Tuesday 31 August 2021

Pay-Per-View Rewind of: WCW Bash at the Beach 16/07/1995 Match 6/Part 6 by AverageMansReviews

Pay-Per-View Rewind of: WCW Bash at the Beach 16/07/1995 Match 6/Part 6 by AverageMansReviews

Match/Stipulation: "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair vs. "The Macho Man" Randy Savage: Lifeguard Match

Match Attributes:

Match Quality: 7/10

Match Storyline: 7/10

Crowd Participation: 7/10

On Commentary: Tony Schiavone & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan 7/10

Satisfying Conclusion: 7/10

Recommend Watch: 7/10

Match Total: 42/60 - this match is good

Comments: as you can see this is another good match here; if you want to know more please head over to the Spoiler Alarm Version.

RIP Randall "The Macho Man" Randy Savage Pofto; 15/11/1962-20/05/2011, He is no longer with us, but he will always be best remembered for his larger-than-life outfits, enthusiastic promos and is legendary elbow-drop from the top turnbuckle.


Monday 30 August 2021

DC's Batwoman [Season 2,] Episode 23: Bat Girl Magic! by AverageMansReviews

DC's Batwoman [Season 2,] Episode 23: Bat Girl Magic! by AverageMansReviews

Review Time:

5 things about this episode

Warning: there is flashing/other effects/scarring/stabbing/scarring/self harming/medical/strangling/shooting

Alice and Agent More's kidnapping: Storyline, Characters [Character developments,] Art and Action; these combined in one way or another; now sadly in this Storyline component picks up from the previous episode as in where it ended [involving Gibson, Alice and More] and it reminds us what the Arrowverse could be like as in its high-quality storytelling [more about Beth Kane/Alice’s background; this reminds me of how DC's Arrow 2012-2020 how they used to do things going on back and forth or just discussing things in the present, yes I did say something to the effect of I wasn't going to bring up the name of Beth Kane in this Second Season, but in fairness and balance I didn't know they were going to do this back and forth approach Beth Kane/Alice and on a quick side note like DC's they have 5 years of content to work on if they wanted to;] this ongoing storyline for this episode has depth and consequently it makes the other components really enjoyable and easy to understand and digest, we have more Characters [Character developments] for Alice which makes her so much more in-depth and well-rounded as a character and a person which in turn More have some character developments as she learns more about Alice and her background. The Art is clear to see and all around you as it relates to the scenery it is eye-catching and easy to settle down with be it day or night for one example the landscape of this island known as Coryana and finally the Action; in a nutshell Alice vs. Sohail and Agent More vs. Tatiana/The Whisper; if you have seen this episode I know there isn't much to go on with the first one, but they are both solidly good. I mean if we were to take these components altogether as a whole there is lots of things to see and to experience so it is all positive here.

This episode receives: 6/10, this episode is good: now just in case if you are confused by my marking here considering I have been giving this episode high praise, simply put yes everything I have said in this review deserves high praise, but then again we have to go back to Ryan Wilder or Ryan Wilder/Batwoman and other characters and things; likewise in the interest of fairness and balance there are some positives here, but you have to put up with the negatives just to see and experience these positives; so what I am very much saying is please just make this the Alice DC/Arrowverse for the remaining of this Season 2 and Season Third and final season and we will get on just fine. Why can I see them killing off Alice in the final episode of the final season, full disclosure all I know is this live-action program as it relates to this corner of the DC Universe, but my point here is; why not use Alice in other TV programmes across the Arrowverse, I mean it would be such a shame to see this character/performer go to waste, because generally speaking the TV program she is a part of is mostly garbage, if they wanted a readymade female as I have already said; in-depth and well-rounded character there we go. I mean some people survived the Titanic so I don't see any reason why Alice couldn't survive after this TV program, I mean there is another 3 Seasons they could have just as Beth Kane/Alice filling in the missing gaps so yes they are very much taken the template of the DC's Arrow TV program and using it here with not surprising a great outcome.

Sunday 29 August 2021

Pay-Per-View Rewind of: WCW Bash at the Beach 16/07/1995 Match 5/Part 5 by AverageMansReviews - Spoiler Alarm!

Pay-Per-View Rewind of: WCW Bash at the Beach 16/07/1995 Match 5/Part 5 by AverageMansReviews - Spoiler Alarm!

