Wrestlemania 32: The Fine Line Between Satisfaction And Failure

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WrestleMania 32 The WWE's marquee event is live on April 3rd, 2016 and many WWE faithful are thus far reserving judgement as has been the case in recent years.

Once again we are faced with some questionable booking and yes... Another Main Event featuring Roman Reigns. Since the 2015 WrestleMania the WWE has been devastated by injuries and I think it's fair to say the WWE weather the storm as best as it could have.

In response to declining ratings we seen Vince return to TV. Kalisto win the US Title. Triple H return to the ring and become WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Some wars between Brock and The Undertaker. Roman Reigns continues to headline in spite of the fans and the continued rise of Dean Ambrose. The Divas Revolution which is on it's last legs as groups have fractured. While Raw hasn't gotten much new blood outside of AJ Styles and the return of Sami Zayn we've also seen the cupboards continue to be loaded in NXT.

So reality is our options were always going to be limited with NXT graduations coming much slower than many have hoped in spite of the mass injuries to the main roster.

A quick look and break down of the main card with the list via Wikipedia

Andre "The Giant" Memorial Battle Royal is a throw in with little to no implications going forward but an over the top rope elimination is always worth a watch. While all the entrants are yet to be finalized I'm putting my money on Tyler Breeze to win it for the trophy selfie opportunities.

The Uso's vs The Dudley Boys - Flip a coin and the winner is... It doesn't matter! You can build it for two months but there are no implications here. A title shot? Even if The New Day loses to the League of Nations the tag titles will be tied up another month at least.

7- man Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship - This one has Zayn/Owens written all over it. The two could cancel out which opens the door for Ziggler but the rest are fillers to take some bumps.

Divas Championship

Charlotte vs Becky Lynch vs Sasha Banks - You have to think Lynch or Banks walk out of AT&T Stadium. There are too many Divas struggling to stay relevant at the moment and Charlotte has been underwhelming as champion.

The #USTitle is ON THE LINE at #WrestleMania! @KalistoWWE @Ryback22 #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/qDFffTuT0V

— WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) March 18, 2016

United States Championship

Kalisto vs Ryback - I'm happy to see Ryback trying to make changes but it's still not enough. Frankly he needs a win here. Losing to Kalisto pretty much cements him as a career jobber.

WWE Tag Team Championships

The New Day vs The League of Nations - The beating they put on the New Day was impressive and cringe-worthy. Now lets see if they can follow it up otherwise I don't see a team on the main roster who can unseat the New Day hype train.

It's OFFICIAL! #ShaneMcMahon vs. #Undertaker inside #HellInACell at @WrestleMania! #RAW pic.twitter.com/Fwkem3I86S

— WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) February 23, 2016

Hell In A Cell

Shane McMahon Vs The Undertaker - This one is going to be crazy one way or another. Shane will fly. Taker will do tons of damage. This match guaranteed will be decided by outside interference and it could be a wild one regardless. Big implications either way. I'm going with the Undertaker on the basis that losing to Lesnar is one thing... dropping another Mania match only hurts the Deadman's legacy.

Can The #LunaticFringe get the better of #TheBeast @BrockLesnar in a #NoHoldsBarredStreetFight at @WrestleMania? pic.twitter.com/7eptvHpQnp

— WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) March 1, 2016

Street Fight

Dean Ambrose vs Brock Lesnar - This is my pick for match of the night. This will be must see WWE. It's going to be brutal to watch and I guarantee an instant classic. Winner - Brock Lesnar. We've seen Ambrose get destroyed by Lesnar a few times and I don't think weapons are going to be enough to even this one up. Expect Lesnar to set his sights on Reigns or Triple H next

The @WWE World Heavyweight Title will be on the line at @ATTStadium as @TripleH defends against @TripleH! #RAW pic.twitter.com/fXZy0hqnSy

— WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) March 1, 2016

WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Triple H vs Roman Reigns - I'll pick this as the match that has the most potential to be a bust. Damned if you do damned if you don't in this case. Triple H walking out champ must line up a title match with Lesnar. Roman Reigns as Champ will lead to deafening boos and me personally turning off my tv in disgust. Frankly it's Triple H or bust here. A third title for Reigns does nothing to put him over and that's the entire reason Triple H is back to active duty.

In conclusion - This whole night could be hit and miss. Everyone brings their A game but they're really going to need a few A+ performances to live up to the WrestleMania name. The Hell In A Cell match must bring intrigue and blow away expectations in order for this event to considered a success rather than average at best.

