TNA Impact Wrestling Review - May 16, 2013
By Graham "GSM" Matthews
Solid segment featuring the contract signing for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship match at Slammiversary between Bully Ray and Sting . Sting can be a great mic worker when he's motivated, and this was surely one of those times. Ray was excellent as always and really sold me on the additional stipulations for the bout. Sting never challenging for the strap again if he loses is an intriguing twist that has me hoping that this is TNA's way of slowly moving Sting out of the title picture for good.
Solid segment featuring the contract signing for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship match at Slammiversary between Bully Ray and Sting . Sting can be a great mic worker when he's motivated, and this was surely one of those times. Ray was excellent as always and really sold me on the additional stipulations for the bout. Sting never challenging for the strap again if he loses is an intriguing twist that has me hoping that this is TNA's way of slowly moving Sting out of the title picture for good.
WWE NXT Results - May 15, 2013
By CJ Blaze
Overall Reaction: I thought this was a rather lackluster episode of NXT. The only thing I enjoyed was the NXT title match. Hopefully next week will be better.
Next Week’s Main Event: Bray Wyatt vs. Corey Graves
Overall Reaction: I thought this was a rather lackluster episode of NXT. The only thing I enjoyed was the NXT title match. Hopefully next week will be better.
Next Week’s Main Event: Bray Wyatt vs. Corey Graves
Monday Night Raw Review - May 13, 2013
By Graham "GSM" Matthews
Overall, a decent show that did its best to promote the hell out of every match on the Extreme Rules card. They really shouldn't have waited until the very last minute to confirm matches for the event, especially since they had six weeks to build towards it. Furthermore, the three hours definitely dragged more than usual this week, which made for a dreadfully boring edition as a whole. The last few Raws haven't been the most exciting, so here's hoping the flagship show regains momentum following Extreme Rules on Sunday.
Overall, a decent show that did its best to promote the hell out of every match on the Extreme Rules card. They really shouldn't have waited until the very last minute to confirm matches for the event, especially since they had six weeks to build towards it. Furthermore, the three hours definitely dragged more than usual this week, which made for a dreadfully boring edition as a whole. The last few Raws haven't been the most exciting, so here's hoping the flagship show regains momentum following Extreme Rules on Sunday.
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN Review - MAY 10, 2013
By Graham "GSM" Matthews
Overall, an enjoyable edition that was heavy on awesome in-ring action and successful story-line progression for next Sunday's Extreme Rules event. The show dragged on at some points, but that was mostly due to the excessive amount of recaps shown. Aside from that, everything else seemed to flow smoothly and provide a great deal of entertainment for this viewer.
Overall, an enjoyable edition that was heavy on awesome in-ring action and successful story-line progression for next Sunday's Extreme Rules event. The show dragged on at some points, but that was mostly due to the excessive amount of recaps shown. Aside from that, everything else seemed to flow smoothly and provide a great deal of entertainment for this viewer.
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Superstar of the Week: Randy Orton
Randy Orton seeks a measure of revenge over Big Show on SmackDown.
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While Randy Orton may be in desperate need of a heel turn or even a slight character change, there's no denying that he's been on monster roll as of late as a babyface. Regardless of how stagnant his character might be, Orton continues to produce excellent matches every time he steps foot in the squared circle. This was the case this past week on Monday Night Raw, where Orton silenced Damien Sandow for the second time within the course of three days. Two days later on WWE Main Event, Orton did battle with Antonio Cesaro, who he defeated following a twenty minute-plus classic. Finally, Orton nailed Big Show with an RKO out of nowhere on SmackDown. Will Orton's strong momentum lead him to a victory at Extreme Rules?
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