Lesnar Destroys Ringside Staff, Sting Talks Mania, and NXT Stars Debut

Stephanie can sleep a little better at night knowing Brock won't be taking out her roster/crew anytime soon. Brock Lesnar is suspended indefinitely for going ape shit and attacking everyone he could get his hands on. After Rollins backs out of their rematch and barely escapes the ring, Brock takes out J&J Security and Michael Cole with an F5. 

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Stephanie runs to the ring to save an innocent camera man but she's too late. F5's for everyone! Meanwhile, JBL and Booker lay lifeless under a demolished announcers table. This is what wrestling should look like. 

I'm glad WWE has finally come up with a good enough storyline to explain why Brock is never around. Steph does a great job treating him like a bad puppy that won't stop pissing on the carpet. There's no doubt about Brock being a great competitor but you can tell he doesn't want any part of this. Send him back to UFC. I've called this for months. Rollins needed a devious plan to snatch the belt off The Beast and Mania was the perfect place to do it.

As for the rest of Raw, it was an OK show. Not a word about Undertaker but Sting gets to come out and talk about losing. The Diva's are finally getting some time in the ring. Neville and Kalisto debut. Shemus returns with a fucked up mohawk. And we get a chance to watch the same matches we will see repeated for the rest of the month.

-Loveblump

Raw Recap, and a Look at Wrestlemania; The Most Wonderful Time of Year!

Besides being the #1 pay-per-view, Wrestlemania is my favorite PPV for many reasons. First off, it's usually on, or very close, to my birthday! Second, it's the only time of year we get to talk about The Undertaker. Hall of Fame, celebrity guests, and for one weekend out of the year I can showcase how sincerely crazy I am about wrestling to the general public. How could you not love Wrestlemania? It is "The Grandest Stage of Them All." 

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Wrestling aside, I think WWE is trying to tell us something about weed. Brainwashing the children into thinking smoking bud is one thing. For the second week in a row, one of the biggest celebrity stoners graced our television screens. I feel like there's more behind this than coincidence. Is Vince telling us to support the legalization of weed? I sure hope so. 

My favorite part of Monday night was Stephanie and Sting. He brings something back from the good days of wrestling. Makes you wanna sit and watch the whole show. Stephanie's so good! Slapping Sting and creeping up with the sledge hammer for her man. Trips walking out to Terminator music. Definitely a great way to open the show. I am truly excited for his first match ever in a WWE ring. HISTORY IN THE MAKING! I can not wait for Sunday!

-Loveblump

Jon Stewart Nails Rollins in the Nuts and #GiveDivasAChance

The Daily Show host and native New Jerseyan, Jon Stewart, brought life to a very dull episode of Monday Night Raw. Rollins and Reigns opened and closed the show with the main event feud that may eventually lead to the predictable MITB match following Reigns win at Wrestlemania. Seth Rollins proved he has mastered his role as a heel. Stewart ran for his life after delivering a low blow to Mr. Money in the Bank. 

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AJ Lee has finally returned. Last week, Patricia Arquette pleads for women's rights at the Oscars and writers give the Diva's a 30-second match. This leads to a #GiveDivasAChance hashtag and AJ Lee voicing her very loud opinion. "Your female wrestlers have record selling merchandise & have starred in the highest rated segment of the show several times, And yet they receive a fration of the wages and screen time of the majority of the male roster. #UseYourVoice." Steph soon replied, "Thank you @WWEAJLee, I appreciate your opinion." The WWE has a long history of treating the Divas as eye candy so it's about time some of these girls stood up for themselves. 

-Loveblump

WWE Monday Night Raw: The Announcement and Stone Cold Podcast

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Hunter and Stephanie come out to open the show with an announcement about the Wrestlemania title match. It's revealed that the winner of tonight's main event will compete for a shot at Brock. Later in the evening, Daniel Bryan pins Seth Rollins with help from Reigns. Smart move. While Bryan is a strong competitor, he plays fair. Reigns won't have to worry about The Authority interfering at FastLane. 

