יום שני, 25 בדצמבר 2017

2017 review in Pro Wrestling.

Hey Everybody. I'm OG And this is my review of 2017! 
2017 was a very cool and a fun year in the pro wrestling world, I decided this year to focus on the main promotions I see and to give my yearly Awards. 

Before I start, I wanna say that 2017 was a fantastic year for me as a blogger, blog by blog I got more confidence and more fun to write for y'all, whether it's about NFL or NBA or Wrestling, I got your support unconditional, it's heartwarming, thank you.

2017 was a great year for the world of Pro Wrestling too. It was a year I very enjoyed by. Full of upsets, moments, great matches and a lot of WRESTLING. 

So the subjects I'm going to focus about today are:
1st. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Including NXT. 
2nd.New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)
3.Ring Of Honor (ROH)
4.My 2018 Wishlist. 
Let's start.

1st: WWE's 2017.
Well, WWE as you know in the last several years isn't as great as NJPW or ROH but, they aren't so terrible. Yeah I wasn't happy with stuff but I got to say, WWE this year wasn't bad, they actually improved in my opinion. It was a fine year for the WWE. But!.. NXT's year was clearly Perfect. They doing so great job out there, the stables in NXT getting Stronger, the match quality getting better, the gimmicks fit so great. In the words of Asuka, I Love NXT!!
So my MVP of the main roster is: BRAUN STROWMAN!
BRAUUUUUUUUUN!!!!! (love that scream) the man is taking the WWE by a storm since 2016 and yeah, he's making a huge impact, his 2017 year was outstanding, he got much better in the ring, his persona is great, the matches he's giving are good, he can carry a bad match and make him better than expected. (like he did with Roman.) for me BRAUN is the Real MVP of the WWE. His impact is off the freakin' charts.  Much Respect BRAUN!

 Women's division MVP: well.. I had a good dilemma here between Alexa, Charlotte and Asuka, but I'm going with Alexa Bliss. Well it was tough to keep Charlotte and Asuka away from the award, they are talented, but this year was Alexa's year. I believe she's the hottest name in the Women's Division, since the brand split last year, she making a fantastic work. Her Heel Persona is great, she's also very beautiful. ( yes she's 😉 ) but that's other thing, as a wrestler. She's making great things, I believe 2018 will be her year too. I have high hopes for her. 

NXT Wrestler Of The Year: Alestier Black! One of the most talented guys in the world today, I believe Black had an outstanding year, as he keeps up his talented work from before, the man just getting better, and more crazier (in a good way) I believe that Black should stay at NXT for at least 2 years before going to the Main Roster, he should be NXT Champ in 2018. For a long reign. 

Tag Team of the year: well, I gotta go with the Usos. They are awesome. What they did since the brand split, Usos made their awesome turn and since than they are fantastic. 2017 was awesome year. The feud they have with the New Day, (shout out to the new day they had a fantastic year also) the Usos made an incredible improvement. From being a boring Face team until 2015-6, they became a BadAss heel tag team, who carried the Smackdown Live brand to the limit. Well done Usos.  I'm sure 2018 will be a great year for Jimmy&Jay. 

WWE Match of the year: 
Well, the WWE match of the year for me personally is AJ Styles Vs. John Cena from the Royal Rumble, it was awesome match, a story teller, they literally stole the freaking show, the storyline leads to the match was very good, the match was excellent as well. I hope the WWE will do stuff like this again and will deliver more matches like this one. 

NXT Match Of the year:
The NXT Match of the year for me is the WarGames match between Authors of pain& Roderick Strong Vs. Sanity Vs. the undisputed era. It was a CHAOTIC match! Literally tore the fuckin' house down , huge way to send the Houston fans happy and 'going nuts', the War Games match for me is the best WWE/NXT match the WWE produced since CM Punk Vs. John Cena at Money In The Bank 2011. That caliber. I hope the WWE will do WarGames matches in every year. This is pure class. And a fantastic tribute to Dusty Rhodes also. 

Moment Of The Year: 
The Undertaker's retirement. This moment was for me the defying moment that ENDED my whole childhood. The Undertaker was the man that got me the love to wrestling, I honestly thank god I saw him on my TV. And that I dressed up as him for our Halloween (Purim). The undertaker was and always will be my inspiration in the WWE. The moment he retired at WrestleMania was heartbreaking, but I saw it coming.. I hope he could retire in a different match but that's a different story. For me, the Undertaker's Retirement is a moment that I'll remember for a long time. The tears I had after the match. And in the match because I really saw that coming.. wow. #ThankYouTaker . 

My Overall grade for WWE&NXT's Year:
WWE:75 out of 100. 
Well, the WWE proved me wrong since last year, their booking got better and they started to do some good things. I really like what they do. As a fan who was very frustrated last year about the WWE's booking, this year. Was a different one, they gave me few reasons to stay optimist for the future years. Well Done, but. I hope to see some more Moments that will made me go and MARK THE F' Out.
NXT: 80 out of 100.
The Talent Developing factory AKA NXT. Is awesome, this year was very very great year for them, I honestly believe that they are on the right path. They keep on doing their awesome develop job. And yeah. They do an Excellent work. If you going to WWE, make sure you join NXT first, that's the right path. 



2nd. New Japan Pro Wrestling. 
NJPW, one of my most favorite promotions in the world. I honestly love what they doing, the new IWGP US title belt, the shows out of Japan. Well. NJPW for me is the promotion of the year, they going on the right path. By the lead of Kenny Omega, Tetsuya Naito and Kazuchika Okada. I believe they going to be a huge " Powerhouse " in the wrestling world for decades. 

NJPW's CO MVP's : 
This year I chose to give the MVP Award to multiple person, well, I chose to give to the three biggest stars of the company, because I couldn't choose one, the 1st one is Tetsuya Naito, the 2nd is Kazuchika Okada, the third is Kenny Omega. (not in order, you can make an order for you, I personally had no order so I just chose the main names.)
1st MVP: Tetsuya Naito
The winner of the G1 Climax, he had an awesome 2017. He held the IWGP IC Championship, defended it at the Tokyo dome at WrestleKingdom 11 Vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi , than he continued his reign until losing to Tanahashi at Dominion in the Osaka Jo Hall, than came the G1 Climax, Tetsuya Naito on the A Block, and Naito won the block after beating Hiroshi Tanahashi, in a great match which finished their trilogy of this year. At the finals, Tetsuya Naito met Kenny Omega, his opponent from 2016's B Block Finals, and Naito Avenged his last year loss with a victory, beating Kenny in one of the best matches in the G1 History, Naito Won the G1 and at WrestleKingdom 12 he has a huge . but a HUGE! Chance to finally win the IWGP Heavyweight belt at the TokyoDome at the main event! And to show the world that he's not the 2014 "Fail" version of Naito, he's a better Naito, he already proved it, but at the match vs. Kazuchika Okada, he'll be able to show it for 100%, the reason I chose Naito as one of the CO Mvp's is because his improvement as a Character and his incredible match quality. He's awesome.
2nd. Kazuchika Okada
The longest reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion, The Rainmaker, Okada's 2017 was a year for the ages, starting with an INCREDIBLE match vs. Kenny Omega at WrestleKingdom 11's Main Event, than a great title defense vs. Minoru Suzuki, than he defended the belt vs. Katsuyori Shibata, in a very great match, after that. He and Kenny's rematch at Dominion ended in a Tie. Than the G1 in the USA, Okada Beat Cody Rhodes in a great match, and than came the G1 Climax, Okada at the B Block, Okada finished 2nd at the B Block , after he lost to Kenny Omega on the 12th of august (My Birthday BayBay), Okada after the G1 defended the IWGP belt vs. EVIL, a great match. And now at January 4th, Okada will start his 2018 in a match vs. Tetsuya Naito, let's see how it goes, personally I'm in a Full Hype!