Disclaimer: I am not a professional wrestler and never likely to be

Background information: we have this interview segment interviewer "Mean" Gene Okerlund with the WCW World Tag Team Champions Haarlem Heat [Booker T & Stevie Ray with Sister Sherry] building up this match [then after this match] Schiavone & Heenan discussing what they have just seen and then throwing it back to Okerlund to have another interview segment with the WCW World Tag Team Champions Haarlem Heat [Booker T & Stevie Ray with Sister Sherry] to discuss what just happened and their new No1 Contenders in BunkHouse Buck & Dirty Dick Slater; yes I am just dictating this character/performer's name down here.

Match/Stipulations: The Blue Bloods [Lord Steven Regal & Earl Robert Eaton] vs. The Nasty Boys [Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags] vs. the WCW World Tag Team Champions Haarlem Heat [Booker T & Stevie Ray with Sister Sherry:] Triangle Match for the WCW World Tag Team Championships; extra information on stipulations of this match; by a toss of coins at the beginning of this match, one member of two tag team's start this match and third start on the apron and they can tag in whomever they like; it could be their tag team partner or another member of another team.

Match Attributes:

Match Quality: 6/10

Match Storyline: 6/10

Crowd Participation: 6/10

On Commentary: Tony Schiavone & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan 6/10

Satisfying Conclusion: 6/10

Recommend Watch: 6/10

Match Total: 36/60 - this match is good

Comments: this match is a solidly good across the board, I only have some things to bring up so let's begin The Nasty Boys [Knobbs & Sags] execute a very poor double-team by the name of wishbone on receiver Ray [basic description; the aggressor tag team take a leg of the receiver whilst they are on the floor facing up and make a V-shape with their legs up and pull them apart.] This double team is relatively easy to pull off, but in this case it is just all around sloppieness between these three performers [when or if you see this match you'll see what I mean.] The Referee [Nick Patrick] counts pin when Sags is not legal man [a moment previously Regal tags himself in, so there is this moment of sorting this out.] Then we have this really odd mistake by Heenan; in short because Heenan and Schiavone discuss it and Schiavone makes light out of Heenan when they discuss who he wants to win this match; Heenan is momentarily under the belief that Haarlem Heat have to be pinned to lose their Championships which is not the case. Now on one hand and yes this is purely speculation on one hand this could have been a honest genuine mistake which they are between them trying to cover up, but on the other hand Heenan in particular through this match says things like I don't know what's going on or something like this to illustrate/put across to the viewer that this match is chaotic and at some point Schiavone says something to the effect of it is chaotic. My point here being on reflection if you listen to the commentary carefully, but you don't have to be too careful about it; it sounds more like they are really selling these interpretations of stipulations as they are the first of their kind [debut.] Just to cover my back I am fully aware I could be absolutely wrong about this and it is all coincidental, but we are talking about Heenan here, he is one of the best sellers in professional wrestling, he is/was very smart. My final point is something worth pointing out, but I don't overly mind but everyone involved in this match minus Patrick; is out and out Heels; the crowd were receptive to who was involved though.

Basic Result: I know I have told you already, but I still have to do the admin; the WCW World Tag Team Champions Haarlem Heat [Booker T & Stevie Ray with Sister Sherry] Retain their Championships here.

Now sadly RIP 14/08/1958-04/08/2021; he was going under the wrestling persona of Earl Robert Eaton, but he will always be best remembered for being under the wrestling persona of  "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton and one half of this legendary tag team The Midnight Express/The Original Midnight Express

with "Sweet "Stan Lane with Jim Cornett, but full disclosure they were a little bit before my time so I have seen bits of them together and separately as it relates to Eaton and before I have wrestling historians coming back I know based on a little bit of research, there were different members in this tag team at one point or another; I am just using the one I have seen so far, but I don't know much about The Midnight Express/The Original Midnight Express, but their legacy and reputation, always get brought up in wrestling circles as it relates to tag team wrestling, so as a sign of respect I use the word legendary. Hopefully I will cover more tag team wrestling/history over the years to come, because if you have been following me long enough you know I like tag team wrestling, so on one hand I am absolutely destroyed that the WWE have turned this art form into a joke on their main rosters, but absolutely delighted that AEW are making it a cornerstone of their wrestling promotion.

