The End of E.C.W.

We seem to be on the verge of a new era. The old institutions are being swept aside and new concepts are taking their place.The latest sign of the changing times is ECW 2.0's demise and it's replacement NXT.

While I'm sad to see ECW go it probably is about time. It was apparent from the beginning that this incarnation wasn't going to be anything like the original and lately wouldn't have any support from Vince. Even though it was abounded from the mother company ECW continued to put out great matches with Christian, Regal and Shelton Benjamin. I just wished they gave it a better ending.

The ECW homecoming was a great idea but was rushed and a lot of major former ECW stars who could have been involved weren't. It also would have been an epic way to end ECW. Imagine this.

Vince comes to ECW the first episode following the Royal Rumble and declares its demise and that after Wrestlemania it will be replaced by NXT. Then Tiffany and Christian announce the ECW homecoming a tournament where any former ECW star can compete and the winner gets the last ECW title shot at mania. The contestants would be Miz, Morrison ,Tommy Dreamer, Big show, Regal, Matt Hardy, Yoshi, Koslov, Shelton, CM Punk, Hurricane, Ryder, Mark Henry, Kane, Jack Swagger and if they can get him RVD. Big Zeke was excluded because he would be feuding with Christian during this time.

During this time they would announce the contestants for NXT like they did last night (btw where the hell was Kavil) except one a week and give them a short promo video saying who they were and why they wanted to be in the WWE. Also if they really wanted ratings wouldn't they have main eventers like Cena, HHH and Orton mentoring instead of people like R Truth, Carlito and Matt Hardy.Still, having The Miz mentor Danielson will be fun and not a horrible idea.
One last thing DOMINATION!

HBK's Career Is Over? Say It Ain't So!

Welcome to The Daily Slam!

In this week's Daily Slam;. NXT gets bumped up a week, the ECW roster becoming free agents, top promos from TNA and WWE, and HBK finally goes craaaazzzzzyyy!

It looks like Vince doesn't want to wait any longer for his new pet project to start so he's shutting the doors on ECW a week earlier than announced. I guess you could say he's ripping it off like a band-aid. I have to admit that the suspense of the new show has me excited so hopefully I'm not the only one to bump up the Tuesday night ratings for SyFy. I will be sad to see the land of extreme (that's what it was right?) to leave but something new needed to be done.

In light of ECW being canceled brings one question to mind. What will Tiffany be doing??? Wait, I mean what will happen to the entire roster? Christian announced on Raw that all the Tuesday night talent will become free agents. The WWE Draft normally occurs weeks after WrestleMania so I don't think it really matters where these superstars end up since they could be moved again within a few weeks time. I don't see anyone being released (maybe Abe Washington) but most will end up wrestling on Superstars since none will have story-lines involved for Mania other than possibly Christian.

This week on television, so far, has showed some good mic skillz (yes it's spelled with a "z") by multiple wrestlers. First on Raw; Cena once again put McMahon in his place, resulting in Hart trying to attack and ends up destroying the set. Also, we had encountered a new Awesome! tag name... The Miz Show. I mean the The ShowMiz... you know, like showbiz. I like it! INDEED. Over on that train wreck of Impact, we were given the gift of watching a great promo work of AJ Styles and Samoa Joe. These two could carry TNA on their shoulders without breaking a sweat. Joe might need a cookie to keep up the pace but I don't judge... much. AJ is doing fairly well with his ego-driven heel gimmick while Joe is taking is good guy/bad-ass persona to a nice level that suits his character well. The fans are gradually giving AJ heat but you can give a little credit to Flair for that. Woo! Mr. Anderson gave a cocky promo with Angle which was solid for him (he mentioned his back gets hurt from carrying people which must happen a lot) and Wolfe did a nice little interview.

Speaking of the ShowMiz; they successfully defeated the great and all mighty DX. I'm Awesome will replace DX signs in the audience hopefully. After Shawn Micheal's took the pin fall, he attempted to beg his way into the SmackDown Elimination Chamber. After being rejected from Teddy Long, HBK put the boot to his chin and announced his career is over. Is that a hate crime or failure to obey management? Either way it should result in jail time for this so-called born again Christian. Does this mean he turns Edge like crazy by yanking his hair and snarling at his competitors or maybe a pill poppin' crazy so Punk can "save" him? I suspect Hunter will confront him on Monday and get this all resolved in either a HBK heel turn or some time off from tv til Mania.

