Tuesday, April 23, 2019

SmackDown Live


Shane McMahon opens SmackDown Live and of course he makes Greg Hamilton do his usual introductions.


Shane brings up how Reigns attacked his father last week and replays the segment. He says it was disgusting to watch Reigns punch his father and compares it to someone disgracing the American flag. Shane says there will be repercussions and lists off some of his possible punishments. He orders Roman to come to the ring to face the music.


Reigns gets into the ring and it looks like Shane is ready to fight him right away. Elias provides a distraction so Shane can gain an advantage on The Big Dog. He and Elias assault Reigns and beat him down in the middle of the ring. Roman tries to fight them off to no avail. Elias hits Drift Away before he and Shane head to the back together.




Finn Balor vs. Andrade Cien Almas


Finn Balor won



Elias is backstage performing a song in which he challenges Roman Reigns to a match at Money in the Bank. He then leaves with Shane in his limbo.



Kairi Sane vs. Peyton Royce


Kairi Sane won




As Chad Gable heads to the ring to face Mahal, Lars Sullivan attacks him from behind. The big man gets into the ring and stares at Mahal. Jinder runs for the hills but the Singhs suffer the wrath of Sullivan. R-Truth comes to the ring to fight the man who attacked him last week, but Sullivan easily puts him down again with one slam. Lars picks him up for a running powerbomb before he poses for the crowd.




Roman Reigns accepts the challenge from Elias.




Charlotte Flair comes out after the break for her confrontation with Becky Lynch.


Flair brings up how she never lost at WrestleMania and blames Rousey for losing both of their titles to Becky. This brings out The Man to respond.


Charlotte says she is next in line after Lacey Evans. Becky says Flair needs to clear the way for some new opponents. She says Charlotte needs to work her way back up from the bottom again before Bayley comes out to voice her opinion.


Bayley makes her way to the ring and says that although the Superstar Shakeup is about fresh starts, we're seeing a re-run. Bayley reminds Becky that she's never beaten her.


Charlotte tells Bayley to get at the back of the line. Bayley tells Charlotte to earn her opportunity and challenges her to a match and knocks her mic out of her hand.



Charlotte vs. Bayley 

Charlotte Flair won and gets a feature women’s championship opportunity. 

Becky is interviewed backstage, and reveals that she will face Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women’s Title and Lacy Evans for the RAW Women’s Title at Money in the Bank and at the end of Money in the Bank she will still be Becky Two Belts.


Kofi Kingston vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

Kofi misses Trouble in Paradise but manages to hit the SOS. Rusev breaks up the pin to cause a DQ. Woods and Big O come in to make the save and send them packing. Right after Kofi takes down Nakamura with Trouble in Paradise, Owens nails him with a superkick. The crowd boos as KO rips off his New Day shirt and proceeds to beat down the WWE Champion.

After he finishes delivering a beating, Owens grabs the WWE title and poses with it while stepping on Kofi's head. He taunts Kingston and says he is going to take the WWE title from him. Kingston hits him a few times but Owens stomps him into the mat without mercy. Woods saves Kofi from taking a powerbomb onto the apron, but Owens manages to take him down, too. KO grabs Woods and hits the apron powerbomb on him instead.



The show ends with Owens leaving while Kofi and Woods try to recover.



Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches as we look forward to Money in the Bank.


Monday, April 22, 2019

RAW


RAW opens with Triple H making his way to the ring. 


Before The Game can say anything, Seth Rollins comes to the ring. They shake hands and share a quick hug as the crowd chants "Burn it down." Seth says it's surreal to be standing in the ring as universal champion in his home state.



Triple H congratulates Rollins on slaying The Beast. He calls Rollins the measuring stick and says everyone is going to be gunning for him now. Triple H talks about the Money in the Bank PPV and says Rollins will be defending the title that night against whoever wins a match between the winners of two other Triple Threat Matches.


