Due to the length of today’s post, I have edited it to better suit the front page. The draft picks will be listed here by brand at the top of the post, and the in-depth analysis will be found after the jump. This is done in Real-Time, so click your browser’s refresh button every 10 minutes or so for the latest picks!
RAW
Mr. Kennedy
Primo
Nikki Bella
Chavo Guerrero
Hornswoggle
Carlito
Festus
The Brian Kendrick
Brie Bella
SmackDown
Shad Gaspard
Alicia Fox
Mike Knox
Candice Michelle
Ricky Ortiz
Layla
John Morrison
JTG
Dolph Ziggler
Charlie Haas
ECW
Ezikiel Jackson
Zack Ryder
DH Smith
Natalya
Hurricane Helms
Full analysis of the 2008 supplemental draft picks, after the jump! (more…)
Before I get started, I want to thank the entire BoredWrestlingFan staff for all of their contributions to WrestleMania week. Overall we finished with 331 page views on the week, which is more than we had in some of our early months here. Great job, guys! Tonight on RAW, we’ll see a 10 Diva tag team match with five of RAW’s Divas vs. five of SmackDown’s Divas. We’ll see Miz and Morrison get their chance at redemption as they get a rematch with Carlito and Primo for the unified tag team championships, and according to Joey Styles himself, tonight’s RAW Main Event is an “All-Star WrestleMania Tag”: Cena, Hardy, Punk, Dragon and Mysterio vs. Edge, Show, Hardy, Jericho and Kane (source: twitter.com/WWEJoeyStyles). There’s also been a rumor that Randy Orton might be getting another chance at the WWE Championship as well, but again, it’s only a rumor.
Will anybody bother to step up and try to top HBK/Undertaker as a potential Match of the Year? We’ll find out tonight! Results after the jump! (more…)
Legend Killer did an utterly bang-up job of real-time results, and by now you all know how the show played out, so there’s little point in rehashing it here. However, as one of the 72,744 attendees, several thoughts seemed worth sharing.
I’m on the official BWF WrestleMania week schedule for today, so here I am with my final WrestleMania week article (save for the SmackDown review that should be coming later today.) For the record, I didn’t hate the fact that LK didn’t talk about WrestleMania during his column this week, though I appreciate the fact that he posted his thoughts yesterday. Anyways, moving on:
WWE Unified WWE Tag Team Championship: The Miz & John Morrison vs. Primo & Carlito
For the record, GreenTeabagger also has his predictions for the show in the latest edition of Anger Management at fellow BWF Network site VinceRussoWatchesHisBeardGrow.com. In any event, while the Colóns are talented wrestlers in their own right, The Miz and John Morrison are a proven commoddity with both sets of WWE Tag Team Championships – not to mention that despite being the heels, the fans care about them and actually like them more than they do SmackDown’s Primo and Carlito. Miz and Morrison take this.
25 Diva Clusterf*#k Battle Royal
We know most of the Divas in the match, but if one of the ones we don’t know is one who has walked out of WrestleMania with the Women’s Championship the most in the past, Trish Stratus is the only one deserving of the title “Miss WrestleMania.” If she’s not in it, the win will somehow go to Mae Young, even if she’s not actually involved during the bulk of the match.
Money in the Bank Ladder Match
I’ve seen Kane’s name come up numerous times over the course of the week as the guy most people are picking to win MiTB. They’re also expecting him to cash in and lose to John Cena. Personally, the only one I can see picking up the win here is MVP. MVP stuck it out through that stupid losing streak gimmick, which was allegedly a test to see if he’s in this for the long haul. The story goes that the WWE didn’t want another Rock or Bobby Lashley on their hands, so they used the losing streak to see if MVP believed in the company enough to stick it out through jobbing left and right. He did, and now he’s on a hot streak and in the Money In The Bank ladder match. WWE sees MVP as somebody with star potential. Others have predicted that since he’s going into the match as United States Champion, he’s not likely to win. I got news for you guys. Rob Van Dam won the Intercontinental Championship (against Shelton Benjamin, no less) after winning the MiTB match at WrestleMania 22, before going on to win the WWE Championship soon after that at June’s ECW One Night Stand. MVP is my pick, but don’t expect him to cash it in tomorrow night.
