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WWE: The Best of Smackdown - 10th Anniversary DVD Review

This is a three disc set. It is formated as a countdown so the DVD starts with Michael Cole and Matt Striker who are the host on the DVD and you go right into the countdown the countdown starts from 100 and goes all the way down to the number 1 moment in Smackdown history. There are around 20 matches in the DVD that you will enjoy. My favorite match on this set was Eddie Guerrero vs. Edge in a No DQ match. They show highlights of matches and moments. For instance Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle Iron Man Match is just a highlight. The highlight is good but the match would have been great.

I really enjoyed this DVD set. I've been watching Smackdown since the first episode and this DVD is like rewatching old memories. You get commentary by Santino, C.M. Punk, Michael Hayes, and several other people. For the most part the matches they put on this set were good there were no matches that were bad but I'm sure that there were better matches out there. Some of you may debate the countdown but for the most part I thought that the countdown was good. I really enjoy countdowns so I may like this DVD more than you.

If you are looking for a really enjoyable DVD that you can spend the weekend watching by yourself or with some friends this is the one for you.

Overall Score: 8/10

Posted by EA_GUY, 10/30/2009 7:44pm
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My thoughts on Hulk Hogan going to TNA

I think that this is a bad move by TNA. Hogan is there because he wants and needs money. Do you think that Hogan is going to TNA because he loves the promotion and think that its great. I know that he will say that in his debut promo but we all know why he is there. He is bringing Bischoff with him which makes the situation worse for TNA. TNA now is their company Hogan and Bischoff pull the strings.

Do you think that Hogan is going to job to AJ, or Joe. TNA is giving money to guys like Nash, Steiner, Foley, Angle, Sting, Hogan, Bischoff, Bobby Lashley, etc. Hogan may give them ratings for a while but where is this company going to be in 5 years when most likely all the guys listed above are gone. They will have guys like Joe and AJ but they will lose all their top draws and they haven't done a good job in building new stars.

TNA needs to be signing more guys like Nigel. You have guys like Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, Tyler Black, etc. who can work in the ring and give you several years of great matches and promos. I think that TNA is giving money out like candy and hoping that these guys will fix the problem. IMO they are signing the wrong guys.

What do you guys think about the situation?

Posted by EA_GUY, 10/27/2009 8:54pm
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WWE Bragging Rights Review

We get the opening of the show. The brand that wins the best two out of three Raw vs. Smackdown matches gets the Bragging Rights trophy.

Todd Grisham, Michael Cole, and The King are doing commentary tonight.

1. Raw vs. Smackdown: The Miz (R) vs. John Morrison (S). This was a good match. They got a good chunk of time and they put on a good match. They showed the teams in the back watching the match. The Miz and Morrison worked well and Morrison with for the Star Ship Pain but the Miz took his legs out and then the Miz pinned Morrison for the win to put Raw up 1-0. ***1/4

2. Raw vs. Smackdown: Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix, & Natalya (S) vs. Gail Kim, Melina, and Kelly Kelly ( R). This was a decent match. This was better than any Diva match that has been on TV in a while. The Smackdown Divas evened up the score after Beth hit Melina with the Glam Slam. **1/4

3. World Heavyweight Title Match: Rey Mysterio vs. C.M. Punk vs. Batista vs. The Undertaker (C). This was a good match. There was never a dull moment in this match. All four guys had chances to win the match but the pinfalls were broken up. Batista and Rey argued and then the end came when Batista threw Mysterio to the floor onto Punk and then he turned and Taker hit him with the Tombstone for the win. After the match Batista turned on Rey as he beat Mysterio down. ***1/2

4. Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown: D-X, Cody Rhodes, Kofi Kingston, Big Show, Mark Henry, and Jack Swagger (R) vs. Chris Jericho, Kane, The Hardy Dynasty, R-Truth, Finlay, and Matt Hardy. I think that this should be the main event but oh well. This was a good match. This was a basic multiman tag match. The ending came when all hell broke lose and the Big Show turned on Raw and chokeslamed Kofi. Jericho then pinned Kofi for the win and Smackdown won 2-1. Is it me or does Smackdown always wins these type of matches. I was hoping for something different. ***

