NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff Preview

The second NXT UK TakeOver will be taking tomorrow evening at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales. The card looks pretty good so let's take a look.

Travis Banks vs Noam Dar
This should be a good match and I'm going for Dar to win.
Predicted Winner: Noam Dar

Dave Mastiff vs Joe Coffey
Last Man Standing Match
This should be a fun match and I'm going for Mastiff to win.
Predicted Winner: Dave Mastiff

Toni Storm vs Kay Lee Ray
NXT UK Women's Championship
This is a tough one to call. I would love Kay Lee Ray to get the win but I think that Toni will get the victory.
Predicted Winner: Toni Storm

Grizzled Young Veterans vs Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster vs Mark Coffey and Wolfgang
Triple Threat Match for the NXT UK Tag Team Championship
This has a small chance of stealing the show and whilst I love the Grizzled Young Veterans, the division does need a jolt. For that to happen, we might need to have new Champions. With that in mind, I'm going for Andrews and Webster to win.
Predicted Winners: Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster

WALTER vs Tyler Bate
United Kingdom Championship
I'm really looking forward to this match. WALTER has the rest of Imperium as back up and Bate has Tyler Seven so I can see them being involved at some point. I'm going for WALTER to get the win.
Predicted Winner: WALTER

It will be a couple of days before I get to see it. I hope you guys enjoy the show.

WWE SummerSlam 2019 Review

The biggest party of the summer (apparently) SummerSlam took place the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sunday 11th August. There are some matches that look pretty good so let's take a look.

The first match on the Kick Off Show is for the Cruiserweight Championship as Oney Lorcan challenges Drew Gulak. Gulak doesn't fuck around and gets the advantage early on. gulak goes on to use submission holds and chinlocks to keep Lorcan down. Lorcan hits a blockbuster but Gulak goes on to apply the Gu-Lock, which Lorcan gets out of it by grabbing the bottom rope. They both try to hit their finishers but Gulak takes advantage of the referee dealing with the ring apron to punch Lorcan in the throat then hit a Cyclone Crash to get the win. Whilst not as high flying as we are used to with the cruiserweights, I thought it was an enjoyable match.
Winner: Drew Gulak (1 for 1)

Next is Apollo Crews taking on Buddy Murphy. Murphy hits a running knee as soon as the bell rings and goes on to keep the advantage. After they collide in mid air, Crews recovers and makes a comeback. The fight goes to the outside and when Murphy rolls Crews back in, Rowan appears and beats the fuck out of Murphy, meaning that he wins(?) by disqualification. The match was pretty decent between the two and hopefully Murphy, who I've become a big fan of while he was on 205 Live, will get some more TV matches.
Winner: Buddy Murphy (2 for 2)

After a segment involving Elias and the return of the Rated R Superstar Edge, we get our Kick Off main event: The IIonics challenging Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross for the Women's Tag Team Championship. After a fast paced start, Billie Kay and Peyton Royce team up to take out Cross and then wear her down. Eventually, Cross manages to tag in Bliss but The IIonics almost get the win after Bliss gets creamed by a big boot from Kay. In the end, Bliss goes on to hit Twisted Bliss on Royce to get the win. This was a good match but it felt that it was too short.
Winners: Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross (3 for 3)

The first match of the show is for the RAW Women's Championship as Natalya challenges "The Man" Becky Lynch in a submission match. Early on, Lynch hits a couple of suplexes and applies an armbar transitioning into a triangle choke. Natalya then swings Lynch into the crowd barrier to get the momentum then focuses on the left knee. After applying a sharpshooter through the ropes, Lynch injures Natalya's arm and the match starts to go back and forth. After both women apply their opponent's finishers on each other, Natalya manages to apply the sharpshooter. Lynch manages to slide half way out of the ring, forcing Natalya to try to reapply the move. Lynch takes advantage of this apply the Dis Arm-Her and eventually get the win by submission. Whilst I was surprised that it opened the show, I thought it was a really good match.
Winner: Becky Lynch (4 for 4)

The next match is Dolph Ziggler taking on Goldberg.  Ziggler hits 2 super kicks but when he goes for a third, he gets killed with a spear. Goldberg then follows that with a Jackhammer to get the win. Whilst I feel sorry for Ziggler, at least the match was short and he didn't get hurt.
Winner: Goldberg (5 for 5)

