יום שלישי, 27 בנובמבר 2018

Tyler Clodd - Everyone needs a second thought

 Hey everyone, I'm OG and today I'm going to be talking about a young local talent from my country (Israel) and his name is Tyler Mann.



Tyler Mann wrestling for the IWL (Israeli Wrestling League) , and he's a young prospect who looks to be wrestling's next upcoming star, he's a great dude with a motivating attitude, I suggest you to check him out guys, also he's a very friendly human, it's really fun catching up with him.

Tyler is an upcoming talent here in our country's wrestling scene, a very energized and a skilled dude, he began his wrestling career a year ago, as he joined an organization called AWO, he left the AWO few months ago, and after he left he joined the IWL league, Tyler says that the IWL is his new home, he believes he found there his new home. And he looks to make a name for himself in the league.


Few days ago I got the chance to talk with Tyler and I asked him few questions about his career's progress, his gimmick and his future goals, here are the answers.

1st Question : who inspired you to begin with wrestling?

Answer : " Okay, my story with wrestling is a bit funny, the first time I saw wrestling I recorded an episode of WWE on TV, because I heard it's a thing to watch, I skipped to a match between Sheamus and Wade Barrett, and without giving a chance to the show I just didn't connect to it, few weeks later I got a suggestion on Youtube for a highlight to a PPV called "Breaking Point" which included  a match between Legacy and D-Geneartion X , and I fell in love with it. After that I started to explore more about the business, and I explored about Edge and his Rated R Character, and about CM Punk who I think is amazing, specially with his Straight Edge character and his way of talking, as someone who likes to talk, I really liked that. And I discovered I have things in common with Punk, then I started to explore about Roddy Piper, who is Punk's favorite wrestler, by the time I explored about Roddy he became one of my all time favorites, if you ask me from who I take an inspiration in the ring, I will say Dolph Ziggler, he's one of my favorites to watch nowadays. "

2nd Question: what's the background story behind the idea of the "Second Thought" persona?

Answer : " My Character? I'll keep it real with you, Tye Clodd, Sean Tyler Mann are the same

Person, all funny and fun and coming with a positive attitude to the ring and with a 'let's have fun' mentality, but if someone dares to piss me off or ruin my way and ruin the show for the crowd who expect to see me in the ring, that's where the fun ends, I have just one thought on my mind to be honest, and the 2nd thought is that I see everything as 'my business' and if someone touches my clients which's the crowd, I'll probably force him to think again about it, and that's the story of Second Thought . "

3rd Question: your finisher, Second Thought is very effective, what made you think about such a great variation for a DDT maneuver ?

Answer:  "wow, that move goes way back, about 4 years ago, we were a group of three kids who love wrestling, one of the kids were Oscar Vice who's a good friend of mine, so he purchased a trampoline and I invented that move and used it as my finisher since the trampoline days, when I started wrestling I didn't had a way to show or express the move, so I got into a video of a wrestler called BT Gunn, he executed a variation to the move which's familiar to mine, so I went to the organization I was at that time  and asked if I can use it as a finisher, they said 'No, you too small', and I gave up on the finisher, I looked for an alternative, and I thought about Coast to Coast, Cardiff Bridge, Zig zag  and I even considered the Destino for my finisher, I didn't found the move that made me feel like "holy shit that's the move I want to use I love it" , then later I moved to the IWL where I found my new home with a very impressive crew and people that support me and helped me to develop myself, and help me to get into a better shape, I remember at that time I have seen "NXT TakeOver" and I have seen Valveteen Dream execute the move which reminds me of my variation for the move, some people say it's the same move that I used on the trampoline, then I remembered that I didn't ask since I moved to the IWL about using that as my finishing move, so I talked to my trainer, and since then "S e c o n d T h o u g h t " . I see that move as something that's also a full circle, from the trampoline days, to where I'll go in my future, I hope it'll be as far as it can be, but let's not be "overconfident", about the name, cool name isn't it ? "

If you ask me Tyler, It's a very cool name in my opinion. And a cool background story.

4th Question: what are your future goals? If there are any

Answer : " you ask about what are my goals and expectations for the future, and I ain't going to lie, the goals are far. My target is clear, I put myself a target which's to start Monday Night Raw, to open the most weekly episodic television show in history!!! And I'm not going to lie, I would be very happy to become Champion one day! "

5th and final Question : where you see yourself going in the future?

Answer : "where I see myself go ? I hope I come to a situation when I enter the ring, people expect to see me hit my finisher "S e c o n d T h o u g h t" during my match, like Austin with his Stunner or Randy with his RKO, but I don't want to be a 'one move wonder' I want to be more then that. I also expect myself to reach my main goal and to Open Monday Night Raw.

So that's it folks, this is Tyler, I really suggest you to see him wrestle. And catch up his highlights when you can.

Tyler's Instagram ; https://instagram.com/tye_clodd?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=v78l3x87vopo Tyler's Finisher : https://www.instagram.com/p/BpUN1xXAXkS/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=7eij5atq83s0

Thank you all I hope you enjoyed , for more information on Tyler, check his Instagram: Tye_Clodd

Thank you all for reading I hope you enjoyed. #SecondThought

יום שישי, 23 בנובמבר 2018

Top British Wrestlers of all time


Hey everyone, I'm OG and today I'll talk abut some great British Wrestlers I got impressed by, the wrestlers most of them from the modern era and well known, recently I try to learn more about the British wrestling culture, and I'll learn more and sure more names will be added to the list.

So here are my top 10 British wrestlers that I got impressed by as a wrestling fan!
(Not in particular order)


#1 : Zack Sabre Junior
Might be one of the most impressive wrestler in the list, one of the greatest technicians if not the greatest technician today, a submission masterclass, technical wizard, an extraordinaire talent you gonna hear a lot from in the future. He started his career in 2004, trained by the NWA UK Hammerlock and by Chris Hero, mostly in his independent career he came an underdog who is talented but needs more experience , in 2015 it came to its peak as he wrestled in PWG's greatest match of all time against the world champion at that time, Roderick Strong. he came as a less experienced but he gave a 20 minute show stealing match with Roderick, after that match, people seemed to realize the talent of ZSJ, and since then he rose to the top of the Indy Scene and currently he even signed by NJPW and also going to be in ROH soon! Just go and check him out, you won't be disappointed, the man's making big waves and his matches are a special treat to watch, especially the match against Roderick Strong from 2015



#2 Dynamite Kid
One of the innovators from the UK area, trained by Stu Hart in the Hart Dungeon, in 1975 he made his debut, the man was a gifted talent and very stiff. very known for his diving headbutt and his technical moves, he mostly known for his rivalry against Tiger Mask, in 1977 he won his 1st title, the British Lightweight championship, and 2 and half years later he started his bookings in NJPW, he stayed there until 1984, in those four years his rivalry with Tiger Mask began taking the world by a storm, and their matches was a show stealers, specially the 1983 match which ended in a draw! After his tenure in NJPW, Kid joined WWF in 1985 and teamed up with Davey Boy Smith ( The British Bulldog) and they became the Bulldogs. They had a great feud with Bret Hart and Jim The Anvil Neidhart, in 1988 Dynamite left the WWF , and in October 10th 1996 Dynamite fought in his last match ever, day after the match Kid Suffered form an epileptic seizure, which is sad, since the epileptic seizure Dynamite didn’t returned to the ring, and he retired after the tag match in 1996

#3 Pete Dunne
One of UK's finest today, The Bruiserweight is making big waves in the wrestling world. One of the best Started his career in 2007 at age of 14, trained by Steven Edwards, started his rise on RPW and Progress, as he joined the companies in 2014,in 2016 he won one of his 1st major belts, as he won the RPW cruiserweight championship. He held the belt for 7 months until he dropped the belt to Will Ospreay. In 2017 he was a part of the UK Tournament of WWE. And competed for the WWE UK Championship , he went on to the finals where he lost to Tyler Bate, few months later, he beat Tyler Bate in a rematch on NXT's Takeover event. That match is one of the best matches in his career. And Pete holds the belt to this day, he having a 500+ days as the WWE UK Champ. And he is raising the belt's prestige. Pete is known for manipulating his opponents with holds and technical moves. One of the best mat wrestlers I have seen in a while. Pete is someone you going to hear about for a long time! I can assure you that.

