Survivor Series Preview & Predictions

So, we are now into Survivor Series week and the card is looking fairly light at the moment.
Pretty much the whole event is being built around Team Cena vs Team Authority. But we'll get to that in a moment.

John Cena to turn heel at Survivor Series?

Something big often happens at the Survivor Series PPV.

The debut of The Undertaker back in 1990. The devastating debut of The Shield just two years ago, back in 2012.
Heyman turning on Lesnar. The Rock turning heel on Mankind to become the Corporate Champion.
Oh and something happened in Montreal back in 1997 as well...

I fancy something big to happen this year as well. Something really big.

DO. NOT. MISS. One of the matches of the year on Smackdown tonight

Tonight on SmackDown sees a Triple Threat Match for the IC Title.

Dolph Ziggler vs Cesaro vs Tyson Kidd

Being in the UK, we've already seen the match and we are here to tell you - It. Is. Awesome.

Don't miss easily one of the best matches of 2014.

You can thank us later!

WWE release former World Heavyweight Champion

We are hearing unconfirmed reports that WWE have today released The Great Khali.

It is believed his contract expired and WWE have opted not to renew it.

His Superstar profile at WWE.com has notably been moved to the "Alumni" section.

The future of WWE is this guy...

Ladies & Gentlemen; I give you Finn Balor.

The artist formerly known as Prince Devitt is already known as an international superstar outside of the WWE and now he making a name for himself on NXT.

He is one of several new recruits from across the globe. The others being Kenta (now known as Hideo Itami) and Kevin Steen, who is still yet to take his NXT bow.

I believe that he has exactly what it takes to make the transition from indy wrestler to WWE superstar and his NXT debut proved it.

He has a great look, a great physique and a tough European style of wrestling. Combine this with breathtaking speed and aerial ability and a solid technical base - I think we have a superstar in the making.

He has certainly shone brighter (so far, anyway) than Hideo Itami. 

The two new recruits have formed an alliance in NXT and made their tag team debut last night against Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd.

Balor worked very snug and stiff - To the point I almost felt sorry for his opponents. But it is great to watch!

His finisher is a brutal double-footstomp from the top rope. A believable finisher that looks great and must require a lot of guts (literally) to take as an opponent.

He is already totally over with the NXT fans and with more performances like this, his popularity will only grow stronger.

There is a lot of clamour for Kevin Steen and it will be great to see him make his debut.

But don't overlook Finn Balor - I have a feeling he is the real one to watch.

#WWEBrighton 11/11 House Show - Review and Pictures

The night after RAW in Liverpool, WWE Live came to the Brighton Centre for the first time in around 25 years!
For those who don't know, the Brighton Centre is a relatively small venue for a WWE event. Probably at the smallest end of the attendance-scale for a WWE house show.

Still, these kind of smaller venues often create a decent atmosphere and the show was unsurprisingly a complete sell-out.

Before I review the match card I would just like to confirm for those wondering; Yes, the word "Network" was taped over on the ring apron! The VT of Vince McMahon apologising for the UK Network delay was played out on the big screens and generally met with heat from the crowd, including a few "Where's our Network?" chants for good measure.

First match was The Miz (w. Damien Mizdow) vs Sheamus.

The Celtic Warrior got a great reception from the crowd - As did Mizdow! The Miz didn't enjoy such a warm reception, however. But he played up to it well and drew some decent heat from the crowd.

After a solid match to start the evening, Sheamus picked up the win with his trademark Brogue Kick.

Second match on the card was Jack Swagger (w. Zeb Coulter) vs Curtis Axel.

Swagger recieved a decent pop from the crowd when his music hit and the trademark "We The People" salute remains as popular as ever.
The same can be said for Zeb Coulter, who enjoyed the crowd chanting his name throughout.

Swagger picked up the win with the Patriot lock. Bringing an end to probably the least inspiring match on the card.