Top NXT Star Returning

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A Sami Zayn promo aired during the 11/25 NXT show and confirms former NXT Heavyweight Champion Sami Zayn is back.

Zayn you may remember answered John Cena's Open Challenge on the May 4th Raw and pushed Cena to the limit despite an injured shoulder that nearly ended the match.




While it's not clear where Zayn fits in it's entirely possible he has a short stay in NXT before moving on to the main roster. Zayn was marked for promotion before the shoulder injury cost him six months.

Are you excited for Sami Zayn to return?

WWE Star Returns From Injury

The Bulgarian Brute Rusev returned on tonight's edition of Raw(11/23). Rusev has missed the last month with a torn bicep and was initially expected to miss more time.

Rusev immediately made an impact in the opening segment when he dropped Roman Reigns with a super kick to assist The Authority and has been booked in tonight's main event opposite Reigns.

With the recent injury to the Swiss Superman Cesaro. Rusev's return is a welcome sight with word that Lana has also been training at the WWE Performance Center it's possible she may be at his side tonight if not very close to a return. Rusev tore his bicep at a Smackdown taping while Lana fractured her wrist while training for her first match which was to be against Summer Rae before that feud was scrapped. 



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#WWE | @RusevBUL injured during Tuesday's @WWE Main Event tapings. Details: https://t.co/Nhb0w42oXk pic.twitter.com/hUVFVzfKrT

— Jorge Morillo (@JorgeMorillo1) October 31, 2015

Superman Grounded: Another WWE Star to miss 4-6 months

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BREAKING: @WWECesaro speaks on suffering shoulder injury; how long will he be out of action? https://t.co/qaKIEf46C2 pic.twitter.com/xNuNV3Xt6A

— WWE (@WWE) November 23, 2015

The King of Swing Cesaro is expected to miss 4-6 months after his match with Roman Reigns.

Just when you thought the injury bug couldn't get any worse it strikes again and an already thin WWE roster has another big hole to fill. If ever we were going to see NXT call ups now may be the time.

With the Swiss Superman on the shelf it opens up opportunities for others but also puts a big spotlight on a Sheamus/Reigns feud that is still in it's infancy. The authority could make Romans life hell but another mega push like Romans WWE World Heavyweight Title Tournament win would only serve up the same stale taste.

With generally negative reviews for Survivor Series and already dwindling ratings for the weekly Raw and Smackdown it's set to take a bigger plunge. Can creative re-write this hot mess or is this the huge opportunity shows like TNA and Ring of Honor need to grab hold of a larger audience?

Could we be heading for another ratings war or is wrestling fading off in the distance? All I know is it's high time for big changes and if ever the product needed change it's now. A 3-hour show that's lost half it's mid card and is missing a couple of it's top stars sounds like something big could be on the horizon... If not dark days are ahead in what would normally be the best time of the year for wrestling.

Potential ISIS Terror Attack @ Survivor Series?

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While there currently is no confirmed threat despite hacktivist group Anonymous suggesting they have uncovered a planned "day of terror" which would include tonight's WWE Survivor Series in Atlanta, Georgia.

.@WWE Survivor Series is currently scheduled as planned while we investigate reports with authorities.

— Triple H (@TripleH) November 21, 2015

Federal, state and local law enforcement authorities have confirmed there is no specific or credible information involving a threat (1/6)

— Triple H (@TripleH) November 22, 2015

against tomorrow’s WWE Survivor Series at Philips Arena. However, WWE and Philips Arena have coordinated with the appropriate agencies (2/6)

— Triple H (@TripleH) November 22, 2015

and law enforcement, and significantly increased security measures to ensure the safety of all those in attendance, (3/6)

— Triple H (@TripleH) November 22, 2015

which is our highest priority. Doors will open at 6 p.m. to help fans avoid any delays in entering the arena (4/6)

— Triple H (@TripleH) November 22, 2015

due to the additional precautionary security procedures put in place. Fans are encouraged to take public (5/6)

— Triple H (@TripleH) November 22, 2015

transportation (MARTA) to the event and are advised that bags will not be permitted in the arena. (6/6)

— Triple H (@TripleH) November 22, 2015

11/16 WWE Raw Results

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The show kicked off with druids and The Undertaker and Kane addressing the Wyatts. Then the Wyatts came out to respond. Then the Druids in sheep masks attacked The Undertaker and Kane but were no match

#3 Kevin Owens def Neville to advance to the semi-final in a very good match

#8 Dean Ambrose def Dolph Ziggler to advance to semi-final and face Kevin Owens. A very technical matchup.