Samoa Joe's music hits and he makes his way to the ring. He says he wants to be a double champion like Becky Lynch by winning the universal title. This also brings out Mysterio and Drew McIntyre.


The Miz is out next to talk about how he has been rebooted since he last feuded with Rollins. Baron Corbin and AJ Styles also head to the ring to talk about being No. 1 contender.


Seth Rollins says it doesn’t matter which one of them he faces at MITB because in case you forgot he is Seth Freakin’ Rollins and he is going to burn it down.



AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Rey Mysterio in a Triple Threat Match


AJ Styles won and will be facing the winner of second triple threat for a UniversalTitle opportunity.



Naomi vs. Billie Kay


Naomi won



The Miz vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Baron Corbin in a Triple Threat Match


Baron Corbin won and will face AJ Styles tonight and the winner will face Rollins at MITB for the Universal Title.



Sami Zayn is out after the break.

Zayn says the crowd doesn't like hearing what is wrong with them, so they boo him in response to the truth he speaks. Sami says the happiest time of his life was the 10 months he spent away from the WWE Universe. He shows some pictures from his time off.

Zayn says the fans have created a toxic culture and the crowd boos him. Sami says he loves the boos because it means the fans can't look at themselves in the mirror. He says everyone should follow his example and take a trip, but ours should be to hell. He drops the mic and laughs as he leaves the ring.


Cedric Alexander vs. Cesaro


Cesaro won




The Viking Raiders vs. Lucha House Party


Before the ref can even call for the bell, Erik and Ivar attack and destroy everyone in Lucha House Party. They hit their finisher to end the segment.




Becky Lynch is in the ring after the break and the crowd gives her a warm welcome. She talks about the Superstar Shake-up and Lacy Evans hitting her with a cheap shot. She says she had made a career out of beating people up and implies Lacey slept her way to a title shot. This brings out Lacy Evans. Becky simply wants to slap Lacy Evans' head off her shoulders. 



Becky Lynch vs. Alicia Fox


Becky Lynch won 


Evans jumps into the ring and blasts Becky with a huge right hand as soon as the match is over.



Ricochet vs. Robert Roode


Robert Roode



AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin (#1 Contender Match) 



AJ Styles won and will be facing Seth Rollins at Money in the Bank for the Universal Championship.


The show ends with Seth coming out to congratulate AJ on his win. They hesitantly shake hands as the show ends.

I’m looking forward to Rollins vs. Styles at Money in the Bank.


Rating: 80/80
Great show and matches as we look forward to Money in the Bank.










Sunday, April 21, 2019

The Shield’s Final Chapter

Renee Young, Michael Cole & Corey Graves are your announcers. We’re getting Finn Balor vs. Elias and The Riott Squad vs. Bayley & Ember Moon tonight, too.

We see a video package of the history behind The Shield. 

Finn Balor (c) vs. Elias for the IC Title 
Finn Balor retains the ICTitle. 

The Riott Squad vs. Bayley and Ember Moon 
Bayley and Ember Moon won 

The Shield vs. Baron Corbin and Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley 
The Shield won 
Basically after the match, Rollins thanked his hometown and family for their support and he said him winning the Universal Title wouldn’t of been possible without this brotherhood and then Dean Ambrose got on the mic and basically said Rollins is living proof that you can do anything you set your mind too and if no one doesn’t believe that then just hold up your middle finger and say “The Shield said so” and then we hear “Thank You Ambrose” and “Thank You Shield” chants. 
The show ended with The Shield doing their signature fist bump and celebrate together ONE FINAL TIME!! 
What a moment! Honestly, still don’t wanna believe that was the last of Ambrose but if it is then I’m sure he’ll be back in do time when he’s ready. 

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

SmackDown Live


SmackDown opens with highlights from the Superstar Shake-up on Raw before going live to the arena for an episode of The Kevin Owens Show.


