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The Top Matches Of The Week: 1/3 to 1/9/2020

12 Sunday Jan 2020

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AEW, Bushi, David Finlay, El Desperado, Evil, Guerrillas of Destiny, Hiromu Takahashi, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship, IWGP Tag Team Championships, IWGP United States Championship, Jon Moxley, Juice Robinson, Lance Archer, Los Ingobernables de Japon, Minoru Suzuki, MLW, NJPW, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14, NWA, NXT, Sanada, Shingo Takagi, Taichi, Tama Tonga, Top Matches Of The Week, Will Ospreay, WWE, Zack Sabre Jr.

mr-x-top-5-copy (1)We are back again with another edition of The Top Matches of the week and this was an amazing week of wrestling especially in the WWE. There is so much wrestling at our fingertips that it’s absolutely mind blowing. There is Smackdown On Fox on Friday night, MLW Fusion every Saturday night, Raw on Mondays, Impact on Tuesdays, NXT on USA Network and AEW Dynamite on TNT on Wednesday nights, and Beyond Wrestling Uncharted Territory on Thursday nights. As you can see, you can occupy your week well if you try to watch all the wrestling promotions in the world right now, but my job is to give you what I thought was the best of every show that I watched during the week. So, get some refreshments, take a seat, and let me be your guide to the wonderful world of professional wrestling. Now the style is going to be a little different in the way that if there is more than one great match then they’ll just be short descriptions, but if not then we’ll go over the match. I also want to remind all of you that can catch my Top 5 of the week on the podcast Eddie Valiant’s Hot Take here. That is where I look at all the matches I have listed here and I pick the five best of all of them.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 (1/4/2020)

time bombFinJuice (David Finlay & Juice Robinson) went through an absolute war with the IWGP Tag Team Champions Guerrillas Of Destiny after Juice hit Tama Tonga with the left hand of God and then Finlay hit him with a cutter for the win. Lance Archer defended his IWGP United States Championship against Jon Moxley in a Texas Deathmatch and these guys literally went to wear putting themselves through chairs, but Moxley would get the KO after hitting the Paradigm shift through tables to regain the titles. Some are calling it the greatest IWGP Jr. Heavyweight match of all time, I am calling Will Ospreay vs Hiromu Takahashi the early contender for match of the year. These two went back and forth hitting each other with finishers, but it was Takahashi who hit a modified tombstone/package piledriver like move for the win.

Honorable Mention:

Wrestle Kingdom 14 usually has some of these eight man tag matches and one of the good ones saw Zack Sabre Jr., Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, and El Desperado defeat Los Ingobernables de Japon’s Sanada, Evil, Shingo Takagi, and Bushi when Zack made Bushi tap out to a very painful submission.

The Top Matches Of The Week: 12/13 to 12/19/2019

20 Friday Dec 2019

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Adam Cole, AEW, AEW Dynamite, AEW Heavyweight Championship, AEW Tag Team Championships, AEW Women's Championship, AJ Styles, Akira Tozawa, Aleister Black, Andrade "Cien" Almas, Angelina Love, Aron Stevens, Auska, Buddy Murphy, Bully Ray, Cameron Grimes, Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Colt Cabana, CW Anderson, Damian Priest, Darby Allin, Deonna Purrazzo, Dr. Britt Baker DDS, Dragon Lee, Eddie Valiant's Hot Take, Finn Bálor, Frankie Kazarian, Hangman Page, Humberto Carrillo, Jay Lethal, Johnny Gargano, Jonathan Gresham, Jungle Boy, Kenny Omega, Killian Dane, Kris Statlander, Kushida, Mandy Leon, Maria Manic, Mark Haskins, Matt Hardy, Matt Taven, NWA, NWA Into The Fire, NWA Powerrr, NXT, NXT Championship, NXT Women's Championship, PCO, Pete Dunne, Podcast, R Truth, Randy Orton, Raw, Rey Mysterio, Rhea Ripley, Ricky Starks, Ricochet, Riho, Ring Of Honor, Ring Of Honor Final Battle 2019, Ring Of Honor TV Championship, Ring Of Honor World Championship, ROH, Rush, Sal Rinauro, Scorpio Sky, SCU, Shane Taylor, Shayna Baszler, Smackdown Live, Tasha Steelz, The Briscoes, The Butcher And The Blade, The Dawsons, The Lucha Bros, The New Day, The Revival, The Wildcards, The Young Bucks, Thunder Rosa, TLC, Top Matches Of The Week, Travis Banks, Vincent, Vinny Marseglia, WWE, WWE Raw, WWE TLC, WWE TLC 2019, Zicky Dice

