Indy Power Rankings for the Week of August 18th, 2014

Indy Power Rankings for the Week of August 18th, 2014

             

                                                 

1.       Michael Elgin (@ROHMichaelElgin)-While it’s arguable that he was the clear cut #1 this week (it was anything but a sweep among the official voters) it is pretty obvious that Elgin scored the biggest victory of the weekend when he retained the ROH World Title vs. 3 of the best wrestlers in the world in Adam Cole, AJ Styles (the IWGP Champ by the way) and Jay Briscoe. Elgin’s dominance has been well documented over the last 2 years and this ROH World Title reign is only serving to hammer that point home. He keeps inching his way closer to Ricochet’s #1 spot in the IPR 100. It’s going to be a battle until the end of 2014 without question! #7 in the online poll.

 

2.       Chase Owens (@nwachaseowens)-What more can be said about this talent? Every week for the last couple of months he’s been on our list and not just on the list, but HIGHLY ranked on the list. Whether it’s #1 or #2, Owens proved once again that he is a force to be reckoned with as he

WWE Monday Night Raw Review - August 18th, 2014

WWE Monday Night Raw Review - August 18th, 2014

The show opens with Stephanie McMahon coming out to Daniel Bryan's music which really got under my skin. Just goes to show how well Stephanie plays her role. She introduces Nikki Bella and they basically just talk trash about Brie until she comes out. Nikki slaps the Brie and yells "I'll never forgive you!" Wow, Nikki is surprisingly a very good heel. Her turn was a big success too as the arena erupted with "You sold out" chants. Good segment.

1) Luke Harper & Erick Rowan vs. The Big Show & Mark Henry
This is a rematch from Smackdown last week even though the commentators failed to mention it. Their previous encounter was decent, but I wasn't that interested in it because it was so randomly put together. Since there's more of a backstory this time, I was a bit more interested and I'm glad I was because this was a very good match. Show & Henry work surprisingly well

My Reaction to Brock Lesnar's Championship Victory + Who Should Dethrone Him?

At SummerSlam, Brock Lesnar changed the face of WWE by absolutely destroying John Cena and defeating him to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Many people were shocked that WWE allowed Cena to take a beating like that including myself. I knew that Lesnar winning the title was the right move, but wasn't sure whether or not WWE would go through with it. Thankfully, they did.

While Lesnar winning the title was a fantastic move by WWE, the real answer to the question of whether or not WWE will continue booking things correctly lies with who Lesnar drops the title to. I don't want to rain on everyone's parade because I'm stoked about Lesnar being the champion, but this could all be flushed down the toilet if he puts over the wrong guy. The Streak being broken, Cena being assaulted like never before - all of it will be ruined if WWE doesn't handle Lesnar's reign the correct

ROH TV Review - August 16th, 2014

ROH TV Review - August 16th, 2014 - Kevin Steen's Farewell Night

The show opens with a promo from Kevin Steen hyping tonight's main event which is his final match in Ring of Honor before going to WWE. Good work from Steen as usual. He let Corino know that he wasn't going to go easy on him.

1) ACH vs. Tadarius Thomas
Here we have two former tag team partners facing off in a contest that I was excited to see. The bout starts off with a very impressive exchange. They are both outstanding athletes and they showcased that in the first few minutes of this match as we saw a variety of reversals & impressive

WWE SummerSlam 2014 Predictions & Analysis

WWE SummerSlam 2014 Predictions

It's hard to believe that a whole year has passed since last year's epic SummerSlam event. Last year's edition of SummerSlam will go down as one of my all time favorites. The hype surrounding it was tremendous and it's a show I can go back and watch time and time again.

Unfortunately, that same hype surrounding last year's show isn't really there this year. The card is promising, the hype is the only thing really missing.  I'm not going to harp on that fact however, I'm just going to hope WWE proves me wrong and delivers a better show than I'm expecting.

Pre-Show Match: Rob Van Dam vs. Cesaro

Last year at SummerSlam, Rob Van Dam was on the pre-show facing off against Dean Ambrose in a pretty good match that unfortunately ended in a DQ finish. This year Van Dam faces off against another rising star, Cesaro. I'm expecting this to be a good match as these two have faced off in the past and they were all solid encounters. I expect Cesaro to come out on top here.

Who I think will win - Cesaro

1) The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler - Intercontinental Championship Match
Ironically, next to the main event, this is the match I'm most looking forward to on Sunday. The match these two had on Raw a few weeks ago was fantastic and

WWE Friday Night Smackdown Review - August 15th, 2014

WWE Smackdown Review - August 15th, 2014

Miz TV with Roman Reigns
The show opened with The Miz having Roman Reigns as his guest on Miz TV. Miz tells Reigns he's open for advice if he needs it. Miz keeps cutting Reigns off before he can say anything so Reigns punches Miz square in the face. That looked awesome! This was a fun segment as Miz did most of the talking and Reigns kept it short. This segment leads to Kane making a match between Miz and Reigns for later in the evening.

1) Dean Ambrose vs. Cesaro
These two had an outstanding No DQ match a few weeks ago on Smackdown so I was really excited to see them lock up again. Ambrose & Cesaro have an undeniable chemistry together and that was showcased once again here. For the second time in the past month, these two produced a high quality match that garnered "This is Awesome" chants from the WWE Universe. Great match!

2) Dolph Ziggler vs. Titus O'Neil
This was bound to be super entertaining and it was exactly that. You've got the best seller in WWE, Dolph Ziggler and the hilarious duo of Slater Gator

Tag Team Top 5 for the Week of August 11th, 2014

Tag Team Top 5 for the Week of August 11th, 2014 

 

1.       Time Splitters (Alex Shelley @fakekinkade & KUSHIDA @Kushida_Canada)-The IWGP Junior Tag Team Champions get their first #1 ranking after defeating the ROH World Tag Team Champions on 8/10. It was a HUGE victory for the champs as they scored arguably the biggest win of the weekend over the top (again, arguably) the team with the biggest tag team titles in the U.S. Very few teams could claim the quality of opponents (reDRagon) as solid as Shelley & KUSHIDA. It was almost a full sweep by the official voters as Time Splitters were not any lower than #2 on anyone’s ballot. Time will tell if they can continue this hot streak! #5 in the online poll.

2.       Hot and Spicy (Axel Dieter Jr. & Da Mack)-The wXw Germany Tag Team Champions grab their first ranking after defeating