#4 Will Ospreay
One of the best high flyers in the business, a young talent from Essex, England. Started his career in 2012, and began his rise in 2016 as he began working for New Japan Pro Wrestling, he was the winner of the BEST OF THE SUPER JUNIORS. At that Super Juniors month, Will had one of the best matches in his career, as he fought Ricochet in a match that took the world by a storm, a month later he challenged KUSHIDA and lost, but it was after a hard fought battle, Will continued his rise and in late 2017 it paid off as he won his 1st IWGP Junior Heavyweight championship, beating KUSHIDA, with that win he became the 1st British to hold the belt, he lost the belt to Marty Scurll few weeks later. As the time went on, Ospreay continued taking the world by the storm, and he started to gain a lot of reputation and momentum, and you can count on me when I say that, Will just got started. His best is yet to come. KEEP IT UP WILLY SAN!

#5 Drew Galloway/Mcintyre
Drew is currently at his prime, he's one of Raw's top talents today, he's a very talented wrestler. He returned to the WWE about a year ago, after few years in the independent scene and Impact Wrestling, his 1st WWE tenure from 2009 to 2014 wasn't going well, he needed to take that break to get improved and experienced out of the WWE and it paid off, in 2017 he came back and he was more fresh, more experienced, and it's an impressive and inspiring thing, to comeback to the WWE after you got released years ago, and to return a lot better then 1st tenure. Drew is currently on Raw's main event scene, he's teaming up with Dolph Ziggler. And they have a cool chemistry together. A good heel team. And it seems that WWE is going to go with Drew in a good direction and push him further in the future, I hope it'll happen. Drew is one of my Favorites today. It's a superstar I cannot hate. Because the whole 2nd coming is reminding me of myself at some places in life. Drew has impressed me also in his 1st WWE tenure. He's one of my favorites for a longtime. And I hope WWE going to give him this main event spot for a long time . He earned it.

#6 Marty Scurll
Marty's Villain character is one of the most colorful characters in wrestling today, he's a talented person. With a very high in ring IQ, portrayed as a villain that we usually see in movies, in 2014 Marty began his rise and he never looked back, he became a standout indy wrestler who is going to have a big future ahead of him, and it's damn true, 2017 Best of Super Juniors, Marty made his long awaited and highly anticipated debut in New Japan. He done a great impression in that tournament. And few months later he won his 1st belt in Japan, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight championship. And currently Marty is ROH's top star and one of NJPW's top Juniors. The man is going to get more success. I can assure you. This dude is so talented. And I really look forward to see what's in store for him.

#7 Davey Boy Smith "The British Bulldog"
1st powerhouse on our list! And it's the British Bulldog! He was known for his powerhouse type of wrestling and for also being great technician mind in the ring, started his in ring career in 1978, trained by the late great Stu Hart, 6 years after his Debut, Davey joined the WWF, teamed up with his cousin Dynamite Kid. They were mostly known in the 80's for the feud they had against the Hart Foundation, few years later, Bulldog left the WWF and wrestled in Japan, until he returned in 1990, in 1992 Davey had his best match of all time, fighting his brother in law Bret Hart for the Intercontinental championship in London, they stole the show, and Bulldog prevailed after a rollup. The fans loved it. Bulldog at that time was one of WWF's popular talents. Bulldog left in 1993 to WCW and a year later he came back again, this time he stayed in WWF for more years. And in 1997 he won the European championship after beating his other Brother in law, Owen Hart. and few months later, Davey left the WWF to join WCW, after the Montreal Screwjob. He stayed in WCW for a year, then came back to WWF for the last time, Davey tragically passed away on May 18th 2002, he died due to a heart attack, he was 39. Few weeks before his death, Bulldog teamed up with his son for few matches in his son's early wrestling matches.
I do believe Davey is one of WWE's most underrated wrestlers of all time and also one of the most fun wrestlers to watch, and I do believe he deserved a world championship push too. Currently his son Davey Boy Smith Sr. follows his dad's footsteps and he's making a great impression. He's making his dad proud. I can assure you that.

#8 Prince Devitt / Finn Balor
One of my all time favorites, the man who formed Bullet Club, and was one of the originals of the faction, he started his career in 2000, and 6 years later he was moved to Japan, where he was a part of the famous New Japan Dojo, when he joined NJPW, he was known for being a member of the CTO Stable, until in 2009 he formed Apollo 55 along with Ryusuke Taguchi, him and Taguchi won tag titles in several occasions, until in 2013 Devitt broke up with Taguchi and turned on him, then the Bullet Club was formed, Devitt led the Bullet club in it's 1st year, the 1st members were him, Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga and Karl Anderson, and then the Young Bucks came, while Devitt was in the Bullet Club he enjoyed a great success, having his 1st Major run, as he fought against The Ace Hiroshi Tanahashi and The Rainmaker Kazuchika Okada. A year after the Bullet Club was formed, Devitt left to WWE and joined the NXT Brand, where he became Finn Balor, he had great success in NXT, he won there the NXT Championship, had a great run with the belt for 293 days, after his success in NXT, Balor joined WWE's Main Roster, as a part of Monday Night Raw, on his 1st night on RAW, Balor Beat Roman Reigns, he earned a spot in Summerslam's WWE Universal championship match, as him and Seth Rollins fought for the belt, Balor sadly got injured and was out of action for nearly a year, since he returned in 2017's April, he's currently still part of RAW and he's a major part of the show, Balor is one of my favorites ever because he's responsible for the Bullet Club's arrival and his bad boy attitude back then in 2013. I hope he'll get success also in WWE. He earned it .

Number 9: Neville/Pac
One of the greatest talents to ever come from the UK to wrestling. Trained by the IWF, few years after his Debut, he began his Independent rise, by the name of PAC, he wrestled on DragonGate and PWG mostly, he caught the fans on fire with his athleticism and his pure work in the ring. And in 2013 he caught WWE's eyes too, they signed him to NXT where he was going by the name of Adrian Neville, and in less then a year Neville won the NXT Title. Few months later he lost the title to Sami Zyan in one of the best NXT Matches in that time, in 2015 Neville got called up to the main Roster, he enjoyed some pretty good matches on that year and he almost beat Seth Rollins for the WWE World title, few months later, Neville got injured. He returned on the late part of 2016, as he turned Heel and join the Cruiserweight division, he gave more life and fuel to this division who was dying for months, won the title a month later, had a great reign but a stupid finish as Enzo beat him.. Neville's frustrations with WWE just grew, as he step aside for a whole year from Wrestling and few months ago he left WWE, to return to the ring at his former home, Dragon Gate. The comeback was so awesome, and the future outcome gonna be great too. You all need to Keep an eye on this one

Number 10 : Roddy Rowdy Piper
Glasgow's own (he was born in Canada but lived in Scotland) , one of the 1st successful Superstars to come from the UK area, an amazing person, and also one of the best heel characters of all time, his talk show "The Piper's pit" was one of the most entertaining talk shows in wrestling, Roddy made his debut in 1969, as a jobber and opener of matches in the territories, In 1979 Roddy joined the WWF, but worked full time since 1984, in 1984 Piper was 1st a manager due to injuries and later he became a wrestler. In this year he also made his infamous turn, while attacking Jimmy Snuka. A year later, Roddy was in the 1st main event of WrestleMania, as he teamed up with Paul Orndoff, the man he was his manager, they lost to Hulk Hogan and Mr. T , on August 1986, Piper turned face and the crowd connected to him, and on WrestleMania 3 he beat Don Muraco in Piper's "Retirement match" . (Piper didn't retire, he took absence for a while to be a Actor)
In 1989 Piper returned as a face, and 3 years later he won the Intercontinental Championship, beating The Mountie, two months later he lost the belt to Bret Hart.
On the fall of 1996, Piper left the WWF, to WCW at Halloween Havoc PPV, and he started a feud with the nWo, Piper stayed on WCW during the Monday Night Wars until July 2000 when he left.
He made some brief appearences on NWA(TNA) During the 2002-2005 area
Also On March 2003 Roddy returned to WWE, attempted to help Vince Mcmahon vs. Hulk Hogan , and he stayed in WWE until June 2003. And in 2006 he returned, Since the comeback Piper appeared occasionally until his 2015 Death, his Legacy still impactful to this day, as legends and superstars influenced by him, also Piper inspired me in life. His charisma was heartcatching.