mr-x-top-5 copyWe are back again with another edition of The Top Matches of the week and this was an amazing week of wrestling especially in the WWE. There is so much wrestling at our fingertips that it’s absolutely mind blowing. There is Smackdown On Fox on Friday night, MLW Fusion every Saturday night, Raw on Mondays, Impact on Tuesdays, NXT on USA Network and AEW Dynamite on TNT on Wednesday nights, and Beyond Wrestling Uncharted Territory on Thursday nights. As you can see, you can occupy your week well if you try to watch all the wrestling promotions in the world right now, but my job is to give you what I thought was the best of every show that I watched during the week. So, get some refreshments, take a seat, and let me be your guide to the wonderful world of professional wrestling. Now the style is going to be a little different in the way that if there is more than one great match then they’ll just be short descriptions, but if not then we’ll go over the match. I also want to remind all of you that can catch my Top 5 of the week on the podcast Eddie Valiant’s Hot Take here. That is where I look at all the matches I have listed here and I pick the five best of all of them.

Ring Of Honor Final Battle 2019 (12/13/2019)

Bayley-Brooke-1It’s no secret that Ring Of Honor has been struggling since most of all their talent has been poached by the WWE or left to start AEW. Bully Ray took on Mark Haskins in what was a brutal battle as well as Bully Ray being the best heel in the world of wrestling. Unfortunately for him, he took a cheese grader to the nether regions courtesy of Mrs. Haskins and Mark took advantage to get the win. Dragon Lee went to battle with ROH TV Champ Shane Taylor. Taylor dominated most of the match, but those vicious knees from Lee was all it took for him to capture the TV Title. The Briscoes and Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham went to war at the event, but by hook or by crook, Lethal and Gresham were able to steal the tag team titles. I had to include this match in here because a 51 year old man who was blackballed in the industry had a spectacular 2019 and became the new Ring Of Honor World Champion as PCO did the unthinkable and beat Rush after Rush threw everything at him.

NWA Into The Fire (12/14/2019)

It’s NWA’s return to the PPV world and it had a pretty good card. Colt Cabana defended his NWA National Championship against not only Ricky Starks, but Aron Stevens as well. Stevens was almost a non factor and punching bag for the whole match. Thunder Rosa despite not knowing her opponent Tasha Steelz, she showed her true dominance in the match and hit a double stomp to get the win.

WWE TLC 2019 (12/15/2019)

Humberto Carrillo and Andrade kicked off the action on the pre-show and they tore the house down as they went counter for counter with each others moves and Andrade even saw some blood. Carrillo in the end was as impressive as ever as he hit a poisonrana and followed it up with a moonsault for the win. The New Day defended their tag team titles against The Revival in a ladder match and I would give these guys a week off especially The Revival who saw Wilder take a big ending from Big E off the ladder and then Dawson landed head first into a ladder after Kofi used the hanging titles as a weapon before he grabbed them for the win. Aleister Black and Buddy Murphy went to war and Murphy may have damaged Black’s Jaw with all the superkicks and knees to the face that he took, but it was a surprise Black Mass that put Murphy away.

