My Top 5 Takeaways From Friday Smackdown.

Apologies.

I have to start this off with not one, but two apologies. The first. Is because I wasn't able to do a full review of this weeks Friday Night Smackdown, due to my day job schedule, and the next one is because I won't be doing an AEW Collision review this week, this is because It's Wrestlemania week, and I have a load of content surrounding the show of shows that needs to be worked on. You guys know that I don't make these decisions lightly, because I want to give you guys my best, and these situations sometimes can't be helped.

5 Nick Aldis Segment.

As an opening segment, this fell a bit flat, yes his moments with Randy Orton, and the Temu Bloodline was decent, but overall this was pathetic, and a bad case of been there seen it, and as for LA knight making the save, well I have no words. This also set up a tame main event.

4 Womens Tag Team Gauntlet Match.

Lyra Valkyria and Bayley, beat. PFC. Natalya, and Maxine Dupri. Kayden Karter and Katana Chance, and Secret Hervice, to become the no1 contenders for Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez at Wrestlemania. This was predictable.

3 The Flair And Stratton Situation.

This clip went viral. ( apparently ) Oh well I'd rather they batter the taste out of each other, than get the mess we got last week.

2 Drew Mcintyre.

Drew Mcintyre is my guy for this reason, he battered Damien Priest whilst cosplaying as Snake Pliskin. God bless you Drew.

1 Rey Fenix Has Another Lofi Banger.

Rey Fenix's start to his WWE career has started off on a good note, and on this night he had a lofi banger of a Match against Berto. I liked this.

My Top 5 Realest Moments In UFC History.

Content Warning.

This article contains references to Abuse that some readers might find upsetting, reader discretion is advised.

Intro.

In the hardcore world of MMA, reality can be quite scarce, from injuries, to fighters being awesome human beings, and everything that comes inbetween. This sport does have a darkside, that can be psychological, but the guiding light from some fighters, has never been gone out.

5 Jon Jones Before UFC 135.

Let this be a lesson to all robbers, don't ever come across Jon Jones, and Mike Winklejon after you've tried to rob a woman, because it won't end well for you. This is what happened before UFC 135, Before Jones beat Quinton Rampage Jackson. This is the type of thing that when you hear it, you think that this isn't true, but judging by the amount of eyewitnesses that their were, i guess this is the case. See kids this is proof that crime doesn't pay. Jon Jones could learn from that.

4 When Trash Talk Gets A PPV Moved.

Chael Sonnen, and the country of Brazil, go together like cheeseburgers, and  acid. This started off with The American Gangster running his mouth about Anderson Silva, and. Wanderlai Silva, and then insulting the entire country, and insulting its women. by acting like a sexist idiot. This pissed off an entire country of Brazil to the point that, due to fears for Chaels safety his fight against Anderson Silva, was moved from Rio Brazil in June, to California in July. You heard that right the UFC moved this fight card due to one mans mouth.

3. Real Estate.

Sometimes the call of the real world, and fighting don't always go together. I mean just take a look at the recent liable case surrounding the the UFC just to catch a drift into how badly fighters in some cases are treated. Case and point. In 2013, both Chris Leben, and. Brian Stann two former UFC standouts, retired from the sport, and took up jobs in real estate. Now I get that when you know that your time has come to retire, you need to listen to your boby, but to choose a new line of work, just speaks volumes, when you look at the toxicity of the sport.

2. The Build Around Fight Island.

For all of the world. March 2020 was a worrying, and all round concerning time. For what was coming around the corner, was here, and it held everything in it's grasp. All majors sports were outright held back until further notice, except for the WWE, and. The UFC. The Conneticut group  ran shows from their performance centre, whilst the Vegas outlet waited until the middle of May, to comeback, giving fight fans a sense of normalcy. This wasn't always the case. When the Pandemic kicked off. Dana White said in a company video message, that the company would be going ahead with all of its shows, this was until Vegas was shut down. In Mid April White came out and said that he was going to create Fight Island. Yas Island in Abu Dhabi was the home, and just like that. The Sport world sat up and took notice, and fans had something to look forward to.

 1 #FreeCainValesquez.

