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WWE TLC 2011: a trendsetter, a loser, & a Chicagoan walk into a bar…

  By Franny | December 19, 2011 - 8:25 pm | Wrestling, WWE
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Congratulations, Zack.

I’ll start off by saying that TLC was pretty damn good. It wasn’t anything spectacular, but it continued the recent trend of WWE putting out surprisingly good pay-per-view shows. The internet’s buzzing and gloating thinking that WWE is ‘booking for them,’ leaving John Cena off of the card and putting belts on the independent stars of yesterday. Wrong. Sources say that the million-time world champion was backstage but was not used because they are saving him for Raw so his program with Kane can start/continue. They used the opportunity to focus on other stars and remind WWE fans that Primo is still with the company.

They say the opening match is the 2nd-most important match of the night, and Zack Ryder’s title hunt came to an end to excite a hot crowd. The ‘internet sensation’ captured his first singles title and celebrated with his father, who was sitting in the front row, covered in ‘Broski’ gear, and couldn’t have looked happier if he tried. It was truly a great moment, whether you like Ryder or not. His ‘story’ is a remarkable one. (more…)

My thoughts on WWE’s first Money in the Bank pay-per-view event

  By Franny | July 21, 2010 - 5:55 pm | Wrestling, WWE
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQVxcTixPoI I’ll be the first to admit being wrong about this event. Well, mostly wrong. It looked bad on paper, and I had no interest in seeing it. The Money in the Bank matches just didn’t look ‘right’ for some reason, and the championship matches had even less appeal. I mean, Randy Orton in a Money in the Bank match? Weird. I don’t approve of ‘gimmick pay-per-views’ and having three Money in the Bank matches in a single year makes a world championship opportunity mean yes. But…anyway…

First of all, the Money in the Bank matches WORKED. They turned out far better than I expected, and by the time the Smackdown match was through, I felt like I was watching WrestleMania. I had that “holy crap, this isn’t even a main event” feeling. Big Show once again showed the WWE Universe why he is hands down the best ‘big-man’ worker in the business. I give applause to WWE Creative for writing a pretty compelling match that could be one of the best of all-time. (Best of the Money in the Bank ladder matches, I mean.)

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WWE Extreme Rules: Thoughts and Predictions

  By Franny | June 3, 2009 - 10:29 pm | Wrestling, WWE
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AGAIN?!

It’s June, and time once again for the now-annual all-gimmick WWE pay-per-view event, Extreme Rules.  Last month’s pay-per-view event, Judgment Day, resulted in a shattering blow to my prediction percentages, but hopefully I can boost it back up again with some good calls on this month’s event’s match-ups.

Judgment Day 2009: 2/7: .286
All-Time: 13/24: 0.542

The matches:

CM Punk vs Umaga (Samoan strap match)
John Cena vs Big Show (submission match)
Kofi Kingston vs MVP vs William Regal vs Matt Hardy (US Title)
Christian vs Jack Swagger vs Tommy Dreamer (Hardcore rules, ECW title)
Vickie Guerrero vs Santina Marella (hog pen match for ‘Miss WrestleMania’)
Rey Mysterio vs Chris Jericho (no holds barred, Intercontinental title)
Edge vs Jeff Hardy (ladder match, World Heavyweight title)
Randy Orton vs Batista (steel cage match, WWE title)

CM Punk vs Umaga
This isn’t a bad feud; but I can’t say I understand where they are going with it, and I have a difficult time caring.  Unless there is interference, I can’t see CM Punk winning this one legitimately.  I mean, Umaga is 350 pounds, so I don’t see Punk dragging him around the ring to touch all four corners.  The weight difference makes this a perfect match type for this feud, however.  I don’t think we will see a Sting/Vader classic, but we will be pleasantly surprised, and Umaga will pick up the win here (I hope).

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Judgment Day 2009 Results and Analysis

  By Franny | May 18, 2009 - 9:04 pm | Wrestling, WWE
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Works for me!