WWE RAW (12/16/2019)

This was a decent episode, but kind of a let down from the action of the night before. The match that kind of saved the night was the Gauntlet match to determine the number one contender for Rey Mysterio’s United States Championship. The match started with R-Truth and Akira Tozawa, but the real action didn’t really get good until Tozawa took on Ricochet. From that point on, Ricochet stole the show with great matches against Tozawa, Matt Hardy, and Humberto Carrillo (which was the best one). The other match that was really good was the match between AJ Styles and Randy Orton who were finally meeting after weeks of getting in each other’s business. Surprisingly, AJ was in control of most of the match after locking in the calf crusher that took its toll against Randy, but like a Viper he finds a way to way. After faking Randy out the first time, he attempts another Phenomenal forearm, but he gets caught with an RKO and Randy takes the win.

NXT On USA (12/18/2019)

Screen-Shot-2019-12-18-at-9.07.28-PM-1-900x480It’s hard to pick just one or two matches from the whole entire show because almost all of the matches were great. The night opened up with the NXT Championship match that saw Adam Cole defend the title against Finn Balor in what was a great match where both men showcased their athleticism. After a distraction from Johnny Gargano, Adam Cole was able to retain the title. Killian Dane and Damian Priest went to war, but unfortunately for Priest he had a constant target in his hurt ribs and Dane took advantage of it. Don’t count him out though because when things looked bleak, Priest pulled off the win after getting his knees up during an attempted Vader Bomb to which he finishes with The Reckoning. Cameron Grimes vs Kushida was an all out battle as well, but a vicious double stomp from Grimes was all it took for him to win. Last week, Travis Banks was successful against Jaxson Ryker, but this week he took on the Bruiserweight Pete Dunne in what was an all out battle. Dunne would get the win after a huge superplex that he was able to hit to which he followed up with a kick and the bitter end to seal the victory. In the final match, Rhea Ripley was willing to put it all on the line as she took on NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler. They threw everything at eahc other throughout the match, but we all know how dangerous Shayna is especially with the Kirifuda Clutch to which she locked in for several minutes. Rhea never gave up as she is able to get out of it. Baszler continues to work on her, but she makes the mistake of allowing the crowd to distract her. She sets Rhea up on the top turnbuckle, but when the crowd chants Rheas name, Baszler gets distracted and Rhea takes advantage by hitting a super riptide from the top which was all she needed to seal the victory and become the new NXT Women’s Champion.

AEW Dynamite (12/18/2019)

dark-order-aew-dynamiteNot the best episode they have put out all year, but a decent show. The night opened with The Lucha Brothers taking on Kenny Omega and Hangman Page, but this week they continued to struggle after Hangman makes the mistake of hitting his own partner which allowed Pentagon Jr. to hit the double stomp for the win. Kris Statlander was fantastic once again on AEW Dynamite as she grabbed a huge win over Dr. Britt Baker DDS earning her a shot at the AEW Women’s Champion Riho on New Years Day. Jungle Boy had to prove that he could wrestle and last ten minutes with the AEW Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho to which he did after spending the last 90 seconds of the ten minutes in the walls of Jericho. The Young Bucks and SCU did battle for the AEW Tag Team Championships, but SCU was just too good tonight after Kazarian was able to pin Matt Jackson after the SCU Later.

Honorable Mention:

While I thought it was a good match up, Matt Taven vs Vincent didn’t quite live up to the hype that I thought it would be. Still both of these men did their best and Taven sold it well at Final Battle. Maria Manic came out, she destroyed Angelina Love and Mandy Leon establishing that she is the dominant female, but Angelina did not get one ounce of offense in the whole match at Final Battle. On NWA Powerrr, Zicky Dice won his qualifying match to compete for the TV Title against CW Anderson and Sal Rinauro. I love the new rule that you have to win a match in 6:05 to be TV Champ. In relatively short fashion, The Wildcards disposed of The Dawsons in a decent tag team match on NWA Powerrr. I am a huge fan of Deonna Purrazzo and was so proud to see her debut against Auska on RAW, but do you really think they’d make Auska look weak? The Butcher and The Blade vs Cody Rhodes & Darby Allin on AEW Dynamite was good, but not enough to earn it’s way to the top matches.