RIP Sherri "Sensationally"/"Sister Sherry" Martel; 08/02/1958-15/06/2007,, I began watching wrestling when she was in her manager stage of her career; she has many wrestling names for another example under the WWF she went under the name "Sensationally" Sherry. This was back in the time where if you were given a manager more often than not they would see great potential in this individual or tag team or stable or other and she deserves to be seen as a legendary manager and once again before I have the wrestling historians after me I have only seen her in one wrestling match and she was at the very least solid as a performer of what I remember.

Friday 27 August 2021

Pay-Per-View Rewind of: WCW Bash at the Beach 16/07/1995 Match 5/Part 5 by AverageMansReviews

Pay-Per-View Rewind of: WCW Bash at the Beach 16/07/1995 Match 5/Part 5 by AverageMansReviews

Match/Stipulations: The Blue Bloods [Lord Steven Regal & Earl Robert Eaton] vs. The Nasty Boys [Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags] vs. the WCW World Tag Team Champions Haarlem Heat [Booker T & Stevie Ray with Sister Sherry:] Triangle Match for the WCW World Tag Team Championships; extra information on stipulations of this match; by a toss of coins at the beginning of this match, one member of two tag team's start this match and third start on the apron and they can tag in whomever they like; it could be their tag team partner or another member of another team.

Match Attributes:

Match Quality: 6/10

Match Storyline: 6/10

Crowd Participation: 6/10

On Commentary: Tony Schiavone & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan 6/10

Satisfying Conclusion: 6/10

Recommend Watch: 6/10

Match Total: 36/60 - this match is good

Comments: this match is a solidly good across the board, if you want to know more please head over to the Spoiler Alarm Version.

Now sadly RIP Bobby Eaton 14/08/1958-04/08/2021; now at this point in history he was going under the wrestling persona of Earl Robert Eaton, but he will always be best remembered for being under the wrestling persona of  "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton and one half of this legendary tag team The Midnight Express/The Original Midnight Express

with "Sweet "Stan Lane with Jim Cornett, but full disclosure they were a little bit before my time so I have seen bits of them together and separately as it relates to Eaton and before I have wrestling historians coming back I know based on a little bit of research, there were different members in this tag team at one point or another; I am just using the one I have seen so far, but I don't know much about The Midnight Express/The Original Midnight Express, but their legacy and reputation, always get brought up in wrestling circles as it relates to tag team wrestling, so as a sign of respect I use the word legendary. Hopefully I will cover more tag team wrestling/history over the years to come, because if you have been following me long enough you know I like tag team wrestling, so on one hand I am absolutely destroyed that the WWE have turned this art form into a joke on their main rosters, but absolutely delighted that AEW are making it a cornerstone of their wrestling promotion. 

RIP Sherri "Sensationally"/"Sister Sherry" Martel; 08/02/1958-15/06/2007I began watching wrestling when she was in her manager stage of her career; she has many wrestling names for another example under the WWF she went under the name "Sensationally" Sherry. This was back in the time where if you were given a manager more often than not they would see great potential in this individual or tag team or stable or other and she deserves to be seen as a legendary manager and once again before I have the wrestling historians after me I have only seen her in one wrestling match and she was at the very least solid as a performer of what I remember.


Thursday 26 August 2021

DC's Batwoman [Season 2,] Episode 22: Prior Criminal History by AverageMansReviews

DC's Batwoman [Season 2,] Episode 22: Prior Criminal History by AverageMansReviews

Review Time:

5 things about this episode

Warning: there is flashing/other effects/scarring/stabbing/animal cruelty/medical/flesh wound

Ryan Wilder or Ryan Wilder/Batwoman is rapidly becoming highly irritating: Character [Character developments,] Comedy, Action and Diary now at one point or another these components combined.

I mean don't get me wrong [full disclosure when I am watching YouTube I have seen thumbnails suggesting/telling that this version of  Batwoman is worse than its predecessor [Kate Kane; Kate Kane/Batwoman Season 1] which you would think that would take some doing? But you and I would be wrong, because everything about this character is grating on me from her dropping this line in a conversation with Agent More "That if Alice weren't white she'd would be dead." Which I am just going to say it; as it is; instead of pointing out this fact in a fictional TV program or anywhere else for that matter especially when another incident may/probably/more than likely/certainly going to happen again in the future, here is just a suggestion instead of clinging onto your constitutional right to bear arms which is hundreds of years old, how about you modify that constitutional right to reflect the modern world. Because as far as I can see it this comment at this point is just an empty comment, because it could be watching another TV program that makes a similar comment/point a decade down the line and it could still just hold the same value of being very little based on the grounds okay you can say it and yes it is fact, but until things change; you're just going to go round and around in circles, which consequently means other minorities or problems are going to continuously get neglected and left behind as it relates to a similar standing in our societies.

