WGR's RAW Reaction 10-19-15 The Shield Reunites

In this episode, its the Go-Home Show before Hell In A Cell, and all the stars were out! From Stone Cold Steve Austin, to The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar, to HBK Shawn Michaels, it was a night Dallas Texas will remember forever. Biggest of all, in the main event, THE SHIELD reunites for one night only! Anthony is not happy with the Undertaker and Stone Cold segments, and Brian and Mark tell him why he's a party pooper. There's all this and much more as we recap RAW from start to finish in a third of the time. Click it!

WGR's RAW Reaction 10-19-15 The Shield Reunites Podcast

WGR's ASC-NXT Takeover Smackdown???

This is a MUST LISTEN if you're a regular fan of the show, and if you're new to the product, THIS is the episode for you! We cover so many topics ranging from Rusev and Lana's engagement and the fallout, to John Cena's upcoming hiatus, Roman Reigns and his future rise to the top, and NXT Taking Over Smackdown in 2016? Yea its a whole bunch of theories and debates back and forth that is sure to entertain from intro to exit. Click It!

WGR's ASC - NXT Takeover Smackdown Podcast

Tyler Breeze To The Main Roster: Promotion or Demotion???

Tyler Breeze To The Main Roster
Promotion or Demotion???
By: Anthony Hammett

Tyler Breeze had become a fan favorite with the NXT Fans

Earlier this week the news came down that Tyler Breeze had "quietly" been promoted to the main roster. He worked a dark match before the Smackdown tapings on Tuesday where he defeated Damien Sandow. This news comes well deserved for Breeze, who was one of the original cast of the new NXT. His gimmick is flamboyant and arrogant. Its everything you would want a prototypical heel to be in 1985. The problem is, this is 2015.

Over the last two years, he has had amazing matches with Adrian Neville, Sami Zayn, Tyson Kidd, Antonio Cesaro, Hideo Itami, and recently Jushin Thunder Liger. While his character may be slick and prim, when the bell rings his aggressiveness takes over and slowly the NXT crowd began to embrace Breeze as one of their own. He went from being a hated man to someone the crowd appreciated for his aggressive style along with the development of his character outside of the ring. When both are together, Breeze makes it apparent that he can be a main eventer. But will he ever get the chance to be?

In all of these feuds mentioned above, Breeze came out on the losing end. He has never been NXT champion. Now it appears he may never will be. This comes at a time when the crowd has strongly gotten behind Breeze at Full Sail where they record NXT. Is this move to the main roster because they have a spot prepared for Breeze, or is it a way to quiet the NXT crowd from demanding he get the belt? NXT has planned who has the title for a lengthy period of time and Tyler Breeze is obviously not part of those plans.

With John Cena set to take time off after Hell In A Cell, this could also be just a timing thing where there's an open spot and Breeze gets a chance to fill it. Can the WWE Universe get behind his character the way the NXT crowd did? That remains to be seen. Many people will not understand the depth of the character. They will see him taking selfies and protecting his face and immediately write him off as another Gorgeous George. Don't be that fan to make that mistake. Give Prince Pretty a chance to shine, WWE. He deserves the spotlight.

So, what do you think? Is this WWE giving Breeze a chance or is he a filler? Will we ever see him back in NXT holding championship gold that eluded him? We shall have to see how it all plays out.

Anthony Hammett is the Senior Editor of Wrestling Goons Radio

 

Rusev Proposes to Lana: What Does WWE Do Now

Rusev Proposes To Lana: 
What Does WWE Do Now?

             By: Anthony Hammett

Lana got the gold on her finger first from Rusev

   Social media exploded this past week with the news that two WWE talents got engaged. "The Bulgarian Brute" Alexander Rusev and "The Ravishing Russian" Lana took to social media together with Lana proudly showing her engagement ring and a smile to boot. Congratulations to the two obviously, but now what does WWE do?
   In the world of WWE in a land of predictability, they had to expect this would happen at some point, right? Ever since Rusev lost to John Cena at WWE Payback, the WWE has ran an angle where the couple split and Lana moved on to Dolph Ziggler. Rusev meanwhile started dating Summer Rae. This past Monday on RAW, Summer Rae proposes to Rusev. Rusev accepts her offer but NOT until he has championship gold. See the problem ahead?
   What do they do now? Does WWE pretend this real life story didn't happen and continue running stories where Rusev stalks and belittles his now real life fiance? They could put Dolph with Summer Rae as they teased a few weeks ago (it begs the question if WWE knew of Rusev's proposal to Lana, which was said to be back in August). They could've started changing things then. But hold on, there's more as to why THAT might not work

Dolph has other interests in mind

While Ziggler has been fancying both Lana and Summer Rae on camera, in real life he has appeared to be lusting once again for Nikki Bella. On the season finale of Total Divas, Dolph leans in for a kiss as the two are standing alone and the cameras fade to black. The two have a history that dates back a few years where they briefly dated on and off. The catch here would be Nikki Bella's new boyfriend is WWE megastar and the new King of Titan Towers, John Cena. On this past week's edition of RAW (mind you, the same episode Summer Rae proposes to Rusev) the show ends with Ziggler "accidentally" super kicking Cena. Could they be building towards a feud between those two, with Nikki Bella being part of the love triangle? They did try a love triangle with Cena a couple of years ago with Zack Ryder and Eve, but it was very brief and they didn't make Cena come off looking as a bad guy too much, and of course Ryder was buried shortly after. But, that's another story for another time.

  How does WWE clean this mess up? Someone is going to be left out in the end, and that someone appears to be Summer Rae. Rusev will likely end up back with Lana and it will be interesting to see how they tie up all of those loose ends. Dolph Ziggler was stuck in limbo, so a feud with John Cena couldn't hurt his career in the short term, but could it put a final stamp on the glass ceiling like a Zack Ryder love triangle did? So many questions need to be answered, and it needs to be soon. However, with John Cena's two month absence set to take place at Hell In a Cell, we may not see any pieces of the puzzle start to fit together until 2016.

 One thing is for certain, and that's nothing is for certain. Here's some future advice to anyone in creative writing. Be very careful when turning real life relationships into storylines. You can only control the work aspect of it.

Anthony Hammett is the Senior Editor for Wrestling Goons Radio

WGR's NXT TakeOver Respect Postshow Podcast

NXT TakeOver was the first ever main event by WWE where WOMEN ended the night. It was a 30 minute Iron-Woman match that was an instant classic between Bayley and Sasha Banks. We also have the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Invitation Semi-Finals and Finals. Also, Asuka makes her NXT debut against Dana Brooke. If you missed the show or want some debate on the outcomes, join us for this 40 minute episode. Click it!



WGR's NXT TakeOver Respect Postshow Podcast