This is recent, disturbing, yet vital. In febuary 2022. Cain Valesquez was arrested for the attempted murder of a man who abused his son, and just last month he was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. I think that this is extremely unfair. He did what any parent would do in that situation. I'm not a parent, but if I had children, and you did this to my child, then the only thing I can say is this. you better get in your car, and drive far away, because if I find you, then you're in trouble.

AEW Dynamite Review.

Jon Moxley vs Katsuyori Shibata And Everything Else.

Im skipping the intro this week, and getting straight into the action. Moxley cut a predictable promo to get the show up and off the ground, laying shame to the entire AEW Locker room, whilst giving a warning to The Young Bucks. I didn't like this, because it felt like the same old promo that we've heard before, and offered nothing new, however his Match against Shibata was ace from the start. Both men showcased their excellent chemistry and was cleverly booked. Mox got the win after he gave Katsuyori a bulldog choke. The Young Bucks came out. They gave their answers for doing what they did this last Sunday at Dynasty. Moxley and Marina had walked off at this point. Both Matt, and. Nick Jackson said they did this for their friend Hangman Adam Page, and the fact that they want to do business with The Deathriders, and asked Jon to come back out, but instead they got a comedian version of Kenny Omega, he insulted Matt and Nick, and talked about their heel actions, that put him on the shelf, stating that under their management, the house that he helped build, was rotting away into a pile of dookie. Kenny wanted a fight, but he was greated by Kazuchika Okada, and The Bucks legged it when Swerve Strickland came out, but he got decked by Pac, and their Match followed, and it was over way two soon, as Pac Injured his ankle, and an audible had to be called. Swerve gave him a stomp for the win.

Explosive 8 Man Tag Match.

The team of Mark Briscoe. Will Osperay. Speedball Mike Bailey, and. Kevin Knight, beat. Lio Rush. Action Andretti. The Beast Mortas, and. Ricochet. In a fun Match, that means these men are in the money, and if you see them in a bar over the weekend, then I think that the drinks will be on them.

Adam Copelands Is Out  Indefinately.

It's one thing to piss fans off, but it's a seperate thing to piss off Tony Schiavone. I think he wants a fight against Dax Harwood. Adam Copeland is out Indefinately, and you don't mess with Tony Schiavone.

The Hurt Syndicate Segment.

I liked this. It made the centre point of The Hurt Syndicate look a solid output, whilst it Made MJF looking like a fuming mess. MVP started off the proceedings and he was in a celebratory mood. MJF joined the line up when he came out. Max took the fans on a tour de force, and stated that he want his triple b back. Bobby said that it was cute that Max helped them on Sunday in retaining the AEW Tag Team Championships, but it was he who got the job done, when he sphered Big Bill. Both men had a verbal spat, that both MVP, and. Shelton Benjamin had to step in and stop things from escaltaing. Both Shelton, and. Bobby both then said that they don't want Max in their crew, only for later on in the broadcast, he was told by MVP that he's going to work on his crew.

Megan Bayne Segment.

Ok, i'm going to bow down to Megan Bayne, because she's one fierce woman.

Thunder Rosa vs Kris Statlander Womens Owen Hart Tournament.

I liked this. Toni Storm was on commentary, and it sounded like she was having a great time. She had fun laughing at the moment when Statlander got her tits slapped, and when  she told Taz that she's moved his car. The Match on the other hand was decent. It's no secret that I'm a big fan of Thunder Rosa, and I love watching her work, and this was no different. Even though she didn't win, she did some good business by putting over Statlander.

Damn It Don Callis Segment.

Damn It Don Callis bigged up his boys, and stating that one of them is going to win the Owen Hart Tournament.

Undisputed Kingdom Segment.

Kyle O'reilly, and. Roderick Strong, showed how proud they are of Adam Cole, and Adam said that he's going to try and bring in a new era in AEW. Ok I guess.

Chris Jericho Segment.

At first I hated this segment, but then it shifted gears. Chris Verbally berrated his team Big Bill, and. Bryan Keith, and Big Bill fired back, by saying that he was let down after he and Bryan, were made to feel like victims, by Chris when things went wrong. Chris flipped out, wrecking the TV screen prop, and dropping a nice little f-bomb. And walked out. I liked this, it's just a shame that i'm not a big fan of Jericho.

Claudio Castagnoli And Wheeler Yuta vs Samoa Joe And Hook.

