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Royal Rumble 2011 a success–but you already knew that.

  By Franny | February 2, 2011 - 7:43 pm | Wrestling, WWE
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After 24 years of pretty much the same thing, WWE did something not too drastic, although they would like you to think it’s a drastic change: adding ten men to the traditional thirty-man match. To compensate, the increments between timed entrances were reduced from two minutes to ninety seconds. This resulted in roughly the same total minimum match length, but helped showcase ten more aspiring stars and offering ten more pay-per-view payout bonuses.

This year’s extravaganza had something for everyone. The ‘smarky’ Boston crowd really ate up the opening sequences, as it featured WWE’s best pure wrestlers in the ring together: CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, and William Regal, with Zack Ryder & Justin Gabriel as ‘buffers’ serving as elimination fodder for the three. The three traded stiff shots and showed the crowd a thing or two: Punk & Bryan will one day tear the house down if given the chance, and William Regal is one tough man.

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Raw Review: Miz/Sheamus, Cena/Nexus, Bret Hart returns…again

  By Franny | July 22, 2010 - 7:35 pm | Wrestling, WWE
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A look into the future: Raw's dysfunctional family unites against the Nexus

I really enjoyed Raw this week. Normally I can’t stand it, but it really was a solid show. I don’t know if it’s because they are beginning to build up hard for their second-biggest show of the year, SummerSlam, but whatever. It’s working.

The picture at the left is from a future Raw. I lost my picture database so future-me re-added pics to the archives. (Just go with it!)

The show started with a high-octane, pay-per-view caliber triple threat match between Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, and Edge to determine Sheamus’s opponent at SummerSlam. For free TV, it was a damn good match, and it was followed up with  a great altercation involving Nexus and the ‘odd couple’ of Edge and Jericho. Jericho called out Edge, and they were either hinting at an all-out feud or the formation of a team. I’m not really sure. Either way, they tried to out-heel eachother by claiming that they could lead Nexus.

Nexus’ music hits, and they deliver a beatdown to Edge. Jericho puts Edge in the Walls of Jericho and realizes Nexus wants him, too. Jericho takes a beatdown of his own. Another great Nexus angle that showcases the young stars. WWE is doing a fantastic job of creating seven menacing young stars, seemingly out of thin air.

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WWE Bash 2009 Results

  By Franny | June 28, 2009 - 8:16 pm | Wrestling, WWE
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Still champ after the Bash: CM Punk

Here’s a quick rundown of the results of tonight’s Bash pay-per-view event.

World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy

Jeff Hardy wins by disqualification, Punk retains title.

WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Triple H

Orton wins first fall by disqualification, Triple H quickly wins second fall with a ton of chair shots and a pedigree.  Orton wins third fall and retains championship after interference by Legacy. (more…)

Dreamer Rules at Extreme Rules, CM Punk Cashes in

  By Franny | June 8, 2009 - 12:25 pm | Wrestling, WWE
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Jeff Hardy retained his title...

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

Well, I was somewhat correct in my predictions for the title changes, but they still didn’t turn out the way I expected.  If you are looking for unpredictability in modern wrestling, WWE has been delivering quite well lately—unless it’s a John Cena match.  Extreme Rules featured four title switches and some surprise moments.

I’m not going to go into too much depth on these matches as I have not yet gotten a chance to watch the pay-per-view, but here are some rough results compared with my picks.

CM Punk def Umaga (Samoan strap match)
My pick:  Umaga
Extreme Rules 2009: 0/1: .000
All-Time: 13/25: 0.520

John Cena def Big Show (submission match)
My pick:  John Cena
Extreme Rules 2009: 1/2: .500
All-Time: 14/26: 0.538

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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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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…)

Clearing The Road To WrestleMania: No Way Out 2009 Predictions

  By Franny | February 15, 2009 - 5:36 pm | Wrestling, WWE
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Forgive me, readers.  It has been five months since my last article.

Cutting right to the chase, here is the line-up for tonight’s WWE No Way Out 2009 pay-per-view event:

ECW Championship
Champion Jack Swagger vs Finlay

Shawn Michaels vs JBL

Randy Orton vs Shane McMahon

Elimination Chamber – World Heavyweight Championship
Champion John Cena vs Kane, Kofi Kingston, Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, & Mike Knox

Elimination Chamber – WWE Championship
Champion Edge vs Undertaker, Triple H, Big Show, Vladmir Koslov, & Jeff Hardy
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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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SummerSlam 2008: Biggest Blockbuster of The Summer Exceeds All Expectations

  By Franny | August 19, 2008 - 5:06 pm | Wrestling, WWE
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As a wrestling fan of over 10 years, one would think that I would have ordered a Pay-Per-View by now.  Unfortunately, anyone who shares that belief would be incorrect.  August 2008 was no different than any other August, as I did not order WWE’s main summer event, SummerSlam.  Thanks to the magic of newsgroups, however, I was able to view this event today and bring you the results.

SummerSlam 2008

The first match on the SummerSlam 2008 card was Jeff Hardy versus Montel Vontavious Porter: two United States Championship contenders in a match at a “big four” pay-per-view event with the actual champion left off of the card.  Supposedly the original plan was to have a title match between Shelton and Kennedy, but with Kennedy becoming injured they decided to change the match to Hardy vs MVP.  Apparently a Triple Threat was out of the question.

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