3rd. Kenny Omega
The Cleaner, The Current and 1st ever IWGP United States Champion, had one crazy year, it started with WrestleKingdom 11, loss to Kazuchika Okada, in one of the best matches ever, but, it was a great match, one of the best, it was rated with 6 Stars. Than Kenny lost in the NJ Cup to Tomohiro Ishii, after the loss, Kenny built his momentum once again, beating Ishii at Sakura Genesis, a thing that led to a rematch between Kenny and Okada, in the rematch, Kenny and Okada Managed to survive for 60 minutes! And the match ended with a time limit draw. Crazy match, than the G1 in the USA, a new title has been announced, the IWGP US Championship, a tournament to determinate the 1st champ, Kenny Survived the 2 days tournament and won the title after beating Tomohiro Ishii in a great contest, than came the G1 Climax, Kenny finished as the winner of the B Block after beating Okada, at the finals he came up short vs. Tetsuya Naito.  Few weeks after, Kenny Omega started his Legendary Defenses of the IWGP US Title, defeated Yoshi Hashi, Beretta and Juice Robinson in a great matches, up next, Kenny is going to fight his biggest match in his career while he's going to meet Chris Jericho for the IWGP US Title at the Tokyo Dome…. Holy mama ! I'm so hyped for this one 


NJPW Match Of The Year :
Well, I have few to mention 1st, Tetsuya Naito Vs. Kenny Omega, at the G1 Finals, for me it was a special match, the 2nd match I mention is Kenny Omega Vs. Kazuchika Okada, Dominion. One of the greatest and dramatic matches I have ever saw.
And the winner for the match of the year in NJPW is… Kenny Omega Vs. Kazuchika Okada, WrestleKingdom 11!. Well, I chose this match because of a lot of reasons, 1st off it was the 1st time this 2 great wrestlers fought each other and it happened on the biggest stage. The match was highly anticipated and was perhaps one of the greatest matches ever. I truly believe that if Kenny and Okada will meet once again, they going to steal the fuckin' show again, P.S, Kenny is on 3 of the best Matches of the year! Awesome. 


NJPW Moment Of The Year: 
For me the NJPW Moment of the year has to be when Katsuyori Shibata Returned at the G1 Finals show, wow! It was so emotional , I remember his injury at Sakura Genesis, and man I can't stop thinking about it, it was so heartbreaking moment, I feel very good that he's healing and that he is recovering, when I saw him at the ring sitting and smiling to the camera at the G1.. wow I get goosebumps talking about it, he made me cry. That was a powerful moment. 

Junior Of The Year:
For me, the Junior of the year has to be Hiromu Takahashi. 
The Ticking Time Bomb, arrived on 2016's Power Struggle to challenge KUSHIDA for his Junior title at WrestleKingdom11, and he beat KUSHIDA in that match, since than, he started one of the most exciting title reigns of the year. 6 months of awesome reign, defending the title vs. Dragon Lee, Taguchi, and KUSHIDA. That title reign came to an end at Dominion at the Jo Hall, as KUSHIDA got his title back, Hiromu Kept his Relevance since than, with Daryl on his side, and with his Popularity going SKY HIGH! For me, Hiromu is Indeede the 2017 Junior of the year. I believe in 2018 he'll be a great nominee for this award again.

NJPW Tag Team of the year:
For me, the tag team of the year in NJPW, gotta be Killer Elite Squad, that was a great year for them, since returning at the New Year Dash with SUZUKI GUN, they were on a great roll, eventhough an injury happened at the middle of the year. They came back on the G1 Finals, and than they got the IWGP Tag Team titles in a great bout, they going to face EVIL and SANADA for the Tag Team belts at WrestleKingdom 12. I really looking forward to this match. And I honestly see them as one of the best tag teams in the world, 2018 will be a great year for them I believe.

My Overall  Grade for NJPW
98 out of 100.
They had one of the best years in their history I believe. That was awesome to see them growing to those heights and to see how much progress they doing with their wrestlers, juniors, tags and the Young Lions system, they are doing a very good job. I truly looking forward to WrestleKingdom and to their 2018 year.



3rd . Ring Of Honor
ROH had a very good year, as they keep their great progress throughout the years. They started to get more and more exposure world wide, and it's a very great thing for them, they are here to stay, that's for sure, this company is one of my all favorite companies worldwide and history. I follow ROH since like.. 2012 I believe, and man I love them. I watched their history and I just felt in love. 

ROH's MVP : Marty Scurll 
Yeah, The Villain! He had a very good year. He debuted in NJPW this year. Had a fantastic TV title reign, and continued what he started last year. The man is on the roll. And he's here to stay for a very long time. He's one of my all time favorites and he's possibly my favorite guy in ring of honor. I hope 2018 will give him a World Title Reign! He earned it! 

ROH's Tag Team Of The Year: WAR MACHINE 
They are awesome. 2017 was a year that War Machine proved me wrong about them. Honestly I was a sceptic about them. And they proved me wrong time by time. I'm thankful I got to see them, they work hard AF, they work with lot of dedication. They got a great strong style, they are a great fit for Ring Of Honor and not only for Ring Of Honor, they can be great any place they go. I have high hopes for them. P.S Thank You For Proving me wrong, I'm so proud of you two, my favorite ROH Tag team ever. 2018 will be a special year for them. I hope it will be their year again.

ROH Moment of the year: Marty Joins BulletClub!
Easy. That moment was superb, It shocked the world, there were some hints about it on Being The Elite. And BOOM! It happened, Marty is in the Bullet Club. That moment is my favorite one, they booked it right and the moment was full of hype. Wow.

ROH Match Of The Year: Marty Scurll Vs. Lio Rush, ROH 15th Anniversary 
That match in my opinion is so underrated, the story 1st of all was very interesting and very good, Marty as the champ and the "big dog". And Lio as the young, underdog. They stole the show in this match, the story that Lio trying to save himself from losing control and getting Disqualified it's something that got the match lot of twist and flavor. This match is my match of the year in ROH.



Now before I go, here are some of my hopes and wishes for 2018 in WWE,ROH and NJPW
#ThePandasWishList 

WWE:
1st. Braun's 1st world title reign. 
I really want to see BRAUN finally getting a World Championship run, this guy proved himself and proved his worth.
2nd. The Undertaker's "Last Ride?"
If this year is the undertaker's retirement year, so I want the WWE to end his career respectfully and peacefully. He deserves to be in the hall of fame of course.
3rd. NXT to get more exposure 
NXT proved that they are a great thing for the wrestling world, and they proved it time after time. I I hope the WWE give NXT more shows and events and give more chances for their guys on the main roster and not just to "bury" their momentum. 

ROH:
1st. Adam Page's push as a singles wrestler. 
Hangman page proved his worth and proved that he's a great thing today. But a singles push for the TV title or even the ROH title is something that can be great for him, this is his time. So why not to give this man the f*cking opportunity ?
2nd. Marty as a world champ!. Marty deserves that! He's one of the hottest names today. He's a huge draw, in early of 2017, he had one of the most outstanding runs as a TV Champ, I believe he can do it on the World title too.
3rd. Briscoes run for the tag titles, yeah! As the heel tag team they are now, that can be a huge thing to give them a tag title run, they are awesome.

NJPW:
1st. Naito's IWGP Title Reign. I want Naito to win Okada so bad.. with all my respect to Okada, Naito deserve that title now. Okada had a huge and healthy reign, but it has to stop because "Nothing lasts forever" and also 'cause Naito is the hottest name today. I hope he'll have a long title reign
2nd. Jericho's NJPW tenure: Chris's time in Japan was and is awesome, I saw how he was in japan at the 90's it was awesome and now that comeback he had is so far one of the greatest things NJPW ever done. I wish that Chris will participate in the G1 this year or in more NJPW matches.
3rd. Omega Vs. Ibushi: WOW! I'm waiting for this match for so damn long, this match is really one of the most interesting things the fans wish to see. It can be a fantastic match.

I hope you enjoyed! C'ya in 2018! Much love to y'all . 


