Welcome everybody and Happy Holidays to all!  Hope you ave a happy and safe holiday, whatever it may be.  Ok now it’s time to get this party started: (more…)

Here’s something interesting I just noticed – in the opening bumper, it no longer has “Hulkamania is runnin’ wild” as one of the featured audio clips – instead, it’s “Everybody’s got a price!”

Let’s roll!  Tonight we’ve got John Cena “defending his title” against Chris Jericho, but first…

BOOYAKAH, BOOYAKAH!  Whatever that means.

Rey Mysterio makes his way out to the ring as that terrible announcer who got canned from ECW, Lauren Mayhew, does the ring introductions.  Mysterio is in tag team action, and his partner tonight is The World’s Strongest Man, Mark Henry.  They’re opponents tonight are Carlito and CM Punk.

Rey Mysterio & Mark Henry def. Carlito & CM Punk

I love the matches on these Tribute to the Troops shows.  It’s really awesome what the WWE does for the troops, and the guys on the card always give their best.  Mysterio nails a double 619 on Carlito and Punk, followed by a West Coast Pop on Punk and a World’s Strongest Slam on Carlito, as the faces pick up the win in the opening contest.

Photo Slideshow: Images from the WWE’s latest trip to Iraq set to a Bob Dylan song.

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Eve introduces Santa Claus.  Santa is played this year by R-Truth, who doesn’t even bother to change the lyrics to “What’s Up” to anything Christmas or Troops related.  He complains that he’s gaining weight because everybody leaves him goodies when he comes to deliver the presents.  He’s got a sweet tooth, and he’s going to bring out honey right now – in the form of his helpers, the WWE Divas.  The Divas come down to the ring and pass out swag from WWEShop.com.

Video Message: President Obama wishes the troops well.

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Still to come, John Cena defends a belt that isn’t even his anymore against Chris Jericho

Video Package: The interaction between the Superstars and Troops.  In a touching moment, Rey Mysterio gives one of the troops the mask he wore the first time he came over to Iraq with Eddie Guerrero as his partner.

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Video: The Commander of the US Central Command thanks the WWE for supporting the troops.

The WWE United States Champion, The Miz, makes his way to the ring.  We’ve got a rematch from Bragging Rights, as his opponent is the (former) Intercontinental Champion, John Morrison, who even gets a slow-mo entrance in Iraq.

The Miz def. John Morrison

Michael Cole takes a moment that despite John Morrison having the championship at the time of this match, he’d lost it this past Sunday to Drew McIntyre.  The Miz picks up the victory with his feet up on the ropes.

Video Package: John Cena’s Tribute To The Troops history.

Up next, Cena defends the WWE Championship against Chris Jericho!

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Chris Jericho is out first for his match.  At least they’re going the traditional route and letting the Champion come out last for the Troops show.  His opponent was the WWE Champion at the time of the taping, and say what you will about John Cena, you have to respect him for his dedication to performing for the Troops.

John Cena def. Chris Jericho

In another great match, Cena picks up the victory with the Attitude Adjustment.

Video Package: The Superstars in Iraq

My Thoughts: This is the best WWE show of the year.  It’s bigger than WrestleMania, and the WWE considers these trips to be more important than WrestleMania.  Another great show, but I know I’m not the only one who feels like an hour isn’t long enough.  I’d gladly give up RAW or SmackDown for a week to see a two hour Tribute to the Troops broadcast.  Thank you, WWE, for what you do for the Troops, and thanks to the Troops for what they do for us.

I’ll be back tomorrow with the Final Resolution Roundtable.  JT should be here tomorrow with a new Random Randomness, and making his BWF debut, chjpacheco will be covering tomorrow night’s Final Resolution PPV!

I apologize for this review going up late.  Usually our SmackDown reviews are up way earlier than this but unforeseen circumstances have pushed it back.  Alright, let’s go!

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So.  There’s no matches mentioned in TNA’s preview of tonight’s show.  A lot of talking segments.  I hate reviewing talking segments.  For what it’s worth, tomorrow’s my mom’s birthday, so, even though my mom probably has no idea that I run this site, happy birthday, Mom!

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Hello, all.  Don’t call it a comeback.  I’ve been here for years.  Well, I was here last week if you don’t recall.  Let’s dive in and see what we can find.

