WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 Review

WWE Elimination Chamber, the last PPV before Wrestlemania, took place on Sunday 8th March at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. How will Wrestlemania look after this show? Let's take a look.

The match on the Kick Off Show was The Viking Raiders taking on Zack Ryder and Kurt Hawkins. After a few minutes, The Viking Raiders hit The Viking Experience on Ryder to get the win. The match wasn't memorable.
Winners: The Viking Raiders

The first match of the event was Daniel Bryan taking on Drew Gulak. The match starts as a technical match before Gulak gets the advantage by focusing on the neck, hitting moves such as a dragon suplex. Bryan mounts a brief comeback but Gulak hits an inverted superplex then goes for the Gu-Lock. Bryan gets out of it and applies the Yes Lock to get the win by submission. This was a very good match with a lot of technical ability being displayed by both men.
Winner: Daniel Bryan (0 for 1)

The next match is for the United States Championship as Humberto Carrillo challenges Andrade. The match starts with Andrade hitting a back elbow and he goes on to press his advantage. Andrade tries to expose some concrete so that he can DDT Carrillo onto it but he gets stopped. Carrillo hits a jawbreaker to start his comeback. After a lot of pinning combinations, Andrade manages to pin Carrillo with a handful of tights to get the pin. I quite enjoyed this match, which was very physical to addition to the high flying style that we expected.
Winner: Andrade (1 for 2)

We now get our first Elimination Chamber match as The New Day, The Usos, Heavy Machinery, Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler, and The Lucha House Party challenge John Morrison and Hollywood Miz for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship. The New Day and The Usos start the match; then after 5 minutes, The Lucha House Party join them. They are followed by The Miz and Morrison then Heavy Machinery. They hit Gran Metalik with The Compactor to eliminate The Lucha House Party then Roode and Ziggler enter the match. Roode eliminates Heavy Machinery after hitting Tucker with a Glorious DDT but they get eliminated after a Uso Splash by The Usos. Kingston misses a splash off one of the cages and Miz and Morrison take advantage to pin him and eliminate The New Day. In the end, Morrison and Miz, with some help of the ropes, pin Jimmy Uso to get the win. I thought this was a fun match to watch.
Winners: The Miz and Jim Morrison (2 for 3)

The next match is a No Disqualification match between AJ Styles and Aliester Black.  Styles' buddies, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows, distract Black a few times to help Styles get the advantage and focus on the leg. Styles puts Black in the calf crusher but he uses a kendo stick to get out of it. After some back and forth, Black looks like he's about to hit the Black Mask when Gallows and Anderson gang up on him. When Styles is about to finish it, The Undertaker suddenly appears, hits Styles with a chokeslam then disappears. Black manages to recover and hits the Black Mask to get the win. This was a good match, although I feel that they could used the no disqualification stipulation a bit more.
Winner: Aliester Black (3 for 4)

We now get the RAW Tag Team Championship match as Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy challenge The Street Profits.  Angelo Dawkins doesn't see Murphy tagging Rollins, and this gives him the chance to chop block Dawkins and give his team the advantage. Dawkins sends Murphy over the top rope, and this gives him the chance to tag in Montez Ford. When AOP interfere in the match, The Viking Raiders come out and fight with them to the back. After both teams have a chance to win it, Kevin Owens appears out of the crowd and throws popcorn in Rollins' face. This gives Dawkins the chance to shoulder charge Rollins into the barrier and then take out Murphy with a frog splash by Ford to get the win. Afterwards, Owens hits Rollins with a Stunner. It was a decent match but I wasn't a fan of the ending as I feel that The Street Profits needed to win clean to establish themselves as Champions.
Winners: The Street Profits (4 for 5)

The penultimate match is for the Intercontinental Championship as Cesaro, Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura challenge Braun Strowman in a handicap match. Strowman is dominant for most of the match but he constantly tries to get at Zayn. Nakamura takes advantage with a dropkick to the knee. Strowman makes a comeback and goes after Zayn. That turned out to be a bad idea as Nakamura and Cesaro hit a double suplex with a Helluva Kick by Zayn. Zayn then pins Strowman to become the new Intercontinental Champion. This turned out to be quite a good match and I liked the story of Strowman being too focused on Zayn and it leading to his downfall. I'm happy that Zayn is the Intercontinental Champion. It's a shame that Strowman will probably fuck him up at Wrestlemania.
Winner: Sami Zayn (4 for 6)

The main event is a Elimination Chamber match to determine the No 1 contender for the RAW Women's Championship with Asuka, Liv Morgan, Natalya. Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan and Shayna Baszler taking part. Riott and Natalya start the match followed by Logan and then Baszler. Baszler immediately gets Logan and Riott to sumbit to the Kirifuda Clutch within 60 seconds. A couple of minutes later, she gets Natalya to submit to the Kirifuda Clutch, leaving her by herself. A few minutes later, Liv Morgan enters the match but she doesn't last long as Baszler fucks her up and gets her to pass out due to another Kirifuda Clutch. Eventually, Asuka enters the match and she puts up a fight, putting Baszler in the Asuka Lock. However, it was not enough as she gets Asuka to pass out to the Kirifuda Clutch and get the win.

