Thirty-three episodes down, and G Hall has been a part of every single one of them. Will the streak finally end this week, as our resident Calgarian goes camping? JT is also away this week. Joining ThinkSoJoE on BoredWrestlingFan Radio 34? His long time bassist for thinksobrain and current Noah’s Ark Show co-host on AllWNYRadio.com, Jorge Cardona! The duo discuss this week in wrestling, fail to get our scheduled interview guest on the line, and get into the week in wrestling news. George Steele, Kamala, Davey Richards, Kyle O’Reilly, Dawn Marie, The Blue Meanie, Taka Michinoku, Tensai, Randy Orton, and Charlie Sheen all make this week’s news reel, and this week’s Power Poll has a host of superstars returning to the list this week.
Big news week in wrestling, and the speculation begins as to who the first inductee in the TNA Hall of Fame will be. Rumors run rampant about Brock Lesnar’s future, Tiger Jeet Singh is named Canada’s Greatest Immigrant, speculation on the futures of Randy Orton and Kelly Kelly, the wave of injuries currently plaguing the WWE, and more comparisons between RAW’s three hour ambitions and the end of WCW Nitro. All this and much much more, and starting now you can be heard on our podcasts – call us at 716-HOGAN-97 and leave a voicemail!
The BWF Radio crew is back with your usual show recaps and wrestling news talk. This week, the guys talk Joey Ryan and his potential, Brooke Hogan as knockouts guru, and Dolph Ziggler as one of the best workers in the business. Also discussed is the ongoing TNA/WWE lawsuit, the Randy Orton and Chris Jericho suspensions, potential opponents for Ziggler at No Way Out, and much, much more. You don’t want to miss this week’s episode! Click the link to listen!
Take note. A guy who hadn’t been on WWE Television since he was unceremoniously fired from the company in 2006 is the most over guy in all of professional wrestling right now.
2. Triple H (NR)
A guy working a very limited schedule is the second most over guy in pro wrestling right now.
3. CM Punk (NR)
The WWE Champion rebounds into the top 10 with a tag team victory on Monday.
4. Chris Jericho (3)
Chris Jericho impresses in tag team AND singles action last Friday, and continues against Orton on Monday.
5. Kevin Steen (NR)
Ring of Honor is finally represented in the power poll by way of a new World Champion, Wrestling’s Worst Nightmare Kevin Steen!
6. Bobby Rhoode (NR)
TNA’s current World Champion makes the top 10 this week as well!
7. Christopher Daniels & Kaz (NR)
The new TNA Tag Team Champions make the power poll!
8. WGTT – Shelton Bemjamin & Charlie Haas (NR)
As do the new ROH Tag Team Champions!
9. John Cena (NR)
John Cena may well have saved the show on Monday, and he makes the Power Poll for it.
10. Ryback (8)
Taking Damien Sandow’s discarded opponent doesn’t net Ryback any Power Poll cred, but it’s enough to keep him from falling off the list.
Fallen Out Of The Top 10:
Lord Tensai, Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio, Brodus Clay, Randy Orton, Kofi Kingston & R-Truth
The Power Poll is an opinion poll conducted each week among various professional wrestling sites to pick out the definitive top ten professional wrestling personalities of the week.
1. Paul Heyman (NR)
Want to hit the top of the Power Poll? Show up unannounced after being gone for five years. Welcome back, Paul!
2. Lord Tensai (NR)
Along with the number one contender at Over The Limit, Tensai decimated the WWE Champion on RAW.
3. Chris Jericho (NR)
He may have lost his two WWE Championship opportunities at WrestleMania and Extreme Rules, but can he push World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus Over The Limit now that he’s made his way into the Fatal Four Way?
4. Daniel Bryan (5)
He may not have pinned the WWE Champion, but it’s a victory for Daniel Bryan nonetheless.
5. Sheamus (4)
Sheamus went from having one opponent in Alberto Del Rio at No Way Out to having three. Taking an RKO on Monday didn’t help his Power Poll rankings either.
6. Alberto Del Rio (NR)
Being named number one contender on Friday and then having it changed to a Fatal Four Way on Monday isn’t exactly what Del Rio wanted, but his work has impressed the Power Pollers regardless.