The New Day def The Uso's and Ryback via DQ after Ryback shoved the referee

#4 Roman Reigns def #6 Cesaro A very good match from Cesaro. Average for Reigns

The Dudley Boyz def The Ascension

#5 Alberto Del Rio def Kalisto and advances to meet Reigns in the Semi Final. A very good match that saw an accidental unmasking of Kalisto

The show closed with a contract signing between Divas Champion Charlotte and Paige which ended in a fight

Open letter to the WWE

To the WWE, Vince McMahon, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, WWE Creative and to whom it may concern.

I write this to confess my love for wrestling more than to criticize. I am a huge fan. I've been a loyal supporter of the company since I was a child and with that being said I've been along for the up's and down's over the years.

I was inspired to write this after watching SmackDown this week. I thoroughly enjoyed it. When my main man Seth Rollins was injured in Dublin I cringed because A. he's so damn impressive b. because I felt the roster is pretty thin on star power at the moment and the company seems to be in a bit of a valley already as far as ratings go.

It's important to focus on a couple things that made SmackDown not only watchable but enjoyable this week. I'll start with the win for Kalisto. This match caused my family to burst out in cheers and a round of applause. I haven't reacted like this since the glory days of Stone Cold Steve Austin. When Austin would find a way to beat the system just when it seemed like the odds were so stacked against him.

I think I speak for the majority when I say the squash match must die. Coming in it looked clear cut. When the bracket first flashed on TV on Raw I said to myself Ryback vs Kalisto... come on. But when Kalisto beat Ryback it struck a chord for me.

The last few weeks the Lucha Dragons stood out especially Kalisto but for him to win seemed so far fetched.

Much like in the martial art Jiu Jitsu you should never underestimate anyone and what we finally got to see this week is a guy who brings far more every time he's in the ring finally get a result more deserving of his ability. Kalisto is superior to Ryback in the ring this is not even debatable. If you took muscle out of the equation it's a landslide.

That said with all due respect the programming has become painfully predictable. I think there are so many people out there(myself included) with so many ideas and it just blows my mind that things have been the same for so long now.

I'm not saying put the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on Kalisto but WOW this win could be the start of something special if you allow it.

To be frank I'm tired of guys like Ryback. Ryback would be a megastar in Vince Sr's territory but this is 2015. We need more results like this to shake everything up. Reinvent yourself!

The independent circuit is more popular than it has ever been because it's evolved. For a long time promotions followed the WWE's lead by getting the biggest most muscular guys but now it's high speed, high intensity and a blast to watch.

To continue to promote the Reign's and Ryback's as these good guy hero straight shooters only shoots yourself in the foot.

Daniel Bryan didn't become a star because he yells Yes! Daniel Bryan became a star because he's fun to watch. He's fast, he takes risks and he's innovative.

The company can't continue to force things on the fans because now more than ever the fans are aware.

The fans have been guiding the ship more and more of late so why would you fight the current? Let the fans decide what works and what doesn't. Don't tell me Roman Reigns is the next champion when he's universally disliked and it's not because he's a heel... it's because he's stale. I don't accept that as a fan. The fans boo Reigns for the same reason they boo John Cena. It's a tired old act and seeing the same four moves every show is exhausting to watch.

I completely respect the dedication of the athletes no question but if you can jerk Brad Maddox and Adam Rose around and toy with their gimmicks and careers then you can do the same for everyone else regardless of them having the "look"  as the look is changing.

We do not want consistency! We want unpredictability! We want fresh faces and gimmicks. We want to see independent performers appear more often. We want people we can cheer for! Not people you want us to cheer for. Let the best talents carve their own path.

One last complaint is match results. I get that factions and stables have been around since the beginning of professional wrestling but do they really have to decide every results leading up to and at every PPV? Seth Rollins for example is in my opinion the best athlete in the company and you're telling me he needs to cheat to win every night? Rollins is a physical freak of nature.  He may not be as big as Reigns but nobody would question him winning clean most nights.

Enough of the walk outs, count outs, DQ's. I watch wrestling to be wowed by the performances and follow the characters that intrigue me but if more than 50% of matches end prematurely it becomes brutal to watch. You're telling me Bray Wyatt can't afford to let Harper and Rowan lose on SmackDown? There are no titles on the line and yet he absolutely had to interfere as if Harper and Rowan were being beaten with chairs or something.

