So you guys have noticed I haven't posted regularly like I should. I have not been as invested in my blogs as when I started and I apologize for that. I need to regroup and refocus. So I'm gonna be taking some time off. I gotta lot of stuff going on and I've spread myself too thin. I want to get the blog going but I want it to be good. I need to clear my head and get rid of some things in my personal life.






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I will post for the pay per views this year but that's it. WrestleMania is when I will be back at it in full force. So with that being said, I love you guys and I'll be posting for Money in The Bank. See you in a few weeks. My blog will return in full force for RAW & SDLive Reviews as well as pay per view reviews in 2019. I'll see y'all at the next pay per view!

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InterContinental Championship Match: Seth Rollins (c) vs The Miz
Winner: Seth Rollins 

This match was FREAKING AWESOME! The Miz put on an impressive show. He went in and took Rollins down. He damn near won it. It was a good match. I loved it. I can't believe I'm saying it. But The Miz really put on an amazing performance. I'm thoroughly impressed. If The Miz had won this match I wouldn't have been upset.

Women's Championship Match: Alexa Bliss vs Nia Jax (c)
Winner: Nia Jax

It started with Nia getting control and tossing Alexa around fairly easily. But Alexa is thinking wrestler. Trying to overpower Nia wasn't going to work. So she grounded her as many times as she could. Alexa was able to get the match in her favor fairly quickly. She grounded Nia but it just wasn't enough to best the Irresistible force. Nia Jax retained

US Championship Match: Randy Orton vs Jeff Hardy (c)
Winner: Jeff Hardy

They fought hard. Randy Orton had a sick dropkick to Jeff on the outskirts of the ring. Jeff hit the floor hard. I thought it was over for Hardy but it wasn't. He was able to recover and hit the twist of fate and a Swanton bomb later on in the match to pick up the win. It was still a good match between two future Hall of Famers. Randy hasn't really gotten out of the blocks since his loss to Jinder last year. He's been in a drought as of lately. He won the US Championship but couldn't hold on to it.

A Little Intermission...

Elias was out once again and was gonna start a song for Bruce Springsteen. A song about how much he hated Newark, NJ.  New Day came out to do a concert for the dual-branded pay per view Backlash. And then Aiden English comes out for his 15 minutes. The crowd goes absolutely BANANAS! LMAO. I hate Aiden's voice. Rusev Day has arrived! THEN No Way Jose comes out with Titus Worldwide and Breezango! OMG...the chaos.


Bobby Roode comes out and hits Elias with a destructive Glorious DDT.

End of Intermission LMAO

Men's Division: Daniel Bryan vs Big Cass
Winner: Daniel Bryan

Daniel Bryan started this match off strong against Cass. Really taking him to the mat. Started out with the Yes Kicks but couldn't get them off. Cass took over but gloated too much. He gave Daniel the opening to win. He was put in a submission and tapped IMMEDIATELY. Then because he tapped, he got mad and attacked Bryan viciously.

Women's Championship: Carmella (c) vs Charlotte
Winner: Carmella

I'm not happy that Carmella won. Carmella is not a viable champion and I don't think she ever will be. I guess they needed a new heel champ since Alexa has been dethroned. The match wasn't half bad. Carmella performed ok and so did Charlotte. But in the end, Charlotte underestimated Carmella. Charlotte jumped off that top rope and injured herself. Carmella took advantage and retained.

Her run will be more of an annoyance than anything else. If she took her role as champion more seriously than I'd probably take her more seriously.

WWE Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura vs Aj Styles (c)
Winner: No Contest

A lot of emotion mind games and low blows. A low blow ended this bout and left both men unable to answer a 10 count. An anti-climatic ending if you ask me. Quite frankly I was disappointed.

Men's Division: Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs Braun Strowman & Bobby Lashley
Winner: Braun Strowman & Bobby Lashley

It was a sad day to be Kevin and Sami. In the beginning, it was KO and Zayn. Isolating Lashley keeping Strauman out and it worked. But that did not last long. And when Strauman did enter into this match it was over from then on. Strauman took over and completely decimated both men. So much so that Sami tried to leave the match. Initially attempting to grab Kevin but he ended up leaving him in the ring. Kevin was left dumbfounded and even tried to bring him back to the ring but got a slap from his best friend. This lead to a back and forth switching out the men in the ring. I lost track of who was legal and who wasn't. Lashley was able to recover in that time. Both Lashley and Strauman were in the ring at the time and Kevin got pinned for the win. Afterward, both men got a running powerbomb. It looks like theirs some cracks in the friendship bubble but knowing WWE that'll pass. To be honest Kevin and Sami never really got a true rivalry 3 out of 3 series. They had one run in or 2 and then Kevin was pushed forward. Hopefully, if WWE goes down that road again Sami will get the boost and Kevin will hang back for a while.

