Pay-Per-Views

“The Prince” Finn Balor retains his title; Kyle O’Reilly gives an unbelievable performance; Ridge Holland lays the foundation for his first major feud in NXT and his emergence as a major building block for the brand Nights like these are precisely the reason Finn Balor returned to NXT about a year ago; for matches like … Read more10/4/2020 – NXT Takeover 31: From the Historic Capitol Wrestling Center

Roman Reigns had an excellent first full-length match as Universal Champion. It perfectly sowed the seeds for the storyline set to manifest in the coming months – where The Tribal Chief takes the role of a mob boss as the sole breadwinner of his family who takes immense pride in that, so much that it … Read moreWWE Clash of Champions: Gold Rush 9/27/2020

The Big Dog is now a 5x World Champion and a 2x Universal Champion WWE appears to be moving full speed ahead with transforming Roman Reigns into the top heel on SmackDown. The newest Paul Heyman Guy became the WWE Universal Champion at Payback and will most likely hold the championship for a long time, … Read moreWWE Payback 8/30/2020

The Big Dog is back, and The Fiend is Universal Champion – Completing his Rivalry with Braun Strowman Roman Reigns stepped away from WWE for several months starting a few weeks before ‘Mania in March primarily to ensure that his newborn twins would have a healthy father – which is extremely respectable. Many WWE fans … Read moreWWE SummerSlam 8/23/2020

Keith Lee Drops the NXT Championship to Karrion Kross It’s a tough task to put a positive spin on Keith Lee losing the NXT Championship, but I’ll give it a go. Perhaps Lee dropped the title because Vince McMahon sees the “it” factor in him and has deemed that it’s time to test him now … Read moreNXT Takeover: Thirty 8/22/2020

The Horror Show at WWE Extreme Rules WWE has titled this PPV Extreme Rules since 2010. Typically, the company likes to change the name of a particular event every 10 or 15 years to keep it resonating with younger members of the WWE universe. This mid-July timeframe is typically the slowest point of the calendar … Read moreWWE Pay-Per-View

This is an exciting time in WWE. The foundation is being laid for many storylines that will culminate at WrestleMania 37 in late March 2021 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. However, for many superstars their storyline for Mania has not even begun yet. Before getting to the PPV I will discuss the quality match … Read moreBacklash 6/14/2020

Shayna Baszler dominates the other five women in the Elimination Chamber to make her WrestleMania 36 match against Becky Lynch for the Raw Women’s Championship 100% official Baszler is a very Credible Opponent who seems at this point to have an excellent chance at taking the Championship from Lynch It was smart of Mr. McMillion … Read moreElimination Chamber 3/8/2020 – Last Stop on the Road to WrestleMania

Goldberg defeats “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt to win the Universal Championship for a Second Time I believe this was a mistake and a case of Mr. McMahon wanting to revert to his nostalgic attitude he has exhibited in the past rather than sticking to the plan of building the persona of The Fiend. This victory … Read moreSuper Showdown 2/27/2020

Adam Cole successfully defends his NXT Championship against Tommaso Ciampa with the aid of The Undisputed Era; and most importantly, Johnny Gargano This match was great as the main event, despite me being worried about Ciampa’s neck every bump he took. The reason for this booking decision by Triple H might have been because he … Read moreNXT Takeover: Portland 2/16/2020

Men’s Royal Rumble Match The 2020 Royal Rumble will go down as one of the most satisfying Royal Rumble PPV’s in WWE history because it had such a satisfying conclusion. Arguably, no man deserves to win the Royal Rumble match more than Drew McIntyre. He is a first-time winner, so it received more of a … Read moreRoyal Rumble 2020

The final PPV event of the decade was very well-done, especially considering how insignificant TLC typically is in terms of storyline development. This is because of the event’s placement right between Survivor Series and Royal Rumble. Samoa Joe could also be a mainstay on commentary. The night kicked off on the pre-show with Andrade taking … Read moreWWE TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs 2019