Monday Night Raw Review.

Superstars Seen Showing Up To The Arena.

Rhea Ripley. Iyo Sky. Bianca Belair. Logan Paul. Jey Uso, and. Gunther were all seen showing up to the arena.

John Cena Segment.

This was awesome. Cena came out to a chorus of boos, but before he could even get a word out. Cody Rhodes joined him. And what transpired, was a fantastic promo dual. Cody verbally berrated John, he pin pointed things that used to get aimed at John, with some differences. His neck tattoo, to him being booed out of the building when he was under his Stardust monicker, this was very impactful, because he beat John to the punch. The fans were on fire during the show, but this was by far one of there proudest moments. Cody asks John why he did what he did. He said that he won't be coming down to Cody's level. Over Cena's career, he had been accused of burying talent, and he used this to his advantage tonight, by saying that he doesn't bury talent, because he is the talent, and that he doesn't care about Cody, because all he is, is a taxi driver, and a pick pocket, stating that Cody disgusts him. John went on to say that everything that Cody has done has been underwhelming, because he's too perfect, because he doesn't have a lot to him other than his entrance music. John rammed home the message that Cody isn't him, because he's to afraid to show his real self, as both men lay personal barbs on each other. Cena threatened to kidnap the WWE Championship after Wrestlemania. Cody put over how the fans chose him, whilst John was given his position by He Who Shall Not Be Named, and tells him that he isn't a hero, he's a piece of s*** , this started of a piece of s*** chant. Cena laid waste to Cody in their final exchanges, by bringing up his past, this caused both men to fight. Cody got the better of John with a cross Rhodes to end the segment. This was brilliant. The fans were on fire here, and it made me wish that I had booked a ticket, and overnight accomodation, because this segment would be worth the price of emission alone. I have no other words.

The New Day Vs The New Catch Republic.

The New Day, beat. The New Catch Republic, in a standard TV Match. This didn't do a lot for me. But it was great to see Tyler Bate back on my TV screen.

Ludwig Kaiser Segment.

Ludwig Kaiser wants a Championship Match at Wrestlemania, because he's faced a load of Ups And Downs. ( insert slapping of my head )

Gunther vs Jimmy Uso.

This was a suprisingly competitive one man beat down. Gunther wrecked Jimmy with a rear naked choke after a decent Match. Jey made the save, but this backfired on him. Jimmy took one hell of a beating, to the point that he needed medical attention, and when he got to his feet, he and his brother were put back down again. Gunther battered Jimmy some more, and then became Alex Delarge. He cable tied Jey to the ring ropes, and him watch his own brother get bloody, and brutalised. This. Was brilliant.

Judgement Day Segment.

Agh isn't this nice. It's all good in The Judgement Day hood. Yeah, that's not going to last. Finn Balor, and. Dom later then beat. Bron Breakker, and. Penta in a standard TV Match, thanks to an accidental sphere. This would act as storythread that I think is going to lead to their Mania Match.

Chad Gable Segment.

Adam Pearce can't be that stupid. El Grande Americano is Chad Gable. In the words of Beavis from Beavis And Butthead. Chad is a liar liar liar liar.

Karrion Kross Segment.

This segment taught me three things. The 1st thing was that he hates AJ styles, the 2nd thing was that he's a tease, and the 3rd is that he's a big fan of Kylie Minogue.

AJ Styles Segment.

This was decent, but not great. Aj got straight to business and called out Logan Paul. And on Logans entrance I noticed something that made me laugh. A fan had brought a sign in the shape of a Prime bottle, with the word P**** written all over it. To this fan I say. I salute you sir. You said what the world was thinking. Both men a fairly stable promo dual, but if i'm honest it was predictable, and fell apart quickly, they crossed all the marks in this segment. Forgiveness, to Logan being called a douche bag. Both men had a fight to end the segment. I'm not sure what to make about this.

Rhea Ripley vs Iyo Sky WWE Womens Championship Special Guest Referee Bianca Belair.

Overall the Match was decent, and had some superd near falls mixed in with some fantastic exchanges. But the Match was thrown out by Belair, after she took bumps, from both Iyo, and. Rhea. All three ladies had a fight, and Rhea served up Riptides for all as the show went off the air. This was a real letdown, and a bad way to send UK fans home happy.

Overview Of Monday Night Raw.

As a long standing fan for over thirty years. This weeks Raw was a weak effort that had some good to great moments. This is the definition of a mix-bag.

This weeks Monday Night Raw is a low 7/10.

 

AEW Collision Review 31.3.2025.

