My Top 5 Takeaways From Friday Night Smackdown.

        Intro.

Ok, i'm just goint get this out of the way. It's another Top 5 takeaways list, but this one isn't down to illness. This is because yesterday it was my mums birthday, and I refuse to work on family members birthdays.

5 Opening Promotrain.

You guys know me. I hate Promotrains, but this opening one with Cody Rhodes. Randy Orton, and. Drew Mcintyre was awesome. Every storybeat was hit with ease and perfection, all three men basked in the admiration of fans, as this sets up the potential post mania schedule for Cody. From Cody changing the business. Randy's passion, and. Drew acting like a big scottish cry baby, all of this made for a perfect mesh.

4. Oban Elliott.

Welsh UFC Welterweight stand out Oban Elliott was in attendence. I like this guy, and his fighting style, and it was great to see him here.

3. Braun Strowman vs LA Knight United States Championship.

Jacob Fatu got this Match thrown out, and at this point my brain left my body.

2. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Bret Hart From Wrestlemania 13 is going into the WWE Hall Of Fame.

This is my favourite Match of all time, and it still holds up today. Both men showed their love and passion for the industry in this 20 minute masterpiece. If this Match was a film it would A Clockwork Orange, because the monument of disgust, added to the drama. I don't know how to describe this Match other than it's perfect.

1 Contract Signing.

This segment was awesome. The set up was great, and the dynamic between. Paul Heyman. Roman Reigns. Seth Rollins, and. Cm Punk, would blend into the storybeats with ease, as seths paranoia. Romans self assurance, and punks emotion led to one hell of a final croschendo. Punk being in the main event of Wrestlemania wasn't the favour he wanted from Paul months ago, this is going to lead to roman being on his own, as the act of the ultimate betrayal is starting to loom over the shadow of The Tribal Chief, and he can't even see it coming.

 My Top UFC Fighters Who Were Terrible In Films And TV shows.

Intro.

Films and athletes don't always go together like a bacon sandwich with BBQ Sauce, and in some cases, their just damn right laughable, case and point. Hulk Hogan back in the 1980's was seen as god to wrestling fans, but does that mean that Urban Commando. Mr Nanny, or heaven knows it Thunder In Paradise were any good, well no, of course not, all of these endeavours were terrible, but the red and yellow goblin isn't alone in making bad acting choices, in fact UFC Fighters have also made their fair share of stinkers, so here are my top 5 faves, because their either terrible, or just cringe inducing.

5 Randy Couture The Expenables Franchise.

I hate these films. And my god I couldn't understand a word that Captain America said, because these films were so quiet in dialogue.

4 GSP KickBoxer Vengeance.

I don't know about you guys, but I think that GSP was a better fighter, than an actor.

3 The Crow Wicked Prayer.

My god this was bad. This was 1 hour and 39 minutes of my life that I want back. Tito once said that he was born with a gift to act, and at that point I was left thinking. Tito get the receipt from who gave you this gift, for all of our sakes.

2 Chuck Liddell Entourage.

Chuck Liddell wanting to completely batter Kevin Dillon was nothing short of cringe inducing fun, that still makes me laugh.

1 Todd Duffee Never Back Down 2.

Todd Duffee in Never Back Down 2. right i'm off to buy some alcohol just to get the memories of his performance from my mind.

AEW Dynamite Review 27.3.2025.

Kenny Omega vs Blake Christian.

I liked this, but I didn't love it. Yes it did give us fans a good balance of styles, and physicality, which gave way to Kenny getting the win, with a one winged angel. But overall I thought this was predictable, and a bit lifeless. Kenny cut a promo in the aftermath, and said that even though he doesn't wrestle every week. He spoke about his Match at Dynasty, and this brought out Speedball Mike Bailey, who said that he admires Kenny for the person, and the champion that he has become. Ricochet then appeared in a pre recorded message, on his wedding day, and said that he would love the look of Gold on him. This Promo segment ended with a due, good night, bang. I thought this was alright. I just thought that there was a vital ingridient missing.

Chris Jericho Segment.

Chris Jericho Called Bandido, and challenged him to a mask vs ROH Championship Match at Dynasty, and he then verbally laid into his Learning Tree. And so the Jericho Vortex continues.

MJF Segment.

I felt this segment was lazy. MJF came out and was his standard vile self, and called out MVP. Max calls him a legend, and was about to give him his answer from two weeks ago. But this was when Bobby, and. Shelton. Bobby came out and took the card from Max, and ripped it up. This was when Big Bill, and. Bryan Keith came out, and had a laughable promo dual, challenging Bobby, and. shelton to a Tag Team Championship at a later date. MVP told them, ok, win a Match, and then we can talk.

