Category: Wrestling

  • [Podcast] #2 – WWE Releases 4th November 2021

    Tonight, I recorded my thoughts on the recent WWE Releases.

    On this episode, I discuss the recent WWE Releases from November 4th. The releases were shortly made after their Q3 financial call.

    Superstars releases:

    • Scarlett Bordeaux (Karrion Kross’ Wife)
    • Karrion Kross (Scarlett Bordeaux’s Husband)
    • Franky Monet (aka. Taya Valkyrie. John Morrison’s Wife)
    • Ember Moon (Former RAW, NXT)
    • Oney Lorcan (NXT)
    • B-Fab from Hit Row (NXT)
    • Jessi Jamea (NXT)
    • Zyda Ramier (NXT)
    • Trey Baxter (NXT)
    • Katrina Cortez (NXT)
    • Jeet Rama (NXT)
    • Gran Metalik (Lucha House Party, RAW)
    • Lince Dorado (Lucha House Party, RAW)
    • Nia Jax (RAW)
    • Keith Lee (RAW)
    • Harry Smith  
    • Mia Yim (Keith Lee’s Girlfriend)
    • Eva Marie

    At time of publication, there are no other releases.

    Stay with https://padraig.blog for updates.

  • So about Wrestlemania 35

    So about Wrestlemania 35

    The following is a cross-post from my Wrestling site, SquaredCircle.ie

    So about Wrestlemania 35… It was brilliant! Well, about 95% of it anyway. The only match that let it down was the Baron Corbin vs Kurt Angle match. Other than that, it was a solid way to begin the 2019/2020 season of WWE.

    Without further ado, let’s have a recap of last night’s show!

    [SPOILER WARNING]

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  • WWE Super Show-Down PPV Predictions

    WWE Super Show-Down PPV Predictions

    The following is a cross-post from my Wressling blog at https://wressling.blog
    Wressling.blog is a finalist in the Sports Category for the Blog Awards Ireland 2018.
    More info about the event will be on my personal Twitter @PadraigFahy and of course my Wrestling Twitter: @Wressling_

    From Melbourne, Australia, it is WWE Super Show-Down. These are my predictions for the upcoming PPV which is being shown at 10AM (UK/Irish time) on Saturday October 6th on the WWE Network!

    The show is being held in the Melbourne Cricket Ground which normally hosts 100,000 people but I believe the numbers are close to 75,000.

    With that said, let’s get into the predictions for this PPV.

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  • WWE Summerslam 2018 PPV Predictions

    Welcome everyone to my 3rd SummerSlam predictions. This year, once again, the show is being brought to you from the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York and this 6 hour show is STACKED to the hill!

    So without any delay, let’s get into these predictions:

