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WrestleMania 26: Undertaker/Michaels, Hart/McMahon, and More

  By Franny | March 5, 2010 - 11:45 am | Wrestling, WWE
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It's that time of year again...

As March begins, wrestling fans around the world eagerly begin the trek on the ‘road to WrestleMania.’ This year’s offering from World Wrestling Entertainment’s sports-entertainment extravaganza on March 28 includes match-ups that are new and fresh, pulling away from the rather stale we’ve-seen-this-before feeling of seeing the same matches every week on Raw or Smackdown.

This year’s Super-Bowl-of-professional-wrestling boasts not one but four main events. Fresh off a Royal Rumble victory in January, Edge challenges former tag-team partner Chris Jericho for the World Heavyweight Championship, Smackdown’s main event title.

The main event for the Raw brand’s title is John Cena challenging ‘the Animal’ Batista for the WWE Championship. In a pay-per-view environment, this match has only happened once before: SummerSlam 2008, not including the 10-second squash match at Elimination Chamber. This time, the WWE Championship is on the line. ‘The Animal’ won their 2008 match-up and stole the WWE Championship in their short match last month. Will John Cena finally gain the upperhand and regain his championship?

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Saying goodbye to Umaga: Edward Fatu’s top five WWE matches

  By Franny | December 8, 2009 - 9:50 am | Wrestling, WWE
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Eddie "Umaga" Fatu (March 28, 1973 - December 4, 2009)

On December 4th, wrestling fans learned  of the passing of yet another talented individual: Eddie Fatu, also known as former two-time WWE Intercontinental Champion Umaga. Fatu suffered two heart attacks and not many more details are available at this time and it is uncofirmed if they were related to steroids or drugs.

Fatu performed for various professional wrestling promotions since his true debut to the mainstream in 2002, including Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, and most notably, World Wrestling Entertainment, where he gained his fame as “Umaga,” based on a painful Samoan tattooing process. His gimmick was that of a ‘savage,’ and alongside ‘handler’ (manager) Armando Alejandro Estrada, he went undefeated from April 2006 to January 2007, culminating with a loss to WWE Champion John Cena, in arguably Umaga’s best match. (more…)

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…)

Last Minute WWE Bash 2009 Predictions

  By Franny | June 28, 2009 - 5:25 pm | Wrestling, WWE
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Jeff Hardy challenges CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship.

WWE cleans up the remnants of one of WCW’s most historical annual events, The Great American Bash, as they rename the event to “The Bash.” Here are my last-minute prediction’s for tonight’s end and beginning of eras.

World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy
WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Triple H
ECW Championship Scramble Match
Women’s Champion Melina vs. Michelle McCool
Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio
The Great Khali vs. Dolph Ziggler
John Cena vs. The Miz
Unified Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo vs. Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase

CM Punk will retain his title tonight.  After working yet another supposedly great match with John Morrison on Smackdown, I think (and hope) that a feud with Morrison will be around the corner.  Punk has only had the World Heavyweight Championship since Extreme Rules, so there is no reason for him to drop it tonight.

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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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McMahon vs “Kroenke” on Raw and ten-man tag match

  By Franny | May 26, 2009 - 9:56 am | Wrestling, WWE
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Groan....

Last night’s Raw broadcast went exactly as expected. Vince McMahon confronted an actor who played the part of Enos S. Kroenke, the owner of the Denver Nuggets, and the five-on-five Lakers-versus-Nuggets faces-versus-heels main event closed out the show but left much to be desired.

In the McMahon vs Kronke segment, an actor came out dressed to look like Kroenke, and became the butt of many jokes from Vince McMahon, mostly involving various words that rhyme with his first name, Enos. The real Kroenke will probably not care, but McMahon got the last laugh by entertaining the hometown L.A. fans, shoving the actor to the ground. (more…)

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…)