Brody King vs Kyle Fletcher And Powerhouse Hobbs vs Mark Davis

I liked both of these Matches. The first outing was an excellent blend of mechanics coming together perfectly, with awesome exchanges, whilst the second was a battle of two big men slapping meat. Hobbs, and. Fletcher got the wins.

The Patriarchy Segment.

By the sounds of this backstage segment. I think that Nick Wayne wants to do this on his own.

Hangman Adam Page Segment.

Are Hangman Adam Page, and. Swerve Strickland done. Nope, not on your life.

Rated FTR Segment.

I liked this. From Dax taking the lead, and apologised for his actions last week, claiming that he felt his team had been dragged away from their goals. Adam Copeland tried to refute this, but all this did was leave Cash wheeler in the middle like a child of divorce. This lead to the trio making a challenge to The Deathriders for the trios Championships at Dynasty. The Deathriders answered this back later on.

Swerve Strickland And Jon Moxley Segment.

This was the best segment of the night. Both of these men had a fantastic promo dual. Swerve took the lead with truth, whilst Mox fired back with passion, and. Grace. Claudio impoesd on Nana, and. Willow and Marina, nearly had Crowbar vs led pipe fight. I loved this.

Max Castor Segment.

Max Castor got wrecked by The Opps, and all I have to say is this. You love to see it.

Jay White Segment.

Jay White is entering The Owen Hart Tournament, and all I have to say is this. Arrggggh Yeah.

Konosuke Takeshita vs Mark Briscoe.

Konosuke Takeshita, beat. Mark Briscoe in what was a fun Match to watch at 8.30am before I went to my day job.

Megan Bayne And Penelope vs Thunder Rosa And Timeless Toni Storm.

Ok everyone this Match has it's own theme song. Feel the magic, and hear the roar Thundertits are loose. Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Thundertits oooooooooh. I had fun with this Match, and if i'm honest even though the in ring work didn't always mesh, this worked to further the myth, and the glamourzon that is Megan Bayne who got the pin over Timeless Toni Storm.

Overview of AEW Dynamite.

This weeks AEW Dynamite by recent standards is a harsh mix-bag of lazy action, and Promos, being partnered up with some very good stuff. Yes. I did have fun watching this broadcast, but with a major PPV just around the corner. AEW need to do better with some elememts of their weekly TV output.

This weeks AEW Dynamite is a decent 7/10.

My Top 5 Wrestlers Who've Turned Their Lives Around.

Intro.

The phrase, turn your life around is something that in todays modern day world, doesn't get the flowers it deserves, but in life, as in wrestling, we all have trials and tribulations, and it's in all of us, to turn things around, if we should go down the wrong path.

5 R Truth.

This one is imspirational. Nowadays Ron Killings, better known as R truth can be seen acting like everyone's favourite John Cena fan, but did you know that before he even entered a wrestling ring, he had spent time inside prison for drug charges, this is true. Before Killings became Truth. He worked in the rap music world, performing with acts like Snoop Dogg, and. Tupac, and it was from working in this world that landed him trouble, but all bad stories have a possitive ending. When he was in Prison it was here that he discovered wrestling, and as they say the rest is history.

4 MVP.

From a young age Alvin Antonio Burke didn't have an easy life, he was in a Street Gang, and it was here when was sent to Prison for the first time, spending 6 months in a juvenile detention centre for robbery, however he would up spending 9 years in a proper federal establishment for Kidnap and robbery after this, and it was in his second stint, that he found religion for a time, and centred his life around wrestling, and it's a bet that paid off, because just look at him now.

3 HBK.

The career of Shawn Michaels has been told to death, but Michaels is the man, who has been through hell thanks to drug addiction, only to come through the otherside, and have a stellar second coming, ending his career of the back of two thrilling encounters with The Undertaker at the show of shows.

2 Jeff Hardy.

This man has been to jail on two ocassions, turned things around, relaped, turned things around again, and gone back to prison again. But when Jeff is on, he's on.

1 Cain Velasquez.

I'm not going to go into too much detail here because i'm going to cover this in an up and coming piece, and all I have to say is this. #FreeValesquez.

My Top 5 UFC Fighters Who Didn't Seize Their Oppotunities.

      Intro. 

The words seize the day, often gets overlooked, especially in MMA. But when fighters come in with a load of hype, or in some cases have a chance to enhance respect from fans, some fighters rise to the occassions, whilst others don't take their chances. In life, you only get one chance to make an impact. So in reality you must seize the day.

5. Gabe Rudiger.

This speaks for itself. If you're going to appear on the The ultimate fighter, then it's advised that you know what you're doing when it comes to cutting weight. Gabe was a standout in the WEC, becoming their Lightweight Champion. so he had a bit of fanfair. That quickly evaporated when he entered The Ultimate Fighter house, ate a load of cake. He missed weight for his fight against Corey Hill, and Dana swiftly kicked him off the show.

