to kick off sooner rather than later.
R-Truth decent showing against Dykstra but that dancing for his entrance for me was bad... really bad, all the vignettes leading up to his debut was on a serious side about his past then he comes out dancing, just didnt make sense to me.
Also another point i have to say, Matt Hardy v John Morrison on ECW Tuesday night , their match was Amazing, both guys really do deserve to be on either one of the big 2 brands.
Overall a decent Smackdown i would give it a 7/10, and i expect more decent Smackdowns in the next few weeks to promote their debut on MyNetwork TV.
Any thoughts on this column i would like to hear from you either on fan nation or an email to sevillecfc@aol.com
Hey Guys, I am here once again to give you my thoughts on last nights edition of Monday Night Raw, on my last blog i thought last weeks Raw was a complete disaster but last nights was slightly better not great but decent, a whole lot better than last weeks anyway.
I thought last nights opener between Punk and JBL was good, when it started the show off i was thinking to myself, 'Oh no not these two going at it again', but they surprised me with a good fast paced contest with Punk very impressive with some high risk manouvers, the only thing thats annoying me though is that WWE Creative have not given anyone else for Punk to defeat cleanly apart from JBL, its a shame for Punk, but i think with the championship scramble coming up this will be for Punk to retain the title and look more creditable as a World Champion.
Kane's backstage promo i liked, this heel Kane is what i have wanted to see for a long time but i would like him to be more evil and do more sinister things like back in 2002/2003 when he was a complete nutcase,regarding his expected fued with Rey i just wish Rey was on television to interact with Kane or the fans may lose interest quickly, although Rey is now in the championship scramble match so things could improve with this feud and you will likely see Kane v Rey at No Mercy in October.
Now I am not John Cena's biggest fan but i was very sorry to hear what happened to him, he has a neck problem and he will require surgery, its a body blow to the WWE and for John, as this injury could rule him out for a very long time, i hope he makes a speedy recovery and my thoughts go out to him.
Now on Raw their is only 2 tag teams on the roster, Priceless and Cryme Tyme, last nights match with Priceless v The King and Duggan for me for pointless, it just shows you their is no other tag team on that roster who can take on the tag champions, i did however like the build up to the tag match that was made for Unforgiven with Cryme Tyme ripping into the champions, at Unforgiven i do not see Cryme Tyime winning, the champs will retain but i only wonder after the tag champs stop fueding with Cryme Tyme who else on the roster can they battle with over the tag championships?
Shawn Michaels and Y2J.... finally the match has been made for Unforgiven, last night once again both men's promos were superb, HBK at the moments mic skills are extraordinary and Y2J he is nearly as better, both men are the highlight of Raw for me and i can wait for Unforgiven to see these two go at it which i do believe will be a bloody brawl.
Good to finally see Primo Colon on Tv a decent performace against a funny Charlito or Charlie Haas, Haas i like this funny gimmick he has but we all know he has so much more potential and deserves better than jobbing every week.
Rey Mysterio being added to the Championship Scrambe it was so obvious it would be him, their is no one else on the Raw roster i thought of apart from Rey who would have been booked into that match, its a good move for WWE, will add more to the match at Unforgiven.
Kelly Kelly just gets hotter and hotter every week and she picked up a big win over Beth Pheonix on Raw, i didnt expect her to win but with her picking up the win it shows you WWE are definetly ready to give her that push, by the way she gave Beth a bloody nose with that kick not sure if Beth broke her nose or not , but this led to Beth taking out Santino and then later on in the show she helped Santino retain the IC Title against Kofi Kingston, these two are very enjoyable at the moment, its great comedy and i am looking foward to see what could happen next, my only down point on this issue is that the IC Title seems so weak and its a shame as that title has a great history.
Onto the main event, I am sorry but this match between Batista and Kane totally sucked, the match was slow and very painful to watch and the DQ ending, well once again i could have told you before the match started that this would happen.the two men hitting each others knees with chairs was ok at the end but surely creative could have done something better, what about CM Punk running out to help Batista and JBL getting involved, what about even Rey making an appearance, the ending was so weak and it done nothing for me to promote the championship scramble match at Unforgiven.
Overall i would give this weeks Raw a 5/10, Raw for me is no longer the flagship show, Smackdown is much better on Friday Nights, Raw now needs more star power now that Cena's is out, and i just do not see how Raw is going to improve, i hope something can be done but i dont see anything changing soon.
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Firstly i am hoping tonights Raw broadcast gives us more than last weeks episode, last weeks show was horrible and i hope Brian Gertwitz gets it right tonight when it comes to his 'creative' writing, the only good thing going on Raw is Y2J/HBK, last weeks show opened up well with Y2J blaming HBK for his actions at Summerslam the night before, after that the show went downhill, far too many squash matches where we knew the outcome before the bell rang and the main event which was excellent, but Y2J pinning the champion in his home town just made Punk look extremely weak, why not let the champion win in his home town and let Y2J defeat some other superstar on the roster like Batista or Cena or something.