I wasn't a fan of the match. I feel that they made Baszler too dominant. I'm a big fan of her but I'm worried that if it really hurt her if WWE decide to book Lynch to win at Wrestlemania. Also, there was a lot of the match where Baszler was the only one in the ring and you can't have in the main event.
Winner: Shayna Baszler (5 for 7)

With the exception of the main event, I thought that Elimination Chamber was pretty good.  The Wrestlemania card did look pretty good. However, with the Coronavirus pandemic affecting it, I now worry about how it will go.

WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 Preview

The final PPV before Wrestlemania, Elimination Chamber, will be taking place this evening. at the Wells Fargo Center in Pittsburgh. How will the landscape change on the Road to Wrestlemania? Let's take a look at the card.

Daniel Bryan vs Drew Gulak
I'm looking forward to this one and I think that Gulak will find a way to win here
Predicted Winner: Drew Gulak

Andrade vs Humberto Carrillo
United States Championship
I think that Andrade will retain.
Predicted Winner: Andrade

Aliester Black vs AJ Styles
No Disqualification Match
I think that, despite Styles getting help from The OC, Black will get the win.
Predicted Winner: Aliester Black

The Street Profits vs Seth Rollins and Murphy
RAW Tag Team Championship
The Street Profits have only been Champions for a couple of weeks so I'll be surprised if they lose here.
Predicted Winner: The Street Profits

Braun Strowman vs Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro
Handicap Match for the Intercontinental Championship
I don't get why they've done this match. If Strowman wins, it will bury 3 talented wrestlers. If Zayn, Cesaro and Nakamura win, it will devalue the Championship. I'm going for the least worst option, which is Strowman to retain.
Predicted Winner: Braun Strowman

Hollywood Miz and John Morrison vs The New Day vs The Usos vs The Lucha House Party vs Dolph Ziggler and Bobby Roode vs Heavy Machinery
Elimination Chamber Match for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship
It should be a good match and I'm going for Miz and Morrison to retain.
Predicted Winners: The Miz and John Morrison

Ruby Riott vs Liv Morgan vs Sarah Logan vs Shayna Baszler vs Asuka vs Natalya
Elimination Chamber Match to determine the No 1 contender for the RAW Women's Championship
There is no way that Shayna is going to lose this, right?
Predicted Winner: Shayna Baszler

It will be a couple of days before I put up the review. I hope you all enjoy the show.

NXT TakeOver: Portland Review

NXT TakeOver: Portland took place last Sunday at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. The card looks pretty cool so, let's take a look.

After we start with a musical performance by Poppy, we get our first match, which is Dominik Dijakovic challenging Keith Lee for the North American Championship. After a little back and forth, Dijakovic hits a cyclone kick to get a little advantage and comes close a couple of times after hitting a corkscrew moonsault and later on, an avalanche Feast Your Eyes. Lee hits 2 spirit bombs but Dijakovic just kicks out. In the end, Lee hits the Big Bang Catastrophe and gets the win. This match was a lot of fun with both guys hitting some amazing moves.
Winner: Keith Lee (1 for 6)

 The next match is a street fight between Dakota Kai and Tegan Nox. Kai doesn't fuck around and ambushes Nox during her entrance. During the match, they use a cricket bat, a trash can, a steel chair and a table against each other. Nox is about to send Kai through a table when Raquel Gonzalez comes in and sends Nox onto the table. This gives Kai the chance to pin Nox and get the win. I wasn't a fan of the finish. Nothing against Raquel Gonzalez, but she isn't well known so it threw the crowd off slightly. Despite that, it was a pretty good match.
Winner: Dakota Kai (1 for 2)

Now a match that I was really looking forward to seeing: Finn Balor taking on Johnny Gargano. After some back and forth, Gargano spears Balor off the apron taking the fight to the outside but Balor hits a sling blade to get the advantage. Later on, Balor focuses his attack on Gargano's left knee. Balor goes for the Coup de Grace but Gargano avoids it and puts Balor in the Garag-No Escape. The match goes back to the outside and Balor reverse suplexes Gargano onto the Spanish announce table and follows up with a John Woo dropkick, sending Gargano off the announce table into the barrier. Balor then throws him back into the ring and hits the Coup de Grace followed by the 1916 DDT to get the win. This was a great match and I hope they have a rematch in the near future.
Winner: Finn Balor (2 for 3)