Gone are the days of people running out to help their pals because they're outnumbered... No. Now everyone involved is at ringside and they're interfering 100% of the time. For example there is no point having Stardust vs anyone if the Ascension are at ringside because you know what's coming.

Going back to Smackdown this week it had a couple great matches that also happened to be clean finishes and between stars that typically wouldn't get the TV time. Neville vs Barrett and Kalisto vs Ryback both went on longer than usual and we got to see Barrett look strong despite the loss and Kalisto pulls off that huge upset and we absolutely need more of this.

Make it more about the performance in the ring and less about the storyline that needs to be built. I'd love to see more rivalries stem from two superstars having an awesome match. Cena vs Owens trilogy was great because they put on a show every time and neither one needed his buddies to help him out. It was classic. The first win by Owens stunned a lot of people and although there was the unfortunate and predictable comeback by Cena in the next two matches this rivalry was excellent. The only way it could have been better was Owens taking the series 2-1.

I could go on and on and on and on and on.....and on and on but I'll stop here. It's 2:30 in the morning. Rant over

 

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11/09 Monday Night Raw Results

 

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The show starts off with Triple H coming out to a big pop. He goes on to say Seth Rollins has vacated the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and leads a "Thank You Rollins" chant. He then calls out Roman Reigns and offers him the WWE World Heavyweight Title if he became Triple H's "man" essentially an offer to join The Authority. Roman declines saying he's worked for everything he ever got.

 

 

All Rankings found here You Call That Wrestling Rankings Top 15 

 

#4 Roman Reigns def The Big Show

#3 Kevin Owens def Titus O'neil

#13 Dolph Ziggler def The Miz

Natalya def Naomi

#6 Cesaro def #7 Sheamus

#8 Dean Ambrose def #15 Tyler Breeze

New Day def Neville and The Uso's

 

#9 Bray Wyatt comes out to give a eulogy for The Undertaker and Kane. He's interrupted by the return of The Demon and The Deadman. The lights go out and the Wyatt family appear surrounding the ring. The Brothers of Destruction go on to dominate them to close the show

 

 

 

 

WWE Singles Rankings Updated 10/26 Post Raw/HIAC update

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Top 15 Singles Competitors

+1

1. Brock Lesnar - The Beast rises one to the top spot after an instant classic at Hell In A Cell. The best match of the rivalry with the Undertaker by far. Brock using the low blow proves The Beast Incarnate wants to win as much as he wants to bring the pain and that's bad news for anyone in his path.

+1

2. Seth Rollins - The architect stops Demon Kane at HIAC in convincing fashion and will face the newly crowned #1 contender

+1

3. Kevin Owens - KO with a big win at HIAC to move beyond Ryback and another win on Raw over an impressive but struggling Cesaro moves KO into the three spot.

-3

4. John Cena - The "champ" no more. Cena drops the United States Championship to a returning Alberto Del Rio and it wasn't even a contest.  Word is Cena is set to fall further in the rankings as he takes time off.

+5

5.  Roman Reigns - After an instant classic against Bray Wyatt in HIAC Reigns followed it up with a Raw win over Kofi Kingston and then wins the Fatal 4-way to become the #1 Contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and a shot at former Shield brother Seth Rollins. A stunning 24-hours for Reigns.

- Previously unranked

6. Alberto Del Rio - The Mexican superstar made a shocking return and did enough to take the United States Championship off John Cena at Hell In A Cell. The following night he secured a win over Neville but fell short in the #1 Contender Fatal 4-way despite looking impressive.

-1

7. Sheamus - The new trio of Sheamus, Rusev and King Barrett may have lost at HIAC but they redeemed themselves with a win on Raw over Ryback and The Dudley Boyz.

-2 8. Cesaro - The Swiss Superman may have picked up a win on the HIAC pre show but he failed to gain a spot in the #1 contender Fatal 4-way on Raw. While he controlled most of the Match he ultimately fell to Kevin Owens to continue a rough run of results despite strong showings. It may only be a matter of time until Cesaro breaks out.

-2 9. Rusev - The new trio of Sheamus, Rusev and King Barrett may have lost at HIAC but they redeemed themselves with a win on Raw over Ryback and The Dudley Boyz.

-mistakenly unranked previously

10. Bray Wyatt - While he lost at HIAC he put on a hell of a match with Reigns and he wasted little time moving on when the Wyatt Family attacked and abducted The Undertake rand the next night Kane.