After Raw, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin sat down with Triple H for a long awaited interview. After they get past the boring stuff, Austin hits him with the real questions. Should Chyna go into the HOF? Hunter answers, "Does she deserve to...absolutely!" YES! If you ask me, Chyna's adult film career just makes her a bigger asset to WWE. I never got into the Divas like I did Chyna. She was a "real" wrestler, winning the "real" belts, not a pretty face and fake tits. It's sad that young girls don't have a female to look up to that can get in the ring and beat the boys. Granted, the fact that Chyna is now an escort should be kept a secret. If I ever have a daughter I'd much rather have her idolize someone like Chyna than any of the bimbos on Total Divas. 

Austin also brought up CM Punk which Hunter responds with "Never say never" and that he's not holding a grudge. HHH has nothing but nice things to say about everyone thrown at him. From DX to NXT, Michael Hayes, Lesnar and Heyman, Scott Hall, Eddie Guerrero, Owen Hart, even Taker. It was a great interview. #StoneColdPodcast is trending for a reason.  

-Loveblump

Back! WWE Monday Night Raw Recap; Cena Appreciation Day!

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Last week, Daniel Bryan surprised us by revealing his Royal Rumble return! YES! YES! YES! This week we witness the return of The Authority. The first order of business was to announce Seth Rollins' chance at Brock's belt at Royal Rumble. Next, a show of gratitude, naming Monday, January 5, 2015, "John Cena Appreciation Day." If you thought this was going to end well for Team Cena, you'd be saddly mistaken. 

Not only did they feel the wrath of The Authority during their matches, each member of Team Cena was fired at the end of the night. Kane's interuption during the night's first match indicated that Ziggler is a target of The Authority's bullying. J&J Security teamed up in the refs spot to make sure Eric Rowan went down. It took 2 opponents and 2 curb stomps to take The Big Guy down. Seeing as Ryback betrayed The Authority by switching teams, I was expecting him to go through hell on Monday. Leave with a bang. 

The main event needed more blood. I know its only Raw but it was the first ever Ambulance Match. Both men flew off the top of the rig to landing on his opponent below. But that was it. The match was boring and dragged out. Bray Wyatt threw Ambrose in the back of the ambulence and the match was over. 

-Loveblump

Survivor Series Gives Us Sting and Daniel Bryan, Takes Away Our Power Couple.

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Ziggler pins Rollins Sunday night and starts a new era for the WWE Universe. Hunter and Stephanie return to Raw to say their goodbyes before a disappointed Vince takes the duo away from the arena to let the bearded one do his thing. What a waste. I'm starting to believe that they're right, The Authority makes WWE thrive. It's only been one episode and we already need them back. 

If they were desperate enough to bring Sting back, you'd think we'd get him for more than five minutes and a video promo on Raw. Thank God for Daniel Bryan. He came out to interrupt Hunter and start a fifteen minute YES chant. Somewhere in there he managed to get some work done and schedule the matches. Too bad we've already seen all these matches the night before. Ryback defeats Mark Henry. The Miz retains the Tag Team Titles. Tyson Kidd defeats Adam Rose. Brie pins AJ(minus the lesbian kiss). Cena and Ziggler defeat Rollins and the Goons. 

My favorite match of the night was Ambrose vs Luke Harper. A solid match ending in a disqualification by Harper and the Lunatic taking the win. Ambrose, prepping for his TLC match, reaches for tables and ladders which leds to a beat down by Bray Wyatt. I cannot wait for these madmen to face off again next month. 

Despite all that happened in the last couple days, wrestling's been a bit of a snooze-fest. Larry the Cable Guy was a big fat flop. They should have let him in the ring. At least it would give us something to talk about. We barely get Sting. Bryan Daniels isn't even wrestling. How can I forget about the anonymous GM emails!? I don't even want to watch next week. 