The next match is usually the one I fast-forward on the remote when watching RAW or Smackdown - Los Matadores & El Torito vs Slater Gator & Hornswoggle.

Obviously I didnt have the option to fast-forward the match this time around and in fairness, it turned out to be a fairly entertaining match.
Having the opportunity to see high-flyers perform in the flesh is always very exciting and Matadores & Torito did a great job.

The acrobatic babyfaces duly gained the spoils and I gained a lot more respect for what they do, having watched them live in person - Maybe I won't press fast-forward in future, after all?

Now it was back to the serious stuff - Rusev (w. Lana) vs The Big Show, for the US title.

First things first. You only truly realise how big the Big Show really is, when you are a just a few metres away from him. Rusev isn't a small guy, but The Big Show completely dwarves him!

This was one of the weakest matches on the card, not helped by the fact we all knew the title was never going to change hands on a lowly house show.

The Big Show DID win the match, but only via DQ after Rusev clobbered him with a chair shot - thus retaining his title.

With Show down on the mat, Rusev and Lana made their way up the ramp as the World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry made his way down it and towards the ring.

Some of the crowd began to cheer him, hoping that he was making his way to ringside to help the giant. But anyone who watches the WWE product regularly, knew he was going to take a cheap shot at Big Show.

Henry's joy was short lived however, as Show eventually made it to his feet and landed a knockout punch on Henry before making his way out of the arena.

There was a 15 minute interval at this point, followed by some Divas action - AJ Lee vs Paige & Nikki Bella (w. Brie Bella).

Initially, this was a tag team match, with Brie scheduled to team up with AJ. Then Nikki reminded Brie (and everyone else) that she is still under her command and that Brie wouldn't be competing in the match. By default then, this became a handicap match.

Paige got a great reception as you would expect here in the UK. But she didn't get much action in the ring as Nikki deliberately stole the limelight. Paige's family were at ringside, so she just spent most of the time chatting to them instead!

Meanwhile, Brie was working the crowd (and stealing her injured husbands trademark) by using the "Yes!" chant repeatedly.

Nikki was distracted by this and also by an argument with her own tag partner, Paige. So much so in fact, that AJ snuck-up on her and rolled her up for the 1-2-3.

The match was decent and entertaining enough. However it was a real shame we only got to see Paige work for a few minutes in the ring.

The penultimate match on the card was surprising in a few ways; Luke Harper & Erick Rowan vs Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston (w. Big E).

Surprising that Woods & Kingston are a tag team, but seemingly only on house shows. And even more surprisingly, they won!

For me, they were two of the stand-out performers on the night and I really hope WWE give them some actual TV time as a tag team. They look great together in matching red ring attire. But more importantly, they work really well together as a team. After all - isn't that what tag teams should be about?

The main event of the evening was John Cena vs Seth Rollins in a Street Fight.

This is a match that is strong enough to be right at the very top of a PPV card, let alone on a small house show and they duly stole the show in an epic 20 minute main event.

Love him or hate him; When Cena's music hit - The roof came off the Brighton Centre. For those wondering if Cena still has still got it...He has.

Rollins drew great heat from the crowd as expected. When WWE allow him to position himself as the "future" of the WWE - They genuinely mean it.

In typical street fight fashion, an assortment of weapons were used by both men. These included chairs, stairs, a microphone and TWO tables!

The second of these tables signalled the end for Rollins, as Cena AA'd him through it from the second turnbuckle.

A WWE house show is a brilliant night of entertainment and a chance to see some of the biggest Superstars on the roster live in person. I would go as far as to say, most of the matches were better than on the episode of RAW the previous night.
It's also nice to see the Superstars a bit more relaxed than usual, without the pressure of being televised around the globe.

Well done to WWE for bringing wrestling back to Brighton after 25 years. But please, don't leave it so long next time!

#WheresOurNetwork

Calling all UK WWE fans - Let's get this trending tonight and let WWE know exactly how we feel about the WWE Network shambles in Britain.