The next match is Bianca Belair  challenging Rhea Ripley for the NXT Women's Championship. Ripley starts off well with clotheslines and Flair chops before Belair manages to get in some offence of her own. After a while, Belair hair whips Ripley then hits a Gorilla Press Slam. Both ladies go for their finishers before Ripley tries a sunset bomb but Belair prevents it. Ripley manages to use the turnbuckle to help her hit Belair with the Riptide to get the win. Afterwards, Charlotte Flair attacks Ripley and announces that she will face her at Wrestlemania.  I thought this was a good match and I'm really looking forward to seeing Flair vs Ripley at Wrestlemania. Hopefully, they will find some way to include Belair in the match as well.
Winner: Rhea Ripley (3 for 4)

The penultimate match is for the NXT Tag Team Championship as The Broserweights challenge The Undisputed Era.  Matt Riddle leads the crowd in a sing along before Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish get pissed off and attack them on the aisle. When the match starts, Fish and O'Reilly strike Pete Dunne down to get the advantage. Dunne hits Fish with a step up enziguri, giving him the chance to tag in Riddle. Later on, O'Reilly manages to get Riddle in a knee bar but Dunne helps Riddle get out of it. In the end, the Broserweights do a GTS/kick combo to get the win and become the new NXT Tag Team Champions. This was another good match between the two teams and congratulations to Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne on becoming Champions.
Winners: The Broserweights (4 for 5)

The main event is Tommaso Ciampa challenging Adam Cole (Bay Bay!) for the NXT Championship.The match goes in and out of the ring in the early going before Cole does a wheelbarrow suplex, sending Ciampa onto the announce table. Cole goes on to focus on the neck. Later on, Ciampa gets back into it and, after powerbombing Cole through the Spanish announce table, hits the Project Ciampa for 2. After a few near falls by both guys, they start trying to get the other to submit. The Undisputed Era run in to attack Ciampa but it doesn't work. After Ciampa kicks out of another Last Shot, Cole pushes him into the referee. Johnny Gargano then comes in and hits Ciampa with the NXT Championship. The referee conveniently recovers and Cole pins Ciampa to get the win.

I thought the match was really good but I thought the ending was overbooked. We had people kicking out of multiple finishers, interference by The Undisputed Era and Johnny Gargano's heel turn. I just felt it was too much for me. As for Gargano vs Ciampa renewing their rivalry, I'm not too sure about it. The rivalry they had last time was great but I wonder if it's too early to start it up again.
Winner: Adam Cole (5 for 6)

Despite a couple of minor issues, I really enjoyed NXT TakeOver. With the recent developments and the return of The Velveteen Dream, I'm really looking forward to see how the next few weeks of NXT go.

Royal Rumble 2020 Review

The Road to Wrestlemania officially got underway at the 2020 Royal Rumble, which took place on Sunday 26th January at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. Let's take a look and see how Wrestlemania will start to form.

The first match on the Kick Off Show is Sheamus taking on Shorty G. Sheamus is easily able to deal with Shorty G's offence at the beginning before he slams him into the ring post to get the advantage. Shorty G goes to make a comeback and comes close after hitting a moonsault. In the end, it wasn't enough as Sheamus hits a Brogue Kick to get the win. I thought it was a pretty decent match.
Winner: Sheamus (1 for 1)

The next is for the United States Championship as Humberto Carrillo challenges Andrade. After a fast paced beginning, Andrade pushes Carrillo off the top turnbuckle to the floor to get the advantage. Carrillo has a brief comeback starting with a cross body but Andrade shuts it down. Andrade goes for the Three Amigos but Carrillo reverses it into a suplex of his own. Carrillo tries for a harracarrana into a pin, but Andrade turns into a pin for himself to get the win. The match was pretty good between the two.
Winner: Andrade (2 for 2)

The first match of the show is a Falls Count Anywhere Match between King Corbin and Roman Reigns. During the match they go all over the place and use various things such as steel steps against each other. Corbin has a great opportunity when he choke slams Reigns through the Spanish announce table. Later on, they go to the international announcer area and go through a couple of tables there. When the match goes into the technical area, Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler come out to help out Corbin and The Usos come out to even the odds. The match ends when Reigns spears Corbin on top of the away team dugout to get the win. I thought the match was ok but I feel that it went for too long.
Winner: Roman Reigns (3 for 3)

The second match is the Women's Royal Rumble Match. The first two entrants were Alexa Bliss and Bianca Belair. Highlights of the match include:

• The return of Mighty Molly, Kelly Kelly (why?) and Beth Phoenix
• Lana and Liv Morgan eliminating each other so that shit will continue
• Mandy Rose being saved from elimination by Otis appearing seemingly out of thin air in probably my favourite moment of the match
• Belair eliminating 8 wrestlers and lasting over 33 minutes
• Beth Phoenix getting injured when she bangs the back of her head against the ringpost 
• Naomi, making her return from injury, almost gets eliminated but managing to jump and hang onto the barricade. She then manages to use the top of one of the announce tables to get back to the ring.
• Santina Marella makes his return. What. The. Fuck? Luckily, he doesn't last long and eliminates himself.
• Shayna Baszler coming in at number 30 and also eliminating 8 wrestlers in less than 5 minutes.

