Change Has Arrived

The New Era has officially begun in World Wrestling entertainment and so far, so good. After last weeks lackluster draft which did not live up to its original hype, the McMahons came out guns a-blazing these last two nights. Battleground was this past Sunday which set up the nights perfectly. Not only were some faded out feuds finally put to bed, but already titles have switched, challengers have emerged, and excitement HAS COME BACK for the first time since i was 12. Dean Ambrose brought the WWE title with him to to Shane Mcmahon and GM Daniel Bryan after a huge win over Roman Reigns (pinned) and Seth Rollins. With no major title on the red brand, Stephanie and new appointed General Manager Mick Foley decided to add their own one called the WWE Universal belt. Now two things; one: the GM's picked for both brands were absolutely gold these guys are legends. Two: who the actual fuck made that belt name?! Please fire them immediately, that is asking for viewers to think your show is a joke and i really cant take it seriously, but whatever lets go on.

It was announced that his cheesy belt will be up for grabs at SummerSlam, with Seth Rollins the #1 overall draft pick fighting the winner of Raws main event. This is where the things actually get cool for the first time in years.There were two fatal four way matches during the night, with the winners of said matches going on to fight in the main event to see who would challenge Rollins. Now before i go on, i had never seen Finn Balor wrestle before, but that man is a straight savage i see him being the next face of the company. In his debut match, he foght off the likes of fellow up and comers: Cesaro, KO, and U.S champ Rusev in a great match that ended with his signature finisher of jumping off the top rope right on top of someones stomach standing straight up. When i saw him perform the "Coup de Grace" as they call it and pin Rusev my fucking jaw dropped since i really thought KO would win. In the more obvious fatal four way match, Roman Reigns defeated Sheamus, Chris Jericho and Sami Zayn with Reigns emerging victorious. After this i was dissapointed because i really thought WWE management would make the basic mistake to make Rollins v. Regins round 1000 but surprisingly i was wrong. Finn Balor won his main event fair and square not only proving his legitimacy as a competitor to stay, but that he is hungry and coming for Rollins. Aside the cool set up of the night, i would have to say best moment of the night was Sasha Banks pulling her best Eddie Guerrero impression and getting Charlotte's little lackey disqualfied and going on to beat the Nature girl for the Womens Championship, good for her.

Raw was very good, but i think Smackdown might have just outdid it. The entire feel of Smackdown just felt rejuvenated, no longer feeling like a second hand show right off the bat.To start off the announce team over at Smackdown is much more entertaining, JBL knows how to somehow say the most ridicluous thing and crack me up and Mauro Ranallo could be the next JR with his funny catchphrases. With Dean bringing the gold back, a challenger was needed, so Shane and Daniel decided there would be a six-pack challenge main event for who would go on to fight Ambrose. Five competitors were decided on the spot which were John Cena, Aj Styles, Dolph Ziggler, Bray Wyatt and Baron Corbin with the sixth fighter being decided by a battle royal. I thought this idea was cool since not only did it feature the main guys of the roster, but it gave a random a chance to rise to the occasion and have a chance of a lifetime. The victor of the battle royal was Apollo Crews a youngster, i liked the choice this guy is real talented and it shows the management is not sleeping on his talent. Before the main event, two returning superstars made their way back into our lives. First, it was announced that the Gold Standard himself, Shelton Benjamin would be returning to Smackdown; aint no stopping him no! Second was the beast Ryhno, who desecrated poor brandless Health Slater who was just trying to make his voice heard for once No one ever has cared about the one man band, so it was nice to see a vet come out in such a hilarious and memorable fashion. The night was also filled with Randy Orton violating and Rko'ing the Miz which is always a beautiful sight because i cannot stand that guy and i have no clue why he is booked as champion. He might be good on the mic as being the bad guy, but his wrestling is sub par and i do not see how he is benefiting the company since there are plenty of other options. Once the main event came around i was pumped, i had no clue who was going to win and it was fulled with nonstop action (no pun intended). My prediction was Bray Wyatt would win since he has not gotten a real shot at gold in a while, but WWE management did a complete 360 with their choice. "The Showoff" Dolph Ziggler became the #1 contender after pinning Aj Styles. Cannot lie, never saw it coming, and that is the stuff i love too see. Creativity is a beautiful thing when it is done correctly, and i think a fued between these two hard workers can be something memorable for the first months of the new Smackdown.