The crowd cheers for Owens for a long time before he can speak to his fellow Canadians in French to welcome them to the show. He talks about the Superstar Shake-up. He brings out his guest for the night, Kofi Kingston.


Owens leads the crowd in congratulating Kingston on winning the WWE title at WrestleMania. Woods and Kofi mention how Big E was injured last week. He also complains about WWE taking all of his UpUpDownDown friends in the Shake-up and demands Tyler Breeze be moved to SmackDown.


Owens offers to take Big E's place for tonight and calls himself Big O. Woods asks if Owens is up to everything it takes to be in The New Day and Owens says he is up to the challenge. Kofi asks the crowd if they should team with Owens and everyone chants "oi." Kofi offers Kevin his crop top and Owens puts it on over his shirt. Woods gives him a unicorn horn to make it official.


Finn Balor is revealed as the first Superstar moving to SmackDown in the Shake-Up.


Finn Balor vs. Ali



Finn Balor won




Carmella vs. Charlotte Flair


Charlotte Flair won


Lars Sullivan's music hits and he heads to the ring. Truth takes a few shots at him and hits the Lie Detector. Sullivan just smiles and laughs before he scoops up Truth to hit his finisher. He looks over at Carmella and starts to walk toward her until the ref helps her get out of the ring. He grabs Truth one more time to hit a running powerbomb.




Becky Lynch is out after the break to talk more about winning both titles at WrestleMania. The crowd chants "Becky Two Belts" as she talks about the Superstar Shake-up. Ember Moon's music hits, indicating she has moved to the blue brand. She says Becky had better get used to seeing her around on SmackDown.


Bayley's music hits and she also comes out to let everyone know she is on SmackDown. The Hugger and The Man have a moment catching up about what the past year has been like. Bayley mentions that she is now a singles competitor before The IIconics come out with the tag titles.


Paige comes out to reveal which tag team she has brought to SmackDown for the Superstar Shake-up. She says she will be managing this new duo, but before she can say anything, Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville come out to the ring to interrupt. Paige says she isn't there for Mandy and Sonya, she is there to represent Asuka and Kairi Sane.


Becky quietly leaves the ring while all of the women battle everyone else.



Asuka and Kairi Sane and Bayley and Ember Moon vs. IIconics and Rose and Deville


Asuka and Kairi Sane and Bayley and Ember Moon won




Buddy Murphy is coming to SDLive



The New Day & Big O vs. Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev and Cesaro 

The New Day & Big O won




Elias is revealed as Vince McMahon's big SmackDown acquisition, but then Roman Reigns' music hits and he makes his way to the ring. The Big Dog nails Elias with a Superman Punch. Vince gets angry and tells Reigns to leave. Reigns nails the Chairman with another Superman Punch. Reigns says SmackDown is his yard now before posing for the crowd to end the show. Not to fast Reigns comes back and spears Elias to stand tall on the ramp to end SDLive and Superstar Shake - Up.

Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches!

Monday, April 15, 2019

RAW


Raw opens with Stephanie McMahon heading to the ring to kick off the Superstar Shake-up. 

She brings out Shane, and even introduces him as the best in the world.

Stephanie and Shane talk about the Superstar Shakeup. We also see a video montage of Shane attacking The Miz.

Before Stephanie can say who the first Superstar coming to Raw is, The Miz's music cuts her off. He comes out of the crowd and attacks Shane from behind. Shane gets the upper hand and sends Miz over the barricade. Cole confirms The Miz is indeed on Raw now as Miz comes back with a chair to continue attacking Shane. The Miz is bleeding from his head as Shane heads up the ramp to escape. Miz stands tall with a chair and a bloody face.



Aleister and Ricochet are officially apart of RAW 



The War Raiders was rebranded as The Viking Experience 

Aleister Black and Ricochet and The Viking Experience vs. Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder 

Aleister Black and Ricochet and The Viking Experience won



Cedric Alexander moves from 205 Live to RAW!