Championship Scramble at Unforgiven, sorry but once again i am not into this idea at all, its a PPV and we will only get two 20minute World Title matches, i just dont want to see this at Unforgiven, Triple H and Punk should be doing one on one matches at the moment, and i honestly do not see any title changes in either match when it comes to the 20mins ending, The only reason i see this happening is for Punk to retain and to make him look like a stronger champion, as far as Smackdowns concerned their is no way Triple H is dropping the title here.
What i am looking foward to at Unforgiven is HBK v Y2J this match is a sure cert to occur at the event, HBK is not retiring and wont be retiring anytime soon, so at Unforgiven i hope they have some sort of gimmick match and i am sure they will steal the show as these two are so good in the ring together and the storyline so far between the two has been fantastic.
Also At Unforgiven i suspect Kane will battle a returning Rey Mysterio, i liked on Raw that Kane came out to a remix of his old entrance music it brought back memories of that masked Kane from 1998, they are definetly trying to build him up as a monster heel i hope it works because Kane is better as a heel, as far as the mask being Rey's mask in the sack i was disappointed but hey this could be a good feud and i am looking to foward to see what happens.
Is it me or how good are Santino and Beth Phoenix together, very entertaining i must say!
Onto Smackdown now, what lies next for The Undertaker?, will he particapate at Unforgiven?, last week we saw The Big Show dismantle everyone in that battle royal, now i have a feeling that Big Show will be turning heel any time soon, so to get Show noticed the only thing he can do is go after The Undertaker and thats exactly what i see happening, Taker and Show have worked together a lot in years gone by and it would be refreshing to see these two go at it again- Umaga who is injured was due to fued with Show but i think that angle may be dropped now but we will just have to wait and see.
Kozlov? when is he going to finally get a angle with someone, these squash matches are happening too often now, someone please come out and challenge this guy or he is going to go stale.
Is Edge taking a well deserved break now or will he be back on Smackdown this week?, and i wonder what lies next for the rated R Superstar as him and Taker has now definetly finished.
Any thoughts on this blog i would like to hear them or you can email me at Sevillecfc@aol.com
Hey Wrestling fans, just thought i would post a small blog as i havent wrote in a few weeks as i have been on holiday.
Raw this week was a decent show, i thought Mike Adamlie done a very good job, i know this guy is not liked at all by the wrestling public, but i do see Adamlie changing into a major heel GM, i think he definetly has the credentials to be a hit on Raw, give the man time i think interesting times are ahead for us with this new GM appointment.
Cena/Batista new Tag team champions, this reminds me back to Summerslam 98 when Stone Cold and The Undertaker where on the Highway to Hell for the WWE Championship and with all the build up before their match they to also won the WWE Tag titles from Mankind and Kane at WWF Judgement Day 98, The WWE like to put the tag titles on individuals who are fueding and this has again happened, I for one am unhappy that Cena and Batista are feuding so early this one should have been kept for at least Wrestlemania 25, with these two fueding already its leaves me to wonder what other big Raw fueds would interest us when this one is over.... It remains to be seen but lets hope this match at Summerslam is a classic between the two.
Both World Titles at the moment are playing 2nd fiddles for Summerslam, Batista v Cena and Taker v Edge are being built up more than Triple H V Khali and Punk v JBL.... JBL number 1 contender its not good, nobody wants to see that match on PPV and ill tell you their is a big possibility that JBL could be your next World Champion, but Punk with a win here would make his title reign worth something and more appealing so hopefully Punk will retain..... i also think PUNK would be a better Champion if he was Heel but thats just my opinion.
Before i move onto Smackdown, HBK and Jericho should have another match at Summerslam or they could have made Punk v Jericho with an HBK run in costing Jericho the match that would be more appealing than seeing JBL on a World Title match on PPV that title match is simply not good enough for Summerslam and has anyone noticed but this is the 2nd year in a row that Khali has been in a World Title match at Summerslam, last year v Batista and this year its the game Triple H.
We all know that Triple H V Khali will be a pointless 15 minute match with Triple H retaining their is not a chance in hell of Khali capturing The WWE Title.... this is just a way of building Triple H up even more and to make his reign go on longer and to make him a dominant champion.
On Smackdown though the arm wrestling match was done very welll to build up the feud, but as i say Summerslam the game retains and this fued ends, hopefully after summerslam we see Triple H and The Undertaker fued over the title, its about time The Undertaker gets back The WWE Title, as that is the belt he should always wear if he gets the title back,
Edge on Smackdown was great, the evil Edge is what we all want to see and its good that he is showing no fear about Hell in a cell we all know Taker will win the match but this gives Edge more to his character and it doesnt look to the public that the match will be a forgone conclusion but Taker definetly wins.
