We are live on tape from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and your announcers are Michael ‘Not Vick’ Cole and Josh ‘At least I don’t have to call the main event when they do it again on Raw on Monday night’ Mathews. We begin tonight’s show with a Hall of Famer returning, but unlike Monday night when it was Jim Ross to fill in for Jerry Lawler, tonight it is Edge. Edge says that never gets old. There are a few reasons why he is here. First,… [Continue Reading]

This week’s show starts off with a look at the devastation of the Brogue Kick and the attempts by Alberto Del Rio, David Otunga, and Ricardo Rodriguez to get Booker T to ban the Brogue Kick. We then see Booker interrupting a match to tell Sheamus that the move he was about to use was banned. Then we go to Monday night when we saw the ‘deposition’ that David Otunga took of Sheamus. Then we go further into the show when Booker T stepped… [Continue Reading]

Original post found at: Illegal Foreign Object. Don’t look now, but it appears we’ve messed around and found ourselves dead in the middle of some of one of the greatest heel crops in the history of the business. From the bombast of Dolph Ziggler to the old school, smash mouth approach of Bully Ray, there’s truly something for everyone with today’s top heels. I’m never less than completely impressed when I watch Dolph Ziggler work. His in-ring work is stellar, his promo is continually… [Continue Reading]

AJ Lee opens the show. She announces the Big Show against Randy Orton tonight, and also announces John Cena to go one on one with Daniel Bryan. CM Punk comes out and apologizes to AJ for yelling at her and she accepts. Punk then asks her to cancel the triple threat match at Summerslam and she refuses. John Cena comes out and tells Punk he’s become one of those guys that demands respect. They exchange words and Big Show interrupts. AJ stops them all… [Continue Reading]

Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up with the new intro video that debuted a few weeks back. We get a video looking back at last week where Big Show vs. John Cena vs. CM Punk was made for SummerSlam by General Manager AJ Lee. We go to the new RAW opening video. – We’re live from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas as Michael Cole welcomes us to RAW. He’s joined by Jerry Lawler. Justin Roberts introduces General Manager AJ Lee and here she… [Continue Reading]

Original article found at: www.illegalforeignobject.com I love pro wrestling. The talking, the athleticism, the spectacle, the storylines, I love it all and I likely always will. As the world around us changes and evolves, so too does professional wrestling. For one, we’re now and instant gratification society and as such, much of our wrestling has followed suit. More television programming options means things move a whole lot faster than they once did, and the days of year long feuds are all but a thing… [Continue Reading]

We begin with a look back at Monday’s Raw when the company celebrated their 1000th episode of the weekly show. We are live on tape from Kansas City, Missouri and your announcers are Josh ‘Royals’ Mathews, Booker ‘Monarchs’ T, and Michael ‘Did you know that we are just under 230 months from Raw 2000’ Cole. Miz makes his way to the ring to start things off and he has his Intercontinental Title belt which he earned when he beat Christian to become champion. Miz… [Continue Reading]

Original post found at: www.illegalforeignobject.com CM Punk can do no wrong. Even going back as far as his Ring of Honor days, the man has always delivered both in the ring and on the mic. For people familiar with his pre-WWE work, last years “Summer of Punk” was no great shock. More shocking would be the fact that it took WWE that long to realize what an amazing talent the guy truly is. He can drag a quality match out of anyone (see his… [Continue Reading]

The 2012 WWE Money in the Bank pre-show opens with Matt Striker and Scott Stanford from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, AZ. They hype tonight’s tag team title match and tonight’s pay-per-view card. – Zack Ryder is backstage with Santino Marella talking about Money in the Bank. Damien Sandow walks up but Ryder cuts him off. Sandow says he will win the World Heavyweight Title Money in the Bank contract. Hunico and Camacho vs. Kofi Kingston and R-Truth We go to the ring… [Continue Reading]