יום שלישי, 21 בנובמבר 2017

Kenny Omega Path Of Greatness III, ( My 50th Blog! )

Hello my friends! Today I'm going to continue my series of Kenny Omega's Path Of Glory, now we are on Part Three! (which is also my 50th blog!) , in this part I will talk about Kenny's path since Dominion's showdown with Kazuchika Okada, to the G1 in the Us.. than the G1 Climax..and the Road to WRESTLEKINGDOM 12! Which will include one of the most anticipated matches I have ever going to witness when Kenny will fight Y2J Chris Jericho! 


So let's start with Dominion! 
Kenny Omega Vs. Kazuchika Okada, IWGP Heavyweight Championship, "THE DRAW"
That match was so fuckin' crazy I gotta say that.. the build up was iconic, the match so crazy, I loved it! The ending was controversial but it was still crazy, Kenny and Okada, two of the biggest names in pro wrestling today by far.. with another 6 Stars Instant Classic! Kenny might not won the match, but he stole the fuckin' show! Who would believe that they will go to 60 minutes! I was might be a little bit sad 'cause I wanted Kenny to finally win the gold..but, I knew that this match, will lead to something, I had that good feeling, and guess what? That feeling came to reality! Less than a month later.. 

Now, The G1 in the USA! IWGP United States Title tournament!
8 great wrestlers, two days tournament, 1 Winner, to crown the 1st holder of the IWGP United States Championship.
Kenny Omega, Michael Elgin, Jay Lethal, Hangman Page, Tommohiro Ishii, Tetsuya Naito, Zack Sabre Jr. and Juice Robinson
At the quarter finals (1st Round) Kenny and Elgin squared off, the winner goes to the semis to meet Jay Lethal, and Kenny Omega won this match after a fantastic bout, than the day after that, in the Semi Finals Kenny Defeated Jay Lethal who defeated Hangman Page in the 1st round, a very good showing by both people, Kenny got the upper hand after a One Winged Angel, than the finals of the tournament, Kenny Omega Vs. Tommohiro Ishii! AGAIN! But I want to see that in a million times, they went to a WARFARE! The match included a crazy sequences and a huge moment when Kenny Dragon Suplex Ishii Through a Table from the Apron! That was a scary move, when I saw that I thought that was over.. but man both went back to the ring and completed the match and wow! I got no more words to be honest. The finish was very good, Kenny Won, but.. Props to Ishii for continue the match! Both booked so strong in this match, (that's the beauty of the match, no one got buried.. and both of em' got tone of credit, rightfully so.) Kenny now holds the IWGP US Title after the victory over Ishii at the finals.. 

Than.. later that month the G1 Climax ! 
From July 17th to August 13, one of the best times to be a wrestling fan perhaps.. the G1 CLIMAX! Kenny after winning the G1 last year. Looks to win a Back To Back! 
Kenny was on the B Block, including some of the best wrestlers today. 
Here's the whole wrestlers included at the B Block
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada
NEVER OPENWEIGHT Champion Minoru Suzuki
Michael Elgin
Toru Yano
EVIL
Juice Robinson 
Satoshi Kojima
SANADA
Tama Tonga
And of course Kenny.

In the 1st B Block Match, Kenny Omega def. Minoru Suzuki, a very good match
Than he fought Fellow Bullet Club Member Tama Tonga. A very cool match actually, liked it
After the match vs. Tonga, Kenny beat Yano by Countout, in a very fun match, I laughed my ass off from that one.
After beating Yano, Kenny suffered his 1st loss after losing to Michael Elgin, that match was a great match. Both took each other to the limit once again, was very great to see that one.
After Losing to Big Mike, Kenny Omega defeated Satoshi Kojima, Koji San! Proved me he still can kick ass. Him and Kenny got a very nice match. 
Than, Kenny Defeated EVIL, one of the best matches of EVIL this year. That was so brutal and so Intense, my favorite G1 Match possibly. 
After beating EVIL, Kenny suffered his 2nd loss, this time, it was a huge upset! As Kenny lost to Juice Robinson! Wow! That was a good one of a match. Props to Juice on a good victory.
After losing to Juice, Kenny had to win vs. SANADA in order to keep his high hopes to win the B Block Alive. And Kenny won! 
And than at the finals of the B Block, final Block Matches.. it came down to Omega Vs. Okada!  On my Birthday! And Kenny Defeated His arch nemesis Okada for the 1st time in his career on a One On One Match, finishing one of the best trilogies of the year with a sweet payback. 
Than the G1 Finals, Kenny Omega the B Block Winner faced the winner of the A Block, Tetsuya Naito. Day after Kenny won the B Block and beat Okada, he went to face the leader of Los Ingobernables De Japon, to declare the winner of the G1 Climax, Kenny lost, but wow! He lost in style, the match was CRAZY! Both wrestlers gave one of the best matches of the year. the best way to finish the G1 Climax, they stole the freakin' show out there on the legendary Sumo Hall. 
Overall thoughts on Kenny's G1 Climax performances: YOU DON'T HAVE TO WIN IN ORDER TO MAKE A HUGE MARK! Kenny might not won the G1 climax, but..but.. he gave us one of the best journeys, one of the ages. 

After the G1 Climax . Kenny stated a new journey, Defending his IWGP United States Championship WorldWide!

1st defense
Destruction in KOBE: Kenny Omega Def. Juice Robinson, well. That was a fucking great way to start a title reign, loved it. 

2nd defense
ROH Global Wars Day IV: Kenny Omega Def. Yoshi Hashi, in a very cool match, I gotta say, Yoshi proved me wrong about his skills in the ring, I was very sceptic about his talents, but he got me wrong, I liked their match. I really did. 

Than the 3rd Defense.
Power Struggle: Kenny Omega Def. Baretta in a very very good match. I liked their match a lot. And I gotta say. Baretta in Heavyweight division is gonna be so interesting, 

What Happened After Kenny's 3rd Defense ?... 
After Kenny Beat Baretta, he did a promo, after the promo.. Lights turned Off, a Countdown began and than HOLY FUCK! It’s Y2J! Holy Shit! It's Chris Jericho! Jericho appeared on the screen, he spoke about that before Omega, many people claimed that they are the Best in the world, HBK. Edge, CM Punk and they aren't and that Chris is the best.. and than, Chris Challenged Kenny to a match, at January 4th , WrestleKingdom 12! In the TokyoDome! For the IWGP US Title, Alpha Vs. Omega. Kenny Accepted.
One of perhaps greatest moments in NJPW in years! I cannot wait to see their Collision, that will be CRAZY!


Before we end the year and I finish my blog, here are my Final Thoughts on Kenny's year of 2017:
Well, awesome year for the Cleaner, it started on January 4th, one of the best matches ever, Omega Vs. Okada I , wow! That was a crazy way to start the year, than Kenny took a little time off for like.. a month to see what's his future plans, and than he chose to stay in NJPW. Right decision and great choice, it paid off for him, at the NJ Cup he might lost in the 1st round..than Kenny started his path of taking back some gold.. well. It started at Sakura Genesis, Kenny Beat Ishii than he challenged Okada to a Rematch. He accepted and they finished their Dominion match with a DRAW. But than.. Omega found a new gold to chase, THE IWGP United States Championship , Kenny Vows to make the belt meaningful, and since winning the belt and being the 1st champ. Seems like he's doing a fantastic job as champ, the G1 Climax might not ended with Kenny as the winner, but that still was Kenny's Year. He continued his PATH OF GLORY, and this time, he got himself some BIG Gold! And some huge boost! I'm sure we are starting to see something very very unique, so wrestling fans, I have a suggestion for you. Go watch Kenny Omega AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! He's Awesome.

Goodbye and Good Night! 

P.S that was my 50th article, Thank you all for viewing my work and giving me some crazy motivation, i love y'all! and Kenny, You The Man! Much Love. all the way from Israel!

יום ראשון, 12 בנובמבר 2017

WrestleKingdom 12 is coming!

Hello everybody I'm Ofek G, and today I'm going to talk about the blockbuster matches that announced to WrestleKingdom and I'll do my early predictions and more!

