WWE / TNA

[roboratzinger]

On 3/9/2017 at 1:24 PM, iggyb said:

Looks like Tommy End will be arriving soon in NXT. After WM maybe? He'll debut at Aleister Black.

Check out his indie work if you're not familiar with him. One of the best strikers today. Kickboxer siya so expect brutal knees and elbows  saka occasional roundhouse and spinning heel kicks.

Here's a good place to start. Moveset hightlights + Commentary niya mismo:

 

Sa NXT TakeOver: Orlando pala sya magde-debut against Andrade "Cien" Almas.

By the way Heidi Lovelace just made her first appearance in NXT attacking Nikki Cross. She'll be wrestling under the ring name Ruby Riot.

[iggyb]

CIen has been on fire lately. With the right booking, I can see him as a staple on the upper midcard once promoted to the main roster. Maybe create his own Los Ingobernables stable in WWE? I'm betting that either Almas vs Black or the triple threat tag will steal the show. Roode is an awesome heel pero average lang sa ring. Not that WWE needs more wrestlers. They need to bring in more characters that can talk and engage with the fans.

Not familiar with Heidi Lovelace but Ruby Riot is an awesome name. Haha! 4 matches pa lang ang announced for TakeOver Orlando. It would be awesome to see her face Nikki Cross tapos hiwalay na 6-man tag match para sa remaining Sanity members.

[roboratzinger]

Kung totoo confirmed na ang news na wala na talaga sa WWE si Eva Marie then hindi na ako matatakot na sya ang manalo sa SDL Women's Championship sa Wrestlemania.

http://wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2017/0327/624532/exclusive-wwe-smackdown-star-reportedly-done-with-wwe/

I'm still hoping for an Asuka debut at Wrestlemania though.. .

[iggyb]

Di ko na maalala pero may nagcirculate na image dati showing Eva at sandamukal na lawyers para ayusin yung release niya sa WWE. NXT still has Mandy Rose. She's on par with Eva sa looks pero ring work malayong nalampasan na. Check out Ember Moon vs Mandy Rose to see how much she's improved in her short stint with the company. Even with Brian Kendricks guidance, puro botchfest pa rin ang matches ni Eva. Good riddance.

According to Meltzer, Asuka might stay in NXT for a while. Advertised siya sa mga NXT events until SummerSlam. I wouldn't mind seeing her feud with Nikki Cross or the upcoming Kairi Hojo and Io Shirai, potentially the stiffest women's matches we'll ever see in WWE.

[This_Is_The_End]

WWE Smackdown Highlights 03/28/17

https://youtu.be/7SbfHxXaRq8

Per Eva Marie mas madalas na siyang mag-update sa YT channel niya ngayon compared dati and while she has yet to say anything about parting ways with WWE, it's heavily implied na she already moved on. None of her new videos mention WWE kahit katiting. Kung pagbabasehan ang vlogs niya, she's quite busy furthering her modeling career.

[This_Is_The_End]

NXT TakeOver: Orlando

Highlights:

https://youtu.be/UpynIBi_BBQ

Results:

- SAnitY def. Tye Dillinger, Roderick Strong, Kassius Ohno & Ruby Riot

- Aleister Black def. Andrade “Cien” Almas

- NXT Tag Team Championship (Triple Threat Elimination Match) -- The Authors of Pain (c) def. DIY and The Revival

- NXT Women’s Championship -- Asuka (c) def. Ember Moon

- NXT Championship -- Bobby Roode (c) def. Shinsuke Nakamura

 

[roboratzinger]

I will really miss the old NXT Championship belts especially the NXT Women's Championship belt.

Man Drew Galloway is in the house !!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjU3i2HCprg

Great matches especially the Triple Threat Elimination match !!!

And speaking of tag teams.. .

http://www.cagesideseats.com/2017/4/1/15151522/young-bucks-regain-ring-of-honor-tag-titles-hardys-wwe-speculation

http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2017/0401/624772/the-hardys-on-being-in-contact-with-wwe/

 

[iggyb]

Wrestlemania Wrestling week has been awesome so far!  Kaiju Big Battel (not a typo) was fucking eye opening as hell. Haha! So many events. Di ko ata mapapanood lahat.
The triple threat match started like it was poised to be a 5-star match. Black is another proof that WWE has perfected the entrance game and Roode-Nakamura exceeded my expectations.

Let's not forget the women's tournament has been green-lighted. Really hyped for WM tomorrow and the Raw/SD aftershock.

[This_Is_The_End]

WWE Raw 04/03/17 Highlights:

https://youtu.be/qsPPHi--L4k

- Kurt Angle's the new GM.

- The Revival has been called out to the main roster

- Finn Balor's back...on TV

 

[This_Is_The_End]

WWE SmackDown Live! 04/04/17 Highlights:

https://youtu.be/EaZkcKBCDW4

- Tye Dillinger and Shinsuke Nakamura debut (Shakeup be damned, AJ vs. Shinsuke needs to happen)

[iggyb]

If you haven't seen it yet, I recommend you check The Hardys vs The Young Bucks from ROH Supercard of Honor XI. They must have broken the record for destroying the most tables in any match. Freakin' Hardys competed in 3 matches in 2 different promotions in just 48 hours and 2 of those are ladder matches. Parang hindi 39 si Jeff at 42 si Matt.

[N-eazy]

Whoa ganon na pala katanda Hardys. Jeff may not be the best pagdating sa mic but Matt certainly helps him in that department. Sa tingin nyo they would bring the Broken gimmick eventually sa WWE kapag yung tag team nila becomes a lil stale?? Nakamura vs Styles sa Summerslam sana. So Braun is getting a major push?

