Here's reaction from Sunday's WWE pay-per-view:
* Divas Battle Royal: You can't stop Beth Phoenix, you can only hope to contain her. Chavo Guerrero is rewarded as getting to referee this match.
1. Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio beats Dolph Ziggler: Mysterio is almost like John Cena and Triple H. He almost never loses. Good to see Ziggler and Mysterio have a strong opener. Maria was recovering from the Divas match, I guess? I'm 1-0.
2. MVP beats Jack Swagger: It's a shame this match was so short. While I'm glad MVP won, I'm a little surprised as WWE desperately needs heels. Right? I'm 1-1.
3. Unified Tag Champions Chris Jericho/Big Show beat Cryme Tyme: Glad to see this match didn't stink. So much for my wishful thinking of having Cryme Tyme win. Of course, this meant a world title or both world titles will change hands later. I'm 1-2.
1. Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio beats Dolph Ziggler: Mysterio is almost like John Cena and Triple H. He almost never loses. Good to see Ziggler and Mysterio have a strong opener. Maria was recovering from the Divas match, I guess? I'm 1-0.
2. MVP beats Jack Swagger: It's a shame this match was so short. While I'm glad MVP won, I'm a little surprised as WWE desperately needs heels. Right? I'm 1-1.
3. Unified Tag Champions Chris Jericho/Big Show beat Cryme Tyme: Glad to see this match didn't stink. So much for my wishful thinking of having Cryme Tyme win. Of course, this meant a world title or both world titles will change hands later. I'm 1-2.
4. Kane beats The Great Khali: Smart to have Kane win. I'm still marking out for Jim Ross' Dick Weber reference for this bowling shoe ugly match. I'm 2-2.
5. D-Generation X beats The Legacy: WWE tried to build up The Legacy even in the loss, but most online reports suggest that didn't work. It'll be interesting to see what's next for Triple H and Shawn Michaels. I'm 3-2.
6. ECW Champion Christian beats William Regal: Eight seconds? Ridiculous. Looks like we'll have a fatal fourway ECW match coming up soon with Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov joining these two. I'm 4-2.
7. WWE Champion Randy Orton beats John Cena: I guess this feud will continue? I can't comment on the specifics of the numerous restarts here, having only read about them and not seeing it. So, Cena said his dislike for Orton is "extremely legitimate. There's no love lost between us." Sounds to me like Cena should dislike how this match went. And what was with Lillian Garcia botching the winner announcement? I'm 5-2.
8. CM Punk beats World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy in a TLC Match: Looks like this is a possible match-of-the-year candidate, with an insane spot. Wishful thinking on my part to have Hardy win in the huge upset. I didn't think about Undertaker coming back to battle Punk. Makes sense.
My predictions:
I finish a respectable 5-3, and if I had gone with the favorites (Jericho/Big Show, Punk and even MVP), I would have finished 8-0.
Other thoughts:
1. Freddy Prinze Jr. wants revenge on Orton? That's stupid.
2. Floyd Mayweather Jr. hosts Raw tonight. Expect a confrontation with the Big Show. Should be interesting.
LATEST HEADLINES AND MY REACTS
WWE reportedly reprimands Mickie James after botched match with Gail Kim. REACT: I agree that James showed unprofessional frustration and had a stupid forearm-to-the-head finish. But, isn't Kim as much at fault for botching the finish, if not more at fault?
Lillian Garcia is the first "Decade Diva" in WWE. REACT: If you ask the die-hard WWE fan who the first is, I'd bet most of them wouldn't say Lillian.
Reported heat from TNA Wrestling wrestlers on Michelle McCool for her "stealing" AJ Styles' finishing move. REACT: Stealing finishing moves without asking the "owner" of the finishing move" is pretty classless.
ROH announces that Brian Danielson agrees in principle to WWE contract. REACT: This is a huge signing for WWE. It will be very interesting to see how quickly Danielson rises in the ranks, what angles and story lines he is used in, and if and when he becomes a champion.
5. D-Generation X beats The Legacy: WWE tried to build up The Legacy even in the loss, but most online reports suggest that didn't work. It'll be interesting to see what's next for Triple H and Shawn Michaels. I'm 3-2.
6. ECW Champion Christian beats William Regal: Eight seconds? Ridiculous. Looks like we'll have a fatal fourway ECW match coming up soon with Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov joining these two. I'm 4-2.
7. WWE Champion Randy Orton beats John Cena: I guess this feud will continue? I can't comment on the specifics of the numerous restarts here, having only read about them and not seeing it. So, Cena said his dislike for Orton is "extremely legitimate. There's no love lost between us." Sounds to me like Cena should dislike how this match went. And what was with Lillian Garcia botching the winner announcement? I'm 5-2.
8. CM Punk beats World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy in a TLC Match: Looks like this is a possible match-of-the-year candidate, with an insane spot. Wishful thinking on my part to have Hardy win in the huge upset. I didn't think about Undertaker coming back to battle Punk. Makes sense.
My predictions:
I finish a respectable 5-3, and if I had gone with the favorites (Jericho/Big Show, Punk and even MVP), I would have finished 8-0.
Other thoughts:
1. Freddy Prinze Jr. wants revenge on Orton? That's stupid.
2. Floyd Mayweather Jr. hosts Raw tonight. Expect a confrontation with the Big Show. Should be interesting.
LATEST HEADLINES AND MY REACTS
WWE reportedly reprimands Mickie James after botched match with Gail Kim. REACT: I agree that James showed unprofessional frustration and had a stupid forearm-to-the-head finish. But, isn't Kim as much at fault for botching the finish, if not more at fault?
Lillian Garcia is the first "Decade Diva" in WWE. REACT: If you ask the die-hard WWE fan who the first is, I'd bet most of them wouldn't say Lillian.
Reported heat from TNA Wrestling wrestlers on Michelle McCool for her "stealing" AJ Styles' finishing move. REACT: Stealing finishing moves without asking the "owner" of the finishing move" is pretty classless.
ROH announces that Brian Danielson agrees in principle to WWE contract. REACT: This is a huge signing for WWE. It will be very interesting to see how quickly Danielson rises in the ranks, what angles and story lines he is used in, and if and when he becomes a champion.
