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6/26/2014 0 Comments

TNA Impact Wrestling Review - June 26, 2014

PictureKurt Angle is named the new Director of Operations.
By Graham "GSM" Matthews

Gail Kim and Taryn Terrell def. The Beautiful People

For someone who just gave birth, Terrell looks better than ever. How long until we see her tag up with Madison Rayne as Team MILFs? In all seriousness, this was a decent match by Knockouts standards that could have been given a few more minutes. It was formulaic for the most part, but the important thing is that there was a story behind it. I was surprised to see Kim get the pinfall pin instead of Terrell, but perhaps that leads to a title rematch between Angelina Love and Kim sometime in the near future.


Eric Young Crashed Bobby Lashley's TNA World Heavyweight Championship Celebration; MVP Was Fired

MVP's promo was pretty standard and straightforward, but I felt like I've heard it all before. I just despise any and all talking segments TNA does with the authority figures nowadays. Even still, it's good that MVP is doing all the talking for Lashley as champion. Young's interruption was logical as was Bobby Roode making the save. Young looked like a fool for hitting the ring against three guys while injured, but that's nitpicking things. Roode's promo was great and I hope he maintains that fire while babyface. Though I'm happy to see MVP removed from his post as the Director of Operations, it felt like it came out of nowhere, especially since the heel group was just gaining control of the entire company.


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6/24/2014 0 Comments

WWE Main Event Review - June 24, 2014

PictureKane and Roman Reigns come face-to-face.
By Graham "GSM" Matthews

Seth Rollins, Intercontinental Champion Bad News Barrett and Jack Swagger def. Rob Van Dam, Dolph Ziggler and Kofi Kingston

Ziggler's pre-match promo atop the ladder was well done and it was nice to see him get a lengthy promo for the first time in a while. It (attempted to) give fans an incentive that Ziggler has a chance of winning on Sunday, but we all know he doesn't, sadly. Nevertheless, it was a good six-man tag team match, but I was hoping for something a little bit more from those involved. There wasn't anything necessarily wrong with it, but it was pretty formulaic and nothing notable for the most part, which was a shame. At least it did its job in hyping up the Money in the Bank Ladder match and giving the heels an extra edge going into the match. I was surprised Dean Ambrose didn't make an appearance given how he's in the match and his rival Rollins picked up the victory here.


Bo Dallas def. Fandango

It's well-documented that I couldn't care less for the love triangle involving Fandango, Layla and Summer Rae and I don't see why anyone else should care for it. It's between three heels that no one cared about to begin with and to top it all off, one of the heel's matches was against a heel! Talk about confusing. To make matters worse, this was the same exact thing we got on SmackDown last week, so I fail to see what purpose this was supposed to serve. I doubt Dallas got much out of this either aside from continuing his winning streak.


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6/24/2014 0 Comments

Lowenthal's Lowdown - WWE Money in the Bank 2014 Predictions

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By Greg Lowenthal

Hey guys, I thought I would do my MITB (Money In The Bank) PPV predicitons early since I am going to be busy this week. (Heads up there will be no edition of the Lowdown for this week since I am doing the PPV predictions.)

So here are my predictions for the ladder matches (since clearly they are the main spectacles of the PPV):

I can't really make an accurate prediction since they are 7 men involved in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Ladder Match. Each man has a 1 in 7 odds of becoming champion, but if the WWE sticks to the formula that has worked well for them in the past, expect either a Cena or Orton win to set the stage for the inevitable Brock Lesnar fight with the champion. 


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6/23/2014 0 Comments

Monday Night Raw Review - June 23, 2014

PictureBad News Barrett struggles to put Dolph Ziggler away.
By Graham "GSM" Matthews

Stephanie McMahon Called Out SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero

Nothing annoys me more in today's WWE than The Authority opening the show. It's been what feels like every single week and it's more asinine on this episode in particular because there's a pay-per-view in six days. What did this have to do with anything? One thing fans have learned in the last several years is that we should not at all take Vickie's firings seriously as she gets hired back a short while later. It's been rumored for a while that Vickie's on her way out for good this time and I hope they're true. Announcing Vickie vs. Stephanie for later in the night was nice and all, but as previously mentioned, it had absolutely nothing to do with the Money in the Bank pay-per-view.


Luke Harper def. WWE Tag Team Champion Jimmy Uso

We've seen these two teams clash in singles competition before and with Jimmy and Jey basically acquiring the same in-ring skills, this wasn't anything out of the ordinary. They had a nice back-and-forth match a few weeks back on Main Event a few weeks back that actually resulted in Harper losing, but this was nothing more than a glorified squash. Jey's challenge to Erick Rowan was a good hook going into the commercial break, though it isn't the most anticipated match in history. 


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6/21/2014 0 Comments

Lowenthal's Character Analysis - Week of June 16, 2014

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By Greg Lowenthal

Hey guys here's one more character analysis before I go back to writing my regular blog. This time I'm focusing on The Celtic Warrior Sheamus. 

Since debuting in the WWE around 2008, Sheamus has proven what a powerhouse of a wrestler he is. His unpredictability, combined with his strength and his uncanny quickness in the ring is an example of the sheer dominance that Sheamus has displayed in the ring.

And it is that perfect balance and combination that has led him to multiple WWE title reigns and successes as a Superstar. I expect nothing but great things from him in the future and I hope to see him as WWE World Heavyweight Champion in the near future. I have him as one of my picks for winning the Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. 


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