Moving on to the Comedy Wilder/Batwoman standing high on Wayne Enterprises/Wayne Tower giving the speech where in a nutshell she is basically giving the speech of "Thank you for your support, but go home" with this bumbling approach, but it isn't funny. You know when you are watching a film or a TV program and there is a clear attempt of comedy, but it feels unnatural and forced consequently it falls flat on its face. I am hoping this stops, because if it doesn't they may as well just line up the tumbleweed right now.

Action; Wilder/Batwoman vs. Alice; this action sequence is good.

Diary; why the hell are they bringing this back? Because if my memory is correct they stopped making this a thing, I am speculating here may be roughly a quarter away through the previous Season, in all honesty I can't remember, but what I can remember is; it was quickly forgotten about.

This episode receives: 4/10, this episode is mixed; I am going to give you a very quick heads up; this feels like a very strong déjà vu where I am going to be glowingly positive about Alice in every way possible as an ever present and there may be some other things down the line as well but other than that expect generally speaking the same kind of negativity as from Season 1.

 


Tuesday 24 August 2021

DC's Batwoman [Season 2,] Episode 21: What Happened to Kate Kane? by AverageMansReviews

DC's Batwoman [Season 2,] Episode 21: What Happened to Kate Kane? by AverageMansReviews

Review Time:

5 things about this episode

Warning: there is flashing/other effects/medical/scarring/flesh wound

Who is Ryan Wilder?: Well we have the Storyline [Origin] and Character [Character developments] combining here. So let me answer this question; Who is Ryan Wilder? Full disclosure from the outset I have no idea who she is in a comic book sense; I mean this is absolutely true for some reason before I began dictating this; I went to go and make sure this character does come from the comic books so without clicking on it I found this ["Ryan Wilder In The 'Batwoman' Comics Is a Much Different Than."] Which having spent two seconds to think about it in great hindsight I knew this because I had seen and heard a little bit about other people's content. I didn't want to watch too much or read too much, because I didn't want or don't want my opinion to be tainted and just for the record I am incredibly difficult to influence if someone was to give me their opinion.

I went and did all of this today [when this was first being dictated,] because on one hand I am glad she is much different in the comic books whilst on the other hand she is somehow worse than Kate Kane/Ruby Rose. I mean Kate Kane/Ruby Rose was mostly like to be fair 85% of the time irritating and infuriating, but there was 15% of the time where at minimum it worked to more like this please.

But now we have Ryan Wilder/Batwoman which is something much more irritating and that is just dull and boring. I should explain myself; you see irritating and infuriating are negative emotions or mind-sets, but dull and boring I feel nothing for her, because this Arrowverse of her comes off as quite babyish "it's like me saying there, there to a child as I am dealing with the situation, actually if it was a child I would most definitely have more of a emotional response; basically "Get her off my TV so we can get back to something hopefully more interesting." I mean I may as well just come out and say it all they have done here is widened their target demographic; well that is a quick way to get more viewers to watch your TV programming, regardless if it is any good or not that is another question.

Batmobile: we have the Art and Action also complaining here as we get to experience this legendary vehicle in all of its glory; Elliot/Hush/Wayne is chasing down Wilder in her van which is also her home [one of those old Volkswagen vans; just to cover my back this is just a rough description.]

This episode receives: 3/10, this episode is poor; I am already getting the feeling that Alice and any other villain or evildoer connected to her is the only reason I should be watching or continuing to watch this Second Season, she is supremely infinitely, basically she is in a completely different stratosphere [on a the evildoers side of things she is at the top of the pyramid,] but on our vigilante or protect and serve side of things they are just a pack of playing cards [I would have liked to say a pyramid of cards, but that would be an insult to a pyramid made out of playing cards.