The Top Matches Of The Week: 11/15 to 11/21/2019

21 Thursday Nov 2019

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"Filthy" Tom Lawlor, Adam Cole, AEW, AEW Dynamite, Akira Tozawa, Allysin Kay, Andrade "Cien" Almas, Aron Stevens, Ashley Vox, Becky Lynch, Bobby Fish, Buddy Murphy, Carmella, Colt Cabana, Dakota Kai, Dana Brooke, Darby Allin, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Dolph Ziggler, Dominik Dijakovic, Dr. Britt Baker DMD, Drew McIntyre, Hikary Shida, Humberto Carrillo, Ikuro Kwon, Jim Cornette, Jon Moxley, Karl Anderson, Kevin Owens, Kyle O'Reilly, Marshall Von Erich, Marti Belle, Melina, Mia Yim, MLW, MLW Fusion, Mustafa Ali, Nick Aldis, Nick Jackson, Nikki Cross, NWA, NWA Heavyweight Championship, NWA Powerrr, NWA Women's Championship, NXT, NXT Championship, NXT On USA, NXT Tag Team Championships, Private Party, Raw, Rey Fenix, Rhea Ripley, Ricky Starks, Robert Roode, Sasha Banks, Seth Rollins, Shorty G, Smackdown, Smackdown On Fox, Teagan Knox, The Forgotten Sons, The Proud And Powerful, The Question Mark, The Revival, The Undisputed Era, The Viking Raiders, Thunder Rosa, Top Matches Of The Week, Trevor Murdoch, WWE, WWE Divas

mr-x-top-5 copyWe are back again with another edition of The Top Matches of the week and this was a good week. There is so much wrestling at our fingertips that it’s absolutely mind blowing. There is Smackdown On Fox on Friday night, MLW Fusion every Saturday night, Raw on Mondays, Impact on Tuesdays, NXT on USA Network and AEW Dynamite on TNT on Wednesday nights, and Beyond Wrestling Uncharted Territory on Thursday nights. As you can see, you can occupy your week well if you try to watch all the wrestling promotions in the world right now, but my job is to give you what I thought was the best of every show that I watched during the week. So, get some refreshments, take a seat, and let me be your guide to the wonderful world of professional wrestling. Now the style is going to be a little different in the way that if there is more than one great match then they’ll just be short descriptions, but if not then we’ll go over the match.

WWE Smackdown On Fox (11/15/2019)

I was originally excited for Nikki Cross vs Sasha Banks, but due to outside interference, the match then saw Nikki team up with Sasha as well as Carmella and Dana Brooke to take on NXT’s Teagan Knox, Dakota Kai, Rhea Ripley, and Mia Yim in what was an impressive outing for NXT, but unfortunately Nikki Cross was able to pick up the win for Smackdown Live. The other good match from the night was the tag team match between Shorty G and Ali who were fighting to keep their spot on Team Smackdown against Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode. The match ended with G and Ali hitting a roll up German Suplex/450 splash combo for the win.

MLW Fusion (11/16/2019)

The match of the night for sure was the amazing battle between former MMA star Filthy Tom Lawlor and Dave Boy Smith Jr. which was also the main event. The match was divided into parts with Davey Boy dominating the beginning of the match proving that he had mat wrestling skills like Tom Lawlor and then there’s the second part where these two threw everything at each other, but in the end Lawlor got the best of the battle witha pinfall victory. This was unfortunately the only match worthy because I would have included Marshall Von Erich vs Ikuro Kwon, but the match ended after four minutes due to outside interference.