Finn Balor vs. Andrade Cien Almas 

Andrade Cien Almas won thanks to involvement from Zelina.



Elias is in the ring after the break and he talks about being attacked by John Cena and The Undertaker in the span of 48 hours. As he tries to play his song, Rey Mysterio's music hits to confirm he has moved to Raw. He heads to the ring and brawls with Elias. Rey trips during a springboard but Elias catches him and saves the spot before Mysterio sends him packing.

Lars Sullivan comes down and starts fighting with Mysterio. Mysterio fights back until Lars hits the Freak Accident to put him down.



Roode and Gable come out and say they can beat any tag team in WWE when they are on their game. The Usos' music hits and they head to the ring to take up the challenge.



Bobby Roode and Chad Gable vs. The Usos

The Usos won



A Moment of Bliss with guest Sami Zayn

Sami comes out acting happy as he gets a hometown welcome from the Montreal crowd. He dances around to his entrance music for a long time. He takes a few bows before finally sitting down with Alexa. He tries to talk but his music plays again, so he keeps dancing around. Then he says the fans are like fish in a barrel. He shows Alexa how he can get them to chant whatever he wants to show how they are sheep.

Sami talks trash about the crowd and gets them to boo him. He says everyone projects their issues onto him and he is sick of it. He walks off the stage in a fit of anger.



The IIconics vs. Bayley and Naomi

Bayley and Naomi won




EC3 vs. Braun Strowman

The announcers say EC3 demanded competition this week, so Braun Strowman comes out as his opponent. The Monster Among Men doesn't wait for the bell and immediately starts pummeling EC3. He chases Carter up the ramp and drives him into an LED board. Braun brings him to the side of the stage and chokeslams him through it.



Becky Lynch vs. Ruby Riott

Becky Lynch won

She had to fight off everyone after the bell, but The Man ends up standing tall again.

Natalya comes out to confront Becky Lynch. She congratulates her on all of her recent success and says she is proud of her for headlining WrestleMania. Nattie says she is coming after the Raw women's title and wanted to say it to Becky's face. The Man recalls traveling the world with Natalya just trying to get their foot in the door and is about to accept her challenge when Lacey Evans' music hits.

Evans says she is officially on Raw and she wants the title, too. She says the McMahons gave her a match against Natalya to see who gets to fight Becky for the Raw women's title.


Lacy Evans vs. Natayla Lacy Evans won and earns a opportunity for the RAW Women’s Championship.

AJ Styles is revealed as the mystery partner for Reigns and Rollins and final superstar to move to RAW in the Shake - Up.
Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins and AJ Styles vs. Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley and Baron Corbin
Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins and AJ Styles won
The show ended with Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins and AJ Styles celebrating their win.
Rating: 80/80
Pretty exciting show and matches. As well with some great adds to RAW. Can’t wait to see who goes to SDLive tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

SmackDown Live


The New Day come out to open the show with Kofi Kingston's WWE Championship celebration. There is a balloon arch over the ring, blue carpet and some other decorations, including some pancakes on the ring posts. The crowd chants "You deserve it" before anyone has a chance to talk. Big E calls Kofi an A+ player with extra credit.


Big E and Xavier Woods talk up Kofi before the champ gets to speak. They talk Big E into doing the splits again. They talk about how they are usually out to tell jokes about butts, but tonight is all about celebrating Kofi's career and accomplishment.


Woods says meeting Kofi for the first time when he was hired was like meeting a hero. Big E talks about the bond they share and how they have tried to reshape culture and change history. Kofi thanks his family at ringside and says they inspire him to be the best he can be. The Bar's music hits and they walk to the ring. They say Kofi owes them a Thank You for saving his title reign last night because Rollins would have beaten him.



The Bar challenges The New Day to a six-man tag match. The New Day agrees and The Bar introduces their new friend, Drew McIntyre.



Aleister Black & Ricochet & Ali vs. Andrade Cien Almas & Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev


Aleister Black & Ricochet & Ali won.