-3

11. Dean Ambrose - Ambrose may be hurt as he didn't have a match at HIAC and again on Raw. He's going to continue to drop in the ranking as long as he's Roman Reigns personal cheerleader.

-1

12. Dolph Ziggler - A win in the HIAC pre-show and a ticket to the #1 contender Fatal 4-way still isn't enough to keep Ziggler from falling as Ziggler would lose to Roman Reigns. 

- previously unranked

13. Wade Barrett - The new trio of Sheamus, Rusev and King Barrett may have lost at HIAC but they redeemed themselves with a win on Raw over Ryback and The Dudley Boyz.

-2

14. Kane - He lost and looked unremarkable at WWE HIAC. I really thought we would see more of a fight from The Demon Kane but it appears father time has caught up to even the Devils favorite Demon.

 -2
15. Ryback - Another loss to Owens at HIAC and he followed that up with a loss with the Dudley Boyz vs Wade Barrett, Rusev and Sheamus. Perhaps he should join the Dudley Boyz as tonight was one of the few enjoyable matches he's had.

 Falling out of the top-15 mainly due to inactivity are The Big Show, Randy Orton, The Undertaker

Hell In A Cell Results and Review

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An unexpected return and some quality matches lead into what should be a great Monday Night Raw.

The Preshow kicked off with the 6-man tag which saw Cesaro, Neville and Dolph Ziggler overcome Sheamus, Rusev and King Barrett.  It was an average match and not a bad way to kick off the Hell In A Cell proceedings.

 2/5  Nothing out of the ordinary here. Stardust and The Ascension were at ringside taunting Cesaro again and the face team goes over.

The PPV kicks off with John Cena's US Open Challenge. Cena grab a mic only to announce that he ironically wanted to cut to the chase not waste time and so he uttered the famous "You want some? Come get some" and we're off.

The Real Americans theme hit but noJack Swagger. Zeb Colter on a motorized scooter wheeled out from the back and cut a quick promo about how it's time to for the world to unite and how no one wants to see Cena as champ anymore.

He then caught many by surprise when he announced Cena's opponent was Alberto Del Rio. After a run outside the company the Mexican superstar and former World Heavyweight Champion came out to shock and cheers.

It would be a pretty short match and a stunning victory for the new United States Champion Alberto Del Rio. No arm-bar necessary as Del Rio hits a painful looking backstabber and a super kick to the face of John Cena and then the 1-2-3 as fans were expecting a more drawn out affair. Cena drops the United States Title before taking time off and Del Rio returns to the WWE with a win and another title for his collection.

2/5 Average match. Cena's been through some wars in the US Open Challenges so it's a little tough to accept he went down that easy. Possibly the weakest Cena's looked since Lesnar man-handled him but the hardcore fans finally get another break from Super Cena.

The cell begins to lower and promos cut for Reigns vs Wyatt. Both men make their way to the ring and it begins. Some brutal back and forth outside the cage turns to weaponry as Bray Wyatt uses a kendo stick in nasty fashion slowly picking apart Reigns. At one point he even grabs a chair and sits down before continuing to assault Reigns who's barely responding to each hit at this point.

Wyatt goes off to find more weapons. He sticks a chair in the fence and the crowd give him audible encouragement with an "ooo" of intrigue. His work with the chair gives time for Roman Reigns to catch his breath and Reigns goes on to use two kendo sticks at once. A double shot to the head of Wyatt opens a cut up and Reigns sends Wyatt crashing into the chair that was stuck in the cell.

First Wyatt hits his variation of the rock bottom off the apron to put Reigns through a table. Then a little later on Reigns hits a strong spear to return the favor. Both men are beat and tired. Wyatt hits Sister Abigail but Reigns kicks out at two. More kendo sticks brought in and jammed in the turnbuckles. As Wyatt tries to finish it Reigns counters in the corner hit's Wyatt with the Kendo then drives him face first into another before landing a huge spear and pinning Wyatt for the win.

5/5 This match was a war and an instant classic. It's the best match we've seen from these two together and the punishment and sheer brutality served as what should be a great end to the feud.

Next up we have The New Day out to talk about their fallen brother Xavier Woods as they head to the ring. Out come the Dudley Boyz and the match gets under way. An average match  and pretty much the same we've been seeing on Raw and Smackdown for weeks. Even match and just as the Dudleys seem to be closing in on the win The New Day finds a way. First Kofi tried to set up Bubba Ray by handing him the bent trombone and when that failed and the refs back was turned Big E uses it on Bubba who stumbles and turns around into Kofi's Trouble in Paradise for a New Day victory.