Airplane II: The Sequel [alternative name Flying High II: The Sequel] by AverageMansReviews

Airplane II: The Sequel [alternative name Flying High II: The Sequel] by AverageMansReviews

Review Time

Warning: I should just say this to cover my back; if I bring up anything it is just based on the fact it is in this film and if you are of a sensitive nature like a snowflake I wouldn't recommend you watch this film as this film when this review/blog was first dictated it is roughly 39 years old; there is flashing/colourful effects/suicide/drugs/beastie allergy insinuation/under age sexual for an example someone the religious faith looking at inappropriate material/medical/terrorism

Storyline/Characters [Character developments]/Comedy/Action/Performances: these components at one point or another combined. The storyline is good; firstly and ongoing we have this romantic situation between Striker/Heys and Dickinson/Hagerty; Ex's again with this storyteller with shimmery effects from Striker/Heys over Macho Grande or the basic recap of the previous film project Aeroplane! 1980 or this court case to prove that he is clinically insane to discredit his opinions and facts that this shuttle [Mayflower One] is not fit for space travel, because it has something majorly wrong with it [yes I know what it is, but I don't want to give too much away.] The pacing is likewise good and we have some parodies the likes of the Star Wars franchise [the words rolling up and away into the distance] and Star Trek the 1966 original TV series/era [with the sliding doors reference, I know my next point is not a parody and likewise the next one after that isn't either but I am just trying to group them together a moment/scene of USS Enterprise [NCC-1701,] we also have William Shatner as Commander Buck Murdock. Shatner as this character should be and is the only reason why you should want to watch this sequel, because before his entrance into this sequel, the pacing is as I have already said good, but the contents of this sequel is just the same kind of stuff, but to a suck air through your teeth level; you know or you should know by now I am not a snowflake, but even I have to say this project hasn't aged well at all and yes the other performances are safe and reliable.

But Shatner as Commander Buck Murdock, you really does make a colossal impact on to proceedings, be it as he is having this meltdown about these lights and so on or trying to instruct Striker/Heys to land Mayflower One, even though he is completely oblivious to the current situation happening behind him or even when Mayflower One has landed [a rocky landing on Luna Base, Alpha Beta] he is still on coms [through this handset which is rectangle and on a wire and you have to press on this button on the side down to talk and take off your finger to listen; it is one of those old CB radio ones] giving instructions and giving inspirational monologue [on a quick side note Shatner as Commander Buck Murdock involved in the after credits sequence.]

This film receives: 5/10, this film is mixed; to put this simply I had to give this project another mark just based on the impact of Shatner as Commander Buck Murdock

Sunday 22 August 2021

Aeroplane! [alternative name High Flying]1980 by AverageMansReviews

Aeroplane! [alternative name High Flying]1980 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time

Warning: I should just say this to cover my back; if I bring up anything it is just based on the fact it is in this film and if you are of a sensitive nature like a snowflake I wouldn't recommend you watch this film as this film when this review/blog was first dictated it is roughly 41 years old; there is flashing/colourful effects/suicide/drugs/beastie allergy reference/under age sexual; for an example a boy and a girl are acting older than what they are physically talking about how they like their coffee/medical

Storyline/Characters [Character developments]/Comedy/Action Art/Performances: these components at one point or another combined. The storyline is good; firstly and ongoing we have this romantic situation between Striker/Heys and Dickinson/Hagerty; Ex's and individually they have their own shimmery effects recalling their time together storyteller in the case of Striker/Heys or him remembering these wartime moments [over Macho Grande] or Dickinson/Hagerty remembering their time together and on top of that we have this situation quickly developing and all I can say about that is "Don't eat the fish." The piece of this project is likewise good as the comedy is in some way a continuous presence and as it relates to the comedy I will just give you some examples of it, so I can pick the relatively safe ones to leave in this review; a parody of from Saturday Night Fever 1977, McCroskey/Bridges choosing a bad week to give up these things [it changes every time.  Dr. Rumack/Nielsen says "I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you." [He repeats this sentence/sequence; during and after this situation as well.]

The performances are all good there is really good on-screen chemistry from everyone involved in this project but there is someone that stands head and shoulders above everyone else and that would be Leslie Nielsen as Dr. Rumack; his deadpan delivery is spot on and it is of the highest order; serious or comical he just delivers it the same way with our breaking character.

 This film receives: 7/10, this film is good: as I have just said this film is good and it knows what it is trying to deliver and deliver on that it does by being bonkers. It also has some Awards to its name in total 10; 3 Winners; to represent the Winners; Online Film & Television Association 2021; OFTA Film Hall of Fame; Motion Picture and National Film Preservation Board, USA 2010; National Film Registry. 7 Nominations; to represent the Nominations The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards 1980 Nominee; Stinker Award Worst Performance by a Child in a Featured Role; Jill Whelan. Young Artist Awards 1981; Nominee Young Artist Award; Best Young Comedienne; Jill Whelan [and separate] Best Young Comedian Rossie Harris.

