Dean Ambrose has always been a better babyface than Roman Reigns

Dean Ambrose is the most over babyface in WWE wrestling today. His natural charisma combined with his wrestling ability has fans gravitate towards him. No matter how he has been booked by WWE, fans go crazy for him and love to see him win. Like a Dolph Ziggler and Daniel Bryan, he just has that underdog fight spirit that fans can get behind. Then we go to Roman Reigns. I am actually a fan of Reigns and I think some of the criticism he gets is ridiculous ( he is more than just the Rocks cousin ). However, Roman Reigns is just overall not a main event superstar right now. When he talks on the mic, 7/10 times it is terrible and cringe worthy. He just sounds so wooden and scripted. Dean Ambrose,on the other hand, is great on the mic and his promos never sound scripted. Even when they were in the shield, Ambrose and Rollins always did the talking and reigns just stands there and look intimidating. Now as for matches, Reigns has not had alot of one on one  matches that I would say were great if not, atleast memorable. He had a good match with Orton the raw after summerslam, and the Daniel Bryan match at fastlane. Thats all I can remember. As for Ambrose, he has an abundance of matches. Ambrose and Rollins at summerslam 2014, hell in a cell, the Tlc 2014 match with Bray Wyatt,Extreme Rules 2015 match with Luke Harper,Ambrose and Kofi Kingston at extreme rules 2013. Dean Ambrose has amazing moments to look back at and many years to come. From coming out of a police car to jumping Rollins at battleground and at night of champions, he is just full of unpredictability. Ambrose is a WAY better babyface than Reigns is. Hopefully, Reigns can bounce back and become a big babyface, but at this point, is he just a lost cause?

Elimination Chamber Predictions

Elimination Chamber Predictions

By Radi Lewis Jr

 

Elimination Chamber is this Sunday for free ( gotta increase those Network subscriptions somehow, right Vince?) Here I will break down the matches for the elimination chamber matches with thoughts and predictions

Sheamus vs. Ryback vs. R-Truth vs. King Barrett vs. Rusev vs. Dolph Ziggler for the Intercontinental Championship

Since Daniel Bryan was unfortunately stripped of the Intercontinental Championship, we have 6 men competing for the IC title. This match will be a really good match with  alot of high impact spots. We have the brute strength of Sheamus and Ryback. Then we have the technical ability and the quickness  of Dolph Ziggler and Barrett. Oh, and we have Russev and R-truth. The build up to this match has been lackluster at best, and we really haven't seen any interaction between all six of these guys. The only feud that we have is Dolph and Russev, and that's not even for the so called  “prestigious” IC title, its for Lana’s affection.  Lana turing on Dolph Ziggler wouldn't even make any sense because Dolph does not have anything that Russev wants. Its not like Ziggler is the champion, therefore, no logic. Even so, WWE would still probably do it. So with that said, I have Sheamus winning this match.

Elimination Chamber Match - The New day (C) vs Lucha Dragons vs Cesaro and Tyson Kidd Vs Prime Time Players Vs Ascension vs Los Matadores for the Tag Team Championship

Now, let me just say, those are way too many teams inside a Chamber, I would had New Day  vs Cesaro and Tyson Kidd vs Lucha Dragons, thats it. But,This will be a awesome match. I like the varying styles they have in the chamber. The build has been good and the brawls between all these teams were fun to watch. This match is going to have alot of high spots from all of the teams. Cesaro going to  swing some dudes around the chamber, New Day are going to be cunning and entertaining as always. Then, the Lucha Dragons, specifically, Kalisto is going to fly all around the chamber, creating some memorable moments. At the end of the day, I want the Lucha Dragons to win, but I am going to go with the New Day for the win.

John Cena (C) vs Kevin Owens for the U.S title

Fight Owens Fight! I love Kevin Owens, best heel in the business. As NXT champion coming onto Raw and making a statement by laying out JOHN CENA is amazing. He is great on the mic and a awesome character all around. The build to this match was good (for a two week build) and this hopefully will be a hard hitting match. Since Owens retained his title and  beat Zayn at NXT Unstoppable ( a possible feud with Samoa Joe, I must be dreaming), I think John Cena will beat Kevin Owens and as he should because at the end of the day, Owens is not on the main roster and still has unfinished business on NXT.

Nikki Bella (C) vs Naomi vs Paige for the Divas championship

I actually like Naomi and Tamina as a  unit. I think  they fit well together and play off each other. With Paige coming back last week to save Nikki Bella from a beatdown after the divas championship match,  this is an okay build to this match ( their not the NXT women), but nonetheless, this will be a good contest. I have Naomi winning. Let’s let her run with it and see what happens.

Neville vs Bo Dallas

You hear that sound? it's the sound of the cash register when people leave their seats to go get food. I have absolutely ZERO interest in seeing this match. The build was garbage. Bo Dallas interrupts a promo with Neville last week and attacks him this week. Hold on, let me yawn real quick.  I am a fan of Neville, but the momentum that Neville had initially has cooled off immensely. The crowd will be bored for the most part and probably chant stupid things like CM Punk, ( yea that guy who walked out on the fans)  It will probably be a good match but this is the bathroom break match of the show.

