Sunday, 9 June 2013

A week in wrestling; 3rd June - 10th June

So this week in wrestling we saw (be prepared for spoilers if you havent been keeping up)

Raw



  • Mr McMahon and Stephanie return in a bid to prevent Triple H from wrestling
  • Randy Orton and Team Hell No vs The Shield (Shield get the pin after Ambrose nails Bryan with the Headlock Driver)
  • Bryan argues with Kane and Orton explaining how he is sick of being the weak link and that he will wrestle again tonight to prove he isnt
  • Vince and Triple H talk backstage. Vince and Stephanie persuade Triple H not to wrestle 
  • The Usos vs Prime Time Players. (Usos win after using a Superfly Splash for the pin)
  • Del Rio vs Big E (Del Rio wins via the cross arm breaker that was converted into a pin)
  • Sheamus vs Cody Rhodes  (Sheamus wins after hitting both White Noise and a Brogue Kick)
  • Bryan challenges Ryback in a bid to show he isnt the weak link in Team Hell No
  • Fandango vs Khali (Khali wins after countout. Miz distracts Fandango)
  • The Miz vs Wade Barrett (Miz wins via Figure Four Leg Lock)
  • The contract signing for the CM Punk vs Y2J match at Payback
  • AJ and The Bellas vs Kaitlyn and The Funkadactyls (Kaitlyn gets the pin after hitting a spear)
  • Daniel Bryan vs Ryback (Daniel Bryan wins by DQ after Ryback uses a table)
  • John Cena vs Curtis Axel in a No DQ match (Curtis Axel wins via count out after Ryback attacks Cena)
Main Event


  • Sheamus vs Antonio Cesaro (Sheamus wins via pin)
  • The Usos vs Rhode Scholars (The Usos win via pin)
  • Justin Gabriel vs Curt Hawkins (Gabriel wins via 450 splash pin)

Impact Wrestling



  • Hogan books Hardy vs Bully Ray in a ladder match with a hammer above the ring for the main event
  • Hernandez vs Chavo in a BFG qualifying match (Hernandez wins via pin)
  • Devon calls out Abyss to no avail. Joseph Parks comes out and attacks Devon instead)
  • Robbie E vs Samoa Joe in a BFG qualifying match (Samoa Joe wins via Coquina Clutch and makes Robbie E tap)
  • Rampage Jackson makes his first appearance on TNA programming only to be confronted by Kurt Angle who tells him "if you want to beat the  best, you're looking at him"
  • Sabin, Storm and Gunner vs King, Roode and Aries (Sabin, Storm and Gunner get the pin)
  • Mickie James vs Taeler Hendrix (Mickie James wins after a high spinning kick and gets the pin)
  • Devon and Knux are shown looking backstage for Abyss. Abyss attacks them and tells Devon that he is taking the TNA television title to the abyss
  • Jeff Hardy vs Bully Ray (no winner due to Bully running away and interference by Brooke Hogan) 

Smackdown


  • Miz TV with Team Hell No and Orton. (segment ends with Kane leaving and Teddy Long sets up a tag match with Orton and Bryan vs Rollins and Reigns)
  • Curtis Axel vs Jericho (Curtis Axel wins after CM Punk's music hits and distracts Jericho)
  • Del Rio vs Heath Slater (no contest as Dolph Ziggler appears and announces it will be Dolph vs Del Rio on RAW)
  • Kane vs Ryback (Kane wins via DQ when Ryback uses an eye poke and then puts Kane through a table via powerbomb)
  • Sandow and Sheamus have another segment that ends in them both brawling with Sandow standing tall
  • Orton and Bryan are seen backstage talking about their match. Orton says he doesnt like partners and he doesnt like Bryan
  • Zack Ryder vs Fandango (Fandango wins via pinfall)
  • Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton vs Rollins and Reigns (Bryan and Orton win via DQ when Ambrose gets involved. Orton RKO's Bryan and gets boo'ed to finish the show)

This weeks top 5 rumours

5. There could be more members joining the Wyatt Family
4. Daniel Bryan is in line for a big push this Summer
3. MVP "I will be back on US TV later this year"
2. Zack Ryder to receive another push
1. Rampage Jackson signs to TNA and Bellator fighting

OK as you know from previous blogs I'm not one for rumours but this week there have been some good ones. 
Daniel Bryan deserves a huge push and really WWE would be stupid to not push him just now. The guy is on fire and everything he touches turns to gold. He can work with nearly anyone and make them look great in the ring (Ryback is the key example here.) Its rumoured that he will be facing Cena at Summerslam in a face vs face match for the WWE Championship. Honestly I would rather see Daniel Bryan vs Dolph Ziggler in a 30 minute Ironman Match to show off the great talent but we know it wont happen. 

More members joining the Wyatt Family? Could this be a good thing? I believe so. I think the more the merrier as long as they have a story plan for the majority of the group. I would love to see it build to the size the original ministry was. I hand on heart believe that Bray Wyatt will be gold when they get him on TV. 
Rampage Jackson. UFC star, Movie Star and now wrestling star? If you aren't excited about this for TNA you are mad. Unlike King Mo, Rampage Jackson has actually had a phenomenal career  and can surely only bring good things to TNA. Already Kurt Angle has begun teasing his match with Rampage and it could honestly be a great match so long as Rampage remembers that its a "fake" wrestling match.

My highlight of the week

My highlight this week isn't going to a star or an individual performer but its going to TNA for putting on one of their best PPV's in a long time. With the company building that star power but still utilising their own wrestlers and creating more and more feuds I am becomingmore involved with the product again. There was only two matches on that card that I would have said were below par but that was a shock as I went in with low expectations after the last PPV and One Night Only show. With a a strong card and a good finish I would have gave it a 7.5/10 which is much more than Bret Hart goes giving out.

Superstars to watch this week
Orton - watch for the changes in his babyface character
Daniel Bryan - his development is insane
Bully Ray - still keeping Aces and Eights relevant on his own IMO
Curtis Axel - After good words from Vinnie boy backstage how are they gonna keep him on his pedestal?
Paul Heyman - If you don't respect this guy you need to re-think why you love wrestling.


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