Men's Division: Roman Reigns vs Samoa Joe
Winner: Roman Reigns

Overall

The matches were good. I have to say it was a decent pay per view. But I have a few issues...

WWE Championship should've closed the show.

I don't care who's on the docket. You need to have the champion close the show. Reigns nor Joe have a championship. Its unfair to the current champion whose there every night doing his job. Holding the title regularly and performing at the top of his game every night. No shade to the other superstars but Aj Styles is champ he deserves the spotlight.

No Reigning Defending Undisputed Jock Itch and Walrus Tonight?

Once again Brock is on hiatus. It baffles me how much time he's away and how people still want him in the WWE. I think with him gone and no longer holding the title hostage. It can finally be contested on ALL pay per views. As of right Brock Lesnar is always violating that 30-day rule for the championship.

No Tag Team Battles?

MATCHES

Bayley vs. Ruby Riott (Kickoff Show)
Winner: Ruby Riott (ALREADY WON)

IT'S TIME FOR THE RESULTS

John Cena vs Triple H
Winner: John Cena

The match was not bad. They had some seriously close calls in this match. They were barely making the counts. The final bout took 2 AAs for John Cena. 25-minute match wasn't half bad. 



John Cena spoke and thanked the Saudi Arabian Fans for their hospitality and allowing him to compete in one of the biggest and historic events the WWE has ever had. 

*Cruiserweight Championship: Cedric Alexander (c) vs Kalisto
Winner: Cedric Alexander

Kalisto started off with some serious speed and high flying work. But Cedric came back hard with his own high flying offense. He hit Kalisto with a devastating dropkick. Cedric began to put in work by grounding Kalisto. A great strategy. Forcing him to the matt was the best move for Cedric to best the masked Lucha. 

Later Kalisto hits a beautiful seated Springboard Spanish Fly off the top rope. It was awesome! But not enough to beat the champ! Kalisto then tried for a Selena del Sol (after a battle of counters between the competitors) but Cedric countered with the Lumbar Check! This match was great! Definitely one of my faves.

RAW Tag Team Championship: Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt vs The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro)
Winner: Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt (New Champions)

Well, this match was entertaining. But it was clear. Wyatt and Hardy were going to win. However, they work well with each other. The match was good. The Bar competed nicely but it just wasn't enough to best the Woken Entities (Light & Dark), Matt & Bray.

United States Championship: Jinder Mahal vs Jeff Hardy (c)
Winner: Jeff Hardy

Jeff had the upper hand at the beginning of the match. But of course, Jinder used his minion to cause the distraction allowing him to take over the match. The turn around came when the minion interfered again and Jinder attempted to capitalize with the Khallas. Jeff countered and Jinder attempted to use his jeans to aide in a roll up but Jeff kicked out. This allowed Jeff to quickly hit a Swanton bomb and retain. 

SDLive Tag Team Championship: Bludgeon Bros (c) vs The Usos
Winner: Bludgeon Bros 

Despite my unwavering love for the Usos, they couldn't best the Bludgeon Bros. With that said it was an ok match. Not great just eh 

InterContinental Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs The Miz vs Samoa Joe vs Finn Balor
Stipulation: Ladder Match
Winner: Seth Rollins

Rollins kicked off this match with high energy taking out everyone in his path. Shortly after Seth's quick takeover, the match slowed down and each competitor began to shine. This match was pure awesomeness. 



Now in the final moments of this match. Balor was on the ladder. He had this match won. All he had to do was climb up and take the belt. But Rollins came in jumped from the top rope on to the ladder and snatched the belt down before Finn could even get his self together to finish the climb on the ladder. Rollins straight ganked the belt from him. OMG, one of my favorite matches of the night!

WWE Championship: Aj Styles (c) vs Shinsuke Nakamura Winner: Double Countout

WWE Universal Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs Roman Reigns
Winner: Brock Lesnar

World's Greatest Royal Rumble
Winner: Braun Strowman (Trophy & a New Belt)

LAST WEEK ON MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Kurt Kicked off the Show with the First Aspect of the Superstar Shakeup

Kurt announced the superstar shakeup but was interrupted before he could finish. Interrupted by the first pick of the shakeup...Jinder Mahal. An underwhelming pick for the superstar shakeup but of course he came out in true villain fashion.
Making demands and bitching. He claims he wants the same treatment Brock Lesnar has received.