Is Vicki and the familia on the way to a face turn..... interesting times are ahead.
Right thats my review for this week any thoughts or comments i would gladly like to hear them if you read this review and if you want to talk more wrestling email me at Sevillecfc@aol.com or leave me a comment on Fan Nation.
Hey guys and welcome to my 2nd Raw Review, before i go on and discuss Raw i have to say that Smackdown recently has been really good to watch, and i am actually enthralled with this Edge/Vicki marriage angle and i am really looking foward to this weeks edition to see if the wedding definetly happens or if we will see the return of a certain 'Phenom'
Anyways last nights Raw once again kicked off with a McMahon except this time it was Shane and Stephanie who basically said the same thing as they both have said in the last couple of weeks the only good thing about this was because Raw has been 'out of control' recently its only a matter of time before one of the McMahons gets to Raw and puts their authority in place, it will likely be Shane as Stephanie is heavily pregnant so she wont be appearing, with Shane in control i think that could lead to some very interesting viewing, as we all know Shane is a great in- ring competitor remember his feuds with Test and more recently Kane, superb matches to watch at times.
The Michaels and Y2J brawl before the show went live was excellent, what a way to basically disobey authority with all hell breaking loose just after the McMahon's asked for calmness, this Y2J/HBK fued is definetly the main storyline on Raw for me,Jericho's heel gimmick is excellent, he is a new and improved Jericho. and i just cant wait to see those two going at it at the Bash, it will steal the show mark my words, by the way Jericho's match with London was good, pretty obvious outcome but decent match and good mic work from Jericho and Michaels.
The opening bouts with Kate Lea and Mickie James and the popular Kofi Kingston against Paul Burchill, were two top notch contests and very entertaining wrestling from the men and the divas, Kofi is impressing me week in and week out and i hope they give him a good long title reign as i think the audience are really beginning to take to him.
Mickie James is just a great diva to look at and to watch and if it wasnt for the Ashley Massaro release and all the personal problems she had it was Ashley who was going to get Mickies push, so Mickie has fortunately landed a great role at the moment and may it continue.
Kane, Kane and Kane its about time this guy gets more and more TV time it like going back to the late 90's and early millenium when he was exposed like this, Kane acting like a maniac and acting like a guy who should be locked up, its just great to watch, I am loving this angle, who is he referring to?, whats in the bag?- my opinion is that he is reffering to himself and his Mask is in that bag, as when Kane had the mask he was evil, powerful and just a demonic character, his match with CM punk was ok, not great it was only a way to get Kane to snap again and make this heel turn more convincing to the public as he seemed to be getting cheered when its totally obvious WWE want his over as a maniac heel again.
The way CM Punk was used last night sucked in my opinion this guy is supposed to be World Champion and he is being buried and beaten in every match he seems to be competing in, Snitsky got a lot of control over him last week, Kane assaulted him after their bout last night and Batista made an apperance and gave him the spinebuster, i also heard reports that in the RAW dark match after RAW went off the air last night Batista defeated PUNK in a 2 minute match, whats going on with this, where is this leading to and will PUNK be champion for much longer, in my opinion i dont see it lasting long at all.
Snitsky why does he continue to get TV time, i have no interest in him, Jamie Noble is funny but this segment is just becoming to common with Noble now and its annoying, Beth Pheonix beating Santino was good ,is Beth now a face?
The 6 man tag team match was once again decent but not great, good to see The World Tag Team Champions in this one as i think Rhodes and Diabese are 2 huge guys will plenty of potential to go further in the business, the way they downfalled Jim Duggan was written superbly by creative, the only thing i am not so sure bout is, what is Duggan gonna do next?, will he snap?, will he change gimmick?, could be interesting and very funny to watch, By the way where is Hardcore Holly? i thought this guy loved a fight he hasnt confronted Rhodes yet about his heel turn at Night of Champions.
JBL and Cena, the only thing i like about this is the hatred that these two have for each other i always like their verbal chemistry but in the ring i cant stand watching them, the Bash match should be good though with the NYC rules, Cena to definetly get the win as last nights ending with JBL trying to run him down definetly means Cena wins at the Bash, that angle to end Raw last night was lame and it sucked, i would like your opinions on that, but it just didnt work for me, WWE creative are certainly trying their best to end RAW on cliffhangers, their doing well but i just didnt like this weeks ending.
Anyway ill be back with a Raw review in 3 weeks as i am going on Holiday to Ibiza on Saturday, so i hope everyone enjoys the Bash and the next couple of weeks of WWE television, and once again i would like you to leave any comments or questions you may have on this blog or either email me at sevillecfc@aol.com