RAW is being RECORDED in Liverpool tonight, which means WWE have time to edit the episode before it goes out around the world.

But if the #WheresOurNetwork chant is loud enough and long enough then WWE will have no choice but to run with it.

So, come on people. We've been screwed about far too often and for far too long. Let's make our voices heard;

#WheresOurNetwork

Night Of Champions Predictions

Here are our predictions for WWE's September PPV 'Night Of Champions'. Looking like a really strong card and of course ALL titles will be on the line!

As always there are no spoilers and no inside information - these are just our own predictions.

RAW Rundown - 01/09

Picture: WWE.com

Whilst this wasn't the greatest RAW in WWE history, it was a huge improvement on last week's episode which we covered in our previous blog post.


The show was scheduled to begin with Chris Jericho's Highlight Reel starring special guest Randy Orton.
Orton did make his way to ringside, but with Triple H, Kane & Seth Rollins in tow - suited and booted!

Picture: WWE.com

Apparently Triple H had decided that it might not be best for business for John Cena to face Brock Lesnar at Night Of Champions, and he is considering naming a new #1 contender for a title shot at Lesnar.

Cue everyone who's everyone try and claim their place as the new #1 contender including all of the men in the ring (bar Triple H) before John Cena came stomping out to ringside to make his point.

Cena claimed that it is his legal right to rematch against Lesnar and if he doesn't get it then he will sue!

Then Roman Reigns made his way (through the crowd - obviously) to ringside to stake his claim for being the #1 contender. What? You didn't think they'd leave him out did you!?

In the end Triple H decides that all of the men in the ring will get a chance to prove themselves in the main event of RAW - Cena, Reigns & Jericho vs Orton, Kane & Rollins - Six-Man Tag.

That's more like it, WWE!

Picture: WWE.com

The first match of the evening was Dolph Ziggler & Sheamus vs The Miz & Cesaro - accompanied by Damien San(Miz)dow and a makeup artist!

The Miz & Cesaro picked up the win following some interference from Mizdow and then a Skull-Crushing Finale from the real, proper, actual Miz on Ziggler;

Next up, another tag team match in the form of Mark Henry & Big Show vs Luke Harper & Erick Rowan - As we were reminded by Michael Cole - That's 1,400 pounds of human meat/Mark Henry's copious amounts of sweat.

Everything was going just fine until big, bad Rusev (accompanied by the lovely Lana) made his way way out to "observe" the match. Absolutely nothing to do with his ongoing rivalry with Mark Henry, nothing at all. He just LOVES watching wrestling...

...Oh.

Mark Henry had Harper in his arms ready for the 'World's Strongest Slam' but Rusev entered the ring and kicked Henry square in the jaw - And there was us thinking he was just innocently interested in watching the match!

Meanwhile, Rusev's old foe Jack Swagger was in singles action against Curtis Axel, forced into singles action due to the fact Ryback is out of action.

Incredibly, Swagger managed to pick up the win! Not due to the quality of his opponent, more the fact he hasn't won in about 2 years! Ok. Slight exaggeration there - but it did feel a bit like he was just being used as Rusev's punchbag for a couple of months.

These days Swagger has himself a new rival in the form of Bo Dallas. We imagine Swagger is absolutely THRILLED by this - But heck. At least he may now win the odd match on a PPV!

So anyway. Swagger picks up the win and then Bo Dallas makes his post-match appearance; 

We really didn't know how to call this next one. One of those kind of matches where there is so little between the superstars, it's just easier to sit on the fence...

...Rusev vs Zack Ryder

Rusev won - Mark Henry made his way to the ring - Rusev retreated. What a chicken! (although we wouldn't call him that to his face).

The Diva's division has just been given a brand new lease of life as Stephanie McMahon revealed that she was going to hand Nikki Bella a shot at Paige and her Diva's title.