We’re going into Money In The Bank with Lightning ahead  of me, Joe Thunder, in the prediction challenge by five points(76 to 71) for the year. Starting with this pay per view, we’re doing confidence points on matches. Wagering confidence points means the potential for massive gain and loss on our scores for the year. The confidence points scale goes from one to five. We’re also joined this month by KP! WWE Tag Team Champions R-Truth & Kofi Kingston vs. Hunico & Camacho Thunder… [Continue Reading]

Raw opens with AJ proposing to CM Punk. Daniel Bryan interrupts and proposes to AJ. The anonymous Raw GM is back and Cole announces that Punk and AJ will take on Daniel Bryan and Eve tonight. ^I loved the anonymous GM angle, and I was glad to see it brought back tonight. A marriage proposal? So quickly in the storyline? I guess it makes sense for a psycho. Where is the Miz and his “reallys” when I need him? Sheamus squashes Jack Swagger. Alberto… [Continue Reading]

Tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow opens up with a look back at the recent happenings between AJ Lee, Daniel Bryan and WWE Champion CM Punk. – We’re live from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado as Michael Cole welcomes us. He’s joined by Jerry Lawler. We go to the ring and out comes AJ Lee to kick things off. AJ talks about Sunday’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view and brings out WWE Champion CM Punk. Punk comes out to a big pop. AJ says Punk… [Continue Reading]

The show opens with a shot of the WWE Title MITB briefcase hanging above the ring. It’s announced that John Cena will team with CM Punk to take on Daniel Bryan and Chris Jericho. John Cena comes to the ring and says he will win MITB and become the next WWE Champion. Daniel Bryan comes out chanting yes. Bryan says he will win the WWE Title and Cena will fail when he cashes in his briefcase. Cena says he can think of at least… [Continue Reading]

Tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow opens up with the normal intro video. We get a video package with highlights of John Cena vs. Chris Jericho and Big Show’s interference from last week’s show. – We’re live from Laredo, Texas as Michael Cole welcomes us to episode 997 of RAW. They hype tonight’s General Manager Teddy Long and his main event – CM Punk and John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan and Chris Jericho. The Money in the Bank briefcase hangs above the ring as John Cena’s… [Continue Reading]

Original content found at: www.illegalforeignobject.com Perhaps I’m the only one, but the inevitable “ECW! ECW! ECW!” chants heard from a small section of fans after every ungodly bump or hardcore spot at a major wrestling event just leaves me feeling sad. Not in a nostalgic longing sort of way either, just sad that so many remain entrenched in the past. ECW was an amazing moment in time, a time when everything came together for the tiny promotion, allowing it, despite working on a shoestring… [Continue Reading]

Sheamus opens Smackdown with a promo. David Otunga interrupts, followed by Alberto Del Rio. Otunga tells Del Rio that he can pick Sheamus’ opponent tonight. Del Rio picks Dolph Ziggler later in the show. Sheamus brogue kicks Otunga and knocks ADR out of the ring at the same time. ^It’s interesting to see Otunga take on a role similar to what Teddy Long used to do on Smackdown. I like how the guy is always acting tough and smart, but getting his ass kicked… [Continue Reading]

We begin with a look at the way that Kane has been put in the middle of the feud between CM Punk and Daniel Bryan. Tonight, Kane will get a shot at the WWE Title, which will be defended on Smackdown for the first time in four years (down from eight as announced on Monday). Will this be the end of Kane’s run against Punk or Bryan? We are live on tape from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and your announcers are Michael ‘Red Stick’ Cole,… [Continue Reading]

Eve comes out. She says John Laurinaitis isn’t here tonight, and he left her in charge. She says she will deal with Sheamus. She says Sheamus will issue a public apology for bumping into JL Monday night, and she will also announce his opponent for No Way Out. Alberto Del Rio comes to the ring. Del Rio wants to face Sheamus at No Way Out. Orton interrupts. He wants a title shot as well. Kane’s out next for the same reason. Eve books a… [Continue Reading]