And now here are some Honorable Mentions of UK Wrestlers I would've like to mention

Doug Williams
Danny Burch
Bad News Barrett
Becky Lynch
Chris Adams
Dave Mastiff
Tyler Bate
Finlay
William Regal

Now my overall opinion on British Wrestling is that the style is fun to see, very technical, including innovative holds and counters, I really like that style, the British wrestling's style is also known for being a creative one. You have to expect some unexpected moves during matches. That's very extrodnaire.

And that's some of my opinions on the UK Wrestling, Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoyed , Have a great week! 

יום שבת, 3 בנובמבר 2018

Kenny Omega Path Of Greatness Part V

Kenny Omega, Path of Greatness Part V



Hey everyone, I'm OG and this is my 5th edition of Kenny Omega's Path of greatness, in this part we'll focus on Kenny's road from his match in Dominion vs. Kazuchika Okada until his last title defense at King Of Pro Wrestling

Before I start, I would love to shoutout Kenny, for  all of his likes and comments on my writings, the man is one of the coolest, Kenny is one of the most humble people I spoke with. 

Another man I would like to give a shoutout to is my good friend Ophir Fishman, for motivating me in the last few months to continue working on my blog and of course for helping me a lot with my grammar , thank you Fish!

So let's start!

1st Chapter : Dominion, Kenny Omega Vs. Kazuchika Okada, Osaka Jo Hall, June 9th.  Two out of Three falls match, No Time Limit.
After their clash at the previous year in Dominion, Kenny comes to this match with one mission only,  to Claim the IWGP heavyweight belt, and to Avenge the 2 times he failed to capture the belt he was missing.
The match was built slow and it took a while until it got more momentum, Okada earned the 1st fall after about 20-30 minutes, after a while, Kenny captured the tying fall, but then the final sequence happened, that was a awesome sequence, but Kenny came on top after he hits a One Winged Angel to capture this important victory, the ending was indeed an incredible one, a great win for omega but also a fitting way to end Okada's 2 year reign.
After the match, the Young Bucks came to the ring and embraced with Kenny and Kota, they are now a newly formed stable, "Golden Elite".
Dominion was great night for Kenny.. I really looking forward to see what's next.

2nd Chapter, NJPW US Special, Kenny Omega's 1st title defense
On the early part of July, G1Month, we got a G1 Special before the G One Climax ! in the G1 Special, NJPW came to United States and Kenny set to defend his belt for the first time. His challenger is Cody. This match is not only for the belt, is for leadership and for pride and honor!
The match was all out outta control, it was brutal and crazy, in the end Kenny Omega were victorious after the grueling match.
After the match, while Bullet Club came to celebrate with Kenny, a SHOCKING turn happened.. Tama Tonga along with the Tongans ( Haku and Tanga ) came from OUT OF NO WHERE! and turned on Bullet Club! That shocking turn closed out the show, but moment before the show's end, Cody who came to try to save Omega and Bullet Club from the heinous assault he got attacked in the ring too, but after all the assault, Cody shook Kenny's hand and hugged him and they buried the hatchet. That moment closed out the show.


3rd Chapter..G1 Climax ! 

And here is The G1 Timeline
1st match: Kenny Omega Vs. Tetsuya Naito
Well, that match was pretty good start for both Kenny and Naito, they showed shades of the finals last year, the psychology is off the charts, the match was pretty good, Kenny Won after a One Winged Angel. And Naito looked pretty sharp and strong too.
Kenny's G1 record so far: 1 win, 0 losses

2nd Match, Kenny Omega Vs. Hirooki Goto
Kenny Won, in a pretty good match. Not a lot to mention tbh. Except for the fact that it was Champ Vs. Champ.
Kenny's G1 Record: 2 Wins, 0 Losses.

3rd Match, Kenny Omega Vs. Tama Tonga
2 of my fav BC members.. good match, Kenny won by DQ after Interference.
Kenny's G1 Record turns out to be a 3 wins, 0 losses.

4th Match. Kenny Omega Vs. Juice Robinson
Kenny won, after a hard fought Juice. Juice gave it all, but still wasn't enough tho.
Kenny's G1 Record turns to be 4 Wins, 0 Losses.

5th Match, Kenny Omega Vs SANADA
Sanada for me was the legit favorite to end Kenny's winning streak, but it didn't happen, instead Omega Won, but.. it was awesome match. It was a hard fought victory, with a fighting spirit.
Kenny's G1 Record is not 5 wins, 0 Losses

6th Match, Kenny Omega Vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
A dream match. And it was pretty good. Omega beat Zack after avoiding tap outs. Great match.
Kenny's G1 Record is 6 Wins, 0 Losses




7th Match, Kenny Omega Versus Tommohiro Ishii
Match of the year candidate for me, it was helluva match, very brutal, very intense. Ishii won and finished Omega's streak at 6.
Kenny's G1 Record becomes 6 wins, 1 Loss.

8th Match, Kenny Omega Vs. Yano Toru
The biggest shock of the G1 , Yano Beats Kenny! Just to think about it! The match was pretty good, the interferences of the BC OGZ added depth to the story. They cost Kenny the match, and gave YANO a freaking victory on Omega! Think they should let Omega feud with the three OGz . it has to happen , Elite Versus OGz .
Kenny's G1 Record heading to the last day of the Block competition : 6 wins, 2 losses

9th and final B Block match, The Most Anticipated Match, Kenny Omega Versus Kota Ibushi
Well, that was THE MATCH! Winner goes to the final, to face Hiroshi Tanahashi (A Block Winner) same venue that Omega and Kota made history on DDT by the way..
That match was epic. they went to their absolute limits! I feel so blessed I got to see it live. The story of the match is so deep, two best friends collide once again after all tease years, and for one of the richest prizes in wrestling, the G1 trophy final spot, the match  was amazing, and Kota won after a brutal Kamigoye to end it. And the post match was also so emotional. I loved it.
( Tanahashi won the G1 Finals, and He's gonna face Kenny Omega at WK13, unless a big upset happens during the time before WK13)

Last chapter,  The Road to WrestleKingdom 13!
In this chapter, Kenny goes on his way to keep his IWGP Heavyweight belt around his waist, and Tanahashi goes on a way to keep his G1 briefcase that guarantee the WrestleKingdom main event spot, this chapter goes through three parts.

Part One: September 15th, Hiroshima Sun Plaza , Hiroshima
In the first part of the chapter, we have Kenny Omega's first title defense since the G1 as he defend his IWGP Belt against Tommohiro Ishii, who beat Kenny in the G1 last month to earn that title shot. While Kenny defend the belt against Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi in a three on three tag team match, as he teams up with the returning Tomaoki Honma and Togi Makabe and they battle against CHAOS's Kazuchika Okada , Jay White and YOSHI HASHI.
Tanahashi and his partners beat CHAOS in a good competitive match, and Kenny Omega defended his belt successfully against Tommohiro Ishii, in a highly anticipated match, they tore each other apart in that match, the fighting spirit of Ishii just wasn't enough to Kenny's spirit at that match.

Part Two: Spetember 23, Kobe World Hall, Kobe
In that part, Kenny wasn't featured on the card, but Hiroshi Tanahashi defended his G1 Briefcase for the 1st time, as he fought Kazuchika Okada.
They took each other to the limit, the match was great, and Tanahashi was victorious.
After the match, we found out Tanahashi's next G1 Defense opponent, and we found it in a shocking fashion, as Jay White came from out of nowhere, hit Tanahashi with a  Blade Runner and also turned on his Chaos teammate Kazuchika Okada along with Gedo as they attacked him.
After the assault, Jay said that he's challenging Tanahashi for the briefcase at KOPW in three weeks and that he vows to defeat him .

Part Three, King of Pro Wrestling, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, October 8th.
At the 3rd part of our Chapter, we finally knew who will go to WrestleKingdom, as Hiroshi Tanahashi defended his G1 Briefcase against Jay White, and successfully beat him.
And Kenny on the other side defeated Cody and Kota Ibushi in a 3 way match for his IWGP Belt, after a grueling battle, Kenny came away with the win, successfully defending the belt for the 3rd time overall.