 

Friday 20 August 2021

In-depth Predictions/Other elements for WWE SummerSlam 2021 by AverageMansReviews

In-depth Predictions/Other elements for WWE SummerSlam 2021 by AverageMansReviews

Just a heads up: these matches may be in the wrong order and I haven't been keeping up-to-date with the most recent product. But as you will see I think they could have some great potential matches down the line if they play their cards right would mean they will probably screw it up or they have missed a golden situation where any outcome would be a win-win combination, but silly me I have just remembered the hierarchy of this company doesn't do long-term booking or anything more than three weeks on the Main Rosters or more matches get added to the card, the more matches get added to this card I am like boring.

Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley vs. the WWE Raw Women's Champion Nikki A.S.H.; Triple Threat Match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship: my pick is Nikki A.S.H. If I had to be a little bit more specific she takes the opportunity to quickly roll up someone to retain;] Becky Lynch makes her return and makes it obvious what she has come back for which is the WWE Raw Women's Championship with her staring down A.S.H.

Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos [Jey & Jimmy Uso;] Tag Team Match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships: my pick is Rey & Dominik Mysterio. Consequently yes I am very much aware that it makes these Championships even more worthless with them being essentially hot potatoes between these two tech teams, but then again that isn't a great loss, I am going with the narrative that it feeds into another match later on; on this pay-per-view.

Damian Priest vs. the WWE United States Champion Sheamus; Singles Match for the WWE United States Championship: my pick is Damian Priest. Please make this happen, because Priest deserves a push and needs to be doing something much, much better than what he has been doing so far on the Raw feuding with Miz and Morrison with or without Bunny by his side. Priest could be/should be a big deal if they were to put a rocket on his back, but then again the hierarchy of the Main Rosters; Mr McMahon has as great vision as Mr. Magoo.

Drew McIntyre vs. Jinder Mahal Singles Match Veer and Shanky are banned from ringside: my pick is Jinder Mahal. Now obviously I know some people are laughing out there at my pick here, but this is a case of WWF/WWE booking; meaning they will probably use this play; out of their very old and ancient playbook. Where to give this new trio credibility and the street credibility Mahal will pick up the W. via Veer and Shanky interference; yes I really don't care about the recently added stipulation; this is only here to protect McIntyre from the loss. Now is it me or is McIntyre slowly drifting down the card or is this a holding feud for him until the 2021 WWE Draft? Because I get to the history between Mahal and McIntyre being another trio consisting of Heath Slater and these two individuals by the name of 3MB and at one point or another both of them being individually the WWE Champion. But for me McIntyre is such a big fish he should be doing better things, maybe not around Championships for awhile but working with a new guy like Keith Lee and they have them beat the hell out of one another, because whatever the result or results may be it reinforces your possible mid-card or main event scene for here and now and the future as in if this is what they can do to one another just in a Singles Match, imagine what they will do to one another when there is a Championship on the line which in turn would galvanise any Championship in the future which they were feuding over be it a mid-card or main event Championship.

Goldberg vs. the WWE Champion Bobby Lashley [with MVP] Singles Match for the WWE Championship: my pick is Bobby Lashley. Yes it is very true I haven't been keeping up-to-date with things, but this match just smells of WWE Extreme Rules 2021 build up here and yes this is purely based on speculation mixed in with a little bit of fact [the fact being Goldberg cannot do long matches any more,] so in short Lesnar will return to cause the disqualification to protect Goldberg, Lashley remains as Champion to set up Lesnar vs. Goldberg vs. the WWE Champion Lashley [with MVP;] Triple Threat Match for the WWE Champion at WWE Extreme Rules 2021.

Sasha Banks vs. the SmackDown Women's Champion Bianca Belair Singles Match for the SmackDown Women's Championship: my pick is Bianca Belair. Now once again this is speculation/opinion they are very close to running this feud into the ground, because this is how I see it; we have had them feuding at WWE WrestleMania 37/2021: Night 1, here and I can guarantee you it will end in a disqualification for Banks, so Belair retains here but they will have another match at WWE Extreme Rules 2021 possibly/more than likely a stipulation around the web and which Bank users here for the SmackDown Women's Championship which Banks will win; which Belair will win it back by the end of the year at WWE TLC 2021.

