WWE Main Event (April 15, 2014)

Randomly watching a 2014 episode of WWE Main Event for no good reason. This is another year where I don’t have any WWE shows reviewed though unlike 2011 this wasn’t a period when I wasn’t watching it. I definitely had the WWE Network at this point and was watching NXT weekly and usually checking out at least the PPVs on the WWE side of things if I wasn’t watching Raw and/or SmackDown on a weekly basis.

NJPW New Japan Cup Finals (March 23, 2014)

I’ve got a bunch of random-ass wrestling shows from years past on an external hard drive that I’ve never actually gotten around to watching so I think for the foreseeable future I’ll make my way through those shows with no rhyme or reason. Today we’re going to be taking a look at the 2014 New Japan Cup Finals. For whatever reason I’ve never really gotten into New Japan but maybe that will change with this show. Let’s find out!

TNA Xplosion (February 19, 2014)

Since watching that All Wheels Wrestling thing the other day I’ve been on a bit of a extraneous TNA programming kick so here’s a review of an episode of Xplosion I watched for no good reason.

NXT (October 30, 2014)

We begin the show with a cold open promo from Sami Zayn. He says that even if he’s lost a few big ones in the past he is certain he can succeed this time. He goes on to say that he’s on a road to redemption that ends when he beats Adrian Neville to become NXT Champion.

Titus O’Neil shows up and tells Sami that his road to redemption has to go through him first. Zayn asks if that’s a challenge to which Titus responds that it’s an open invitation. Zayn accepts, saying that if there’s a roadblock on his road to redemption he’ll go through it.

NXT (October 23, 2014)

Time for some more NXT. This was a review I’d done for an old blog I had. I’ve cleaned it up and added the proper Atomic Drop formatting we’ve all come to know and love, so let’s take it away.

We start things off with the standard issue NXT opening theme song before heading to Full Sail University for our opening contest. Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, and Albert/Tensai/Giant Bernard are on commentary.

NXT (October 16, 2014)

Time for another episode of NXT. After the opening video we head to Full Sail where we’re joined by our announce team for the evening: Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, and Renee Young.

Lucha Underground (December 17, 2014)

Things kick off this week with a video package summarizing what went down last week with Chavo and Sexy Star as well as the ladder match between Johnny Mundo, Price Puma and Big Ryck. We get some credits and then it’s to the Temple for Lucha action!

Lucha Underground (December 10, 2014)

We kick things off with a recap of the action from last week which is helpful for me because I last watched LU like four or five months ago. From there we head to the Temple for action!

Danny Trejo is ringside as King Cuerno makes his way to the ring. Tonight Cuerno is going up against Super Fly in his first Lucha Underground match.

Lucha Underground (December 3, 2014)

We begin things backstage where Ezekiel “Big Ryck” Jackson is signing a contract with Dario Cueto. Dario tells him, “When I invited Johnny Mundo to Lucha Underground, I wanted to use him as an example that no matter the talent, the reputation, the flash, no one is safe. Put everyone on notice because violence is my favorite kind of entertainment.“ Champagne gets busted out and Big Ryck lights up a cigar.

It’s Lucha Underground!

Lucha Underground (November 26, 2014)

Lucha Underground begins with Konnan, entering Dario Cueto’s office. The one time Wolfpac member tells Cueto that he stopped Prince Puma from coming into Cueto’s office and wrecking house on him after Cisco and Castro attacked Puma last week.

Dario offers Konnan a drink, but Konnan turns him down. Cueto tells him that Castro and Cisco for Big Ryck, not him and that he’s got no beef with Puma. Konnan then says that he wants a match…Puma vs. Big Ryck in a Boyle Heights Street Fight and asks Dario if he knows what a Boyle Height Street Fight is. Before Dario can reply, “I’m assuming it’s like a South Philly Street Fight or a Chicago Street Fight or any of the myriad of other geographically based street fights that exist in pro-wrestling,” Konnan tells him that it’s a fight, not a wrestling match and that anything goes.

Dario Cueto is amenable to this and agrees to the match and then goes to take a sip from his booze, but Konnan snatches the glass out of his hands and is like, “You know what? I think I will take that drink after all,” and then chugs it and leaves the office. Dario has a look of disgust on his face and dumps the ice and liquor dregs from the glass into a trashcan.