We now get Ricochet challenging AJ Styles for the United States Championship. Ricochet starts at a fast pace before Styles slows him down and focuses his attack on the left leg. Ricochet manages to start a comeback but the injured knee hampers his offence and Styles takes advantage to apply a calf crusher. When Ricochet has a chance to go for the 630 splash, Karl Gallows and Karl Anderson distract him long enough for Styles to recover. In the end, Styles catches Ricochet coming off the top turnbuckle and hits a Styles Clash to get the win. Afterwards, The OC celebrate by Gallows and Anderson hitting Ricochet with a Magic Killer. I enjoyed this match and I liked the ending.
Winner: AJ Styles (5 for 6)

Next is Ember Moon challenging Bayley  for the Smackdown Women's Championship.  Ember hits a somersault into a forearm followed by a springboard cross body to get the advantage. The match goes back and forth and when Ember goes up to do the Eclipse, Bayley stops her and hits a Belly-to-Bayley off the top rope to get the win. Whilst I'm slightly gutted that Ember lost, but I enjoyed the match.
Winner: Bayley (5 for 7)

We now get Kevin Owens taking on "The Best in the World" Shane McMahon.  McMahon goes some help by getting Elias in as a special guest enforcer. When the bell rings, McMahon keeps on sliding out of the ring, frustrating Owens. Elias provides a distraction, giving McMahon the chance to throw Owens off the apron into the crowd barrier. McMahon then keeps Owens down with punches and knee strikes. Owens hits a pop up powerbomb but Elias distracts the referee. McMahon accidentally hits Elias, giving Owens the chance to hit a Swanton Bomb followed by a Frog splash but Elias pulls out the referee to stop the pin. Owens hits a cannonball into Elias and the referee then goes on to beat the fuck out of Elias with a steel chair. When the referee recovers and puts the steel chair away, Owens takes advantage and hits McMahon with a low blow then a stunner to get the win. The match was pretty decent between the two. I would like to think that Shane would have learnt something but he has carried on on Smackdown as if nothing happened, so I guess not.
Winner: Kevin Owens (6 for 8)

Next is a match that I was quite looking forward to seeing: Charlotte Flair taking on WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus. Charlotte goes for the Figure 8 but Trish gets out of it. Charlotte then sends Trish head first into the steel steps to get the advantage. Charlotte gets cocky, taunting Trish. Trish manages to apply the Figure 8 but Charlotte gets to the ropes. Even though Trish comes close after hitting the Stratusfaction, Charlotte hits a big boot then gets Trish to submit to the Figure 8 to get the win. This was a really good match and I really enjoyed it.
Winner: Trish Stratus (6 for 9)

Next is Randy Orton challenging Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship. Orton sends Kingston flying off the top turnbuckle to the crowd barrier then suplexes him off the German announce table. Kingston hits a DDT off the top rope and he starts to make a comeback. Orton hits a hanging DDT then hits a RKO while Kingston was in mid air but Kingston is able to roll out of the ring. Orton follows him and while they were fighting on the outside, they are both counted out. After the bell rings, Kingston beats the fuck out of Orton with a kendo stick then hits him with a Trouble in Paradise. The match was pretty good although I was not happy with it ending in a double count out.
Winner: Double Count Out (6 for 10)

The penultimate match is Finn Balor taking on "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt.  Wyatt is dominant for most of the match hitting moves such as a spine buster. Balor does mount a comeback and goes for the Coup de Grace but Wyatt avoids it and applies a mandible claw. Wyatt covers Balor while he is applying the hold and he gets the win. Afterwards, Wyatt disappears. This was a glorified squash match but it was pretty good. As for Wyatt's new gimmick, I love it, especially the entrance. Hopefully, WWE won't find a way to fuck this up.
Winner: Bray Wyatt (7 for 11)

The main event is for the Universal Championship as Seth Rollins challenge Brock Lesnar. Lensar is dominant at the beginning, focusing on the injured ribs. Rollins avoids a German suplex and hits a Blackout for 2. When Rollins goes for a second, Lesnar hits the F-5 but takes too long to make the cover. Lesnar goes on to hit a ton of German suplexes. The match goes to the outside and Rollins splashes Lesnar through the Spanish announce table. In the end, Lesnar goes for another F-5 but Rollisn lands on his feet and hits a super kick followed by a third Blackout to get the win. I thought the match was really good between the two and I thought that Lesanr will be Champion for longer.
Winner: Seth Rollins (7 for 12)

I thought that SummerSlam was quite good. Some of the matches were enjoyable and we got a couple of nice surprises. Hopefully, we can get WWE going in more of a positive direction.