The final 4 ends up being Natalya, Beth Phoenix, Charlotte Flair and Shayna Baszler. Phoenix eliminates Natlaya and Baszler eliminates Phoenix. Charlotte goes to eliminate Baszler to get the win.

I thought the Rumble was quite fun and it was nice to see some NXT wrestlers such as Bianca Belair and Shayna Baszler get a chance to shine. However, a couple of participants bothered me, especially Santina Marella. He is the personification of the low point of the women's division in WWE, and I'm not happy that, despite the ton of women that they had available, they would go with that. Despite that, it didn't overshadow the match. As for Charlotte, everyone assumed that she would go to face "The Man" Becky Lynch. However, it's looking more like she will challenge NXT Women's Champion Rhea Ripley instead. Whilst I think it will be a good match, I wonder if it's a step backwards and whether it's another example of doing something with the women that they would never do with the men.

Winner: Charlotte Flair (4 for 4)

We stay in the women's division as the next match is Lacey Evans challenging Bayley for the Smackdown Women's Championship. Bayley tries to cheat at the first opportunity by removing a turnbuckle but the referee stops it. She then fiegns injury to lure Lacey in and hit her with a right hand to get the advantage. Bayley goes on to miss a cross body and this gives Lacey the chance to make a comeback. In the end, Lacey does a springboard moonsault but Bayley gets her knees up and rolls her up to get the win. I didn't think it was a good match as it seemed sloppy and the ending seemed to come out of nowhere.
Winner: Bayley (4 for 5)

We now get a Strap Match for the Universal Championship as Daniel Bryan challenges "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt.  Wyatt hits a power bomb early on to get the advantage and goes on to use the strap against him. Bryan gets back the upper hand and whips Wyatt with the strap at the German announce table. The match goes back into the ring and Bryan continues his assault with Yes kicks. Wyatt puts on the Mandible Claw but Bryan gets out of it and applies the LeBell Lock. In the end, Wyayy no sells being whipped by the strap and hits a Mandible Claw Slam to get the win. I thought this match was pretty decent, although I feel that they can do better.
Winner: Bray Wyatt (5 for 6)

The penultimate match is for the RAW Women's Championship as Asuka challenges "The Man" Becky Lynch.  The match goes back and forth in the beginning before Asuka bounces Lynch's neck off the ropes with a neck breaker to get the advantage. Later on, Lynch reverse suplexes Asuka onto the floor to get back the momentum. Asuka manages to apply the Asuka Lock but Lynch gets to the ropes. In the end, Lynch almost runs into the referee and this gives Asuka the chance to spray the green mist. However, Lynch avoids it by kicking Asuka in the stomach then gets her to submit to the Dis Arm-Her to get the win. I thought this was a good match and I hope they have another match on the near future.
Winner: Becky Lynch (6 for 7)

The main event is the Men's Royal Rumble Match with WWE Champion Brock Lesnar coming in at number 1 and Elias coming in at number 2.  Brock doesn't have time for Elias' song and eliminates him quite quickly then goes on to eliminate the next 12 wrestlers, including his best friend Shelton Benjamin. Eventually, Ricochet and Drew McIntyre combine to eliminate him. The only other major highlight after that is the return of Edge. Yes, you read that right. Edge returned from a career ending neck injury for the first time in almost 9 years. Thanks to Lesnar's elimination, it led to more wrestlers being in the ring. Seth Rollins comes in at number 30, and with the help of his lackeys, AOP and Buddy Murphy, eliminate Aleister Black, Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe. Joe and Black fight Murphy and AOP all the way to the back, leaving Rollins by himself. Rollins gets destroyed and then eliminated by McIntyre, leaving him along with Randy Orton, Edge and Roman Reigns. Edge and Orton team up before Edge eliminates Orton. Edge and Reigns end up on the apron and Reigns manages to knock Edge off to the floor. McIntyre then eliminates Reigns to win the Rumble...? Holy fucking shit!! Wow!