2/5  Neither team stepped it up for the PPV. Save for some jokes that played out during the match it was status quo for both teams. The match was hurt by the absence of the third unicorn Xavier Woods.

Charlotte and Nikki are up next. Both women put on a show and Nikki Bella again impressed me. She's really stepped up her game of late but it still wasn't enough as Charlotte was more impressive and able to slap on The Figure Eight

3/5 - They put on a show and the former NXT divas are starting to bring out a new level in Nikki Bella we have not seen before.

Champion Seth Rollins is first out. Kane follows and Rollins is in Kanes face to start the match. Both men trade shots early but it's Kane who's control. After landing some power shots and testing Rollins for most of the match it's Rollins agility and counter smarts that allow him to out work and out class an older and slower Kane which leads to a Powerbomb on the Spanish announce table. Rollins hit the pedigree shortly thereafter and wins clean to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

2/5 - Rollins athletic ability carried much of the match so it's good to see that come through in the results but overall the match wasn't special and certainly not deserving of the build up it received. Corporate Kane likely gets publicly fired on Raw tomorrow night so we know Rollins must watch his back for the Demon leading into Survivor Series.

Ryback heads out and it's Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens defending next. A decent match that is limited by Ryback's limited move-set. Kevin Owens takes some punishment but ultimately controls the match and beats Ryback clean to retain the title.

2/5 - Pretty much a repeat of their last meeting for the title. Owens wins this one in convincing fashion and thankfully we get to see him move on to bigger better things. Ryback isn't a quality opponent for anyone on the roster currently and must make some changes.

Brock Lesnar's music hits it's main event time. The Undertakers up next and we have a standoff in the middle of the ring. These two guys went to war. Both are busted open early and the medic steps in on multiple occasions to clean the blood check the wounds.

Both men trade blows with punches and chair shots. Lesnar introduces the steel steps to the encounter and after three Suplex and an F-5 he begins to get frustrated. Lesnar tears the mat apart and removes the padding to expose the wooden floor of the ring. The Undertaker gets another wind and counters Brock then hits a choke slam and a tombstone on the exposed wood and Lesnar still kicks out! Undertake with a shocked look would later succumb to an F-5 on the wood flooring of the ring and lose the final bout of the trilogy.

5/5   I know this is the second 5/5 of the night but the Hell In A Cell matches were both fantastic bouts to end rivalries and both delivered on the hype with instant classics and matches any fan can enjoy.

Following the match Brock made his way to the back and Undertaker struggling to get to his feet was given a standing ovation and "thank you" chants. Just as we were about to go off air The Wyatt Family music hits and they make their way to the ring. You could sense someone was coming to save The Undertaker but it didn't happen and a 4 on 1 assault began and ended with the Wyatts carrying The Undertaker to the back to close out the show.

3/5 Overall a pretty good PPV. The Hell In A Cell matches delivered big time. Expect some fireworks for Monday Night Raw

WWE Hell In A Cell Card

 

 

 

 

 

Hell In A Cell Card Sunday 10/25

Pre-show

Rusev, King Barrett and Sheamus vs Dolph Ziggler, Neville and Cesaro

Main Card

John Cena vs ??? (US Open Challenge)

Kevin Owens vs Ryback (Intercontinental)

Roman Reigns vs Bray Wyatt (Hell In A Cell)

Charlotte vs Nikki Bella (Divas Championship)

The New Day vs The Dudley Boyz (WWE Tag Team Titles)

Undertaker vs Brock Lesnar (Hell In A Cell)

Kane vs Seth Rollins (WWE World Heavyweight Champion)

 
 

Smackdown Results for 10/22/2015

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Seth Rollins defeats Cesaro 3/5

Solid match that saw WWE World Heavyweight Champion Rollins take some good damage early. At one point he tries to leave and Cesaro gives chase. Heading back into the ring Seth Rollins took over from that point on and closed the match with The Pedigree. The Cosmic Wasteland(Stardust, The Ascension) sat at ringside with a Stardust Section sign and Stardust referring to Cesaro as Superman which clearly is a build up to a future feud for both.