Now the stage is set, WrestleKingdom 13, Kenny Omega Versus Hiroshi Tanahashi, The Cleaner Vs. The Ace. Two once in a lifetime athletes battle it out for the most coveted prize in our business, the IWGP Heavyweight Championship! On the Grandaddy of them all, WrestleKingdom! In the Tokyodome.

I really looking forward to that match, it's going to be a must see battle!

Thank you all for reading!
Y'all invited to follow me on Twitter and Instagram : NotoriousOfek 



יום רביעי, 31 באוקטובר 2018

WWE Evolution Review

Hey everyone, I'm OG and today, I'm going to be talking about WWE's Evolution event, which happened last sunday.


Before I start, BIG PROPS to all the female wrestlers worldwide, regardless of promotion/generation, you work hard and you earned every bit of respect for that. 

Let's get started. 

1st Match: Alicia Fox & Mickie James vs. Trish Stratus & Lita.

A good way to kick off the show, as 2 former legendary rivals team up against 2 of Alexa Bliss's friends, Fox and Mickie.
The match was good, we saw great work ethic by Lita&Trish, they surprised me personally, their work in the ring in this match was amazing, considering the fact that they both were out of in ring action for quite a while. Alicia Fox's character work was fun to watch and Mickie's in ring talent as always was on point.

Lita & Trish prevailed after Lita hit Mickie with a moonsault and then Trish hit Mickie with a Chick Kick.

Overall Rating: 63 out of 100 / 3 stars.


2nd Match: Battle Royal to determine the N1C for future title shot.

It was great to see females from the past making a comeback such as Ivory and Torrie Wilson. The match had great fun, when it came down to the final wire, it was very cool to see, as we had 2 of NXT's former rivals collide as Asuka got eliminated by Ember Moon, Ember was the runner up to Nia Jax who eventually won. 

Good match. But I wanted Moon to win to be honest, really, Why Nia Again?..

Overall Rating ; 50 out of 100 / 2.5 stars.


3rd Match: Toni Storm vs. Io Shirai, Finals of the 2018 Mae Young Classic

A candidate to match of the night, as 2 of maybe the most talented female wrestlers in the world. They had a great match, 10 minutes of wonderful wrestling work, they gave it all, Toni looked incredible, that incredible girl is gonna be a name you will hear about for years to come, and Io.. she's already a legend outside of WWE, and no reason why she'll not be in WWE too. 
The match was a bit short in my opinion, and for that short ammount of time to bring that pure class is something wonderful. 

Toni won after she hit the Storm Zero for the 2nd time in the match. 

Great match, highly suggested.

Overall Rating: 83 out of 100/ 4 stars.



4th Match, Riott Squad vs. Bayley,Natalya and Sasha Banks.

Nothing special to be honest, the match was fine.. too long also in my opinion, but the ending was pretty cool
A finish combo by Natalya,Bayley and Sasha
It started with Natalya's powerbomb, led to Bayley's top rope elbow (in tribute to Randy Savage) and then Sasha with a Frog Splash (in tribute to Eddie Guerrero).
Great finish but a just mediocre match.
Overall Rating : 25 out of 100 / 2.25 stars.


5th Match: Shanya Baszler vs. Kairi Sane, NXT Women's title. 

Another chapter in Sane/Baszler's rivalry. The match was good, mostly dominated by Baszler and Kairi tried to fight back and fought back. The ending was controversial and shocking, Sane threw Baszler to the crowd, where sat 2 of the 4 MMA horsewomen, Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir, Sane fought them off but in the end Duke nailed sane with a blow, then Shanya made her fade out with a clutch submission, the ref stopped the match.

Overall Rating: 70 out of 100 / 3.5 stars.

Side Note: the shock factor of Baszler's friends interfere in the end was pretty nice, but it downgrade the match in my view.


6th Match, LAST WOMAN STANDING, Charlotte Vs. Becky Lynch

Match of the night.
Storyline wise, epic.
The Psychological game was great.
The build was incredible.
And the match had genius work by both wrestlers and pure drama. They literally went to the edge. 
Becky nailed Charlotte with a diving Leg Drop through an announce table, wasn't enough to keep her down, she buried her through pile of weapons, wasn't enough cause Charlotte got up before the 10 count.
In the end as Charlotte strike Becky with a kendo stick and a Spear through the floor, she dragged her to the table attempting a dive, becky got up and they fought on the apron, until Becky nailed her with a Powerbomb through the table for the win.
Amazing display of dramatic long contest and psychology.
One of the finest womens matches ever seen in WWE.

Overall rating : 88 out of 100 / 4.5 stars.

Main Event, Nikki Bella Vs. Ronda Rousey, Raw Women's title.

A normal yet not very good match, nothing special really, the turn by Nikki few weeks ago was great, and in a good timing, the build up was actually good. The match on the other hand wasn't that great but it was OK. 
It seems to me that the chemistry of Ronda and Nikki isn't that good. I hope it's the only time they fight to be honest. 
Ronda won (thank god it wasn't Bella) after a Armbar submission and retained the title.

Overall rating : 40 out of 100 / 2.5 stars. 


Overall opinion on the event, It's so great to see that womens get a chance to showcase their hard work in an exclusive PPV. I hope it's now going to be an annual show once a year.


Thank you all, I hope you enjoyed.

יום שני, 29 באוקטובר 2018

Top Five Most Underrated Wrestlers

Hello everyone, I'm OG and today I'm going to talk about some certain wrestlers who I honestly believe were very underrated and I believe should've got more credit in their respected career.

Few notes before I begin with the list:

1.My lists usually aren't in a particular order, like this list.

2.Few weeks ago we achieved togetger a millestone, 10,000 views, and I would like to personally thank each and everyone of you for viewing my articles and giving me ideas and tips.

3. And one last thing, Roman/Joe, I would love to wish you strength and full recovery . Man You are a very awesome person. Stay Strong man! . God Bless. #ThankYouRoman


So here are my most underrated wrestlers of all time. let's Go.

Number One: Justin Credible.

Justin was a great talent, specially in ECW's late 90's. He was a part of the IMPACT PLAYERS along with Lance Storm, and they had a great tag team IQ and a fantastic in ring work. His best career days came in 2000, as he won the ECW World championship at CyberSlam, he held the belt for five months and lost it to Jerry Lynn, the title reign was good. Then about a year later. Justin came to WWE, where he formed the X FACTOR with X-Pac and Albert. The stable was for a short period but it was fun.
Another reason why I believe Justin needed to get credit, the man have one of the dopest Tombstone Pilledriver in the business. The "That's Incredible". The variation of this move is so smooth and great.
If you ask me, Justin Credible is very good talent, with great In ring skills.



Number Two: Dean Malenko

Dean's wrestling skills in my point of view were epic. He was a complete wrestler , fast, agile, great IQ, ring awareness. Character work, grappling skills.
And he's one of the reason WCW had a great Cruiserweight era at their time.
The feud of Dean vs. Chris Jericho was one of his best tenures ever. In 2000 he came to WWE as part of The Radicalz. his time in WWE ring got less success then the WCW/ECW days, but he still manage to bring talent to the table. I homestly believe that with a better push and more recognition , Dean could be a thing more to remember in WWE. He's more known for his WCW Days as i said.
And I find it kinda missed because Dean was pure skilled wrestler .

Number Three : Lance Storm.
Lance is a great late 90's technician, was trained by the Hart Family, He was in ECW along with Justin Creidble, as a great team "Impact Players". Lance and Justin's tag was very solid, they had great tools. Very great to see. Lance is known for being a type of wrestler who has genius in ring presence and IQ , the man was a pure genius in the ring, a great technician heel, And only Lance Storm could make a single leg Boston Crab pretty with the roll-through version he called the Canadian Maple Leaf.
In ECW&WCW he was a great valid part
And When he came to WWE, it didn't come as a shock, we knew he'll come there too. He came in The INVASION angle, he stayed in WWE for two/three more years. Lance won 4 Tag Team titles in WWE and 1 time Intercontinental belt. But i still think WWE Fans should've credit him more and see his WCW and ECW highlights. He was so great wrestler. I enjoyed a lot seeing him.