Angle made it clear that attitudes like this won't fly on Monday Night Raw. He then gave Mahal his first match on RAW as the US Champ. Jeff Hardy vs Jinder Mahal. Jinder ended up losing making Jeff Hardy the new US Champion. All it took was a Twist of Fate and a Swanton Bomb for Jeff to become a grand slam champion.

Sasha and Bayley almost had a Moment Until...

Started out to be a good match between the two new rivals. Sasha had the Bank Statement locked in and Bayley either would have eventually passed out or tapped. But the weak ass Riott Squad was drafted to RAW and decided to do their typical song and dance. Attack in a pack mentality and assert their pseudo dominance. They went after both Sasha and Bayley taking them out. Which announced their switch to RAW. As annoying as they were on SDLive I can just about imagine what they'll be like on RAW.

AOP has their Debut Match 

For the second time, it was AOP vs Rhyno & Slater. This time there was a little bit fight in Rhyno and Slater but it still wasn't enough to defeat AOP. They are the next dominate group to look out for.

Semi-Finals of the Tag Team Eliminator: The Revival vs Woken Matt & Bray Wyatt
Stipulation: The Winner will face The Bar at the Greatest Royal Rumble for RAW Tag Team Championship

Well, The Revival put on a good match. They fought hard against Matt and Bray but ultimately team woken bested the tag team. Honestly I...just let's just say its a decent match.

Ember Moon has her RAW debut vs Mickie James

Ember Moon had her debut match on RAW in a match against Mickie James. The newly crowned RAW women's champ was there and the former champ was supposed to be there but she declined. Claiming Nia was a bully and she didn't want to risk her opportunity to face the champ again at Backlash. So she stayed in the back where she was "safe". Ember put on an amazing performance. I really like her heel or face. I like her she's just awesome and her finisher is in my top 5 hands down an awesome finisher! Ember Moon defeated Mickie James.

Natalya makes her RAW debut and Faces Mandy Rose. 

The Miz announced the newest addition to RAW Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn

The Miz had a segment where he was set to announce another new RAW "superstar". And it was Kevin and Sami. The GM came out oblivious to the fact that the Commissioner had signed them. And was embarrassed because the Miz and Kevin and Sami were notified but not him. But Kurt had a trick up his sleeve. The Miz had no idea that he was traded for another SDLive superstar and wouldn't know until the end of the night who they traded for. The Miz and the Miz alone was going to the RAW brand. The MizTourage Axel and Dallas are staying on RAW. It was his final match on the RAW brand. He was headed back to SDLive to set up a potential battle and I for one am here for it bish. The match was set up Ten Man Tag Team Match: Kevin Owens Sami Zayn The Miz & MizTourage vs Braun Strowman Bobby Lashley Finn Balor Seth Rollins & Bobby Roode. A match the Miz and his team ultimately lost.

Samoa Joe & Roman Reigns have another Encounter

Once again Roman had a single segment to talk. Then, Samoa Joe, This fool Samoa Joe put together a powerpoint presentation and everything! LMAO, I can't.

RAW Acquired Several Superstars in the Shakeup

Kevin Owens
Sami Zayn
Breezango (Fashion Police)
Riott Squad
Natalya
Dolph Ziggler
Drew McIntyre (NXT)
Baron Corbin
Bobby Roode
AOP (NXT)
Ember Moon (NXT)
Bobby Lashley
Ronda Rousey
No Way Jose (NXT)

It's time for predictions for GRR in Saudi Arabia at 12pm Tomorrow!

Match Card for the Greatest Royal Rumble

Universal Championship (Steel Cage Match) -- Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns

WWE Championship -- AJ Styles (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 

John Cena vs. Triple H 

The Undertaker vs. Rusev (Casket Match)

Intercontinental Championship (Ladder Match) -- Seth Rollins (c) vs. The Miz vs. Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe

United States Championship -- Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Jinder Mahal

SmackDown Tag Team Championship -- The Bludgeon Brothers (c) vs. The Usos 

Raw Tag Team Championship -- The Bar vs. Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt 

Cruiserweight Championship -- Cedric Alexander (c) vs. Kalisto

After a proposal at WrestleMania 33 and 6 years together, John and Nikki have decided to call off the engagement and go their separate ways. John Cena and Nikki have sent a joint statement to US Weekly:

"While this decision was a difficult one, we continue to have a great deal of love and respect for one another," they said in a statement to Us Weekly's Emily Longeretta. "We ask that you respect our privacy during this time in our lives."