    NON-TITLE MATCHES:
    Tag Team Match (Kickoff Show)
    Rusev & Lana vs Andrade “Cien” Almas & Zelina Vega
    PREDICTION: This feud has been more about Aiden English and whether he is going to turn on Rusev/Lana or maybe visa-versa but I have really enjoyed the build up to this match quite a bit and its really nice to see Zelina Vega inside a WWE ring performing rather than solely being a manager. Rusev & Lana to win.
    Singles Match
    Finn Bálor vs Constable Baron Corbin
    PREDICTION: This is a rubber match from Extreme Rules and while this has been a comedic little feud, this is nothing but damaging for Finn as it is showing him to be a mid-carder and to be honest, he should be in the Universal Title scene as he was in that Universal Championship match this time 2 years ago! Finn to win!
    Singles Match
    Daniel Bryan vs The Miz
    PREDICTION: This feud has been 8 years in the making since the original NXT gameshow and what a feud this has been and it is great that we are getting the blow-off match right now in 2018 and it is still shocking to see Daniel Bryan back in action. Daniel Bryan to win
    Singles Match (If Braun loses, Kevin becomes Mr. Money in the Bank)
    Braun Strowman vs Kevin Owens
    PREDICTION: This feud was started a bit too early as it seemed to have stretched from the early days of the build up of the Extreme Rules PPV in order for it to just be about the MITB case. I don’t expect Braun to lose this as he is just a tank (And a monster) and I think a few months without seeing KO will do no harm. 😉 Braun to win and retain his MITB case.
    TITLE MATCHES:
    Tag Team Match for the RAW Tag Team Championship (Kickoff Show)
    The B-Team (C) vs The Revival
    PREDICTION: The Revival have come out of nowhere and all of a sudden going against a remade The B-Team who have had their theme changed to a really crap song (in my opinion of course) and from the looks of things, they could be losing those titles really shortly as there isn’t anything more that they can do with those titles. The Revival to win!
    Singles Match for the Cruiserweight Championship (Kickoff Show)
    Cedric Alexander (C) vs Drew Gulak
    PREDICTION: This will go down as a fantastic no matter what way that you look at it and I feel that they should be moved to the pre-show of NXT Takeover as they are that good of a match. Cedric is fantastic in the ring and Gulak is just as great in terms of promo. Cedric to retain the CW Championship.
    Tag Team Match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship
    The Bludgeon Brothers (C) vs The New Day
    PREDICTION:The Bludgeon Brothers are by far the best dominant Tag Team in WWE today and I can see them go on to be a lot bigger (Hopefully they will get moved over to RAW at the next Shakeup), so I would like them to retain the titles for another few months. The Bludgeon Brothers to retain!
    Singles Match for the United States Championship
    Shinsuke Nakamura (C) vs Jeff Hardy
    PREDICTION: The new “Enigmic” Jeff Hardy is here taking on Shinsuke, but he has to be careful to not get trapped by Randy Orton if he is lurking around. This feud has been pretty ‘meh’ so hopefully at Survivor Series, we hope to see something bigger. Shinsuke to retain.
    Triple Threat for the SmackDown Women’s Championship
    Carmella (C) vs Charlotte Flair vs Becky Lynch
    PREDICTION: Right, a couple of predictions. Either Charlotte wins and Becky turns on her or Becky wins and Charlotte turns on her. Carmella is going to lose the title to Charlotte or Becky but I can’t really decide on whom is going to do what. I would love to see Becky win without any turning from with Carmella and Charlotte but who knows. Becky to win!
    Singles Match for the Intercontinental Championship 
    Dolph Ziggler (C) vs Seth Rollins
    PREDICTION: With the returning Dean Ambrose by Seth’s side, it evens the playing field when it comes to this match and I feel that Seth is ready to become the IC Champ once again. Hopefully at the next PPV, we will get Drew McIntyre vs Dean Ambrose. Seth to win.
    Singles Match for the RAW Women’s Championship
    Alexa Bliss (C) vs Ronda Rousey
    PREDICTION: Well, you do not have to know wrestling as to what is going to be happening in this match. Simply put: Ronda to win the RAW Women’s Championship. The feud has been meh at best and I’m tired of chicken-shit-heel Alexa. It’s boring now. Let’s get some new faces winning.
    Singles Match for the WWE Championship
    AJ Styles (C) vs Samoa Joe
    PREDICTION: This has been a rematch that has been a few years in the making with the last singles match that they had was back in 2012 in TNA. Now Joe has his sights on Styles and his WWE Championship. To be honest, AJ has done what he can with the WWE Championship and it wouldn’t hurt him if he lost the title and I can see Joe being a monster heel with this title. Samoa Joe to win.
    Singles Match for the Universal Championship
    Brock Lesnar (C) vs Roman Reigns
    PREDICTION: Just like Alexa v Ronda…we know how this going to go. It’s the 4th match between Brock and Roman and at this point…I am sick of talking about it because of how trash the Universal Championship is in WWE. Just give the title to Roman and lets be done with it. Roman to win. 

     

    And that is it. Apologies for the posts going up a bit late, but I have had a boat-load of work ahead of me and I didn’t get ample opportunity to get it done.

    I am not going to be Live Tweeting the PPV but I hope that you follow on Twitter: @Wressling_ for when new posts get released! 🙂

  • WWE NXT Takeover: Brooklyn 4 Predictions

    The following is a cross-post from my dedicated Wrestling blog at https://wressling.blog

    For the 4th time, WWE’s Yellow & Black brand, NXT is taking over the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York for the pre-Summerslam PPV.