-Loveblump

TGIF with Matt Dawgs: Jabronidust, Cena's Backhanded Compliment, Total Stopped Action,and More

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WWE NEWS AND NOTES:

- Raw has been AWFUL of late. Honestly, I am so sick and tired of the same sh*t week in and week out. It is driving me insane. Every week it is the Authority/Rollins/Orton/Kane vs. Ambrose/Cena. It has become so redundant with the week in and week out in some way, shape or form. UGH. The only saving grace is the fact that Dean Ambrose is getting over like gangbusters and I hope that the powers that be realize this and continue to push him even after Roman Reigns comes back. They have a major star with Ambrose and I am praying that they do not cut off their nose to spit their face with him.
- Ambrose’s promo skills are so unique and entertaining. From channeling Rowdy Roddy Piper and Randy Savage, he brings something different that only Bray Wyatt brings. It is refreshing to hear the difference in their promos than everyone else on the roster. Maybe that is why they stand out from everyone else and have broken out of the pack.
- I know I sound like a broken record but what exactly is the point again of sacrificing the tag team champions to Dean Ambrose and John Cena? Goldust and Stardust were made to look like COMPLETE JABRONIES the way they lost when in fact if you didn’t want Cena and Ambrose to lose, you could have went in a hundred different directions. Having The Authority come out and distract them? Have the Usos get the win? Have Cena cost Ambrose the win and Ambrose gets pinned or vice versa? Have Cena and Ambrose get into a fight (which in fact would have played into Stephanie and HHH’s bet), or the best suggestion, NOT BOOK THEM VS. THE TAG CHAMPS TO BEGIN WITH!!!!!!
- Sigh. So A.J. last week said that she doesn’t have any friends and none of the other divas like her but she is OK with that. So she teams with Layla this week because she dislikes Layla the least vs. Paige and Alicia Fox. BTW, what happened to Fox’s crazy gimmick from a few months ago? I digress. Anyway, Layla bails on A.J. when she goes to make a tag leaving her to fend for herself. She then wins in a handicap match anyway. What was the point of doing the ANGLE then if it wasn’t going to result in the finish?
- A.J. and a partner of her choosing vs. Paige and Alicia Fox is happening next Monday on RAW. Why? She already beat them in a handicap match? I am only ok with this if it leads to someone debuting or returning like Tamina Snuka.
- Just how far does WWE go to protect John Cena? When Randy Orton was asking HHH/Steph for his match vs. the loser of the main event of RAW, WWE scripted Orton, HHH and Stephanie to make sure that none of them used the term “loser” and instead Orton said, “The Other Guy”. Read that again. Orton specifically said that whoever wins between Cena and Ambrose tonight, he wanted “the other guy”. On Smackdown, the match was promoted as the main event of the show (it isn’t). This is the 9^th time that Cena vs. Orton has taken place on a WWE PPV in a singles match and their 2^nd Hell in a Cell match as Orton won the first in 2009.
- So now both Luke Harper and Eric Rowan ARE FREE from Bray Wyatt. I am ok with this. I just hope they don’t get too greatly repackaged.
- Orton and Ziggler was the lone, in-ring bright spot of RAW. It was a very good match with an excellent finish. That RKO was INCREDIBLE.
- If you haven’t caught it yet, they have constantly been teasing for weeks now that Orton is going to turn face on Rollins and the Authority.
- Rollins vs. Swagger WAS OK. Swagger is stuck in such a rut now. He was gaining steam during his feud with Rusev but once it ended, he has been going nowhere.
- Lana is AWESOME. Not just hot as she is, but she is great in her role. I am worried that when the inevitable break up on television occurs, she is going to be stuck doing nothing of importance since she isn’t a good wrestler.