WWE RAW (11/18/2019)

The best match of the night in my opinion was the match between Kevin Owens and Drew McIntyre who were throwing everything at each other throughout the whole match. Unfortunately after battling to end the second hour of RAW, the match was interrupted by Triple H and The Undisputed Era. The second best match that they should have let go till the end was Seth Rollins vs Andrade which was looking like a match of the night contender till there was outside interference and the match ended in a DQ win for Rollins. Humberto Carrillo vs Karl Anderson was great and it was helped a lot by Samoa Joe’s commentary and Buddy Murphy vs Akira Tozawa was also an great match to watch as well as Buddy Murphy did some amazing selling.

NWA Powerrr (11/19/2019)

Despite the fact that Jim Cornette’s commentary is atrocious, the night featured some decent matches with one that could have had great potential. That match that I am talking about is NWA World Champion Nick Aldis who took on veteran Trevor Murdoch which was going great and made Murdoch look strong until he slipped on the top rope and fell allowing Aldis to stick him into a cloverleaf. The best match of the night was the women’s match for sure as Thunder Rosa and Marti Belle took on Ashley Vox and NWA Women’s Champion Allysin Kay. Thunder dominated the match making a strong case for her getting a title match in the future and the match also featured the debut of former WWE Divas Champion Melina coming to the aid of Rosa and Belle.

NXT On USA (11/20/2019)

Adam Cole vs Dominik Dijakovic in a ladder match to determine who gets the advantage at WarGames is definitely the top of the list as Cole hung in with the big man. These two threw everything at each other from a Panama Sunrise from the top of a ladder from Cole to the feast your eyes, but it was Cole throwing Dijakovic through a ladder that allowed him to pick up the win. The other amazing match on the card was the Tag Team Classic between current NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly) and former NXT Champions and legends The Revival. This match was non stop, edge of your seat action and I think it should be a match of the year contender for sure. Undisputed Era may have walked away with the win, but you can understand from this match why The Revival are one of the best tag teams in the game.

AEW Dynamite (11/20/2019)

This was actually an excellent episode from beginning to end with so many great matches. Nick Jackson ventured into singles action in a classic with Rey Fenix that ended with Fenix picking up the win after hitting a spinning muscle buster. Hikary Shida defeated Britt Baker DMD in a classic number one vs two contender match that even saw Britt suffer an injury to her nose during the match. Private Party went to war with The Proud and Powerful in what was a classic tag team match showcasing why AEW has a great tag team division. That Gin & Juice maneuver is something else and very effective.

Honorable Mention: 

The Question Mark and Aron Stevens vs Colt Cabana and Ricky Starks was a decent match, but it featured some great comedic moments between Question Mark and Stevens. Becky Lynch vs Rhea Ripley on NXT On USA was an amazing match until there was outside interference that ruined it in my opinion. The Viking Raiders vs The Forgotten Sons was a decent match, but not better than Undisputed Era/Revival. This was a tough one to put down here because it was entertaining, but Jon Moxley vs Darby Allin on AEW Dynamite just wasn’t the best match of the night.

The Top Matches Of The Week: 11/8 to 11/14/2019

17 Sunday Nov 2019

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AEW, AEW Dynamite, AEW Full Gear, AEW Tag Team Championships, AEW Women's Championship, AEW World Championship, Angel Garza, Beyond Wrestling, Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Darby Allin, Emi Sakura, Frankie Kazarian, Hangman Page, Impact Wrestling, Io Shirai, Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, Joey Janela, Jon Moxley, Kay Lee Ray, Kenny Omega, Lio Rush, Mia Yim, MLW, MLW Fusion, NWA, NWA Power, NXT, NXT On USA, Pac, Peter Avalon, Raw, Riho, Sammy Guevara, Scorpio Sky, SCU, Shawn Spears, Shayna Baszler, Smackdown, Smackdown On Fox, Top Matches Of The Week, Uncharted Territory, Wrestling, WWE, WWE Cruiserweight Championship