Intercontinental Championship: JBL vs. Rey Mysterio
As much as I hated to hear that Tazz has parted ways with World Wrestling Entertainment, the rumors about this being JBL’s last match were given one more ounce of truth with the news. I enjoyed JBL as a commentator on SmackDown before his return to the ring early last year, and I’m looking forward to hearing him again each and every Friday night. That said, even though I’m sure the plan in JBL’s mind is to retire as Intercontinental Champion, I’m going to pick Rey Rey to pick up the title here. It just makes sense to me. BALLGAME!
Chris Jericho vs. WWE Legends
It’s sad that Jericho is being wasted away here. He’s one of the best heels in the business, and the fact that he had to literally fight off angry fans at a live event in Victoria, British Columbia earlier this year just proves that. So he’s stuck facing three WWE Legends who are representing Mickey Rourke and, essentially, Ric Flair. Afa the Wild Samoan is in town for ‘Mania, so I expect him to get involved in some way, shape, or form. Picking the Legends in this one.
Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy
On any given night, Shawn Michaels can steal the show. Especially if that night is WrestleMania. That said, he’s going to have some competition this year, especially if you’re a fan of hardcore (or as the WWE calls it now, Extreme Rules) matches. The buildup to this match has been really good, and the fact that the last time WWE had a brother vs. real-life brother match at WrestleMania, it gave Shawn Michaels’ show stealing performance a run for it’s money at WrestleMania X should give you an idea of what we’re in store for here. There’s no way, with everything Matt’s put Jeff through over the past six months, that Jeff lets his brother get the best of him. Jeff Hardy to win it here.
World Heavyweight Championship: Edge vs. The Big Show vs. John Cena
I’d like to take a moment to thank everybody that didn’t go to see 12 Rounds, particularly those who filled out the WWE produced survey about why you didn’t with the answer “I have no interest in seeing a movie with John Cena in it.” They’re maybe, finally, about to realize how stale Cena’s truly become. Which, of course, would mean that Edge is going to retain the World Heavyweight Championship, since there’s no way in hell they give Show a run with the title at this point. Edge is my pick.
Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker
Attention all WWE, TNA, and up and coming wrestling bookers. Watch the last month of WWE programming, and skip everything that doesn’t involve Shawn Michaels or The Undertaker. That is how you book a match that people want to see. HBK’s gotten the better of The Undertaker on every occasion so far, which leads me to believe that the deadman is going to increase his streak to 17-0.
WWE Championship: Triple H vs. Randy Orton
Not to steal Legend Killer’s “head vs. heart” way of doing things, but despite the fact that my head is telling me that there is no way Orton is walking out of WrestleMania as the WWE Champion for the second straight year, my gut feeling is that there’s no way he loses. He’s on such an incredible roll, he’s got such momentum going into this match, and it just feels like he’s got this one in the bag. My mind is better at predicting things than my gut though, so I have to, reluctantly, choose Triple H to win.
Well, folks, hope you’ve enjoyed WrestleMania week here at Bored Wrestling Fan. Drowgoddess is out and about in Houston taking in the festivities, and hopefully should be around later this weekend to give us her insights on things.
Alright, I watched SmackDown last night, and don’t feel like watching it over again to review it, so we’re gonna wing it – like this week’s ECW review, but better. I know, I know, you’re all wondering, “Why didn’t you just review the show while you were watching it?” Well, I’ll tell you why. Because I’m f#$%ing lazy, that’s why!
So, put the blue ropes on the ring, paint your face up all wacky, steal a Heavyweight Championship, and job to Kung Fu Naki, it’s time for SmackDown!
I was thinking about doing this review before the show even aired in my area, watching it early via YouTube around 2:30PM. Then I figured, screw it, I can get drunk and review the show later (on DVR after the Sabres game against the Canadiens), since a drunken review may be entertaining. So now I’m finally awake, got some more nachos (hooray, more nachos!), a beer by my side, and I’m ready to fire up the DVR and watch WWE SmackDown! (more…)
That’s right, we’re back with Friday Night SmackDown real-time coverage! It’s been a couple of weeks since the last time we did this, but we’re ready to go!
Friday Night SmackDown is on the air RIGHT NOW on MyNetwork TV!