4. Michael Bisping UFC 100.

1 2, and he was done. After a coaching stint on The Ultimate Fighter UK vs USA, alongside Dan Henderson. Everything came to a head at UFC 100, when the pair faced each other, and what happened. After all of the trash was done on the show, and in the media. Hendo gave one to the chin of Bisping, in a moment that has been played for years on highlight reels.

BJ Penn UFC 137.

Now this is just all round sad. BJ Penn is one of the best Lightweight/Welterweights in the history of MMA. And his fight on this night against Nick Diaz, was a sad reminder that penns career should come to an end. Sometimes seizing the day, means knowing when enough is enough.

2. Tito Ortiz.

The Godfather of ground'n pound hasn't always had the best relationship with the UFC, from refusing to fight Chuck Liddell, his arguments with Dana White, being played out in public, to overall making dodgy decisions, that may not have hurt the sport, that was in it's infantcy, to stating that he's a businessman. Well if that's the case, then my name is Lord Sugar. Basically Tito hurt Tito.

1. Glover Taxiera.

Now don't get me wrong. I love Glover Teixiera, however his performance against Jon Jones at UFC 172, was a complete mismatch. Glover got dominated, and was made to look like an ametaur, by the former Light Heavyweight Champion. Glover at this point had been on a pretty impressive run of form, and then he came up against the goat.

       Monday Night Raw review 24.3.2025.

        Intro.

Nothing beats British wrestling fans. I have loved watching Monday Night Raw, and. Friday Night Smackdown at a decent hour. I have watched all the european dates with my dinner on my lap, and I have to say it, Please Papa H can I have more of this ? I'm a real life version of Oliver aren't I.

Superstars Seen Showing Up.

Cm Punk. Liv Morgan. Raquel Rodriguez. Lyra Valkyria. Rey Mysterio. Dragon Lee. Penta, and. Bron Breakker were all seen showing up to the arena.

John Cena Segment.

This. Was another perfect segment from the house that hate built. From the outset when Cena got mugged off by a kid in the crowd, to the fans that rammed out the Hydro in Glasgow booing big baby John out of the building, complete with a few f bombs. Cena went straight into business, by shaming the fans over the course of a 25 minute promo dual. As the segment went on, his overall loathing, and distain towards fans grew heavier with every bitter intended word. He laid bare his plans for what he's going to do after Mania, as he plans to hold the Championship hostage, because us fans haven't done anything with our lives. This didn't sit well with the current Champion Cody Rhodes, who came out and fired back against John, standing up for the fans, and laying everything on the line tonight, it was at this point that Cena contemplated fighting Cody, but instead he walked out, but Cody probed him back into the ring wanting a fight, but like a true cruel Disney Villain Cena just worked out. I could sit here and give you this beat by beat, but if I did that. This piece would be too long. So apologies if i've missed anything, but overall. I thought this was flawless.

The Uso's vs A Town Down Under

In the words of Kermit The Frog. The Uso's are together again, and they're beating ATown Down Under in a flat TV Match. Gunther then attacked Jey in the aftermath, which made Jey Question himself. Sort him out Jimmy. No Jimmy I didn't mean you take on Gunther next week in London.

Judgement Day Segment.

Well it seems like The Judgement Day are a happy emo family again. Dom wishes. Raquel luck, in her Womens intercontinental Championship Match, against Lyra Valkyria.

Question Time.

I have a serious question for you guys. Just who is El Grande Americano. I mean he looked familiar when he beat dragon later on in the show, and in this well put together vingnette. I just can't picture were I've seen him before.

Lyra Valkyria vs Raquel Rodriguez.

Lyra Valkyria, beat. Raquel Rodriguez in a standard TV Match to retain her Womens Intercontinental Championship, she got beaten down by Liv Morgan in the aftermath, as. Bayley made the save

Pat Mcafe.

I know this man is the definition of Marmite, but all I have to say is this. Pat Mcafe living his best life whilst wearing a kilt, you love to see it.

The New Day.

The New Day want Tag Team Gold. And just like that my brain went for a walk.

Adam Pearce Promotrain

This guy reminds of Rodney Dangerfield, because he gets no respect, and this segment is proof of that. This promotrain between Iyo Sky. Bianca Belair, and. Rhea Ripley, was a carbon copy of what we got last week, and that's a real shame. Next week Iyo will face Rhea for the WWE Womens Championship, and. Bianca will be the guest referee. If you placed last weeks contract segment, in the place of what we got, you could play a game called guess the difference.

