Welcome to San Antonio, Texas, for Vengeance 2011.
US Champ Dolph Ziggler pulled double duty, wrestling in the two openers.
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Vengeance 2011 in Pictures: Dolph Ziggler’s Championship Quest
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Dreamer Rules at Extreme Rules, CM Punk Cashes in
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
WWE Extreme Rules: Thoughts and Predictions
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).
McMahon vs “Kroenke” on Raw and ten-man tag match
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…)
Raw Is Jericho: The Fallout From Unforgiven and How Jericho Is Saving WWE
I'm OK with Punk losing if it means we'll see Punk vs Jericho...which we will!
Last night, I said that Jericho’s World Championship win would get viewers to tune into Raw. While I cannot say for now if this is true, as it is a bit soon to check for ratings information, I can say that at least one person tuned into Raw for once: Me.
While I missed the beginning of Raw, I did catch Adamle’s awkward-sounding announcements for the main events of Raw for tonight and next week. I probably missed a great introduction promo by Chris Jericho, but I have been entertained with nearly everything I have seen since the beginning moments. (more…)
SummerSlam 2008: Biggest Blockbuster of The Summer Exceeds All Expectations
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.