Match 1:  Cryme Tyme vs Mike Knox and Dolph Ziggler

Alright!  We have a Dolph Ziggler sighting.  Dolph Ziggler has become a resident of WWE Superstars of late.  I think it would make sense to have him on ECW right now.  It would give him some exposure on a show that people actually watch on a semi-regular basis.  Think about a Dolph Ziggler and Shelton Benjamin feud.  That sounds great to me.  But, I digress.  I also just noticed that Shad shaved off his corn-rows.  When did that happen???  JTG pins Mike Knox with the Shout Out.  Todd Grisham tried to use the word “redunkulous” for some reason.  He shouldn’t try words like that.  He sounds “redunkulous”!!!

Trailer for The Marine 2

Believe it or not, I think this movie acutally looks better than the first one.  It doesn’t look nearly as cheesy.

Match 2: Vance Archer (aka Lance Hoyt from TNA fame) vs Tommy Dreamer

Vance Archer and his tramp stamp look very generic, but I like his intensity…and they guy is gigantic.  He has the potential to be ECW (or whatever they plan on calling it) Champ someday.  Vance Archer wins with his Reverse DDT.  Does that have a name yet???

Main Event:  Jack Swagger vs MVP

Didnt this match already happen last week???  At least these guys are getting some TV time.  Can somebody please explain to me how RAW can be 3 hours long and not have Jack Swagger and MVP on it in some sort of match???  Even Yoshi Tatsu and Zack Ryder who aren’t on the brand were involved in a 6-man tag match.  Swagger has a match on ECW on Tuesday, so I guess that means he might be going back there.  Way to drop the ball on this guy.  Shoot…way to drop the ball on both of these guys.  There was no reason to move Swagger off ECW to begin with if he wasn’t going to be used.  Now they have to rebuild to guy.  Kinda seems inefficient and unproductive to me.  MVP hit the Drive By and the Playmaker to get the win.  This match was great.  I guess any time these guys can get on TV they better put on a good show.

Thanks for reading and I’ll see you next week.

ECW’s already had a busy week. On Sunday Christian defeated Shelton Benjamin to retain the ECW title.

On Raw he was challenged to a six man tag team match by William Regal. He chose Kane and Khali as his partners to limit the amount of work he had to do and got his second win.

And Yoshi Tatsu scored a quick win in a six man tag pinning Zack Ryder.

And now Tiffany has invited Kane to be on the show. To quote Kane “I’m back.”
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It’s Slammy Award time – and I’m disappointed in the nominations for this year.  That’s ok though, because we’ve got a new WWE Champion coming in to tonight’s show, and his name is Sheamus!  Dennis Miller is hosting, so let’s get started!

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I haven’t had a chance to see the show yet, but we’re a wrestling website, and there were some pretty big happenings tonight, so I figured I’d at least post the results for you guys.

Christian def. Shelton Benjamin in a Ladder Match to retain the ECW Championship

Drew McIntyre def. John Morrison to become the NEW WWE Intercontinental Champion

Michelle McCool def. Mickie James to retain the WWE Women’s Championship

Sheamus def. John Cena in a Tables Match to become the NEW WWE CHAMPION!

The Undertaker def. Batista in a Chairs Match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.  Batista originally won, but Teddy Long ordered the match to restart due to Batista using a low blow.

Randy Orton def. Kofi Kingston

DX def. Jeri-Show in a TLC Match to become the NEW WWE Unified Tag Team Champions

I have to say something here, I just can’t let it go by the wasteside, nor can it wait.

What the hell happened to the St. Louis Rams? I was watching their game against Tennessee earlier, and I knew that the Titans were going to win, and that Chris Johnson was going to run all over them, but I didn’t know a team, could be that bad. Sure, they had to bring in their third-string rookie quarterback in at the last minute, but even with Marc Bulger, I still think the Rams would’ve sucked as much as they did.

It surprised me, when I heard that Steven Jackson, Rams Running Back, had the second highest amount of rushing yards in the year, when, judging by this game, they barely had an offensive line. The O Line only conceded one sack, but Jackson only got 47 yards, on 19 carries. 47 yards! That’s 2.5 yards per carry. Chris Johnson on the other hand, averaged 4.2 yards per carry, in gaining 117 yards and scoring two rushing touchdowns.

The St. Louis Rams are the worst team in the NFL. Worse than Tampa, worse than Cleveland, even worse than Detroit. They are that bad. The only good thing they have going for them, is Johnny Ace’s boy, James Laurinaitis. He looks to be a great linebacker.

Well it’s Sunday so that can be only one thing, some Random Randomness.  So without any further ado, let’s get this show on the road: (more…)