Brie Bella was next out from behind the tron to exactly the same music as her rival twin sister. This was referenced by Steph who proclaimed that from now on the Bella's music is only to be exclusively used by Nikki Bella.
Nikki was generally horrible to her, about her and her troll-like husband Daniel Bryan - Her words, not ours. 

Then AJ came to the ring claiming that she was owed her title rematch against Paige.

Then Paige herself entered the fray as they couldn't have this conversation without the champion herself being present.

Nikki then took the microphone to suggest that her twin sister leave the WWE as a kind of sacrifice - Basically in the same kind of way she did for her husband, Daniel Bryan.
As she continued screaming at her sister to "leave", Brie finally snapped and pushed Nikki over into Paige who then dropped the Divas title, giving AJ the chance to seize the belt and skip around with it in circles!

The upshot of this being that the Divas division has just got a lot more exciting - And to think some idiots were chanting "Boring" at the beginning of the segment;

Gold & Stardust are now bona fide bad guys. We like this. It adds something to the tag team division.
For the first time in ages we have a feud between two tag teams, who actually look like tag teams! Credit where credit is due - WWE Creative did good when coming up with the 'Stardust' character.

This time round it was Goldust in action against Jimmy Uso (We think.You can never be 100% sure).
Goldust picked up the win after hitting his 'Final Cut' finisher. But despite the win being clean, what happened next was very much the opposite.
Both of the Rhodes Bros went after poor little Jey Uso's bad knee. Firstly issuing a kneebreaker and then wrapping his leg around the ring post and smashing it with a steel chair. Ouch.

Bad guys indeed;

Next up was the main event - Cena, Reigns & Jericho vs Orton, Kane & Rollins.

This match was a VAST improvement on the main event we were served up last week on RAW.
Big names. Fast paced action. Near-falls. Different Superstars finishers being hit in quick succession. This was certainly good enough to pass as a main event on RAW. Much more like it!

Both Reigns and Y2J spent lengthy periods in the ring before Cena was let loose towards the end of the match. As predictable as this is - The crowd erupted.

What wasn't as predictable was the fact that it wasn't Cena who picked up the win for his team. That distinction was left to Roman Reigns. Further proof, if it were needed, that he is being pushed on and up the WWE roster; 

As for what happens with Triple H planning to change the #1 contender - Who knows?
I would imagine that nothing will come of it and the Cena/Lesnar rematch will go ahead, as planned, at Night Of Champions.




FINAL THOUGHT:
Good on the WWE for FINALLY forward selling what is coming up next week on RAW. They always forward sell what is coming up on Smackdown, but let's face it, RAW is their flagship show.
By forward selling, I mean actively advertising what matches are coming up next week on RAW.
By doing this we now know next week will include Reigns vs Orton is a SummerSlam rematch PLUS Jericho vs Wyatt in a steel cage.

If I was a gambling man, I'd wager that by making those simple announcements, they have just added THOUSANDS more viewers onto their ratings for next week's show.

WWE Post-SummerSlam Lull

Last week was not a great one performance-wise from the WWE in our opinion.
RAW was very poor, followed by another very poor edition of SmackDown.

NXT Review 29/08

Rumours the original script for RAW on Monday night was changed

Following RAW on Monday night, there has been plenty of internet rumour and speculation regarding the main event of the show.

According to the reports and rumours online over the last few days, this is what we have learned;

Main Event Review - 26/08

Here are the results from last night's Main Event on the WWE Network. Including a surprise victory.

RAW Rundown - 25/08

Here is our weekly RAW Rundown with all the best bits from this week's show.

RAW Preview

With just a few hours until RAW gets under way. Here is our brief RAW preview;

Hogan on RAW tonight!

Last night, Hulk Hogan revealed via his Twitter that will be on RAW again tonight, live in Los Angeles.

Why John Cena can't beat Brock Lesnar

WWE Main Event Review - 20/08

First and foremost, the most important piece of news from last night's Main Event was the announcement that Brock Lesnar will be defending his WWE title at Night Of Champions against...