Can't say I was that invested in their relationship. But from what I saw on red carpets and magazines they seem happy with each other. So I'm sorry they are splitting. But I hope they find the happiness they are looking for. 


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Stephanie McMahon kicks off the show and the crowd is just unapologetically SAVAGE! They showed her no mercy. I did feel a little bit bad for old Pee Pee Pants but the crowd had no sympathy none whatsoever! I mean she came out there limping and her arm in a brace. But she still was bragging about how Ronda turned out a great performance because of her. She felt like because she did such job pushing her to her limit, Ronda then in turn put on an amazing show and it was all because of Pee Pee Pants McMahon.



Steph called out Ronda Rousey to congratulate her and sing her praises. Ronda came down to an amazing reception and of course, Stephanie began to praise her as the newest ass kicking prize of the WWE. She congratulated her and admitted the truth. The Billion Dollar Princess lost fair and square. And then she began the same selling pitch as before, with WWE behind her she could become the next face of the company.

Ronda's reaction was to smile and appear to be receptive to her advances. Stephanie asked to hug it out. She did and then she put her in the armbar. Lol, she took that woman's brace off and rolled her arm back. If it wasn't real it looked real. Stephanie was writhing in agony. And then just like that, the segment was over.

Matches

Women's Division: Nia Jax and Ember Moon vs Alexa Bliss and Mickie James
Winner: Nia Jax and Ember Moon

Alexa decided to take a tactic out of most beaten bullies books and turn the blame on Nia Jax. Bat-Mite claimed Nia was the biggest bully and that she always covered for her. She said that no one is Nia's friend and that her attack on Mickie James left her distraught and that's why she lost the title at WrestleMania. She demanded an apology for the vicious attack on poor Mickie. But Nia wasn't budging. She let her rant until she got fed up and straight told her to shut up. She announced that she did have a partner and her name is EMBER MOON! When that woman came out the crowd went bananas. Ember is going to be FIRE! Let's hope they don't water her down too much!

The match was good from start to finish. Both sides performed beautifully but this was about Ember. Ember came ready to put on a show. She made her presence felt!

Tag Team Eliminator Match 1: Winner Faces The Bar at GRR on April 27th
The Revival vs The Good Bros (Gallows and Anderson)
Winner: The Revival

Good match. The Revival picked up the win. One mistake by Anderson he didn't keep up with the tags so he knew who was legal and who wasn't. All in all a decent match between two of the best tag teams they have to offer on RAW right now.

Men's Division: (Former NXT) No Way Jose vs Local Talent John Skylar
Winner: No Way Jose

Well, No Way Jose has the same gimmick of his previous counterparts: Adam Rose, The Godfather, etc. It's okay. Nothing amazing but a solid gimmick. He is extremely high energy and just a ball of fun. When the bell rang though he performed beautifully. I really like his in-ring capability. The fun and games are cool but I'm really curious to see what he's capable of. But only time will tell. This gimmick didn't work well for Adam Rose it lasted for a bit and then the WWE Universe got annoyed. However, we shall see.

Women's Division: Sasha Banks vs Mandy Rose
Winner: Mandy Rose

This match started strange Absolution came out together with their "manager" Paige. Mandy Rose was set to wrestle Sasha Banks who came out alone. As you all know recently Sasha and Bayley have been on the outs. And it's clear they haven't resolved anything. But before the match could begin Bayley came out. Came on the ring apron and went in the ring for her entrance. Then appeared to be in Sasha's corner. This was a MASSIVE mistake. For weeks now Absolution has been capitalizing on the issues of these former best friends. It happened a few weeks ago, it happened last week, and this week as well. Now during the match, Mandy pushed Bayley and Bayley reacted. But instead of hitting Mandy she ended up knocking out Sasha and leaving. Sasha got beat because of Bayley's interference. The building anger and betrayal between these two is going to clash in a match tonight. Hmmm isn't the first part of the superstar shakeup tonight 😏?

Tag Team Division: AOP (Authors of Pain) vs Heath Slater & Rhyno
Winner: AOP

Clearly, Slater and Rhyno have been getting paid well to job aka losing every match they've been in lately. But they did make a valid point. They were the 1st ever SDLive tag team champions and do deserve some level of respect. Some level, lmao. But they made the challenge and got an answer in the form of AOP. A vicious tag team who was coming off the heels of an amazing match at NXT Takeover New Orleans. If you hadn't seen it you definitely need to go watch it. It's absolutely amazing!

