![]() By RJ Marceau Wow, the WWE keeps making headlines. First the WWE signed Austin Aeries to WWE NXT. Then the “Phenomenal” AJ Styles debuts in the Royal Rumble and yesterday it was announced that Shinsuke Nakamura will being coming to the WWE. Spoiler Alert: Nakamura was announced to be facing Sami Zayn at NXT TakeOver: Dallas on April 1st, 2016. When the reports came out that the WWE had signed Kevin Owens, Hideo Itami, Finn Balor and Asuka I honestly had no idea who they were. I’m not a big indy guy and never have been. The WWE is my cup of tea and tastes just fine with me. I do enjoy Lucha Underground but I haven’t really got into Ring of Honor or New Japan Pro Wrestling. I realized that I was missing some good wrestling on the independent scene and decided to watch a few matches on YouTube.
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![]() By Graham "GSM" Matthews Titus O'Neil, Dolph Ziggler and The Usos def. The Miz and WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day Although this was a random assortment of wrestlers that aren't feuding at the moment (aside from New Day and The Usos), I can't complain about an enjoyable eight-man tag team match to kick off the show. I would usually complain about this type of match not serving a purpose, but it's been a damn good week in wrestling, so I'll give it a pass. If you didn't like it, well, all I can say is to get used to it as we're bound to see more of this as WrestleMania draws near and these lower-midcarders are involved in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. It was refreshing to see O'Neil score the win for his team, but as I've said several times as of late, WWE needs to give fans a reason to care about him beyond his recent winning streak. United States Champion Kalisto def. Neville I'm not exactly sure what Neville did to earn an opportunity to contend for the championship, but I'd be damned if this match wasn't fun to watch. I'm just surprised it wasn't advertised ahead of time as promoting title matches always lead to a bump in the ratings. Kalisto and Neville are such perfect opponents for each other that I'd love to see them mix it up in a Best of Five or Seven Series over the star-spangled prize. It would certainly help elevate the title as well as both aerial artists, but the commentators brought up Alberto Del Rio during this bout, leading me to believe their feud isn't yet over. ![]() By RJ Marceau This past Sunday we had one of the best installments of The Royal Rumble followed by a good Monday Night Raw. Since the inception of the Royal Rumble in 1988, it has been one of the WWE’s big four PPVs and held in January. The WWE has always had a February PPV but in recent years the show isn’t anything special due to the predictability of the matches and the angles they will be going with into WrestleMania. The WWE should move The Royal Rumble to February and bring back No Way Out in January and here’s why. ![]() By Graham "GSM" Matthews King Cuerno def. Fenix to Win the Gift of the Gods Championship Did these two previously have history from the first season? For some reason, I feel like they did. I definitely have to watch the Season 1 Recap they put up one of these days. At any rate, this highly entertaining matchup was a great way of ringing in the new year as there never seemed to be a dull moment. The title change took me by surprise considering Fenix captured the championship at Ultima Lucha and has a ready-made feud with Mil Muertes given their past, but they could always get the belt back on him at some point. Plus, it established that anything can happen when you least expect it in Lucha Undergrund. If you're new to the promotion, expect much more of this throughout the season. Ivelisse def. Son of Havoc and Angelico in a No. 1 Contender's Triple Threat Match for the Lucha Underground Championship It seemed strange at first to pit three former tag team champions against each other, but they set it up nicely with Catrina promising the winner of the Triple Threat an immediate shot at the Lucha Underground Championship that same night. Intergender wrestling may bother some, as it does me at times, but Ivelisse is so fluid and fun in the the ring that she doesn't feel out of place whatsoever in the ring with the men. Everyone involved was able to get their signature spots in before Ivelisse scored the shocking win, which undoubtedly built intrigue heading into the main event. ![]() By Graham "GSM" Matthews American Alpha def. Blake and Murphy American Alpha continues to take the tag team division by storm as I'm entertained by all of their matches. This outing against Blake and Murphy was no exception, and while Blake and Murphy don't do much for me, they are solid hands in the ring and deserve credit for holding their own here. Picking up a win over a set of former NXT Tag Team Champions definitely adds to the building credibility and momentum of American Alpha and I'm hoping they earn themselves a shot at the NXT Tag Team Championship at NXT TakeOver: Dallas. Nia Jax def. Liv Morgan Jax has undoubtedly improved in the ring since her debut several months ago and believe it or not, I actually like her pairing with Eva Marie. It will help her elicit heat and, more importantly, it keeps Eva Marie out of the ring! Or at least momentarily. The match itself was a glorified squash with Morgan scoring a few offensive maneuvers only to be decimated in the end. Based off what we saw a few weeks back, I assume Asuka will be feuding with Jax and Eva sooner rather than later. |
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