7. Brodus Clay (NR)
Today’s Mother’s Day. Somebody call your Momma!
8. Ryback (9)
After weeks of squashing enhancement talent, Ryback steps up to squash Heath Slater. What’s the difference? One step on the Power Poll, apparently.
9. Randy Orton (7)
A Brogue Kick from Sheamus on RAW knocked Orton down a few notches, but the comeback RKO and the fact he’s now got a title opportunity at Over The Limit allow Orton to hang on to a top ten slot.
10. R-Truth & Kofi Kingston (6)
The new WWE Tag Team Champions continue their roll and cling to the bottom of the Power Poll.
Fallen Out Of The Top 10:
John Cena, Brock Lesnar, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Layla
The power poll is a weekly poll conducted between a whole bunch of IWC sites, including ours, though we rarely – ok, never – vote anymore. Here’s this week’s results!
1. John Cena (NR)
The win over Brock Lesnar despite an injured arm is enough to catapult John Cena back into the Power Poll and knock Brock out of the number one position.
2. Brock Lesnar (1)
The pain has arrived in the WWE as Lesnar injures Cena and Triple H in back to back nights, but have we seen the last of Lesnar?
3. CM Punk (2)
The WWE Champion once again proves that he’s the best in the world by defeating Chris Jericho at Extreme Rules, but his Over The Limit opponent may have a claim to that title as well.
4. Sheamus (6)
A grueling two out of three falls match at Extreme Rules with Daniel Bryan allowed the Celtic Warrior to prove that his WrestleMania win was no fluke.
5. Daniel Bryan (NR)
Despite not regaining his World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules, will the answer to the question, “Is Daniel Bryan the next WWE Champion” be “YES!?”
6. Kofi Kingston & R-Truth (NR)
While the WWE might be holding off on making the t-shirts after the Air Boom fiasco, Kofi Kingston and R-Truth walked out of RAW with the WWE Tag Team Championships.
7. Randy Orton (8)
After defeating the monster in a falls count anywhere match at Extreme Rules, has Orton gotten rid of his Kane nightmare for good?
8. Cody Rhodes (NR)
It wasn’t the prettiest victory, but Cody Rhodes took back his Intercontinental Championship in a tables match at Extreme Rules to jump back into the Power Poll.
9. Ryback (9)
Two may be better than one, but nine is equal to nine, and that’s where Ryback winds up once again this week.
10. Layla (NR)
Were you expecting somebody else? Layla returns at Extreme Rules to take the Divas Championship from Nikki Bella, then beats BOTH Bellas the next night on RAW, showing the twins the door in the process.
Fallen Out Of The Top 10:
Chris Jericho, Edge, Lord Tensai, Big Show, Nikki Bella
If this week’s poll is any indication, wrestling fans want to see announcers get beat up and wrestlers demanding things from the General Manager. Brock Lesnar returns to the top.
2. CM Punk (1)
They also love fake sobriety tests, apparently. Though I have to admit, CM Punk was EPIC during this segment. He still flubbed saying the alphabet backwards though.
3. Chris Jericho (NR)
Chris Jericho returns to action, defeating Kofi Kingston on RAW and setting up said fake sobriety test. I’m sure it was the great match that sent Jericho back into the top 10.
4. Edge (NR)
Want to get into the top 5 on the Power Poll? Go away for a while then come back. The voters here LOVE a great comeback. Hence, Brock Lesnar being in the top 3 every week since he’s been back. Edge came to RAW to talk sense into John Cena, and he’s sitting at number 4.
5. Lord Tensai (2)
Lord Tensai dominates R-Truth, but fails to continue his Power Poll dominance, dropping 3 to number 5.
6. Sheamus (4)
The World Heavyweight Champion wins in a six-man on SmackDown (the SmackDown that counts towards these is LAST WEEK’s), but loses ground as he’s screwed over, then forced to tap out, by Daniel Bryan.
7. Big Show (10)
Show picked up the victory for his team in said six-man, then picked up the win for his team in a tag match on RAW.
8. Randy Orton (NR)
The Viper didn’t do much of note on SmackDown, but came to RAW, kidnapped Kane’s father Paul Bearer, and then sent the Big Red Monster fleeing through the crowd.