Number Four: Jerry Lynn

One of ECW's all time greats if you ask me, the man was known mostly for being a great mat wrestler with incredible counters. A great technical wrestler. He had a 25 year career (Started and ended on same date by the way, March 23)
In 1998/1999 Jerry Lynn enjoyes his prime as he feuds with Rob Van Dam from the ECW TV belt., the two wrestlers had a great chemistry, when they fought they looked like they know each other from A to Z. That was an outstanding rivalry which was one of ECW's great highlights.
In 2000 Jerry won the ECW World title as he defeat Justin Credible at the Anarchy Rulz PPV. He lost the title after a month. He lost the belt to Steve Corino
Jerry Lynn was the main event in ECW's final pay per view, Guilty As Charged in 2001, as he lost there to RVD.
Jerry came to WWE again in 2001, but it wasn't the same. They rarely used him which was very sad. Jerry left after a year.
I believe WWE missed a great chance with him. The man was really a great wrestler.

Number Five: Sean Waltman (X Pac/Syxx)
I don't know if you know that, Sean survived a big accident, as he was early in his career, Sean battled Bill Willcox,during a match Bill hit Sean with a Suicide dive, landed on Sean's head and driving him to a concrete floor. That caused a blood clot near his brain, he was hospetilaized for few days, and was out of action for almost 6 months. People advised Sean not to return to the ring ever again, but Sean returned and better then ever.
In 1993's RAW days, Sean as 1.2.3 Kid won a match against Razor Ramon, who was a star at that time, that win earned him a lot of respect.
Now as we fast forward to few years later. During the "Monday night wars" Sean Waltman was a feature in both WWF and WCW
In 1996 Sean joined NWO as Syxx, he was the 6th NWO member, he won the WCW Cruiserweight championship about a half a year since he joined the company, beating Dean Malenko, he lost the belt nearly 4 months after he won.
And a year later he joined WWF, in WWF Sean repackaged as X Pac, and day after WrestleMania 14 he was introduced by Triple H, to the DX stable. The X Pac character was Sean's prime in my view, as he improved in the ring and got more and more famous. During almost the whole Attitude Era, Pac stayed with DX. And he was a loyal member. He won the World Tag Team Title with Kane and won the European Title at this time. Eventough he got a success in WWE. I still believe he's underrated. Because in the ring he was a great wrestler, with skills and charisma, and still not a lot of people mention it. I do believe Sean Waltman is one of the top wrestlers in the late 90's era.


So there you have it, my top 5 most underrated wrestlers ever. Yes they all have in common that they come from the late 90's and early 00's era. That era was full and stacked with talent and big names, and a lot of other names could be recognized. That's also another reason why in my opinion, that time was the absolute best time to be a wrestling fan, whether it's ECW, WCW or WWE(F).

Thank you for reading, hope you enjoyed.

יום ראשון, 21 באוקטובר 2018

NXT - The BEST Thing Today.



Hello everyone, I'm OG and Today we are going to talk about NXT.

As you guys know, NXT is currently rising and starting to get to it's peak, and in the last few months we got to see and will continue to see some new upcoming faces in NXT, such as Keith Lee who's been on a great roll so far and the new signees of NXT who are going to probably have a great succes there, Matt Riddle and Luis "Punishment" Martinez.

So here are few reasons why I believe NXT is the best thing that happening in WWE :

1. The Roster keeps on Recycling

One of the first things we see in NXT is talents getting a call up to the main roster after a while, while they are on their way to Main Roster, NXT for now gives us some new other faces who are on their way to success. And that thing keeps NXT refreshing and relevant for that great period of time. As long as time takes by, NXT adding new talents from the American Indies/Japan/UK Indies (as they build their fresh UK brand) and they're showing their great work and their skills.

2. Short Time Ain't Such A Big Deal For Them
NXT's weekly shows broadcasting wednsday nights(and here in Israel it's on thursday's early morning) and these weekly shows are very good in terms of matches, storylines, building talent and the whole production led by Triple H. Although the TV episodes are short (50 minutes of a weekly show airing on the WWE Network) the product is just great. In less than an hour, we're getting absolutely everything a wrestling show needs, 2/3 matches, great segments and storylines involved perfectly. That's a wonderful thing, every successful show need those elements.

3. Storylines.

The NXT Storylines are really good, highly attractive and entertaining. The recent stories especially were epic.
Tommaso Ciampa Vs. Johnny Gargano was the best WWE storyline in years, it had every wrestling fan emotionally involved and both superstars told a rare perfectly made drama about human beings inside the squared circle. And lately we've been exposed to the angle of Aleister Black's mystery attacker (which helped writing him off TV to go through a surgery), we can wonder who the hell can it be ?
Another thing that slowly goes on is the new "shiny toy" Matt Riddle to battle Kassious Ohno, and guys like Ricochet, EC3 Velveteen Dream and the dominant Undisputed Era just continue to be the heart of NXT TV.
As NXT progresses you should expect more great stories.

4. Card Rotation

What mostly impressed me is NXT's card rotations, most of the people get chances. It means..that if you're not a main wrestler in NXT, It's not end of the world because you still have chances to be featured and to improve for the future, your future as a character in WWE, and if you do, you can be a main feature too.
As Triple H himself said in an interview earlier this year , if he can't make any NXT wrestler over with the crowd and write them correctly than he failed at his job.

5. Shock The System

Yes, the Undisputed Era in my eyes are the best faction today. The work ethic they're putting every week is incredible. They bring a lot of content to the table, Since the formation of the faction on Brooklyn last year(with Fish and O'Reilly first seen together as a duo and later that night Adam Cole's shocking WWE debut) they are the main topic of the show. And eventough Bobby Fish was out for 7 months with an injury, they've still managed to be on the top of their game with a great work in ring and out. And the adding of Roderick Strong is the best thing for the faction.
We found out that Strong and O'Reilly have an amazing chemistry together as a tag team and they have been one of the best worldwide tag teams in all of wrestling in 2018 so far, giving us some instant classics.
Mark my words, UE will be on the top of WWE. And they'll shock the system on the main roster too when they'll get the call. But for now, let's enjoy seeing them in NXT.

יום שלישי, 16 באוקטובר 2018

My Review for : Impact Wrestling's Bound For Glory 2018

Hey everyone I'm OG and this is my BOUND FOR GLORY 2018 review!

Before I start, I want to give big props for Impact on their big changes in the recent year. I hope they'll keep it up, they are in the right direction.
I have an underrated thing to say : 
Impact are showing sights of the old TNA days, just in a different way. This creates a special atmosphere to their product in 2018.


1st match: Matt Sydal&Ethan Page Versus Rich Swann and Willie Mack.

That was a very fun match, great way to start off the event. Rich Swann keep on improving since he left the WWE. He looked awesome. Willie Mack showed to me why he is my favorite Big man today. 
Matt Sydal and Ethan Page had a very cool in ring chemistry. And they should stay as a tag. 
Now the ending of the match was very cool, as Rich Swann Hit a beautiful Phoenix Splash.

Another note, Willie Mack is Impact's future. In my opinion he is on a great start on Impact. 

Overall Rating : 65 out of 100. 
 3.25 Stars.


Backstage Segment : Konnan got attacked. And the LAX finds him hurt.



2nd Match : Eli Drake's New York Open Challenge.

Eli opens the segment with a pretty good promo. Showing his good mic skills. Which was pretty good, as he insults the New York Giants team and talking trash as a bonafied heel.

Then James Ellsworth came! And the fans seemed to dislike him. And eventhough he's not from New York he answered the challenge.

Eli won in a squash type of match, eventhough he got Superkicked once..
Eli won after 2 Gravy trains

After that, Eli said that he want a top guy type of wrestler to wrestle him .. a hall of fame type. 
And then immediately.. came ABYSS. the new Hall Of Famer.

Abyss and Eli had a little fight..abyss hit Eli with a Blackhole slam. And then a Chokeslam through a table.

Overall Rating : 40 out of 100. 
2 Stars. 
But, I was happy to see Abyss. 


3rd Match : Taya Valkyrie Vs. Tessa Blanchard, Knockouts Championship.