1st off, Power Struggle was fuckin' awesome, one of my favorite events of the year, it was so shocking that it got me a lot of hype for the future, RPG 3K are outstanding and a refreshing thing for NJPW, looking forward to their match vs. the Young Bucks,  Marty Scurll defeated Will Ospreay in a great match, and won the IWGP Jr. Tag titles, than he got challenged by Ospreay and by Kushida and Hiromu Takahashi, so he said that he wanted to face all 3 of em' and it's going to happen at January 4th ! also Kenny Omega def. Trent in a very great match, I loved it! Than one of the most shocking moments happened (I'll get to that.. will leave you shocked ) than..Hiroshi Tanahashi Defeated Kota Ibushi in a great match, and than another shocking moment happened..SWITCHBLADE (I'll get to that).

So..Let's get down to business and talk about the WrestleKingdom12 Card (So Far..)

Kota Ibushi Vs. Cody.
1st off I chose to start with Kota Ibushi Vs. Cody Rhodes because it was the 1st thing that actually popped into my head.. well we didn't got Kenny Vs. Kota but hey..Kenny's BFF will fight Kota so I ain't even mad.. it all started at the end of the event, after Kota lost to Tanahashi, he spoke to the media and than Cody came and confronted him..which led into an announcement that they will fight at Wrestlekingdom, honestly I love it. I don't know if it's for the ROH Title, honestly it ain't really matters to me, I know I'll enjoy this one crazy match. I think if it's for the ROH belt that it's time that Kota will win but if it's a non title match I don't really care who wins to be honest, but my prediction for this match is Kota Ibushi.. All the way. {P.S If Cody will lose the ROH title I hope he will get more exposure in the IWGP IC/Never belt's picture.)
The thing I expect from this match is that it will be a story telling, and that it won't be over after less than 10 minutes..

The next match..
Young Bucks Vs. RPG Vice 3K, IWGP Jr. Tag Team Titles
This match in my opinion is a "Huge Opportunity" to maintain the push of RPG 3K, and to do it by give them and to the best tag team of all time to do a battle on the world's biggest stage!, I have big hopes for RPG 3K to be honest, I love what NJPW has done with them, they are a new thing that gonna be a great "Gold mine" if NJPW keeps up their fantastic momentum for a long period, I saw their highlights before their new push and they are so great, they are a very refreshing thing for NJPW. And for CHAOS stable, I'm sure they will be a reat stars, and on the other side we got one of the best teams in the whole world, THE YOUNG BUCKS! Man they are so great.. the world of tag team wrestling is in good hands.. for sure  and for a long damn time.. the young bucks proved that they are the hottest thing in wrestling for years. And they left a huge mark on the world of pro wrestling, the match vs. RPG is going to be a great match. And I'm sure about it. My prediction is RPG but.. The Young Bucks will give a great instant classic show, so looking forward to this one..

The Next Match…
KUSHIDA Vs. Hiromu Takahashi Vs. Will Ospreay Vs. Marty Scurll, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title!
4 of the best super juniors today go at it at the world's biggest stage. What else can I say?.. that match can deliver BIG TIME! And man.. I got crazy hopes for this one.. the build up is so great. The momentum of everybody in this match is so big, and the expectations are high, Marty Scurll.. Since joining the Bullet Club early this year, he started to make another crazy step on his way to the top, even though he lost the ROH TV title to KUSHIDA, Marty participated in the Best OF The Super Juniors tournament and made some crazy noise that proved that he belongs in New Japan and that he belongs in the super juniors' ELITE! Marty won the IWGP Jr. Title last Sunday, after beating Will Ospreay, and now he holds the IWGP Jr. Title, and it looks so great on him.. and the next opponent is Will Ospreay. Willy Willy Willy.. oh shit! I love to talk about Will! This guy is LEGIT! He's in NJPW for less than three years! in that short time he proved without a shadow of a doubt that he belongs in NJPW and he belongs in the Super Juniors' top, after winning the 2016's best of the super juniors, he went on to face than champion KUSHIDA..he lost but.. in that time , he gave us some of the most exciting matches of the last few years, the historical matches vs. Ricochet, the trailblazing matches vs. KUSHIDA… Willy on the IWGP Jr. title from KUSHIDA and held it for a short period until last Sunday when he lost to Marty, at WrestleKingdom if Willy will win that 4 way match, it will be a lot bigger than the 1st time he won, believe me.. the next challenger is Hiromu Takahashi! Oh man I love to talk about the Ticking Time Bomb! Since his debut last year at Power Struggle and his first title win vs. KUSHIDA at WrestleKingdom 11, Hiromu took the world of Pro Wrestling by a storm, he had 6 month title reign which in my view, it's one of the greatest title reigns in that year so far.. Hiromu took NJPW by a storm, and he also got the crowd going bananas for him, the crowd loves him and Daryl so much, (Rightfully So.. how can u not love Daryl?!..Except for BAD LUCK Which he hates everyone..) but anyway, after losing the Jr. Title at Dominion, Hiromu tried to "find himself" again, by having a new friend, named Daryl Takahashi, a stuffed cat that everyone loves, it was so fun, and it's still so fun, he wanted to challenge for the belt twice before this time, and he failed, 1st time he came to challenge, Will Punched him in the face.. the 2nd time he got his fingers broke by Marty.. this time it's 3rd time's a charm, he even came with a Helmet and gloves to the ring LOL, personally I hope Hiromu will get another IWGP Jr. Title. He deserve it, and the last participant in this match, KUSHIDA! The face of the Super Jr. division, after winning the Best of the Super Juniors this year, KUSHIDA got the title Back, after beating Hiromu Takahashi at Dominion, he held the title for few months until he lost to Will Ospreay, but KUSHIDA is still one of the best Juniors in the world and he's in my view also one of their best in history, the story of this guy is so great, the hype around him is so right, I'm so happy to see him in the ring, and I'm so looking forward to see that match!
My Prediction: umm.. that's a tough one.. I want Marty/Hiromu to win, but.. Will Ospreay Deserves to win that title again.

The next match I going to talk about…
Hiroshi Tanahashi Vs. Jay White "SwitchBlade" for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
That match is gonna be interesting, "SwitchBlade" has arrived, after Tanahashi's main event victory vs. Kota Ibushi at Power Struggle, he came to confront The Ace and than he attacked him, now that's a crazy way to make a (Re)Debut, what I loved about the SWITCHBLADE Character is that Jay made here a TOTAL Makeover to himself as he get himself into the Switchblade gimmick, it was very great to see his debut with the switchblade gimmick, it was shocking and it was very crazy, there was speculations on other wrestlers to arrive as Switchblade, I honestly thought that Sami Callihan or Ryback or Matt Riddle..but damn! That was a shocker, a very good shocker. I very look forward to see Jay wrestle as Switchblade..on the other side we got Hiroshi Tanahashi! The ACE of the universe, the former IWGP Heavyweight champ won the IWGP IC title after defeating his former rival Tetsuya Naito, and since than, Tanahshi defended the belt against Zack Sabre Jr. and against Kota Ibushi, the next title defense will be so interesting, because we got some crazy stuff, Jay white has a huge chance to fight one of the most decorated wrestlers in history on the biggest stage, and that.. well that's gonna be huge, a huge chance for NJPW to push Jay White to the top of NJPW by beating one of the greatest of all time! That shall be great.
My prediction is Jay white to win, but I won't be mad if Tana will retain, as y'all know, Tanahashi is my favorite Japanese wrestler in history.