Edge vs. Seth Rollins; Singles Match: my pick is Edge. The hierarchy of this company have really missed a golden opportunity here, by not adding A No1 Contenders for the WWE Universal Championship Stipulation. You see any combination between these four characters/performers Edge, Rollins, Cena and Reigns [with Heyman] is very much worthy of headlining a pay-per-view at some point.

RK-Bro [Randy Orton & Riddle] vs. the WWE Raw Tag Team Champions AJ Styles and Omos; Tag Team match for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships: my pick is RK-Bro [Randy Orton & Riddle.] But honestly who cares I really like/enjoy tag team wrestling. But at this point and with the Main Rosters being the way they are who cares about any individual Championship or Tag Team Championships, but back to here and now even though I haven't been up-to-date with the current product, it isn't like Styles and Omos has been doing much with these Championships in their reign anyway and one other thing could they not come up with a better Tag Team than RK-Bro, newsflash it isn't 2006 any more [Rated-RKO.] I mean they could have gone for something like "Vipers in the Grass" I mean that took me about 15 minutes to come up with. But whomever wins here it is just going to be the at least 80% the same at WWE Extreme Rules 2021 and I know RK-Bro has broken up and got back together again or something, but I throw you back toit isn't like Styles and Omos has been doing much with these Championships in their reign anyway so they may just go with something different here, okay possibly more than likely the same garbage, but at least it will different garbage.

Alexa Bliss [with Lily] vs. Eva Marie [with Piper Niven:] my pick is Alexa Bliss. But unfortunately this is another case where I have to say who cares, because the WWE hierarchy have thrown Bliss under the bus as it relates to the entire Wyatt situation, I have no idea why they brought Marie back when on one hand they are doing all of these pay-cuts specifically in this case to their young female talent which based on my memory of the last time Marie was under contract with the WWE she didn't wrestle much or because of her last gimmick before being released or leaving in 10/02/2017 not actually wrestling if my memory is correct so I could be wrong; it was basically finding different ways not to wrestle or be in a match to eventually being forced to wrestle or something like this, we didn't have the pay-off to this because she had got released or left. Which swiftly moves me onto the other hand when you have a competent wrestler in Piper Niven standing right there and yes I refuse to call her; her WWE Main Roster gimmick name of Doudrop, because it is so very stupid and yes if you have been with me long enough what I am basically saying is this; I refused to call Chad Gable Shorty G at that point in history based on essentially the same reasoning, you have to excellent wrestlers in Gable and Niven and the hierarchy of this company gives them two immature names/gimmicks so they can't be taken seriously or move around the card and be seen as a real threat to anything be it a feud or a Championship or Championships [but then again who would want the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships anyway; they are just very expensive paperweights at this point who is the current Champions?; I mean as we speak they are not on this card so that tells you how much this company thinks of them.] Just for the record if anyone cares the current WWE Women's Tag Team Championships are Natalya and Tamina, I remembered after looking it up [when this was first being dictated to it looks like that Natalya is currently out injured.] But my comment about these Championships and in short being paperweights still stands, because even way before these current Champions the damage to these Championships has already been done as it relates to their reputation and seriously lacking of prestigious value to them but then again you can say that about the men's equivalent on the Main Roster as well in fairness and balance. But then again it is just come to me why doesn't this company just have one pair of these Men's Championships over the Main Roster Brands that way it forces/it is a very, very quick and easy and incredibly lazy way to manufacture a Division for these Championships, yes absolutely this Division will be an absolute shambles of human excrement, but it will be mildly better than the current situations and unfortunately just retire the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships, because they have filled their purpose [a part of the publicity stunt of The Women's Revolution and not forgetting WWE Evolution which is now coming up to its fourth anniversary 28/10/2018.] But now these Championships are pretty much gone the way of Old Yeller.

John Cena vs. the WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns [with Paul Heyman;] Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship: my pick is Roman Reigns. But this is déjà vu on three counts [okay the third count is a little bit of stretch but you will get my point when you get to the third point] the first is; who cares about this match! Based on the grounds we have been here once already WWE No Mercy 2017 [24/09/2017] Roman Reigns vs. John Cena: Singles Match where in short this feud at this time was designed to put over Reigns and in essence it was to point out that Reigns wasn't doing his job correctly and that was to be the next guy to carry this company hence why Cena was brought back. Now fast-forward to now and this feud, it just feels like even though I haven't watched 99.9% of this I have seen some of Cena's 1-2-3 promo [on SmackDown Friday 30/08/2021] and yes it was top-class, but however he does point out so much more than what he actually says and does, this is purely speculation/my opinion again/accidental, well I am going with it is purely accidental based on the grounds even Mr McMahon wouldn't be this stupid to willingly point out/bury their current product on the Main Rosters you know that they haven't built up anyone or more behind or around Reigns to be a foe or something like that and I know Reigns is meant to be "The Tribal Chief" but without competition or characters/performers that can offer something different but can bring something to the table things can become stale and so on and so forth, but then again I have just realised I have pretty much summed up the Main Roster product and problems.