- See more here. http://www.wewantinsanity.com/am2/publish/Dawgs/T_G_I_F_with_Matt_Dawgs_101714.shtml#sthash.rQg9RQoF.dpuf

TGIF with Matt Dawgs: Finally The Rock Has Come Back To Baywatch,Stephanie vs. Quitters, and More

T.G.I.F. with Matt Dawgs: #272

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Good day to you all and welcome to We Want Insanity. I am your host for today, Matt Dawgs and this is my column. Today is the end of the work week and the time to look back at all the goings-on over the past seven days as I wrap it up with a bow and spout it out bit by bit. Buckle up. As previously noted, you can catch my OTHER COLUMN which is the “ WWE NETWORK PPV OF THE WEEK ” where I and 3 friends discussed an old WWE/WCW/ECW PPV from the archives. Join us THIS SUNDAY as we review WWE “King of the Ring 2002” and check it out to see if it is worth watching. Also check out this week’s “ THE QUESTION ” where James Guttman, James Bullock (why do we have two James writing for the site? We need to change his name to Mitchell or something) and myself answer a random question each week.
MATT NOTE: If this isn’t a sign that the world is ending, please note that George Clooney was married last weekend. WTF?
BONUS MATT NOTE: Derek Jeter is retired and with retirement, has started a WEBSITE to communicate with fans without a filter.
WWE NEWS AND NOTES:
- Another week gone and another lackluster and without effort RAW in the bag. Honestly, how many main events in a row are we going to get a DQ finish? Plus, always involving the same cast of characters to boot? How many combinations of Cena/Ambrose/Kane/Orton/Rollins matches are we going to see?
- 1,000% Chance that Stephanie had that speech planned in advance calling the fans of Chicago a bunch of losers for chanting for a quitter when they broke out in a CM Punk chant.
- STEPHANIE MCMAHON (after the crowd chants for CM Punk): “Why do these people cheer for quitters? Because they can relate to them. They’re quitters themselves. They’d rather quit when life gets tough instead of digging in and fighting for what you believe in. Instead, you just give up. Things get hard. You quit. Get in an argument with your wife, you quit your family. You either quit or you steal.”
- I enjoyed the Paul Heyman/Seth Rollins INTERACTION and apology from Rollins. Good heel logic used in this segment.
- Dean Ambrose was the star of the show from beginning to end. His unpredictability and “Loose Cannon-ness” is a breath of fresh air.
- I with Dolph Ziggler would get a serious push. I know he is IC champ and WINNING MATCHES more frequently but I can only imagine this is short term and he will be buried again. Sad but trye.
- POOR DAMIEN SANDOW. Don’t get me wrong, playing Miz v2.0 is hilarious and he is great at it. But it has no shelf life. He is officially typecast as a comedy prelim/mid-card act and it is going to be super difficult for him to break that stigma if WWE ever decides to push him seriously. Incredible because he was RED HOT when he had the MITB briefcase and almost beat Cena for the title on RAW last year.
- HHH having Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble as his stooges is fantastic. Plus the fact that they are still young enough to bump around and eventually have a match if need be is a HUGE plus considering when Vince McMahon had Patterson and Brisco as his stooges, they were limited in what they could do in a storyline.
- By the way, if you had any doubt that Miz and Sandow are a prelim comedy act ....
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WWE Monday Night Raw Recap! Plus; the anticipation for Summer Slam, the return of Hulk Hogan, and more.

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There's a reason they keep letting these ladies close out Monday Night Raw. Two Pedigrees and a pair of leather hot pants just for a contract signing. Did you see the way Brie's head bounced off the mat? Pure gold! Will my favorite McMahon tear the heart out of a poor little Bella twin? I sure hope so! 

Being a die-hard Taker fan, I don't want to give Brock Lesnar anymore attention than I have to. You can see where my hatred stems from. I can't even bring myself to watch the pin from Wrestlemainia. These promo videos were hard for me to watch.  All I have to say is GO JOHN CENA!! 

As for the rest of Raw, my advice is to balance out the talent/writing skills. Or then again, maybe they shouldn't. If giving everyone good story lines takes away from the awesomeness of Stephanie vs Brie then maybe they just need to hire some new and improved writers. Over-all this was not a very good show. 

