I thought it was incredible the way western Canada rallied around the young boy that was kidnapped in BC. The live screen billboards had his face all over them, I was in Shoppers Drug Mart and the tills had his picture on all of them. It was an amazing show of human unity. No ones personal politics, or religion or views or opinions had any affect on the outpouring of support.
Why can’t it always be like this……
Looks like me and my better half are going on a four night Disney cruise in January… Can’t wait.
I will post here again, and maybe even more then just wrestling reviews….
-Great promo by Del Rio off the hop.
-They gave Truth his music back.
-MATCH: Falls count anywhere – John Morrison vs. R-Truth.
-Box promo!
-That knee looked stiff as fuck. Fun match. Morrison wins.
-Subway product placement. Probably would have been horrid without Mizanin.
-MATCH: Kelly Kelly & Eve vs. The Bella Twins.
-Eve hits a moonsault for the win. Short and watchable, what more could you want.
-I said this on Twitte (@bbboris) and I’ll say it again…. Why is Kevin Nash on my TV in 2011….
-Just for men works wonders.
-Nash and Punk was incredible…. I know it’s a written angle but damn do they make it believable. I’m sure there is more then a grain of truth in what they both said. I mist give kudos to Nash who more then held his own with the promo king.
-I can’t decide if seeing Kevin Nash talking to John Lauranaitis is a cool unique part of what’s going on, or a horrible part of what’s going on.
-MATCH: Alex Riley vs. Jack Swagger.
-wow, what to say… The commentary, the fucked up gut-wrench…. Wow….
-I could get behind a Dolph/Swagger feud.
-MATCH: David Otunga & Michael McGillicutty vs. Kofi Kingston & Evan Bourne.
-Bourne hits the SSP on Hennig for the win in a pretty solid match.
-MATCH:WWE title -Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. Rey Misterio.
-Del Rio sneaks out a win like any good heel champ should. Good match.
-5 title matches? does TNA have 5 titles?
-MATCH: X division title – Alex Shelley vs. Austin Aries vs. Brian Kendrick (c).
-Kendrick looks like he went to Sabu’s yard sale….
-Kendrick sliced bread’s Aries into Shelley for the win. Not a bad match but I expected more. Fell into that formulaic three way trap.
-MATCH: Knockouts tag titles – Tara & Miss Tessmacher (c) vs. Rosita & Sarita.
-Tara hits the widows peak on Rosita for the win. Sloppy as hell but not necessarily a bad match. Tessmacher is a lot better then she should be…
MATCH: The Pope vs. D-Von.
-The Pope wins with the famoun TNA roll-up. Decent work but this feud does nothing for me.
-MATCH: Knockouts title – Winter vs. Mickie James (c)
-Winter spits mist into James eyes for the pin. Crowd doesn’t care… Lazy. Again not a bad match but uninspired and lazy.
-MATCH: Crimson vs. Rob Van Dam.
-I’m over the BFG series. Too long.
-Ok, Jerry Lynn comes out with RVD to “watch his back.” He breaks up a Crimson pin and RVD gets DQ’d. Crowd was dead for the match and hated the finish, as did I. Hopefully the have a good booking idea for this.
-Anderson said shit!!! Call the FCC! Awful promo.
-MATCH: Scott Steiner, Gunner & Abyss vs. AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels & Kazarian.
-AJ pins Abyss with a quebrada type knee in the face. This was a fun match to watch. Fortune worked their asses off and it came off well.
-MATCH: Mr. Anderson vs. Bully Ray.
-When Anderson botched the firemens carry, Tenay and Taz did what good announcers do and they covered it with a good explanation. Kudos.
-Ray hits a low blow for the win with a distracted ref. I really liked this match, just a solid hard hitting, believable looking match. It looked like the kind of match guys would enjoy being in.
-MATCH: TNA Tag titles – Beer Money (c) vs. Mexican America.
-Anarchea eats a super kick from the top and Beer Money retain. I was on the phone with Tex Gaines so I have no idea if it was any good….
-MATCH: TNA Championship – Sting (c) vs. Kurt Angle.
-After a ref bump, Angle takes a chair from Hogan and uses it on Sting and then hits the Angle Slam for the win and the title. Not a bad match but can’t hold a candle to WWE’s main events.
-Oh goodie, another contract signing.
-MATCH: John Cena vs. Jack Swagger.
-Cena wins with the FU. Bland, except when JR said Cena Has “steamy blue eyes…”
-R-Truths promo made no sense and was awesome.
-Miz destroys Misterio before their match. Misterio time off? Which leads to…
- MATCH: The Miz vs. Kofi Kingston.
-Kofi is so light on his feet, it’s sick.
-Miz hits the SCF for the win in a really good match, better then anything on last weeks Impact.
-MATCH: Alberto Del Rio vs. CM Punk.
-Punk hits the GTS for the win, decent match but I don’t like sacrificing Del Rio like that.
-MATCH: Beth Phoenix vs. Eve.
-Glam Slam. Blah.
-MATCH: Dolph Ziggler vs. Alex Riley.
-Dolph gets dq’d after Vickie slaps Riley. I assume this will lead to a Dolph/Vickie split.
-MATCH: R-Truth vs. John Morrison.
-Don’t like Morrisons standing Spanish Fly. Ugly and dangerous.
-Truth over Morrison clean which is surprising but it appearsnwe are going to have a Morrison injury angle. Decent match.
-Interesting appearance by The Rock during the contract signing. The crowd ate it up with a spoon.
-All I have ever asked for is compelling television and Cena and Punk delivered in spades. Great promos delivered all around. I just hope the match delivers on the hype. A games must be delivered and imwonder where they go from here. I don’t think Raw can end with 30 minute promos every week so I wonder what happens next depending on who goes over. And for the record, I have no idea who will walk out the victor.