    Without further ado, let’s predict this PPV:

    NON-TITLE MATCHES:
    Single Match
    EC3 vs The Velveteen Dream
    PREDICTION: EC3 has been a breath of fresh air since appearing on NXT and a being in a high profile match against Dream can only accelerate his career and he can be on the main roster within a year which I would love to see. I love Dream’s matches and he will be exciting to watch. Velveteen Dream to win.
    TITLE MATCHES:
    NXT North American Championship Match
    Adam Cole (C) vs Ricochet
    PREDICTION: This should be one of the matches of the night (What am I saying, all the matches should be matches of the night 😛 ) but Ricochet is a fantastic wrestler and has the potential to make this match a 5 Star match. Adam Cole is a really good champion but he doesn’t need to have the title to be ‘big’. Ricochet to win the title.
    NXT Tag Team Championship Match
    The Undisputed ERA (C) vs Moustache Mountain
    PREDICTION: ERA is probably the best tag team in wrestling today and between the 3 of them. They could hold the NXT Tag Team Championships for a very long time (Hopefully they will only lose them when they decide to go to the main roster) – In saying that, I do love Tyler Bate in Moustache Mountain and what they have achieved in the NXT UK division. I would like to see them take the titles and bring it with them to the NXT UK shows and put on a great performance there. Moustache Mountain to win the title. 
    NXT Women’s Championship Match

    Shayna Baszler (C)

    		 vs Kairi Sane
    PREDICTION: This is a re-match that has been a year in the making. A rematch of the initial Mae Young Classic tournament but this time, it is for the NXT Women’s Championship match. Kairi’s elbow is probably the best in the business but Shayna has great MMA skills that can help her retain the championship, Both of them are tough fighters so I would like to see them have a long match. Kairi Sane to win the title.
    NXT Championship Match
    Tomasso Ciampa (C) vs Johnny Gargano
    PREDICTION: Well, this is the match that I have been looking for. These two have had the best fued in ALL of WWE for the last good few years and it is nice to see a conclusion to this. I predict that this is going to be a hard hitting match as we have seen in the last couple of matches that they have had and with that, I would love to see Johnny to come out on top and become the NEW NXT Champion. Johnny Gargano to win the title.

    So there we go, I have ALL the titles change hands tonight as there is potential for call ups after Summerslam. Ciampa, ERA, Cross…Maybe a few more,..who knows.

    I will more than likely NOT live tweeting the event this time but I am looking forward to it!

    You can follow me on Twitter: @Wressling_

  • WWE Money in the Bank 2018 PPV Predictions

    WWE Money in the Bank 2018 PPV Predictions

    This was originally posted on Wressling.blog

    Hi everyone and welcome to my 3rd Money in the Bank PPV Predictions.

    Once again this year, we have 2 Money in the Bank matches…One for the women and one for the men. There was supposed to be a 3rd Money in the Bank match for the Tag Teams but they scrapped that idea fairly quickly.

    There is 4 men from RAW taking on 4 men from SmackDown (Yes, I am counting The New Day as 1) and the same amount of women for the Women’s match.

    But what IS Money in the Bank? I explained this good detail in my predictions post from last year. You can read that explanation here: https://padraig.blog/wwe-money-in-the-bank-2017-ppv-predictions/

    Also with this PPV, we will see the singles debut of Ronda Rousey against Nia Jax for the RAW Women’s Championship.

    Anyway, let’s get into it. Oh and I am going to lob the MITB matches in as a Title Match.

    NON-TITLE MATCHES
    Singles Match
     Roman Reigns VS Jinder Mahal
    PREDICTION: At this point, I am sick at looking at Roman Reigns…He is not doing anything and is basically filling his time until he can face Brock Lesnar again at SummerSlam. This is really a nothing match and Jinder is going to end up losing. I really doubt that Jinder is going to go far in this run of WWE.  Roman Reigns to win

     

    Singles Match
     Bobby Lashley VS Sami Zayn
    PREDICTION: After this week’s RAW, I started to question as to WTF WWE are smoking when it comes to making up storylines. An obstacle course…I didn’t know I was watching Ninja Warrior…but OK. This is going to be a squash match in my opinion where Bobby is going to flatten Sami. In my opinion, this match should have been on the kickoff show and not the SmackDown Tag Team Match. Bobby Lashley to win.