The Next Match I gonna talk about is actually the one I'm most waiting for
Kenny Omega Vs. "Y2J" Chris Jericho for the IWGP United States title!!
That feud started on the social media in some "Twitter war between The Cleaner and Jericho" thing that led to a lot of speculations and rumors about upcoming match between the two, and on last Sunday, the speculations ended!! After Kenny defended the IWGP US title successfully against Trent, Kenny did a promo and than.. Darkness in the ring, on the titantron a countdown happened, while it happened, Fozzy's theme song Judas played in the background.. and than after the countdown ended, Chris Jericho was on the screen! He spoke about that Kenny claims that he's the Best in the world, and some wrestlers claimed that Shawn Michaels,Edge, CM Punk and more claimed the same, and now they are not wrestling.. and than Chris said that He's the Best, and he challenged Kenny to a match, "Alpha Vs. Omega" on January 4th! In the Tokyo Dome! To find out who is the best, Kenny accepted and it's going to happen!, that match going to be special for a lot of people, for Kenny,Chris and also for NJPW, for them it's another step going forward with their Worldwide Exposure, that's going to be an instant classic, two of possibly the greatest Canadian wrestlers ever going head to head, honestly, I call it "The Winnipeg Derby", because both wrestlers come from Winnipeg so that's very cool, I hope in the match that there won't be any interferences from Bullet Club or any wrestler, I hope that the match will be based ONLY on Jericho and Kenny, and in the end of the match that both of them will give respect to each other, and that there will be like a " passing of a torch"  if Kenny will win.
My prediction is that Kenny Omega will win, I'm sure that's gonna happen, that's the right booking and that seems like the direction that NJPW going with, I know that Chris will give a great match. And that will be a great match. P.S I love both so I support both in this match.

And the Main Event…
IWGP Heavyweight Championship, Kazuchika Okada Vs. Tetsuya Naito
The Rainmaker vs. El Ingobernable ..Leader of CHAOS Vs. Leader of Los Ingobernables De Japon!....The Champion Vs. The G1 Climax Winner! The rematch of WrestleKingdom 8, but this time, it's in the Main event and not in the semi final of the event, since WK8 a lot has changed actually.. for the good. Let's start with Tetsuya Naito.. the man formed one of the best stables today, Los Ingobernables De Japon, and made a huge transition, from being that "Stardust Hero" to be a rebel who going against everybody, in 2016 his push became BIGGER as he won the New Japan cup and than won the IWGP Heavyweight Title vs. Okada on Invasion Attack, he held the title in that reign for a short period ..but..but..than the push became more legit, at the G1 Climax, Tetsuya Naito got 5 Stars for his match Vs. Kenny Omega (That was on my freakin' BIRTHDAY!!), and Naito was the B Block Finalist and month later. Naito Won the IWGP IC Title, beating Michael Elgin in an incredible showdown, since than, Naito got more popular and he held the IWGP Title for nearly 9 months! He defended the title against Jay Lethal on Power Struggle and than against Hiroshi Tanahashi at WrestleKingdom, Than he defeated Michael Elgin at New Beginning, and than he kept the title around his waist until losing to Hiroshi Tanahashi at Dominion, after that, the G1 Climax came and Naito Won the G1 Climax! After beating Hiroshi Tanahashi at the A Block Finals and than he defeated Kenny Omega and avenged his loss from last year! In an outstanding bout, Naito defended his G1 Briefcase and kept it until now, and he'll finally get the match vs. Okada on January fourth, this time, it's not like 2014. This time, Naito got more experience and more momentum and more popularity and success, now on the other side we got Kazuchika Okada, one of the most successful wrestlers today, on 2016 Okada started the longest IWGP title reign in History! Since he defeated Tetsuya Naito on Dominion, Okada kept the title since than and got more and more prestige and success! He holds the title for more than days and counting! Making it the longest title reign in history! In that title reign Okada defended the belt against some of the biggest names, he defeated Naomichi Marufuji in King Of Pro Wrestling 16', he defeated Kenny Omega on WrestleKingdom 11 in the greatest match in history (possibly), Than he defeated Minoru Suzuki in New Beginning, than he defeated Katsuyori Shibata..after that he drew a 60 minute match vs Kenny Omega.. awesome title defenses and and in the G1 USA he defeated the ROH Champ Cody Rhodes..a month later in the G1 Climax.. he lost a singles match for the 1st time since 2016! After he lost to EVIL in a great contest, he hasn't won the G1 but after the G1 he defended the belt one more time after he defeated EVIL.. Okada showed that he's the top draw for NJPW and for the wrestling world itself , him and Naito are the Two greatest DRAWS in NJPW since Hiroshi Tanahashi in 2012 and rightfully so. The match at WrestleKingdom will show how much the two of them changed since 2014 and will show that NJPW is in good hands..
My prediction Is Tetsuya Naito..All the way, well.. I Love both, and Okada indeed have one of the most impressive title reigns in history, but.. it's time to give the fuckin' belt to Naito, finally to give him a long title reign.

Now before I finish, here are few matches I would love to see on WrestleKingdom

1st.  Minoru Suzuki Vs. EVIL, NEVER Openweight Championship
About time to get that match again, after EVIL Defeated Minoru at the G1, time to give EVIL a title match vs. Suzuki, and who knows, maybe to give him a Title reign..that can be wonderful!
2nd. War Machine Vs. K.E.S Vs. G.O.D , IWGP Tag Team Titles
I would love to see that once again, well I would love to see that match 100000 times! That's a fun rivalry. I love it.
3.Tomohiro Ishii Vs. Michael Elgin..Two of the possibly Best Big men in NJPW, that match can be a special one of a match if it will happen.. it can be so much great.. think about it..

Thank You for reading, Have a good week! Peace out.


יום שני, 6 בנובמבר 2017

Bound For Glory Review! (Including ShoutOut to oVe!)

Hello Everybody! I'm ofek and this is my Bound For Glory REVIEW!!

Before I start, I would like to Shoutout my favorite three guys on GFW's roster today and possibly ever, oVe! Dave Crist, Jake Crist and the newest member on the impact roster Sami Calihan the Worldwide desperado! (oops I spoiled the ending for oVe Vs. LAX but nevermind XD), keep up your great job! I love ya three! I am following you for a long damn time, it's amazing how you three taking the world of wrestling by a storm! They will be a huge success, Mark my freakin' word, p.s I spoke with em' on Twitter! They are so cool and humble, I love it, anyway, that shoutout is for you three! Keep up your work! Much respect.

So the PPV was very good, it was fantastic to see the comebacks and the crowd's energy, the Canadian crowd is so loud ! I felt like it's a metal concert... the shocking moments were so awesome … we will get to that.. anyway, it was an incredible event I loved it. 

So, The first match.. was for the X Division championship, Lucha Rules match!
Trevor Lee Vs. Petey Williams Vs. Matt Sydal Vs. Garza Jr. Vs. Dezmond Xavier Vs. Sonjay Dutt
That match was high paced! The energies, the excitement, the crowd's pops for Petey when he entered with the Team Canada theme song.. oh my god! The match as I said was very good, highly paced, move to move, it was fantastic, I loved the outcome, Petey with a Canadian Destroyer, than Trevor pushed him and stole the victory, I liked it. I truly believe that Trevor is one of the most exciting guys on the X-Division, and much respect to the rest who gave a great match, I give this match: 72 out of 100

The next match: Tyson Dux Vs. Taiji Ishimori
Pro wrestling NOAH's most exciting wrestler Taiji is on GFW! Man I love it, he did a short match vs. Tyson Dux who is very talented wrestler, I loved it, it was a 5 minute match, which was very nice to see, ishimori picked up the W. and rightfully so.
I give this match: 57 out of 100

The next Match: Grado Vs. Abyss, Monster's ball match.
The storyline to this match was very fun, I enjoyed this one so bad.. it was funny and highly entertaining, the match, oh man full of twists and momentum changes, I loved the ending when Lauren Van Ness came to screw Grado and than the darkness and came Rosemary.. blined abyss by mistake with a Mist, abyss chokeslammed her through thumbtacks and than finished Grado with a Blackhole slam, a good match, now It will be interesting to see what's next with Grado…
I give this match: 63 out of 100
Alberto El Patron's Comeback promo, that promo was superb! To see his anger and frustration goes out in his Mexican style, talked about how he got Screwed and how JB spoke shit about him, aw that was pretty good. It was actually a hint for the ending of the show (I'll get to that…) when he said about a "Plan" he had.. usually I don't rate promos but I gotta say this promo was outstanding, the new "No more mr. nice guy" style of Alberto is so fuckin' good!


