CM Punk and Paul Heyman open Raw and call out referee Brad Maddox about his call last week. Maddox owns up to his mistake and apologizes. They demand he resign his position. He says that would be inappropriate. AJ Lee comes out and tells Heyman off. Punk mocks her and then Heyman mocks her to the point that she smacks him and leaves the ring. Backstage after the segment, AJ tells Maddox he will never make a mistake like that again or she will… [Continue Reading]

Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up with WWE Champion CM Punk and Paul Heyman in the ring. Punk is sitting in a chair while Heyman takes the mic. Heyman says this show is coming to a halt right now. Heyman says RAW won’t happen this evening until justice is served. Heyman shows us footage from last week where the referee made a bad count on Punk with his feet on the ropes. Heyman says calls it a grand injustice on Punk’s title reign. Heyman calls… [Continue Reading]

Welcome to the rundown! After taking last week off for my Night of Champions adventure and honeymoon, I’m back with the four B shows and ready to review! NXT 09/19/12 Trent Barreta defeats Johnny Curtis Paige defeats Alicia Fox Conor O’Brian defeats Jimmy Uso Michael McGillicutty and Bo Dallas get into a scuffle backstage. Kassius Ohno defeats Oliver Grey in a sparring session. A Leo Kruger promo is shown. Kruger can’t wait to meet his new friends. Seth Rollins defeats Rick Victor using the… [Continue Reading]

CM Punk’s music opens Raw and out comes Paul Heyman. Heyman discusses the finish from Night of Champions and has the referee from last night defend his decision. John Cena interrupts. Cena says he wanted the match to continue and not end as a draw. Alberto Del Rio comes out and complains about not having a fair shot against Sheamus. AJ Lee comes out and books CM Punk to team with Del Rio to take on Sheamus and Cena. She says the winner of… [Continue Reading]

Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up with the pyro going off from the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Michael Cole welcomes us to RAW. We go to the ring and out comes Paul Heyman as CM Punk’s music plays. Heyman hits the ring and introduces himself. He talks about witnessing history at Night of Champions as CM Punk successfully defended the WWE Title against John Cena. The crowd boos. Heyman admits the finish was controversial and says everyone is talking about it. Heyman calls… [Continue Reading]

Night of Champions was awesome live! Attending any televised event in person always gives you a much more involved feeling, and NOC was easily the most exciting show I’ve ever been in attendance for. The pre show saw Zack Ryder win a battle Royal to become the number one contender for the US Title. The crowd practically blew the roof off during Ryder’s entrance. Also in the battle royal were Brodus Clay, Santino, the PTP, Justin Gabriel, Drew McIntyre, Michael McGillicutty, JTG, Tyson Kidd,… [Continue Reading]

The 2012 WWE Night of Champions pre-show kicks off with Scott Stanford and Matt Striker at ringside. They hype tonight’s show as we see fans settling into the arena. They talk about the pre-show battle royal and mention it’s a 16-man match. More hype for tonight’s matches. – We get a look at the Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio feud. Josh Mathews is backstage with Booker T and asks him about the Brogue Kick. Booker talks about how he takes safety very seriously. Booker… [Continue Reading]

I’m not going to fill this introduction with much, and that’s because there’s a ton of content below. Enjoy! ML = Mike Lightning JA = Jace D. Ace KP = Kaysie Pena JT = Yours truly, Joe Thunder Pre-Show Battle Royal to name No. 1 Contender to U.S. Champion Antonio Cesaro: KP: What? It’s pre-show, should I really make a pick? Ugh fine, let them repeat Santino winning or something. Prediction: Repetition (Santino) ML: Not really sure what direction the WWE plans to move… [Continue Reading]

Raw opens with Bret Hart coming out and speaking to the Montreal crowd. CM Punk comes out and insults him. They exchange words and it gets heated as Punk insults Lawler. Punk says Cena will become an empty shell of a man just like Bret is before the segment ends. ^Solid opening segment from a great talker and a great legend. Bret has never been a standout on the microphone, but this segment worked in the face vs heel sense. Kofi Kingston and R-Truth… [Continue Reading]

Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Justin Roberts is in the ring and he introduces WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart to a big pop from the crowd. The crowd finally calms down so Bret can speak. Bret says last time he was in Montreal was one of the darkest days but also one of the proudest. Bret thanks the Montreal fans. Cult of Personality hits and out comes WWE Champion CM Punk. Punk talks about Bret’s… [Continue Reading]

CM Punk attacks Jerry Lawler backstage before Raw starts and thus Michael Cole is alone on commentary for Raw tonight in Chicago! ^I like the idea of using a storyline to try a new announce team for Raw. Putting Lawler in the role of an agent or backstage help would be much better than listening to him on commentary every week. Something tells me his rivalry with Punk will continue for at least a few more weeks. Sheamus comes out first tonight. Sheamus says… [Continue Reading]

The 2012 Labor Day WWE RAW kicks off with a look back at Jerry Lawler and WWE Champion CM Punk on last week’s show. We see their in-ring encounter and then the steel cage match where AJ Lee confirmed Punk vs. John Cena for Night of Champions. They show Punk’s post-match attack on Lawler and Cena trying to make the save. – We’re live from the Allstate Arena in Chicago. Michael Cole shows us pre-RAW footage where he came out to the announce table…. [Continue Reading]

Jerry Lawler gets in the ring to open the show and demands an apology from CM Punk. Punk comes out and refuses to apologize and says he was doing what he needed to do as WWE Champion. He challenges Lawler to a fight and lets him think about it. ^I’m sure a lot of people considered this segment boring, but I enjoy Jerry Lawler more in rivalry than on commentary. I know the guy is 60+ years of age, but that doesn’t mean he… [Continue Reading]

Tonight’s WWE RAW opens with a look back at CM Punk and John Cena from last week where Cena issued the challenge for Night of Champions. We see Punk’s attack on Jerry Lawler. – After the RAW intro video, we’re live from the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Michael Cole welcomes us to RAW and he’s joined by Jerry Lawler. Cole talks about CM Punk attacking Lawler. Lawler takes off his headset and enters the ring. Lawler talks about what he said… [Continue Reading]

Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar come to the ring. Heyman calls out referee Scott Armstrong. Lesnar tells him he did a good job. Heyman declares Lesnar as the new king of kings and conqueror of the WWE Universe. They leave. ^Lesnar “quit” in a video after the match. Works for me. Whether he is gone or not, I couldn’t care less about him. His match with Triple H was a beatdown with little versatility. This new “fighting” Lesnar is quite boring to watch and… [Continue Reading]

Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. Out comes Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman to kick things off. Michael Cole welcomes us to RAW as Lesnar and Heyman head to the ring. Heyman takes the mic and talks about how Lesnar vs. Triple H at SummerSlam was uncomfortable to watch. Heyman goes on about how Triple H is strong but Lesnar was able to stop him. Heyman gets hyped up talking about how Lesnar forced Triple H quit… [Continue Reading]

The 2012 WWE SummerSlam pre-show kicks off with Matt Striker and Scott Stanford at ringside. They plug tonight’s pre-show match as fans continue to pile into the Staples Center in Los Angeles. More hype for tonight’s matches. We go to a video for the WWE Title match. – Josh Mathews is backstage with Big Show. Show cuts him off and says tonight isn’t a Triple Threat. The only threat in the match is him. Show says he’s a living, breathing, angry giant – not… [Continue Reading]

It’s time for Summerslam! The Smarks are all here this month to share their take on WWE’s annual August spectacular! Let’s get to it! Pre Show US Title Match: Antonio Cesaro vs Santino Marella(c) Ace: I’m predicting Cesaro will steamroll Marella and become the new United States Champion. Yes, it’s a little soon for a guy who just got bumped up onto the main roster, but it’s Claudio Castagnoli. He’s one of the Kings of Wrestling. You can’t ignore talent like that. He plays… [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]