Cm Punk Segment.

As I watched this segment I realized something. I'm the same as the people of Glasgow, because we love Cm Punk. I loved this segment. From Punk taking us fans on a ride through history, to him giving us his opinions on the triple threat at Mania, to his favourite past time. Taking pointless jabs at his ex employer. Smackdown is going to be in London on Friday, and we all know what happened the last time Punk was in the capital as part of a major show. I'm hungry. I feel like eating some muffins.

Logan Paul.

Logan Paul is going to be on  Raw next week, to have a catch up with Aj Styles. Oh boy.

Chad Gable Segment.

It's no secret that I haven't felt very well over the past few days, and yeah. Chad Gable looks how I felt on Friday Night.

Penta vs Bron Breakker WWE Intercontinental championship Match.

I thought this was a complete miss step. The Match was thrown when The Judgement Day got involved. Finn led a beatdown on Bron, as that heat machine Dominik Mysterio tried to force Penta's hand, into joining the darkside. Penta instead laid out the dirty one, as the show went off the air.

Overview of Monday Night. 

This. Was an all over the place broadcast, brought to life by a red hot Scottish crowd. If you were in attendence for the show. I hope you had a good time. I just think that this show resembled an unbalanced bag of Pick'n mix. Like what you like, and leave what you don't.

This weeks Monday Night Raw is a mid 6/10.

 

AEW SlamDunk Collision Double Header 24.3.2025.

       Intro.

Tribalism is an ugly word. This week WWE anounced their Road to Clash At The Castle Paris Tour, and I have to say it. I'm done. WWE have centred this around AEW bringing Forbidden Door AT THE SAME TIME. I hate this, because if you're a fan in the UK, this splits up the devide, and can be detrimental to AEW, when it comes to which venue they book. It's believed that WWE have a holding agreement with The 02, which in itself isn't right. Now don't get me wrong, areas in the UK, and Ireland that don't normally get TV tapings, getting them is a very exciting thing, but It shouldn't come at the cost of splitting the audience. I just think that this is going a bit too far. I didn't like when WWE tried to ruin TNA, and I don't like it now.

Adam Cole vs Daniel Garcia AEW TNT Championship.

I liked this. From the early going the action had a decent back and forth flow, and the physicality allowed the Match to have time to breathe. The near falls were excellent, and well paced, and the counteractions made the time fly by. Which fell into the finish, as the time ellapsed, which means Garcia retained his belt. Later on in the second broadcast. The Undisputed Kingdom, gave their thoughts on what's been going on with them. Cole wants another shot at Garcia, and. Oreilly, and. Oderick Trong, want a shot against FTR.

Max Castor Open Challenge.

Max Castor got wrecked by Hook, and it was glorious. This oughta shut this guy up.

Queen Aminata vs Julia Hart.

Queen Aminata, beat. Julia Hart in a well worked TV Match. I enjoyed this Match.

Rocky Romero. Mark Briscoe and. Powerhouse Hobbs vs The Murder Machines and Konosuke Takeshista.

I liked this. It Match didn't out stay its welcome. Konosuke got the win with a Blue Thunder Bomd, and did Don Callis tease a Match between Kenny Omega, and. Kyle Fletcher in their segment later on in the second broadcast.

The Deathriders vs Top Flight And AR Fox AEW Trios Championship.

I'm not sure what to make of this. I felt their was something missing with this Match up. The high flying pace was very moderate, and this left me with one question? Why. And the answer is. I don't know. The deathriders got the win. And I was left pondering my life's decisions.

Kazuchika Okada Segment.

I love this man, because he puts dogs to sleep, because he puts bitches to sleep. I know what he's on about. I have a dog, and I tuck her into her basket every night.

Johny TV vs Bandido.

I hated all of this. The Match was flat and boring, and the segment that followed afterwards, concerning Gravity's mask, and Chris Jericho, was unwatchable.

Megan Bayne And Timeless Toni Storm Segment.

I liked this. When you guys watch this, just check out Luthers facial expressions. All of this was great.

Harley Cameron vs Aminah Belmont.

Harley Cameron, beat. Aminah Belmont in a standard TV Match, and then took her seat at the commentary desk for the main event.

Kommander And Hologram vs Dralistico And The Beast Mortas.

This was fun, not great, but fun. Love was in the air for The Beast Mortas. The Match had a solid flow to it, as the exchanges wrapped up into the final stages of the Match, the fun and shenanigans were put over massively, as Kommander got the win for his team. Who's this Harleygram?

Overview Of AEW Collision SlamDunk Double Header.

These shows were paired together, and if i'm being honest, they were an uneven mix-bag. Like what you like people.

This weeks AEW Collision is a high 6/10.