NXT Takeover: Toronto II Review

NXT Takeover: Toronto II took part last Saturday at the Scotiabank Arena. The card looks awesome so, let's take a look.

The first match is for the NXT Tag Team Championship as The Undisputed Era challenge The Street Profits. The match goes back and forth before Bobby Fish hits a running elbow on Angelo Dawkins to get his team the advantage. Eventually, Dawkins is able to tag in Montez Ford but later on, he gets put into a brutal achilles lock by O'Reilly. In the end, Dawkins spears both O'Reilly and Fish and Ford hits O'Reilly with a beautiful frog splash to get the win.  This was a really good match and a lot of fun.
Winners: Street Profits (1 for 1)

The next match is Io Shirai taking on Candice LeRae. LeRae doesn't fuck around and attacks Shirai before the bell rings. When the bell rings, Shirai almost hits a sunset flip powerbomb to the floor but she pulls LeRae off the apron then suplexes her onto the announce table to get the advantage. LeRae avoids a missile dropkick and this gives her the opportunity to make a comeback. Despite hitting a beautiful tornado DDT to the outside, Shirari manages to recover and hits an Asai Moonsault but LeRae kicks out. Shirai then makes LeRae pass out by applying a modified Koji Clutch to get the win. This was a good match between the two and I sense that it isn't over yet.
Winner: Io Shirai (2 for 2)

After an impromptu fight between Matt Riddle and Killian Dian, we now get a match that I was really looking forward to seeing: Velveteen Dream defending his North American Championship against Pete Dunne and Roderick Strong in a triple threat match. Highlights inlcude: Dream and Dunne teaming up to take out Strong; Strong hitting his opponents with backbreakers; Dream putting Strong in a Sharpshooter, which was stopped by a double stomp by Dunne on Strong; and Dream hitting Dunne with an elbow drop while he was attacking Strong's fingers. Dune hits Strong with The Bitter End but Dream distracts the referee then stops him from finishing the 3 count. Strong hits The End of Heartache on Dunne but Dream breaks up the pin with a Purple Rainmaker then pins Dunne to get the win. Thsi was a brilliant match and I was surprised that Dream won. However, I'm happy with the decision and Strong has plenty of time to get the Championship.
Winner: Velveteen Dream (2 for 3)

The penutimate match is for the NXT Women's Championship as Mia Yim challenges Shayna Baszler. Baszler tries to put holds on Yim but Yim responds by attacking the face. After Yim injures the shoulder, Baszler kicks the back of the head to get the advantage then goes onto injure the left arm. Yim uses some more underhanded tactics to help make a comeback. Baszler's injury hamoers her and Yim takes advantage to hit an avalanche code blue for 2 then further injures the shoulder with a stomp. Baszler tries to apply the Krirfuda Clutch but Yim takes advantage of the injured shoulder to prevent it being fully locked in. Baszler then applies a triangle choke using the legs to get Yim to submit and Baszler gets the win. This was a good match and I liked the psychology that they used with Yim using underhanded tactics to stop Baszler and throw her off her game.
Winner: Shayna Baszler (3 for 4)

The main event is a 2-out-of-3 falls match for the NXT Championship as Johnny Gargano challenges Adam Cole (Bay Bay!). The 1st fall was a normal wrestling match. Cole injures his right knee which hampers his offence. Later on, he decides to grab a steel chair and when the referee  puts it to the side, he hits a Nakamura Approved Low Blow but it only gets 2. Gargano then grabs the chair and beats the fuck out of Cole to lose the 1st fall by disqualification.

The 2nd fall is a street fight and Gargano presses home his advantage, taking the fight through the crowd and sending Cole through the announce table. Despite Cole getting a few moves in, Gargano sends him into a steel chair in the corner then gets him to submit to the Garag-No Escape to tie the match.

The third fall is a steel cage match with barbed wire on the top and weapons on the side. They go on to use kendo sticks, steel chairs, a fire extinguisher and a ladder against each other. Gargano comes very close to winning with a Canadian Destroyer off the top rope. He then uses some pilers to cut off some of the barbed wire at the top of the cage. Cole flees to the table perched on one corner of the cage and when Gargano goes after him, they go flying through 2 tables set up earlier. Cole manages to drape an arm across Gargano to get the pin and the match.

