To be dead honest with you guys, it’s been hard for me to remember what happened this past week for WWE television. After giving it some thought, the only thing I enjoyed was the whole Mr McMahon versus John Cena match from last week.

Why would I like the match where McMahon didn’t do much and had several superstars come in and beat up Cena, just for McMahon can pick up an easy victory? I’ve always been a fan of seeing McMahon get in the ring and having a match. Yes, granted his matches aren’t the best, but how many bosses do you know who’ll do what his/her employees do on a nightly bases?

Other than that, I don’t think last week in the WWE was worthwhile to note. Like said, I don’t think there was nothing special from last week.

Then on Smackdown this past week when Chris Jericho brought back the Highlight Reel on Smackdown, he had Edge on as a guest. This made me smile.

Jericho is one of the best talkers, ever, and Edge is pretty good on the mic himself. Edge brought up that he’s going to spear Jericho at WrestleMania and win the World Heavyweight Championship. When it came down to it, at the end of the night, Jericho had the last laugh. When Edge went for a spear, Jericho hit him with the World Heavyweight Championship, grabbed a mic, and started to chant “spear!”

Check out the Highlight Reel. A really good segment.

But all-in-all, I thought this week was kind of boring. If it wasn’t for the McMahon/Cena match, and the Highlight real from this past week, I probably wouldn’t have done a week in review article. This is Eric Darsie from Minnesota, goodbye!

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This past week after the WWE Royal Rumble and after Edge making a “surprise” appearance and making a surprise win of the Rumble match, we saw both Raw and SmackDown entrances for the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view in a couple of weeks.

If you didn’t read my thoughts on the WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view, I am surprise that Edge won the Rumble. One thing I am surprised at is it seems like they are still building towards a Edge/Jericho match at WrestleMania. Why would I say that? Shawn Michaels didn’t win the Royal Rumble. Shawn Michaels didn’t win his match to get into the Raw Elimination Chamber. And Shawn Michaels wants to face the Undertaker at WrestleMania. I can see, and I would like to see, but I’ll be surprise if this happens that Michaels screws the Dead Man somehow at the PPV, costing him the World Heavyweight title.

That’s what I would like to see, but that’s a few weeks in advance. But to look at it more, on Raw, Edge commented on Jericho. How those two once were Unified Tag Team Champions then Edge got injured, and Chris Jericho was happy about that. Jericho said that he and the Big Show were better tag champs than he and Edge would ever have made. That made Edge upset. And on SmackDown, Jericho came out during Edge’s talk segment, “the Cutting Edge.”

I may be reading into it a little too much, but I think the WWE Creative may be doing something that they’ve been teasing since the summer. Granted if this happens, I can see Edge winning the World Heavyweight title from Jericho, but it would set up a feud that could be brought into the summer if Jericho doesn’t leave to tour with Fozzy. But either way, it would still be awesome seeing Jericho holding the World title for a few weeks and seeing him and Edge face each other at WrestleMania, adding the World title on top of it!

But to be honest, it was nice seeing matches this past week on Monday Night Raw. How Raw is normally the more entertainment show. This past week, we did see a lot more wrestling than we normally do see, and I enjoyed that. Even thought it seems like such matches like John Cena/Cody Rhodes was more of a squash match than anything, I still enjoyed Raw.

And Bret Hart made another appearance on Raw. It seems like they are going towards a Mr. McMahon/Batista versus Bret Hart/John Cena match at WrestleMania. I would rather see a tag match with those two over having another Batista/Cena match and having McMahon/Hart in their respected corners. But that’s my personal opinion.

Gee’s, it seems like this past week, they’re doing a lot of build-up for WrestleMania. And if they are going towards what they’re teasing, I may enjoy WrestleMania this year. This is Eric Darsie from Minnesota, going to wrap this up for I can enjoy the Super Bowl, goodbye!

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Thursday, August 26th, 1999-Kansas City, Missouri-WWE World Heavyweight Championship was defended when newly crowned champion Triple H took on challenger Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson with a special guest referee, the WWE Commissioner Shawn Michaels, on the debut episode of WWE Thursday Night SmackDown. A match that I am grateful that WWE did feature the full length match on their 10th Anniversary SmackDown DVD set.

Two matches that I am disappointed that they didn’t show the full length are the TLC III match with the Dudleys, the Hardys, Edge & Christian, and Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho, or the WWF World Heavyweight title match from the fifth episode where Mr. McMahon defeated Triple H for the title. But that’s a tangent for the first paragraph….

But I do remember watching this match when it was originally aired, and I wanted to watch it again and take notes on it and make a flashback article out of it. It was a typical television main event. It was fast paced, which I liked, and it had Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and the Rock in it, so I was happy to sit down and watch it again.

Weirdly enough, HBK came out first, which isn’t weird, but the champion, Triple H, came out next, then the challenger, the Rock, came out. I don’t know.