...John Cena!

After taking a severe beating from Lesnar at SummerSlam, it will be very interesting to see how Cena responds in a rematch.

We'll find out next month!

Picture courtesy of: WWE.com

In lighter news; Slater Gator went up against Los Matadores in tag team action, with Hornswoggle at ringside, dressed as a cow. As you do...

Slater Gator picked up the win. But the final word went to Hornswoggle and El Torito;

Big Show faced off against Erick Rowan and picked up the victory with the most basic of finishing moves;

Finally, we seem to be back at a Sheamus/Cesaro feud for the US title in the lead up to Night Of The Champions.

This was a feud that initially took place a couple of months ago. Although this is basically a repeat, they did have some good matches, so we'll give this one time to build.

Sheamus picked up the win over Curtis Axel whilst Cesaro was at ringside on commentary for the match.
Following Sheamus' win, Cesaro was eyeing up the US title belt.

You can watch the highlights here YouTube - Sheamus vs. Curtis Axel: WWE Main Event, Aug. 19, 2014

RAW Rundown 19/08

Following on from a decent SummerSlam PPV the previous night, this was a decent RAW showing.

This episode came complete with the brand new 'Clean' WWE logo which has been much talked about in recent weeks.

I think it is very nice and clear and suits this PG era very much. At the same time I'm sad to see the old Attitude Era one disposed of, but I guess we all have to move with the times.

The new 'Clean' WWE logo: Pic courtesy of WWE.com

A lot of celebrities haven been taking part in the "Ice Bucket Challenge" all in aid of a good cause.

Seth Rollins took part in the challenge, not through choice, but through Dean Ambrose' choosing;

Following on from SummerSlam the previous night, Nikki Bella was invited out to ringside by Stephanie McMahon to explain why she turned on her twin sister, Brie the previous night.

Initially I liked the idea of a feud between Steph and Brie - That was until I realised Brie is truly terrible at acting! Meanwhile, Steph as a character is as good as ever.

So imagine my surprise to discover the only person worse at acting than Brie Bella is...

...Nikki Bella!

The match between Steph and Brie at SummerSlam was decent enough. But I've really struggled to buy into the whole storyline to be honest.

From here we are obviously heading towards a match between the Bella Twins.

I'd be keen to see the match - But not the acting during the build up!

Dolph Ziggler defended his newly-won Intercontinental belt against former champ The Miz. Albeit by default after The Miz won the match by countout.

Since we've now had the title change and rematch, it is definitely time to move on.

 

On paper, the scheduled three-way tag team match looked to be a weird one.

Sheamus, RVD & Roman Reigns vs Rybaxel & Randy Orton.

Luckily the end product was actually quite good and it was nice to see RVD pick up the spoils instead of Roman Reigns for a change.
Let's be honest, a Five Star Frog Splash is more exciting than a Spear any day of the week!

The other highlight of the match was Ryback perfroming in front of his hometown, Vegas crowd.
He was comfortably the most over out of all six men, without having to do very much!

Along with a brand new look WWE logo and RAW graphics - A new WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt was presented to Brock Lesnar.
It features the new look WWE logo and does away with the need to carry two championship belts. 

The new WWE champ - With the new belt: Pic courtesy of WWE.com

With the formalities out of the way, Paul Heyman took the microphone to address the WWE Universe as only he can;

WWE seem keen to grow and develop the tag team division recently and who can blame them?
Tag teams have become a neglected commodity in recent years and for a long time The Usos have been the only real tag team.
So it was nice to see recent competition from the Wyatt's, who appear to have slipped in the pecking order having lost both of their recent title challenges.
Recently, Mark Henry & Big Show have had a push as a tag team - Which is an interesting (and big!) proposition.

On RAW things just got much more interesting as the reigning champs The Usos lost to Goldust & Stardust.
I had a feeling that it was going to happen and it puts them right at the front of the queue for a title shot.