While there wasn't anything special that stood out, I quite enjoyed the match and the stories that they told. My mind is still blown that Edge made his return and I'm happy that he came back. As for McInytre, I'm shocked that he won but, as a fellow Scotsman, I'm so happy for him. McIntyre has the potential but I was getting worried that WWE was going to keep him in the mid card. This is McIntyre's biggest opportunity since he came back and hopefully, he grabs it with both hands.
Winner: Drew McIntyre (6 for 8)

I thought that the Royal Rumble was quite good, and I enjoyed the 2 Rumble matches.  It just sometimes I find some of the matches not particularly exciting and it's hard to be positive about them. Hopefully, they might start to look at NXT  TakeOver and see how they do their matches.

NXT Takeover: Portland Preview

NXT Takeover: Portland will be taking place this evening at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. The card looks pretty good so let's take a look.

Keith Lee vs Dominik Dijakovic
North American Championship
Lee has only recently become the Champion but I'll think he'll retain.
Predicted Winner: Keith Lee

Dakota Kai vs Tegan Nox
Street Fight
This should be a good one to watch and I'm going for Nox to win.
Predicted Winner: Tegan Nox

Finn Balor vs Johnny Gargano
I'm really looking forward to this one and I'm going for Balor to win.
Predicted Winner: Finn Balor

Rhea Ripley vs Bianca Belair
NXT Women's Championship
Whilst I like Belair, I can't see her winning this so Ripley to retain. Except to see Charlotte Flair making an appearance after the match.
Predicted Winner: Charlotte Flair

The Undisputed Era vs The Broserweights
NXT Tag Team Championship
I might be in the minority but I'm going for the Broserweights to win.
Predicted Winners: The Broserweights

Adam Cole (Bay Bay!) vs Tommaso Ciampa
NXT Championship
This should be a good match and I'm going for Cole to find some way to retain.
Predicted Winner: Adam Cole

I will watch the event during the week so helpfully, the review will be up by next weekend. I hope you all enjoy the show.

WWE Worlds Collide 2020 Review

WWE Worlds Collide took place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Saturday 25th January. How will the NXT vs NXT UK competition with *checks notes* nothing on the line end up? Let's take a look.

The match of the Kick Off Show was Mia Yim taking on Kay Lee Ray.  Yim doesn't fuck around and hits a dropkick as soon as the bell rings. Ray manages to recover and hits a tornado DDT to get the advantage. Ray goes for a swanton bomb but misses and this gives Yim the chance to make a comeback. Yim comes close after reversing a Gory Bomb into a Code Blue. In the end, Ray manages to roll up Yim while using the ropes for leverage to get the win. This was a good match but I felt it was a bit too short.
Winner: Kay Lee Ray (1 for 1)

The first match of the show was Finn Balor taking on Ilja Dragunov. Early on, Dragunov slaps Balor and Balor returns the favour then hits a baseball slide to get the advantage. Dragunov reverses a suplex then hits a brutal clothesline to get back the advantage. After they exchange punches, both guys come close to winning but in the end, Balor manages to the Coup de Grace followed by the 1916 DDT to get the win. I thought this was a good match and a great way to start the show.
Winner: Finn Balor (2 for 2)

The next match is Angel Graza defending his NXT Cruiserweight Championship against Isiah "Swerve" Scott, Jordan Devlin and Travis Banks in a Fatal 4-Way Match. Highlights of the match include: Scott hitting a flat liner on Devlin; Banks hitting a cannonball on scott and Garza in the corner; Devlin hitting a tornado DDT on Scott; and Banks reversing a Devlin-side into a Canadian destroyer on Devlin. Garza hits the Angel Clipper on Scott but Devlin breaks up the pin then hits the Devlin-side on Scott to get the win. This was a really fun match to watch. I was surprised that Devlin won but he has been one of the most improved wrestlers on NXT UK, so I'm glad that he won.
Winner: Jordan Devlin (2 for 3)

Now is a match that I was looking forward to seeing: #DIY taking on Mustache Mountain.  After the early going, in which they show moments of respect towards each other, Ciampa hits Bate and then he and Gargano send Bate and Seven over the announce tables to get the advantage. Later on, Bate hits the Tyler Driver '97 on Ciampa but he kicks out. #DIY go for their finishing move, Meet in the Middle. but Bate and Seven avoid it and hit Ciampa with a burning hammer with a knee assist. In the end, #DIY manage to hit the Meet in the Middle on Seven to get the win. I enjoyed this match and I was sad that Mustache Mountain lot. However, I think they gave a really good performance and I hope that they continue on an upward curve.
Winners: #DIY (2 for 4)

After we get Tegan Nox attacking Dakota Kai in the crowd, we get our penultimate match is Toni Storm challenging Rhea Ripley for the NXT (Women's) Championship. When Ripley sends Storm into the corner, she argues with the referee. This gives Storm the chance to hit the super kick followed by a German suplex into the corner to get the advantage. Storm goes on to focus the neck, hitting moves such as a DDT. Ripley gets back into it and applies a standing cloverleaf on Storm. In the end, Storm misses a frog splash and Ripley hits the Riptide to get the win. I thought it was a decent ,match and I feel like they have had better matches before.
Winner: Rhea Ripley (3 for 5)