Enjoyable match , a very solid job by Taya and Tessa who showed a lot of good things. It had great pace, and the crowd was having fun. I hope they'll meet again in the future. If they did that great work in this recent match, I don't see why they won't face again. 
Tessa Prevailed after a wonderful Diving Codebreaker. 

Tessa Retains the Belt. 

Overall Rating : 77 out of 100
3.75 Stars.


Next Segment : Moose with a Pre Match interview before his match against Eddie Edwards. 

4th Match : Eddie Edwards Vs. Moose

Side Note before I start to talk about the match, Moose as a Heel is MONEY, it works great.
The start was very shocking as Killer Kross attached Eddie and Chocked him. And After Moose& Kross attacked Eddie in the ring, Tommy Dreamer saved Eddie.

Tommy challenges Moose&Killer Kross and we got a tag team war. 

The match was great. All out war and and full of intense, Eddie and Dreamer won after Eddie rolled up Moose. 

Post Match, Kross and Moose attacked Edwards with a Powerbomb on the apron.

Overall Rating : 67 out of 100 
 3.25 Stars.

Next Segment: oVe with a Pre match preview before their match against Lucha Brothers and Brian Cage.

5th Match : oVe Versus Lucha Bros&Brian Cage

Sidenote : Fenix using the ring ropes in a very excellent way, Love it.

A fast paced warfare, a fantastic war with a great in ring work, the oVe/Lucha feud is for me Impact's feud of the year. It's just incredible.
The intensity in this feud is so good.

The match finished after oVe nailed Cage with series of never ending kicks trying to put the machine down and after that Sami Callihan hit him with a Cactus Pilledriver.
oVe won. 

Overall Rating : 86 out of 100 
 4.25 stars.

Backstage Segments: Austin Aries with a Savage promo before the main event. Very savage promo

And OGz with a backstage segment before the fight against LAX.

6th Match : LAX vs. OGz, DeathMatch 

The feud of the year in my opinion, in Impact and out of Impact. 
Awesome rivalry. They took it to a new and generated level, I loved it.

Now the match, holy shit.. that was lit. A bloddy and unpredictable match. A very unique deathmatch.
The brutality just got to another level. That was A pure brutal war. Love that in the middle of the last paet of the fight Konnan joined his friends 

LAX won after they hit the street sweeper. 

Overall Rating : 84 out of 100 /
 4.25 stars.


A very bizzare segment with Allie and Father Mitchell and Su Yung's brides and Su Yung, as Allie seems like she trying to rescue her friends. 

After that : a special announcement, IMPACT RETURNS TO Nashville! To the Asylum!

and after that we had a pre match interview with Johnny Impact.

And..The Main Event : Johnny Impact Versus Austin Aries.

One of impact's most personal feuds in recent memories.. Austin took it to some very personal terms.

The match was pretty good actually, had some cool spots and great moves, heated atmosphere and a rocking split crowd and pure drama.

The ending was great but also controversial..in 2 words.."bitter sweet"

Johnny Impact won after a starship pain, but.. Austin Aries didn't sell the ending and just stormed out of the arena.. maybe a hint to the end of Austin's time in Impact Wrestling or is it a smart worked shoot? We will know that soon I guess

Overall Rating : 81 out of 100 
 4 Stars.


Here is my opinion on Austin Aries's actions , to be honest, I hate it when It comes to real heat, I do respect Austin but that wasn't supposed to happen, the stiff shots in the match may added depth but also generated heat. It's not supposed to happen, and more important he should have sold the Starship pain! When he didn't sold the finisher he gave us and Impact Wrestling and the Wrestling world a middle finger. And I'm sorry to say that but due to those actions Austin lost my respect. 



Thoughts on the PPV?
Incredible. I enjoyed every minute of it. But, they could do more. They are in a good direction, but there needs to be more work. I'm sure with Don Callis it's possible.

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יום חמישי, 4 באוקטובר 2018

Eddie Guerrero Vs. Shawn Michaels - What If?

Hello everybody, I'm OG, and today I decided to travel back to 2005-2006, and to do a WHAT IF scenario, this time, I will talk about what if Eddie hadn't tragically died, and a scheduled dream match between him and Shawn Michaels was happening?

Before I begin, I would like to give credit to @Curbsideher0 on the Eddie Vs. Shawn picture.

His page is here in the link. : https://instagram.com/curbsideher0?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=qm46inslxhcw

Background Story:
According to Bruce Pritchard, who was a major writer and a backstage personnel at the time, if Eddie didn't sadly passed away, the WWE was supposed to go through a plan which eventually leads us to a historic dream match, Eddie Guerrero Versus Shawn Michaels. Due to Eddie's tragic passing, it didn't happen and we got other plans instead.
I decided to "jump back in time" and book a "What If scenario" of what if Eddie was alive and all being happened as planned.

Let's start.

Part One : November 2005. Raw Versus SmackDown.

It all begins with the announcement of a 5 on 5 cross branded elimination match, to find out who's the dominant brand.

On Smackdown, Teddy Long picks Eddie Guerrero as team captain, and his teammates are Batista, Rey Mysterio, Bobby Lashley and Randy Orton.

On Raw, Eric Bischoff picks Shawn Micharls as team captain, and his teammates are Big Show, Kane, Ric Flair and Triple H.

During the month before the PPV, two brand invasions are happening. Everyone fighting except for Eddie and Shawn who agreed "truce" until Survivor Series, but then last show before the PPV, the truce ended as Shawn broke the agreement by accident as he Superkicked Eddie when he aimed to kick Batista who dodged out.

Survivor Series, Eddie and Shawn the last two remaining (after Eddie eliminated Triple H). A staredown begins and then they throw blows at each other, as the match goes on, Eddie attempts a Brainbuster, out of nowhere Shawn counters to a Rollup, to give Raw the win!

After the match, Eddie shook hands with Shawn, like a true sportsman. But.. Eddie looked unhappy, he gave Shawn a cold look during their handshake.

Part Two: January 2006 Royal Rumble.

In January 2006, Eddie and Shawn announced their entry at the Rumble.
Eddie Recieved Number 12
Shawn Recieved Number 25

In the Match, Eddie and Shawn stayed as the final 3 along with Rey Mysterio who was the winner of the rumble.
During the final moments of the match, Shawn got eliminated by Eddie, who got thrown out by Rey Mysterio.

Yes, not a lot happened in January. But it's still a part in the story.


Part Three: March 2006. WrestleMania 22.

The buildup begins on Raw, As Eddie shows up on Raw to have a special announcement. The shocking announcement was that after WrestleMania 22, Eddie is going to retire from wrestling, and he wants to retire in the best way possible, by making a dream match come true.
So Eddie calls out Shawn Michaels. Challenging him and Shawn agree. And for the 3 remaining weeks to WrestleMania, they will team up for some tag matches.

During the 3 weeks they team up, trash talk happens but not an attack.
In fact the only attack happened on the last Raw before Mania, after Eddie&Shawn beat Chris Masters and Carlito, as Shawn superkicks Eddie and tells him he would Never beat him.

And now, it's time for WrestleMania 22 weekend !
The day before WrestleMania 22, Eddie has been inducted into WWE's Hall of Fame. During Eddie's speech, Eddie trashed on Shawn and roasted him, Shawn was angry, he came to the stage and they had a faceoff, without any agressions.

Now the match, Eddie and Shawn managing to give one of the best matches ever, which ended with a win by Eddie Guerrero, after the match, Shawn gave Eddie the respect and they both embraced.
 The short dream rivalry ended. With a good taste.

Final Part: What if?

Now, the last subject I'm going to talk about,
is what if Eddie was still alive today and how that could have affected the Wrestling world.

First off, it could help a lot to push the world of wrestling to today's new generation, as you know Eddie has a lot of fans and some of them are currently wrestling. Active wrestlers such as Sasha Banks, Seth Rollins and more...
If Eddie was alive, he would motivate them a lot. Who knows? Maybe even train them and help them to get better.

So that's it folks. I want to say it's a true bless for me to talk about two of my favorites in WWE History. I had the pleasure in 2005 to see Eddie Vs. Rey as the 1st pro wrestling match I have ever saw on TV, that's how this love started.
Thank you all for reading, I hope you enjoyed.