Orton hits Ali with an RKO while he is celebrating. Then, Kevin Owens comes out of nowhere and hits Rusev with a Stunner.



Carmella and R-Truth are in the ring after the break. She says Truth has helped her recently and credits him for helping her win the Women's Battle Royal. For some reason, Samoa Joe comes out to the ring. Truth and Joe start fighting and Truth gets the upper hand for a moment before Joe locks him in the Coquina Clutch. He throws Truth out of the ring and demands a mic. He brags about beating Rey in less than a minute at WrestleMania. Braun Strowman's music hits and he marches to the ring.

Joe and Braun start fighting. Joe gets him down to one knee with a sleeper, but Braun backs him to the corner to break the hold. He scoops up Joe for a powerslam, but Joe breaks free and runs away.


The IIconics (c) vs. Jobbers for the Women Tag Team Titles


The IIconics retain the Women Tag Team Titles







Shane McMahon comes out after the break to talk about why he attacked The Miz's dad at WrestleMania.


Shane says Miz's dad deserved everything he got at WrestleMania and now they know he is truly the best in the world. The crowd chants CM Punk's name and Shane just says "Please" in a sarcastic way. He brings Greg Hamilton into the ring to criticize his introduction. Greg says he was threatened by some fans that if he called Shane the best in the world, something bad would happen to him.


Shane drags Greg out of the ring by his tie while making him keep trying to introduce him properly. He finally does an intro Shane is happy with and Shane sends him back to the ring.



The Usos (c) vs. The Hardy Boyz for the SDLive Tag Team Titles


The Hardy Boyz won and become the NEW SDLive Tag Team Champions


Lars Sullivan comes out attacks The Hardy Boyz after the match.




Becky Lynch heads to the ring after the break to talk about winning both women's titles at WrestleMania.



Becky shows a clip of when Lacey Evans attacked her last night on Raw. She says she knows having two titles means she is in double the danger, but she welcomes it and plans on pulling double duty until she can't anymore. As she poses with both belts on the stage, Evans comes out and attacks her from behind with a big right hand.




The New Day vs. The Bar and Drew McIntyre 


Sami Zayn comes out before the match and the crowd keeps singing his entrance music. He says the crowd isn’t worth it and walks away.

The New Day won


The show ends with The New Day celebrating their win with Kofi’s family and Kofi holding up the WWE Championship

Rating: 80/80

Awesome show following WrestleMania.





Monday, April 8, 2019

RAW


The New Universal Champion Seth Rollins opens RAW.



Before he can speak, we see a recap of the Universal Championship Match last night at WrestleMania.



We hear the “You Deserve It” chants and Rollins says that WE deserve it. The WWE Universe thanks Rollins and He thanks them. He then talks about his triumph against Brock Lesnar.



He says he’s been waiting a long time to hold this title above his head, and all it took was climbing Everest and beating the most dominant champion in the history of WWE. But he wants to be real for a minute, he feels terrible today, like he just got run over by a Mack truck.

He took German suplexes, an F-5 on the floor, but he got back up. He took everything Brock Lesnar had to dish out, and he got back up! He may have engaged in questionable tactics for the advantage, but truth be told he didn’t do anything to Brock that he wouldn’t have done to him. And last he heard Brock and Paul Heyman were headed to Las Vegas, and as far as he is concerned, they can stay in Vegas.

Seth says he’s champion and he’ll do us one better, he’s a FIGHTING champion, and...

Big E does the deal and the New Day are here with brand new WWE Champion Kofi Kingston! He says by the look on Seth’s face he looks real confused, to which Rollins points out what day of the week it is. Kofi says this ain’t the Superstar Shake-Up, that’s next week, and E explains-- they’re here because last night was cause for celebration and they just couldn’t wait for SmackDown.