The next match: Six Man Tag Team Match
Team Impact: EC3,James Storm and GHC Heavyweight champ Eddie Edwards
Vs.
Team AAA: El hijo del fantasma, Pagano and Texano
The build up was very cool, as Triple A started to attack GFW and than it became a war.. I liked it.
The match, was very cool!, it was a good one, a story telling match, which was very cool thing, the ending was excellent, I loved that EC3 dud a double Low Blow and tagged storm and than storm finished the match, It was a cool moment, I liked that very much, I give this match: 72 out of 100.  P.S cool beer bash at the end! James, U still got it pal!

The next match… oVe Vs. LAX! 5150 Street Fight Match! For the GFW Tag Team Championship
At the start of the segment, before the entrances, you see Homicide down! And a thumb up which turned into a thumb down! Than someone walks! (oh I love this part!)
The start of the match was ludacris and outta control! The way I like it.. the match turned out to be an incredible one, the finish.. WOW! It started with someone threw powder on Konnan! That "Someone" turned out to be SAMI CALIHAN! Oh my god! Than he threw Santana right into a Ladder! And than! Ortiz got LOW BLOW by Dave Crist on the Apron! And than Sami.. took Ortiz and nailed him with a massive Pilledriver Through the Table near the apron! Holy mama! Than the cover in the ring, 1…2…3! oVe Win!
The match as I said was Awesome! The superplex spot on the chairs was Scary!! And awesome at the same time, the match was my favorite of the night, I Give This Match : 79 out of 100!
At the end of the match, Sami Cuts a promo saying " Ohio Versus Everything! oVe! Thumbs up, Thumbs Down!" *Mic Drop* and me mark the fuck out from what I saw :D

The next Match:  Gail Kim ( in her last Bound for glory match) vs. Sienna Vs. Allie for the Knockouts Championship.
That match marks an ending, ending of one of my fav. Parts of my childhood! As Gail Kim wrestled her LAST PPV Match! The match was good, had some fantastic moments, Sienna booked very good in that one, Allie showed why she's very good and that she got skills, and Gail..she showed that she can go out with a BANG! And she did, the match as I said was good, a solid finish to an historic career. Gail won and rightfully so.
I give this match: 59 out of 100.
#ThankYouGail

The Next Match: Bobby Lashley&King Mo Vs. Moose&Stephan Bonnar, Cage Match
The build up was solid, and got good moments, the match was Chaotic! Man that was a crazy madness, it was an all out warfare, I very liked to see Stephan and Mo going at it on a GFW Ring, that was fun, and to see the chemistry between Moose and Bobby.. man! Great chemistry. The ending was fine, honestly I excpected this to happen, Lashley and Mo won, American Top Team Celebrated. I give this match: 62 out of 100.

And now… THE MAIN EVENT of the evening!
Johnny Impact Vs. Eli Drake, for the GFW Global Championship!
This match was good, had some very great spots, the build up was good one.. honestly I expected more but.. but.. it was a good one.. the final moments of the match.. as Johnny nailed Eli with the Starship pain, 1…2..Ref got Pulled! Who pulled him? (Not Chris Adonis because he was down..) ALBERTO EL Patron! Than Alberto Started to do the "Plan" and that's to Sabotage the match! He attacked the ref, than Impact with a Chair.. than he laid out ELI with the title belt, than to finish it, he broke the chair with a CRAZY Shot on Impact, to finish.. he laid ELI on impact for the pin, ELI Retained.
The ending was SHOCKING but for me personally it wasn't so shocking..
I give The match: 65 out of 100.
It was a good match, crazy finish.. the finish for me was a Key moment in Alberto's career. That turn of events.. oh man! Looking forward to see what's gonna happen this week on Impact.


Overall : a very good event. I liked it. And I look forward for the future, Thanks for reading! Much love! PEACE.

יום שני, 23 באוקטובר 2017

Christian Cage.. Underrated, but Legendary.

Hey everyone, I'm Ofek and today I am going to talk about one of the most underrated wrestlers I have ever seen, The Captain Charisma, Christian Cage!



Why I think Christian Cage was Underrated?.
1st off, he was so talented, WWE could do a lot with his character and they blew it up not once.. yeah they gave him a World Heavyweight title run and Tag Titles but they could do a lot with that. Yeah they used him as a Tag wrestler very well, as him and Edge were one of the best tag teams in history, but he was in Edge's shadow, not Edge's fault but still. He was sometimes in the shadows of Edge.. also, when he had his 1st World heavyweight title reign, he lost it after less than 3 weeks, and he lost it to Randy Orton, yeah WWE after that made a great storyline with Christian's Heel turn but.. they shouldv'e make Christian's reign even longer, but the WWE also blew it in 2005 with Christian, when John Cena had his amazing title reign, Christian was in his Peak! WWE Could give Christian and Cena a great feud, they didn't gave Christian a lot of chance on the WWE title back there. So Christian left to TNA and was a major star back there and rightfully so.  Another reason why Christian is so underrated in my opinion is because of his push, he could be a legit Main Eventer in 2003-4 , even though he was an outstanding IC champ in that time, WWE Could do a lot with him, and they didn't used their huge opportunity to make him a huge Draw. That's why I think Christian Cage was Underrated in the WWE.

Are E&C Aka Edge And Christian the best Tag Team in WWE History? 
Well.. that's actually an open question usually, in my opinion E&C are the best tag team in WWE History, by far.. they revolutionized the division in 00' – 01' along with the Hardyz and Dudleyz , those 3 teams gave life to the WWE's Tag team division back there. They wrestled in the 1st ever 3 Way Tag Team Ladders Match in WWE! At WrestleMania 16. Stole the show out there…and 6 months later, SummerSlam 2000, 1st Ever TLC Match. An instant classic, they literally killed each other in a huge match, and than WrestleMania 17, TLC II , Match of the Show, they topped Austin Vs. Rock which was the Main Event of the show, that was CRAZY Match. And than they just went on and on until, in the INVASION Era, Christian Turned on Edge, which was SHOCKING, E&C broke up in mid-late 2001 and they reunited for some matches in 2005 but that was basically the end of E&C . well in their time as a tag team, I think that they are way…WAY better than most of the tag teams today in WWE. They had the right booking, the right matches, and the great chemistry, which's a MAJOR key in order to be a tag team. Where I place E&C in the Tag Team History? All time.. I don't know, but in the WWE, I place them 1st. 

Now Before I give you Cage's best matches in his 1st run in the WWE, I want to talk about that 1st run, 
So.. it started in 1998, him and Edge came to the WWE in the same year, and than after few months they were a part of the brood alongside Gangrel , a very good trio, than after few months, E&C was born, one of the most iconic tag teams in history, along with the hardyz and the Dudleyz they gave life to the Tag Team Division which I actually thought was "Dead" before they made that change, and yeah, they had one of my favorites feuds in history, than on July of 2001. Christian turned on Edge, that was so shocking, but so good at the same time, Christian was a single wrestler until he teamed up with Lance Storm as a part of the Un-Americans in 2002, in 2003 Christian formed another tag team, this time with "Y2J" Chris Jericho, they were so good together, in 2004 they split and went on in a feud, that feud was my favorite Christian feuds ever to be honest, and than the final year before leaving WWE for the 1st time… that was when WWE needed to turn the volume on Cage's career and to give him that fucking push, but they didn't..they blew it, and missed a huge chance, Christian was unsettled in the WWE at that time, so in late 2005, he left WWE for TNA.. that's where he started to grow his legend more…

Christian's Best Matches as a Singles Wrestler and as a Tag Team Wrestler
Tag Team:
1. TLC II , E&C Vs. Hardy Boyz Vs. Dudley Buyz, WrestleMania 17
When you talk about an instant classic you talk about this mega electric match, when you have 3 of the best tag teams in history against one another, it can lead to a lot of success and they did it on WM17 in a highly rated match, I personally gave it a 5 star rating. That was incredible match. The spots were so Fuckin' insane, the swanton bomb by Jeff… the spear from the 20 ft. ladder… holy fuck!  And the booking was so even, nobody got buried. That's a key for greatness when nobody gets buried.
I Give this match: 100 outta 100

2. Triangle Ladders Match: E&C Vs. Hardy Boyz Vs. Dudley Boyz, WrestleMania 16
Holy fuck! Another instant classic! Those 3 teams tore the roof out the arena out there in Cali, that was huge match, they went all out. They gave it all out there in a CRAZY showdown, it was fantastic.
I Give this Match: 93 out of 100.