Seeing as the Rhodes brothers are so over with pretty much every WWE crowd, along with their brilliant, synchronised new look, I think you could well be looking at the next tag team champs!

Looks like WWE are moving on from the Rusev/Jack Swagger feud.

Last night Swagger lost clean to Cesaro; Interesting, given Cesaro hasn't been able to buy a win of late;

Meanwhile Rusev looks as if he could be heading into a new feud with Mark Henry after the World's Strongest Man came out to confront him on RAW.

Has Rusev finally met his match? 

The main event of the evening followed on from the epic Lumberjack match at Summerslam between Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose.
This was a rematch, with the stipulation chosen by WWE fans, who were given the chance to vote via the WWE app.
The choices were either No Disqualification, Falls Count Anywhere or No Holds Barred - We chose Falls Count Anywhere - But basically all three of the options added up to same damn thing anyway!

This match was on a par quality-wise with the Lumberjack match at SummerSlam the previous evening, which is especially encouraging to see on an episode of RAW.
There were some brilliant high spots featuring a Powerbomb onto a stack of steel chairs and a Superplex through a table.
After such an entertaining match it was a real shame to see it all ruined by such an unrealistic gimmicky end, involving Seth Rollins Kerb-Stomping Ambrose' head through a pile of concrete blocks...

Concrete blocks. A gimmick too far: Pic courtesy of WWE.com

I mean, seriously? Come on WWE! It's supposed to be CONCRETE!!!

If it was the real thing I would imagine Ambrose would probably be dead now - Seriously injured at the very least.

Look. We all know that wrestling is, for want of a better word in this instance, "fake". But there really is no need for these gimmicky incidents. It's way too over the top. It's unrealistic. It just makes a mockery of the product and, what was up until that point, a great match.

That aside, the good news is that this feud is going to run and run. Brilliant news for the fans and I'm sure they've got plenty of great matches to come.

Who knows - Maybe they could be fighting for the WWE World Title soon enough?

SummerSlam Review

SummerSlam 2014 got underway with a surprise appearance from the immortal Hulk Hogan. 

Nothing all that exciting about his appearance though, he was basically there to sell the WWE Network.
 

I understand that the WWE have a product to sell, but I do find the way they advertise it to be cringeworthy most of the time.
 

(By the way the WWE Network is just 9.99!)

The Miz vs Dolph Ziggler
(Intercontinental Title Match)

Decent match to kick off SummerSlam and the first of three title changes during the evening.
 

After some nice exchanges in a fast-paced match, Ziggler picked up the win with the Zigg-Zag.
 

For me, this was a surprise title change. But at the same time Ziggler is so over with the WWE Universe that it can't really go wrong!
 

Who knows what's next for The Miz - Are they doing a new Marine movie?

AJ Lee vs Paige (Divas Title Match)

Second title match of the evening and the second title change. Again, for me this was a surprise title change, but an enjoyable one.
 

Paige's recent heel turn added some spice to the rivalry in the build up to this match. But in the end she won clean to regain the Divas title.
 

Where this rivalry goes from here, who knows?
 

Maybe AJ will win the title back tonight on RAW! The Divas belt is seemingly becoming a hot potato between the two of them, so why not!?

Rusev vs Jack Swagger 

Flag Match

We never thought for one second that Rusev's winning run would be broken at SummerSlam by Jack Swagger. It is clear that WWE are lining him up for a push and have been for some time. 

That said, this was his biggest test to date and for once he had take part in a fairly even match where he had to sell and take bumps. 

Swagger got Rusev in the Patriot Lock before the match had even started and so the Bulgarian Brute had to nurse his ankle through the entire contest - Which he sold well and convincingly.

Rusev's ankle made it difficult for him to put Swagger in his finishing hold 'The Accolade', but once he finally did (fighting through the pain barrier) Jack Swagger eventually passed out.