Timeless Toni Storm Segment.

I liked this opening segment. Toni put over her love for Milwaukee, and wasted no time in calling out Megan Bayne. The spotlight came down, and. Toni stated her thoughts on what happened a couple of weeks ago, likening it sex after a steak dinner. She put over the shame that it put on her, as she pondered her future and remembered who she is. Penelope Ford then got attacked Toni from out of nowhere. Toni took care of this pest, as Megan Bayne attacked from behind. This was a good way to start the show.

The Deathriders Segment.

Moxley said that he fears three women. His mum. His Sister, and his wife, whilst stating what he thinks of Swerve. Whilst Claudio put over his Match against Adam Copeland later this week, and. Marina shafir promised woman on woman violence. I'm not sure what to make of this.

Jay White vs Kevin Knight.

This was a decent showing from both men, however it did have a slight pacing issue, but as soon as that was lifted, the match was decent, and it had a solid flow. White got the win, and then took to the mic in the aftermath, and said that his era will begin when he wins the Owen, and takes the main prize at All In.

MJF At Globelife Field.

The only thing that I took away from this segment was the fact that MJF is terrible at Baseball.

Mercedes Mone vs Robyn Renegade.

Mercedes Mone beat. Robyn Renegade in a flat TV Match. Mercedes then cuts a promo on Billy Starks, and insults the lady who trained her, and said that Robyn has more heart than her, and just like that out comes Athena. Later on she said that she's in the Owen.

Queen Aminata And Serena Deeb Segment.

Queen Aminata vs Serena Deeb at a later point, oh go then AEW if you must. The Match will slap though.

Big Bill And Bryan Keith vs Top Flight.

I didn't like this. I thought the Match was flat, and it never got up off the ground. Big Bill, and. Bryan Keith got the win. I think The Hurt Syndicate is now in their future.

Adam Cole And Daniel Garcia Segment.

From both men showing each other respect, to Daddy Magic, and. Odderick Trong acting like devils on there mens shoulders. This was the catalyst for Garcia to say that he wants to run it back with Adam, so he challenged to a Match next at Dynasty For his AEW TNT Championship. I thought this was a bit clunky, but it managed to get itself back on track.

Dax Harwood vs Wheeler Yuta.

I liked this. The Match had a solid flow, as the story of the Match was centred around Dax's arm injury. Yuta got the win via roll up. The aftermath saw Dax get pissed off with the ref and want to deck him, this led to a pull apart security brawl. Dax accidentally flawed Cash wheeler by accident. Cash walked away leaving his partner behind, this furthered the FTR seperation thread.

Hologram vs Blake Christian.

Hologram, beat. Blake Christian in what was a flat and boring TV Match. So far I haven't been impressed with Blake christian.

Kris Statlander And Thunder Rosa Segment.

Kris Statlander vs Thunder Rosa at a later date. Oh go on then AEW if you must.

Jamie Hayter vs Billy Starks.

This was excellent. Both ladies showcased a solid work rate from the start of the Match. As a fan of both of these ladies. I thought this was a good way to book end the show. Jamie got the win, after a fantastic series of exchanges.

Overview Of AEW Collision.

I have mixed feelings about this show. Yes there elements that were decent, but overall It was a whelming experience, that was very mid table.

This weeks AEW Collision is a low 7/10.

 My Top 5 Takeaways From UFC Fight Night Mexico

Intro.

Over the years, the mass appeal and globalisation of MMA is something that has to be studied. From London. New York. Paris. Brazil. Mexico, and. Australia. The UFC has become a force in the world of combat sports, and why do we like it so much? Well it's in our DNA, fighting is part of life, and we love it.

5 Kevin Borjas Is A Beast.

Kevin Borjas is a beast. He beat Ronaldo Rodriguez in a 3 round war, that never let up, from start to finish.

4 Damon Martinez Is Him.

I loved this performance. Damon Martinez is him, and i'm very excited for his future.

3.

Even though this wasn't Raul Rosas best performance, it struck me, because this guy is only 20 years old. I mean when I was 20. I was more concerned with trying to find a copy of Batman 50 in mint condition, and this guy is fighting in the UFC. I guess were all differant.

2. Edgar Charvez.

Edgar charvez, that's it, because this guy was unreal last night. He beat Cj Vergarra with a simple but effective rear naked choke. I love rear naked chokes.

1 Brendon Moreno Is Back.

I love watching this man fight. This was a five round war against Steve Erceg, and Brendon bested him by unamous decision. Welcome back Brendon, because the Flyweight division has missed you.

 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.