The main event is a 8 man tag team match between The Undisputed Era and Imperium. Early on, Alexander Wolfe gets injured and has to withdraw, and The Undisputed Era manage to isolate Marcel Barthel and focus their attack on him. Later on, WALTER is tagged in and hits a German suplex on both Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong. Other highlights of the match include: Strong putting Fabien Aichner in the Strong Hold them later on, putting WALTER through the announcer table with an Olympic slam and Aichner hitting O'Reilly with a brainbuster. WALTER hits a powerbomb followed by a splash on Strong but Cole hits him with The Last Shot and Barthel breaks up the pin. In the end, WALTER hits Bobby Fish with a running dropkick followed by a powerbomb to get the win.

This was a really good match. I wasn't how they would work this match as they are both heel factions. However, Wolfe's legitimate injury made Imperium the underdogs, turning the crowd in their favour. A great way to end the show.
Winners: Imperium (4 for 6)

I really enjoyed Worlds Collide. All the matches were really good and the crowd were really into it. It blows my mind that all the NXT events are really good and the events on the main roster can be mind numbing and at times, illogical. WWE need to realise to focus on using wrestling to tell stories on the main roster.

WWE Royal Rumble 2020 Preview

WWE Royal Rumble 2020 will be taking place at the Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. How will the Road to Wrestlemania start? Let's take a look at the card.

Shorty G vs Sheamus
I think that Sheamus will win this one.
Predicted Winner: Sheamus

Bayley vs Lacey Evans
Smackdown Women's Championship
I might be in the minority here but I feel that Evans might win this.
Predicted Winner: Lacey Evans

Andrade vs Humberto Carrillo
United States Championship
I feel that it's too soon for Andrade to lose this so I think that he will retain.
Predicted Winner: Andrade

Roman Reigns vs King Corbin
Falls Count Anywhere Match
Hopefully Reigns will win and end this feud.
Predicted Winner: Roman Reigns

"The Man" Becky Lynch vs Asuka
RAW Women's Championship
I would love to see Asuka but I think that Lynch will retain.
Predicted Winner: Becky Lynch

"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs Daniel Bryan
Strap Match for the Universal Championship
A tough one to call but I'm going for Wyatt to retain.
Predicted Winner: Bray Wyatt

Women's Royal Rumble Match
The only person that I can see winning is Charlotte Flair. Let's see if I'm proved wrong.
Predicted Winner: Charlotte Flair

Men's Royal Rumble Match
The interesting one in this is that WWE Champion Brock Lesnar is entering at number 1. I can see him winning but I feel that Roman Reigns will win instead.
Predicted Winner: Roman Reigns

It will be a while before I get to post my review so until then, I hope you all enjoy the show.

WWE Worlds Collide 2020 Preview

WWE Worlds Collide will be taking this evening at The Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. There are some really interesting matches on the card so, let's take a look.

Mia Yim vs Kay Lee Ray
This should be a good match between the two and I'm going for Kay Lee Ray to win.
Predicted Winner: Kay Lee Ray

#DIY vs Mustache Mountain
I'm really looking forward to this one and I'm going for Mustache Mountain to win.
Predicted Winners: Mustache Mountain

Angel Garza vs Isaiah "Swerve" Scott vs Jordan Devlin vs Travis Banks
Fatal 4-Way Match for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship
A tough one to call but I think that Garza will find a way to retain.
Predicted Winner: Angel Garza

Finn Balor vs Ijla Dragunov
Finn Balor has to win this, right?
Predicted Winner: Finn Balor

Rhea Ripley vs Toni Storm
NXT Women's Championship
Ripley beating Shayna Baszler at the end of last year was the feel good moment of the year so I'll be very surprised if she loses here.
Predicted Winner: Rhea Ripley

Imperium vs The Undisputed Era
I'm really looking forward to this one and I think that Imperium will find some way to get the win.
Predicted Winners:Imperium

With the Royal Rumble on during the weekend, it will be a few days before I post the review. I hope you all enjoy the show.

NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool II Review

NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool II took place on Sunday 12th January at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool. I was planning to do a predictions article on this event but I thought it started at 8pm and it actually started at 5pm. So, sorry about that. Anyway, let's take a look at the show.