Additional Slams!!!...

TNA Against All Odds Predictions

8 Card Stud Tourney:

The Pope vs. Desmond Wolfe. Winner- Wolfe
Hernandez vs. Matt Morgan. Winner- Morgan
Kurt Angle vs. Mr Anderson Winner- Angle
Mick Foley vs. Abyss Winner- Abyss

Winner- Angle defeats Abyss, Wolfe defeats Morgan. Winner- Wolfe

Team 3D vs Nasty Boys
Winner- Team 3D

TNA Championship
Samoa Joe vs AJ Styles w/ Referee Eric Bischoff
Winner- AJ Styles


Until Next Time...
 

Days Removed From Rumble

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In this week's Daily Slam... The Rrrrraaattteeedd R Superstar returns to win the Rumble, Raw qualifying matches for the Chamber, Bret confronts the boss, and the destruction of ECW but the introduction of N X T!

I liked Edge winning the main event with a Cena-type late entrant surprise but I still honestly thought Batista was going to win. I worry about Edge being rushed back too action so soon. Any kind of ankle injury needs to have proper time to heel. I suspect that he will stay out of ring action up until Mania to guarantee he is 100%. His tweener (neither face nor heel) isn't exactly what I expected but they might want to wait til after the E.C. to see which direction he'll go. Here's a thought... Orton vs Edge at Mania for the title anyone? Okay, I'm the only person who would like to see those two beat the hell out each other for a good 30 minutes. Oh and SD spoiler alert... Edge and Christian promo!

The Raw's Elimination Chamber looks superb. I couldn't have it booked any better. Wait, scratch that. Fuck Kofi... add in Rhodes or Swagger to the match. All were good matches though other than the Big Show and DiBiase's lack of effort. Oh well. I think Sheamus drops the belt in 3 weeks because it is far too early in his career to headline WrestleMania. It's too soon to make any predictions but I will say they are setting up some really good story-lines for Mania. "Who ordered the crazy pills?" Oh, Shawn Michaels did.

To conclude Raw this week, Bret "Hitman" Hart called out Vince only to be embarrassed once again. I had so much hope for this feud but with just throwing in Cena & Batista just spoils it a little bit. I can understand Cena wanting to stick up for a legend because he's Mr. Nice Guy, but big Dave has no reason. They must really have no place for him in the SD side of the Mania card at this point. If I had to guess it will be Cena and Bret vs Batista and Vince at on grandest stage of wrestling. I have no problem other than I think it waters down the Montreal Screwjob story-line having the two big guys involved. I guess we'll have to see how things play out.
 
On the Tuesday Night Extreme brand of ECW, Vince Kennedy McMahon announced ECW will officially be burried into the ground in 3 weeks. The company will be introducing a whole new wrestling concept that is rumored to be called WWE NXT. It's most likely going to be a minor league for Raw & SmackDown by introducing new and young superstars. I have no objections to this idea. ECW has been bringing in fresh talent anyways so all they are really doing is changing the name. Maybe they'll wrestle for WWE contracts. I say bring back the cruiserweight title and put one of the tag titles on the show to start off with. Will Bryan Danielson debut on NXT??? Let's fucking hope so because the anticipation is killing me. Let's Go Dragon!!! Let's Go Dragon!!!

Until Next Time, remember...

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Are you ready to Rumble, Royal!

ECW Championship: Christian vs. Ezekiel Jackson

This is one of the match's I'm most excited about. Christian is, in my opinion, the best champion in the WWE right now and has been on a hell of a roll. Ezekiel Jackson is a guy who has a great look and I always thought had potential but until recently was just muscle. He's been given an opportunity and he's really stepped up. This is the interesting thing about the ECW title is the wwe isn't as protective as they are of the other two titles so a guy like Jackson could really be considered a threat. Throw in the recent surprising victory of sheamus( which I called btw) I think Jackson will win the belt this Sunday.
Winner: Big Zeke

Women's Championship: Michelle McCool vs. Mickie James

After the viciousness of the promos by Michelle McCool conventional wisdom would say inner beauty triumphs in the end. Wrong. While the WWE has been trying to make itself more family oriented this is still the promotion that has the one guy who speaks against drinking and smoking as the biggest villain in the WWE. i think we're about to see a long face title run but I think it'll be Maria to capitalize off of her upcoming stint on Celebrity Apprentice.
Winner:The Undertakerette