     

    Singles Match
     Daniel Bryan VS Big Cass
    PREDICTION: This is also a nothing match where Big Cass has to prove to himself that he can do it on his own in WWE without Enzo Amore. This is literally a David vs Goliath match and the build of this feud was pretty horrible. Daniel Bryan to win.
    TITLE MATCHES
    Tag Team Match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships (Kickoff Show)
     The Bludgeon Brothers (C) VS Luke Gallows &
    Karl Anderson
    PREDICTION: I will never understand WWE…WHY IS THERE A 4-HOUR PPV AND YET YOU STILL HAVE TO PUT THE SD TAG TEAM MATCH ON THE PRE-SHOW?!??! This is insane and I feel bad for all involved as they should be on the main card. If anything, put Lashley/Zayn or Bryan/Cass on the pre-show…It would make more sense. There is no feud here. Nothing match. Bludgeon Brothers to retain!

     

    Singles Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
     Seth Rollins (C) VS Elias
    PREDICTION: This is the probably the best match that Elias has ever had in WWE. Seth and Elias seem to have good chemistry and the feud has been good, and I know that it is going to be a enjoyable match at the end of it all. Let’s hope it doesn’t end in a DQ if Elias decides to hit Seth Rollins with a guitar. Seth to retain.

     

    Singles Match for the SmackDown Women’s Championship
     Carmella (C) VS Asuka
    PREDICTION: Well, after Carmella tapped out to the Asuka Lock, we can kinda see what way this is going to go. I have a feeling that Asuka is going to make this look easy. I have never been a big fan of Carmella, so it would be nice for her to pick up her first WWE Main Roster title. If this match is AFTER the Women’s MITB, I doubt that they will cash in on the same night. Asuka to become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion.

     

    Singles Match for the RAW Women’s Championship
     Nia Jax (C) VS Ronda Rousey
    PREDICTION: Well, you don’t have to be a WWE viewer to know which way this going to go. Yes, Nia is big and strong but she ain’t a ‘Ronda Rousey’ and it is this star power that is going to allow Ronda to pick up the victory against Nia Jax. It will be a submission that allow her to get the win. Ronda Rousey to become the new RAW Women’s Champion.

     

    Last Man Standing Match for the WWE Championship
     AJ Styles (C) VS Shinsuke Nakamura
    PREDICTION: I shall ask this again.. WHY DOES HE KEEP HITTING ME IN THE DICK!? AJ…Please, just wear a cup because it is a ‘Last Man Standing’ match and he is going to low-blow you all the way to NXT. It is not worth it… Despite saying this, Nakamura is not going to win because I would like to see Styles lose it at SummerSlam…He is not ready to drop the title now. AJ Styles to retain!

     

    Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match
     The Miz
    Braun Strowman
    Bobby Roode
    Kevin Owens
    Samoa Joe    		 VS Rusev
    Finn Balor
    Kofi Kingston
    Big E
    Xavier Woods
    PREDICTION: Well, this always becomes the most difficult part of the night…Finding out who is going to win the Money in the Bank match. I have a really bad prediction on what’s going to happen here.

    I think it going to be one of the members of The New Day and I honestly believe that it is time for Big E to go back our on his own and turn heel on the other two breaking The New Day up.

    I know, I know…sounds crazy, but it has been on the cards for a while, so I could see it happening. If not, I would like to see Finn Balor winning it. (Not because I am biased, but just that he COULD be Mr. MITB) – Big E to win the Money in the Bank Contract!

     

    Womens’ Money in the Bank Ladder Match
    Charlotte Flair 
    Alexa Bliss
    Natayla
    Lana    		 VS Ember Moon
    Becky Lynch
    Naomi
    Sasha Banks
    PREDICTION: Likewise, this could go to anyone bar Naomi. They wouldn’t allow Naomi to win the Wrestlemania Battle Royale and Money In The Bank (But hey, I could be wrong). The other girls all have a serious good chance including Becky and Charlotte (I smell a heel turn by the way).

    Ember Moon is a recent NXT Call up and I feel that she may not be ready to be lobbed in the same pool as Ronda Rousey should she decide to cash in on the same night. Sasha Banks could gun for it as there is a bit of heel-ish work that she can do between her and Bayley.

    The underdog for all of this is of course, Lana! Lana has been getting better and better in the ring in the last year and it would be nice for her to have a big of boost of momentum and could possibly challenge Asuka for the SmackDown Women’s Championship but will probably end up losing that match.

    And that is my predictions for WWE Money in the Bank PPV. I will try to do my best to Livetweet this over on @PFWressling – But with scheduling, this may not happen (Or it’ll happen late)

    Let me know who you think is going to win the matches and why!