Rusev wins - But Swagger didn't tap. 

We've got a feeling this one may rumble on.

Seth Rollins vs Dean Ambrose

(Lumberjack Match)

This was easily the match of the night and given all the hype and build-up it certainly delivered.

I think we all groaned a bit when Ambrose chose a Lumberjack Match for his stipulation, but last night the groaning stopped.

The lumberjacks all played their part and there was some brilliant brawling through the crowd between the two former 'brothers'.

The best high spot of the night went to Ambrose who dived onto the lumberjacks carrying Rollins back to the ring. In one motion he took out half of the WWE roster - Incredible!

Rollins was always going to win this one and always going to win unclean and so that proved to be the case, with a little bit of help from Kane and his MITB briefcase! 

The good news is that this feud is FAR from over and we've got a feeling Ambrose will get his revenge.

Bray Wyatt vs Chris Jericho

We haven't really been won over by this feud. 

Y2J was brought back to the WWE specifically to feud with Wyatt and to get him over even more. 

Not sure it's been entirely successful and Wyatt was certainly getting over more during his feud with John Cena. Not to mention that the Cena/Wyatt matches were better in general. 

Wyatt was always going to win this one after losing to Jericho at Battleground and so that proved to be the case, with Jericho putting him over clean as well.

With the scores now at 1-1 will we get a decider next month? Maybe we will. Either way I'm not sure the WWE Universe are sold on this feud and it will be interesting to see what happens after, particularly for Wyatt.

Stephanie McMahon vs Brie Bella

The spoilers did what they do best and spoiled the ending to this one weeks ago.

It was practically common knowledge that Nikki Bella was going to turn on her sister Brie and I found myself just waiting for it to happen.

This distracted from the match somewhat, which wasn't actually all that bad! 

Most impressive was the in-ring prowess of Steph. With the crowd chanting "You've still got it" throughout the match.

Steph picked up the win with a LOT of help from her husband and Nikki Bella. 

We fully expect this one to rumble on for a while to come.

 

Roman Reigns vs Randy Orton

Roman Reigns is the golden boy, make no mistake about it. He is being primed to become a WWE champion in the not to distant future. 

Which is exactly why he was always going to go over against the Apex Predator, Randy Orton. 

In all honesty, I'd completely forgotten about this match on the card! What with all the excitement that went before it, I was just waiting for the main event between Cena and Lesnar. 

The match itself was neat and tidy without ever really setting the world alight. It would've been nice to have seen Orton in the mood he was in a few weeks ago on RAW when he destroyed Reigns.

The most impressive spot was Reigns launching into his trademark 'Superman Punch', only to be caught by a mid-air RKO - This led directly to the best near-fall of the night.

Reigns eventually picked up the win with a Spear, and his WWE mega-push continues.

I do worry for him slightly for a few reasons. Mainly that he is still a little bit green and rough around the edges in my opinion. It does feel a bit like his push is as a direct result of his stature and looks.

But more importantly I worry for his sequence of trademark moves becoming too predictable and repetitive. I think it could end up being as boring as Cena building up to his 'Five-Knuckle Shuffle' and we all know what kind of response that gets!

Was I the only one who heard a few moans and groans directed at Reigns last night? If so, that doesn't bode well.

John Cena vs Brock Lesnar

(WWE World Heavyweight Title Match)

Wow.

We all thought that Lesnar might win this one - But I don't think ANYONE could have predicted the manner in which he won the belts.

In short, Cena was annihilated by Lesnar. I would go as far as to say that this was just an extended squash match. 

Cena received SIXTEEN brutal suplexes and two F5's before losing clean to the Beast. 

With Cena losing in this manner it does make you wonder - Is he off for a break? Or is the unthinkable about to happen? 

Is he about to turn heel?

I mean, how DO you come back from a main event defeat like that? 

For Lesnar, this sets him up for a long run as WWE champion. He looked every bit 'The Beast' last night and it does pose the question - Who could realistically beat him?