5. Iron Man Match for the WWE Title: Randy Orton (C) vs. John Cena. There in No DQ and there is No Count Outs. If Cena loses he goes to Smackdown. If Orton loses he doesn't get any rematches against Cena. The highlight package they showed summed up this feud really well and I liked it. Cena got the STF in and Orton tapped right away and Cena got the early lead 1-0 four minutes into the match. 30 second breaks in between falls. Randy Orton even up the score at 1-1 when he hit Cena with a RKO. The first 10 minutes were really slow. Falls count anywhere in this match. Orton went for the first fall on the fall 12 minutes in but Cena kicked out. Cena got busted open after Orton hit him with a television monitor. Cena went for the Attitude Adjustment and Orton hit Cena with a RKO. Both men's shoulders were counted down for a 2-2 tie 17 minutes into the match. The doctors were checking Cena's cut during the break. The doctors closed Cena's cut. Cena hit Orton with an Attitude Adjustment off of the second rope and he regained the lead at the 20 minute mark. 3-2 Cena. Legacy came out and attacked Cena. DiBiase hit Cena with Dream Street and Orton tied things up at 3-3 21 minutes into the match. Kofi Kingston chased Legacy to the back with a chair. Before the match started Rhodes and Kingston went at it backstage. Orton threw Cena into lighting and then pinned Cena to take a 4-3 lead 25 minutes into the match. Randy started messing around with the pyro. Orton then hit Cena with and then tried to make the pyro go off on Cena but Cena rolled out of the way. Half way through the match Randy has the lead 4-3. 33 minutes into the match Cena rolled Orton up to tie the score at 4-4. Orton then hit Cena with a ddt onto the floor to take the 5-4 lead at the 35 minute mark of the match. Around the 20 minute mark Orton started to run away as the clock kept on ticking. Cena started the bleed again. Cena was going to hit Orton with an Attitude Adjustment. Orton reversed and then he started to run through the crowd. They brawled in the crowd for a bit and then the got the match to ringside. At the 47 minute mark Cena threw Orton through the barricade. At the 51 minute mark Cena hit Orton with the Attitude Adjustment through the announcer's table and he tied the score up at 5-5. At the 55 minute mark Cena went for a leg drop on Orton through a table but Orton rolled out of the way and Cena went crashing through the table. At the 57 minute mark Cena accidentally hit the ref and Orton hit him with a RKO but there was no ref to count. Another ref came and Cena kicked out at two. Orton then hit the ref that counted the two. At the 59 minute mark Cena locked in the STF and Orton tapped with 5 seconds left and Cena won the match 6-5. Story telling in the match was good the action was decent. The match picked up in the end though. ***1/2

This was a good show nothing great but there was nothing bad.

Overall Score: 7.0/10

Posted by EA_GUY, 10/25/2009 7:50pm
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Quick WWE Bragging Rights Predictions


Raw vs. SmackdownDivas Match: TEAM RAW - Melina, Kelly Kelly and Gail Kim vs. TEAM SMACKDOWN - Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix and Natalya

Non-Title IC Champ vs. US Champ Match: The Miz(C) vs. John Morrison (C)

World Title Match: The Undertaker(C) vs. CM Punk vs. Batista vs. Rey Mysterio

John Cena vs. Randy Orton (C) for theWWE Title in a 60-Minute Iron Man Match
- No DQs or Countouts; If Cena loses, he must leave RAW; If Orton loses, he gets no more rematches against Cena.

Seven vs. Seven Match: TEAM RAW - DX (Co-Captains), The Big Show, Cody Rhodes, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston and Mark Henry vs. TEAM SMACKDOWN Chris Jericho (Captain), Kane, Matt Hardy, Finlay, R-Truth, David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd

Winners in bold.

I think that this show will be good and I think that card is refreshing and I'm looking foward to see the show.

I will post a review of the show tomorrow.

I will also be posting reviews of the Smackdown X Year Anniversary DVD and Smackdown vs. Raw 2010.

Posted by EA_GUY, 10/24/2009 1:28pm
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TNA Bound For Glory V Review

Pre Show Match: The Motor City Machine Guns vs. Lethal and Creed. Winner of this match gets to compete in the Ultimate X Match on the main card. The Pope is out of the match due to a family emergency. This was a good match. The match was fast paced and the Guns got the win after they hit a neck breaker/ cross body combo on Creed. ***

The Show opened up with Zakk Wylde playing the National Anthem. It was hella metal.