mr-x-top-5 copyIt has been a while since the last time I did The Top Matches Of The Week, but we are back in business again. There is so much wrestling at our fingertips that it’s absolutely mind blowing. There is Smackdown On Fox on Friday night, MLW Fusion every Saturday night, Raw on Mondays, Impact on Tuesdays, NXT on USA Network and AEW Dynamite on TNT on Wednesday nights, and Beyond Wrestling Uncharted Territory on Thursday nights. As you can see, you can occupy youyr week well if you try to watch all the wrestling promotions in the world right now, but my job is to give you what I thought was the best of every show that I watched during the week. So, get some refreshments, take a seat, and let me be your guide to the wonderful world of professional wrestling. Now the style is going to be a little different in the way that if there is more than one great match then they’ll just be short descriptions, but if not then we’ll go over the match.

AEW Full Gear (11/9/2019)

IMG_5787This might not have been the first pay per view for AEW, but it was definitely there first that was built up with a weekly show. The card was stacked with matches that had the potential to steal the show, but only two matches did that in my opinion with one being honorable mention. The night started out with an amazing slug fest between The Bastard PAC and Hangman Adam Page. At times, it looked like PAC was going to remain undefeated, but right in the end, Page was able to block PAC’s cheating ways en route to a win. The other match that was absolutely amazing, but in the end was absolutely insane was the Lights Out match between Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega. These two put each through literal hell with a barbwired covered baseball bat, broken glass, a board with mouse traps, and even a barbwired bed, but when it was all said and done, Jon Moxley survived the insanity and was victorious.

NXT On USA (11/13/2019)

This was an interesting week for NXT because for the first time I wasn’t thoroughly impressed with the product. I thought the opening match between WWE Cruiserweight Champion Lio Rush and Angel Garza absolutely set the tone for the rest of the night that wasn’t really matched. These two went above and beyond showcasing why they are the top talent in NXT and why we should get a rematch. The next match on the list was a match between rising star Isaiah “Swerve” Scott and Bronson Reed which was a nice mixture of speed and agility vs pure power. They didn’t have the match of the night, but Isaiah continues to impress me especially with the fact that it shows he can work with anyone no matter the size or weight difference. The last match on the list was the last match of the night as Io Shirai took on Mia Yim in a ladder match to determine who got the advantage at WarGames. The match started a little rough, but these two carried it for the remainder of the show and Mia Yim may have suffered the most damage as she not only suffered damage to her nose, but she was attacked by Kay Lee Ray and Shayna Baszler as Io climbed the ladder to victory.

AEW Dynamite (11/13/2019)

EJSqPrHXkAA1iAr-960x540On a night that featured short matches and great moments that build future rivalries, there were only two matches on the whole card that impressed me the most from AEW Dynamite. The rubber match between “The Bastard” PAC and Hangman Adam Page was almost just as good as their AEW Full Gear match and proved that these two can be exciting. PAC was his usual brutal self at the end of the match as he stomped away at Page’s head before putting on that Rings of Saturn like submission called the brutalizer for the win. The second match on the card that impressed me was the main event that saw AEW World Champion Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevera take on AEW World Tag Team Champions SCU (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky). Sammy Guevara put in a lot more work then Jericho did in the match, but it was competitive and Scorpio Sky continues to shine as he was able to get the pinfall victory over Jericho (the first time Jericho has been pinned).

Honorable Mention:

Cody Rhodes promised that if he didn’t beat Chris Jericho at AEW Full Gear, he would never challenge for the belt again. Unfortunately for him, MJF threw in towel and Jericho retained his championship. Riho had the tough task of taking on her teacher Emi Sakura and believe me this was close to ending up there because there was so much heart from Riho, but not quite there. Darby Allin was supposed to take on “The Chairman” Shawn Spears and The Librarian Peter Avalon in a triple threat match on AEW Dynamite, but thanks to Joey Janela’s interference it became a singles squash match for Allin who after the match accepted Moxley’s challenge for next week.

