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Hi guys, Well, hasn't it been a crazy few weeks for wrestling. The Coronavirus stopped a lot of Japanese shows, Goldberg became the WWE Universal Champion and then was challenged by Roman Reigns, Chris Brookes wants to make Antonio Honda bleed and DDT's MAO wore shorts for the first time in what seemed like forever. I also had my first attempt at ring announcing and didn't completely make a fool of myself. Yet, in the midst of all that, I thought it was about time to get another list out. If any of you listened to my podcast last week then this will make sense, if you didn't then make sure to go and listen to it now (or after you've read this post). Basically, I spoke about the whole concept of being a heel and whether it's plausible or not in this day and age. My conclusion was pretty inconclusive but I think that wrestling isn't black or white. However, despite that, heels are a must in wrestling and I thought I'd have a look and see who my to...

Hi Guys, The last few weeks have been crazy in the world of wrestling from NJPW to AEW to WWE to all the independent promotions we all love to watch. This weekend was no exception with not only NXT Takeover: War Games, but also Survivor Series. Also, for the first time, there were matches not only between the red and blue brand, but also WWE's black and gold brand: RAW v Smackdown Live v NXT. On Saturday night, NXT once again put on an amazing set of matches showcasing some of the best and most diverse athletes in the entire industry and every match turned out. We had an amazing triple threat match between Pete Dunne, Damian Priest and Killian Dane mixing strong style and crazy athletics as well as an amazingly brutal singles match between Finn Balor and Matt Riddle. As expected the main war games match between Undisputed Era and the dream team of Tomasso Ciampa, Kevin Owens, Keith Lee and Dijakovic was phenomenal. However, my stand out match of the night was the women...

Hi guys,  With Wrestlemania around the corner, I thought I'd try something different and, instead of defo doing a WM weekend reactions post, I want to some sort of prediction/ what I expect from WM this year. I don't think this will include NXT Takeover fully but I will put a small section at the start with those brief predictions. NXT Takeover Aleister Black vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas (c) - NXT championship Winner: Aleister Black Ember Moon (c) vs. Shayna Baszler - NXT Women’s title Winner: Ember Moon EC3, Ricochet, Adam Cole, Killian Dain, Velveteen Dream and Lars Sullivan in a Ladder Match - NXT North American champion Winner: Ricochet  Authors of Pain vs. Pete Dunne & Roderick Strong vs. Undisputed ERA - Finals of The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament for the NXT Tag Team titles Winner: Undisputed Era Wrestlemania 34 In terms of the Battle Royals, I know it's really just two matches to make sure that all the superstars...

Hi guys, I know its a bit weird writing this post just as Miz lost his IC title and is off to film the final instalment of Marine 5... or is it?  The Miz is probably one of the veterans of WWE and has probably been there for one of the longest periods (obviously minus Cena, Kane etc). Yet, his career seems to be a series of mid card positions and failed top card attempts (which is no fault of the Miz but booking *is that any surprise*) when really, to me, he seems to be one of the stars holding the company together.  I think he may be the best heel the company has had for so long, probably the best in the modern era. Okay, he doesn't keep kayfabe because we all know he's such a sweetheart and so friendly but that doesn't matter. Whenever he's in the ring, he just seems to attract heat from the crowd and genuinely come across as though he hates everything and everyone that comes near him, except Maryse and the Miztourage! It seems as if he's that one c...

Hiya guys, With the rumours of Neville walking out of Monday Night RAW and asking for his release from the company, it's filled me and a lot of others with dread! Neville has to be one of my all time performers this year and even when he was a baby-face that was literally under-utilized. Fast forward to him joining the Cruiserweight division and he literally helped save the amazing division from obscurity with his amazing Austin Aries feud to his dominance over the division. If the reasons why he may have left or asked for release are true then WWE have once again royally screwed up because Neville is definitely one of the best the company have in all their brands. Neville is and always has been one of the most amazing superstars to watch in the ring from his debut on NXT to his 205 Live Championship reign. His high flying offence really brought a new breath of fresh air to WWE because we finally got to see the small guy winning matches with his breathtaking agility a...

Hey guys, My Wednesday mornings consist of watching Smackdown and then getting excited to see my Cruiser-babes on 205 Live after the too short matches they have on RAW! I'm one of the few people who can happily say that 205 Live is the best hour on television and there isn't one thing I hate, the stars and the presenters are perfect and everything I wanted - even if a lot of people may not agree with me.  For me, the superstars themselves are the reason I'm so invested in this Division and I don't think there's another roster where I pretty much love the entire roster so this post was hard to do. Welcome to Sonal's top 5 Cruiserweight superstars!! (I am excluding Neville because he wasn't brought in just for 205 Live but he is one of the best) TJP (or TJ Perkins) The first ever Cruiserweight champion (in this era) and probably one of my favourite EVER superstars! TJ's character is really fun and easy to get behind whether he's a lo...

Hey guys, 205 Live and the Cruiserweight division has been up and running for pretty much a solid year and something that started with loads of momentum. Unfortunately, it's not stayed and it's only a fare few hardcore CW fans (like me) who seem to be fully invested and interested in this amazing division. I don't think it's anything to do with the superstars themselves that go out, night after night, and before to the best of their ability because they are some of the best competitors out there. It's not there fault that there's a lack of a connection between them and the fans, it's WWE's and they need to sort it! But how? 1. Better character development We have some great characters in this division from Gentleman Jack and the Wizard of Odd Brian Kendrick whose persona just leaks out. But what about those stars who haven't decided on a niche? Well WWE have already ruined a good lot of 205 Live stars with their character development or...

Whats up guys, The last few months of WWE Raw and Smackdown have had more ups and downs than a rollercoaster at Disney World. Yet, they decide to bring out something that is pretty much just spoofing the wrestling business and is an utter and complete joke and it's the best content they've released in years. How is it that something that was meant to be a one off thing with four episodes have come back for another series. Simple: It was everything that WWE shows aren't and people loved it for so many reasons! 1. It used the wider roster in bizzare ways When will you ever see the likes of The Ascension being used in nearly every single episode in a charismatic way. Southpaw Regional Wrestling has used superstars from Smackdown, Raw and even 205 Live (TJP represent) and it's letting those wrestlers who don't get much screen time shine. It shows us that Viktor, Konnor and Jason Jordan have the ability to be funny and have a personality, it shows the acting...

Welcome to all and to all a big welcome... I really need a new intro So after weeks of speculation and rumours, we finally found out the massive secret that Kurt Angle has been hiding from us with Corey Graves. People thought he was having an affair or that he was gay. Turns out that Kurt had an illegitimate son from his college days. After an emotional backstory from the Olympian himself on the story of him and his past lover, he went on to list the achievements of his son from his school education to his wrestling background. Angle's son was none other than American Alpha's Jason Jordan. I honestly wouldn't have called it because Jordan has pretty much been off the radar since American Alpha lost the tag titles and since Gable announced their individual ventures without splitting up. However, it seems as if WWE have seen Jordan's potential and are setting him up for a massive push alongside his 'dad'. Jordan is very talented and, like Tyler B...