3. E&C Vs. Hardy boyz, Unforgiven 2000, Steel Cage match.
That match was very cool, it had some crazy stuff, the story went on from SummerSlam 2000 and that was so great to see that feud going, they took it to the extreme and went at it very well, the match was superb I couldn't take my eyes off it. The ending was so crazy with Lita getting involved. I loved it,
I give this match: 90 out of 100.



Singles: ( not in order) from 1998 to 2005 (before leaving WWE 1st time)

1.Christian Vs. Taka Michinoku, Judgment day 98'
That was very good start to christian's career. A match for the Lightweight title, and him and taka gave a hell of a match. I give this match: 76 out of 100

2.EDGE Vs. Christian, No Mercy 2001, Ladder Match
after Christian turned on his brother.  They went on a short feud for few months, that led into a Ladders match between them, an instant classic! A highly suggested match, I gave this match: 83 out of 100

3.Christian Vs, RVD, Raw 29/9/03 
That was a very technical match, I watched it today again and yeah, one of my favorite RAW matches, I give this match: 82 out of 100

4.Chris Jericho Vs. Christian, RAW 15/5/04, Cage Match
An incredible feud, Christian and Jericho was the best thing going on at that time I think it was the time when WWE shouldv'e give them a world title feud also..
That cage  match was incredible, I give this match: 80 out of 100


In late 2005, Christian Cage left WWE and joined Total Nonstop Action (TNA), he quickly became the face of the company, after defeating Jeff Jarrett For the NWA Heavyweight title, Christian had an outstanding time in TNA, he looked so happy out there, he left TNA in 2009 in order to join WWE, Now let's see what matches of Christian Cage in TNA are on my list.

1.TNA Against All Odds 2006, Christian Cage Vs. Jeff Jarrett, NWA Heavyweight Championship.
A good way to push the captain charisma and to start his reign as TNA's premier face of the company. A match full of twists as "Double J" was a full heel, who did whatever he could to keep the title around his waist, but at the end, an incredible finish led to Christian's 1st world title victory. I give this match: 79 out of 100

2.Christian Vs. Abyss, TNA Lockdown 2006
I remember this match so well, as a kid who started watching TNA at that time, that particular match is one match that I always going to remember because it was 1st the first PPV I saw in TNA, and that was iconic, I loved this match, the build up was very good, I loved how they built Abyss's momentum to this match. Him and Cage literally stole the fucking show, I give this match: 85 out of 100

3.Christian Cage Vs. Samoa Joe, Destination X 2007.
This match…the excitement..the build up, that was very good match, and the chemistry they had, that was iconic match, I actually think it was one of the best singles matches in TNA history.. I give this match: 87 out of 100

4.Christian Cage Vs. Samoa Joe, Bound For Glory 2007
Another match between Cage and Joe, this time on TNA's Grandest stage of them all, BOUND FOR GLORY! It was a very good match, I don't think it was as good as the previous one but it was very close, I loved it when this 2 went head to head, I give this match: 84 out of 100.

5.Christian Cage Vs. KAZ, Genesis 2007
Oh man, I've been waited to talk about that match, that was very nice match, that actually was when i realized how much talent Kazarian has, and yeah, he's got tone of talent, since that match, he kept evolving and continued his path very greatly, if there's any match I would love to see once again is this one, Christian Vs. KAZ. I Give this match: 86 out of 100



In 2009,The Captain Charisma returned to WWE, he joined the "Dying" ECW Brand, which was his place until ECW Died in 2010, after ECW Died, Christian joined Smackdown! ,  

Christian's best matches in his 2nd tenure in WWE

1.Christian Vs. Tyson Kidd, ECW 2/6/09 
That was a very good match, possibly the best singles match in Tyson Kidd's Career, it was good to watch the 2 of them fight, I give this match:79 out of 100

2..Christian Vs. Yoshi Tatsu, ECW, 27/10/09
Another very good TV match from ECW's last months, as Cage fought the talented Japanese wrestler Yoshi Tatsu, it was a fast paced match, I very liked that. I give this match: 76 out of 100

3.Christian Vs. Shelton Benjamin, TLC 2009
The last time Christian made a huge mark on ECW brand was in that match, and yeah that was a very huge mark, as Cage defeated Benjamin in a Ladder's match for the ECW title, that was an incredible match between two of the most underrated wrestlers in history,  I give this match: 87 out of 100

After ECW's death in 2010, Christian moved to Smackdown! But his mark started in 2011, after his best friend, Edge's retirement, Christian got his 1st ever World Heavyweight title run in WWE, so let's talk about this incredible run he had.

1.Christian Cage Vs. Alberto Del Rio, EXTREME Rules 2011
A Ladders match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight title, that match was spectacular, I loved that match, a very good show by both of Del Rio and Cage, the finish was extraordinaire and very emotional. ( but sadly that reign was so short that Cage lost to Randy Orton after few days..) I give this match: 85 out of 100

As I mentioned, Christian Cage's title reign wasn't a long title reign and he lost the championship to Randy Orton, that changed it all for Christian Cage, he turned heel and the feud he had with Orton was very good, Cage by the way won the World title again, on Money in The Bank 2011 in Chicago, and lost at SummerSlam.  I liked 2 matches especially from this feud, so here are the Two matches.

1st: Randy Orton Vs. Christian Cage, Over The Limit 2011, that was a very good match, Cage made that match look very good, and personally it was very sad to me to see that he lost, I give this match: 84 out of 100

2nd: Randy Orton Vs. Christian: Summerslam 2011.
That match 1st off was the final match of their feud, and it was also on my birthday at that year.. anyway this match was a very good finale for this very godo feud, that was fun, I give this match: 82 out of 100.

Months After this feud, Christian was in his final years in the WWE, he won the IC title again, he held that title for a short time, and he gave few more good matches, but that was the end of his career, and when he retired, it was so shocking for me personally, it was a very emotional thing for me as a fan, who grew up watching Cage from his TNA days. I always feel good hearing him and Edge on the E&C Podcast. 


Before I finish, here are few Dream matches I wanted to see but I won't see and overall thoughts about Christian Cage's career

1st: E&C Vs. Young bucks, two of my favorite tag teams ever, we saw how great the Young Bucks and the Hardyz were on the same ring and yeah it was awesome, now what if E&C And Young Bucks could wrestle each other at E&C's Prime days?..well.. I'm sure they will get into 5 stars. 

2nd: Christian Vs. Owen Hart, two of my favorite Canadian wrestlers ever to be honest, and both of them in my view are "What Ifs" Owen's What if is what if he wasn't dead, what was his future titles and future career, and Christian's What if is .. What If the WWE booked him to be a world champ early on 2005 when he was in his career's best days, both of Cage and Owen are also Technical wrestlers, so it can be very good to see them collide.


My overall thoughts about Christian, he had an incredible Career, and he could go to be more successful if it was with the right booking, but overall, he had a fantastic career, the Tag team days, you could see the chemistry he had with Edge,Chris Jericho, Lance Storm and his singles career was very great, the feuds with Chris Jericho in 2004 and with Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle on TNA, The comeback to WWE in 2009 which got me some goosebumps to talk about it, it was a special moment for me as a longtime Peep, I remember when Christian won the World Title on Extreme Rules 2011, I Actually Cried, it was so emotional, It was a very great torch passing by Edge to Christian, If I could do one thing to make Cage's career better is to give him that title reign in 2005 too, 2005 was Christian's Year to do that rise, WWE blew it as I said.. but I am so glad that they got Christian back and gave him at least that World title that he rightfully deserve. 

Thank You all for reading. I hope you enjoyed, P.S, if you have any tips to me as a blogger, send me a massage/ mail…anything, I will very appreciate it, and if you want to give me idea on what subject to write about, I'm here. 
Thank You!

