Saturday, May 30, 2015

Chamber Of Inexperience


WWE's Elimination Chamber event is this Sunday. Two championship matches will be contested inside the big, steel wrestling blender, featuring an unprecedented 12 superstars making their Chamber match debut on the same night. As for those coming into Sunday with some Chamber match experience, none have ever won one. Those facts spotlight the astounding lack of experience that will be showcased on Sunday.

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Say Hello To The New #2


Around the end of last year, I was asked to offer my predictions for professional wrestling in 2015. Now, I know none of you will believe this, but I really wanted to predict that by the end of this year Ring Of Honor will be widely, if not unanimously, considered the #2 American based professional wrestling company.

See? I knew you wouldn't believe me.

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Kevin Owens: The Dream Match Machine


Kevin Owens is one the most remarkable talents in professional wrestling, and one the hottest things going right now in WWE.

Since his first appearance for NXT, Owens' popularity has grown at breakneck speed. As the theme of last night's live NXT Takeover special on the WWE Network suggests, Owens has been unstoppable.

In a matter of months, Owens established himself as the face of NXT. He's dominating and entertaining as its champion, but he hasn't stopped there. That thunderous sound you're hearing is Owens banging on the door of WWE's main roster.

Saturday, May 16, 2015

The Final Battle Of The Mid-Week War?


Lucha Underground is the best. But that's just my opinion right now.

The former holder of that throne is NXT, and it still is in the eyes of a lot of fans.

That could change after Wednesday night.

Friday, May 8, 2015

WWE Follows The "Money" At Its Own Peril


There is a lot to like about Triple H these days, and there are reasons to be excited about the outlook for WWE under his leadership behind the scenes. But amid the brilliant E:60 special and the buzz heading toward NXT Takeover: Unstoppable I have a question.

What was he thinking?