יום שני, 1 באוקטובר 2018

Fantasy Ideas I have for Pushes in WWE.

Hello Everyone. I am OG and today we are going to talk about some WWE wrestlers who I think deserve a push and what fantasy push i would have given to them.
Currently there are lot of good wrestlers on WWE's main roster who deserve a push , the list is long. But I had to do a "Brainstorm" in order to pick the picks. So..

Here are few Wrestlers/Teams who I truly believe that deserves a push


Before we begin, i would like to give a SHOUTOUTS To few buds.
1st : Ido, for making me my newest OG logo
for this blog, Thank U dude.

2nd shoutout is to Ben. For giving me the idea for the subject on this blog.

Let's Start!


Number One ; Finn Bàlor, Heel Turn, World Title and a Bàlor Club reform.

Okay, I will say it like this ; Finn is WWE's biggest miss so far. I mean, he was supposed to have a good Universal title reign, didn't happen due to injury. Since returning after WrestleMania 33,I feel he didn't got a proper push, he should've had at least one good IC title push, he was always close to get the belt, But didn't got it. Which is pissing me off, another thing that's sad is Bàlor have waited 2 YEARS for his Rematch for the Universal belt. Too long..

Now, if WWE wants to rebuild Finn, they have to do a Heel Turn 1st. Bàlor's Heel days in Japan were so f'n good. Probably his best run. Now if WWE Wants to rewrite history and make it good with Finn, they need him also to create the Bàlor Club they always teasing about.
In the Bàlor Club i'll add Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, which i will talk about later.

How will i book Finn Bàlor's push:

Smackdown after WrestleMania, Bàlor gets drafted to Smackdown, reunites with Karl and Luke, and they attack AJ Styles. That's where the heel turn begins.
A month later Bàlor wins the WWE World title clean. Hold it until SummerSlam/Survivor Series.

Number Two ; Gallows and Anderson, Heel Turn and a Long Tag Title reign.

Since the arrival of Gallows and Anderson in 2016, Karl and Luke still hasn't got a fair push in my opinion, yeah they won tag titles but nothing special.
But, WWE can turn it around, by turning back the clock.
A Heel Turn and a long and healthy title reign, that's what the Good Brothers need in order to be relevant in WWE. They are still relevant, but there are parts that's missing in my opinion. And WWE can fill those gaps.

How would I book it:
Simple, Heel Turn along with Finn Bàlor, and a win against the Tag Champions, and a long title reign for about at least 9 months.

Number 3: Aiden English, US Championship. And a feud with Rusev

Aiden has proved that he's so underrated and very gifted. His Rusev Days were so gold. The turn recently also came from outta nowhere. Now it's time for WWE to use it as an advantage and keep up the good work. Giving Aiden the US Belt sounds right and fitting and also shocking. And a feud with Rusev can make a pretty good run for the push.

How would i Book it:
Starting with Aiden English Versus Rusev Versus Nakamura for the US Title, at Survivor Series, Aiden wins by pinning Rusev. Then Rusev disappears until Month before Mania. For now, Aiden retains the belt and having a winning streak. Month before Mania, Rusev retuns and attacking Aiden, and the Rusev-Aiden feud restarts and heading to WrestleMania.

Number 4: Andrade Cièn Almas, Move to RAW and IC Title run and MITB Win.

Andrade is currently WWE's top tier superstars. Came from NXT few months ago, since he came to the Main Roster he proved himself a lot. Showed tons of potential along with his manager Zelina Vega.
I honestly believe, WWE Can do more with him and give him the torch of gold. That can be a big surprise and a great one. Giving Almas a push to the top is what he needs. To establish himself as a star.

How will i book Almas's push:
Starting on the next Shakeup/Draft. Almas moving to Raw along with Zelina
A month later, Almas beats Seth Rollins for the IC Belt and they have a rivalry for few months. Also during the feud, Almas wins the Money in The Bank briefcase. Almas holding the belt and briefcase until WrestleMania where Almas drops the IC Belt and Cashing in his briefcase and wins the Universal Championship.


That's a wrap folks and those are few of my ideas to some ideas for pushes i have on my mind i hope you enjoyed.


יום שבת, 22 בספטמבר 2018

John Cena - The Man Who Proved Us Wrong

Hello everyone. I'm OG and today, i'm going to talk about a subject that I personally believe in for quite a long time, and I wanted to share it with you.

So today We are going to discuss about one of my biggest role models in wrestling and in life. And his name is John Cena.

Well, in case you don't know, John Cena is my biggest role model in and out of the ring. He's done it all in the ring, and also became a movie star.. And he also motivated me throughout my life to never surrender. And never give up.


Yeah i know there was a short time when i kinda "disliked" Cena, but it's not his fault, i thought other people deserved his spot on 2010-2013 time area. But Cena in that time gave one of his best matches and one of my personal favs of that time, when he fought Daniel Bryan, I never tought they will bring a great match to be honest. I was sceptic most of the time.
And they literally proved me wrong big time. But that's not the 1st and only time Cena proved critics wrong..in fact. He did it in a lot of scenarios. And that's why he's a role model for me.

Here are more examples of John Cena proving he's a bonafied legend and a good in ring worker.

1st: 2006.
In 2006, John was starting to get hated and booed by a strong part of the crowd for his success, they also accused him for his wrestling skills and that he uses a short ammount of moves.
John responded by giving us a great time area in 2006 and 2007 as he fought Triple H on WrestleMania 22 in a hostile Chicago crowd and he and Triple brought us a great match and it delivered very well.
Few months later.. ECW One Night Stand, John Cena battles Rob Van Dam in one of the most vocal crowds in Hammerstein Ballroom and guess what Cena did? Continued his role and added some " heel touches" by shoving a ref.. ignoring ECW's crowd and make them pissed the whole match. Eventough RVD won it was a great thing to see.

2nd time Cena proved us wrong was in 2007.

In 2007 Shawn Michaels entered the WWE title frame, as Cena holds the belt and starting a rivalry with HBK, at Wrestlemania 23 they literally stole the show when people said Cena can't wrestle, Cena and HBK did it also on Raw in London, their London match is Raw's best match ever. Cena here silenced a lot of critics and earned some respect. But.. the next part is the main part of Cena earning respect and proving critics wrong..

3rd time Cena proved critics wrong was in 2015-2016.

1st off, 2015 was perhaps Cena's best run in the company, since he won the US belt from Rusev, Cena introduced us an Open Challenge in his title reign
In his open challenge time, Cena did great things like stealing the show with guys like Sami Zyan, Cesaro, Zack Ryder,Stardust, Dean Ambrose and Kevin Owens.
Cena's US Title open challenge time introduced the WWE universe and the main roster to a new "rookies" like Sami Zyan and Kevin Owens.
And in his US Title open challenges, Cena brought us some new parts like, New moves, improvement in the ring and he gave chances to young upcoming talents to have the stage, and slowly the stigma of him burying talents decreased. Which's very cool to see.
He held the title until losing to Seth Rollins at Summerslam.


A year later
In 2016, Cena had a feud with AJ Styles.
AJ Turned heel on him and they had a trilogy of great bouts which are very good. Specially the final match.
The 1st two matches, AJ won. The final match Cena won.
But in that feud we saw more great things in Cena, as he helps to put over AJ on the map, and he gave AJ more "exposure" eventough AJ didn't need it but that still awesome.
The feud with AJ helped a lot to AJ in WWE as he won a WWE title and at that time he was WWE's best heel worker. Currently AJ is 1 of the most talked about stars in WWE. he did the most by himself but the feud with John helped a lot to AJ, we cannot deny it.

Currently and Recently, John Cena sometimes arrive in WWE but as a part time wrestler which is cool, now we get new faces in the main stage like Seth Rollins, AJ Styles, Roman Reigns and more.
And When Cena comes to work in WWE, he helps putting guys over like last year when he had a month feud with Roman and he put Roman over.

Now my point, John Cena throughout the years showed what Loyalty is and how much the WWE is means a lot to him.
He was the face of the product for a decade and now he passing the torch.

So i wrote it all for one reason, to Thank John Cena for all he's doing and done for the WWE, as a former critic, and as a fan.