Once upon a time, Raw was able to keep my attention for more than fifteen minutes. Hogan's return next Mondaywill be sure to boost ratings but is that really enough? It's been confirmed that The Hulkster will be celebrating his 61st birthday on air but could this lead to even bigger things? Scott Hall tweets "Somebody say sumthin about a nWo reunion.....#RAW." Does WWE have the balls to make something spectacular happen? 

by::Loveblump

Twitter: @LoveBlump

WWE Monday Night Raw Review: Stephanie McMahon, Brie Bella, the build up to Summer Slam, and more...

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Monday night was pretty event-less. Stephanie McMahon steals the show for the second week in a row. The latest build to SummerSlam is a bit of a let down, Jericho vs Bray Wyatt. Stephanie vs Brie is the only match that really reels me in. Is there any point in watching more than the last half hour of Raw?

The "vindictive, manipulative bitch" apologizes and agrees to her first match in over a decade. Brie gets her job back in exchange she must drop all charges against her boss. This is mounting up to be the best match at SummerSlam. There's nothing I love more than Stephanie McMahon in the ring. Queue the dirty 90's cat fights. Words can't describe how excited I am!!

A lot of disappointment this week but on the plus side, the more I watch the Wyatt family, the more I fall in love with them. "The relentless Wyatts." The weirdos. They are my kind of people. Everything from their entrance theme to their mind games. Paige, on the other hand, is giving a rather mundane performance. Unless the plan is to bore us to death. Then, surprise us with a totally bat-shit crazy Paige chainsaw match. Yes, i said chainsaw. I don't think there's any other way to save her. WWE thinks AJ is too valuable and will most likely let Paige fade away. Does anyone else's heart break a little when Ole pops up on the screen for Los Matadores? I know it will never happen but my heart skips a beat for El Generico and Steen. I can still hear the "Ole ole ole ole" chant from ROH. 

I feel like I should be more excited for this Reigns vs Orton feud, but I'm not. Neither was that kid that kept screaming "RANDY YOU STINK!" I wanna see Kane kick some ass. What's the point of having him come down to the ring at all? Kane deserves the spotlight. I have to say though, this might have been the most exciting wrestling of the night. Anyone going through the announcer's table will get my attention. 

-Loveblump

WWE Battleground & Raw Recap; Steph's boobs, and more!

How anyone is talking about anything other than Stephanie McMahon's tits is beyond me. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. Mrs. Helmsley's cleavage, or lack of, distracted us all from how great these stories really were on last night's Raw. In my opinion, it was even better than Battleground.

Not living up to my expectations, here are Battleground results;

• Adam Rose defeated Fandango
  
• Cameron defeated Naomi
• The Usos defeated The Wyatt Family
• AJ defeated Paige 
• Rusev defeated Jack Swagger 
• Seth Rollins defeated Dean Ambrose by forfeit 
• Jericho defeated Bray Wyatt
• The Miz winning the Intercontinental Championship by last eliminating Dolph Ziggler
• John Cena winning Fatal Four Way (who didn't see Brock vs Cena at Summerslam) 

Battleground was such a waste of time I don't even want to talk about it. Raw absolutely made up for it times ten!

Once you get past Stephanie's not-so-fun-bags, you realize she may be one of the best performers on the roster. She was arrested for slapping Brie Bella after a little bit of name calling. Time away from the ring (and maybe a few acting classes) clearly paid off for this Bella twin. Nikki may have had her ass handed to her but its all for good story telling. I'm excited to see this feud. Stephanie McMahon vs Brie Bella is going to be hot! 

We've seen it coming and I'm glad they waited til Raw to turn Paige. Teaming her up with AJ just to assault her after their win was gratifying. I will never like AJ. I watched the entire beat down with a smile on my face.

Triple H is pissed off about Cena's win Sunday night and so am I. Give Kane a chance. I would kill to see the epic battle between Brock vs The Brothers of Destruction at Summerslam. Make the next pay-per-view as good as Wrestlemania. Hopefully WWE keeps with the trend and makes the weeks leading up to Summerslam more satisfying than Battleground. 

-Loveblump

Twitter:: @loveblump