I feel that they may try to come up with a pay-per-view narrative on the night where because The Usos [Jey & Jimmy Uso] lost their Championships; Jey gets concerned and voices those concerns that his real life cousin Reigns may lose his Universal Championship as well to Cena, which Reigns does not tolerate and says something to the effect of " It isn't going to happen believe in that." So to somewhat speed this up expect Jey to get involved with a dusty finish to this match Jimmy may try and stop his real life twin brother after getting involved but Jey achieves his objective so they argue and whilst they argue they go back to the locker room. So Cena is somewhat protected by the loss here, but this is one of those rare occasions where if the WWE were smart they would have a payoff here where Reigns and Cena continue fighting, Cena hits an Attitude Adjustment and look who comes down to the ring Big E. and clashes in his Money In The Bank Contract to become your New WWE Universal Champion which Cena hands over the WWE Universal Champion [a passing the torch to Big E.] and raises his hand like he did with Reigns at WWE No Mercy 2017 [third déjà vu] to put E. over so just to finish off yes Reigns is protected by the loss here and yes I did say who cares about this match, but I didn't say anything about this match slot did I; to finish WWE SummerSlam 2021 on a high.


Additional Match/Result:



Spoiler Warning incoming!

 

 

Big E Defeats Baron Corbin


Wednesday 18 August 2021

Pay-Per-View Rewind of: WCW Bash at the Beach 16/07/1995 Match 4/Part 4 by AverageMansReviews - Spoiler Alarm!

Pay-Per-View Rewind of: WCW Bash at the Beach 16/07/1995 Match 4/Part 4 by AverageMansReviews - Spoiler Alarm!

Warning: there is a component of domestic abuse in this match/match slot.

Match/Stipulation: "The 13,000,000 Man" Diamond Dallas Page [with Diamond Doll and Max Muscle vs. David Sullivan [with Ralph the Rabbit:] Singles Match

Match Attributes:

Match Quality: 5/10

Match Storyline: 5/10

Crowd Participation: 5/10

On Commentary: Tony Schiavone & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan 6/10

Satisfying Conclusion: 4/10

Recommend Watch: 4/10

Match Total: 29/60 - this match is mixed

Comments: the Match Total of 29/60 is a fair reflection of this match/match slot, likewise in the previous match The Dungeon of Doom's ["The Ugandan Warrior" Kamala with The Taskmaster Kevin Sullivan] vs. Standing Proud for The Red, White and Blue "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan: Singles Match. This match follows an old formula of a match/match slot, but where the previous match is a very pink by numbers and has been round since the birth of the wrestling industry and is a match layout which you could still use without too much difficulty, basically the match outlay in the previous match is something safe and reliable for amateur wrestling or a beginner's match outlay for young wrestlers to learn or you are having to put a match together with very little notice or something like that.

But as it relates to this match and character developments and feud right here it does what it is designed to do which is get more Heel Heat [cheap Heat but still Heat nonetheless for mainly Page and a little for Muscle] and it wasn't acceptable back then, so in 2021 [when this blog was first dictated] it hasn't aged at all that well in the slightest. The only reason I have rated it as high as I have, is because it simply does what it is designed to do. Where is Ralph the Rabbit? The ring announcer [David Penzer] announces him, but he is nowhere to be seen and Heenan even enquiries after this match/match slot just at the very end of it; "Where's the Rabbit?" The only logical/purely speculation on my part is Sullivan unrobes and  dashes to the ring in one movement for a quick attack on Page to get this match going, so maybe someone had forgotten to tell Penzer there was a change of plans and just for the record after a little bit of research; looking at pictures Ralph the Rabbit was indeed a bunny rabbit [which fits in with Sullivan's physically big and strong in the model of Lennie Small; from Of Mice and Men persona/gimmick and in this feud at this time.

Basic Result: "The 13,000,000 Man" Diamond Dallas Page [with Diamond Doll and Max Muscle