But Triple H was the second WWE Champion that we saw win the title this week (when this was originally aired). Mankind defeated “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Triple H in a three-way dance at SummerSlam in Minneapolis on Sunday and Triple H defeated Mankind on Raw Monday night in Ames, Iowa. So, technically, in two days (because SmakDown is taped on Tuesday Nights), we had three WWE title matches. Only if that would happen these days. I guess that explains the 4.2 rating that this episode got.

Right out of the box, there was a fist fight, and both men tried their finishers, the Rock Bottom on Triple H and the Pedigree on the Rock, but both men countered out of them. That’s a good way to keep the fans in right away. But the battle soon went outside of the ring when Triple H was tossed out by the Rock outside of the ring.

These two men battled up the ramp, we saw the Oval Tron (which I love!), and Rock suplexed Triple H on the top of the stage. Those two men battled towards the oval tron (YES!). And the Rock hit the Side Russian Leg Sweep onto Triple H. Another move that I saw in the past couple of days that I wish was used more often these days, and this was only ten years ago!

But anyways, those two men battled towards the ring again and HHH sends the Rock into the steel steps. Chyna gave the Rock a low blow and ref Michaels ejected Chyna out of the arena with a pop from the crowd. Woooo!

The match continued in the ring and the Rock hit the DDT onto the Game and got a one count. Triple H got control of the match and hit a suplex and did a “Flair-like” knee drop from the corner of the ring. Seeing that gave me a flashback!

Another move that I took note, and I have no clue how it happened, but the Rock hit a swinging neck breaker. Yep.

The Rock hit the Rock Bottom and was setting up for the People’s Elbow, went to one rope, came back, went for the second rope, turned around, and got Sweet Chinned Music from the Commissioner!

Triple H got up, hit the Pedigree, and got the three count! Chyna came back down and celebrated with these two men, as well as Shane McMahon, who came down during the match and was “arguing” with HBK every once in a while during the match.

Jim Ross said: “We have a overbearing owner (Shane McMahon), a crooked commissioner (Shawn Michaels), and a some-of-a- (censored) for a WWE Champion (Triple H)!”

Good ole J.R. Get well soon.

But this match I really enjoyed, which made me happy! Thanks WWE for putting this whole match on the DVD, and no thank you for those two other matches I mentioned at the beginning of the article.

But this is Eric Darsie from Minnesota, jamming to Johnny Cash, goodbye!

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We all found out on Monday the 21st that the “Little Judge” had two words for D-Generation X, and that’s “You’re Guilty!” And DX and Hornswoggle came to an agreement that Hornswoggle will be DX’s official mascot.

Hey everyone! Hope you all are enjoying the holidays! And thanks for checking this piece out.

To me, the biggest thing is now, DX has to take in Hornswoggle as a member of D-Generation X as the “World’s Smallest Member.” I really don’t know how to take this storyline. Especially with DX as the Unified Tag Team Champions. How should I take this? I cannot find an answer. Really.

But to leave Raw and let’s head to Friday Night Smackdown where DX and Hornswoggle appeared on Smackdown and defended the tag straps (at least Shawn Michaels and Triple H did) against the Hart Dynasty. A match, me personally, that should of waited for after Bret Hart came back for he could screw with DX with the tag titles.

But what can one do, right? But putting this match up on the Christmas edition of Smackdown where very few people would watch that match, where this match, due to DX being on Smackdown, and with the whole Bret Hart news as of late, wouldn’t one be smart and wait to put this match up? But we are talking about current 2009/2010 WWE Creative, which I think totally sucks. That’s my opinion, and I’m sticking to it.

The match saw DX walking out as tag champs. I highly doubt DX will lose the titles soon. Maybe during the February pay-per-view if they will do a Michaels/Undertaker match at WrestleMania. But I guess we have to wait and see, eh?

A thought: I heard on a podcast this past week. I wish I could remember which one said this, but I liked it. My thought is this. WrestleMania XXVI. Bret Hart versus Vince McMahon – Street Fight. Shawn Michaels versus the Undertaker – Career versus Career and the Streak. And the thing is, having the Hart/McMahon/Street Fight before the Michaels/Taker/Round 2 match, and during the HBK/Dead Man match, Hart coming out and screwing over Michaels, “costing” him his career. Would this happen? I’ll place bets, it I was a betting man, against this. Would I get excited if this happens, because I will be ordering WrestleMania XXVI? Oh heck yes I would get excited over this. But that’s my thought for the week in review for this past week’s worth of WWE television.

To conclude this week’s week in review over World Wrestling Entertainment television, DX ran wild with their “Little People’s Court” and their tag title defense on Smackdown against the Hart Dynasty. This is Eric Darsie from Minnesota, excited and waiting for the New Year, see you and will chat with you later!

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The Go-Home Week Before Survivor Series 2009!

This past week for WWE television was the Go-Home week before this year’s Survivor Series. For this past week for the main event for Raw and Smackdown, I feel like the WWE did something right, with two tag team main events for Raw and Smackdown, were we saw DX taking on JeriShow taking on the two World Champs, The Undertaker and John Cena on Raw and saw JeriShow versus the Brothers of Destruction on Smackdown. Let’s discuss the two tag team main events.