I liked this. The Matches within the Match, made sense, as they sold folded in the near falls, and helped give the Match time to breathe. Joe, and. Hook got the win, after simutanuously putting Yuta, and. Claudio in the redrum, and anaconda choke, at the same time. This came to be after Mox got involved. Claudio gave Hook a Spike chair Neutriliser, and Joe took to the mic and challenged The Deathriders for the Trios Championship, as the show went off the air.

Overview Of AEW Dynamite.

This was a fun broadcast. Yes it had it's problems, but overall I had fun watching this. The in-ring work went from good to great, and the promos were solid.

This weeks AEW Dynamite is a solid 8/10.

 My Top 5 Favourite TrashTalk Moments in UFC History.

Intro.

I love MMA Trashtalk. I just love the feeling of how entertaining it is when two fighters have a go at one another, yes this is selling the fight, but in some cases it can be looked at as funny, humerous, or damn right pathetic, so here are my top 5 favourite moments of Trashtalk in UFC History.

5 Connor Mcgreggor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov UFC 229

What Can I say about this press conference. It was a stark reminder of just the world was in a differant place back in 2018. Yes this press conference is funny, but given what would come down the line for Mcgreggor, it acted as a forshadowing for what was just around the corner.

4 Don't cry.

In the build up to UFC 190. Bethe Correia said some truly terrible things to Ronda Rousey, about her dads suicide, so it made me happy when she was TKO'd her to retain her Bantamweight Championship.

3. Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Rashad Evans TUF Season 10.

This is one of my favourite seasons of TUF. with this being the 1st ever all heavyweights season, normally the centre piece is the fighters, however the animousity between the coaches, was the highlight here, and all I have to say about that is this. Don't say nothing to me.

2. Michael Bisping.

This guy gets on this list, just for being himself. The season of TUF when he was placed Against Jason Mayhem Miller is a classic.

1 Chael Sonnen.

The American Gangster Chael Sonnen, this man had an entire fight card moved to another country because of his mouth. I mean what else can I say.

 Monday Night Raw Review 8.4.2025.

Superstars Seen Showing Up.

Gunther. The New Day. The War Raiders. The Judgement Day. Penta, and. Paul Heyman, were seen showing up to the arena.

Womens Championship Segment.

I didn't like this. It all felt forced, and very forgetful, and another copy and paste segment, only this time, the triple threat Match was confirmed for Mania. I'm done with this feud, and just want all three ladies to move on at this point.

The Judgement Day Segment.

It's not all good in the Judgement Day hood, because both Finn, and Dom are in the 4 way for the Intercontinental Championship at Mania. Yeah he wasn't a happy man was he.

Lyra Valkyria vs Bayley.

I liked this. The Match had a solid flow to it, and decent Physicality. Lyra got the win after a excellent final exchange.

Bert Kerschesier Segment.

I don't know who this guy is, but Chad Gable hates him, and. Otis loves him. This was weird.

 AJ Styles Segment.

AJ Styles said that he's in a good place about his Match against Logan Paul, at Wrestlemania, now just stay out of it Kazza Kross.

LWO vs The Crede Brothers And El Grande Americano.

This was a lot of fun, from Chad Gable, sorry I mean El Grande Americano cheating to get the win, and Jaquin wilde flying high. I liked this.

Gunther Segment.

This wasn't the standard the heel promo, and it if i'm being honest this was the right thing to do. Gunther came out, but before he could say a word, out came Jey Uso, and he verbally took Gunther to school, from the ramifications of family life, being scared of him, to Jey controlling the narrative and driving this segment to the point of needing forgiveness, because he won't know what to do with himself, after what he does to Gunther at Mania. I loved this segment.

The New Day vs The War Raiders WWE Tag Team Championship Match.

This was a complete waste of time. The Match was thrown out when Ivor used a steelchair, and then was attacked by Kofi, as security stopped a neck assault from The New Day.

Penta vs Dominik Mysterio.

This fell flat to me. Penta got the win, and then came the shenanigans from The Judgement Day, and. Bron Breakker, this felt predictable.

Paul Heyman Segment.