9. Ryback (9)
Arrive. Squash Jobber. Leave. A holding pattern for Ryback on both SmackDown and the Power Poll.
10. Nikki Bella (NR)
The new WWE Divas Champion rounds out the Power Poll for this week.
Fallen Out Of The Top 10:
Daniel Bryan, Santino Marella, Bobby Rhoode, Brodus Clay
We begin with the contract signing being set up. John Cena comes out talking to his favorite cameraman, and then Johnny Ace breaks up Brock’s music to tell Teddy Long that Brock isn’t in the building yet. Then Edge comes to the ring much to the enjoyment of the fans. Then Edge cuts the promo we’ve all been waiting for. That got the crowd chanting “Cena, Cena, Cena.” Every wrestler should have been huddled around the monitor watching it. That’s how it’s done.
We get Jericho in all his glittery sparkliness. And then we got Kofi in all his Enhancement Talent to the Stars glory. Kofi was great. Dolph is the most under-appreciated wrestler in the WWE. But I think Kofi Kingston has to be the most under-appreciated babyface. This was a great match. I don’t use the word “great” very often, but this was everything you would think it could be.
Johnny Ace names Eve something that gives her more dialogue. Ugh.
They replayed the really excellent Brock promo. I fast-forwarded. I’m pretty sure he’s still an a**wipe.
Jericho got CM Punk a liquor basket. Predictable.
We got more R-Truth. May I say that R-Truth has quickly become my guilty pleasure in wrestling? He is going to fight The Sultan outfit, who is now being portrayed by the Hip Hop Hippo, Albert. I think they’re trying with Lord Tensai so I should give them credit. R-Truth got in some offense so it wasn’t a total squash. He did the green mist, which means I’m going to hear every “smart” wrestling fan argue that Albert stole that from Tajiri (when we all know he stole that from MsChif).
Kane walks out wearing El Zorro’s mask. He cut the decent promo he always cuts. Then Randy Orton interrupts to show he has Kane’s father Paul Bearer bound and gagged in the back. He shoves him into a freezer. This is the second time he will be killed on tv. The two beat the living crap out of each other.
Alex Riley tells Jericho that CM Punk is drinking alcohol in the back. Jericho follows him to crack open the door and sure enough, Punk is drinking from a Red Solo Cup. Jericho, I think you just looked like 1990 Sting.
Alberto del Rio comes out to the best ring entrance in the WWE. He is teaming up with Cody Rhodes, I guess, because they both exist. And they are wrestling Big Show and Great Khali for the same reason. I think I need to say I am enjoying this phase of the Big Show’s career. Nothing will ever beat 1996 The Giant in my eyes, but I think the evolution of the Big Show is night and day. I think this was quite possibly the best match these 4 could have had.
And just as I feared. They gave Eve dialogue. Punk can be suspended because he drank in a 12-hour period. I cannot even begin to describe how ridiculously insulting this is to my intelligence.
Brock Lesnar annihilates Josh Matthews.
We’re supposed to have Beth Phoenix vs. a Bella. And because the divas do nothing, they make it a Lumberjill match. It was actually not a bad match. They gave the women some time and they used it well. The Bella won.
We got to watch CM Punk take a field sobriety test. It was everything you’d expect. According to the cop in the ring, Punk failed the sobriety test. Then Punk had to give the belt to Punk to give to Teddy. And then Punk recited the alphabet live. We even got a Ric Flair strut. Not my favorite thing but I will live.
Sheamus got Mark Henry. And Daniel Bryan was named special guest referee. The crowd is going rather nuts for him. It was a short match with Sheamus being pinned by Mark Henry with a (lightning) fast count. This night has been GREAT build-up for Extreme Rules.
Primo and Epico are wrestling Zack Ryder and Santino because they exist too. This was another pretty good match. Ryder and Santino won. So I guess tag champ makes you first jobber.
Kane takes Paul Bearer out of the freezer to put him back in. So now he can kill him just like his brother did.
Abraham Washington gives his card to the Latino 3.
Funkasaurus and Hornswoggle took on Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler. It wasn’t a bad match.
Then there was the contract signing which went on forever.
A really good Raw again. Work was first-rate. Matches seemed a little fresh.
