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Is Hell In A Cell next week? Yes.  Am I excited about the show? Hell no.  Does my "productivity" increase while getting paid in pennies? Yes, yes and yes.  Is this episode really good? Ah…...No. Expect some "cool" and "this match was aight" because nothing really noteworthy happened which is Smackdown's middle name. "The nothing show" with bad creative.  Bianca Belair vs Asuka.  Now, you may think that RAW started off with a match (you know, like NXT before the skittles phase) but nope. The show actually began with the usual arrogant Becky promo that led to a brawl between her, Belair and Asuka.  This is a Wrestlemania main event worthy match and it kinda sucks that it's happening on a random forgettable episode of RAW. However, at least I enjoyed it for what it was.  Belair's defeat over Asuka was followed by an immediate beatdown from Becky Lynch.  Ezekiel (or as Kevin Owens would say "Ezekiel") Rey And Dominik Mysterio vs...

Here's the thing. My 2 viewers will know that I've been a wrestling fan for 15 plus years but what they do not know is that I've been a Somali (aka a Black Muslim person) my entire life so talking about this documentary is going to be a little more personal, to say the least.  And look, I know this is the part where I insert my usual wit and fart jokes but you're not gonna see less of that because this is a serious topic (and you know it's serious when I mentioned my ethnicity) about representation and the shared struggle across every single black performer featured in this documentary.  From the press release, Wrestling With Whiteness "focuses on sharing the stories of Black folx and their experience in the wrestling community. Using a combination of interviews with Black wrestlers and Black content creators, Wrestling With Whiteness uncovers the unique experiences of Black people in the industry and the rise of representation for performers and fans around th...

 Yes, people. Hell In A Cell is next Sunday (or Monday morning in my case) and this has been the least memorable build of a PPV I've ever covered.  The question is, was this episode of Smackdown also the least memorable? I mean, yea.  Shinsuke Nakamura And Riddle Go Against The Usos.  Yea, the two guys that lost their tag partners due to injury are challenging The Usos for the unified tag belts and based on the brawl, it looks like Riddle and Nakamura will be facing The Usos which I don't mind. I mean, I did, unfortunately, see someone f**k a corpse.   Ronda Rousey vs Raquel Rodriguez. The match ended via a DQ due to Shayna Baszler and Natalya's attack on both competitors which led to a tag team match.  Ah. The classic "singles match turned into a tag match". And guess who won? Rousey and Rodriguez. You know what that means?  You're probably going to see the match between Raquel Rodriguez and Rona Rousey again and again and again (sprinkle in a he...

You know that time has passed by when Doctor Strange has been in cinemas near you for 3 weeks and the Naomi and Sasha walkout situation is a week old.  Meanwhile, my hairline is still receding so time hasn't changed all that much. But, at least this week's Monday Night RAW episode didn't piss me off (that would be a lie, my guy).  Look At Riddle Supporting His Friend, Randall.  Hey now, Riddle will probably do something devious. After all, he is a POS. For real though, it does look like Orton's back issues are real based on a few news articles I've read. Wishing Randall Keith Orton a Reverse-Flash level speedy recovery.  Riddle then teamed up with the Street Profits to face The Usos and Sami Zayn and it was fine. Riddle stood tall in the end as he led his team to victory.  Bobby Lashley said, "Hey, MVP. Me And You In A Match Tonight."  Headline once again doing God's work describing a 10-minute segment however, headline missed one key point. And that i...

Since this past week's news was as slow as GTA 5's load time on the Xbox 360 I decided to showcase a few news, I guess?  Solo Sikoa Possibly Joining The Bloodline!?  Apologies for that clickbait headline but I had to do what I had to do, ya know?  Why? You'll see in a bit. In an interview with Corey Graves' After The Bullsh…….. I mean After The Bell, The Usos talked about their brother possibly joining The Bloodline (from Wrestling Inc ): "Always trying to evolve,” “You’re going to get left behind or you’re going to stay in the mix. And when you get here, you either sink or swim. That’s as simple as it can get, it doesn’t matter if you’re running things down there or whatever.  When you get up here, we’re going to find out what you’re really made of.  You’re either going to crack or deliver as we do, and the sucky part about this, little brother, it’s going to be hard. We’re all big timing and then you’ve got little bro and he’s next in line.  It’s going to...

Regarding the whole Naomi and Sasha Banks situation, WWE has (on top of saying that Banks and Naomi have disappointed the fans to which I say, "FACK OFF, WILL YA?!") relinquished the women's tag belts and they're going to have a tournament to which I say, "WHAT F**KING TEAMS!?" WWE has more women's tag teams than Arsenal has champions league titles.  As far as how I feel about the show, it was really mediocre, to say the least.   Roman Reigns Hypes Up The Usos In Purse Of The Tag Title Unification Match.  I'm just going to describe the main event match since it was pretty darn short. The Usos did just defeat RKBRO to win the red belts which led to a beatdown from the Bloodline to RKBRO.  While the 6 man match at Backlash was, dare I say, a match of the year candidate, this one was just too uneventful due to the sudden end of an okay match that could've been MUCH better.  Shinsuke Nakamura vs Sami Zayn.  I once remember that they had a match of th...

Oh boy. The entire situation of Sasha Banks and Naomi walking out is literally the thing people are talking about the show even though it's not a work.  The thing that we all should take away from this is knowing our value and if anybody doesn't see it then to quote Rick Ross, "F**k EM!"  Oh, and RAW was aight, I guess. The thing that I appreciated about the episode is that it had some sense of direction in certain aspects which WWE has lacked for a minute now.  Omos vs Bobby Lashley In A Steel Cage.  My man Bobby is struggling inside a salad steel cage. And so was Cedric as he fell from the top of the cage. Lashley escaped the cage which means Bob the destroyer is the winner.  The match was surprisingly enjoyable.  Mustafa Ali vs Veer Mahaan With Special Guest Referee, The Miz.  Once again, The Miz screwed Mustafa over and as a result, Veer took it as an advantage to tap Ali out and win the whole thing as a result.  When will Mustafa slap the sh*...