I thought this match was really good. However, I feel that it might have gone on a little bit too long. Hopefully, Gargano will go on to the main roster and Cole can continue his Bay Bay Celebration Tour.
Winner: Adam Cole (4 for 5)

I really enjoyed Takeover: Toronto as it had some really good matches. I was worried about the 3 hour run time but it didn't feel like it dragged and that's always a good sign.

WWE SummerSlam 2019 Preview

WWE SummerSlam 2019 will be taking place this evening at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Some of the card looks good but I'm slightly worried about a couple of them so, let's take a look.

Apollo Crews vs Buddy Murphy
I think that Buddy will win this one.
Predicted Winner: Buddy Murphy

Drew Gulak vs Oney Lorcan
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
This should be a good match and I'm going for Gulak to retain.
Predicted Winner: Drew Gulak

Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs The IIonics
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
Bliss and Cross just won these titles a few days ago so I cannot see them losing here.
Predicted Winners: Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross

Goldberg vs Dolph Ziggler
I am not looking forward to this one. Goldberg's last match was a complete clusterfuck so hopefully this will be a short one and Ziggler doesn't get hurt. I'm going for Goldberg to win.
Predicted Winner: Goldberg

Finn Balor vs Bray Wyatt
This should be an interesting one to watch. I feel that Bray has to win here.
Predicted Winner: Bray Wyatt

Trish Stratus vs Charlotte Flair
I'm quite looking forward to this one as they are both really good wrestlers. Even though I don't really she should, I'm going for Trish to win.
Predicted Winner: Trish Stratus

AJ Styles vs Ricochet
United States Championship
I feel that Ricochet will win it back here.
Predicted Winner: Ricochet

Kevin Owens vs "The Best in the World" Shane McMahon
Kevin Owens HAS to win this. He just has to. I'm getting pissed off with Shane taking all this TV time on both shows so hopefully, this will put him down a peg or two.
Predicted Winner: Kevin Owens

Kofi Kingston vs Randy Orton
WWE Championship
A tough one but I think that Kofi will retain.
Predicted Winner: Kofi Kingston

"The Man" Becky Lynch vs Natalya
Submission Match for the RAW Women's Championship
This should be a good match and I'm going for Becky to retain.
Predicted Winner: Becky Lynch

Bayley vs Ember Moon
Smackdown Women's Championship
I might be in the minority here but I'm going for Ember to win here.
Predicted Winner: Ember Moon

Brock Lesnar vs Seth Rollins
Universal Championship
Whilst I would like to see Seth win, I feel that Brock will find a way to win here.
Predicted Winner: Brock Lesnar


I'm very surprised that none of the Tag Team Championships are featured on the show. Anyway, with TakeOver on as well, it will take a few days for the review to go up. I hope you all enjoy the show.

NXT Takeover: Toronto II Preview

NXT Takeover: Toronto II will be taking place this evening from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Some of the matches on the card looks amazing so, let's take a look.

Street Profits vs The Undisputed Era
NXT Tag Team Championship
This is a tough one to call. The Street Profits have been featured backstage on RAW so that could mean a future call up. However, I feel that they will hold on to those titles for a little bit longer.
Predicted Winners: Street Profits

Io Shirai vs Candice LeRae
I'm quite looking forward to this one. I like LeRae but she needs to get fucked up by Shirai to cement her heel turn.
Predicted Winner: Io Shirai

Shayba Baszler vs Mia Yim
NXT Women's Championship
Yim has taken out Baszler's lackeys, Marina Sharfir and Jessamyn Duke, to help the match be more of an even contest. However, I still think that Baszler will be victorious.
Predicted Winner: Shayna Baszler

Velveteen Dream vs Roderick Strong vs Pete Dunne
Triple Threat Match for the NXT North American Championship
I am really looking forward to this one. I can see anyone of them winning. However, I think that Strong will find a way to win.
Predicted Winner: Roderick Strong

Adam Cole (Bay Bay!) vs Johnny Gargano
2-out-of-3 Falls Match for the NXT Championship
The last two matches between them have been awesome so I expect the same here. William Regal will choose the stipulation for the third fall if needed (spoiler alert: it will) so I'm interested in what that will be. I'm going for Cole to retain.
Predicted Winner: Adam Cole

With Summerslam on the same weekend, it will take a couple of days to watch the review. Until then, I hope you guys enjoy the show.