Main Event Madness: Butch Reed vs Magnum T.A.

17 Friday Feb 2017

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Black History Month, Butch Reed, Doom, Magnum T.A., Main Event Madness, Mid-South Championship Wrestling, North American Heavyweight Championship, NWA, Power Pro Wrestling, Ron Simmons, WCW, Wrestling, WWF

36We are continuing to pay tribute here at Mr. X’s Punch Out to all the amazing African Americans that have stepped foot into the squared circle for Black History Month. For today, we are covering a man who may be best known for his years in a tag team with Ron Simmons known as Doom, but some of us remember the legendary Butch Reed very well for some of his singles matches as well whether it be in NWA, WWF, or even WCW. The match we are covering for today is being brought to us by an episode of Power Pro Wrestling, but it was a Mid-South Wrestling match that pinned newly crowned Mid-South North American Champion Butch Reed as he defended the title against Magnum T.A. the Tom Selleck of pro wrestling. The match started with both men testing each other’s strengths as far as mat skills were concerned and Magnum was getting the best of Butch Reed with an armlock, but a knee to the gut would soon change that.

35Butch was able to finally gain control for the first time in the match and he was bringing it to Magnum with some rights and lefts. After taking some punishment from Reed which featured some extracurricular activity that the ref couldn’t see, Magnum was able to separate himself from Reed when Reed attempted to drop an axehandle smash from the top rope and was met with a fist to the gut. Despite hitting Reed with some impressive backbody drops, an atomic drop, and a belly to belly suplex, Magnum just couldn’t keep Reed down on the pin attempt. After Magnum missed dropping the elbow, Butch worked on the knee of TA by slamming it against the steel post. Later, when Magnum attempted another atomic drop, it was too much for the knee and Butch would then hit him with a shoulder tackle and the win to retain his championship. If you’re looking for a barnburner of a match, it’s still too early because a lot of matches started and ended this way back in the 1980’s. It’s a decent match and one that is definitely worth checking out.

Money In The Bank 2015: My Thoughts & Predictions

14 Sunday Jun 2015

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Adrian Neville, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Dusty Rhodes, John Cena, Kane, Kevin Owens, King Barrett, Kofi Kingston, Money In The Bank, Nikki Bella, NWA, Paige, Primetime Players, R Truth, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, Ryback, Seth Rollins, Sheamus, The Big Show, The New Day, WCW, WWE, WWE Money In The Bank 2015, WWE Network

MoneyintheBand2015posterI first want to start this article by giving my heartfelt condolences to the family of the legendary Dusty Rhodes. He was a true American Icon in the days of NWA (National Wrestling Alliance), WCW, and even his brief stint in the WWE. He surely will be missed, but the show must go on. Tonight is the WWE’s annual pay per view Money In The Bank where a bunch of superstars will have a chance to grab a briefcase that contains a contract that is essentially the opportunity of a lifetime. Just ask all of the guys who have cashed in successfully. Dolph Ziggler, Randy Orton, Neville, Roman Reigns, Kofi Kingston, Sheamus, and Kane will all be competing for that chance. It’ll be interesting to see who they give the briefcase to because the match could any way. The WWE title of course is on the line as Seth Rollins once again defends his title against the lunatic fringe Dean Ambrose. I am hoping that they make the right decision as far as that match is concerned. Ryback defends his IC Title for the first time on a PPV as he takes on The Big Show and I warn you that this match could be a stinker. The match I am also looking forward to is the rematch between Kevin Owens and John Cena. This could be a potential match of the night once again. Check out my predictions below:

King Barrett defeats R Truth

Kevin Owens defeats John Cena

Ryback defeats The Big Show

Roman Reigns wins the Money In The Bank Ladder Match

The Primetime Players defeat The New Day

Paige defeats Nikki Bella

Seth Rollins defeats Dean Ambrose

Into The Vault: King Kong Bundy Vs Fritz Von Erich

20 Tuesday Jan 2015

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fritzConsidering that the WWE had the Raw Reunion special, I figures I would take a look at some legends of wrestling. This was one of the most legendary matches in the history of Texas Wrestling or WCCW (World Class Championship Wrestling) as King Kong Bundy was about to face the legend Fritz Von Erich, the patriarch of the Von Erich clan, for the last time in Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas. King Kong Bundy was the NWA Heavyweight Championship and he was hand picked to fight Fritz in what would be Fritz’s retirement match. Bundy started the match by attacking Fritz when he wasn’t ready and he pounded on Fritz whose only defense was to try and slap on the iron claw from time to time. Fritz tried to fight back and even had Bundy on his back, but Bundy was 25 years old at the time of this match while Fritz was 53 years old which anyone can figure out that Bundy was going to be quicker even though he is heavy.

kkb 2Bundy would continue to attack Fritz using his size to his advantage even blocking the claw on an occasion, but he couldn’t keep Fritz down for too long. Fritz started to pound on Bundy with some big rights and lefts and even with some knees to the midsection. The match would eventually spill to the outside where Bundy was getting his head slammed into the steel posts. After the referee made the two men get back into the ring, Fritz slapped on the iron claw, but he was forced to break it since Bundy was against the ropes. The two ended up back on he outside where Fritz used a chair to whack Bundy over the head with. Then out of nowhere, Fritz goes for the pin on the endzone and he wins the match becoming the new NWA Champion. It’s rare to see someone win their last match, but I guess when you own the company you can do whatever you want.

Wrestlers In Hollywood: Body Slam (1986)

15 Monday Sep 2014

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body slamWrestling has always had a place in Hollywood whether it was Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper, or even Jesse “The Body” Ventura. Never mind all of the wrestlers of today that are starring in films, but if it wasn’t for those three legends, it would never had happened. What we have hear is the 1986 classic that stars Dirk Benedict (The A-Team) as M. Harry Smilac, a has been music manager always looking for the next big thing while he’s down in the dumps. One day while exploring another venture, Harry stumbles on a meeting between a promoter and a wrestler by the name of Quick Rick Roberts (Roddy Piper) and with his ability to BS, he lands Roberts a better deal. Roberts decides to sign with Harry who has no experience in wrestling and he takes Tonga Tom (Sam Fatu) along for the ride as well. Together with a band called Kick, they form Rock N Wrestling as they battle against Captain Lou Murano (Captain Lou Albano) and all of the other opposing figures in Harry’s life. The movie also stars Afa Anoai and Sika Anoai (The Wild Samoans), Tanya Roberts (That 70’w Show) as Candace, Kellie Martin (Life Goes On) as Missy, Sione Vailahi (The Barbarian in the WWE) as Axe, Tom Kasat (AWA Wrestling) as Hannibal, and special appearances by Ric Flair, Classy Freddie Blassie, Shiek Al Kaissy, and Bruno Sammartino.

body slam 2This was always one of my all time favorite films when I was kid, I used to watch it every time that it came on TV. Sure, it has that cheesy 80’s film feel to it, but it’s so much fun to watch and it’s Dirk Benedict as Face, but not as a soldier of fortune, but a sleezy LA manager. This was also fresh in Roddy Piper’s career because it was two years before he would star in the smash cult hit They Live. I could have chosen that film to review, but right when I saw that Youtube had the film, I was all over it (just click on Youtube to watch). It has some great wrestling action, great 80’s pop rock, and some good acting fro the wrestlers. There are some goofs in the film, I will warn you, but overall it’s great family entertainment. I don’t think the WWE (or WWF at the time) was attached to this film, but that doesn’t matter because I am giving the film an B for a final grade.

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