Maryse & Natalya def. Michelle McCool & Maria when Maryse pinned Michelle as Maria was distracted by Festus.
Carlito & Primo def. Bam Neely & Chavo Guerrero when Carlito pinned Bam after Bam was distracted by an argument with Chavo.
Kung Fu Naki & R-Truth def. MVP & Shelton Benjamin when Naki pinned MVP.
The Brian Kendrick def. Super Crazy via pinfall.
Triple H vs. The Undertaker ended in a no contest when The Big Show attacked.
– Special Thanks to readers Adam Halverson and Brad Laird:
SMACKDOWN:
– Vicky and Chavo Guerrero begin the show in the ring in her wheel chair wearing the neck brace. The crowd is drowning them out as they are talking about Undertaker’s loss to the Big Show. Big show comes out and talks about beating taker, and a video is shown from No Mercy. Big show talks about facing Triple H, Vladimer comes ou saying he should get a shot. Big Show threatens him and Vladimer leaves.
– Brie Bella defeated Natalia (with Victoria) with help from Hornswoggle.
– R Truth interview with Funaki, we learn Funaki’s real name.. cut to Triple H texting – Hardy comes in says he wants winner of Triple H vs. Big Show.
– R Truth defeated Shelton Benjamin in a short non-title match.
– Jeff Hardy defeated MVP with a swanton bomb but Kozlov came out and delivers a head butt of doom on him then stands over Hardy.
– Special ring announcer Maria. Carlito and Primo Colon and Jesse and Festus defeated Curt Hawkins, Kurt Ryder, Kenny Dystrka and Ryan Braddock. Fetus with the flapjack for the win.
– The Great Khali vs. 3 jobbers. They aired a video about the Jackass encounter. Khali wins. Khali does kiss cam. He picks a bigger girl from the audience and asked her how much she weighed.
– Triple H brought back the kiss cam girl and brought her in the ring.
– Triple H vs. The Big Show ended in a no contest. Lights go out and taker shows battles show to the back. Kozlov comes down attacks and head butt of doom on Hunter. Jeff Hardy comes to make the save and they take out Kozlov. Hardy then delivers a twist of fate on Hunter.
Next week, WWE SmackDown moves to MyNetwork TV! Tonight, Jeff Hardy and Triple H team up to take on The Brian Kendrick and MVP, while Vladimir Kozlov takes on The Great Khali. All this and more, coming up at 8PM on the very last edition of WWE SmackDown on the CW!
You know how it works by now; quick results up here and full results after the jump! This page will be updated throughout the night so keep your finger on that “refresh” button!
Triple H & Jeff Hardy def. MVP & The Brian Kendrick via pinfall.
Maria & Brie Bella def. Victoria & Natalya via pinfall.
Vladimir Kozlov vs. The Great Khali went to a no contest when Triple H and Jeff Hardy got involved.
Chavo Guerrero def. Jimmy Wang Yang via pinfall.
Carlito & Primo def. Ryder and Hawkins to win the WWE Tag Team Championship!
Undertaker gets to Vickie after taking out Chavo and luring away The Big Show. He drops her with a Tombstone, leaving the last image of SmackDown’s tenure on the CW Network as The Undertaker standing over a fallen Vickie Guerrero.
Tonight on SmackDown, it’s The Brian Kendrick, MVP, Shelton Benjamin, and Jeff Hardy in a Fatal Four Way to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship at No Mercy. Also, what possessed The Big Show to take out The Undertaker at Unforgiven?
You know how it works by now, quick results up here and detailed results after the jump. BTW, I’m sorry this is starting late, somebody called me at 8PM. Who the hell calls a wrestling fan on Friday night at 8PM?
Anyways, here goes:
Triple H says that Jeff Hardy will never win the big one.
Brie Bella, Maria & Michelle def Victoria, Natalya & Maryse
R-Truth def. Chavo Guerrero via DQ
Jesse & Festus wrapped Kenny Dykstra in duct tape and wheeled him out of the arena on a dolly.
Big Show says he beat up The Undertaker for not following the rules. Seriously, that’s what he said.
Vladimir Kozlov def. Funaki & Scotty Goldman
Carlito & Primo Colon def. Hawkins & Ryder
Jeff Hardy def. The Brian Kendrick, MVP, & Shelton Benjamin