Time will tell, but one thing is for sure - Get used to seeing those two golden belts a lot less on the TV - We now have a part-time World Champ.

 

 

  

 

 

 

Best SummerSlam Moments EVER

The biggest event is coming up on Sunday and we can't wait!

To get you in the mood - Here are some of the best SummerSlam moments EVER;
 

RAW Rundown 11/08

If you missed last night's RAW, or you just fancy watching the highlights all over again, here are the best bits from last night's show;

Paul Heyman and his client Brock Lesnar opened the show. With Lesnar sporting a new, modified version of his trademark vest;

Heyman once again reiterated that Cena is in for the "beating of a lifetime" at SummerSlam on Sunday.

We can only assume that Lesnar has very sensitive vocal chords or a very small vocabulary. Heyman certainly suffers from no such problem.


Roman Reigns then faced the world's most boring tag team Rybaxel, as per the orders of corporate Kane.

Rybaxel were disqualified. Reigns picked up the win and then proceeded to go through his usual routine against both members of Rybaxel. Superman Punch, Spear etc...You know it by now!

Mr. Money In The Bank Seth Rollins took on Mr. Monday Night Rob Van Dam. Rollins predictably picked up the victory with a vicious Kerb-Stomp.

However on his way back up the ramp, there was a little surprise lurking for poor old Seth; 

In an ever so slightly ridiculous angle, Stephanie McMahon revealed that Daniel Bryan has been having an "Affair" with his Physical Therapist. CRINGE.

The whole angle was made worth it however, due to the facial expressions of Steph when Brie Bella put her in the 'Yes Lock'. Enjoy;

Sticking with the ladies for the time being - "She can't wrestle" but Eva Marie managed to pick up a surprise win over Divas Champ AJ Lee - With a little help from crazy Paige;

Regardless of what you think of John Cena, I think we can all admit his promos of late have been brilliant. This one was no different;

Then, following on from the ridiculous Daniel Bryan/Brie Bella/Physical Therapist love triangle, Brie Bella got herself arrested for the 'assault' earlier in the evening.

Haven't we been here before?

For the record - We'd also add a charge of 'Crimes against acting' to the Brie Bella charge-sheet.

After all that nonsense, it was time for the WWE superstars to gather at the top of the ramp to celebrate the 61st Birthday of The Hulkster. Who was joined in the ring by some very special guests.

Everything was going well until Heyman and Lesnar pooped the proverbial party;

We were kind of hoping that Hulk Hogan was going to receive an 'F5' as a Birthday present from Brock, but no such luck.
Instead John Cena sprinted in to save the day;

FINAL THOUGHT: If you think Brock Lesnar really is the "Beast Incarnate", then think about this - Cena called him out TWICE in the space of an hour, but the "Beast" politely declined. Just something to consider.

FINAL FINAL THOUGHT;

This.

SummerSlam Predictions

With less than a week to go until the BIGGEST event of the summer, here are our predictions for SummerSlam.

Remember, these are just predictions. No inside info. No spoilers.

JACK SWAGGER vs RUSEV 

FLAG MATCH

PREDICTION: RUSEV WIN

 

 CHRIS JERICHO vs BRAY WYATT

 PREDICTION: WYATT WIN

THE MIZ vs DOLPH ZIGGLER 

INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

PREDICTION: MIZ WIN

AJ LEE vs PAIGE

DIVAS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

PREDICTION: AJ LEE WIN

BRIE BELLA vs STEPHANIE MCMAHON

PREDICTION: STEPH WIN

ROMAN REIGNS vs RANDY ORTON

PREDICTION: REIGNS WIN

DEAN AMBROSE vs SETH ROLLINS

LUMBERJACK MATCH

PREDICTION: ROLLINS WIN

JOHN CENA vs BROCK LESNAR

WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH

PREDICTION: LESNAR WIN