[krimson38]

I read that there are still legal issues with TNA over the broken gimmick of the Hardys, that's why Matt doesn't use that character as much on tv yet. Still, it is impressive to see the crowd chant DELETE, DELETE on the tv shows, it has certainly gotten quite over, just like the Yes! chants before.

Very happy to see Nakamura debut on Smackdown, hopefully AJ stays on that brand, and they move guys like Sami Zayn and Cesaro over there. Kurt Angle looks to be in good shape, hopefully he still has a couple of matches in him.

[iggyb]

MELTZER ALERT!!! He's positive that AJ is on his way to Raw and The New Day to SD. Bliss/Charlotte swap could also happen but with no concrete info. Elias Samson and Andrade Almas are also bound to be called up to the main rosters next week.

It's sad we won't see Styles vs Nak in WWE yet, but hey, we can still watch their 4.75 rated match from Wrestle Kingdom 10.

[roboratzinger]

Yeah but moving Styles to RAW means the door is open for a Styles/Rollins match and/or Balor/Styles involving Bullet Club. We might even see him wrestle against Owens and/or Samoa Joe. But the problem here is without their top stars in Styles and Cena (assuming he will take a time of for his wedding) who will  be the top guy  that will carry the blue brand? Randy is kinda old, it felt that Bray's momentum was cut short (at least for me), Shinsuke Nakamura is great but he is relatively new for the casuals,same goes with Tye Dillinger. I'm hoping for a dominant heel for SD since we already have the guys that we wanna cheer in Nakamura and Dillinger. But hey with the talents that WWE is acquiring it's pretty awesome to be a wrestling fan again 

[roboratzinger]

Bad news mga tol 

http://stillrealtous.com/mauro-ranallo-reportedly-finished-wwe/

 

[This_Is_The_End]

I'm confused with the whole Ranallo situation. Some article reads like he resigned because of his bipolar. Other articles are about him moving to Showtime Boxing. Dave Meltzer however mentions that JBL is somehow the force behind Ranallo's departure. Kinda sounds like he was bullied out of the company and fans want JBL to be fired.

 

[roboratzinger]

So the Superstar Shake-up officially started today and indeed it really "shook" the the roster of both brands.

Here are the list of RAW's newest acquisitions:

Spoiler

• Dean Ambrose - Intercontinental Champion
• The Miz and Maryse
• Curt Hawkins
• Bray Wyatt - No. 1 contender to the WWE Championship (and he will use his rematch against WWE Champion Randy Orton at RAW exclusive PPV Payback in a House of Horror match)
• Elias Samson, maybe? - He's wandering at RAW but who knows since the guy is calling himself as "The Drifter" in his NXT days, we might see him tomorrow.
• Alexa Bliss
• Mickie James
• David Otunga (traded for Byron Saxton)

 

[iggyb]

AJ STAYS BLUE! YES! Haha! In your face Meltzer!  This means we may still see him as WWE champ again instead of being fed to Roman on Raw. The Strowman segment was gold. Nia Jax should learn to protect her ring partners. Poor Charlotte, getting her head driven to a knee then the mat tapos di pa nasalo yung Moonsault.

[roboratzinger]

RAW is AWESOME for 2 straight weeks. What a start after Wrestlemania !!! Matt Hardy is doing his Version 1 hand sign again but at the same his also doing his DELETE hand sign and retains most of his Broken Matt Hardy look. So for now, it is safe to say that Jeff Hardy's tag-team partner is a "Glitch" in the WWE Universe since he is somewhere in-between Version 1 and Broken Matt. Man, legal issues like this only deprives the fans from getting what they want.

I'm still waiting if Suplex City will arrive at SDL. I just wanna see The Beast fight The King of Strong Style. 

[Boneo]

So basically Smackdown gets

• Kevin Owens if he wins at payback
• Sami Zayn
• Jinder Mahal
• The Shinning Stars
• Rusev
• Lana
• Tamina
• Charlotte
• New Day
• Sin Cara

[roboratzinger]

Just a passing thought.. . can we still consider PAYBACK 2017 a RAW-exclusive ppv since the WWE Championship (whose current title holder is a SDL guy) and the US Championship (which was drafted to SDL) are both to be defended in the said ppv?

 

[This_Is_The_End]

Injured na naman pala si Finn. Damn.

https://youtu.be/awpypCB6l6s

 

[krimson38]

I remember watching the replay of what happened to Finn, that was a nasty blow to his face, amazing he still finished the match even after suffering a concussion. The WWE universe has been cheering on Braun in his feud against Roman, if Braun gets a title shot against Brock in the near future, the crowd will surely be in Braun's corner and turn him face.

AJ Styles staying on Smackdown is a good move, he still has a lot of potential feuds left with the blue brand: Orton, Owens, Zayn, Nakamura, Rusev, etc. He should stay a tweener, and face whoever he wants, he's just that damn good. Happy that Zayn and Owens moved to Smackdown, where they can hang around the upper card/main event scene, unlike on RAW which will be dominated by the Shield members, Samoa Joe, Braun, and the Miz.

[iggyb]

Kazuchika Okada vs Katsuyori Shibata from NJPW's Sakura Genesis last Sunday just got the latest 5 star rating from Big Dave. I was able to see it live. This is a must watch for wrestling purists. Shibata was rushed to a hospital after and went to surgery, was said to suffer subdural hematoma. He's one of my favorites right now and I really hope it isn't career threatening. Okada's currently having one of the greatest title reigns in history. The scary part is he's just 29, imagine what he'll be when he reaches his prime.

With the current SD roster, I wouldn't be surprised to see a 5 star rating from WWE soon. It's been over 5 years since the last one.

And fuck Jinder for concussing Finn. I'm guessing he'll be out for a couple of weeks.