-Bubba has really run with the ball since the 3D split. Always knew he could be a singles star. He and Anderson at the PPV should be decent.
-MATCH: Madison Rayne vs. Miss Tessmacher.
-Surprise roll up by Tessmacher. Blah.
-MATCH: D-Von vs. AJ Styles.
-D-Von rolls him up (again) after distraction by Daniels who had come down to watch. Overbooked and bland.
-MATCH: The Pope vs. Samoa Joe.
-Matt Morgan on commentary? Yikes….
-Joe chokes him out. Short match, not a lot of meat to it.
-Afterwards Joe won’t release the hold so the ref reverses the decision. I hope there isna reason for the burial of Joe.
-MATCH: street fight – Hernandez vs. Bobby Roode.
-Hernandez taps to a fujiwara but the ref doesn’t see it due to interference. Hernandez then wins with a roll up (again x2) most watchable match of the night thus far….
-MATCH: Austin Aries vs. Alex Shelley.
-Cool inverted figure 4 by Shelley!
-Aries wins with a sick brainbuster. Really fun match. Generation Next would be proud. Aries has been a home run since he rejoined TNA or Impact or whatever the fuck they are called now.
-The Eric Young vignettes are awesome.
-Replay of the Sting/Angle empty arena match. Ffwd.
-MATCH: Scott Steiner & Gunner vs. Crimson & Rob Van Dam.
-Crimson looks like he is in his underwear. Awful gear.
-RVD’s act is stale and it kills me to say that.
-What happened to Murphy?
-RVD pins Steiner with the 5star. Watchable match which is all you can really hope for.
-I hate contract signings.
-Love Stings gloves.
-I do like Cult of Personality as Punks new theme. Always been a great song.
-So where does this leave Nexus…. And does anyone care?
-The Punk/HHH head to head was good. I like the cutting edge television we are seeing. I hope they can keep it up.
-Skinny fat ass?
-MATCH: Divas Battle Royale. Winner faces Kelly2 at SummerSlam.
-Beth wins, eliminating both Bellas simultaneously which was the only redeeming quality. 2 segments? Post-match Beth attacks Kelly which was actually pretty well done.
-MATCH: R-Truth & The Miz vs. Rey Misterio & John Morrison.
-Truth pins Morrison with whatever his finisher is called after a pretty solid match. The 4 worked well together.
-The Ziggler/Alex Riley segment was bland.
-MATCH: David Otunga & Michael McGilicutty vs. Sanction & Zack Ryder.
-No Nexus arm bands… So I guess that’s that.
-Otunga pins Ryder. Woo Woo Blah.
-MATCH: Alberto Del Rio vs. Evan Bourne.
-Almost a squash for Del Rio. Bourne will think twice about getting caught smiling on tv….
-Cena’s Lauranaitis impression was funny.
-Ace coming out was completely unnecessary, unless they are gonna build him as HHH’s nemesis.
-So Cena will face Punk at SummerSlam, winner take all. Wow, who didn’t see that coming? Could we be a bit more obvious?
-Belt posing at the end was lame…. So bad.
-Poker table=truth or dare? Huh?
-Sting is a cross between Heath Ledger and Jim Carrey. I like it.
-MATCH: The Pope vs. Bobby Roode vs. Samoa Joe.
-Roode wins with Joes shoulders down in the choke. Good match and a nice finish. Joe tears a strip off Hebner.
-What belt did Jarrett have? The king of Mexico?
-Backstage segment with D-Von and The Pope has me interested.
-MATCH: Shannon Moore vs. Austin Aries.
-Terrible skin the cat by Aries…. Yuck.
-Aries uses the DILLIGAF chain on Moore for the win. I expected more from this match but whatever….
-Alex Shelley comes out and gets in Aries face. Sign me up for a feud between those 2. ROH.
-The BFG promo video was very well done.
-MATCH: Tara vs. Madison Rayne.
-A spider was in the gift, what a surprise… Tara wins. Blah.
-Magnus and Williams, don’t talk over each other in your promo.
-MATCH: Mexican America vs. The British Invasion.
-Rosita interferes when the Brits had it just about sewn up, and Mexican America win. Decent match again.
-MATCH: Impact Wrestling title – Sting vs. Mr. Anderson (c).
-Overbooked finish with Angle/Bully Ray interference and a ref bump etc. Sting is new champ.
-MATCH: WWE Title – The Miz vs. Rey Misterio.
-Match had a pretty solid build but a bit of a lame-duck finish. Rey goes over to become the new champ, for now….
-Alberto Del Rio attempts to cash in MITB but it thwarted by Rey.
-I hate when people say “baby” in a promo.
-MATCH: Dolph Ziggler vs. Evan Borne.
-Dolph puts him away with the sleeper. Short but decent.
-Keith Stone? What the fuck?
-MATCH: Kelly Kelly & Eve vs. Maryse & Melina.
-Faces win. Blah.
-So is there even an ounce of shoot in Vince’s departure? May he not be back?
-So Rey’s gonna lose already….
-Good to see JR back but I am a fan of Michael Cole. Will he stay on Smackdown?
-R-Truth is awesome.
-John Morrison is back. I didn’t know he was gone….
-MATCH: Michael Cole vs. Zack Ryder.
-Too funny for so many reasons. Cole in the HHH gear was funny.
-A 5 second win for the “Internet sensation.”
-MATCH: Alberto Del Rio vs. Kofi Kingston.
-Del Rio wins with the cross arm bar. Again, short but good.
-MATCH: WWE title – Rey Misterio (c) vs. John Cena.
-I hate when the champ comes out first. It’s wrong people.
-Cena wins a pretty stellar match with the FU. Good job all around.
-Absolutely hated the return of Punk. Awful.