Thank you John.

And Thank you all for reading.

יום שני, 17 בספטמבר 2018

Hell in a Cell 2018 review

Hello fellas, i'm OG, and today we are going to talk about HELL IN A CELL PPV which happened last sunday night in the AT&T Center in San Antonio Texas.


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So, first off i gotta say it's been quite a while since i really enjoyed a Main roster event, to be honest with you, that PPV was fun! it had a lot of ups, and i hope WWE continues with that direction heading towards. because they are doing a great job lately. and i think it's so good to see that.

Let's begin!

Pre Show: New Day Versus Rusev Day, for the SMACKDOWN Tag Team Titles.
The tag team as you know is very competitive and have a lot to prove and they proving it.
this good tag team matchup was another example.
the match was might be a short one, but it had great moments. the action was paced, built start to finish the ending was dramatic and good.
during the match you saw the atmosphere of Rusev and Aiden, the tensions and the drama they give.
it's a great sign!
the ending was like this : Aiden tags in, locks the Accolade on Kofi who escapes, then Rusev enters the ring tries to take out Kofi and Kofi escapes him..then BOOM trouble in paradise to finish it. 1...2...3.
great start!
Overall Rating: 65 out of 100.
Sidenote: i hope Rusev Vs. Aiden will happen in the future.


Next Match, Opener for the main show, Hell In a Cell Match. Randy Orton Vs. Jeff Hardy.
The build up leading to the match was very good and surprising, we saw some crazy side in Randy Orton, it is so refreshing to his character and very colorful to his gimmick, 
the match was chaotic, it started in a brawl type of war. few minutes in the match, we had one of the most disturbing and crazy acts in WWE, Randy opens a toolbox and opens it, picks a screwdriver, enters the ring.. then he rips Jeff's earhole with the screwdriver. That was so disturbing, so painful, eventually Jeff countered with a low blow but that was insane.
the rest of the match went on very nice. the ending was insane,started with a Twist of fate by Jeff and then he put Orton on a table. Jeff climbs the two ladders, and then literally grabs the top of the cell and swings into a splash but Orton moved out of the situation as Jeff crashes through the table. The ref wants help and Orton says fuck it and covers him and wins it.
Overall Rating: 68 out of 100.
Great work by Orton and Jeff, i'm pretty sure that beef is not over yet. 

Next Match, Smackdown Women's Title, Charlotte Flair (c) Vs. Becky Lynch
since Charlotte won the title at SummerSlam, we saw a new Becky, who turned on her former best friend,and became one of the talked about females in WWE. the build to the match for the title was very great! in one month Becky turned from being a "boring" type of female to one of the most creative heels in the Women's Division

now the match was good, as Becky targeted Charlotte's arm, she took control on most of the match.
it was brilliant. the ending came from out of nowhere, that' why i loved it a lot
as Charlotte attempted a Spear, Becky made a shocking counter to a Cradle, a 3 count and a win! 
that came out of no where! After the match, Charlotte offered Becky a handshake, Becky refused and left the ring statisfied.
Overall Rating : 65 out of 100.

Next Match: Raw Tag Team Championship, Dean Ambrose& The Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins Vs. Drew Mcintyre&Dolph Ziggler(c). 

in 4 words , Match of the night.
now for real.. that match was so freakin' good.
the feud is great, the build up is great, well most of the show focused on this feud of Shield Vs. Braun,Ziggler,Drew.

in the match we saw a lot of creative moves, double team moves, some odd and great sequences and a smart heel tactics of Dolph&Drew, who did it all in order to keep the title in their hands, the ending was pretty good.
Seth Rollins did his singanture Superplex. then he tried the Falcon Arrow, as he lift Dolph to a Suplex variation. Mcintyre comes and BOOM! hits Seth with the Claymore.
Ziggler&Drew retains. in what was a special treat and a great bout, awesome work by both of the teams.
Overall Rating: 85 out of 100. 


Next Match: AJ Styles (c) Vs. Samoa Joe, for the WWE Championship.

Joe and AJ always amaze me. since their TNA days with Christopher Daniels they always were known for a special bond and a terrific chemistry who delivers a wonderful results in the ring.
now in WWE, the Joe Vs. Styles rivalry renewed with a special twist, Joe also targeting Styles's weakness, his family, as Joe getting more and more hungry for gold, he finally found a spot where he can trigger AJ.

Now the storyline of Joe and AJ is my favorite storyline in WWE today, can't lie. i love it. and the build up to HIAC was good. eventough i expected them to battle in the Cell structure they still had a great build

The match.. well it was great, the move sequences were good, the in ring psycholigy was great. it was great as the previous one, this time the finish was by a pinfall. but in the end there was a twist..
AJ countered Joe's Coquina Clutch to a pinning predicament, but while the count went to two, AJ Tapped out, the referee didn't saw that because he was focused on the pin, and the Tapout was at the other side. AJ won, but in a controversial fashion, in the post-match, we saw Samoa Joe getting mad and Upset. he got very angry and annoyed by the finish of the match.
Overall Rating: 79 out of 100.

Next Match: Daniel Bryan&Brie Bella Versus The Miz and Maryse, Mixed Tag Match
if we talk about the storyline of Miz&Bryan, it's a never ending chapter. the story of Miz and Bryan is 8 years old right now, started from NXT, and then led to Smackdown. that rivalry is great and all..but i have an opinion that might shock you.

My opnion which may surprise you : with all my appreciation to the womens in wrestling and women's division, i didn't like that they added Brie and Maryse to the mix, yeah they added some good stuff, but it kinda killed the effectivity of Bryan Vs. Miz, that's how i feel personally. 
In My Opinion, that should and should've been Bryan Vs. Miz only.

Now the match, well the match was fine, nothing special to be honest. but it was still okay.
i didn't expected Maryse and Brie to brawl or something, but i expected them to get in the ring for a long time without a terrible rollup finish. those finishes kills the effect of the result in my opinion
besides the finish, the rest of the match was good, but not too good.
Overall Rating: 55 out of 100.
Side note: i have nothing against Brie and Maryse, my opinion only based on the feud, i have respect to both of them.


Next Match: Raw Women's title Ronda Rousey (c) Versus Alexa Bliss
Ronda's arrival in WWE made huge wave, since the Tag on Mania34, the fast impact she did in the next months is crazy, winning the Raw Women's title from Alexa Bliss in a Dominant fashion was so crazy. she's so dominant, but Alexa has found a weakness of Ronda few weeks later and a week before the HIAC ppv match.. Bruised Ribs, yeah.. the ribs of Ronda is now a target for Alexa and she uses it as an advantage in her attacks and will use it in the match.

The Match.. better then their 1st meeting that's for sure. the match was good, a good 10 minute fight.
with a good ending,
eventough Bliss lost she still looked lot better, she targeted Ronda's ribs as a weak point that can help her, in the end of the match, Alexa Tapped out to the Armbar by Ronda.
Overall Rating : 62 out of 100.

THE MAIN EVENT: Braun Strowman Vs. Roman Reigns (c) For the Universal Championship inside the Hell In a Cell with Mick Foley as a Guest referee.
A good build up leading to this HIAC Match, as Braun cashes in his Money In The Bank Briefcase on RAW, challenges roman to HIAC Match on HIAC ppv.
since that moment, Braun turned Heel on Roman, as he struck him during a tag match, and formed an alliance with Dolph Ziggler and Drew Mcintyre.

Now the match, the match was chaotic! Hardcore type of fight. which was pretty good, the ending was special
1st off Drew&Dolph tried to enter the cell, then Ambrose&Rollins came, eventually all the four battled on the top of the cell, and then Dolph tried to climbs down the cell and Rollins followed him and they battle on the side of the cell, they eventually slammed each other into the cell and fall off through the announce tables.  Great Spot.
few seconds later.... BROCK LESNAR's music hits! and it's BROCK! He's Back!
Brock broke the cell door and attacked both Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns. costing a match to end in a No Contest.
Incredible stuff.

Overall Rating: 70 out of 100.

Overall, HIAC was great, you see lot of improvement by WWE as time goes by, and it's a refreshing thing to see.

So, That was my HIAC Review, i hope you enjoyed.

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