Fresh off of The Bash – I have no idea what’s going on tonight. Perhaps Carlito and Primo will have something to say about Edge and Chris Jericho winning the Unified Tag Team Championships last night? Hey, maybe Edge and Jericho will make an appearance! How about Randy Orton? Is his jaw still in tact after being brutally assaulted by The Game after a successful title defense last night? Who knows? I sure don’t, so let’s go!
This article is part 8 of a series on WWE Pay Per View events. See also: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, and Part 7.
We’re almost done with our series on WWE Pay Per View events. We’ve already discussed seven out of the 10 events outside of “The Big Four,” and after this week’s article on No Mercy, we’ll have just two events left to talk about.
I present my reasons against WWE No Mercy, after the jump! (more…)
This article is part 7 of a series on WWE Pay Per View events. See also: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6.
For a secondary Pay Per View, Unforgiven has seen it’s share of big matches. It even got a cool new match associated with it last year, the Championship Scramble. Still, it’s not making the cut of my reimagined WWE Pay Per View Calendar.
I present my arguments against WWE Unforgiven, after the jump! (more…)
This article is part 5 of a series on WWE Pay Per View events. See also: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.
While the rest of this series has been (and will be for the remaining articles) titled “Why I hate,” I can’t justify that title for this particular article. If this event was still called Vengeance, and was just another interchangable WWE PPV, it would probably fall into the hate category, but I actually like this event.
I present my arguments for WWE Night of Champions, after the jump! (more…)
This article is part 4 of a series on WWE Pay Per View events. See also: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. At the time of this writing, the event in question is still titled WWE One Night Stand, though rumor has it that the name will change this year to WWE Extreme Rules.
Welcome back to my series on WWE Pay Per Views and why there are way too damned many of them. This is especially true in the month of June, where there are two of them – WWE One Night Stand and WWE Night of Champions. This week, I take a look at One Night Stand.
I present my arguments against WWE One Night Stand, after the jump! (more…)
This is part three of what should be a ten part series on WWE Pay Per View events. If this is your first time reading this series, please check out part one – “Why I hate: No Way Out” and part two – “Why I hate: WWE Backlash“
Having already stated my case against No Way Out and Backlash, two events that I feel strongly about because of their placement on the calendar in relation to WrestleMania, it may be difficult to write about Judgement Day. Started as an In Your House event in October of 1998, the annual May Pay Per View event almost seems pointless to me.
I present my arguments against WWE Judgment Day, after the jump! (more…)
You guys should feel special. I’m home, and Metalocalypse is on, yet I’m gearing up to fire up the DVR and cover WWE RAW. The Slammy Awards were presented tonight and there were several matches to go along with them. I’m not in a creative writing mood at the moment, so let’s just jump right into the action!
RAW results and thoughts, after the jump! (more…)
Alright, long time readers know that we don’t usually do show previews here on the site. In fact, I’m not even sure if “preview” is the right word for this particular article. Last week in the RAW on DVR review, I looked at the six nominees for WWE Superstar of the year. This morning I’d like to take a deeper lookat the Slammys, since the nominees have all been revealed. (more…)
Will NostroJOEmas strike again a la Night of Champions, or will I fail miserably like I did when I predicted The Great American Bash? We’ll find out, because here are my WWE No Mercy predictions!
WWE Championship: Triple H (C) vs. Jeff Hardy
I thought for sure that Jeff cost himself the WWE Championship when he was removed from a flight for appearing intoxicated a few weeks back, but with reports that Hardy is not facing any diciplinary action, and the fact that he’s been booked to look strong on TV since the incident, I could be wrong. However, the other thing that the last couple of weeks have said to me is that Vladimir Kozlov is next in line to face Triple H, and as such, I fully expect a no contest tonight with Kozlov standing tall at the end of it.
World Heavyweight Championship: Chris Jericho (C) vs. Shawn Michaels in a ladder match
I just can’t see HBK winning this match, given that there’s going to be a number one contenders match on the card featuring two guys that have heat with Jericho. By hook or by crook, Jericho wins this one.
ECW Championship: Matt Hardy (C) vs. Mark Henry
With this prediction, I’ll officially be declaring that I don’t expect a world title to change hands tonight. If Mark Henry was destined to be champion after No Mercy, they would have had him retain in the Championship Scramble at Unforgiven. Sorry Mark, I’m glad you got a pretty decent title run, but it’s the elder Hardy’s time to shine.
The Undertaker vs. The Big Show
It’s been pretty widely reported that The Undertaker is in pretty bad shape. He’s likely going to need some time off to let his injuries heal, so I’d venture to say that something will happen tonight to have ‘Taker written out of the story for a little bit. As such, I predict a Big Show victory.
World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contenders match: JBL vs. Batista
Batista is going to take this one. Not taking anything away from JBL but with Jericho likely to win the ladder match tonight, I’m fully expecting Batista to be the number one contender.
Kane vs. Rey Mysterio – if Rey loses, he loses his mask
Rey Mysterio is one of the most popular superstars in the WWE among a few key demographics, particularly the younger set. Unless the publicly traded WWE suddenly decided that they’re making too much money off of Rey Mysterio replica masks and want to unload what’s left of them at rock bottom prices, I’m fairly certain that Rey Rey is winning and keeping his mask. What is this, WCW?
WWE Women’s Championship: Beth Phoenix (C) vs. Candice Michelle
Let’s go with Candice… BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Yeah, Candice is going to win this match. Candice, whose return match was luckily taped because the WWE can’t edit botched spots out of live broadcasts, is NOT winning the Women’s Championship. Bring on the Fabulous Moolah meter, because there’s virtually nobody on the roster right now who deserves that title more than The Glamazon.
Hello, folks! I’m not planning on reviewing the PPV in real-time tonight (WorldWrestlingInsanity‘s Aaron Wood will have you covered in that regard), though I will be trying to watch it. Since I got all but one match right at Night of Champions a few months back, I thought I’d try my hand at tonight’s Unforgiven PPV.
My picks, after the jump! (more…)