Playard Wrestling Post

Names changes are a norm in WWE for multiple factors that I cannot get into because that would take at least 200 words or more and I ain't gonna do all of that. The performance centre (yes, it's pronounced centre, not center) is a great example of that. Now, I'm gonna list down all of the name changes for all of the NXT stars and I'm gonna briefly tell you whether I like it or not. Okay? Here we go.  Brennan Williams now called Dio Maddon (alright).   Stokely Hathaway aka Malcolm Bivens now called Courtney Moore (wait. Isn't that his second name change? Either way, it's alright).  MJ Jenkins now called Monique Jenkins (I like it. Oh, and that name change is her real name).  Dan Matha aka Dovian Mak (nice, nice).  Rachel Evers now called Rachel Ellering (I mean she's using her real name just like Monique. It's alright).  Nick Comoroto now called Nick Ogarelli (alright).   Scott Parker and Shane Matthews are collectively k...

Not impressed with this week's episode of Smackdown Live. I'm gonna go as far as to say that show was bad for the most part. The story built-in throughout the show was something I don't care about. Maybe my mind could change because I am a human being after all but I have no positives for Owens feuding with Shane McMahon.  Smackdown Town Hall.  After Shane McMahon "gave Kevin Owens the night off", the rest of the SmackDown roster were on the stage area for you guessed it, a Smackdown Live town hall. Roman Reigns grabbed the microphone and basically told him to kick his behind.  Charlotte Flair basically agreed with Shane McMahon's tactics to which Liv Morgan replied by saying that she wants the opportunity to be in the ring or something along those lines.  Shane then called out Buddy Murphy to say something and Murphy gave a warning to Owens that next time he mentions him, he's gonna beat Owens up (finally. After 3 months, he didn...

I really don't have much to say about this show because it was decent overall. It was watchable but not as enjoyable as I was hoping it would be.  Paul Heyman Delivered a Spoiler Alright And That's Brock Lesnar Becoming Champion.  Heyman said that we (in Brock and Heyman) told them so and the crowd wasn't having it with a crap ton of boos. Heyman described the 10 man all-star Battle Royal and the winner will face Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam and lose to the Beast Incarnate. Heyman also said that facing Brock is a huge risk and all of the participants are Brock's bitches. A pretty good way to open the show. Pauly is great on the microphone as usual. Ricochet and The Usos vs Robert Roode and The Revival. Like I said in my reviews in the past weeks, what's with WWE and 2 out of 3 falls matches? But, the match was pretty decent though. Ricochet leading his team to victory with the 630 splash and then, The Club came out and Ricochet immediately dive onto...

Man, I'm impressed with WWE in terms of PPVs as of late because overall, this was a fantastic show in my opinion with great matches but the crowd was dead for most of the show so that sucks.  I finally watched the pre-show match between Finn Balor and Shinsuke Nakamura before I went to bed because the show aired at 2 am where I live and it was okay.  By the way, how interesting is it when on last year’s Extreme Rules show, Shinsuke Nakamura won the United States championship and now this year’s show, he won the intercontinental title. Also, it's funny that the intercontinental championship was the main event on last's year show and on this year's Extreme Rules PPV, it's on the preshow.  Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre vs Roman Reigns and The Undertaker.  Mike Rome did better in announcing "The Best In the world" this time than on RAW. Mike Rome's announcement a few weeks ago sounded like that one friend that thinks he/she knows how to ...

Hello, my fellow wrestling fans and welcome to the 5 news week. The post where I report 5 major or minor news of the week that I don't have time to do it separately. Without further ado, here are the 5 news week.   Harvard Business School Will Propose A Case Study That Includes WWE This Fall.  I know this is a month old news but I feel like it's an interesting piece of news that no pro wrestling website I saw covered this and the Google News app notified me about it so blame Google.  So, Harvard Business School is offering Anita Elberse's course about "The Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports” that will enrol 180 MBA students for their second year (which stands for master of business administration for all of you slow mofos) and WWE is featured as a case study. That course will also observe other major recognizable brands like The Walt Disney Studios, NBCUniversal, Nike and more.  Anita's courses are quoted by Variety as "a series of fresh, e...

A very good edition of NXT TV and with the announcement of a few matches on next week's shows, it seems that we’re getting another good episode. You'll know what I mean by that if you read this review.  Io Shirai Addresses Her Beatdown To Candice LeRae 2 Weeks Ago.  Io Shirai came out with new theme music which is a great choice made by the NXT management given that her older theme doesn't fit her darker evil persona (no shit, Omar).  Io Shirai basically said that she doesn't need a friend or anybody for that matter and slowly walked off. A segment that's short but a segment I can get by.  The Velveteen Dream Had A Press Conference Apparently.  The Dream was asked a number of different questions that includes about his next challenger for his North American championship. Cathy Kelly mentioned Roderick Strong calling Dream out so could we see Roderick Strong as The Velveteen Dream's next challenger?  I sure hope so. I also did find it fu...