Paul Heyman came out and adressed the fans, he gave the stereotypical look of being split down the middle, he's loyal to his tribal chief, and to his best friend Cm Punk. This brought out Seth Freakin Rollins, and he went on a promo tour de force, laying down some hard truths, that catered to Pauls need to be accepted, he worked on twisting and turning Pauls gears, to the point that the wiseman snapped after Seth had slapped him. Seth then attacked him. Cm Punk then made the save, and had a fight with Seth, and it happened. He put himself in harms way saving Punk from a stomp. Seth then thanked him, and then told Paul that he now owes him a favour. This was a brilliant way to take the show off the air.

Overview of Monday Night Raw.

This broadcast was a real low mix-bag, and as we head into the final stops of Mania season, this wasn't good enough.

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

AEW Dynasty Review 7.4.2025.

        Intro.

As Aew heads into the Summer months, It's important that they maintain a form of steam, from a TV output point of view, as the PPV's come in the form of a back to the back run. As i'm writing this, I have just finished watching AEW Dynasty, and let's just put it this way. he Summer is going to be an interesting time for Tony Khan. 

Will Osperay vs Kevin Knight Owen Hart Tournament.

As the way that opening Matches go, this was phenomanal. Both mens styles blended together like a fine craft beer, the gamesmanship that both men showed helped advance the Match into an interesting paradox. Will tried to give Kevin a styles clash on the ramp after a failed powerbomb attempt, but Kevin Turned this into a ddt, the counteraction that was on display here, was awesome, the near falls were well placed, and timed to perfection, as the exchanges saw Will advance to the next round, after he hit Kevin with a oz cutter, and hidden blade combo. I liked all of this.

The Hurt Syndicate vs Big Bill And Bryan Keith.

This was just fine, nothing short, nothing less just fine. The Hurt syndicate got the win after MJF gave them some help. This was very predictable, and it took me away from the Match.

Womens Owen Hart Tournament Julia Hart vs Mercedes Mone.

This was a mix-bag. Yes the physicality was decent, and I enjoyed the Match. I just don't think that it had any place on this card. I think this stretches to most of the Owen Hart Tournament Matches, that were showcased last night. Mercedes advanced to the next round. 

The Deathriders vs Rated FTR AEW Trios Championship.

I loved this. The Matches within the Match made for fascinating viewing, as the events unfolded, the mainland story that has played on TV over the past few weeks, became the inbuilt storythread of this Match, that wasn't overcoated, and didn't outstay its welcome. The near falls were well timed, and then it happened. Dax Harwood was hit with a bopsycho knee from Wheeler Yuta,  as The Deathriders retained. Rated FTR would play the role of cover artists, as they raised each other up. Only for Dax to shatter those dreams, when he tried to tempt his friend into joining his attack on Adam Copeland. Who he had given a Piledriver to. Dax wanted to give him a steelchair concerto, but this was stopped by Cash Wheeler. Dax then pushed Adam into a shatter Machine, and this was it. Cash gave his former friend a steelchair concerto. Heel FTR are here, and my god I'm here for it. Copeland was taken out on a stretcher, and all Cash wheeler did was mock him. All of this was superb, and excellently performed.

Timeless Toni Storm vs Megan Bayne AEW Womens Championship.

This was a lot of fun. From Megan's presentation, to the overacrching story of triumph, acting like the backdrop from the Rocky Films. Toni got the win, and as the refs hand counted 3, all my mind could here was the song Hearts On Fire, whilst Megan was left to learn the lesson. They don't remember you, they remember the reputation, because Megan's is now starting to grow.

Kyle Fletcher vs Mark Briscoe Mens Owen Hart Tournament.

Once again, this was a Match that I did enjoy, but it made me feel like I was watching Dynamite, and not a PPV, and this was a bit off putting in my opinion. Kyle got the win, and advances to the next round of the tournament.

Chris Jericho vs Bandido ROH World Heavyweight Championship.

This goes against everything that I believe in, because in our year of 2025, we got a good Chris Jericho Match. It's no secret that from early last year, I wasn't the biggest fan of Jericho, due to allegations that surrounded him, and opinion of him hasn't changed. The Match here was a lot of fun, with some good back and forth between both men. But thanks to Chris's Learning Tree, he was able to have some bat fun in order to get the win. Bandido's family were at ringside told Aubrey Edwards that Jericho is a big cheater, and showed her the belt. This caused Bryce Remsburg to restart the Match. This allowed Bandido to get the win, and become a 2 time ROH World Heavyweight Champion.