1. Ultimate X Match for the X-Division Title Match: Amazing Red (C) vs. Homicide vs. Daniels vs. Suicide vs. Sabin vs. Shelley. It's good to see that the Guns are in the match and on the main card. I wish for the best for the Pope as he has a family emergency. I couldn't think of a better way to start out the show than this. This was great I thought that they couldn't invent any new spots and I was wrong. There were a ton of great spots the crowd loved this match and all of these guys gave it their all. I can't do this match justice in words just watch this match if you haven't already. ****1/4

2. Knockout Tag Team Title Match: The Beautiful People vs. Taylor Wilde and Sarita (C). Before the match Lacey kissed the ref and then Earl Hebner but she was sent to the back by Earl. The match was pointless. Why was this on pay-per-view. The match was sloppy. Wilde and Sarita won after they hit the dropkick/ German supplex combo. ¼*

3. TNA Legends Title Match: Kevin Nash (C) vs. Eric Young vs. Hernandez. This was a decent match. Nash and Young worked on Hernandez through out the match. Hernandez got some offense in and the ending came when Young told Nash to hit Hernandez with the powerbomb but Young turned on Nash and pinned him for the three. Nash's shoulder was up and it didn't come across well. **1/4

4. Full Metal Mayhem Match for TNA Tag Team & IWGP Title Match: The British Invasion (C) vs. The Mafia (C) vs. Team 3D vs. Beer Money Inc. This is basically a TLC. The Invasion in the back told the other teams to take out 3D as they have the advantage in matches that involve Tables, Ladders, and Chairs and they bring up the past matches. The belts are hanging from the Ultimate X structure. During the match the Invasion mocked 3D. Booker T was taken out on a stretcher during the match. Rhino came out and hit 3D with a chair. 3D got the IWGP tag team titles down. The Invasion got the TNA tag team titles with some help from Terry. This was a very good match. It was sloppy at points and the camera work was all over the place. ***3/4

5. TNA Knockout Title Match: ODB (C) vs. Tara vs. Kong. This was a weird match first Tara left during the match and then came back. Then Saeed came out and tossed Kong a chair and Kong didn't want it and then ODB sent Kong face first into the chair for the win. **1/2

6. MMA vs. TNA: Samoa Joe vs. Bobby Lashley. This is a submission match so the first person to make their opponent tap out is the winner. The crowd was pro Joe. This was decent the ending was horrible. Lashley tripped Joe and then locked in a side choke. The ref didn't check Joe and the announcers had no clue about what happened and they sounded bad. I bet there are people who loved this match but it wasn't for me.**

7. Monster's Ball: Mick Foley vs. Abyss. Dr. Stevie is the special guess referee. Thumbtacks are banned in this match even though it's a No DQ match. Abyss bladed and he was bleeding all over the place. Stevie was helping Mick out with the beat down on Abyss. They botched badly as Abyss got shocked with a taser which looked fake and then a ref came down and counted 3 but it didn't matter. Then Abyss sent Daffney through a barb wire table which they didn't show and then he sent Stevie in the thumbtacks and then chokeslamed Foley in the barb wire and then dragged Stevie over and counted the three. The match was a mess and I couldn't get into it at all.*1/2

8. Matt Morgan vs. Kurt Angle. The crowd was pro Angle. Kurt worked on Morgan's leg. They hit each other with their finishers and the match was going back and fourth. The end came when Angle rolled up Morgan for the win. This was a pretty good match. It started up a bit slow but then it picked up towards the end. After the match Angle shacked hands with Morgan after the match. ***1/2

9. TNA World Heavyweight Title Match: AJ (C) vs. Sting. They skip the video package and showing the guys walking to the entrance from the back. They went to the entrances and it didn't take up that much time. The crowd was really into Sting and AJ got a mixed reaction. TNA has been hyping this match as possibly Sting's last match. The crowd died towards the end. AJ got the win after hitting Sting with the Pelle and a springboard splash. The ending was weak. The match was good. This is first lost at Bound for Glory. After the match AJ called Sting into the ring and left. The fans started cheering one more year. Sting says that he doesn't know if he will still wrestle. ***

This was a pretty good show botches and lame finishes hurt the matches.

Overall Score: 7.8/10

Posted by EA_GUY, 10/18/2009 7:59pm
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My name is Raymond I am 17 yrs old and I live in Carson City,Nevada. Go watch Ring of Honor. My favorite wrestler of all time is Razor Ramon. Right now my favorite wrestlers in all of wrestling are (in no order) Edge, Randy Orton, C.M. Punk, Christian, Chris Jericho, Tyler Black, Nigel McGuinness, and Evan Bourne.

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