The first match on the show is Trent Seven taking on Eddie Dennis. Dennis tries to hit a big boot on Seven immediately but misses and gets hit with a powerbomb instead. Dennis goes on to hit a Razor's Edge to get the advantage. Seven gets back into it with a German suplex followed by a suicide dive. Dennis decides to cheat by removing s turnbuckle and later on, Seven accidentally runs into it and Dennis hits another Razor's Edge to the outside but that somehow doesn't get 3. Dennis then hits a Neck Stop Driver to get the win. This was a good match and whilst I'm not a big fan of Dennis, I felt that he needed to win this.
Winner: Eddie Dennis

The next match is one that I was really looking forward to seeing: Kay Lee Ray defending her NXT UK Women's Championship against Piper Niven and Toni Storm in a triple threat match. Storm doesn't fuck around and attacks Ray before the bell. Other highlights include: Niven flattening Ray with a suicide dive; Ray hitting Storm with a tornado DDT; and Storm and Niven teaming up to take out Ray. Ray hits the Gory Bomb on Niven but Storm stops the referee from counting the 3. Ray gets hit with a Canadian Destroyer by Niven followed by a Storm Zero by Storm but she somehow manages to survive. In the end, Storm hits a frog splash on Niven. However, Ray super kicks Storm out of the ring and pins Niven to get the win. I really enjoyed this match and I'm interested to see where they all go from here.
Winner: Kay Lee Ray

We now get Jordan Devlin  taking on Tyler Bate. Devlin gets the advantage with a slam followed by a springboard moonsault. Both guys collide when they do a crossbody and this gives Bate the opportunity to make a comeback. After they exchange punches, Devlin hitas an avalanche Spanish fly followed by the Devlin Side but it only gets 2. Bate hits a DDT off the top rope followed by a Tyler Driver but Devlin kicks out. Bate hits a corkscrew splash to get the win. This was a really good match between the two.
Winner: Tyler Bate

Next is a ladder match for the NXT UK Tag Team Championship as Mark Coffey and Wolfgang defends their titles against Fabien Aichner and Marcel Barthel, The Grizzled Young Veterans and Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster in a ladder match. Highlights of the match include: Aichner and Barthel baseball sliding a steel chair into James Drake; Andrews hitting Coffey with a shooting star press off the ladder; Drake hitting a 450 splash off a ladder on Andrews; and Andrews and Webster splashing Wolfgang through a table. Wolfgang spears Aichner through a ladder and Barthel comes close to grabbing the belts. However,  Mark Coffey stops him and throws him off the ladder to the rest of the wrestlers on the outside. Wolfgang and Coffey then grab the belts to get the win. This was a really fun match and I was surprised that Coffey and Wolfgang retained. However, the Championship changed hands twice in the last few months so keeping it on them probably makes more sense.
Winners: Wolfgang and Mark Coffey

The main event is Joe Coffey challenging WALTER for the United Kingdom Championship. Coffey keeps Walter off his game with quick, high flying offence followed by punches. Coffey starts to hit Flair chops on WALTER, which turns out to be a bad idea as he retaliates with a Flair chop to send Coffey down. Later on, WALTER applies a Boston crab followed by a STF, but Coffey manages to get to the ropes. Coffey avoids a dropkick by WALTER, hitting the referee instead. This gives Alexander Wolfe to run down and attack Coffey. Ilja Draganov then comes out and hits Wolfe with a Torpedo Moscow but he sends Wolfe into Coffey, injuring his knee. After WALTER destroys Draganov with a  clothesline, he comes close with a powerbomb and another clothesline. In the end, WALTER hits a powerbomb then gets Coffey to submit with a modified sleeper to get the win. Afterwards, The Undisputed Era attack WALTER and the rest of Imperium. I thought this was a really good match, although I was surprised that it ended in a submission
Winner: WALTER

I really enjoyed NXT UK Takeover as it had some good matches. I was quite surprised at a couple of the decisions. However, it didn't affect the event in a negative way and I look forward to seeing how the performers do at Worlds Collide.

WWE TLC 2019 Review

WWE TLC, the last Pay-Per-View of the year, took place on Sunday 15th December at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Will WWE end the year on a high? Let's take a look.

The match on the Kick Off Show was  Humberto Carrillo taking on Andrade. Andrade is dominant early on before Carrillo hit a jawbreaker followed by a hurracarrana. During the match, Andrade gets a cut below his eye. Zelina Vega tries to interfere but almost gets taken out Andrade. In the end, Carrillo hit a reverse hurracarrana followed by a moonsault to get the win. This was a really good match between the two.
Winner: Humberto Carrillo (N/A)

The first match on the show was a ladder match for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship as The Revival challenge The New Day. Highlights of the match include: Big E chucking Scott Dawson over the German announce table; Kofi Kingston flipping a ladder onto The Revival; The Revival hitting Shatter Machine off a ladder on Kingston; and Big E hitting Dash Wilder with the Big Ending off a ladder. After Kingston pushes Dawson off a ladder, he manages to collect the belts and get the win. I thought this was a fun match to watch.
Winners: The New Day (1 for 1)