 Xavier Woods says last night, Rollins won his title, and E talks about Kingston’s big win last night . Kofi talks about the women’s match last night and how winner take all was a great idea for them, so... what he’s saying is how about Universal Champion vs. WWE Champion, no Shield, no New Day, just one-on-one, title for title! Rollins accepts! 






Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder vs The Revival - RAW Tag Team Championship



Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder retains the RAW Tag Team Titles 





Baron Corbin comes out to brag about beating Kurt Angle in his farewell match last night. 

Corbin gets "A-hole" chants. He starts mocking the crowd for thinking he wasn't a worthy opponent to Kurt Angle.



Kurt Angle comes out and tells he was the better man last night and wishes him luck in his career and then he shakes hand but not so fast Corbin. Kurt takes Corbin out with the Angle Slam. For some reason, Lars Sullivan comes out and attacks Kurt Angle. 





Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley 



Alexa Bliss won 







Becky Lynch heads to the ring after the break to celebrate winning both titles at WrestleMania. The crowd gives her a standing ovation before she talks about the journey she has been through to get here. Before she can leave, Lacey Evans’ music hits and she walks down the ramp. She looks Becky up and down before punching her square in the face. Lynch chases her down and they start brawling on the ramp. Becky puts her in the DisArmHer until a few officials break them up.





Aleister Black and Ricochet vs. Bobby Roode and Chad Gable



Aleister Black and Ricochet won





Dean Ambrose vs. Bobby Lashley - Final Match of Dean Ambrose.



Lashley says when Dean is gone, he is going to take care of Renee Young. Ambrose knocks him off of the apron and starts beating him all around the ring. He grabs a chair and throws it at Lashley's face before he whips him into the ring post. He sends Rush into the barricade before going back to Lashley. Dean hits a DDT on the stage before he clears off the announce table. Bobby pops up and hits a Spear. He picks up Ambrose and slams him through the table. Young looks on in horror and checks on her husband after Lashley and Lio head to the back.





Sami Zayn heads to the ring after the break to a great ovation from the crowd. He greets the crowd and reintroduces himself for those who may have forgotten who he is. He says his schedule is wide open and issues an open challenge. It takes a minute, but Finn Balor eventually heads to the ring.



The announcer says he has bee informed that this match is now for the IC Title.





Finn Balor (c) vs. Sami Zayn for ICTitle



Finn Balor retains the ICTitle



Balor leaves up the ramp while Zayn recovers in the ring. He looks around as the crowd chants for him. He picks up a mic and says he thought having a match would make him feel better, but what it did was make him realize how much the crowd missed him. He says he did not miss any of the fans and shows he is still a heel. He says WWE is a toxic environment because of the fans. He says the fans only get joy from being critics.



Zayn rips into the fans for judging everyone but themselves because they know how ugly they are inside. He says he isn't here to save WWE. He is here to hold the crowd accountable.





Elias appears in the ring for another performance. He trashes John Cena for interrupting him last night. He does a little rap to prove what Cena does is easy.



Elias says the next person to interrupt him is a dead man, and that is when The Undertaker's music hits.



The Undertaker gets in the ring and stares at Elias for a moment. The singer begins to leave the ring, but then he changes his mind and gets back in. He takes off his jacket and slowly approaches Taker. Elias turns to leave as a trick, but Taker sees it coming and delivers a big boot and a Chokeslam. He takes off his jacket and hits a Tombstone Piledriver. The crowd counts the pin for him before his music hit.






Seth Rollins (c) vs. Kofi Kingston (c) for both Universal Title and WWE Championship - Winner Takes All

The Bar come out and get involved to cause an DQ. Kofi and Seth team up to take out The Bar. Definitely smell a tag team match. I felt there was gonna be some involvement.

Seth Rollins and Kofi Kingston vs. The Bar


Seth Rollins and Kofi Kingston won


The show ends with The Universal Champion and WWE Champion standing tall and celebrating their win.



Rating: 80/80



Pretty insane show following WrestleMania.