Nikki Bella defeats Paige 3/5

A pretty good divas match that saw the two divas trade power moves and near falls. Despite Team Bella and PCB at ringside there was no outside interference and Nikki picks up a clean win via The Rack Attack

Miz TV  featuring Dolph Ziggler and Summer Rae 

The segment lead out with some verbal barbs between Miz and Ziggler. Then Summer Rae and Ziggler which all leads to Summer Rae introducing her "new man" Tyler Breeze who comes out to NXT chants. He quickly goes from insulting Ziggler to full assault and drops Dolph before taking a couple selfies with Summer and heading to the back.

Sheamus and Barrett with Rusev defeat The Lucha Dragons 2/5
A clear mismatch from the start is salvaged by the high flying Lucha Dragon offense. Kalisto stood out and put on a show reminiscent of a young WCW Rey Mysterio. His pace and creativity may soon lead to a successful singles career however it was an impressive Brogue Kick from the outside as Sheamus that sealed the deal and King Barrett got the cover.

Bo Dallas vs Ryback 0/5
A typical quick squash match. Building Ryback up this way serves little purpose heading into Hell In A Cell. The match was followed by Renee Young interviewing a very confident Kevin Owens.

Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose defeat The New Day without Xavier Woods 2/5
A fairly one-sided affair. Reigns and Ambrose were in control from start to finish. New day tried to exit early but were forced back to ringside by The Dudley Boyz

Overall 2/5

A very average Smackdown heading into a PPV. The build up for Hell In A Cell has been lackluster and outside of Lesnar vs Undertaker you may have trouble remembering what matches are even on the Hell In A Cell card so we can help! 


Hell In A Cell Card Sunday 10/25
Pre-show
Rusev, King Barrett and Sheamus vs Dolph Ziggler, Neville and Cesaro

Main Card
John Cena vs ??? (US Open Challenge)

Kevin Owens vs Ryback (Intercontinental)

Roman Reigns vs Bray Wyatt (Hell In A Cell)

Charlotte vs Nikki Bella (Divas Championship)

The New Day vs The Dudley Boyz (WWE Tag Team Titles)

Undertaker vs Brock Lesnar (Hell In A Cell)

Kane vs Seth Rollins (WWE World Heavyweight Champion)

Fortnight Character Rewrite #1: Roman Reigns

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This week we discuss the controversial Roman Reigns. Reigns is the typical buff WWE powerhouse and fans know this not because he's a show stopper must-see Monday night delight Nope... it's because WWE has force fed him to the masses and he's being rejected harder than the nerd who approached the cheerleader. That being said I like Roman and I see the potential in spite of the boos.
 

 

The problem is... Reigns is not what the fans want him to be. Not yet at least. Welcome to the first ever Fortnight Character Re-write. A bi-weekly look at superstars who desperately needs a change and some ideas on how that can be achieved.
 

 

Off the top lets do a quick break down of Roman Reigns.

Pros

 

The look - Roman's a big tough Samoan much like the rest of his family who have made a big impact on the wrestling business. From his long hair to the eye catching sleeve he's definitely got the "it" factor.

 

Size and strength - At 6'3 265 Reigns is built for war and he's shown he can do some serious damage but it was his ability to weather the storm at WrestleMania 31 against Lesnar that really stood out. Not only did he visit Suplex City but he survived it and was able to push Lesnar around for a while as well.

 

Cons

Personality/Mic skill - Roman has a great story and outside the ring he's seems like a very likeable guy. The fans don't get to see the real Roman Reigns though. On nights when Reigns teams up with Dean Ambrose he's far looser and has fun and it shows. By himself though he struggles to come through as anything more than a brawler while seeming nervous and also lacking confidence on the microphone.

 

Gimmick - You have Seth Rollins, The WWE World Heavyweight Champion, The Man, The Architect the man on top of the mountain despite a struggling in-ring record. Dean Ambrose, Unstable, Lunatic Fringe . The loose cannon coming out of The Shield he's unpredictable and love a brawl. Then you have Roman Reigns who has failed entirely to evolve. The same entrance, the same music, the same move-set and the same nice guy attitude.

 

Move-set - Superman Punch, Spear, Apron dropkick, Samoan drop. Reigns has been falling more and more into the 4 moves of death comfort zone. Much like John Cena you can recognize the pattern almost immediately.

 

 

"Enough is a enough and it's time for a change" - Owen Hart

 

Roman Reigns has superstar potential but I haven't seen a guy with all the goods stall out so fast and at such an early stage like this. It's unprecedented. Chalk it up to a combination of Reigns being unwilling to change and creative dropping the ball.