Seth Rollins (C) vs Dean Ambrose

Before I go into this match, let me say, I am a big fan of both guys (specifically Dean Ambrose). These guys have alot of hatred for each other that stems from Rollins betraying the Shield and the hate is still there. I liked it when Ambrose came out of the paddy wagon in a cop uniform (fan girls must have loved that) attacking Seth Rollins. With that said. this match proves that Wins and Losses mean absolutely NOTHING. Last week, when Dean Ambrose was crowned champion, at payback, he was pinned in the fatal four way, and was pinned by Bray Wyatt two hours prior to becoming the number one contender. What? that doesn't even remotely make sense and apparently holding the champion hostage means you can earn a WWE championship match. I was under the assumption that winning matches got you a championship match, not being a terrorist (guess I was wrong). It would like be the equivalent of having a playoff game and the JETS losing the playoffs, but still going to the superbowl, just no logic there. This match will probably end in interference from Kane and J&J security( I know,what a shock) and have Rollins retain. This will still be a great match and arguably match of the night.

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WWE’s Commentary Team

Written by Radi Lewis Jr.

One of the most important parts of professional wrestling is the commentary team. The commentary of a match, storyline, or angle can really add to the drama of the match or it can totally distract from the match. Jim Ross is the perfect example of someone who added drama and emotion to a match, someone who can make the viewer at home feel the emotion of the point he is supposed to be getting across. And of course, WWE, well what do they do with Jim Ross? They fire  and humiliate him in his hometown on many occasions, and then proceed to replace him on air with Michael Cole.  As of right now, we have 3 people on commentary team: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and JBL. So, whats to complain about, you have 3 people who offer different sensible perspectives on the matches and stories in the ring right? Of course not! That would mean the commentators would actually have to focus on their JOBS and storytelling what is going on in the ring  using their voices.



WWE is all about storytelling, I mean professional wrestling is all about storytelling, it is basically a male soap opera. If you watch Raw, you would feel like you are losing brain cells listening to the commentary team. They talk about the most nonsensical things you could possibly imagine while watching a wrestling match. They talk about comedy, food, and even take "SELFIES" while a tag team match is going on. WWE’s motto is “ We are not wrestling, We are “Sports Entertainment”, apparently, they forgot about the sports part, and clearly the entertainment part. Let me paint you a scenario, when WWE books an injury angle, and/ or attack, how do the commentators react to said angle? You would think, well clearly, they put raw emotion, anger, into the storylines that WWE is trying to convey to the audience correct? If you thought that, well you are probably more smarter than most of WWE officials. According to Vince Mcmahon, this is what you do, What? that’s stupid, have them talk in MONOTONE voices and put no energy into the big angles.

Am I the only one who thinks that turning the commentary team off would just increases the value of a match by a thousand percent? Here is a tip for WWE, hire commentators who actually watch their own shows they are COMMENTATING! Jerry Lawler is someone who has admitted in interviews that he doesn't even watch Smackdown, NXT, or any other show besides Raw that  he is not on. That makes no sense, why can’t the commentary team be logical, call the matches, and add drama to your storylines? Oh I’m sorry, would that mean that WWE actually would put EFFORT into every single aspect of their show? Once again, Vince Mcmahon to tell us fans that he knows what is good for us right?

Written By Radi Lewis


Before you smash your computer in rage, hear me out on this one. Obviously, John cena winning the title for the millionth time is not the most appealing option at face value, but it is the most profitable option in the long run. For one reason only, it is by the name of Brock Lesnar, the Beast Incarnate is what's best for business. Brock Lesnar, just a couple of months ago, broke the Undertaker's streak( I know, I am sickened by it too) however, where can one go after conquering a major streak like Undertakers, straight into the title picture.?

Now here is why John Cena should win the title at Money In the Bank. First, Sheamus is your United States Champion and is not exactly the most relevant ( shocking, a champion not being treated as such). Alberto Del Rio is NOT world champion material because all he does is lose or win irrelevant matches. Roman Reigns is being groomed as World Champion but needs more build and more standout moments before he becomes champion. Randy Orton had a boring 9 month title reign as champion and I think that no one is clamoring for Orton to be champion. Cesaro is a great wrestler with "out of this world" potential and one day could be champion, but like Roman Reigns would do more harm than good if he won the title.The reason why John cena winning would be great is because WWE could do a revenge storyline with him and Lesnar. Brock Lesnar comes back after Money in the Bank, and avenges his loss from Cena back at Extreme Rules 2012. 

John Cena vs Brock Lesnar is great box office for WWE because it is two mega stars in the wrestling industry. Lesnar conquerors Cena at Summerslam and beats him for the title. Brock Lesnar becomes this Dominant monster who can’t be stopped and just runs over all the good guys. There is only one man who can come back from his injury and save WWE from Brock Lesnar , Daniel Bryan. At the Royal Rumble 2015, Bryan comes back from his injury, wins the Royal Rumble, and his main goal is to regain the championship he never lost. At Wrestlemania 31, David vs Goliath aka Daniel Bryan vs Brock Lesnar with Bryan regaining the belt and give him his moment with 80,000 people chanting YES! to close out this storyline. Now tell me that is not what’s Best for Business!