Monday Night Raw: Triple Threat Tag Team Match featuring Survivor Series Main Events!

A match that should have been given more air time, because the match started seven minutes after 10 Central time, but all-in-all, this match was a great television main event match. And against normal triple threat tag team matches, each guy from each team was in the match at all times, and only can tag in their own partners. But looking past the fact that I believe this match should have been given more air time, I really enjoyed this match. I would of payed money to see this match on a pay-per-view, to be honest, if the two World titles and the Tag Team titles were on the line, and if someone pinned the champ, they get the title (if they pinned the tag champs, that team gets the tag straps). If WWE did that, this match could of easily gone 30 minutes, if not longer, on a pay-per-view, and combined three matches into one. But that’s me.

But let’s discuss the match. A match that, like said, I really enjoyed. I don’t remember how long this match went, but when the match ended, I was happy with. John Cena pinned Triple H in the end to get the victory (a prelude to the Survivor Series WWE Championship Triple Threat match…), and right after, Cena got Tombstone Piledrove by the World Heavyweight Champion! That put a huge smile. Thank you Undertaker for driving the WWE Champion six feet into the ground. Good job.

Friday Night Smackdown: Unified Tag Team Champions faces the Brothers of Destruction!

Another match, like the main event on Raw Monday night, that I would love to pay on pay-per-view to see this tag match go for the Unified Tag Team Straps, seeing the World Heavyweight Champion the Undertaker teaming up with his half-brother Kane, as Brothers of Destruction, going against the Unified Tag Team Champions, Chris Jericho and the Big Show, Jeri-Show. I feel like this match was awesome, seeing Kane and the Undertaker living up to their tag team name and kicking butts and taking names. I am happy that this match got more air time than the Raw main event.

We saw in the end that Big Show was trying to help up Jericho and Jericho hit the Code Breaker on the World’s Largest Athlete, ran out of the ring in fear of what would happen, grabbed the Undertaker’s World Heavyweight Championship, and ran up the ramp, and posed with the championship on the entrance stage. I was disappointed that there’s no definite winner of the match on Smackdown Friday night, but I am happy to be able to catch it while it aired on television, brother!

Finally…the Conclusion!

But to wrap up this week’s week-in review, I really enjoyed the two tag team main events on the two main shows that the WWE put together. I am excited to see the three-hour Raw’s Thanksgiving tonight with my former Governor, Jesse “the Body,” wait, I mean Jesse “the Mind” Ventura guest host’s tonight’s Raw, dude! This is Eric Darsie from Minnesota, sitting in Atwood, waiting for class to start here in a couple of hours, goodbye!

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This past week there were a couple of matches that I would like to discuss for this week’s WWE week-in-review. The two matches are from ECW and Smackdown. The ECW match was the ECW Championship match with Christian defending his title against William Regal and on Smackdown it was the World Heavyweight Champion the Undertaker taking on Chris Jericho.

First, let’s discuss the ECW title match from last week’s Tuesday. To be dead honest, I only saw the end of the match coming off the last commercial break, and it totally pissed me off that Regal didn’t win the championship. Why it pisses me off is Regal deserves the title. Regal could better the ECW championship and as ECW Champion he could better the ECW brand. And with that, that title match was Regal’s last shot for the ECW championship. And for everyone’s last title shot, they normally win the title during their last shot, even in their hometown, like ECW was in this past week (along with the whole WWE roster), being in England.

And like said, I can see William Regal as ECW Champion is a good thing for the brand. Why, and how? Regal’s facial expressions are great, and Regal can wrestle. Regal’s in-ring style would be best for the brand as champion. But before I go more with why I think Regal should be ECW Champion and get angry about it, I’ll go to the next match I want to discuss.

On Friday Night Smackdown, we saw one-half of the Undisputed Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho take on the World Heavyweight Champion the Undertaker in their first ever one-on-one battle. Similar to the Regal/Christian match, this match made me upset because they should have done their first one-on-one encounter to be on a pay-per-view. Heck, I’ve heard rumors that Jericho will be facing Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI. So giving away the match for free is totally stupid!

But if anyone can make a great match with Jericho is the Undertaker, and vice versa, if anyone can make a great match with the Undertaker is Jericho. I could have watched this match when it was aired on Friday night, but chose not to because I think it is stupid that they gave this match away for free. But talking to one of my buddies is who huge into the business said the match was great. And I can believe that. And the Undertaker won with Hell’s Gate on Jericho.

And the thing that shocked me the most when Big Show joined Jericho on the post-match beat down on the Undertaker, Kane came out and made the save. Why this shocked me the most is, this is a tag match that I would absolutely love to see, and we can see it this coming Friday night on Smackdown! So watch it while it’s being aired if you can, if not, T-Vo it, tape it on VCR, or whatever, you should watch it!

But to wrap it up, this was a decent week for main events this past week. But anyways, this is Eric Darsie from Minnesota, thinking of when he would hang out again with B-Chef, goodbye!

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