World Heavyweight Championship: The Undertaker vs. Rey Mysterio

Rey Mystero has never been more credible as a main eventer then he is now. The Undertaker has been on a pretty dominate title reign and if they're going to take the belt off taker before mania this will be their last best chance. The outcome I keep going back and forth on, but I think the deadman retains.
Winner:Mr. McCool

WWE Championship: Sheamus vs. Randy Orton

This is an interesting ppv. You have the bizarre face vs face title match with Undertaker and Rey Mysterio and the equally unusual heel vs heel match with Sheamus and Orton.Long story short I think sheamus wins to build some cred and they take the belt off him at Elimination Chamber.
Winner: Sheamus

The Rumble Itself

This is the most interesting Rumble in a long time in that there aren't really any obvious Mania match ups and it's fill ed with stars. Cena, HHH,HBK, Batista, Punk and Jericho make up the main eventers who want to add another accomplishment to their resume. Rising stars like MVP, Morrison, Miz, Kingston and Swagger that could use this to legitimise themselves as Main eventers. Also there are a number of people who can make their debut/return and make a sudden Impact such as Danielson, Cavil, Rvd and George Bush(he needs a job even more then I do). It really is impossible to tell but I have a feeling this is Morrison's big break.
Winner: The Wrestlemania night delight.

Royal Rumble 2010

These are my 2010 Royal Rumble Predictions. Who will be the one?!?

ECW Champion Christian vs. Ezekiel Jackson
I'm glad to see some of the younger/new guys getting pay per view experience. Jackson would have been a great threat in the Rumble but that may be one reason to leave him out. Christian should probably lose the belt here to focus on a big match at Mania since he has the capability to put on incredible matches. Regal will most likely have some type influence on this title match but won't be a huge problem for the champ. I can honestly never bet against Captain Charisma (while he is ECW Champion) for I am a Peep. 
Winner- Christian

Women's Champion Michelle McCool vs. Mickie James
This is probably the best divas feud in a long time. The whole "Piggy James" thing might annoy some people, but at least it gives the women some good promo time. McCool doesn't receive as much heel heat as she should but with a face like that... who could boo her? I have a feeling Mickie pulls off the win with a screw up by Layla or maybe interference courtesy of Beth. Winner Winner Piggy Dinner?
Winner- Mickie James

World HeavyWeight Champion The Undertaker vs. Rey Mysterio
By having Rey Rey challenging Taker for the title means one thing to me; The Deadman is feeling good and healthy. This could possibly be his longest title run and its well deserved for how much he has given in his career. He has suprised me in the last few pay per views as I am always picking him to lose. I can see Rey winning here so him and Batista can continue their feud but on the other hand the Elimination Chamber will only be 21 days away. I say Undertaker wins this match but still manages to make Mysterio look like a top contender.
Winner- Undertaker

WWE Champion Sheamus vs. Randy Orton 
Other than the Rumble itself, this is my most anticipated match to see on the card. Sheamus finally gets a competitor who can make him look legit. Orton has that ability to make anyone look good as long as they don't screw up (Kofi!). This is probably the WWE's way to get Orton into the Mania main event. Randy wins with a devastating RKO with no help from Legacy, at least I hope not.
Winner- Randy "The Viper" Orton
 
30-Man Royal Rumble, the winner to receive a championship match at WrestleMania
This is a star studded roster for the rumble this year. It's almost a toss up of who could come out on top. Triple H? HBK? Punk? Jericho? Big Show? Cena? So many possibilities to the point that Vince might not even have a clue just yet. As far as story lines go, HBK would be the logical choice so he can face the Undertaker at Mania. But what if the Deadman isn't champ going into Mania? This is such a hard choice that I must go to the crystal ball.... Santino!?! Stupid gypsy trinket. You can't just predict a winner, you have to predict who will headline WrestleMania. I'd like to somehow see Punk win this year but I find it doubtful. I say we see a previous winner do it again. Sorry Shawn but I'm picking the Animal.
Winner- Batista

What do you think about that Dave?

Thought you'd like that. Until Next Time...