יום שישי, 6 באוקטובר 2017

NFL Game Preview : Packers Vs. Cowboys ( P,S I'm BACK!)

I AM BACK!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Everybody, I am O.G and this is my Comeback Blog! As I review one of the most anticipating games coming up, as the Green Bay Packers taking on the Dallas Cowboys

Here are the subjects I will talk about today
** Cowboys looking for Redemption 
* The QB Matchups *
* Defense Comparison *
* *The Last 4 Games of both teams 
* The Predictions *

About 6 months ago, at the NFL Playoffs's NFC Divisional game, The Packers came to Dallas to take on the Dallas Cowboys, after beating the New York Giants, The Packers Looked to beat the Cowboys and to maintain their momentum, so, the game was very tight, could g either way, until the final play…Dallas Backed Green Bay into a 3rd and 20 play from the Packers' 33 with 12 Seconds left in the 4th Quarter, The game tied at 31…instead of kneeling and heading to OT, Aaron Rodgers spun to his left, avoided cowboys' pass rush and threw a Crazy 35 yard dart to TE, Jared Cook.. he caught the ball and also kept his feet on bounds, on the next play, The Packers went for a FG to seal the deal, Mason Crosby, the Packers' Kicker nailed a fantastic 51 yard field goal to end the game with a 34-31 win for Green Bay Packers.
The Dallas Cowboys are looking for redemption as they want to avenge this heartbreaking loss they lost last season. But also, they want to bounce back after a loss to the Los Angeles Rams 35-30.
Now let's take a look at both of the teams's first 4 games of the season.
Starting with The Dallas Cowboys: 
1st Game (Opener): Defeated the New York Giants 19-3
2nd Game: Lost to Denver Broncos 42-17
3rd Game: Defeated Arizona Cardinals 28-17
4th Game: Lost to Los Angeles Rams: 35-30

And here's Green Bay's first 4 games.
1st Game (Opener):Defeated Seattle Seahawks 17-9 
2nd Game: Lost to Atlanta Falcons 34-23
3rd Game: Defeated Cincinnati Bengals 27-24 in OT
4th Game: Defeated Chicago Bears 35-14
Seems like the Packers found their rhythm, well let's see if they can keep this up vs. the 2-2 record Dallas Cowboys who looks to find their rhythm and also looking for the revenge.


Now Let's compare both teams' defensive line.
The Packers allowed total of 321 yards and allowed 20.3 points per game, in the other hand, The Cowboys allowed total of 365 yards, allowed 24.3 points per game.
Both teams have more to improve and need to strengthen up a little bit more. I am sure both teams will get stronger on the D-Line, we are entering the 5th week of the season, which means we got time. 


Now let's do some Quarterback Comparison
In one hand we got a rising star who looks to get more success and to climb into the NFL's Elite, Dak Prescott, after a great season last year, Dak has started this season highly motivated, with 87 successful passes out of 143 attempts, and with 941 yards, 8 touchdowns and 3 interceptions in the 4 first games, Dak faces this Sunday a tough team, and one of the best Quarterbacks in NFL today and also in history, in the other hand, we got Aaron Rodgers, A lot of people calling Aaron as NFL's Greatest QB today and some also call him the Greatest QB in history, with 1 superbowl ring, and now playing his 12th season, the Packers's leader is on a roll, in the 1st four games, Aaron had 107 successful passes out of 160 attempts, 1146 yards and 10 Touchdowns, with 3 interceptions, he also reached his 300th career Touchdown in the game vs. the Falcons, he is the fastest QB to reach that millestone and with less than 100 interceptions, and also Aaron made history after the Victory over the Bengals, he has defeated ALL The NFL Teams in his career! 
This Sunday, that will be a great game, to both sides I believe, and this 2 Quarterbacks gonna collide in a great one of a game, make sure you don't miss this one.

My Predictions:
Well…both teams are fantastic and having a great roster, they are also 2 of the dominant teams and highly rated teams.
The Cowboys having one of the rising Running Backs, Ezekiel Elliot, a man who I predict to be one of the NFL's Greatest Running Backs we seen in years. 
And The Packers having one of the best WR's in the league, as they have Jordy Nelson, Last Season Jordy came back from the injury he suffered in 15' and he looks very good. 
I'm sure it will be a tough defensive game for both sides, and that it will be an instant classic, my prediction is 34-27 for Green Bay. (As a packer I hope I'm right : - ) ) 

So, that was my Comeback Blog, I hope you enjoyed it. 

P.S, I'm a NFL Fan for like 2-3 years, I learning more and more as time goes by, so if I have few mistakes and things like that. My bad. 

Enjoy. 

יום ראשון, 3 בספטמבר 2017

Hayabusa , The Greatest Wrestler i have ever seen.

Hey everyone, I am OG and today I'm going to talk about 1 of my favorite Japanese wrestlers, the late great Hayabusa

Why I'm inspired by him?
Well, I watch this legendary wrestler now a lot, as I complete the days of FMW and all the Japanese Wrestling 1990's, and I was impressed by the phoenix just in the 1st time I saw him, he is unique and I couldn't take my eyed off his skills. That's the 1st time I was inspired by someone since I saw Tanahashi for the 1st time, and it says a lot in my view

My fav. 5 matches of Hayabusa  Not in Order (Singles Only) ( I will see more matches in the future, I chose only what I saw)
1.Hayabusa Vs. Masato Tanaka FMW, 1998
2.Hayabusa Vs. Jushin Liger from the Super J Cup of 1994
3.Hayabusa Vs. Mr Gannosuke, 1998,FMW
4.Hayabusa Vs. Atsushi Onita, 1995, FMW
5.Hayabusa Vs. The Gladiator, FMW,1995

What I liked the most about the phoenix?
Well, the colorful figure he was, the outstanding wrestling skills, the passion, he was so talented, I always thinking what if he wasn't paralyzed at the end of the career in 2001, sky is the limit, I mean he could go so far, possibly to be one of the all time greats in Japan&Worldwide and I am sure he's one of the greats, I mean I saw a lot of talented wrestlers in my life, Kobashi..Misawa…Marufuji…Tanahashi…Okada…AJ…Suzuki…Nakamura, but the one that impressed me the most was the phoenix, his mask, and gimmick and the wrestling skill he has. Wow that was incredible, I wish I could live in that time and to witness it as a fan. That was outstanding, I never seen a High flyer with that energy to be honest, i honestly think he's one of the All Time Greats, Greatest High Flyer i have ever saw. and one of greatest Wrestlers i ever saw too.

Some dream matches I would've love to see but sadly I will never see from Hayabusa
1.Hayabusa Vs. Neville , well, Neville in his days in Japan and indies really reminded me some of hayabusa, his high flying skills, the adrenaline this guy had, they could go for a 5 stars match, surely

2.Hayabusa Vs. Seth Rollins,Seth also reminds me some of the phoenix to be honest, his Phoenix Splash is AWESOME and because of how he get popular and get in the crowd. I would love to see both of em' lock horns

3.Hayabusa Vs. Kota Ibushi, Honestly, I call Kota the new Hayabusa, because of his high flying skills, and his high paced wrestling, his high flying is outstanding, his Phoenix Splash is the best I have ever seen, those 2 could tear the fuckin' roof out arenas in Japan.
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Before I finish. I want to say that this is my final blog for now, I want to thank each and everyone who supported me, whether it's in the graphics, or in saying good words on my work or sharing my blog, thank you all
Thanks to my best friend Eden, who gave me the idea to open the blog, Thanks to my very good friends, Rom,Ido,Ohad,Maor (both of them),Ori,Shahar,Daniel..Everyone who helped me in the last 1 and a half year in doing what I love to do so much, and that's blogging and writing, thank you my friends, I appreciate it, I lived my dream for the last a and a half year and it all thanks to your support, thanks to your appreciation I went out every day to do what I love doing, and that's writing, it means a lot to me, and it's not my last goodbye, I will may return, who knows? WrestleKingdom is in few months…or WrestleMania….so…Thank you all for the support. And, thanks for reading.



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