 

Lets look at a couple scenarios starting with a classic

The Bodyguard

Roman was the beast of The Shield. He played the supporting role incredibly well. His mic time was limited and he let his power do the talking.

 

A perfect scenario is to first drop the Shield look. Lose the vest. I don't have an opinion about guys going shirt or no shirt so I don't care but the bullet proof vest look is weak. Nobody is going to shoot you and you're not D'Lo Brown doing loaded frog splashes.

 

Now Roman has that big tough look that every WWE bodyguard usually has(Diesel, Batista etc.) so it's a natural fit he already looks mean and you know he can brawl.

 

That being The Authority clearly isn't going away so it's best to build it. Start by having Reigns turn on Ambrose and follow in the foot steps of Seth Rollins. A heel turn that sees Roman spend some time backstage with the Authority and Triple H which in turn will help him with his mic skills and give him and the fans a break from the deafening boos.

 

As with all bodyguard gimmicks you have a few options but all of them involve a year or so of Reigns doing dirty work and building him to look very strong without teasing a turn. He's got to become a convincingly good pal of the WWE World Heavyweight Champion and if Seth continues as champion the betrayal needs to be a complete blindside without warning or hints. None of this tormented guy finally loses it... none of the open title aspirations causes a rift... Let it happen when it's least expected... Think Evolution the night after Randy Orton won the World Heavyweight Title.

 

1. A simple betrayal during a Rollins open challenge for the WWE WHC. Maybe have Rollins start holding open challenges for a month or so and when he's grown tired have Reigns squash Rollins in a one sided match.

 

2. The Authority is challenged by a group and must disband if they lose which would see Reigns turn baby face destroying the Authority from within

 

3. Reigns eventually gets the nod from the Authority and takes down Rollins to become "The Man" He's already got heat so if he can become nasty and actually earns it by destroying some well liked stars it's a great way to end the bodyguard gimmick and move Reigns back into the title picture.

 

Resistance

At one point there was The Ministry of Darkness vs The Corporation. WWE vs the WCW/ECW Invaders. NWO Black and White vs NWO Red/Wolfpac.

 

It's been quite a while since the last invasion. Nexus had a small scale and short lived invasion which was fun at first but WWE hasn't had a big one lately. If they did. Roman Reigns once he's dropped the Shield gimmick would be a great powerhouse in that stable for either side who can come out very strong in the end.

 

The Authority has been getting weaker and you know when things get weak it either ends or rebound. It may be time to start building that stable and with every stable you need La resistance and I'm not talking about Renee Dupree and Sylvain Grenier. WWE has a glut of talent some of which have no direction whatsoever so unifying some of them for a more hostile stable war would help a few guys claw back from obscurity while hopefully intriguing some fans into tuning back in.

 

Throwback... APA 2.0

This one is a little different. We all enjoyed the Acolytes Protection Agency. John Bradshaw Layfield (Formerly known simply as "Bradshaw") and Ron Simmons(Farooq) were a brawling mercenary tag team that worked for whoever paid the most that night and they were extremely effective and very well liked. Most times they sat in the back smoking cigars, drinking beer and playing poker but when it was time for a match or time to take care of someone else' business they got the job done sometimes in devastating fashion.

 

This role is perfect for Roman Reigns. The fans need to either see a strong heel or see a less serious side of Roman and Roman needs to start having fun on camera and enjoy being out there. Getting booed is wearing on him and the fans right now obviously don't care much for him.

 

You're naturally thinking Ambrose would be perfect for this role but I disagree. Ambrose has done well to carve our his own niche and he's got the fan support he needs so saddling him down with a struggling Reigns will only hurt him.

 

I see Baron Corbin in this role or even think former TNA stars and NXT newcomers Samoa Joe or even James Storm would be a great companion to Reigns. You need a couple big nasty fighters for this role. Guys you know can hurt someone when they're on their way to the ring. With Joe you have a Samoan connection which could be fun as long as it's not turned into a racial gimmick as we've seen in the past. 

 

 

 

Review

It's clear Reigns needs to be reworked and taking him off TV may be the best course of action at least for a couple months. New look. New attitude. New moves. All can be achieved but the onus is on WWE Creative to build Reigns as he clearly hasn't made enough changes to be relevant on his own.

 

Some guys need a creative push instead of a title push and left unchanged for four years Reigns is the poster boy for an epic blunder by WWE Creative. WWE brass must realize that Roman Reigns isn't the only one suffering through this trend before it consumes others. The fans want change because it's a new day! yes it is!

 

 

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