 Daniel Garcia vs Adam Cole TNT Championship.

This was a well paced, gratifying Match. The storythreads were centred around Adam Coles Ankle history, and. Garcias exhaustion. Imitation became the best form of flattery, as the Match was given time to breathe, but it was Cole who got the win, after he hit Garcia with a Panama Sunrise, and boom combo. Adam Cole is our New TNT Champion, and I couldn't be more pleased for him.

AEW International Championship Match Kenny Omega vs Speedball Mike Bailey vs Ricochet.

I know that were only in April, but as I sit here on a Monday Afternoon writing this. I think that Kenny Omega has two of my Matches of the year so far. This was awesome from the very outset. The energetic bursts from all three men helped elevate the competitive nature of the Match. Ricochet got a bold chant, which made slap my head. Kenny had some awesome Barricade spots, that moulded into the story of the Match. The exchanges between all three men were superb, and if i'm being honest, left me completely speechless. Kenny's triple dragon suplex was a highlight. Bailey then became Danny Larusso and gave Ricochet a Crane kick, this would play into the final exchanges, as Kenny retained his belt. This was brilliant, and then some. Oh and Okada had a stair down against Kenny, and at that point I felt like I was going to have a heart attack.

Jon Moxley vs Swerve Strickland.

I get the complaints that are surrounding around this Match, but my overall thoughts on this Match are real simple. This was a plunder inducing masterstroke in how to kill fan interest. This Deathriders overriding arc needs to come to a stop, and judging by how things played out, which featured highlights like Hangman getting Murdered by The Trios Champs, Mox accidentally taking out Marina Shafir, both Mox and Swerve having some Ladder fun, and the return of The Young Bucks, gifting Jon his belt back. I thought that the Match was well structured, but with antics like this. It's how you leave fans in the long run, that can be very detrimental, as two were the company goes in the coming months. AEW need to heed with heavy caution now more than ever.

Overview Of AEW Dynasty 2025.

I liked this PPV, from the gravity defying Match of the year contender, and the other aspects that helped make this show a solid watch, however the way the PPV ended, and the Owen Hart Tournament Matches needing to be on TV, rather to a PPV, left a mark on this show, that time won't be able to etch out.

This Years AEW Dynasty is a solid 8/10.

My Top 5 Takeaways From UFC Night 104 Emmett vs Murphy.

           Intro. 

With this being the only Apex show for the Las vegas outlet this month. It's important that the UFC use these cards to take chances, whilst looking ahead to the future. And if this show was anything to go by, then this card was a steller Saturday Evening. So here's my top 5 Takeaways from this card.

5 Tarez Finney Is A Beast.

I'm convinced that Tarez Finney isn't normal, because everytime I see this guy fight, he absolutely dominates his opponents, and tonight was no differant, because in this 3 round wrestling clinic, he more than just matched Robert Valentin, he didn't let him breathe the same air, this was a solid win, and a great performance.

4 Ode Osbourne Is The Man.

Now this how you lay someone down on their arse. Ode Osbourne is the man, and a future Flyweight Champion.

3 Hawaii Is In The House.

It's funny. I've been watching Brad Tavares since he was on Team Liddell on The Ultimate fighter season 11. I was 23 when he was on the show, i'm 37 now, and even though i've aged a bit, and put on some weight over the years, watching Brad takes me back to those times, he beat Gerald Meerscharet in a 3 round war by unanamous decision.

2 We Have A New Korean Zombie.

If fight fans are giving you the nickname of the Korean Khalib, then you have some preasure stacking up against your name, would I make those comparisons, and give them to Chang Ho Lee, well, no, because I don't think he's the finished article just yet, but does he have potential to reach that Goldring one day, well of course he does, and judging on the grounds of his performance against Ortavious Romious, I think he could be on his way.

Josh Emmett vs Lerone Murphy.

Manchesters very own Lerone Murphy is the very definition of turning your life around, from being shot in the neck, as part of a gangland attack 12 years ago, to overcoming the odds, and competing in the worlds biggest fight organisation. You can anything if you put your mind to it, and Lerone is proof of that, this man is hungry for more Featherweights, so lets not make him starve Dana. He got the win over Josh Emmett by unanamous decision.