The next match was Aleister Black taking on Buddy Murphy. Black keeps Murphy down with kicks but Murphy bounces Black's head off the steel steps, busting his nose. Murphy takes time to try on Black's coat, and Black doesn't take that well and he makes a comeback. In the end, they exchange kicks before Black hits The Black Mask to get the win. I thought this was a good match between the two and I assume that Black will go back to his room and wait for someone to challenge him in a couple of months.
Winner: Aleister Black (2 for 2)

Next was an open challenge by The Viking Raiders for the RAW Tag Team Championship. That challenge is accepted by The O.C. Karl Anderson sends Erik out of the ring then distracts the referee, giving Luke Gallows the chance to hit a superkick and give his team the advantage. Eventually, Erik manages to tag in Ivar. The Viking Raiders hit the Viking Experience on Anderson but Gallows breaks up the pin. The match goes to the outside and it ends up in a double count out. Afterwards, The Viking Raiders powerbomb Anderson through the table set up earlier on winners of a KFC competition. The match was pretty decent but I hated it ending in a double count out.
Winners: Double Count Out (N/A)

The next match is a TLC Match between Roman Reigns and King Baron Corbin. During Reign's entrance, he destroys half of Corbin's security. Corbin gets the advantage after hitting a Deep Six and goes on to throw everything but the kitchen sink at him, including hitting him with a can of dog food and choke slamming him through a table. Reigns responds by putting Corbin through the German announce table with a Samoan drop. Dolph Ziggler comes in to help out Corbin then bizarrely decide to go after one of the guys at ringside. Reigns uses a kendo stick on Corbin's security before The Revival come out to attack Reigns. Corbin goes on to hit the End of Days onto a chair to get the win. I do not like this match. It was overbooked with 9 people helping Corbin to win and the bit where Corbin and Ziggler beat the fuck out of some random made no sense.
Winner: Baron Corbin (2 for 3)

Next is Hollywood Miz taking on Universal Champion "The Fiend" Firefly Fun House Bray Wyatt  in a non-title match just because...? Anyway, as soon as the bell rings, Miz starts beating the fuck out of Wyatt. Wyatt goes for a Sister Abigail but Miz gets out of it and hits the Skull Crushing Finale. The match goes to the outside and eventually Wyatt hits a Sister Abigail. Miz just about gets back into the ring before the 10 count but he gets hit with another Sister Abigail and Wyatt wins. After the match, The Fiend pops up on the screen and Wyatt grabs a large sledgehammer. Then someone runs in and hits Wyatt with a running knee, which turns out to be the original Daniel Bryan. Bryan then goes on to beat up Wyatt. This match was weird and I was not a fan.
Winner: Bray Wyatt (3 for 4)

The penultimate match is a tables match between Rusev and Bobby Lashley. Rusev grabs a table  but Lana pulls it away, giving Lashley the chance to get the advantage. After some back and forth and using kendo sticks on each other, Lana jumps on Rusev's back and Lashley sends him through a table with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex to get the win. The match wasn't anything special.
Winner: Bobby Lashley (3 for 5)

The main event is a TLC Match for the Women's Tag Team Championship as Charlotte Flair and "The Man" Becky Lynch challenge The Kabuki Warriors. Lynch and Flair don't fuck around as they throw Kairi Sane and Asuka into anything they can see. Sane gets the worse of it as she gets a monitor thrown at her head, then thrown onto the announce tables; and later on, lands badly after a suplex by Flair. Sane and Asuka incapacitate Lynch by tying her onto a ladder to help them get the advantage. Eventually, Lynch manages to get free and Flair powerbombs Sane through a table. In the end, Lynch climbs up but Asuka pulls a rope connected to the ladder to send her off. Asuka then climbs the ladder to grab the belts and get the win. Unfortunately, it's overshadowed 10 seconds later as the camera cuts to a brawl involving the men's locker room, that had been going on backstage since the Corbin/Reigns match, spills out into the crowd.

The match was pretty good but it got sloppy towards the end. This was due to Sane getting concussed after a suplex by Flair. To make it worse, it got overshadowed by a brawl that I had no interest in. I felt sorry for Asuka as she had seconds to celebrate before the camera cut away from her.
Winners: Kabuki Warriors (4 for 6)

I thought TLC started pretty well with 2 good matches. However, it turned into a mess with overbooking and crappy creative decisions. The wrestling is there but it's being overshadowed by poor creative booking. It doesn't help that the main story on RAW at the moment, Seth Rollin's heel turn, wasn't really a part of the show. Next month will be the start of the Road to Wrestlemania XXXVI and hopefully it will start to get better.