AOP decimated Slater and Rhyno. The Authors of Pain were brought to the main roster and they did not disappoint. However, after their win over Rhyno and Slater, they dropped their manager. They literally left him by the ring and celebrated their win on their own. Essentially telling him we no longer need you and will be taking this venture on our own. They said all this without saying a word.

Tag Team Eliminator: Woken Matt & Bray Wyatt vs Titus WorldwideWinner: Woken Matt & Bray Wyatt

Men's Division: Seth Rollins Finn Balor & Jeff Hardy aka Bro. Nero vs The Miz and The MizTourage
Winner: Seth Rollins Finn Balor & Jeff Hardy aka Bro. Nero

BRAUN RELINQUISHES THE TAG TEAM TITLES

At WrestleMania 34 as I previously blogged about. Nicholas (Son of a WWE Executive. Hey I found this out on the internet. It never sleeps people are always looking lurking and searching) and Braun had to relinquish the titles because Nick could not defend them. Besides he is 10 and cannot miss school. LMAO.

Well in true Bar fashion. They show up looking for a handout. And when Kurt refuses they get all huffy of course. But he does have a plan. Since they current title holders cant defend and have relinquished the belts there is no one to challenge to regain the belts. So a tag team eliminator tournament was created. With the 4 tag teams competing to compete for a shot at the titles. The winner will be decided tonight and they will go on to face Cesaro and Sheamus aka The Bar at the GRR Event on April 27th.

THE MIZ INTERRUPTS SETH "FREAKING" ROLLINS' GRAND SLAM MOMENT

Well on the heels of WrestleMania 34 Seth Freaking Rollins has declared his return and was extremely hype. He and his shield brethren have all held every single title the men's division can hold in the WWE. They are now all in an elite class called the Grand Slam champions.

Well, Finn Balor interrupted and came out to "congratulate" the new IC Champion. But he made it clear at WM 34 he wasn't pinned the previous title holder was. And he wanted to be the first person to challenge Rollins for that belt.

Interestingly enough Miz had an issue with that. And of course, he went apeshit about the bromance between Balor and Rollins. He had to explain how his family has suffered because of his loss. How his wife and newborn daughter cried. This was the most pathetic I've ever seen Miz. Using your newborn daughter for a storyline is messed up. This led to a banter between the three men and eventually a battle that got Jeff Hardy out there to even the odds a bit. Of course, the cowards backed away. So Angle made a match for later on in the night, a 6 Man Tag Team match.

BAYLEY COSTS SASHA A MATCH

For weeks now these two have been trading blows, pissing each other off, and further drifting apart. As I explained before Bayley cost Sasha this match and now they will square off tonight. I think this will be Sasha's final match on Raw. I think she will be moved in the Superstar shakeup to give the Women's division on Smackdown some more depth.

PAIGE ANNOUNCES HER IN-RING RETIREMENT

Bobby Lashley RETURNS!

Bobby Lashley has signed back with the WWE and has been speculated to make his debut for months now. They waited until after WrestleMania 34 to pit him against Elias whom he decimated. It was light work for Lashley. I'm curious how he will fit on RAW or maybe...they'll move him to Smackdown the shakeup. Who knows where he'll end up?

Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn Show Up on RAW Begging for a Job

Well well well Barney Rubble and Dancing Sami show up on RAW begging for a spot. Of course, the GM had some fun with them. Classic line "I hear TNA is hiring". Real Talk I hear TNA is looking for new tv spots. Very soon TNA will be no more and Vince will have crushed another Wrestling organization unless they pick up Dolph Ziggler. If they do and let him be the face they could turn things around. But that is a long shot. Anyway after explaining to the 2 goons that there was room for only 1 other member. This pitted them against each and other and led to a match that was very good and interesting to watch.

Roman Reigns Speaks on His Match at WrestleMania 34 and Samoa Joe Returns to Respond

Roman made an appearance battered and bruised, sporting a huge knot on his forehead. Roman was not in the best of moods. But he did show up for work which is counterpart Lesnar did not 😒, per the usual. However as Roman began to speak about how disrespected he was once again. Learning of Lesnar's new contract and his impending match in a few weeks with the man that busted him open, only served to piss him off. He claimed he learned of all these changes just as everyone else did on the internet.
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