Sunday night brought WWE fans the eleventh annual Judgment Day pay-per-view event, featuring a stacked card with three main events.  Was justice served?

No Way Out 2009: 2/5: .400
All-Time: 11/18: 0.611

CM Punk vs Umaga
The Samoan Bulldozer takes on the 2009 Money in the Bank winner CM Punk to kick off Judgment Day.  Punk comes out to the ring to a pretty decent pop from the 14,822 hometown Chicago fans in attendance.  The match was pretty much one-sided, with Punk getting manhandled and desperately trying to land a random strike or two.  It was reminiscent of a standard Rey Mysterio match, but far more believable (no 619s here, folks).  In one pretty ‘old-school’ spot, Punk attempted to scoop slam Umaga, and Umaga fell on top of Punk for a two-count.  It reminded me of the Legends of WrestleMania game, if you try to scoop Andre as Hulk when you don’t have a level 3 chain.  (You would have to have played it…)

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Judgment Day 2009 Final Card and Predictions

  By Franny | May 17, 2009 - 2:02 pm | Wrestling, WWE
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Judgment Day 2009

Judgment Day is here, and it’s tonight! I have been a little out of the loop and have only seen Friday’s Smackdown show but have been keeping up on storylines and developments.  Here are my predictions for tonight’s show.

No Way Out 2009: 2/5: .400
All-Time: 11/18: 0.611

Shelton Benjamin vs John Morrison
In what I think will be the opening match, Shelton Benjamin will pin John Morrison.  WWE clearly has some plans in mind for John Morrison, but this will stretch out for a bit longer because John Morrison needs that momentum to be built up to successfully be put over in his first angle as a face.  I was surprised to see the match announced but pretty happy because it’s the first step in pushing John Morrison.  I mean, it’s a non-title pay-per-view singles match, and I can’t remember if he has had one of those yet–especially not as a face.  Shelton will win,this feud will continue, and possibly include someone else.

My pick: Shelton Benjamin, the Gold Standard… who… has no gold…

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The Ultimate Opportunist Finds a Way Out at No Way Out 2009

  By Franny | February 21, 2009 - 5:42 pm | Wrestling, WWE
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lolwut? He won WHAT? ....How? Read and see...

Shocking doesn’t do justice in describing Sunday’s No Way Out pay per view.  In a definite ‘foot-in-mouth’ moment, I was wrong with nearly all of my predictions.  In a pay-per-view that looked absolutely horrid on paper, the WWE roster and creative team developed a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat (no pun intended) show. (more…)

WWE Survivor Series: John Cena Wins WWE Championship in Hometown Return

  By Franny | December 10, 2008 - 12:04 pm | Wrestling, WWE
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John Cena & Edge, WWE's new world champions after Survivor Series 2008

BOSTON:  November 23, 2008 was a big night for Boston sports-entertainment fans.  World Wrestling Entertainment made its pay-per-view event return to the TD Banknorth Garden with their twenty-second annual Survivor Series extravaganza.  The night marked two other returns, with former world champions Edge and John Cena both returning to in-ring competition.  Both Edge and Cena left the Garden with gold around their waste.

The main event of the evening featured Boston native John Cena making his in-ring return after months of injury to challenge World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho.  After a dramatic pause between entrances, the crowd erupted to see their hometown hero make his return.  After twenty-one intense minutes of action, the former three-time WWE Champion captured his his first World Heavyweight Championship reign; his fourth world championship in WWE.

This was not the only surprise of the evening, as former five-time world champion Edge began his sixth title reign by capturing the WWE Championship from Triple H.  The match was scheduled to be a triple-threat match between champion Triple H, Vladmir “The Russian Mauler” Kozlov, and the high-flyer Jeff Hardy.  Earlier in the evening WWE.com ran an angle to explain that Hardy had been “attacked” and would not compete.

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